Around the World

P.7

P.10

Maggie Benston Centre 2900 Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby, B, Canada V5A 1S6

The Peak office is located on the second floor of the Maggie Benston Centre, underneath Higher Grounds coffee shop.

P.12

HOW THE PEAK WORKS

HOW TO GET INVOLVED

WHERE TO FIND THE PEAK

WWW.THE-PEAK.CA

P.17

FIRST PEEK

You know those friends that you don’t really know but you have on Facebook because you met once at a party? Well, in August 2014, I convinced a ‘kind-of’ friend of mine to meet me for coffee, and that is how I made my first real friend at Simon Fraser University.

A short three months earlier, I’d wrapped up my first two years of my university career at Capilano University. I’m a person who craves change, and despite the fact that I would be leaving my employment at a newspaper I loved and a campus I reveled in, I left my job, my friends, and my incredible instructors to expand my education at a new school.

When I met with my ‘kind-of’ friend in August that year, I asked her how to get a job at The Peak.

July 27, 2015

After working at Capilano’s student publication, it seemed like an easy transition. Three weeks later, I was hired; five weeks later, I had gained an entire staff of friends; five months later, my ‘kind-of’ friend became my roommate. It sounds easy written in three sentences, and sometimes making friends isn’t simple, but putting yourself out there is rewarding because it can help you gain friends, a job, or maybe just simple directions.

I didn’t have a typical beginning at SFU: my first time to Club’s Days was not spent learning about different clubs, but promoting this paper.

Being a transfer student means that although I might have known about Nietzsche and Marx, I still didn’t know what “the” avocado meant, or that West Mall isn’t full of clothes.

Honestly, I still don’t know where the gym is, but I can definitely tell you all about Marshall McLuhan.

This is how I learned that one of the great aspects of transferring to a big school like SFU is that you can Google anything. I have Googled incredibly niche questions and there are always results. Not everyone on campus is excited to give directions, but the search engine on your phone will not let you down (as long as you find wifi).

My best advice for transfer students is to make connections constantly. Again, I know this is often easier said than done, but university is the time to try new things, and that includes talking to people you may have shied away from in the past. Networking is key and it is how I’ve found myself working for this newspaper and the Communication Student Union, along with being involved with two other clubs.

Talk to everyone in class and make the most out of every conversation you have. Making friends can seem scary, but being lost at SFU is scarier, and having a phonebook of people to call from the basement of the Shrum Science Centre is most definitely an advantage.

3

4

NEWS

July 27, 2015

news editor email

Melissa Roach associate news editor news@the-peak.ca

Samaah Jaffer

Supported by SFU Woodward’s for the fourth time, the Restaurant Rumble 2015 offers a wild night of boxing fun, where local service industry folks from around Vancouver drop their spatulas and pick up a pair of boxing gloves.

Aprons for Gloves is an organization that helps support East Van youth communities through this annual fundraiser. The event will be held at the Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre, at the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts (149 W. Hastings St.) on Wednesday July 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. Limited tickets are available to see who will be declared the 2015 Rumble champ!

In the past 12 years, SFU has landed over 950 students international placements as part of the co-op program.

What’s the appeal, and what does the process of leaving SFU to find greener pastures involve? The Peak talked to International Co-op Coordinator Amy Lee to find out.

Lee explained that in order to complete an international work term, students must first be accepted into a “home” co-op program such as Arts Co-op or Business Co-op.

Next, a student can find a position through one of three ways: they can use Symplicity, the database used by all co-op programs, pursue a selfdirected search, or look at one of SFU’s international partnerships such as TALK (Teach and Learn in Korea).

Since not all jobs cover relocation costs, students can look to SFU financial aid, external donors, and remuneration from the employer for funding support.

According to Lee, there is also a “big discrepancy” between students in terms of the money they’ll make in an international placement. Lee explained that there are “engineering students and computer science students who are coming home with — and I kid you not — $30,000 net after a work term.”

She further elaborated, “And then we have students on the other end of the scale and after four months they are in a minus situation and that’s where the [financial] awards kick in.”

Lee remarked that the international co-op program “is a good chance to test the waters” for students looking to work abroad after graduation. She noted examples of an aspiring medical student who learned she didn’t like being around sick people, and a science student who discovered a passion for teaching.

Lee said that because they are being pushed out of their comfort zone by the program, “students that weren’t sure of themselves are definitely coming back more confident.”

Erik Bainbridge is one such student who found success with

international co-ops. He has completed four terms in three different positions, beginning with his first position in 2013 as an English teacher in the Shandong province in Northeastern China.

“I’m a political science major, so teaching English is not very relevant to that, necessarily,” said Bainbridge. Still, he jumped at the opportunity partly because of a desire to travel.

For his next experience, he worked in Hong Kong doing event management. Bainbridge noted that his new work environment in Hong Kong was “much faster-paced, very professional, [involved] working with tons of giant multinational firms, meeting people, and networking.”

This networking led Erik to his final co-op position working as a trade intern for the Canadian government in a consulate in Chongqing, a position he had wanted for a “number of years.”

However, Bainbridge’s road to success in co-op wasn’t easy.

When he applied, he had too many credits and was unsure if he would get in. While only two semesters away from graduating, he opted to take an additional four semesters to complete the co-op program.

Now, Bainbridge is returning to the classroom and sees that most of his friends are already off to pursue graduate education, including law school. Despite feeling left behind, he has no regrets.

“Suddenly I find myself at school with people I didn’t know before, but I don’t regret it. I think in the long run it’s something that’s going to pay off,” explained Bainbridge.

He added that “being able to do your co-op while experiencing a completely different culture and learning how to communicate and operate within that culture was really beneficial for me.”

On facing the job market after he graduates in two semesters, Bainbridge remarked, “I feel a lot more prepared and confident.”

Why not try yoga for some Wednesday Wellness? Drop into SFU Surrey (Room 2740) for a free yoga class on July 29. No matter if you’re a newbie (try the class at noon) or a seasoned yogi (class at 12:55 p.m.), you can take a little zen time to get you through your week!

NEWS

July 27, 2015

Installing an ad-blocking software to your web browser is saving you data, SFU research shows.

Ready Labs Inc, a spinoff company of SFU’s Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) New Media Lab, has produced new research regarding the efficiency of ad-blocking programs through their new Adblock Plus Efficacy Study, shining new light on a previously overlooked field of research.

Adblock Plus is an internet extension available for various web browsers that can block computer ads for website users.

