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Julio Montaner is a world-famous HIV/AIDS researcher, UBC prof and physician at St. Paul’s Hospital.

what drives us to drink?

HIV/AIDS researcher Julio Montaner is a real-life superhero

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If the number of lives one saved determined your membership in the Justice League, Dr. Julio Montaner would be the real-life equivalent of Superman.

Regarded as one of the foremost researchers in HIV/AIDS, Montaner will surely be regarded as a Canadian hero by future generations. His recent nomination to the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame bears witness to his legacy.

Now a renowned expert in the field of HIV/AIDS and a celebrity in medical circles, Montaner feels his connection to the field of medicine was present from birth. Both of his parents were prominent academics, his father a pulmonary expert and his mother a botanist.

“There was never a discussion that we [all seven siblings] would pursue some sort of academic careers, but all seven of us did — seven out of seven — a pretty good rounding average,” Montaner said.

Montaner knew from an early age that he wanted to pursue medicine, and would accompany his father on door-to-door visits and Saturday rounds at the hospital. Although not an exceptional student throughout grade school and even his undergraduate degree, Montaner had a clear goal: medical school.

“I did the minimum I had to do to get by, but the truth was I didn’t like half the stuff I had to do,” Montaner said. “The moment I walked into medical school, it was perfectly clear to me that I was doing what I wanted.”

Shortly after graduating, Montaner realized that his potential for making change was limited in Argentina’s “complicated” medical system, and that he would have to move elsewhere to make the greatest impact.

Montaner attended a conference in Uruguay where he first met James Hogg, then a professor of medicine at UBC. Hogg’s prompt invitation to work with him caught Montaner off guard, but on the next day, upon the advice of his father’s colleagues, Montaner approached Hogg and expressed his desire to work with him.

Before long, Montaner was working at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. Hogg became his mentor and convinced him, year after year, to stay in Vancouver. Eventually, he joined the residency program, led by UBC prof (now emeritus) John Ruedy, and in time was appointed head resident. At this time, AIDS was emerging as an epidemic.

Montaner was behind much of the early work for the treatment and prevention of pneumonia, the main symptom of HIV/AIDS. Ruedy came into his office one Friday and told Montaner that three of the lead AIDS researchers had decided to retire. Three days later, Montaner was the head of AIDS research at St. Paul’s Hospital.

We used to have 700 to 800 cases of AIDS per year diagnosed in our hospital ... now, we only see a case per month.”

Julio Montaner HIV/AIDS researcher and UBC clinical professor of medicine

“[It was] the shortest job interview I ever had,” Montaner said.

After considerable research, Montaner and his team developed a miraculous treatment for the disease: highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).

This treatment improved the immune system of the patient while also nullifying the spread of the disease.

The 1996 International AIDS Conference was held in Vancouver and as the Chair, Montaner was, in his own words, “in a unique position to use the conference to educate the world about this new triple-therapy approach (HAART)”.

12,000 attendees were present at the conference, and a medley of research manifested new guidelines, and a new standard for the treatment of HIV/AIDS. “Within six months, death rates from AIDS went from being huge (11 per 100) to being down by 60 percent,” said Montaner.

The challenge then became reaching those in need, which Montaner’s team did by educating and treating people involved with commercial sex work and gay communities.

Montaner’s strategy, “Treatment as key to Prevention” (TasP) could lead to the elimination of AIDS. After a face-to-face meeting with premier Gordon Campbell, this was implemented into the BC health care system.

The success of the TasP program was recognized by the United Nations and the National Institute of Health (Washington D.C.) and in 2013, TasP was incorporated into the WHO Consolidated Antiretroviral Guidelines. It has been successfully implemented in various countries around the world, including China, France, Panama, Brazil, Spain, Sierra Leone and Australia.

“We opened an AIDS ward in the 1990s ... we used to have 700 to 800 cases of AIDS per year diagnosed in our hospital ... now, we only see a case per month. When I came up with the idea for closing the AIDS ward, it wasn’t meant to be that people with HIV would have nowhere to go,” Montaner said.

“If you are now an HIV-infected person, AIDS should not be a problem for you ... Since my patients are now going to lead a normal life, we can have the ward address the needs of people with HIV from a general medical sense — but it’s no longer AIDS! So I’m out of the job.”

Though he spends much of his time away from UBC, this real-life superhero is a member of our campus.

“I am a professor at UBC, and St. Paul’s is a university hospital — clinical work can’t be done on campus, so we do it [here] closer to the patients. The majority of my staff here are UBC-affiliated — we’re all professors, and all my students are actually UBC students.”

It’s inspiring that a man of such stature is a part of the UBC community. His life is a testament to the rewards of hard work, and serves as an example for every student: pursue your dreams, and they could take you further than you ever imagined was possible.” U

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Sounding off on the best health and fitness tips Karolina Kapusta Contributor

Maintaining one’s health can be a tricky concept for the average stressed, tired and generally bogged down student, but there are some easy steps that can help you prevent getting sick with the cold or flu during school.

Joanne Ricci, the senior instructor at UBC’s School of Nursing, said that students often have a higher risk of getting sick due to “close studying quarters, high amounts of time on transit, not eating as well and getting less sleep.”

As germs can last anywhere from 24 to 48 hours on hard surfaces, Ricci recommends practicing good hygiene in order to protect yourself and those around you.

