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September 21st, 2015 | Vol 28, Issue 2

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//In this issue

news

life

Transit Referendum p.5

Sleeping positions of University Students p.8

Campus Community Bridge p.3

European Migrant Crisis p.6

University Centre 3333 University Way Kelowna, BC, Canada V1Y 5N3 Office: UNC 132B Phone: 250-807-9296 thephoenixnews.com Cover and Masthead photo by Sarah James & Maggie Wilson Feature photos by Sarah James, Maggie Wilson & Alex Barberis

UBCSUO EXPO 2015 p.7

FROSH 2015 p.10

arts

sports

Street Perfomers p.13

Intramural Athleticsr p.15

Student Actor: Peter MacLeod p.12

UBCO Golfers start strong p.14

opinions Minimum Wage needs Maxism p.17 McDonald’s goes cage free p.18

Women’s soccer starts hot p.16

Coordinating Editor Alex Barberis coordinating@thephoenixnews.com

Arts Editor Jacky Deng arts@thephoenixnews.com

Production Assistant Kelsi Brown production@thephoenixnews.com

Production Manager Sarah James artdirector@thephoenixnews.com

Sports Editor Grayson Burton Leahy sports@thephoenixnews.com

Copy Editor copy@thephoenixnews.com

Project Manager Maranda Wilson project@thephoenixnews.com

Life Reporter Maria Otto lifereporter@thephoenixnews.com

Web Editor Justin Kroeker web@thephoenixnews.com

Current Affairs Editor Mark Dreger current.affairs@thephoenixnews.com

Contributors Celine Conly, Nishat Tasnim, Brodie MacKenzie-Dale, Erica Boyd, Tiffany Goodwein, Zoë McNair, Shira Sneg

Opinions Editor Brittni MacKenzie-Dale opinions@thephoenixnews.com

Photo Editor Maggie Wilson photo@thephoenixnews.com

News Editor Lyndon Duncan news@thephoenixnews.com

Visual Editor Varenka Kim visual@thephoenixnews.com

The Phoenix is the UBCO students’ free press. Editorial content is separate from the University of British Columbia Student’s Union Okanagan (UBCSUO) and from the UBC institution at large.

The editorial staff encourages everyone to submit material to The Phoenix but reserves the right to withdraw submissions from publication for any reason.

“Any reason” could be material deemed to be sexist, racist, homophobic, or of poor taste or quality. The Phoenix will not publish materials which condone, promote, or express actions which are illegal under current laws. This does not include articles which provide an in-depth examination of both sides of a controversial subject (e.g. legalizing marijuana).

The Phoenix is published, in part, by the UBCSUO and is an active member of the Canadian University Press.

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September 21st 2015 | The Phoenix |news@thephoenixnews.com | News Editor: Lyndon Duncan

//News TRENDING

TRUMP

Rugby World Cup

The three-way race for Prime Minister

Hailee DunbarBlanchette tragedy

Ahmed’s Clock

//Events September 22 10th Annual IKBSAS Undergraduate Research Awards Symposium 1:00 -4:30 UNC Free

September 23rd Explore!

11:00-1:00 /UNC,ARTS, EME/ Free Explore! is an information fair where past Go Global students are set up to answer your Go Global questions.

September 23rd Canadian Federal Election: All-Candidates Forum 2:00PM-5:00PM Fipke/Free Meet the local candidates.

Discover their platforms.

Register to vote.

CAMPUS COMMUNITY BRIDGE “BRIDGING” THE JOB GAP

UBCSUO connect students to jobs in Kelowna Lyndon Duncan News Editor

“I want to eliminate all barriers for students to get valuable work experience,” Student Union President Tom Macauley said when asked about the Student Union’s new initiative: the Campus Community Bridge (CCB).

The CCB is an effort to connect students with off-campus employment and job-shadowing opportunities. This will provide students with valuable work experience before they enter the job market upon the completion of their undergraduate degree.

The program comes as a response to the lack of co-op work opportunities for students in the Faculty of Arts

//News Briefs Mark Dreger

Current Affairs Editor Read the full story at thephoenixnews.com/catagory/ news/

and Sciences, which makes up 51% of the student population of UBCO. The opportunity is not only for arts and science students, however.

Students in all areas of study will have the opportunity to apply for work experiences through the CCB, with preference being given to upper-year students who are closer to entering the job market. Unlike a co-op opportunity, a student’s GPA is not a factor for them to qualify for a CCB work placement.

Rather, the program looks at a student’s resume and desired area of experience.

In this way the CCB looks to open up opportunities that some students may not be otherwise able to access.

Students looking to get involved in the program will log on to the program’s website, make an account, and upload a resume. From there the website will

“Am I scared about finding a job? Hell yeah. But at least now I can build some connections within the community and gain some relevant work experience”

Angus Harding 4th Year Arts Student

match students with an employer who has been invited to partner with the program. Once a match has been made, an interview will be set up between the student and the employer to see if the work experience is the right fit for both parties.

In addition to the work experience, each student will receive a $500 grant from the UBCO Students Union for the first 40 hours of work they complete.

This grant serves as an incentive to participate in the program, especially for students who may have difficulty taking time off from their regular jobs. The grant equalizes access to the program for all students regardless of financial situation.

Students looking to get involved can visit www.campuscommunity.ca to apply.

September 24th Kick Start Karnival 11:30-3:30 Courtyard Free New out-of-province and outof-region students organized fun games to welcome other new students who join our campus from all over Canada! BBQ and prizes for those who participate and an opportunity to learn more about our country.

September 28th - October 5th SPARK: Academics Week Discover resources, explore academic growth and how it will evolve during your degree, and connect with peer mentors, tutors, and other peer-based academic resources.

International

Russia to Help Assad In Syria Russian forces have begun support of Syrian government troops against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). At least three Russian transport planes have landed in Syria in the past week and have delivered tanks and artillery to the regime. There have been reports of Russian soldiers in Syria, but both countries deny the claims.

United States Secretary of State John Kerry is concerned that Russian intervention to Assad could escalate violence in the region.

The US welcomes the Russians to attack the ISIL threat, but has warned against any support to the Assad regime.

Russia has responded to the West’s concern of Russian intervention as “strange hysteria,” saying that their current presence is no different than the support Russia has been giving their ally during the entire Syrian conflict.

Russian planes have used airspace in Iran and Iraq to reach Syria, but Russians have also

planned to fly over the Balkan states, resulting in strong opposition from Washington.

Bulgaria refused to allow Russian planes to use their airspace unless they agree to have their cargo checked. Russia says the planes contain military supplies and humanitarian aid.

Photo provided by CCB Instagram

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Harper’s “Old Stock” Canadians

Tony Abbot deposed

News Editor: Lyndon Duncan |news@thephoenixnews.com | The Phoenix | September 21st 2015

Norway pays to save Amazon forests

Chilean Earthquake

RENOVATED RESOURCE CENTRE IS HERE TO LISTEN Newly renovated resource center is here to help students by building an inclusive community Zoë McNair - Contributor It’s no secret that university can be a challenging experience, but Shira Sneg and her colleagues at the Resource Centre are working hard to provide a safe space for students.

The Resource Centre is a studentled and volunteer-based service which encompasses three entities: the Pride Resource Centre, the Women’s Resource Centre, and the Peer Support Network, which focuses on mental health.

Located on the main floor of the UNC, the Resource Centre focuses on building an inclusive community for

//News Briefs Mark Dreger Current Affairs Editor

Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore/ Creative Commons

students.

“Primarily, we are here to listen,” Sneg explains. “The fact that we have students here that also know what you might be going through and can refer you... I think it’s really necessary.”

Sneg started working at the Resource Centre last year when the three entities moved into their new shared office space. After initially serving as interim coordinator of the Pride Resource Centre, Sneg created a new position that would oversee all three entities. She now serves as Head Coordinator and works with the coordinators of each individual unit to ensure that they are fulfilling their purpose and working together effectively.

In addition to being a listening ear, the Resource Centre also organizes outreach events such as Out Week, the Vagina Monologues, Thrive Week,

“I struggled with myself, and that really affected my mental health. I’ve seen what it’s like to have a hard time walking to a counsellor… it can be such an intimidating thing.”

Shira Sneg Head Coordinator, Resource Centre

Syrian Refugee Crisis

movie nights, and knitting circles. UBCelebration is another popular event created by Sneg herself, which takes place on the International Day of Happiness. This year the Women’s Resource Centre is also looking forward to collaborating with the Student Union to facilitate a Women’s Conference.

The biggest change for the Resource Centre this year was an $1100 renovation that has allowed the office to become a much more welcoming space.

