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Fourth-year kinesiology major Jack Liu’s Instagram account is the big dog on campus. Like all social media success stories, it started on a whim.

“I missed my 8 a.m. class — I was still drowsy, thinking, ‘What am I gonna do today?’” said Liu. He started daydreaming about dogs and felt inspired by pages that have spun-off of the original dog-spotting group on Facebook.

“I was like, ‘UBC deserves a dog page,’” said Liu. Given that he was already sending Snapchats of dogs to his friends as he walked to and from classes, starting the page was a slam dunk. The only difference now is that he stops for a chat.

“Now I talk to the people, and actually get to know the dogs and their personalities. Or ‘dogalities,’ if that’s a thing,” he said.

“I get joy knowing that people’s days are made from the photos. Also petting all these dogs is just a huge plus.”

It is so much of a plus that Liu hosted the first-ever doggo meet up on March 15 at noon, along with the UBC Arts & Culture District and the SisuGirls of UBC. There are almost 600 people “interested” or “going” to the Facebook event.

“It’s kind of a trial thing,” said Liu. “If it works out, I’m sure there will be more to come.”

The toughest part of the job, according to Liu, is the harsh reality of public opinion.

“I feel bad when dogs don’t get enough likes. When it’s consistently 200, 300 likes, and then one gets 100, I’m like, ‘oh no.’”

That said, Liu does have a favourite.

“Watching Charlie walk just brightens up my day,” he said, referencing the old, ambling golden retriever who’s been a recurring character on the account.

A little-known fact about Liu’s page: he accepts submissions. He says there are only about six or seven posts from other people, but his DMs are always open.

Speaking of, Liu is looking for someone to take over after he graduates this April.

“Someone who is as silly and as big of an idiot as I am,” he said.

The process will begin “officially” soon, although he

already has a couple of people in mind.

“It’s usually the few people who comment consistently on the photos. I feel like they genuinely show interest in this,” said Liu. Submitting photos is also a good way to get yourself into his good books. Most of the people who have submitted are in Gamma Phi

Beta — Liu is considering giving the page to the sorority to run between all of its members.

Whoever’s hands the account ends up in, Liu wants the focus to remain solely on the dogs.

“The account was never meant to be about me,” he said. “It is intended to make someone’s day a little better.” U

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UBC students who sat in House of Commons After financial loss, Continuing Studies to be restructured on Women’s Day share their stories Vera Sudakova Contributor

“Diversity is a very important thing moving forward.”

Neha Sree Tadepalli Staff Writer

For International Women’s Day, 338 young women aged 18 to 23 sat in the House of Commons, each representing their own riding in Canada.

This “takeover” was part of a larger three-day event — four days for Indigenous delegates — called the “Daughters of the Vote” initiative. It was created by Equal Voice Canada, a multi-partisan organization founded in 2001 that advocates for increased female representation and involvement in Canadian politics.

This is the first time that an event like this has taken place and nine UBC students got to attend — Amy Ryder, Shakti Ramkumar, Helen Zhou, Sarah Saeed, Gunisha Kalra, Mustari Tumpa, Sara Wahedi, Montana Cardina and Ashleigh Giffen (the one student from UBC Okanagan).

Sarah Saeed, a third-year UBC student majoring in economics and political science, noted the evidence for its necessity.

“Before coming into this event, I didn’t really see myself wanting to go into politics or run as an MP, but I think it has really opened my eyes and made a career in politics a possibility,” said Saeed. “There have only been 314 women elected in the history of Canadian parliament and more representation is definitely needed — which is something that this event is attempting to do.”

The event itself began on Monday, March 6 with the Indigenous delegates, where they participated in an Indigenous forum which included group discussions and activities, including a speech from Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett.

Montana Cardinal, a third-year law student from Bigstone Cree Nation in Alberta who is studying in the Peter A. Allard School of Law, spoke about the day further.

“We had PhD graduates and current MLAs come and sort of just share their experiences — not only in relation to politics, but also in their lives specifically — and just give us tips and sort of just tell us to work hard and to follow our dreams.”

The rest of the delegates arrived Tuesday morning and participated in a “policy issues day.” They attended various forums, heard speeches from various people in politics and had roundtable discussions revolving around women’s equality and other important topics such as mental health and healthcare.

The next day, International Women’s Day, mainly focused on the House of Commons takeover.

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supporters, marching from the National Arts Centre to the House of Commons where they took their seats.

“The Indigenous delegates actually sang the ‘Strong Woman’ song as people were entering the House of Commons, so that in itself was super powerful and empowering,” said Ashleigh Giffen, a first-year undergraduate student at UBC Okanagan who is a part of the Kahkewistahaw nation, on the group’s entrance into the House.

Giffen also spoke to how her experience entering the House may have differed from the others.

“It was pretty emotional because we were entering the most colonial building where treaties were made and broken,” she said. “It was a bit surreal to be there surrounded by my Indigenous sisters.”

Other delegates also found the experience to be emotional in different ways.

“The whole experience was very much an emotional thing because you’re surrounded by people who care very strongly about certain things and are very passionate about those things,” said Helen Zhou, a writer from The Ubyssey and a second-year UBC undergraduate student studying philosophy and political science. She also referred to the one-minute speeches that 30 of the delegates were selected to give.

“One young woman talked about Islamophobia and the effects of it.

Another talked about the rates of suicides in Inuit communities. Some talked about women in business and bilingualism. It was a very emotional experience to hear these passionate women speaking about these things that mattered to them.”

Saeed shared Zhou’s sentiments regarding the speeches. “They were all so good, so well written and so powerful, and it was just amazing, feeling the energy in the room,” she said.

The final day consisted of “professional development and leadership workshops” in which the delegates were able to choose roundtables, forums and discussions that were relevant to their specific interests. These included environmental policy, international development or women in STEM. A gala concluded the event and all 338 young women made their way home, with many of the UBC students holding similar impressions of the event — particularly in being able to meet a talented and diverse group of women.

“Diversity is a very important thing moving forward. I think that we have and we need to continue to move away from a single narrative of women,” said Zhou. U

As of July 1, 2017, the division of Extended Learning (UBC ExL) will replace the 26-year-old division of Continuing Studies. This follows a Senate vote in favour of changing the division’s name and mandate, beginning its transition to becoming a primarily administrative unit.

Over the past four years, Continuing Studies has accumulated $4.8 million in debt, but according to Associate Provost of Academic Innovation Hugh Brock, the proposed changes are not cuts to the department.

“One of the key goals … is to really encourage the faculties as much as possible to embrace personal education,” said Interim Executive Director of Continuing Studies Peter Moroney. He said instead that the changes focus on innovation and flexible education. The goal is “to find the right mix between the access and convenience offered by [online resources] and the kind of intensive experience that you can only get face to face.”

The focus on innovation and flexible learning is nothing new for Continuing Studies, which was the first department in Canada to introduce 100 per cent web-based courses in 1995.

The primary mandate of UBC ExL following the current changes will be to support faculties with administration required to offer non-traditional learner programs, while allowing faculties themselves to create academic content.

Brock explained that UBC ExL will offer support with aspects of course creation that “aren’t academic functions, per se.” This reflects changes the university has observed

The proposed changes are not cuts to the department.

in the career and personal education strategies of today’s students in order to “do a better job of reaching out to more learners in more ways.”

According to Brock, the goal is innovation, with faculties owning their intellectual domains and with UBC ExL in charge of administrating their programs. Using the example of creative writing, Brock explained that “they know about creative writing, we know about online learning and effective online courses” — so together, they might be able to improve both what they do and how they do it.

The next step for the university will be discussion with faculties and a review of all the programs offered

by Continuing Studies to decide on the best way to offer programs in the future. The Senate vote is only the start of what Brock called “a long transition phase.”

