July 19, 2011 by The Ubyssey

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Eye on the Prize Mark Rogers takes the reins from soccer legend Dick Mosher as head coach of the UBC women’s soccer team. Meanwhile, the team keeps up their game in the off-season against seasoned amateurs in the Pacific Coast Soccer League.

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ams forcasts multi-year deficit Despite referendum, budget still negative Arshy Mann webeditor@ubyssey.ca A few months after a fee referendum that the AMS claimed was needed to save them financially, the society is continuing to budget for the worst. The preliminary budget, which will be presented to AMS Council this Wednesday, plans for a $100,000 deficit despite an extra $400,000 in revenue that students will pay in fees over the next year. The financial hole is a result of flagging business revenues and increased administration costs. A few unforeseen events had to be accounted for, including the rise in the provincial minimum wage and the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) attempt to tax the AMS’s businesses as for-profit. According to VP Finance Elin Tayyar, this budget is considerably more cautious than any other over the past few years. “We’re adjusting our expectations for our businesses to a more realistic level,” he said. “Last year we were expecting $900,000 [in revenue and] obviously we didn’t get anywhere close to it.” The budget also lowers expected revenue from sponsorships, allows for higher legal fees, expects a combined $48,000 loss from First Week and Welcome Back Barbecue and sets aside $149,000 as a contingency fund. However, if the contingency fund is not spent, then the AMS will not run a deficit. “That’s kind of important to understand [that] we’re not necessarily signing ourselves up for a $100,000 deficit. But we did want to be conservative.” According to Tayyar, the AMS’s goal is to stay afloat until the new SUB is completed, when they expect business revenues to rise, due to the new building’s appeal, rebranding, increased size and capacity of food outlets and longer hours. However, with the Whistler Lodge bleeding money and the AMS expecting less traffic in

the current building when construction begins on the new SUB, Tayyar expects that in the shortterm, the AMS’s businesses will continue to struggle. “We’re looking at a multi-year deficit,” he said. The AMS is also adding a number of administrative positions this year that will contribute to the deficit, including a director of operations, a director of student government and an extra position for their human resources department. They will also be reinstating a policy analyst. No Taxation Vacation

Earlier in the year, the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador ruled that the Memorial University Student Union had to pay taxes on their student pub and copy centre. The CRA is now questioning the AMS. “The CRA this year did an audit of our account and they came back saying that we would need to pay tax on our profit centres,” said Tayyar. Although the AMS plans to fight the CRA, they have budgeted enough to pay their taxes if they lose. Budget Woes, Years Past

Tayyar doesn’t expect a repeat of last year’s budget drama, when AMS Council held the budget up for a month over concerns regarding Block Party and executive spending. “We sent it out and we’ve had open consultation sessions. Very few councillors have actually showed up for that, so that’s a little bit of a concern. If there’s a huge problem with the budget as is...it’s because councillors haven’t actually done their homework and approached us with their issues. “I don’t foresee too many problems. But never say never.” U —with files from Kalyeena Makortoff

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UBC increases Aboriginal faculty numbers Kalyeena Makortoff news@ubyssey.ca Two years after UBC initiated its Aboriginal Strategic Plan (ASP), the number of aboriginal professors has nearly doubled. UBC had 11 Aboriginal professors in the 2007/2008 academic year, the year before the ASP was implemented. Today, UBC employs 21 aboriginal professors across a number of faculties, including Education, art history and zoology. “At various points for much of Canada’s past and in the University of British Columbia’s history, Aboriginal people have been effectively excluded from participation,” said Linc Kesler, Chair of the First Nations Studies Program. “So seeing at this point a change—not only for access for Aboriginal students to study at the university, but to continue on to advanced education and become professors in various disciplines— is really an overdue development.” The ASP never set up a target number for its professorial hires. “We’ve been very careful, for example, in our Aboriginal Strategic Plan to not say things like, ‘we will recruit this many faculty by this date’,” said Kesler. “Because UBC is a research-intensive university, faculty here operate at a very high level in their field and our purpose is not to recruit

Linc Kesler chairs the First Nations Study Program at UBC. He started at UBC in 2003. Courtesy of UBC

anyone we can who fits a certain ethnic profile.” Anna Kindler, Vice Provost and Associate Vice President Academic Affairs, co-chaired UBC’s Aboriginal Strategic Plan with Kesler. She explained that there are certain challenges to attracting and retaining aboriginal faculty. “Much remains to be done in order to create the kinds of environments and the kind of opportunities that the plan purports to create for Aboriginal students and Aboriginal faculty...we are very committed to continuing on this track, but we realize that we still