Already student traffic has been significantly higher than in previous years.

“I think that we’re now a real safe, welcoming place on campus because of the room renovation” said Sneg.

She thanks the Student Union for its support of the Centre and especially of the renovation project.

To celebrate the updated space, the Resource Centre will be holding a

full-day launch event including food, live music, drag and burlesque shows, and glow-in-the-dark activities in the Commons.

The Resource Centre serves students mainly on a drop-in basis, Monday to Friday from 12:00-5:00pm. They are also looking for volunteers, especially for events. Students can sign-up byemailing Sneg at resources@ubcsuo.ca.

Sneg encourages students to drop by the Resource Centre anytime to talk, study, or just hang out.

“No one judges you. That’s exactly why we are here,” she stresses.“In terms of what’s going to come, I think it’s going to be incredible.”

International

Donald Trump Says No To Third Party Ticket On September 3rd, Republican Presidential frontrunner Donald Trump pledged not run for a third party if he does not win the Republican nomination. Trump has suggested running as an independent if he does not win the Republican nomination, which some believe will spoil the Republican’s chance at the White House with Trump stealing some Republican voters. Trump was the only one of the ten Republicans at the Fox News debate in early August to not rule out a possible third party bid. Signing the pledge may, however,

damage his appeal of being outside partisan politics.

The pledge asks candidates to “endorse the 2016 Republican presidential nominee regardless of who it is,” and that the signer “will not seek to run as an independent or write-in candidate, nor . . . accept the nomination for president of any other party.”

It should also be stressed that the American election isn’t until November of 2016, over a year away.

America’s nauseatingly long campaign could mean Trump losing momentum, losing the nomination, and being forgotten before the ballots.

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September 21st 2015 | The Phoenix | news@thephoenixnews.com | News Editor: Lyndon Duncan

TRANSIT REFERENDUM TO DECIDE FATE OF THE U-PASS Coming this November, UBCSUO will be holding a Transit Referendum to increase student fees on U-PASS Celine Conly - Contributor This fall students can expect to see Kelowna Transit campaigning on campus. The City of Kelowna and Kelowna Transit are partnered in levying an increase in transit rates across the board for all pass types. This includes the UBC Okanagan U-Pass which will increase fees from $70 to $80.49% of all ridership in Kelowna is students from Okanagan College, the local high schools, and UBCO. According to UBCSUO President Tom Macauley 47% of UBCO students use their U-Pass.

Because the U-Pass is tied to the

University Act by law, the UBCSUO must hold a referendum for students to vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ on the issue of raising the cost of the U-Pass. In previous years, Kelowna Transit has campaigned on campus in the weeks prior to the previous referendums. According to the Student Union we can expect to see Kelowna Transit on campus with information regarding their services and the referendum again this year.

The last Transit Referendum held was in 2011. During this last referendum Kelowna Transit campaigned with a large agenda of which most of their promises were achieved. From 2011, there have been many improvements with the transit system in Kelowna such as the bus times at bus stops and the increasing number of exchanges.

As of now with this referendum,

“I’ve been here for 4 years without a car. I’ve relied on the U-Pass to get around.

As a student I don’t have an extra $200 to spend on a transit pass.”

Sherissa Kanten 5th year Science Student

International

Kelowna Transit has not promised any new upgrades to the current system but have argued that this fee increase in necessary to keep the system running.

Tom Macauley reassures students that even with fee increases the UBCSUO is in constant contact with Kelowna Transit about transit ideas and issues regarding students, including more transit to locations of high student population such as Quail Ridge. If the student population votes ‘yes’ in this coming referendum then we can expect to see the fee increase soon. In addition, there are some improvements students could potentially see in the nearby future.

The UBCSUO is looking to implement changes to the U-Pass by replacing the sticker on the student card with a swipe card similar to the Vancouver campus

Tony Abbot Ousted For New Prime Minister

Palestinian Flag to Rise at United Nations

Malcolm Turnbull has defeated Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot in a snap Liberal party ballot 54 votes to 44 on September 14th, resulting in the fourth different Prime Minister in five years. The Liberal party still runs the government in a coalition with an election not scheduled till January 2017 at the latest.

Despite “no” votes from Canada, the United States, Australia, Israel, and a few island states, the United Nations has overwhelmingly approved to allow the two non-member observer states, the Vatican City and Palestine, to raise their flags along with the 193 other UN member states. Only eight countries opposed the proposal with 119 voting “yes” and 45 abstaining.

Photo Credit: Global Panorama/Creative Commons

system. Through this they would hope to achieve more accurate percentages in ridership. UBCO has committed $30,000 and Kelowna Transit has committed $50,000 to this project.

The U-Pass is a three-way agreement between the UBCSUO, the University, and Kelowna Transit.However if the student population votes ‘no’ the continuance of the U-Pass will be called into question. The next equivalent transit pass that is similar to the U-Pass is $180 for 4 months - far more than students currently pay for transit. The referendum is tentatively set for November 4th and 5th however the UBCSUO will be releasing official dates in the coming weeks.

The UBCSUO is encouraging all students to get informed and vote in the Transit Referendum.

Top photo by Maggie Wilson

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Current Affairs Editor: Mark Dreger |news@thephoenixnews.com | The Phoenix | September 21st 2015

Photo by Josh Zakary/ Creative Commons

EUROPEAN MIGRANT CRISIS ESCALATES Refugees from Syria arrive in European countries looking for asylum and security.

Mark Dreger - Current Events Editor Many refugees from Syria, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and other Middle Eastern and African countries arrived at their desired destinations earlier this month after challenges in Hungary.

Hungarian authorities on September 3rd allegedly tricked hundreds of refugees onto a train that took the refugees to a camp in the town of Bicske outside Budapest instead of Austria or Germany. A group of 64 refugees escaped the camp the next day.

The Hungarian government reiterated that illegal migrants would

//News Briefs

The Refugee Crisis: What We Should Be Talking About Mark Dreger Current Affairs Editor

only be allowed to travel if they have the necessary documents, as Hungary considers the refugees illegal migrants.

As impatience grew, several hundred refugees began walking from Budapest to Vienna, a 250km journey.

It wasn`t until the night of September 4th that the Orbán allowed refugees in Budapest to ride buses to Austria, which stopped 2km short of the border. Many did not trust the buses, but due to excessive exhaustion many got on board.

Austrians welcomed the refugees and some rail workers volunteered their time to drive refugees around, but police warned them not to cross the Hungarian border as they could be prosecuted for people-smuggling.

The Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, defended his necessary

methods as protecting European Christianity from the influx of Muslims. Orbán also blames Germany for encouraging more refugees to come to Europe, which he believes will reach millions. Hungary has closed its border with Serbia and has passed legislation against illegal border crossings that could result in migrants being deported back to Serbia.

German chancellor Angela Merkel has asked for other EU nations to share the refugees, with up to one million refugees, about 1% of Germany’s population, expected to seek asylum in the country. Britain, Ireland, and Denmark are exempt from taking in refugees, but Ireland and Britain have both succumbed to pressure with British Prime Minister David Cameron announcing that Britain will accept

For the last several weeks, the refugee crisis plaguing Europe has been the focus of nearly every news outlet. Every day more refugees enter into Europe, Germany asks for more countries to help, and another ship sinks in the Mediterranean; however, many media outlets do not address, and sometimes even antagonize, views that I believe should be taken seriously.

If the refugees are truly refugees, then why do they want to go to the rich nations instead of nations that offer safety? The wealth is in the north like Germany and Sweden, but safety is all over Europe. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor

20,000 refuges over the next five years.

Spain and eastern European countries like Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic are not as compliant and are under heavy pressure to follow Germany’s policy.

Although Germans in the east protest and attack refugee camps, Germans in the west have accepted the new arrivals. Hundreds of Germans in Munich and Frankfurt cheered and clapped when the refugees arrived, as they gave out food, clothes, and even toys and diapers for the children and infants. In fact, according to The Guardian, people donated so much that the police made them stop due to the overwhelming volume of items.

The crisis has led to the creation of a group called Fluchtlinge Wilkommen (Refugees Welcome) that allow

Orban has noticed this. “If [the refugees] want to continue on from Hungary, it’s not because they are in danger, it’s because they want something else,” that something else being “a German life.” If these refugees really are fleeing from war, they should not care where they go as long as they end up somewhere safe. Prime Minister Orban has stated, “If someone is a refugee, we will ask them whether they have submitted an asylum request in Serbia [the last nation refugees entered]. If they had not done so, given that Serbia is a safe country, they will be rejected.”

