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CAPILANO Courier The Staff

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of this amazing university newspaper JJ Brewis Editor-in-Chief

Hope you like reading

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It’s that time of the month again

news

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Ricky Bao Business Manager

Giles Roy Managing Editor

Katie So Art Director

Everything you need to know about the source awards

arts

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S.P.A.C.E. Camp, Food truck, WOW WOW WOW

Opinions

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Natalie Corbo Features Editor

Samantha Thompson Copy Editor

Sarshar Hosseinnia Sports Editor

Where is the Pride in Homeless Farms, y'all?

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We check in with the Blues soccer team

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Scott Moraes Caboose Editor

Celina Kurz Arts Editor

Stefan Tosheff Production Manager

Connor Thorpe Staff Writer

Shannon Elliott Web Editor

Leanne Kriz Ads & Events Manager

Lindsay Howe News Editor

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On how to ride the bus

CABOOSE

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Leah Scheitel Opinions Editor

We really hope you make it this far

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SHANNON ELLIOtT

Shannon Elliott is a babe that makes art, sometime for money.

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WORLD We know what we did this summer THE ABSOLUTE WORST THINGS THAT HAPPENED TO ME ALL SUMMER

by Cheetah Missed my chance to try Bathsalts in Vegas Multiple blind dates Accidentally got super into electronic music at Shambhala Music Festival. Actually said the words, "I actually don't even mind spirit hoods anymore."

Actually LOST Twitter followers Chavril

I went to Disneyland! SPACE MOUNTAIN! I started learning to skateboard!

SHRED THE GNAR!

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THE VOICE BOX

Featuring: giles Roy

The Voicebox returns for yet another year of Courierdom! This your chance to have your opinion heard, no matter how irrelevant or uninformed. Just send a text message to (778) 235-7835 to anonymously “voice” your “thoughts” on any “subject.” Then, as long it’s not too offensive, we’ll publish it! It’s a win-win-win, unless you’re a loser.

“I don’t understand why my textbooks cost so much. I just paid two hundred bucks for my textbooks. It’s bullshit.

I am outraged.”

Hey, you got it, pal. Here’s one. This morning I had a dream that I was helping Emperor Krug defeat the minions of Zorlon.

I fetched the blade of Murxavia but the minions broke into our fortress and stole the Crystal of Raahj’ell. I woke up in a cold sweat. It was pretty scary because without that crystal, the kingdom would fall into chaos.

“There should be a pub on campus, like UBC. Or SFU.” That’s a really good idea!

You’re angry now, just wait until you get through the whole semester without reading any of them.

“I just ate at the cafeteria for the first time and I was very disappointed. My burger tasted like it had been frozen, and it cost way too much.”

Courier Tip: If you have to eat at the cafeteria, you should order the BLT. It’s way better than anything else on the menu, but also way cheaper. The downside is that they give you a dirty look when you order it, presumably because they’re losing money. But that’s what they get for gouging us everywhere else.

“This year in the Courier I wanna read a lot of SPOOKY STORIES!”

“Can you please tell me what the student union does?”

Wow, calm the fuck down. The Capilano Students' Union (CSU) is the student society at Capilano University that represents over 6,500 students at the North Vancouver, Sechelt, and Squamish campuses, and abroad. The CSU provides services, including the U-Pass BC and CSU Health and Dental Plan, supplies resources to clubs and organizations on campus, and hosts a variety of events throughout each year. I stole that from their website.

“I run my hands down the side of ur body, and grab ur ass. I run my lips along ur nipple and bite u gently. I wanna taste ur seed.”

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BEACH EVERY DAY!

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A really dumb picture I drew got 1,800 notes on Tumblr! TEENS ARE CRAZY!

Earlier this summer, news hit the Internet that a magazine I have been reading since I was a teenager, Spin, would be halting print publication. In recent years the magazine, which debuted in 1985, started to change: the monthly publication switched to bi-monthly, the magazine constantly changed size formats, and cover stars began to change from A-listers and hyped up-and-comers, to obscure music personalities that couldn’t help with magazine sales if their lives depended on it. After a purchase of the magazine by an online media company, the end for Spin was nigh. A third of the staff was laid off a week later and an announcement was made that print publication would be suspended.

Spin will be kaput, in terms of print editions, by the time this issue of the Courier is on stands. Upon reading about the magazine’s closure, I was instantly taken back to my 13-year-old self picking up an issue with ‘90s rocker Alanis Morissette on the cover, which would become my first of many. As a pint-sized music lover living in a small town, this was my first taste of "alternative"culture in a realm where I was mostly exposed to mainstream mania. But the point isn’t that I’m sad about the end of some big-name music magazine, it’s the fact that another print publication that once seemed infallible is now biting the dust. It’s just another name added to a list that includes a variety of former heavy-hitters, from Gamepro to YM, to local favourite Vancouver View.

After hearing the news, I posted an article on Facebook about the end of Spin. Interestingly enough, someone who edits my writing for a different print magazine was the first to comment on the post, writing, “Who cares?” An argument about cultural relevance ensued, but in short, was quite futile. Sure, Spin may have declined in recent years, but success isn’t just about how relevant a print media source is: as a society we change all the time, with how we consume our information and what methods we want to know about the world around us. Things outdate each other almost daily, with inventions and innovations becoming obsolete overnight. How quickly Instagram has overpowered Facebook, tablets are taking over laptops, and smartphones have eliminated a need for calendars, watches and even good old fashioned real life conversation.

With all these changes, it should come as no surprise when a well-loved magazine or newspaper closes its doors.

Sure, relevance may not be the only issue, but maybe if Spin had managed to stay more in touch with their audience, people other than my nostalgic self would be more upset about its demise. While I was a loyal reader, a more casual consumer may not have been as inclined to pick up a magazine that had been a little too alt for the mainstream, and a little too uncool for the indie crowd.

At this moment, you yourself are reading a print publication (unless you are viewing this online, which says something else, but is in itself an indication of the importance of decent journalism in any context), which is a testament to the fact that print culture does, indeed, still have relevance in today’s society. The reason we are still here is not because we are more successful or dominant than a publication like Spin. We are here because of you, the student, who is here to consume our writing.

Every day events and information happen to all of us, creating a plethora of stories that need to be told. We are here to bring you those stories, offering interesting angles and perspectives to well-known events, as well as attention and focus to lesser-known facets of the world that also warrant our attention.

We are here to bring you this newspaper, which ranges from informative to entertaining, and everything in between, because we care.

We care about the world around us, and care about creating awareness about what’s out there. Capilano University is but a speck in this massive world and a blip on the radar in what will be your entire life, but while you’re here, we want to help make your experience a greater one. We are here to tell you about things in the world that matter, but we’re also here to listen to you. In keeping relevant, we are reachable in just about every way you can imagine, many of which are listed on this page and throughout this paper. And in keeping in touch, we like to keep this paper outlet as a voice for not just ourselves, but to you as well. Every Courier staff member you see listed on the page before this one started as a Courier reader just like you. We’d love to have you on board. Story meetings are open to everyone, and we want not just have you tell us what you think is important and what you’d like to see within these pages, but to tell the readers of this paper yourself. We can do it, and so can you. That’s how things work over here at the Courier. Together we can keep print media as a thing of the future, continuing to make relevant and informative material something for everyone.

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I started playing bass in an all-girl Blink-182 cover band! THE JOSIES!

“I'm gonna make a change for once in my life, it’s gonna feel real good gonna make a difference gonna make it right” - Michael Jackson, "Man in the Mirror"

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Dog Days of Summer “Democracy is very messy. In fact it doesn’t even make a heck of a lot of sense. For starters it involves all of us, and by all of us I mean the people… And let's face it, no matter what the issue, for every sensible person on either side there are two idiots who are addicted to the sound of their own voice.”

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× KIRA CAMPBELL I have friends who care about politics – a lot of them, actually. But as much as I myself also love politics, it seems as though none of us are capable of talking about anything else. We live, breathe, eat, and sleep politics. I wake up in the middle of the night, terrified that we have collectively spent millions of dollars renovating Stephen Harper’s cat sanctuary (true story).

Like it or not, the world of politics has a huge impact on all of our lives, even if we refuse to recognize the elected government as legitimate.

They decide how to spend our tax dollars, which roads to fix, which food carts to open, and which countries to become allies with. We might as well give them a little bit of attention, or else we’ll end up with more disasters like the Enbridge pipeline (but more on that later).

Over the summer, the best kinds of politics were coming out of Ottawa. Even though our Federal government takes a nice vacation during the warmer months (for this parliamentary

session, from June 22-Sept. 16), that didn’t stop them from making a few headlines. As long as you ignore the fact that we’ve elected these people to represent us in the House of Commons, some of the stories were hilarious.

Lego, Hell’s Kitchen and a stuffed dog Shortly before the HoC recessed for the summer, the MPs pulled an all-nighter so long that they were fondly reminded of their university days.

Unfortunately, they didn’t react well to their blast from the past and began doing all sorts of strange things in what is normally a sacred place. The reason for this meeting was to vote on the federal budget, which had hundreds of amendments that needed to be discussed as a result of a very wonderful rule. Elizabeth May (the leader of the Green Party) doesn’t presently have enough elected MPs to be considered an official party, and therefore can put forward as many amendments as she wants.

This marathon budget event was awesome because, if you’ll remember, the Conservatives were ramming through a questionable omnibus crime bill (C-38) and all these amendments made it more annoying to do so.

The whole thing lasted more than 24 hours, and in that time NDP Deputy Critic for Industry Dan Harris built a Star Wars Tie Interceptor out of Lego, Minister of Labour Lisa Raitt watched at least five episodes of Hell’s Kitchen on her iPad, and a stuffed dog appeared seemingly out of nowhere, taking turns sitting in various vacant seats. As Aaron Wherry reported for Maclean’s, “it’s unclear if the dog’s vote is being counted each time through.”

Bev Oda resigns after buying an air purifier One of the big pieces of political news to break into the non-political world this summer was the resignation of Bev Oda, who at her time of resignation was the Minister of International Cooperation. Although it came as a surprise (she provided no reasons for retiring, but it was later suggested she had been told she would be removed from her Cabinet position upon the next shuffle), truthfully the facts had been stacking against her for a while. She had been an MP since 2004, but in the last couple years made a couple of bad decisions that suggested she was a lover of luxury on the taxpayers’ dollar. In 2006, she paid back $2200 to taxpayers after it was reported that she’d incurred close to $5500 in limousine rides during the Juno Awards. A few months ago it was revealed that Oda had attended a conference in 2011 on immunization of poor children, but instead of staying at the hotel provided by the conference, she insisted on staying at the Savoy ($665 per night) and hired a limousine so she could travel between her hotel and the conference. In both cases, it wasn’t until she was found out that she offered to pay back taxpayers for the expenses she had claimed. Oda also allegedly purchased an air purifier on our dime, so that she could smoke cigarettes in her office. Disturbingly, Oda has been in charge of the Canadian International Development Agency since 2007… but luckily that portfolio has now been reassigned to someone else.

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Patrick Brazeau uses Twitter poorly Conservative Senator Patrick Brazeau truly made his way onto Canadians’ radar in April, when he and Liberal Justin Trudeau participated in a boxing match for charity. Trudeau came out on top even though Brazeau had been favoured to win (wearing a Speedo, no less), and the Liberals sang a little celebration song at the next sitting of the House. All was quiet until June, when Canadian Press reporter Jennifer Ditchburn published a story pointing out that Brazeau had the worst attendance record of any member of the Senate in the current session of Parliament. She posted a link to her article on Twitter, and Brazeau replied, saying Ditchburn didn’t take into consideration “personal lives or situations.” He went on to tweet, “When u smile Jen, others suffer. Change the D to a B in your last name and we’re even! Don’t mean it but needs saying.” Obviously there was a huge backlash from the Twitterverse, and a few hours later he tweeted a half-hearted apology. This is not the first time we’ve seen “professionals” use Twitter incorrectly.

Even though these are but three of the many strange political happenings over the summer, we are left with a disturbing thought – how do some of these people end up in politics? With the exception of the Lego (that’s just funny), we see elected officials acting without inhibition and doing things that are just plain stupid. There is no other job where you can charge outrageous expenses to your employer, or publically insult another working professional without any repercussions. It would seem as though the rest of us have chosen the wrong career path.

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When’s the last time you finished a book cover to cover? Or talked about recent reads over coffee with friends? We in recent years have changed the way we read, what we read, and what we’re inclined to read. Yet every so often a cultural event happens that has us all talking about what’s out there on the shelves.

It could very well be the most polarizing in recent memory, but we can’t ignore it because it is also the highest-selling book of 2012 thus far. It would be irresponsible not to talk about it, since this book is so far beyond huge right now it’s somehow managing to touch records set by a certain boy wizard genius world savior that once upon a time seemed incredibly untouchable. So forgive us, but here we go. Let’s talk about Fifty Shades of Grey.

Are you still reading? Hopefully. Hearing that name might have made you roll your eyes and smugly “pfft” to yourself, but regardless of what you’ve heard about Fifty Shades (and we know there is plenty going around), the fact that this book has become an international bestseller makes it a phenomenon, thereby warranting a conversation.

Sales figures are boring, but Fifty Shades is turning in numbers so impressive they are the kind that make you shake your head. To date, it has sold over 40 million copies worldwide, despite only being officially released as a physical book

in April of this year (it originally came out as an e-book and print-to-demand title in May 2011).

Chew on that and do the math. In just four months (but also including any print-to-demand numbers since last year before the word-of-mouth momentum started) it has sold 40 million copies, beating out the Harry Potter series (bold those last three words and bump the font size to at least 50pt in your head), making it the highest-selling paperback of all time. Once more: the highest-selling paperback of all time.

Of course, while all of this is happening, Fifty Shades is also dubiously setting new standards for debates about the legitimacy and merit of what constitutes an international bestseller. If you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of months and don’t know anything about all this, Fifty Shades of Grey is classified as soft-core erotica.

The story itself is a romance between an innocent 22-year-old college student who is seduced and introduced into the world of BDSM by a sexy and mysterious 27-year-old business executive.

Is the writing any good? It’s not great. But it’s not completely awful either. It reads like a breezy gust of cosmopolitan wind, heavily indebted to the shrine of Carrie Bradshaw and the legions of characters she has spawned. Of course, there are heavy (and graphic) doses of sexual exploration mixed in, which has undoubtedly added to the appeal. It’s mostly brain candy, but does its au-

thor, E.L. James, even care? Perhaps she wanted to write the dirtiest “chick lit” book ever. James is a former TV executive who seems to have a knack for transposing that medium’s aesthetic into the literary world. It’s a book written so simply you can’t help but wonder if James’ intention was to eventually flip it into a script. Reading it, you can easily see a movie version starring Emma Stone and James Franco. Jennifer Lawrence and Leo DiCaprio? Anyway, you get the idea.