“We have a lot of students who’ve already registered but not taken courses in Continuing Studies, [or]

who are in the midst of a program of courses to get a certificate,” said Brock. “Nobody will be left high and dry.”

The timeline for implementing the university’s UBC ExL strategy is years long and in the process, UBC continues to “have a commitment to [their] students.”

According to Brock, “the Senate did not give us permission to disestablish Continuing Studies as an academic unit.” In some cases, Brock said, there will be departments that “have more good ideas than they have administrative support to deliver them” and will be “happily letting us provide administrative support.”

In other cases, he recognized that Continuing Studies programs might continue to be offered by UBC ExL, “either because they are so interdisciplinary that no faculty owns them, [or] because faculties aren’t at this time interested.” U

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Pending court decision, BDS to go to referendum April 3

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UBC student Logan Presch has submitted a petition to the BC Supreme Court asking that the AMS be prohibited from putting forward the following referendum question: “Do you support your student union (AMS) in boycotting products and divesting from companies that support Israeli war

crimes, illegal occupation and the oppression of Palestinians?”

A referendum posing this question to all UBC students is currently planned for April 3 to 7.

The referendum was originally supposed to be held earlier — either during the AMS Elections or the last week of March — but was postponed after a court order was secured by Presch and his legal representation.

It may be cancelled if the court rules in favour of Presch after hearings on March 27 and 28.

“The proposed question is divisive, creates a toxic atmosphere for students supportive of the state of Israel, and is destructive of open and respectful debate on an important issue,” his petition reads.

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divestment and sanctions) movement, which calls for an end to Israeli occupation in West Bank and Gaza and support for the rights of Palestinian refugees and Palestinians currently living in Israel.

In the AMS’s official response to the petition, they take no position on the order sought by Presch, saying only that if the court grants it, they believe that the matter ought to be remitted to the AMS with “directions to determine if the proposed question violates the provisions of its consitution, by-laws or code of conduct.”

A referendum is called for one of two reasons — either AMS Council has passed a resolution to hold one or a petition has been signed by at least 1,000 students.

In this case, the BDS petition on the question was signed by 1,000 eligible students. Referendums can only be phrased in a “yes-orno” format for students to answer when voting. Whether this rule has been complied with will be determined by AMS Council.

If in the opinion of Council a petition for a referendum does not meet this requirement, they require Student Court to prepare a clear and unambiguous question.

The petition filed by Presch brought forward three main concerns with the BDS referendum.

“UNITY AND GOOD WILL” Presch’s petition to the court argues that the referendum goes against Section 2(e) of the AMS’s constitution, which notes the objective of the AMS is to “promote unity and good will among its members.” The AMS’s mission statement also notes this commitment, adding that it will also “encourage free and open debate, as well as respect for differing views.”

The petition noted that a concern for safety arises in part from the response during the first time the referendum was posed in the spring of 2015.

“The proposed question drove a wedge between religious groups on campus who had previously enjoyed inter-faith outreach and collaboration,” reads the petition.

“Students outwardly opposed to the [referendum when it was first posed] encountered a hostile reaction and there were reported acts of anti-Semitism on campus.”

For example, posters opposing the referendum in 2015 were defaced and lawn signs were kicked down.

As also noted in Presch’s petition to the court, when the referendum was brought up again this year, the AMS did make efforts to enforce their Respectful Environment Policy and attempted to have all relevant groups resign a copy of the policy.

“The VP Administration and myself did take the time to sit down with any relevant groups that may be affected by this question, whether they are on the peripherals of proposing the question or opposing the question,” said AMS President Ava Nasiri.

“Some clubs were willing to sign this and other clubs were not. It’s only as effective as the members are willing to allow it to be.”

However, in their official response to the petition, the AMS noted that their bylaws and code of procedure do not require them to consider the purposes set out in the constitution when putting forward a verified referendum question. However, the Societies Act does require that societies must not carry out an exercise contrary to its purpose.

“If this Honourable Court determines that, under the Societies Act, the UBC AMS must consider whether the proposed question is contract to the purposes set out in the UBC AMS constitution, then the UBC AMS respectfully submits that the matter ought [to be remitted] to the UBC AMS to determine that question,” reads the AMS’s response to the petition.

“MEANINGFUL” YES OR NO The petition states that the current referendum question violates the AMS Code requirement that “the question shall be phrased in such a way that it can be ‘yes’ or ‘no.’”

“The proposed question is not capable of a meaningful ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer,” reads the petition.

The document further argues that, objectively, it is hard to know what a “yes” answer to the proposed question means.

“The proposed question leaves entirely ambiguous what constitutes ‘support’ for the alleged ‘war crimes,’” said the petition. “[It] makes it difficult for a student who may disapprove of some policies and actions of the Israeli Government, but does not endorse the view that Israel is committing war crimes, to understand the significance of a ‘yes’ vote.”

In response, the AMS said that the word “meaningful” does not appear in either the code or the by-laws when addressing the running of a referendum.

“It is Council’s discretion,” noted the document.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS The petitioner alleges that the proposed referendum is improper because it does not disclose the contracts the AMS will be required to break if it passes. As an example, they refer to MasterCard and its usage, especially at The Pit, as well as Starbucks and its presence on campus.

In response, the AMS said that the passing of the referendum question would not break any contracts.

MOVING FORWARD Should the petition to the court be unsuccessful, the referendum will go on as planned on April 3. If it is successful, then what happens next will depend on what the court orders.

“Until ordered otherwise, we’re just doing our best to follow protocol laid out for us in our bylaws,” said Nasiri. U This is an developing story. For updated coverage go to ubyssey.ca.

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How will the 2017 federal budget affect BC students? time, it acknowledges that this change could have a slight effect on overall affordability.

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The budget saw the realization of some of Trudeau’s campaign promises.

Samantha McCabe News Editor

The 2017 federal budget, which was released on March 22, is the second budget of the Trudeau administration, and begins to see the realization of some of their campaign promises. While also containing overarching goals such as reducing the federal deficit by several billion, there are many more specific provisions that will benefit BC post-secondary students in tangible ways.

We’re delving into the changes that will affect students and education the most.

TRANSIT The public transit tax credit — which allowed for a 15 per cent non-refundable tax credit for the cost of public transit passes — is being phased out as of July 1, 2017.

The credit applied to electronic fare cards, annual passes and monthly passes.

This will cost each student that uses a U-Pass $17.10 more in taxes per year, based on a calculation that sees a UBC student getting the U-Pass for both the fall and winter terms (which comes at a cost of $38 per term or $76 per school year).

Although the AMS does not have a statement on this at this

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS Student loan assistance and relief is something that the Trudeau government has been placing an emphasis on. In particular, the focus is on students that may be facing added barriers in getting an education such as mature students, students with dependents and Indigenous students.

In November 2016, it was announced that students will not need to begin paying back their loans until they are making over $25,000 a year, while also increasing the maximum Canada Student Grants amount for lowincome students.

With the new budget, an additional $107.4 million over four years is to be spent on the Canada Student Grants program, with a focus on assisting students with dependent children. These allocations begin in 2018/19.

Another $59.8 million has been allocated towards the Canada Student Loans program, making loans and grants more readily available for part-time students over four years. This change will result in an additional 10,000 part-time students becoming eligible, according to a government prediction.

A new project meant to help adults in the workforce return to school by facilitating their access to student loans and grants will receive $287.2 million in funding over three years, starting in 2018/19 as well. The project will test different approaches to making these financial options more accessible to students that want to return to school.

In order to better support Indigenous students, funding for the Post-Secondary Student Support Program (PSSSP) will increase by $90 million over two years. This is a breakthrough in terms of the funding’s breaking of the two per cent cap on the increase, but falls a little short of the $50 million yearly promise.

“We were happy to see government accept the recommendation we made in partnership with other U15 schools to increase funding for PSSSP,” noted Kathleen Simpson, AMS VP External, in an email.

