UBCO’s Student Newspaper
November 2nd, 2015 | Vol 28, Issue 5
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WILL YOU BE VOTING IN THE NOV 4TH AND 5TH UPASS REFERENDUM? P.4
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//In this issue
news
International student tuition townhall response: underwhelming p.3 UBC Okanagan to vote in Transit Referendum p.4
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Beat the Flu! Get vaccinated. Join the resistance p.7
A look at Shane Koyczan Heat Soccer finishes out p.13 season p.12
Will the real me please stand up? p.6
Goddess of the music game p.11
sports
Heat Women’s Volleyball #1 in Canada p.18
Food truck review p.8
Visiting Author: Kevin Kerr p.14
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Arts Editor Jacky Deng arts@thephoenixnews.com
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Sports Editor Grayson Burton Leahy sports@thephoenixnews.com
Life Editor Amithisste Multerer-Zarda life@thephoenixnews.com
Project Manager Maranda Wilson project@thephoenixnews.com
Current Affairs Editor Mark Dreger current.affairs@thephoenixnews.com
Staff Writer Katie Helmore writing@thephoenixnews.com
Web Editor Justin Kroeker web@thephoenixnews.com
Photo Editor Maggie Wilson photo@thephoenixnews.com
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Opinions Editor Brittni MacKenzie-Dale opinions@thephoenixnews.com
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News Editor news@thephoenixnews.com
Life Reporter Maria Otto lifereporter@thephoenixnews.com
Contributors Sarah Buchsbaum, Easton Doran, Graham Stevens, Kate Eggleston, Rebecca Duerksen, Rachel Demeo, L.A. Bonte, Rishab Talwalker, Lauren Marshall, Brie Campbell
opinions Why ‘Rape’ is still a dirty word p.16 GMOs: Globally missunderstood operation p.17
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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November 2nd 2015 | The Phoenix | news@thephoenixnews.com | Interim News Editor: Alexandra Barberis
//News TRENDING
UBCSUO hosts AGM
China Ends One Child Policy
Trudeau’s first days in office
WHO says processed meats cause cancer
International Student Tuition Increases
Although these fees are going to vary from program to program, the general spread of the increase for undergraduate international students will look as follows: 0% - 23.5% ($0 to $7,000) for 2016/2017 0% - 23.5% ($0 to $8,641) for 2017/2018 0% - 15% ($0 to $6,546) for 2018/2019 Important to note from these figures is that these are year over year increases, once a student is admitted, their tuition will increase by no more than 5% per year, and under this current proposal existing students will be grandparented and their tuition will only rise from 2% - 3% yearly. More extravagantly, the increase to non-thesis based international graduate students tuition which will increase anywhere from two to one hundred percent in the 2016/2017 year and then up to 57.7% again in the following 2017/2018, and 2018/2019 years. For more information regarding the tuition increase visit the UBC Website, under Student Consultation.
Photo by Sarah James
INTL STUDENT TUITION TOWNHALL RESPONSE: UNDERWHELMING Alexandra Barberis Coordinating Editor
“It took me a while to realize this, but a lot of families around the world can afford this [increase]. This is not a financial hardship. Compared to Stanford we’re a steal!” said UBC Okanagan AVP of students, Ian Cull, in response to a question from the international student tuition increase. To my left an international student threw her face into her hands, and directly behind me, student response varied from eye-rolls to exasperated sighs. From both sides of the issue it seemed that the response to the International Student Tuition Increase Town Hall seemed underwhelming at best. On Wednesday, October 28, 2015 UBC Okanagan held a consultation between administration and students
//News Briefs
Kelowna Elects Liberal Candidate for First Time in 40 Years Mark Dreger Current Affairs Editor
regarding the proposal to increase new international student tuition by 46.8% starting May 1, 2016 over the course of three years. Ian Cull, joined by a member of the UBC Okanagan Awards and Financial Support Office rt, led the forum. Not present at the event was UBC Okanagan Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Deborah Buszard, and Provost and Vice Principal Academic, Cynthia Mathieson. Approximately 25 students attended the event. Why are they doing this? According to Ian Cull, it’s for a number of reasons: “UBC has looming budget problems and saw this as an opportunity to join a competitive market,” said Ian Cull. The fee increase would “support the mission and excellence of the University” to reflect UBC’s standing as a global university, increase the value of the UBC degree, and place it’s fees at similar levels
to peer institutions such as the University of Toronto and McGill. Yet, the town hall did little to answer UBC Okanagan students’ questions about where the funding would be allocated, how it would impact UBC admissions, the impact it would have on the “collective international student psyche”, and the seeming contradiction to UBC’s commitment to foster diversity. “It is my personal belief that the increase is far too drastic in size and timeline,” said Tom Macauley, UBCSUO President. “I believe that the increase is in contradiction to our core values as an institution -- being a place of mind and a promoter of high education -- UBC in principle should be making learning more accessible. However, I don’t entirely place blame on the institution. As a publicly funded university, it is the responsibility of the state to mandate greater access to post-secondary education.”
For the first time since 1972, a Liberal candidate will represent the City of Kelowna in the federal House of Commons. Newly elected Liberal MP Stephen Fuhr is the first non-conservative MP in 43 years to represent Kelowna since Liberal MP Bruce Howard served from 1968-1972 under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. After Progressive Conservative candidate George Whittaker defeated Howard in 1972, the PC’s represented Kelowna until Werner Schmidt won for the right-wing Reform Party in 1993 before winning for the Canadian Alliance in 2000, and for the Conservative Party in 2003. After retiring in 2006, Conservative MP Ron Cannan took over the Kelowna-Lake Country
Vague answers to student questions were given, and often deflected to other faculty specific town halls. A statement of the Town Hall’s purpose as a “courtesy to inform students” was also generally reinforced in responses to questions. Ian Cull simply couldn’t answer some questions due to a hurried exit at the 5:15 PM deadline, and an admitted lack of knowledge on particular subjects related to the proposal. “It sucks that the university, and particularly BOG, is making these proposals and decisions, but isn’t prepared to deal with them at all personally,” said Shira Sneg, UBCSUO Resource Centre Coordinator. “I know it says that we have different policies, acts, and procedure guidelines that dictate this process, but I don’t think it’s right that they are not seeing and talking to the people they are affecting directly.” If you have concerns about the
riding and was MP from 2006-2015. From statistics provided by Blake Edwards, the Deputy Returning Officer of the UBCO polling station, 437 UBCO residence students voted in the university’s first ever campus voting poll. Fuhr got 269 votes (61.6%), Bowman 88 (20.4%), and Cannan 77 (17.6%) with 3 votes rejected. In the whole district, Fuhr got 29,614 votes (46.15%), Cannan 25,512 (39.76%), and Bowman 9,044 (14.09%). The federal election saw a 68.5% turnout, a 7% increase from 2011 and the highest turnout since the 71% turnout in 1993. The Highest turnout was in “Ottawa Centre, ON” with 82.22%, and the lowest in “Abitibi-Baie-
increase, UBC encourages you to submit your statements in a confidential survey found online. In addition, the UBCSUO will be conducting a month long campaign for survey participation. The survey will also ask students if they would like to participate in an advisory committee that will meet in January to go over the results and metrics of the survey results. From that committee a report will be generated from the UBCSUO office including the opinions of that committee as well as their recommendations to the Board of Governors. The proposal is to be voted on by the UBC Board of Governors in March 2016.
James-Nunavik-Eeyou, QC” (the giant district covering northern Quebec on the Hudson Bay) with 54.63%. Kelowna’s turnout was 72.07% with 64,170 voting out of 89,033 eligible voters. Aside from Fuhr and Howard, the only other Liberal representative for the Kelowna region was from 1896-1908 under Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier. The district included the whole southern interior, the Kootenay’s, Similkameen, and South Thompson. At the time, British Columbia only had 7 federal seats. Kelowna also had a socialist CCF representative Owen Jones from 1948-1957.
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@ReadyAlyssa “Everyone from my grad class is getting engaged and/or making babies. Am I still on a meal plan #thedifferences #ubco”
@GypsyGatza - “I like you guys, but I only like you like 3$ worth.” -linguistic prof #prof #ubc #myubc #ubco”
UBC OKANAGAN TO VOTE IN TRANSIT REFERENDUM To increase transit fees, or to not increase transit fees? The commuter students face off. Will the students who drive out vote the students who take the bus? Vote ‘Yes’ if you...believe in reducing carbon emissions, want more bus services, or better bus stops Vote ‘No’ if you... own a car and feel that bus services don’t apply to you, or you can’t afford to pay more fees Katie Helmore Staff Writer
//News Briefs
South Africa Halts University Fee Hikes For 2016 Mark Dreger - Current Affairs Editor
Kelowna Regional Transit plans to charge UBC Okanagan Students an extra $10 a semester for their U-Pass to compensate for past and future system improvements. Since implementation in 2007 the Universal Buss Pass (U-Pass) has been a mandatory program for all members of the UBC Students Union and all those who have paid the UBCSU fee. This $60 U-Pass entitles holders to unlimited access to all buses in the Kelowna Regional Transit System at a discount. According to Kelowna Regional Transit, this discount is approximately 4 months for the price of one. On November 4th and 5th students are being asked to vote in a referendum which will determine the future of the U-Pass. The question of
After weeks of nationwide protests, South African president Jacob Zuma announced on October 23 that there will be no university fee increase for the 2016 academic year. The protests culminated in the country’s seat of government Pretoria, where over 10,000 people gathered to demand the fee increases be scrapped. The protest began peacefully as planned, but escalated as some protesters threw rocks and police fired stun grenades and tear gas.
