October 16, 2014

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AMS deliberates policy on tuition increases

Without masks

opinions and last words

The AMS policy on fee increases has been sent back for review and student consultation.

Exhibit at the MOA challenges the contemporary stereotypes of Afro-Cuban peoples.

Divestment refresher, Bill C-36 response and apathetic students.

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t-birds 5-on-5 We spoke to new additions of the Thunderbird family about adjusting to UBC.

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Just the beginning?

Concerned UBC students held a teach-in on Main Mall as a first response to rising international tuition and housing costs

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latin dance 101

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Learn how to dance beyond shuffling side-to-side and repeatedly shaking your hands in the air. This joint effort by the CVC and UBC Dance Club will have you moving your body in style in no time. No partner necessary. Free

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Psi upsilon’s tight & bright party

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9:00 p.m. @ #7 2880 wesbrook mall

PSI Upsilon is hosting a party in which the host can reminisce on his days of his “mom’s aerobic videos.” Wear stuff that’s tight; wear stuff that’s bright — optimally both. Tickets are $15 for guys, $10 for girls.

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ubc apple festival

With a projected 54,000 pounds of apple sales, UBC is hosting its annual apple festival. Dozens of varieties of apples will be available for sampling and purchase, along with a food fair and entertainment. $4 entry

ON THE COVER Although the expected 3,000 didn’t show up it was good to see some campus activism.

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It was the middle of the night.

An ambulance was racing down a street through the downtown core of Jerusalem with sirens blaring and paramedic personnel frantically working. A pregnant patient in the back of the ambulance had just delivered a baby. There was silence.

In a chaotic moment of CPR, the baby finally started crying and everyone shared in a moment of pure elation. One of the paramedics in the ambulance was third-year kinesiology student Zeke Blumenkrans.

Three days before this moment, Blumenkrans had found out that his very good friend — whom he had met whilst volunteering at the Canuck Place Children’s Hospice — had passed away from cancer. As he sat in the emergency room parking lot listening to Elton John and completing paperwork, Blumenkrans tried to make sense of his last few days.

“I definitely felt that there was something there. There’s no way something like that just happens three days after my close friend passes away. I decided to use the pain as fuel to create something awesome,” Blumenkrans said.

After returning to Vancouver from Israel, Blumenkrans and a newly built team planned an event called Grooving for Kids to pay tribute to his recently lost friend. With over 150 attendees, more than $2,500 dollars were

donated to the Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. From that moment onward, “it took a life of its own” and Generocksity was born.

Today Generocksity continues to be led by a team of UBC students. It is a registered non-profit organization that has hosted several large-scale events to raise money for a variety of noble causes, including the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre. In Blumenkrans’ words, “we realized that we could engage our generation into doing philanthropic and charitable events while not compromising their wallets or their busy schedules.”

The diversity of Generocksity continues to be a source of inspiration for its members.

“It is so easy to get caught up in your own world,” said marketing Vice-President Maya Zwang. “I needed something outside of all the stress that was actually going to make an impact.”

For Generocksity chairwoman Vivian Braithwaite, the spark came from the inherent challenge behind hosting an event.

“I honestly just wanted to see if we could actually make a difference,” Braithwaite said.

“Every time we go and make our donations, we see the impact that our work has and it drives our team to the next event.”

At each Generocksity concert, the philanthropic focus changes so that donations are made to

several worthwhile organizations, opposed to just a single charity. Their coming event on Saturday, October 18 — Good Deeds and Dirty Beats — will aim to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House, which is an organization that lies close to Zwang’s heart. In her words, “every time I do an event, I become more connected and more passionate.”

The Generocksity model involves throwing parties with great musicians at local venues to raise awareness and inspire philanthropy amongst students in an approachable and affordable manner.

“Raising money is almost an aside to the main idea. You can go out, let loose, have a couple drinks with your friends and dance while also helping kids at the Ronald McDonald House,” said Blumenkrans.

The social landscape of university often forces its students to compartmentalize their own lives. Whether you are volunteering, cramming for exams or celebrating the fact that you survived another week at UBC, these compartments are rarely mixed. Generocksity actively invites you to break down these walls and combine aspects of your social life and education with your passions. Their philosophy is well-expressed in their mission statement: Generocksity strives to “engage our generation not only to the importance of philanthropy, but to show them how accessible it can be.” U

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forestry >>

UBC-O professor UBC Forestry creates online registry of B.C.’s largest trees Sauder grad creates studies link between The B.C. Big Tree Registry finds a new home online thanks to UBC professor Sally Aitken restaurant app mobile fitness apps and health

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Can a mobile fitness app really help with something as complex as a health and obesity epidemic?

Mary Jung, an assistant professor with the Faculty of Health and Social Development at UBC-O, is studying the role that mobile fitness applications play in helping people get in shape.

Jung was recently awarded a $450,000 research scholarship which enables her to look into how smartphone apps, step counters and other mobile health technologies can encourage people to meet their fitness goals and stay healthy.

According to Jung, mobile fitness apps can be one of several steps that help people get in control of their health. “[Mobile apps] can’t cure, but in conjunction with learning skills, realistic goals and skills to overcome barriers, [they] can help,” said Jung. “You need practice with skills and I think the applications can continue learning and help individuals.”

Jung also said that as smartphone use will not decrease any time soon, it is important to differentiate between apps that are based on scientific evidence and those that are not.

“The reality is that these [mobile health apps] are going to keep popping up. I wish that more health apps were based on theory and evidence,” said Jung.

According to Jung, one of the biggest problems that people face when trying to lose weight or stay healthy is sticking to unrealistic goals and expectations.

A fitness app can then be a useful tool in monitoring progress from day to day.

“Simple health tracking helps people consistently self-monitor so at least they can acknowledge what they are doing and what they aren’t doing,” said Jung.

However, no app is guaranteed to improve a user’s health.

“Do exercise in morning, because you are more likely to follow through,” said Jung. “Make exercise a priority, app or no app.” U

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UBC’s Faculty of Forestry is documenting some of B.C’s biggest trees.

