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in the rates will affect this EDITOR-IN-CHIEFvulnerable and generally impoverisl:ied group more than it would n this week's paper we cover the general working populace. two issues that directly affect The Government of Canada the students here at UFV. Usage has criticized this ruling, but the based billing (UBB) was recently CRTC has responded by simply approved by the CRTC and could extending the deadline for the apeffectively raise the rates that proval of the decision. They seem to be buying'more time in order to many students pay for their internet usage. This decision makes it quietly pass the original bill after possible for internet service prothe initial outrage dies down. Unless the public speaks up, this bill viders to charge more for internet usage depending on the amount will pass to the detriment of Canaof information that a customer dian internet users in general and downloads. Many students strugstudents in particular. gle to pay the current interne_t serThe students of UFV have also vice bill that they receive, so any been dealing with longer and Ion-

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~:¼844 l{io.s Road ger waitlists over the last couple of years. This is largely due to the lack of provincial funding for the University despite our high rates of enrolment. Although this may be a p.ifficult issue to navigate due to the shortfalls in the provincial budget, it is still important for students to organize and. make their voices heard regarding this issue.

If the students themselves don't speak up on the issue then it is left to the university administrators to advocate on behalf of the students in this regard, and as the situation stands, that approach dqesn't seem to be working.

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Reviewing University Theatre I

t's hard in a culture 9f slickly produced, highly commercialized movies and television for theatre to be noticed at all. Indeed, it is amazing that it survives as it does. Often, a theatre company will have to produce many 'popular' shows to attract large audi-' ences in order to support more cutting edge and contemporary work. Unlike Hollywood filmmakers, people in theatre have to attract people to see their work in one location. This is severely limiting when you consider that many people will not go to see a play that they haven't heard of before.

In spite of this, there are many brave people who devote their entire lives to live theatre.

This in mind, I would like to comment on the nature of theatre reviewing, especially for university theatre, which is a much different beast from the professional stage.

First and most importantly, appreciate the context in which you are writing. It is inappropriate to

be overly critical of the work of university students, who are still learning their craft, by comparing them with seasoned professionals. We don't level such criticism against beginning authors, poets, filmmakers, visual artists, etc. in the university setting, so why hold theatre student designers, actors, and crew to such high professional standards? I do not say this in order to receive favourable reviews, nor do I say it to stifle anyone's informed and constructive opinions - by all means write what you thought of the show. I simply say it so that you are mindful of the standard to which you hold a university-level production before reviewing it. Keep in mind that the environment that we are trying to foster in a university is one of creativity, exploration and learning. Why stifle that energy with negativity? For reference, you should even try going to see shows produced by other universities in BC in order that you might better understand how UFV The-

atre measures up against the work being produced by other departments.

Have a basic knowledge of the theatre program and how it works from a students' point of view. For example, here at UFV our productions are essentially classes. Students receive grades for their work, the way an English student would on an essay. Find out what the department has done in the past and how the season is structured. Be sure not to find this information out from hearsay on the street or form opinions on the basis of little information but from the department itself and those with factual, informed knowledge.

Read the play that you ar-egoing to review before watching it. It is incredibly difficult, as any theatre student will know, to be critical of what you are seeing when you are not in the position of an informed observer. If you cannot read the play, learn the basic plot, the major characters and the themes of the play. This will ensure that you

can watch with a more critical eye to the nuances of the production itself.

If you keep these three things in mind when going to review a piece of theatre, especially one at your own university, you will not only get a fuller appreciation of the work but will have more understanding of its context within not only the theatrical world, but the greater world outside.

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Away Studentsas W aitlists Grow

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FV students are becoming increasingly frustrated: the school is operating above capacity, resulting in hundreds of waitlisted students across all departments and faculties. Required entry-level courses like English 105 an- 'Jeing hit the hardest - some with more than 400 students being waitlisted - and other prerequisite classes follow closely behind. Many students have been forced to postpone their academic advancement because they are unable to attain spots in these vital service courses, and some may be denied the opportunity to graduate on schedule because of UFV's lack of space.

Last year, student enrolment rose, and, unfortunately, the school was unprepared to deal with this jump in numbers. As Mark Breedveld, department head of UFV's Business Administration program, said: "When the economy went down, suddenly we had lots of students wanting to take courses. That was a bit of an unforeseen circumstance, and as an institution, we're still adjusting to that." UFV was granted university status in 2008, and its student population has been increasing ever since. "In a sense," Breedveld

noted, "we've had too much· success for our capacity."

Why is UFV so ill-equipped to handle these new students? The answer is simple: it doesn't have the cash. A province-wide postsecondary funding freeze by the Liberal government has left UFV scrambling to find both space and money to deal with the unexpect-

ed influx. With full-time enrolment funding capped at 6,645 students and the university operating at around 105 or 106% capacity, the extra courses that are already being provided are actually a drain on financial resources, according to Vice-President Academic Eric Davis. With finances the way they are, the university is unable to sat-

isfy the needs of its student population because it cannot afford to add more blocks of in-demand courses.

According to UFV administration, these extra courses used to pay for themselves - but not anymore. John Carroll, head of the English department, noted: "... with the formula that [UFV is] us-

ing now, and the way they've calculated it, they find that having more students and more sections actually increases the demand on many different resources in the univer_sity, so that, ultimately ... 22 students doesn't satisfy the cost for the course ... that's why they wouldn't be so willing to open up new sections, because they aren't cost recovery and they don't have any money."

According to Carroll, "There's no growth funding from the government,. so we're basically stuck at the level that we're at. We used to get growth money all the time, and we used to spend [it] in advance, because we... assume[d] we'd be getting more the next time around, so [now] we have to tighten our belts. In order to pay for it, you have to find the money from somewhere else in the institution.

You can't hope to get that money from the government."

What does the future hold for waitlisted students? Given the current public policy and political climate, said Eric Davis, Vice-President Academic, "there's a recession ...the government spent a lot of money on the Olympics, it's not in great financial shape, and health care gets first priority, then K-12 education, then post-secondary education:'

Egyptian Communications Blackout Threatens International Reputation l

NICKUBELS ONLINEEDITOR Honsi Mubarak's rePresident cent mandated suspension of mobile phone and internet services throughout Egypt after the recent wave of violent protests may have overstepped the need for law and order, according to UFV Political Science professor Ron Dart.

"In many ways, the media thing is just one of many symptoms of an unhealthy system," he said of the blackout, which took effect on January 27 and was partially lifted six days later on February 2. "It becomes very difficult for a head of state knowing on the one hand what they're doing is in a broader sense counterproductive but probably for Mubarak thinking he has to do it to prevent more pandemonium."

Mubarak has faced tremendous international criticism for the move, which shut down at least 93 percent of all Internet Service Providers within Egypt, according to the New Hampshire-based network se.curity firm Renesys.

"Underneath 'it, in any of these situations in states, [leaders] always have to walk a razor's edge between liberty .and order," said Dart. "He's erred too far on the side of order and authority."

Dart compared Mubarak's strong authoritarian stance to trying to hold a ball under the water.

"At a certain point, when you pull your hand back, the ball's going to come shooting right up and that's essentially what's happening," said Dart. '.'He's had a firm hand and kept the ball of the people under the water [so when Mubarak] pulls back a bit, all that simmering and discontent shoots right up to the surface."

Dart, who served as Amnesty International Canada's represe:n.-

tative to the Middle East from 1993 to 2003, said that when trying to assess crises such as the current the situation in Egypt, it is crucial to keep in mind the historical and regional context. "[Mubarak] wants to draw from. . . this liberal democratic western tradition, meanwhile he's surrounded by potential· volcanoes ... So how can he incrementally... move towards a western-style

"The problem for any government. .. in suspending communication services is that it makes a government look both weak and authoritarian," said Spalding.

"The government lacks confidence in its ability to maintain order while trying to bully people into submission."

Aside from making the government look desperate, Spalding said that a communications blackout is fairly ineffective in limiting the protesters' organizational capacity in a situation where the people have already mobilized.

"At a very basic level, once .people were out on the streets protesting against the government, they no longer needed the Internet," said Spalding. "They could just say to each other, 'See you tomorrow, same place, same time!"'

Although the long term impact remains to be seen, Egypt has felt significant short-term economic damage as a result of the blackout.

According to a February 4 press release, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimates that Egypt suffered at least 90 million USD in lost revenue over the first five days of the blackout, or roughly 3 to 4 percent of the nati.on's GDP on a yearly scale. This figure does not take into account the indirect economic impacts on other business sectors.

"The shutdown may impact negatively on foreign direct inliberal democracy while not being nai:ve about those who would take vestment in the JCT sector and advantage of that and put in place industries that rely on stable coman Iranian form of.government ... munications and the internet," said the OECD's statement, adding like the Muslim Brotherhood?"

Eric Spalding, the head of that it could cause international UFV's Social, Cultural, and Media investors to "reconsider overall Studies Department, saici that the outsourcing plans."

While the move may have been blackout is likely to reflect poorly on the · Mubarak government's. intended to protect Egypt's. interability to oversee the transition in national reputation by cutting off the flow of violent images of mass the eyes of the Egyptian people.

protest from major cosmopolitan centres like Cairo and Alexandria, Ron Dart believes the temporary communications blackout may undermine Egypt's international. trade and tourism industry in the long run. · "When you do that, it reinforces the very concerns about a country. When a country gets to the point that it's shutting down means of communications, the bigger world says, 'Things must be pretty grim,"' he noted. "The economy of Egypt is largely dependent on tourism ... what you're getting now is tourists leaving [as] they see the country slipping into disorder."

Dart cautioned that protesters need to be careful in balancing their legitimate demands for reform with the need for a peaceful and practical transition process.

"There are questions that always have to be asked in a street revolution ... you know what you don't want to be, but you don't know what you want to be in terms of the formal means [in which] you're going to do it," he said. "The test of politics is not . just having a positive ideal, it's how are you practically going to get that ideal. You have protesters that have no experience in politics or running parties. It's possible that it will be truly debilitating to Egypt for a long while." · Eric Spalding shared this concern, but was more hopeful that, with. time, viable alternatives to the Mubarak regime wilJ begin to take shape.

"One potential negative side to this situation, as far as Egypt is concerned, is that things have happened so fast that no leader has emerged to speak for· the people and provide a clear-cut alternative to Mubarak," he said. "But leaders will come forward before long."

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A Night of Love,Passion,and OXFAM ALISIEMENS STAFFWRITER

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hat do climate change, food security, and women's rights have in common? A theatre packed with students, faculty, and community members waited patiently on Wednesday, February 2 to learn the answer. The event in question was UIW's Oxfam Campus club's second to date, and was organized by student representatives Ashley Aune and Laura Rickard. The club invited a range of captivating speakers to campus to share their knowledge.

Ben West from the Western Wilderness Committee was the evening's first guest speaker; he began by addressing the various concerns regardjng climate change. West came prepared with a power point presentation containing information about the Alberta tar sands, the extreme weather events in recent history, and environmental refugees.

