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JEREMY VERNON& HUGO WONG

UVic’s Board of Governors posts reams of documents online, pro-viding greater insight into the university’s operations. Highlights from the latest package include updates on university expansions, fi nances, details about staff salaries, and other payments.

CONSTRUCTION UPDATESThis summer, construction begins on an addition to the Continuing Studies Building. Projected to cost $13.7 million, it is intended to service the growing number of international students. According to Maureen MacDonald, dean of continuing stud-ies, the lack of space has scattered ESL classes and resources across the campus. The new space will add class-rooms and computer labs, and house the pronunciation clinic, currently located the library. The single space is meant to foster social connec-tions between international students. Construction is expected to fi nish in November 2015, and new classes will start in January 2016.

From 2001–2010, UVic invested over $220 million constructing an enormous

number of buildings, including (but not limited to): the David Turpin Building, the Engineering/Computer Science Building, the First Peoples House, the Bob Wright Centre, the Medical Sciences Building, an addi-tion to McPherson Library, and several new residence buildings (Tower, South Tower, Ring, and Park). With the Centre for Athletics, Recreation and Special Abilities (CARSA) and associ-ated parkade underway, the university will focus on renewing or expanding existing buildings, and re-purposing existing space.

In the next fi ve years, UVic aims to add 600 beds, estimated to cost around $60 million, to shorten wait lists for residences. The cost of renewing the existing residences is projected to cost an additional $81.5 million. However, this hinges on whether the government will allow the university to borrow money, as the university is unable to fund the expansion itself.

The university also plans to expand the Business and Economics build-ing to accommodate the growing business program. The estimated $20 million expansion was origi-nally to be funded solely from philanthropic sources, but will now

be a combination of philanthropic sources, provincial funding, and university sources. According to the 2014-15 Five-Year Capital Plan, “the timing for moving forward on this project will be dependent upon the percentage of philanthropic fund-ing that can be secured and the availability of Ministry [of Advanced Education] and university sources.”

The Fraser and Petch buildings are set for seismic upgrades, with costs expected around $16 mil-lion and $32 million, respectively. These projects “are expected to be funded primarily from the Ministry of Advanced Education.”

Finally, the sciences labs in the Elliott building are slated to be upgraded. The $7.75-million project, primarily funded by the province, addresses potential health and safety issues of the labs, which were built in the 1960s.

FINANCIAL UPDATESThe fi nancial prospects of the uni-versity look secure, even promising, despite some projected shortfalls due to adjustments in funding struc-tures by the Ministry of Advanced Education.

The Integrated Planning and

Budgeting Framework (IPBF) reveals a number of measures by the admin-istration to shore-up these budget shortfalls. This is despite a 7.6 per cent increase in revenues. Notably, UVic aims to increase the represen-tation of international students to 2 050 full-time-equivalents by 2015-16. International students currently provide over 20 per cent of tuition revenues. The IPBF projects a total revenue increase of $8.67 million, of which $4.17 million is expected to come from the growth in inter-national students, while the total number of students is projected to remain at or below 17 000. UVic allots $1.77 million to recruit these international students.

Of special interest to students, there is a planned 2 per cent increase in tuition across all students to com-ply with the Ministry of Advanced Education’s infl ation adjustment mandate. Other increases in fees include increased parking, housing and athletics fees.

Also of note is $380 000 allocated for Access Copyright, an organi-zation representing the interests of academic publishers, permit-ting students to reproduce certain published works under restrictions.

This is despite UVic announcing in December 2011 it was opting out of the Access Copyright Interim Tariff for 2012. The tariff was initially rejected on grounds it would balloon the $60 000 royalties expenditure to $700 000. The university has since reconsidered its position and remains part of Access Copyright, and has paid $486 000 in 2013-14.

The supporting materials end with two schedules of payment: one listing salaries of many UVic academics and administrators, and one for goods and services, all for the 2013-2014 year. Goods and services include equipment and food purchases, pay-ments to contractors and architects, publishers, and other universities. One entry of note is a $419 000 line-item for DM Cakes Etc., a local bakery specializing in cakes, cookies and other desserts. It is unclear how much of this product was resold, and the relevant UVic staff were unavail-able for comment before press time.

To read more, visit uvic.ca/universitysecretary/

governors/meetings/index.php.

UVic releases construction, spending updates

The Continuing Studies Building will soon be expanded to house the growing international student population. The triangular addition, located at the back of the building, will fi ll in the existing L-shaped structure.–William Workman (photo)

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Researchers at the UVic Division of Medical Science asked why diabetics are more vulnerable to stroke damage than non-dia-betics. In their research, they found cancer drugs improve stroke recovery in mice, a promising breakthrough that will hopefully improve the recovery of stroke patients with these risk factors.

Dr. Craig Brown, along with other UVic medical science researchers, just submitted a paper for peer review with new micro-scopic imaging showing that diabetes (a common risk factor for stroke patients) leads to an abnormal increase in blood brain bar-rier permeability and brain dysfunction after stroke. The blood brain barrier is primarily composed of special endothelial cells form-ing the walls of the arteries and capillaries throughout the brain. After stroke, these endothelial cells allow proteins and other material, normally kept out, into the brain. How can the barrier be tightened in these patients, preventing inflow of toxins?