STRATEGIC EMPLOYMENT The federal Youth Employment Strategy — which aims to expand employment opportunities for the generation newest to the workforce — was started in 1997 but emphasized by Trudeau as something that he wanted to see grow during his time in office.

As a baseline, each year the government invests approximately $330 million in the program. In

2016, considerable investments were made, with a $278.4 million additional allocation to the Youth Employment Strategy and a doubling of the Canada Summer Jobs Program (one of the components of the strategy, which also targets youth work experience).

With the 2017 budget, an additional $395.5 million has been allocated over three years — beginning in 2018/19 — towards the Youth Employment Strategy. The government estimates that the results of this will include the assistance of over 33,000 “vulnerable youth” with employment and education opportunities, and will create 15,000 “green jobs” that aim to contribute growth to environmental sectors across Canada.

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Khöömei — the long, low overtone emanating from the singers’ throats — is hypnotic and calming.

Anda Union brought it from their homes in Mongolia and filled the walls of the Chan Centre with a sound the likes of which it has never played host to before. In a season that has brought us New Orleans jazz, Russian opera, flamenco dance and sweeping orchestral performances, the strange, surreal hum of these performers represented a surprising move into a previously uncharted realm of music.

This was Anda Union’s first and only foray into Canada on their tour across the world, and it gave attendees on Sunday night

an experience whose uniqueness and rarity would be sold short if I described it as “a once in a lifetime opportunity.”

Anda Union are not just performers, they are also conversationalists. The sounds, stories and culture that they capture in their music come from a time that was at risk of being obliterated by the great upheavals that have shaped China’s recent history. The group’s aim is the gathering of the music that was once integral to Mongolian culture, with the aim of reengaging fellow Mongolians who have lost their heritage while also raising the world’s awareness to its existence.

Essential to the group’s sound are the vocals, known as either overtone or throat

singing. The technique relies on the manipulation of air passing through the respiratory system, which when done correctly produces two, distinct notes at the same time. It sounds ridiculously cool, even eerie at times and there are around six different types of overtones — Khöömei — used by Anda Union, each remarkably different from the others. The sheer physical strength that must be required to sustain these sounds alone is impressive, but is all the more striking when paired with the array of instruments that accompany the performance.

These include an array of string instruments that will look familiar to anyone who has ever been to the symphony, though they are boxier and mostly two-

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stringed. The primary instrument of the show is called the morin huur, or horse head fiddle, which while also having a horse’s head carved into it, can produce a sound highly reminiscent of the creature in question. These, accompanied by sheep skin drums, a lute, bass and reed flute, amounted to a performance whose sound was versatile, emotive and rich. I don’t think that I’ve ever been so aware of how much music can encapsulate a culture as when I was watching this performance and picking up details about the origins of different aspects of the music.

The throat singing is supposed to capture the sounds of the wind moving over the grass lands and was used by herders to call and subdue sheep. The horse heads are another example, as horses were a vital part of Mongolian culture and many of their songs used horse riding as a motif.

Every explanation only enforced the idea that what we were witnessing was not only a performance, but also a lesson in Mongolian culture. Great efforts were made to ensure that we understood what we were listening to as much as we were enjoying it. With this intention, several of the songs were accompanied by videos of Anda Union back in Mongolia, providing interesting visual context. While these videos were not always necessary and sometimes felt a bit like afterthoughts, it was still fun to see a traditional drinking song paired with a montage of Mongolian people getting wasted.

The songs were wellcurated to take us through a slew of different genres and musical traditions from many of the different regions of Mongolia. There were lively “cowboy” numbers (complete with dancing), romance songs, maternal tributes and slow, solo pieces. On particularly impressive work had the performer producing sound from his throat while also playing a moadin chor (reed flute), creating (by my math) three notes at the same time.

The best concerts that I have seen at the Chan Centre have been not only entertaining, but also great lessons from the artists on their craft. I’ve seen Wynton Marsalis regale his audience with tales of jazz greats, heard Jonathan Girard happily recount details about the subtle rebellions made in the symphonies of Shostakovich and now I have heard Anda Union teaching their audience about a part of Mongolian culture that risked being lost to both its people and the world.

Anda Union showed their audience the sheer power and importance of simply playing music and how vital the conservation of tradition is to understanding the culture of a nation. In their songs, we were given the rare opportunity to experience not only a dying art, but also an age that has long since passed — sustained only through the remarkable efforts of people like them. U

slam poetry Salomon Micko Benrimoh Senior Staff Writer

We’re one week away from April and it’s the time of the year where the semester is winding down, but we haven’t the slightest amount of courage to face the Everest-high pile of assignments that’s amassed itself.

But worry not, there are plenty of things happening at UBC this week to take your mind off all of that. Just get all your papers, labs, group projects, undergrad thesis assignments and whatever else you need to get done, accomplished next week. There are still classes then, right?

TUESDAY, MARCH 28 Kickstart your week with the annual Best of the Nest martial arts display, hosted by UBC Taekwondo. The event will run the whole day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the main atrium of the Nest. It will showcase members of different UBC martial arts and combat clubs, including UBC Kung Fu, AMS Boxing, UBC Fencing and more. Pass by and take a quick look, although we recommend not getting to close to those performing. Just a suggestion.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 It’s UBC Arts and Culture night at the Museum of Anthropology and that means $4 tickets for a whole night of fun. The event will feature different acts ranging from live music to sets by both UBC Improv and the UBC Slam Poetry club, all within the beautiful interior of the museum.

The event is all ages but a 19+ postevent social will follow at Koerner’s Pub, just down the street from the museum.

THURSDAY, MARCH 30 Why stay at home and watch the 10th sequel to Step Up when you can go watch the real thing on campus? The Thunderbird Dance Team and AMS Events are hosting the third annual Get Schooled dance-off at the Nest, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The theme will be 80s, 90s, 2000s throwbacks, so it’s time to bust out your best moonwalk while wearing your flashiest hammer pants to the tune of Smash Mouth.

Feel like you’ll be that one guy who pulls out their leg trying some ridiculously pathetic move? Don’t worry, spectator tickets are $5, with a chance to win a pass to Block Party.

FRIDAY, MARCH 31 It’s time to get international this Friday with Brasa — UBC’s yearly event carnival. Head down to Koerner’s for a night of Brazilian costumes, decor and music. DJs will be spinning away Latin and Reggaeton tunes inside while a live samba band entertains those outside.

Tickets for this little taste of Rio de Janeiro range from $8 to $15, with a limited amount being sold at the door for $20. All proceeds of the event will go to Free the Children, to help build wells in India.

SATURDAY, APRIL 1 Take it easy on Saturday night at the Chan Centre, with the UBC School of Music’s event, UBC Bands: (Un) Plugged. All students will get a discount price of $8 to see the UBC Symphonic Wind Ensemble and UBC Concert Winds perform a diverse set list ranging from modern classical to tango. U

MARCH 28, 2017 TUESDAY | culture | 7 UNDERCOVER //

Somehow, I managed to get into the Milan Fashion Week Laura Palombi Staff Writer

Like many fashion fanatics, it has always been my goal to attend one of the big four. No, Sauder snakes, I’m not talking about accounting firms. I’m talking about the big fashion weeks — New York, London, Milan and Paris. So you can imagine my excitement when I discovered I had the opportunity of attending the 2017 Milan Fashion Week.

I still honestly have no idea how I — a student all the way from Vancouver — managed to weasel my way in and basically get the experience of my life. A few weeks have passed now and it still feels like a dream. The phrase “fake it till you make it” has never been more real (except at any job interview I’ve ever had). Yes, I had a press pass, but I wasn’t a highfashion reporter or anything. I was honestly just trying to take in any fashion week mayhem I could get my hands on. But despite feeling this way even before the week began, I channeled my nerves into motivating me to apply for numerous invitations, some of which I miraculously received.