It just seems a little risky to vote ‘no’ and hope
that we don’t have to pay $692 an academic year hypothetically. I’d rather
pay the $9 in increase so
we don’t take that chance.
David James, 2nd year student
Universities proposed increasing fees 11.5% to keep up with standards, a hike students say will prevent them from attending school next year. Many students are middle-class and are too poor to afford the fee raise, but also too well-off for National Student Financial Aid. After a meeting with student leaders, President Zuma announced that “there will be a zero increase of university fees in 2016.” The Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande tried
the referendum is “Are you in favor of increasing the mandatory U-Pass fee from $60 a semester to $70 a semester”. Currently UBC pays a 10% subsidy and will continue to do so. We are warned that a “no” vote might result in Kelowna Regional Transit exercising their right under 13.3 of the U-Pass agreement to terminate the pass or reduce service levels. These changes would take effect September 2016. This $10 increase in the U-Pass matches overall increases in transit fares system-wide. Kelowna Regional Transit states that this increase will lead to improvements and will enable the system to better meet student’s needs. Accordingly, the increase in fares is a necessity because it helps to cover the increases in operating expenses and allows transit service to
keep improving. Increased operating expenses are partly a result of improvements made over the last 7 years. Such as, more weekday and Sunday night service, New Quail Ridge 13 service, digital bus arrival time displays added to RapidBus stops and late night 97 Express weekend service between UBC and Queensway. Increased fees will contribute towards future plans. These plans were outlined in a 2012 report available for viewing on the Kelowna Regional Transit website. This report details plans for the next 25 years of Kelowna transit. Plans include technology for transit which would display real time information regarding bus locations, improvement of time performance whereby buses would leave within 3
to negotiate with student leaders for a 6% fee increase reflecting the country’s 4.6% inflation rate, but the student leaders rejected the offer and would only accept a 0% increase. The president did not address the protesters personally and instead announced the scrapping of the increase in the press room in the government building. Despite the 0% increase on university fees for 2016, students are demanding free education as the final goal, a service Nzimande
says the government cannot afford. Earlier that week, twenty-three students were arrested during protests in Cape Town, while protestors in Johannesburg overturned cars on the school’s campus.
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@UBCOLibrary - “Don’t forget, you can get $2 off (up to $30) for every item you bring in to the #UBCO Library until November 10!”
@DrvanDonkelaar - “Apparently my bus trip to campus is one research article long. Thus, I should be able to read ~500 papers this year :) #UBCO #BCTransit”
@DrvanDonkelaar - “Arriving at the #BCTransit bus stop 20 seconds before the Pandosy Express to #UBCO = day made* * I lead a simple life”
//Events
November 3rd Accelerate Okanagan: What We Do 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM/ART 219 Accelerate Okanagan is cultivating the world’s most fertile environment for technology. What does that mean? How do we do it? Stop wondering and come see for yourself. November 3rd UBC Career Days 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM/EME Lower Floor/ $10 Attend the largest on-campus networking event of the year, where you’ll connect with a variety of small-, medium-, and corporate-sized organizations.
November 4th Free Flu Clinic 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM/Admin Building/ Free The flu vaccine will be provided free of charge to faculty, staff and students during the flu clinic. First come first serve! Photos by Sarah James
minutes of printed time and increased frequency on key corridors. This increased frequency would mean that students could use the bus without consulting a timetable. Future plans also outline an intent to make transit more sustainable through integrating the network with regional and local cycling and pedestrian networks. However, the date at which these specific plans will be implemented are not stated. Additionally the extent to which our fees will contribute to transit improvements is unknown. Kelowna Regional Transit office has failed to return calls therefore, we still lack specification. As for students who don’t use the bus, KRT argues that a better bus service will result in fewer cars on the road and parking lots which results in a less traffic, a shorter commute time and
North and South Korean Families Unite
In an emotional meeting in mid-October, families members divided by the Korean War united for the first time in over 60 years. The reunion took place in North Korea, but close to the border at the Mount Kumgang resort. Nearly 400 South Koreans, most in their 80s, rode buses that took them across the border to meet
Though I am confident that if the referendum were to fail, the UBCSUO would be able to reach an agreement with the city of Kelowna, however, given the fact that Kelowna Transit has met every ask that the UBCSUO had in 2012 during the first referendum, I am confident that Kelowna Transit will continue to reinvest into strengthening the system for students and for the Kelowna Community.
easier parking. For more information on this topic we encourage you to visit the Kelowna Regional Transit website or the Students Union Office. Stop by the UNC Boardroom (UNC 105) and vote on November 4th and 5th.
Cost per semester: $60 10% subsidy from UBC: $6 What students pay (semester): $54 What students pay (monthly):13.50
PROPOSED FEES *Beginning September 2016 Cost per semester: $70 10% subsidy from UBC: $7 What students pay(semester): $63 What students pay (monthly): 15.75
UBCSUO President, Tom Macauley
their Northern family members. The highly emotional meeting allowed siblings and spouses to see each other for the first time in over 60 years. Some had not seen their siblings since they were toddlers and others not seeing their spouses since they were newlyweds. One woman was 19-yearsold and seven months pregnant in 1950 when her husband disappeared in the North due to the war. Many family members assumed their loved ones had
CURRENT FEES
died during the civil war and were shocked to hear that they were still alive. Roughly 400 South Koreans were selected for the first round of meetings, while another 250 attended the second round. Each round consists of just six twohour sessions, and after that it’s all over. This will almost certainly be the last time many of the family members will see each other. Divided families have no means of communication or knowledge of their distant family’s health.
Unlike East and West Germany during the Cold War, family members in Korea cannot travel to the other country and cannot exchange mail because no postal service exists between the two countries. Family reunions began in 2000, but only take place sporadically depending on relations between the two countries. Over 130,000 Koreans have registered for meetings with most at least in their 70s. Nearly 64,000 registered Koreans have passed
November 4th Extreme Makeover: Resume Edition 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM/ EME/Free Does your resume need some tweaking, or even a complete overhaul? Then drop by our midday Resume Review session! November 4th Post-Election Talk: The 2015 Election and the Canadian Party System 2:00 PM - 3:45 PM/ARTS 386/Free On one hand, the 2015 election was startling in its novelty. On the other hand, it restored— or seemed to restore—many features of long-standing. How did we get to this point, and how enduring are the results likely to be?
away waiting to meet their family. Only several hundred, who are picked at random, are allowed to participate per meeting. The last meeting was in February 2014. South Korean visitors were forbidden from discussing numerous topics, such as the North’s leadership and living standards.
November 2nd 2015 | The Phoenix | life@thephoenixnews.com | Life Editor: Amithisste Multerer-Zarda
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//Life
TRENDING
November 25th MOvember fundraiser, Well Wednesday
Ace your interview session
Free Flu Shots Nov 9th
Career Days 2015
UBCTHRIVE: Free Coffee Nov 3
Photo by Tiffany Goodwein
WILL THE REAL ME PLEASE STAND UP?
