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THE STAFF

COLUMNISTS

ASHLEY BULTHUIS

MUSIC FESTIVAL PREVIEW

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

THE COURIER'S SUMMER PLAYLIST

DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM'S GRAD SHOWCASE

PEPSI'S COMMERCIAL CONUNDRUM

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DROPPING THE F-BOMB

CONTRIBUTORS

Andy Rice EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

THE FENTANYL CRISIS

Ashley Bulthuis Tony Stark is a self-proclaimed genius, billionaire, playboy and philanthropist. Nima Boscarino is not self-proclaimed, but he is a genius, could one day be a billionaire, probably is too handsome to be a playboy and is a philanthropist waiting to happen. Tony Stark is a tech expert, so is this man. The only difference is that Mr. Stark is a comic book character. Mr. Boscarino is real.

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Rachel Wada ART

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Juliana Vieira

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Armed with low self confidence and the ability to loop every conversation back to the Marvel Universe, Syd ventures out to bring her fellow geeks news from the fabled outside world. Valar morghulis, motherfuckers

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Gabriel Scorgie

Justin Scott

Annie Chang

Kevin O'Neill Communications student Kevin O’Neill is one of Capilano University’s truest stand up students. His dedication and work with the Tsleil-Waututh Nation is both inspiring and impressive.

In his column, he’ll be shedding much needed light on some of the issues that Canada’s First Nations communities face. Fun fact: Kevin is the most accessible person I have ever met – you could text himwhenever you want and you’ll get a response.

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Rachel D'sa WORDS

Connor Svensrud WORDS

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Brittany Tiplady Coming in to rescue our promising and ultra important column on feminism is Brittany Tiplady, co-founder and co-editor-in-chief of Loose Lips Magazine. Armed with a breadth of experience in the journalism world, Brittany is set to bring a significant and much-needed voice to the Courier. Look out for some explosive truth bombs!

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Kevin Kapenda One of the best things we can do as citizens is to be better informed about the political environment we live in. Thankfully, Mr. FuturePrime- Minister-with- a-Mixtape, Kevin Kapenda, is here to provide some much needed sober second thoughts on the upcoming provincial elections. Expect some harsh, but fair truth bombs from our very own version of the East Atlanta Santa, only much smarter.

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When I first set foot on the Capilano University campus back in 2008, there were still Capilano College signs everywhere.

Greg Lee was president. There was a flat patch of grass where the Bosa Centre stands today. I had initially intended on completing a Jazz Studies degree and getting the hell out of here. I didn’t know the Capilano Courier even existed.

But alas, I’ve come to my final article as its editor-in-chief, after two years at the helm and five years in total with the paper.

I never expected to be here this long. To be perfectly honest, I’m not sure I expected to be here at all. The plan was to write one story, take the $30 and run – as in run away, not run the paper.

Life is funny, isn’t it?

Not a day goes by where I don’t stop to think how lucky I’ve been to have had this opportunity. Sure, it can be an absolute gopher hole of weekly deadlines and daily predicaments, but I’m going to miss it so much when I finally do pass the torch once and for all. There will be a week of relief, followed by another where I’m pretty much a vessel for restless leg syndrome – and then, finally, a period of grieving when I realize what I’ve left behind.

So much of my life these past two years has been devoted to the newspaper cycle – pitching, writing, editing, production, distribution. To be able to do it week in/ week out with some of my closest friends has been a complete joy. To be able to learn about the business of print and online media, in conjunction with all of the other things one learns during their postsecondary journey, has been the cherry on top of my educational experience at CapU. I entered this university fresh out of high school with a “take” mentality.

School spirit was never my strong suit and group projects were my least favourite thing about life. I’ll admit that I was even a little sheepish to tell people I was going here, rather than the much larger and prestigious UBC or SFU. But somewhere along the way, I fell in love with this place.

I began to get involved. Before I knew it, I’d become the coordinator of one of the biggest group projects this campus has to offer: its newspaper.

The Courier has provided me with a chance to give back, but also to make amends for how truly apathetic I was at the height of my studies here. So many of us trudge through our respective programs as if they’re the only things that matter or exist. And while this isn’t incorrect per se, there’s a great deal more that a lot of us could be doing for our school, and for each other. I know that for me personally, I may have passed my classes, but I certainly failed my university in many ways.

If I could start my CapU experience all over again, I would have gotten involved sooner. I would have watched a few more varsity sports games, supported a few more fundraisers, attended a few more concerts, screened a few more films. There are literally dozens of things happening on this campus each week that I only know about because I work for the newspaper. That’s

as concerning as it is validating.

People keep on insisting that CapU needs a pub and residences in order to facilitate some kind of school spirit, and although I agree to an extent, I also recognize that those are just two more places to hide out in (or, at best, to host small gatherings of people.) What we need is people. We need more students to enroll here, and we need the students who have enrolled here to be proud of the choice that they’ve made. Most of all, we need them to sign up not just for classes, but for those periods of community that exist between them.

In my own experience, and in talking to others, it appears as though CapU President Paul Dangerfield has a very good understanding of this. The Courier staff and I have seen that man literally everywhere, from off-campus events to the stands of the Sportsplex. I’ve never spoken to him about it, but I think he’d agree that leadership is about the farthest thing you can get from a nine-to-five job. It’s about being the first one to arrive and the last one to leave. It’s about cheering the loudest and the longest. It’s about being involved and staying involved, regardless of who might be around to notice or whether or not the cameras are rolling. Will he adhere to those values long-term? I'd like to believe so.

That’s the kind of administrator this university needs, and it’s the kind of administrator this newspaper needs.

My advice for the next Capilano Courier editor-in-chief is the same as it would be for anyone else on this campus: Embrace your community. Support your fellow students.

Leave the place a little better than it was when you got here.

I sincerely hope I’ve done the same.

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DANGERFIELD OUTLINES PLANS TO GROW CAPU SHORTTERM AND BEYOND

Taking more of a structural approach to raising enrolment, Dangerfield is optimistic that his plans to create more programs over the next half decade or so, will result in significantly higher participation. “What I can commit to over the next number of years is to add two to three new programs annually for the next five years. If you do the math on that, we currently have 12 degrees and our other programs. By doubling that to 24 degrees, we will double the number of students on campus.”

Improving campus life, student services and number of programs crucial to university’s prosperity

MORE STUDENTS, LESS GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

university's enrollment has remained quite stable.”

CapU’s domestic enrolment has fluctuated in the last few years, leading to minor financial uncertainty. In fall 2012, over 8,500 domestic students were registered for classes through Nov. 1.

However, by fall 2015, that number had dropped to just over 6,600, with numbers for fall 2016 yet to be released by the Ministry. Conversely, the trend has been the exact opposite for international students, who in fall 2012 accounted for only 625 of all students on campus. Since then, that number has continued to climb, with 890 international students enrolled in fall 2015. Overall, over 9,100 students attended CapU in fall 2012, whereas in fall 2015, that number had sunk to 7,515 – a glass half-empty or half-full, depending on the way the numbers are interpreted.

However, for Dangerfield, the downward rate of enrolment needs to change. “Our priorities are looking after our [existing] students and creating more programs,” he said. “What we want to do is increase the number of programs we have, so that students have more choices with regard to coming here and staying here.”

According to the Federation of PostSecondary Educators (FPSE), per-student operating grants from the Provincial Government to universities have remained flat since 2002, the year former BC Liberal Premier, Gordon Campbell, tabled the province’s first post-NDP budget. While CapU’s enrolment is down, the overall trend, per FPSE, has resulted in a 20 per cent decline since 2001, factoring inflation and higher enrolment province-wide.

“This government is in a difficult situation, as any government would be.

That's in part because there are more students in universities than there has ever been and we anticipate demand will continue to grow,” Dangerfield said. “Not only are students attending once, but they're coming back to re-train themselves.

Meanwhile, the amount of money in the pot is not necessarily getting any bigger, which means that on the institutions' end, we're not seeing any more money, but have to deliver more programming for more students.”

This need for institutions to raise more funds on their own is a hitch Dangerfield relishes and believes will require creativity to address. “The overall pot is not going to get any bigger, so at a university like our own, we have to get smarter at how we do things. We just need to look at new ways of bringing in revenues,” said Dangerfield.

“These sources could be from the Federal

“It's an opportunity to bring together undergraduates who are in degree programs with a capstone or a thesis component,” said Aurelea Mahood, CapU’s Liberal Studies Degree coordinator and one of the coordinators of the SRS. A number of programs at CapU require students to complete a thesis or capstone project in order to graduate. While this process is not new, up until now each faculty has overseen this process, including the final presentations of the work on their own. The main goal behind the SRS is to take these presentations out of closed rooms with program-specific audiences and present them to others in the university, as well as members of the general public.

Liberal Studies student Kelsey Silk said that she is both “excited and nervous” for her presentation at this year’s symposium. “I will be presenting an artist's book I made this term, along with my research on how presentation influences interpretation of written information,” she explained. Silk cited past Liberal Studies grad presentations as an influence for her work. “Watching other people present their research inspired me, and helped me to find my own topic,” she added.

Instead of individual presentations by degree program, the SRS will also divide

students into panels based on select research areas. For example, there will be a panel discussing environmental issues that will feature students from both the Communications program as well as the Liberal Studies program.

“We've developed a handful of panels that will have Liberal Studies and Communications students on them,” said Mahood. “So instead of keeping everyone in their program, we're trying to mix it up a little that way so that the program is arranged to thematically.”

She is particularly excited for the opportunity the event provides students to showcase work that they’ve invested a whole semester, if not more, in. “I think there will be a sense for the students that this isn't something they've been doing in isolation, I think there will be this sort of sense of accomplishment,” Mahood expressed with obvious excitement. “I'm hoping there will be a deeper pride and a sense that this is something that we support and encourage here at Capilano.”

Another goal of the event is to bring students and faculty from a number of disciplines together, a sentiment echoed by school president Paul Dangerfield.

“Until now, individual degree programs have hosted their own showcase events

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After spending much of the last six months settling into his new role, President Paul Dangerfield is looking forward to addressing the challenges facing Capilano University.

“What I've really enjoyed, right to the bottom of my heart, is learning about each of the programs in detail and getting to know the students, faculty and staff on a deeper level. I've had lots of opportunities where staff, faculty or students have invited me to participate in different events,” said Dangerfield. “By a country mile, it's been the most enjoyable part of my time here so far. I see next year about rolling up my sleeves and getting to business. These last six months has been about familiarizing myself with the different programs.”

One major hurdle smaller institutions in BC have been battling, with CapU facing the biggest fight of them all, is declining domestic enrolment. To that point, Dangerfield believes it is not so much fluctuations in different categories of students that matter, but maintaining stable participation rates as a whole. “We have seen some challenges with some of our programs, in particular with domestic students, but if you actually look at the overall enrollment numbers, including Aboriginal and International students, the

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CAPILANO TO HOST FIRST STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM University to showcase graduation projects from four separate faculties on Apr. 22 Justin Scott ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR

While many of Capilano University’s programs require students to complete graduation projects in order to receive their degrees, this year’s Student Research Symposium (SRS) will mark the first time many of them are presented together at a single event. Students graduating from the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Applied Behaviour Analysis, Bachelor of Arts with a major in Liberal Studies, Bachelor of Communication Studies, or Bachelor of Early Childhood Care and Education programs will all present their work at the first ever SRS on Saturday, Apr. 22 in rooms LB 321 and 322.

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Government, they're really investing in technology and investing; an applied research agenda here would actually help us bring more money in; partnering with industry, maintaining our robust international program to sustain what we're doing right now and new programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.”

According to the FPSE, operating grants to universities have remained frozen from the provincial government since the Liberals took power in 2002. With increasing numbers of post-secondary students and inflation, FPSE claims that frozen operating grants have resulted in a 20 per cent net decrease in per-student, post-secondary funding.

BUILDING ON RECENT SUCCESS

Aside from challenges, Dangerfield is also looking forward to building on all the great things the university is doing, and rallying the campus community to share these accomplishments with the world around us. “Whether it's our business students winning down in New Orleans, or Jazz students and faculty winning at the Juno’s, animation students doing incredible things in the film industry, my challenge to everybody is that when I bring people onto the campus, they don't know we are doing these great things,” said Dangerfield. “It's really important for all us at the university to help get that word out. So, whether it's an award that we've won or an article you've seen, every one of us needs to be sharing that on social media and getting the word out that we've got incredible students, faculty and staff doing amazing things.”

2017-18 is shaping up to be a busy year for the president, and a pioneering one. From creating more programs and addressing housing, to the campus master and location of the new student union building, this upcoming school year will set the priorities of the university for quite some time.

independent of one another,” he said. “The inaugural Student Research Symposium emerges from a deepening commitment to cultivate a university-wide celebration of undergraduate scholarship and research.

