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FRIDAY,FEBRUARY12th,2010

The Olympics Are Here: Deal With It

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,~8,H K111gRo,ul attitude. SONJA SZLOVICSAK

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Olympic festivities are going to be a great way for local artinally, after all the years of ists to showcase their talent. There preparation, the Olympics are is a very long list of local musicians that wHl be playing free shows. here. The torch passed through Ab- For them, this is a very unique opbotsford last Sunday. I didn't go portunity lo reach an international out to watch it come through audience. As many protesters have realtown, but I did feel a sense of ex• citcmcnl when I heard the reports ized, the Olympics is abo a way to spread information about whatof its progress on the radio. Frankly, up until this week, I ever their cause might be. It's inwas annoyed that the Olympics evitable that whenever there is a were coming to Vancouver. l had very large, organized gathering of this vision of millions of tour- people, there will be people standists descending upon the Lower ing on a soapbox trying to gel atMainland, asking me for direc- tention. tions and holding me up in traffic I say this from experience. Last (aftcrall, no international sporting year, during the Sun Run, I passed event that's enjoyed by millions of people with signs telling me to stop people world wide has the right to hunting grizzly bears, to respect fathers' rights, to repent or burn in hold me up in traffic). After seeing how excited people hell, and who to call in case l need are getting about what is essential• a junk removal service. Basically, the Olympics arc free ly a giant burning stick, I'm starting to rethink my Olympic-grinch advertising for every and any-

thing. There's media from all over the world pouring into the Lower Mainland - it's the perfect opportunity to market a cause. Unfortunately, many groups don't view it that way. Instead, they try to be confrontational with the police, and in some cases, with spectators. There was a very small protest in Abbotsford when the torch came. The latest comment on the protest's Facebook event says "All you guys suck for not coming." Normally, I have a great deal of respect for people who can take to the streets in support of a cause. However, I don't think yelling at the police is something worthy of respi.?ct. I have a few friends that participated in the torch protest last week. They seemed to take pride in the fact that they stood on the side of the road and yelled at the Abbotsford police. I don't know what yelling at the

police is supposed to accomplish. I actually have some sympathy for the officers that were yelled at, because whether or not they support the Olympics, they were treated like some sort of enforecers of evil. The fact of the matter is, whether or not the Olympics had happened, there would :,till be cuts to arts and healthcare funding. Everyone know:, our economy is in the toilet; if anything, the counstruction boom has helped shelter B.C. from the worst of the slump. Yes, the Olympics cost a lot of money; but as the thousands upon thousands of people who have come out to cheer on the torch demonstrates, most people don't care. TI1e truth is, the government would find something else to waste $6 billion on if we weren't hosting the Olympics - and it wouldn't be low income housing in the Downtown Eastside.

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LEWIS VAN DYK pie hours before the lighting of the

MANAGING EDITOR cauldron ..When the torch passed through downtown Abbotsford he Olympic Torch has come to on Esscndcnc Ave at 5:25 p.m., the the Lower Mainland. The torch street was lined with people lookleft Merritt on the morning of Sun- ing to catch a glimpse of the torch day February 7 and began to make as it passed by. People lined the streets three or its way down to the Lower Mainland. The torch stopped in Hope, four rows deep. After snaking its way through Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs, Chilliwack and finished the day in a few other areas of Abbotsford, the torch made its entrance into Abbotsford. Abbotsford R(i)tary,S~adiuma few According to unoHiclal RCMll counts, approximately 8,000 peo- minutes aftc,:,7,p.m. J'he torch was ple came out for the festivities that greeted by roughly 20,000 scream,-· the torch brought. When the torch ing attendees. The torch wa!:i carfinally came in to Chilliwack, car- ried in by Gerry Swan, a local proried by Myles Mitchell, the crowds ponent of sport and athletics. While there was a rumour about roared and cheered. Oh Canada was sung following the lighting of attempts to organize an official torch protest, nothing substantial the cauldron. From there, the torch made its materialized at any location. There way to Abbotsford where there was a small group of individuals was a host of events and activities that were shouting at the Abbotsput on by the community there. ford Police, but there was no mass The Abbotsford Recreation Centre protest. From here the torch will be had a free BBQ for attendees waiting for the torch to go by. City Hall continuing through almost every had a traditional Aboriginal wel- community in the tower Maincome and Rotary Stadium was al- land (including Langley, Surrey, ready receiving thousands of peo- Mission and Maple Ridge).