An inside look at UBCO students and their struggles with anxiety Tiffany Goodwein Life Reporter “One, two, three. I am okay, I am okay, I am okay”, I think to myself as I step out of my car. “I can do this. I can make it through a day of school”, I say to myself. As I approach the steps to the parkade, I force forward each foot, one by one. The further I travel up the stairwell, the faster my heartbeat goes -- like a tap dancer dancing on a grand stage. “I am okay; I am okay.“ I say to myself in reassurance. My chest feels like it is being compressed by a heavy weight as I near my class. Each breath gets shorter and shorter, like my breath and vitality of my lungs is losing a battle against my rapid heartbeat. I
//How To
How to fall asleep when you’re stressed. Maria Otto Life Reporter
can’t breathe, I realize as I open the door to the lecture hall. The lecture hall is filled with students, each one enthusiastically placing their notebooks on the table, and getting ready for the upcoming lecture. I am nostalgic for how this used to be me. I used to sit with confidence in every class with a love for learning. I used to be able to sit through the whole lecture, now, if I am lucky, I may make it through half a lecture – that’s if I even muster the courage to attend school at all. This place where I used to thrive has become a place of torture. I want to be here. This isn’t me. What’s wrong with me? Will the real me please stand up? My struggle with anxiety is a story that is all too familiar to many students at UBCO. According to the National College Health Assessment conducted by the American College Health
Association in 2013, 43.6% of male UBCO students and 59.9% of female UBCO students reported experiencing high anxiety levels within the past year. 56% of students also reported finding academics “traumatic or difficult to handle”. Anxiety is a prevalent issue faced by millions of university students yearly. Roger Wilson, Director of UBCO Health and Wellness, points out that anxiety can arise from the many stressors that students are dealing with. “A lot of students have anxiety around exam time and have anxiety about doing well, or feel a lot of pressure over getting into graduate school.” “I don’t even look at my grades after a midterm anymore because I am afraid I am going to get a panic attack” admits ones fourth year student who asked to remain anonymous. In addition to anxiety due to
academics, social anxiety is also very debilitating amongst many UBCO students. “With anxiety it is 10 times more difficult to do tasks like be in a group of people, or talk to a group of people without walking out. It’s like fight or flight constantly”, says one third year Psychology major. Wilson adds that students will often have ways of experiencing anxiety that differs from what is expected.“Some students experience muscles tension, feeling nauseous, upset stomach, headaches, back pain -- sometimes you get increased fidgeting or difficulty concentrating because you have been so anxious for so long” says Wilson.“I’d skip a lot and people didn’t understand. They just assumed I was lazy”, says a third year anxiety sufferer. Part of the struggle for a lot of students is not just dealing with the
anxiety, but acknowledging the anxiety and receiving treatment. Wilson recommends students look into seeing a counsellor or a doctor if they notice that the anxiety starts impeding on their day-to-day functioning. “If it is impacting your studies, if it is impacting your grades, impacting your relationships, or your ability to go to class, then yes, seek help.” Students wanting to seek treatment for their anxiety can do so by booking an appointment with a counsellor at the UBCO Health and Wellness Centre located in UNC 337. The Health and Wellness Centre is available to students from 9-4, Monday to Friday. Anxiety is an emotion that can control your mind, body, and spirit; however, with the right treatment, anxiety suffers can live a happy, productive and fulfilling life.
We’ve all been there- the night (or week) before an exam, and you’re trying to fall asleep, but all you can think about is how much you have to do. Equations, facts, acronyms and dates fill your head and you start panicking about how much you have to do. Should you just stay awake for a few more hours and try to get more done? Or wake up early? If you go to sleep right now, you’ll get exactly
7 hours and 21 minutes of sleep. Welcome to midterm season.
aren’t really as bad as it seems. Make a list of things you have to get done (realistically), ad prioritize them, so you can tackle them with a fresh mind tomorrow. Hopefully this will help you feel determined instead of stressed, by organizing your goals.
with poses that help your body relax before bed
Here are some tips and tricks to help alleviate stress and anxiety, and fall asleep smoothly: 1. Write it all out- take a journal, or even a piece of paper, and let it all out. Fabricating your thoughts onto paper helps you realize that things
2. Do some yoga- if you go online and type in ‘bedtime yoga’, there are countless Youtube videos and articles
3. Meditate- The same method as yoga- type meditation into google, find one that works for you, and meditate away little grasshopper 4. Drink sleepy time tea- This amazing tea can be found at any grocery store (I like mine extra strength), and it really works.
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November 2nd 2015 | The Phoenix | life@thephoenixnews.com | Life Editor: Amithisste Multerer-Zarda
Restorative Yoga University Challenge
UBC Masters of Occupational Therapy Conference
Extreme Makeover: Resume Edition
HMKN Go Global Info Session
Free Zumba Nov 3
BEAT THE FLU! GET VACCINATED. JOIN THE RESISTANCE There wiill be access to free flu vaccine for all UBCO students, faculty and staff
Sarah Buchsbaum Contributor Your colleagues in the nursing and medical programs are co-hosting flu vaccination clinics on campus this November, offering access to free flu vaccine for all UBCO students, faculty and staff. First come, first served; no registration necessary. The vaccine is safe and effective, and having the clinics on campus makes it easy and accessible for all students and staff. Don’t let the flu stop you! Even if you are a healthy individual, getting the flu vaccine is still
5. Put away electronics an hour before bed- the LED and backlights in your phone, computer , iPad etc. make your brain more active, so its harder to fall asleep. To achieve deep REM sleep that lets you feel well rested, put electronics away an hour before bed. Yes I know, no scrolling through that Instagram feed in bed. Sorry.
recommended and it is the best way to protect yourself and others against the flu virus this season. Don’t let the flu ruin your social, academic, and work life this year. Do you really want to miss that party your crush is throwing? Or how about that cool club you’re a part of? And don’t forget about your exams...When you’re sick with the flu, studying is next to impossible, and you won’t even feel like watching Netflix.
best way to protect yourself. Still not sure if you want to receive the free vaccine? Come on over to our clinics and check out our posters and handouts and we can answer any questions you have.
Think you’re immune? Think again! Even if you’re healthy, you can still get the flu. Between 10-20%, or up to 7,000,000 Canadians, will fall victim to the flu this year. Although the flu vaccine is not 100% effective (as there are many different strains of the virus), getting the vaccine will give your body additional immunity and is still the
6. Be more active- By physically exerting yourself sometime during the day, you’ll be naturally more exhausted and fall asleep easier, and releasing endorphins really helps to combat stress and anxiety. 7. Listen to a podcast, read, or put on sleep sounds- When you’re trying to fall asleep, its tempting to watch a movie or pass out with the TV on. If you’re like me and cant sleep
UBCO Flu Clinic Dates: November 4th from 9:00am – 2:00pm November 9th from 8:00am – 12:00pm (Both clinics will be held in the Admin Building Foyer...right by the bookstore!) Are you a nursing or medical student/ staff? Great! We have special clinics just for you located in the CCS building room 263B (by the nursing labs) November 17th from 11:00am – 4:00pm November 19th from 11:00am – 4:00pm
Fourth year nursing student Melissa Holyk giving the flu vaccine to fellow nursing student Megan Stancec, Photo provided by the Nursing and Medical Faculties
in complete silence, and need help drifting off to sleep, I recommend listening to a podcast (such as CBC Radioyou can download the app on any smartphone), putting on relaxing sleep sounds (you can pretend you’re in Bora Bora instead of 9 hours away from an organic chemistry midterm), and reading a book to help doze off.
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Photo by Sarah James
FOOD TRUCK REVIEW Maria gives her opinions about the food trucks seen on campus Maria Otto Life Reporter In the last year, UBCO has been graced with the presence of food trucks, and they’re not going anywhere anytime soon. Although they have just become more common in Canada, food trucks are nothing new. ‘Although the modern food truck craze started in 2008 in Los Angeles, the idea of selling food out of a moving vehicle started more than 100 years ago’, according to Shoes for Crews. Seeing the many different trucks parked outside the Library on campus, and the variety they offer, I decided to take an inside look into what makes the food trucks thrive.
//Fall
Recipes
You’ll Be Seein’ More of Me after that Meal! Amithisste Multerer-Zarda Life Editor
My first stop was Surf Side California Tacos, I ordered my usual fish tacos. They come with a lime, fresh fish, green cabbage, and an awesome sauce (a very generous portion.) The tacos are for the spicy-intolerant, and for $10 you can mix and match with any of their different varieties (shrimp, crab cake, mahi mahi, pulled beef, fish, or chicken). These tacos are exactly the type that satisfies your taco craving, and don’t end up leaving you hungry. The owners Ian and Heidi were happy to chat with me, and their inspiration for the food truck came to them when they lived in San Diego. “Food Truck Culture is something we always talked about and wanted to be a part of. We eventually saved enough money and the food truck was born. Finally we could bring the flavours we found down south on
our travels to Kelowna and the entire Okanagan Valley!” Fish tacos are their most popular dish, and the crab cake tacos are one of their staffs favorite. Ian and Heidi hire from UBCO, and will be on campus every Thursday serving up their delicious food until it gets too cold, then will return in the spring.
Did you get the title? U’ll B C (seeing) more of me? (UBC..?) Okay I tried. For a student, sometimes it seems like there’s no time to cook a delicious, nutritious, cheap and easy meal. I am here to prove you wrong! Here are some easy fall themed recipes that are sure to make your tummy grumble. I assembled a few cheats to speed up cooking time while staying on the cheap side. You’ll be sure to be the next Gordon Ramsay among your circle of friends... hopefully without the attitude.