THE DAY-TO-DAY And so my fashion quest began.

My initial reaction to finding out I landed invitations to some of the events was to freak dance to the Lady Gaga song, “Donatella.”

But as the moment passed, I soon realized that I had no idea how fashion week actually worked.

I scoured the internet trying to look for advice, but believe it or not, “how to be a reporter during fashion week” wasn’t high up in the Google search bar. Eventually I realized I had to just show up to whatever events I was invited to and learn as I went.

So let me break down my general day-to-day routine.

My day would begin the night before, where I would download my invitations to shows onto my iPhone and then get a nice sleepless night, full of stress about what outfit to wear for the following day. Of course, I would have loved to dress like a diva style-blogger, walk to shows in my tiny stilettos and have fancy black cars chauffeur me around.

Alas, my choice of footwear were Converse and my transportation was the underground metro. But hey, I’m not complaining.

I’d wake up, get dressed, grab my friend’s Canon DSLR camera which she graciously let me borrow and be on my way. I would then ride the metro to attend either a presentation or a show.

As I discovered, this is how fashion week works — designers

display their collections at either a presentation or show, something I wasn’t aware of. Presentations are meant for lower-tier designers who get to simply showcase the clothes on their models in a room. These were really fun to attend, as you get to spend a lot of time looking at the details of the clothing while enjoying the free food and prosecco being offered.

Additionally, the designers style the venue of the presentation to their liking, so I walked into winter wonderlands, forests and what I think was just someone’s house. What these presentations did lack was the glitz and glamour of a full-on fashion show, of which I got to attend a few.

THE SHOW IS THE REAL DEAL I know a lot of times the experiences that you see in movies don’t really resemble real life, but let me tell you that fashion shows are all they’re hyped up to be. There are photographers everywhere and people dress in ways that I’ve never seen before in my life. At these shows, you’ll see all the crazy, sexy, cool people (TLC reference intended) dressed in beautiful or weird clothing, trying to get noticed by photographers or pass through the bouncers into the shows.

If there’s one thing I learned during the Milan Fashion Week — besides that fact that the exhaustion is real — it is that confidence can get you anywhere.

If you get on that cocky Leonardo DiCaprio, Catch Me If You Can attitude, photographers will surely come snap photos of you and you will surely get into shows. All you have to do is play the part. This is slightly easier said than done, but still, looking around at the numerous guys and girls waiting outside of high-profile shows, they truly looked like they belonged there even if they had no ticket to get in. Cameras came flashing to girls who wore shoes that I had definitely seen on the sales shelf of Zara the day before.

Luckily for me, I had passes for all the shows I got into. I was generally assigned to the standing section, which meant that I had to wait until there were free seats leftover. This meant squeezing my way into the front row a few times, but it also meant waiting for an hour to sit down for a five to ten-minute show. Surprisingly, the norm for these fancy shows is that everything and everyone runs late, but when you get in, that waiting becomes all worth it.

The lights dim, pretentious techno music starts to play and you get lost in the buzz of the show. After a full day of running around, it was back to my house loading the

invitations for the next day and trying to get some rest. Needless to say, I got sick by the time the week was over. Was it worth it?

Hell yes.

FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT By the end of the week, I realized what impressed me most during the Milan Fashion Week, besides the amazing shows that I attended, was the fact that fashion isn’t about what designer you are wearing or if you are a celebrity.

It’s how you can take whatever you have in your closet and make it work (Tim Gunn reference).

How do you make it work?

By strutting those cobble-stoned streets like you own them.

From my personal experience, it is definitely harder than it sounds. So that’s why, for my next upcoming articles, I’ll be documenting my day-to-day experience of the Milan Fashion Week to show you how the fashion trends from the runway can be brought right to your closet. Just know that, honestly, the only accessories you really need are your unique style and your confidence. U

We sent a writer to the Milan Fashion Week.

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Conflict in Kelowna WORDS EMMA PARTRIDGE AND DAVID NIXON / ART MAIA BOAKYE

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The Ubyssey investigated UBC Students' Union Okanagan after it ran unprecedented deficits in 2015 and 2016 — more than $300,000 each year, or about 23 per cent of annual revenue.

The union’s 2015 outgoing president used his marketing company to run the winning campaigns of 24 of UBC Okanagan’s 31 positions in student government.

That past president and his company then won a website contract for the union’s student work subsidy initiative, the Campus Community Bridge.

The project flopped with only eight students receiving grants and the website hasn’t been updated since March 2016.

The UBCSUO refused to say how much money was paid to the past president’s business.

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his has been coming for a long time, Rocky,” said Shaman McLean, a vice president of UBC Students’ Union Okanagan (SUO).

McLean was at a February 2015 meeting of student executives in a small boardroom. Present were four other student executives, the union’s general manager and three student guests. McLean was addressing then-president Rocky Kim. “I believe you’re abusing the position for your business, for personal profit. I think that all of us as executives are failing the students and failing the union by letting this happen.”

UBCSUO president was not Kim’s only hat. He was also co-founder and managing partner of Class Media, which branded itself as one of the “largest student marketing, publishing and consulting companies in the Okanagan” on its now-defunct website.

Kim co-founded Class Media, also known as Class Magazine, during his presidency. It began as a print magazine, but soon became an online hub of UBC Okanagan and Kelowna-focused content, and a vessel to help sell other marketing services — like social media management and website design.

McLean was accusing Kim of a conflict of interest between his duties as president and his business interests with Class Media. Class was competing with the UBCSUO’s campus newspaper for advertising and stories, and that’s what was under discussion at this meeting. The conflict went beyond disadvantaging UBCSUO’s official media, though — Kim’s role at the UBCSUO helped to foster his

business prospects. He sold full-page colour ads to many historical UBCSUO advertisers, the SUO and Class Media occasionally cross-promoted on each others’ social media feeds and ran events together, and on multiple occasions, Class referred to the SUO as a partner.

“Class [Media] does not sell advertising,” read its “advertise” page. “We partner with local businesses in order to develop our brands together.”

The UBCSUO was a crucial partner for Class Media, as it strengthened Class’s key sales pitch: access to UBC Okanagan’s 8,000 students.

Kim was nearing the end of his term as president when McLean confronted him. McLean said he wanted to see “more ethical boundaries” between Class Media and the SUO. Their discussion focused on Class’s competition with campus media, although McLean spoke briefly about a variety of concerns such as Kim’s use of UBCSUO petty funds and Class Media benefiting from the student union’s connections.

“Shaman, can I ask you a question?” said Kim. “You’re pushing my buttons now. Are you alright?

Are we alright,? Do we have a problem?”

UBCSUO official meeting minutes concluded that no conflict of interest existed between Kim’s duties as president and his role as managing partner of Class Media.

But even though Kim’s presidency was winding down, his connections to the UBCSUO were growing. In February, Kim added another title to his bio — campaign manager for presidential-hopeful Tom Macauley’s campaign.

After Macauley’s election, he awarded Class Media a contract to build a website for a student job shadowing program, the Campus Community Bridge (CCB).

Macauley’s original proposal put aside $50,000 for 100 student grants at $500 each. His budget was reduced by more than a third, which still would have allowed for 60 grants. But in the end, no more than eight students participated, at a cost of around $4,000.

It’s still unclear where the rest of the money is.

The Class-powered student government

In February 2015, outgoing President Kim threw Class Media’s resources behind Macauley’s campaign, a slate called “UNITED for a Better Campus UBC,” or UNITED for short.

A slate is a group of candidates running on a shared platform — a practice that is controversial at many campuses in Canada. Proponents say it leads to more effective governance through a unified vision, while critics say it leads to disengaged leadership and “rubber-stamp” boards.