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InternationalDevelopmentTop Priorityof Canada:Aid Groups PAUL BRAMMlR Gossen explained

that the CIDA has identified poverty, illitNEWS& OPINIONEDITOR eracy, child mortality and achievnternational development in ing gender equality as their main warzones remains one of the top challenges. CIDA uses the United priorities of the Canadian govern- Nations' Millennium Development and international development Goals and the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness to help ment groups. On February 3, as part of In- identify these problems. The UN ternational Development Week, Millennium Development Goals UFV hosted the "Afghanistan 360" are "aimed at slashing poverty, event. The first half of the event hunger, disease, maternal and consisted of a panel discussion child deaths and other ills by a on constructing countries in war- 2015 deadline," according to the zones, or post-warzones. The three official press release. UN Secretary speakers represented the Cana- General Ban J<i-Moon has called dian government, the Mennonite on governments to follow through Central Committee and Food for with the eradication of poverty, Hungry Canada, respectively. "My message is simple: The MDGs Rhonda Gossen, Assistant Di- are too big to fail. We are ready to rector of Kandahar Operations for act, ready to deliver." the Canadian International DevelGossen warned that progress opment Agency (CIDA),discussed can only be made with the full parthe Canadian government's vari- ticipation of the Afghani people, ous initiatives to assist Afghanis "If there's no ownership, there's in rebuilding their country. no progress," she explained. HowGossen identified Kandahar ever, she did remain optimistic, and the Helmand province as the stating that Afghanis have "hope, worst hit areas in Afghanistan, es- vision," and that there are small pecially in terms of polio endem- milestones being reached. ics. The World Health OrganisaThe next speaker was Abbotstion states that "Globally, only four ford resident and Kenyan native countries remain polio endemic, Jennifer Mpungu, Refugee Pronamely Afghanistan, India, Nige- gram Coordinator for the Menria and Pakistan." nonite Central Committee B.C. The other main goals of CIDA Mpungu described the MCC as a "peace organisation ...our focus is in Afghanistan include building 50 schools and training up to 3000 on development.'' The MCC also teachers in Kandahar. At present, strives to "promote a secure and CIDA has already helped to build lasting peace [and) calls for new 12 schools. attitudes and practices." Gossen also referred to the NaMpungu explained: "The end tional Solidarity Program, which of violence does not mean the gives small g.rants to villages, achievement of peace," but that bul1d1, Infrastructure and generthere were ''opportunities to be ates employment. grasped" in post-conflict zones.

Mpungu reminded the audience that countries like Afghanistan and Kenya are only the latest victims of the age-old trend of destwctlon and regeneration. Mpungu said that aid groups must start looking at solutions that "move beyond economic relief," and that "most post-conflict countries are already poor." Mpungu provided Rwanda as an example of this vicious cycle of poverty and war. The Mennonite Central Committee aims to start grass-roots drives that will affect individuals, "[we] need to talk about community ...How do we support the community?" Mpungu explained that "the most vulnerable among (the community] are the women and the children." Examples of this can be seen "in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [in] the number of women who have been raped [and in] child soldiers of Liberia." Mpungu said that the MCC has five main goals when providing aid to conflict and post-conflict zones: addressing the causes of conflict; facilitating knowledgesharing (by "showing we are not taking sides [but] we are supporting what needs to be supported''); partnership building ("a critical role for us ...to imagine alternates for violence"); recognizing the importance of time; and supporting returnees to their native countries ("it's one thing to return, it's another thing to stay"). Mpungu also confirmed that some of their challenges involve the lack of security in post-conflict zones. "Security is something that you cannot guarantee," she ex-