Regardless, the fact that Fifty Shades is as popular as it is has inevitably sparked questions about whether it’s really deserving or not. You cannot discount the fact that it has sold what it has sold. The numbers don’t lie. So what does that say about who is buying it? Do we turn our noses at anyone who reads a book that is so obviously going to have its 15 minutes and then be gone? Of course not. A book is a book, isn’t it?

If Fifty Shades was boring, the millions of readers who read it wouldn’t have told their friends about it. And those friends wouldn’t have told their friends, and so on. I hesitated to say “the millions of women” because even though they are the main target audience (we’re going to have to save the necessary gender-directed marketing essay for another day), it has reached the point of mass public consciousness that men have read it too, probably out of sheer curiosity to see what all the noise is about. The high sexual content has come

under scrutiny for obvious reasons, but erotica and romance have been genres for so long now that it makes the whole argument seem akin to calling out rock ‘n’ roll for singing about sex and drugs.

When is everyone going to accept that people want sex? Forty million owners of copies of Fifty Shades have spoken: sex is good, give me more! The very successful Game of Thrones fantasy series is also filled with tons of sex (and, gulp, incest!) but no one seems to be criticizing it to the same extent.

So then Fifty Shades is mostly getting slammed for its quality of writing. Why should we admonish a book that is not only getting people to read, but getting people to talk about reading?

Moving forward, this column is going to talk about books we think you might like. Sure, Fifty Shades might not necessarily fall under that category, but we’re not here to pass judgment on what anyone reads, so long as they’re reading. It’s entirely up to you if you want to read Fifty Shades.

Remember, it’s brain candy. Just like any kind of sweet treat you eat it if you want to. Ultimately, it’s meant to be a fleeting sugar high and nothing more. It will be fun and tasty for a moment or two, but that feeling will be gone as quickly as it started. Then you can take your fourteenth stab at Gravity’s Rainbow and bang your head against a wall.

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Cam Lewis: A Negative List My aunt Sara always told me to keep notes of all of the bad things that occurred during a relationship.

“Everything that bugs you about him, write it all down,” she’d lecture. “Reading it later makes it so much easier to get over a breakup. Otherwise, once he’s gone, you’ll only remember the good things.”

It does seem a little odd to make notes of all of the bad points about someone, especially someone that you are trying to love. But Aunt Sara’s logic does have sustenance. A list of negatives can remind us of the bad parts of our ex-lover, easing the pain of heartbreak, especially if it’s fresh. To aid my fragile idiotic heart, I compiled a list of things that annoyed me about my most recent ex-boyfriend, Cam Lewis.

My time with Cam started out of obligation and ended in a slight bit of desperation. We met while working on the same tree planting crew, but I knew of him before we even started the job.

Kris, the crew foreman, is a good friend of mine, and prior to the planting season he asked me if I wanted to join his crew.

“I’ll only come if there is someone to have a cuddle puddle with,” I said, jokingly.

“That’s why I hired Cam,” he responded. But Kris was not joking.

I went planting to get away from a guy that wreaked havoc on my heart in the city, and I wasn’t fully prepared for the next one. But after a night of indulging in a bottle of rum together, Cam ended up in my bed. It wasn’t romantic or sweet. Danielle Steele certainly wouldn’t have written about our first drunken encounter. After that, we spent nearly every night together for the next two months.

I always knew that my life would halt when Cam left it. Our fling was only meant to last as

long as the tree planting contract. But the contract saw many extensions and consequently so did our frail relationship. My weak feelings for him grew stronger every time I woke up next to him.

During our time together, I took Aunt Sara’s advice, and duly noted the negatives about Cam. In hindsight, the list makes it sound like I should have ended the relationship sooner, but at least the list helped deflate my over-emotional feelings for him. The List: His adolescent partying If Cam is drinking, he needs a full time caretaker. He becomes loud, inappropriate and very annoying. Once I even had to “full name” him.

“Cameron J.K. Lewis, sit your ass down NOW,” I bellowed at him when he was trying to stand on the top of my Jeep, whilst it was in motion.

I wanted to be his girlfriend, not his guardian.

There’s a reason I don’t have kids, and his actions reminded me of that.

“Because I’m not really sorry,” he explained, “I was passed out drunk. I couldn’t control any of it.

You just happened to be there.”

To make it slightly worse, he didn’t even wash the pee sheets. They sat in a ball on the floor until the end of the contract, at which time they were moldy.

His lack of dishwashing “A dishwasher is the only machine I agree with,” he’d say when I’d drop hints about him taking a turn at washing the ever growing pile. In over seven weeks, he did the dishes two-and-a-half times. The “half ” was the time he figured he’d done his share and left the rest for me. His roommate and I washed the rest, and every time we did them together, we’d down a bottle of wine, complaining about Cam down to the very last drop.

His goodbye Cam left camp one day before I did. He was all

His bed-wetting One night at the bar, where we guzzled beer and indulged in gin bumps (they are as horrible as they sound), he passed out in bed. He didn’t fall asleep. No, he passed out. Then he peed the bed. I woke up in a puddle of his piss in the morning. It was disgusting, but I took it like a champ. I didn’t want to embarrass him any more about peeing the bed at 22, but he wasn’t even humiliated about it.

You’d think he would apologize to me for such a thing. Not once. Instead, he laughed about it to his friends! I dropped hints, asked his friends if he would apologize, and even blatantly asked him why he wasn’t sucking up to me.

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dicks on Facebook: how to not be that guy

Sharing ‘What people think I do’ pictures Important announcement: No one cares about what you do. No one has ever spent time thinking about your life and how dramatic, or exciting or glamorous it is. One time some guy might have thought you looked a bit like Chad Kroeger, when you grew your hair long and had a beard last summer, but that’s about it.

These pictures had a short shelf life to begin with and, with a handful of exceptions, were generally painfully unfunny in any case. Pretty soon they became little more than an opportunity for people to make claims along the lines of ‘Everyone thinks my life is so amazing, which it is, but I also work really hard’ under a thin veil of “humour”.

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Status updates on the blindingly obvious If people can figure something out for themselves by looking out of a window or owning a calendar then you don’t need to post a status about it.

Examples include: “OMG ITS FRIDAYYYYYY!!!!!111” – It’s this kind of behavior that led to Rebecca Black.

By posting these types of updates you are enabling her, which I’m pretty sure is technically a hate crime.

“It’s snoooooowiiiiiiing!!!” – I also have windows and am therefore aware of this fact. If I ever

become condemned to a dungeon without access to natural light but equipped with broadband I still don’t want to see these statuses, because it will only serve to make me more depressed that I am trapped in said dungeon.

So there you have it: some simple tips to hang onto a few shreds of dignity when you broadcast yourself to the world. Make no mistake though, even with a guide like this one there will always be a select few who show unbridled creativity and imagination when it comes to making total asses of themselves on the Internets, and we can see this as a gift of free entertainment.

Perhaps the best thing we can do is to just try keeping the online self-promotion and bickering to a bare minimum and remember what Facebook is really all about: a permanent archive of embarrassing photos of you to pass on to future generations so they can laugh at that time you dressed up as Captain America and puked all over yourself.

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Online break-ups Passive aggressive updates aimed at letting your ex know how much you aren’t bothered about them make the world just a little bit worse every time. To your ex and anyone else who knows about the situation, you sound desperate and bitter. To everyone who doesn’t, you sound even more whiny.

Clearly you care enough to devote a status to the situation – a status that could otherwise have been devoted to telling everyone about how you totally went to the gym. I would think that the irony of posting a status about how much you don’t care about a failed relationship would be completely obvious, but apparently I’m wrong.

These updates become all the more awful when you patch things up with your significant other a week later and have to go through the process of deleting all the over-blown nonsense your feelings made you vomit up onto the Internet.

Need a good rule of thumb to follow? Don’t post anything you can see yourself wanting to delete later.

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Motivational quotes These might be acceptable if you’re dealing with cancer or recently wrestled a bear. Otherwise keep the "Eye of the Tiger" lyrics to yourself.

In the course of your day it’s not unusual to imagine that what you’re going through is awesomely “epic” and you’re basically a superhero for giving up your seat on the bus or handling the fact that the guy in line in front of you got the last good pastry at Starbucks. Using the inspiring words of someone who had a much tougher life than you (and was probably talking about struggling against Apartheid) to feel better is fine – just please don’t feel compelled to share it with the world.

Epic quotes are for truly epic events – not for the time you lost your keys or forgot to whom you lent series one of Lost on DVD.

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The Internet has some troubling effects on the human mind. Rational, sane folk change shape online, suddenly compelled to enter into lengthy debates with creationists via a series of poorlyspelled YouTube comments or Yahoo! Answers forums that offend and stereotype the majority of us in one go.

When this all happens behind a veil of anonymity it’s still appalling behavior, but at least no one knows you’re the one responsible. You can get away with entertaining your wildest fantasies of being a complete tool online, safe in the knowledge that you can walk the streets afterward as the respectable upstanding citizen everyone mistakenly assumes you to be, or at least without getting a soda can thrown at you.

Social media has taken this protective veil away, so why do so many people continue to make complete asses of themselves online as if no one can tell it’s them? Whenever you post a pretentious Instagram photo of yourself looking away from the lens or change your relationship status a dozen times in less than two days, everyone knows about it – and holds these missteps against you for longer than you think.

“But how am I to steer clear of the treacherous waters of dick-like behavior?” I hear you cry. Well dear Netizen, never fear - just keep in mind the few simple rules below to ensure that you never find yourself at the center of an Internet hate campaign.

packed, his dog Branson waiting by the car, and I was squeezing the tears back into my eyes. Right before he left, he gave me another massive hug, held my head close, and whispered something in my ear: “Take care.”

Take care. Take fucking care. We had spent every night together, had great sex together, endured horrible tree planting days together, and all he could come up with was “take care”. I’d expect that from my 85-year-old uncle Ed, but not from someone I was romantically involved with. Every morning he would leave the bed before me, and he’d whisper “Stay beautiful” or “Stay sexy” to me. Why didn’t he say that? Absolutely anything else would have been better than this cop out of a goodbye.

This list of negatives is designed to help me get over Cam, but sometimes it’s not enough.

When I think of how proud I was to be his girl, thoughts of him start to conquer my mind and heart again. When this occurs, I picture him on the toilet taking a gigantic poop. This back-up method is foolproof.

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Tuesday sept. 4 Back to School Party time! Flaunt your back to school outfits, check out the welcome back events by the Sportsplex, get as much free stuff as possible. This is your mission. Go. 9am-5pm, Capilano University. Free, if you do your job correctly.

First story meeting Even more exciting than the welcome back events at the Sportsplex is that the Courier is having their first story meeting of the year!

We’ve got pitches, and everyone is welcome!

Come hang out with us in Maple, pick up some stories, and make some money (that’s right, we pay).

10 Speed Improv Featuring the best of the best, this super fun improv event is comprised of a bunch of ten minute acts – and they’re so strict on this time allotment that if an act goes over, they will be loudly interrupted by the “largemuscled hosts.” In the past they’ve stuffed hot dogs into people’s mouths and had giant shark balloons! China Cloud Theatre. $5.

Linkin Park Now I know this group is what we call “moderately famous”, but the only song I know by them is “One Step Closer”. But here’s a fun fact: once they became famous a lot of the band members started working on little side projects like Depeche Mode and Fort Minor.

Hilariously, I’ve heard more about them than I have Linkin Park.

heights of stardom. To top it all off, it features sweet songs like “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”.

Runs Sept. 5-23, Queen Elizabeth Theatre. $45-$155.

CSU breakfast Everyone loves a free breakfast, and coincidentally the CSU just happens to be handing it out to give you that extra boost of energy for your second day of classes! Get ‘em while they’re out! YUM YUM. In the early morning, by the lower bus stop. FREE!

Woolworm, Book of Caverns, Mouse Ear, Needs at Zoo Zhop 7pm These are a bunch of sweet hardcore bands, and I like them all! Plus the name Mouse Ear obviously makes me think of Mickey Mouse, and what’s cooler than that?

Zhoo Zhop. $5.

Bananas in Pajamas watching day This is what I like to call a “Throwback Thursday” (possibly this originated from Instagram but I don’t care). When I was six-years-old I was first introduced to the Bananas in Pajamas, aka the BEST SHOW EVER! My sister and I would always watch it together, and she was always B2 and I

was always B1. Always. Most people only remember the two bananas sleeping together (heh heh) but I also know there was something about three giant rats? The most hilarious part of all this is the idea that there were some actual humans running around inside these giant suits. Seriously, wtf!

All day, wherever. Free!

The Hives Remember the early 2000s? Me neither. But I do remember this motley crew of Swedish bad boys, who look like their only style tip is "must rip off a Clockwork Orange."

Whatever, just put on those scary all-white suits, guys, and we'll do all the dancing.

Commodore Ballroom, $33.50.

with my mom! The Bills are seriously an awesome group; if you're into roots/blues/ awesome harmonies/sweet joy and just solid music, you should check this show out!

They also are releasing a new album Sept. 4, so that's pretty fun and exciting! And if you want to stalk me, this is where I'll be Friday night. Hugs!

8 PM. St. James Hall (3214 West 10th Ave.). $24

B.C. Lions hit the field against the Montreal Alouettes Lions fans are some of the most excited and passionate of all the Vancouver sports fans.

They dress themselves up in orange (worst colour, sorry!) and then hang out together until the game. The games are supposed to be really fun so you should definitely go! I don’t under-

stand football so if anyone wants to take me and explain how it works I’m totally game.

B.C. Place.

Continuing Education Open House There are lots of continuing education opportunities at Capilano, and you can learn all about them at this open house! Lots of prizes and refreshments, but obviously the best thing is going to be the entertainment – because I have no idea what it is going to involve. 10am-12:30pm, the university.

Main Street at Keefer Street, free admission.

Bard on the Beach Gather around in a beautiful park and take in some classic Shakespeare!

Macbeth and Merry Wives of Windsor. Take your pick. Personally I'd pick Macbeth because we all know it's Will's biggest shock rocker. A trio of witches, stabbings, ghosts, a headless guy... What more could you ask for?

Talk about being ahead of his time!

Vanier Park, $30-$40.

Time Management workshop People are Capilano always seems to be really stressed out, running around screaming and crying. I don’t really know why though, because Cap offers this super sweet workshop on how to calm your shit down. Also check out the workshops on improving your concentration, head start on success

and steps to success. You should take advantage of it now, because when you go to another school they’ll charge you for these workshops. Trust me, I just paid $50 for one.

Future Islands The cover of their album looks like a Picasso, and I guess it makes sense that their garbled indie rock via Baltimore is an interesting mish-mash of indie rock, alterna-pop, and a liiiittle more indie rock thrown in. Yolo.

Biltmore Cabaret, $13.

Wednesday sept. 5 Jersey Boys This musical opened on Broadway in 2005, and since then has been a roaring success. It won four Tony awards in 2006, including Best Musical, as well as a Grammy for Best Musical Show Album. It follows the tale of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons working their way from the streets of Newark to the

thursday f r i d a y s e psept. t. 9 6 CSU Lounge Partay It should be noted that this is a LOUNGE PARTAY because it’s going to be extra fun! Bring all your friends! Free food, free partaying and free speedfriending! Everyone loves to make new friends!