“Use the cough and cover technique, wash hands frequently and get vaccinated,” said Ricci.

As part of their influenza awareness campaign, Medicine, Pharmacy and Nursing students will be joining together to perform free flu vaccinations on students, faculty and staff across the UBC campus from November 4 to 27.

Ricci also said that making healthy food choices is an important part of maintaining one’s overall health.

stress and poor eating habits make students more vulnerable to the flu.

Adam Osuchowski, a thirdyear Kinesiology student, said that opting for nutrient-dense and unprocessed food as much as possible has helped him maintain his health while focusing on his studies.

That said, it can still be tempting to overindulge with junk food during the winter months.

“To keep from overeating, try to listen to your body and ask yourself if you are actually hungry or if a food craving was

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Second Town Hall meets silent demonstration

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six student protesters came to silently demonstrate their disapproval of the fee increases at Friday’s town hall.

Jovana Vranic News Editor

On Friday, October 31, the UBC administration held their second public consultation on the proposed international tuition and residence fee increases.

Vice Provost and Associate VP Enrolment and Academic Facilities Angela Redish, and VP Students Louise Cowin went over a presentation from the last Town Hall, held just before the AMS’s Annual General Meeting on October 28.

Halfway through the presentation, six students made their way to the front of the Norm Theatre to stand in silent demonstration against the fee increase proposals.

Redish and Cowin ignored the

protesters and carried on with the presentation.

This was the students’ statement on the demonstration: ‘Our action today stood in solidarity with students who are already struggling to get by. Those of us that are already in debt working, studying, struggling to find the time to make it to a Town Hall only to have our voice tokenized by a university administration who long ago decided to start treating students as commodities.

Our next call to action is happening at the final Town Hall. Join us as we stand in silence, refusing to participate in an already unequal and unjust system.’

Following the presentation, the protesters left the room. At

this point, Redish and Cowin opened the floor to questions and comments from students in attendance.

Students who took to the microphone expressed dissatisfaction about the consultation process, the lack of detailed information being made public, and about the fee increase proposals in general.

AMS President Tanner Bokor, in particular, made two requests: that President Arvind Gupta be present at the next Town Hall consultation, and that the proposals be pushed back for February’s Board of Governors meeting, with consultations continuing until then.

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triggered by something,” said Osuchowski.

Osuchowski recommends structuring your diet on the 80/20 concept, where you eat healthy food 80 per cent of the time and indulge in the occa-

sional treat. An easy way to start would be by investing in a simple juicer or blender and drinking a green smoothie a couple of times a week.

“Smoothies are a very efficient way to get in massive amounts of nutrients,” said Osuchowski.

Fourth-year Sauder student Konrad Kobielewski said that while it is often difficult to find the time to work out, it is also vital to maintaining one’s health and energy levels during long study sessions.

“Keeping fit keeps the mind well lit,” said Kobielewski. “It is difficult to find energy and willpower to exercise every day.”

Kobielewski, who recently finished a 40-day workout challenge, said that physical exercise is now an essential part of his daily routine.

“Now that [the challenge] is over, daily activity has become a habit, something I need, just like I used to need fries,” said Kobielewski.

Ricci also said that performing some type of physical activity four to five times a week, like Kobielewski, and regularly taking the time to relax are good ways to stay healthy and fight off infections over time when paired with a healthy diet. U

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New aquatic centre, soccer training facility coming soon David Nixon Senior Staff Writer

UBC is moving forward with a new $40 million Aquatic Centre and a $22 million soccer training facility project, in partnership with the Vancouver Whitecaps.

The current Aquatic Centre has reached the end of its useful life, which was the main driver of the new project according to Kavie Toor, director of facilities and business development for UBC Athletics and Recreation.

“We’re dealing with an old infrastructure problem,” said Toor, “but also looking at an opportunity that existed to vastly improve the aquatic experience for students and for the community.”

Those improvements include separate pools, so that the whole centre won’t be shut down when teams are practicing.

“With this new configuration, we can have the high performance team have their own practice and there will always be a pool open for students and the community,” said Toor.

The centre will include three indoor pools at different temperatures, a 50 metre tank for both high performance and student use, a 25 metre recreation-focused tank, and a 400 square metre warmwater pool. While set-up of the site is already taking place, construction on the building itself is slated to begin in early August 2015, and it is expected to take two years.

There will be a five to 10 per cent increase on rental rates, but student drop-in rates will remain free.

The other project that is currently underway is the new $22 million soccer facility in partnership with the Vancouver Whitecaps. The central project in the partnership is the 35,000 square foot Fieldhouse, which will include washrooms,

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the new ubc aquatic centre is currently in the early stages of its construction at Macinnes field.

changing rooms, classrooms, multipurpose space, concessions and kitchens. There are also four fields that will be built.

“There’s a lot of our programs on our fields at capacity, so with this we’re able to increase the capacity of fields for all our user groups, whether they’re a minor soccer league or student intermural leagues,” said Toor.

Another key upgrade is the quality of turf on the fields, which they’ve been able to improve as a result of the partnership.

Alongside the two projects, UBC Athletics is conducting surveys to contribute to their master plan for the next 20 years. The survey will ask students to allocate fake money to various recreational programs in the hopes of assessing which areas are priorities for students. The surveys will be sent out near the end of November to 6,000 students, and further information on getting involved will be posted on UBC’s Athletics website around the same time.