UBCO students voted to ban slates at the 2014 Annual General Meeting of the union, but that vote was quietly overturned by the 2014/15 UBCSUO board, headed

by Kim. There, they passed a new election policy that neglected to

carry over the ban. UNITED was the first slate to form in the wake of this new election policy and with Class Media’s support, it took the election by storm, putting forward 26 candidates in an election with 31 positions available.

Kim used Class Media to design campaign materials, produce video ads and build a website.

Everything was branded as “Powered by Class.”

Class led UNITED to a near sweep. They won 9 of 12 spots on the UBCSUO’s board of directors (no one ran for two of the three remaining spots), 10 of 14 student positions on UBC Okanagan’s senate and the sole Okanagan student position on UBC’s Board of Governors.

Macauley’s one-year term as president was the most costly in UBCSUO student union history.

The union reported a deficit of $308,555 in 2015, two months after Macauley took office. In 2016, two

Ambitious and over-budget programs and events were the main catalysts of the deficit. One of those programs was CCB.

months after Macauley left office, the union reported an additional deficit — this time of $319,000.

According to UBCSUO general manager Bob Drunkemolle, much of 2015’s deficit spending happened in the last two months of that year’s financial term, when Macauley’s team began implementing their agenda.

These two deficits each represented about 23 per cent of annual revenue in the years incurred, a stark departure from the union’s history of surpluses. In 2013, the UBCSUO’s surplus was $452,283 and in 2014 it was $137,222. The union’s steep spending also put it in violation of UBCSUO Bylaw XIII 3, which prohibits the society from operating at any level of deficit.

who worked with one of the CCB’s corporate partners, Okanagan Counselling.

In fact, Kim was one of the only people involved in the CCB’s logistics. Jessica Fortier is another UBCO graduate who participated in the CCB as a student, and was placed at Okanagan Counselling through the program. She spoke positively of her placement, which eventually resulted in a year’s employment — but she noticed logistical issues.

“It was not really advertised what companies you could be hired on by,” wrote Fortier in an email to The Ubyssey. “It [seemed] like it fizzled out fairly quickly.”

Despite the CCB spending nearly twice its allotted budget, student engagement was lacking.

The Class community bridge

Kim turned down an interview about the Campus Community Bridge, saying in an email that he couldn’t comment because he didn’t have any information.

Drunkemolle said he wasn’t aware Kim was working on the CCB, since Kim “was not there” that year.

But many students say Kim was there.

Kelly Taverner, who was recruited to UNITED’s campaign

by Kim, called it “entirely Kim and Macauley’s initiative.”

Kim wasn’t just building the CCB’s website at arm’s length. He was also helping out with “behind the scenes logistics,” according to Nicole Legg, a UBCO alumnae

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Megan Stancec was hired to promote the CCB though setting up booths for signup, and noted that hundreds of people would walk by, uninterested.

“Those that did stop didn’t know about it,” she said. “I think it would [have been] more successful if students were actually aware.”

Stancec’s tabling was the biggest effort to promote UNITED’s flagship campaign promise — a career initiative that promised to connect up to 40 students with hundreds of businesses.

According to Drunkemolle, the CCB had 12 corporate partners. But Class Media only listed six on their website, which was last updated in March 2016. The Ubyssey spoke to all six of the businesses listed on the CCB’s website as partners students could work with: Mona Vision, Orchard Park Dental, Okanagan Counselling, Silver Star, Thirdspace and H.O.P.E. Outreach.

Four never received student work placements. H.O.P.E. Outreach and Okanagan Counselling, the remaining two, received six student placements between them.

All six CCB partners confirmed that Kim was who they spoke to about participating in the program.

A representative from Mona Vision said he doubted Kim ever had any intention of following through on placements, saying “something [was] a little fishy there.”

Even though the UBCSUO never followed up with some of the businesses Kim spoke to, Class Media did. “Class gained connections,” said Natalie Wong, Class Media’s former copy editor.

While the CCB was running, Class Media sold sponsored content to two of the UBCSUO’s CCB partners — Mona Vision and Thirdspace.

Many of these articles advertised a partnership between three partners: the business, Class Media and the UBCSUO. An article paid for by Mona Vision, for example, included a footnote — “Mona Vision has partnered with Class and the UBCSUO to offer special deals and promotions to students like you.”

Kim would not speak by phone, but he responded by email saying he didn’t understand how a conflict of interest could exist.

“During my time at Class, our team (I’m trying to be humble) was the best at student marketing in the Okanagan. We partnered with nearly every major brand in town, delivered results with a fraction of the

budget of competitors,” wrote Kim. “It was nearly impossible for anyone in Kelowna to walk downtown without entering one of our partners’ businesses. I even told all of our clients to request quotes from multiple sources and I would always provide more affordable or more efficient service. I cannot control how clients choose, I can only make the case for ourselves.”

Class Media also published a page of sponsored content about the Campus Community Bridge.

To find out how much Class Media was paid by the UBCSUO, The Ubyssey requested a copy of the CCB expense records from Drunkemolle and current president Blake Edwards. They refused, but they shared some general information from the records.

Drunkemolle said the CCB ledger listed 12 students who successfully participated. But The Ubyssey found that at least 4 of the 12 students listed did not participate in the program, a fact which surprised both Drunkemolle and Edwards.

This CCB ledger was submitted

by Kim himself, according to Edwards.

The UBCSUO and class media events partnership

Macauley’s project proposal earmarked $8,000 for a website and $2,000 for administrative work. Assuming those figures are correct, and adding in a generous estimation of $6,000 spent on student grants plus other miscellaneous student-related expenses, that leaves about $35,000 to $40,000 unaccounted for.

So how was the rest of that money spent?

According to Drunkemolle, the majority of CCB’s expenses went to events. It’s unclear when the CCB shifted from being a student grant subsidy program to a fund primarily for events, but it was not a change approved by the UBCSUO board, according to meeting minutes.

Drunkemolle said at least 12 events or initiatives were paid for or sponsored by the CCB fund.

Class Media, which managed many events for businesses in Kelowna, was connected to some of the CCB’s events.

Online records show that Class Media managed ticket sales for Celebratory UBC and Kevin Breel: Confessions of a Depressed Comic, both free-to-student events paid for by the CCB fund.

The fund also sponsored a City

of Kelowna Canada Day concert, which was partly run by Blueprint Okanagan, an events company that also employed Rocky Kim as its university liaison.

Class Media was involved in more UBCSUO events during Macauley’s year than just those funded by the CCB. “It seemed like the sort of events that were run by the student union were also correlated with what [Class Media] would have more of a stake in,” said Alex Cloherty, a UBCO alumni who had been concerned with the UBCSUO’s spending in her graduating year of 2016.

In early 2016, Class Media partnered with the UBCSUO to run a comedy event at the Cannery Lounge, the cocktail lounge arm of the now-closed Flashbacks Nightclub. Class Media was the official media partner of Flashbacks — Kim managed and promoted many events there.

But Drunkemolle warned the UBCSUO executive in a September 2015 meeting that the union could not sponsor parties at Flashbacks because it would be a conflict of interest with the campus pub.

Drunkemolle also warned them that Flashbacks couldn’t be present at ExpoUBC, another event sponsored by the CCB fund. UBCSUO’s comedy event at the Cannery Lounge happened after this warning.

Accountability

With the overall context of the UBCSUO’s rampant deficit spending, the Campus Community Bridge raises serious concerns of mismanaged student funds. Tom Macauley claimed the CCB would connect students with hundreds of businesses, but the reality fell far short with the mere eight students that participated.

He told the UBCSUO board of directors that he was “negotiating” with an arm’s length web design firm in Kelowna for the CCB website, but that never happened. Instead, Macauley’s former campaign manager built the website.

When asked for an interview about the CCB, Macauley refused twice.

“Unfortunately, I’m not a student anymore, nor am I in a position to comment on anything related to the UBCSUO,” he wrote in an email.

