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When Dr. Edward Gilman Slingerland, professor in Asian studies and religion at UBC, got a book from a student back in 1998, he had no idea it would completely change the way he studied religion.

After a bachelor degree and a master’s degree in Chinese, Slingerland had just finished writing his PhD dissertation in Religious Studies at Stanford — or so he thought. Philosophy in the Flesh by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson, founders of the conceptual metaphor theory, solved many of the theoretical problems he had encountered while writing his dissertation. Slingerland ended up rewriting it completely. “[Philosophy in the Flesh] just changed everything for me,” he said.

“When I ended up publishing [my dissertation], it was looking very little like my [first] dissertation, and that’s the beginning of this move toward science.”

Today, the student’s gift represents a pivotal moment in Slingerland’s career. It sparked his growing interest in scientific methodologies, but “always with the idea of bringing it back to the field I work in” — early Chinese philosophy and comparative religion.

This idea of introducing scientific methods into the study of religion is at the core of one of Slingerland’s newest projects, the Database of Religious History (DRH). The DRH functions as an online encyclopedia of scholarly knowledge on religious cultural history structured and visualized in time and space. It is the first of its kind and, like with most great inventions, Slingerland stumbled across the idea by accident.

In 2012, Dr. Slingerland was part of a team of UBC professors working on an interdisciplinary study about the evolution of religion and morality. To test their hypothesis against the historical record in a reliable and scientific manner, Slingerland and Dr. Mark Collard — an archeology professor currently working at SFU — came up with the idea to create a database. After a few years of brainstorming, data

gathering and technical development of the database, it has been functioning professionally for about a year and a half.

The database is a response to the larger issue of information overload in academia.

“There is a new journal in China, in my field, like every month ... It is simply physically impossible for me to read everything that’s published,” said Slingerland. He argued that due to this overload, it has become impossible to make generalizations based on scholarly intuition.

“Back when fields were kind of these old boy networks, were kind of small, intuition worked because you actually knew everyone,” Slingerland said. “… They all knew each other, personally. They would meet twice a year and smoke cigars, drink scotch and talk about stuff.”

Now that academia is getting bigger, the DRH works to replace these personal ties. Scholars fill in questionnaires that allow only one of four answers: “Yes,” “No,” “The field doesn’t know” or “I don’t know.” It is challenging to reduce complicated qualitative knowledge to a checkbox, but it makes it possible to identify patterns, and compare and visualize huge amounts of data over time and space in the blink of an eye.

To ensure reliability of data, the DRH project has gathered a team of 33 editors with different areas of expertise. Yet it is the DRH’s philosophy to be radically open — anyone who is either a scholar or a graduate student can contribute to the database.

“The closest thing to something like [the DRH] right now is the Oxford Handbook, and the way you get in the Oxford Handbook is that you went to grad school with the editor,” Slingerland said. “I think [the DRH] is going to democratize the production of consensus. Because now everybody is going to be represented, and not just those who went to Harvard in 1980.”

The database is not just for scholars, as it is a publicly accessible resource and has recently also made its way into the classroom. One of the editors, a Christianity expert at the University of Miami, lets undergraduate students answer part

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of the questionnaire as their final test. Under the editor’s supervision, the students’ entries can even be published on the DRH. “It is a good example of how people are using it in ways that we never anticipated,” said Slingerland.

The DRH is also expanding rapidly. Right now, there is just one questionnaire based on religious groups, but another questionnaire focused on geographical location is going live soon. A Harvard research group will also launch its questionnaire and data on mystical religion, concerning themes like witchcraft and werewolves, on the DRH around November.

The DRH team is also working on finding a way to add more qualitative data — text, pictures, videos and other imagery — to the database.

There are even plans to publish the DRH and its questionnaires in other languages, to level the playing field between scholars in an English language-dominated context.

As he works towards making contributing to the DRH the norm for academics, Slingerland is also busy negotiating with UBC about the project. He is trying to see whether UBC can be the DRH’s institutional home, ensuring financial support for the project in the future.

“We need something permanent, we need to know that we’re not going to run out of grant money and all this data is going to get lost because we can’t keep the database up,” he said.

Slingerland and UBC are also working on launching a new masters degree in religious studies next year, which will be moved out of the classical, near Eastern and religious studies department. Instead, it would take on a more scientific and interdisciplinary approach to religion. A bachelor degree would then follow.

“We [at UBC] now have the highest concentration of people who are part of the science of religion in the world,” Slingerland said. “UBC is going to be a mecca for people who want to study religion from a scientific perspective.” U

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AMS apologizes to Indigenous peoples for not making ‘serious efforts to advance reconciliation’

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“We fully realize that there is much that we do not know, and we hope that Indigenous students will work with the AMS to identify inclusive steps forward.”

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Following an Indigenous student discussion circle on October 2, the AMS has apologized for its sluggish efforts to engage Indigenous students and communities on campus and “advance reconciliation.”

The society issued a statement on October 4 acknowledging that its organization is comprised primarily of non-Indigenous people — this year’s AMS Council has no Indigenous members — and that it has “not made serious efforts to advance reconciliation or recognize Indigenous rights.”

In particular, the apology touches on the AMS’s failures to strongly advocate for Indigenous communities’ academic and financial support.

“For most of the AMS history, we have not been a strong voice for augmenting Indigenous enrolment, for increasing scholarships to Indigenous people, and for expanding curricula to include Indigenous content and epistemologies,” reads the apology.

“It’s a first step” The apology gives a breakdown of the AMS’s multiple unsuccessful efforts to include Indigenous representation in its Council and broader organization since the 1990s.

In 2014, the society created an Aboriginal Commissioner position, but it was removed in October 2017 due to “difficulty reaching out to groups on campus” and lack of projects.

In September 2017, gender, race, sexuality and social justice mature student and member of the Piikani Nation of the Niitsitapi Confederacy Rodney Little Mustache — whose traditional Niitsitapi name is Maistoo’a waastaan, or “Crow Flag” — helped lobby the AMS to create a standing Indigenous committee which it was initially slow to implement.

“That’s part of reconciliation: honouring our past and what we’ve been through, and we can honour you in certain ways as well,” said Little Mustache to The Ubyssey at the time.

Little Mustache would subsequently advocate for better

Indigenous consultation with his March 2018 bid for the AMS presidency, which he ultimately lost to current AMS President Marium Hamid.

Minutes from the June 12 meeting of the AMS Advocacy committee then indicate that Little Mustache, as a member-atlarge, encouraged the society to draft an apology for its failure to engage Indigenous students and make it public via Hamid.

“Today, with the AMS apology I feel that is a good start, to uniting the space we are in and the spaces we as students and alumni can make better by accepting each other and showing that respect and inclusion are worth fighting for all over the world,” he wrote in a response to The Ubyssey.

Hamid added that since March 2018, the AMS has had an Indigenous Advisory Group that provided feedback to the AMS VP Academic and University Affairs Office on expanding Indigenous representation inside the AMS — but it was largely ad hoc.

“It was an informal group. … But now that we have heard our community [we] realize that a standalone would be a more engaged option,” said Hamid.

She confirmed today that a number of students at the discussion circle expressed interest in joining a formal Indigenous advisory committee.

They aim to develop and present the committee’s terms of reference at the next AMS Council meeting on October 10, but Hamid said this process is a “formality of sort” as the work has already begun.

“The convening of the committee is our first priority right now,” said Hamid.

“Everything we do from now on in our organization should be from the standpoint of the community itself.”

Beyond establishing the committee, individual AMS executives will work to make the society more inclusive through initiatives within their own portfolios. For example, VP Administration Chris Hakim is looking to secure a central space in the Nest for Indigenous students, according to Hamid.

“Every single portfolio — whether it’s university affairs, whether it’s government relations or just looking at the budgeting we have to support Indigenous initiatives — is being looked at to see ways ... [that] we can make a permanent structure, framework or just a reminder within our work that this has to be taken care of,” she said.

Little Mustache said the inclusion of a space for Indigenous students and the formalization of the committee are part of Indigenous students “finally being recognized” on campus.

“Seeing the apology, and learning today that the AMS is letting us choose a space within the AMS, and then giving the soon to be formed Indigenous

Committee startup funds is a moment that should make all Indigenous students feel more at home and part of the UBC family,” wrote Little Mustache.

BEYOND THE AMS The apology specifically references the society’s failure to communicate with the Musqueam Nation, on whose unceded and traditional territory UBC sits.

“The AMS has not significantly engaged with the Musqueam Indian Band; nor have we spent much time reflecting on what territorial acknowledgment means,” reads the apology.

On August 1, AMS Council passed a revised communications policy mandating that the society “promote a good ongoing relationship with Musqueam.”

Hamid said that the society intends to communicate more regularly with the band on issues like the use of Indigenous art and symbols on campus, including the UBC Thunderbird.

“There is a lot of imagery, a lot of art and culture that symbolizes [the campus’] location and its link to the Musqueam nation and other nations across Canada,” said Hamid. “But it’s not sufficient for us to have these symbols without reflecting on what it means and what it means to be not Indigenous.”

In his written response, Little Mustache personally thanked the Musqueam, the Squamish and the Tsleil-Waututh Nations for their hospitality.

The AMS statement comes just months after UBC President Santa Ono made his own apology on behalf of the university for its role in the Indian Residential School System, which the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

(TRC) referred to as part of a “cultural genocide” against Indigenous peoples.