Germany even plans to make it easier to

families to open their homes and take in refugees for up to one year.

On September 13th Germany halted train traffic with Austria, as 13,000 refugees arrived the day before.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the migration crisis payback for Europe for “blindly following U.S. orders” in the Middle East with intervention in Iraq and Libya.

The United States plans to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees in the next year and Australia has offered to accept 12,000.

deport refugees to “safe” nations in Europe, like Montenegro and Albania, but “refugees” may not like leaving the rich countries. CNN has reported that refugees in Uruguay want to go back to Syria because they cannot afford living in the country next year once the government aid, which they expected to have indefinitely, runs out. Refugees should be happy wherever they end up, as long as they are in a safe country and reasonably cared for. What I do not want to see is people trampling over legitimate Syrian refugees and taking advantage of Europe’s welfare state and higher standard of living.

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September 21st 2015 | The Phoenix | life@thephoenixnews.com | Interim Life Editor: Maranda Wilson

//Life

TRENDING

Our Life Editor livetweeted FROSH (sober)

UNC was a vomit cesspool post-FROSH

The smell permeated our office

Puke rainbows on Snapchat instead

Then put a UBC Okanagan location sticker on it

UBCSUO EXPO 2015 A recap of the new and improved UBCO Expo that happened on Sept. 16, 2015.

Maranda Wilson Life Editor On Sept. 16, the UBCSUO hosted the UBCO Expo in commemoration of UBC Okanagan’s 10th anniversary from 10am to 4pm in the main courtyard. The day was an opportunity to showcase and recruit for all of the diverse clubs and course unions on campus, as well as engage with local businesses.

This year’s event included a tug-of-war for a cash prize, medieval club demos, as well as live performances by Jeff Piatelli and a dance off by the Urban Dance Club.

The event saw plenty of new clubs and faces, such as the UBCO Yoga Club and UBCO Book Nook (a book club). The event also welcomed back plenty of familiar faces, like last year’s UBCSUO president, Rocky Kim.

//Contest

The #selfie contest is back! Entering is as easy as taking a selfie (so enter, duh).

Maranda Wilson

Doodler Extraordinaire

STEP 1:

Snap a selfie with the latest cover of The Phoenix.

Look nice, take it with your friends, and/or take it while showering.

I don’t care.

STEP 2:

Upload it to insta, fb, or twitter and tag us @ubcophoenix and hashtag #ourphoenix

STEP 3:

Win UBC swag, giftcards, etc.

September 21st 2015 | The Phoenix | life@thephoenixnews.com | Interim Life Editor: Maranda Wilson

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WHAT YOUR SLEEPING STYLE SAYS ABOUT YOU: UNI EDITION Those articles which claim to decode who you are as a person have got it all wrong. Well, for us university students anyway.

The Simi Hookup

Maranda Wilson Life Editor

This sleeping position guarantees that you are in first year, you don’t wash your sheets nearly as often as you should, and you will most definitely bump into any bed mates in the cafeteria.

Every so often on my Facebook news feed, someone will share an article about (insert daily human behaviour) and what it says about you. The FB share is most often by an older member of the family who only discovered FB in the last few months, (you know, the ones who sign off on comments with their name) and it appears only they seem to be the ones who see any truth in these articles.

I find the need to psychoanalyze the shit out of every human behaviour to be so amusing, and I guess sleeping-- the most unconscious behaviour-- HAS to say something about us as people, right? While these kinds of lists would make Freud proud, I struggle to believe both psychoanalysis and such lists--for university students at least. Here’s my own take on a popular article about sleeping positions minus all that jazz about Freud’s Oedipus complex and other really uncomfortable things having to do with our parents and sexuality.

The Nomad

The “Please Leave ASAP—I Regret This Very Much” Did you go to FROSH on Friday? Then this might have been you? Awks. One person insists on cuddling while the other person feels too guilty to ask the cuddler to leave. Mixture of trust issues and a stage five clinger.

//Meal Hacks

Easy meal ideas when you’re too stressed to worry about cooking.

Maria Otto Life Reporter

When the sleeper is away from their own bed and not in the Toilet Hugger position, they are likely assuming the Nomad position. This position includes a stiff neck in the morning, being woken up by the roommate who always wakes up early, and waking up in the outfit from the night before. This kind of sleeper is responsible (for reasons such as not drinking and driving), but could also be seen as having poor planning skills (which explains sleeping on the couch).

Tacos are you BFFs: Everyone loves taco night. Old El Paso is a true homie and hooks it up with those easy taco kitsthese take under 20 minutes to make, and there are always leftovers!

Single as a Pringle The position often resembles a starfish and is designed for one person, and one person only. Outstretching your limbs towards all four corners of the bed keeps you safe from fuckboys/girls, sweaty bodies, and/or bed hogs. Psychologists have discovered that people unanimously agree that sprawling out on your own bed is the best sleeping position.

Recreate your favourite restaurant meal: Spending $40 on a meal at Cactus Club is convenient, but it actually isn’t that hard to pop in a chicken breast, salmon fillet or steak in the oven, mash some potatoes and whip up a Caesar salad. Trust me!

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September 21st 2015 | The Phoenix | life@thephoenixnews.com | Interim Life Editor: Maranda Wilson

The “Getting F*cked By My Midterm Tomorrow” This position suggests the sleeper is a student who is cramming for an upcoming exam. It is a scientifically proven fact that a bed doubles as a study space, and by sleeping in this position, the sleeper hopes to absorb the course material through osmosis. Bae for the night is often Khan Academy or Sparknotes. In this position, there are high levels of caffeine and cortisol coursing through the blood stream of the sleeper. This position will also ensure the sleeper will wake up more tired than rested.

The “We Just Saw Each Other Naked, so I’m Obliged to Spoon You Until You Leave in the Morning”

The Toilet Hugger The sleeper is surprisingly very reflective and self-aware in this position, often promising themselves never to drink again or regretting the events leading up to this moment. This sleeping position doubles as a failproof way of finding out who your true friends are. Count your blessings if you wake up under a blanket and beside a glass of water.

Everyone loves pizza: Save your money on delivery pizza and make your own. If you have the ingredients on hand, its super easy to take a pizza crust, sauce, cheese, whatever veggies/ meat you have, and throw it in the oven for 15 minutes.

Creative Commons: Matt Harris

The Bed Hog According to a study done by researchers, the bed hog is likely a former “Single as a Pringle” sleeper. Maybe it’s due to an imbalance of power, or maybe the sleeper is just a shitty person to share a bed with. Studies have shown that the partner without the blanket/bed is wise enough to avoid confrontation.

The big spoon: This position includes hair in your face, the suffocating exchange of body heat, and an arm you’re concerned may not still not be there because it’s beyond numb and you’re not sure if there’s blood circulating to the extremities.

These sacrifices mean you’re truly a selfless person because you care so deeply about the quality of sleep for Sam? or was it Pam? to not disturb them by readjusting.

The little spoon: It’s either the best or worst sleep of your life, but most likely the worst once you begin to sober up and question who is behind you. Turning around is definitely too weird but at least you have both your hands to text out an emergency SOS message.

Illustrations

by Varenka Kim

Exciting macaroni and cheese - your new bae: I’ve been told that I’m weird for doing this, but making a quick pot of Kraft Dinner or Annies pasta and throwing in a can of tuna is the biggest time saver for me. If you eat meat, others have recommended tossing in anything from hot dogs to ground beef and veggies to make a wholesome meal that doesn’t make you hate yourself too much.

Creative Commons: Pengrin

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11 tickets, and staff members bring out the Frosh merchandise.

I met with Bob in his office to talk about what we were to expect for the night, outfit his CIA-like earpiece radio between Dispatch and UBC Security, and go over general rules for the night. No one is allowed to enter the concert premises with alcohol or drugs, there was to be no smoking on the concert field at any time, and the sound had to be 83.3333 decibels maximum from just outside the concert barrier. Everything else was a case-by-case basis.