While it is not associated with AdBlock, a popular free extension used to block ads, both programs serve the same purpose. Through Ready Labs, Christopher Dickert, a Hellenic Studies research associate examined the quantitative effect of using Adblock Plus, a pay-touse software program, on network usage.

To run the trials, two computers, one with Adblock Plus and the other without, were used by student volunteers to surf various websites, such as CNN, the New York Times, and

eBay. The study found that Adblock Plus can reduce network usage by 25 per cent, and up to 40 per cent if used only for video surfing sessions.

The immediate effect of using ad-blocking software is not limited to the decrease in network usage. Dickert explained that indirectly, it could also save time for users, especially for students, by eliminating distracting ads, potentially increasing productivity.

For individuals, the reduction in network usage may not amount to major savings, but for companies and universities

operating large networks being charged byte for byte, reductions in usage could lead to significant savings.

Five men were taken to the hospital after a vehicular accident at Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby campus early on a Saturday morning.

“During the morning of Saturday, July 11, there was a motor vehicle crash at the roundabout located where University Drive East and University High Street intersect,” stated Katey Scott, the Communications Officer and central media contact for the SFU Safety & Risk Services.

According to CBC News, the driver of the Honda CR-V sped into the roundabout, but missed the turn and drove right into the center of it. Fortunately, all five men survived the crash. Officers at the site said that speed and alcohol were factors in the collision.

“BC Ambulance, BFD, RCMP and Campus Safety & Security Services (CSSS) staff responded to the crash,” Scott said. “Minor injuries were reported and all occupants of the vehicle were taken to hospital to be checked.

The RCMP are further investigating the cause of the crash.”

The SFU Campus Safety and Security Services consider the public awareness of motor transportation safety to be a very important issue. In a statement on their website, the CSSS

asserts that it is “dedicated to providing the best public safety and resource protection services to [the] University community.”

Scott confirmed that motor vehicle accidents on campus are a fairly common occurrence, despite various logical steps to prevent them. “There were 40 reported [motor vehicle accidents] in 2010, 56 in 2011, 69 in 2012, 51 in 2013, 55 in 2014 and 33 currently for this year.”

While these accidents “include occurrences, from minor fender benders to more serious crashes with persons being taken to hospital for treatment,” the statistics remain rather high for the CSSS. “Campus Safety & Security Services want to remind motorists that the decisions drivers make while travelling on

Ad-blocking software could also reduce administrative and maintenance costs for servers

5

running with high usage volumes by reducing the load. For SFU, this could mean more capital reallocated for students and companies by upgrading existing technologies.

The sur vey concluded that Adblock Plus can do more than save money for users in the long run, as suggested

by Dickert. “Adblocking software such as Adblock Plus represent somewhat of an existential threat to many

of the largest technology companies who depend on online advertisements for their bottom lines,” he noted.

Dickert explained that this could have ramifications for how freely accessible some web services are: “In fact, online advertisements represent the economic foundation for much of the content online that we, as Internet users, enjoy free of charge.”

He concluded, “Understanding the impact of ad-blocking software on these foundations is an important part of an ongoing public policy discussion that ultimately impacts us all.”

campus roads affect the safety of vehicle occupants and the public,” Scott stated.

violations on campus,” Scott continued. She hopes awareness of the increased attention from the RCMP will lead to a more concrete obedience for traffic rules, which in turn creates more careful driving.

“Watch for pedestrians and cyclists travelling along and across campus roads, and leave the phone and other handheld devices alone while operating a vehicle. These distractions cause crashes.

“Plan ahead,” Scott reminded potential partygoers.

“Don’t drink and drive. Designate a sober driver to get to your destination safely.”

She offered tips from the CSSS on how to stay safe while travelling in and around SFU. “Make good choices by following traffic signs posted along campus roadways. The speed limit within the campus core is 30 km/h.

“Be aware that the Burnaby RCMP actively enforce traffic

6 NEWS

Four SFU students are performing free outdoor children’s theatre in the Lower Mainland this summer.

Funded by a grant from the Government of Canada, the production is presented annually by the Burnaby Arts Council, whose panel selects a new group of SFU performing arts students for a new show every year. The production currently runs at least four days per week until August 13 in venues across the lower mainland.

Chris Blaber, Joel MacKenzie, Maria Romero, and Dominique Wakeland joined forces to write, direct, and perform the 2015 Burnaby Summer Theatre production called Tavey the Barefoot Knight.

All four members are students in SFU’s Faculty of Performing Arts, Wakeland in theatre performance,

July 27, 2015

the others in music. To apply, the group put together a five minute skit of the play, with a synopsis of the entire story, and competed against one other applying group.

Tavey the Barefoot Knight is about a girl named Tavey (played

by Wakeland) who travels through a story in a book she is writing.

Upon entering the fantasy world of the book, Tavey becomes a knight who finds a town in mourning, saddened by the recent death of the beloved duchess.

Tavey’s shoes fall apart, which she needs to remain a knight in the town. The townspeople are too upset over their loss to work, so Tavey cheers them up on her journey to find some new kicks.

The group’s rehearsals started early June, and the group had five weeks to get the show running.

Since their first performance on July 9, the group has had positive feedback. “We’ve had a lot of great reactions from kids.

They seem to have a lot of fun when we’re performing,” said MacKenzie, who plays one of the narrators in the story.

According to Wakeland, the most enjoyable part of the process is, “When we get a scene on its feet, do it twenty times, and then start to really play with it. I’m working with people who wouldn’t call themselves actors, so when they feel comfortable enough to start having fun, it is exhilarating to watch and participate in.”

Retention rates are high at UBC According to a report by David Farrar, UBC’s former VP Academic and Provost, the University of British Columbia boasts high retention rates across its faculties, from 72 to 100 per cent. What this means is that a high rate of first year, full-time students return for their second year and go on to complete their degrees.

Kate Ross, UBC associate VP of Enrolment and registrar, said, “The university is really putting a lot of focus in terms of how things are taught. It makes a difference in terms of how students perform.” She compared it to the national average across the United States, which is believed to be between 60 and 65 per cent.

With files from The Ubyssey

One big physical challenge for the performers, according to MacKenzie, has been keeping their throats healthy. Wakeland and Blaber both contracted tonsillitis shortly after the performances began, and MacKenzie has had struggles projecting, especially while outside. Romero’s voice, though, is faring well: in the role of Tavey’s cat, Mews, she has only one line throughout the duration of the play: a sung “Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow!”

Performing was a completely new to Blaber, who both acts as the production’s manager and performs as a narrator. He explained, “I have never acted or sang in any kind of amateur or professional setting and I have never been the

U of S students stifled by forest fires Forest fires in Saskatchewan have affected University of Saskatchewan students, as the school’s Wellness Resources department reported that simply being outdoors posed a risk.