Butternut Squashed Soup:
My next stop was the CrAsian Food Truck, owned by Courtney and Meiko Koga, an incredible sister duo. After working in corporate restaurants for 9 years, Courtney wanted the freedom to have fun and be creative with food. Their food truck menu and concept took a lot of work and brainstormingthey wanted to offer foods that people were familiar with, but present them in a way that the Okanagan hadn’t seen before. It was then that the CrAsian Food Truck was born, serving
1 Small Onion, chopped 1 stalk celery, chopped 2 medium potatoes, cubed 1 butternut squash – peeled, seeded, and cubed 1 container chicken stock 1 teaspoon ground ginger 2 tablespoon butter Salt and Pepper Cook butter in large pot and then add the chopped onions, celery, potatoes, and squash. Add enough chicken stock to just
traditional North American street food with Asian flavours and flair- a hybrid of everyone’s favourite foods. In May of 2014, Courtney quit a full time management position in a restaurant to open up the food truck; her sister Meiko also let go of an administration job, put her Europe travel plans on hold, and helped Courtney open and operate the truck. “It was a blessing in disguise!” said Courtney, and based off how amazing the food is, we can definitely agree. The truck came out of the fabricator’s shop prior to our first booked event, and what would be out opening day (July 18th, which was also a UBCO alumni event). “Now, coming up to the end of our second season, it feels like yesterday we were pulling up to campus for our very first day of the CrAsian Food Truck! It’s a rewarding business. I like making people happy, cover the veggies. Let cook for 40 minutes. Throw the soup into a blender, add salt and pepper to season and then serve!
food makes people happy, being able to serve fun food to make people happy is a win win!” Ms. Koga explained. When I stopped by the food truck, Derek Gratz, Associate Director on campus, took a minute to speak with me about the food truck. “I’ve eaten at the truck before. My favorite item off the menu is the fish tacos. They’re fantastic tacos, and the food truck business is a great idea. It’s great for trucks in the community as a collective thing, it’s also awesome for the entrepreneurs, good for the community, and amazing for UBCO” Mr. Gratz said. I willingly tried one of the famous fish tacos from the CrAsian Food Truck, and I was impressed. There was an abundance of fresh purple cabbage, shredded carrots, fried fish, and the added chow mien noodles gave the tacos a nice crunch. The slightly spicy sauce gave the tacos
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Left to right: Chick Chick Boom, CrAsian and Surf Side California Tacos Food Trucks. Surf Side Fish tacos, bottom left. Surf Side Jalapeno Popper Totchos and CrAsian Fish Tacos. Photos by Maria Otto
a kick, and overall it was fresh and well balanced. It gets my seal of approval! The third stop of my food-truck crawl was Chick Chick Boom, owned and operated by Mr. Mat Ballie. When asked how he got started in the food truck business and how his menu was inspired, he answered, “I had been wanting to start up a food truck business for a long time. I came to Canada from Australia 5 years ago, and came straight to Kelowna. Rotisserie chicken is really popular in Australia, so I wanted to start up a rotisserie chicken truck here in Canada.” He started up his food truck in May of 2015 and hasn’t looked back. Being vegetarianly-impaired, I wasn’t able to try his chicken myself, so I got the low-down from a fellow student. “This is my first time trying a food truck on campus. The gravy is really good, the chicken is moist- two thumbs up! I’ll definitely be back”. The most popular menu item for customers is the chicken Easy Peasy Shepard’s Pie: 2 pounds ground beef ½ Large Onion Diced Shepard’s Pie Seasoning 1 cup chicken stock 6 Medium Sized Potatoes 2 Table Spoon Butter 2 cups frozen peas, corn and carrots 1 Teaspoon Salt Medium sized casserole dish Bring water to boil. Peel potatoes and boil in water for 15 minutes. A way to tell if they are ready is
poutine, which is $11- Mr. Ballie says it’s a quick and easy snack to eat on the go. At the moment, he is working the truck by himself, and would definitely consider hiring UBCO students. You can find him on campus on Fridays, and he is enthusiastic about being present on campus all winter long, serving up his fresh rotisserie chicken! I was able to chat with Tim from TNT Dynamite Foods, who was more than happy to share how he got started in the food truck industry. For years, Tim had been cooking for large groups of people at his church and in his family, and had been told he needs to sell his food because it was so good. He decided to do just that, and he’s been growing strong for three and a half years. Their slogan is ‘gourmet foods that explode with flavour’, and the ‘TNT’ stands for Tim and Tracy (Tim’s wife), who have been married for 31 years, and work the truck as a team. “It took a little while to stab with knife to test softness. While potatoes are cooking, cook ground beef with onions and until brown. Add packaged seasoning of your choice and let cook for a couple minutes. Add chicken stock and let cook for a few more minutes. (I use Clubhouse.) Pre heat oven to 375 degrees Farenheit. Add the ground beef, the first layer of the pie, in a casserole dish. Next add frozen packaged carrots, peas, and corn, the second layer. For the third layer, drain and mash potatoes
and we had to play with the menu at first. We almost had two menus going at the same time- for example, steak, chicken burgers, teriyaki beef, chicken curry- but we realized what people wanted was burgers and fries. Overall, everyone could go for a good hamburger or chicken burger; the most important thing is the quality, because people want a high quality burger that’s quick, so we serve up what you can’t get at fast food chain, for a better price than restaurants,” said Tim. Their hamburgers are only $10, TNT also doesn’t cut any corners- they use their own back bacon, hamburgers, and grind their own meat. Tim uses fresh ingredients, makes the house pineapple mango sauce, uses smoked provolone cheese for their sandwiches, and their poutine contains a high quality five cheese mixture. Their fries are a hit, because they don’t cook anything in the oil but potatoes and use homemade seasoning. Their most popular menu item is the breakfast sandwich- they with butter and salt. Layer fluffy mashed potatoes over the vegetables and meat. Cook for 20 minutes in oven. Serve and enjoy! Pumpkin Chocolate Cheap Cookies: Throw a can of pumpkin puree into your favorite pre-packaged chocolate chip cookie dough mix, and follow baking directions as guided. My favorite cookie dough package is gluten free Baking Co. gourmet cookie mix.
sell over 100 sandwiches at the farmers market on Sundays. Tim recalls a customer coming up to him and saying that he had to have his breakfast sandwich because he had heard so much about it! When asked what he likes best about running a food truck, Tim responded “I like working with the public. I work as a bus driver for the city, and I wanted to get away from driving. This is a different field, and cooking for the public is what I love. I love to feed people and have them enjoy the food. It’s all about variety in the menu for the students and the customers, and I love seeing people be full and happy”. TNT Dynamite has hired UBCO students in the past, and would hire students no problem if their schedules do not conflict with the truck hours (they’re on campus Mondays and Wednesdays 11-3). The truck is going to change their schedule come December, but until then will be on campus 2-3 days a week. The truck also caters all of the sporting events on
campus, and you can also find them on Sexsmith road on Thursdays and Fridays from 11:00-1:30! So there you have it: my definitive food truck review, as a self-proclaimed semi-professional foodie. I have to say there is an abundance of passionate, innovative entrepreneurs who genuinely love to serve food and make people happy. Make a food truck your lunchtime stop sometime to support local businesses and give back to the community!
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November 3rd
UBCSUO Theatre (UNC 106) Screening of “MARINONI The Fire In The Frame” An independently produced and distributed feature-length doc, the film paints a portrait of the life and passions of Giuseppe Marinoni, a funny and eccentric 75 year-old Italian immigrant to Canada who is the pioneer of hand-crafted bike building in Canada. November 3, 10, & 17th Okanagan College Theatre, Student Services Building Hispanic Cinema RETROSPECTIVE La otra familia (Mexico, 2011) Machuca (Chile, 2004) La teta y la luna (Spain, 1994) 7 pm, FREE admission November 19th
GODDESS OF THE MUSIC GAME M.I.A: fresh, contemporary and progressive
Rebecca Duerksen Contributor You may have heard of the Si-Lankan born and London-raised trail blazing artist who has been rocking the cradle of the music scene the past few years, and if you haven’t, it’s about time you did. Maya (Mathangi) Arulpragasam, widely known as M.I.A, is an artist that artfully breaks free from conventional norms of the contemporary music scene; but that doesn’t stop her from topping the charts. M.I.A. drops tracks confronting major cultural conflicts around the globe, and characteristically incorporates visuals of political violence in her videos and cover art. Laying hard alternative electro dance beats, her sounds resonate with a Sri-
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Lankan flare and her lyrics are chalk full of social critique, guaranteeing she’s got a politically-charged message hot on her tongue for the system. The hard-hitting and controversial bluntness of her music open her up to much criticism. She faces censure and depreciation by all sorts of corporate, partisan, and traditionalist institutions, but despite the flak and frequent political backlash, she is fueled by an incredibly wide spread fan base. MIA is a firecracker, and she’s not about to burn out any time soon. MIA’s most recent album Matangi is an album named after and inspired by her captivation with the Hindu goddess of spoken word. It is in Matangi that she uncovered a new path and purpose as an artist, and recognized her right to create, simply because she is a creator. She is currently working
...her sounds resonate with a SriLankan flare and her lyrics are chalk full of social critique, guaranteeing she’s got a politicallycharged message hot on her tongue...
on a new project entitled “Broader than a Border” and will be releasing new video footage leading up to the release of her future LP ‘Matah Datah’. A series of 10 videos will be shot, each in a different country, focused around cultural celebration and artistically exhibiting native cultural displays. All work will be sought out, self-directed and edited by Maya herself. MIA’s music is fresh, contemporary, and progressive. The way in which she communicates through her music is raw and unrefined. She’s got an inherent edge to her, and is an artist in every sense of the word, making her mark on the world through her style, her sounds, and her powerful voice as a woman aspiring a little hunger for political and social change, rolling with the punches as they come, and throwing more than a few back.