Aboriginal representation at UBC “We’re now seeing people study across a lot of different disciplines,” said Kesler. “So the representation of aboriginal scholars is changing quite rapidly.”The following professors have been hired since the plan was implemented in 2009. Faculty of Arts Dana Claxton: art history, visual art and theory Glen Coulthard: First Nations studies, political science School of Journalism Candis Callison Faculty of Education Mark Aquash Department of Zoology David Close: Fish Centre Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy Peter Cole Tracy Fiedel

have a long way to go,” she said. Kindler added that a growing cohort of aboriginal professors at UBC create role models for students who identify with Aboriginal backgrounds. Aboriginal Research Maija Tailfeathers, an Aboriginal student from the Blood Reserve in southern Alberta and the indigenous Sami of Scandinavia, recognizes UBC’s efforts but says that under the ASP, the university should continue working with existing faculty members. “I definitely think it’s important and it’s a step in the right direction. However, I also think that if UBC really plans to implement and properly gauge this Aboriginal Strategic Plan, that the existing faculty, whether they be Aboriginal or not, are kind of brought up to par on Aboriginal issues,” she said. “It’s kind of a heavy burden to carry as an indigenous student in the classroom when these topics come up and the faculty or the professor, the staff, isn’t able to really properly deal with the discussion, and they often get out of hand.” Jordan Wilson, a recent graduate from the First Nations Studies Program and a member of the Musqueam band, said that “there is resistance in certain

areas to recognizing whose land we’re on, recognizing the Aboriginal history, listening to an Aboriginal perspective, specifically a local perspective,” alluding to the unceded Musqueam territory on Vancouver’s coast, which includes UBC. Wilson said that while he wants to see more Aboriginal faculty hired, it is the work—not necessarily the background—of professors that counts. “I’m more interested in faculty that are engaged with community and community interests [and] while, I think, in many cases it would be Aboriginal faculty who are doing that [research], at the same time, I don’t think nonAboriginal faculty should be ruled out.” Kindler said the next step is to continue supporting Aboriginal graduates who will pursue academia as a career, increasing the limited pool of qualified scholars in light of competition with other institutions. UBC has made significant progress, said Kesler. “We’re certainly in the forefront...UBC has always had some very strong programs and scholars but I think that in terms of a university-wide approach, we’re now increasingly being recognized as people who are doing some interesting work in this area.” U

SFU student union locks out unionized staff David Proctor The Peak (SFU) BURNABY (CUP) — After more than two fruitless years of negotiations, the Simon Fraser Student Society board of directors has voted unanimously to lock out their unionized office staff. The board alleges that compensation costs have ballooned out of control and restricted the society’s ability to fulfill its mandate; the union claims that the lockout is ideologically motivated. The lockout affects the 15 fulltime, five term and student members of CUPE local 3888 unit five. Groups affected include the SFSS office staff, who are responsible for managing clubs, departmental student unions and day-today operation of services like the

women’s centre and Out on Campus, a queer-support group at SFU. The lockout will not apply to SFSS Food and Beverage Services employees or any other CUPE-unionized staff at the university. SFSS President Jeff McCann argued that the massive financial burden of staff compensation meant that the board had no other choice. “We have faced budget deficits in the last four years, and massive cuts to this year’s budget to accommodate the union,” he said. “It is clear that if we cannot realize reductions we will be unable to fulfill what our constitution mandates: fund clubs and departmental student unions.” “We think that the reason that they’re trying to gut the collective agreement is a philosophical

thing on the part of Jeff McCann,” retorted CUPE 3888 business agent John Bannister, who conjectured that McCann’s real goal is “to get rid of all the long-term employees and the collective agreement.” According to McCann, the 12 permanent full-time employees are paid an average of $30.48 per hour, which, together with benefits and lower wages for temporary workers, cost the society more than $700,000 this year. McCann said that the most recent offer to the union was a wage rollback to an average of $26.66 per hour, plus a four per cent raise over the course of the agreement and improvements to the dental plan. CUPE did not explain their demands in detail, but said in a

press release that “the union’s proposals, including suspending cost of living increases [currently applied quarterly to a maximum of 3.5 per cent], have been rejected by the SFSS. In return, the SFSS has proposed only dramatic wage rollbacks and cuts to staffing levels.” Bannister added that “we think our compensation is on par with not only workers here [at SFU] but other student society workers.” He said that because of the lockout, “the students will be deprived of the services of the society that our members provide them,” including distribution of money to clubs and departmental student unions, women’s centre peer support and crisis referrals and the SFSS copy centre.