Toddi Steelman, executive director and professor of Environment and Sustainability said, “We are at the mercy of mother nature right now, so until the weather shifts, until we see some rain or until temperatures cool down a bit, we are not going to see a whole lot of relief from it.”

booking manager/production manager of any group [. . .] but I think we have all had those same or similar kinds of challenges, and together we have helped each other overcome them.”

MacKenzie says the group has gone through some self-discoveries while staging the play, and “are learning how talk to each other as creative people with different ideas, strengths, and weaknesses, and how to make sure our voices are heard.”

It’s not just for kids, stressed MacKenzie. “If you’re interested in children’s theatre, if you like free things, if you want to talk to fellow students pursuing our passions, or if you just want to see four adults act like goofy kids on stage, you should come see the play.”

International students can govern at U of T The first amendment to the University of Toronto Act in 37 years has made it so international students may now hold positions on the university’s Governing Council. This now allows students, faculty, and staff who are not Canadian citizens to run for seats and have a say in the way the university is run.

Many student groups are happy to see this development, as the act has been untouched since 1978.

With files from The Varsity

With files from The Sheaf

In the article published on Monday, July 20, 2015, we stated that the TSSU had resumed job action, “beginning with reinstating an overtime ban,” however, the overtime ban was only for ELC/ITP instructors at Harbor Centre.

Additionally, the vote held in February 2015 was in favour of holding a strike vote, which was subsequently held in March 2015.

To clarify, unlike SFU has stated, the TSSU claims they never held any “preconditions” to bargaining.

The union did have various bargaining demands, but they were not preconditions to meeting with administration.

Despite the settlement between the TSSU and SFU Administration to cease strike action and not pursue legal action related to the issue, the legality of the strike is still disputed and both parties hold their own opinion.

Furthermore, while SFU claimed that the previous strike action taken by the TSSU was illegal due to violations of the Labour code, the case was never taken to the Labour Relations Board.

Since publication, the TSSU has decided to withhold grades as the next step in the job action; any assignments handed in on Wednesday, July 22nd or afterwards will be returned without numerical or letter-grades, though feedback will still be provided.

SFU Administration and the union met on the morning of July 24, resulting in a negotiation to allow ELC/ITP instructors to maintain their seniority after nine weeks of work (previously 13).

The next bargaining meetings have not yet been scheduled, but won’t begin until at least the last two weeks of August.

NEWS

SFU’s Pakistan Students Association (PSA) and Ismaili Students Association (ISA) came together to throw an Eid party in Freedom Square.

The event was held on Saturday, July 18, from around 9:00 p.m. until the early morning hours, past 1:00 a.m. Tickets for the event were $15 per person and included lots of ethnic foods and live performances.

The party was held in celebration of Eid al-Fitr, a three-day long Islamic festival which marks the end of the month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Ramadan is the holiest month for Muslims, and is commonly known as the month where adherents of the faith fast during the days, from dawn to dusk.

July 27, 2015

Zainab Bukhari, the President of the PSA, explained that this was the first time Eid was celebrated on campus. “For the first time, there was an Eid event [. . .] and on the exact day of Eid.” Usually the club hosts dinners during Ramadan, known as “iftar,” but in the past it has done nothing special for Eid. The PSA and ISA found a common ground in their shared faith and common ethnicity, and decided, rather than throwing two separate Eid events, to collaborate and create something on a larger scale in order to engage more of the SFU community.

Bukhari explained the collaboration was initiated by the president of the ISA, looking for a way to garner a large audience to partake in the festivities.

“Since [the] majority of our members are international students, this is one of the key events where they miss their home the most, because they are alone, they don’t have their family here. [. . .]

So we thought to bring everyone together so they don’t feel homesick on [Eid].”

She also noted that the PSA wanted this event to convey a message to SFU’s international students, especially new ones, that there is a club that is available to provide support.

In addition to celebrating Eid, the organizers wanted to

World” to entertain the younger crowd with storytime and crafts.

The eighth Surrey Fusion Festival was sponsored by SFU as a part of its 50th anniversary celebrations.

Over 95,000 attendees and 120 performers came out to Holland Park on the weekend of July 18 and 19 to celebrate Surrey’s diversity and enjoy the beautiful weather.

The free event featured five main stages along with numerous stalls, each representing a different culture with food, arts and crafts, and volunteers who were happy to talk with attendees.

Along with the eclectic variety of food and live performances all day, there were other exciting happenings, like a celebrity cooking stage sponsored by Safeway, and a “Kids

After being named the cultural capital of Canada in 2008, the City of Surrey held the three-day inaugural fusion festival. “It was so well received that, with the assistance of [the] council, we decided to have it every year as a two-day event,” said Melissa Snow, the City of Surrey’s Special Events Marketing Coordinator. “In the beginning we only had 22 cultures participating, and this year we had 40.”

When asked about SFU’s presence in the Surrey community, Snow said that it was undeniable as

showcase South Asian culture to the SFU community through food and dance. Nikhil Maria, VP Finance of the PSA, explained, “It was basically just like a South Asian marriage.”

The decor, food, music, and performances took on a distinctly traditional theme, and the event’s colours were red and white. Many of the attendees donned traditional South Asian garments, in an array of colours and styles.

The evening consisted of a number of performances by groups such as the SFU Bollywood Dance Team, an Afghan dance group, and independent Afghan and Russian singers. Although the event primarily

SFU was heavily invested within the city: “SFU is very much a partner with the City of Surrey, especially as we are neighbors.”

At the festival this year the city bestowed upon SFU a public proclamation recognizing their 50th anniversary.

Not only has the city touted the event as a community bonding opportunity, Snow believes the preparations for the event offer the same — a team effort driven by the diverse community spirit of Surrey.

Snow and the rest of the special events department of the City of Surrey has worked with different levels of city staff and sponsors like SFU and Safeway to make this event happen every year.

“It’s amazing to see people open to experiencing different cultures,” she concluded.

showcased and celebrated South Asian culture, the organizers worked hard to ensure it was inclusive of individuals from all religious and cultural backgrounds.

Attendees enjoyed a number of traditional and non-traditional dishes, including biryani, kebabs, naan, dhal (curried lentils), kheer (South Asian rice pudding), salads, cheesecakes that were catered by SFU Dining Services, and more.

Maria identified catering as one of the biggest challenges they faced in organizing the event. “This food was really tough to get onto the campus,” he said. “I think they should be more lenient because [food from Dining Services is] 10

7

times more expensive than what we [can] get from outside.”