Hudhaifah Zahid Contributor

Sally Aitken, a UBC professor of forest and conservation sciences, is aiming to keep up the legacy of a young man who was passionate about the big trees of B.C. When Randy Stoltman would explore Stanley Park and other places around Vanouver in the 1980s, he would keep an eye out for big trees. He would then measure and document them tirelessly and eventually formed the first workings of a tree registry with friends in 1986. But when Stoltman tragically passed away in a skiing accident in 1994, the registry was left without a permanent home.

“The registry was kind of neglected,” said Aitken. “It was just

boxes of records, hand-drawn maps and notes and photos.”

After being approached by the B.C. Big Tree Committee, UBC Forestry agreed to keep these records. As an expert in the field of forest and trees, Aitken gladly accepted the opportunity.

“I’m a big tree enthusiast and there was this whole committee of big tree enthusiasts,” said Aitken. “It presented the opportunity to do something for the community, do something for these big trees and really develop a citizen science type project.”

Having secured the necessary resources and enlisted the help of colleagues Christine Choumouzis and Bert Tearhart, Aitken began the job of setting the B.C. Big Tree Registry on its feet.

ams >>

AMS opposes tuition and residence fee hikes

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Veronika Bondarenko News Editor

On Tuesday October 14, the AMS held an emergency council meeting to discuss their strategy going forward with UBC’s proposed tuition and residence fee hikes.

At the meeting, the AMS approved an official letter of opposition that expressed the society’s disapproval at the university’s brief consultation time for the proposed international tuition hikes and complete lack of student consultation for the residence fee increases.

While the AMS also approved a motion that expressed the society’s general disapproval

of the proposed fee increases, they deferred passing an official policy that would also urge the university to explore all possible avenues for reducing the financial burden of students and that the office of the VP External continue to advocate for increased provincial and federal funding for UBC. The proposed policy has been sent back to the society’s University and External Relations Committee (UNECORN) for further review and student consultation after some councillors expressed concern that its wording would prevent the AMS from opposing UBC on cuts in student services in the future. U

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According to Aitken, the registry is such that it can also be actively improved upon and updated by students who provide photos, or GPS coordinates for trees that may be missing from the registry. “[Students] can intentionally go visit the trees in the registry that we don’t have photos for and contribute the pictures,” said Aitken.

“A lot of trees we don’t have good GPS coordinates for and so now that we all have GPS capabilities with our smartphones we need to confirm these.”

Aitken also said that when it comes to preserving these trees, along with the stories on their climate, health, history, life and spirit that each has to tell, students can play a part by remaining mindful while out in nature. U

Feel like browsing some restaurants based on your food craving at the time? Ask Tangoo.

Founded by Sauder graduate Paul Davidescu, Tangoo is a phone app that gives you restaurant recommendations based on your mood or the type of event that you’re planning.

Along with fellow UBC students Jonathan Hill and Tristan Slade, Davidescu came up with the app in the hope of being able to take away the stress of planning social outings.

Currently, Tangoo is free to download and includes over 300 restaurants in Vancouver and Whistler.

According to Davidescu, Tangoo stands out from all other restaurant apps with its simplicity and social factor. Food apps often involve more steps and often provide generalized lists, while the restaurants Tangoo generates are based on personal factors.

“It is the simplest thing ever,” said Davidescu. “There is a reason we call it the pocket concierge.”

Davidescu said that the idea for Tangoo came years ago when he went on exchange through UBC to Barcelona. After working to create an event planning business for one of his projects, he was inspired to do something similar with a restaurant app.

Davidescu wanted to make it easier to recreate similar social experiences. He plans to expand Tangoo to include restaurants in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary and other Canadian cities. Currently, cafes and bars are being added to the vast restaurant list and there are goals to expand in the US by 2015. U

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A female student was hit by a white UBC vehicle. The white UBC vehicle did not stay at the scene.

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UBC students gather for teach-in on Main Mall Roughly 400 students listened to six speakers Jovana Vranic News Editor

On Tuesday, October 14 roughly 400 students assembled in response to rising costs for international tuition and on-campus housing.

The event, a teach-in organized by UBC Students for Accessible Education, the Social Justice Centre and The Calendar, was advertised to inform students of the changes UBC is pushing for.

It was the first of what will be a series of events aimed at raising awareness, sparking debate and voicing student opinions on the cost increases.

[They’ve] already decided exactly how long it’s going to take for them to convince us that they are right,” said Leonce.

“That’s not consultation, that’s notice.”

Speakers included Anne Kessler, AMS VP Academic and University Affairs; Elvin Wyly, UBC geography professor and chair of the Urban Studies Program; May Anne Then, President of the International Students’ Association; Kaitlyn Melton, President of the Residence Hall Association; Ivan Leonce of Colour Connected Against Racism and Gabriel D’Astous of the Social Justice Centre.

MCs Lawrence Lam and Ilana Shecter provided territorial acknowledgement and outlined the event’s rules of engagement

as students gathered around the fountain at Martha Piper Plaza, a location named after a former UBC president who once “oversaw a tuition increase without standing up for the rights of students,” according to Shecter.

The first speaker was Kessler, who outlined the AMS’ stance on the cost increases and what is being done to tackle it.

“We think it’s unacceptable that the university has started a consultation process without all the details upfront and ready,” she said. According to Kessler, UBC had made their decisions on the fee increases without consulting students, and failed to send a broadcast email to let students know of the consultation period on the international student tuition increase, which the AMS urged to have extended until November 21. “[The AMS wants to] make sure students know they have the opportunity for their voice to be heard,” Kessler said after the teach-in.

In his address to the students, Leonce urged students to question the fairness of UBC’s proposed plans.

“Is it really a democratic consultation process when the university has already decided what the problem is — they’re lagging behind on how much they’re charging students, already decided how they’re going to fix the problem — they’re going to increase our fees, and already decided exactly how long it’s going to take for them to convince us that they are right?” asked Leonce. “That’s not consultation, that’s notice.”

The atmosphere of the event remained lively, though tame.