We anticipate that future symposiums will showcase interdisciplinary collaborations among students and serve as an incubator for new directions and opportunities.”

While the only form of collaboration that will be seen at this year’s event is the student panels, Dangerfield, Mahood and other faculty and students hope that in the future, students from separate programs may be able to conduct research and work together. “In a way, what we're trying to do with the student research symposium is to kind of honour the possibilities and what can ferment and grow when you juxtapose different ways of approaching problem solving or research questions through undergraduate scholarship, and see what bubbles out of it,” explained Mahood.

With the Symposium fast approaching, a general schedule is available on the events website, with the exact times of certain panels set to be announced online.

For more information on the Student Research Symposium, visit Srs.capilanou. ca.

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Left to Right: Minister of Advanced Education Andrew Wilkinson, Premier Christy Clark and Lieutenant-Governor Hon. Judith Guichon. Eight of Capilano's 15 Board of Governors are appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council on the advice of the Wilkinson and Clark.

CAPILANO BOARD OF GOVERNORS: IT’S COMPOSITION, MEMBERSHIP AND CONNECTION TO THE BC LIBERALS A look at how the provincial government impacts university governance Kevin Kapenda

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In recent years, Lieutenant Governorin-Council appointments have been accused of being patronage positions handed out to supporters and associates of the governing party of the day, in this case the BC Liberals.

Before her election as the Liberal MLA for North Vancouver—Lonsdale in 2009, Naomi Yamamoto served on the CapU BOG from 1995 to 2001. Other Liberal donors or associates of the government that have previously served on the CapU

reality is said to have led to former UBC President Arvind Gupta’s resignation in 2016, and prompted Weaver to pursue related reforms in the legislature.

Shortly after Gupta’s resignation, and musings about his falling out with the UBC BOG’s 11 government appointment members, most notably with former Chair John Montalbano (elected as Faculty), the UBC Faculty Association passed a motion of no confidence in their BOG in Mar 2016. Montalbano is CEO of RBC Global Asset Management, who, like CapU BOG Chair Soon Kim, has made corporate donations to Liberals in the name of his company.

Another example of the schism that can form between ideological BOGs and campuses is the controversy surrounding the appointment of a new Chancellor at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) in late 2015. The Chancellor is appointed by the BOG in consultation with the senate and alumni association.

Former Conservative Minister and TriCities MP James Moore, who served in the government of Stephen Harper, was appointed chancellor of UNBC by its BOG, despite widespread disapproval from students and faculty alike.

To learn more about the CapU BOG, its mission, responsibilities and membership, visit Capilanou.ca/about/ governance/Board-of-Governors. If you would like to learn more about the laws governing institution BOGs in BC, please refer to the University Act at Bclaws.ca.

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In all institutions with bicameral bodies, meaning two bodies that form a single government, there is usually debate about which one is most important. In BC, universities are governed by two bodies, the Board of Governors (BOG), which is responsible for finance, lands and assets, and the Senate, which oversees academics. While both governing bodies have drastically different mandates, funding determines the scope of education an institution can provide, privileging the BOG over the Senate.

All BOG’s at BC universities are comprised of 15 members, except that of UBC, which has 21. As per the University Act, the provincial legislation that governs universities, the members of the Board of

BOG include Sonja Lebans and Cybele Negris, who has since been appointed to the Government’s Small Business Roundtable as a leader in her community.

BC’s Small Business Roundtable was created by the Liberal Government to hear recommendations from small business on how government can enhance growth and expand opportunities.

Current BOG members who have donated to the Liberals include Christopher Doll, Nicholas Cartnell and BOG Chair, Soon Kim, who donated through his eponymous company.

Critics of the current BOG composition scheme in BC have called on the provincial government to amend it. BC Green Leader Andrew Weaver, has taken matters into his own hands, by personally tabling a private members bill to increase autonomy between the provincial government and university governance.

Bill M202, University Amendment Act, 2016, was first read in the Legislature in February 2017. Though this bill will die when this Parliament is dissolved for the election, this issue doesn’t appear likely to lose steam.

As alluded to earlier, the presence of government-appointed members on university BOGs and their inherent majority thrusts Section 19.1 of the University Act into question. The interests of the government may not always be those of a university, and if the majority of its BOG is appointed on the advice of a Minister. This unfortunate

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Governors are as followed: the chancellor; the president; two faculty members, elected by faculty members; two students, elected by students; one person, elected by the staff of the university who are not faculty members. The other eight BOG members are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor-in-Council, two of whom are nominated by the alumni association of the university. All these members are appointed on the advice of the Minister of Advanced Education, who, since 2014, has been Andrew Wilkinson.

In Section 19.1 of the University Act, it states that all Board members must act in the “best interests” of their university. However, it is perhaps this clause that is most controversial and a big reason why post-secondary education advocates, from former UBC President Arvin Gupta, to BC Green Leader Andrew Weaver, have called on government to end their “majority” on university boards.

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THE ART OF STORYTELLING Documentary Certificate Program’s graduation showcase boasts themes of healing and identity Helen Aikenhead CONTRIBUTOR

Since its humble beginning in 2006 at Capilano University’s Sechelt campus with only seven students, the Documentary Program has seen great success and growth. Two years into the program and hoping to attract more students, CapU made the program available at the North Vancouver campus. When only six students enrolled and the program ran the risk of being cancelled, the faculty decided to restructure it, turning it into the acclaimed Documentary Certificate Program that the School of Motion Picture Arts (MOPA) offers today.

One of the women responsible for the structural changes that would lead the program to its current success is Michelle Mason, the longest running faculty member and a current instructor and mentor to aspiring filmmakers. Mason, an awardwinning documentarian and journalist, is a fine example of the experience the faculty of industry professionals who teach in the program bring to their students.

The graduation showcase, which will be taking place on Apr. 24 in the Nat and Flora Bosa Centre Theatre, is a testament to how much the program has evolved in 10 short years. It will be a night where the public is welcome to join the 2017 graduating class of the Documentary Certificate Program, comprised of 25 talented students, as they screen the short 10-minute documentaries they produced as their final capstone projects.

There will be many unique stories told at this year’s screening, including those of local bands and musicians, survivors of abuse, homeless children, family legacies and an in-depth look at the realities of alcoholism just to name a few. When asked if there were any common themes amongst

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CAPUBA FOSTERS CONNECTIONS Upcoming Spring Social is an opportunity for business students to connect with successful alumni Rachel D’Sa CONTRIBUTOR

For many years, Capilano University Business Alumni (CAPUBA) has been one of the University’s main ties to its graduates. By creating a welcoming community for soon-to-be graduates as well as Capilano University alumni, the association supports the notion that CapU leads in shaping influential leaders even after they have moved on from their alma mater.

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the graduate’s work, Mason described the collection of stories as having a sense of healing past wounds. “Whether it’s sexual abuse, or female identity, or physical abuse, or healing around various experiences of prejudice and discrimination,” she said, it’s one of the storytelling powers of documentaries that the program tries to teach.

“Documentary is people’s cinema,” she explained. “It’s about going and listening to people who [aren’t] normally represented in the mainstream media and hearing their experiences, and learning about our world through those experiences.” The ability to explore the underrepresented is one of the many appeals and rewards of this particular art form.

The capstone projects, Mason explained, are the last the students produce using all of the skills they’ve learned throughout the eight-months of instruction and hands-on training. This structure is a result of the refiguring the program underwent that

makes it work so well. She explained that in recognizing the varying needs of their students, often more mature, who come to the documentary program “sometimes on their second or third careers”, they found that “people didn’t want to take two years out of their life to get documentary training, and didn’t really need to, so we consolidated it into a very intensive oneyear certificate.”

This consolidated year starts in September. Then, after eight weeks of instruction, students are asked to produce a five-minute, campus-based film. This, Mason said, “is a way for them not only to explore their own campus, but also to kind of drive home the theme that there are good stories everywhere and starting to identify what elements need to go into a compelling story.” When they return in January for eight further weeks of instruction, the students are provided with the next set of skills, which they then bring into developing their capstone projects. “It’s

through that applied learning, which is a hallmark of all the programs at the Bosa Centre, that they really take that theory of the classroom and apply it to telling their own stories,” said Mason.

Having an intimate group of 25 allows instructors to act as mentors. A priority from the start is to find out what students are most passionate about, and to then help them translate those passions into a story they’re excited to tell. “We really look at trying to get to know our students quickly so we can align them with their passions,” Mason explained. “My personal experience of working in the film industry… is if you follow your passion, you will make it happen.” The 25 films coming out of the program this year take this sentiment and exemplify it. On another triumphant year of empowering students to find their voice Mason concluded, “We’re really happy with the program at this point. We seem to get great feedback from our students and from the industry.”

Alumni Association and CapU itself, CAPUBA encourages networking through their events, while giving alumni opportunities to connect with recent and up-and-coming graduates.

CAPUBA President Julia Wong expressed her enthusiasm for CapU’s proven ability to support students postgraduation. “There are too many success stories to list,” she said, boasting of the success of CapU graduates. “Some alumni are doing world-changing things, others are everyday heroes in senior corporatelevel jobs, and some are entrepreneurs making waves in our city, making the news [for] anything like catering, event management and landscaping.”

Keeping in mind that there is always room for improvement, Wong believes that the association is doing its best to provide a smooth and stunning student – alumni experience in collaboration with the University by constantly improving how the association runs. “The business chapter is growing. This year we

recognized that we need consistency in events alumni can expect when the next one is,” said Wong, explaining why the CAPUBA has started to organize events each quarter.

As the primary event organizer, Wong understands the needs and demands of their attendees, and provides them with enriching circumstances to expand their social circle, and overall to have an enjoyable time. “Our last Evo co-sponsored event sold out and Tai Silvey (Director of Evo) talked about the future of car sharing,” she explained, referencing one of the many successful events CAPUBA has hosted. The events allow for like-minded people to make both social and business connections in a welcoming environment filled with opportunities. “We found that alumni want to network in a casual environment without too much formality, so we began hosting smaller events where people come as they are – suit and tie optional,” she said.

The CAPUBA’s Spring Social is

scheduled for Apr. 26 at the Harrison Galleries, Vancouver’s premier gallery known for their dealings in local and international fine art. “We like to pick interesting venues that are unique and different. Our last was at the loft offices at Big Rock,” said Wong, hinting that the upcoming meet and greet offers more than just an opportunity to discuss business. “We look to host at galleries, old bank vaults and outdoor venues,” she said. Gregory Dechant, a CapU Business alumnus currently working with Wodka Vines, and owner Chris Harrison will be joining the CAPUBA to network with third and fourth-year students, faculty and alumni. Tickets for the event are $15.

Through the CAPUBA, CapU’s School of Business has been able to keep ties with its students after graduation. “Even as a post-grad, years down the road these networks are still valuable, no matter what stage of career individuals are at.

It's nice to make a warm call to introduce yourself as an alumni,” said Wong.

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1 Capilano Students’ Union (CSU) Costume Competition – Oct. 31, 2016 2 CSU Uncapped Rail Jam – Jan. 26, 2017 3 CapU President Paul Dangerfield’s Investiture Ceremony – Oct. 17, 2016 4 CSU Welcome Week Carnival – Sep. 13, 2016 5 CapU Music Therapy Program's 40th Annniversary – Sep. 30, 2016 6 Capilano Courier Best of Capilano Readers’ Choice Awards – Feb. 2, 2017 7 Centre For International Experience (CIE)'s World of Colour Holi Celebration – Mar. 9, 2017

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YEAR IN REVIEW A look back at the monumental 2016-2017 Capilano Blues sporting season By

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P A U L YAT E S mprovement was a resonant theme with the entire Capilano Blues department this past athletic calendar. Across the board, the Blues varsity teams collectively made huge strides, culminating in the best improvement in aggregate points from the previous year. For their accomplishments, the Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST) awarded the Capilano Blues with the prestigious Founder’s Cup, a merit reserved for the athletic program that demonstrates the best overall improvement across all teams.

The Founder’s Cup bookends what has been a successful 2016-2017 season for the Capilano Blues. The Athletic Department saw five provincial medals and a national bronze medal, after the Blues men’s soccer team took home the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) bronze medal.

Here are some of the highlights of this this season’s Blues:

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The Undefeated The Blues had the target on their backs.