NEWS Briefs UBC researchers make progress on Parkinson’s For the first time since 2004, a gene that causes Parkinson’s disease has been discovered—and it’s been done by UBC researchers. Members of UBC’s Centre for Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics have published a study showing the link between the mutation named VPS35 and late-onset Parkinson’s. “This new finding provides another piece of the Parkinson’s puzzle that will allow us to investigate what’s going on in the brains of people with Parkinson’s– and to work towards developing and testing novel therapies to halt, treat and potentially cure this terrible disease,” said Matthew Farrer, the senior author of the study, published in The American Journal of Human Genetics. Farrer and post-doctoral research associate Carles VilariñoGüell used exome sequences to isolate the gene, which was found in the DNA of 11 members of a Swiss family, all of whom have Parkinson’s. “This conclusively proves that this mutation is the cause of disease in these patients,” said Vilariño-Güell. Rumana Monzur will not regain eyesight Rumana Monzur will not regain her eyesight, despite undergoing four surgeries since her arrival on July 5. Monzur was viciously attacked by her husband on a trip home to Bangladesh in June, her eyes gouged and nose bitten. “I am very grateful for the medical care I have received,” said Monzur in a UBC press release she asked to be shared. “It had been my wish to recover my eyesight so I could see all the people who have been helping me. I want you all to pray for me. My family and I will need some time to adjust to this news.” So far, individual donations and community events have helped raise the equivalent of $61,000 towards the $70,000 goal, which will cover health and living expenses over the next six months, and the cost of finishing her studies. The UBC master’s student arrived in Canada with her father and will soon be joined by her mother and daughter. Former UBC official accused of stealing $450,000 John Mwotassubi, a former financial manager in the UBC department of pediatrics has been accused of stealing over $450,000 from the university. A search warrant filed by Richmond RCMP alleged Mwotassubi of used a chequing scheme. According to a Vancouver Sun article, he wrote 75 unauthorized cheques to JHM Consulting, his own private company. Mwotassubi admitted to writing the cheques after he was confronted by UBC-hired auditors in June 2010. He was subsequently suspended with pay and later fired, after serving his post for eight years between 2002-2010. Police continue to investigate the case but no charges have been laid.

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and use it the way we want to,” she said. W h i le C T LT st a f f i n technical services are well versed in Vista’s operations, said Lamberson, that knowlege will be irrelevant once the system is switched over. “The most indifferent person is hoping that nothing screws up and the most involved person wants his needs to be met by the system, but most of the colleagues I’ve talked to don’t care so long as it works.” Pilot courses featuring Blackboard Learn 9 are expected to be introduced in May 2012, with a large-scale changeover occurring in September 2012 and a complete switch by January 2013. U

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New wireless system more simple, secure Vinicius Cid Contributor Come September, students will no longer have to decide whether they want to login to the open wireless “ubc” connection or the safer “ubcsecure.” The former will no longer be a choice. UBC IT will withdraw its support for the campus open connection on August 15, citing security concerns and technological strides that have enhanced the secure network’s performance. In terms of impact to the users themselves, the one difference will be that the “ubc” network will simply no longer be available—no other alterations are expected to be made. In practical terms, this means every student and staff must run the AutoConnect tool to access the secure connection, although

the setup takes only a few minutes and afterwards the user can login to the network automatically. “The problem is that the ‘ubc’ SSID [service set identifier] is not secure,” said Michael Thorson, UBC IT’s Director of Infrastructure. “So if you’re transmitting things that you think are secure, like passwords and bank information, someone could be intercepting those. The insecurity of the wireless network was noted after the provincial government did an audit of the system. “The removal of the open SSID is part of our response—it just wasn’t safe for its users. Now, the traffic on the wireless system is encrypted, and while Thorson said it’s not failsafe, he confirmed that it’s much safer. “As long as ‘ubc’ existed, the SSID was unencrypted. Originally, encryption used to be