Macauley later responded to an email that outlined facts reported in this article. He said he “disagreed with the allegations,” and that they were “misleading and inaccurate.” He did not respond to follow-up questions asking for clarification. He asked that The Ubyssey never contact him again.

Students are supposed to hold their elected representatives, like Macauley, to account at the Annual General Meeting. But 2016’s AGM did not reach quorum of 50 students, the required minimum to vote on any bylaw changes. All the union can do without quorum is pass audited financial statements from the previous year and the upcoming

year’s budget, both of which they did. There is no record of discussion about the deficit.

In fact, the UBCSUO’s deficits were not mentioned anywhere in the meeting minutes of Tom Macauley’s term — a big departure from previous years when financial debates were frequently recorded and released to the public.

In another stark contrast to previous years, both Kim and Macauley’s boards of directors met half as often as those of the two previous years’ boards.

“It seemed like the sort of events that were run by the student union were also correlated with what [Class Media] would have more of a stake in.”

- Alex Cloherty, UBCO alumni These meetings were also shorter than in previous years. In 2013, board meetings were often two to three hours at minimum. In Kim’s year, the average board meeting was 57 minutes — in Macauley’s, 78.

Locked Out

Student unions in BC are governed by the BC Societies Act, which requires that accounting records be kept for inspection by current members. The Ubyssey, with the assistance of a current member of the UBCSUO, requested a copy of CCB expenses and a number of other financial documents related to the initiative and the union’s approximate $600,000 of deficit spending over two years.

Drunkemolle argued that this part of the Society Act does not apply to the UBCSUO, however, because it also said that societies could “provide otherwise” in their bylaws with regards to inspection of accounting records.

“UBCSUO Bylaw XVI provides for disclosure of financial statements and minutes of open sessions of meetings, but does not provide for disclosure of ledgers,” wrote Drunkemolle. “The bylaws of a

society form a contract between the members and the society. The UBCSUO, therefore, has a contractual obligation to act in accordance with its bylaws [and] is unable to disclose copies of its ledgers.”

The Ubyssey asked three lawyers for their opinions about the language Drunkemolle’s argument hinged on – the clause that allows societies to “provide otherwise” for inspection of accounting records.

They each took the position that “providing otherwise” typically has to be done explicitly in bylaws, not just through omission.

The UBCSUO also had a contractual obligation not to run a deficit, which it failed to do two years in a row.

The UBCSUO is unique among university student unions in omitting a bylaw that would allow students to inspect accounting records.

The AMS at UBC Vancouver, the University of Victoria’s Student Society and the Simon Fraser Student Society all have specific provisions that allow for extensive member access. Nick Dodds was an executive of the UBCSUO who spearheaded the creation of UBCSUO’s new bylaws, to which Drunkemolle is referring.

“I definitely didn’t intend to invoke that line in the Society Act,” said Dodds, who pointed out that to his knowledge, ambiguity in bylaws should allow for a much less restrictive interpretation than what Drunkemolle had suggested. Drunkemolle is the UBCSUO’s only full-time, non-unionized staff member and he — like Kim and Macauley — won’t speak about the CCB. The UBCSUO does not have a communications manager, so Drunkemolle has acted as one. But after a one-hour interview about the union’s deficits, he cut off all contact with The Ubyssey.

The UBCSUO is under BC non-profit law, but ultimately it falls to their members to enforce the checks and balances. U David Nixon was editor-in-chief of The Phoenix for the 2013/14 academic year. He wrote one article for Class Media in 2016. He is an alumnus of the UBC Students’ Union Okanagan.

Emma Partridge was a news reporter for The Phoenix during the 2013/14 academic year. She is an alumnus of the UBC Students’ Union Okanagan.

OPINION

MARCH 28, 2017 TUESDAY

EDITOR BAILEY RAMSAY

STUDY ABROAD //

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AQUATIC CENTRE //

Letter: The new pool gave me dry skin, a rash and probably rosacea Anita Rudakov Second-year Commerce Student

ALEX DYE

“Fudan University is a mix of greenery, buildings and the chaos of bikes.”

Their Campus: Busting out food icebreakers in Shanghai Alex Dye Contributor

New city, who dis? In the last article, I was still in the beautiful — although quiet — city of Bordeaux, France. Now I’m in the bustling metropolis of over 23 million inhabitants that is Shanghai, China.

Even though the city is bustling and the campus of my school here, Fudan University, is a mix of greenery, buildings and the chaos of bikes, motorbikes and cars — and attempting to not get run over by any of those — the process of meeting other people here has been the same as it was in Bordeaux. Both of these friendmaking experiences are the same as Imagine Day, “Frosh” or your very first days of classes at UBC. By saying that, I mean that within the community of exchange students, everyone is away from their home university. They are getting lost in the city and on campus, and they may know very few or even no one at their new university. But while walking into a room with people I have never met can be a daunting experience, I found that, like first year, it is also a potential-filled environment. Other students are in the same boat with me and they are very welcome to new friendships.

My go-to icebreakers for meeting new friends on exchange usually deal with food. For instance, in France, it was, “So whatcha think of the Bordeauxstyle croissant?” Here in Shanghai, I try and drop some Mandarin when asking, “Ayy, want to grab some xiaolongbao?” It sounds awkward, but hey! Everyone loves food and so far it has worked wonders.

If I have any wise words to offer out of this piece, it is that in a new situation — whether on exchange, that new job or even a new class — try not to be the jaded, world-weary UBC student. Instead, remember the persona of the eager first-year student you were who was open to new friendships, new experiences and creating new memories. U

UBC unveiled its $39 million baby this past January and from the moment I stepped into the bleach white, forward-thinking Aquatic Centre, I fell in love. The architecture made me feel like a Scandinavian aqua babe and the facility itself reminded me that recreational swimming was a pretty great way to get exercise and relieve stress. Then, just as I was most vulnerable, the chlorine betrayed me.

After a couple of pool visits, I noticed a rash forming on my arms and blotchy, red patches on my face. Like a responsible adult woman, I decided to see my family doctor who told me that the condition of my skin was “concerning” and “may have been caused by chlorine.” The doctor diagnosed it as “probably rosacea” and prescribed me an antibiotic

compound cream which I have to slather on my face three times a day.

Now, every time I touch my violently dry face, I’m reminded of my days as a recreational swimmer and wonder if the pool is to blame. Although there’s no report that the Aquatic Centre is using an overabundance of chemicals, my blotchy, red face should act as evidence of chlorine overload. My 15 minutes of research on rosacea.org supports my theory, as the National Rosacea Society states that excess amounts of chlorine in pools can aggravate the condition.

Needless to say, I’m upset.

There are alternatives to chlorine like complete UV and salt water that I imagine could have been tacked onto the new pool’s price tag. Alternatively, the pH levels could just be balanced better so that all the hunnies out there with sensitive skin can swim in peace.

FILE OLAMIDE OLANIYAN

“I noticed a rash forming on my arms and blotchy, red patches on my face.”

Would I like some compensation for my emotional and physical distress? Sure.

Should my tuition be discounted because of this tragedy? Probably.

However, all I really want is for

students to be aware and cautious of how much chlorine is in the new Aquatic Centre.

Also, if anyone is into girls with rosacea, you know where to find me (anywhere but the pool). U

EDUCATION //

Op-ed: The piece of paper your arts degree is on is useless Leo Soh Our Campus Coordinator

Let me make myself abundantly clear — I’m an English honours and economics student with nothing but the greatest respect and regard for the skills, experience and knowledge that pursuing a bachelor of arts degree confers. When I say your degree is worthless, what I refer to is the piece of paper that we devote half a decade of our lives to acquire.

Currently, the faculty of arts makes no distinction on your degree based on your major, minor or grades. In comparison, most other faculties specify your specialization and honours status on their degrees, and some also acknowledge outstanding performance.