plained. The co-ordination of multiple aid donors and organizations in one area is also a challenge. The final speaker was Ben Hoogendoorn, CEO of Food for the Hungry Canada. Hoogendoorn declared that no one aid organization or charity has the right answer when H comes to solving a country's problems. "The different ways we operate doesn't make one model right and one model wrong, just different," he explained. Hoogendoorn criticized the mindset of western organisations and peoples. "We are in essence a results-based society," he stated. Western programs transplanted to other countries "results in a nonsustainable community development." The experiences of Hoogendoorn in Kenya in 2002 opened his eyes to the sometimes skewed results of western aid organisations. At a village discussion on the effects of aid development, where locals wei:c asked their opinions on recent aid, Hoogendoorn said that the information he was provided with seemed to be staged. Therefore, Hoogendoorn travelled out into the communities to speak with people, accompanied only by an interpreter. "What I found was a little bit different from what we wei:e hearing. fl1,e general reaction was] 'We were never asked ...what our vision for our community was."' This, Hoogendoorn explained, showed that success in a community is "slim to none ...without the expre1,sdesire of the hosts.'' The groups within a community that Food for the Hungry Canada

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works with are religious leaders, community chiefs and families, with an emphasis on not choosing sides, echoing the sentiment of the MCC. The issue of repairing divisions among factions was also commented on by .Hoogendoorn. "The rebuilding of trust within communities [is especially important] in conflicts of religious, ethnic and tribal divisions." "Our goal should be [to] negotiate peace and security [and] providing the base elements for security and stability." Hoogendoorn also criticised the west as providing "band-aid" solutions to long-term problems. "We as an industry are much better at managing poverty than eradicating poverty." At the end of his talk, Hoogendoorn urged those in the crowd to support aid agencies. "If it is not with Food for the Hungry Canada, please engage with someone." After the talk, the event relocated to Room B121for the Global Cafe. Several different aid agencies and charities set up stalls. Some of the aid agencies involved were the Maria-Helena Foundation, which aims to provide education and employment in Pakistan, the International Centre for Criminal law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy and Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief. A representative from each charity made a short speech explaining their organization's goals, and visitors chose three of the organizations to speak with based on the short presentations.

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Canada Adopts American Emissions Targets JOEL SMART STAFFWRITER

he Canadian government has T abandoned plans to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 20 per cent over the 2006 levels on Jan. 27, 2010, in favour of a less ambitious reduction of 17 per cent from 2005 levels. This latest goal comes as a result of efforts by the Conservative government lo synchronize with the United States on climate-change policies. In the Globe a11dMail, Canada's Environment Minister, Jim Prentice, was quoted confirming the policy change. "We now have formalized that Canada and the United States have the same level of ambition and that we will be moving forward in concert with an identical base year and an iden• tlcal target." In a Reuter'sarticle discussing the recent change, Prentice was quoted during a speech as saying that Canada needed to improve its environmental strategy. "What is at issue on the international stage is our reputation as a country. Ac• cordingly, we need to up our game, in terms of both environmental vigilance and in terms of our com• munication efforts." However, Graham Sau I, cxecu• tive director at Climate Action Network Canada, criticized the move, :;uggesting its true intentions were lo delay concrete actions to cut emissions. "They have announced a declaration of dependence on the United States and they are openly admitting that they arc going to do as little as possible until other countries forte them to take ac•

tion. It is a disgrace." According to a NationalPostar• tide from February 2009, Prentice forecasted the move as a way to remove the unfair advantage be· tween the two countries. "One of the challenges that we faced in the

now has all dissipated and we're in an enviable circumstance where we can move together." The University of the Fraser Valley's political science department head, Hamish Telford, sees the situation with a critical eye. "I think that it is pretty clear that the Conservative government docs not want to be proactive on the climate change file. They have done nothing on this file for four years, and now their position is to hide behind the American govern• mcnt." Telford believes that America wHI have a hard time crafting any regulations regarding climate change. "President Obama has encountered stiff resistance in Congress, and the 'Republicans in the Senate are now in a position to thwart any climate change initia• tives and that appears to be their goal." "I suspect further that the Conservative government believes as well that the Americans won't be able to move on climate change," Telford said. "I think this is why they arc deliberately hiding be• hind the American government •· it is another way to do nothing while appearing to be concerned about the issue." Peter Raabe, Professor of Phi• losphy at UFV, felt that the move gave Prime Minister Stephen Harper the ability to avoid impospast was we had an American ad- ing environmental restrictions on ministration that was not taking major corporations. "By copying any action on climate change ... the US in environmental matters anything you did as a Canadian it not only makes us look like the government was imposing a com- little kid who feels he has to copy petitive burden on Canadian in• his big brother in order to look dustry and Canadian jobs. TI1at good, it also allows our conserva-