Round One… FIGHT! Fans of the series will light up with joy as they hear those words in the latest installment of the iconic fighting title. Return to the gruesome, bloody and painful world of Mortal Kombat. Set twenty years after the previous installment, Mortal Kombat X deals with an attack on Earth by the elder god Shinnok, and you play as a variety of characters in a story that jumps between multiple time periods, explaining the origin of new characters and evolving old ones. The game introduces a host of
new characters, some related to or offspring of older ones, while bringing back revamped versions of existing characters. The game introduces a new ‘Variation’ system, providing the player with a choice of three different fighting styles for a character each with their own special moves and abilities, allowing the player to choose one depending on the strategy and playing style. Mortal Kombat X boasts a more fluid combo system with flashier moves that make your game sessions look like action film, The Raid: Redemption. The game’s graphics
are excellent and brilliant enough to be a Robert Zemeckis film, making every strike more painful and satisfying to deliver. The story mode is interesting and entertaining with just enough game time and plot to keep you reeled in. Along with regular online play, Mortal Kombat X also introduces a new online Faction mode. Brutalities make a stellar return, allowing the player to end a match with an especially bloody finish like punching a head off or dismembering the opponent (in case fatalities weren’t brutal enough!). However the game’s
The Habitat The Paper Kites w/ Old Man Canyon Doors at 9PM, Tickets $15 advance / $20 door Available at Mosaic Books, Leo’s Videos & Milkcrate Records November 25th Well Wednesday MOvember fundraiser Headlined by Windmills and support by Deep Sounds Tons of raffles, giveaways and drink specials, entry by donation December 2nd Last Well Wednesday Presented by UBCSUO & VOCO - Headlined by The Dead South. Tickets are $5 in advance and $10 at the door downloadable content steals away the series’ spirit. A game that once rewarded players with new characters for completion now sells itself out to the monetization of the gaming industry. That being said, the introduction of Predator and Jason and the return of Tanya and Tremor, make you forget about the corporate greed behind the game. Mortal Kombat X is a must play for die hard fans of the series and fighting genre alike. Now… FINISH HIM!
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Jacky Deng Arts Editor “Steve Jobs” is a really great movie. In fact, I’d venture to say that it’s the best movie of the year, and boatloads better than when Ashton Kutcher played the Apple megalomaniac in 2013’s “Jobs”. Taking up the mantle is Michael Fassbender, who delivers an Oscar-worthy performance as Jobs but looks absolutely nothing like the turtlenecked, blue-jeaned hippietyrant. But the latter doesn’t matter in the slightest because director Danny Boyle and writer Aaron Sorkin didn’t decide to make a standard biopic about the most polarizing figure of the 21st century – they decided to make a brilliant film. And because of
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If I Should Go Before You City and Colour
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this decision, “Steve Jobs” is an overly dramatized, sometimes fantastical tale of a flawed man who constantly straddled the line between villainous dictator and genius hero. The film is entirely comprised of backstage drama and duress between Jobs and his colleagues before three major product launches (the Macintosh in 1984, the NeXTcube in 1988, and the iMac in 1998), and in the hands of a less capable scribe than Sorkin, “Steve Jobs” would have failed miserably. “Musicians play their instruments. I play the orchestra,” explains Jobs. In “Steve Jobs”, Sorkin is the one playing the orchestra. The dialogue between characters is so incredibly witty, sharp, and, most importantly, organic that you’ll find your brain trying to keep up while your heart beats along with Daniel Pemberton’s necessarily playful
City and Colour is starting the Fall off with a bang. If I Should Go before You is the latest offering from Dallas Green’s band, and it tests a markedly different sound than their other records. With that being said, the switch in tone feels natural and right. The songs on this album are rich in bluesy electric guitar riffs, wet chorus effects, sick reverb, and sturdy bass lines. The beats are groovier than previous works thanks to Doug MacGregor on drums. In
Ellen’s book ‘Home: The Art of Effortless Design’
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MOVIE REVIEW: STEVE JOBS “Bold. Brilliant. Brutal.”
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“Your admiration or aversion of Steve Jobs really doesn’t matter… It all depends on if whether you want to see the best film of 2015.”
writing, Green does seem to draw a bit more from Alexisonfire than he did on other City and Colour records. “Woman”, the first song on the album, lasts for a whopping nine minutes of haunting distortion feedback and droning hooks - it’s a killer track. Some other heavier/rockier songs include “Mizzy C”, reminiscent of The Black Keys and Hozier; “Killing Time”, easily the grooviest tune on here; and Wasted Love, the lead single. “Lover Come Back”
musical score. The best way to describe “Steve Jobs” is an action movie where the explosions, fight scenes, and car chases have been replaced by words. There were moments during my viewing when I felt like I was watching rap battle of a century between 2Pac and Biggie, before I quickly realized I was watching Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak arguing on-screen about operating systems. Despite Sorkin’s Oscar-worthy writing, it takes actors to make a script come to life. Fassbender plays the role of Jobs perfectly; no matter how cruel and immature some of Jobs’ methods of leadership may be, Fassbender is able to inject a sense of likeability and modesty to the character – traits that many real life colleagues described as Jobs’ “reality-distortion field”. Other
notable performances include Kate Winslet as Jobs’ right-hand woman, Johanna Hoffmann; Jeff Daniels as father-figure and antagonist, John Sculley; and Seth Rogen giving the performance of his life as Apple cofounder, Steve Wozniak. Don’t be surprised if any or all of these names become attached to Academy Awards this coming February. Your admiration or aversion of Steve Jobs really doesn’t matter if you’re deciding on whether to go see this film – it all depends on if whether you want to see the best film of 2015. The beauty of “Steve Jobs” is that it goes nowhere near worshipping Jobs, nor does it opt to boo him off-stage; instead, it decides to paint a true, objective portrait of a conflicted man who was bold, brilliant, and brutal. A+
bears a crooner-jazz vibe. Trust me when I say this song will leave its chorus ringing in your head for the whole day. “Runaway” is straight-up country, whereas some other C&C song have only hinted at it with their strategic use of pedal steel guitar. “Northern Blues” has a good helping of blues flare (duh) and lends to the album its 80s-style Canadian-rock synth. I’ll leave the less notable tracks as pleasant surprises. Overall, the album is a departure from City
and Colour’s definitive folk sound, but it does not sound forced. It feels like the logical next step for the group, and for the wellbeing and freshness of the C&C sound. If I Should Go before You is quite possibly the best album of theirs, and though I don’t revere them as much as other musicians, it is easily the best album of 2015
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A LOOK AT SHANE KOYCZAN Rebecca Duerksen and Rachel Demeo Contributors Spoken word artist Shane Koyczan was at the Kelowna Community Theatre on Thursday, October 19 and shared an evening of laughter, storytelling, and a chance to reflect on the ups and downs of our lives. Shane was born in Yellowknife, Northern Canada and grew up in Penticton, British Columbia under the guardianship of his grandparents, and he received his education from the Okanagan College here in Kelowna. Koyczan has received widespread critical acclaim and social applause within Canada, but his recognition and conspicuous ascent to iconic status in the Arts also goes beyond our proud
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Nickerson Makes an “Impact” on Titanic Narratives
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nation’s borders. Shane has performed on local and international stages, has six written works published, and is in a talk-rock band. He has been awarded the individual champion title at the USA National Poetry Slam, and received high designation at the Canadian Spoken Word Olympics. Some of his most prominent performances have included the Edinburgh Book Festival, Vancouver International Writer’s Festival, the Winnipeg Folk Festival, and the 2007 Canada Day Celebrations in Ottawa, where he opened for famous singer, Feist. Koyczan’s poetry gained global recognition after his performance of “We Are More” on the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games’ world stage. His overnight success transformed his expressive outlet of poetry into a full time career of writing and touring of
the world. Shane has applied himself to various collaborative projects, including an educational reformation movement with the Dalai Lama Center entitled “Educating the Heart”, and his most recent undertaking, a movement that sprouted from the success of his poem “To This Day”. Being one of Shane’s most famously known works, “To This Day” has inspired a large-scale anti-bullying project that has reached and impacted millions of people around the world. The inspiration for this poem was derived from his own personal experiences with bullying and violence in school while growing up. Shane’s role in initiating projects like correct these issues is a direct reflection of his passion for catalyzing change, reconstructing societal views on mental health, and promoting self-
acceptance. Shane’s prose appears to strike deep chords with his audiences around the world, owing much credit to his abilities to so accurately articulate shared human experiences. Recounting past struggles in an attempt to understand them, the audience can see how he transforms his trials into a source of power and hope for others - his fellow underdogs. His performances guide and engage the audience in contemplation; characterized by a friendly and fluent interaction with the crowd, his interludes often include banter between the audience and himself, conjuring laughter and connectedness. In this sense, Shane is the poet for those who dread poetry. He is the introduction to poetry that will hook you. He pokes fun at the
medium’s clichéd mysterious delivery, long dramatic pauses, and fits of emotional rage. However, through his performance, Shane also shows the audience how spoken word poetry can be an outlet for anyone with something to say and a desire to be heard. Before Shane makes his next visit to Kelowna, we strongly recommend that you pick up one of his books. Shane is a strong advocate for fully and fairly compensating artists for their work. Because of this, you will only find his books and audio recordings from his talk-rock band “Short Story Long” on his website: www.shanekoyczan.com.