After winning the provincial gold medal and the national silver medal in 2015, the Capilano Blues men’s soccer team entered the season with a mission: get out of the gates fast. Behind the leadership of their fifth-year captain Devan Woolley, the Blues not only got off to a hot start, they finished the year undefeated. The team simply dominated the PACWEST; forwards Kristian YliHietanan and Keith Jackson led the conference’s most electrifying attack, while the midfield trio of Edris Najm, David Genet and Kuroush Faritous confounded opposing defences with their precision and chemistry. On the other end of the field, they suffocated teams.

Woolley led a stifling defensive line that terrorized the rest of the conference and goalkeeper Hudson Nelles led the league in shutouts. The Blues wound up winning their second straight provincial gold medal but fell short of the national gold, claiming the bronze medal in Fort McMurray. With Woolley finishing eligibility, the Blues now look to their youthful core to continue their recent string of success. Look for Jackson or Nicolas Morello to take up the arm band, and the midfield trio to continue their rise as the best in the province.

The Best Defence in the Country It didn’t take long for the Blues women’s basketball team to establish their presence in the PACWEST. The team won the provincial silver medal last season, and with much of their core players returning, they knew they had a legitimate shot at the gold. To do that, they knew they had to be a dominant defensive unit. The Blues had an impressive mix of talent. Forwards Carmelle M’Bikata and Karyn Nelson controlled the paint and the boards, shooters Sherrie Errico and Brittany Wertman led the attack from the outside and guards Reiko Ohama and Ashley Dela Cruz Yip engineered the defensive identity that the Blues lived by. Look for M’Bikata, Dela Cruz Yip and Errico to vie for the title of “best trio in the league” next season. The Blues may have ultimately fallen short of the gold, but with much of their core group looking to return, expect the Blues to remain in contention for the PACWEST in 2017-18.

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End of an Era Sarah Hughes, Kira Sutcliffe, Kolby Richter and Kelsi Boroevich had one last opportunity. After years of falling short of the provincial gold, the four fifth-year seniors who have helped build a culture of winning and family for the Blues women’s volleyball team had one last shot at the promised land. With a host of talented young players like Tyneille Neufeld, Anika Kolybaba and Meghan Koven, the Blues’ chances at the elusive gold were seemingly at their best this season – yet, it just wasn’t in the cards.

The Blues wound up with their third straight provincial bronze, continuing their four-year run of medalling in the championship round (silver in 2013-2014).

Though the four departing seniors leave on a bittersweet note, the culture and foundation they’ve built with the program stands as legacy that should last for years to come. As the seniors bid their goodbyes, expect the likes of Neufeld, Danae Shephard and Abigail O’Neil to take on the mantle of leadership.

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A long-awaited return After nearly five years of losing, the Capilano Blues women’s soccer team roared back to relevancy with a bronze medal finish at the 2016 provincial championship. Led by the impressive scoring abilities of second year forward Taylor Einhorn, the Blues were able to mitigate the perils of youth and inexperience with hard work and dedication to defence. Team captain Jessica Price routinely proved to be a rock on the defensive end, while rookie midfielders Arin McIldoon and Mehar Waraich impressed in their inaugural seasons. Also notable were second-years Juliana Mannella, Shaelie Bramley and Natalie Leclerc, who provided the muchneeded consistency for a youthful group.

Their promising season yielded welcome results, and with time very much on their side, the Blues could soon be a serious threat in the PACWEST.

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Could a super-team be brewing AT CapilanO When he took over the head coaching position of the men’s volleyball team, Emmanuel Denguessi was adamant that his primary goal was to build a culture of professionalism both on and off the court.

Two years later, the seeds that Denguessi planted are starting to blossom. Cocaptains John Dela Cruz and Simon Friesen helped spearhead the young roster to several thrilling come-frombehind victories. Justin Yee and Jonathan Lee shone in their rookie seasons, showing a glimpse of the Blues’ exciting potential for years to come. Second-year outside hitter Sameh Khodr joined the team in the new year, but quickly became another devastating weapon for the Blues. With a team primarily composed of rookies, second and third-year players.

The duo of Yee and Lee have established themselves as potential star players in this league. Complemented by the steady and productive co-captains, the Blues should make some noise next season – with their talent and unity, a shot at the provincial title shouldn’t be too farfetched.

The PACWEST enigma A terrific start to the season had the Blues men’s basketball team atop the PACWEST, but issues with injuries, eligibility and an imbalanced road schedule ultimately had the team stumbling in the second half of the season. After an impressive 8-1 start, the Blues fell into a funk and lost seven of their last nine games. With much of the early-season excitement seemingly fading, the Blues managed to pick themselves back up in time for the playoffs and go toe-to-toe with the vaunted Vancouver Island University Mariners team in the gold medal match, where they ultimately claimed the silver medal. Forward Greet Gill and rookie point guard Wowie Untalan led the way for the Blues, while guards EJ Mabone and Hassan Phills set a defensive identity that proved to be indispensable in the playoffs. Expect Untalan to take another step forward next season, and for young guards Malik Holmes and Alec Bayne to be key factors for their next run.

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DEADLY DOPING Fentanyl and what’s being done to combat the death toll.

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old firefighter Brandon Davies reckons 75 per cent of their calls are in relation to drug overdoses, since they’re only minutes away from Insite and St. Paul’s Hospital.

“These are the fastest response times in the downtown core, but usually we still get there before the ambulance,” he explained.

The crew was having a busy morning when the Courier paid them a visit on Mar. 31, tending to four separate calls in the span of an hour and a half. In January, the Fire Hall acquired a second medic truck to keep up with the number of overdose-related calls they were receiving.

Davies led the way into the garage and hauled an oxygen tank and two first-aid kits out of the back of the medic truck and opened up a little black kit of Narcan. The tiny amber vials contain 0.4 milligrams of naloxone. On average it takes two doses to combat the opioid, some victims take three or four or even five or six doses.

It’s harmless on its own, he explained, snapping the cap off a vial and inserting a syringe to draw out the liquid, but it’s a lifesaver if you’ve overdosed. The most he’s ever needed to bring a person down off a high was 11 doses. “We don’t actually give Narcan as much as when we started because everyone has their own kit,” he said. “So we’ll get there and someone’s already done it.” Even though they’re not administering Narcan as much as they were when Fentanyl was declared a public health crisis in Sept. 2015, they’ll still carry their own kits and prefer to use them because they know they’re clean and uncontaminated. Sometimes when they arrive they’ll open up the victim’s kit and discover the needles have been removed and used to shoot up illicit drugs.

The first thing firefighters do when they arrive on the scene is look for space.

If they’re in a cramped room they’ll pull the victim out into an open hallway where there’s room to work, but nobody around them ever seems to care that they’re there or need space to work. Then they’ll check the victim’s breathing. A person’s oxygen intake should be 95 per cent or higher, anything less and Davies will breathe manually for them until the naloxone kicks in and the paramedics arrive. He’s seen oxygen levels as low as 17 per cent

before. He explains that breathing for a person until their levels have returned to normal before administering the Narcan is important, otherwise they’ll panic when they wake up and aren’t able to breathe.

After coming to, they’ll either tell Davies to fuck off or they’ll want to go to the hospital where they’ll be put on a naloxone drip. “They’re pissed off,” he said. “They’ll do their heroin and they’ve spent all their money on it and we ruined their high.”

The naloxone only lasts a short while, and after being revived if an overdose victim wanders off they could be back on the ground and unconscious again in a matter of 30 minutes. Davies recalled tending to a 250-pound man who had passed out after half a dose of heroin and his girlfriend, who was sitting next to him, was trying in vain to wake him up. As Davies prepared to start breathing for him she injected herself with the needle, which had been rolling on the floor, and shot up on the remainder of the dose of heroin. Minutes later, she too had overdosed and fallen unconscious. “It does get frustrating at times; you see the same person day in and day out and they say ‘I’m never doing this again, I’m saving myself,’ but they never do,” said Davies.

Perhaps the most heartbreaking aspect of the crisis is that it affects the same people time and again. “A lot of people we go to often still have their hospital bands on,” Davies explained. “We know them by name, it’s a pretty small community.”

But Fentanyl isn’t the first public health crisis to devastate the Downtown Eastside community. Whitney explains that Heroin and HIV/AIDS were equally ruinous, although confined to one demographic.

The only reason Fentanyl is a crisis is because it can affect anyone. “If you’re a middle class person and you’ve always been a recreational drug user but you [had] bad luck this time, your drugs were laced with Fentanyl, then our society is concerned because, you know, it could be my child next,” she said. Whitney lives in the Downtown Eastside where sharps are disposed of in the foliage near her building.

It’s a sign, she says, that the problem won’t relocate when the area becomes a landed gentry.

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Fentanyl is laced into illicit street drugs to enhance their effect. Originally a pain medication used as an anaesthetic, it’s 50 to 100 times stronger than Morphine.

Because it’s so potent, the drug comes in small doses, often concealed in silica gel sachets discreetly marked that can’t be

seized at the Canadian border. A sample of Fentanyl the size of a single grain of salt allows the user to settle into a comfortable high; just twice that dosage can cause death. “We know the war on drugs hasn’t worked, so it’s probably not realistic to think our law enforcement agencies can stop Fentanyl from getting into Canada.

It’s a huge business. Huge laboratories are manufacturing it,” said Capilano University Criminology instructor Laurel Whitney. In British Columbia, where the opioid has had the biggest impact, overdoses claimed the lives of 914 people in 2016.

Whitney compares the Fentanyl crisis to the public hysteria surrounding Heroin and HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1990s. “It’s here to stay,” she said. “The population of people who are involved in this behaviour is a continuing, existent fact, and so instead of using a moralizing discourse and hysterical non-scientific approaches that don’t work, it’s better to use harm reduction.” Harm reduction begins with the premise that behaviour – in this case, illicit drug use – won’t cease. So instead of criminalizing drug use or warning people away from using, the harm it causes to users and those around them has to be reduced.

Insite, which opened in 2003, was North America’s first supervised injection site.

Even though nurses working at Insite can’t prevent accidental overdosing, the supervising nurses present are trained to administer Narcan, the opiate antidote.

By criminalizing the use of illicit drugs, you drive it into back alleys and dark corners, and then people end up sharing dirty needles and they end up transmitting diseases to each other or they end up using a dose of heroin that is stronger than the dose they used yesterday,” Whitney explained. “If they’re lucky, a police officer happens to be walking by or a member of the public or a health care worker who sees them and calls 911, and they don’t pass away.”

Fire Hall No. 2 on the corner of Main and Powell is at the heart of the Downtown Eastside. Although it’s in one of the smaller precincts, the rotating crews respond to more calls than any other Fire Hall, with over 1,200 calls in March alone. 24-year-

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Knowing the signs of an overdose can save someone’s life, especially with inconspicuous opioids like Fentanyl lurking in common street drugs. It begins with high-like symptoms – euphoria, relaxation and drowsiness, and cedes to shortened breath, a slowed heart rate and unconsciousness.

The effects of Fentanyl set in quickly. The trouble is, anyone can fall prey because the opioid often goes undetected until it’s too late.

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Going by the calendar, summer should be here soon. Going by the weather, it should hopefully be here sometime before 2018.

Regardless, it’s about time we looked at all of Vancouver and put together a list of things that are worth doing for the few weeks it’s sunny outside this year.

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Capilano University’s backyard may not be the most popular destination for partying, but the number of trails and mountains make it still worth the visit. “You can tell they’re trying to turn Lower Lonsdale, or LoLo as they call it, into a place like Gastown or Yaletown,” said Jennifer Wood, an avid hiker and North Shore resident. “But I don’t see much reason to go there if you aren’t from the North Shore.

The only real difference is convenience for people that don’t want to go over the bridge.” It’s true that as far as shopping and restaurants go, there isn’t anything that sets the North Shore apart. What the North Shore does have that other places don’t, is lots of things to do outdoors.

“All the mountains are on the North Shore, so if you like biking, hiking or anything like that, you should really spend some time here.” There are the obvious locations like Grouse Mountain, Cypress and Seymour, but if big mountains aren’t your thing there are a ton of parks and trails scattered around. “Deep Cove has Quarry Rock and Baden Powell Trail, which goes from Deep Cove through Lynn Valley and all the way to Grouse Mountain; Lynn Valley’s got Lynn Canyon, West Vancouver has Lighthouse Park. You could hike a different trail a week all summer and you’d run out of weeks before you ran out of trails,” said Wood.

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“Most of the North Shore is horrible for doing anything past 8 pm,” said Chris Nelson, who has lived all over Metro Vancouver. It’s often joked about that most places shut down very early. “If you’re looking for a place to go in Deep Cove or West Vancouver past dinner time, you’re going to be hard pressed to find a place outside of Park Royal Village.” Lower Lonsdale is a little bit better with places such as Tap & Barrel and Raglans keeping their doors open to customers until 1 am on weekends. “Most places stick to midnight.