tive government to give the big businesses, the polluting industries, what they want from Harper •· fewer restrictions on 'business as usual."' Paul Herman, who teaches en• vironmental ethics at UFV, said that he secs the situation as "the federal Conservative government of Alberta synchronizing itself with the US as a good way to do ai:; little as possible, especially to af• feet 'oilsands' development." In a video released November 2009 by Greenpeace Canada and the Rainforest Action Network, Canada's "tar sands" were called the "largest and most destructive project on planet Earth" and the video claimed that the Harper government was responsible, hav• ing made deals with oil companies and banks on the project. According to a September 2009 MSNBC article, Harper defended against similar allegations by these groups by saying lhc damage was less than that done by the United States. "Harper said in Parliament on Wednesday that the U.S. coal industry is 40 times bigger than the output of the oil sands. Harper also noted the oil sands are a huge source of jobs in Canada and said they are working with the Obama administration on a clean energy dialogue." Telford has two suggestions for those upset by the changes. "If Canadians are not happy with the position of their government, they should let their Member of Parlia• ment know and they should vote accordingly ln the next election. Those are th~ only ways to enact change."

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Bottled-water giantresponds to ban in Brandon

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Liberals wantcontraceptives included inGShealthinitiative

TThe chairofBrandon University boardof governors hasreceived a letterfromNestle Waters Canada - oneofthelargest bottled•water producers Inthecountry-calling theschool's recent decision tobanthesaleanddistribution of bottled water•troubllng." TheletterfromNestle statesthat"Thepossibility ofa banIstroubling toouremployees, customers andbusiness partners wholiveandconduct commerce Inyourcommunity,• andthat"Glven thecurrent uncertain economic environment that existsInthecountry, weareoftheviewthata ban would Impact thecurrent employment outlook forourIndustry aswellasfuture Jobcreation, environmental stewardship andIndustry Investmentprospects~ Nestle alsoclaimed thataccording towaste audits,bottled watercontainers makeupone· fifthofa percentage ofallwasteandthat"Ifthe bottled waterIndustry wastodisappear tomor• row,therewould benoappreclable reduction In theamount ofrefuse going tolandfill."

Inlightof800Vancouver teachers beingwarned ofpossible layoffs, Robert Whiteley saysthatstudentsworking toward theirbachelor ofeducation degrees should specialize tostandoutInwhat willsoonbea toughJobmarket tocrack. Overall enrolment InB.C. schools hasdropped by 56,000 Inthepast10years,resulting Intheloss of180schools. Whiteley, anassistant professor ofeducation atUniversity ofBritish Columbla-Okanagan In Kelowna, saidgetting aJobwitha certain special· lzatlon "depends onwheretheyare... (and)what thesubject areaIsthatpeople areteaching In.• British Columbia Teachers' Federation President IreneLanzlnger Isalsoworried abouttheeffectof layoffs onthedevelopment ofteachers. "Itcanbequitedisruptive foryoung teachers who getlaidoffsometimes oneortwoorthreeyears Inarow.• Andrew Bates-CUP Western Bureau Chief

Black History Month: ACanadian history ofslavery

coverupItsownhistory Thefederal Liberals areurging Prime Minister Ste· HowmuchdoesCanada phenHarper toInclude access tocontraceptives ofslavery? andsafeabortions aspartoftheConservatives' That's whatMcGIii arthistorian Charmaine Nelson maternal healthInitiative, givenHarper's pledge askedheraudience atConcordia onFeb.1aspart forCanada toworktowards Improving maternal ofherlecture onslavery InCanada. healthworldwide during thisyear'sGSSummit. "Ifyougotothelibrary; shesaid,•andyoupick Carolyn Bennett, Liberal healthcritic, saidthat upa bookthatclaims tobeabouttransatlantic Harper mustInclude afullrangeofreproductive slavery ... mostofthetimetherewon'tbeone healthservices Inhismaternal healthInitiative. textInthere,onechapter, thatdealswithCanada, "Thirteen percentofmaternal mortality Isfrom andIwantustoquestion thatbecause wehad here.• unsafe abortions. You needtobeabletoprovide slavery contraception suchthatevery childIsa wanted "There Isa retroactive erasure anda gapInthe childandyoucan'tJusttakebitsofIttodo.There knowledge baseInthegrounding ofslavery In Isa woman onthisplanetdyingeveryminute of canada." everyday;saidBennett. "It'shuge." "Black Canadian history Isn'tonlyaboutblack Bennett dismissed claims fromHarper spokespeo- people. Things likeslavery andabolition are toCanadian history. Inthe(United) plethattheLiberals wereraising "redherrings:' Important "There Isnoredherring about... 500,000 people States, blackcultures havebeenmadepartof a yeardying• because ofpregnancy orchlidbirth, American culture - whereas Incanada weact likeslavery didn'thappen heresowecanactlike shesaid. blackpresence Isn'thistorical here." Ashley Gaboury• CUP Central Bureau Chief LesHonywlll - TheLink