9:00 PM – Adventure Club is onstage. UBC Security officers are responding to multiple incidents around campus: an assault by the gym – details not disclosed, more fireworks in F lot, “I’ve got you for the rest of the night?” asked Drunkemolle. people passed out drunk in C lot, and an incident somewhere “Good, because it’s going to get crazy. Are you ready? Stay with in the bushes near Upper Residence where UBC Security had me.” to break up a sexual encounter where the female would not stop performing oral sex on a male regardless of approaching 5:00 PM – Sound check. Bob and I headed up to the hill to security. talk with the sound technicians about the decibel reading. We take a decibel reading that shows approximately 80 decibels 10:00 PM – Bob and I are at the main exit overseeing people from the front of house. So far we’re in the clear for sound being escorted out of the venue. We encounter whom I will call complaints. Big Data takes the stage to do a sound check when “Poutine Guy”. Poutine Guy could hardly keep himself upright we hear a buzzing sound come from overtop of our heads. We due to intoxication, but still managed to keep his poutine in look up to see a drone flying above us. Mumbles come from his hand the entire time. We meet Poutine Guy as security and Bob’s ear. UBC Security has spotted the drone from cameras on Well Manager Mike Ouellette were escorting him out of the top of Purcell and Nicola. It’s our job to find the drone and take venue. Shortly after calling Mike a “grey-haired old man” and it down. Because UBCO is situated so close to the airport (a Bob a “bitch”, and threatening to fight them both, Poutine Guy no-fly zone for an unmanned aerial vehicle), it was imperative stumbles out of the exit, only to run into a police officer who that we find the drone, and fast. escorts him away from the exit.

FROSH

2015

WALK IN MY (VOMIT STAINED) SHOES

Friday morning, I did not put on my normal shoes… I put on my rave shoes. These shoes have danced through 4 years of concerts and clubs, and to be frank... they’ve been through shit.

Literally. They were there in 2012 when two frisky students decided to get in on in front of the second floor UNC window.

In 2013, when the whole crew was finally street legal, they danced their way into Level and on to the dance floor and up on the stage where we popped and dropped it. The summer of 2014, the shoes hit festival season, where they danced over flower crowns and around tents. The year 2015 brought Waka Flocka Flame to the yard, where they absorbed the reefer haze wafting through the commons field. This past Friday, walking into the UNC women’s bathroom, they got their first taste of what the night would bring.

As per most drunken events, there was no time to prepare and no time to dodge the whirlwind of disaster hurling my way.

She came in like a wrecking ball, missing a shoe and wailing One Direction. With the grace of a penguin she pivoted and hurled what I can only guess was a mickey and half of her digested lunch across the bathroom counter top. I sidestepped and dodged the spray, scooped up my books, and bee lined it for the safety of The Phoenix office. This is where my saga began. 4pm. Go time. Frosh time.

Alex: “Drugs” Student 2: “It’s Vitamin B12.”

Bob: “Why do you need vitamin B12?”

Student 2: “It’s for my hangovers” Bob: “You’re not getting this back. Pick up some more B12 in the morning.”

5:15 PM – We’ve found the videographer that owns the drone and have it successfully grounded. The rain starts.

11:00 PM – I’m outside the venue where I see Poutine Guy –- without his poutine –- in handcuffs and guided by three police officers into the back of the squad car. RIP Poutine Guy. 5:30 PM –A pair of drunk first year girls have accidentally Another student is passed out at the front gates and is being stumbled through the barricade and are watching the sound rolled over by security, and many more are making their way check. No sign of ICM security that were supposed to arrive at through the first aid tent, or are being escorted by semi-drunk 5:00 PM (one hour before the 6:00 start time). Rain stops. friends back home. It seemed like a minefield of fallen drunken soldiers being carried away or rolled into the recovery position.

5:40 PM – A team of old guys arrive (apparently it’s ICM The concert’s now over and the surviving masses heads to The security). Security briefing begins.

Well for the official after party. RIP everyone who lined up and didn’t get in. If you were a fortunate soul who managed to 6:00 PM – Gates officially open. A few students arrive to get lineup early enough to get in, then you saw Adventure Club do their wristbands, but few enter the concert doors. another set.

​ y mission for the night was different from the 15 M photographers that attended the event. I wanted to see Frosh in a way that not many people get to see it. In partnership with the Students’ Union, I went behind the scenes at Frosh to bring you a story that includes all of you that were at that concert that night.

Enter Bob Drunkemolle –- the executive general manager of the Students’ Union. Bob, alongside Layne Richardson, VP Services, is responsible for executing the fine details of the Frosh concert and making sure everything goes off without a hitch. From dealing with complaints, to organizing staff, manning the front gate, and managing crisis, everything goes through Bob. For all intents-and-purposes, think of Bob as “The Rainmaker”. I followed Bob around to see what goes into making our Frosh concerts happen for a night that I won’t soon forget.

4:00 PM – Go time. 4:00 PM was the designated go time at the Students’ Union where all the staff and students drop what they’re doing and enter Frosh mode. Cash boxes with thousands of dollars were being transferred from hand to hand, bags of wristbands were hoisted up the hill, Board of Directors members headed to the tents by the concert area to sell more

6:15 PM – The two ambulances that were to be stationed on At the end of my night I caught up with my friends who the hill for the entire night arrive. There’s one police car parked each had their own stories about losing both their shoes, about on the hill with multiple police officers and UBC Security getting too high to function, and about trying to reenact the manning the grounds outside the concert.

Dirty Dancing end jump scene. No matter who you are or what mental state you entered Frosh in, you probably had a good 7:00 PM – The volumes of people entering the grounds slowly story. starts to increase. One of the ambulances stationed outside the concert responds to a 9-1-1 call in one of the Lower Residence Everyone says that Frosh is a part of the “university buildings. What I can only assume is pre-drinking gone wrong. experience”, and it really is. You come to university to learn, Artists are officially backstage and ready to go. be it academic ventures, but a whole lot of learning happens outside of the classroom. To be cliché, “you live and you learn”.

8:00 PM – Big Data starts their set. Substantial rain starts But when it comes to Frosh, I think many of you can say that again. Bob receives a radio message from UBC Security, who you live and you forget, and you hope others forget as well. was called to an incident in Upper Residence. We’re now the representatives for UBC Security on the field. Fireworks are For more Frosh stories, check out The Phoenix’s Twitter for our going off behind the main stage behind the barrier. We find the Project Manager’s (sober) night at the concert. remnants of the casings they were shot out of. Bob and I head back to the entranceway where it looks as if 3,000 students all decided to come in at once. Security is all hands on deck searching people and letting people in as fast as they can. To my immediate left were 3 garbage cans full of confiscated drugs and alcohol.

Bob: “What is this?”

Student 1: “It’s Tums. The lights make me nauseous sometimes.”

Bob: “Is it ok that I confiscate these?”

Student 1: “Yeah man, take them.”

Bob: “Alex what do you think this looks like?”

Story by Alex Barberis Photos by Maggie Wilson, Sarah James and Alex Barberis

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11 tickets, and staff members bring out the Frosh merchandise.

I met with Bob in his office to talk about what we were to expect for the night, outfit his CIA-like earpiece radio between Dispatch and UBC Security, and go over general rules for the night. No one is allowed to enter the concert premises with alcohol or drugs, there was to be no smoking on the concert field at any time, and the sound had to be 83.3333 decibels maximum from just outside the concert barrier. Everything else was a case-by-case basis.

9:00 PM – Adventure Club is onstage. UBC Security officers are responding to multiple incidents around campus: an assault by the gym – details not disclosed, more fireworks in F lot, “I’ve got you for the rest of the night?” asked Drunkemolle. people passed out drunk in C lot, and an incident somewhere “Good, because it’s going to get crazy. Are you ready? Stay with in the bushes near Upper Residence where UBC Security had me.” to break up a sexual encounter where the female would not stop performing oral sex on a male regardless of approaching 5:00 PM – Sound check. Bob and I headed up to the hill to security. talk with the sound technicians about the decibel reading. We take a decibel reading that shows approximately 80 decibels 10:00 PM – Bob and I are at the main exit overseeing people from the front of house. So far we’re in the clear for sound being escorted out of the venue. We encounter whom I will call complaints. Big Data takes the stage to do a sound check when “Poutine Guy”. Poutine Guy could hardly keep himself upright we hear a buzzing sound come from overtop of our heads. We due to intoxication, but still managed to keep his poutine in look up to see a drone flying above us. Mumbles come from his hand the entire time. We meet Poutine Guy as security and Bob’s ear. UBC Security has spotted the drone from cameras on Well Manager Mike Ouellette were escorting him out of the top of Purcell and Nicola. It’s our job to find the drone and take venue. Shortly after calling Mike a “grey-haired old man” and it down. Because UBCO is situated so close to the airport (a Bob a “bitch”, and threatening to fight them both, Poutine Guy no-fly zone for an unmanned aerial vehicle), it was imperative stumbles out of the exit, only to run into a police officer who that we find the drone, and fast. escorts him away from the exit.

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WALK IN MY (VOMIT STAINED) SHOES

Friday morning, I did not put on my normal shoes… I put on my rave shoes. These shoes have danced through 4 years of concerts and clubs, and to be frank... they’ve been through shit.