“One of the things we’re looking for is what’s a good number

of fitness centres’ square footage relevant to student population base,” said Toor. “UBC is way behind relative to other schools, and we’re hoping through part of this process to address that.”

UBC has also hired a consultant for the master plan on a fee-per-service basis at a cost of $7,000 to date.

The master plan draft is expected to be completed by early January 2015, and go through another month of revisions before the final copy is approved and construction can begin. U

UBC student Ilana Shecter running for School Board trustee Ilana Shecter, a fifth-year UBC student, is running for trustee of the Vancouver School Board with Vancouver’s left-wing political party COPE (Coalition of Progress Electors) in this year’s municipal elections.

Shecter is an interdisciplinary studies major who has been at the forefront of campus activism at UBC. Last year, Shecter ran for UBC’s Board of Governors where she brought forward issues such as Divest UBC and environmental responsibility. She has also been active in trying to create a safer and more inclusive space for students in light of last year’s sexual assaults on campus.

Shecter’s main platform points include creating a Students’ Environmental Bill of Rights that would help the Vancouver School Board achieve their goal of making the Board the greenest in North America. The bill would be co-created with students, parents, community members and people who are interested in sustainability to bring climate change, education, mitigation and adaptability to the K to 12 public education system.

“I think that through a Student’s Environmental Bill of Rights we could talk about things like reconciliation with First Nations,” said Shecter. “We can talk about consumerism. We can talk about our resource extraction economy. We can have a lot of conversations that are difficult to

Compass Card slated to replace U-Pass in Term 2

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have with [young] people in the public education system.”

In addition, Shecter also wants to be part of COPE’s legacy of standing up for public education by making sure that the public school system gets adequate funding from the provincial government.

Shecter also hopes mobilize students and parents in order to help them have a say in the way their education is framed.

“I think that the Vancouver School Board is only as powerful as the parents who really put their voice behind it,” said Shecter.

Through running with COPE, Shecter is trying to do her part to bring more social justice to the city by being part of a team that believes in grassroots organizing and people power.

“I think to be part of that legacy on the Vancouver School Board, a lot of positive change can happen,” said Shecter.

Though choosing whether or not to run in the elections was a tough decision, Shecter said that the more she learned about COPE and their platform, the more it seemed like something she really wanted to contribute to.

While managing school and running in the elections is a balancing act, Shecter said that taking three courses and having supportive professors has helped her go after something that she feels truly passionate about.

“It’s good to keep my eye on the prize and realize that some things are bigger than a grade,” said Shecter. U

Some students will be able to trade in their U-Pass for the Compass Card by February 2015.

After a series of delays and technical glitches, TransLink has announced that they will finally start rolling out the Compass Card program for students in January 2015.

According to TransLink, the first 2,000 are set to receive their Compass Card on February 1 and the next 2,000 to follow shortly after that. The rest of the 141,000 post-secondary students in B.C will be transitioned into the program by the end of the summer.

AMS President Tanner Bokor said that, after discussions with TransLink and several UBC representatives, he can confirm that UBC students will be receiving the Compass Card in Term 2.

“We’ve gotten all the assurance that we need at this stage that we’re comfortable with a launch date, so I can confirm it will be Winter Term 2,” said Bokor. “We’re just working out all the distribution options at the moment and discussing with both UBC and TransLink in which way we can do that for students.”

Bokor said that he was not yet able to comment on the specifics of the distribution and exact launch date, as that is something that is still being worked out.

“There are conversations occurring around exactly what month, how distribution will work and what types of communications students can expect to see, but we will continue these conversations with TransLink and UBC as we go,” said Bokor.

Bokor also said that students will receive official confirmation from both UBC and the AMS as soon as TransLink is ready to begin rolling out Compass Cards at UBC. U

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Although the night of candy, chills and costumery may be behind us, we have plenty of other scary things to look forward to: namely, the 10-page paper that is due at the end of term and flu season. Yes, flu season is once again making its not-so-wanted rounds.

Nobody likes getting sick, but it is especially unpleasant when you’re at your busiest point in your classes. Given this, it wouldn’t hurt to take some old fashioned advice as the weather turns cooler and people start sniffling: put on an extra sweater, wash your hands and always, ALWAYS cough into your sleeve.

Seriously.

As tough as it may be, sometimes it really is best to stay home when you’re sick. You’ll get better faster if you take some time to rest, and you won’t get everyone else sick.

TransLink has announced that the Compass Card will be coming to post-secondary students with a U-Pass early next year, and UBC by mid-2015 (if not earlier).

In some ways, we’re excited. The notion of not having to pick up a pass at a terminal every month — and deal with empty machines — is one that is pretty endearing. But the program has some downsides, too.

The program, which has cost around $200 million to develop and implement, will be bringing transit travel into the modern age — tapping in and out with a plastic card instead of carrying around change or paper tickets. It sounds good in theory, but in practice it’s proven problematic. In addition to the standard delay between a card being tapped and approved by the machine, many beta testers have found themselves unable to tap out successfully, causing the mass of people attempting to get off of

busier busses (like the 99) to be held up. These problems have been seen with a handful of early adopters — what will happen when all of the city’s university students are trying to use transit? The already molasses-like masses will be slowed even further.