After the performances and food, there was a large dance party, which ended with a raffle for door prizes. Prizes included gift baskets and gift cards from Nester’s Market and Bonchaz Bakery.

Overall, Bukhari was pleased with the range of attendees at the event. “I had some friends who skipped their family events for this,” she noted. “Because they’re locals, they have their families here, and their commitments and all, but still, they came. To be honest, I didn’t really expect them [. . .] but still, they showed up, and it was really nice.”

8

OPINIONS

Tonight is going to be different.

Tonight, I’m going to set my alarm for eight. I know, I know, it’s already two in the morning, but I read an article that said that people who sleep for less time every night live longer. Or maybe it was an episode of QI. It sounds like something Stephen Fry would say. Anyway, I don’t want to die at age 50 because I sleep eight hours every night. How depressing would that be?

That’s right: I’m going to wake up early and make coffee and read my copy of The New Yorker and tidy up the kitchen, like a real adult. Maybe I’ll even have time to make myself an omelette. When was the last time I actually made an omelette on a weekday?

Seriously, those mushrooms are going to go bad unless I eat them soon. And I can see that bell pepper shrivelling up every time I open the fridge. I can start the day right and be in the office by nine.

Okay, okay — maybe eight is a little unrealistic. It’s already 2:15. And I’ve still got to work on that paper proposal for tomorrow. Plus, I really wanted to transcribe that

July 27, 2015

interview for my hitchhiking article. Not to mention I still have three or four pieces to approve, and I should probably read that Adorno essay and make some notes because I know by the time I hit the wall tomorrow afternoon I’m not going to want to do anything except crawl under the covers and sneak in a power nap before vacuuming the place and making dinner.

Nine. Nine I can do. I’ll take a quick shower and grab a banana and be out the door. I can make it up the mountain in time to get some work done before my office hour.

I’ve got emails to respond to and I should probably get in touch with my group members before they start to think I’m blowing them off.

I’ll just finish this one last Mental Floss article and then I’ll brush my teeth and get a cool seven hours.

Damn it, how is it already three? All I did was check out that one Wikipedia article about the Great Emu War. Well, and then the one about the history of Australia. And then there was that list of maps with the one that shows how only two per cent of Australians live in the middle part of Australia, and then the last half hour I’ve spent looking up a mod for Australia in Civilization V. . .

Blergh. Looks like it’s going to be another long night.

opinions editor email

Tonight, I’m staying up late. Again.

Waking up at six or seven was a dream that I once dared to dream. I would walk into the rising sun, the morning smelling of blooming flowers, dew newly evaporating, heavy breath from sleeping houses, the unravelling of the string covering the day. Before there were assignments, dishes, rent, responsibility, etc., I could wake up early, and I could experience this.

Mornings are soft reverb on a hollow-body guitar. They’re an apple the hour it turned fully red. They’re a top held between two ready twisting fingers. They’re delicate and fleeting, meant to be enjoyed with careful tenacity.

When I stay up late, yeah, I could watch TV. I could spend more time on Netflix. I could watch Attack on Titan back to back to back, like that’ll make the next episodes come faster.

I could read, I could cook, I could do a number of activities that are a lot more comfortable in the light of day. Also, writing papers: more comfortable in the light of day; if I had any time in the light of day to do them.

Really, the problem here is all the unnatural light we’re looking at all the time. Apparently, and this makes sense if you think about it from a evolutionary standpoint, our eyes aren’t made for looking directly into light, so looking at light will make our entire generation blind within the next couple dozen years.

Probably.

Adam Van der Zwan opinions@the-peak.ca

Can you die from looking at a screen for too many hours straight? I’m performing the experiment, if one hasn’t been done yet.

Can you die from the stress of writer’s block? It feels like I’m dying slowly, even when my writer’s block comes in the form of playing guitar, or chasing down important facts on YouTube or IMDb. With the deadline in the back of my mind, I can’t openly enjoy any of these. But. . . how many movies was Tom Waits in?

When I was young, early summer mornings were bike rides, walks to new a adventure, promises of a future of joy and passion; sometimes, they were not thinking of the future at all. Mornings were living, breathing; they were a natural rum in the belly, burning right above the belt.

Now, nights are deadlines and computer screens.

Mornings are the satisfaction of knowing you can do something difficult. Mornings are feeling, feeling an achy body charging, bending, warming. Mornings are breathing under a full tree in the rain in summer. Mornings are breathing the green off the leaves.

OPINIONS

Twitch.tv is a video platform similar to YouTube. Created by Amazon and introduced in June 2011, it broadcasts users playing all sorts of video games. As of last December, Twitch had averaged more than a whopping 100 million viewers per month, and this July it was reported that at any given time there are 50,000 to 100,000 users watching the professionals play.

Currently a hot topic, this gaming website just might be a revolution in competitive gaming.

Twitch allows individuals to stream the games they play, and provide commentary via voice or video recording. Like YouTube, Twitch has channels and millions of subscribers who devoted their time to watching the most popular videos and channels. Twitch also lists the amount of views each video has and the amount of subscribers per channel. Perhaps what is most astonishing about Twitch is that, similar to YouTube, you

July 27, 2015

can get paid for making videos if you manage to round up enough viewers.

Video games have generally been bereft of an easy, widespread platform for real-time broadcasting. YouTube features millions of videos of individuals playing everything from Mario Tennis to CounterStrike, but these are always previously recorded. With Twitch, one can view players interacting in real-time from basically anywhere in the world: a true revolution in gaming.

The site has also broadcasted massive video game tournaments and assemblies. And because of its popularity, the site has attracted many businesses and advertising agencies.

But what is most interesting is that gaming is now truly being taken to higher level, and I forecast that it won’t be long until professional gaming actually goes professional. While there have been many famous individuals who make lots of money being the best at certain games, I don’t think it is

a stretch to say most of these people live in Asia.

All of the top StarCraft players are from South Korea, and the top League of Legends players from Taiwan, for instance. Professional gaming seems more accepted in Asia.

While North America may lag behind in this sense, Twitch is the catalyst that will bring gaming on par with major league sports.

I can envision flipping on my TV on and, similar to ESPN running highlights of major league sports, I’ll see the Major Gaming League, broadcasting highlights from a Super Smash Bros. competition or a Mario Kart race.

Unfortunately, a stigma still surrounds those who take gaming seriously. Personally, I don’t think that one should be too judgmental, as it takes a considerable amount of time to develop the kind of mental acuity with some of the strategies used in games such as Call of Duty.