Literally. They were there in 2012 when two frisky students decided to get in on in front of the second floor UNC window.

In 2013, when the whole crew was finally street legal, they danced their way into Level and on to the dance floor and up on the stage where we popped and dropped it. The summer of 2014, the shoes hit festival season, where they danced over flower crowns and around tents. The year 2015 brought Waka Flocka Flame to the yard, where they absorbed the reefer haze wafting through the commons field. This past Friday, walking into the UNC women’s bathroom, they got their first taste of what the night would bring.

As per most drunken events, there was no time to prepare and no time to dodge the whirlwind of disaster hurling my way.

She came in like a wrecking ball, missing a shoe and wailing One Direction. With the grace of a penguin she pivoted and hurled what I can only guess was a mickey and half of her digested lunch across the bathroom counter top. I sidestepped and dodged the spray, scooped up my books, and bee lined it for the safety of The Phoenix office. This is where my saga began. 4pm. Go time. Frosh time.

Alex: “Drugs” Student 2: “It’s Vitamin B12.”

Bob: “Why do you need vitamin B12?”

Student 2: “It’s for my hangovers” Bob: “You’re not getting this back. Pick up some more B12 in the morning.”

5:15 PM – We’ve found the videographer that owns the drone and have it successfully grounded. The rain starts.

11:00 PM – I’m outside the venue where I see Poutine Guy –- without his poutine –- in handcuffs and guided by three police officers into the back of the squad car. RIP Poutine Guy. 5:30 PM –A pair of drunk first year girls have accidentally Another student is passed out at the front gates and is being stumbled through the barricade and are watching the sound rolled over by security, and many more are making their way check. No sign of ICM security that were supposed to arrive at through the first aid tent, or are being escorted by semi-drunk 5:00 PM (one hour before the 6:00 start time). Rain stops. friends back home. It seemed like a minefield of fallen drunken soldiers being carried away or rolled into the recovery position.

5:40 PM – A team of old guys arrive (apparently it’s ICM The concert’s now over and the surviving masses heads to The security). Security briefing begins.

Well for the official after party. RIP everyone who lined up and didn’t get in. If you were a fortunate soul who managed to 6:00 PM – Gates officially open. A few students arrive to get lineup early enough to get in, then you saw Adventure Club do their wristbands, but few enter the concert doors. another set.

​ y mission for the night was different from the 15 M photographers that attended the event. I wanted to see Frosh in a way that not many people get to see it. In partnership with the Students’ Union, I went behind the scenes at Frosh to bring you a story that includes all of you that were at that concert that night.

Enter Bob Drunkemolle –- the executive general manager of the Students’ Union. Bob, alongside Layne Richardson, VP Services, is responsible for executing the fine details of the Frosh concert and making sure everything goes off without a hitch. From dealing with complaints, to organizing staff, manning the front gate, and managing crisis, everything goes through Bob. For all intents-and-purposes, think of Bob as “The Rainmaker”. I followed Bob around to see what goes into making our Frosh concerts happen for a night that I won’t soon forget.

4:00 PM – Go time. 4:00 PM was the designated go time at the Students’ Union where all the staff and students drop what they’re doing and enter Frosh mode. Cash boxes with thousands of dollars were being transferred from hand to hand, bags of wristbands were hoisted up the hill, Board of Directors members headed to the tents by the concert area to sell more

6:15 PM – The two ambulances that were to be stationed on At the end of my night I caught up with my friends who the hill for the entire night arrive. There’s one police car parked each had their own stories about losing both their shoes, about on the hill with multiple police officers and UBC Security getting too high to function, and about trying to reenact the manning the grounds outside the concert.

Dirty Dancing end jump scene. No matter who you are or what mental state you entered Frosh in, you probably had a good 7:00 PM – The volumes of people entering the grounds slowly story. starts to increase. One of the ambulances stationed outside the concert responds to a 9-1-1 call in one of the Lower Residence Everyone says that Frosh is a part of the “university buildings. What I can only assume is pre-drinking gone wrong. experience”, and it really is. You come to university to learn, Artists are officially backstage and ready to go. be it academic ventures, but a whole lot of learning happens outside of the classroom. To be cliché, “you live and you learn”.

8:00 PM – Big Data starts their set. Substantial rain starts But when it comes to Frosh, I think many of you can say that again. Bob receives a radio message from UBC Security, who you live and you forget, and you hope others forget as well. was called to an incident in Upper Residence. We’re now the representatives for UBC Security on the field. Fireworks are For more Frosh stories, check out The Phoenix’s Twitter for our going off behind the main stage behind the barrier. We find the Project Manager’s (sober) night at the concert. remnants of the casings they were shot out of. Bob and I head back to the entranceway where it looks as if 3,000 students all decided to come in at once. Security is all hands on deck searching people and letting people in as fast as they can. To my immediate left were 3 garbage cans full of confiscated drugs and alcohol.

Bob: “What is this?”

Student 1: “It’s Tums. The lights make me nauseous sometimes.”

Bob: “Is it ok that I confiscate these?”

Student 1: “Yeah man, take them.”

Bob: “Alex what do you think this looks like?”

Story by Alex Barberis Photos by Maggie Wilson, Sarah James and Alex Barberis

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FEATURE STUDENT: PETER MACLEOD, THE ACTOR “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”

Jacky Deng Arts Editor As the son of an actor, theatre has always been a major presence in Peter MacLeod’s artistic career.

“Growing up, my dad would always take me to the theatre with him. I was always watching, never doing.”

But after moving to Kelowna from Midway to pursue a passion for music, Peter found himself attracted to his father’s craft. Thus began the “doing”, with a debut performance in OKM’s incarnation of Hairspray as Edna Turnblad, the sweet, plus-sized mother of the female lead, Tracy.

“The moment I knew I wanted to

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be an actor was during that last bow in Hairspray. It was this rush that I’ve never experienced before and one I can only get from acting.”

And the doing only continued from there. This past summer, Peter starred in the lead role of Benjamin Braddock in New Vintage Theatre’s The Graduate, a theatrical rendition of the 1967 film that starred Dustin Hoffman in the role of Braddock. The experience presented some fresh challenges for the Peter, aware that he was working in the shadow of a renowned performance.

“What attracted me to The Graduate was how iconic the role of Benjamin was. Everybody knows what Dustin Hoffman did with the role, and I wanted the challenge of having to win people over with my version of the character.”

His approach to the character

of Braddock was a self-professed, interesting one and different from other roles he’s had to play, but Peter’s process when growing into a role always starts in a similar vein.

“I try to find similarities within myself and the character; it can be difficult, but once you find that one thing, it’s all about building layers around that one characteristic” “Braddock was interesting because I had so much to relate to [laughter]. The difficult part was being Peter MacLeod, with the knowledge that I’ve made similar mistakes before, and having to ignore those experiences in order to truly embody the character.”

Building the layers is the fun part.

Once that central characteristic is found, Peter spends months honing and sharpening the personality until the character and Peter MacLeod

On September 12th, The Royal Foundry arrived in Kelowna to perform at The Habitat, an event space downtown. The husband and wife alternative folk duo are making their way around British Columbia performing their upbeat electro folk pop sound, and here in Kelowna they were opened by local artist Mark Irving. It was a great combination, as Mark’s indie folk-rock harmonica and guitar playing drew the small crowd in and created an intimate and interactive feeling that would last the whole show. Showcasing his own songwriting skills as well as playing a few covers, Mark’s set had a driving energy that had some of the audience singing along, and well set the stage and the tone for The Royal Foundry. Armed with a banjo,

become indistinguishable. The process is solitary and gradual, with slight changes to body language and posture added to the performance weeks before the final production.

Because of this grueling process, there’s a lot left to question about the psychological and physical impairment that living in a role can do to an actor [insert Christian Bale weight fluctuations], but Peter finds it rather simple to let go of the character once it’s over.

“The saddest part of a role is when it ends... I miss the characters like I miss friends, but I don’t bring them with me; that would be unhealthy [laughter].”

In our hyperactive, media-driven culture, many aspiring actors enter the ultra-competitive business to find fame and fortune on the red carpet.

Actors undoubtedly dominate our

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pop-culture and though Peter thinks it would be convenient to eventually become a Hollywood star, it’s not why he acts.

“Whether I’m an A-list Hollywood movie star, or a B-list Kelowna theatre star, as long as I never get bored of acting and get that rush, I’ll be happy.”

Peter will be starring in Fred Skeleton Theatre Company’s production of the Tony Award Winning play, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, this fall, where he will be playing the titular role of Spike.