On top of this, the necessity of getting a new pass every month hasn’t been eliminated — it’s just been migrated to the internet. Every month, you’ll have to load your U-Pass onto your Compass Card — after all, you might have dropped out of UBC between January and February, and of course computers can’t be used for automation.

Really, though, who knows what will happen? Maybe TransLink will be able to resolve their technical problems by the time we’ve all arrived in the future of transit.

Either way, with the U-Pass gone, at the very least we’ll be able to check off one of our monthly to-do list items from the comfort of our own homes. U

Without protests, the AMS has no seat at the table ALEX MIERKE-ZATWARNICKI GABRIEL D’ASTOUS Letter

Should the AMS organize protests?

This seems to be the question of the moment on campus, and it was certainly a contentious topic at the AGM on Tuesday. The “no” side argues that protests limit the ability of the AMS to negotiate with the university. In an opinion piece, Viet Vu cited the AMS’ recent successes negotiating down tuition increases as examples of the great gains that can come from sitting at the administration’s table and playing nice. And we’re not going to say that these weren’t victories in their own right. On the contrary, it is actually quite an achievement that the AMS was able to negotiate any reductions without student mobilization to back them up.

Vu argues that playing nice isn’t a defeatist position, but rather a strategy to create the most favourable conditions for negotiations with the university. However, the “play nice” argument is based on an innately defeatist logic. It is defeatist because it assumes that the hikes will pass, that the increases to international tuition and residence fees are inevitable. It is defeatist because it’s focused on “meeting halfway,” on finding compromises like negotiating a seven per cent increase rather than a 10 per cent one. It is defeatist because it assumes that students are in a position where they need to compromise at all. Despite what Vu and others in his stead imagine, the “play nice” strategy isn’t about

going into battle for students — its about negotiating the terms of our surrender.

Organizing protests will not hurt the AMS’ bargaining power with the university administration, it will strengthen it. AMS negotiations without student mobilization rely largely on the university’s goodwill: they are discussions between a powerless body and an actor that’s calling all the shots.

From the actions of the university administration to date, it is pretty clear that they aren’t willing to play ball with the student body at all. The university didn’t bother to send a broadcast e-mail about the proposals until three weeks after the information had been leaked by student leaders and several days after the first “consultation” had already been held. They also didn’t bother to announce it when they changed the dates and locations of the “consultations”, besides silently switching the text on the website. Most jarring of all, they seem to have scheduled the “consultations” deliberately at times when students won’t be able to attend. Why are consultations being held when most students have class?

And, seriously, who the fuck holds consultations on Halloween?

From the callous way that UBC is treating the negotiations, it’s obvious that the AMS is going to the table with little to bargain with. To date, the university administration has shown no interest in negotiating. And if the AMS had staggering “political capital” with the university, students wouldn’t be facing these outrageous proposals in the first place.

Mass mobilization is what gives organizers strength at a negotiating table. For proof, take a look back at the entire history of the labour movement. Or, remember the more recent history of the 2005 Quebec General Student Strike. The government proposed to cut $103 million from government student grants.

Student unions mobilized their student bodies and after three weeks of strike the government backed down.

Why? Because students have power when we act together. If students are organizing on a large scale and refuse to back down, the university administration will have no choice but to start sitting down at the bargaining table in good faith.

And for those of you who will counter that those protests should be organized on an exclusively grassroots level, consider this: if student mobilization is being orchestrated by a body independent of the AMS, why would the university negotiate with the AMS? If the AMS has no ability to stop the protests, how would they have any legitimacy in those discussions? And most importantly, if the AMS isn’t on the front lines with students fighting for accessible education, how can they claim to represent us at all? A student association that isn’t fighting with us can’t fight for us; and a student association that can’t fight for us isn’t one worth having.

Alex Mierke-Zatwarnicki is a fourth-year political science honours student, and Gabriel D’Astous is in his final year of a political science and history degree. Both are involved in the #IAmAStudent movement. U

advice columnist

“I’ve tried to get past it, but I can’t stand my prof and I think my TA hates me. What should I do?”

Short answer: Nothing.

Long answer: There is nothing you can really do. If you have an actual problem with the way the course is being taught, you can email your department expressing your formal displeasure with the professor, TA or course. Of course, there is no guarantee that this will change anything, especially if you are the first (or only) one expressing frustration.

There is something you can do that is more likely to have an effect, though. When the course evaluations come around (and they will) make sure you answer them honestly. This could be a good way to express how much you hated the course/the prof/the TA. As a side note, make sure you fill them out your profs and TAs that you did like; it can really help them.

If your professor (or TA) is new or just seasonal, these actions may actually help the department decide if they want to re-hire them.

You can also check out Rate My Prof to see what their rating is. If you disagree with the comments,

submit your opinion. People actually check that out. Next time you are planning your classes, you should too and read all of them.

Just because the first five liked the prof, doesn’t mean the sixth won’t tell you everything you should know.

Next term, if you realize you and a TA don’t mesh well together, see if you can switch your lab or discussion with another. Your new TA might not be better than your old one.

However, for this term, you’re flat out of luck. It’s too late to switch or drop the course, but really we only have five more weeks left in the term. You can push through it. I believe in you.

Keep a list going of what profs you liked and which you didn’t so in the years to come you know which ones to avoid.

Also keep in mind that everyone gets profs they don’t like and TAs that don’t like them. Just like how you’re going to get bosses you don’t like and co-workers that don’t like you. You’re not alone and you’re definitely not the first.