Remarkably, his lab has shown that administering an existing cancer drug

to diabetic mice can reduce blood brain barrier dysfunction and improve stroke recovery. Dr. Brown thinks that treating lingering circulatory or “plumbing” issues of the brain after stroke should improve patient outcomes. “In order to reduce, say, cognitive dysfunction in various con-ditions, you can try and treat the neurons but if there is still this problem with the blood brain barrier it’s provbably not going to matter if you save these neurons if the blood brain barrier is still dumping a bunch of toxic stuff into the brain.”

Microscopic images help communicate the research in greater detail. “After stroke, the blood brain barrier becomes perme-able,” Brown explains. “The cells that line the blood vessels, the endothelial cells, are taking up proteins and bits of stuff from the blood plasma and transporting it across the so-called blood brain barrier.” This is a problem for the brain because blood from the body contains many things that are toxic to it, including bacteria, hence the reason a blood brain barrier exists in the first place.

According to Brown, the brain loses 1.9 million neurons per minute after a stroke.

When the arteries that supply oxygen to neurons stop flowing with blood, the neu-rons diminish in capacity, and this spreads like a wave cascading through the vast oceans of connected arterioles, eliminating as many as 14 billion neural connections—synapses—per minute. Neurons die over the first four hours and may continue to weaken for weeks afterwards. In spite of this, Dr. Brown points out that recovery is still possible long after injury.

Dr. Paul Zehr, a UVic neuroscientist and kinesiologist agrees that the blood brain barrier is more than a simple sieve; it is a biological barrier that is more dynamic than is generally understood. “Trying to get a handle on stroke, regardless of the diabetic piece; that in itself is important so we can understand better strategies for recovery of blood flow and what it is really going to do . . . I think if we can gain a better appreciation of what is actually happening in the stroke frame and all the cascade of events we have a better way to try think about what kind of strategies can be applied right away to [brain] injury, regardless of the source.”

Stroke research spurs advances in care

Getting medical assistance immediately by recognizing the symptoms is important to a successful recovery. Five main symptoms include: weakness, slurred speech or language difficulties, visual problems, headaches, and dizziness. Keeping blood pressure down by minimizing salt intake, eating a heart-healthy diet, staying smoke-free, and exercising will reduce the risk of a stroke.

STROKE EXPERTS STRESS THAT “TIME IS MIND”

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OPINIONS

July 10, 2014 MARTLET • OPINIONS 5

SHANDI SHIACH — THE GATEWAY (NUW)

Teachers in Ontario pledged $1.5 million last month to shore up the B.C. Teachers’ Federation (B.C.T.F.) in its ongoing strike. The teachers are on strike after the B.C. government has repeatedly failed to follow B.C. Supreme Court rulings in favour of the teachers. The employer unconsti-tutionally took away teachers’ rights to bargain on class size (number of students to a teacher and assistants) and composition (how many special needs can be accommodated within a given group and environment). Teachers previously forwent salary increases to maintain consultation on class size and composition, and the B.C. government has bargained in bad faith.

Ontario high school teachers have said they’ll be looking to make sig-nificant gains when they head into negotiations this September after a two-year wage freeze, but they’re not the only ones who should stand up for teachers Canada-wide and argue for quality public education in Canada.

When we’re constantly referred to as “youth” and “students,” it may be easy to forget that there are peo-ple much younger than us struggling

to get an education. Canada’s prov-inces and territories are not such close-border places that quality of education in B.C. won’t affect the future of our entire country.

My post-secondary institution hasn’t taught me to use my privi-lege of an education solely for personal gain. I believe in educa-tion benefiting everyone, and I think it should be provided in high-est quality to the people who shape our world, and who will shape it for generations. Teachers can’t do that in classes that demand more time and effort than they are able to vol-unteer, especially while underpaid. But it’s not even about pay rates; it hasn’t been for a long time. The biggest point on the B.C. bargain-ing table is backed by a supreme court—class size and composition: limiting the number of students and special-needs children per teacher and teaching assistant. They have the right to consult on this because these are working conditions, but such things may also affect stu-dents’ learning success.

B.C. does have less money than it used to, but I doubt you’d find very many adults who wouldn’t sacrifice just about anything for their child’s or young loved one’s education. This is not the place to cut. The

B.C. premier can afford to secure her child’s private school education. It isn’t overly trite to suggest the money B.C. is not currently mak-ing from its natural resource sectors should probably come out of the pockets of well-endowed public service officials who can’t strike a fair deal with school teachers.

Canadians shouldn’t stand for this kind of breach by a govern-ment within our own country. The B.C. Supreme Court ruled again in the teachers’ favour early this year. The B.C. government broke the law in 2002 when it stripped the teach-ers’ rights to bargain on class size and composition, and it’s ignoring a supreme court ruling now. But the employer will succeed in quashing its complainants if it can outspend the B.C.T.F.

I know B.C. teachers. I am thankful to them. My sister is one, my brother is taught by them, as are other family members and people whose future I care about—young people who will one day decide my own future. My teachers helped get me where I am, a statement I’m sure may be echoed by many university students and graduates. It’s time we all stood strong for public educators.