I guess it makes sense, given the kind of community that’s there, but I’d still like to see a couple of bars keep their doors open later,” he said.

“It doesn’t really bother me because I don’t do it a lot, but you can’t go dancing here,” said Wood. The entire North Shore plays host to a grand total of one club known as Narrows, located right next to the dump. “There’s the Two Lions on Thursday’s, which is where everyone fresh out of high school goes. If you’re nearly done university and that place is still part of your weekly routine though, that’s an issue.”

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The Monument for East Vancouver, created by Kevin Lum, that glows on Clark Drive and 6th Avenue is like a beacon that summons all hipsters towards their mecca. “It’s one of those things that becomes a stereotype because it’s true,” says Alexandra Champagne, a Commercial Drive resident who has lived in East Van for three years. “You like craft beer? we got it. You like biking around town? We got it.

You like thrifting? We got it. You like cheap housing in strange neighbourhoods where you can work as a bartender at night and be an aspiring artist during the day? We got it.”

It’s true that East Vancouver is home to those who like to do things a little bit differently. Powell Street alone is home to three craft breweries with another six nearby. There’s also the Craft Beer Market in Mount Pleasant where you can really put your palette to the test.

The area is also littered with a wide variety of thrift shops, ranging from the tried and true Value Village and Salvation Army to designer ones like Mintage.

“Mintage is interesting. They’re more of a consignment store, but their prices still make it a fairly thrifty option,” said Champagne. Every other weekend, Main Street also hosts the East Vancouver Flea Market at the Ellis building. “It’s so great.

You can get such unique stuff there and the vendors change all the time so there’s always reason to go.”

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Champagne warns that the area certainly isn’t for everyone. “If you’re into an artsy, craft beer-drinking type of vibe, then you’ll like East Van a lot. If you don’t, you might find yourself annoyed by the amount of people on bikes and the constant smell of weed pretty quickly.”

Though most of East Vancouver can be pretty inexpensive to eat and shop at, the closer you get to popular areas the faster the prices will rise. “The main strip on Commercial Drive is practically like anywhere else,” says Champagne. A few of the bars and restaurants are cool, but, “They know they’re in a popular area, and their prices reflect that. If you’re a craft beer person it’s worth sticking to the breweries. If you just want a PBR, then go to somewhere like Brickhouse or another small bar.”

The best part about the downtown area is that there is enough variety to satisfy all types of people. “Of course, there is the usual Granville shopping strip where all your big stores and restaurants are, but Gastown and even Robson have more interesting, Vancouver-centric stores,“ said Nelson.

Beyond the usual shopping and drinking, there are a number of other things to do downtown that your average person might not think about. “The Queen Elizabeth Park has the Bloedel Conservatory above it. It’s right downtown, only costs like $6 and you get to walk around two rainforests and a desert.”

Nelson said that when people talk about going to see animals, they usually think of the Aquarium, which costs six times as much. “I think most people probably don’t even know it’s there, honestly.”

If you’re not into looking at exotic animals or shopping, and instead find yourself craving a nice drink in the sun, you can do that also. “The patios at Tap & Barrel and Cactus Club by Waterfront are really the best there is,” said Nelson.

The restaurants themselves might not be exciting, but their giant patios overlooking the inlet are well worth the visit. “Both places are a bit pricey, but Tap & Barrel especially has a good beer menu. Really, you’re paying for the location, though. I would go somewhere cheaper if the patio was full.”

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“Unless you live there, getting downtown can be a real pain in the ass,” said Nelson.

He’s unfortunately right, too. No matter which way you’re coming from, bridge traffic is major problem. Not to mention all the people that are on the road during the day downtown. “Bussing can be an okay way to get there, as they get priority lanes.

Once you cross the bridge it slows down a lot. Driving has the same issue plus you pay for parking. The best thing to do is the typical Vancouver thing and bike there if you live close enough for that to be an option.”

There’s also almost guaranteed to be a crowd where ever you go. “Everyone wants to be in the sun every chance they get in the summer,” said Nelson. “Granville, Gastown and Robson especially will have the sidewalks totally packed. Some might want to avoid going downtown if they don’t like being around lots of people.”

In some regards, Kitsilano could be seen as East Vancouver-lite. “There are a lot of similarities between Kits and East Van, but the differences are stark enough that it creates a different atmosphere,” said Champagne. One of those differences is the neighbourhoods it encapsulates. East Vancouver, for example, may be home to Commercial Drive and Main Street, but it also covers East Hastings. The Kits area, on the other hand, has UBC and Point Grey. “There’s a tragic element to East Vancouver that I don’t think exists in Kits. I’d say East Van is like hipstergrunge, while Kits is more hipster-chic,” Champagne surmised.

After a $2 million renovation in 2015, Fifth Avenue Cinemas has become one of the finest places to watch a movie. The 19+ only venue has a bar and can often be the only theatre to watch a film that didn’t get a wide release. “There’s the Observatory which is great for star gazing on Saturdays,” said Nelson. “Grabbing a couple drinks at local bar like Corduroy or Local and then heading down to the beach is always a classic as well,” he continued.

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“I think it’s an area you have to live in to really appreciate,” Nelson said. He believes that although it’s an amazing place, that there isn’t really anything that separates it from the rest. “Think of it like this,” he began. “There isn’t anything that unique to set it apart and it’s in an awkward part of the city transit-wise, so you really should drive. An ideal night would be catching a movie at the theatre with a few drinks, then heading down to one of the local bars and then maybe grabbing a basketball or soccer ball and heading to the beach. Well, if someone is driving, then you might as well go to a theatre closer where you can just transit and everyone can drink.”

Wood echoes his sentiments. “I went to UBC, so I was in that area a lot. A few friends who didn’t live on campus had places there, so I could always crash there. Being back in North Vancouver, it’s just really inconvenient unless I have somewhere to sleep,” she said.

It’s unfair to lump three major cities outside of Vancouver all in one, but most guides don’t give them any love at all, so consider it a consolation prize. “You don’t really go to any of these places to hang out like you would with downtown or busier places. You go there with a plan or a location in mind,” said Champagne. Fortunately, in terms of fun ways to spend a day, these places have some of the best options.

“The obvious one is Castle Fun Park out in Abbotsford. It’s like like the old Playdium in Metrotown, but on steroids,” Champagne described. Castle Fun Park not only has a ton of classic arcade games, it also has three different mini-golf courses, a batting cage, go-karts, bumper cars, a bowling alley and a laser maze. “It’s the perfect place to go as a group and spend hours at. The best part is it’s open till midnight every day so if you don’t want to be around kids, you can go later.”

Another option in the same vein of Castle Fun Park is the Extreme Air Park in Richmond. “Holy shit, that place is amazing,” said Nelson. The park is 42,000 square feet of trampolines, with a whole bunch of different activities to choose from. “There’s volleyball and basketball, there’s dodgeball, there’s even a halfpipe.

I recommend the volleyball or basketball because it makes you feel like a superhero athlete jumping so high.” If trampolines aren’t your thing, the same company also runs Planet Laser Tag, a three storey, 14,000 square feet laser tag arena.

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Depending where you live, it can take a while to get to any of these places, though a lot of the population of Vancouver is located in and around the Tri-Cities area.

However, if you’re coming from downtown or the North Shore, getting there can be a pain. “When we do go to Burnaby or something, I make sure I’m not going to get caught in rush hour traffic or the roads aren’t backed up due to construction or an accident. I pick my spots,” said Wood.

The other issue the area faces is that although the population and communities are growing, the things to do are still fairly spread out. “A lot of the cities are in the process of creating a central hub, where there’s enough variety you can park your car and wander around, but that’s not there yet. You’ll want to have a car with you for sure,” said Champagne.

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Pemberton When: July 13-16 Price: $358 GA, $278 CAD per campsite (up to four people) Located in Pemberton, BC, the Pemberton music festival brings music, comedy and art to the base of Mount Currie. The festival runs from Jul. 13 to 16 with past performers including big names such as Pearl Jam, The Killers, and J.Cole. Camping plots are available to all festivalgoers. No car? Have no fear; for there are shuttles available to all, running continuously throughout the festival for those who purchase shuttle passes in combination with their festival passes.

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A time when bedazzlers are at an all time market high, and everyone seems to forget about the dark ages of Fall and Winter for a couple of months. A time when parents party with their children, and teenagers beg their parents to borrow the family van to haul themselves and their friends to view their favourite artists performing in one place. Festival season brings not only long-time fans to the cultural scenes, but allows for up-and-coming bands to gain a following. For both goers and performers it's an exciting time to tie together the ends of the music industry, regardless of backgrounds and differences, even if it's only for a short moment. by rachel d'sa

Khatsahlano When: July 8 Price: Free Vancouver’s largest free music and art festival, Khatsahlano, will be bringing the party to Vancouver’s streets on Jul. 8, from 11 am to 9 pm on West 4th Avenue. Khatsahlano welcomes the entire community to a full day of celebrating culture and the diverse local talents. The 10-block festival shwcases the extraordinary works of local artisans and street performers of the Vancouver music scene, in collaboration with a wide variety of foods, activities, giveaways and best of all -- licensed beer gardens!

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Vancouver Folk Festival When: July 14-16 Price: Early Bird Student Tickets are $125 A long-time classic, the Vancouver Folk Festival will be opening its gates from Jul. 14 to 16 in Jericho Beach Park, to present the best folk music has to offer.

The festival, which helps to promote community initiatives, offers many events within the festival, making the local go-to a standout. Ticket prices vary greatly, offering early bird prices, and discounts for youth, students and seniors. General admission for the weekend starts at an average of $170 CAD. The festival packs a punch with not only great music, but also a wide selection of gourmet foods for all dietary needs and an artisan market filled with vendors ready to make jaws drop.

FVDED In The Park When: July 7 & 8 Price: Day Passes start at $119.50, with Weekend passes starting at $179.50 On Jul. 7 and 8, FVDED In The Park will be bringing the heat to Holland Park in Surrey, BC, with headliners: The Chainsmokers, Wiz Khalifa and Dillon Francis.

Single day passes range from $119.50 to $179.50 depending on the range of tiers, and full weekend passes are available from $199.50 to $299.50. Due to the shortness of the festival, camping is unavailable -- but that probably won’t stop some teenagers from trying to pitch hidden sites on the scenic grounds.

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Rifflandia When: September 14-16 Price: $100 Early Bird GA Victoria, BC’s own Rifflandia will be bringing a mix of local and international artists to the stage for its 10th anniversary. Past artists include The Zolas, Keys N Krates and Michael Franti and Spearhead. This year’s festival will be both 19+ and all ages events. Though camping is not an option, the festival offers discount codes for those looking to stay at partnered hotels in the area.

Bumbershoot When: September 1-3 Price: TBA Currently in its 47th year, the Seattle beauty that is Bumbershoot brings a diverse range of performance acts including but not limited to live music, comedy, theatre, film, visual art and dance performance from Sept. 1 to 3. Camping and ticket information has yet to be announced officially, but the event generally has affordable prices compared to other festivals, and offers free admission for children under the age of 10, making the festival a must for the family.

Capitol Hill Block Party When: July 21-23 Price: $60 USD for a Day Pass, or $135 USD for the whole weekend.

The Capitol Hill Block Party running from Jul. 21 to 23 in Seattle will be taking over six city blocks in the heart of the city in the name of music, showcasing both local and national artists.

This year’s lineup includes Diplo, Run The Jewels and Snakehips, with tickets starting at $60 USD for one day passes, and $135 to $300 for the full three-day pass.

Sasquatch When: May 26-28 Price: $295 for Weekend GA or $99.50 for Day Passes, Camping from $99.50 (Prices in USD) Sasquatch has booked awesome artists this year, rocking Memorial Day weekend from May 26 to 28. The event, which will be held at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington boasts performers such as Frank Ocean, Twenty One Pilots, Chance The Rapper, Mac Miller and MGMT, showcasing many genres from indie-rock to underground hip hop.

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THE NAKED ESSENCE Exploring the empowering effects of boudoir photography Christine Beyleveldt CAMPUS LIFE EDITOR

Vancouver-based photographer Liz Rosa has always admired the female form, and she insists that her style of boudoir photography is a genre of expression that lets women feel confident in their own skin.

While she began her career in the fashion industry shooting swimwear and lingerie, Rosa quickly diverted down an alternative route.

She travels to Paris for the city’s Fashion Week every year with hairstylist and makeup artist Thuy Dinh, to photograph models from all over the world in their underwear. On their first jaunt to the fashion capital over five years ago, they stayed on Rue la Bruyère in the ninth arrondissement – the street they named their photo agency, Bruyère Boudoir, after.