“Next weekend is a weekend without homework, how do I spend it?”

To be honest, you should use this time to write an essay. Or finish an assignment. Or write that final lab report due at the end of term.

I mean, all schoolwork you get out of the way now is schoolwork you don’t have you later. Every essay you at least start now is an essay you don’t have to start later.

But, when are you going to have another weekend without homework? After exams? Take a night, let loose, watch all the shows you’ve been ignoring, go out with your friends. Just be aware of your timeline for the next week or so.

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Why I didn’t go out on Halloween KOBY MICHAELS Letter

I’m not hungover. My stomach doesn’t hurt from eating piles of candy. I’m not frostbitten from wearing a ridiculous costume.

It’s November 1 and all this is true because I refused to partake in Halloween.

It wasn’t because I have no friends (I have one, I promise), it was because Halloween is stupid.

That’s right, I called Halloween stupid. Now you’re thinking, “what a loser! He’s just upset he wasn’t invited to a rager.” No, not true. Let me explain.

For weeks now, campus has been littered with “Halloween Club Crawl” signs, Calendar Halloween flyers and posters for a bajillion other parties. Isn’t the conspiracy obvious? They want our already non-existent money, and they’re using Halloween as an excuse. Wake up, people!

Every time I bump into a friend on the way to class the first thing they say is, “what are you dressing up as? What party are you going to?” It’s like the fifth grade and the only things people have to look forward to are Christmas, school breaks and Halloween.

Do you even know what Halloween is? Its roots lie in the Gaelic holiday of Samhain, during which these pagans believed

the worlds of the living and dead overlapped and the dead came back, bringing disease and destroying crops. Then, always original, the Christians came along, declaring November 2 “All Souls Day.” The two holidays blended and Trick-or-Treating was born. Peasants would beg the rich for soul cakes, promising, in exchange, to pray for the rich’s dead. Yup, how does that KitKat taste now, knowing its original purpose was for peasants, who had to sell their prayers to feed their children? Does it taste like privilege and gluttony? It should.

And your great “sexy pirate” or “sexy firefighter” costume? They are meant to appease evil spirits so you don’t starve to death or contract tuberculosis over the bitter winter. Hardly a concern with heating and 100” TVs to keep us warm. Not to mention how offensive costumes have become. The wall in the Marketplace dollar store took it’s inspiration from a porn star’s closet.

If you want to party, pseudo-naked, stuffing your face with chocolate skulls and pumpkin spiced vodka, go for it! I’m not judging. We’re students, what else are we supposed to do, study? But you don’t need Halloween as an excuse, we do it every weekend anyways.

Koby Michaels is a first-year Science student and a staff member of The Ubyssey U

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Capitalism vs. climate change: What’s really to blame? heard all about climate change, but for whatever reason, they’re not listening.

In her latest book, This Changes Everything: Capitalism Vs. the Climate , Naomi Klein explains why she thinks they aren’t listening.

“We engage in this odd form of on-again-off-again ecological amnesia for perfectly rational reasons. We deny because we fear that letting in the full reality of this crisis will change everything.

And we’re right,” she said.

When it was made easy and accessible enough for the public, they began using more efficient lightbulbs or driving hybrid cars. There used to be a time when things like that would have actually been a large part of the solution; however that time has come and passed.

The only way we can stop climate change, says Klein, is to change everything about our lifestyle. These changes have to combat society’s mentality regarding capitalism and materialism. “When I first started writing the book my friends would ask, ‘wasn’t writing about climate change enough? Why did you have to write about capitalism?” Klein said, in front of the audience in the Chan Centre on October 26.

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Naomi Klein visited UBC on October 26 to talk about climate change and her new book.

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Climate change is not a new issue, what is new are the radical ideas that are required to stop it. Stopping climate change isn’t going to be easy, it’s going to take full-scale effort from everyone.

But we’ve all heard that before, sometimes ad nauseam. In fact, since 2006 when Al Gore confronted us with An Inconvenient <em>

Truth , it’s been hard not to hear about climate change and what we can do to stop it.

And the news seems to be getting worse by the day. Recently the public has been bombarded with news concerning climate change, especially about how coastal cities, such as Vancouver, will soon be underwater thanks to the rising sea levels caused by carbon emissions. The public has </em>

all, the North American economy has basically been founded on the use of fossil fuels.

This solution to climate change, switching our economic values away from our current materialistic ideals, has many more benefits than just the obvious one. As Klein explained, a mass movement against capitalism and climate change would be able to take issues such as reviving local economies, liberating democracies from corporate influence and the lack of affordable housing and transit to subsequently “weave all these seemingly disparate issues into a coherent narrative about how to protect humanity from the ravages of both a savagely unjust economic system and a destabilized climate system.” These are just a few of the issues that would be positively affected through a new global mindset against climate change.

Waging war against climate change seems like a lofty goal considering that society has become dependent on materialistic lust. To save the world, not only does society need to change, but it needs to change quickly. Climate change can no longer be a secondary issue or an afterthought. It’s going to take a full-scale effort from everyone.

But we’ve heard that before.

The only difference is this time the stakes are much larger. U

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UBC Film Soc mixes the old with the new Cult classics and new releases are some of the Norm’s offerings

The UBC FIlm Society’s last pre-screening was of Joss Whedon’s The Cabin in the Woods.