You can also see him this coming fall as the love interest, Grant, in New Vintage Theatre’s Dead Serious.

a cello bow, a guitar, and a kickdrum - as well as a keyboard and some great vocals - The Royal Foundry played a range of energetic and soulful songs that filled The Habitat and had people dancing and yelling their approval. They included a cover of “The Weight” by The Band that paid homage to the original but also had its own unique energy, as well as number of songs that reflected their own relationship and love for each other - much like the energy with which they danced and played on stage. By the end of the show it was clear that The Royal Foundry had some strong fans in Kelowna. They were called back for two encores, and I wasn’t the only one to go buy their album afterwards.

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MAKING CHANGE: KELOWNA’S STREET PERFORMERS An indepth conversation with members of UBCO’s own radio club

Jacky Deng Arts Editor After living in Kelowna for several years, one begins to realize that Kelowna is known mainly for a select few niches. There’s the wine with sprawling vineyards excreting the alcoholic nectar that has made the Okanagan Valley so famous. There’s the Ogopogo, the shadowy cryptid whose existence has allowed Kelowna to adopt the sea dragon as its obligatory mascot. These two niches are familiar to both inhabitants and tourists of Kelowna. But there is one particular niche that is often overlooked by citizens: the music. Kelowna is the

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home of thousands of musicians, and it is these musicians who inject a vibrant sense of culture into the heart of downtown Kelowna. This vaccine of vibrance has been supplemented through Festivals Kelowna, Kelowna’s primary outdoor programme organizers who, in recent years, have created the Kelowna Buskers Program.

The Kelowna Buskers Program is fairly simple; it allows artists of any skill, age, and craft to perform on the streets of downtown Kelowna for tips from passers-by. The programme can act as the primary source of income for those who really need the money, but, in most cases, busking allows various artisans to express their talents for the public.

A young musician, Kelowna native Eden Debruin has always sought to perform. Debruin is a familiar voice

on the streets of downtown Kelowna, and the recent graduate of Kelowna Secondary School can often be found at one of several busking locations in downtown Kelowna serenading the elderly with his soulful rendition of Wintersleep’s “Weighty Ghost”. But even when he’s not busking, Eden’s musical pursuits don’t stop, due to the rich musical family that permeates through Kelowna’s downtown core in places like Pulp Fiction and the Streaming Café.

“It’s not often that downtown Kelowna is lacking music. Though they’re nearly always present, musical opportunities can be easily missed. All it takes is some searching and you can find pretty cool stuff.”

Easton Doran shares similar aspirations. Currently a student of UBCO and executive member of

American Ultra is a Frankenstein monster of a film. Despite being billed as a stoner flick, at times it seems more interested in being the film version of Hotline Miami.

The film has a few strong points, most notably the performances of leads Jesse Eisenberg and (surprise!) Kristen “Dead Eyes” Stewart. [insert comments about performance]. The film also introduces a fun twist on a common framing device, beginning with Eisenberg’s character in an interrogation room looking at evidence photos from throughout the course of events

UBCO’s Heatwave Radio, Easton’s time within the busking scene has allowed him to connect with hundreds of musicians and listeners from both Kelowna and across Canada.

And though busking can assist in mending financial blows that are inevitable as a student, money is often a secondary incentive for many of Kelowna’s buskers. Often times, the sheer opportunity to perform for and personally affect a live audience are a satisfying reward in its own right.

“One time, a young adult man came up to me in tears after I had played My Hero by the Foo Fighters. He told me that someone close to him had just passed away and that the song had really touched him. He gave me a handful of change and apologized that it wasn’t enough. I assured him it was

of the film, prompting a sort of “scavenger hunt” for the audience that allows mundane items such as a spoon or a teddy bear to act as actionscene indicators.

But the film’s boons end there. Topher Grace and Walton Goggins aptly perform onedimensional roles, and Tony Hale plays at once the film’s shout-out to the LGBTQ community.

The film switches between two moods: KickAss-esque nihilistic ultraviolence, and slow, dialogue-based, humorous commentary on the film itself. While the telltale signs of a

generous and asked him if he had any requests, to which he replied he was too choked up. This display of emotion gave me a great feeling of reward beyond what any bit of money could have done.”

Eden agrees, “Performing music has always been a passion of mine, and the ability to share my music with crowds of people while also being paid is a dream come true. It’s very rewarding experience when you get the odd passerby that can comment on how your playing impacts their life.”

You can check out Easton’s Soundcloud at https://soundcloud. com/easton-doran

stoner flick are there, the wit, charm and earnest nature of a stoner masterpiece like Pineapple Express are sorely lacking.

Max Landis’ script feels cookie-cutter and the production feels under-funded and rushed. While Nima Nourizadeh’s visuals can certainly be cinematic – bordering on beautiful – they fail.If you want to see a tastelessly violent film with some big names, and a few touching moments, shell out six bucks on a Tuesday. Or better yet, watch A Dame to Kill For on Netflix.

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UBCO GOLFERS START STRONG James Casorso and Carolyn Lee took home the Men’s and Women’s titles at the first tournament of the PACWEST season.

Grayson Burton Leahy Sports Editor The opening tournament for golfers of the PACWEST Conference was held on the beautiful Bear Course at the Okanagan Golf Club on Saturday, September 12, and Sunday, September 13. With the enviable position of starting the season on their home course, our UBCO Heat Golf Team didn’t let the opportunity go to waste.

On the Men’s side, local talent James Casorso (who attended Immaculata Regional High School before coming

to UBCO) took home the tournament win. He shot four under par for the weekend, with a solid 70 both days on the par-72 track. In his third year with the team, he seems bound to cement his position as a leader within the Heat with a season-opening victory and a second place finish for his Men’s Heat team (behind Camosun) for the weekend. Casorso was followed up by his teammates Travis Miller (+7), Oliver Rizun (+12), Jacob Stewart (+13), Casey Sullivan (+18), who finished their weekends tied for eighth, tied for fourteenth, tied for sixteenth, and tied for twenty-fourth respectively.

In the Women’s tournament, Carolyn Lee took first place, shooting the lowest women’s score on Saturday with an eighty-four, followed up by a seventyeight, the lowest scoring round of the ladies’ tournament, on Sunday. Lee’s

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dominant performance led her team of three UBCO women to tournament victory as well, her first team win with the Heat. As the lowest scorer by far of the four ladies from UBCO playing over the weekend (Jessica Kozak participated in the individual event, finishing sixth, but did not participate in group play), Lee ran away with the tournament. Fellow UBCO golfer Emily Adams finished second, seven strokes behind her teammate. Lauren Siemers, the third member of the UBCO women’s team, finished tied for third, ten strokes behind Lee. Third-year Head Coach Cass Hritzuk has to be happy at the teams’ finishes over their first weekend.

Not only were two returning golfers victorious, but the four newcomers in Miller, Rizun, Stewart, and Siemers performed well for the Heat.

The NFL season is officially underway. The season started with a spectacular show on Thursday night (September 10), with Tom Brady returning and the Patriots winning seemingly despite the will of the league. Game one was only a precursor of things to come, as the first Sunday of the season did not disappoint. Many teams, like the Miami Dolphins, left a little bit to be desired by their fans despite their wins to open the season, but a good number of teams shone through like only unexpected Week One NFL teams can.

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With team finishes of First for the men and Second for the women, the Heat golfers seem poised to have themselves a pretty impressive season on the PACWEST tour.

The UBCO Heat Men’s and Women’s golfers are set to play their next tournament, the PACWEST Golf Invitational 2 (hosted by Kwantlen), at Northview Golf & Country Club in Surrey on September 19/20. After that they will play in PACWEST Golf Invitationals 3 (hosted by Camosun) and 4 (hosted by Fraser Valley) at Bear Mountain Golf Resort (September 26/27) and Chilliwack Golf and Country Club (October 3/4) respectively.

If the Heat golfers continue to play as they did over their first weekend, then they will be returning to the Chilliwack

otherwise spend their Sunday mornings catching up on sleep they’ve lost to study during the week are awake and in front of their televisions or computers to see their teams (and fantasy players) perform their magic. Sunday, September 13 did not let us down. Many were shocked by the underperforming Indianapolis Colts and Seattle Seahawks. Like any good Sunday, the first of the NFL year allowed fans to enjoy many a twist and turn, and a few words you wouldn’t hear in church.

The game featured on Sunday Night Football to open its season did not shy away

Golf and Country Club for the CCAA National Championships, hosted once again by Fraser Valley from Monday, October 13 through Friday, October 16.

from the spotlight. The Cowboys and Giants played evenly, with the Cowboys eking out a one point victory, 27-26. The game finished in exciting fashion, with Dallas QB throwing a seven-yard touchdown pass to TE Jason Witten that left many fantasy owners screaming, whether in excitement while jumping off their couches or in agony and hanging their heads in defeat.