To reach the level that some of these gamers play at takes years of practice, and now that Twitch is publicizing the talent of these individuals, they can finally be recognized for their devotion, and hopefully be able to do what they love for a living.

Premier Christy Clark has summoned MLAs for a special summer session to pass through Bill-30, which will in effect approve a deal with Pacific Northwest LNG, a consortium led by Malaysian-owned firm Petronas, to extract and process Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in BC before shipping it to Asia.

The environmental repercussions of this project shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone. While LNG has been peddled as a less carbon-emitting alternative to Canada’s notoriously dirty oil sands, these projects are projected to account for 8.5 per cent of BC’s annual carbon emissions.

The most galling part of this project, however, is not the environmental cost, but rather its vastly unequal trade-off between environmental damage and economic rewards.

One need only glance at the fine print of Bill-30 to see that this is a terrible deal.

The bill ensures a consistent profit margin for Petronas by demanding that all corporate or industry-specific taxes or regulations remain unchanged for the 25 year duration of the deal.

This means BC cannot raise its corporate income tax, its LNG income tax, introduce a carbon tax, or impose more stringent regulations on carbon emissions in the LNG industry without compensating Pacific Northwest LNG for the increase in costs. These compensation costs are estimated to possibly amount to $25 million or more every year.

The consequences of this could be significant. The

9

provincial legislature may be swayed against introducing any sort of environmental regulations in the next 25 years if it is liable to foot LNG’s bill.

This is also a matter of principle, as the carbon-intensive LNG industry should not be immune to the harm it inflicts on the environment. Ironically, if 10 years down the line BC starts to see the spectre of a global climate shift and wants to take drastic action to mitigate its own carbon emissions, the most carbon-intensive industry will be sheltered from accountability.

Furthermore, the province has made it easy for Pacific Northwest LNG to evade current emissions standards. It has introduced an incentive program whereby the province will pay emissions standards non-compliance fees if a company just misses its mark. That could mean taxpayers fork over 50 to 100 per cent of fees, should a company be unable to meet the already lax standards.

And what is all this regulatory lackadaisicalness for?

The price of LNG has dropped in conjunction with oil prices (now $10 per unit) and it is unclear if they will ever pop back up to $16 per unit. One need only look at Alberta’s current economic woes to see the foolishness of putting your hopes in revenue based on shaky commodity prices.

Over 25 years, the province would only collect $6.5 billion in taxes and royalties, which accounts for $200 million each year. For perspective, the annual budget is $46 billion and the debt is $43 billion.

The biggest mistake the province is making with Bill30 is sacrificing future emissions reductions. According to Kathryn Harrison, UBC Political Science Professor, the province’s interest in LNG “will make it virtually impossible for British Columbia to meet its greenhouse gas targets.”

That’s a cost younger generations must bear for decades to come.

10 OPINIONS

Beside a painstakingly airbrushed image of a manicured finger pressed against rosy, seductive lips, Toronto-based adultery website Ashley Madison whispers its slogan to philanderers: “Life is short. Have an affair.”

It seems the little devil on 37 million shoulders has managed to heat up the lies, deceit, and lust that foster untrustworthy relationships. Damn. My thoughts go out to all those unknowing spouses; I’m really very sorry.

It seems the unfaithful idiots out there might have just been given a good kick in the pants. A cyber-hacking collective who call themselves The Impact Group have left me silently cheering at my kitchen table after learning that they’ve stolen all the names, nude photos, and credit card data from millions of lustful fingers, and are threatening to release the information if Ashley Madison refuses to delete its website.

Incidents like this make me realize that people will do anything for sex. Sadly, this includes posting all of one’s personal data on a terribly immoral website that’s practically begging to be hacked.

Though bereft of a civil tongue and exclusive of the women involved, the group leaves a statement that I echo as probably the only time I’ll ever endorse an act of cyberterrorism: “Too bad for those men, they’re cheating dirtbags, and deserve no such discretion.”

To all those with an Ashley Madison state of mind, I’ll offer you some practical advice: if you’re willing to cheat on your partner or spouse, maybe a monogamous, faithful marriage isn’t your slice of pie. Maybe you’re bored, tired, or just feeling the need to start fresh. I get it. You’re only human and something just isn’t working out for you.

However, honesty is the best policy, and I urge you to think twice before you desperately divulge a thoughtless VISA number to a website with employees who’ve created thousands of profiles for women who allegedly aren’t even real. Yep, you read that right!

Instead, sit your husband or wife down and find some way to resolve your hidden issues, before website hackers publicly expose you for the faithless individual that you are.

A healthy monogamous relationship is based on trust and acceptance between partners, and those who’ve agreed to such relationships (much less marriages!) should not be lied to by their other

July 27, 2015

halves, point blank. Which is why I’m astounded that a website happily advertises “discreet encounters” between “thousands of cheating wives and [. . .] husbands.” Pardon me, businessowners, but what the . . .?

It gets juicier! The site charges a $19 fee for those who wish to erase all their personal data. And judging by the fact that the site garnered $1.7 million in ‘delete revenue’ last year, I’d say this was the point of Ashley Madison to begin with: manipulation at its finest. Further, according to The Impact Group, they still kept the profile information they promised to erase before this fiasco.

For the sake of the spouses who’ve been cheated on, and for those 37 million ‘suppressed’ lovers

stupid enough to believe that the Internet can be anonymous, I hope that these threats have really taught some folks to keep their nude shots solely on their cell phones, and I can’t say I’d be that disappointed if this stolen information was publicized.

Normally, I’d say have a heart and let them pay the $19 err in their

ways, but then I remember that Ashley Madison itself should stop swallowing up human indecency.

Life is short, and if it’s just not working out, take the steps to effectively resolve this with your spouse.

Then go join eHarmony or something.

This delicious Chinese delicacy is definitely worth the wait.

While securing a spot in those long lineups, keep in mind that your taste buds will be rewarded for their unwavering patience. Crunching down on a single piece of bubble waffle will tame even the most unruly of stomachs.

You can also savour a bubble waffle any time of the year, though summer is strongly recommended; school is out and

you’ll have more time to buy as much of the treat as you want.

Bubble waffle also makes for a good snack to munch on while on the move during your busy day; a crunch so delicious it would make even Willy Wonka’s everlasting gobstoppers look like they’ve shrunk a little.

The golden brown exterior and the fresh, satisfying aroma will help you realize why alluring treats like these are supposed to be savoured.