Some students in attendance expressed disappointment in the student turnout.

Emmett Keyserlingk, a thirdyear student from Quebec, participated in the province’s 2012 student strike, just like speaker Gabriel D’Astous.

“What amazes me is that the university is proposing to do something that will affect tens of thousands of people in a huge way, and we got only [a couple hundred] people here who seem to care enough to come and find out about it,” said Keyserlingk.

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“On the streets of Montreal in 2012, we were tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of people, and that made a difference.”

Keyserlingk emphasized the importance of increasing student support for the rally efforts.

“There’s this sort of atmosphere of apathy towards this that makes me nervous going forward,” he said. “We might not be able to get enough people to care enough about other people to get out and make a change.”

Mohamed Shaaban, VP External of the Science Undergraduate Society and and AMS student

representative, expressed greater concern on the side of UBC’s administration.

“What we were presented with [at consultation meetings] was a completely irrelevant argument about market value, about how apparently students care more about their ranking than how much they have to pay and how increasing incoming students’ tuition will somehow boost our rankings up,” said Shaaban. “I was in a state of shock.”

According to Shaaban, the Science Undergraduate Society is currently drafting an official statement opposing the fee increases.

At the October 14 emergency council meeting, the AMS discussed their strategy going forward with consultations with UBC. As part of their response, the society approved a statement that opposed the university’s approach to student consultation, but deferred an official policy on tuition increases.

The next UBC Students for Fairness in Tuition and Housing Prices event will be a student assembly debate on Tuesday, October 21.

More information will be posted on the Facebook event page as it becomes available. U

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Current Proposed International Tuition

International Tuition

per 30 credits

per 30 credits

$23,999.10

$28,798.92

undergraduate degree

undergraduate degree

$95,996.40

$115,195.68 *undergraduate programs except Commerce and Law **information taken from www.students.ubc.ca/enrolment/finances/ tuition/international-adjustments ***proposed tuition calculated by adding 20% to current rate

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Literature >>

Closing Time showcases the role of Canada during prohibition era Olivia Law Contributor

In recent years, the world seems to have developed an obsession with 1920s culture. From The Great Gatsby to Midnight in Paris, it seems as though everybody is reading, watching and dressing 1920s. For UBC alum Daniel Francis, however, it was his time at school that inspired his new book Closing Time — a compilation of anecdotes, articles and art to show the role of Canada in this prohibition era. After graduating from UBC in 1969 with a BA in literature, Francis spent several years as a news reporter in Alberta and Ottawa before returning to Carleton to take a master’s in Canadian Studies.

“I’d always wanted to be a writer but I’d never really found the subject, then when I did the degree in Canadian studies I took my first courses in Canadian history and discovered that this was the sort of subject I wanted to write about.” Now living in North Vancouver, Francis has published more than 20 books, principally on the topic of Canadian history, and has been the recipient of several awards in the past few years.

This October, he will be presented with a prestigious Mayor’s Arts Award for Literary Arts.

Now approaching its centennial, the prohibition era is definitely of interest to many. Closing Time tells the story of the federal and provincial governments in

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Closing Time is UBC alum Daniel Francis’ newest book.

Canada attempting to control the social habits of Canadians at the time. This age of liquor smugglers and rum-runners, larceny and violence, gangsters and bootleggers, is exhilarating, and is

captured beautifully in Francis’ book.

Every page in this hardcover book is laid out beautifully between text and pictures. Using archives from newspapers and

memoirs, Francis found the research for the book enjoyable.

“As you can see, this is a highly illustrated book…. It’s a summation of the whole subject of prohibition in Canada for a

general reader,” said Francis of Closing Time. “There’s so much information available from the newspapers of the time and in memoirs of people who were writers and so on.”

Evidently a popular topic, Closing Time stands out from the masses precisely because of its resemblance to a work of art — not only in appearance, but in the language used in describing the era. Bringing the story of the prohibition in Canada to life through captivating biographies and real-life anecdotes, it almost feels as though you are walking through a museum as you turn the pages of the book.

“Certainly the decision to repeal the laws on alcohol is totally relevant to society today,” said Francis. “We’re living in a period where people are considering the same sort of things in relation to drugs and legalization. People are making the same arguments today about criminalization of drugs as they were during the prohibition of alcohol. You hear that all prohibition does is allow criminals to make profit, why doesn’t the government make these things legal and make profits from this?”

The book not only connects to current issues, but also draws parallels to times past.

Thought-provoking, beautiful and engaging, this book is a true work of art, inspiring to be read time after time. U

Clubs >>

Nerdfighters club does more than nerd out Miguel Santa Maria Contributor

There’s a relatively new club on campus and they’re ready to give students the space to geek out unapologetically. But in truth, there has been some confusion as to what the Nerdfighters club was all about; is it a club celebrating nerd culture? A charity club? A John Green fan club? Chances are you may have been just as confused.

So who are the UBC Nerdfighters? According to Trixie Hernandez, a Sauder student and Vice President Marketing of the club, it can be whatever you want it to be.

“Nerdfighters [is] this community of people that care about pretty much like a spectrum of anything.

There’s no criteria you have to meet [to] become a nerdfighter,” said Hernandez. “It’s just this idea where you don’t have to be a ‘full blown crazy geek, only live in my computer’ nerd — if you like the same stuff we do, even if you don’t, just hang out with us! It’s just this spirit of let’s talk about anything from Jane Austen novels to Pikachu.”

UBC Nerdfighters stems from Nerdfighteria, a subculture that started out from a Vlog series of author John Green (The Fault In Our Stars) and his brother Hank. At first, the series started out as your typical Vlog discussing pop-culture but grew into something more.

“It started off as this kind of fan-base and it’s kinda grown to these people that value intellectualism and that care about the most random things from anywhere like Sherlock, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, to science, Syrian politics,” said Hernandez.

The most important aspect of Nerdfighteria, however, is its philosophy of maintaining a culture of acceptance and, according to their

official motto, to “decrease worldsuck”. This helped create a strong presence in charity work from followers, to the point where global Nerdfighters have contributed approximately 3.5 million dollars to KIVA, a global non-profit organization, according to Hernandez.