West left the audience with a call to action: we have already seen the effects of climate change, and citizens neecj.to be informed about Canada's responsibility to reduce carbon emissions and live responsibly. By 2050, Canada is supposed to be carbon-free, but as of now, West told audience members that, "living in an urban world with cars is equivalent to living with a smoker who smokes a half pack of cigarettes a day, because of emissions." By being informed about climate change and the problems associated with it, change in other areas such as food security and

women's rights can be made more attainable.

Food security was the next topic on the evening's agenda; guest speaker Hannah Cavendish-Palmer of Farm Fresh Project BC spoke on the importance of farming.

Cavendish-Palmer linked- her preseni:atio.n with West's, explaining how the·production of food "will change with climate change." She explained the reasons why relying on imported food is both expensive and dangerous, particularly when we live in a city that is one of the most productive farming communities in Canada. She stressed the importance of supporting lo-

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cal farmers, which also protects our families through the simple fact that they know what they are being served; knowing what is in our food is just as important as knowing what kind of emissions our cars are spitting into the environment, and by improving one area, we improve our quality of life as a whole. Cavendish-Palmer and her three business partners own Skeeter Farm, a place situated in Yarrow that offers veggie boxes and other locally grown items. She also works for the project Farm Start BC, which helps to support farmers in the development of new farmland and business plans,

encouraging new growth in terms of both crops and businesses.

Also on the topic of food: Sasha Caldera from Fair Trade Vancouver spoke on the importance of buying Fair Trade food items. Caldera shocked the audience when she shared that Canada only has eight cities that are Fair Tradeconscious, which seems especially low when compar~d to the 448 towns in Europe. She discussed how buying Fair Trade products supports the men, women, and children in lower income countries who provide us with our vices, like chocolate and coffee. Caldera noted that the export business is often the only source of income in these countries, and although we may pay four dollars ior our morning cappuccino, the farmer who produced those beans is getting as little as five cents. Caldera encourages audience members to look for the Fair Trade logo on food items when out shopping; by paying only pennies more, we can ensure people in developing countries are not working for pennies.

Last but not least, Taryn Diamond from Oxfam Canada gave a presentation on women's rights.

Diamond tied all of the topics together, discussing gender equality and its link to climate change. She showed a video about a Bangladeshi woman named Sahena who works to help prepare her village for natural disasters. As a woman, Sahena faced many challenges in gaining support, but in the end she said, "I don't' ask for [my husband's] permission anymore; I do what is right." Diamond advocates

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for equal rights, working to ensure that women aren't left out of planning for and campaigning about climate change.

Equal gender representation is not global, but climate change is.

Diamond explained the domino effect climate change has: as we increase the amounts of CO2 in the a' nosphere, and contribute to extreme weather, we create environmental refugees. For example, women run and work the majority of small-scale farms, and climate change creates problems for farming, such as crop failure due to drought. These tragedies in turn stimulate disease and illness. If the women are all dying, who will act as child-bearers or caregivers?

Climate change spurs problems such as poverty, violence, long work days, illness, and death - all connected to women's rights.

The Oxfam event was informative and empowering. During the break, the club served locally-produced organic food and Fair Trade green tea donated by Martin Kelly, a member of UFV student life.

All those interested in getting involved in UFV's Oxfam club are invited to participate in their weekly meetings, held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in University House.

Connections with the Vancouver Regional Oxfam Office are available to all those involved in UFV's Oxfam club, offering many new opportunities for volunteer work and Oxfam-focused workshops.

For more information, contact UFV student reps Aune and Rickard at oxfam.ufv.@gmail.com.

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She continued: "It was really movSTAFFWRITER The lecture covered issues from ing, because we had him talking n the last day of classes for the Morin's childhood, including his up there, and then we had a Q&A Fall 2010 semester, Professor personal experience with the "60's :~. He answered all [the students'] Christine Elsey made, history at scoop" - a calculated effort by the questions. That was a really big the University of the Fraser Valley. government to adopt Metis and part of it."

When the anthropology in- Indigenous children out of their Elsey noted that the process structor wanted to invite indig- families. During this period, Mo- was quite easy to set up in UFV's enous musician and filmmaker rin and his siblings were taken smart classrooms, which include Donald Morin to come speak to away from their mother and scat- a computer hooked up to a projecher class, she was faced with a tered throughout different foster tor and speakers; the only outside geographical challenge. The prob- homes. According to the Departequipment needed for the live chat lem? While Morin was agreeable ment of Indian Affairs, over 11,000 broadcast was an external microto speaking to Elsey's class, his status Indian children were re- phone so that the students could work was keeping him in his cur- moved from their homes - often interact with Morin. She added without consent - before the prac- that the sound and image quality rent home of Edmonton, Alberta.

Determined to bridge the divide tice was stopped in the mid 1980's. was very clear.

At the age of 54, Morin is curof the Rockies and bring an imporPolitical in nature, the lecture tant and relevant voice in Canadirently working to reunite his that Morin delivered spoke about an film-making to her class, Elsey siblings. He is documenting the the social issues which relate to had the brilliant idea to use the in- process in a film called Wis- his work. This work, along with ternet video chat program Skype sakadewnini;the title is a Cree word his own personal story, is an imin one of the smart classrooms at which roughly translates to "Half portant piece of Canada's politiUFV. Morin's presentation to Es- Burnt Woodsman," a reference to cal and cultural history. Having his father. Morin spent much of primary sources speak live in the ley's ANTH 111 (British Columbia First Nations) class was the first of his life in Vancouver's East Side, classroom is an educational asset, its kind in the institution. "The IT working as a singer-songwriter, and technology such as Skype guys had never even heard of it," visual artist, dancer, and filmmak- when used in a university setting she laughed. er. He is a graduate of the Simon - has the potential to empower Morin gave an hour-long lec- Fraser University film program. many different voices and make ture to Elsey's class, entitled, "We "It was a total multimedia pre- teaching more dynamic. As Elsey are the people, the land, and the sentation in any way you could explained: "It really showed me enemy; who defines the system, imagine," Elsey said of the Skype I can bring anyone in [to speak] the laws, and the jails; where presentation, during which Morin from any part of the world."

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What is the Senate and BOG?: Student Rep ProvidesAnswers AMARJIT GHATORE with experience who have taken initiative.

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ere you thinking of getting some volunteer or leadership experience while studying at UFV? There are many opportunities for you to get involved on campus, and they are just waiting for you to join in. UFV Board of Governors (BOG) and Senate is sending out a call for nominations for the student positions on BOG and Senate. Amarjit Ghatore gives the answers to often asked questions about the senate and board of governors.

Q. Whathas beenthe highlight for you this year?

A. I got the opportunity to serve on subcommittees like Vice president search· committee, strategic planning committee, Board nominating committee. I got the honour of laying the wreath on behalf of UFV in Hope on rememberance day. I also went to a two day board retreat in Vancouver, and I look forward to attending the AUCC (Association of Colleges and Universitites) undergraduate studies conference in Halifax in March with the UFV President and Vice President. These are just a few of the other great things that I got to experience and learn in just half a year of being on BOG.

_ Q. Whatis Boardof governors andSenate?

A. Board of Governors is the highest governing body of the University. The management, administration, and control of the property, revenue, business, and affairs of the University are vested in the Board.

Senate is the academic governing body at UFV, which is responsible ·for policies concerning academic matters and advising the Board on policies of mutual interest.

Q. Anymessagesto students who arethinkingof running?

Q. Howmanystudentpositions arethere on the Boardandthe Q. Is it a hugetime commitment? so much about the policies and Senate?Howare they selected?

A. The board of governors usu-

A. There are two student po-

sitions for UFV Board and four student positions for Senate. The process to run for elections is very simple. There is a call for nominations which is posted posted around all UFV campuses and also on myUFV announcements.

Student Representatives are appointed for a one-year term. If you are appointed there's usually an orientation session where new members are introduced to their roles and responsibilities.

ally meets once every month, usually first Thursday of every month, and it is usually around 4-5 hours long. The Senate also meets once a month, usually on a Friday afternoon. The amazing experience you gain makes it worth the time.

Q. Whatwasyour experience like?

A. I am currently serving as a student Rep on the board of governors. It's been such an amazing experience to have served on both Board and Senate. I have learned

blessed with the .opportunity of being in the presence of exceptional and effective leaders, which has motivated me even further to en-· gage in leadership roles. It is very easy to get involved, and you will get full support from the university and the members of the BOG and Senate. Campus involvement can add so much to your education experience, and there are so many opportunities out there that are just waiting for you to join in!

Q. Wouldyou recommendthis to . Being a student Rep on either BOG or Senate is one of them. I beli~ve other students? that leadership is an important asA. YES! Through my term for pect of an individual because most both BOG and Senate, I have been career opportunities look for those decision-making processes that guide a large organization like UFV. This is a great opportunity to learn leadership skills and to network with student leaders, faculty, and staff and also our community leaders. Leadership skills will greatly affect the career you aspire to and university is a great place to develop those necessary skills and discover your qualities.

A. This is my last year at UFY, and, for me, it's what's I did outside of the classroom that made my years here memorable. It has been my honour serving you as the Student Representative, and I would highly encourage you to apply. As I continue my journey into the real world, I will take with me the valuable leadership skills that UFV has taught me all these years. Leadership is a ongo- ing part of life, and I hope to take on leadership roles in my profession. Leaders aren't born, they're made! Don't be hesitant to run in elections. Be the next student leader on UFV Board of Governors or Senate. It's a decision you will never regret, especially in tod_ay's competitive world, where leadership experience will distinguish you from the next person ... Get involved to have the full university experience.

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Healthy Living?

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OPINIONEDITOR tains mostly to students who do not own a car. One of the pieces of "Eat well. Be active. Live tobac- advice on the healthyabbotsford. co free." ca website is for people to stash a gym bag in their car, which is his is the advice given to citi- a great idea, if my car wasn't the zens of Abbotsford in an ef- #3 bus. As it is, living car-free in fort to"[make] Abbotsford a more a car-dominated town like Abhealthy and vibrant community," botsford involves a lot of extra genetic? according to a press release dated planning. My day becomes even A: I think Mennonites are still January 18, 2011. In addition to more complicated when I have to upset about having to tithe, so the aforementioned sound ad- factor in a trip to the gym either maybe it's a domino effect. Prob- vice, this campaign, which coin- before or after classes - unless, of ably just genetic though; we have cides with the traditional time of course, I feel like running on one year dedicated to shedding a few of two treadmills at the Envision an extra chromosome. pounds, includes a website billed Athletic Centre, both of which are Q: Do you andyourfamilyattend as a tool to link citizens with "a next to a gigantic window that one-stop-shop for news and in- displays my not-so-svelte jogging church? formation on healthy living and self for all of UFV to see. eating, as well as resources and A: I'm a wayward Mennonite, Run outside, you say? Good so I don't go to church. But the rest activities to help make Abbots- idea. But you will find it interestford one of Canada's healthiest ing to note that even the Healthy of my 246 relatives love the Lord. communities."

Abbotsford website doesn't exAll of which sound like great plicitly encourage you to run outQ: Do you still self-identifyas a Mennonitedespitebeinga god- ideas. Healthy living? Sure, I'd side; the Abbotsford Entertainlike to make some life changes. ment and Sport Recreation Centre lessheathen?