Hmm, a sugar-coated delight that loses its artificial flavouring after only a few minutes of chewing. Gum can be found in a multitude of locations, not only in stores.

Possible places range from, but are not limited to: underneath tables, park benches, and desks, on the sidewalk, stuck to the ceiling — pretty much anywhere.

At the end of the day, abandoned on the cold ground by

its chewer, gum could ruin the soles of those brand new shoes you bought at that mall everyone loves to visit.

Gum’s iconic stickiness proves to be a most difficult substance to remove from your footwear. In other words, the arch nemesis of shoes can force the shoe-bearer to even take an axe to try and hack off its menace.

Bubble gum? More like bubble dumb.

OPINIONS

Let me just address the preemptive elephant in the room. I believe that any sexual activity should include equal consent between all participants, and that’s exactly what the Affirmative Consent Project (ACP) seeks to do.

The ACP has created a “consent conscious kit” for those who are looking for more physical evidence of consent in sexual activities. This kit includes a written contract for sex, a pen, some breath mints, a condom, and a bag to hold it all. But while the kit’s instructions encourage two partners to photograph themselves holding the contract as proof of consent before having sex, I’m left wondering: Isn’t this a little ridiculous?

When engaging in sexual

Caitlyn Jenner, in all her glory, recently accepted the ESPY Arthur Ashe Courage Award and delivered a powerful, important speech: it’s time to accept people for who they are.

It is wrong for a citizen of a country to be denied the rights of another on the terms that one of them is cisgender and the other is a transgender. It was wrong when women and people of color were denied full citizenship rights, and the exact same applies for transgender citizenship.

I can be compassionate and defensive towards transgender people because I am the same as them — a human being. Born and raised a Catholic, I was taught many things about love, but I don’t recall any of them calling it acceptable to discriminate, condemn, and judge others only because they are different.

July 27, 2015

activities, consent is something that should obviously be given.

The act of sex itself is something both emotional and gratifying, so long as you and your partner don’t act like lifeless wet noodles.

However, with a binding contract in the mix, something about this feels a little too ‘business-y’ to me. The situation becomes more cold and official, and isn’t necessary. It’s a nice gesture, but consenting adults will still have sex, form or no form.

Conversely, a form like this does not prevent non-consensual activities, either. I have yet to hear of a person who has successfully fended off a potential sexual attacker with a signed sheet of paper, hassle-free. If consent worked like that, then I would imagine the Affirmative Consent Project would soon replace the UN and all other bodies of law-enforcement. Alas, it was not to be.

But as I ridicule the product, I still am very stricken by the idea. What type of society needs legal documents to prove our sexual consent? Are there situations where two people both agree to have some nice, fun

Put simply, one’s gender is merely another factor in a person’s identity; it does not comprise all that they are and all that they can become, and is certainly not a viable justification to slander another person or treat them any less of the human being they are.

All teenagers experience a kind of identity crisis: Who am I? What is my purpose? Where do I fit in? It must be awful for a queer teenager to realize a major part of their identity but feel unable to openly claim it. They hear the societal insults, see the bullied queer youths in news headlines, and feel the hostility in the air.

Fully recognizing the situation and the risks involved, many queer youth assume it’s easier to suppress it and try to live like a “normal”

sex, only to turn to their partner the next morning, look them in the eyes, and retract it?

Sex is not something you can take back, like cooties on the playground. It’s a physical activity for some, an emotional one for others, but once it happens, it’s shared between its participants and gone after the heat of passion.

person. But what is normal? Depriving yourself of your true identity is not only difficult, but becomes increasingly unbearable with time.

I once worked with a person who was transgender, and we instantly became friends when we met. We had both gone through milestone struggles in our lives and stayed true to our love of pizza over the course of various diet trends. He was a young adult with a kind heart and it was devastating to know that he had to endure so much struggle to accept the wonderful person he really is.

Everyone deserves to feel the freedom to be themselves. Just as Caitlyn said in her speech, “They deserve your respect. And from that respect comes a more compassionate community, a more empathetic society, and a better world for all of us.” Let’s not only take steps, but take grand leaps to welcome people who are transgender into our society with open arms.

The kit claims its design is “easy, safe, and fun,” among other things.

If your idea of having a sexual bonding experience is to sign papers, then this kit seems to be the right thing for you. But in the sweaty moment, so long as clear-minded humans grant consent, smooth jazz is a nicer touch than a pen and paper.

To those who created this product, I salute your efforts.

11

But due to the mechanical nature of the contract, I think the simplification of human emotions in this situation is not something anyone can just write down.

Though if you can convince your partner to actually sign the darn thing while you’re foreplaying on the couch, kudos to you.

Here, have a breath mint.

12

ARTS

Over the course of 130 minutes, not a word is spoken, and none of the sign language is translated. In The Tribe, we are left to interpret every interaction, every gesture, and every expression without the help of narration. The film feels like it could have been made by F.W. Murnau in the late silent period, alongside Sunrise or The Last Laugh: synchronized sound would soon be available, but some filmmakers still resisted the change.

Directors like Joseph von Sternberg argued that talkies would stunt creativity, as stories would be explained orally instead of expressed visually.

Their conservatism aside, these early auteurs were somewhat right: cinema has always been better with actions than with words. The Tribe, the debut of Ukrainian writer-director Miroslav Slaboshpitsky, is a daring and experimental testament to the visual power of the medium that Murnau and von Sternberg sought to preserve.

The film could have been made at almost any point in cinema’s history, yet it fulfills

Vancouver’s Shorefest kicked off on July 25, and I had the opportunity to catch up with Daniel Wesley, a BC artist playing at the festival. Wesley has toured all over the province and will be making a stop at Shorefest an August 1 on the Sunset Beach stage.

Wesley discussed how his interest in music began. He recounted being a part of a large family and driving to various sports practices in the family’s

arts editor email

July 27, 2015

the ambitions of the great silent filmmakers — to tell a story without intertitles or words — while still demonstrating the failure of many contemporary films in their lack of cinematic storytelling. Often you can just shut your eyes, sit back in your seat and understand the vast majority of the narrative. During The Tribe, you may want to close your eyes, but only because the imagery is so unbearably raw.

A boy comes to a new boarding school for the deaf and is confronted by the bullies and ring-leaders who run the school’s distribution of drugs and prostitution. As the nameless entrant

old Volkswagen van and singing to classics by Neil Young, The Doors, and Michael Jackson.

Music was always welcomed in his household.

(we know none of the characters’ names) begins to get involved in the routine of the criminal ring, which appears to be led by a principal and carpentry teacher, he forms a sexual relationship with one of the prostitutes. On the surface, their relations seems to depict the only altruistic acts in the entire film, yet is still based on a commercial exchange of money for sex.