Despite the strong charity front of Nerdfighteria, Hernandez insisted that’s not what it’s all about, particularly with the UBC iteration.

“I would say we’re more of a social club, and it’s just a space where people can hang out” she said. “The charity portion … that’s not why the club is there, it’s just a philosophy that [we believe in]; that we understand we’re a group of people that can do things together and if we have that capability, we will do it.”

The club in particular is relatively new, only having started last year. Still — along with the charity efforts — it has kept itself very busy with various events and hangouts throughout the year.

“We do things like poetry reading [and] vintage bookstore hopping … we’ll go to random bars … literally it’s just hanging out. It’s just like getting together [and] ‘let’s discuss how much I hate Ginny from Harry Potter in the movie but I love her in the book’; just random stuff like that.”

Despite the simplicity, the club has already gained a tremendous — and unexpected — amount of members. A spike from just a few to almost 150 in a year, according to Hernandez, an influx the club itself was not prepared for.

“We just had an icebreaker and we budgeted for 30 people.

90 people ended up showing up … we ordered like 20 more pizzas,” said Hernandez.

Things are expected to get bigger and more ambitious, with club execs hoping to help revive the

Nerdfighters is a semi-new club who boast a group of open minded and welcoming students.

two-year dormant Vancouver Yule Ball, a large celebration inspired by the Harry Potter series.

So if your idea of having fun is unpredictable, relatively judgment free — while helping make the

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world a better place, if you please— chances are you would be a good fit with the UBC Nerdfighters. U

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Art >>

MOA challenges stereotypes in Without Masks

Sustainability concert at CIRS will challenge how we view sustainability and environmental change

Artistic Director Giorgio Magnanensi.

Victoria Lansdown Contributor

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The MOA hosts many exhibits that challenge representations of different cultures.

Jamey Gilchrist Contributor

The Museum of Anthropology’s latest exhibit, Without Masks: Contemporary Afro-Cuban Art , showcases 85 pieces by 31 Afro-Cuban artists, methodically chosen

by Cuban artist and poet, Orlando Hernádez. It is a diverse collection, in that almost every medium is used — painting, calligraphy, photography, soft sculpture and visual art. There are two common themes that transpire throughout the exhibit: the cultural and religious beliefs of Afro-Cubans and the racial barriers and stereotypes that surround them.

The exhibit is unique in its organization because it is ordered out of respect to the elders and the deceased of four African religions: Palo Monte, Santeria, Ifá and Abukuá. This is seen when you enter the first room of the exhibit, all the artists in that room are deceased.

Then, as you move further into other rooms of the exhibition, you see the works of elders who are still alive, and then to the end of the exhibit, where you can see the pieces of younger and younger artists.

“The idea is that they are looking out on the other artists from wherever they are now,” says Dr. Nuno Porto, Associate Director of Research for MOA and the co-curator for Without Masks .

A Havana-based painter, Alexis Esquivel, featured in the exhibit, has a series of works, one of which demonstrates memory called “The Genealogical Tree.” It incorporates portraits of famous historical figures like Barack Obama, Madonna and Adolf Hitler — as all connected by roots or branches on the tree.

“The idea that is captured is the assumption that for black people in Cuba, it gets to a point where they arrived in a boat. So if you have documentation about your family, and you’re black, you can go a couple of generations above you, but it gets to a point where there’s a list of slave trade boats that came to the port in Havana and so you’re confronted with the choice of taking this as a malevolent destiny, or fate on your head, or you can be </em>

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creative and assume that regardless who you came from, there is a sort of universal genealogy to everyone,” said Porto.

A visually very strong piece called “Remember,” by the Merger speaks volumes for African Cuban ancestry. It is a black glassy sculpture of a head with USB drives sticking out in place for hair.

“This symbolizes that all African memories they have is totally embodied memory ... slaves didn’t come with a suitcase or a container of their goods. They were just brought literally not as people, but as merchandise. And all the possibilities for cultural survival that existed were in their heads,” said Porto.

A huge self-portrait of artist René Peña depicts a strong representation of the themes of stereotypes and racial biases. In the photo, it appears as if he is touching the tip of his penis with his index finger, but it is actually a tip of a knife.

“What Peña is doing is a debate of black male sexuality in that the male reproductive organ is replaced by the knife. And the knife does not give life to anyone ... it is a killer,” explains Porto.

Relating these cultural biases from Cuba to British Columbia, one sees that the most vulnerable segments of our population in terms of poverty, of education and of regional population, is the First Nations. This comparison between Afro-Cubans to First nations gives the MOA a dialogue between a very local situation, and an exhibition that shares cultural and racial issues within a common space.

Art can influence the way that we interpret political, social and racial barriers that exist, not just in history, but also in contemporary society, which is truly what Without Masks embodies.

“What this exhibition also tells us is that we should not take things for granted,” said Porto.

“This exhibit is about the world we live in and the world we want to live in, and how can we as artists, curators or even human beings, for that matter, can make it better. That is the bottom line.” U

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UBC strives to be a leader in sustainability efforts in Canada, so it comes as no surprise that the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability will be playing host to one of the sustainability themed concerts which are a part of the Sonic Topographies — sound, music and sustainability, a concert series part of the Vancouver New Music Festival.

“CIRS has been really supportive of us and our connections with other cultural organizations. I think they really see the opportunity to bridge more academic research with music artists,” said Giorgio Magnanensi, Artistic Director for the Vancouver New Music festival.

In presenting a very diverse group of musicians, composers

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and performers, the Vancouver New Music Festival will facilitate discussions and activities centred on the question: how can contemporary music practices contribute to the larger issue of creating sustainable systems in a technological world?

“It is important for us to create availability for the audience to think of sound in ways besides aesthetics. This concert will be a great way to use these performers’ creative energy to question our roles as musicians and the environmental and sioclogical issues that society faces,” said Magnanensi.