One thing that the first weekend of NFL Football in 2015 has shown us, is that the much beloved game is back, and it’s going to take over some lives.

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UBCO INTRAMURAL ATHLETICS

You’re mentally active in class and in the library. Intramurals are where you can stay physically active, and work off the stress of classes, assignments, and tests.

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On our UBC Okanagan Campus, intramural leagues abound. You can play basketball (Competitive League on Tuesdays, Co-Rec League on Wednesdays), indoor volleyball (CoRec on Wednesdays, Competitive on Thursdays), outdoor soccer (which on the intramurals site is comically misrepresented by a photograph of students playing soccer inside) on Mondays, ultimate frisbee on Mondays, flag football on Mondays, and you can even Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and

Dodge in some dodgeball with your fellow students on Wednesdays.

There are both competitive and co-rec leagues, because there are a very large number of us for whom our enjoyment of playing a sport far outweighs our need (or our chance) to win at it. There is something for everyone, though, so if you have a desire to play and to participate, do it.

It can end up being a lot of fun. Even if you don’t want to play, some of the games are entertaining to watch. More

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than a few co-rec basketball games have ended with as many people sweating from laughter as from trying to play effective defence.

Team spots are limited, and there are only so many slots for individual players. The fees are either 40$ for a team, or 10$ for an individual. Signing up as a team allows you to enjoy playing the sports you love with the people you know, and signing up as an individual allows you to join new people while enjoying old pastimes. Either way, you

win.

The registration period for all intramurals is September 14 to September 18, but even if you miss it, there are many ways to interact with your fellow students in an athletic atmosphere. The key is to stay active, and if you love a sport, find a way to play it.

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HEAT WOMEN’S SOCCER START HOT IN CANADA WEST The Heat Women’s Soccer squad look to recover from their first loss against the University of Alberta Grayson Burton Leahy Sports Editor

With a late goal from winger Mairi Horth on Friday, September 11th, the Heat Women staved off a loss against the University of Northern British Columbia’s Timberwolves and kept a ‘zero’ in the loss column going into the weekend.

Unfortunately, the team suffered their first loss a mere two days later on the 13th of September, going down two goals to one against the University of Alberta’s Pandas squad. The Heat

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women hold a record of one win, one loss, and two ties within the Canada West Conference, and a total record of two wins, two losses, and two draws for the season at the time of this article’s writing.

The loss follows two consecutive draws against, but from the looks of things it shouldn’t be a predictor of a trend. With the scoring spread throughout the roster, including the first goal of the season for Horth in a defeat-avoiding 88th-minute deflection, and three of the team’s four goals so far coming off of assists, the team looks ready to bounce back and make the loss to the University of Alberta no more than a bump in the road that is their season.

Head Coach Claire Paterson’s relatively new squad has made a definite point of performing on the

road into their second season. With only one game of their first four in Conference played within the borders of British Columbia (and that one was not exactly close to home, being in Prince George to visit the University of Northern British Columbia Timberwolves), and only one loss, they have to be looking forward to a return to their home field.

Their schedule from here on in remains far closer to our campus here in the Okanagan. The Heat soccer women play two more games (September 18 @ Trinity Wester, September 19 @ Fraser Valley) before returning home for a three game stretch on the Nonis Sports Fields against UBC, Victoria, and Thompson Rivers (September 26, September 27, October 9 respectively).

They play their final road game at Thompson Rivers University on

October 10, then finish off their regular season in what hopefully will be the advantageous comfort of home pitch, playing MacEwan on October 17, Mount Royal on October 18, a rematch against UNBC on October 24, and, wish a shot at avenging their season’s first loss, against the University of Alberta on October 25.

I wholeheartedly encourage any and all UBC Okanagan students to head down to our Nonis Sports Field and cheer on the Heat Soccer women during their seven home games, and help push them into the playoffs.

The women’s soccer playoffs begin on Halloween (October 31), with the Regional Quarter Finals. The Final Six round of the Canada West Conference will be played November 5 to 8, which the Gold and Bronze medal games taking place on Day

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5 WAYS MINIMUM-WAGE RETAIL NEEDS MARXISM How would Karl Marx feel about you selling clothes evenings and weekends?

Gordon Hamilton - Contributor I know what you’re probably thinking. Marxism? Who does this guy think he is? Let me guess, you think, he took sociology 111 and found Marx easier to remember than Durkheim and Weber. He probably heard “history is the history of class struggles” and thought “yeah, man, that describes my life.” In fact, he probably thinks communism sounds like an edgy, sort of sexy political theory to ascribe to.

Well, if you thought these things, you wouldn’t be wrong. All of the above

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is more or less true. But what is also true is that most retail jobs encapsulate what Marx was talking about—the struggle of the proletariat and the bourgeoisie. For morality purpose (and future letters of reference), I can’t name the place of work that I’m talking about in this article. But know this…

I’ve worked there for three years, I still work there, and it involves a lot of stocking. And before the pointingfinger people come out of the woods with their insults and accusations, no I’m not (that) lazy. I look for other work. An artist in his third year isn’t the most employable, as much as I try.

Now, let’s take a look at how a Marxist might interpret and potentially help remedy this era’s typical retail job.

1. “Historical materialism is the Marxist methodology for interpreting history. Each stage of history has its

own ruling class which uses the state to maintain its rule.” In retail, the ruling class is any “superior”. How do you find these people? You don’t. They’ll find you. They usually have a sour yet smug expression on their face, as though a perpetual stick is stuck up their butt. Many will try and fit in their title into the conversation as many times as possible, and make you feel like absolute dirt by being passiveaggressive in both their instructions and in the way they deliver praise or criticism. Do you feel like a proletariat around your co-worker? It’s because you’re around someone who is above you on the payroll, and they want to make sure you can feel how much less you’re making an hour.

2. The concept of “alienation.” This probably needs no explanation because

retail is, in and of itself, an alienating force. But Marx was talking about humanity’s need to be creative and the ways in which this gets pushed out of us. What better force than that of the Mighty Retail Monster? Not only are our creative options severely limited in store—I know for my particular position, if I offer a suggestion, I’m given two answers: “no” or “no”—but we are also alienated from the products of our labor. How tiring is it to do the same thing day in and day out and not get to enjoy any of it? Whether it’s the books we sell, or the tea, or the clothing.

Sure, I didn’t make it, but I packaged it and stocked it and sold the hell out of it—then wave goodbye to the tiny bit of creativity I was able to pour in my shift as it walks out the door.

3. “Under capitalism, workers tend to be paid the bare amount required

for them to support their families and reproduce.” How much do you get paid for your retail job? Yeah, it probably makes you want to vomit when you think of it. Honestly, sometimes when I look at my pay-check, I’m floored. It feels like the four of us on the “floor” do most of the disregarded and disrespected grunt work and get none of the benefits.

4. “The proletariat wins power by a proletarian revolution.” You hear that, folks? Us, the lowly proletariat, have to rise up in our retail jobs. The time is now. The pay is—well, it’s shit, but maybe it could be 50 cents better if we demand it. The only way to change anything is to ask for it.

So there you have it. We need a little more Marxism in our retail jobs because, damnit, this Bachelor of Arts degree is not just virtually useless.

I’ve been getting told since high school that I better figure out what I want to do with my life, and quick. I have had the fear instilled in me that time has always been running out, that if I don’t know what I want to do that life is going to just up and pass me by.

Post-graduation I started a junior position with an events company planning music related events, yet, I still had the “what am I doing next” fear in the back of my head. I should

have been focused on “what am I doing now”. The simple realization that I had been missing out on life because I had been so worried about the next steps flattened me and really took me by surprise. I hadn’t practiced basic human communication skills throughout my undergrad. I realized I didn’t actually know how to express my opinion, I always had to have facts back me up. I see this frustration with myself still and I graduated June 2014. I see this frustration in my peers

who are still in school. I just think it’s important to remind people that your whole life isn’t wrapped up in text books, lectures, labs and papers.

There is an entirely different life outside of university, and people don’t really give a shit who other people perceived you to be in university.

These people who are telling you “your career can’t wait!” should be ignored for a bit. Goals are stressed in university, and it’s mentioned that being the top of your class will help

you out in the long run. I’m here to question if being the top notch kid is really worth it. Is the anxiety that you feel worth having an A? While I understand not everyone feels this way. I do notice the masses that do.