At the same time, UBC’s newly-created Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre — which was opened in tandem with Ono’s apology — has been criticized for being severely under-supported.

When asked how the AMS would ensure adequate support for its Indigenous advisory committee, Hamid said that alongside space and money, the AMS has planned to hire dedicated personnel within its own budget.

“The idea is that we totally understand and we recognize that it is a lot of work for a committee to do by itself and they should not be put in the position where they have to,” she said.

Moving forward, the AMS hopes that strong relations with its Indigenous members and stakeholders become a reality.

“The AMS should have long ago begun to meaningfully address relations with Indigenous peoples,” reads the apology.

“This statement of apology is intended to be an inflection point from which the AMS commits to genuine reconciliation, respect for Indigenous rights, and recognition of our position as guests on this land.”

Little Mustache said the apology is a landmark decision for all students at UBC. “The AMS and UBC are at a turning point in history,” wrote Little Mustache. “We are setting the stage so that these types of actions are worked on and never forgotten. ... I cannot find the words for the happiness I feel for the present students and the future students of the University of British Columbia.” U

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“That’s part of reconciliation: honouring our past and what we’ve been through, and we can honour you in certain ways as well,” said Rodney Little Mustache.

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UBC to review its sexual misconduct policy starting September 2019 Samantha McCabe Coordinating Editor

An AMS submission to a recent Board of Governors committee meeting lobbied the university to start reviewing its sexual misconduct policy (Policy 131) in fall 2019.

According to UBC, the formal three-year review will begin in September 2019 and be completed

by May 2020. This aligns with not only the AMS submission but also with Bill 23, the provincial legislation that mandated all postsecondary institutions across BC have sexual misconduct policies in place by May 2017. The bill includes a provision that schools must review their own policies every three years, meaning the first review would be in May 2020.

“Given the challenges that have been identified with this policy since its creation, waiting until 2020 will leave many issues unresolved,” reads the submission penned by AMS VP Academic and University Affairs Max Holmes.

If there are outstanding issues with the policy, why not just review it now? It is a delicate balancing act between tackling the multiple identified problems within Policy 131 and the impossibility of truly analyzing the policy if it hasn’t even been fully implemented yet, an issue all its own.

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“Given the challenges that have been identified with this policy since its creation, waiting until 2020 will leave many issues unresolved.”

According to an emailed statement from Janet Teasdale, UBC’s managing director of Student Development and Services, “To interrupt the implementation phase with a policy review would risk a number of key institutional and community priorities,” including the implementation of investigation processes, increasing awareness and education on sexual misconduct, further developing respondent services and developing partnerships with

organizations like the AMS Sexual Assault Support Centre.

In other words, both the AMS and UBC agree that a policy review can’t happen until the university has a chance to work on existing issues.

“Completing work in those priority areas will provide the information and experience the university will require to properly engage in a fulsome and effective policy review and the consultation such a review will entail,” wrote Teasdale.

That policy review will take months and include at least one round of community consultation.

UBC’s current set of Policy 131 priorities were identified through a “small policy review” or a “retrospective assessment.” The review took place over the summer and included four workshops with students, faculty, staff and other stakeholders.

“We’re definitely very satisfied with the amount of consultation that happened [over the summer] identifying the different issues that

need to be tackled over this year and into the coming future,” said Holmes.

Attendees to those workshops found 17 points to work on — which were mentioned by Holmes in his submission, but have not been released by UBC. Those 17 points were condensed into 11 points — according to the Office of the Vice President Student — and then included in the implementation update that was presented to the Board at the People, Community, and International Committee meeting in September.

Holmes called the workshops “a productive step in the right direction” for Policy 131 in his submission to the Board, and noted that the AMS is supportive of the current process UBC is undergoing. “... A review of this magnitude needs preparation beforehand from an organization like the AMS, because we want to make sure that we can catalog all of the issues that we’ve identified over the past two years.” U This article is part of The Ubyssey’s “One Year Later” ongoing investigative series on sexual misconduct at UBC. If you have any information that you would like to share pertaining to it, please email Samantha McCabe at coordinating@ubyssey.ca.

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Where is UBC’s $44.6 million Excellence Fund going?

Doctoral Fellowship and the Doctoral Recruitment Fellowship.

Remaining funds have been set towards the development of a fourth collegium space for commuter students and UBC’s Youth in Care Tuition Waiver Program.

“We will do better.”

Arshiya Malik Contributor

As UBC’s Excellence Fund continues to grow, stakeholders are becoming more concerned about the fund’s size and where the money is being spent.

The UBC Excellence Fund (EF) was created in February 2016 to realize the school’s ambition of becoming “Canada’s best university over the next decade,” according to this year’s annual report.

The fund, which draws its revenue from incremental increases in international tuition, is dedicated to providing significant resources to “advance academic excellence” and “strengthen UBC in the years to come.”

Since its creation in 2016, increases in international tuition and higher international student

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enrolment have expanded the fund from $6.3 to $44.6 million in just two years.

Where is it going?

The EF is divided up into four key areas: Student Support and Student Experience Roughly $7.3 million of the EF has been marked for student support and student experience. Within the amount, $5 million is committed towards the Blue and Gold Campaign, which aims to provide $100 million in aid for students.

An additional $1.2 million has been allotted to the Tuum Est Awards over a period of four years.

This section of the EF also finances Graduate Fellowship Programs, such as the International

Faculty Recruitment and Retention The $14.6 million allocated for faculty recruitment and retention is geared towards UBC’s initiatives to recruit and retain “exemplary faculty.”

Part of this section of funding aims to create more attractive faculty packages including an updated Housing Action Plan, as housing availability is “one of the main barriers the University faces in retaining and attracting faculty to Vancouver” according to UBC’s 2018/19 budget. This funding also supplements the Distinguished University Scholars Program, which recognizes achievements of the faculty in areas of research excellence. Research and salary support for President’s Excellence Chairs and Canada 150 Research Chairs is also sustained by the EF. Research Clusters and Infrastructure With a grand allotment of $21.8 million, research support constitutes the largest chunk of the EF. From this funding, $5 million went towards research clusters including Advanced Research Computing, Sequencing and Bioinformatics, and Indigenous research units. Another $32 million has been committed over the next three years to build digital research infrastructure.

Investment commitments have been made to establish the e@UBC initiative and a network of integrated programs supporting UBC students, alumni, faculty and staff.

Strategic Plan Implementation Like previous years, funds have been set aside as “non-targeted funding” — approximately $4 million — to retain the university’s ability to “capitalize on opportunities as they arise.”

“We will do better” As the EF’s scope and size continue to expand, some stakeholders worry about where the money is going.

The current decision making model for the Excellence Fund means the President and the Provost’s office are hypothetically able to fund particular choice programs without consulting constituents — which has some stakeholders concerned.

Budget recommendations for Strategic Plan Investments are made by the Provost after consulting with the Committee of Deans, the Senate Budget Committee, the President’s Research Advisory Committee and the AMS, according to the terms of reference submitted to the Board of Governors in February 2016.

But AMS VP Academic and University Affairs Max Holmes said that “consultations in the past years have been lacking with the AMS” and that student priorities aren’t being addressed.

“If this is all coming from international tuition ... what benefits are the international

students going to see?” said Holmes. “... That’s something that the university hasn’t done a great job of telling its story about.”

David Shorthouse, UBC’s executive director of academic initiatives, acknowledged that this has been an issue, but pledged to consult the AMS in the future.

“We didn’t do, frankly, a very good job last year,” he said. “We had a timing issue and that’s on us — not on the students at all. I’ve committed to Max that this will not happen again this year.

“We will do better.”

Board of Governors faculty representative Charles Menzies said that the lack of consultation around the EF is a structural issue that isn’t exclusive to the AMS and UBC. “When the money sits in the collegiate office and it is controlled by an executive structure … it lends power to the centre in a way that might not really be in the best interests of the overall good of the university,” said Menzies.

Instead, he advocates for a “classic structure” where decisions on funding are made at the department level and carried forward by faculty who are part of the decision-making units.

While the university doesn’t expect to be restructuring the EF any time soon, students and faculty stakeholders alike hope that the fund’s mission and impact becomes clearer.

“What we’re hoping for this year is to have a more transparent understanding of the impact of the EF on student life and how the university is really going to provide what that looks like,” said Holmes. U

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SASC offers new workshops to more campus groups following surge in volunteers

It’s a big year for UBC’s Board of Governors.

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The most important policies being reviewed by UBC’s Board of Governors this year Zak Vescera & Alex Nguyen News Editors

It’s a big year for UBC’s Board of Governors (BoG).

The BoG has outlined a number of key policies that are either slated for review or being actively reviewed already. These include reworking how UBC accommodates students with disabilities, the school’s rules around discrimination and harassment, and how cannabis can be consumed on campus.

According to a report presented

by University Counsel Hubert Lai and Associate University Counsel Mark Crosbie, there are 12 pressing issues that are currently undergoing the redevelopment process and 11 urgent ones that require “immediate attention” from the Board.

Among them, here are the policies you should be paying special attention to this school year.

Policy 3: Discrimination and Harassment This policy briefly came up at the Board level this summer, when concerned stakeholders flagged American conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro’s upcoming visit to campus. Invited guests are not required to abide by the same guidelines that the policy lays out for UBC members.