According to Magnanensi, this free panel discussion will include the facilitators reflecting on “what artistic creation really means in a context that fosters sustainable ideas about creativity, culture and tradition.”

What makes this particular event so unique is the focus on hearing sustainability. These musical performances are designed to put sound to natural resources, to help us respect and connect with our community.

“Sounds go beyond rhetorical language and political discourse in a way that is more in tune with the symbolic lines of, like, dolphins swimming in the ocean. They don’t talk, but they make music,” said Magnanensi.

A few of the performers who will execute this innovative view on music include John Luther Adams, Michael O’Neill, Georg Friedrich Haas and more.

Themes presented throughout the performance include how music can contribute to sustainability through presenting acoustic representations of nature. This new approach to sustainability is heard through the redefinition of natural materials — such as timbre — to create new music which can be examined through the eyes (or ears) of various interdisciplinary academic disciplines.

Magnanensi strongly believes we can improve our society by thinking of ways to impact sustainability, made possible by this new style of music.

“We must be agents of change, not just be a distraction. We [don’t want] anything too intense (or controversial), but very honest and very grounded music, questioning things that everyone goes through in everyday life,” said Magnanensi.

The Sonic Topographies — sound, music and sustainability is coming to UBC on October 19 at 3 p.m. with a panel discussion before the concert at 2 p.m. at the Centre for Interactive Research in Sustainability. Tickets are $15 students (includes taxes), or $35 for regular customers. U <em>

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LAST WORDS studentsvcan’t just be facebook activists The first in the series of events under the banner of “UBC students for fairness in tuition and housing prices” occurred on Tuesday. Though the organizers, MCs and speakers all did quite a good job, presenting a fair mix of background facts and impassioned speech, the turnout was lacklustre — at the event’s peak, there were, at most, 500 people. Throughout, it averaged around 300-350.

This is an archetypical example of the attitude of Facebook activism that seems to pervade our generation — or at least UBC students.

Over 3,000 people said that they were attending the teach-in; no more than 500 showed up. A showing like this suggests that this issue doesn’t matter to students as much as one might think.

It’s much easier for people to click like on a Facebook post than to actually make an effort and make their voices heard where it matters.

It’s akin to those posts that pop up on your timeline once in a while: “If this photo gets 10,000 likes the hospital will pay for little Johnny’s surgery.” And it’s not like the assembly was inaccessible — it took place in a highly trafficked location on campus, in the middle of the day, in nice weather with plenty of notice.

We’re not saying that everyone has to be involved. Obviously not everyone, for some reason or another, is going to think that the changes UBC plans to implement

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are worth protesting. But if you say you care about it and do nothing beyond a couple of clicks in support, there’s no one to blame but yourself if the changes go through. Activism is more than a brief exhalation of support. UBC has a rich history of fiery and effectual student movements — from the Great Trek to APEC — and that legacy is something that any self-proclaimed activist should strive to live up to.

ramps over stairways It wasn’t even near anything that one could reasonably be expected to drive on, but there it was — a Mercedes SUV teetering on the stairs near IKB. Clearly, the driver had either misinterpreted his vehicle’s acronym as ATV, or he just expected flight capability to come standard in newer models of high-end luxury automobiles (“I paid $70,000 for this thing, it can’t handle a few stairs?”).

Days later, a Volkswagen was caught in the same compromising position. We couldn’t believe it.

These events were followed by not one, but two different taxis from two different companies becoming stuck on two different sets of stairs.

Events like these aren’t exactly common, but it stands to reason that UBC should implement some sort of system to allow for vehicles to drive in places from which they are currently prohibited. The Ubyssey suggests cartoonishly large ramps be constructed over every set of stairs, with a crawlspace under<em>

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neath for pedestrians. This will allow for motorists to pass through the unwashed masses without fear of handprints or peasant breath defacing their chariots.

Sure, the suggestion is ludicrous now, but if tuition and housing costs continue to rise, the only students left at UBC will be the ones who would be in favour.

exercise apps don’t always work out UBC-O professor Mary Jung is studying how mobile fitness apps affect actual exercise routines; she may really be onto something here. Some of us at The Ubyssey have used different exercise apps with varying degrees of success, but we did agree on one thing: on the whole, the ability to do things like quantify your exercise progress, keep track of how far you run or how many sit-ups you do and compare exercise patterns with friends is good.

Seeing your exercise progress systematically laid out on a screen can even serve as motivation to stay on track with your exercise plans.

But as Jung has already pointed out, even the trendiest fitness app will not be a quick-fix for anyone who is looking to get in shape. In the end, the decision to put down the butter chicken pizza (which is actually a Ubyssey office favourite!) and get moving still isn’t one that an app can make for you. U <em>

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Anti-prostitution Bill C-36 isn’t aimed at students and girls. Women’s organizations before age 18.

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University students who choose to engage in sex work are not the focus of Bill C-36. This bill seeks to protect the most marginalized women (those with fewer options than university students). University students have access to capital, or at least loans, among other resources, which many women who work within the sex industry do not. As suggested by the author, women who experience the brutal reality of being a member of an oppressed class often have multiple barriers stacked against them in entering the dominant workforce.

A study which focused on prostitution in the Downtown Eastside articulated the structures of oppression which impact women’s and girls’ choices to enter prostitution. Aboriginal women and girls are overwhelmingly visible within the streets of the Downtown Eastside. In Canada, the average age at which women enter prostitution is between 13 and 19 (this is a generous statistic). According to a 2001 PACE Society study, 52 per cent of 183 Vancouver women turned their first trick when they were younger than age 16 and 70 per cent turned the

criminalizing men who buy sexual services from women will produce a safe environment for women. The Bedford decision clearly states, however, that decriminalizing sex work does not protect the most marginalized class of sex workers: women who work the streets.

Yes, it is noble to question the praxis of male domination. The material and social inequalities between men and women as a class create an arena for male dominance and, subsequently, a situation set up for male violence to prevail. Men as a class have more access to social and economic capital. A symptom of this inequality would be male violence against women. The gendered sexual nature of prostitution is not a social phenomena, it is not simply a monetary transaction between two consenting adults. It exists because men have power, and women have less.