Lawrence Neal Garcia Senior Staff Writer

“To capture the spirit of what we air, think of our newscast as a screaming woman running down the street with her throat cut,” said one character early on in Nightcrawler — an exhilarating thriller that has nothing to do with X-Men — which screened at the Norm Theatre on October 29, two days ahead of its wide release.

It’s probably a good thing that UBC’s Film Society doesn’t approach their programming the way the character described theirs, although given their recent and upcoming films there’s more than enough nightmare fodder to go around.

While it isn’t a horror film, Nightcrawler certainly has </em>

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horrific elements, due largely to the enterprising, yet sociopathic main character: Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal, in his best role yet), who dives into the seedy underworld of L.A. crime reporting.

It’s an electrifying ride that channels the cynicism of Ace in the Hole (1951) and Network (1976) to deliver a pitch-black satire of media reporting.

Pre-screenings — like the October 29 screening of Nightcrawler — are unusual, but not unheard of for the Film Society.

The last pre-screening that the Film Society held was in 2012, with Joss Whedon’s genre-bending meta-horror, The Cabin in the Woods .

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They then approached the UBC Film Society to set up a showing.

“Basically, every once in a while the distribution companies put together these promo screenings where they don’t actually sell any tickets … just to see who would be interested in seeing the film,” said Mike Johnston, the Film Society’s operations manager.

Given the large turnout and positive post-film chatter, people were evidently interested in Nightcrawler .

Although the event was a success for both the Film Society and the distribution company, future ones are ultimately up to the latter. “[Pre-screenings are] something we definitely want </em>

to pursue in the future,” said Johnston.

Their regular programming, for the past few years, has consisted mostly of second runs — films that have been out of the multiplex for a month or two.

Recently however, the Film Society has shifted their focus away from second runs to a more curated selection of films. “[Playing second runs] hadn’t been doing terribly for us, but it hadn’t been doing great for us either. So we thought about getting out of that area … and running a more classical selection of films,” said Johnston, who emphasized that they would still show second runs. “We’re just trying to diversify the programming a little bit more.”

So while upcoming features include Only Lovers Left Alive and The Lego Movie — both excellent 2014 releases, cult classics like Donnie Darko (which played after Nightcrawler , also starring Jake Gyllenhaal) and a David Lynch retrospective (Mulholland Drive and Blue Velvet) are also in the mix.

For good measure, the Film Society is also mixing up its regular events, adding live music and a battle of the bands, in partnership with CiTR, to a School of Rock beverage garden on November 7, while still keeping the annual Big Lebowski tradition two weeks later.

So even if Nightcrawler proves to be the last pre-screening for a while, it certainly won’t be the last new thing for the UBC Film Society. U

Arts and culture on a budget

The Museum of Anthropology is one of UBC’s shiniest gems.

Not only do their exhibits highlight current and historical peoples, but their programs aim to encourage dialogue with the general public.

And for UBC students it’s free.

Learn more at moa.ubc.ca

Did you know that UBC has their own movie theatre? Located in the SUB and run by the UBC Film Society, the Norm theatre runs cult classics, popular films, and second runs. They also have events that feature cult classics such as their annual Big Lebowski showing.

Tickets: $5.00 regular, $2.50 FilmSoc members and children aged 3-13.

Check out the UBC FIlm Society’s website ubcfilmsociety.com to learn more about upcoming screenings.

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The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) offers their All-Access pass for full time students or anyone aged 30 and under. You have to sign up for a free membership, but it’s worth it.

With an all access membership, tickets for VSO concerts are $15.

Check out vancouversymphony. ca/concerts/all-access-pass to learn more and purchase tickets.

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uBC theatre and opera’s season is in full swing. theatre and opera productions are discounted for students. both productions are held on campus and guarantee a night of class and culture.

Head over to theatrefilm.ubc.ca/ events/main-stage-season to learn more about UBC Theatre and Opera’s 2014/2015 season.

if watching a second showing of the lego movies doesn’t interest you, but you want to see the latest blockbuster hit.

Head over to your local Cineplex on a Tuesday for a mid-week treat.

if you’d rather support your fellow students, heading over to a uBC school of Music performance is a great way to do so. the ubc school of Music offers free and low cost tickets throughout the year.

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Thunderbird football season over 38-18 loss to Saskatchewan closes the book on UBC’s slim playoff hopes

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UBC head coach Shawn Olson called his team’s performance “embarrassing” during his halftime locker room speech.

CJ Pentland Senior Staff Writer

Disappointment and despair, followed by excitement and hope, then eventual downfall and defeat.

In many ways, UBC’s final game resembled the trajectory of their entire regular season.

Despite their 2-5 record coming into Saturday’s game, the Thunderbirds still maintained a slim chance of making the Canada West playoffs for the second straight year. First off, they needed to beat the Saskatchewan Huskies, and then receive some help from the University of Regina in the form of a win over the University of Alberta. Regina held up their end of the bargain, taking down U of A 35-31, but UBC couldn’t capitalize — they fell 38-18 to the Huskies and saw their season come to a close.

The disappointment started from the get-go, with the Huskies going up 10-0 after their first two possessions. They kept rolling in the second quarter, adding three touchdowns while forcing a fumble, picking off a pass and not allowing the T-Birds past their own 54-yard line to make it 31-0 at the half. Saskatchewan quarterback

Drew Burko had his way with the UBC defence and had just three incompletions in the first half, while the T-Birds’ Carson Williams had just one completion in the first quarter.