For his fifth collection of poetry, Vancouver poet Billeh Nickerson tackled an event that has become legend, the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic. Aptly titled, Impact: The Titanic Poems, Nickerson captures the voyage of the ship from construction to submergence, focusing on micro moments of the ship’s life. Inspired by the 100th anniversary of the sinking, Nickerson published the book with Arsenal Pulp Press in 2012. The passengers are the lifeblood of the poems, creating the empathy and specificity necessary to make Nickerson’s Titanic story stand out among the many narratives
surrounding the ship. The tone is also surprisingly light, with Nickerson portraying grave situations with minimal, but stark imagery. The poetry is divided into six sections, “Construction,” “Maiden Voyage,” “Impact,” “Voices,” a final “Impact,” which explores the Titanic’s influence on the world, and “Discovery.” The third poem in the book was the most subtly brilliant to me. Titled, The Hats, Nickerson compares the hats of the various hierarchies in the ship’s construction, concluding the poem by stating that those in charge, “The Hats,” would “enter the main office/ in top hats black/as a stoker’s coal
covered face,” referencing the stokers at the bottom of the ship. As with Harland and Wolff, the hierarchy is implied, with the narration remaining neutral on any moral judgement. The two poems speak volumes to the great political disparities that converged in the space of the Titanic. Finally, “Discovery,” the shortest section, deals with the world’s reaction to the tragedy, and the discovery of the Titanic’s wreckage. As a whole, Nickerson’s poems capture the magic and legend of the R.M.S. Titanic in moments of the mundane and extraordinary. The interaction between the six sections
is physically embodied in the layout of the poems. The tragedy is not aggrandized, nor is the ship glorified. Rather, the interactions of all players on the ship are given a chance to shine. Nickerson shows that all were vital to the Titanic’s destiny, and I would highly recommend his narrative to poetry fans, and to Titanic fans looking for a fresh perspective of the occasion. To read the full version of this article, visit www.thephoenixnews. com
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VISITING AUTHOR PROFILE: KEVIN KERR
Kerr, a playwright coming to the FCCS Reading Series, November 9th Graham Stevens Contributor
Some people believe successful writers squirrel themselves away from the world because they are either social misfits or feel their creativity would wither in the glare of a life lived in the public eye. A recent interview with Kevin Kerr, the winner of the 2002 Governor General’s Award for Drama for his play Unity (1918), gave the lie to that. I caught up with Kerr in a phone call to his Victoria home. Other than seeing Unity a few years ago when it played Kelowna, I had no idea what
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to expect from the man. Would he be reticent or boastful; superficial or profound; Mister Mumbles or just a good talker? Turns out he’s a great talker. He’s got a sense of humour; he’s full of anecdotes; he even chad a couple of compliments on my questions. I started off asking if he could tell me a bit about what he plans to speak on in Kelowna. That’s still a work in progress but he did say he expects to touch on his most recent Okanagan venture. “I’m just coming off a project from this summer with a new play I wrote that premiered at the Caravan Farm Theatre.” The play is entitled The Night’s Mare. It’s a story about the reconciliation of love and loss revolving around a horse with empty eye sockets and a young girl with an empty heart. Kerr feels theatre writing is collaboration. He says, “It’s not a
solitary form in terms of the writing. No matter how you’re going about it you’re always a member of a team.” Collaboration was almost always central for Kerr. After high school he attended UBC and then completed his formal theatre education in the mid 1990s at Langara College’s Studio 58. That’s where he became good friends with several other serious theatre students with whom he eventually founded Vancouver’s Electric Company Theatre but that still lay in the future. He recalls those postgrad days, “I was living in Whitehorse, just out of school but not quite focused on how I was going to proceed. I was really just kind of floating for a little bit working odd jobs and whatnot.” One of those jobs was as a barista in a Yukon coffeehouse. That’s where he heard a local theatre company was hosting a
24hour playwriting contest as part of an international storytelling festival. Kerr continues, “I went for that but I thought I failed because I didn’t finish it by the 9 AM deadline. I walked away from the contest and went back to work all redeyed and confused.” The director of the sponsoring theatre company dropped by and asked him, “How did it go?” Kerr said, “I didn’t finish. So, I didn’t hand it in.” The director responded, “WHAT! That doesn’t matter! Whatever you’ve got, put it in. There’s still time.” He took a break, ran home, got his script and submitted it. He took second place. He says, “It was sort of a half written half baked script but it gave me this weird boost that there was actually something there. I can do this. So, I started to begin to toy with an idea for a script. Not long after his win he moved
to Montreal but stayed in touch with his film school buddies. During a long cold Montreal winter he says he started to bear down on turning his idea into an actual script. He and his friends wrote dialogue together and, eventually, someone suggested, since they all enjoyed working together so much, perhaps they should start a theatre company. He recalls those days, “It always seemed kind of like a pipe dream. I said we just should. So, we gambled and with the encouragement of each other we drew up an application. Having some allies, having a gang, having a sense that you have a bit of a grid is such a powerful motivator and courage inducer in all things. Especially in terms of ‘I’d like to be a writer, I’d like to have something happen’.” From those roots, it wasn’t long until he and three members of the
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group started the Electric Company. He continues his association with that theatre troupe even now that he spends most of his working days as a professor at UVic. He’s been there since 2012 and enthusiasm for the job and for his students comes through in spades. “I’m in the drama contingent. So, I’m teaching both stage and screen writing in a workshop format. It’s a smaller group of people; everyone’s focused; they all enjoy writing. They’re reading each other’s work and everyone’s interested.” He thinks there’s another benefit to teaching playwriting in Victori. “UVic is so lucky that the writing department is part of the Faculty of Fine Arts which also includes theatre and visual arts and music and art history. So, what we’ve recently discovered is that there’s an even greater opportunity of reaching out to our friends over in theatre. This year we’re finding that we have more theatre students in our workshops than
we have people that have come to it as an introductory writing course.” Kerr’s enthusiasm for academia is partly rooted in the time he spent in Edmonton. From 2007 to 2010, he was Lee Playwright in Residence at the University of Alberta. It was the first time he worked intensively with students and he thrived on it. “A dozen students and I collaborated to build a new show on a quite specific piece of theatre. We used stuff that I had been developing and working on with Electric Company in Vancouver. It was really exhilarating how enjoyable it was with young, passionate and driven emerging artists.” He says he and his students in both Edmonton and Victoria had some great crosspollination, “In terms of the work I’d been doing both on my own and collaboratively with Electric Company, a fusion of theatre and media elements combined with stage, it was kind of feeding back into the work I was doing
outside of theatre. It sort of trickled forward into what I’m doing now.” While Kerr gives much of the credit for his success to the 24hour playwriting competition in Whitehorse and his collaboration with others, he also gives a big nod to another choice. “I joined a playwrights’ workshop group in Vancouver. That was critical for me in terms of developing my focus on the craft of writing. It also pushed me with deadlines to do stuff. That’s where I started writing Unity.” Kerr also sees finding a mentor as a great leap forward for any aspiring writer. He says while a large city will likely have quite a few writing groups with lots of opportunities to connect with a trusted advisor, people in smaller towns should not despair. “Sometimes those big city groups have opportunities to connect remotely or long distance. You may be able to make connections with people you might not know are out there that
can be the right kind of fit for you dramaturgically or as a playwright.” He uses himself as an example. A young woman from Halifax wanted to get into playwriting. Kerr continues, “She ended up in Toronto and got involved in a small way with a theatre company there. They had a program to connect developing writers with mentors.” He says the company contacted him and offered an honorarium to have an extended conversation with her about the craft of writing plays. In the end, she had relocated to Hong Kong, but with a lot of attention to time zones, they made it work. If you do have problems finding someone through official channels, he has this advice, “If there’s a writer out there who does have a style or a quality that you feel speaks to you, then I always encourage a cold call. ‘Is there a way that I could pick your brain whether for a half hour phone call or set up something for a longer
conversation?’ I think it’s surprising how often the answer will be ‘Yes.’” If you should ever have the chance to speak with Kevin Kerr oneonone, ask about the bizarre phone calls where he found out about his nomination and subsequent winning of the GovernorGeneral’s prize. Each began with a sultry female voice asking, “Are you alone?” He’s a hell of a storyteller. Kevin Kerr now has over a dozen plays to his credit, he’s widely regarded as one of the country’s top playwrights and he has that GG award, as well. However, he still recognizes success is much surer and much sweeter when it’s built on collaboration. UBC Okanagan has invited Kevin Kerr to Kelowna for a public talk 7:30 PM, November 9 at Okanagan Regional Library, 1380 Ellis Street, Kelowna.