11am-2pm, new CSU lounge. Free!

Friday sept. 7 Jerry Seinfeld Seinfeld is making a comeback! Obviously we all love Seinfeld, but do we love the man behind the mask? I know I sure do. Hopefully he’ll crack some one-liners about pirate shirts and Soup Nazis but it’s more likely he’ll use some material along the lines of his LOL-worthy book, Seinlanguage.

Orpheum, $76-$112.

Purity Ring Finally, a cool Canadian band that we can all be proud of! (Sorry, Chavril) The ultimate cross-section of Illuminati and synths.

All-black ensemble probably a good call.

Venue, $13.

The Bills hosted by the Rogue Folk Club From Celina: I'm volunteering at this

Saturday sept. 8 S.P.A.C.E. Camp Day 1 Safe Amp is hosting S.P.A.C.E Camp, which is a super cool opportunity to learn everything you ever wanted to know about anything about music. It’s all about doingit-yourself.

Chapel Arts. All workshops and the keynote are free, and the concert is $5.

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Vancouver Chinatown Night Market It's your last chance. You waited all summer to head to Vancouver's historic Chinatown, but you still have time! Lanters, bras, potatoes on a stick, and pirated DVDs all await your perusal. It's kind of like going to the Richmond night market, but a lot more convenient.

monday sept. 10 Jazz Jam at Goldie’s This weekly jazzvent, started by Cap alumni David Blake, has been going strong since last January! If you want to meet some of your local jazz community, head down to Goldie's every Monday! The music is sweet and the bros are nice.

8pm, Goldie’s Pizza. By donation.

Rogers Arena. $65-$118.

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Tuesday sept. 11 Second story meeting!

Wouldn’t you love to come to the Courier office, hang out with us for an hour, talk about interesting things, and make money? Seriously cannot imagine anyone saying no to this.

Maple 122, Capilano University. Free!

9/11 Eleven years ago, something monumental happened. It's hard to think up something to say that isn't overly sentimental, but it's even worse to say nothing at all, really. Let's just take time today to hug our friends and family and remember that the world

is usually a good place and, actually, we're all kinda lucky to be here.

WEdnesday sept. 12 Fringe Festival until Sept. 16 All around town, tiny pockets and corners of Vancouver are turned into makeshift venues.

From hotel rooms to public spaces, actors are taking over to produce over 90 shows of all shapes and sizes. Something for everyone, quite literally. Various venues, most shows $12.

Austra I saw these guys last time they were here, and it was so damn good. It's like a coven of witches all jamming out on cauldrons and keyboards. Something like that.

Venue, $17.50.

thursday sept. 13 Breton British bad-boys are in town. Picture Draco Malfoy and his henchmen in ballcaps and cut-off denim jackets wailing on guitars. Except they're all really sad. Sign me up!

Electric Owl, $12.

Candle Making for Beginners The Homesteader’s Emporium is this sweet initiative in Vancouver that is bringing back the DIY life. Their workshops cover everything from cheese making, honey harvesting, and on Sept. 13, candle making! This workshop sounds awesome – you get to take home a beautiful vegan soy wax container

candle, a hand-dipped beeswax candle and the knowledge to make more candles once you get home.

7pm-9pm, 649 E. Hastings St. $25 includes instruction and materials.

friday sept .14 Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Nobody else remembers when Edward Sharpe was into electro clash, rocking the face makeup in Ima Robot. Who cares, anyway.

We’re all way more into his hippie era. When they played at The Commodore last year they made everyone sit on the floor. YOLO. Malkin Bowl, $45.50

Admare Wind Quintet All of the offbeat musical instruments collide in this exciting performance right here at Capilano! Where else can you see a flute and an oboe chillin' out with a bassoon and a clarinet? Throw in a horn and it's a party!

Yolo! 11:45 AM, NSCU Centre for the Performing Arts, free.

saturday sept. 15 Hot Chip The band behind one of the year's best records is coming to Vancouver for a two-night stint (also playing on Sept. 16). Never has dance pop been so thoughtful and emotive.

Commodore Ballroom, $38.50.

Blim Community Market A plethora of local artists, artisans, and shops bring their various wares for you to buy. An opportunity to fill your life with new and exciting housewares, accessories, and other goodies.

Main Street at 10th Avenue, free admission

Pancake breakfast, a rock wall to climb, some fun tunes to chill out to while taking in a cooking demo. The Lower Lonsdale Business Association presents this sixth annual array of dance groups, gardening tips, and a pie baking competition. Sounds like an episode of The Simpsons. Or perhaps Twin Peaks.

Lower Lonsdale Business District, diverse pricing.

sUnday sept. 16 Big Time Summer Tour with Cody Simpson Lower Lonsdale Fall Festival It’s the Big! Time! Summer! Tour! With Cody Simpson!? That’s enough for me!

Rogers Arena, $55-$88.

EXP Restaurant + Bar Take a night out on the town! Head over to Vancouver’s hottest new bar, that has been anticipated by video game lovers forever. The EXP bar features video game décor, video game-themed drinks and video games you can play while you’re there.

Sweet deal!

5pm-12am. 309 W. Pender.

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Ruthie Foster Grammy nominated musician kicks off Cap's Global Roots series. Funk, soul, and blues all tied together in one hip lady! Ruthie's cover of "Ring of Fire" will give you chills.

8pm, NSCU Centre for the Performing Art. $35.

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YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO RETIRE Recent survey examines the questionable saving habits among young Canadians Lindsay Howe ×News Editor A new study commissioned by the Bank of Montreal has surprising results that make it appear as if young Canadians may not be considering the financial responsibilities that await them in the future. Although well over half of them, aged 18 to 34, have plans for retirement by the time they hit the age of 69, very few have taken the proper steps needed to ensure that goal is attainable. With only one in 10 young Canadians putting in serious thought as to exactly how much money will be required for retirement, and nearly one third of them admitting to not yet saving a penny, their future plans as early retirees may be looking bleak.

Despite some of their financial troubles being selfinflicted through their passion for new shoes or their excessive bar tabs, there are other factors that may be seriously affecting their ability to plan themselves a secure future.

With the cost of tuition fees consistently increasing, more students find themselves in debt with our government from having a heavy reliance on student loans. A study from Statistics Canada

that examined borrowing trends from 1995 to 2005 found that the number of post-secondary school graduates with student debt rose eight per cent in ten years, up to 57 per cent in the graduating class of 2005.

Not only did the number of students rise but the dollar amount of debt also rose by over $3000 in this time period. Although borrowers and nonborrowers had the same likelihood of finding gainful employment upon graduation and did not differ significantly in the chances of landing a job with a registered pension plan, it was noted that borrowers did have “a significantly lower probability of having savings and investments than nonborrowers ... [and] borrowers with postsecondary education were less likely to own their homes, and when they did, they were slightly more likely to have a mortgage than non-borrowers with postsecondary education,” which are all major factors in achieving future financial stability.

Many post-secondary students have long taken advantage of the four-month study break given to them each summer by finding full or even more than full time employment to offset the amount of money they will need to borrow for the upcoming school year. While Canada’s job

market was remaining stable, despite global economic uncertainty this summer, the student employment rate was not experiencing such stability.

The Globe and Mail reported a student jobless rate of 14.9 per cent in July 2012. Without a summer income, many students are forced into borrowing more than expected, leaving them in a greater financial crisis upon graduation.

Other factors contributing to this lack of savings among students that are more specific to those in the Lower Mainland include the high cost of transportation and other things associated with living in this province. Between expensive transit fares, increased fuel taxes and ICBC’s monopoly on the mandatory portion of our car insurance, getting around Metro Vancouver has never been so expensive.

This trend continues when looking for a safe place to live. According to Global, Vancouver was named the most expensive city in North America by the Economist magazine “Worldwide Cost of Living Survey”, beating out other cities such as New York City and Los Angeles. Vancouver is now listed as the 37th most expensive city in the world, which is an increase of 35 spots from its position on the list in the previous year.

Global also reports that, “the price of a standard Vancouver condominium was up 5.1 per cent to $513,500. The average priced home in Vancouver is now 11.2 times the average family income, a figure many economists call unsustainable.”

Although day-to-day expenses are now higher than ever for young Canadians, they have even more to plan for than our parents and grandparents did at our age. In an interview with CBC, Tina Di Vito, head of BMO’s Retirement Institute, stressed the importance that Generation Y has more reasons to be starting retirement savings earlier than any generation previous. “In the past, retirees only needed enough money to live for a few years after they stopped working. Now, as people continue to live into their 80s, 90s and beyond, the young generation need to make sure they have enough money for these extra years.”

Those extra years of life combined with the fact that employers offering a defined benefit pension plan are now rarer than ever, is expected to kickstart the concern among Generation Y that there is no time like the present to start saving their pennies in hopes of creating a bright financial future for themselves.

Turning the shore into more Volunteers rehabilitate Canadian beaches through shoreline cleanups Victoria Fawkes

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Seashells, sand and whitecaps are all things that should be found on the beautiful beaches of British Columbia. Cigarette butts and old underwear?

Not so much. Which is why the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, a program committed to cleaning up Canada’s beaches, is working hard to make sure our country’s coasts are full of sand and surf, not garbage.

The Shoreline Cleanup began unofficially in 1994, when a team from the Vancouver Aquarium organized a local beach cleanup in Vancouver’s Stanley Park. Since 2002, the project has given Canadians a chance to make a difference in their communities, by removing harmful litter from their beaches. It has quickly become Canada’s largest contributor to the International Coastal Cleanup, a global initiative to clean up litter and debris from Earth’s coastlines. Donors, partners and sponsors have helped fund the cleanup and increase its volunteers and results. Since the beginning of the program, support, awareness and the number of volunteers are at an all-time high. In 2011 alone, Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup volunteers removed over 66,127 pounds of garbage from 702 cleanup sites along the shorelines of British Columbia.

Though the cleanup has been a national environmental movement for the past decade, Jill Dwyer, the manager of the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, knows the real reason behind its success. “The program wouldn’t exist if not for the volunteers all across the country, they’re what makes the program what it is,” says Dwyer. She also knows that the cleanup is a great way to bring

a community together. “It’s fantastic to see so many people in the community come out. They’re butts, plastic bags and cutlery, and beverage bottles always having a good time, happy to be there, and were all high on the list. Most of the collected litter they always learn a lot about how shoreline litter originated from smoking-related activities, with a smaller amount coming from recreational and waaffects all of us.”

Though 66,127 pounds of garbage terway activities. About 0.5 per cent of garbage colsounds like a lot, it’s nothing compared to the lected originated from medical waste, which could include anything from used needles to amount of garbage that can still be biological waste, all of which found in every ocean in the was cleaned up by over world. As of late, shore26, 000 hard-working line litter has been volunteers. a serious threat Actual to our planet’s garbage isn’t oceans and the only thing the organthat has isms within been found t h e m . during the Harmful events. to both During preplants and vious Vananimals, couver shorelitter can line cleanups, leach damagvolunteers have ing chemicals found a set of false into the water, teeth, a prisoner’s efand can be ingested fects bag, a PlayStation, by animals or fatally × Rebecca joy & and a fully decorated Christtrap them. In addition to Kira Campbell mas tree. Volunteers have also unthe local consequences of shorecovered larger (and more mysterious) items line litter, garbage can travel from hundreds of miles inland. For example, a plastic cup during cleanups. Just last year in Surrey, RCMP that gets left behind at the beach can be washed retrieved a submerged car from the water that had into the ocean and end up in almost any other been reported stolen by its owner two years earlier.

Though the Great Canadian Shoreline body of water.

The litter that transcends through our Cleanup has been a nationwide initiative in cleanoceans, the so-called “dirty dozen” on the list of ing up our country’s beaches, it’s not the only items collected from the beaches in 2011, in- cleanup that’s happening around the globe. The cluded many kinds of trash. Cigarette and cigar International Coastal Cleanup, organized by the Ocean Conservancy, is one of the largest world-

wide ocean cleanup organizations in the world.

For over 40 years, Ocean Conservancy has translated its vision of clean coastlines and oceans into a cooperative movement between themselves and government bodies. By gaining support through political and citizen advocates, Ocean Conservancy has made the International Coastal Cleanup a worldwide movement, removing millions of pounds of trash in over 100 countries.

“It started out with just a few Vancouver Aquarium employees doing a local shoreline cleanup in Stanley Park, and it grew to be a B.C. wide cleanup, and now it has gone national. Since 2002, there have been shoreline cleanups in every province,” says Dwyer. “Like the International Coastal Cleanup, it has become a global movement.”

With the cleanup being such a worldwide initiative, it’s easy to be a part of it. “There are lots of ways people can get involved in the cleanup. They can be a site manager, or a volunteer and clean up litter at the site,” says Dwyer.

So if you can’t keep your bedroom or car clean, at least keep our oceans, one of the only things we all share, free of damaging debris.

The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup runs from Sept. 15-23. For more information on when the cleanup hits a shore near you, visit Shorelinecleaup.ca.

BRINGING OUT THE RED FLAG OF SOLIDARITY A summer of change for Quebec students Samantha Thompson × Copy Editor While summer is often a time of rest for students, those in Quebec – and eventually, across Canada - have spent the better half of this year fighting to maintain their low tuition fees, and in doing so have launched one of the largest protests in Canadian history, with tens of thousands of people coming out in support of the issue.

“The last few months in Quebec have proven wrong those who claim that youth are apolitical,” Davide Mastracci wrote for the National Post.

“Students have been at the forefront of the largest political movement in Canada, drawing solidarity from disgruntled peoples around the world.”

So successful has the movement been, that the question of tuition fees has remained an influential topic in the Quebec provincial election, which occurred on Sept. 4.

The government announced that students’ tuition would nearly double, increasing to $3800 from the current $2200, over five years. Quebec has had a freeze on tuition fees for significant time periods over the last 50 years – because they’ve fought for it. This 2012 protest will be the ninth related to tuition or bursaries since the 1960s, but in this time Quebec has gained a reputation for being a province that supported post-secondary education through low tuition fees.

Although the tuition protests have been filling newspapers over the past several months, this is a battle that has been escalating over the past year.

On March 18 2011, the Quebec government first hinted that they would be raising university tuition fees by 75 per cent. In November, more than 20,000 students protested outside of Premier Jean Charest’s office. From there, the protest continued to grow, culminating in February when 37 protestors were arrested – which was the beginning of

the protests as we now know them, the “Casserole Protests” displaying red squares of solidarity. Riot police moved in, and bouts of violence started occurring. Students were injured and arrested, and Montreal was essentially shut down.

In April, after a month of significant protest, the government offered to stretch the increase over seven years instead of five – an offer that was rejected by student groups. The government and student groups entered negotiations again, but with little progress.

On May 14, Line Beauchamp resigned from her position, saying she had done all she could to negotiate with students.