A Canadian province is undermining education

S. McLean via the Gateway (photo)

UVic meetings often begin with an acknowledgment of the unceded territories, a few sentences reminding participants of the history of campus land: that it, like most land in this province, has never been relinquished by its original Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ inhabitants through a negotiated treaty. The Government of B.C. has maintained that most unceded territory belongs to the Crown. However, a recent Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) decision refutes this. The language of the ruling was unambiguous, though its consequences may not be so clear.

On June 26, the SCC ruled that the Tsilhqot’in First Nation have title to 1 700 square kilometres of land where no treaty has been signed. This ruling is hailed as an unequivocal victory for the Tsilhqot’in and a landmark case for Indigenous land rights in Canada. In one stroke, the Supreme Court ruled on a number of issues including the criteria for Aboriginal title and parameters for provincial jurisdiction over unceded lands.

One of the main points of contention surrounded the meaning of “occupa-tion,” the linchpin issue that supports any determination of Aboriginal title. The Tsilhqot’in, a semi-nomadic nation, hunted, trapped, and fished in the disputed area, but an appeals court felt that was not enough to imply ownership. It instead favoured a much narrower definition of occupation. It was one that required “intensive presence at a particular site.” The SCC felt this was a European model, one that “accords no weight (let alone equal weight) to Aboriginal perspec-tives on occupation or the manner in which the society used the land to live.” According to the SCC, the appeals court decision “removed ‘Aboriginal’ from ‘Aboriginal occupation.’”

More broadly, uncertainty surrounds the legitimacy of First Nations voices. This particular case has been winding through the courts for two decades, but the rights of Indigenous people have been debated for over two centuries. It stands to reason that land occupied by one people should not be ceded to another people without express permission, but that’s ultimately what is at stake. The Royal Proclamation of 1763, which stated it was “reasonable and essential” for European settlers not to infringe upon land that they had not received or pur-chased from its original inhabitants, did not simply disappear. Though the law is centuries old, its spirit suffuses the SCC judgment. The Forest Act was deemed to infringe on the Tsilhqot’in Nation’s right to consultation, which has clear implica-tions for other resource extraction projects in the province.

Significant portions of the planned Northern Gateway and Kinder Morgan pipelines run across the unceded territory of several First Nations groups who are highly opposed to these projects. The Tsilhqot’in Supreme Court deci-sion strengthens their territoriality and potential court challenges. How this will play out in other cases is uncertain. What is clear is the gulf between how most Aboriginals propose to manage natural resources and the imperatives of the pro-vincial and federal governments. Most groups are staunchly conservationist and have committed to securing their lands and environments for future generations. This ruling is more than a mere legal nicety; it fundamentally transforms the hun-dreds of territorial negotiations across Canada. It buttresses a growing consensus around Indigenous possession and right to consultation. Most importantly, by acknowledging the Tsilhqot’in title, it pushes the dispossession and exploita-tion of our Indigenous people further into the reaches of history. Hopefully, in our community it will turn an obligatory ceremonial acknowledgment into vital reconciliation.

A new chapter for Indigenous rights

6 FEATURE • MARTLET July 10, 2014

y mother grew up on an island known for jungles, giant fl owers, and orangutans. After getting a degree in ecology, she worked in fi sheries research on the second largest river in the Malaysian state

of Sarawak, on Borneo. For seven years she and her crew trav-elled up and down the Baram River in motorized longboats. She stayed nights in longhouses and riverbank camps and spent days studying the river and its innumerable fi sh.

After hearing about this river for my whole life without actually seeing it, the Baram became almost mythical to me. Last year, when my mother packed me along on a trip into rural Sarawak, I was fi nally acquainted with the river in person, but our meeting was bittersweet. While the Baram—though browner each year with pollution—continues to meander optimistically through the jungle, the rest of us know that it might soon look very different.

The Sarawak government is planning 12 large hydropower projects as part of a program called the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE). Bakun Dam was the fi rst project in SCORE, fl ooding 700 square kilometres on Sarawak’s longest river, the Rajang. The second, Murum Dam, is being impounded on a Rajang river tributary right now. The Baram is targeted as the next dam site.

Bakun was built with the capacity to produce 2 400 mega-watts of electricity, making it more powerful than the Hoover Dam. Sarawak’s peak electricity demand is only 1 000 mega-watts. Altogether, the fi rst 12 hydroelectric projects in SCORE will produce seven times more electricity than the state of Sarawak currently uses. In exchange for a reservoir the size of Singapore, the Bakun Dam’s turbines are not even running at full capacity. The goal is to use this hydropower to attract heavy industries like aluminium and petrochemical extractors to a pri-marily agricultural state.

As well as fl ooding vast swaths of land, the plan will bring industrial pollutants into one of the most biodiverse and endan-gered rainforests in the world. Sarawak’s forests are already being logged at an alarming rate for timber and oil palm planta-tions. Locals believe that only fi ve per cent of primary rainforest may be left in the state.