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WHY “RAPE” IS STILL A DIRTY WORD Brie explores why rape victims suffer another atrocity on top of the original crime: shame Brie Campbell Contributor When I was fourteen, I was raped. I was walking home on a warm June evening. School had been out for a few days and I was feeling confident: I’d turned fourteen a month ago, graduated from grade nine, and had just had my braces removed. I couldn’t stop licking my too-big, too-smooth teeth; every time I saw my grin in the mirror I instinctively covered my teeth, not used to seeing a bright white smile. My best friend S. and I had just spent the evening making greasy nachos, watching YouTube music videos, and had ended the night with a trip to 7-11 for slushies. I picked cherry and
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watermelon (“Ick,” S. said whenever I combined these flavors, wrinkling her nose) and sucked it greedily on my way home alone. Three men in a glossy pick-up truck pulled up alongside me. We’ll give you a ride home, they promised. They looked friendly. And sort of cute, if I’m being honest. I’d grown taller that year and was proud of my long hair and budding breasts. I thought: maybe they think I’m pretty. Besides, my house was only another ten blocks. It would take them only two minutes to give me a lift. No one gets hurt in two minutes, right? They didn’t take me home. Instead, they took me to their apartment, where they threatened me, forced alcohol upon me, and proceeded to violently rape me. I didn’t tell anyone. When my rapists dropped me off at home (a drunk, bruised, burned, and bloody
fourteen year old), one slipped his phone number in my pocket. The next day, I came up with a plan: I was going to call him and threaten him. So I did. What he said has stayed with me ever since: “You’re going to call the police on me? Good luck. Then everyone will know what a slut you are.” Instantly, I felt my indignation and power slip away from me. He was right. I was a slut. I no longer framed my gang rape as a tragic and brutal crime committed against me. Instead, I blamed myself for getting in their car, for not screaming loud enough, for walking home alone. Associate Professor Regina Nayak speaks of this rape shame and how it works to enforce constricting gender roles in the face of feminism. “Violence against women surges whenever the patriarchal status quo or the traditional mode is challenged.
It strikes with a severe backlash to kick women back in the space ordained by patriarchy for her. That is why it is important to understand that there is clear-cut power dynamics related with the very concept of rape.” As much as we encourage rape victims to come forward, there is still the mentality that those who accuse someone of rape might be lying. Various studies reveal that only 2-8% of rape accusation are false. This means we should take someone’s word for it. If someone breaks into our car at night and steals a precious possession—a personalized mix CD; an expensive GPS; your ID—our first instinct is not to ask the person if they locked their car or parked in a dangerous neighborhood. And the person who has been stolen from does not generally hesitate to admit what has happened. Rape, albeit
a different crime, is not allowed this conversation. I’ve known friends for over a decade who only drunkenly tell me, in a shamed whisper, that they were “sexually assaulted” when they were young. Like me, most of them didn’t tell the authorities. Like me, most of them dealt with it on their own. We must encourage women to talk—talk about the things we are told to keep silent. Talk about our abortions, talk about rapes, talk about our abuses. As Nayak says, it is only “when society stands up to support rape victims and ostracise the assaulters” that we will feel the shackles of shame fall from our victims’ shoulders and sit where it rightful belongs: on the rapist’s. Punishment is not the survivor’s burden to bear, so let’s shift our thinking and have the tough conversations so that in the future, they might not be so difficult.
We all know the feeling; the feeling you get when you have absolutely no idea what you’re doing. It can come when you start a new job, when you meet your significant other’s family for the first time, and, for many of you reading this, it can come when you are a student, and at graduation. I am no stranger to this feeling of “What now?” When you think, “Okay, I have this piece of paper in my hand that says I laboured for (roughly) four years, just to end up on this stage, with tons of pictures being taken, and I’m shaking hands with people I’ve never actually met, or sometimes never even heard of. What now?” For a lot of us, the “What now?” moment can come at any time. It can come as early as the day you
start post-secondary, to the moment you step off the stage, and your carefree grin slides right off your face. You are filled with a sense of crippling dread, coupled with wanting to vomit a little. Honestly? You are not the only person wanting to pass out, vomit, or run screaming (preferably not all at the same time). Everyone experiences this feeling. We all experienced that dreaded feeling of what do to after you step off that stage, degree in hand, and take your seat amongst the graduated masses. Trust me when I say: almost everyone around you is freaking out. For some of us, life after graduation comes easily. You have jobs lined up already, contacts made, and you’re feeling pretty good. For others, like myself,
it didn’t come as easily. We sat back and waited for something happen – almost as if we expected something to come along by doing nothing; that people would discover our hidden talents without us having to raise so much as a finger. Unfortunately, that’s not how it works. This could be a residual side-effect from our “What now?” moments. I’m going to be blunt: you are not going to get your ideal job right away. Some people do, but that’s the key word: some. Not everyone will; in fact, you might struggle for a long time – but that’s normal. Don’t let it depress you, and for the love of your degree that you worked so hard to get, don’t let it stop you. I struggled too – with wondering if I would ever get a job, or if I
had wasted four years of my life. Then one day I realized that, sometimes, you have to take matters into your own hands. Do something that pertains to your degree every day, if you can. Draw, write, solve problems, build, nurture – it doesn’t matter as long as you are doing something. By doing this, you will inspire both yourself, and others around you. You will gain the confidence you need to take that “What now?” moment, and make it eat its own words. Everyone will have a “What now?” moment. We can choose to either let it consume us, or we can choose to use the talents our degrees gave, or will give, us. You are not alone, and you never were. Good luck.
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GMOS: GLOBALLY MISUNDERSTOOD OPERATION Anti-GMO movement is unfounded & unfair to developing world Katie Helmore Staff Writer Currently UBC Okanagan has a cafeteria that sells GMO free products, textbooks that unfairly represent GMOs and, in addition, a large proportion of a student population that is either undecided or against GMOs. In contrast, our cafeterias, textbooks and student population are overwhelming convinced that climate change is a reality. Yet, in both cases, the scientific community is in consensus: the anti-climate change and anti-GMO movements are not scientifically based. So you want some evidence? Consider this: A meta-analysis of 1738 peer-reviewed studies has failed to detect any hazards connected to the use of GMO crops. As explained by Blythe Neilson, one of our biology professors, GMOs currently undergo many times the number of requirements and regulations as any other food. Yet, there is not one quality peer reviewed paper which can point to negative health impacts of GMOs in food. Not one. In the entire, international, scientific community. In fact, 240 national scientific organizations have decreed that GMOs are safe, this includes the World Health Organization, The French Academy of Sciences, The Chinese Academy of Sciences and the European Commission.
Furthermore, many peer reviewed studies have proven that GMOs are actually more nutritious than alternatives. Consider Golden Rice. This GMO crop was engineered by Swiss scientists to prevent the large amount of blindness occurring every year in Africa due to Vitamin A deficiency. This product was evaluated for over ten years, the evaluation included levels of toxicity, allergenicity, nutrition, environmental impacts and social impacts. This 10 year study could not find one harmful effect. Therefore, Golden Rice is not only safe it is more nutritious due to added Vitamin A. So at this point you might pause and accept that GMOs aren’t going to hurt you. But what about the environment? The more astute might ask about gene flow into the environment, their role in monoculture and contribution to decreasing biodiversity. Yet an abundance of studies have also been conducted on the environmental impacts of GMOs. Dr. John Klironomos, one of our biology professors, actually conducted research at the University of Guelph on whether modified genes infiltrated soil. “The study concluded that there was nothing to suggest that modified genes persist in soil” reported Dr. Klironomos. Additionally, through more targeted techniques, GMOs currently reduce the amount of pesticide used in agriculture by 36.9% therefore actually killing fewer animals than traditional agriculture. A great example of this is Bt corn, a GMO plant which produces
Consider this: A metaanalysis of 1738 peerreviewed studies has failed to detect any hazards connected to the use of GMO crops.
toxins in its stem to kill a particular caterpillar. Because this pesticide is so specific to the caterpillar it has a negligible effect on other insects in the region. In fact, studies found that non-target invertebrates are generally more abundant in Bt cotton and Bt maize fields than non GMO fields managed by alternative insecticides and pesticides. But what about monoculture?