Vibrant community? I'd love to is open to the public all year for A: Absolutely. I feel like it gives live in one! Free information on your indoor walking pleasure, aba good bio. "Look at that Menno an easily accessed website? Sign solutely free! Even city hall knows drink! She sure can take it back!" me up. So what are some of the that it's not such a great idea to Or: "She's good in bed despite be- flaws with this city-wide New exercise in the smog and fog of ing a Mennonite!"

Years resolution? At first glance, agri-city life. not a whole lot.

So, it seems that Healthy AbMuch of the healthy eating ad- botsford and I are at an impasse.

Q: Whatmakesyou proudto be vice on the website makes sense: With no buses going direct bea Mennonite? shop the outside perimeter of the tween UFV and either of the recreA: I am very thrifty. I know how grocery store (this is where they ation centres, the lack of clean air to pinch my pennies and always keep the fresh food), eat one leafy for jogging outdoors, and ongoing get the best deal. It also makes for green and one dark orange veggie construction leaving the McCalgreat stories, because my child- per day (at least), and take your lum overpass a wreck for students hood was so ridiculous. Every coffee black (I'm one step ahead who want to walk to campus, the Saturday was family 'clay at my of you, Abbotsford!). The exercise website of handy tips remains just advice is good too. Walk to work, that: a website of handy tips. house, and as a family we would watch less TV, stretch before and But I don't aim to be a complete go search local garbage containers for pop cans and other recyclables after you work out, and include naysayer. After all, if it weren't for vigorous household activities like healthyabbotsford.ca, I wouldn't to return for money. gardening or scrubbing in your know that quinoa "contains iron, regular routine. Even the smok- potassium, riboflavin, B vitamins, Q: Thankyoufor yourtime. Do ing cessation advice, about which magnesium, zinc, copper, and you haveanyMennonite jokes I was initially skeptical, seems manganese." So, Abbotsford, I'm youwantto leaveus with? reasoned and attainable, and going to gorge myself on kale and A: Well, we don't like the Dutch: the website includes links to re- quinoa, while you try to come up what's the difference between an sources that should help smokers with a more comprehensive plan to combat laziness, instead of just empty pipe and a Dutchman in finally stop. love with a Mennonite? One's a The main problem with telling throwing up a flashy website that hollow cylinder and one's a silly a city full of people to get off their pays lip service to healthy living.

Hollander. fat asses and get to the gym is a

InterviewWith a MennoniteT A: I don't know if there is any THE HUMQURATQR

CONTRIBUTORpolygamy for sure, but there is a lot of procreating. My Dad is ·1grew up going to church with from a family of 10 and my Mom Mennonites. I even attended from a family of 6, and all of their Mennonite Educational Institute brothers and sisters ...well, you secondary school here in Abbots- get the point. There are 247 of us ford for one year. Recently, how- at Christmas dinner - we rent ever, I realized that I don't really out a church basement. Menknow much about Mennonites at nonites fuck like rabbits is what all, other than the fact that they I'm saying. But whether that's for pleasure or a business investment make up a large part of Abbots- [are] two different questions. ford's population, and - by extension - the population of UFV. I recently talked with a Mennonite to Q: Howdo youfeel about try and find out more about this borscht? interesting and mysterious group A: Borscht to Mennonites is of people. comparable to how the Scots feel about their family crest. "My Mom Q: Whatis a Mennoniteand makes better borscht than your wheredid they comefrom?

Mom" is a common phrase thrown A: "The Mennonites," are a around in the young Mennonite group of people who are usually community (usually at Youth Christian farmers. Where they group). Borscht is something I eat come from is a mystery. Our peo- every week, it's delicious. ple have been known to reside in Russia, Brazil, and Abbotsford.

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Q: AreMennonites essentially the Jewsof the north?

A: The simple answer is yes, or if we are going with the Low Ger-

man response, "yo." Mennonites buy land, and cultivate the land for free by using their children for slave labour. Another option is to own a construction company, and make it so no one can build anything unless it's built by a Mennonite (or the evil Dutch). Mennonites are also very cheap, always scanning the coupon section of the flyers to get the best deals on food.

Q: WereMennonites polygamists?

If not, whyare thereso manyof them in Abbotsford?

Mennonitecuisine?

A: Mennonites strongly believe in full fat meals, no preservatives, such as using margarine. Full fat cream, butter, and bacon fat to fry your onions in ... I would describe Mennonites as meat and potato meal kind of families. We also make the best bread and buns.

Q: Whatpercentagedo Mennonitestip?

A: 0% if I don't have a cup of coffee within 5 minutes, 5% if they refill my coffee to the requirements (when it's half full, fill it up), 10% if you're [a] Mennonite waitress/ waiter.

Q: DoesbeingChristianmake Mennonites cheap?Or is it

What HappensifWaitlistsKeepGrowing?

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s many students have discovered, it is getting harder and harder to attain much-needed seats in entry-level and service courses. Those students not declared in a degree or diploma program may be waiting one, two, or even three semesters before they can take certain courses, such as English 105 or Psychology 100.

The most recent UFV administration course cost-revenue formula is producing some unexpected numbers. Here are some course costs and revenues as provided by the office of the VP Academic: Psychology 100: 36 students generate $13,368 in tuition fees: average cost to run 1 PSYC course $25,400,shortfall $12,032 English 105: 24 students generate $8,912 in tuition fees: average cost to run 1 ENGL course $25,000, shortfall $16,088.

Social Work: 24 students generate $8,912 in tuition fees: average cost to run 1 SOWK course $28,700,shortfall $19,788.

Chemistry 100 level with labs: 36 students generate $22,280 in tuition fees: average cost to run 1 CHEM course $61,000, shortfall $38,720.

Funding shortfalls are covered by government contributions to post-secondary growth funds. The amount of funding given is based on enrolment. However, with fulltime enrolment currently capped and over capacity, and post-secondary growth funds being frozen, UFV has a serious struggle ahead if it wants to provide for the needs of its students.

These four cost-revenue examples demonstrate that in today's economy running a public, post-secondary institution above capacity is a money-losing operation. But without the ability to adequately satisfy its client base by opening new classes the school may be contributing to future losses by turning away paying customers because there simply isn't enough of its product to go around.

If the university cannot meet demand, it poses another serious issue for the school: competitors.

Given the Fraser Valley's post-secondary education needs, students may be forced to pursue academic opportunities offered by private educators, like Sprott-Shaw and MTI community colleges. UFV could also lose students to other public institutions in the Lower Mainland if it is consistently unable to provide for its students, all of whom are desperate to get ahead given the recent turbulence in the economy.

One good example of this began last fall, with Trinity Western University offering UFV students access to its courses at a reduced tuition rate. Last semester, at least 23 in-demand 100-, 200- and 300-level UFV equivalent courses were being offered at TWU, and a free and quick credit transfer was promised to those who chose this route to deal with the lack of space. Students enrolled in at least two UFV courses were permitted to register in one TWU course,

and TWU reduced the tuition rate ' from $650 to $225 per credit hour for these individuals. This creates a relatively simple and viable alternative for students struggling to get all their required courses completed in time for graduation, but it raises the question of why a public post-secondary institution is being forced to outsource to a private one.

With the Liberal leadership race coming to a clo~e, students will have to wait to find out the future of UFV's growth funding. Will the newly-elected leader place a higher priority on public, post-secondary institutions in the province, or will the economy's recent downturn continue the tightening of government purse strings? With the government's current deficit, the future of UFV's ability to meet students' demands remains uncertain.

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CRTIJThreatensAffordableInternet NICKUBELS ONLINEEDITOR

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magine that, like the average student, you use the Internet to watch streaming video, download musk play video games, or conduct research for your classes.

Now imagine that without changing your web habits, your monthly bill suddenly doubles. This could become a reality for many Canadian Internet users if the CRTC's ruling on usage-based billing is not reversed.

Canada's Internet rates are already among the highest in the world, but the CRTC's approval of Bell Canada's- request for usagebased billing (UBB) will make sure that Canadian consumers pay more for Internet access than any other nation.

Over the past few weeks, the Canadian public has rightly voiced increasing concern over the CRTC's ruling. UBB is a pricing model that would allow Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to charge users punitive overage charges for each byte that exceeds their monthly limit.

Bell has already stated its intention to charge at least $1 per gigabyte for customers exceeding their arbitrary usage caps.

While the CRTC has agreed to delay the implementation of usagebased billing for 60 days in order to review its decision, it remains adamant that UBB is a reasonable pricing model for Internet services, making it unlikely that the regulatory body will reverse its ruling.

Said CRTC Chairman Konrad von Finckenstein on February 3, "We are convinced that internet services are no different than other

public utilities, and the vast majority of Internet users should not be asked to subsidize a small minority of heavy users."

Finckenstein's statement draws on an argument often voiced by proponents of UBB. They say that the current model of Internet pricing is like that of a buffet, where the bandwidth consumption of a few heavy users is paid for by everyone else. Yet there is a glaring flaw in this argument: increased individual bandwidth consumption does not translate into an ac-

tual cost increase for ISPs. After the initial installation of the infrastructure necessary to provide quality Internet service to users, there are minimal electricity and maintenance expenses to be accounted for. It doesn't matter whether an individual uses 1 GB or 300 GB of bandwidth, the real costs are the same. · Netfli~, a streaming video service thaf has recently come to Canada, says that it ultimately costs major providers like Bell and Rogers one cent per GB of data transfer,

while other experts contend that it is closer to 10 cents. Even if we assume that the true cost is 10 cents per GB, charging $1 per GB for usage beyond one's cap is a 1000 per cent mark-up. By introducing UBB, the CRTC is essentially allowing these larger providers to pricegouge Canadian consumers.

It is also a means for th~se corporations to squash· a competitive and free marketplace. Bell is a direct competitor with many smaller, independent ISPs that rent their bandwidth space. If Bell is allowed

to charge wholesale users in this manner, they can effectively control their competitor's rates and ensure market dominance.

Pro-UBB campaigners argue that a proposed 25 GB cap is more than enough for the average user.

While this may be true of some individuals, it does not take into account households with multiple users, media workers who need to send and receive massive project files over the internet, or those who use streaming video services.

Netflix estimates that users will use up to 2 GB of bandwidth per hour of streaming high definition viewin,g, meaning that if you watch as little as five movies in a month, you are already in danger of exceeding your usage cap.

If implemented, usage-based billing stands to limit internet access to those who can afford to shoulder the new, more expensive rates, seriously damaging the prospect of network neutrality in Canada. It will al~o cripple Cana. da's burgeoning digital economy as businesses will no doubt take their investment dollars to countries with a larger market of internet users.

According to its website, the CRTC was established to "serve the needs and interests of Canadian citizens, industry, and government." All of the major federal political parties have voiced serious concern over UBB and more than 415, 000 Canadians have signed the petition at stopthemeter.ca. It's time for the CRTC to stop bowing to pressure from telecom giants like Bell Canada and heed its mandate to the Canadian public.