I’m not a yogi, I’m not some new-aged trendy spiritual guru reminding you to live, laugh, love through Instagram posts. I’m just hoping you remember to sit down for a second, check in with yourself.

Are you content?

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MCDONALD’S CAGE-FREE? WHY IT’S NOT CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION What do these changes mean for the chickens’ lives?

Brittni MacKenzie-Dale Opinions Editor McDonald’s announced last week that they are answering the cries of millions and switching from cagegrown to cage-free eggs. This is, by and large, a progressive move and a positive step for a major corporation.

However, with an issue like this, it is important not to become complacent.

But there is something oddly macabre and Orwell-esque about the language used in these advertisements and press releases. It only takes a moment’s dissection of senior vice president and Chief Supply Chain

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Officer of McDonald’s North America Marion Gross’ public statements to see the doublespeak. “Supply” is used in place of dead chickens; “work” in lieu of the more off-putting (and apt) slaughter; “new technologies” is a gentler phrase than the ghoulish and industrial weapons used to maim and eventually kill these chickens.

We should also note that McDonald’s is touting that these changes will occur in the “near future”; but near, of course, is relative. Near in this case means the next ten years. For a business plan, this is commendable. For the lives of chickens? Not so much. The life of a chicken bred for food and eggs is typically a third of this. This means in the time that McDonald’s concretes this plan, three generations of chickens will still have lived the very type of life we are busy commending McDonald’s Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia De Rossi have been vocal about their veganism for a long time. She talks about it on her daytime show; has been showcase on Peta, Vegan. com, and other vocal animal welfare groups; and is constantly encouraging the empathetic care of nonhuman animals.

Which is why it came to a surprise by many who do not consume or wear animal products that Ellen’s new shoe line (ED by Ellen), features many real

“There is something oddly macabre and Orwell-esque about the language used in these advertisements and press releases. It only takes a moment’s dissection…to see the doublespeak.”

leather items.

The internet, as one might expect, is none too pleased about this information. Neither was The Global Conservation Group, who released an open letter to DeGeners, expressing their disappointment. What seems strange is there are plenty of vegan leather options available on the market and companies like UrbanOutfitters often make a point to target their vegan customers with it. Why wouldn’t DeGeneres, a self-

for condemning. So for these chickens today, and tomorrow, and for the next ten years, “near future” means nothing.

These are still lives that matter but are not considered.

On his Tumblr, Mike Perron mordantly notes the “improvement” of a caged life to a so-called café-free life: “There’s a move from the socially limiting state of being caged to the social loneliness of being caged in by other hens’s bodies (who are all mostly anonymous to her for her entire artificially short life). I don’t consider this change to be a serious improvement for a hen, and it’s hardly a sincere effort.”

Again, this is not to discourage McDonald’s from making any improvements. I’m sure we are all happy to see some movement here—

proclaimed animal lover, resort to a faux material rather than something from a sentient creature?

Readers might be familiar with Alex Jamieson, who, after thirteen years, ditched veganism. She had similar reactions. Others still might know Angela Liddon’s famous “Oh She Glows” cookbook and blog—she forfeited the label vegan after deciding not to raise her daughter vegan while still eschewing animal products herself. Meat-eaters congratulated

but is it enough?

“Animal welfare has always been important to us and our customers,” added Gross. Again, let us unpack this. Instead of relying on others to take care of moral problems (like the care of nonhumans). If animal welfare is important, why is it taking ten years to see results? How are the presentlyalive chickens going to see their lives improve? Sadly, they most likely will not, not in any tangible manner.

Language like this also only lets us work within a framework; it does not let us challenge the framework itself.

Instead of asking ‘how should these chickens be treated before they die?’, why don’t we at least ask the question ‘why should these chickens die at all?’

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these women for returning to the omnivore side. Vegans groaned.

So: Is this moral hypocrisy? Does Ellen deserve the title ‘vegan’? These are difficult questions, but one thing is for sure: in terms of the plight for nonhuman animals, DeGeneres is still undoubtedly doing more for the cause than most families combined, and that’s still worth applauding, even if you find yourself biting your tongue while doing so.

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THIS PERSON VOTES, YOU WILL BE AMAZED AT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT On Monday, October 19th you can be part of what is likely to be the most important federal election in Canadian history.

Dr. Wayne Broughton Contributor For probably the first time ever there is a very close race between three parties: the Conservatives, Liberals, and NDP, any one of which could potentially win. One or two seats could make all the difference to decide which party gets power in Ottawa and shapes the future of our country. So every single riding counts! (A riding is an electoral district that is represented by one Member of Parliament; for example, UBC Okanagan campus

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is in the “Kelowna – Lake Country” riding, while the Kelowna campus of Okanagan College is in “Central Okanagan – Similkameen – Nicola”.)

It is a sad fact that most young voters do not get out and actually vote. In the last election only 40% of eligible Kelowna voters under the age of 25 decided to vote, compared to about 60% of the entire eligible population who showed up at the ballot box. So in a city like Kelowna with a large population of seniors, the underrepresentation of young educated people in the election was even more pronounced.

How much does it even matter?

Have a look at the numbers: current estimates suggest that in each Kelowna riding there could be a gap of something like 10,000 voters between the top two candidates. At a rough estimate I think there are perhaps

6000 Canadian students at UBCO who could potentially vote, and 3500 at the Kelowna campus of Okanagan College, so their potential impact on the election is huge. If all the eligible post-secondary students in Kelowna voted in this election, they could easily change its outcome, which could in turn help to change the ruling government of Canada. Do not underestimate your power. But I realize that for most university and college students, this is probably the first federal election in which you have had a chance to vote.

It might seem kind of intimidating, so let’s make it easy for you!

First, you can go to www.elections. ca for all the official information and details on how to vote and what you will need. You can also download an app called VoteNote for easy access to useful information, automatically

detecting your riding, and reminders of important dates.

Ways to vote: Advance voting: You can vote at an advance poll on October 9 – 12. In person: You can vote at the Elections Canada office until October 13. Vote by mail: You can mail in your vote, especially if your home riding is not where you live now. But you have to apply to do this by October 13. Vote on election day: Monday, October 19.

So now you know how to get ready to vote. But maybe the real question on your mind is who you should vote for.

Well, check out the next issue of the Phoenix where I might be able to help you with that too. ;-) But here is a hint. Why did I say this election might be the most important one in Canadian history? Because for the first time we have a real opportunity to fix our broken electoral system and

make progress toward real democracy in Canada. The way we now elect our Members of Parliament is a system that goes back hundreds of years to medieval England. It is hopelessly out of date and terribly unfair. Did you know that the Conservatives received less than 40% of the popular vote in the last election even though they currently have a majority government? The same kind of thing happened with the NDP victory in this year’s provincial election in Alberta. Now we can finally join the 21st century and fix this broken system so that every party has representation in Parliament that matches their percentage of the popular vote. In this election, every major party except for the Conservatives has promised to reform our electoral system in one way or another. It is time for real democracy in Canada!

It’s 2015. And we have a lot of labels.

Some evoke largely positive thoughts (“feminism”) while others speak to other, more negative occurrences (“body shaming”). One that gets tossed around loads nowadays is “sex positivity”. Urban Dictionary defines it like this: “An approach to sex and human sexuality that embraces the full benefits of sexual interaction as healthy and uplifting..” This sounds like a good thing, right? I agree… most of the time. But I think when you get a term like this- any term like

this—people are bound to create a dichotomy. Suddenly, if you disagree with something deemed, in our Western society, “sex positive”, you become “sex negative.” It’s vital to examine each issue as an individual case. Porn is a reality we all face. I think it’s also too easily accepted as innate or always healthy or natural or necessary. Porn becomes a problem when it makes people uncomfortable but they feel like they have to swallow it because it’s the norm or the status quo.

In fact, porn has been shown in

various studies to have the potential to wreak havoc on relationships.

Some men (and women... but studies largely focus on men unfortunately) find it difficult to perform after watching too much porn in any given week; often, porn use can lead to harmful objectification of women, to aggressive fantasies. Most people, too, are aware of the problematic porn industry and the ways in which it can cause physical, emotional, and mental damage to many women.

Sex, by and large, is a positive thing. Intimacy, enthusiastic consent,

feeling good—these are all wonderful things to experience. But it’s okay to have reservations about any aspect of sexuality that you want. This is not an article to tell you to stop watching porn, but instead to shed light on the fact that those who don’t like porn aren’t always prudes or conservatives.

It’s to let you know that you can be sex positive and body positive without RedTube or Maxim or Playboy, but instead with yourself and other people you wish to be intimately involved with.