“I am resigning because I no longer believe I'm part of the solution. I would never have reached a compromise with the students,” she said. × Camille segur “So I am making the biggest compromise I can make.”

In May, the student leaders met with the Quebec government and came out of it with a “deal in principle”: the government would have a sevenyear plan to increase tuition by $1,625, but students would also have input on a committee that will look for savings in university budgets. Tuition would not be raised until the committee releases its report in December. The government and student groups decided to end their impasse and discuss some potential solutions to the problem.

"We are staying at the bargaining table because it’s worth it — which is to say that yes, evidently, we’re talking about tuition fees," said Martine Desjardins, president of the Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec, to CBC during the negotiations.

However, come June the negotiations had collapsed when student leaders rejected two proposals from the government, both of which still saw significant increases in tuition fees and were described as “insulting” by those involved.

Although the movement has reduced its presence, students and supporters have still been protesting on the 22nd of every month for the past six months. On May 18, the controversial Bill 78 came into effect, rendering it illegal for groups of 50 people or more to engage in peaceful assembly without prior approval of authorities.

Consequently many of the protests are technically “illegal”, but most of the time police have been letting them happen so long as they remain peaceful.

The introduction of this bill transformed the movement from being just about education funding to also include civil rights.

Out West Although the tuition increase is occurring in Quebec, students across Canada jumped on board to hold events in support of their peers in the Eastern province. One of four congruent protests held across the country took place at the

Vancouver Art Gallery on May 22. Protests were also held in Toronto, Calgary and Montreal, as well as New York and Paris.

"Here the cost of post-secondary education has doubled in the past 10 years and it is continuing to rise," said Jannel Robertson, a member of the University of British Columbia's Social Justice Centre, as quoted by the Tyee.

"The cost of education is a class conflict. For many, academia is a very difficult thing to access as it's becoming more and more unaffordable and unattainable due to tuition fees."

Capilano University’s tuition has increased for the past several years, typically at a rate of approximately two per cent (the province regulates tuition increases by the rate of inflation, which is this amount) for domestic students. For international students, however, the Board of Governors voted to increase tuition by 12 per cent alone in 2010.

Last year, the Capilano Students’ Union met with elected politicians, as part of multiple provincial lobbying groups, in an attempt to get tuition fees back on the table. B.C. students haven’t seen a freeze on tuition fees since 2002 – a time when the province had the second lowest tuition fees in the country. Manitoba had a decade-long tuition freeze until 2009, Saskatchewan for five years also until 2009. Newfoundland has a tuition freeze for at least another year.

“We should look to the Quebec student movement as an example of what we should be doing on an on-going basis and work toward that … because it’s really where we need to be [in order] to lower tuition fees to the levels that they need to be at,” Zach Crispin, past-chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students-B.C., told the Courier earlier this year.

“We need to increase the fight against the government for increasing tuition fees, [and] for reducing funding to post-secondary education.”

Enbridge over troubled water controversy over Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline heats up Lindsay Howe × News Editor

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doors at Capilano University. In the Spring 2012 semester, the Capilano Environmental Issues committee sponsored an Enbridge Awareness Event where students had the opportunity to discuss and debate the pipeline. According to Environmental Issues coordinator Heidi Anderson, the pipeline has been discussed in meetings and has received a negative response from students due to the potential implications it could have on our environment. She believes, “Canada is known all around the world for its natural splendor and I think that the pipeline could jeopardize that.” This attitude towards the pipeline seems consistent when discussing the pros and cons with other Capilano students. Ryan Tostenson, a third year student, believes, “The risk is too high, and we should try to use alternative fuel sources rather than keep on depending on fossil fuels.”

Parisa Peyman, another Capilano student, says, “It’s basically a waste of a ridiculous amount of money, and it’s putting our environment in harm’s way. We're paying to hurt something we can’t afford to lose.” The final verdict will affect all residents of British Columbians for generations to come.

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These past events create an even larger threat that an oil spill is a very real possibility. According to the Watershed Sentinel, Enbridge has had 132,715 barrels of oil spill since 2000, over half of which was from the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989, the company’s most infamous occurrence. More recently, Enbridge came under fire for literally removing British Columbian islands in a tanker route animation video put out by the company. The video, meant to assist the public in understanding the proposed tanker route, is now being considered a public relations nightmare as it gives the public the impression that Enbridge may be trying to conceal how difficult the actual tanker route could be to travel. According to Canada.com, around 1,000 square kilometers of islands vanished from the Douglas Channel in the animated video released by the company. The video on the Enbridge website shows the Douglas Channel as a wide open funnel leading from Kitimat to the Pacific, omitting the narrow channels, islands and rocky outcrops that make up the potential tanker access route. Although Enbridge spokesperson Todd Nogier stated in an interview with the Times Colonist, “That video is meant to be for illustrative purposes only. It's not meant to be to scale,” it still has put the company in the hot seat once again with accusations of misrepresentation.

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Canadians are concerned about a new proposal that could potentially pose major environmental risks to some of the nation’s most pristine habitat. The Northern Gateway pipeline, a proposal

by Enbridge to assemble twin petroleum product pipelines between Alberta and British Columbia, has created significant concern among Canadians due to the environmental risks that are at stake.

The two pipelines, one set to carry 525,000 barrels of Alberta tar sand crude oil westward per day, and the other to carry condensate, a lighter petroleum product eastward, were proposed by Enbridge because the company believes that it would, “facilitate access to new markets for Canadian tar sands oil.” With economic gain and ecological disaster both within arm’s reach of beautiful British Columbia, supporters on both sides of the controversy are voicing their opinions.

With environmental consequences topping the list of many B.C. residents’ concerns with the pipeline, Enbridge has composed a lengthy list that details their commitment to our environment. This list includes plans for “careful planning, strict construction standards, and ongoing careful monitoring of company activities” along with employee training programs, plans to consistently

meet government regulations, and, in the event of environmental damage, responding to and resolving the situation immediately. As for economic gains with the pipeline, Enbridge reports British Columbia can expect to gain 3000 jobs during the construction phase, along with 560 jobs that guarantee long term employment after construction has ceased. The company also projects British Columbia will gain $1.2 billion in tax revenues, as well as generating a total of $830 million in local goods and services between the B.C. coast, central B.C., and northeastern B.C.

Although the economic gain seems significant on paper, the environmental risks are not to be ignored. Because the Northern Gateway Pipeline crosses the mountainous terrain of the Northern Rockies and the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, this pipeline would go through about 1000 streams and rivers including the Stuart River, Kitimat River, and Salmon River, all of which contain a large salmon habitat. The pipeline would be built across First Nations territories, which has caused over 70 First Nation communities to reject the pipeline due to the concern that an oil spill has the ability to ruin their land and water for a long period of time. According to Leadnow.ca, a website promoting activism, the pipeline “would bring 200+ super tankers a year to some of the most difficult waters in the world, the area that sank the Queen of the North, a large ferry.”

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SHOOT FOR THE MOON, LAND AMONG (ROCK) STARS Learn to do everything about music at S.P.A.C.E Camp Celina Kurz × Arts Editor “The idea behind do-it-yourself is everyone can do anything they want ... How did this person figure out how to run a record label? How did this person start making guitar pedals? You can do this too!”

Marita Michaelis, communications director and co-chair of the outreach committee for the Safe Amplification Site Society (Safe Amp), explains some of the goals behind S.P.A.C.E (Skills for Performing Artists through Community Engagement) Camp, which will be running the weekend of Sept. 8-9 at Chapel Arts.

S.P.A.C.E Camp, organized by local non-profit organization Safe Amp, is “a free weekend of workshops led by local experts in a variety of indiemusic-related fields,” according to their Facebook event page. Ryan McCormick, one of the founding members of Safe Amp as well as the creative mind behind local band Collapsing Opposites, says to expect “at least 21 different workshops, everything from record labels, to record stores, to promotions and marketing, to rhythm, to music theory, to silk screening, to security for spaces, to building instruments [and] effects pedals.”

The idea for this kind of weekend was on the backburner for Safe Amp for some time: “Safe Amp had planned to do events like this for a really long time but it was kind of just casual …

[We knew] we’d like to do education workshops

and stuff like that.” However, it didn't really get its legs until the winter of 2011, when they found out there was a grant offered by The fulbright Canada Community Leadership Program intended to support this type of event. They applied for the grant and, “kind of to our surprise,” got it.

The grant provided both a strong motivation and also the financial boost to really make the event special and unique. S.P.A.C.E Camp not only features local celebrities such as Nardwuar the Human Serviette and members of the SSRIs, but also a few special out-of-town guests.

“When you can get a grant, it’s cool to be like, ‘Hey! We now have the resources to call someone rad like Ian Mackaye and be like, “We’ll pay for you to come here”’,” explains Michaelis. Ian Mackaye, of Fugazi and and Minor Threat, is set to be the keynote speaker, participating in a Q&A session as part of the event. Calvin Johnson of K Records, an independent Olympia-based label that has released such artists as Kimya Dawson, The Beat Happening and Modest Mouse, is also set to travel to our side of the border to participate in some of the workshops.

As this is a free, all-ages event, anyone can pre-register by visiting the website. According to McCormick, two and a half weeks before the event, the pre-registration numbers are at “over a hundred, for sure,” although they haven’t made reservations for specific workshops available yet.

“Some of the workshops will be really full, some of them we can only have like eight people or so

in because they’re gonna be in a really small room,” he explains.

And it’s not just workshops: a S.P.A.C.E Camp rock ‘n’ roll show will be held on the Saturday night for $5, with the money going to support Safe Amp. The show will feature locals The Bank Dogs, The Evaporators and Nu Sensae, as well as Calvin Johnson. As Michaelis says, “It doesn’t make sense to organize something and not have bands play!”

This is especially true when you consider that Safe Amp’s primary goal is to establish a permanent venue for music and arts in Vancouver that can be accessed and utilized by people of all ages.

McCormick explains that, while this event obviously isn’t directly connected to creating a new space, it still incorporates many of Safe Amp’s ideals. “Other goals of Safe Amp are to enable and inspire people to get involved with local music, and to educate people and to facilitate information sharing among peers, so this event is definitely fulfilling that goal,” adding that, “in general, it’ll raise the profile of the organization a bit and attract some more attention to it.”

If there’s anything you ever wanted to learn about almost anything to do with the music business, this is the weekend for you. As the poster for the event says, “Whether you’re a musician, artist, organizer, music-lover, or just an overall cool cat: meet new people! Learn from THE BEST! Witness history in the making! And rock hard!”

Pre-registration details can be found on their website, at Safeampspacecamp.tumblr.com.

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GET TRUCKED Food trucks forging a unique path in Vancouver’s culinary landscape Connor Thorpe

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If Vancouver’s emerging food truck industry needed a symbol of its viability and success, it found one in the form of Yelp’s Food Truck Festival at the Waldorf Hotel, which started up this summer. Through six consecutive Sundays, a rotating lineup of trucks from the streets of Vancouver set up in the Waldorf parking lot, packing it to capacity and creating lines that stretched from the property to the street.

“Events like these are great because they give people an opportunity to try street food and to try it in multitudes,” says Zach Berman, co-founder of the Juice Truck with his friend and business partner Ryan Slater. The Juice Truck offers a variety of juices and smoothies with a focus on local, organic ingredients.

“The food trucks in Vancouver are doing a great job of creating accessible, affordable and, most importantly, delicious food options. Food trucks have succeeded in enlivening communities,” continues Berman. He cites the quality of product paired with speed and accessibility for the success of food trucks thus far in Vancouver. “There isn’t always time to sit down at a restaurant, and fast food is not always what is desired.”

Steve Kuan and Clement Chan, the respective executive chef and owner of Le Tigre, an Asianfusion truck, believe that the appeal of food trucks

comes largely from their affordability.

“Being able to offer a much lower price with the same or even better quality food is the primary reason why consumers come to buy our food,” they explain. “It has changed the mentality of people that they can get delicious food for a very affordable price and a shorter wait time.”

Additionally, Kuan and Chan point out that while regular restaurants “can only wait for customers to come to their door…we can actively approach our customers.” Berman agrees, believing that mobility also offers the potential for event and catering opportunities.

Something can be said for the diversity of fare found on Vancouver’s streets – a bounty that ranges from perogies to grilled cheese sandwiches to Indian tiffin.

“Food trucks also came together and created an association, The Vancouver Street Food Association, and have joined together on numerous occasions to create pods of food trucking good times,” says Berman, maintaining that the relationship between food truck owners is one of camaraderie, not competition. “The food truck community is very supportive.”

It is Berman’s belief that this culture of unity and support among food truck owners that will help sustain the success of the industry in Vancouver. The concept of “pods” - groups of several food trucks at a single location - features heavily in Berman’s view of the future of Vancouver street food.

“I see more pods, more events, more working to-

gether to further grow the street food community,” Berman says, citing the festival at the Waldorf as a recent example.

While things seem to be on the upswing for the city’s street food industry, the food truck festival’s display of prosperity on the part of Vancouver’s food truck owners is only one part of the story.

The Coma Food Truck, which brought KoreanMexican fusion to Vancouver, shut its doors for good in 2012 after failing to get a permanent spot for two years in a row. It was the first closure of its kind in the city. Street food vendors are faced with a host of challenges that wouldn’t occur to a storefront restaurant owner. Simple things can become big problems when operating a food truck.

“Food trucks don’t have a washroom, so it’s always a challenge figuring out where the next bathroom break will be,” Berman elaborates. The temperamental weather conditions found in Vancouver are another cause for concern: “Heat is another [issue]. The winter months get cold. Down jackets and long johns are everyday uniforms come December.”

Kuan and Chan expand on this, explaining, "The greatest concern that a food truck vendor has is the weather. Different from storefront businesses, food trucks are easily affected by changing weather conditions as there are no shelter, actual seats or dining tables.”

Also threatening the diverse street food culture of cities across North America is the advent of the “corporate food truck”. Taco Bell has already

begun populating the streets of metropolitan America with their own trucks, though it is Berman’s belief that – corporate or not – success in the food truck business really comes down to the product.

“There will always be the mom-and-pop shops and there will always be ‘the Man’,” Berman explains. “Corporate food trucks may have more financial backing as an advantage, but quality food is quality food, whether from a corporate chain or an independent.”

Whatever shape Vancouver’s rapidly evolving street food industry will take in the future, the community of food truck owners will be working together to enliven communities and offer creative, cost-conscious food. Berman reinforces this philosophy, again emphasizing the spirit of collaboration felt between food truck owners: “Success for one ×Tiffany Munoz food truck is success for street food in Vancouver.”

HEARTS ON STAGE Sex and love switch hit at Vancouver’s Fringe

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Vancouver’s Fringe Festival is upon us. Over 90 shows will take place over 11 days, with local and international talent filling unorthodox venues with up and coming productions that take stage plays back to their stripped down roots. The Courier sat down with some of the folk behind a couple of the many diverse shows in this year’s Fringe.