The Anti-Cupid SCOTT STROMQUIST much of the time, the hostility toCONTRIBUTORwards V~lentine's Day is the bitterness of being single in disguise, brief season dedicated to and a feeble one at that. If you're love and romance is upon us. one of those people who rant and The 14th of February is coming, moan,just know that you might as and with it, as always, is an abun- well wear an "I'm so tired of being single!" t-shirt to a nude beach. dance of emotional paraphernalia.

It is the most bi-polar of all holi- No, your devious plots to taint days and, consequently, it draws your coupled friends' day of roimmense feelings of both resent- mance are not as stealthy as you'd ment and adoration. For some · like to think.

It should be noted that there relationships, it can be a gauge of strength and direction. If you're are repercussions · that go along in denial- about a doomed liaison with this contrived malice. You . you've got going, it's going to be open the door to friends and fampretty obvious after Valentine's. ily turning the tables on you when you finally hook up with your For others, it is an afterthought, buried beneath a mountain of er- dream girl or guy. And be warned, rands and deadlines along with if you're ever on the receiving end of a ·roast down the line, nailing Easter and your brother-in-law's half-birthday. And yes, to a small you for sanctimonious anti-Valfew, it is the day they most look entine's monologues will be at the forward to aside from Christmas. top of everyonfs list.

It is this group who has been given On the plus side, the ill feelings a hard time of late. toward February 14th are usually Over the last few years, I've no- fairly mild and short-lived. You ticed a lot of people going out of their might say that they are part of a way to bash this light, fluffy holiday. phase that all twenty-somethings We've all seen and heard these go through at some point. Viewed brainiacs who try and dissect Val- from that angle, they seem fairly entine's on an intellectual level. harmless and can be forgiven.

I think the best remedy for this Claims that it is merely a commercial cash-grab concocted by the resentment is diversion. If you government are very in right now. need to blow off some steam, do it productively. Find a punching bag And you can't eavesdrop behind or spend some time at the gym, your vanilla latte without hearing complaints about the packed res- and have a relaxing steam after! taurants and cheap chocolates that Who knows, it could help get you on the path to finding that next speseem to be everywhere!

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or every holiday there always seems to be a certain set of people whining about it. "It's too commercialized," they say, as if this thought is such an original, alternative way to view a holiday.

"I believe we should show love to each other and give gifts all year, not one fucking day because society tells us so." Whoa, calm down rebel! Yeah, the best way to defy society is to be a jackass to friends and family- or, in the case of Valentine's Day, a significant other.

It's true, commercialism is a bitch. But just because Wal-Mart has hijacked Christmas, Valen. tine's Day, and Easter, it doesn't mean you have to go shopping there in order to participate in a holiday. Besides, there's a reason that the holidays have been commercialized in the first place: because the majority of the population, save for a few stick-in-themud counter-culture rebels, love the holidays. Like any business, naturally, the stores are trying to capitalize on this. It's not a crime.

In fact, it's just common sense.

What should we do? Drop all the holidays because they've been commercialized? Now that's just foolish. Every culture has its traditions, which can be a beautiful part of celebrating life as a human being. With Valentine's Day coming up, it •seems boyfriends (and even girlfriends) everywhere are claiming they don't submit to something as superficial as eel-

ebrating Valentine's, when in reality they're actually just too damn lazy and cheap to bother, claiming they can show their partner love anytime of the year.

But do we? Valentine's is the one holiday when we are pointedly reminded about how lucky we are that we have our significant other to love, and we devote an entire day to reminding them and ourselves of the extent of that love. It's hard in our busy lives to find a moment to show the one we love how we feel, but on February 14, we are given a whole day to do so, and conveniently, it'll be easier to get special chocolates, flowers, lingerie, or .sex toys, because the stores have anticipated our needs.

How thoughtful.

And what of those bitter single people, who often admit they hate the holiday simply because they're alone? Don't let sour grapes ruin something just because you're alone this year. Your time will come. In the meantime, why not party with your single friends, give each other gifts, and drink red martinis? Or ask someone on a date; many a great relationship has been started by a simple, "I don't want to be alone on Valentine's Day." Lay off Valentine's Day. There are worse things in the world than a holiday that reminds you to love someone.

Q. Were you upset about Casey's liquor license suspension?

A. Yeah.

Q. Would you like to see more events on campus? What kinds?

A. Any event with a hamburger stand.

Q. Do you go to varsity sports games on campus?

A.No. Q. What do you think about our varsity mascot Sas'qets?

A. I didn't even know we had one.

Q, What kind of campus news would you like to read in the Cascade?

A. I would like to read less about what UFV has to say.

Valentine'sDay: not about love ALI SIEMENS STAFFWRITER Q. Were you upset about Casey's liquor license suspension?

A. Yes! I love Casey's.

Q. Would you like to see more events on campus? What kinds?

A. Doesn't matter to me ..

Q. Do you go to varsity sports games on campus?

A. I've been to one.

Q. What do you think about our varsity mascot Sas'qets?

A. It's alright, not the greatest. · Q. What kind of campus news would you like to read in the Cascade?

A. The Cascade is already a good paper.

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alentine's Day happens once a year. We all know it's coming, we see the red and pink hearts everywhere. Some dread it and some love it. Everyone has heard about how Valentine's Day is a Hallmark holiday, consumerist focused, and a blatant money grab. I'm not taking that approach; V-day is a wellknown excuse for florist's sales increase and restaurant price hikes.

My issue with Valentine's Day is how single people are looked at as lepers. "Ohhhh, you're single?"

Insert look of pity. Why are the single people even brought into it? We didn't do anything except avoid getting roped into the holiday (yeah - I'm reppin' the status: single).

I hate Valentine's Day because people think single people just sit at home and cry themselves to sleep buried in a pint of Ben and Jerry's Half Baked ice cream and vodka. The holiday isn't even focused around love, romance, and roses anymore; it's targeted towards making single people feel like shit for being single and lonely.

Quick! Go find someone to be in a three month relationship with so you can celebrate Valentine's Day! I'm not interested in your pitch, Love.

I don't think the people in relationships should feel sorry for their single friends anymore.

If anything, the single people should be forming support groups for their friends in relationships.

When Valentine's Day comes around, I don't really do much.

I acknowledge the holiday, I eat the chocolates my Dad bought me, and I carry on with my day. But, to all the people in relationships: I am truly sorry that you have to deal with Valentine's Day. The stress is unbelievable. Men are expected to come up with an elaborate date night filled with dinner, flowers, chocolate, a stupid stuffed animal, and rose petals on the bed for when the evening comes to an end. Women are out getting brazillians, buying new clothes, and anticipating Prince Charming's arrival. That just seems like an annoying hassle! All for a day that doesn't even mark anything. What if you've only been dating a month? You are still expected to step up and make this romantic evening happen.

If Valentine's Day was really about love, it wouldn't be directed_

towards making people feel like crap for not being "in love." This ambiguous term that is supposed to be applicable in everyone's relationship ends up creating a superficial holiday full of superficial supporters.

There are always the same issues; you waited too long to make reservations, you can't afford flowers, you have nothing to wear on your date, you have homework, and, worse, you have to shave your legs! The list goes on. At least at Christmas time you get to watch Uncle Ted get drunk and listen to him tell inappropriate stories about your Mom as a teenager.

Valentine's Day does everything it sets out not to do. The holiday is supposed to be about love and all the other warm and fuzzy stuff, but all it ever does is make people feel inadequate, whether they are single or hitched.

Debbie Q. Were you upset about Ca!ley's liquor license suspension?

A. Yes. Q. Would you like to see more events on campus? What kinds?

A.No. Q. Do you go to varsity sports games on campus?

A. Nope.

Q. What do you think about our varsity mascot Sas'qets?

A. It looks like an Eewok.

Q. What kind of campus news would you like to read in the Cascade?

A. Anything interesting.

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An open letter to the White Stripes

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11th, 2011

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PAUL FALARDEAU

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ARTS& LIFEEDITOR Dear Jack and Meg,

Oh well. Oh well. Oh well. I'm searching my head for something clever to say. Don't go away. I'm sure you've heard it all before, but I every time I see you, I wonder why, why since you released your statement on ·February 2nd calling an end to the thirteen-year odyssey that has been the White Stripes, I've been mad with grief.

I just don't know what to do with myself.

You see, I was sitting there in a comfortable chair when my friend first handed me, burnt copies of White Blood Cells and Elephant (Don't worry, over the years I've · bought several copies of · each) and it was all that I needed'. I was hooked. Those albums grabbed me by the lapels and said "Right now you could care less about me, but soon enough you will care, by the time I'm done." Inexorably, your little band has been a part of my life, through thick and thin. You've been a soundtrack to summer drives, the basis of entire friendships, and worth get.ting drenched in the rain to see live.

I was mystified by your clairvoyance: how did you know Cells would be your breakout album?

Was it coincidence that the two of you are on the cover, surrounded by photographers or that "Fell in Love with a Girl" happens to be the most perfect piece of rock and roll in less than two minutes to have ever existed?

Of course, Ym not accusing you of being sell-outs. Far from it. Take Elephant, the other one of my illegally begot beauties. Since that firstJisten I have - and I'IIW··· exaggerating - found sometli1 new in that masterpiece with ea

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your world, the red, white, and black colour scheme that painted everything you did, or the endless collectability your band has (I still can't get my hands on "Top Special") it was perfect. You managed to hav~ more swagger and bravado than most rappers,· yet remain humble. ahd innocent enough to appeal to everyoite. ..

And versatile ·too. Whether it was- 0·tli_f)qngt1e-iti.:;;cheek.'"Your.