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Peregoodoff, Manager of Learning Technologies at the Sauder School of Business. After lengthy deliberations and trial runs, the university narrowed down its future LMS to Blackboard Learn, from the same providers as Vista, and Moodle 2.0, an open-source LMS. The biggest worry amongst staff is being able to use Blackboard Learn in a similar way that they use Vista. “When we moved from the old version of WebCT to Vista, it was not the smoothest transaction,” said Michelle Lamberson, Managing Director at the CTLT. “So people are concerned about the transition from one system to another—they want to make sure that it’s smooth and it’s one of the things that we’re trying hard to do” Sauder professor Kafui Monu noted frustration with how long it takes for the whole university to properly integrate a new online program. “Just now we’ve gotten used to Vista and figured out how to work out the little things

The UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) is phasing out WebCT Vista—the current Learning Management System (LMS)—and replacing it with Blackboard Learn by January 2013. Vista is an online system used for distance education and to supplement on-campus classes, allowing students to access class materials and communicate online with peers and professors. The decision was partially spurred by Blackboard, Vista’s provider, announcing that it would cease supporting Vista within the next few years. “Blackboard Learn will be an improved experience. Vista is a ten-year old technology, and we’re going to be implementing new technology which takes advantage of new developments in web publishing and LMS,” said Rob

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a performance distracter and slow things down, but with better speed, processors, memories and everything else, it’s no longer a road bump. “By remov ing t he unsecure net work, overa l l sa fet y w i l l be i ncreased,” sa id Thorson. The upgrade in safet y trumps any inconvenience in setting up “ubcsecure” for students, said Albert Konig, a second-year student at UBC. “It’s good to have a network where your identit y or information won’t be stolen. It’s safer for people to be connected in a secure manner and ensure their privacy is preserved,” Konig said. The login “ubcvisitor” will still be available for guests. U

Interchange out as email platform come September Veronika Bondarenko Contributor Many students could go their entire time at UBC without once logging into their Interchange account, the free email service provided by the university. That may soon change, as the university rolls out a new platform in hopes of improving the service. Interchange will be gone come September 2011, ushering in a newer email service under first.last@alumni.ubc.ca. The old email service, under the domain @ interchange.ubc.ca, is both outdated and has reportedly low user-rates. Interchange is also used as the Campus Wide Login wireless service. “The hardware and software of the current email service has reached its end-of-life,” said Winnie Wan, Marketing and Communications Specialist for UBC Information Technology (UBC IT).

“The features and functionality no longer meet the needs and demands of students. In response to valuable feedback gathered through focus groups, a student survey and information sessions, UBC will be providing students with a much improved email service.” Wan said that the email inbox storage limit will be increased and will remain free of charge. Students surveyed by UBC IT felt that that a UBC-based email address is still an important service to maintain. However, many users find Interchange to be more trouble than it is worth and have turned elsewhere for the lion’s share of their emailing needs, mostly to Gmail and Hotmail accounts. Having a UBC account—for many students—means staying associated with the university. In the past, Hotmail-based accounts would not properly receive UBC

emails, which can be mitigated by having a UBC email address. “We will be using an external email service provider for the opt-in mailbox service, the service will provide a technology and layout that students are already familiar with,” said Wan. While a final decision has not yet been made, UBC is planning on creating its own email application and then tying it to an email service from a company like Microsoft or Google. Faculty, as well as students, have avoided using the interchange platform. Dr. Catherine Rawn, professor of psychology, has not used her Interchange account for over seven years. Finding it “cumbersome to use and not easy to navigate,” she now relies on the email address given to her by the psychology department. Third-year science student Simon Wang is happy about the change. “I don’t like

using Interchange, but I still want an email that has ‘UBC’ in it. Hopefully the new email system will be better.” However, student Steve Quilala was confused by the new domain name. “Why alumni of all things? I’m sure there’s really smart people here at UBC who can figure out a better naming convention than “alumni.ubc.ca.” That’s just way too long.” “For someone who’s still an undergrad, that just makes no sense.” “UBC would like to offer a reliable email service and a UBC-branded email address to students for life,” said Wan. Students will be updated through email communications shortly, said Wan, but students with questions can visit, www.students.ubc.ca/email/ or contact student.email@ubc.ca. U —with files from Kalyeena Makortoff

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Party this weekend is theatre with a dose of voyeurism Kathy Yan Li Contributor