The Sarawak government is widely accused of corruption. Taib Mahmud, the former chief minister of Sarawak, resigned from this position in February. However, he now holds power as state governor, and, since 2011, he has been under investiga-tion by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency. NGOs and news organizations like Al-Jazeera say that Taib is motivated to build expensive publicly funded projects like mega-dams because construction profi ts are channelled to his family’s many busi-nesses. Laundered money from Sarawak may even have found its way into Canada.

According to an investigation by Global News program 16:9, and freelance journalist Clare Rewcastle-Brown, Taib helped to fi nance SAKTO, an high-end real estate company founded by his daughter Jamilah Mahmud, who lives in Ottawa with her Canadian husband Sean Murray. Other parties who will benefi t from SCORE include various international companies acting as consultants, dam builders, and the industries that the govern-ment is counting on to buy the electricity.

BAKUN DAMMy cousin’s friend Richard grew up in one of the 15 longhouses now submerged under the Bakun Dam reservoir. As the waters rose, villagers pushed logs underneath wooden buildings so

that they fl oated to the surface and became makeshift house-boats called jelatongs (the Bakun reservoir even has a fl oating church). On our escapade through Sarawak, my cousin, my mother, and I spent a night in the fl oating version of what used to be Richard’s farm house. We drove for three hours from my cousin’s home and descended a steep ramp to a dock full of brightly painted wooden boats with outboard motors. In one of the boats, a woman in a wide-brimmed hat sat next to a huge

bundle of edible ferns and two terrifi ed wild boars bound at the ankles with vines.

About 10 000 people were displaced by the Bakun project. The entire population was offi cially relocated to the settlement of Sungai Asap, but some families, like the people at the dock that day, have found it easier to make a living by continuing to farm, hunt, and fi sh in the hills around the reservoir.

Richard and my cousin unloaded the back of the truck and set up the outboard motor on the boat. My mother started talking fi sh with the people hanging out on the dock. I stood around feeling, as usual, like a misplaced Canadian kid.

When the boat was ready, we took off across the vast expanse of water. The Bakun reservoir is eerily beautiful. The tops of dead trees stuck out of the water looking both fantastical and tragic. The farthest shore was a blue line in the distance.

After 20 minutes skimming over the water, we pulled into an inlet. Richard’s jelatong was fl oating a short distance from the shore. We spent the evening travelling up newly created river mouths, where Richard caught an abundance of freshwater fi sh. The steep hills on both sides made it feel like we were sliding through an envelope of rainforest. Richard explained that log-ging companies were now aiming for these unfl ooded forests as well. It seems that in Sarawak you are caught in this duality of appreciating beauty only to dread its imminent destruction.

On the way back from the dam, we visited Sungai Asap. Our truck driver, Stewart, had relatives there and swung kids around in circles on the veranda of the longhouse. The Sungai Asap relocation is described as disastrous. Each family was only given a plot of three acres to farm, and the land often turned out to be infertile. On the veranda, people told us about how diffi cult it was to make a living and how the entire area was overcrowded. The Sungai Asap relocation took a people deeply connected to a river and moved them 50 kilometres inland to where their intimate knowledge of that water and forest can’t be used.

BARAM DAMThe Baram Dam is the next planned hydroelectric project. It would create 1 200 megawatts of electricity, fl ood 412 square kilometres of rainforest and displace about 20 000 people. The affected people belong to three main indigenous groups: Kayans, Kenyahs (like Richard), and Penans. Traditionally, Kayans and Kenyahs are subsistence farmers while Penans are hunter-gatherers. Twenty-seven settlements would be fl ooded by the dam. Together, the Baram and Bakun dams would submerge both Kenyah and Kayan core population areas in Sarawak.

In Sarawak, you can hardly fi nd a human settlement that didn’t form dependent on a river. Rivers provide a supply of water and fi sh, and for centuries they were the only highways between vil-lages. The Kenyah and Kayan name for the Baram is Telang Usan. Usan means rain, and telang refers to a thick liquid, like milk or gravy, that nourishes life like the river does.

Many of Sarawak’s indigenous people have moved from vil-lages into cities to work. However most return at least once a

year to reunite with their family during festivals. Most people consider their ancestral villages to be an anchor to family, land, and culture.

“Being forcefully resettled by mega-dams would defi nitely have a great adverse impact on the culture of the indigenous peoples,” says Peter Kallang, a Kenyah anti-dam activist. “It starts with the impact on land ownership, which is part and par-cel of the peoples’ culture and tradition. Forced resettlement is a form of cultural genocide for the indigenous people of Sarawak.”

“ “I died three times,” said a resident of Sungai Asap. “Once when we were forced off our land, once when our land was fl ooded, and once when we weren’t even paid fair compensation.”

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Kallang founded Save Rivers, an indigenous-lead organization opposed to mega-dams. A big problem with dam projects is that affected communities are not properly consulted until con-struction actually begins. For the Baram, indigenous activists are prepared. Save Rivers has been organizing workshops for sev-eral years to inform riverside communities about the proposed Baram Dam and to explain native land rights and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The workshops end with direct action training.