Southern Can is Mine," the raucous "Black Math" or the countryfried "Little Ghost" you kept us guessing. By the way, way to pull the rug out from under us with Get Behind Me Satan. From the huge commercial success of Elephant you went in a completely different direction. That was your Led Zeppelin III. My left brain knows that love is fleeting, but I still am having i-t:!,}'>ii~-~~yi\g g~ Jfhelps.~ t~.'.rejil nfss~ you l. for~ ~~ ~ ·''The White Stdpes·]'dcFnJt be-

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Their "side of vegetables and dip" AMYVANVEEN CONTRIBUTORonly consisted of three baby cargoodbye. The special collectable rots, two slices of cucumber and racycakes Bakery Cafe has a thimble of ranch dip. They do album singles from Icky Thump, three locations across the low- serve Mighty Leaf tea with their the collaborations with Beck, the songs in Spanish, the slide gui- er mainland. In White Rock, it's meals, which is possibly one of the tar on De Stijl's "Death Latter," nestled on Marine Drive overlook- tastiest lines of tea l'\re had, but the tours that hit every Canadian ing our little corner of the Pacific; even that couldn't save the lunch province and Territory. You creat- in Fort Langley, it has taken up from being dull. ed a real and lasting body of work residence in an old home on 96th Fort Langley's location is adorin a musical world that fetishizes Ave just off the main drag; and in able and quaint, which also means the here-today-gone-tomorrow Abbotsford, it.takes up one of the incredibly small inside. Though pop that clogs my radio dial. The renovated spaces in · Qowntown this little heritage town by the ·c;:hickens·get it; and them sing~ng f\.bbotsfy>rd on Montr9se Ave. river is known for its diminutive canaries get it, even strawber- Tracycakes lives µp to its name: it qualities, the fact that this locaries get it, and now I do too. You is an extraordinary bakery with tion fills an older home means are too good to last, I would have homemade treats ranging from that I felt like I was eating lunch in hated to see you fizzle, best to bow miniature, single serving apple someone's hallway while a couple and smile. pies to freshly baked scones and next to me had their lunch, and As a wiser man said, "My only muffins filling its locations with hushed conversation, in the living friends speak no words to me, but a cozy aroma eliciting thoughts of room. They've put in quite a bit of they look at me and they don't maternal domesticity. effort in hiding the claustrophobic forget," Well, we'll be keeping an Tracycakes doesn't just offer feeling by painting all the walls eye on your camp at Third Man homemade treats; their menu is white and offering their customRecords; we miss you already, so alS'ofilled with some sandwiches, ers a trip into a black and white send us some tasty treats from the salads, and a soup of the day op- world of adorably classy dining, Vault, we wanna get it, Stripes, tion to satisfy that pre-dessert but it is still so small. The Abbotswhile it's hot. You think it's trash, . meal that society has deemed nec- ford location is a little better with Whites, but it's not, we'll be taking essary. The prices range from five all the tables in one large room, to ten dollars. Even though they instead of a couple of small ones wht_l-:e~-lvl.',~.::_r_I·tsc~g~tbr1·ng. th1•s:~_t· o•----a~n-. v.y, nvu1U . offer the options; '.their entrees do connected by a hallway, and the encl; I'V[ g~ei~.ittle feeling going not offer the same abundance of deem; at each location ties them tono~;, and I ~hink"it's time to drop flayour and· childhood excitement gether, offering a branding that is then=eedle 6n::stifuewax. Your mu- th~t -t~eir cupcakes do. I had. the neither tacky nor overdone. sic w_il!live forev;fr, if only because Ham; :Swiss, a.nd Tomato 'Panini If in the mood for a tasty and I'll be taking good care of the part that was perfectly sati~factory, but sugary concoction, I would recomof it that's mine: After all. that's nothing more. When it first came, I mend any number of the cupcakes what.'this was· about, the connec- assumed I could ciive in to its com- (or if a whole cupcake seems out of tioti., the conversation, the love. bination of pesto sauce and melted the question, they have all of their Oh,.,and the peppermints. cheese, but, irtlieu of two pieces of flavours in "Babycake" options for With love, and with f.iith in bread, it was encased in a tortilla- $1.40)or their single serving Turtle your medicine; like wrap which made the entire cheesecake, but if lunch is what sandwich flimsy and required a you're craving, find more satisfyknife and fork for consumption. ing pastures.

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"It won't be regulated, whoever It's a long procesfl'.~IdJaliy I· want wants to can spray-paint it, a,s-k~ng. to get it.done before I-graquat€!r;SO as they get their own spray~paint," hopefully before the erid of 'this said Brianne Nettelfield, co-ordi- term. nator of the project, which is get- ,_ . "Most problems c9me from ting assistance from the' p-eative: ~ ithe _issue of regulatlng'what-goes studies faculty on campus. , . on the wall, but I think it will be "And then we want to get a 'free mostly ·self-regulating," said Netexpression' wall, which is basical- telfield. "Schools. all over Nqrth ly an indoor graffiti wall without America have gra'tfifi· walls' and pray-paint, in the back stairwell I don't think regulation is a huge f the ... building." issue."

Regulation has been an issue of concern for the faculty members, however. ;,•< ....

"We haven't · been approved yet because the faculty was really concerned with regulation. I wasn't quite sure how to pitch it to them without bringing up that concern," she explained.

Nettelfield, however, is not as concerned.

"If someone were to put something inappropriate on there, it will disappear rather quickly as there will be a population of the student body who won't appreciate it and will likely erase it."

She also stressed the importance of a graffiti wall on campus.

"It's important because it connects students together and unifies the student body. We're all part of different faculties and dif-

ferent classes,. and being able to fled. Having that outlet available experience that type of expression for everybody, even those who will be a form of connection with don't feel like they're qrtistic, will the institution and .the others who help relieve tension and make a write on the wall," Nettelfield was difference to a lot of people." keen to point out.

Nettelfield and her partners "It encourages students to do will be tabling for written support better and do more at school and of the project in the coming weeks, . erigage in that environment, espe- which will help the approval procially creatively," said Nettelfield. ' cess.

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Subtle Like a T-Rex is a Coquitlam band featuring Mike Michalik on guitar, keyboards, and vocals, Tim Charman on bass, keyboards and vocals, Kevin Britten on drums and vocals, Jose Ramirez on percussion, xylo., phone and vocals, and Jes.s_~Z:e:;nchuck on lead vocals. The fast- · paced guitar and bass, rap-speed "essentially about a dozen radilyrics, heavy drums, and eclectic cally different styles of music held but cleverly used percussion and together by duct tape and heavy xylophone combine to create a duty rope." During the show it besometimes frantic tone, brnken up carpe obvious that the band is held by moments of calmer quirkiness. together by much more than hardThe band describes their style as ware store items. Although the

music was hard to classify within any one musical category, the set was definitely cohesive and recognizable.

The obvious challenge of playing live is the chance of something going wrong. What if you

Album Review: The Go! Team~ RollingBlackouts TREVORFIK STAFF WRITER or first time listeners of England's The Go! Team, the experience of delving in to their newest album RollingBlackoutscan be best compared to , exploring a world where everything is taken up a fun and exciting notch. The tempo is fast, the vocals are high, and the over the top exuberance in every pulsing beat leaves you wondering why more bands do not pull a Go! Team and turn their amps all the way up to 11.

Rolling Blackoi,ltsis an album that secretes frantic energy out of every beat and chorus, occasionally stopping to drop a melodic number in order to add some depth and spontaneity to the album. However, the band never strays too far from its barrage approach to delivering track after track of insanely upbeat tunes.

This is where The Go! Team will shun many casual fans and first time listeners. The raw energy is been the driving force behind The the lean too much in either direcoften too much to handle, and the Go! Team, principle songwriter tion. Several of the songs are too best tracks on the album end up Ian Parton, has noted that in all fast paced for anyone but the most being the songs where it is appar- likelihood this will be the group's diehard fans to take seriously, ent the band is not trying so hard. last album together. . while some of the more easy going Songs like "Yosemite" and "Buy Album highlights include the ;· tracks will no doubt be shunned .Nothing Day" are a breath of fresh track "iO.R.N.A.D.O," which by hardcore listeners looking for air in an album that moves so fast combines just the right amount their quick rhythm fix. The middle you do not even have time to en- of unabashedly upbeat bravado ground between shrieking Japajoy it before it's over. These are to make you want to go out danc- nese school girl and sleep inducthe songs that have real heart and ing for two weeks, still having ing monotony is where true Go! show the listener that the group . energy to spare at the conclusion. Team gold is held. has potential to grow into some- With "T.OR.N.A.D.O" The Go! While The Go! Team would not thing more than a dance or club Team has discovered the perfect be my first choice for an easy lisfavourite. ingredients for the high tempo, tening afternoon, for a no-holdsWe may, however, never get to energetic sound that the band has barred fist pumping dance party I experience The Go! Team in a more become known for. The problem would no doubt consult the gospel mature state, as the man who has with other tracks on the al.bum is of the Go! Team for a good time.

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breaks? Subtle Like a T-Rex had to deal with the last worst-case scenario. During the second-to-last song of the set, a string snapped mid-song. Guitarist Mike Michalik explains: "the broken string could not have happened at a less convenient time. It broke right before my only solo of the set and thanks to the floating bridge on my guitar the tuning of every string jumped up half a step when the other string broke, so I had to try to transpose everything into the right key as I played it," he writes.

"Luckily for me I think everyone was drunk enough not to notice my mistakes too much." The truth is, drunk or sober, nobody in the crowd seemed to notice. Michalik's lightning quick adjustment even managed to fool the guitar player next to me, who said that he didn't realize the string broke until the band announced it after the song. After a quick-retuning, the band completed their set, closing with "As Above So Below," which the band claims is their favourite song· "just because it is so epic."

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Beautiful, understated and permeated by a sense of impending downfall, Smith's track will be remembered as a goodbye, but i so much more, another piece to the puzzle of his life. ·

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Striker Eyes in the Night

Adele 21 Wow this girl can sing! Her enchantingly raspy voice sounds as if the devil from Georgia is playing the fiddle in her voice box.

She has the soulful charm of Amy Winehouse minus the beehive and rehab. Her sound and pitch paint a lyrical masterpiece influenced by the love and loss in this young woill:an's life-you can tell she is singing from the heart and isn't just pumping out plastic !:,eats with fingers crossed. ·"Rolling in the deep" begins the album and is stunningly powerful with a simplistic drum to accompany Adele's booming tone. She sounds best when it is her voice cracking under the weight of emotion and a few piano keys to harmonize the medley of talent. The heartbreak tracks are utterly captivating and are comparable to the beauty found in a quivering lower lip, such simplicity to depict a swell of emotion. This album best served with a glass of wine.

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Jimmy Zee Devil TakeMe Down

KidCudi Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager

This album is seriously lacking We're off on an adventure, in both funk and soul, especially considering the band's promo y'all, and Cudi's Mr. Rager will claims its sound to be "funky and not disappoint. It starts off groovsoulful." While the music on this ing, with an opening track featuralbum is flawless in timing and ing Cee-Lo, and takes you on a technique, its bluesy, classic rock magical ride through the mystical sourrd is anything but original. caverns that lie within the poetic Frankly, it sounds like a _soul- and soulful mind of Scott Mescudi. Multi-layered "REVOFEV" less imitation of Dylan's Modern Times album. It's hard to fault bounces a wakeful protest into Jimmy Zee's musicianship, but it's your ears, and soft, smooth ode clear to see why his career has pri- to that sacred bud, "Marijuana," marily been as a studio musician; soothes your brain like the sweet he clearly lacks the spirit and art- puffs of a hand-rolled cigarette.

Next thing you know, bumping istry needed to make a song truly track "Mojo So Dope" has you sing, though his music is certainly of professional quality. Devil Take bopping all over, and the eponyMe Down can honestly only be de- mous "Mr." Rager" is a delightscribed as "unremarkable." fully melodic journey to the centre of Cudi's universe. "All Along," - Jennifer Colborne the sweet and depressing surren: der to loneliness, is a neat-o singalong, while "GHOST!" confuses you into thinking its strangely counter-melodic parts don't work together. With additional appearances from Mary J. Blige, Chip tha Ripper, Kanye West, St. Vincent, and more, on an album stuffed with solid tracks, the Kid has truly proven his mad skills. ·

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Throughout the record, lead vocalist Graeme Cornies and his band mates deal with go-to themes like regret and change with the sort of measured and angst-ridden melodrama that has plagued commercial radio over the past 10 years in the form bf a plethora of predictable post-grunge groups such as Daughtry. While the group's musicianship is hardly in doubt, Us & Others play it so infuriatingly safe as to leave little impression on the listener. The songs go down easy, but are just as easily forgotten.