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Monoculture is regarded by the scientific community as damaging to the environment and surely GMOs contribute towards this because, through designing more pest resistant crops, they facilitate it by making it easier and more profitable. Yet, this perception arises from the tendency to compare GMO monoculture with traditional forms of agriculture. “The reality is that monoculture existed before GMOs and would exist afterwards” states Dr. Mike Deyholos, “The difference is that GMO monoculture uses less pesticide therefore are better for the environment overall”. So while monoculture is a large issue, both the desire for and practice of monoculture was prevalent before GMOs and would be without GMOs. So why should we care about GMOs? Why should the UBC Okanagan student population spend time writing and reading articles about GMOs? After all there’s a lot of misinformation about diet, why should this one matter? We should care because GMOs are a matter of life and death. Remember the Golden Rice? Well after 10 years of studies proving that it was safe for consumption and the environment, the rice was offered to African farmers for free. Absolutely free, no strings attached. Yet these lifesaving seeds were rejected due to a western movement which argues, without any scientific justification, that GMOs are unsafe. This year 250,000 – 500,000 children in Africa will become
blind because of Vitamin A deficiency. This tragically high number could have been decreased. The Golden Rice is just one way that GMOs can increase Food Security. According to Blythe Nilson, more than 50% of the world’s food supply is GMO crops. Almost 100% of soy, corn and cotton. If we were to prohibit GMO foods we would have 25% less yield than we currently do. “No GMO means telling ¼ of the human population that they must starve” illustrates Nilson. On the other hand, us wealthy western countries could put our money and education to a good cause and encourage the production of regulated and safe GMOs to feed even more starving people while simultaneously decreasing the use of pesticides and increasing biodiversity. So when we speak about GMOs, and when we rally behind an unscientific movement, we’re not supporting another unfounded health fad. We’re not supporting some ‘carb-free’ diet which leads to a grumpy stomach for a few days, we’re supporting a movement which has directly contributed towards thousands of deaths. The next time you pick up an energy bar marked GMO free consider this: you had a choice between GMO and non GMO, the blind children in Africa didn’t have that choice yet they were the ones who paid for it.
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HEAT WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL #1 IN CANADA UBCO ladies with a powerful start to the season Grayson B. Leahy Sports Editor
The UBCO Heat Women’s Volleyball Team is undefeated. Not only are they undefeated in Conference play so far, they haven’t lost a single match. They are the number one team in the CIS, and for good reason. At this point in the season they are 10-0, and 4-0 in the Canada West Conference. The Heat Ladies started the pre-season with an efficient 3-0 victory over MecEwan, quickly followed up by three more victories over Alberta, UBC, and TRU before heading to UBCO to host
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an exhibition series against the Alberta Pandas. In that exhibition series, the Heat did not lose. In the final exhibition match, though, was the only time to this point in the season that they have lost two sets of a five-set match. The season opened at home for the Heat, playing their first two matches against the University of Regina on Friday, October 16 and Saturday, October 17. Both matches were dominant wins for the Heat, not losing a single set. Next, the team went to face the University of Saskatchewan, on October 23 and 24. Again, both matches ended in Heat victories. The women’s squad lost their first set of the regular season in the first
match against Saskatchewan, and seemed absolutely determined to keep it from happening again, as they steamrolled through the next match winning three straight sets by scores of 25-12, 25-15, and 2515. The Heat women return home to play two matches against the University of Winnipeg on October 30 and 31, before they start a stretch of five straight games of the road against Calgary, Brandon, and Thompson Rivers. Their final match before the winter break will be the second half of a home-andhome against traditional rivals TRU. Following the winter break, the Heat ladies volleyball season starts up again January 8 and
9 visiting Manitoba, then the schedule continues with the Heat women against Alberta and UBC at home (January 15, 16, 29, 30), at Trinity Western (February 5, 6), at MacEwan (February 12, 13), and finally two matches at home against Mount Royal (February 19, 20) to close out the season. With such a strong start to the season, it would be very difficult to be pessimistic about this team’s season. So far they have only lost one single set, and haven’t seemed in danger of losing any of the matches they’ve played. In their most recent match, against a Saskatchewan Huskies team who have been playing well, the contest seemed lopsided from the first serve.
Defensively, the Heat outmatched the Huskies at the net by a tally of eleven blocks to just two, with Erin Drew (middle) and Kaitlynn Given (outside hitter) finishing with four blocks apiece. Offensively, Outside Hitter Brianna Beamish recorded a team high ten kills, on top of four of the team’s ten collective service aces. Megan Festival (outside hitter) was another powerful part of the Heat onsluaght, recording seven kills on fourteen attacks. With showings like those against the Huskies, and their relentless dominance through the season thus far, this will undoubtedly be an exciting season of UBCO Heat Women’s Volleyball to watch.
The CCAA National Championships took place over three rounds at the Chilliwack Golf and Country Club on October 13-16. Following their impressive showing at the Provincial Tournament, the UBCO Women’s Team looked poised to finish near the top. Led by Team Captain Carolyn Lee, they did just that. With an overall score of 481
for the weekend, the Women’s Team took home the National Silver Medal, finishing eight strokes behind the Gold Medalist Humber College Hawks. In her return to Nationals, Heat Captain Carolyn Lee had an unbelievable tournament, shooting rounds of 79, 76, 74 in that order to finish with a total score of 229. That score, eight strokes ahead
of her closest competition, was good enough to win the individual Gold Medal for the tournament. Lee was also named a CCAA National Tournament All-Star for the second time. Lee’s outstanding performance was not alone at the tournament, though, as teammates Lauren Siemers and Emily Adams shot scores of 252 and 270 over the
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November 6 & 7th Men’s Basketball UBCO Heat vs. Fraser Valley Envision Athletic Centre, Abbotsford Friday at 8 & Saturday at 7pm November 6 & 7th Women’s Basketball UBCO Heat vs. Fraser Valley Envision Athletic Centre, Abbotsford Friday at 6 & Saturday at 5pm November 13 & 14th Men’s Basketball UBCO Heat vs. UNBC UBC Okanagan Friday at 8 & Saturday at 7pm Photo by Greystoke Photography
2015 HEAT SOCCER FINISH OUT SEASON No post-season soccer to be played by UBCO this year Grayson B. Leahy Sports Editor
As of Sunday, October 25 both the Men’s and the Women’s UBCO soccer teams have finished their seasons. Despite some impressive play by both squads at points through the season, neither one will be making an appearance in the playoffs in 2015. The Women’s side finished their season out with their last four games at home, at Nonis Field, dropping three of four to the visiting sides. Their second-tolast match, against the University of Northern British Columbia
on Saturday, October 24, was an impressive 2-0 shutout, and their final win of the season. The final tally for the team in conference this season is two wins, eight losses, and four draws, for a finish in seventh place in CanadaWest’s West Division, one spot shy of a playoff appearance. Prior to their final match against the University of Alberta, the women’s team recognized two outstanding athletes in Mairi Horth (midfielder/forward) and Michelle Smith (midfielder), both of whom have now finished out their careers with UBCO Heat Soccer. On Sunday, October 18, the UBCO Men’s Soccer squad played their final game of the season
against the UBC Thunderbirds, falling 6-0. Despite an overall winning record on the season, the squad finished with a record in Conference of three wins, five losses, and 4 draws. This record was enough to finish in fifth place in CanadaWest Soccer’s Pacific Division, one spot shy of clinching a berth in the playoffs. The team’s final win of the season came on Saturday, October 10, in a 2-1 result against a Thompson Rivers squad that would finish one point behind the Heat on the season. The Men’s side also recognized five veterans of the program on October 18, as it would be their final game with the Heat. Logan Ellis (keeper), Jordan Leib
(forward), Brandon McCallum (fullback), Harrison Shrimpton (defender), and Donald (Manny) Smith (midfielder) have all finished their impressive careers with the UBCO Heat soccer program.
November 13 & 14th Women’s Basketball UBCO Heat vs. UNBC UBC Okanagan Friday at 6 & Saturday at 5pm November 13 & 14th Men’s Volleyball UBCO Heat vs. Calgary Jack Simpson Gym, Calgary Friday at 6:30 & Saturday at 4:30pm November 13 & 14th Women’s Volleyball UBCO Heat vs. Calgary Jack Simpson Gym, Calgary Friday at 5 & Saturday at 3pm November 7th Men’s Rugby Varsity Squad UBCO Heat vs. UBC TBD November 14th
three days, to finish in tenth place and tied for sixteenth, respectively. Collectively, the three ladies of the UBCO Heat Women’s Golf Team played a very impressive tournament and definitely earned their Silver Medal. The UBCO Heat Men’s Golf Team also earned a berth at the National Tournament, with the five-man roster putting in an impressive
performance of their own. Led by James Casorso, the Heat Men finished seventh at the National level, shooting a collective 886 over the three days. Individually, James Casorso shot the best score on the team, finishing tied for fifteenth ahead of teammates Casey Sullivan and Oliver Rizun, who tied for twentysecond, Jacob Stewart who
tied for fifty-first, and Grant Dollevoet who finished tied for fifty-third.
Men’s Rugby Varsity Squad UBCO Heat vs.University of Victoria TBD November 14th Women’s Rugby Varsity SquadBC Premier Division Heat vs.University of Victoria Victoria, BC at 11:30 am
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