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For once, even the weather cooperated and allowed last weekend’s Summer Live in Stanley Park to live up to its name. The three-day celebration of Vancouver arts and culture, which featured several events by the three host nations, began on Friday with a joint Welcoming Ceremony from the Squamish, TsleilWaututh and Musqueam peoples. Approximately 900 volunteers were on hand to guide festival-goers to and from the park, help with sorting at the

Zero-Waste Waste Station and acting as valets in the free bicycle storage on site. The programming, with over 180 free activities and performances, showcased Vancouver-based artists and musicians including Mother Mother, The New Pornographers and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Following Spirit of the West’s earlyevening performance, Singer-songwriter Dan Mangan closed out the weekend with an enthusiastic set. Mayor Grergor Robertson was on hand to sing “Happy

Birthday” to Vancouver with Mangan and his 15-piece band. “Vancouver is this incredible hotbed of unbelievable talent,” Mangan said before inviting a host of musicians and Mayor Robertson onstage for the final verses of the crowd-pleasing “Robots.” Robertson later tweeted, “Huge thanks to our stellar @Vancouver125 team—900+ volunteers, sponsors, city staff + artists for a great bday party!” U —Ginny Monaco

Party This Weekend, created by UBC Theatre alumna Laura McLean, is defintely not your usual sit-down-and-be-quiet play. Located on 518 Kaslo St, the house looked like any other. In the backyard a stage manager explained to the audience how it was going to happen. We had to sign a waiver to participate and were then given the ground rules. We were each assigned to a character and were told to disregard personal space and to follow them, no matter what. It joins the rank of other “environmental theatre”—also known as “site-specific” theatre—where a play is produced in a specific place. In this case it’s a house party, where the audience follows one of four characters. I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. The play had already started the moment I walked into the backyard. I recognized the guy selling me beer, and when he introduced himself as the next door neighbour, I scoffed and said, “Yeah, not in real life.” I complimented a girl on her sequined clutch and immediately regretted it; she went on and on about her purse in extreme detail. Later, I recognized the same girl leading a group of people, and was dismayed to realize that she was one of the characters. My friend sniggered at my daftness. Unlike a regular play, you don’t have the safety of your seat. In Party this Weekend, you never know when the character is going to talk to you, and that uncertainty keeps you on your toes. The initial awkwardness didn’t last very long though. You sort of get over yourself in the first ten minutes and just let yourself go with the flow. Some might be uncomfortable with the voyeurism. In a real party, a couple making out is your cue to get the hell out. When your character does it, you have to stick around to avoid missing important plot points. Though there were some interactions between the characters and the audience, they were sporadic and always initiated by the character. There was never an opportunity for the audience to ask questions or strike up a conversation. Despite that, it was a well-coordinated show. McLean’s story was compelling, and I at times forgot that what was happening wasn’t real. I think the beer might have also helped a bit. U —Party This Weekend runs Fridays and Saturdays through August 27. Visit liveat.ubc.ca for show times.

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Sophmore soccer coach starting his own legacy Hoping to build off of last season’s sixth place finish, Mark Rogers has women’s team in fine form Drake Fenton sports@ubyssey.ca Taking over for a legend is no easy feat, but the transition is going relatively well for UBC women’s soccer head coach Mark Rogers. That legend would be former coach Dick Mosher. During his tenure as the women’s head coach, Mosher took the program to nationals 11 times, and won the title three times. For multiple years Mosher also simultaneously coached the men’s squad— a team he led to six CIS national titles. By the time he called it a career he had a combined overall record of 244-54-50. Following Mosher’s retirement, Rogers was asked to take over the program. In his debut season he led the ‘Birds to a silver medal at the Canada West championships and a sixth place finish at nationals. “As a new coach you sort of inherit a group, but I was really pleased with how they bought in and how they realized that some of the stuff we were doing was a little different from what they had done in the past,” said Rogers. “In the end to qualify for nationals was a good accomplishment for us.”

Though pleased wit h his team’s success last season, Rogers wants more. “UBC has a foundation of excellence in the soccer program and I would like to build from there,” he said. “That means challenging for the trophies and the titles. You always want to be in the mix, and the reality is if we put all our pieces together we have a chance, and then you just have to hope that things work out for you in those big games.” Rogers knows that winning those big games is easier said than done. The level of competition in the CIS, and specifically the Canada West, is intense. To have a chance to “be in the mix” Rogers felt that his team needed a different preseason program. The team is playing in the Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL), a highly competitive summer league for teams in the lower mainland. Trinity Western and the University of Fraser Valley both have teams in the league, and it also plays host to the Whitecaps prospects squad. The ‘Birds are currently in first place and have yet to lose a game. In the 13 contests they are 10-0-3, and have only conceded five goals.