The choices of men are being overlooked: why do men purchase the bodies of women and girls, and what enables them? Feminist anti-violence organizations which aim to deconstruct male entitlement are not policing individual men’s choices to buy (exercise economic power over) the bodies of women

lief that biology equals destiny; the myth of irrepressible male sexual desire as a biological need is socially constructed and reinforced by patriarchy. Feminist initiatives to bring attention to the atrocities committed by male buyers are admirable.

The Invisible Men Project is an important resource that illustrates the mentalities of men who buy women.

There are not substantial services for women who are seeking to exit. The neoliberalization of the discourse which hyper focuses on individual women’s experiences is detrimental. Analyzing the experiences of women as a class allows us then to prioritize the most marginalized groups within that class. All women deserve access to labour that is not gendered, that is not inherently based on their sexual and financial subordination to men, that is not detrimental to health and spirit and that is not a by-product of a capitalist patriarchy. The aim of abolitionists is liberation, not mere survival within the confines of a violent, sexist, ableist, classist, racist system. U Emily Monaghan is a second-year UBC student, unequivocally prowoman, activist and anti-violence worker.

Climate change may be the defining issue of the 21st century. Isn’t it time for UBC, with its many awards in sustainability, to end its investments in the fossil fuel industry?

UBC’s endowment fund is worth over $1 billion with an estimated 10% of it invested in the fossil fuel industry. The fossil fuel divestment movement, initiated by 350. org, urges institutions to withdraw ownership of funds in oil, coal and gas companies.

At the UBC AMS elections last year, 76.9% of students voted in favour of the Divest UBC Campaign.

In turn, the university responded with a new policy “incorporating ESG (environmental, social and governance) factors in the investment process,” but declined to begin divesting from fossil fuels.

Globally, however, things are heating up in the Climate Movement against the fossil fuel industry. In Canada there are now 20 universities with active divestment campaigns, bringing the North American count to over 500 campuses. It is now the fastest growing divestment movement in history.

Historically, divestment has been used to address issues such as South Africa’s apartheid government.

As a student, Barack Obama was involved in the South Africa Divestment Campaign. Obama offered his opinion on the fossil fuel divestment movement last year.

“Divest,” he said. “Remind folks there’s no contradiction between a sound environment and strong economic growth.”

Earlier this year, the president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, weighed in.

“Through policy reforms, we can divest and tax that which we don’t want, the carbon that threatens development gains over the last 20 years,” Kim said.

On September 21, 2014, while hundreds of thousands of people marched for climate action in New York and around the world, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund announced that they were joining the

divestment movement. The RBF has assets of over $800 million. The president of the RBF reminisced about the historic “big oil” figure John D. Rockefeller.

“As an astute businessman looking out to the future, he would be moving out of fossil fuels and investing in clean, renewable energy,” he said.

Huge news for the fossil fuel divestment movement came in May 2014 when Stanford University announced its plans to divest from all coal companies. It’s the first university of its size to do so. This shows tremendous leadership on behalf of Stanford, and reveals that UBC is lacking the political will to truly lead in sustainability.

This brings us back to campus, where Divest UBC is beginning the next phase of its campaign.

Following the success of the student referendum, UBCC350 is now focused on connecting with faculty in the push for divestment.

Just in the last week, over 50 faculty members have pledged to vote in the upcoming faculty referendum in favour of divestment. With students and faculty joining forces there is far greater pressure on the university to make divestment a reality. Faculty can sign the pledge on UBCC350’s website.

Faculty are preparing for an October 27 Faculty Association meeting in which they will vote on whether or not to hold a referendum on fossil fuel divestment. The referendum would take place in January 2015.

Looking forward, UBCC350 will be reaching out to all stakeholders on campus. The campaign will continue with increased pressure from students, but also a growing contingent of faculty, staff and alumni. At this exciting time, UBCC350 welcomes all members of the UBC community to join us and become involved in the Divest UBC campaign.

To date, over $50 billion have been committed to divest from fossil fuels. The time is now for UBC, with its self-proclaimed title of a living lab, to join the movement and end its investments that are destabilizing the climate. U

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UBC men’s basketball comes back against Balloholics Thunderbirds gear up in preparation for the UBC Invitational Tournament this weekend

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The ‘Birds were led by a monster effort from second-year Conor Morgan.

Jacob Gershkovich Contributor

The Thunderbirds out-balled the Vancouver Balloholics in a 93-85 victory Thursday night at the War Memorial Gym. UBC entered this Thursday’s matchup seeking a repeat performance of their blowout win

against the Seattle Mountaineers last Friday. The Vancouver Balloholics, a flashy, fast-paced squad tested UBC early, slashing through a disoriented Thunderbird’s defence on the fast break, and after one quarter of play, the Thunderbirds trailed 26-21.

Conor Morgan, the secondyear forward out of Victoria

torched the Balloholics’ defence for 33 points, helping UBC climb back into the lead after their first quarter woes. Morgan scored at will, displaying the range and quickness of a guard, the post-presence of a power forward and the tenacity and eagerness of a youngster with something to prove.

“It’s hard to remember sometimes that he’s still only a second year kid,” said UBC head coach Kevin Hanson. “He’s out there, still learning the game, and with his height and length, he’s going to be a very difficult match for anybody.”

Feeding off of Morgan’s play, UBC entered halftime with a slim 45-42 lead.

The Balloholics were peculiarly flat to start the third quarter, and UBC was able to capitalize, almost extending their lead to 30 at one point. This game quickly got out of control. Tommy Nixon, the suave veteran and team’s leading scorer last year supplemented Morgan’s performance with 19 points of his own. In the backcourt, the incredibly quick Jordan Jensen-Whyte added 14 points and six assists.

Notwithstanding a late push by the Balloholics in the fourth quarter, UBC cruised to another preseason victory.