According to Lai and Crosbie’s document, it’s been less than two years since Policy 3 was updated — but the fact that it’s up for review so quickly proves that its gaps are already showing. The policy will be reviewed by the BoG’s People, Community and International (PC&I) Committee and come back to Board for input in November 2018 and approval in March 2019.

Policy 15: Smoking and Smoking Product Promotion on Campus Also under review by the PC&I Committee, UBC’s draft revisions to its smoking policy will treat cannabis in the same way as tobacco when the drug is legalized on October 17. With these suggested updates,

the university is going against a nationwide trend of smoke-free campuses, but it is receiving positive feedback from student stakeholders for the revisions’ inclusion of harmreduction practices.

Moving forward, a communitywide consultation is set to continue until November 16 and the policy won’t be finalized until the BoG’s February 2019 meeting. It will be worth watching to see how UBC’s educational campaigns, consultation with local neighbourhoods and its extra regulations on cannabis in residences will play out over the first four months of legalization.

Policy 65: Religious Holidays Approved in 1994, this policy has not gone through a review until now.

As UBC becomes much more diverse, the university is receiving more requests from students seeking religious accommodations for holidays not covered under the school’s current calendar, according to Lai and Crosbie’s report.

A policy review to standardize practices is also particularly important, as the UBC Strategic Plan sets diversity as one of the school’s top priorities. This review will be undertaken by the PC&I committee and is expected to come back to Board for input in January 2019 and approval in May 2019.

Policy 73: Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities This policy hasn’t been updated since it was approved in May 1999 — and the cracks are starting to show.

The department named in the policy’s original draft no longer exists, and a Ubyssey feature last year revealed substantial problems with deciding who receives accommodations and who doesn’t. Currently undertaken by the Learning & Research Committee, the draft update includes instating a process for students to make complaints and launch investigations about denied accommodations and sets the

standard of disability as “undue hardship.”

Policy 73 is expected to be up for Board approval in November 2018.

Policy 92: Land Use and Permitting & Policy 5: Sustainable Development The BoG is considering cutting Policy 5, which was last revised in June 2005. The report notes that technical and administrative changes have made the policy outdated, creating an “incorrect” idea “that UBC’s approach to sustainability is behind the times.”

The discussion might now move to Policy 92 by creating Land Use Rules with explicit language about sustainable development.

Within the four items listed under Land Use Rules, sustainability is largely discussed in the Resident Environmental Assessment Program, which “mandate[s] and measure[s] sustainable building practices for ... residential developments” in UBC’s Neighbourhood Housing Areas.

Both policy reviews have been undertaken by the Property Committee and are to be brought back for Board input in November 2018 and approval in March 2019.

UBC Campus & Community Planning will be doing most of the consultation for the development of the suggested land use rules.

Policy 101: Vending Machines on Campus Okay, this one’s a bit silly. Still, UBC’s current policy around vending machines — last revised in September 1993 — lets the head of an administrative division independently approve machines that dispense candy bars and drinks. As UBC works on a healthy beverage initiative to phase out sugary beverages, tweaking this policy might be surprisingly important in determining whether the initiative succeeds.

This policy update is assigned to Finance Committee. It is to come back to Board for input in January 2019 and approval in May 2019. U

SASC has seen over 100 volunteer applications this term.

Sara Flamer Contributor

The AMS’s Sexual Assault Support Centre (SASC) is offering workshops to more campus groups following a recent surge in volunteers.

According to an update from the centre at the September 26 AMS Council meeting, SASC has seen over 100 volunteer applications this term. Due to limited capacity, the centre has since accepted and trained 54 of them.

Dr. Jennifer Gagnon, SASC’s volunteer and outreach coordinator and a political science sessional lecturer, attributed the influx of volunteers to the current “cultural moment” of increasing awareness and discussion around sexual misconduct and violence.

“With all the media recordings about Kavanaugh, with conversations about rape culture coming into the mainstream, I think there’s a lot of folk saying, ‘What can I do about it?’” she said.

The SASC itself has recently been at the centre of the campus community’s attention following the AMS’s now-reversed decision to cut the centre’s support services this summer.

First announced on June 22, the proposed cuts prompted immediate backlash from the community, leading the AMS to reverse its decision just three days later and issue an apology to community members affected by the decision.

SASC’s new volunteers are allowing the centre to reach out to more campus groups and offer new workshops, such as a collaboration with the AMS Hatch Gallery’s Our Bodies Are Bodies exhibit and workshops with UBC Improv and AMS peersupport service Speakeasy.

SASC is also collaborating with sororities and fraternities — communities that have faced

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criticisms for their handling of reports and discussion around sexual misconduct — to run workshops on responding to disclosure, supporting survivors and facilitating healthy masculinities and bystander intervention.

“They aren’t about healthy masculinity directly, but are about how to use masculinity as a lens to talk about cultural norms, cultural scripts, sexual assault and consent,” said Alex Dauncey, the Healthier Masculinities program coordinator.

Dauncey said he has been receiving positive responses from the fraternities, which are echoed

by Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC) President Jamie Gill.

“The training was absolutely amazing — completely tailored to the fraternity system and had the entire audience fully engaged,” said Gill.

At the first workshop for fraternities on October 3, there were over 100 attendees from Phi Delta Theta and Beta Theta Pi. Moving forward, there will be two different fraternities attending the workshops each week, as the IFC has made these workshops mandatory for its members. “[They are] a huge step forward for the Greek system as well as the entire university community.”

While Dauncey noted that sexualized violence can happen in any community, he believes that fraternities are in a unique position to take the lead on advancing positive masculinity in the future.

“My big dream is to see members of fraternities start their own projects on masculinity,” Dauncey said. “This is my call: if you’re in a fraternity and you want to make change around the issues around gender-based violence, sexualized violence or masculinity, come talk to me. I want to help fraternities become leaders in addressing this problem.” U

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Beauty and distortion on display in Our Bodies Are Bodies emma renaerts Contributor

Our Bodies Are Bodies, a new exhibit at the Hatch Gallery, showcases the work of eight artists who explore the theme of bodies through a variety of media.

The gallery was nearly full with friends, family and interested UBC students on the September 20 opening night.

“The theme of the body is really contentious, generally, because often it’s a subject in art but it’s also very personally involved with your own experience,” said Julia Wong, curator of the exhibit.

The collection of work portrays a wide range of bodies in unexpected ways. Wong hopes that she can present a healthier image of bodies “by representing the body as something that’s kind of in flux, or changing.”

Certain artists, including Joy Gyamfi who provided the cover photo for the event, focused on diverse bodies in their choice of subjects. Some artists interpreted the theme personally, looking at experiences of discomfort and self-love in their own bodies, while other artists focused on experimental ways to display bodies. Although some pieces in the exhibit feel more cohesive than others, the flow of the artwork and the mix of colour and monochrome makes the exhibit dynamic.

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The collection of work portrays a wide range of bodies in unexpected ways.

The highlights of the evening were the performances. Bo Dyp, a non-binary person from the Dzawada’enuxw First Nation whose name is a play on the words “body politics,” gave a drag performance. They lip-synced and danced in an incredible pair of red high-heeled boots, blending cultures, gender expressions as well as traditional and pop-culture.

Kayt Willemina, who has other works on display in the exhibit, did a piece of performance art called Re:. The room was silent as everyone crowded around

Willemina to see what she was doing. Willemina began by ripping sheets of paper into small squares and then writing various names on each of the squares before putting them in her mouth.

She chewed but did not swallow, and continued filling her mouth until it looked like she might be sick. The tension in the room was palpable. The final product, which she pulled from her mouth and placed on a white block, will remain as part of the exhibit.

Willemina explained the role of performance in an exhibit about bodies, saying that “to have

a show about bodies and not have performances is missing the point.”

Artist Vicky Mo suggested that performance disrupts our traditional gallery experience, because “it really puts the viewers and the participants into this environment where the art is completely surrounding them and it engulfs them.”

In terms of the art on display, artist Ariel Elise asked, “What if bodies were beautified by distortion? ... I think everyone comes through with their own background story and their own

broken pieces and maybe we can still find beauty in the fragments.”

Our Bodies Are Bodies asks us to find beauty in abstraction and distortion. It’s a fun challenge to attempt, even just for 30 minutes on your lunch break. U In conjunction with the exhibit, the Hatch Gallery and the AMS Sexual Assault Support Centre are hosting a workshop that explores the definitions of rape culture and consent as well as body and sex positivity on October 11 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Our Bodies Are Bodies runs in the Hatch until October 18.

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Common Threads: Body positivity and light-wash jeans BOyfrIend JeAnS This might sound incredibly obvious, but skinny jeans aren’t the only shape option available.

This summer, I wandered into the black hole that is Aritzia during their summer sale and gambled on a pair of light-wash boyfriend jeans. After a few days of breaking them in and getting their stretch going, it turns out that they are actually comfortable and make me feel like a supercasual human. Throw on some sneakers, a cozy sweater and a big comfy scarf, and you are fallready. These are perfect for those breezy fall days where a jacket isn’t necessary.

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So how do you incorporate light-wash into your fall and winter wardrobe?

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As a body-conscious woman, there is one fashion statement that I struggle to get behind: light-wash jeans.

Some might wonder why it’s such a big deal — it’s just a pair of jeans, right? But for those out there who struggle with their body image, light-wash jeans tend to point out the things you usually hide under your regular

layers of black clothing and yoga pants. Slipping into a pair of light-wash skinnies can not only feel suffocating, but seem to look suffocating too (or at least you can think they do). It can feel like your lumps and bumps are on display for the world — so why would you buy them in the first place, let alone leave the house in them?