The film is so meticulously ambiguous, leaving the spectator to decipher the wordless social contracts that rule this private, self-contained world. The prostitutes adhere to their classmate pimps; the classmate pimps

Just like any other kid, having fun and playing, he remembers singing songs into the microphone, which just so happened to be a candle stick

Tessa Perkins arts@the-peak.ca

Aesthetically, the theme and story is delivered with precise camera movements and compositions that place us as outside observers to this society. Slaboshpitsky has a unique visual style, in that he never cuts within a scene. Every scene features

the camera lingering to track characters or observe statically, and we are never told that any of what we’re seeing is less than important. The long takes — a current filmmaking fad popularized by Russian Ark, Birdman, and Children of Men — are not self-indulgent or showy, but always used to serve a purpose: to create a deliberate pace that is painfully slow in the most visceral way possible.

In a scene that made me reach for the escape button on my computer, a prostitute has an abortion performed over the course of a single shot: we follow the patient onto the operating table while the woman performing the procedure walks around her house gathering the necessary utensils. The prostitute waits in the room, and we feel the agony of her anticipation. The length of the single takes makes what follows, the gritty depiction of the abortion, feel that much more immediate. In direct contrast to the suffocating silence that came before it, the whimpers of the prostitute feel amplified to a deafening effect.

Throughout The Tribe, Slaboshpitsky uses his quiet and gritty aesthetic to produce excruciating results. This is a film with no words that will leave you speechless.

(we all did it). When he was a child, his parents let him and his siblings experiment with various sports and instruments; however, he didn’t decide he wanted to be in a band until the age of about 15, when he joined one with friends.

Fast-forwarding to the present, Wesley has recently released his seventh studio album, I Am Your Man . This album brings back some of the feelings and acoustic sounds of his previous work, but also captures unique qualities and displays his amazing musical progression.

“My music is always evolving with my experiences,” Wesley said, noting that he enjoys artists like Neil Young who refuse to remain stagnant with their work. When asked about where he is now in his life and work, Wesley noted that he is

expecting his second child soon, which gives him a new creative outlook.

Performing at Shorefest seems like the perfect venue for this local artist. Wesley describes his music as “beach music”; surely, the laid-back setting of English Bay will create a stunning atmosphere for the performance. Adding to that vibe, Wesley notes that the festival is free, further promoting an inclusive atmosphere.

Shorefest runs July 25, 29, and August 1, and is followed each night by the Celebration of Light fireworks. Be sure to catch a few of the many bands featured in the festival including The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer, Chilliwack, and what is sure to be an amazing set by Daniel Wesley on August 1.

follow the command of the principal and shop teacher. There are silent codes that rule this world and all of them are guided by barbaric self-interest.

ARTS

July 27, 2015

13

COMIC CONNOISSEUR

As someone who spends most of his day in front of computer, TV, and cell phone screens, I felt a magical connection to the slow lifestyle in Alice Rohrwacher’s beautifully simple The Wonders .

No matter how hard we try to lead a quiet life, relax without any interferences, or connect with people on a personal level, there always seems to be an obstacle that gets in our way — a text, an email, or a tweet. I think Rohrwacher knows that life’s gentle, melodic rhythms may not be easier, but they have an aura and a wonder that seems to be lacking in our cold routines.

Rohrwacher’s second feature, which won the Grand Prix at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival (second place after the Palme d’Or), in many ways is an autobiographical portrait of her childhood: she, like the protagonist Gelsomina, grew up in a small town in Italy with a German father who was a beekeeper and

an Italian mother who helped keep the home.

The two through-lines in the film are the family’s struggle to preserve their rural farm, and Gelsomina’s coming-of-age story. The latter is caused by the arrival of a troubled boy who is adopted into their home; as one grows and matures, the other withers and passes away.

These two themes are connected by the kitschy reality TV show that comes to town, Countryside Wonders . The show acts as an opportunity for Gelsomina to act as a minor celebrity and participate in something beyond the mundane tasks on the farm.

But this comes at a cost: the show that celebrates the contributions of farmers also depicts it as a glossy bourgeois fantasy (the competitors on the show wear ancient Roman clothing and luxurious robes) which, paradoxically, will attract tourists and end that very way of living.

Somehow, Rohrwacher manages to walk the perfect line

between gritty realism and nostalgic fantasy. The beekeeping scenes burst with sights and sounds where you can almost smell the sweet warmth of the honey — at the same time never forgetting the pain and hard work that goes into it.

Shot mostly hand-held on super 16mm film, The Wonders has a look that feels marvelously nostalgic, as the grains in the image meld beautifully with the light and landscape, but it is also immediate and grounded.

Also, by integrating the fantastical elements of Countryside Wonders, the film adds a layer of dreamscape in what could have been a monotonous retread of Italian neo-realism.

Although the coming-of-age aspects of the story are mildly underwhelming and derivative, the real stars of the film are not the naturalistic and amateur cast, but the Italian countryside, the farmhouse walls, and the old and unsanitary equipment — all aging, breaking, and decomposing. This is a film that for two straight hours made me forget about the notifications on my phone, and enraptured me in a world that I wish existed.

I think I’ll shut off my phone and go for a walk.

High school is typically depicted through a superficial lens in books, television, and film. What is often showcased is a glammed up and hyperbolized take on a tumultuous half decade in our lives. However, to their credit, these mediums typically get one thing right on occasion: the ruthless and cruel nature of teenagers.

In the graphic novel Moose, we are reacquainted with the more cutthroat time in our education — when school was neither heaven nor hell, but an inescapable purgatory for those that were different.

Moose is a story about a timid student named Joe who is viciously bullied every day in high school. Jason, Joe’s tormenter, takes sadistic pleasure in making Joe’s life as miserable as he can. However, this all changes one fateful evening when a moose attacks Jason in the forest while he is accosting Joe. The moose knocks Jason down a chasm for which he cannot escape. Joe is then faced with the conflicting decision of saving his tormentor or leaving him to suffer in the wild.

Joe is a relatable character for audiences. He is an introverted teen who keeps to himself and would love nothing

more than to read his Lord of the Rings novel in peace; Moose’s abundance of charm relies heavily on its shy protagonist. At his very core, Joe is a kind-hearted soul whom audiences will dread seeing in pain.

However, he is also a testament to strength and the will to endure — qualities which make him a strong lead.