BI, HUNG, FIT… AND MARRIED In his one-man stand-up piece Bi, Hung, Fit… And Married, writer and comedian Mark Bentley Cohen brings his own 400 page biography to the plate, transposing the text into a one-act performance. “Everything in the story happened in one way or another,” he says.

The show sees Cohen sharing his colourful history in a candid performance. Over the course of an hour, Cohen reveals a candid secret to his wife, and shares the aftermath of events that have been the very real last few years of his life. The big reveal? He’s bisexual, and becoming more and more interested in men.

Delivering the performance in a solo rather than a full cast creates an incomparable personal approach that sees Cohen not only playing himself, but also his wife and other people involved in his real life. “It’s a series of vignettes. I will be performing certain things, taking on certain characters,” he says. “There’s one point where there’s a threesome, but I’m not gonna be up there acting out three parts.”

Cohen is motivated by the emotional response he’s seen first hand in bisexual men who aren’t ready to admit their sexuality to their wives, friends, or even themselves. “It’s a level of terror, not even just fear. They’re terrified and I understand that,” he says.

But Cohen’s own turn of events is what he’s showcasing in his production as a means to inspire other bisexuals in similar spots. “ It works out sometimes better than you think. A lot of the results of my admission to my wife led to such amazing things. Our relationship is better now than it has ever been.” Cohen’s children, now 15 and 16, also fully supported their father when he

broke the news to them a few years back.

Cohen is aware that not every situation will turn out as pleasant as his, but he wants bisexual men to know honesty is an option. “If I can help even one other person achieve half of what I’ve achieved by opening up to my wife, that would be phenomenal,” he says. “It’s possible to bridge the gap. Bisexuals think they [can either] have a family life and deny their sexual desires, or be more open about them, in which case they wouldn’t be able to have a family. It’s possible to have it both ways.”

Given the supportive nature of his family, the ultimate test will be what they think of the material in its live context. “My wife is excited about it. She’s the person who is most familiar with the material. Not just because she was there but she’s the first person I go to with an idea or something,” he says. “No one’s really seen it or heard the material, so it’s going to be quite new for all of them… if they end up going.” “ Hung, Fit… and Married” runs September 7-16 at Studio 16, 1545 West 7th Street. www.bihungfit.com RIVERVIEW HIGH A new Vancouver-based musical is set to make its world debut at the Fringe. "Riverview High: The Musical", a cross-section of classic '50s Archie Comics and '90s hits like Saved by the Bell and Clueless, pays homage to its influences, using themes of friendship, love, and sex all stewed together in what cast member Michelle Bardach calls a "cheeky, PG-13 way of looking at things."

The show features 18 original songs with music and lyrics by Stewart Yu and Mike Mackenzie, accompanying the book (theatre talk for the nonmusical portion of a musical) by Angela Wong, all Vancouver residents. What started as a pipedream conversation between Wong and Yu, who have been friends since high school, has now been realized in no less than a full 16-member cast production that promises to transport viewers back to the final months of high school.

The Fringe seemed a natural venue for Riverview. "Shows like the Drowsy Chaperone and Evil Dead: the Musical got their start [at] the Fringe and went on to become very successful," says Bardach, who plays "dorky, awkward, desperate" Esther ("that girl in high school who just wants to be friends with everybody"). "It’s an easier way for

people who have original plays [to get them seen] by the right people."

Riverview is a classic musical in that the songs themselves drive the plot, varying from ballads to humourous pop-rock anthems. "It's more of a cool pop-rock musical," says Caleb Di Pomponio, who plays the bookish Dexter ("He's not a balls out kind of guy, but he goes for what he wants in a very subtle way"). "The comedic songs have references to the old TV shows, but there are some serious ballads that are really going to affect the audience. It gives you a chance to look inside the characters that you don't get to hear a lot from." Bardach agrees, adding, "The music is gorgeous in places, and hilarious in others."

Much of the ensemble cast is made up of Capilano University Musical Theatre grad students, including Caleb Di Pomponio. Caleb's Dexter tries to win another character’s affections, involving himself in a classic multi-person love mix up.

What starts as a standard Archie-formula love triangle becomes something much more layered: "There aren't just three people involved," Di Pomponio insists. "Outrageous things happen, major obstacles show up, it's more like a love pyramid."

Riverview High: the Musical, runs September 6-16 at the Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova.

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Throughout their career, Metallica have gone through so many iterations of themselves that it was hard to not feel a little skeptical going into their Saturday night show. Over the course of 30 tedious years, the band has gone from endearingly shit-headed teenagers, to thrash untouchables, to divisive sellout butt-rockers, to Napster-hating music industry supervillains.

But despite fans of each of these eras (well, maybe not the last one) showing up last Saturday night, it was a relatively new version of the band that showed up to perform. This was reinvigorated, discography-celebrating Metallica. Technically-flashy and comfortable-atthe-top Metallica. Metal Metallica.

The latter notion was reflected in the playing and general stage-presence of each member, no small feat when you consider their age at this point. For the duration of an 18-song set, James Hetfield paraded around the impressive 360-degree stage, energetically basking in his own glory. Kirk Hammet and Rob Trujillo strutted around elegantly and crab-walked like a river troll, respectively. Even notably shitty drummer Lars Ulrich only screwed up a couple of times.

As for the millions of dollars the band has collected and notoriously hoarded over the last 20 years, it was clear that no expense had been spared on production. This makes sense, given that the show was actually being filmed for an upcoming 3D movie, but everything from the stage design to the mid-song theatrics looked both comically expensive and viscerally impressive. Giant props reflecting each album cover showed up during their respective portions of the set list: For “Ride the Lightning”, an electric chair surrounded by working Tesla coils; for “...And Justice For All”, a towering lady liberty; for “Master of Puppets”, a crossridden graveyard; for “The Black Album”, a bunch of green lights. Naturally.

At the end of finale “Enter Sandman”, an on-stage firework malfunctioned and a roadie was dispatched to discretely fix it. The torch further acted up, and the roadie actually caught fire. He caught fire, you guys. Then, to a mix of glee and terror on the audience’s behalf, the roadie flailed and ran across the stage before a colleague put him out with a fire extinguisher.

Because he was on fire. At this point the stage started collapsing upon itself, and the incident was revealed to be WWE-style theatrics, but the spectacle had at least one terrified stoner losing his mind. And ladies and gentlemen, that stoner was me.

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Vancouver’s second-largest film festival took our city by storm, with packed theatres, thoughtprovoking discussion and intelligent dialogue occurring at all of their events. The Vancouver Queer Film Festival ran from Aug.16-26 at multiple theatres throughout the city.

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The festival featured both international and Canadian films that discussed issues affecting the queer community. Just a small selection of the festival shows a huge breadth of the diversity of these issues: from Austin Unbound, where Austin, a transgendered man, documents his journey of getting top surgery, to The Falls, the story of RJ Smith and Chris Merrill, two Mormons who fall in love with each other while on a year-long rite of passage mission in Portland, to Wariazone, that teaches about Warias, men with the souls of women in Indonesia.

VQFF also held an event specifically for filmmakers out of Vancouver, called Coast is Queer.

Two students from Capilano, Danielle Easton and Sophy Romvari, both had films included in the annual program.

CHOICES Easton’s film, Choices, is about a young girl

named Kay who decides to follow her heart and be who she is with who she loves. “The main theme of the film is that love conquers all,” says Easton, who graduated from Capilano with a diploma in Motion Picture Arts with plans to continue the full degree.

“To use some of my prof ’s words from last year, I was a deer in the headlights; but since then, I’ve come a far ways and am excited to have the chance to move forward and develop my film career.”

Choices is Easton’s first film in a film festival, and it is particularly unique because it was shot on 35mm film. “When the audience finishes watching the film, I want them to understand that love is love, no matter the gender. Being who you are is too important to hide and live under a stereotypical, heteronormative lifestyle,” says Easton. “We are all pressured to be ‘normal’ but what does it mean to be ‘normal’ in the first place? Everyone deserves to live freely and love who they want.”

SUNDAY MORNING Sunday Morning is a film about a former priest who was forced to leave the church in order to pursue his relationship with his same-sex partner

Jamie. Romvari, the film’s director, emphasizes that the story isn’t just about the “obvious controversy” around being gay as well as being Catholic, “but the main theme in the film is that no matter the circumstance of your relationship, everyone must make personal sacrifices for love.”

The film was Romvari’s debut as a director and her first in a film festival. She worked on it in her first year of the motion picture arts program at Capilano as her final project.

“Any kind of exposure at this level is extremely important for a young filmmaker. It helps build confidence to continue to submit my films to more festivals,” says Romvari. “I find that it’s not always a matter of talent that gets artists where they want to be, but rather their determination.”

The theme of this year’s VQFF was “films for lovers and fighters” and included 75 films from 16 countries, with an audience of more than 14,000 attendees. According to the festival, “Films for lovers aim straight for the heart strings, while films for fighters touch on human rights and activism in Vancouver and around the globe.”

In addition to screening films with important messages, VQFF also provided a unique opportunity for debuting filmmakers to showcase their films to a more diverse audience. “Having people see my film was something I’ve always wanted. After the screening, there were people I didn't even know telling me that they really enjoyed it. That in itself was a great feeling,” says Easton. “Not only am I a queer filmmaker, I am a filmmaker.”

The script was written by another Cap film student, Julia Lank. Romvari says, “I found the script had a lot of heart, and I really wanted to expand on the idea that she had presented.”

Romvari will be returning to Capilano this year to complete her final two years of the program.

IMPORTANCE OF BEING FIRST Increased prevalence of doping questions legitimacy of Olympics Leah Scheitel

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Does anyone remember who came fourth in the men’s 100-metre freestyle race at the Summer Olympics? How about 13th in the women’s shot put? The glory of the Olympics fades quickly, and it can be heartbreaking for an athlete to come in fourth, and not only miss the podium but also miss the corporate sponsorships that await winners. If a competitor is continually just out of reach for goals that they’ve worked their entire lives for, they’re more likely to do anything to attain them and this is when the ethics of sports are pulled into question.

Doping scandals frequently follow major athletic events. At the most recent Olympics, 16-year-old Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen made international headlines after scorching her competition and world records. While she denied accusations of steroid use, it’s hard to believe that a performance like that is attainable without the use of some kind of performance-enhancing substances. Belarus shot putter Nadezhda Ostapchuk was stripped of the gold medal after testing positive for steroids. Many athletes are making claims that drug cheats tainted yet another Olympics.

Dick Pound, a former chairman for the World Anti-Doping Agency, has recently admitted that doping is still rampant in sports.

“We’re lagging way behind. We know that with all the tests we’re doing, 1.5-1.6 per cent of them are positive. There are far more people out there using drugs than we’re catching, so why is that?

We know there is more doping going on, so how come we’re not getting it?”

The main reason is that the ways to dope without getting caught will always outnumber the ways to test for doping. In his book Positive, Werner Reiterer writes about his experience with steroids in detail. Reiterer was an Australian dis-

cus thrower who was urged to take performanceenhancers going into the 2000 Sydney Olympics so the Australians had a greater chance of winning more medals on home turf. Throughout his book, he makes some drastic claims about doping and the ways he cheated tests. He claims the coaches would find clean pee for athletes to use during tests and athletes would give their brothers and sisters their team track suits, who would pose as them for the doping tests, among other extreme measures to continue competing while doped. If even half of the claims and techniques are true, WADA faces an uphill battle of catching doped athletes.

The moral compass points in all directions in this debate. Many people want to see continual improvement in sport, to keep it interesting and relevant. If humans plateau in their ability to crush world records, these events won’t be nearly as nail biting, or attract the global attention they presently do. Some say that everyone should dope, and that way the playing field would be level again so that no athlete would have a distinct advantage.

This is a detriment to the spirit of sport and the very soul of the Olympics.

All methods of doping are striving for the same goal: to get more oxygen in the blood. The amount of oxygen in a blood stream ultimately determines how fast an athlete can run or how high they can jump. The most alarming claims Reiterer makes about doping are against female track athletes. In grown women, he saw small testes peaking out of their shorts from all of the steroids pumping through their veins.

There are also many athletic benefits for being pregnant, including increased blood flow - according to Reiterer, female athletes have been known to get pregnant to reap the benefits of the extra blood and then abort at an appropriate time. According to the Guardian, there were claims of abortion doping as recently as 2007, although it was more prominent in the ‘70s and ‘80s.

We have to care about the ethics behind these

stories. What kind of ethics are the athletes teaching the kids watching the Olympics? Are these really the kind of people we want to celebrate?

It is likely very tempting to dope as an athlete.

Fame, glory and money often await winning athletes, while losing ones are forgotten. But sport is meant to breed team spirit, hard work and above all, fun. Ethics should not be compromised to win any medal or competition. At least that’s what Werner Reiterer believes. He refused to compete in the Sydney Olympics because he wanted to show his two daughters that the ethics behind the sport are more important than the glory. We need more athletes like that. × MILES CHIC

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said Mary Ann Dickson, a Woodwynn camper, in the same Times Colonist article.

While Woodwynn Farms is certainly not the be all and end all solution to homelessness in Saanich, it contributes to alleviating and reducing the harm that can befall the homeless and drug-addicted in a positive way, while remaining a minimal drain on public resources. Utilizing the resources allocated by the city to the issue of homelessness in conjunction with privately funded and organized rehabilitation centers allows for a wider and more diverse spread of approaches to the topic. The logic in approving the project is undeniable from the standpoint of the city. The beneficial progress that could be made by the Woodwynn Farms project on a deep-rooted issue that affects communities across the province greatly outweighs the risk of slightly damaging respect for city bylaws.

It seems unlikely that either side is eager to budge from their positions, though it would appear that the group at Woodwynn has the upper hand when it comes to public support. Even as the situation develops, it’s doubtful that the Creating Homefulness Society will weaken their stance.

They are committed to their convictions and for good reason. They represent an important step in taking the initiative to address social issues without having to ask for permission beforehand.

In both cases, the initial solutions put forth by the municipalities have equated to sweeping homelessness under the rug temporarily, rather than working constructively and positively towards a permanent solution for the communities in question. Woodwynn has to stay. The space under the rug is running out.

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What began as a simple bylaw dispute is evolving into a human rights battle in Central Saanich, where the municipal government has ordered the therapeutic community at Woodwynn Farms to cease operations after a small tent city formed there in July. The municipality cited a bylaw that restricts the residency of the farm to four people as the reason for the order. The Creating Homefulness Society purchased the property in 2009, with the intention of housing and rehabilitating anywhere up to 96 homeless and drug-addicted occupants. The farm is currently at 10 per cent capacity, still well over the limit enforced by the bylaw. Rather than packing in the therapeutic community housed by the farm, or applying for a temporary license to operate, the Creating Homefulness Society has opted to continue business as usual. Richard Leblanc, founder of the CHS, believes that the good that could be accomplished by the Woodwynn project necessitates non-compliance with the bylaw. The decision has been met with extensive news coverage and an outpouring of support from communities both nearby and otherwise. The municipality’s response to the defiance of the Woodwynn community is unclear.