On the other hand, after years of trying to evade the truth, I’ve come to the conclusion that sometimes

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black jeans just don’t cut it. I know, I can’t believe I said that either.

In a city that seems to live in the monochromatic and thrive on a combination of black and grey clothing, it’s hard to say for sure if baby blue truly fits the Vancouver colour scheme.

So how do you incorporate light-wash into your fall and winter wardrobe then? I’m no expert, but this is how I’m coming to terms with a wider selection of denim.

A major barrier with light-wash jeans is that they feel summer-y.

Work to make them feel otherwise by layering things overtop of them. Get out a hoodie, that new Lululemon puffer vest you’ve been dying to try out and a winter beanie — perhaps all in your favourite fall and winter colours (for me that’s black, maroon and olive.) It will help give the illusion of more weather-friendly fashion, but still give you that pop of brightness. A leather jacket also gives off a cool look, if that’s your vibe.

MAKe ‘eM fAnCy Another thing that I struggle with about light-wash jeans is that

they can feel very informal. There is something clean and precise about wearing black or dark denim compared to a brighter hue. That said, there are options out there that might counteract this. Light-wash jeans that are embellished can be one way to make them more of a statement. I personally love the ones that have pearls on them! I can convince myself I look fabulous in anything that’s got a classy amount of bling, so maybe you can too.

HIgH-WAISted HeAVen As a gal who is constantly trying to hide her tummy, there is something oddly comforting about a good pair of highwaisted skinny jeans. No, I’m not suggesting that you buy highwaisted light-wash and pair them with a midriff-baring crop top — you totally can if that’s your vibe, but there are other options too.

Tuck your shirt into the front of them and slip on your favourite jacket so that from the side, your lumps and bumps are slightly more discreet, but you also give off that long-legged look. I have a long sleeve turtleneck that I love Queer Eye-French-tucking into my high-waisted skinnies and pairing with my streamlined grey wool coat to make me feel sleek and stylish. That said, they also make me feel like my not-so-toned parts are safe and secure from making an unwanted appearance throughout the day. U

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Homesick Cooking: Spicy Navajo comfort food Hannah feodorov Staff Writer

Music reverberates around the house, winding around old Navajo pots and language books that my dad seems to have left by the wayside.

The Dutch shoes in the corner are awaiting Sinterklaas. Although my home back in Seattle presents a collage of culture, I’m not generally focused on my connection to both my parents’ separate backgrounds.

It’s easy to forget one has two different heritages when both traditions meld so seamlessly together. I find this most deliciously exemplified when there are clanging pots and good smells in kitchen.

green CHIlI SteW And fry BreAd Green chili stew and fry bread has always been a special New Year’s treat in our house, but sometimes when you’re away from home you just want some deep-fried dough and broth that’s hot enough to cure any cold. Although Vancouver is sadly lacking in southwest Native American cuisine, it is possible to make this dish at home.

nAVAJO HIStOry The Navajo nation is in the southwestern region of the USA in the deserts of Utah, Arizona and New Mexico. The placement of the Navajo reservation is key to the creation of fry bread: it is the side dish for our stew. Fry bread was invented as a way to make the most of rations, after the US government forced the Navajo (Diné) people to relocate during the 300 mile “Long Walk.”

tHe SeCret IngredIent Most of the ingredients for my dad’s version of green chili stew and fry bread can be found at any Safeway or Save-on-Foods, with the exception of Hominy. Hominy (pazole) is a kind of puffy white corn thing that you

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get in a can, it’s also a huge part of this recipe, and I must stress that you cannot leave it out. It can be found at Fresh is Best on Broadway. With just a few simple adjustments to make this stew sort of student friendly, it’s time to get cooking!

tIpS And trICKS A few tips to consider when putting together this recipe: fry bread is usually best served with honey, but

it can also be eaten plain! And while ideally one would use lard or Crisco for deep-frying purposes, I like to use canola oil as its lighter on the taste buds and easier to use.

Remember, imperfections are normal, and just as delicious — I make them all the time. In terms of the stew itself, you can use canned or fresh chilis, but I like to cheat and use the cans, as roasting real chilies is hard and takes way too long. Finally, be warned: the

Vancouver is sadly lacking in southwest Native American cuisine.

stew gets hotter the longer you leave it in the fridge.

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This recipe serves as a reminder of the identity that both my dad and I share as part of the Diné people, not to mention that this food brings my whole family together, as my mom spends a lot of time hanging around the kitchen and taste testing during stew season.

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Even though many students are away from home and perhaps a bit too reliant on take out, I hope this stew is a delicious opportunity to partake in some spicy Navajo comfort just as the rain comes drizzling back onto campus. U Know the best place in town to get your favourite, authentic homestyle dish? Email culture@ubyssey.ca to write for the Homesick Cooking column.

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Get creative with climate change

So why not push yourself and literally create change?

Olivia Johnson Contributor

Feel passionate about the environment? Have an artistic flair that you want to show off? The UBC Climate Art Competition offers students a chance to be creative and communicate the issue of climate change via their own art. On October 19, two lucky students will be selected to showcase their powerful creations for one year in the AMS Student Nest or Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability [CIRS] building.

AMS Sustainability and SEEDS have partnered with the UBC Sustainability Initiative to create the first-ever UBC Climate Art Competition. Though the SEEDS sustainability program has run highly successful competitions before, this will be the touchstone for future collaboration between all three of these organizations.

Sam Tuck, AMS sustainability projects coordinator, said the goals of this project are to “convey the urgency of [the] global climate change crisis to the UBC community and engage [with more] students on [these] issues.”

This competition wants to combine “[the] creative powers of students [and promote] climate justice related art in the Nest and

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CIRS,” Tuck explained.

Essentially, this competition requires an individual or a small group of students (maximum four) to complete an online submissions package. This will include information forms along with a scanned idea of the art image they wish to create. The ideal project will capture the attention of students, staff and visitors within these spaces while also expressing contemporary climate justice issues. Students will have flexibility with their projects too – a $500 winning cheque will be awarded to help cover the costs of any materials needed to make their dream design a reality. The only thing to keep in mind is there will be no accessibility to water or electricity.

“We’re basically [opening a competitive platform] where students have the opportunity [to] build social and cultural awareness,” said Tuck. So why not push yourself and literally create change? Get inventive and play around with some designs! U For more information and to find the submission forms, head to the Facebook page “UBC Climate Art Competition” or contact Sam Tuck himself at sustainprojects@ams. ubc.ca

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When things got truly out of control, I became a person I did not recognize.

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Memoir: Superwoman takes first year danielle Olusanya Contributor

A friend once told me that I was Superwoman. No matter how many things I had on my list, I would always find time to do everything and do it well. Even today, I take pride in this Superwoman persona, including the humble-brags about being overloaded with copious amounts of work and social obligations. However, this is what led to my inevitable downfall in my first year.

It’s not that I meant to become busy. For years, I had dreamed about propping open the door of my dorm to a world of new friends and new opportunities while eating ramen in a Rory Gilmoreesque style. People often say that university is the best time of your life. This was a chance to reinvent myself from the person who stayed in watching Gilmore Girls and gorging on an unhealthy amount of Walmart chicken nuggets. UBC was so big and shiny and new it seemed like the perfect place to implement that reinvention. But before I knew it, a huge part of me became desperately scared that missing out on an experience, any experience, would doom me to pathetic irrelevancy.

I still remember how out of the loop I felt those first few days.

I hadn’t had any of the brochure experiences promised to me. I hadn’t sat on a patch of green with my multicultural group of friends discussing the nuances of Aristotelian metaphysics. It seemed

like everyone was making these deeper connections and I was once again doomed to a lonely, chicken nugget-filled fate. So I said yes. To everything. Every frat party, every first-year event – even the ones that didn’t include pizza – and every friend that wanted to “hang out.”

Before I knew it, I was living the coveted college experience. I went to exciting parties and eventually, I found an amazing group of friends that accepted me. Most importantly, we did sometimes sit on patches of green.

This short-lived happiness came with a price. Every time I wasn’t surrounded by people, I found myself feeling desperately lonely.

I was trapped in the midst of my own FOMO, with only my thoughts and fears to keep me company.

It scared me, so I threw myself into even more activities, hastily scribbling my name onto the bottom of every sign up sheet and spending every waking moment with my friends. I threw parties and movie nights, signed up for articles I had no interest in writing, advertised events I had no interest in attending and swiped through Tinder until I had run out of all potential matches. Anytime I was alone, I was asleep.

When November came, the deadlines started piling up. I got lost in a world of midterms, quizzes and group projects, all set to the beautiful backdrop of never-ending rain. I woke up every morning feeling truly exhausted at the mountain of tasks I was expected to achieve in a day, but

I had brought this suffering upon myself. And regardless of how much work I had to do, I could not stop saying yes.

When things got truly out of control, I became a person I did not recognize. I let stress take over and started snapping at everyone and everything, bursting out in shorttempered tirades at whatever got in my way. Drinking sporadically and sparsely eating, the happiness I once felt became nothing but a memory. The friends who were closest to me bore the brunt of my helpless rages, waiting for my complete and utter destruction.