Although Paris was the birthplace of this particular style of photographic expression, boudoir photography is a popular trend worldwide that dates back to the Victorian Era. Postcards featuring provocatively-dressed women first emerged in the late 19th century. While modern boudoir photography is a staple wedding gift many brides bestow upon their husbands to be, it’s become equally commonplace for women to model for their own empowering reasons. “I think half of them do it for themselves but they say they’re doing it for their husbands,” Rosa joked.

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after a few glasses of bubbly, the women tend to unleash their inner Sasha Fierce, sometimes fully undressing if the photos are for a significant other.

The photoshoots are private, an intimate secret to be shared between two partners.

At the end of a long session, Rosa and her client pick their favourite photos, which she’ll edit and retouch and compile in an album they can either gift or keep as a memento. Although it’s almost inevitable that she’ll have to touch up her photographs, she doesn’t like to do it.

“Women look at magazines and always compare themselves to these women who do not look like that in real life. Every single image in every single magazine has been retouched,” she said. “That’s just not

realistic, and you know their husbands know what they look like.”

Photoshop has been blamed for fostering a culture of self-consciousness. Whether a pregnant model wants to be reminded that she is still sexy despite her rapidly changing body, or a girl who has struggled with eating disorders wants to reclaim her figure, at the end of the day Rosa revealed that it’s a transformative experience that can be looked back on years later. Sex and the City’s darling Samantha Jones said it best. “I want to look back at this when I’m 80 years old and think I was damn fine,” Rosa joked.

For more more information on Bruyère Boudoir visit http://bruyereboudoir.com/ or their Instagram @bruyereboudoir.

Dispensary on 2nd Street near Lonsdale, where he hopes that the potential legalization of cannabis might sift out the muddy waters of stigma that cannabis practically swims in.

He used the example of marijuana being conceived as a ‘gateway drug’. While this notion has been spread for generations, according to Nikiel, it’s often the opposite.

“A lot of people see it as an entry drug to opioid use, but it’s actually quite the opposite. Scientific evidence has proven that it’s actually an exit drug,” he explained.

“People who are getting off opioids smoke marijuana to get rid of the poisons in their systems.”

With the Canadian government’s recent announcement that they intend to legalize recreational Marijuana by next year, Nikiel hopes that the government will listen to the smaller companies throughout the legalization process, working close with them instead of larger corporations.

“We don’t know how they will set it up in the province. So, of course we’re concerned,” he said. “If they don’t follow the recommendations, and they decide to do it with the big companies, that will influence all of it. In these dispensaries, we pay our staff above minimum wage. We hire people from the local community so that they can pay their rent and buy their food.”

Since the 2015 Federal election, many

have waited eagerly for Justin Trudeau to follow through on his promise to legalize marijuana – a promise that will soon come to fruition. As CapU business professor Mary Charleson explained, it would be foolish and blind to not accept the eventual legalization.

“What we see are a number of baby boomers in office who remain ignorant and uneducated to the facts,” she said. “It’s all moving forwards in a way that, if it’s done well with good education, it might turn out to be a bright new chapter for us.”

Charleson has taken several trips to Colorado after taking an interest in the state’s legalization. Curious about the process by which it was handled she has compared Colorado’s road to legalization to the possible routes that could be taken in Canada. “I went into one dispensary and it was almost like an Apple Store. Everything was very clean, and all the products were out and presented nicely. There were even iPads set up for people to look up all of what the place sold and what effects came from each product.”

Although dispensaries still operate in a legal grey area across Canada, many have already embraced a similar approach to business, leaving the seedy stylings of their old operations behind, and embracing a more modern and technological approach to their business.

While cannabis has a large community here in Vancouver, its illegal status has led to a certain stigma surrounding the industry, which even Charleson agrees has the potential to lift with the legalization.

“My understanding is that this community is surrounded by advocacy.”

She said. “I suspect that there will still be advocacy for cannabis even after the legalization, as well as a need for it. There will still be ignorant individuals who will remain convinced of the fantasized dangers of cannabis, and there will be people needed to step forth with a supportive voice.”

The long, drawn out fight for legalization may have a relieving end in sight, but that might not mean the beginning of a new chapter for dispensaries like Nikiel’s. There needs to be an urge of caution as the law gets passed in 2018.

“You can count on the big businesses sweeping in,” Charleson said. “It’ll create new opportunities for all kinds of industries, but the same can be said for the potential challenges it will bring forth.”

There’s a clear parallel, seeing as it is almost a whole century after the Prohibition era. Alcohol became legal once more when people found out that it could to be enjoyed, if done so responsibly. Can the same not be said for cannabis?

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enhanced female form portrayed by the media, Rosa aspires to make women feel beautiful in their own skin. “I like the whole idea of empowering women and making them feel amazing in their bodies,” she said. “[But] a lot of women get deterred because there are a lot of models on our site and they don’t think that we shoot real women per say.”

Getting undressed is nerve-wracking for even the most confident of women, something Rosa never fully understood until a year ago when she set up her camera, disrobed, and had a friend photograph her for her boyfriend. A lot of her clients, she explained, complain about needing to lose weight or get in better shape, which she admits can be exasperating at times, but at the end of the day they look at their photos and feel beautiful inside and out.

An entire day’s worth of work is poured into creating an album that is the end product, containing 10 to 15 of her client’s favourite photos. Their model will spend an hour-and-a-half being professionally made up and having their hair styled, usually by Dinh in the stylist’s home dressing room.

Rosa sets up her camera and arranges the boudoir with downy bed sheets and white lace curtains, serving champagne and strawberries to her client while Dinh works her magic. “They need direction really badly, because a lot of these women [have] never modelled, they’ve never had a photoshoot in their life and you kind of just need to talk them through,” she said.

A lot of her clients bring their favourite lingerie to change into. For up to two hours, Rosa directs them through a series of striking poses, designed to accentuate their curves and show off their best features. “You just need to encourage them, coach them, tell them they look beautiful, you know just keep the energy going the whole time so there’s no awkward silence.”

She’ll take between 300 and 400 photos in a single session. Rosa also noted that

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There was a point in the earlier half of the 20th century that came to be known as the Prohibition Era. Alcohol, along with several other substances, became illegal under the thumb of the government of the time, turning it into a black market good until the ban was lifted in 1933. But, according to dispensary operator Ray Nikiel, the Prohibition seemed to move from one substance to another, with cannabis becoming illegal not long afterwards.

“It’s an extension of the first Prohibition.”

He said. “It became illegal in America, even though it was in nearly every medication at the time; back when it was known as cannabis instead of marijuana. Then it was demonized by the pharma companies down there, and we followed suit.”

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The Courier’s Summer Playlist Sweet Life – Frank Ocean Sober – Childish Gambino Stillness is the Move – Dirty Projectors Coming Home – Leon Bridges Divina – Toro y Moi For Once In My Life – Stevie Wonder Lazy Afternoon – The Roots Summer Jam (feat. Laydy Jams) – Missy D California – Grimes Waves – Miguel For the summer, I’m looking for lush and vibrant tunes. It also doesn’t always have to be fully of eclectic jovial sounds, sometimes summer music is best when you find that balance between laid-back and exuberant.

– Carlo Javier, Managing Editor

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Slide (feat. Frank Ocean & Migos) – Calvin Harris Distraction – Kehlani Diddy Bop (feat. Cam O'bi & Raury) – Noname Symphony (feat. Zara Larsson) – Clean Bandit Get To Know Ya (KAYTRANADA Flip) – NAO Run Up (feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR & Nicki Minaj) – Major Lazer Stay (feat. Alessia Cara) – Zedd Hold On – The xx Passionfruit – Drake Trust Nobody (feat. Selena Gomex & Tory Lanez) – Cashmere Cat The songs on my summer playlist are airy, fun and upbeat, with a tinge of the tropical. Lounge piano and house music influences make these great for getting ready and for going out.

– Cristian Fowlie, Art Director

Walk Like an Egyptian – The Bangles Eat A Mango – Mango Groove I Get Around – The Beach Boys Don't Pay the Ferryman – Chris De Burgh Five Hundred in My Taxi – Leon Schuster The Miracle – Queen Mambo No. 5 – Lou Bega Walking in the Sun – Degauss Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams

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Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley Summer lovin’ has me a blast, it’s the season my childhood friend returns from Edmonton and we drive around town jamming to all of our old favourites – and I mean really old. That list includes Queen, Bryan Adams, The Beach Boys and Leon Schuster, because South Africa’s favourite prankster has some surprisingly good tunes. Sorry for Rick-rolling you – I didn’t even know what that meant until last night when my sister informed me that I was practically ancient.

– Christine Beyleveldt, Campus Life Editor

Lust for Life (Prodigy Remix) – Iggy Pop Falling Down – Arty Waterfall – The Stone Roses Weathered – Jack Garratt Serious (feat. Matt Corby) – Kygo Never be Alone – TheFatRat High Enough – Hippie Sabotage Shotgun Mouthwash – High Contrast Firestone – Kygo I’m Not Really Fine – Nick Badza There’s a little bit of everything here.

New and old. Rock and EDM. Some of them have up tempo beats and vocals, while others have a laid-back vibe. It’s the perfect playlist to blast while driving to the beach.

– Gabriel Scorgie, Features Editor

Moving On and Getting Over – John Mayer Long Train Runnin’ – Doobie Brothers Wrecking Ball – Mother Mother Maneater – Hall and Oates Chunky – Bruno Mars You are the Flower – Toto The Wire – HAIM Already Gone – Eagles Over Your Shoulder – Chromeo You Make Lovin’ Fun – Fleetwood Mac Summers, for me, are for cold beers and scenic drives (enjoyed separately, of course!) My summer playlist has only two requirements: the songs need to be

chill and have a good, bouncy bassline. I’m all about that bass during the summer.

(Seriously.) I’m also between 10 and 40 years behind the times with a lot of my musical tastes.

– Andy Rice, Editor-in-Chief

Barcelona – George Ezra 40 Day Dream - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Santa Fe – Beirut Smooth Sailin’ – Leon Bridges Magic Summertime – Benji Hughes Hold On – Alabama Shakes Songs for Zula – Phosphorescent Knocking At The Door – Arkells Summer Home – Typhoon No Cars Go – Arcade Fire These sunny day tunes evoke the cinematic, sometimes hazy and nostalgiaridden memories of summers past.

Whether you’re driving along the Sea to Sky, watching old folks dance around barefoot on Jericho beach or going for a late night swim with friends, this feelgood soundtrack will make it all the more magical.

– Jessica Lio, Opinions Editor

Caiphus Song – AKA Trap Trap Trap – Rick Ross Some Way (feat. The Weknd) – Nav Unforgettable (feat. Swae Lee) – French Montana Running Back (feat. Lil Wayne) – Wale Fish N’ Grits (feat. Travis Scott) – Wale Summatime (feat. Wale & Radiant Children) – GoldLink Herside Story (feat. Hare Squead) – GoldLink The Let Out (feat. Quavo) – Jidenna The Herat Part IV – Kendrick Lamar During the summer, I like to bump songs that keep me patiently waiting for my favourite artists to drop full albums (AKA, Wale, Kendrick Lamar). I also look for singles on well received albums, so I can find those projects’ hidden gems (Rick Ross, GoldLink, Jidenna). The songs on this list were chosen because of the artists’ overall performances, specifically their crossover ability and lyrics.

– Kevin Kapenda, news editor

Portland (Feat. Quavo & Travis Scott) - Drake Come Together – Primal Scream D’Yer Mak’er – Led Zeppelin Call Me Al – Paul Simon Father Stretch My Hands Pt.1 (feat.

Kid Cudi) – Kanye West I’ll Get You – Classixx Heatstroke (feat. Ariana Grande, Young Thug & Pharrell Williams) – Calvin Harris Redbone - Childish Gambino Combination of the Two – Big Brother and the Holding Company Drugs (feat. The Notorious B.I.G.) – Lil’ Kim The key to a good summer playlist is variety. You need classics, but you also need current pop songs for all your “have you heard the new Chainsmokers?” friends. All in all, it should have songs that can carry you through a day at the park or by the pool, late into a warm summer night.

– Justin Scott, Arts and Culture Editor

Heroes – David Bowie Riders on the Storm – The Doors Gimme Shelter – The Rolling Stones American Woman – The Guess Who Suzie Q – Creedence Clearwater Revival Paradise City – Guns N' Roses Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5) – Pink Floyd Equinoxe Pt. 7 - Jean-Michel Jarre Das Rhinegold – Wagner Danger Zone – Kenny Loggins I like my music how I like my whiskey.