Yet the ‘Birds came out of the locker room and played like a team that knew their season was on the line. Marcus Davis, undoubtedly the team’s MVP this year despite being a rookie, began the half with a 47-yard kickoff return which led to a Quinn van Gylswyk field goal. Five minutes later, the UBC defence came up big on a third-and-one to get the ball back, and Williams capitalized with a touchdown strike to Niko Jakobs.

Then after a quick Saskatchewan two-and-out, Davis went back to work with an 81-yard punt return to the house to make it 31-17.

A rouge made it 31-18, but that was as close as the T-Birds would get — though they had plenty of opportunities to close the gap. A forced fumble by Bryan Rideout couldn’t be turned into any points, a muffed punt started a fourth quarter drive on the Saskatchewan 27-yard line, the T-Birds couldn’t respond after a fumble and penalty pushed them backwards. Early in the fourth quarter,

the Huskies added insurance points on a Tyler Chow touchdown run to gain their insurmountable 20-point lead.

Saturday’s game mirrored a season plagued by consistency issues and little mistakes. UBC played around 15 minutes of consistent football, and a fumble and interception in the first half resulted in 14 Saskatchewan points.

In the second half, All-Canadian tackle Alec Pennell was ejected for a play that occurred during an extra point — a huge loss on the offensive line. Overall, the ‘Birds just couldn’t stay consistent.

“It’s a good group of kids here with some talent but it just did not come together this year,” said UBC head coach Shawn Olson after the game to UBC Athletics. “In the second half today we challenged their pride and challenged them as men a bit, and they did come out and compete, but if you look throughout the four quarters how we measure up, it was not good enough in all three phases and not enough plays made when there was any challenging situation. That’s the difference between a playoff team and a non-playoff team.”

The loss brings an end to a season that started with opti-

mism back in the summer. A new varsity status that brought added resources, blue-chip recruits and 19 returning starters led to a number seven ranking in the CIS preseason poll, but after a week one loss, that was the only time they’d be ranked. Some optimism returned after UBC played a strong game in week four to improve to 1-3, but a close loss to Saskatchewan the following week sent them backwards again.

A win over Regina kept their slim playoff hopes alive, but in the end their goal of “Two Cups” — the Hardy and Vanier — couldn’t be met.

“There are a lot of really young talented guys on this team but talent and potential has to manifest itself into production at some point,” said Olson. “Disappointing year on the whole, especially for our veteran guys who put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into this.

We had expectations this year and we didn’t meet them.”

With all eight regular season games in the books, UBC sat last in many key categories: average yards per game at 365.4, points per game at 21.9 and red zone efficiency in that they scored a touchdown just half of the

times they were in the red zone (9 of 18). On defence, the ‘Birds showed flashes of brilliance, but overall they still allowed an average of 36.6 points per game and 511 yards per game.

Yet there was one consistent bright spot all season long, and that was Marcus Davis. With every passing week, the rookie from Victoria found a new way to step up his game, helping him average a conference-leading 161.6 all-purpose yards per game. On Saturday it was the 81-yard punt return; there’s also been a 107yard kickoff return, a 98-yard punt return, two receiving touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns. Few players have shown more electricity on the football field, and the T-Birds are extremely lucky to have him for four more years.

Bright spots like Davis provided reason for optimism throughout the year, and despite the early season struggles, that optimism stuck around until the final day of the season. But even after being handed the rare opportunity to make the playoffs with three wins — something that hasn’t happened since 2010 — UBC still couldn’t capitalize, ending this season’s trajectory in defeat. U

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UBC wins fourth straight women’s field hockey championship

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The Thunderbirds have done it again. Taking on the unbeaten (17-0-0) OUA champion Toronto Varsity Blues on their home turf is nowhere close to an easy task, but UBC rose to the occasion, scoring two goals and allowing none to take their CIS record-setting fourth straight McCrae Cup. The Blues had previously allowed just one goal in their past six games.

Senior UBC midfielder Poonam Sandhu finally broke the tie after 47 minutes to give her team the lead.

That marker was the only offence UBC would need, but second year midfielder Sarah Keglowitsch

popped in the second goal nearly 10 minutes later from a penalty corner opportunity for good measure.

With the victory, the Thunderbirds improve to 16-6 in the championship game, and 5-2 over Toronto over the seven times they’ve met during the gold medal game. UBC goaltender Lauren Logush was named CIS Rookie of the Year, and teammates Hannah Haughn and Sandhu were named to the All-Canadian team. Fourthyear Blues midfielder Amanda Woodcroft received the honours of 2014 CIS player of the year, as well as tournament MVP. U

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Perfect weekend for UBC volleyball Men’s and women’s teams both complete sweeps of UBC-O Heat

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Milan Nikic (5) led the team in assists over the weekend.

Olamide Olaniyan Staff Writer

On Friday and Saturday nights, the UBC Thunderbirds swept the rival UBC-O Heat in four and three sets, respectively.

On Friday the first two sets seemed like deciders for the entire game with 25-23 in the first

and 25-15 in the second, but after losing the third set to the Heat 19-25 due to aces on consecutive serves from Heat player Kristof Schlagintweit, the ‘Birds had to fight it out in the fourth to win 25-21.