It took me way too long to realize that over-burdening myself had real life implications. Not only was my poor quality of work ultimately letting me down but I was letting people down who had put their trust in me. I hadn’t realized how self-serving my Superwoman persona was, and it made me feel really really stupid.

This is what ultimately made me hit my absolute breaking point and it was a nasty mess – the kind that includes the ugliest of crying and way too many tissues.

Even now, I find it hard to admit to myself that I am not Superwoman and that sometimes my best will simply not be good enough. It’s still hard to remember that I cannot be everywhere and do everything all at the same time. That’s okay though, because Superwoman is ultimately fictional, and this collective experience that we all share is very real. U

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Op-Ed: Get vaccinated this flu season James Vogl Science Editor

The beginning of fall always brings a predictable set of changes. Leaves start to change color, temperatures begin to cool, the drizzle begins to make its unwelcome return and we start being inundated with warnings about that infamous malady: the flu.

Among such warnings are posters that pop up all over campus featuring a deeply unsettling insect-like creature asking the thankfully-rhetorical question, “Who wants a hug from a bug?” The poster’s answer to avoiding that horrifying hypothetical is simple — just get your flu shot!

While the remedy is simple, however, those creepy posters are going up for a reason. By and large, university students are terrible at following their advice.

A 2012 study in the US found that a dismal eight per cent of university students got their flu shot during the 2011 flu season, while the US Office of Disease Prevention and Health promotion is targeting a vaccination rate of 70 per cent.

“Big deal,” you might say, “I can

“Vaccines don’t just inoculate you against the effects of an illness.”

deal with a couple of days of a fever and a cough, why do I need to get a shot?” Even if you “never get the flu,” or are thinking about rolling the

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dice and dealing with the symptoms if they come, you should still get the shot for everyone else’s sake.

Vaccines don’t just inoculate

you against the effects of an illness — but when enough people get them, they help protect other vulnerable members of a community through what’s called herd immunity.

The basic idea behind herd immunity is simple; when you are vaccinated against a virus like the flu, you won’t get sick and pass the virus on if you come into contact with someone else who is sick. The more people who are vaccinated, the more people there are who won’t spread the virus. When a lot of members of a community won’t pass along a sickness, that sickness won’t spread to the extent it would otherwise.

The idea is a little like the idea behind the watertight compartments on ships. By sealing off compartments that are filling with water, you can keep the water from spreading to the rest of the ship.

Herd immunity is important for protecting vulnerable individuals like infants, who are too young to receive vaccines, or the elderly, who don’t get the same kind of protection from vaccines. It’s also especially important in tightly-knit communities like universities.

At university, we share the same work and study spaces with thousands of other people. If you live in res, you’re also eating, cooking and sleeping around many of your peers. Commuters travel on some of the most crowded bus and train lines in the city to get to and from campus each day — try not to think about how many people grabbed that same handrail next time you’re on the 99. The opportunities for interacting with someone who’s sick are bountiful.

That high degree of interconnectedness is why it’s so important to get vaccinated this flu season. If more people get a vaccine, fewer people will be at risk for passing the virus along and getting others sick — you can contract and spread the virus even if you don’t present symptoms.

Getting vaccinated is easy. UBC offers free immunization clinics from October 24 to 26 in the Nest, and many drug stores offer free shots during flu season if you bring your provincial care card.

So this flu season, listen to the pleas of the dead-eyed bug from the poster and get a shot. If enough people do it, we’ll all be better off for it. U

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Letter: Freedom of information should apply to UBC-owned companies

“UBC claims its companies are not covered by Freedom of Information laws.”

Stanley Tromp Contributor

In November 2015, representatives from The Ubyssey, the Alma Mater Society and CUPE Union 116 spoke in downtown Vancouver to a legislative committee that was reviewing BC’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). Their plea was the same. Public bodies – such as UBC — have been spawning wholly owned and controlled subsidiary companies to perform public functions and manage billions of dollars in taxpayers’ money. Yet UBC claims its companies are not covered by Freedom of Information (FOI) laws. because they are “private and independent.” This trend is

quietly and adroitly defeating the entire purpose of FOI, and it was a main theme of the 2018 Right to Know Week which took place September 24 to 28.

The problem was heavily underlined in 2006 when I filed a request to UBC to ask for meeting minutes, annual reports and salary records of three of UBC’s whollyowned corporate entities.

The first concerned land use. The university’s 100 hectares of public land was once managed by a real estate committee of the UBC Board of Governors. It was later renamed UBC Properties Investments Ltd. — which controls the UBC Properties Trust — whose self-described mission is to “acquire, develop and manage real estate assets for the benefit of the University.”

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It has a monopoly on all development that happens on campus, manages private rental housing for non-students and is the landlord for most of the commercial space. Since then, students and staff have bitterly complained about its secrecy, in regards to the new mini-city arising on site, the mass cutting of trees to make way for it and UBC’s building of high-priced condos for sale.

The second company, UBC Investment Management Trust, acts as investment manager of UBC’s huge endowment fund and its staff pension assets, making decisions worth billions of dollars. The third, UBC Research Enterprises Inc., takes research developed at UBC and creates spin-off companies.

The university refused, so I appealed to the information commissioner. In 2009, adjudicator Michael McEvoy ruled for disclosure, writing: “All three bodies were entities created and owned 100 per cent by UBC and accountable to it.”

The case was won mainly because I quoted from a dozen of UBC’s own official websites, which boasted that UBC had a high degree of control over its entities and had appointed their boards. UBC then deleted the websites, and its lawyers later belittled them as items “allegedly” found on the internet.

Students celebrated the outcome, to the point of the AMS issuing a premature press release to announce the problem had been solved forever. But it was too good to last. UBC appealed that order, as did Simon Fraser University in a similar case. The BC Supreme Court overturned the commissioner’s order, stating that one must not “pierce the corporate veil.” And there it stands today.

What are the usual arguments against FOI coverage?

Firstly, UBC and SFU may bemoan the risk of “competitive harms” to their companies. But this claim is illogical because most have no real competition, being monopolies within their parent institution. Private land developers such as Omni or Concert Properties cannot legally demand to come in and compete with UBC Properties Investments to plan market housing there.

Secondly, it would not matter even if they did because they are already fully protected from competitive harms in sections 17 and 21 of FOI laws.

If such claims were accepted, then no Crown corporations would be covered by FOI and yet they all are. Even former prime minister Stephen Harper amended the federal FOI law to cover all Crown corporations’ subsidiaries. Such is the global FOI standard.

For now, BC public bodies can still veil their records in the vaults of these companies in a process critics call “pseudo-privatization” and “information laundering.” This secrecy creates potential breeding grounds for waste, wrongdoing and risks to public health and safety.

In theory, what if UBC Properties Investments had commissioned a consultant’s report which found that its residential buildings had fire hazards or chemical fumes? The UBC residents could not obtain that report under FOI and they would never know. It would stay buried in the vaults forever because a company could claims it as FOI exempt.

In sum, many UBC residents and students have protested UBC’s secrecy about its realestate company ever since its creation nearly 30 years ago.

Must they now wait for another three decades? Or will our new government finally resolve this long-festering sore, as it has pledged to do?

UBC officials will likely push back hard to stop this FOI coverage, as they have for many years. If you care about this issue, please write or call Premier John Horgan as well as MLA and Attorney General David Eby to make your views clear. U Stanley Tromp is a UBC alumnus and former writer for The Ubyssey.

He is currently an independent news journalist.

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The Ubyssey’s guide to the cheapest booze on campus Breakdown: Absolut Vodka (750 ml) -$24.99 Jose Quervo Especial Gold (750ml) - $28.99 Okanagan Apple Cider (6 pack) $9.90

Lauren Park Contributor

As the pleasant days of syllabus review disappear in our rear view mirror and midterms are right around the corner, you might be thinking to yourself, I need a(nother) drink. But your wallet may be begging you to do otherwise. Well, here’s a look at where you can find the cheaper alcoholic option on campus.

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Liquor Stores Parkway Liquor Store Located in the University Village, Parkway is also open much later than its competition on campus.

It is open till 11 p.m. all seven days of the week. Unfortunately, it’s significantly more expensive than BC Liquor and has a smaller selection. Parkway is perfect for a last-minute on-campus booze run.

Breakdown: Absolut Vodka (750 ml) - $29.48 Jose Quervo Especial Gold (750mL) - $34.70 Okanagan Apple Cider (six pack) - $12.09

You might be thinking to yourself, I need a(nother) drink.

BC Liquor Store: A popular liquor store chain, BC Liquor resides in Wesbrook Village.

Crazily enough, this liquor store closes at 7 p.m. on Monday and

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Tuesday, 9 p.m. on WednesdaySaturday and at 6 p.m.on Sundays.

With a wide array of drinks and occasional sales, BC Liquor is a great choice if you’ve planned ahead.

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The Gallery Patio & Lounge Conveniently located at the top of the AMS Nest, the Gallery offers the cheapest cocktails and wine on campus, by far! Like Koerner’s Pub, the Gallery is very student-oriented, but has a more modern and classy feel. The Gallery offers all the classics, as well as some Vancouver favourites like kombucha! Come on by, grab a cold cheap beer, and sit out on the patio for a relaxing evening.