Kallang is inspired by his father, a penghulu (area chief), as well as the U.K. labour movement that he witnessed while studying engineering in the 1980s. A month before I got to meet Kallang, I found out that he is also my other cousin’s close friend’s father. I noticed a coincidence like this every week in Sarawak, where connections between people are as tangled as jungle creepers.

In May 2013, the International Hydropower Association held its annual conference in Sarawak. Save Rivers communities worried that their concerns would be undermined by the glistening por-trayal of hydropower, so 300 people protested directly outside the conference centre. After, they held an alternative conference of their own. Here, my mother gave a presentation on Baram fi sh ecology. I was in charge of her PowerPoint slides and spent the rest of my time taking pictures and working up the guts to gather impromptu interviews.

People from the city voiced their concerns about living down-stream. Those displaced by past dam projects in other parts of the state encouraged Baram residents to stand their ground. Talks were interspersed with dances, and two musicians played the sape, Sarawak’s haunting version of the guitar. The audience played the role of the chorus for each speaker. When pictures

of Bakun Dam appeared on the overhead they murmured “drowned” in Malay: tengalam, tengalam.

“I died three times,” said a resident of Sungai Asap. “Once when we were forced off our land, once when our land was fl ooded, and once when we weren’t even paid fair compensation.”

“We do not want the compensation,” said Marian Jew, whose village of Long Apu would be fl ooded. “We want to stay in the lands of our ancestors.”

CONNECTING VINESI’m lucky to have some roots in this beautiful state, thanks to my mother’s ancestors who migrated to Malaysia from China many decades ago. But visiting Sarawak to ogle at remaining patches of primary forest would be doing a disservice to the reality of the place. I need to offer something in exchange to my mythi-cal browner-every-year river, the dreading-imminent-destruction rainforest, the late-night crash courses in culture and politics from Sarawakian friends.

To displace an indigenous people from their land is to erase a way of living in the world that does not and will not ever exist any-where else. The Baram Dam proposal is part of a global plot arc in which indigenous people are pitted against resource-extraction projects. Baram activists are one front in a debate about what we want to see the world look like. It raises the question: does every part of the world inevitably have to be industrialized in the same pattern as the West? Can we have a society where subsistence livelihoods coexist with monetary ones, where multiple cultural ideas about economics and ecology are considered legitimate?

Despite widespread opposition, the Sarawak government has not changed its line from “the dams will be built.” Kallang’s

direct action training was put to use starting last October when Save Rivers set up two blockades. The blockades are intended to block access roads to site testing and construction. They are manned by rotating groups of people from affected communi-ties. As of July 10, they have been holding out for 261 days.

In B.C., we are at another dip in the plot. As Baram blockad-ers build increasingly permanent structures, blockaders from the Wet’suwet’en Nation are building pit houses and permaculture gardens. Their Uni’stoten’ camp is digging in its heels in the path of the Pacifi c Trails and Northern Gateway Pipelines.

A few weeks ago, I spoke to Meaghan Champion from the Somena Nation. We veered into economics. “I believe there are so many ways to create wealth without plundering the earth,” she said. “The best route for protecting the environment is to protect the rights of indigenous people, because indigenous people will protect the earth.”

At the end of the Save Rivers conference, I snatched a conver-sation with Phillip Jau, an activist who is frequently pictured in documentaries standing on a longboat yelling “Stop the dams!” into a megaphone. I asked him where he was from. He said he was from Long Laput, that it was a beautiful place, and that I should visit sometime. I said that I would love to on my next trip, if Long Laput was still intact by then.

“No no no!” said Phillip Jau with a well-practised sense of drama. “It will be there, don’t worry. I will fi ght to the last drop of my blood.”

More information can be found at Save Rivers’ website savesarawakrivers.com.

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With major art events like Open Space’s Pub(lic) Crawl, the Moss Street Paint-In, and Artlandia, local art enthu-siasts have a busy schedule in the summer. But one can’t-miss event is the Integrate Arts Festival, a free art crawl happening August 15 and 16. In its eighth year, this festival highlights over 29 local art galleries, artist-run centres, and pop-up galleries. As Integrate Art Society Director Zahra Stark explains, “The idea behind it is the plurality of spaces, and our empha-sis is on the transportation of people from place to place.”

This year, the festival begins with an opening reception at 6 p.m. at the event’s headquarters, located on 1501 Douglas St. The party is planned to be a boisterous and lively affair, sup-ported with local artwork, musicians, and, especially, beer by donation. This

year, both kids and adults will even be encouraged to make their own artwork with chalk.

After the reception, the art crawl will begin at 7:30 p.m. The festival sug-gests that participants walk, bike, or take the free Hop-On, Hop-Off bus to the various locations around the city.

“I think we have a tendency to stay in one place because of your friends or there is great art at that location that you love,” says Stark, “but there is something really unique about com-paring all the spaces and fi nding that busker or art installation in between — that is all a part of the festival too.”

To encourage the movement of festival attendants this year, Integrate is using a passport system, where people can stamp their map at each destination and turn it in for a prize.