Max De Radiguès, much like the late John Hughes, has a strong sense of what it means to be a teenager, although his perceptions are much darker than they are jovial. Moose’s depictions of bullying are at times hard to read; every cruel assault on Joe tugs on the readers’ heartstrings. Likewise, Radiguès renders scenes of Joe’s sexual development with poignant tongue-in-cheek that can resonate with everyone.

In the world of Moose, teachers and adults have a presence that is solely physical — mentally and socially they are disconnected from their students. They are ignorant to the torments Joe faces in the story — which is a fitting commentary that voices both the strong sense of complacency some teachers have towards bullying and the solitary battles young students must face in high school on their own.

To those of us who were outsiders in high school, Moose encapsulates a frighteningly familiar rendition of what it felt like to not fit in. While the art is simplistic and easy to overlook, it is never without its complexity and nuance. Above all, Moose is a rich and thoughtful work that will stay with readers long after it’s over.

July 27, 2015

14

COMMUNITY PHOTOS July 27, 2015

photo editor email

Phoebe Lim photos@the-peak.ca

ARTS

July 27, 2015

Amanda Bath’s 2015 book Disaster in Paradise recounts the devastating 2012 landslides of Johnson’s Landing, BC. Written in a biographical, creative nonfiction style, the book provides insight into Bath’s life and how she and several others were affected by the landslides. In her words, it is a love story about place, home, friends, “love of one’s pet [and the] things that identify you.”

In a remote location, Johnson’s Landing provided a peaceful home for a small, closeknit community. The town’s beauty took the form of wildlife, fresh mountain air, ancient trees, and pristine water.

Residents tended home gardens that yielded fruits and vegetables and neighbours worked

together on community construction projects. However, the peace was rudely interrupted when disaster struck.

The trauma resulting from her loss is explored as an inevitable result of enduring a natural disaster. Having lost her home, her belongings, her cat, and four members of her community, Bath struggles to cope and find a way to move forward.

Friday July 17 proved to be a turning point for Vancouver Directioners as One Direction played their best and most energized Vancouver concert to date. It opened with a bang with “Clouds,” a song off their newest album Four, which left us with excitement nothing short of hysteria.

What truly set this concert apart from 1D’s previous visit in 2013 was the memorable fan interactions and genuine energy that the group brought to the stage. During the second half of the show, a young teen notified Harry Styles that she was celebrating her birthday with

1D that night. Harry, over the roar of screaming fans, mistakenly mistook her name for Jodie and after realizing her real name, nicknamed her “Chloe not Jodie.”

After some playful banter, Harry got over 54,500 people to sing this “Chloe not Jodie” a very “Happy Birthday.” It is moments like this which show that behind the marketing, the advertising, and the multi-million dollar paycheques lie four lads who genuinely love performing and are grateful for all the success that their fans have brought them.

As Niall Horan said before the group performed “Don’t Forget Where You Belong,” “This is absolutely amazing.

When I was writing this one, I was thinking about you guys and what we’ve achieved and what you guys have done for us over the last five years. This one is for you!”

Bath overcame trauma through writing and sharing her story.

Photo courtesy of Harbour Publishing

Through her journey she discovers that writing provides a much-needed outlet for her thoughts. “The book was channeling through me and it wanted to be written down,” she explained. “It helps to make it real, helps people to accept what happened.”

Many people who have experienced trauma will be able to connect to Disaster in Paradise.

One Direction’s love towards their fans combined with their ability to never take things seriously (hence the never-ending dancing and rap battles during and between songs) have kept the group humble and sane in an abyss of fans and fame.

15

Whether someone has endured a massively destructive force of nature, such as an earthquake or a massive flood, or is suffering the loss of a loved one, there is something in Bath’s words for everyone.

Her book is an inspiration and proof that even someone who has experienced a tremendous loss can find a way to move forward. She highlights the emotional whirlwind she felt during and after a disaster. “When a disaster happens, and you think that life is over,” she said, “you will recover, and life may even be better afterwards. There are hidden gifts under the mud.”

In addition to using writing as a coping mechanism, professional counselling also helped Bath to move forward. As she explained, counselling provides one with a safe setting for someone to express themselves, come to terms with drastic changes that have occurred in their life, and find their happiness again. She recommends that anyone who has suffered a traumatic event should seek out counselling as it helps to prevent post-traumatic stress.

The landslides damaged much of the property in Johnson’s Landing, which still presently challenges community members’ ability to function on a daily basis. Bath hopes that her book will motivate improvements in the provincial government’s response to disasters.

“The big problem that people have on the south side [of Johnson’s Landing] is they still don’t have a permanent water system,” Bath explained, “and this is an absolute outrage. The government has let Johnson’s Landing down very badly.” Bath explained that the provincial government needs to take responsibility for the repairs because the destruction occurred on Crown Land.

Few authors’ first books are written with such sophistication, and Disaster in Paradise is well worth the read. Bath is an insightful writer and her book is a masterful telling of emotional events, life lessons, and overcoming adversity. Readers should also keep an eye out for a potential upcoming prequel detailing Bath’s initial arrival in Johnson’s Landing.

Memorable musical moments throughout the concert included performances like “Little Things” and “Best Song Ever.” Both of these used the massive space of BC Place to the utmost advantage. During “Little Things,” all the stadium lights were shut off

except the spotlight on the four boys. This light with lights from the fans made the arena light up like the night sky. “Best Song Ever” closed the concert nicely by having a fan favourite fill the massive arena, allowing the fans and 1D to party it up one last time.

While it can be argued by some that missing Zayn Malik’s vocals was a huge blow to the group, his absence did not diminish 1D from delivering an entertaining, interactive performance without a dull moment.

Really, they’ve proved that the one thing that keeps One Direction afloat and continuing to move in a singular direction is the full experience they deliver, including the quirky, playful personalities, the inside jokes, and the fan interaction during their shows.

If you are a fan of laughs, catchy tunes, and a good time, check out the One Direction performance the next time they come to town.

16 DIVERSIONS / ETC

July 27, 2015

EVENT LISTINGS ARE FREE FOR SFU STUDENTS AND STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS. SEND THE DATE, TIME, LOCATION, NAME, AND A 15 WORD DESCRIPTION TO CLASSIFIEDS@THE-PEAK.CA

HUMOUR

July 27, 2015

humour editor email

Jacey Gibb humour@the-peak.ca

HOUSE AD

17

18 HUMOUR

July 27, 2015

HUMOUR

July 27, 2015

19

20 LAST WORD

Editor-in-Chief email

Max Hill eic@the-peak.ca

THEATRE UNDER THE

July 27, 2015

Stars