“They’ve played very well and I am really pleased with their progress,” said Rogers. “Playing teams like the Whitecaps and Trinity is tough. Most of the teams [in the PCSL] are very strong teams so I think it is very valuable and beneficial for us to be playing them now. “You need to have experience to win in the Canada West. Having played the Whitecaps and other teams of that ilk will prepare you for the Albertas and UVics of the Canada West.” With nine new recruits begin n in g t heir UBC ca reers t his summer, t he PCSL has also given the team a chance to bond before the start of the CIS season. “Now they are not coming in August and just meeting each other,” Rogers said. “At this stage the result isn’t the most important thing. Though everyone wants to win games, meshing as a group right now is just as important as getting the result.” The PCSL will conclude this week and the ‘Birds will have a brief break before training camp starts on August 13. “We will see how this [off season schedule] will translate in the Canada West in the fall,” said Rogers. “We’ll see, but I think it will be beneficial.” U

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Football alums Kanya and Emry face off There must be something in the water at Thunderbird Stadium, because former UBC linebackers Nathan Kanya and Shea Emry are both making noise in the CFL. Kanya was a team captain and a defensive standout with the TBirds, but last year he was hampered by a neck injury and consequently was not selected in this year’s CFL draft. Despite this, Kanya was able to sign a free agent contract with the Hamilton Tiger Cats during the off-season. He was invited to training camp to try out for the team, but few expected him to make it. At best, it was thought he had a chance to make the seven-man practice roster. But following a stellar camp, Kanya was able to crack the 42-man opening day roster as a special teams player. Three games into the season, his

four special teams tackles have him tied for third in the league. “Kanya was working really hard in the weight room and doing extra work,” said Jerome Erdman, UBC’s defensive coordinator. “Once you get up to t he pros it’s about being in the right place at the right time, but saying that, he had an opportunity and he took it. He played well on special teams and that’s what you have to do as a rookie.” Emry has met similar success since he entered the league as the 7t h overall pick of the Montréal Alouettes in the 2008 draft. Recently, Emry signed a two-year contract extension with Montréal. In 2009, in his second season, he became a starter and has since helped the Alouettes hoist the Grey Cup in 2009 and 2010. Last year he had 58 tackles, one sack a nd one intercept ion. He has seven tackles in three games so far in 2011. “We knew [Emry] was special when he was here,” Erdman said. “He is a very instinctual linebacker, but smart too. He is great from side-to-side and he can rea l ly run. A nd when he gets there he’ll put a hit on you.” Kanya and Emry will be reunited on the field very soon as their teams will square off on Friday, July 29 in Hamilton. The game will be broadcasted on TSN at 3:30pm.