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Theatre Review:

Book Review:

Rick Lax - Fool Me Once: Hustlers)Hookers,Head- Gallery7 presents: Tuesdayswith Morrie liners,and How Not to Get Screwed in Vegas.

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he city of Las Vegas is one· that is world renown for .sucking in the most hardened skeptic, sending them packing after a few days of vacation broke, alone, and with no memory of the previous several days. What is it about Vegas that attracts individuals who have made it their life goal to hustle and scam people out of the money they have worked so hard to earn? How does a person avoid falling victim to one of the many tourist traps that plague a place like Sin City?

To answer these questions it helps to have a guide. Preferably by an individual who knows the city, has been in the trenches themselves, and has survived long enough to earn some Vegas street cred, while not being jaded enough to hide their secrets from the outside world.

Enter Rick Lax. Law school graduate, magician, master of the art of deceit, and c'l.uthorof FoolMe Once: Hustlers, Hookers,Headliners, and How Not to Get Screwed in Vegas. The story goes that Rick himself narrowly avoided becoming a victim of a con when his ex-girlfriend was swindled in to working a job that did not exist, for a lawyer who turned out to be a drug dealer. Hoping to avoid such situations in the future, and eager to pick up as many tricks and tips along the way, Rick headed to Las Vegas. Where better to learn the art of deception then at the shrine of gambling in America's most wicked city?

What is most refreshing about Lax's book is that the reader can relate to him on a personal level.· He · does not come off as pretentious or uppity in his knowledge about Las Vegas, nor does he preach about life and his virtues, and he puts himself ii) positions that we have all found ourselves before. Who has not believed they could one up a street dealer betting on cards or disguised themselves as an old man in order to truly understand what it means to deceive? Okay, maybe Lax has gone a little above

and beyond what we encounter in normal, everyday situations, but he does so in a way that makes the reader truly care about his quest.

In a genre that has been characterized by the often crude and over the top prose of Tucker Max, Lax's narrative is refreshing in that it does not rely on shock value to entertain the reader. His story is based in truth and driven by his crusade to assist those who are wary of being conned to avoid and deal with such situations should they arise.

You find yourself rooting for Lax, and in a way, the nai:ve, trusting, and innocent character he embodies in everyone. He, like many who venture to Las Vegas for the first time, journey to the city wide-

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Lax's anecdotes provide for a thoroughly enjoyable good time as we follow him on his journey through every section of Vegas.

From the seedy backroom bars 9ff the strip, to the glitzy showrooms and clubs of Las Vegas Boulevard, Lax spares no details in his semiautobiographical tale of dealing with the liar in all of us.

Fool Me Once is essential reading for those looking to have a good time in Vegas, without all the hassle of coming home broke, jobless, and witl,,out ail of your limbs intact.

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CONTRIBUTOR As he begins to suffer, Schwartz tells Mitch, "I've lost the battle.

Someone is wiping my ass." //1 used to be Agnostic, but now Albom's happiness is eventuI'm not sure" says the eponymous Morrie Schwartz. **Tues- ally challenged during his visits and eventually begins to change days with Morrie** was originally a book written on the true events his life for the better, in light of of Mitch Alborn and ·his profes- Schwartz's contentment in the face sor Morrie Schwartz. Mitch was a of pain and death.

Hildebrandt and Pinchin were student of Schwartz's in the seventies where they were very close. unable to capture the essence of their characters in the first quarMorrie would often call Schwartz "coach" because, "everyone needs ter of the play. It seemed like they were acting and going through the a coach''. Alborn left university motions, but they were not· conand lost touch with Schwartz, only to reconnect with him sixteen necting with the people they were years later when he learns that his portraying. Then roughly around mentor has been diagnosed with Mitch's second visit HildebAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis randt seemed to step through the (ASL) or Lou Gehrig's disease. Af- threshold of being an actor and beter a heartfelt talk, Alborn prom- came Mitch. His words were more ises to visit every Tuesday until he sincere, his movements natural.

When he spoke, engaged, or aspasses away.

Gallery 7 Theatre group per- sisted Morrie, it felt like they reformed an adaptation of the book ally were old friends. Glen Pinchin in which Mitch Alborn is played had a similar, sudden change from

by Ken Hildebrandt and Mor- actor to person. I could feel the rie Schwartz is played by Glen change from a spectator of theatre Pinchin, a simple two man play to a ghost observing the last days running ninety minutes long. I of a man's life. The audience dishad little expectation since the appeared and even when spoken venue was small with such a mi- to directly it did not feel like I was nor cast. However, I was pleasantly · watching a play at all.

Overall the play was exquisite. surprised. The set was simple, including a small living room, Mor- Glen Pinchin's portrayal of Morrie's house, and a piano. Pinchin's rie Schwartz was sublime in his Schwartz offered the majority of humour and humanity. Morrie the comedy for the play, using old Schwartz's wisdom of how to love style Jewish sarcasm to lighten life for the little things; to hear and even the sincerest situations. feel the world only with love and The professor and his stu- forgiveness instead of always trydent engaged in talks about life ing to get more out it is a message and death, topics which are of- worth the ticket price. "Mitch, the ten . avoided due to their nega- newest things in this room are you tive connotations. Everything is and the wheelchair." _tackled by Albom's questions and r -

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people truly understand the sensual massage. For most, massages are for sore muscles, re, laxation, or a few minutes of fore'play. The sensual massage, on the · other hand, is an experience; it is one of the best ways to erotically , stimulate and intimately bond with your partner. Forget going for dinner or buying flowers. If you really want to show your love , to your partner, sacrifice an hour of your time to give him/her one of the hottest experiences of his/ her life. :1 With the sensual massage, setting is everything. Light some :~ scented candles, put some rose •· petals on the bed, and put on some low, relaxing spa music in a warm room. Undress both you and your • partner, and have him/her lie ''.'face down on the bed; if he/she is ~ feeling stressed or tense, coach:,.ing him/her in taking some deep there, from essential to warm;._breaths will help him/her to relax ing oils, though my personal favourite is the soya candle. Soya ~ and prepare for the massage.

• There are many products for candles are a mix of soybean wax '· massaging, however, oil is gener- and oils, which melt into a very ! ally much better than creams and warm (though not burning hot) ~ lotions as it holds the frictional liquid when lit, which can then be heat of your hands much better poured into your hands or directly · l('! when stroking your lover's body. o~to your partner. Most romantic • There are many types of oils out shops carry soya candles and they ·

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times. Start with long, slow strokes down his/her back; · remember, you're not trying to massage knots but to stimulate the body. Work on the back of his/her neck and shoulders, then move down the back. Do not press down on the spinal cord, but rather massage on either or both sides of it. Work your way down to the tailbone, above

the buttocks - you may want to pay special attention here, as the nerve endings in this area are very sensitive. Massage the buttocks and move down to the thighs, but leave the genitals alone; to reach best arousing potential, it is better to play near the genitals, but to keep your partner yearning. Work on the legs and feet, and then have your partner flip over. Move back up their body, from feet to calves to thighs to chest to shoulders and neck, and then lastly e~d with a stimulating scalp massage.

Varying your strokes in pressure and technique is a must. Be creative with your stokes, using knuckles, fingers and/ or palms, working some areas closely while gently caressing other large portions of the body. Gently lifting the leg or arm and bending the knee or elbow while massaging these areas is one great trick, as is gently vibrating your hands as you move down the body. There are endless methods you can use, and DVDs and YouTube are great resources for getting new ideas. As they say, just remember to "tease, not squeeze," and you will do fine. It's all just about loving and stimulating your partner's body.

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his week saw the return of the phenomenal hit show Glee.

Now, for those of you who don't follow the show religiously, here's a recap: the post-Superbowl episode featured a Michael Jackson tribute - a zombie-fied, Gleekedout version of "Thriller." The episode in the regular time slot on Tuesday bowed to the pressure of the love-crazy public, and centered on Valentine's day. These episodes are prime candidates for a major criticism of the show; specifically, does it bow to viewer desires too often?

It seems like a silly discussion.

What's the point of television, if not to make the viewers happy?

Why on Earth would anyone complain about seeing too much Michael Jackson? Britney Spears?

Madonna? Individual music tastes aside, it's hard to deny the raw talent on display when the characters perform their versions of popular songs. Some critics claim the storyline suffers at the expense of following the whims of the viewers.

This would be a perfectly valid complaint - if it weren't so easily applicable to half the other shows on the air. Does Family Guy have a perfectly coherent storyline? Even those shows that do endeavour to have a more in-depth plot end up coming off as trite: Gossip Girl, anyone? At least Gleeis addressing some serious issues in our society (homophobia, teen pregnancy) while entertaining us.

Another complaint that circles around concerns the revolving

door of guest stars the show entertains. I think it's important to realize, though, that these aren't just random people that Fox thought they could hire on the cheap. Uncle Jessie - I'll give you that one, the boy can sing, but he's not exactly a star. In the interest of proving a point, though, let's go throt!gh a list: we'll start with Jesse St. James, Rachel's boyfriend from the rival group Vocal Adrenaline. Here's where it gets good - Jesse was played by Jonathan Groff. Why is this relevant? For the same reason that Lea Michele - who plays Rachel - is relevant. The two starred opposite each other in Spring Awakening, a musical that won

eight Tony awards in 2007. They were the original stars in the show and helped bring it to fruition - to put it simply, they made the show what it was. If your eyes are glazing over (although how could that not impress you?), try googling Lea Michele + Spring Awakening nudity was involved.

Next guest star? Idina Menzel.

She played Shelby Corcoran - Mr. Schuster's love interest, Vocal Adrenaline's coach, and Rachel's birth mother (ok, so the triad of roles is perhaps a little convenient). She wasn't just cast for her startling similarity to Lea Michele, though: where Lea and Jonathan played original roles in one Tony-

award-winning musical, Idina has I could go on, but the eyes of held original roles in two. Mau- the real Gleeks are glazing over reen in Rent and Elphaba in Wicked (as they already know all this), were both roles created for and by and the ones who don't care have her. Oh, and she's married to Taye probably already stopped reading. I hope this is somewhat illuDiggs.

Her counterpart (in the musi- minating, though. Glee isn't just a cal world, that is) comes in the revolving door of guest stars; it's a form of Kristin Chenoweth - she showcase for some of the greatest played lush April Rhodes in the vocal talent around. Rather than series. Aside from originating the critique it for lack of coherency role of Glinda in Wicked and Sally and depth, why not enjoy it for Brown in You'rea GoodMan, Char- what it is? Think of it as a modern lie Brown, she's well known for her Dick Clark Show, a place to exhibit television roles in both The West great talent and also address some Wing and Pushing Daisies.Kristin of the pressing issues in adolesis returning this season for at least cent society. three episodes; this is excellent, as the girl has some serious pipes.