The festival continues on the Saturday morning with a bike tour, which begins at Integrate’s

headquarters (1501 Douglas St.) at 10 a.m. and fi nishes at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV) at 3 p.m. This tour will provide a family-friendly day, with a free admission to the AGGV, snacks, and a magic show, as well as a chance to broaden one’s perspec-tive to more than just art from the downtown core. The day will end with an afterparty hosted by the Fifty Fifty Arts Collective at the Copper Owl at 9 p.m. For $10, attendees can enjoy four bands, ranging from the local space pop ensemble, Ghosts, to the Italian psychedelic electronic group, Japanese Gum.

For those interested in more than just attending, helping hands are still needed for the festival.

“We are very dependent on volun-teers,” Stark affi rms, “Our committee is made up with about 10 volunteers, and it wouldn’t happen without them, as well as the others who give up their

time and effort.” All in all, the Integrate Arts Festival

offers a chance to not only visit the city’s art galleries, but also to be a part of Victoria’s culture. Filled with art, music, food, and dancing, Integrate provides a sense of adventure as you move around the galleries, discover-ing new and unfamiliar works of art.

As Stark expresses, “I love how, after the excitement of the opening party, everyone gets to have their own expe-rience of the arts in Victoria.”

Keen art-lovers, students, or com-munity supporters can contact

intergrateartsociety@gmail.com for further opportunities.

Summer art adventuresIntegrate Arts Festival running from August 15-16

BLAKE MORNEAU

Before my fi rst trip to Shambhala last year, I was leery. Not of the EDM mecca itself—legendary in music-loving cir-cles all over B.C. and beyond—but of the music. I was repeatedly assured that the roots of electronic music lay in the genre closest to my heart, hip hop, yet I still failed to grasp the connection. I mean, I understood the connection, but I didn’t feel it. When I think back to the Shambhala experience, those artists and sets that championed hip

hop’s place in the EDM pantheon were the most memorable. It’s nice to know that even a world-class DJ like Nu-Mark (he of the mighty Jurassic 5) had the same fi sh-out-of-water type moments as I did.

“The fi rst time I played Shambhala, I thought I was at the wrong festival. I saw the lineup and was a bit freaked out because they were all playing dubstep . . . Hey?! remember that—dubstep?” recounted Nu-Mark in an email. “Anyway, I keep coming back because it seems as if I’m the only one

not playing electronic music.”None of this is to discount electronic

music or its cultural importance. Quite the opposite. Nu-Mark, or Uncle Nu as he is affectionately known, is a student of music, no matter where it comes from. His tracks, albums, and sets are consistently fresh nods to the past, to the roots of the tunes we love today. As we progress further into the Age of No Boundaries, where musical gen-res fornicate endlessly, historians like Nu-Mark are of the utmost importance.

“EDM has slowly bitten off all the

impactful and meaningful musical parts of hip hop and made [them] their own. The 808 originated in hip hop. The 909 originated in hip hop. Repetitive lyrics and phrases originated in hip hop. Dirty bass lines originated in hip hop. The entire bass line and deep kick drums are all hip hop–driven. And hip hop got it from the Godfather Of Soul, Mr. James Brown (R.I.P).”

Nu-Mark is no hip hop iconoclast, though. He pays attention to the entire world of music, creating a live experi-ence that will undoubtedly stand out from what his counterparts are drop-ping at the Farm in Salmo, B.C.

“I enjoy playing a variety of genres from soul to funk to reggae to hip hop and oldies. They give me room to express myself and I rarely get the hippie chick yelling, ‘Hey can you play some Persian anthem trance?’ I bounce from genre to genre because I listen to almost everything. I enjoy slowly moving the crowd between different musical styles so they know that there’s more out there both new and old. I would have loved to bring my toy set out there but there’s never

enough room on stage at Shambhala.” With the rise of computer-driven

DJ-ing, vinyl-fl ippers like Nu-Mark are increasingly important links to the roots of the movement—an artisan DJ, if you will.

“You know there’s a problem when lead singers from rock bands, rap-pers, and Elijah Wood are becoming DJs. Computers have probably given all [DJs] a bad name and what I mean by that is everyone has become a DJ because of the easy access to the art. There’s something to be said about staying in your own lane,” says Nu-Mark of the increasingly crowded DJ world. “Saturation is really what I’m speaking about here. I’m truly the last person you’ll hear complain about my craft. I treasure being a DJ and there’s a lot of DJs that have been doing this for a long time that deserve proper credit for their grind!”

See Nu-Mark on the Village Stage at Shambhala Music Festival, Aug. 8–11.

Follow all things Nu-Mark at unclenu.com and

soundcloud.com/unclenu.

Shambha-lessons Vol. 1 – ‘The Hip-Hop History of EDM’ with DJ Nu-Mark

MUSIC RAGS

The Integrate Arts Festival encourages the public to walk, bike, or bus to its 29 different locations across Victoria.

July 10, 2014 MARTLET • CULTURE 9

ANGEL MANGUERRA

A collection of artwork depicting girls past and present is on display from now until Oct. 5 at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Girls: Historical Portraits from the Collection presents a wide range of portraits and visuals from the past 200 years. The gallery’s chief curator, Michelle Jacques, was inspired by Lena Dunham’s HBO show Girls and Cat’s Eye, a book by Margaret Atwood.