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editorial News of the World scandal brings out the worst—and best— in journalism With the recent resignation of the top two officers in London’s police force, the phone hacking scandal in Britain has reached new heights of sensationalism and intrigue. Senior News Corp. executives who were once thought untouchable have been arrested. The largest-circulation British Sunday paper has been closed down. A multi-billion dollar purchase of BSkyB has been scuttled. There are MPs and journalists seriously speculating that this may cause the government to fall. If this were a novel, the editor would reject the plot as being too fantastical. The scandal has brought out both the worst and best of the newsmedia. Phone hacking is for journalists who are too lazy and immoral to conduct honest investigations into important matters. It is hard to think of a journalistic crime more disgusting than the revelations that the News of the World was breaking into the voicemail of a girl kidnapped by a serial killer. The messages they deleted gave the family false hope that the girl was still alive. Yes, these actions were committed by a tabloid long recognized as being especially tawdry— but it was owned by an extraordinarily powerful media company that runs many notable papers, including the Wall Street Journal and The Times. And the New York Post. Meanwhile, a few extremely hard working journalists at The Guardian are responsible for bringing the sordid details to light. Allegations about phone hacking first arose in 2006, but a subsequent police investigation was quashed due to a nefarious combination of bribery and political horse-trading between News Corp. and the Metropolitan police. The Guardian journalists, led by Nick Davies, refused to give up on the scandal. Although the scandal has exposed a horrible level of corruption and collusion among the British political and business elite, it has also shown that if a reporter sticks to a story long enough to determine the facts, even the most powerful figures can be successfully held to account. This, at the very least, is worth celebrating. U The AMS budget isn’t pretty, but at least they’re getting real The AMS budget is in, and the numbers have never looked more, well, realistic. The glaring truth isn’t pretty. $103,579. That’s the amount that the AMS is falling short, according to last weeks draft budget. For the AMS, that’s a pretty big number, especially after going to students for a fee increase. Not only that, but VP Finance Elin Tayyar indicates this isn’t a problem that’s going to be solved in the next few years. It’s the same old story with a few twists. AMS businesses have been doing poorly since students began spending less. More recently, the businesses were dealt a double-blow this quarter: having to budget for BC’s minimum wage increase while the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) attempts to revoke AMS businesses’ nonprofit status—subjecting their profits to taxes. And the AMS prepares to move into a new Student Union Building with a hefty restructuring price tag. The AMS budget is usually fraught with issues, but this time the numbers seem to line up. The budget committee tossed last year’s revenue numbers out the window. They’re also being much more wary of overspending this time, which a $149,000 contingency fund proves. That’s on top of the $83,000 tax contingency put in place for the CRA headache. It isn’t often we give the AMS a free pass, but for once, maybe budgeting a deficit is a good thing. It shows that the AMS is looking at income and expenditures realistically. Their longterm outlook depends on business revenue dramatically increasing in the new SUB to pick up the slack. AMS leaders today are counting on tomorrow’s leaders to be extremely fiscally prudent. Let’s hope they figure out something between now and the new SUB’s completion—it’s easier to spend reserve funds than it is save up for tough times ahead. U

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Ubyssey editors have spent the summer redesigning the newspaper to fit a a smaller, glossy tabloid size. Today, we say good bye to the Berliner, the newsprint size that has served us since 1963. Few know this, but when US President John F. Kennedy boldly declared “Ich bin ein Berliner” before and adoring crowd in the divided German capital that year, he was actually throwing his support behind the size of paper—slightly smaller and narrower than the popular broadsheet favoured on the dark side of the Iron Curtain. Taken with the young president and fearing the Soviet scorge, The Ubyssey of the day decided that they too should be Berliners. And so the paper became the size you now hold. But the times have changed. Editors have cooled of JFK’s legacy, and have decided the sleek new tabloid size is the way to go.

Fig. 1 The Ubyssey’s current “Berliner” sized paper.

Fig. 2 The Ubyssey’s new “Tabloid” size, debuting August 2!

So today, we say to you “Ich bin ein Tabloid.” At least we will two weeks from now.

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The Bucci is dead. Long live the Bucci. Justin McElroy coordinating@ubyssey.ca In March, students narrowly voted to increase the amount of money they fork over each year, giving more money to services provided by students—groups like the AMS, CiTR, and The Ubyssey. Because of the extra dollar of funding you’ve provided, for the entire summer we’ve been able to staff our newsroom and put out issues—a first for us. More than that, it’s allowed us to spend the last few months planning a number of ways to better serve our readers this year. Our videos, website and print product are set to make giant leaps forward. And by “set,” I mean “will begin to happen in two weeks.” The future for The Ubyssey is tremendously exciting, and we’re fortunate to be improving in a time when our industry is in transition. While other papers have scaled back— the last two years have seen the campus papers in Alberta and Toronto reduced from twice-weekly to weekly publications—we’ve been expanding. In an age where journalists feel the constant pressure to value speed and web-traffic over

accuracy and breadth, in the last three years we’ve won more awards for outstanding campus journalism than any other paper in Canada. They are distinctions to be proud of (otherwise I wouldn’t mention them), but they didn’t happen overnight or out of thin air. Institutions survive and thrive because of leaders who have a vision, articulate it clearly, and see it through. The Ubyssey wouldn’t be where it is today, or contributed to UBC as it has for 93 years, without plenty of people who put in long nights and stressful days while sacrificing school and social life. Which brings me to Paul Bucci. Paul was an 18-year-old hurricane when he blew into our office in 2006, long before I came around, and over the last five years has torn down any section of the newspaper he’s gotten his hands on, only to build it up to new heights. As Production Manager, he saw through a redesign that made us the visual, colourful product you know today. As Coordinating Editor, he pushed the paper to embrace our online potential like never before. The past year in our business office, when he wasn’t being a mentor to

