Olympic bus re-routes start February 1

Bus re-routes for the Olympics are going to be put into effect on Monday, and many of them are routes near UBC, reported TransLink’s Buzzer.
The 25, 33, 41, 43, 49, 480 and the C22 are among those to be re-routed.

All of the changes will expire some time in March, and buses are expected to be back on their regular routes at that time. For more information on Olympics road closures, restricted areas and bus reroutes, go to travelsmart2010.ca.

U of Manitoba fight club investigated

Last week, the University of Manitoba made headlines when a “fight club” was alleged to be taking place in squash courts in the university gymnasium. The allegations arose after a witness reported seeing someone leave the court in November with a bloody nose.

The club founder says the club has been greatly exaggerated by the media, The Gateway reported. Edwin Dela Cruz, founder of the club Knock You Out, said that the club uses proper gear to “spar.”

“People like to use the word ‘fight,’ but the term is ‘sparring.’ There is a big difference….Nobody really goes all out,” said Cruz.

The approximately 87 students identified via Facebook group for the club have since had their gym memberships suspended.

New UBC clinical teaching facility opens

The new clinical teaching building at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) is open for UBC Doctor of Medicine (MD) undergraduate students. It is the first-ever academic medical facility in the Southern Interior.

The 34,000 square-foot facility includes a 180-seat lecture theatre, video conferencing suites and resource rooms for undergraduates in the Southern Medical Program which will commence in January of 2011.

The Southern Medical Program will be the fourth academic campus of the UBC Faculty of Medicine; joining UBC Vancouver, the Island Medical Program at UVic and the Northern Medical Program at UNBC.

“Starting in January 2012, medical students in the Southern Medical Program will begin their classes at UBC’s Okanagan campus and then will have access to a working teaching hospital to round out their studies here,” said Dr Gavin Stuart, dean of the UBC Faculty of Medicine. “This new building at KGH will be a major asset to our province-wide curriculum.”

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