As much as there are sticklers for a good bottle of Scotch, Irish, or the lowest quality Kentucky moonshine bootleggers can smuggle, I happen to bounce freely between whatever's available first.

And after a long semester of gruelling, Apocalypse Now-level student film productions, all while studying the most radical of ideologies regarding mostly non-American cinema, I'll take whatever comes to mind that I can jam into the Spotify search bar first thing. Summer, man.

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JOHN MAYER ROGERS ARENA 8 PM / $39 - $125 Is John Mayer the straightest and whitest of all straight white males? If so, does that make me a loser for liking him?

Because I think John Mayer is a talented dude, albeit the serious douchey vibe he gives off. His upcoming Search for Everything album is taking an interesting route in terms of release, essentially dropping in sections of four. Wave One was dope, Wave Two was meh.

THE XX + SAMPHA UBC THUNDERBIRD ARENA 8 PM / $39 - $65+ Is this low-key the best show this April? The xx just dropped another tremendous album earlier this year and Sampha is basically becoming a better Drake than Drake (at least singing-wise). The only negative about this show is the location. You know how far away the UBC bus loop is from the Thunderbird Arena? You know how dark that campus is at night?

KEHLANI BOSA BUILDING, ROOM 031 7 PM TO 9 PM / FREE Kehlani is one of the several r&b singers vying for the spot that the likes of Ciara and Ashanti once held. The competition is not exactly light, considering she’s going against Tinashe, NAO, Syd and Therese Guieb, and in order for Kehlani to really get an advantage, she needs to take a page out of Ashanti’s book.

Do some dope features, shoot Ja Rule and Nelly a message and you’ll be at the top of the charts in no time.

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ALEXANDER GASTOWN 8 PM / $16+ The great Black Thought once rapped, “unsung, underrated, underappreciated, the one them underachievers underestimated.” The simple, but effusive line couldn’t be more fitting for JMSN. For the second year in a row, the Michigan-based r&b singer will be playing at the Alexander Gastown, in support of his upcoming fourth album, Whatever Makes You Happy.

FATHER JOHN MISTY DEER LAKE PARK 6 PM / $49.50+ I didn’t really catch on in 2015 when Father John Misty got famous. They stylistic indie rock singer has a powerful, booming voice and a trendy big-bearded, hipster look, but at the time, I didn’t really see the appeal. While his latest release, Pure Comedy just might finally make me a believer, I still think that people like Father John Misty because its kind of cool to like Father John Misty.

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HOLLAND PARK 3 PM / YOUR FVDED TICKET I imagine hell to be a dimly lit place full of teenagers singing along to The Chainsmokers’ “Closer”. I imagine hell to be a festival headlined

by The Chainsmokers where the secondary act is hip-hop’s greatest single mom, Wiz Khalifa. I imagine hell to be a place where hundreds… thousands of youth are buying expensive as fuck tickets to see The Chainsmokers live. Damn, this shit is real.

J. COLE ROGERS ARENA 8 PM / $29.50 - $125.50+ J. Cole probably vapes. J. Cole probably likes to shake his protein powder bottle while walking in public. J. Cole probably asks the teacher a question two minutes before class ends. J. Cole is probably vegan. He probably likes to talk about it. J. Cole probably still says “swag.” J. Cole probably thinks his music sounds like what Kendrick Lamar’s music sounds like.

BRUNO MARS ROGERS ARENA 8 PM / GOOD LUCK Don’t listen to those “fakes” at Pitchfork. Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic was an amazing album that is sure to bring a smile to your face after just one listen. You know what’s not going to bring a smile to your face? His concert. The greatest performer of our generation is coming to Vancouver for two shows and most of us won’t even get to see it because of these damn scalpers. SMH.

ED SHEERAN ROGERS ARENA 8 PM / $46.50 - $115.50+ What’s more impressive, Ed Sheeran becoming an actual global pop star, or Ed Sheeran becoming an actual global pop star while using symbols of the order of operations as his album titles? I’m leaning to the latter. This guy is really about to drop a fourth album called minus! What’s next, brackets? Exponents?

LADY GAGA ROGERS ARENA 8 PM / $45 - $250+ Here’s a list of reasons on why you should go see Lady Gaga: she’s awesome, in Tagalog, gaga means crazy – and not in a good way, she once wore a meat dress in public, her foundation exists to support youth empowerment and combat cyberbullying, she was an activist before it became trendy, she was on Wale’s biggest hit.

Point is, Lady Gaga is awesome, and always has been.

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BC PLACE 8 PM / $55 - $183+ It’s only fitting that with the final entry of the final calendar of the year, I find the hardest time to cough up the right words to say. Simply put, my knowledge of heavy metal is at the bare minimum, probably even less. Yes, I’m very much a young millennial raised by Jay Z and Beyoncé, and although I may not know much about heavy metal, I sure as hell know this show will be sold the hell out. Have a great summer, everyone!

JOHN LEGEND ROGERS ARENA 8 PM / $35 - $125+ John Legend is basically Kanye West’s cool, level-headed and equally-talented younger brother. His latest album is the perfect microcosm of the elements that made him cool, before the overplay of “All of Me” made him uncool. I’d love to see John Legend live, but I’ve always been uncomfortable seeing him not behind a piano – it’s just not right.

MIGOS + FUTURE ROGERS ARENA 8 PM / $29.50 - $145+ This is a Future-helmed tour called “Nobody Safe Tour”, and with the success that Future and Migos have gotten in the past year, you could really believe that no one is safe from the far reaches of trap. This show includes other performers too, like Tory Lanez, A$AP Ferg and Zoey Dollaz. But let me ask you this: would you care about A$AP Ferg if he didn’t have the “A$AP” to his name? I didn’t think so.

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VANCOUVER ARTS AND LEISURE 8 PM / $20 One of the more embarrassing moments of my life was when I realized that So Loki’s name was a pun on the phrase, “so lowkey.” It was embarrassing because I have known of So Loki for at least half a year now, and I realized that literally just minutes after I started writing this.

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As students try to balance course loads with financial pressures, part- and fulltime jobs, rigorous competition and high expectations, stress levels are at a high.

Students are also more than likely to face mental health challenges, with Statistics Canada reporting that youth aged 15 to 24 are more likely to suffer from depression,

mood disorders, anxiety, panic disorders, substance abuse and other conditions.

A 2013 article in the Globe and Mail also described loneliness and suicidal thoughts as issues faced by a significant portion of university students. With suicide leading as the second highest cause of death for Canadian youth aged

10 to 24, the significance of these factors should not be diminished. During fall reading week, students would be able to catch up on missed sleep, manage stress levels and reflect on their academic and career goals before continuing on their journey of education.

There will be some adjustments that will have to be made by the university, but nothing that students or faculty can’t overcome. Instructors may need to adjust their course schedules in order to accommodate for the new fall reading week, meaning that students may experience moderate changes to the amount of work assigned before or after their reading week, but students who are struggling with course work will be able to use the break to get a head start on upcoming assignments or seek tutoring.

Students enrolled in school who are completing internships or practicums to fulfill their course hours, or programs such as nursing that require a precise quantity of instructional hours, will have an undecided fate as to how their programs can handle a fall reading break.

However, this can be addressed through various measures such as determining eligibility for the fall reading week on a case-by-case basis or via the decision by the program faculty.

When it comes to evaluating the effects a fall reading week would have on students, the pros definitely outweigh the cons. With less stress and the opportunity to improve focus, the benefits are as clear as sky. Incoming freshmen will have greater ease familiarizing themselves with the CapU schedule and course load.

Students will most likely feel rested enough to tackle the challenging, yet manageable tasks ahead of them.

All in all, a fall reading week should prove to be favourable to CapU students in providing the recovery time and health benefits necessary to succeed and feel motivated in university.

is refusing to sanction player participation in the 2018 Games, few of which that actually have to do with the athletes. The NHL, after years of not sending players to the Olympics, did so in 1998 for the first-time, when professionals competed in Nagano. Since then, NHL players have gone on to feature at four straight games between 2002 and 2014. The NHL believes that the Olympics have not lived up to the assertions they made in the 90s regarding increased viewership and attraction NHL ownership would receive by risking their “assets” on the global stage. For NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and league owners, only two of the five Olympics have been beneficial to the NHL’s bottom line and never-ending crusade to grow their struggling league: Salt Lake in 2002, and Vancouver in 2010.

To sweeten the 17-day Olympic break’s impact on the NHL’s bottom-line and ensure the league profits from the games one way or another, Bettman and the owners submitted a number of requests to the IOC, all of which were shot down.

These requests included the IOC sharing proceeds from its TV deal with the league and its teams, attaching the NHL logo to the Rings and arena signing during games and televised hockey coverage, as

well as having organizers pay the costs of two home games to owners (between $1 million and $2 million per game) to minimize losses.

The NHL’s archaic executives are probably shocked that the IOC refused to cave and send much cash their way.

However, not factoring in the corrupt mouths the Olympic body needs to feed, something tells me that if this was the NBA, organizers would have not been firm and stingy. The IOC clearly doesn’t view losing NHL players as a loss and in the long run, not having a bunch of millionaire hockey stars at the Games might benefit the other athletes as well. While there are many Canadians playing professional hockey in Europe, players generally have their eyes set on the NHL. Not having Canada’s top players in the league would greatly benefit teams like the Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Belarus and Finland, where at least 35 per cent of their teams are composed of Europeanbased athletes.

Players and fans alike are not happy about the NHL’s decision, which might eventually force the league’s hand on the matter. Washington Capitals Captain and Russian hockey star Alex Ovechkin recently stated he’s going to Korea no

matter who tries to stop him. It’s no secret that regardless of what inch of Canada you live in, the men in red jerseys unite us all when they’re on TV. Just take a look at record low viewership of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in Canada, which dropped by 61 percent in 2016 as compared to a year ago. Show me Canada’s best on one team embarrassing world-class players and I’ll watch. San Jose vs. Pittsburgh?

Not so interesting.

While the Olympic Break is maligned by almost ever owner in the league, the NHL needs the Games in ways few other sports do. With international baseball and basketball still struggling to find its footing, and the World Cup too small to accommodate the soccer fans of all countries (only 32 teams participate), those three sports have built themselves on the backs of super clubs and leagues, whereas international hockey seems to be the only thing Canadians care about.

The NHL will eventually cave in to the Olympics and send their players to Korea.

Ontario Progressive – Conservative Leader Patrick Brown, who served in Prime Minister Harper’s benches, recently criticized the NHL for their decision to not send their players to the Olympics.

When these guys are slighting you to get a political boost, things are indeed bad.

Fall reading week would reduce stress and ease anxious freshmen Alexander Derbas CONTRIBUTOR

Capilano University’s administration is currently assessing the need for the implementation a fall reading week.

The existing annual spring reading week, which took place from Feb. 14 to 17 this year, was a time for students to examine how well they were doing with their studies, recuperate and prepare for the semester’s forthcoming assignments and exams. With spring reading week proving to be beneficial for students, its fall equivalent would be sure to help ease them into the new school year and give a much-needed chance to recharge before returning to complete the semester in full swing.

A fall reading week would give students the chance to assess their progress on course work, review outstanding assignments and prepare for upcoming midterms. In particular, it would help ease anxious freshmen into a new university learning environment. Many Canadian universities have already implemented fall reading break policies in order to satisfy student demand for a smoother and more flexible progression into the semester. According to Paul Irish of the Toronto Star, 11 of Ontario’s 20 publicly funded universities have allocated two to five days for the Fall break in either October or November. CapU could easily follow suit and determine which time frame works is the most advantageous for students.

OLYMPIC HOCKEY WILL SURVIVE WITHOUT NHL PLAYERS Commissioner’s squabble with IOC another example of league’s melting influence

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Forget about the fact that no Canadian team has won the Stanley Cup in 24 years. The NHL’s recent decision to ban its players from competing in the 2018 Olympics may prevent us from winning the prize most Canadians celebrate instead – the Olympic gold medal. The NHL’s decision will give the rest of the world a sizeable advantage in the Olympic Tournament, something we will get to later on. However, the biggest storyline in all this is how the NHL’s inability to force the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to fulfill its every demand, proves Hockey’s foremost body is not as influential as it once was.

There are many reasons why the NHL

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ATTEMPTS TO SWAY OPPOSITION PARTY LEADERSHIP UNDERMINE DEMOCRACY The Left should stay out of Conservative leadership race Gabriel Scorgie FEATURES EDITOR

It appears in Canada that there’s a movement happening on the left that is directly trying to undermine the democratic process. Certain segments of progressive movements have responded to the Conservative leadership campaigns of Kellie Leitch and Kevin O’Leary by encouraging other lefties to join the

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Conservative Party and vote against her. This type of movement is hilariously undemocratic and anybody who takes part in it should be ashamed.