“We’re moving forward despite the resistance and lack of permits, municipally and provincially,” Leblanc said in a Times Colonist article concerning the unfolding events at Woodwynn.

“We just feel that humanitarian aspects and di- sue of whether or not the Central Saanich bylaw mensions to our mission far exceed the local by- is infringing on the Woodwynn occupants’ rights to life, safety and security. The Victoria ruling laws, so we’re pushing the envelope.”

Central Saanich councillor Cathie Ounsted was made based on the idea that having to sleep outdoors outside the city limits could potentially maintains that the council will respond in time: “It’s not that we don’t want to react, but we also endanger the lives of homeless citizens who have nowhere else that they can lehave to be careful not to overreact,” gally go. The shortage of shelshe said in the Times Colonist. “We ter beds in Victoria, which can’t do allow people on their properties even house half of the homeless to have weekend events like family population in the city, likely reunions or friends camping over, so contributed to the B.C. Suwhen it looks like anything beyond preme Court’s decision. that then it becomes an issue.”

If the shift in the Victoria The Woodwynn debacle isn’t the case came from examining the first time that municipal governlegality of the bylaw from a ments on Vancouver Island have human rights standpoint, the clashed with their homeless populaevolving situation at Woodtions. In 2008, a group of homeless wynn Farms should be examresidents of Victoria fought to overined similarly. Who’s to say that turn a bylaw that prohibited sleepstripping away the opportunity ing outdoors within city limits. The to escape the systemic and pergroup argued that the right to sleep sonal causes and consequences peacefully in a safe, accessible locaof homelessness isn’t endangertion was protected by the Canadian ing lives? Whether you agree Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The with the methodology of the B.C. Supreme Court agreed, citing Creating Homefulness Socithe right to life and security as guar× KAILEY PATTON ety or not, it is undeniably a anteed by Section 7 of the Charter, rendering the bylaw void on the grounds of being constructive approach to addressing homelessness unconstitutional. Still, the city shut down the tent within the community.

“This here affords individuals the opportunity cities that sprung up in Victoria after the ruling, to be able to have time to think and assess their life only allowing them at night.

Viewing the situation at Woodwynn Farms and the direction they’re going, because they have concurrently to the case in Victoria raises the is- something else to think of besides their drugs,”

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PRIDIN' DIRTY Can the Pride Parade afford to be apolitical?

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For the average person, the Pride movement is something to get excited about: who doesn’t want to watch a big fabulous parade that celebrates Vancouver’s diverse LGBTQ community? Even if you don’t know what all the letters in “LGBTQ” stand for, chances are you know someone who is, or you are, gay or bi or lesbian or trans. But while it’s easy to think that there’s no longer any need for Pride to be political, there are people who would beg to differ.

For example, the increased corporatism of Pride has become a cause for complaint for some within the community. Companies such as WestJet, TD Bank, CTV, Telus, and many more included enormous floats in the parade, leaving some to wonder - what exactly does this have to do with Pride?

Shouldn’t a parade with its roots in the Stonewall Riots be somewhat more radical?

From one perspective, it could be seen that having all these companies sharing in and supporting Pride is a positive thing. This is especially evident when we look to what happened recently in the U.S. when Dan Cathy, president of fast-food company Chick-Fil-A, pitted himself and his company against gay marriage. When contrasted with these ugly, negative actions, seeing so many companies openly support equality and celebrate LGBTQ rights is somewhat heartwarming.

However, that doesn’t change the fact that these companies are, in some respects, using the parade for their profit - being a part of a parade with an average of over 600,000 viewers means a lot of advertising, without really having to actively contribute to the queer community.

As Ellen Woodsworth, queer activist and former city councillor, is quoted as saying in an article in the Georgia Straight, “Queer rights [activists] need to call on the corporations who are marketing Pride and marketing gays and lesbians, that if they’re gonna make money off our community, we want that money to come back to our community ... We want a percentage of the money they reap in as they market something that’s trending right now. Because we need it. Because we know that queer youths are being attacked. We know that queers are being killed. We know that queers are not able to speak their name out loud, out proud, in all situations.”

And it’s true: while many legal battles, such as the right to marriage here in Canada in 2005, might have been won, social stigma still exists, and it hurts the LGBTQ community. According to a document published by Rainbow Health Ontario, “Meta-analysis studies found that sexual minority individuals were two and a half times more likely than heterosexuals to have attempted suicide and had a risk of depression and anxiety one and a half times higher than heterosexuals.” Among youth, the percentage is even higher: LGB Youth are 14 times more at risk of suicide than their peers, according to the same 2011 study.

Substance abuse is also more prevalent among LGBTQ people than among the rest of the population, which makes the “week-long party” aspect of Pride seem somewhat gauche, as well as the sponsorship by such liquor companies as Barefoot Wine.

Another thing to consider is the inclusivity of Vancouver’s Pride. While their website expresses the desire to “represent the unique culture and spirit of our community by producing quality, inclusive events such as the Pride Parade and Festival”, is it possible for such a broad spectrum of people to be represented by one organization?

In the same Georgia Straight article, Ellen Woodsworth remarked that she shouldn’t be the

“only one in the council chambers to say the word ‘lesbian’.” She went on to encourage both men and women to attend the Dyke March and Festival on the Saturday before Pride - a march in its ninth consecutive year held to celebrate LGBTQ women.

Kay LaMothe is one of the organizers of the Trans March, a political march meant both to protest the “policing, exclusion, erasure, and oppression of trans and gender non-conforming people” as well as celebrate the trans and genderqueer community, which runs the Friday before the Pride Parade. They explain, “I think there are a lot of intersections between the larger gay community and the trans community, but at the same time there’s really separate issues [and] separate struggles that need to happen that the trans community is still fighting for. I think it’s also important because there are trans people who don’t identify as queer, gay, lesbian, bi, or whatever, they identify as straight and live their lives as straight. … They might not feel necessarily welcome or comfortable at a gay-specific event.”

Not only that, but the queer people that are represented in advertising for Pride, and by companies hoping to market to the LGBTQ community, represent only a sliver of the LGBTQ cake.

Being told that you are being celebrated while being shown a picture of someone who isn’t anything like you can be somewhat isolating. Even looking at the Vancouver Pride Society website, on the “LGBTQ History” page, most of the historical events listed have to do with gay-specific rights; trans people aren’t represented at all. It’s easy to see how, even though the Vancouver Pride Society might want everyone to feel included, it’s not quite possible.

One article in the Province newspaper cites an attendee as saying, “In Canada, I think we’ve hit the equality button.” Unfortunately, it seems as though the LGBTQ rights movement has not yet reached a place where an event like Pride can be apolitical. There are still many battles to be fought, especially when it comes to more marginalized populations such as gender queer and trans people. The increased corporatism of the event only serves to confuse the issues and divide people within the community. While Vancouver’s Pride Parade and Festival is a great indicator of how far LGBTQ rights have come in our part of the world, it’s clear that the issues around those rights are more complex and delicate than they first appear.

CAp Creeper “I think it’s good. I think more people should support it. It shows other people that they should support it too, because other companies are.”

-Nicole Stables “I think it’s a great idea. I was actually in the parade for a company so I support it completely.”

-Marlowe Nicols “I honestly don’t even pay attention to this type of thing…”

-Shelby Yaky “It’s probably a good thing. I think more money for causes is usually a good thing as long as there are no strings attached.”

-Alex Robinson “I think it’s a good thing for the Pride movement considering that the more corporations throw their support behind it, the cause has strengthened. It means that people are paying attention and that it matters.”

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Meeting Darren Rath and Paul Dailly for the first time, one can tell they’re molded from the same cloth. Both strive for nothing but the utmost passion, commitment and success from their players and these traits have transferred into a string of accolades, which can only be beneficial to the Capilano Blues varsity soccer teams.

Rath, head coach of the women’s team, guided clubs like Premier Girls and Junior Boys at Argyle Secondary to a string of league and provincial championships. He was the assistant coach of the B.C. U-16 provincial team when they won nationals in 2004.

Dailly, head coach of the men’s team, holds an incredible record of having won a league championship, nationals or provincials every season from 2003 to 2008, as well as possessing a whole host of personal accolades, both for coaching and playing.

It speaks volumes of the man that when probed on what he’ll be doing to address the lack of silverware in the last few years, he commented, “I’ll be changing my management style up a bit and focusing on tactical changes this year. In the last few years we were lacking in the depth [of the squad] but this time around, we’ve done a great job of recruitment … we’re still adding a few pieces later than usual, but things are shaping up quite nicely.”

Rath, similarly, is still in the process of recruiting. Tryouts for the women’s team began last January, with an astounding 150 to 200 players called up to compete for a spot on the 20-team roster.

The soft-spoken Capilano alumnus would like to see women bring more of a competitive attitude to a game that he says has more participation rates of women than any other country.

“Women’s soccer has always been strong and popular. Canada used to be one of the leaders in the world game but unfortunately other countries have surpassed us on the world stage. What needs to change is the participation-play attitude and for the women to be technically stronger, tactically aware and to study the game more.”

Certainly, if there’s one incentive for women to improve their game, it’s the success that the Canadian women’s Olympic team achieved last month when they finished third in London. It can be argued that their achievement is due to an increase in development at the youth level, with many soccer schools placing emphasis on performance-building as opposed to fun and an escape from school. Rath puts this down to an improvement in the quality of coaches and cites European Football School, Roman Tulis, Sentinel Soccer Academy and Total Soccer Systems (TSS) as the higher quality schools.

If this improvement is visible in the women’s game, it still is a ways away from making a difference in the men’s game, with the national team continuing to flounder on the big stage.

“I would like to see a lot of the European-based players to come play for Canada, but unfortunately there’s a lot of stress put on those players to come play because of the travelling involved,” says Rath.

Both Rath and Dailly agree that, while there has been no nationwide league - with the exception of the largely Ontario-concentrated Canadian Soccer League - the expansion to allow Canadian teams

into the American Major Soccer League is of great benefit for the young boys they coach. “With the Vancouver Whitecaps now in the MLS, there is opportunity for a greater stepping stone for kids’ aspirations,” explains Dailly. “There is more of a security than there was in the past, in terms of making a decent living.”

“In my day the best it got was playing for the Vancouver 86ers,” says Rath. “Canadian soccer is prospering well and there are much more opportunities nowadays.”

Making the Grade One major incentive for aspiring student athletes to come to Capilano University is the encouragement to focus on both education and athletics equally – students must achieve certain grades to make the squad. Rath believes this enables the student to be well-rounded and attracts high school graduates to them as opposed to the likes of SFU and UBC. “We pride ourselves on developing successful student athletes on and off the field, so that regardless of where they go, they excel athletically, educationally and career-wise thanks to a variety of programs and a high quality of instruction.”

The life of a student athlete is not without its drawbacks, though. “It takes a toll,” Rath admits. “All the training and travelling is like a part-time job, so we need all the help we can get to fund the best facilities and resources.”

One such source of funding comes from the potassium-bearing mineral company, Western Potash Corp, which sponsors Capilano University and is taking part in a charity golf tournament that both Dailly and Rath are playing in.

Both the men and women’s teams were in action on Aug. 18 against the University of the Fraser Valley, with the women’s team tying 0-0 and the men’s falling to a 4-0 defeat. Obviously disappointed, Dailly still praised his young team for their work ethic and insisted that the score was a little flattering to UFV, who are in the higher Canadian Interuniversity Sport division. The former Vancouver Whitecaps and Queens Park Rangers midfielder says that it’s only a matter of time before the Blues are playing in the CIS. “It’s kind of idle conversation right now, but the way things are going with UBC-Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University on their way there it doesn’t give us much of an option. I think we’re talking four or five years down the road.”

Right now Rath and Dailly are focused on the task at hand, and when asked about their pre-season preparations both remained optimistic and excited for the challenges ahead.

“We’re halfway through right now and focusing on fitness,” says Rath. “If we can get players healthy we have a tremendous amount of potential to be successful this season.” Rath, who is in his second year coaching the women’s team after taking over from 16-year veteran Doug Abercrombie, insists despite having “big shoes to fill” that if they aren’t amongst the front runners at the end of the season it would be a major disappointment. Dailly’s goal for the season is simple – win it all.

“That’s the goal every year,” he says, “And I wouldn’t want to strive for anything else.”

"K" FOR KINESIOLOGY Colourful tape the latest trend in pro sports Sasa Plavsic × Writer

at times, go to extremes to do so.

Whether Kinesio tape will prevent a hamstring tear or help you win a race is still undecided. Effective or not, Kinesio tape has started a new trend in the world of sports performance. Expect rolls with your favorite logo, pattern or idol on them to remain stocked on store shelves for quite some time. the capilano courier

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Colorful and innovative tape was on display this past summer as athletes displayed their talents at the 2012 Olympics. The 10,820 athletes representing 204 nations in London spent four years training to peak in time for the Olympics. An injury during this time can be a devastating blow to an athlete’s hope of vying for a gold medal. Elastic therapeutic tape, also known as “Kinesiology tape”, worn by athletes at the Olympics provided that extra confidence they needed to ensure they would not go down with a serious injury during the Games.

Founded by chiropractor Dr. Kenzo Kase in 1979 as a form of treatment designed to protect athletes who are dealing with injuries, the tape itself is supposed to provide support and mobility for injured muscles and joints without constricting the range of motion, unlike regular athletic tape. The tape also claims to increase blood and lymph flow by lifting the skin. It pulls at the skin, preventing unnatural movements that would cause the joints or muscles to overextend. It is commonly referred to as “KT tape” or “Kinesio tape”, which are the names of two of the product’s biggest manufacturers.

Kinesio tape became popular in Beijing 2008 after the manufacturer Kinesio USA donated

50,000 rolls for the Games. The 2012 Summer Olympics saw a breakout after numerous athletes were spotted using the tape. This outbreak has researchers questioning the effectiveness of the product. In the past, accessories such as energy bracelets have made claims to enhance performance, which were proven to be false by research and resulted in lawsuits for the companies distributing them.

With elite athletes such as Mario Balotelli, Kerri Walsh and Novak Djokovic using the product one would think the tape is kosher. Some scientists claim it’s a phenomenon, while others argue there are benefits to using the product. One study at the Sports Performance Research Institute in New Zealand found no evidence of Kinesio tape being a superior product to regular athletic tape in terms of supporting injured muscles and joints.

However, the study found the tape had increased muscle activity as well as strength to some extent.

The majority of studies conducted on the use of Kinesio tape stated further research and evidence was needed to confirm current findings. The relevance of these studies is quite important as Kinesio and KT Tape charge anywhere from $10 to $20 for a roll of tape, whereas a roll of athletic tape typically retails for less than $5.

Anyone can use Kinesio tape, but there are athletic trainers who are certified Kinesio taping instructors and can apply the tape properly to maximize performance. Athletes are constantly looking to gain an edge over opponents and will,

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Cars are expensive. And they bring extra costs such as gas, parking, and occasional speeding tickets.

Unless you have an RV (even more expensive), they aren't equipped with toilets. Why would you want to deal with all that on vacation? We at the Courier wouldn't, and it's not just because none of us own cars.