Breakdown: Happy hour is 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays Average price of cocktails - $6.04 Average price of wine (6 oz) - $5.75 Cheapest beer - $4.55 T-Bird Lager (which is actually Old Style Pilsner) Koerner’s Pub A UBC cult classic, Koerner’s Pub is relatively cheap. Koerner’s has

13 different cocktails as well as a cocktail of the month. You can choose from a list of fun named $6 shots or grab yourself a beer – draught, canned or bottled. For the more sophisticated UBC student, Koerner’s unfortunately only offers three different wines, but they are priced quite low.

Breakdown: Happy hour is every day from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Average price of cocktails - $7.90 Average price of wine (6 oz) - $8.00 Cheapest beer - $2 Lucky Lager (6 oz) Mahony & Sons Right near the main bus loop sits Mahony & Sons, another UBC classic. While it is much pricier than Koerner’s, Mahony’s is much larger and offers a wider variety of drinks — 15 wines, 20 draught beers, 29 whiskeys, and 12 signature cocktails.

Breakdown: Happy hour is Monday-Friday from 3-6 p.m.

Average price of cocktails - $10.06 Average price of wine (6oz) - $10.80 Cheapest beer - $6.5 Budweiser or Kokanee (16oz) U

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Combat the gloomy weather with these fun A comprehensive list of manoeuvers to navigate fall events in Vancouver and on campus Halloween without a scream, is a nonexistent concept to me and this event ensures an absolutely bonechilling experience beyond that. Your favourite rides are now revamped to cause goosebumps — and for an extra ounce of fright there are live performances and a haunted house.

Scream: A Haunted Halloween Party October 26, 9 p.m. at the AMS Nest.

Fall definitely marks the onset of Halloween, and for this one the AMS is taking over the Nest for a multistage event spanning across the Great Hall and the Pit. Live your worst nightmares and your drunkest night together!

Visit your favourite animals!

Fall definitely marks the onset of Halloween,

Tanvi Nathwani Contributor

Vancouver and UBC are buzzing this fall with events that will ensure you never stay in! Here are some fun activities that we just had to mention.

Oktoberfest October 12, 7 p.m. at Doug Mitchell

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Thunderbird Sports Centre.

Enjoy a beer and hot dog and watch some good old Canadian Hockey to welcome the month of October – which also happens to be the season to become a fan and root for the home team!

Fright Nights at Playland All of October at Playland.

Fall without Halloween, and

All of October at the Maplewood Farm.

If there’s a perfect time to visit Maplewood Farm, it’s in the fall. Head over there to enjoy the changing colours of the leaves, hot cider and plentiful pumpkins.

Also, the farm’s biggest New Zealand white rabbit is called Fluffy!

The Cultch All of October at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre.

This ancient, abandoned church is perched at the top of a sloping hill and is now home to a diverse performance space.

They have an amazing display of theatre and drama lined up for fall, so go explore this Vancouver treasure! U

the crowds of Main Mall Iain Coates Contributor

At its busiest, the number of people on campus is comparable to the population of Kamloops. Between classes, this entire Kamloopssized mass of students is funnelled down the grand thoroughfare we call Main Mall. What are the techniques that people use to work their way through the crowds?

As a student with classes in Buchanan, ICICS, Vantage and Scarfe, I’ve had my fair share of getting past the crowds, people standing in the middle of the path on their phones and pop-up samosa sales. Here’s what you can do.

The Single Veer This is the simplest move, best used when your opponent approaches you head-on. Simply walk to either your left or right to avoid a collision. Try not to make it clear which direction you’re going until way too late. Experienced Vancouverites can pull this move off with minimal eye contact.

The Double Veer A more advanced variant of the preceding move: Appear to walk in one direction, and then switch it up! This is a good technique for throwing off your opponent. Again, eye contact is discouraged.

The Wall This move calls for multiple accomplices — I recommend four

to six. Arrange yourselves in an uninterrupted line that spans the length of the path, and walk at the same speed. This is a fail-safe power move: your opponent(s) will have no choice but to step off the path and let your group by.

For extra points, look only at your phones while executing the move.

Stop Walking can be overrated. Maybe you just received a very important text. Why not just stop? There’s no better place to do that than right in the centre of Main Mall at 2:54 p.m. If you do pull off this move, make sure there is at least one student hurrying to their next class immediately behind you.

Vape Let’s face it — no one wants a pungent cloud of smoke in their face, especially not one that’s been in someone’s mouth a few seconds ago. Don’t be afraid to use this to your advantage! Rip some clouds on your way to your next class and the crowds will keep their distance.

Works best if your opponent(s) are downwind of you.

Ride a Bike Finesse your way through the crowds, towering over the pedestrians on your titaniumaluminum alloy steed. The best part of this approach is you don’t even have to worry about the other people, just ride your bike and they’ll get out of your way! U

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october 10, 2018 wednesday

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UBC IUD clinic expands student access to contraception Alison Knill Contributor

In June 2017 UBC’s Student Health Services got a new roommate — the UBC IUD Clinic. The clinic was founded and continues to be run

by UBC medical resident Dr. Aalia Sachedina and general obstetrician Dr. Nicole Todd.

Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are a contraceptive method that comes in two different forms: copper and hormonal. They are small T-shaped devices that are inserted into the uterus by a trained medical professional and can remain for 3 to 10 years depending on the type. While it’s in place, an IUD is 99 per cent effective in preventing pregnancy.

The UBC IUD Clinic was designed to provide students with convenient, affordable access to an on-campus service that offers IUD counselling, insertion services and post-insertion follow-ups.

Prior to the introduction of UBC’s Clinic, students needed to go to an off-campus clinic to have their IUD inserted.

“Our aim is really to break down the barriers that students were facing in terms of getting an IUD previously, both in terms of location of insertion and the

advantages to having a clinic on campus,” said Sachedina.

“We’ve made IUDs cost equivalent here such that students are able to access both hormone-releasing and copper IUDs at the same price point in a simplified system.”

Normally, the cost of an IUD can run up to $350 without extended health coverage. At the UBC IUD Clinic, students are able to have a copper or hormonal IUD inserted for under $80.

Todd and Sachedina wanted to make another clinical option available to students on campus aside from Student Health Services.

While the clinic currently provides IUD insertion and follow-up appointments one day per month, Todd and Sachedina are hoping to expand the number of clinics and the number of specialists available to provide service for one day every other week starting this month.

There are many misconceptions about IUDs, including who can use an IUD as a contraceptive option, but a counselling visit to the clinic can help clarify uncertainty. Students can talk to specialists at the clinic about what they’re looking to get out of their contraception and what the best option is for them.

While it’s in place, an IUD is 99 per cent effective in preventing pregnancy.

“We do operate according to positive space and we’re very open to anybody who requires menstrual suppression or contraception regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation,” said Todd.

To see one of the specialists at the clinic, students need to book an IUD appointment using the current

Student Health Services booking system. Student Health Services and the IUD Clinic have an integrated working relationship, which makes it easy for students to obtain referrals to the IUD Clinic from one of the Student Health physicians.

During the start-up process, Todd and Sachedina worked with pharmacists, physicians and nurses

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to ensure that students could receive extensive information about the different contraceptive options and have access to a streamlined form that would make requesting health coverage for their IUD easier.

“I think this is another great example of how interdisciplinary care to improve student health really has positive effects,” said Todd. U

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UBC ultrasound advance presents new potential for wearable medical devices

The group has developed a method to fabricate transducers for just a few hundred dollars.

Gabriel Robinson-Leith Contributor

A group of engineers from UBC’s departments of electrical and computer engineering have developed a new kind of ultrasound transducer that will dramatically decrease the price of ultrasound machines — paving the way for making them miniaturized and wearable.

Ultrasound machines use high frequency sound waves to scan

internal organs and soft tissues.

They are most commonly used during pregnancy to create images of the developing fetus. Although ultrasound machines are currently quite expensive, the UBC group has developed a method to fabricate them for much less.

The UBC team is using surface micromachining, a fabrication technique similar to 3D-printing, to build ultrasound transducers, the device that creates the sound waves, out of cheap polymer plastics. An

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electric voltage is applied across a tight membrane stretched over a cylindrical drum, which creates the ultrasound waves.

Dr. Robert Rohling — a professor in the departments of electrical and computer engineering and mechanical engineering — began working to develop the software side of ultrasound machines for the project. However, the difficulty of ordering external hardware for testing and prototyping led PhD candidate Carlos Gerardo to

develop his own in-house ultrasound transducer fabrication technique.

This new micro-fabrication technique builds the transducer drum layer by layer as a solid cylinder, then uses a solvent to hollow out the drum so that it can produce the ultrasound waves.

A year after the project began, Gerardo had his initial proof of concept. The new fabrication technique led to a prototype that required several hundred volts to operate, making it unsafe for personal use. Talking about Gerardo’s work, Rohling said “there’s both a good science, and a little bit of art.” Two years of prototyping and several iterations later, Gerardo perfected the inhouse surface micromachining technique and developed a working transducer prototype.

In addition to reducing the cost of a traditional ultrasound machine, the new transducer technology has the potential to be scalable. While most manufacturing techniques need to be heavily adapted for the scale of the project, Rohling explained that the fabrication method they are using is exceptional. “We’ve run some initial test that shows [that], in theory, we can scale this to a very small size as well,” he said. This would mean that the new ultrasound machines could be used to scan organs from within the body.

There is also potential for applications outside of medicine.

“For instance,” Gerardo explained, “in materials engineering, ultrasound is used to detect internal damages to structures or possible defects like crack[s] in piping or in turbine blades.” Although the team has not done any tests in this particular field, Gerardo expressed hope that through following medical application testing, they would be able to widen the scope of their design’s application.