To me, it seems logical that an honours biochemistry major who achieved straight-A grades and an integrated sciences major who picked all the easy courses and still managed to average C- in them receive differentiated degrees.

As it turns out, this is the case — UBC’s bachelor of science degree specifies one’s major, program and outstanding academic achievement.

But to the faculty of arts, it doesn’t matter whether you struggled through 60 painful hours of economic models per week and achieved straight A+ grades or just read literally 10 entire pages of scholarly work in the six years it took to complete your Central, Eastern & Northern European studies specialization. You are going to get the exact same piece of paper.

At the very least, I think the faculty should specify major and honours status on the bachelor of arts degree. It’s unfair for students who toil for years to gain knowledge and understanding in a specific field of study to receive a generic piece of paper that has no mention of their speciality or competency level. Also, some majors are inherently more difficult than others and the current system fails to adequately reward those graduating from these majors, particularly honours students. Being an economics major or honours English student does not somehow make me better than a generic

humanities student — far from it. But without a doubt, my majors requires me to possess completely different skills and dedicate more effort to studies than maybe a Scandinavian and Baltic studies major would, and I’m arguing that my degree should reflect those differences.

Furthermore, honours programs require students to maintain a relatively high minimum GPA level, take an increased number of advanced credits within their field of study and write a draining graduating thesis. As a result, honours students face and overcome

more academic challenges than nonhonours students, and I think it’s unfair that the two receive the exact same degree.

I’m not asserting that marks determine one’s self-worth or even success in school. There are many factors that influence performance such as mental health, personal relationships, extracurricular involvement and language barriers.

In addition, many students who perform poorly in school or drop out later forge wildly successful careers — just look at Bill Gates!

However, marks do reflect academic

achievement and regardless of major, the degree should celebrate the achievements of dedicated students by noting first and second class overall averages.

Moreover, it is hypocritical for the faculty to hand out TREK awards and Dean’s List designations based on academic performance while simultaneously making no effort to celebrate outstanding achievement at graduation. U Leo Soh is a third-year arts student and Our Campus coordinator for The Ubyssey.

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MARCH 28, 2017 TUESDAY

EDITOR KOBY MICHAELS

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How to build a welcoming mental healthcare system Alison Knill Contributor

Between the ages of 15 and 25, men and women are most at risk of developing psychosis. Dr. Shalini Lal, assistant professor in the school of rehabilitation at the Université de Montréal, conducted a study as part of her UBC PhD work examining how people diagnosed with firstepisode psychosis felt about the mental health services provided to them. Seventeen participants were recruited to the study under the criteria that they were between 18 to 24 years old, had received a diagnosis in the past three years on the schizophrenia spectrum or affective psychosis, and were involved in an outpatient psychiatric program.

First-episode psychosis is the first time that a person experiences a psychotic episode. While people will vary in the symptoms that they experience, psychoses commonly present as hallucinations, abnormal beliefs and thought processes and changes in emotion such as inappropriate emotional responses to situations.

There are a variety of mental health services and programs provided to people who have been diagnosed with first-episode psychosis, including one-on-one appointments with a therapist or doctor, group therapy sessions and recreational groups. In the study

by Lal, the participants were asked to give their perceptions of the treatments they were receiving to determine how the treatments and programs were impacting their resilience and well-being.

Of the treatments that were available, participants often spoke about the benefits of group sessions through education and the feeling of support. Group sessions provided those who were coming to terms with their diagnosis with the opportunity to talk to others

“[Institutions are] not the right environment for people trying to stay sober,” said Philip, a participant in a mental health program.

who had already gone through the experience of first receiving an identification of psychosis.

“It was really comforting not only getting informed, but feeling the comfort of other people who experienced what you experienced is amazing,” said Maslow, a study participant, in an interview with the researchers.

“It provides them with a model for recovery or a model

for the future, as well as hope for the future. In this context also, they don’t feel that they’re being judged, so they can really express themselves because they know that somebody else has been there in the same or similar situation,” said Lal. Support groups, service providers and case managers also provided emotional support through non-judgmental

empathy and respect for those seeking help. The study found that interactions that provided emotional support contributed to a positive increase in well-being for those experiencing first-episode psychosis.

While some treatments were perceived as helpful in coming to terms with their diagnosis and gaining support, other treatments were felt to be more of a hindrance.

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Having treatments and programs available to people is important to an extent, but participants in the study felt that involvement in too many programs was detrimental.

Along with overwhelming involvement, the regulations put on some of the services provided — such as group homes — had a negative impact by creating a marginalized, institutional environment rather than a home.

“It’s nothing but trigger after trigger here, so it’s not the right environment for people trying to stay sober,” said Philip, another participant in the study during his study interview.

The study provides greater insight into what people diagnosed with first-episode psychosis experience in the mental healthcare system. While there are components that have a positive impact on well-being and resilience, there are still areas that can be improved upon through accessibility and encouraging continued engagement in treatment programs.

“Early recognition and specialized services for this population are really of a priority, and more and more in Canada, we see these programs being developed. I definitely think that there is still work to be done because the access to these specialized services is not widely available,” said Lal. Initiatives have been introduced across Canada, focusing on youth mental health, and the findings of the study help to highlight areas that still require development, giving direction to future movements in the mental health field. U

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Is prescription heroin the future of addiction treatment?

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While the treatment is contentious, early evidence shows it may be effective.

Allison Gacad Contributor

As a UBC student, it’s nearly impossible to ignore the current opioid crisis in Vancouver.

Advertisements for Naloxone — an opioid overdose-reversing drug — are plastered across campus and yet when these are coupled with news headlines of record-high overdose rates, it’s natural to wonder if there exist other forms of treatment.

On March 17, the School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) hosted a talk which explored the need for medically prescribed heroin in the addiction treatment system. The talk was

led by Dr. Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes, associate professor at the SPPH and a scientist at the Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences. It was supported by discussion from successful participants of Oviedo-Joekes’ clinical trials in using medically prescribed heroin.

Medically prescribed heroin is more formally known as diacetylmorphine (DAM). It is already permitted for use in a few European countries and as of September 2016, Health Canada has approved its use by doctor’s prescription for chronic addicts.

DAM is typically administered by injection, in contrast to

conventional heroin treatments which are taken orally.

“The feeling of comfort is higher with medication such as DAM, which is fast-acting and injected,” said OviedoJoekes. “Methadone [oral heroin treatment] takes 24 hours to take effect. It is a good drug, but it isn’t for everybody.”

Oviedo-Joekes’ most recent work, the Study to Assess LongTerm Opioid Maintenance Effectiveness (SALOME), assessed the efficacy of fastacting treatments for chronic heroin addicts. For one year, participants visited the clinic up to three times a day to self-

administer treatment under supervision. The treatment given was either DAM or hydromorphone, a similar fastacting opioid.

The results of the study, which ended in 2015, found hydromorphone to be just as effective as prescription heroin in treating chronic opioid addiction.

Patients were found to have reduced street opioid use, remained in treatment and reduced involvement in illegal activities.

“The reason we compared [DAM with] HDM in the study is because at the time, it had something that DAM didn’t — legality,” said Oviedo-Joekes.

Critics of SALOME have argued that it was simply a pathway to receiving free government heroin.

“Heroin is never free,” said Liane Gladue, a participant of the SALOME clinical trial, who spoke at the event.

“It’s not easy to show up three times a day,” said Vincent, another participant of SALOME and speaker at the event. “It’s hard to show face around people you don’t know. When you’re an addict, you’re not used to having people care about you.”

“We are giving them the confidence to trust the healthcare system,” said Oviedo-Joekes. “Under a supervised model of care, it gave an opportunity to build relationships and offer support through means beyond treatment.”

Gladue attests to SALOME as necessary to the stability in her life today. “When you’re an addict, dope is the only thing you know. SALOME took away the chaos of scouring for dope and gave me time to do other things.