Welcome, instead, to the wonderful world of bus travel. Don't worry about making conversation with the jerks you loaded into your car with in order to pay for gas. You're on a bus! Everyone knows that the rules of the bus dictate that listening to your iPod and ignoring your friends is okay, especially if you can pretend you're sleeping.

Following a bout of exhaustive research, the Courier can confirm with great certainty that there are at least four different ways to bus to Seattle, and at least two ways to bus to Portland. Travelling any farther south requires either a plane ticket, or a much better tolerance for being trapped in small spaces with other people.

It may be September already, but the weather is still decent, and you can’t possibly have enough schoolwork yet to justify being busy on the weekend. Getting to America is cheaper and easier than you think. While any college kid you talk to has suggestions for what to do in Portland, we bet no one else has written you a handy, multi-page guide on riding the bus there.

The Destinations SEATTLE Distance from Vancouver: 225 km Population: approx. 620,778 Suggested Attractions: Major league baseball games, Penny Arcade Expo (PAX, if you know anything about the Internet), Happy Hour (illegal in B.C.), Rem Koolhaas-designed public library, Monorail (for Simpsons fans and loversof ironic transit).

PORTLAND Distance from Vancouver: 504 km Population: approx. 593,820 Suggested Attractions: 11 bridges crossing the Willamette River, artisan coffee, Powell's Books, vegan chicken-fried steak, vegan mini-mall. Pretty much anything you've seen on Portlandia has its roots in truth.

For reference, Vancouver’s population: approx. 603,502

The bus options 1. Classic: Greyhound 2. Airport-Direct: Quick Shuttle 3. For the Young and Impatient: Bolt Bus 4. For the Adventurous/Crazy: Public Transit

GREYHOUND To Seattle - 4 to 5 hours* Student fares: N/A Advance purchase: $14 Standard fare: $31.50 Refundable: $37.50 To Portland - 8.5 to 10 hours Advance purchase: $28 Standard fare: $64 Refundable: $73

If you’ve heard about this new bus service that runs directly from Vancouver to Seattle to Portland (with no additional stops in between), it’s likely because of their “Bolt for a Buck” gimmick. It’s true, they do offer $1 bus trips, but as representative Tim Stokes says, “$1 fares are available on each BoltBus schedule daily.” That is to say, it’s sort of like getting one of Willy Wonka’s golden tickets: they exist, but don’t count on getting one.

That said, their regular fares are so reasonable that they make driving genuinely hard to justify. The buses also make good time - although their pre-set schedules take into account border hold-ups and traffic, they have been known to make it to Seattle in three hours flat if all goes smoothly. Unlike the predictable fares of the other bus lines, Bolt Bus ticket prices seem to fluctuate more like airplane fares. Stokes adds that they do “increase upon the demand of a certain schedule.”

Maybe the best part: you can bring your bike on board for free, as long as you don’t bring another piece of checked luggage. They just stash it under the bus, and the minute you arrive in Portland, you’ll feel right at home.

PUBLIC TRANSIT: To Seattle: 10+ hours Free to the border Total fare: $7.50 321 to Peace Arch. Walk across border.

70X from Blaine to Bellingham ($1) 80X from Bellingham to Mt. Vernon ($2) 90X from Mt. Vernon to Everett ($1) 510 Express from Everett to Downtown Seattle ($3.50) It is entirely possible to take public buses from Vancouver to Seattle. People have done it. You must walk across the border, and it takes a good half-day. There is no practical reason to do such a thing, especially since Bolt Bus is so cheap. We just think you should know that it’s possible to get to Seattle with only your U-Pass and a pocket full of American quarters. And your passport.

The buses are also equipped with Wi-Fi south of the border, and plug-ins are available at most seats.

You might choose to use this to look up hip cocktail bars with good happy hour specials. Courier staff have been known to use this to watch Roy Orbison videos on YouTube. To each their own.

GENERAL GUIDELINES Don't bring fruit: Imagine 50 people all lined up to go through U.S. Customs. If each of them brings one piece of fruit that they will inevitably be forced to throw out at the border, at about 30 seconds each, that could add an extra 25 minutes to your border wait. Do you want to be part of that problem? Of course not. Bring a granola bar. Border efficiency also proves advantageous when re-boarding the bus.

There's no way to save your seat when everyone de-boards at the border, which always results in a seating reshuffle. If you ended up to close to the washroom, or in the only seat on the bus that won’t recline, this is your big chance for a do-over.

Neck pillow: The benefits of this cannot be overstated. You will look like an over-prepared tool, but while your seat-partner is engaged in sleep gymnastics, you will be blissfully napping, fully upright, like you never knew was possible. This experience improves marginally with each tablet of Gravol you consume while on board. Inflatable neck pillows are the most practical, even though the deflation sound they make alerts everyone around you that you're the asshole with the neck pillow (they're just jealous).

Finding food in Seattle: If continuing on to Portland on BoltBus, the bus will make a stop in Seattle for drop off/pick up.

The length of this stop fluctuates based on the travel time from Vancouver. BoltBus states only that, “Any stop in-between travel is to allow our passengers the ability to stretch and grab food or drink. The stops provide passengers adequate time to do such things.” The BoltBus stop is right on the border of Seattle's Pioneer Square and International District neighbourhoods. Quick food options are not immediately evident. Walking uphill to downtown during this stopover is highly inadvisable, and poking around the Chinatown

Airport travel: From a purely economical standpoint, Quick Shuttle is not the best way to get to the airport.

Provided you're willing to sacrifice a little bus comfort, Seattle has a reliable light-rail service that runs from downtown directly to the airport. It leaves from the Pioneer Square transit tunnel, and costs an extra $2.75 on top of your bus ticket. The trip takes about 50 minutes, but Quick Shuttle's estimated driving time from downtown Seattle to the airport is about 30-45 minutes anyway. Let the Courier do the math for you: about six hours to the airport on Quick Shuttle, closer to four hours using a Bolt Bus/transit combo.

Interacting with strangers Personal experience would suggest that the Canadian border guards are much friendlier than the American ones. Here's a rule of thumb: If the American guards sound like they're joking around with you, they're probably actually making fun of you. If the Canadians sound like they're joking around with you, they're probably being genuinely goofy. It would be highly irresponsible of the Courier to endorse crossing the border while intoxicated, but if one should find oneself in this hypothetical situation, be sure not to let it be while travelling South.

On the bus, if you must chat up strangers, please do so before you reach the border. This way, if you are driving said stranger crazy, they can effectively lose you in the great seat reshuffle that results after the border stop. You can perceive it as an accident, they can get some sleep, and everybody wins.

*All fares and time estimates are based on one-way ticket purchase options (unless otherwise specified) given on the bus company websites, averaged by the Courier for a variety of dates in early September. Bolt Bus, for one, was tight-lipped about directly stating average ticket fares, “for competitive reasons.”

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To Sea-Tac Airport - approx. 6 hours Student fare: $49 Return trip advance purchase: $69

To Portland: 7 hours 15 minutes, including a stop in Seattle (in our experience, this stop may last 25 minutes to one hour) Standard fare: $20 to $39, depending on date and time

Its efficiency is truly something to marvel at. If you’ve ever scoffed at bus travel as a waste of time, it’s probably because your only experience was a five to six hour Greyhound ride from some delightful town like Kamloops. According to Tim Stokes, “Bolt Bus operates a 95 per cent on time performance,” and in our own first-hand experience, often tends to arrive earlier than expected.

Stokes concedes that weather and traffic can, cause delays, but emphasizes that the company “[makes] it a point to transport our passengers safely and within the time limit specified.”

Save yourself! Avoid Starbucks, and don't get lost in the International District. Right next to the historic Publix Hotel, and right across from the bus stop, is an easy to miss Asian Food Market, which actually contains a food court with a myriad of options. You will never regret missing pre-made sandwich Hell.

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To Seattle (Downtown) - 4 to 5.5 hours Student fare: $37 Return trip advance purchase: $49

To Seattle: 3 hours 45 minutes. $6 to $21, depending on date and time

In case it wasn’t already obvious, Bolt Bus is kind of amazing and easily the Courier’s most highly recommended method of cross-border travel. It has existed in the Northeast (where every other good thing is) since 2008 and expanded to the Pacific Northwest this past spring.

restaurants can be time-consuming. The closest “food” establishment to the bus stop is a Starbucks, which closes at 7:30 most nights, and as you may be aware, has generally terrible “food.”

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Greyhound, we concede, is reliably slow and predictable. You can get a good deal on your fare if you purchase early, but this system can be problematic for the spontaneous student traveller. The worst thing about Greyhound, arguably, is their refundable fare. Presumably this caters to a fairly narrow, overly cautious audience – the world should not have beaten you into this frame of mind yet by your mid-twenties. We’d rather lose $10 to Bolt Bus than risk paying almost $40 to Greyhound for a refundable one-way ticket. Don't let these companies prey on your insecurities. You can afford the possibility of losing $10 on the off chance that you break your leg the week of your trip.

However, primary research by the Courier has indicated that Greyhound is considerably more of a gamble in terms of travel time. As in, sometimes it arrives on time, but often it doesn't.

The Courier cannot, in good conscience, recommend this bus service to casual travellers on a budget. It is expensive and makes lots of stops, both in Vancouver and across the border. Plus, it only goes as far south as Seattle. It's reliable and comfortable enough, but is mostly only useful due to its extensive schedule and direct-to-airport service.

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GETTING ON TRANSITION FASHION Helping you look good for the most important time of the year JJ Brewis & Samantha Thompson × Best Friends

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September is a difficult month to dress for. We’re all excited for the warm autumn colours to return, accompanied by cozy knits and our staple boots.

Every once in a while though, the sun breaks through the clouds and we’re sweating through our toques. We scoured the streets of Vancouver to find us all some transition fashion idols – these people definitely know how to go from summer heat to crisp September air. Follow their example, and you will do no wrong.

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1. Leanne and Colin Students at SFU and Capilano University, respectively. We love Leanne’s vintage shirt and sunglasses – put together, the two pieces demonstrate that she knows how to work classic vintage into a look all her own. Colin’s Planet Hollywood shirt makes his look a level above so many others – instead of wearing a plain black tank, he’s wearing one with character. Their coordinated bottoms and shoes are an obvious example of how you can harmonize your outfit with your partner’s, without looking like you’re straight out of a bad '70s movie. The result? Cute!

Leanne: Favourite thing you’re wearing: My Shirt!

What do you look for when building your wardrobe: Unique pieces that add flavour.

How would you describe your look: It looks good.

Colin: Favourite thing you’re wearing: This sweet shirt.

What do you look for when building your wardrobe: Variety.How would you describe your look: Varies depending on how I’m feeling.

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Favourite thing you’re wearing: My brass jewelry and bag What do you look for when building your wardrobe: Cheap and unique.

How would you describe your look: Distinctive.

Favourite thing you’re wearing: My jean shorts.

What do you look for when building your wardrobe: Jeans and jean shorts.

How would you describe your look: Very weather-oriented.

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Favourite thing you’re wearing: My glasses.

What do you look for when building your wardrobe: Every day is different.

How would you describe your look: Not common.

4. Bronwen Student at UBC, graduate of Capilano in 2010 We love the stylish versatility of Bronwen’s look – she’s taken a fancier black shirt and combined it with jean shorts to make it an outfit fit for any occasion. The cutouts on the sleeve of her shirt have a distinctive flair, and her brass jewelry pieces are where we really see her personality come out.

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5. Edward Student at the Art Institute of Vancouver When we ran into Edward he had planned on going for a swim at Trout Lake, but upon seeing the weather decided to take a walk instead. Lucky for us! Edward combines the classics – black tank, jean shorts and black shoes – for a polished combo. We really like his unique frames that define his style, and his simple but well-chosen accessories.

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3. Sonya Student at UBC, graduate of Capilano in 2010 Sonya’s outfit is really classy, because she’s taken the trendy washed-out jeans and transformed them into a dress – and the result is something we can all be jealous of. Her bag (that she bought at a flea market in Budapest!) brings a vintage brown accent to the look that makes for a winning combination.

Favourite thing you’re wearing? My bag What do you look for when building your wardrobe? Cheap and unique.

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8. Justin Works in a warehouse Justin’s outfit has a lot of personal flair, which we really love. His T-shirt as a centrepiece is exciting and unique, and happens to be from a DJ that he really likes. His two-tone sunglasses are an awesome accessory, and add a little extra summer to his look.

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Favourite thing you’re wearing: My T-shirt.

What do you look for when building your wardrobe: Whatever’s clean.

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6. Jenn Student at UBC, but moving to Russia to teach English Jenn’s dress is fantastic! The polka dots add just the right amount of pattern, and she keeps it in check by pairing the dress with a solid cardigan and shoes. Her simple necklace pulls the look together in an outfit that is perfect for any weather.

Favourite thing you’re wearing: My moccasins.

What do you look for when building your wardrobe: Lots of black.

How would you describe your look: All about comfort.

7. Irene Student studying speech sciences Irene’s style really works by combining different colour blocks for a classy and polished look. It has just the right amount of summer and autumn for a original and distinguished outfit.

Favourite thing you’re wearing: My dress.

How would you describe your look: Lots of grey.

9. Stefan Works for a cult Stefan’s style still has a lot of summer left in it – which is completely fine with us. His black tank top makes a bold statement, and is complimented well by his orthodox jean shorts and classic Vans.

Favourite thing you’re wearing: My Vans.

How would you describe your look: Tank tops, jean shorts and dumb hats.

10. Watson Does whatever he wants Watson has the fashion world all figured out – his coat is kept in immaculate condition and he has evidently put a lot of care into maintaining its glossy appearance. We love how his patterned leash compliments his solid outfit, adding the little something extra we’re looking for in transitional fashion.

Favourite thing you’re wearing: My coat.

What do you look for when building your wardrobe: Things that hide my true identity.

How would you describe your look: Dashing, devil-may-care.

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WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE The Courier’s guide to everything you need to know about Capilano Samantha Thompson × Copy Editor

Welcome (or welcome back) to Capilano. It’s an interesting place, but these first few days can be so busy with you trying to figure out where all your classes are located that you don’t have time to read lengthy literature about resources on campus or events happening the first week back. Lucky for you, we’ve compiled some easy-to-read lists that will guide you on your journey. Read on, and good luck!

HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE FIRST WEEK Whether you’re a brand new student or a returning veteran, there are a lot of things about the first week back at school that you need to know. These first four days can make or break your university career – but luckily for you, the Courier staff are of the veteran brand so we’ve already made the mistakes for you.

Go to the university’s event on Tuesday: This is a big day. Capilano hosts its New Student Orientation, which typically has a wide array of events that you can partake in. Make sure you check out the giant jenga, the free lunch (surprisingly tasty), and the tables from places like the counselling department and the Capilano Courier, where you can score some sweet free stuff.

Grab free breakfast from the CSU on Wednesday. They start really early (8am) and only go until supplies run out so make sure you get there as early as possible. You’ll find them by the 239 bus stop and by the Library building.