Since the left has been on such a tirade against privilege and entitlement recently, let’s talk about it – because nothing screams entitlement like believing your ideas are so much better than another groups that you would go to the extent of advocating for the interference of their election. One such blogger called for people to join the Conservative Party and vote for Michael Chong, and while doing so, managed to find ways to insult the Conservative Party for it’s mere existence five separate times.

Now, there’s nothing wrong with joining the Conservative Party to vote against a candidate if you are a conservative who left the party due to Harper or whatever reason it may be. There is, however, a huge problem with doing it if you consider yourself a progressive who wants to stop the evil Conservative Party. Politics should be about creating a dialogue between

people with opposing views. Sometimes the Conservative Party is what a country needs, and sometimes Liberals are. The rub is that it’s never clear when you need one or the other, which is why having that open dialogue is so important. Intentionally joining a party you don’t support with the intention of swaying others to vote for the candidate that has the views most similar to yours doesn’t in any way represent the open dialogue we need.

A strong argument could be made that a Conservative government could be good for Canada in several ways. An argument could also be put forth that Trudeau’s administration is doing a fine job. Not surprisingly, the exact same goes for the NDP and Green parties. It’s hard for citizens to tell which party Canada needs going forward, which is precisely why these conversations need to take place.

Conservatives need to elect the person they feel best represents their interests, and that person needs to hold their own in a debate against the democratically

elected leaders of other parties. That’s how democracy should work and anyone who advocates against that is treading into dangerous territory.

If you believe that your position is the only correct way for the country to move forward, then you need to be willing to argue it against the best argument your opposition has to offer. We need to stop being scared of ideas that oppose ours, and we need to stop hurling insults at those who support candidates we don’t. Doing so only forces movements underground and such movements can thrive in unhealthy ways if they aren’t being engaged in meaningful political discourse outside of their echo chambers. That’s how Trump got elected. Instead, we need to be able to talk to those who have opposing views and learn from each other. Despite what either side may say, neither one has a monopoly on the truth. Both sides have their strengths and their weaknesses and it’s only by butting heads that we can get the best out of both.

metaphorical white saviour gear, walks through the crowd, grabs an ice-cold can of Pepsi and hands it to a young police officer with an irresistible jaw line. The officer cracks the can open and takes a sip, amidst the effusive cheers from the crowd.

There it is folks, the answer to ending police brutality – an ice-cold can of Pepsi in the hands of Kendall Jenner.

Naturally, the ad was immediately met with some harsh, and deserved, criticism from the Twitterverse, with some of the more memorable burns coming from Baltimore-based activist Deray McKesson, who tweeted, “If I had carried Pepsi I guess I never would've gotten arrested. Who knew?” and comedian Kumail Nanjiani who asked, “So we should just give Putin & Assad & Trump a can of Pepsi & everything will be fine?”

In response to the backlash, Pepsi delivered an official statement to Adweek, saying that the commercial is “a global ad that reflects people from all different walks of life coming together in a spirit of harmony, and we think that’s an important

message to convey.” Pepsi seems to have left out the part where these people from all different walks of life happen to be facing an obstacle constructed by an established authoritarian power (police), and that they needed a white woman – of astounding wealth and privilege – to swoop in and save the day.

Sure, give Pepsi its props for depicting a diverse community in a highly-funded commercial, but their tone-deaf conflict resolution narrative that is simply worlds away from the reality could not have missed the mark any further. By evoking imagery from the Black Lives Matter movement in their blue-washed nondescript street party to celebrate capitalism, they trivialize those who have and continue to put their lives on the line to resist police brutality.

The ad, which happened to be released on Apr. 4 – the 49th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s assassination – is simply a reiteration of established values of white saviour ideologies, the very principles that have historically marginalized and abused people of colour, women, those holding

non-Christian views and people from the LGBTQ+ community.

Despite the flack and online vitriol that Pepsi and Jenner have received since the release of the commercial, they did get one aspect right: realism. If anyone else had approached the cops, had it been a person of colour, or Islamic faith, or basically anyone not qualified with the exclusive rights of the White Privilege MasterCard, they would’ve been arrested, harassed, tasered, pepper sprayed and even shot. If this situation had been real, it would undoubtedly take a white person’s privilege to confidently and safely approach the police without the fears of brutal repercussion.

Intentions don’t always lead to desired results. Yes, Pepsi’s ad illustrates diversity, but its portrayal of Jenner in the archetypical white saviour role isn’t exactly supportive of its ideals of progressive thinking and equality.

Perhaps Pepsi should reevaluate how they’re spending their millions before they give us a lesson on peace and equality.

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Pepsi’s latest Kendall Jenner-led commercial may have been intended to celebrate diversity, equality and the end of police brutality, but really though, it’s a classic stroke of the broad brush of white supremacy.

The ad clocks in at two minutes and 40 seconds long and depicts Jenner walking through a joyous, peaceful protest by a diverse group of people, only to see a line of policemen impeding their way. The protest is as multicultural as can be, featuring an Asian cellist, a Muslim photographer, a Lesbian couple, African dancers, a folk band and Skip Marley’s “Lions” playing in the background. Jenner, decked out in full

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pril 1 is a crappy day for a lot of reasons: it’s probably raining, and the promise of May flowers is a pretty shit trade-off. The knowledge that Easter is right around the corner and you will soon have to endure weirdly coloured egg salad sandwiches for the following weeks, and waking up knowing that nothing you hear today will be true don’t do anything to support this pretty shitty day.

I’m an only child, so I missed out on the childhood experience of siblings covering toilet seats with Saran wrap or whatever other shitty things they do to each other, on the one day they can’t really get in trouble for it. My only involvement with April Fool’s Day has been when brands make sad excuses for their ‘pranks’ that really just ended up giving me epic trust issues.

On this hallowed of days, no one expected to be betrayed by the fan favourite cartoon Rick and Morty, and they weren’t.

When the show announced on Twitter that they were streaming the first episode of the highly anticipated (and super late, c’mon guys) third season, the Internet exploded.

To be fair, when I first heard the news, I was extremely skeptical. I’d been hurt too many

times before. I was scared. Ultimately, my trust paid off and I was rewarded, as we all were, with Rick’s sole motivation in life: finding the McNuggets Szechuan sauce.

I’ve never tried McDonald’s Szechuan sauce, so, I can’t confirm whether it’s as mouth-foamingly good as Rick made it out to be. What I can tell you is that with this simple mention of a limited-edition sauce that came out in 1998, on a cartoon show about alternate realities, McDonalds is pretty much getting cyber-bullied in to bringing it back. “Please God,” the official Rick and Morty Twitter prayed, “I don't ask for much, please let us gain enough cultural influence to force McDonald's into bringing back that fucking sauce.” With that, people went fucking nuts. Recipes to make the sauce all of a sudden shot to the top of Google. Fan art and memes started popping up at alarming rates. A petition that has over 30,000 signatures is rapidly climbing on Change.org. The actual sauce (and photos of the sauce, it seems) is selling for hundreds of dollars on Ebay. It’s absolute pandemonium.

Sweating at the collar and backed into a corner, McDonald’s responded by saying,

“we never say never,” which is probably the biggest cop-out I've ever heard from a company. Just bring back the fucking sauce, McDonald’s. This is your golden ticket. Stop making puns that make the Twitterverse uncomfortable (“McNugga Lubba Dub Dub” particularly made me throw up in my mouth a little bit) and just take a chance on a little show that has its animated characters sing things like “take off your panties and shit on the floor,” okay?

I think what we all need to take from this is that people will get attached to just about anything. A few days ago, if anyone had mentioned McDonald’s limited edition sauces to me, I wouldn’t have cared. Now, I have a purpose in life, as we all do. I want to know if this fucking sauce is good enough to travel through dimensions for.

I want to experience Rick’s driving force, what keeps him going. Considering this is basically the only thing that even matters to me anymore, it’s easy to see that Rick and Morty has obtained the cultural influence it wished for. Now it’s just time for McDonald’s to step the fuck up and make dreams come true.

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LEGISLATURE WATCH #StayWokeAndVote Kevin Kapenda NEWS EDITOR

When governments continuously win re-election and form dynasties, these circumstances often produce the illusion that parties like the BC Liberals are “safe” and immune to being voted out. While this is at times the case, all dynasties are subject to close calls, and situations where the opposition looks all but certain to form government. This reality was epitomized in 2013, when the BC Liberals “came back” from a double-digit deficit to stun the media, pollsters and the NDP. With the BC Liberals trailing the NDP in most polls for the second election in a row (2013 and 2017), our next government will be decided by the actions of the young (18-35) and disadvantaged – people who need change the most, but often vote in low numbers. To those voters begging for change, my message is simple: if you and a friend cast votes for either of the two main opposition parties on May 9, you will wake up to a new government the following morning.

Many young people are deterred from voting because they feel their vote does not matter. While this is indeed the fatal flaw of our winner-takes-all system, if you live in one of Metro Vancouver’s 13 swing ridings (see below), I’m certain your vote will count more than it ever has. Firstly, flipping eight of the 13 Metro Vancouver swing ridings from the Liberals would hand the NDP a minority government at 43 seats, a member short of the required 44 for a majority. With support from the Greens, who are expected to hold their riding and compete in three to five others, the next four years could easily be governed by an NDP-led coalition.

Over half a million British Columbians are working for less than $15 hourly, a rate that many economists and unions alike consider to be a poverty wage. Furthermore, with a menu of regressive taxes (PST, MSP premiums, Carbon Tax, ICBC Premiums) and high costs of living making the lives of British Columbians harder each year, a full

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reset and defeat of the government’s antipoor agenda is desperately needed.

If people who are fed up or crunched by the status quo make these truths by awakening our sleeping progressive bloc, recent trends in other provinces suggest we could be in store for a change in government. Take Alberta, Quebec and our Federal election for example.

After 44 years of PC governments in

Alberta, 54.2 per cent of eligible voters turned out to lift the NDP to power, the highest percentage of votes cast in 21 years and seven elections. In 2014, after controversial revenue raising measures were included in the Quebec Liberal Party’s budget, their government fell and was replaced by the left-leaning Parti Quebecois on the highest voter turnout margin in five elections, or since

1998. Trudeau’s victory in 2015 saw participation spike to 68 per cent, up from 61 in 2011. While elections are decided by many other circumstances than just higher voter turnout, it is often needed to not only remove unpopular governments, but elect progressive leaders (ask Hillary Clinton that). Together, we can make sure change comes to BC, and we aren’t left wishing that more had voted.

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Vancouver – Fraserview Liberal +470 Votes

Coquitlam – Maillardville NDP +41 Votes

Surrey – Fleetwood Liberal +200 Votes

Vancouver – Fairview NDP +1351 Votes

Port Moody – Coquitlam Liberal +437 Votes

Delta North Liberal +203 Votes

Vancouver – Point Grey NDP +470 Votes

Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows Liberal +620 Votes

Surrey – Guilford Liberal +1,633 Votes

North Vancouver – Lonsdale Liberal +1,188 Votes

Burnaby North Liberal +668 Votes Burnaby – Lougheed NDP +743 Votes Coquitlam – Burke Mountain NDP +690 Votes

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Each of the following ridings were decided by 2,500 votes or less. These ridings results are from the 2013 General Election and include 2016’s narrow by-election race in Coquitlam – Burke Mountain. The total number of votes that decided these ridings were 9,307.

To put this in perspective, as of Nov. 2015, 7,525 students were enrolled in Capilano University.

Coquitlam – Burke Mountain MLA Jodie Wickens of the NDP won the seat by 690 votes in a 2016 by-election.

In 2013, Liberal Douglas Horne (who vacated the seat in 2015 to run for the federal Conservatives) won the riding by 2,451 votes.

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FIRST NATIONS FIRST History is made as the Tsleil-Waututh Nation elects an all-women chief and council Kevin O’Neill COLUMNIST

Enormous and important change swept upon the Tsleil-Waututh Nation (TWN) on Mar. 30, 2017, the Chief and Council Election Day. With 65 per cent of all eligible voters marching to the polls, the TWN saw the election of an all-women chief and council panel, a distinction that has not happened prior to this year. I find this to be exhilarating, as I believe that these women, who are all strong in their own way

I CAN CODE YOU THE WORLD Code me like one of your french girls Nima Boscarino COLUMNIST

For many, learning code can be the key to starting a new career and opening up a large, diverse group of employment options based on the programming language learned. Whether learning to develop websites or video games, the fast pace of development is also a natural boredom repellant! Above all, many people value the freedom and autonomy that working as a developer can offer, with some developers eventually deciding to start their own consulting businesses to have full control over what projects they choose to work on.