“Offensively, I was happy with a lot of things that we did,” said Hanson. “Defensively, at times, I thought we were good, but when you’re playing against a team like that, you’ve got to be good all the time. We took a lot of possessions off, made some mental mistakes, and hopefully we’ll be able to grow from games like that.”The Thunderbirds remain undefeated in preseason play this October, and it seems as though all the

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33 Points pieces are in place for a solid season.

The team looks confident, and the fans feel optimistic. Eli, the seven-year-old boy I was sitting next to in the stands, actually predicts a national championship for the men’s team this year.

He seemed pretty certain, so who knows?

The Thunderbirds return to preseason action this weekend when they host the UBC Invitational at War Memorial Gym. On Friday they’ll play the Western University Mustangs, and on Saturday they’ll take on the Windsor University Lancers. Both games will be at 3 p.m. U

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Thunderbirds tie ‘Bird-killer Fraser Valley Women’s team battles against the only team to beat both UBC squads in three years

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The Cascades have had the Thunderbirds’ number in the past.

Olamide Olaniyan Staff Writer

During the Thanksgiving weekend, the Thunderbirds drew 0-0 against the University of Fraser Valley Cascades, the only team to beat both UBC soccer squads in the last three years. After a tight game between two great teams, both parted ways, each with a point to keep.

All the players followed the game plan to the very end with continuous collaboration, but most of the game can only be described as “scrappy” as goalkeeping coach Mike Norris said.

“We started well in the first half, had a couple of chances, but didn’t quite execute. We should have, but then we knew it was going to be a tough match,” said

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Norris, who is also the goalkeeping coach for Mountain United FC. “It was a tough battle but we worked hard as a team. We stuck to the plan.”

The first half of the game was mostly inactive, with a few opportunities here and there but a failure to finish for both teams. The players came back fired up after halftime and kicked off with a new fervour.

“I think everybody did their role to be honest, everybody battled through and I think that as a team we collectively tried to do the jobs that we were asked,” said Norris.

The ‘Birds then began to dominate early in the second half with forwards Jasmine Dhanda and Amirit Berar leading the charge.

In the 46th minute, Dhanda

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managed to get the ball after a corner kick and unleashed a fierce shot on goal, only to be denied by the powerful hands of cascades goalkeeper Kayla Klim. Altogether, Dhanda managed four shots, which were supplemented by Berar, Madison Guy and Tamara Roughead, who each had two.

However, despite the collaborative efforts of the Thunderbirds, the Cascades held them back.

“We need to be ready to be successful, whether in the 45th or the fifth or even the 90th minute,” said Eckerle.

Thunderbirds goalkeeper Emily Wilson made several great saves on Friday, saving them a loss and stopping the opposition’s attack in some key moments. In the 68th minute, Cascade’s Shelby Beck caught Wilson slightly off her mark and fired a shot from far off, but Wilson stretched and managed to stop the ball for a catch in one of the closest calls of the match.

The Cascades started pressing again in dying minutes of the game, making the danger of a late goal very possible, but Wilson pulled off a beautiful save with a quick dive. In the end, the Thunderbirds managed to maintain their rock solid defensive record.

“We’re on the way up this year and [to be on top], we’re going to have a strong finish towards the end of this season,” said Eckerle.

The Thunderbirds dropped their game on Saturday vs. the Trinity Western Spartans in Langley, but will be back home this Sunday, October 19 at noon for a rematch to close out their regular season. U <em>

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Talented Transfers 1. Which university did you transfer from and why?

I transferred from Cornell University down in the States because of injury problems; so I could gain an extra year to play hockey.

I transferred from UVic so I could live the ladybird lifestyle.

Dalhousie University.

UBC has a much stronger swimming program.

I transferred from Arizona State University after spending two years there. I ultimately decided to transfer because it wasn’t the right fit for me.

I transferred from Boise State University. I ... decided to use the rest of my eligibility back home in Vancouver while pursuing a master’s degree.

Well, I was homeless for a month. That wasn’t ideal.

Being away from [my home province of] PEI. I miss the small towns, potatoes and inbreds.

The toughest adjustment for me is learning how to play Canadian football again.

I haven’t really had any difficult adjustments.

I’m originally from North Vancouver so I’m just really happy to be back.

Step Up 2: The Streets.

The Dark Knight.

My favourite movie sequel is Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers.

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2. What’s been the toughest adjustment or sacrifice so far?

Probably trying to fit myself into an entirely new team and lifestyle than what I had been used to.

3. What’s your favourite movie sequel?

My favourite movie sequel would have to be Star Wars or something along those lines.

4. How do UBC’s sports fans compare to the fans at your former school?

Cornell did bring in ... around 1,500-2,000 fans ... I was pleasantly surprised to see that UBC does have a decent amount of fans.

UVic doesn’t really have any fans. There’s just too much disappointment.

Honestly, I never watched any other sports at DAL. Oops.

UBC’s sports fans are awesome. I wish every student could come out to all of our home games.

Fans at UBC are great and it’s awesome to be able to have my family and friends at all the games.

5. If your new teammates had to describe you in three words what would they say?

Probably something along the lines of energetic, competitive and happy.

Bald, sarcastic and bald.

“Is very aggressive.”

If they described me in three words they probably would say funny, confident and outgoing.

Competitive, outgoing, always-laughing.

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Men’s Soccer loses a game

The men’s soccer team lost for the first time this season on Friday against the University of Fraser Valley Cascades, who are inexplicably competitive when playing UBC. The Cascades are the only team to beat both UBC squads in the past three years — they

were the only team to upset the equally dominant men’s team last season, breaking a 27-game win streak. This time, it was only 19. UFV’s dismantling of the CIS’ top team is curious, considering the fact that their record has been close to .500 over the course of the

past two years. For whatever reason, they kick their game up a notch when they face the best of the best. The game saw Navid Mashinchi knock in his league-leading eighth goal of the season to tie the game after UFV’s Colton O’Neill opened the scoring, but no

more offensive threat would come from the UBC team that averages a division-leading three goals per game. Cascade Justin Sekhon hammered another one in to put Fraser Valley on top again in the 86th minute, snatching the win from the home team.