Go to Speedfriending: The CSU is having a “Lounge Partay” on Thursday in their Library Lounge (aka the new student space). The highlight of this party will undoubtedly be the speedfriending, which is like speed dating, but platonic.

Library building. Not to mention the fact that the building was recently attacked by a vicious horde of termites! Naturally, all these factors combined will mean you have the entire lounge to yourself.

TOP 3 PLACES TO DO THAT AWFUL GROUP PROJECT The new CSU lounge: If you’re just beginning at Capilano this year, you won’t know about the lengthy process the CSU went through to get this lounge up and running (and we mean lengthy!

This thing started ten years ago!) After many a student consultation, the lounge is finally open walk through the “trees” in the entrance and enter a forest of learning.

The Treehouse: Also provided by the CSU, this place is ideal for group projects because you can all sit in a circle and pretend you’re in elementary school, in a treehouse, instead of at university stressing about real life.

The top secret private library rooms on the second floor: They’re not top secret, per se, but no one seems to use them even though they’re awesome. You can book a whole room for your group through the front desk at the library, and then have the place all to yourself.

TOP 3 ACTIVITIES TO DO INDOORS Play old board games in the CSU: Have you ever wanted to play a board game from the 80’s? This is the place to do it. There are the standards like Clue and Scrabble, and then there are some weird ones like Adventure to the Yukon (generously donated by the Courier). Guaranteed fun.

The Capilano Grind: Some people like to exercise at school, but don’t want to use the Sportsplex (which really needs more funding). This is a gentle alternative - the Cap Grind is when you run up and down the stairs from the first to fourth floor of the Fir building. A million times.

Watch films in the Bosa Centre: The Bosa Centre was completed last year to much excitement and occasional criticism. The good news is, it’s state of the art and we’ve heard they might show some 3D movies there. If they do, go!

On-campus residence: Last year Kris Bulcroft, president of the University, had a couple of discussions regarding on-campus residence with the CSU. We could have rez in the future!

Trombone Day - Every year this happens. We’re warning you now because if you don’t know about this annual Capilano holiday, you could end up very frightened. The music students invented this Trombone Day a couple years ago and now they march around campus tooting their horns like they own the place. We don’t know when it is, though. Tromboner secret.

December - You can’t take classes in December, so it’s as though the university is forcing you to take a break. Sweet deal!

TOP 3 BATHROOMS (based on privacy) Maple: Really far away, but worth the walk if you want your privacy. They’re also very clean because no one uses them.

3rd floor of Arbutus: Arbutus used to have the worst bathrooms because they were quite old, but lately we’ve seen some renovations so they’re on their way up.

4th floor of Fir: Although tiny, they’re secluded.

Located close to the science labs, we’re pretty sure that the occasional science students are the only people who use them on a regular basis.

TOP 3 PLACES TO MAKE FRIENDS The cafeteria: There are so many people here, and for some reason they’re all studying (obviously they haven’t read our list) so eventually they’ll need you to watch their stuff, or borrow your power cord, or any other number of friendship-inducing requests.

The bus: Because we’re a smaller university, students are more protective of it. Loudly mention “CAPILANO!” on the bus and 20 heads will turn your way, eager to discuss.

The Courier office: Of course! Everyone is friends at the Courier. You can be too!

THE COURIER’S CAMPUS TOUR Yes, Capilano provides it’s own charming campus tours, which will tell you where the Egg of Knowledge is (in the Library building), but their tours won’t tell you about the most private bathrooms, the best places to make friends, or the best napping spots. Luckily, our ultra-exclusive Courier Campus Guide will.

Check out the places that topped our lists, and you’ll know the ins and outs of campus in no time.

OVERALL BEST THINGS AT CAPILANO

Chess at the stone chess table: We’ve only seen a handful of people playing at this chess art installation outside the library, but everyone who isn’t is missing a great opportunity.

Run away from bears: Sometimes bears are on campus, but luckily not too frequently. It’s more likely you’ll have to run away from an angry dog wandering around from the neighbouring housing complexes. If this happens to you, make friends with campus security - they’re really nice.

Walk up hills: Our school is on a hill, simple as that. Walk up them, get exercise, get to class!

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The benches in the library: We don’t really see these as the best places, because they look very uncomfortable, but people use them anyway. Seriously, students sleep for hours and hours on these curvy hard benches, so they must be onto something.

Birch theatre: It’s dark, it’s quiet, it’s secluded.

What more do you need?

The new CSU lounge: This new lounge is making our list in many different categories, but it’s totally worth it. There was a time when there were going to be actual beds in the lounge (an idea that lasted all of two minutes) but then everyone was worried about the, um, procreation that could happen. So now instead we have some really comfortable and clean new couches, that will work just as well.

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Obviously our first choice would be the Courier.

But since we don’t want to be too biased: The people: everyone at Capilano is awesome. Keep this in mind next time you’re being grumpy, because you have a reputation to uphold.

The “outdoor amphitheatre”: Outside of the cafeteria there is a huge grassy area and some artistic pieces of cement - look closely, and you’ll realize it’s set-up like a giant outdoor theatre. The best to head on sunny days between classes is right here.

The new CSU lounge: we read somewhere that it’s pretty fantastic. The newly unveiled coat of arms, featuring a unicorn and a bear. Hole-inthe-fence shortcut: Until construction is completely finished on campus (this might take a while) there is a nifty little shortcut that will get you from Maple up to the Studio Arts building in thirty seconds. Located right next to the Courier office, the shortcut consists of a hole in the fence that students keep making bigger and the university keeps closing up for safety reasons. So, use at your own risk.

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TOP 3 PLACES TO STUDY ALONE Library (upstairs): Libraries are well-known for being top study spots for students looking to cram.

Capilano’s library is no exception, but keep in mind upstairs is where the real studiers go, downstairs is home to the “study groups” who are really discussing the pros and cons of Chavril.

The writing centre: The only downside to this location is that it’s up quite a few sets of stairs. Still, the people who work there are very helpful, and will give you a hand if you’re trying to figure out how to write an A+ paper.

The old CSU lounge: Let’s face it, no one is going to be hanging out in this old lounge now that the new fancy one is perfectly located in the

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M: It doesn't matter. I loved it!

W: And I got you a Chapters gift card for your birthday. I'm an awful person.

M: Guys love gift cards. It shows you respect their right not to be disappointed.

W: But I should know what you like. I should know how not to disappoint you.

M: You've never disappointed me.

W: What about that time with the Eagles record?

M: Well, that was early in our relationship.

Three minutes later: W: Did you see the look on her face? She hates us because we're not ordering drinks.

M: I don't care what she thinks. I'm driving and you're taking pills. Besides, I love bad servers. They still bring you food but it justifies not leaving a tip.

W: You're not leaving her a tip?

M: Not unless she earns it.

W: I worked as a server once. I feel bad for her. Maybe I should have some wine. And a pill later.

M: Don't start this again.

W: You're right. I'm exhausted and I’m not making sense.

M: This will be a great meal, I promise. When you take a bite of that lobster, the only thought on your mind will be...

W: Aren't lobsters endangered?

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a great restaurant. You love lobster. When was the last time you had a lobster?

W: “Thermidor.” Doesn't that have something to do with Napoleon?

M: It's a Maine lobster. It has never even heard of Napoleon.

W: What are you having?

M: The agnolotti, I think.

W: Why don't you have the lobster and I'll have the lotti thing?

M: You realize that will cost the same?

W: Yes, but you'll be swallowing more value. It's only fair. I shouldn't reap the rewards of your hard work.

M: It's not about the money, for God's sake. Do you even know what that is? Agnolotti?

W: No. I don't speak French.

M: It's Italian.

W: What does it mean?

M: I don't know, I don't speak Italian. It's a pasta.

W: I like pasta. I'll have that.

M: Listen. Stop talking for a minute. Relax, close your eyes, take a deep breath and think about what you really want.

W: Oh... okay. I want the fucking lobster. I really do. It sounds so delicious and... Napoleonic. I love you for being so nice to me.

M: It's okay. Remember our first year when you got me that super expensive jacket and all I got you was a book?

W: I'm so sorry. I'm a horrible person.

M: What do you mean?

W: That was from Winners. On sale, too.

M: Was it?

W: Yes, I'm so sorry.

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WOMAN: I have a terrible headache and I don't feel good. Maybe this was a bad idea.

MAN: You're such a downer. It's our anniversary.

Be happy, take a pill.

W: If I take a pill I won't be able to drink.

M: We'll drink at home later. In the bathtub?

W: It's too hot for that.

M: Out on the deck then. All this wine is overpriced anyways.

W: God, I can't even read the menu, my head is spinning.

M: I wonder why that is. The week before the week?

W: No, after the week, don't you remember?

That's not it.

M: Want me to read you the menu?

W: What's the cheapest thing on it?

M: I don't know. Probably a Caesar salad.

W: Okay, I'll have that.

M: I'm not letting you have a fucking Caesar salad on our anniversary.

W: Why not? You've spent enough already.

M: We haven't ordered anything yet.

W: I mean with the flowers and jewellery and chocolates.

M: Baby, it's not about the money. It's about having a good time. How about the lobster thermidor?

W: Why do you have to go from the cheapest thing to the most expensive one?

M: They don't have Caesars here. It's not that type of restaurant.

W: We could've gone somewhere cheaper.

M: There's a Burger King across the road.

W: Somewhere less lobstery, less French.

M: Can you just relax and enjoy yourself? This is

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RIVER RAFTING Scott Moraes

NEW WESTMINSTER

It's often said that it is healthy to face your fears.

Thus I got talked into an “eight-hour long exhilarating river rafting adventure”, and after arriving at a sort of abandoned farm deep into a weary road, somewhere near Squamish where your phone can't pick up a signal, I got on a boat with a stoner-looking guide called “Hazard” and three (obviously) danger-loving Australians, trying not to shit my wetsuit. With flashes of Deliverance popping up in my head, I was expecting rapids of Hollywood proportions, loud roaring and the full rage of the wild. What actually happened was a ride of mostly floating along the river for about an hour and a half with a few splashes on my face. So to you Whistler tourism people: You get paid two hundred bucks to give someone a life-changing rough ride, please deliver. Or quit the false advertisement: adventure-phobes are a great potential market.

Tell me, has Michael Jackson donned a glittery white jacket and stood on the steps of City Hall in your city? Probably not, unless you live in New West. In 1984, the King of Pop made a special visit out to my neck of the woods, and posed for photos with a group of cops. Therefore, I think it’s safe to say this completely makes up for all the digs people make about terrible hills, lack of anything at all relevant, and the fact that our transit service is undoubtedly the worst in the Lower Mainland. MJ is not the only interesting sighting we’ve had in the past 20 years, either.

Just last week I saw a half-dressed woman on the side of the highway carrying a dead raccoon in one hand, and a prosthetic arm in the other.

When it comes to free entertainment, New West thrives. Top that, Gregor Robertson.

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BELL 2 LODGE Leah Scheitel

AIR BUD Samantha Thompson

Awe, the land of the Great North, majestic mountains, and millions of black flies. If you were to find yourself lucky enough to drive the Cassiar Highway to Alaska, be sure to stop at Bell 2, as it is the only gas station in a 500 km stretch of highway. And they know how special and rare they are twenty-four Kokanees and five packs of cigarettes will cost you $150. I know this because I had to buy party supplies for a camping trip there. I was sent to get a care package of beer, condoms, cigarettes and Smarties.

With half a tank of gas at $1.55 per litre, my grand total was $214.76. “Oh come on,” I said to the lady behind the till, “That’s a bullshit price.” “It may be,” she replied, “But we both know you’re going to pay it. You have to.” I had left the condoms at the till. If one of my friends has to care for a child in nine months, the blame is going to the Bell 2 clerk. It will be all her fault.

Okay, so I don't know if you guys have ever seen these movies (I hope you have?!), but they are basically the best series to ever grace straight-toDVD cinema. The first movie follows the story of a young golden retriever who dreams of playing basketball. And then he does! And he's awesome at it! It ends up being a heartwarming tale that you can watch on repeat for days. Just when you think life couldn't get any better, they came out with a sequel, followed by about 10 others. This dog is good at EVERYTHING. Every kind of sport! He is the best dog ever! Hockey. Baseball. Football.

Seriously everything. But the thing I don't get is why the new movies are about how computer animated pups are also good at everything (I think Air Bud met a girl dog and had sex with her? My childhood brain obviously blocked it out.) Um, hello, these CGI pups are not nearly as charming as their father, and for some reason they're able to talk, and go treasure hunting (NOT A SPORT!) with fez-wearing camels. What happened? This takes all the magic out of it and it sucks. Which is why today I'd like to officially announce that I have a new favourite Dog Franchise, and its name is Beethoven. Now there's some legit shit.

THE ETERNAL NIGHTMARE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE Sorry, we mean "university" GANGNAM STYLE Every generation needs its Crazy Frog PEOPLE WITH HOTMAIL Doomed

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NEIL ARMSTRONG DIES Also: Neil Armstrong was still alive ACROSS 2. Archibald Alexander Leach could have never been an actor. Perhaps a lawyer or a diplomat?

5. Rebel without a cause.

7. “You think I'm funny?”

12. “Ruprecht! Ruprecht! Do you want the genital cuff?”

14. "Hey, sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I'd never know 'cause I wouldn't eat the filthy motherfucker. Pigs sleep and root in shit. That's a filthy animal. I ain't eat nothin' that ain't got sense enough to disregard its own feces."

15."Somebody ssssstop me!"

17.Ten Oscars aside, Shakespeare or no Shakespeare, a bunch of street thugs who also happen to be singing ballerinas just

don't cut it for me.

18. He's going back, on hoverboard or Delorean.

19. Somewhere over the rainbow.

20.Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme.

DOWN 1. "Uh-uh, Mother-m-mother, uh, what is the phrase? She isn't quite herself today."

3. “I don't want to move to a city where the only cultural advantage is being able to make a right turn on a red light.”

4. “Draw me like one of your French girls” 5. The Dude.

6."Keep the change, ya filthy animal!"

8. "You know how tired I am? If a girl came up to me and begged me to fuck her, I

couldn't do it. That's how tired I am."

9. “Brad, for 14 years I've been a whore for the advertising industry. The only way I could save myself now is if I start firebombing.”

10. Way before the Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson made a movie in which a bunch of zombies are brutally dismembered by a lawnmower. It didn't make much money or win any Oscars. But it sure is funny.

11. “Story of my life. I always get the fuzzy end of the lollipop."

13. “Isn't my house classic? The columns date all the way back to 1972."

16. That Monty Python guy, six foot five, walks funny, talks funny. Fawlty Towers?

Some cheesy kind of name...?

MARIJUANA Have you tried this stuff?

GOING TO CLASS DRUNK Every prof does it CHAVRIL JOKES We don't have any JUSTIN BIEBER MARRIES GEDDY LEE Or something like that TURNSTILES INTRODUCED AT SKYTRAIN STATIONS Fuck