Even if you don’t plan to code professionally, it can still be a great skill to learn. Many people who attend coding workshops are employed in fields like design and marketing, and are constantly working with engineers and programmers.

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Writing this last Dropping the F-bomb column was a tough one for me. I’ve covered a lot of personal ground in my previous entries, and continue to do so in other publications. What topic could I tap into without being repetitive?

Last week, my friend and I had a conversation about the misconstrued notion that women are catty, competitive, gossip addicts. The writing light bulb clicked: it’s time we talk about not only smashing the patriarchy, but smashing these kinds of archaic concepts that bode misogynistic undertones.

I grew up dancing competitively and pre-professionally, from the age of five until my injured body had to take my

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– whether, it is academically, culturally, physically, or mentally – have something to bring to the table. With their election, I foresee positive changes on the horizon for my community.

We have been moving in the right direction with our chief and council for quite some time. We have contributed to massive changes within the community and the city. Our last panel was a part of the nation’s lead on purchasing land in West Vancouver and Jericho, helping define what wellness for the nation includes, initiating new programs for the youth and the continual battle against Kinder Morgan. Furthermore, enacting new fitness programs can help ensure that we can move forward into the possible reconciliation.

Now, with all-women leadership, where can we go from here? I think that having an all-women panel will help the

nation’s continued growth. We, the people of the inlet, have been focusing on our mental and physical health; now that we have a set of cultural leaders in our chief and council, I think that our people can place a greater focus on re-learning our nearly lost culture.

Many directors and leaders have articulated that we have always had our own judicial laws for our people prior to colonization. The newly elected chief and council will be able to utilize our cultural customs with the modern day judicial systems to ensure that our people move forward in this battle for sovereignty.

Since we have been forced to live under oppressive laws, it has been dictated when we can elect the new leader, what we can do, how we can govern and why. This was never our way, but we have limitations that could hinder our success.

Adding much-needed youth to our

chief and council panel will bring a more energetic, cultural spin to our nation. The group prior to this team was a strong one; however, I think that having an all-women panel will help our people know that our women are strong, resilient, caring and most importantly, intelligent. When we have a team that focuses on the same mission and vision, we can have endless opportunities to ensure that our people are taken care of.

I love that my community has entrusted six amazing women to be our leaders for the next two years. Without our leaders, where would we be? We wouldn’t exist without them, and having these elected women will make sure that the Tsleil-Waututh name is well known throughout the city, if not the country. The Tsleil-Waututh Nation is hopeful. We may not know when we’ll achieve our goals, but once we do, the world will know.

One of the biggest motivators for these students is that learning to code could help them start to bridge the communication gap between them and their colleagues, which is invaluable in the workplace.

Beyond the workplace, becoming “tech literate” helps one acquire a deeper understanding of the social and political issues currently surrounding technology.

As artificial intelligence becomes more and more influential in our society through things like the automation of manual work, a basic understanding of technology can help you differentiate between facts and fear-mongering in discussions.

It might also come as a surprise that the lessons learned from coding aren’t limited to the world of technology.

Coding can be an excellent way to teach problem-solving skills, especially for children and teenagers. “Computational thinking”, as it’s known, is beginning to be introduced in the K-12 curriculum in British Columbia. By integrating stepby-step problem solving exercises in subjects such as Math and Social Studies, the goal is to teach children to be able to rationally dissect and analyze problems in all sorts of fields.

For adults, there are plenty of options

for learning to code depending on your goals and learning style. If you’re looking to dip your toes into coding, a good place to start would be to take a single-day workshop! For people who are seriously aiming to make a career change and are willing to invest a bit of time, money and effort, the best course of action would be to enroll in a bootcamp like Lighthouse Labs or CodeCore.

Not all workshops and bootcamps are created equal, however. With so many people interested in shifting their careers into coding, the tech bootcamp industry has become ridiculously lucrative. While most of the options out there are run competently, there is still a chance of running into subpar workshops and courses run by organizations looking for easy money. It can be difficult to tell apart the good from the bad, but here are a couple steps to take make it easier to find the right ones:

through any gotchas.

last bow at 18. I also spent a large part of my childhood as a child actress. These are competitive activities, littered with stage mothers, self-entitled kids, paranoia and tantrums. I marinated in this environment so long that I, as a young adult, believed that all women were out to get me. I believed that I could not share any successes or failures with my female cohorts because they would most likely either mock me, or steal my thunder once I turned around. I became one of the boys, choosing the ideology that I just couldn’t be friends with women.

I believe that at one point, we all had a bit of that girl in us. The catty, mean, jealous girl, who got kicks from seeing another’s struggle. We’ve all felt the gnawing jealousy and violent sense of “I deserved that.” But being an intersectional feminist doesn’t mean having never had a counter-feminist thought or battle. Heck, I just learned that treating myself to a blowout or a new pair of shoes does not infact constitute as self-care. I learned that self-care has a much deeper, and historical

meaning that doesn’t include manicures.

We are all learning, and it’s important to remember that – Roxane Gay wrote Bad Feminist for a damn reason.

Today, I surround myself with powerful, educated, strong, creative women. My network, my business model and the bulk of my friends are women that lift me up in every way. And I, them.

So, what happened to being one of the boys? As we get older, we shed layers.

Layers of notions we were taught, layers of pain (usually there are many,) layers of joy and layers of experience. When I started a feminist magazine with a female friend, I shed the layer that was afraid of women. I trusted that Kristi (my business partner in Loose Lips Magazine) and I would work on this thing until we were no longer able. I trusted that this would be a critical chapter in my life that would change everything. I trusted that we would do it together with love, and grace and sensitivity for each other as friends and as new business partners.

I shed the archaic concept that she

1. Research the instructors to see if they have substantial experience in the field, and to see if they have a history of teaching. Some early concepts can be pretty tricky to learn, so it’s important to have a patient instructor who can walk

2. Check up on the alumni of the programs to see what kind of work they ended up being involved in. Some bootcamps boast impressively high employment rates post-graduation, which is great indicator for your chances of success.

However, some bootcamps have bad reputations for churning out a high number of less-than-stellar developers, leading tech companies to purposefully avoid hiring their graduates.

3. Go through the curriculum with a tech-savvy friend to see if the material is up to date and relevant to your interests, as it’s not always obvious whether learning a specific programming language is going to be beneficial. In addition to that, some courses are too rigid in their structure and might not give their students a good general understanding of programming concepts, which can leave students stunted when they enter the field.

Once you pick up the basics, the possibilities with coding are endless!

would eventually cut me down, and steal my ideas and start a magazine of her own while cackling evilly in a dark room beside a fireplace. I let that go because it’s nonsense, and since then, countless doors have opened to many beautiful friendships that I will forever cherish and forever learn from.

Before Loose Lips launched, we had our first contributor meeting in the living room of my apartment. Over 20 women came. Some complete strangers, some old friends from journalism school, some acquaintances from our childhoods.

We spent the evening assigning stories, brainstorming ideas, drinking wine and filling my tiny home with an abundance feminine energy – feminine energy so strong I had to excuse myself for a moment to take a deep breath in private. It wasn’t out of fear, and it wasn’t from anxiety, it was from overwhelming gratitude.

It’s 2017. Open your arms to the power of sisterhood. Let us remember that our sisters are not here to compete with us, but to empower us.

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WHY YOUR FAVOURITE FESTIVAL SUCKS Yes, we are all judging you Gabriel Scorgie FEATURES EDITOR

Pemberton Wish you were Coachella

Yes, your taste in music is as refined as your taste in hallucinogens. No, it doesn’t bother you that you haven’t heard of over half the lineup this year, because you know in your soul that only real artists take the stage here.

Even if the music sucks it doesn’t matter because it’s a forest full of glowing lights, so how bad can it possibly be?

Besides, if worst comes to worst you can always just finish the rest of your acid and begin the search for the everpresent orgy tent.

If this is the event you look forward to every year, you probably went to a Catholic School as a kid and never got to experience anything fun until you were 19. You’re probably also really into transcendental experiences and don’t understand why society can’t be like this all the time.

I went to FVDED two years ago for free and still felt like I paid too much. The only reason you want to go to FVDED is because you’re still in middle school and your best chance to go to a real festival was Squamish, but that got shit canned last year so here you are in the middle of Surrey being very impressed by how many people have decided to drink water instead of alcohol or pop.

FVDED is a glorified concert that calls itself a festival so it can convince 14-year-olds to pay their insane ticket prices. If you go to this concert as a legal adult, shame on you.

At this point, Pemberton should just rebrand to ‘The Poor Coachella’, considering their lineups are a combination of festival rejects and a handful of headliners trying to break the Guinness World Record for most festivals played in one summer. I swear to god if they announce J. Cole as a headliner for the third year in a row I’m going to personally smack the organizer myself. I’ll also smack anyone who considers a festival with J. Cole as a headliner a legitimately good festival. Basically, if you’re going to Pemberton it’s because you wanted to go to Coachella, but got too drunk at the bar one night and fucked your budget over. If Pemberton is legitimately your favourite festival I don’t even know what to say to you.

Coachella Oh, so trendy

Vancouver International Jazz Festival Because you’re better than everyone else

Vancouver Folk Festival It costs as much as a real festival, with half the entertainment

You were never interested in Coachella until one of your friends whispered in your ear that you can double your Instagram followers just by taking a few photos with #coachella2017 at the end of it. Now you fucking love Coachella and can’t wait until you and your besties can spend a week road-tripping from Vancouver to California with a couple days’ rest in Portland because you heard that was also a good place to gain followers.

Either that or this year’s winter has you so depressed and desperate for sun that you’re willing to fork out an ungodly sum of money just to get the fuck out of Vancouver for a weekend.

With the recent bookings of The Roots and Lauryn Hill as headliners, you’re probably thinking that this year’s Vancouver International Jazz Festival is going to continue its recent trend. Who knows, they might announce Raphael Saadiq, The Robert Glasper Experience, the ghost of J. Dilla. Maybe they’ll bring in A Tribe Called Quest. Shit, they might even bring in D’Angelo.

Did you graduate from the jazz studies program?

Do you work in retail and listen to 90s hip-hop and soul when you take the bus to work? Do you wear a beret and glasses that turn into sunglasses when you’re outdoors?

Do you find yourself often wanting to wear baggy striped suits for no reason at all? If you answered yes to two or more of those questions, ask your doctor if the Vancouver International Jazz Festival is right for you.

This festival is sort of entertaining if you can find a way to get in for free, but if you pay you’re either the biggest idiot around or you’re over 50 years old, from Point Grey and money is so meaningless to you that you’d throw away $185 to see the all-star lineup featuring Miranda Lambert.

I firmly believe that nobody under the age of 30 willingly attends this festival. Partly because it’s terrible, and partly because it coincides with the weekend of Poor Coachella. You have to be really into listening to people play the banjo to like this festival.

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IF YOUR BIRTHDAY IS THIS WEEK:

You’re adopted.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 - FEB. 18):

LEO (JUL.23 - AUG. 22):

Stop turning to the back page of a University newspaper for guidance.

You’re the type to go swimming with your t-shirt on.

THINKING CAP When Vancouver's wind speeds reach 80 km per hour, what do you hope gets blown away?

“All vehicles. I don't like traffic.”

Tom Kramer, fourth year Business Administration

VIRGO (AUG. 23 - SEP. 21):

PISCES (FEB. 19 - MAR. 20):

No amount of free alcohol will make people want to go to your house party.

You’ve reached the end of the road. Now jump off the cliff.

LIBRA (SEPT. 22 - OCT. 23):

ARIES (MAR. 21 - APR. 19):

Forget the past. Your early onset Alzheimer's will help with that.

TAURUS (APR. 20 - MAY 20):

A coffee a day will keep your teeth nice and yellow.

Don’t forget how much your time is worth – which is nothing.

SCORPIO (OCT. 24 - NOV. 21):

This week will be a lot easier for you if you don’t take off your water wings.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 - DEC. 21):

GEMINI (MAY 21 - JUN. 20):

You should buy the extra large pack of band-aids this week.

If you made reservations before the dinner, it’s a date.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 - JAN. 19):

CANCER (JUN. 21 - JUL. 22):

It’ll soon get warm enough that you won’t look weird for wearing shorts all the time.

Remember, you’re the worst.

“The housing prices. Let’s take a few zeroes off.”

Jessica Williams, fourth year Communication

“Honestly, I love everything, so maybe the safe injection sites. I just don't think it's a very good idea.”

Stefan Lenasi, first year Arts and Sciences

“The rain. It’s always raining and I'm tired of it.”

Hani Ghomshai, fourth year Accounting

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