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very five to ten years video games leap forward in potential and scope through increases in technological innovation. In just 30 years we've gone from Frogger to Red Dead Redemption, from the goal of crossing the road to the goal of crossing former gang members. Yet even as the dream of a more mature, evolved game grows ever loftier, they still don't get a word in at the office water cooler. The problem is that games just can't compete with the mass appeal of film.

Quite simply, video games have enormous barriers that keep them from hitting the tipping point necessary for mass appeal. Not only do most games cost way too much money, but a game you can beat in ten hours is often considered way too short. It's just simpler to consume and get up to speed on the latest popular film, whether it is discussing the symbolism in Black Swan or the emotional shock felt when watching a trapped hiker in 127 Hours; buy a cheap ticket, spend two or three hours watching, and you can get in on the conversation. Meanwhile, you can spent 25 hours playing Red Dead Redemption, enjoy it to your hearts content, but make hardly any progress in the story. Of the few people who also spent over 60 dollars to buy the game, rarely

are they at the same point in the story, and even less will ever make it all the way to the end. It has won a number of awards, including Kotaku's Game of the Year award, and yet even most hardcore gamers have never beaten it. Almost no one has the money and the time

to get through all of the best game contenders in any given year. You could watch every film nominated for an Oscar in less time than it takes to beat the year's best game - that's huge.

Another major setback is that games often test players on their

skill level. Most games operate on the idea that you must complete a series of increasingly-challenging tasks for the game to progress.

For those familiar with a gaming controller, and capable of complex hand-eye coordination, this can be an exciting and motivating fac-

tor; for others, this keeps them on the outside looking in. Sure, with dedication and practice almost anyone could gain those skills, but the reality is that many games are just too tough for most people to get into.

While anyone can go to the theatre and watch the latest popular film, games are often very exclusivist, only working on one or two gaming systems. Whether it is available on PC, PS3, 360, Wii, iPhone, or Android, the current mod~l of distributing games keeps people from playing them. It's unclear to the -general public which system they should buy, which company they should invest hundreds of dollars in, and the end result is that gaming plays a minimal role in their purchases. The end result is that games are broken down into even further niche markets.

Interaction itself, the core of gaming, is also a barrier. The passivity of film allows active watching, but also stress-relieving laziness. It's the difference between watching and playing hockey.

With a game, you have to "learn things" - the horror!

Although gaming will neve have the same mass appeal as film, it does do a lot of things bet ter, it has more valuable applications, and it will continue to gro and evolve in ways that will ultimately make it a far more impor tant medium in the future.

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Men fake it, too, says study Women nolonger havea caponthecounterfeit 'O' DANIELLE POPE

there's a way to be compassionate.

Vanessa would know. She's faked it before - for an entire relationship.

"I was young, inexperienced, and I felt like, unless that was happening every time, he would think I was bad in bed," Vanessa explained. :'He was my first, so I wanted him to think I was awesome, because I was totally self conscious about my lack of experience."

While Vanessa's ex still doesn't know she faked it their whole relationship, he's married now and Vanessa says she hopes his wife has more, ahem, balls than she did. "vyhat I did, that's no way to train a man - or a woman," she said. "The more you fake it, the less and less your partner can learn how to make you feel good."

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A recent University of Kansas study found that nearly 28 pei: cent of 300 college-aged men had faked an orgasm during intercourse. It turns out that climax wasn't in the cards, they didn't want to hurt their partner's feelings, or they were just plain tired.

In an effort to find out just how accurately the American poll relates, I took an informal survey , of all the men I could convince to confess. I was astounded by the him to do what I do now: Say I'm just not going to happen tonight," results. Of 20 men asked, 16 had boyfriend felt the need to fake.

"Rather than faking it, I'd want having a great time, but that it's she said. "Honesty is best, but faked it at least once before. One man said he faked it for the entire length of his relationship, and another admitted to faking it during a hand job.

The four who said no claimed there was no way a man could, but research says otherwise.

The Kansas study, which was published in the Journal of Sex Research, asserted that even men feel pressure of the Hollywood synchronized Os, or "on time" expectations. Natural measures aside, experts are suggesting antidepressants and Internet pornography could also be a contributing factor - one desensitizes the hormones, while the other· can desensitize the mind.

"On more than one occasion, I've counselled couples where each of them was faking it, but the other didn't know. It's a stunning realization," Ian Kerner, a New York-based sex therapist, told The Globe and Mail.

Kerner, who wrote She Comes First: The Thinking Man's Guide To Pleasuring A Woman, says that although faking is an easy way to spare themselvks a painful conversation, it's a lose-lose situation because couple lose that "teachable moment."

James, 26, a Simon Fraser University student, says his own faking story has a lot to do with embarrassment.

"I was at a bar and this girl and I hooked up, but after we started having sex I went soft," he said.

"I was super embarrassed, so I full-on faked it and pretended I already came."

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hat do climate change, food security, and women's rights have in common? A theatre packed with students, faculty, and community members waited patiently on Wednesday, February 2 to learn the answer. The event in question was U:IN's Oxfam Campus club's second to date, and was organized by student representatives Ashley Aune and Laura Rickard. The club invited a range of captivating speakers to campus to share their knowledge.

Ben West from the Western Wilderness Committee was the evening's first guest speaker; he began by addressing the various concerns regarding climate change. West came prepared with a power point presentation containing information about the Alberta tar sands, the extreme weather events in recent history, and environmental refugees.

West left the audience with a call to action: we have already seen the effects of climate change, and citizens neeq. to be informed about Canada's responsibility to reduce carbon emissions and live responsibly. By 2050, Canada is supposed to be carbon-free, but as of now, West told audience members that, "living in an urban world with cars is equivalent to living with a smoker who smokes a half pack of cigarettes a day, because ·of emissions." By being informed about climate change and the problems associated with it, change in other areas such as food security and

women's rights can be made more attainable.

Food security was the next topic on the evening's agenda; guest speaker Hannah Cavendish-Palmer of Farm Fresh Project BC spoke on the importance of farming.

Cavendish-Palmer linked- her preseni:atie>nwith West's, explaining how the"production of food "will change with climate change." She explained the reasons why relying on imported food is both expensive and dangerous, particularly when we live in a city that is one of the most productive farming communities in Canada. She stressed the importance of supporting lo-

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cal farmers, which also protects our families through the simple fact that they know what they are being served; knowing what is in our food is just as important as knowing what kind of emissions our cars are spitting into the environment, and by improving one area, we improve our quality of life as a whole. Cavendish-Palmer and her three business partners own Skeeter Farm, a place situated in Yarrow that offers veggie boxes and other locally grown items. She also works for the project Farm Start BC, which helps to support farmers in the development of new farmland and business plans,

encouraging new growth in terms of both crops and businesses.

Also on the topic of food: Sasha Caldera from Fair Trade Vancouver spoke on the importance of buying Fair Trade food items. Caldera shocked the audience when she shared that Canada only has eight cities that are Fair Trade. conscious, which seems especially low when compar!;'!d to the 448 towns in Europe. She discussed how buying Fair Trade products supports the men, women, and children in lower income countries who provide us with our vices, like chocolate and coffee. Caldera noted that the export business is often the only source of income in these countries, and although we may pay four dollars for our morning cappuccino, the farmer who produced those beans is getting as little as five cents. Caldera encourages audience members to look for the Fair Trade logo on food items when out shopping; by paying only pennies more, we can ensure people in developing countries are not working for pennies.

Last but not least, Taryn Diamond from Oxfam Canada gave a presentation on women's rights.

Diamond tied all of the topics together, discussing gender equality and its link to climate change. She showed a video about a Bangladeshi woman named Sahena who works to help prepare her village for natural disasters. As a woman, Sahena faced many challenges in gaining support, but in the end she said, "I don't ask for [my husband's] permission anymore; I do what is right." Diamond advocates

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for equal rights, working to ensure that women aren't left out of planning for and campaigning about climate change.

Equal gender representation is not global, but climate change is.

Diamond explained the domino effect climate change has: as we increase the amounts of CO2 in the a' nosphere, and contribute to extreme weather, we create environmental refugees. For example, women run and work the majority of small-scale farms, and climate change creates problems for farming, such as crop failure due to drought. These tragedies in turn stimulate disease and illness. If the women are all dying, who will act as child-bearers or caregivers?

Climate change spurs problems such as poverty, violence, long work days, illness, and death - all connected to women's rights.

The Oxfam event was informative and empowering. During the break, the club served locally-produced organic food ahd Fair Trade green tea donated by Martin Kelly, a member of UFV student life.

All those interested in getting involved in UFV's Oxfam club are invited to participate in their weekly meetings, held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in University House.

Connections with the Vancouver Regional Oxfam Office are available to all those involved in UFV's Oxfam club, offering many new opportunities for volunteer work and Oxfam-focused workshops.

For more information, contact UFV student reps Aune and Rickard at oxfam.ufv.@gmail.com.

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Cody Hodgson gets his chance JOEL SMART<lards; but when Gillis drafted SPORTS EDITOR him in 2008 with his first pick, 10th overall, it was for his charn a recent radio interview with acter. In the 2008 Under-18 World Team 1040, Mike Gillis made it Junior championships, Hodgson clear that 20-year-old Cody Hodg- captained the team. It was a tourson has a genuine chance to stay nament that saw team Canada with the team, as long as his play shellac the host team Russia 8-0, is adequate. Though ultimately and, ultimately, Hodgson took the fans have been waiting even lon- tournament MVP with a tournager in anticipation of his transiment-leading 12 points in seven tion to the NHL, many developed games. Indeed, when he's not inextremely high hopes for him af- jured, Hodgson exudes a natural ter his performance as assistant leadership ability that could see captain in the 2009 World Junior him play an increasingly imporChampionships. He led the tour- tant role on the Canucks team as nament with a 16-point explosion he continues to develop. in the six games that saw Canada He's also got a knack for the win gold on home soil. intellectual side of the game. His Since his call' up to the Canucks, hockey smarts saw him earn the Hodgson has held his own. He "Smartest Player in the Eastern scored his first NHL goal in just Conference" award in three conhis second NHL game, and it was secutive years by OHL coaches a beauty of a goal that took away during his play with the Brampton the Phoenix Coyotes hopes of a , Battalion. comeback in the game. Hodgson He was drafted to the battaltold The Province that the mo- ion in 2006 and had 46 points in ment was a dream come true. his rookie year. His second year, "You think back to all the years the 07-08 · season, he accrued a you've played hockey, you dream phenomenal 85 points in just 68 of playing in the National Hockey games. But in hi~ next season, he League, to score in the National blew even that record away; in Hockey League, to win a Stanley 2009 he won .the William HanCup," he remarked post-game, re- ley Trophy for the "OHL's Most flecting on his goal, "everybody Sportsmanlike" player, the Red dreams that."

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Then, disaster struck. Hodgson injured his back during summer training but was cleared by the Canucks' doctors to play. It was later discovered the injury was misdiagnosed and had been further aggravated. He missed · 50 games recovering. Then, eight days after returning to the Battalion, he suffered a broken toe.

A reinjured back kept him down until he was cleared to play for the Manitoba Moose this season.