Men’s Hockey beats the unbeaten

A split weekend against the previously unbeaten Mount Royal Cougars was a confidence boost for the Thunderbirds. In six games of the season, the Cougars have allowed 11 goals — seven of those were against UBC. In a high-scoring game on Friday,

the ‘Birds put five past Mount Royal goalkeeper Dalyn Flette, as Nick Buonassisi, Robert Lindores, Luke Lockhart, Cole Wilson and Greg Fraser all chipped in for the 5-3 win that saw a number of oddman rushes, powerplays and a shorthanded goal (Lockhart’s).

Buonassisi would contribute two more the next night in a losing cause as the Cougars finished off the ‘Birds in overtime, 3-2. Mount Royal jumped out to a 2-0 lead by the halfway point, but Buonassisi put in UBC’s second shorthanded tally in as many games to get his

team back in the game. He rang in another marker two minutes into the third to even things up, but Cougar Tyler Fiddler responded just 42 seconds into OT to take the weekend split.

For his efforts, Buonassisi was named the Canada West third star of the week.

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UBC’s Ultimate pastime

BIRD DROPPINGS Women’s soccer (5-3-2) Friday vs. UFV: 0-0 T Saturday @ TWU: 3-0 L Men’s soccer (9-1) Friday vs. UFV: 2-1 L Saturday @ TWU: 3-0 W Women’s hockey (3-0-1) Friday @ MRU: 3-2 W Saturday @ MRU: 8-0 W Men’s hockey (2-2-2) Friday vs. MRU: 3-5 W Saturday vs. MRU: 3-2 L Men’s volleyball (18-4) Friday @ MEU: 3-1 W Saturday @ MEU: 3-0 W

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The Ultimate Club is open to complete beginners, but is also internationally competitive.

Ciaran Dougherty Copy Editor

It’s hard to walk around UBC without seeing groups of students chasing, in what seems an excessively athletic manner, after what we commonly call a Frisbee. It doesn’t take much observation to realize that there is some organization behind the exertion; in fact, what you see are various incarnations of a dynamic and colourful up and coming sport.

I spoke to Alex Hackney, a member of the UBC Ultimate club and a Team Canada U19 representative, about the history of the game to get a better idea of why UBC has adopted it as one of its favourite pastimes.

“It started in the U.S., in the 60s, the creator named it Ultimate Frisbee … he said the game made him feel ‘Ultimate’ and he wanted a name to describe it as such,” said Hackney.

The game is made up of a mixture of concepts from other sports. To score a point you must receive the disc in the opposition’s end zone, players cannot run with the disc and once the disc is received the player has limited time to throw it again. This sport

has a unique feature, though, and it’s quite a charming one: it is completely self-officiated. “[It gives] the players that amount of respect in order to referee their own game and make their own calls, not cheat the rules, it really brings sort of a new element to the game,” said Hackney.

This offers a change of pace from other similar sports that can have a highly combative nature; no officials have control, which promotes sportsmanship and respect.

The sport may have begun in the U.S., but it has spread worldwide, and Canada is now a major force at an international level.

Both the men’s and women’s U19 Team Canada squads medaled at the World Championships this summer. UBC has a lot to be proud of, as many UBC Ultimate club members represented the nation at the tournament in Italy.

“Our club is very good. This past year we’ve had four of its members last year appear in the 2014 U19 [Men’s] WFDF (World Flying Disc Federation) Championships and those four members actually won the gold medal, as well as having several girls

from the girls’ team, so I think there’s 10 UBC members coming back this summer with a medal,” said Hackney.

The club started in the 1990s and has been growing ever since.

Their numbers are healthy with membership in the hundreds.

Now they operate using levels of competition: a very competitive ‘A’ team that targets the nationals and other tournaments, and a more relaxed ‘B’ team that plays in just-for-fun competitions around the Pacific Northwest.

Despite the extreme talent of some of its members, the club is not exclusive. They encourage new members and accommodate all skill levels.

“Absolutely anyone can come,” said Hackney. “All beginners are welcome, and there’s a lot of new members that come out that are nervous about that. We are totally welcoming.”

The game Hackney and his team love is vibrant and exciting — to be a top player, you need high levels of skill and athleticism, but the real allure is that anyone can get involved and have a good time. It’s still young, but Ultimate is one sport that looks like it’s here to stay. U

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58- Banned apple spray 59- Remove water from a boat 61- Hit back, perhaps 62- Actress Russo 63- Pakistani language 64- Short literary composition 65- Flat sound 66- Hook’s helper 67- Grenoble’s river

1- New Age musician John 2- Inter ___ 3- Basic monetary unit of Ghana 4- Got an earful, in a way 5- Navy builder 6- Grocery lane 7- Face-to-face exam 8- Siesta 9- Trap 10- Prince Valiant’s wife 11- Baseball commissioner Bud 12- Jack 13- Shops want to achieve high ones!

21- “Judith” composer 23- Give it ___!

25- Festive occasions 26- Single entity 27- Zero 28- Type of gun 29- Be of one mind 32- Bother 33- Incessant 34- Kiln for drying hops 35- Russian range 36- Class 38- Trials 42- Equilateral parallelogram 43- Scrutinize 47- Peace Nobelist Sakharov 48- Rips 49- Leers at 50- Bank offerings 51- Fathers 52- Worth 54- Cover up 55- Relaxation 56- Sign of injury 57- Eye problem 60- Upper limb

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Oct 9 answers

THE LAING LECTURES OCTOBER 2014 UBC

VANCOUVER

SETTLING IN TO A DECADENT DECLINE OCTOBER 22–23, 2014 AT REGENT COLLEGE WITH ROSS DOUTHAT

Ross Douthat is the youngest op-ed columnist in the history of the New York Times where he writes about domestic and international politics and government.

FIND OUT MORE: rgnt.net/laingubc OCT 22 7:30 PM OCT 23 11:30 AM OCT 23 7:30 PM

DEFINING DECADENCE LIVING UNDER DECADENCE ESCAPING DECADENCE

Regent College 5800 University Blvd (on the UBC campus)