This new imaging technology represents a growing trend in wearable medical devices, which could prove to be a boon when it comes to bringing down the high costs of health care. Wearable technologies allow consumers to receive real-time clinical data that can be used to better understand a person’s long-term physiology. This results in more data that clinicians can use to make informed healthcare decisions, and therefore provide a better quality of life.

“The biggest problem facing us in Canada is the cost of health care,” Rohling explained. “So we have an aging population, we have increasing demands on our health care, and we also have increasing demands for higher quality, so you need big changes to happen in order to give that higher quality at a lower cost.”

The biggest current obstacle for this sort of medical device revolution is the cost. Scaling other traditional medical diagnostic machines, such as PET and CT scanners, for personal use will require similar innovations in biomedical engineering. U

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UBC researchers are powering solar panels using E. coli

AN OPPORTUNITY Dr. Sarvesh Srivastava — a researcher from the Technical University of Denmark and the lead author on the paper —saw the degradation as an opportunity rather than a problem.

When dyes like lycopene are exposed to light, energy from the light is stored as an energized electron. He suggested the team focus on capturing the excited electron released during degradation, and this became the team’s primary goal.

“What’s the best way to get that electron out?” said Yadav.

Extracting lycopene directly also causes degradation, an issue with current dye-based models.

“Instead what we do is we leave the lycopene in place, we simply

Silicon cells are expensive and modern solar panels require large amounts of sunlight to function.

make the bacteria conducting,” said Yadav. “[This] is where the complete package comes together.”

To make the bacteria conductive, they coat it in titanium nanoparticles. “That is essentially giving it the medium

to propagate the electron from the anode to the cathode,” noted Yadav, adding that the process creates a current.

Conventional dye-based solar cells rely on extracting dyes from a host — such as bacteria —

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and placing them into the cell.

Extraction is inefficient since the dye degrades in the process. “By coating [bacteria] with titanium we have essentially shortcircuited the manufacturing process. So we do not need to extract the dye,” said Yadav.

Using these methods, the team was able to create a functional solar cell that is significantly more efficient than other dyebased models currently on the market. However, Yadav notes that the model is in the beginning stages and has a long way to go.

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Solar energy is becoming increasingly important in the face of modern day climate concerns.

Extracting fossil fuels is not only costly and ecologically harmful, but their supply is limited and steadily dwindling.

Current solar cells are made of synthetic materials like silicon, creating energy by converting light into electricity via their chemical and physical properties. However, silicon cells are expensive and modern solar panels require large amounts of sunlight to function. This is a considerable constraint for countries with limited sun exposure — in these areas, solar panels do not provide a reliable energy source.

New research at UBC might offer solutions to some of these solar panel problems.

Dr. Vikramaditya G. Yadav, an associate professor in the department of chemical and biological engineering, and his team have been investigating how the bacteria E. coli can capture sunlight for energy.

The team has genetically engineered the bacteria to produce lycopene, the dye responsible for the red colour in tomatoes and other red fruits.

“When we came up with the biogenic solar cells, that was not the original intention of the work.

It was purely a serendipitous discovery,” said Yadav. “The original motivation for the work

had started off by looking at synthesis of interesting molecules in bacteria … pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. So lycopene … was the original product of interest.”

Lycopene is very photoexcitable, meaning that it can harvest sunlight and convert it into energy.

“As you start producing a lot of lycopene in your system, you start encountering an unforeseen challenge,” said Yadav. “When you have so much of the product in [the bacteria], how do you ensure that all of the product remains intact and none of it degrades?”

Solving degradation was their first problem, as lycopene exposed to sunlight begins to break down.

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The team wants to explore materials with more conductive properties and dyes that are more light-sensitive. Yadav estimated three to five years before the technology could hit the shelves.

Yadav sees one of the biggest advantages of this system as its ability to be used in extremely low light conditions, an especially strong asset in industries like mining where conditions offer minimal light.

“If you can use that as a source of power to power some of your sensors, power some of your detectors in those environments, you can really make a big difference.”

Yadav noted that all members of the team were crucial to the research, and that its success required expertise from many scientific disciplines.

“The pun that I use is that if we had not got this very versatile and diverse team, this invention would not have seen the light of day.” u

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octoBER 10, 2018 wednesday

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FOOTBALL //

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September Athlete of the Month: Women’s soccer’s points leader Danielle Steer

Lucy Fox Sports Editor

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Football still has playoff hope.

Ryan Neale Senior Staff Writer

The ’Birds had stuff(ing) to be extra thankful for this Thanksgiving: new local high school talent and new hope in their quest for the playoffs.

Local talent Last Tuesday, the first-ranked wide receiver in the province, Keelan White, officially committed to UBC. A combo player, White has posted an impressive 128 receiving yards per game with four touchdowns in as many games for the Handsworth Royals. He’s also added 166 rushing yards and a score from the ground. White has split time between Team BC and Canada’s junior national team in addition to his North Vancouver school. As his high school is only a 45-minute drive away from UBC, he should be a hometown favourite when he does grace the field for the T-Birds.

“As a staff, we have agreed that Keelan White is one of the top football athletes in the province over the last few years.

To get him committed to UBC is an important start to our 2019 recruiting class as it speaks to the level of athlete we are looking to bring into the program,” head coach Blake Nill said in a UBC press release.

Stay tuned for our in-depth profile on White in the future.

Renewed hope In a stunning press release on Friday, Canada West announced that the Regina Rams football program are forced to forfeit all 2018 wins to date because they fielded an ineligible player.

According to Canada West, it seems that an ‘oversight’ in studentathlete intake was the cause.

The Rams, who were previously 3-2, now fall to 0-5 — evidently, worst in the league.

One of their forfeited wins was against UBC, who now has a 2-3 record and ties with Alberta for fourth. But when it comes to playoff positions, UBC is really fifth because of their 0-1 head-tohead record against Alberta.

The top four teams in the Canada West conference qualify for the Hardy Cup Playoffs.

Despite being outside the playoff bubble right now, UBC is in the thick of the playoff race — potentially one win away from the second seed.

With three games to go, UBC plays Saskatchewan (3-2) on Friday at Thunderbird Stadium at 6 p.m. in the Black Out game.

We’ll see what they can do with this season-saving lifeline. u

In past seasons, UBC’s Jasmin Dhanda has reigned over Canada West with her goal-scoring prowess. From 2015 to 2017, she featured in the top three strikers in the division, with few teammates able to catch even her shadow other than Aman Shergill last year.

But, with both players’ graduation last season, there has been a new name challenging for leading goal scorer in Canada West this year: Danielle Steer.

Now in her second season with the Thunderbirds, Steer put up six goals and five assists through September, already surpassing her four goals and six assists in her entire rookie season in 2017. She is currently tied for most goals on the team alongside rookie Michelle Jang, though Jang has a two-game upper hand with Steer sitting out the September 28 and 30 games due to concussion.

Her stats are impressive, but she said that she is following in the footsteps of two UBC greats.

“Last year, I was more of the supporting piece, but this year I think my role is a lot more crucial ... but I do have big shoes to fill,” Steer said. “These two players that just left our team were the top two forwards in Canada ... I’m just trying to not be like them but embody what they did.”

With the new, pivotal role also comes a new level of confidence both in taking more of a leadership position up front for the ’Birds and in her own play — not to mention a year’s worth of experience in the league last year, which helped her find her varsity footing.

“I think what got me was the nerves before games and just being a varsity athlete, being at a university and playing against girls who are like 22 years old and I just felt so small,” she said, noting that after starting several games last year she realized she could compete against Canada’s best.

Now, Steer looks to lead the offensive force, something she does by being vocal on the pitch and through her own play.

“On the field, I do try and be not just loud but I work hard as well and lead by example,” she said.

With the season turnover, the women’s soccer team has also benefited from newfound creativity and leadership through positions.

Last year, as Steer explained, tactics tended to revolve around finding and supporting Dhanda up front. Now, more talent is coming through and shining for the ’Birds.

Steer pointed to central defender Emma Kallner, central midfielders Rachel Jones and Rachel Kordysz, and forward Margaret Hadley as having stepped up in leadership roles this year.

One just has to look at the stats to see how spread out the goal-scoring and assists are compared to last year. Ten players have scored so far this year for the team, compared to twelve throughout the whole season last

Steer is a leader on the Thunderbirds offensive line this year.

year. What’s more, the majority of the roster has featured in seven or more games, proving that head coach Jesse Symons is considering more options in terms of formation.

For Steer, that translates into more offensive options to get the ball in the net. Currently, Steer has scored on plays from Margaret Hadley, Alyssa Hunt, Emma Cunningham and Amelia Crawford, and she assisted for several players, too.

She also has the unique advantage of taking her track

experience onto the field, having originally joined the Thunderbirds as a dual sport athlete in soccer and track with a focus on the 800-metre. Why the shift to a sole focus on soccer?

“I thought that was something I would excel in more and wanted to pursue that going forward,” she explained.

So far, the one-sport commitment seems to be working for the striker.

Going forward, she hopes to challenge for Canada West and U Sports scoring leader this season, while also steering her team to

Danielle Steer shields the ball from UVic defender Kennedy Martin.