In just 28 games, Hodgson had racked up an impressive 10 goals and a total of 16 points for the Moose. That is third on the team in goals, despite suffering a broken orbital bone which saw him play almost 20 fewer games than current goal-leader Sergei Shirokov.

Hodgson also had an impressive performance against Chicago, in the Canucks' most focused game of the season. He finished the game with an assist, after he ·and Tanner Glass set up Christian Ehrhoff for the game's first goal.

Canucks fans should cross their fingers that his health woes are behind him and hope he can continue to play with the poise and intellect that has gotten him this far. One thing is certainly clear: h~ has the potential to grow into one of the most important and influencial players on the ice.

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n the end, it was the 24th pick overall in the 2005 NFL draft that brought the Lombardi trophy back to Green Bay, not the future· Hall of Fame quarterback that spent 16 seasons with the squad.

Despite riding the bench for JUSTIN ORLEWla the Swedish Elite League for the last two seasons, but he was still three· seasons as backup, and not HOCKEYWRITER plagued with that foot injury that seeing any real playing time until kept him out of the NHL. During 2008, it only took Aaron Rodgers irst I would like to pass along his entire t\\70year stint in Sweden three seasons to lead the Packers some news that I forgot to in- he only managed to dress for 26 to the Super Bowl. While being clude in last week's Locker Room; games, a similar story to his last far from perfect with several er-. even I show my1 human side once two years in the NHL with Nash- rant throws and less than stellar in a while and forget things, but ville and Colorado. Forsberg says accuracy, Rodgers threw for 304 I am always the first to admit it. his foot is feeling fine, and he is yards and three touchdowns in During all the All-Star commo- ready to give it another go in the the Packers 31-25 victory over the tion, I forgot to talk about Gary NHL with the team he won two Pittsburgh Steelers.

Bettman's press conference, where Stanley Cups with. Providing he Rodgers remained calm in the he extinguished any ideas of a po- doesn't get injured first, th~ Ava- pocket throughout the game, seetential franchise move to Canada lanche will finish the NHL regu- ing five or more pass rushers in lar season with the veteran in a · over half of the Steelers defenin the near future. The obvious •sive formations. With key injuries leaders in the running for another team sweater.

Canadian franchise are Winnipeg, More trade rumours are flying to Donald Driver and defensive Quebec City, and Southern On- around the locker room, in the standout Charles Woodson occurtario, in that order. Winnipeg and press box, and on national televi- ring early for the Packers, the team Quebec City will get their fran- sion. In a recent television inter- managed to pull it together long chises back, sooner than later, it's view, Phil Kessel of the Toronto enough to put up some big plays just a matter of time before Phoe- Maple Leafs stated that he was un- and end the Steelers' playoff drive. nix, Atlanta or Florida blow it and happy wi\h his play and the situaWhile the Steelers played with need to move north. tion with the Leafs. Kessel has not their usual toughness, it was a Back to more current issues; scored in over ten games, and he few costly errors that inevitably Evgeni Malkin is likely out for the appears very discontented on the swung the game in the favour of season with a torn MCL and ACL bench and in the locker room. Don the Packers. Two big time interafter crashing awkwardly into the Cherry even said that he doesn't ceptions by Steelers' quarterback boards with Buffalo Sabers de- see that snap in Kessel's game Ben Roethlesberger and a missed fenceman Tyler Myers. With Mal- anymore. Kessel said himself that opportunity on a fumbled punt kin and Crosby out, the Penguins a change may be in order. So, now return by the Pittsburgh special have managed to stay at the top of the player that cost Toronto Tyler teams allowed the Packers to get ahead early in the game. The the league, which is a good sign of Seguin and this year's first round depth and overall team strength. pick may not even be a Leaf come Packers scored two touchdowns Crosby has also been cleared to this trade deadline. Coach Ron within 30 seconds of one another start skating after missing every Wilson said that Kessel is one of in the first quarter. It stayed that game since January 5 with a con- those players who concentrates way throughout for the Packers, cussion, which he sustained dur- too much on scoring and when he as big playmakers Troy Polamalu ing the Winter Classic. doesn't score it affects the rest of and James Farrior of the Steelers Peter Forsberg has decided to his game. Kessel also stated that were nonexistent for the Steelers give it one more go with the Colo- Wilson has not spoken to him. For defence. rado Avalanche at the tender age more insider info, follow me on On the other side of the field, of 37. Forsberg has been playing in twitter @JustinOrly. the Packers defence was playing

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like the world champions they soon became, swarming to the ball and 'limiting big plays the entire game. Standout linebacker Clay Mathews, safety Nick Collins, and corner Jarrett Bush managed to come up with turnovers in the game.

Although they were heavily favoured as the next Super Bowl champions, with everyone from football columnists to NFL alumni noting the Steelers were only one win away from getting their second Super Bowl in three seasons, they continuously came up short on offence when it mattered the most. Having ridden running back Rashard Mendenhall heavily and well in to the postseason, it was no surprise that the Steelers' continued reliance on their breakout running-back would not be overlooked by the Packers. Mendenhall was continuously battered before reaching the line of scrimmage, and on a game changing tackle t>y Packers linebacker

Clay Matthews, fumbled the ball allowing for a Packers possession in the third quarter. Mendenhall ended up with 63 yards on 14 carries and with one touchdown.

And for the Packers, who lost their number one receiver Donald Driver to an ankle injury in the second quarter, they relied on wide-out· Jordy Nelson to pick up t~e workload. After a couple of missed catches and even bigger failed opportunities, Nelson ended up compiling nine catches for 140 yards in a standout effort for Green Bay. And while the entire Packers organization deserves the credit for putting together a remarkable season, in the end it came down to the kid who spent three seasons learning under Brett Favre: taking everything in that he could, learning from a master, and biding his time until his chance. It truly was the Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers who made the difference.

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popularity in Japan, it has also gone international. There are now sides compete in an amalgamation STAFFWRITER of capture-the-flag and a snowball official Yukigassen organizations he snowball fight is a timeless · fight. The game consists of three in Canada, USA, Sweden, NorMATTHEW TANNER other one for the good guys, with winter tradition. Every year, three-minute periods, and the first way, Holland, Finland, as well RESIDENT BRUINS EXPERT his team on the power play. With kids across the snow-receiving team to win two-periods claims as Japan. The winners from the he Chilliwack Bruins finally all the momentum on the Bruins countries of the world gather to victory. Each team gets 90 snow- national competitions in each of managed to end their losing side, they found themselves with build forts, mould snowballs, and balls per period. To win a period, these countries ultimately compelt each other with icy snow. The you must either capture the other pete at World Championships in streak at seven with a 4-3 victory a glorious opportunity to score; team's flag or hit each of the other Japan. Currently, competition in over the Kamloops Blazers on Sat- Dalibor Bortnak drew blood with appeal of this parent-approved violence is so great that in some team's players with a snowball.

Canada is limited to Saskatoon urday night in Chilliwack. After a high stick and received a four Yukigassen was born of one and Edmonton, although Yukigas- losing the previous seven games, minute penalty. Unfortunately, snowless countries, kids have resorted to using elephant dung town's desire to extend their sen Canada has a five-year expan- including one the night before in Chilliwack wasn't able to contourist-based economy into the sion plan that will bring the sport Kamloops 2-1, the Bruins were vert on the extended power play, to achieve similar satisfaction.

Apparently kids aren't the only winter months. Sobetsu, a town to cities in Ontario, Quebec, Mani- able to come out on top, though it which killed all of the momentum . they hiid gained. The s~cond peones who harbour a secret desire on Mount Showa-Shintzan, is a toba, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, wasn't easy.

The game was the back half riod ended in a 2-2 tie. to imagine themselves lords of popular summer destination, but Alberta, and British Columbia.

The third period started even a battle fort, hell-bent on the de- tourists abandoned the town dur- The BC towns currently slated of a home-and-home series with struction of the forces of evil that ing the winter. A committee was for the event are Whistler and Big Kamloops. In the first game the quicker than the second, with Bruthreaten their realm - adults also formed to develop a central event White. The sport also appears to Bruins put in a heartfelt effort but ins forward Roman Horak tickling· the twine just 24 seconds in. On feel the need to pummel each that would revitalize the winter have piqued the curiosity of the wound up giving up the winning the goal Ryan Howse picked up other with icy balls, although they economy, and ultimately decided media and has been mentioned goal while penalized in the third get more organized and high-tech that a snowball tournament would in The Wall Street Journal, The · period. The penalty was taken by his third point of the game, while Kevin Sundher tallied his third about it. Enter Yukigassen, from be a powerful attraction. Snowball . Edmonton Journal, Men's Health, Bruins ~aptain Brandon Manning assist of the night. Kamloops manthe Japanese yuki, meaning snow, fighting was able to go pro because and has even appeared on Global while on the forecheck. Manning came together with Blazers de- aged to tie it a couple minutes later and kassen, meaning battle. of the invention of a 'specially de- News.

The Showa-Shinzan InternaThe downside to the sport is fenceman Austin Madaisky .near on a strange.bounce; Blazer Bernsigned octopus dumpling-style tional Yukigassen exclaims: "Pro- snowball maker,' and in 1989, the definitely that all players must the boards, catching Madaisky at . hard Keil got credit for the tying tect yourself from snowballs and first Showa-Shintzan Internationwear helmets complete with full a weird angle. The hit resulted in marker .. That_left the stage set for face guards. Where is the fun of a a five minute major penalty and some heroics from Bruins rookie attack your opponent with snow- al Yukigassen was held, attracting balls. Yukigassen is a winter sport 70 teams and 7000 visitors. In 2010, snowball fight without the possi- a game misconduct for Manning.• f91:ward Brandon Magee. His gothat overwhelms the world!" The the 22nd Yukigassen attracted 128 bility of an occasional face-wash?

Just nine seconds into the power ahead goal was his eighth this play the d.eed was done, Kamloops · year. The night marked another Japanese are responsible for trans- teams and 25,000 visitors. had scored the winning goal. . ·As Yukigassen has· grown in good night for Dylen McKinlay forming a schoolyard game into a The 2-1 loss was tough to take, who acquired two points. The improved performance of McKinlay but with Manning now suspended and awaiting judgment from the is necessary if the Bruins plan to league, the ·second game was go- make the playoffs. With the goal, ing to be that much tougher. The the Bruins were able to close out Bruins didn't do themselves any the 4-3 win against a bitter rival.

I • favours in the first period either; The win sees the Bruins trail I they gave up two markers to the the Blazers, who sit in the final Blazers and didn't get any of their playoff spot, by just a single point; that's not bad with four games in own shots past Blazers netminder Jeff Bosch. Thankfully for the Bru- hand. This game may have saved ins, their luck turned around in Chilliwack's hopes for a postseason. Now the Bruins will wait to the second period.

Just a mere 43 seconds into the hear how soon they can expect the return of their captain. Next up for second frame, Bruins stat forward Ryan Howse got the home team on Chilliwack is a home-and-home the board. Three minutes and 17 series with the Kelowna Rockets, seconds later Howse notched an- starting in Kelowna on Friday. competitive sport. Two seven-man CHELSEA THORNTON

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