“It’s always been very complex the way girls are portrayed, so you can’t really reduce it to one thing,” says Jacques. Rather than a conventional presentation of art that includes a generous smattering of historical infor-mation, this exhibition was a “brand new exercise” for Jacques. Large, letter-sized text panels are prominently presented alongside the paintings.

Jacques says she “tried to think about how [the pieces] related to contempo-rary issues and ideas rather than how they related to art history.” Therefore, the informative text panels were meant to provoke viewers’ thoughts about contemporary issues and ideas on women.

The panels, inspired by Jacques’s own conversations with friends, present contemporary girl-related organizations and ideas. One of the panels introduces a summer camp, Girls Rock Camp Victoria, that encourages self-esteem, positive relationships, and confidence in young girls through music educa-tion. Another text panel discusses the “Because I am a Girl” initiative,

launched by the international develop-ment agency Plan, which empowers girls in poverty by providing food, clean water, and educational opportunities.

Other text panels introduce Cat’s Eye and Girls as sources of inspiration. The novel, released in 1988, describes the complexities, benefits, and pitfalls of female friendship in childhood and beyond. Similarly, the current HBO show has been critiqued and recog-nized for its sometimes controversial portrayal of young women in con-temporary New York. But, she says, “despite all of that complexity, despite all of the discussions about how it’s bad to make women think that they have to be thin, it still happens that those are the dominant images that we see.”

Part of what really interested Jacques is that Lena Dunham is constantly criti-cized for her appearance.

“She is so accomplished and suc-cessful. She is a very creative and innovative person, and yet all people can talk about is how she’s overweight and doesn’t dress well and that to me is really sad, that we still live in a society where people can’t look past a woman’s appearance to look at her intelligence and creativity.”

For Jacques, the goal is “to provoke visitors to think about the connections between images and the real world.” The collection will be on display until Oct. 5.

For more information on gallery hours and admission, visit aggv.ca.

An honest exhibition of girls in art

COMMUNITY

BEACON HILL CHILDREN’S FARMBeacon Hill Park: Open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily

Located in the beautiful Beacon Hill Park, this petting zoo has everything: chickens, pigs, peacocks that make a lot of noise, and, of course, goats. From baby goats to older, gruffer goats, these easygoing animals are fun for the whole family to pet and groom with so many grooming brushes available. So bring grandma, mom, dad and that weird uncle you never talk to over to the petting zoo and have some quality de-stressing time. Don’t forget to arrive at 10 a.m. to see their daily “Running of the Goats” during which the staff herd the goats from their pens into the main petting enclosure. For more information, call 250-381-2532. Admission is by donation.

8TH ANNUAL WATER GARDEN TOUR 813 Claremont Ave: July 12th 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

This is a self-guided tour for all 10 Greater Victoria water gardens, filled with aquatic plants, beautiful streams, and pools. Spend time taking in the sights and the live music to accompany it. Designers and master gardeners will be available at many of the gardens to answer your questions. All proceeds will go to For the Love of Africa Society towards building a trade school in Tanzania. Admission is $25. For more information, visit watergardentour.ca.

VICTORIA INTERNATIONAL BUSKERS FESTIVALVarious locations in downtown Victoria: Daily from July 18 to July 27

The Victoria International Buskers Festival is quickly becoming one of the world’s most famous street theatre festivals. Performers of all different types come from all over the world to perform on the streets of Victoria to create a unique 10-day event. So bring some change for tips and enjoy the different sounds and sights of the world! For information on musicians and stage locations, visit victoriabuskers.com.

FOOD

MOSS STREET MARKET1330 Fairfield Rd.: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. every Saturday, May through October

Rain or shine, the Moss Street Market takes pride in providing local, organic, farm-fresh produce, handmade crafts, and artisan clothing to local Victorians and visitors alike. Visit mossstreetmarket.com to view their produce availability. Make sure to bring cash as many vendors do not accept debit or credit.

MOVIES

MOVIE NIGHT: BETHLEHEMOak Bay Beach Hotel, 1175 Beach Dr. Victoria: July 18, 6:15 p.m.

Bethlehem describes a complex relationship between an Israeli Secret Service officer and his teenage Palestinian informant. The film is a raw display of characters torn apart by conflicting loyalties, giving a glimpse into a dark and fascinating world of human interaction. Enjoy the movie on their big screen along with their house-made buttered popcorn, gourmet individual pizzas, and micro-brews. Tickets are $24, reservations are recommended. Call 250-598-4556 or visit oakbaybeachhotel.com/calendar/?c=5.

MUSIC

KARAOKE WITH STACEY My Bar and Grill, 310 Gorge Rd East: Every Tuesday at 8 p.m. No minors, no cover

Who doesn’t like karaoke? “Sweet Caroline” sounds a thousand times better when you sing it with friends. Boasting the best karaoke in town, it’s worth trying for the chance of having a fun-filled, possibly regretful night with friends and co-workers, especially when there’s no cover and glasses of wine are just $4.