It’s been 16 years since I’ve had a roof over my head and now I have a place to live.”

Although SALOME ended in 2015, funding from Providence Healthcare and Vancouver Coastal Health has allowed for select individuals to continue receiving treatment. However, this is limited in number, said Gladue. “There are 300 people who have asked me about the program. They want anything that will save their life and stabilize them.”

The use of medically prescribed heroin as treatment is ultimately an option that needs to be provided for chronic addicts. “We must push for HDM, push for DAM and give addicts the treatment that they need.” said Oviedo-Joekes. U

SPORTS+REC

MARCH 28, 2017 TUESDAY

EDITOR OLAMIDE OLANIYAN

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t-birds 5-on-5 Savvy swimmers

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1. What do you like most about the new Aquatic Centre? What do you like the least?

What I love most about the new Aquatic Centre is having a bigger pool, a brighter pool deck with better lighting, cool lockers and the list goes on ...

I really enjoy that I can walk into a bright pool as an escape from my daily existential dread. What I like least now is that I have no reason to feel sorry for myself.

Favourite part — it’s got water. Least favourite — I have to swim in it a lot.

Most favourite — the cold water! Least favourite — all the Non-Athletic Regular People (NARP) that go to the pool now.

Most — being able to see. I don’t need a flashlight. Least — our team is pretty close, but we don’t like rubbing shoulders with the public as we get naked in the tiny change room.

2. What will you miss most about the old Aquatic Centre?

I think what I will miss the most is the rope swing and, for sure, the diving towers.

Those two things were my favourite part of that pool.

Honestly, I’m going to miss throwing our wet paper practice sheets at the roof.

I’ll miss tasting the tears of T-Birds past every time I hop in the pool. I’ll miss the raspy cough that accompanies every breath.

Tasting asbestos every time I take a breath.

Its tropical humidity. Stepping on deck felt like going on vacation.

3. If you were the demolition team, how would you destroy the old pool?

If I were part of the demolition team, the best way to demolish the old pool would be using a wrecking ball. I would have a blast doing that!

The same way we destroyed the other teams at U Sports nationals this year. Just ask them.

Destroy it the way we destroy the patriarchy — one old white piece at a time.

Drown it.

Steve Price and Miley Cyrus on a wrecking ball, followed by an army of current team-members and alumni with sledgehammers.

4. If you could make one improvement to the new facility, what would it be?

The only thing that I would change or improve is to make the change rooms larger. Usually it gets pretty crowded in there.

Not to sound cocky (*cough* 4745 *cough cough*) but separate locker rooms for the varsity team. I mean, we paid for it.

Add a retractable roof!

Spicing up the place with some blue and gold and more T-Bird paraphernalia.

5. What is your flotation device of choice when floating in the lazy river?

I would go for a floating mat so I can kick back, relax and let the river spin me in circles.

My ego #4745.

The vets.

The hopes and dreams of bringing back another championship title in my fifth and final year.

I would like to see a swim-up bar incorporated at the bulkhead side of the 50m tank — that way I can sneak in a mojito or six when the coaches aren’t looking.

The rookies.

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Words by ’Birds: “What are you going to do about it?”

Susan Thompson Varsity Basketball Player

It started on March 5, 2016.

That buzzer in the University of Saskatchewan Huskies’ gym was the beginning of the end.

We had just lost against the Huskies — officially ending our 2015/16 season. In that moment of shock and sadness, all I could think about while looking at my teary-eyed seniors was “shit, that’s me next.”

No longer a fourth-year, I felt a mix of sadness and anxiety watching them come to terms with the end of their college careers. It was hard to imagine. After following in my mentors’ footsteps for four years, I had only one year left with competitive basketball.

I was a senior. “Here goes nothing,” I thought.

My time at UBC had been far from uneventful. As a fresh-faced university kid, I was living in a new city on my own for the first time.

Luckily for me, I had an immediate support system of my T-Bird family — most other students weren’t as lucky.

Our team also had a big rookie class of five. These young rooks supported each other through our Saturday morning wreck stairs workouts, came together to push our head coach’s car out of the snow during a blizzard in Winnipeg and of course, all showed up strong on the dance floor at Lola’s.

I faced a few hurdles. For my first three years, I had numerous nagging lower body injuries, including a stress fracture. In addition, our team was filled with star-studded veterans above me up until my fourth year.

I just waited for my chance to contribute on the court to be handed to me. But it doesn’t work that way.

Throughout those years, I still had a unique effect on the outcomes of games. “Loud” would be the best way to describe it.

The goal was to be the loudest person in the gym and — no matter

my minutes — bring the team’s energy up, not down. It was what I was good at. I filled a role many others wouldn’t fit into.

More than once, I’d have Adrienne Parkin and Shilpa Khanna hit my knee while I was in the middle of screaming, “grab the boards!” at someone else. They’d say, “Do it now, start the chant.”

I’d be confused, but then I realized they wanted me to start a defensive chant because my voice was the loudest on the bench.

Despite my loud mouth, I was still recruited to play basketball.

The level of success I was having on the court was not where I’d hoped it would be. This was more than obvious each day as I took my basketball shoes off and strapped my aircast — the grey thing people with broken feet wear — back on everyday for three months straight.

Frustration kicked in. I noticed the start of thoughts like “Why am I here? I’m not bringing anything useful to the team. I’m a failure.”

Having always been a top athlete, I was feeling a lack of purpose.

I kind of “found” myself at UBC (cheesy, I know). I attribute it down to a spark in my third year and something my parents always said to me that pushed me out of my comfort zone and take control of my happiness. They would respond to my most recent rantings about a tough practice with a variation of “shit happens, what are you going to do about it?”

My parents’ inspiring words rang through my head when things felt like they just weren’t meant to be. “What are you gonna do about it?” I started to think about other aspects of UBC I enjoyed, reasons to stay here and what my passion was.

A way to find balance in my life…

Balance was a typical hilarious night at home with Jaime Hills, Nicole Saxvik, Stephanie Schaupmeyer and Meagan Pasternak, belting Rihanna and Adele or planning our next luau.

Balance was embracing my

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“I was a senior. ‘Here goes nothing,’ I thought.”

inner social butterfly, joining the Thunderbird Athletic Council (TAC) as a team rep in my second year and completing two years as an executive in charge of outreach and “hype games.” Balance was living the Kits life for the summers and exploring beautiful BC. So as that buzzer went and those feelings of disbelief and pressure were overwhelming me, it was all coming to an end — what was I going to do about it? Enjoy it and leave a legacy with my leadership.

The final year. That’s when the sappy reminiscing starts. Trust me, we milk it the whole year. Each day brought a different emotion. First, it was panic that we now carried all the leadership and responsibilities.

The second shock was trying to remember where four out of five years had gone. Third was a

newfound satisfaction that we now ran the show. And then it went back to the panic again that we had to “adult” real soon.

It was off to a bumpy start. Our original rookie class was down to two people and it meant I was part of a whole new leadership group with seven incoming players. Age gaps were evident, standards and rules were set, but the learning of being a respected mentor hasn’t stopped. I felt constant stress trying to help my team become the best they can be as the most contributing leader that lacks on-court prowess.

“What are you gonna do about it?”

I learned a few lessons of my own over five years. You find a family in your team. The stress was unnecessary, especially when it made you question the sport you

love. Remember to keep the big picture in sight and take your fate into your own hands. In a crazy way, we find a way to become adults.

That question lit a fire under my ass daily. It led to many amazing experiences, a lot of personal growth over five years and TAC progress — hopefully leaving behind a closer and more inspired varsity community. I never thought I would stand on a stage and speak in front of 1,000 university leaders and Thunderbirds more than once — at the ZLC Millennium Scholarship Breakfast and the Big Block awards.

When I look back to see the lessons I’ve learned, I remember everyone has a role.

Find balance. Find your niche.

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