The following night, however, the Thunderbirds upped their

performance and finished off the Heat in three sets, improving on where they had failed the previous night. Despite some terrific plays and close calls at the hands of the Heat — especially from middle Jim Bell, who had 10 kills in the game — the T-Birds managed to dispatch them effectively.

“UBC Okanagan played very well. They blocked well, attacked well, and they were right in the game. It’s nice to see us make some plays down the stretch when it counted and when the scores got close,” said Matt Lebourdais, who is in his fourth season as UBC’s assistant coach. “I thought our outsides did a good job of putting a lot of trouble balls away with some really tough swings.”

The first set ended 25-23 with Irvan Brar, Jarrid Ireland and Mac McNicol holding three kills each. Second-year Irvan Brar then became a integral player in the second set, making numerous kills and putting the Thunderbirds on top 26-24 at set point. In the third set, Brar went on a killing spree scoring three in a row, repeatedly pulverizing the opposition with strong attacks and wide swings.

“It was really nice to see those outsides step up like Irvan and Jarrid, guys that haven’t played as consistently as they have in the past. It’s nice to see them play well,” said Lebourdais.

Joint UBC efforts in the final moments of the game managed to stay the Heat’s progress, and won them the match point at 25-20.

“I thought [the turning point] was a couple swings from Irvan Brar in really tough situations, when the pass wasn’t great and there was a big block out there,” said Lebourdais, a former Thunderbird himself. “He just swung high and hard and was really aggressive all night.”

A noticeable absence on the court during the weekend games

was Ben Chow, one of the team’s top attackers this season. He was out due to a lower body injury, and while Lebourdias was unsure about his recovery, he was certain that there would be players to step up in his absence. True to Lebourdais’ words, many players not normally in the spotlight put in tremendous effort over the weekend.

One of these players was rookie Byron Keturakis, who made three vital digs during the game, even though he only came in as a double substitute with Mat Guidi.

Middles like fourth year Alex Russell and fifth-year Chris Howe defended well with four blocks each, while also scoring six and three kills, respectively.

The players seem to be finding their groove, probably as a result of getting into the rhythm of the regular season. The Thunderbirds are now second in the Canada West conference, mainly due to their current five-game win streak. The team seems to be growing more confident about their ability to compete in the National Championships. With only one loss in the regular season, they might just do it.

“Our record is 7-1 so we’re feeling good about that. We just don’t want to worry too much about the wins and losses right now, we want to focus on getting better, point by point, game by game, continually try to improve.”

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Olamide Olaniyan Staff Writer

This Halloween weekend, the UBC Thunderbirds battled hard to clinch back-to-back wins against sister school UBC Okanagan, 3-1 on Friday and 3-2 on Saturday.

The victories came at a great price for the home team, as they lost two key players to injuries.

Fifth-year Rosie Schlagintweit was injured in the opening set on Friday night, and key attacker Lisa Barclay sprained her ankle in the fifth set on Saturday. While head coach Doug Reimer is saddened by the drawbacks, he was impressed by the team effort.

“The most important thing in a match is to compete hard and play right to the bitter end, and we did just that,” said Reimer, who has been the Thunderbird coach for the past 18 years.

The opening set on Saturday started out well for the Thunderbirds but slowed as the capable Heat held back their charge and continuously stopped them from gaining a substantial lead. UBC-O defended effectively against the Thunderbirds’ attacks and even fought back the set point at 24-23. Eventually, the T-Birds won the first set 25-23.

Throughout the game, key attacks from Heat players like Brianna Beamish, Megan Festival and Katy Wuttunee managed to stop the T-Birds in their tracks, with Beamish scoring a whopping total of 18 kills in the game. The Heat then continued to win the second and fourth sets, pushing the game to a decisive final round.

According to Reimer, the ‘Birds faltered in their attack. “We didn’t put enough pressure on them and they gained confidence. They played better and they started the

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Abbey Keeping (1) had 12 kills over the course of UBC’s back-to-back wins.

fifth great. And then we hung in there,” he said.

Reimer had many good things to say about second year Alessandra Gentile, the team’s setter, and was really impressed with her weekend play. Throughout, she had the most assists of players on both teams, with 46 in total.

The two teams battled hard, and eventually went to the fifth decisive set. However, due to successive serving efforts from fifth-year

Abbey Keeping, the Thunderbirds managed to finish off the Heat at match point with a final score of 15-11.

Although injured in the crucial final set, Lisa Barclay still led the UBC attack with 15 total kills and 34 total attacks in the game. Danielle Brisebois followed closely with 12 kills due to her contributions in the second and third set. Veterans Alissa Coulter and Abbey Keeping made nine and seven kills, respectively.

According to Reimer, it was a great weekend, but the team needs to focus on their next few games.

The T-Birds face off against the defending national champions Manitoba Bisons next week. The Bisons are the only team to beat the ‘Birds at the CIS national championships in the last eight years, and the very team that brought UBC’s six-year championship streak to an end.

In short, the Thunderbirds have a score to settle.

“They’ve had some changes, we’ve had some changes so we’ll have to see,” said Reimer. “If you look at the standings, its impossible to predict right now. Right now it can go so many ways. It’s going to be the most interesting season for sure.”

UBC’s next home games will be November 14 and 15 against the University of Alberta at the War Memorial Gym. U

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