our younger editors, he developed our online ad strategy. Paul sparred verbally with AMS Presidents and physically with his fellow editors (the latter was always friendly, the former was not), would work until 2am and be back in the office at 8, frightened and inspired all with his intensity, would jump through fire or take off his pants if he thought it would help the cause, and always believed The Ubyssey could be better. Two weeks ago he left for Toronto, barely telling a soul, not wanting to cause a fuss or be the centre of attention. Which is laudable. On the other hand, I think he deserves a better send off, so he’s going to be publicly embarrassed. Sorry, Paul. I bring this up because if this paper ends up being as entertaining and informative as we hope this year, they’ll be plenty of people that deserve credit. You’ll see their names continually in this paper—hundreds of dedicated students who write, shoot, draw, code and edit for a publication with a strong tradition and future. Paul’s name may be gone from these pages. His legacy won’t be. U

Getting high without losing your mind Raeven Geist-Deschamps Contributor It’s summer. There’s sun, festivals and island hopping. And if any of these are calling out to you, you might also be inclined to say hello to all kinds of planes of consciousness. With this in mind, here’s a really basic intro on how to get high safely, with a few college favourites, namely MDMA (Ecstasy), LSD, mushrooms and amphetamines. Because if you’re thinking of breaking the law and taking drugs anway, you should know how to do it as safely as possible. Before taking drugs, give yourself the space to enjoy them. Namely, take them in the right frame of mind. If you’re upset, they can increase that sensation and you’ll find yourself more depressed the following day. Before you go, know how you’re getting home and surround yourself with friends who’ve had experience with the drug you’re taking, especially if it’s your first time. Find a safe space to escape to if you start having a bad trip (visions, paranoia, etc.), even if it’s a bathroom at a club. Give yourself time afterwards to recover, eat and hydrate.

Amphetamines (Aderall, Ritalin) and MDMA are stimulants, giving you euphoria and a sense of connection, while making you grind your teeth. MDMA lasts between 2-6 hours and overdose is due to mixing with alcohol or dehydration. Scientific studies have shown that it takes 2-8 weeks for your brain to recover to normal serotonin levels (the “happiness hormone”), so spacing out your hits is a good idea. Speed is incredibly addictive due to its depressive come down. Prescription drugs are safer, because they won’t be cut with other chemicals. Large amounts will make you paranoid. Mixing amphetamines and alcohol can severely damage your dopamine neurons, which control your blood pressure, heart rate and level of oxygen in the brain. LSD and mushrooms are hallucinogens and similar in many ways. The experiences from both can stay with you a few days, neither of these are addictive, nor can you physically overdose from them, unless you eat an unreasonable 20 lbs of mushrooms. LSD lasts for 10-12 hours, can cause hallucinations, laughter and profound

spiritual experiences. The only side effects are mild fatigue, but if you are in a negative mind frame, unpleasant memories can pop up. Flashbacks during the following week are likely. Mushrooms will enhance your perceptions, make you feel disconnected from your body and laugh uncontrollably, but a poor choice if there is a history of schizophrenia in your family. A final word of caution: mixing is bad news bears. Much like shooting drugs directly into your veins, it increases the risk of overdose. Our bodies do not like contradictory messages. If you are on antidepressants trying to level your brain chemistry, taking drugs can offset that equilibrium. If you mix uppers and downers, your heart and liver could fail. Remember, every body is different, so it can be difficult to anticipate the exact effect of the drug. Know your source and yourself and set your evening up for an ecstatic high. U — Robyn Maynard’s Trippin’: A Head and Hands Drug Guide is a good resource for further consciousness expansion.

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Campus Justin McElroy sports@ubyssey.ca It wasn’t quite t he Tour de France, but that didn’t stop hundreds of curious Vancouverites from coming to campus last Tuesday to watch the inaugural UBC Grand Prix, part of the “B.C. Superweek” series of cycling events in the Lower Mainland this month. The men’s race was won by Carlos Alzate. The Colombian and 2008 Olympian won the 40-lap, 52-kilometre race in a time of one hour, 15 minutes and 8 seconds, defeating Victoria native Marsh Cooper by three seconds. Alzate earned $1,500 for the win, and an additional $1,000 in prizes. The total purse for the week of races was valued at $65,000. U

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