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U Sports nationals. Currently, the ’Birds are facing a major roadblock in the form of the reigning Canada West champions, the Trinity Western Spartans, who hold a 9-1 record in Canada West compared to UBC’s 8-2.

The team has four regular season games to go before playoffs including a match up against the Spartans, so there’s time to tune up for the showdown. And, with the likes of Steer in the roster, this might just be the year to take back the Canada West crown — or more. U

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UBC Quidditch and lacrosse are offering drop-in lessons this term — and they’re free for students Diana Hong Contributor

UBC’s Quidditch and Lacrosse Thunderbird Sport Clubs (TSC) are looking to get their name out on campus — and students, staff and faculty can benefit with free dropin lessons this year.

These lessons, hosted throughout the term in the Student Rec Centre, differ from other UBC Rec-offered fitness classes as they are more of an introduction to each sport.

Students will learn how to play either sport first and then get a chance to play a game. Current team members will be there to teach participants based on their skill level, while also practicing and enhancing their own skills.

“Going into fundamentals and being a teacher is probably the easiest [way] to learn and develop your skills because you do have to break it down to the basics,” said Tomas Syskakis, Lacrosse TSC club lead.

For students, “these are low-barrier opportunities for individuals to try a new sport or get involved in a sport they already know and love, but without the commitment of a team,” explained Ally Anderson, UBC Rec’s marketing and communications coordinator.

Though both Quidditch and lacrosse are physical sports, each team is taking precautions to ensure that new players participate in a safe and fun environment. Wyatt Verchere, Quidditch TSC marketing and communications officer, emphasized that during the

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Quidditch and Lacrosse TSC athletes will be running their own sessions.

drop-in lessons, the focus will be on playing in a fun, comfortable environment. The same goes for lacrosse, as Syskakis said that students will be using tennis

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balls and small sticks to focus on building familiarity and growing participants’ comfort levels safely.

Both Quidditch and Lacrosse TSC players will be working

around their training schedules to make these drop-in lessons possible, with the teams alternating weeks for their drop-in programs.

The drop-in times are also

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subject to change — Syskakis suggested checking the TSC website for lesson availability.

The drop-in lessons are also available to the public for $5.50. U

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PHOTOS COURTESY UBC ATHLETICS AND BC SUMMER GAMES

1. What was your high school mascot?

My high school mascot was a wildcat.

My mascot when I was in high school was a wolverine.

My high school mascot was a highlander.

Timberwolves.

2. If your life was a sitcom, what would be your theme song be?

“Great Dane” by Cosmo Pyke.

If I was in a sitcom my theme song would be “What I Like About You”

by The Romantics.

My life’s theme song would be “Young” by Kenny Chesney.

“Maybe IDK” by Jon Bellion.

3. If you could play any other sport, what would it be?

Volleyball, if I was taller.

If I could play any other sport, I would probably go back to playing ice hockey.

If I could play another sport, I would play softball.

Rugby.

If I could play another sport, it would have to be tennis.

4. What class are you most excited to take at UBC during your time here?

Greek and Roman mythology.

The class I’m most excited to take this year is KIN 103 ... because you get to work out during some of the labs.

I am most excited to be taking PSYC 101 and 102 this year!

KIN 390: Human Functional Musculoskeletal Anatomy.

I’m most excited about the upper-level psychology courses that I will take in the future.

5. The big UBC question: Tim Hortons or Starbucks?

Tim Hortons.

I go to Starbucks more than Tim Hortons, but I like the occasional Timbit.

Starbucks.

Tim Hortons.

Tim Hortons — more for less money.

My high school mascot was a cardinal.

The theme song would be “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley.

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Weekend rundown: Split series, much-needed wins and goal-fests lucy fox Sports Editor

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Though most UBC students got a much-needed holiday break this weekend, many of our T-Birds teams did not, to the delight of anyone hoping to find a game to watch on campus. With several teams playing at home, from basketball to hockey, there was lots going on in the athletics world — not to mention the host of away games happening too. Here are our top five things to note from the Thanksgiving weekend:

In a rare one-game weekend for the T-Birds, the women yet again demolished their opponent (this time, 6-1), bringing their win streak up to five games. Since their 1-0 loss to Calgary on September 15, the ’Birds have scored 19 goals and have only seen one go past them.

On Friday night, five of those scored goals racked up for the T-Birds in the final 45 minutes of their Legends Cup games against UVic — even more impressively, they came from four different players.

Tied at 1-1 going into the second half, Michelle Jang got UBC going in the 47th as she put home a rebound off of a Danielle Steer

SeCOnd WIn fOr WOMen’S fIeld HOCKey It’s been a bigger struggle this season than in past one’s for UBC women’s field hockey, who sat second of three in Canada West going into the weekend. With Legends Cup points on the line too, their trip to face their biggest rival, the University of Victoria, this weekend would be a tight, decisive match up for the blue and gold.

On the Island, they would claim their second win of the season, with credit due to central midfielder and veteran Margaret Pham. With injuries to Jordyn Faiczak and Hannah Eborall shaking up the team this weekend, Pham kept the roster organized while also contributing the game-winning goal on Friday.

Alyssa Nonis would score UBC’s other goal in the 2-1 win.

That said, the team would face a 1-0 loss the following day, putting them at a 2-1-3 record and still sitting in second place in the division. UVic sits at the top of the division with a 3-1-2 record. Both teams have two games left to play in the Canada West regular season, leading to a tight finish for first and a national spot this year.

neW SCOrIng leAderS fOr Men’S BASKetBAll With Conor Morgan and Phil Jalalpoor gracefully exiting their final season with the ’Birds last year, the question was left as to who would fill the shoes of the seasoned UBC powerhouses. Our answer?

Grant Shephard and Jadon Cohee, or so it seems after their games this weekend in the UBC Invitational.

Through their two games this past weekend — an 86-73 win against Laval and a 91-78 win against Waterloo — Cohee notched 47 points for the ’Birds, while Shephard put up an equally impressive 46.

Grant Shephard dunks the ball.

shot. Shortly after, Steer finally got her own goal to bring her season tally to seven. In the 59th, Jang double her goals on the night, beating Vikes keeper Puck Louwes with a low shot — Jang now sits on seven goals this year for the T-Birds, tied for the lead on the team with Steer.

From there, two other ’Birds would get their name on the score sheet. Midfielder Melissa Bustos would put one in in the 86th, and Liesanne Musico would put one away in the dying minutes of the match to score her first of the year.

With the win, the Thunderbirds move to an 8-2 record on the season, good enough for second place behind the 9-1 Trinity Western Spartans. U

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BAttle On Up frOnt fOr Men’S SOCCer

Things weren’t as easy as expected over the weekend for the women’s hockey team, as they opened their season at home against the Lethbridge Pronghorns.

On Friday night, the team were humbled by a 2-0 defeat, coming at the hands of two quick goals in the first period from Pronghorns veteran and seasoned goal-scorer Trivia Van Vaerenbergh and secondyear Kyra Van Greig.

While UBC put up almost double the shots Lethbridge did in the game, ’Horns goalie Alicia Anderson stood tall in net and held the ’Birds off to claim the 2-0 win.

On Saturday afternoon, the ’Birds again dominated the shot clock, this time getting the best of Lethbridge goalie Jessica Lohues with a 3-1 win. Again, Van Vaerenbergh set UBC on an uphill climb with a seventh minute goal for the visitors. This time though, the T-Birds would rise to the occasion with a goal in the first, second and third period. Hannah Clayton-Carroll would get credit for two of the goals, while Shay-Lee McConell scored the other.

The fight for star striker is on for the UBC men’s soccer team, as Kristian Yli-Hietanen had another fantastic weekend up front for the ’Birds — a continuation of his fourgoal game against Northern BC on September 30.

In another Legends Cup match up this weekend for the T-Birds, Yli-Hietanen netted two goals in the first half of their Thursday game against the Vikes — which they eventually won 5-0. He opened his books in the first minute of the match and doubled up just 25 minutes later. Of his three shots in the match, two found the back of the net — an impressive percentage.

He now sits at the top of the scoring table for UBC alongside Caleb Clarke, who has started three more games than Yli-Hietanen to date. Going forward, it’ll be interesting to see if head coach Mike Mosher favours the veteran or the rookie, or if he combines the two effectively on field.

It’s also important to note that Zach Verhoven assisted on both of Yli-Hietanen’s goals — they are a pairing to watch going into the final two weekends of regular season.

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Fixtures Sport

Home

Score

Away

Thursday, October 4 Soccer (M)

UBC

5-0

Victoria

Basketball (W)

UBC

74-57

Fraser Valley

Soccer (W)

UBC

6-1

Victoria

Basketball (M)

UBC

86-73

Laval

Ice Hockey (W)

UBC

0-2

Lethbridge

Friday, October 5

Saturday, October 6 Field Hockey (W)

Victoria

1-2

UBC

Soccer (M)

Victoria

2-3

UBC

Ice Hockey (W)

UBC

3-1

Lethbridge

Basketball (M)

UBC

91-78

Windsor

Field Hockey (W)

Victoria

1-0

UBC

Baseball

Gonzaga

1-0

UBC

Sunday, October 7

uBC field hockey has now registered a win against uVic and Calgary.

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dOWn 1- Gyro meat; 2- “The Time Machine” people; 3- Take down ___; 4- In spite of; 5- Last Greek letter; 6- ___ for tat; 7- ___ about (roughly); 8- Ill-omened; 9- Botch;

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