MUSIC BINGOMoon Underwater Pub, 350 Bay St.: Every Friday at 7:30 p.m.No minors, no cover

Spend an evening listening to and guessing ’80s and ’90s classics while spending a great time with friends, food, and a wonderful selection of locally brewed beers. Come early as this fun-filled event fills up fast.

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JULY – AUGUST

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The biggest sporting event to hit Vancouver Island in years is set to take place July 21 at Centennial Stadium, when local PDL side Victoria Highlanders will play host to famed Scottish club Rangers F.C. from Glasgow.

The friendly match at UVic is expected to draw a sellout crowd of not only local Highlanders fans, but many Rangers supporters in Victoria and Western Canada. The club is known for having one of the largest and most passionate fan bases in Glasgow and around the world.

The last few years have been some of the most tumultuous in Rangers’ 142-year history. In 2012, after being unable to pay their existing debts to various creditors, the club was liquidated. This led to their removal from Scotland’s Premier League, and their subse-quent relocation in the country’s lowest league, the Third Division.

Fan loyalty was tested, but two

years since Rangers’ signifi cant monetary and league collapses, the team has shown strong results. The club has quickly worked their way up to the First Division under the coaching leadership of Rangers legend Ally McCoist, who played with the side for 15 years. McCoist was able to guide his squad to the Third Division title in 2013, fol-lowed by a dominant run in which Rangers did not lose a game en route to capturing the Second Division title this April. Should Rangers again emerge on top of the table, they will have completed the journey back to the Premier League, where longtime crosstown rivals Celtic have won both titles in their absence.

The Highlanders meanwhile are enjoying a successful season in the PDL. They currently sit in sec-ond place with a record of 5-3-3, and are well placed for the play-offs. Carlo Basso and Blair Sturrock have led the offensive charge with four goals each, while Andrew Ravenhill, who recently wrapped up

his fi ve-year collegiate career with the UVic Vikes, has pitched in with four assists.

For most of the Highlanders squad this will be the highest level of opposition they face in their careers. Defenceman Gavin Barrett commented on the opportunity to kick off against one of the world’s most famous and well-accom-plished squads.

“It’s pretty crazy,” said Barrett on facing off against a team that holds the world record for league titles, an astonishing 54. “When I fi rst heard about it I was like, ‘Do they mean the Rangers?’ It’s really exciting.”

The Highlanders organization already enjoys a heavy Scottish infl uence among their fan base, which will be expected at the game-day atmosphere. “We’re expecting it to be sold out,” added Barrett.

Kickoff is set for Monday, July 21 at 6 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at selectyourtickets.com, or

by calling 250-220-7777.

Storied soccer club Rangers FC to play Victoria HighlandersUVic’s Centennial Stadium will host friendly matchup

Jeffrey Schwartz is the executive director of Consolidated Credit Counseling Services of Canada and president of the Credit Association of Greater Toronto.

JEFFREY SCHWARTZ

Well, you have probably been at your summer job for a little while now. Maybe you thought summer would be a nice break from school, but it’s been tough waking up early in the morning and heading out to earn money all day, especially because UVic is expecting you to fork over a big chunk of money in the not too distant future.

Not many people graduate from university without any debt. That’s not the greatest thing to hear, but it’s the truth. However, your summer job can help you knock thousands of dollars off that debt by the time you graduate. That will enable you to pay it off faster and start accumulating wealth—not to mention keep you from living in your parents’ basement!

So, whether you are planting trees in northern B.C., painting houses on the Island, or waiting tables in Vancouver, just remember that it’s not what you earn, it’s what you save.

DO THE MATHIf you’ve ended summer with some extra money in your pocket, decide what to do with it. First, fi gure out your budget for the next 4–8 months. Try to gauge how much of your summer earnings you will need to use during the school year and how much will be left over.

MAKE YOUR MONEY WORKIf your budget tells you that you will have some money remaining at the end of the year, you have a choice to make. You could leave your money in a chequing account or you could put it to work for you. Easy access is one thing, but it’s not getting you any-where. Make a portion of it available but consider putting the balance into an investment that will grow.

IS A TFSA ACCOUNT A GOOD IDEA?A Tax Free Savings Account can be used by anyone over the age of 18 in British Columbia. Basically, it allows you to save up to $5 500 annually tax-free. This money can be put into a variety of investments and you won’t have to worry about the capital gains tax when you withdraw it. This may be a good option for you but before you

decide, it may be a good idea to . . .

TALK TO AN EXPERTTo succeed in life, seek help for things you don’t know much about. A fi nan-cial advisor will be able to lay out your options and give you a plan spe-cifi cally tailored for you. Getting this advice when you are young may help you make a decision with what to do with your money as you grow older.

DON’T STOP WORKINGWhen summer ends, you don’t have to stop working. Ask your boss if you can stay on for a few shifts a week during the school year. Even if you are bring-ing in just $80 a week, that’s $80 you didn’t have before. That money will help cover some basic expenses and help to decrease the total amount you will owe at the end of your schooling.

In the end, there’s only one way to pay off money you owe—by working hard and saving money. Make this a part of your life and you will be fi nan-cially stable in the future.

It’s not what you earn, it’s what you save

Mary Robertson (graphic)

HUMOUR

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