Teachers' unionwantfocus on education, notOlympics Inthewakeofshortfalls forecasted byschool boards across British Columbia, B.C. Teachers Federation president IreneLanzlnger hasaccused thegovernment ofnotfocusing appropriately on education. "It'sbeencleartousthatthisgovernment does nothaveeducation asoneofItspriorities," she toldtheCanadian University Press. "You know, whenweneeda newroofforB.C. PlaceStadium, whentheOlympics comes totown,wehavehundredsofmillions, billions ofdollars forallsortsof Infrastructure ... because oftheOlympics, and yetweclose180schools (since 2002)." Schools havebeenstruggling tomakebalanced budgets thisyear. TheVancouver School Board notified800teachers onJan.19thattheymightbe laidoffnextyearInordertodealwitha potential shortfall of$17.S-S36.3 mllllon. TheNorth Van• couver Board ofEducation Islooking Intoclosing a limited number ofelementary schools. Andrew Bates -CUP Western Bureau Chief

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UFV Water DispenserControversy JOEL SMARTuct they're gonna throw away ... STAFFWRITER The idea is to bring your own receptacle ...but people are just not he manager of the cafeteria on conscious of it at all. I've seen peo· campus has urged students ple actually taking a dozen cups at to remain mindful of the adverse a time. We have to stop it." effects, both fiscally and environ• Fowler confirmed that the takmentally, that the taking of plastic ing of plastic cups has adversely cups has on the school. impacted the cafeteria both finanThe installation of the EcoWa· cially and in terms of the services terFillz cooler in the cafeteria was it provides. "When the water maenacted to encourage students chine first went in, for the first to use their own refillable time ever since I've been here containers to save the cost of we actually ran out of all our stocking cups. coke cups. We had to shut Howevc.:r,many students our machine down .. J had and staff have been taking \ lots of product, but nothCoca-Cola and Starbucks ing to put it into." cups from the coffee stand "Just talking in the pure and drinks fountain withbusiness sense, it's costing out paying for them. me, and it's gonna affect Sodexo manager Doug prices of everything else Fowler said that the taking if it costs me .. .It's a busiof cups has to stop. "The ness, and I can't shoulder stealing of the cups has the costs ...We can't police been an ongoing problem; the program .. .In the end, it's not just students, I've got to justify that it's staff. I think people expenditure." really just aren't aware However, Peter of the fact that it's not a Raabe, UFV philosophy free-for-all. [The cups] are very instructor, believes that Sodexo expensive; the Starbucks cups would rather students and staff alone ... are about 19 cents a piece. to buy bottled water than the free And the Coke cups are a little less alternative. "When the cafeteria - they're 14 cents a piece." was renovated the water tap and "The water machine going into paper cups that had been availthe ca£<!,the whole idea was for able for students to get drinking students to not buy plastic, which water was removed and never reis fine, but we've created another placed. When I asked staff about it problem where people think noth- they said it wouldn't be replaced ing of grabbing a disposable prod- because there was lots of bottled

water available." Raabe said that the cafeteria manager alluded to being pressured by Coca-Cola when asked whether they were behind the removed water access. "f asked the manager if this is what was happening at UFV and he smiled and said, 'They can be pretty persuasive."' According to Raabe, students need to be cognizant of these types of problems in order to ensure their school acts responsibly. "It is important to raise awareness about the issues at hand and challenge people to look Into who has monopolized their schools." The free water kiosk is designed to provide students with free access to clean, healthy water. In a recent press release, Paul Wilson, of the SafeStar Products Company and inventor of the new kiosk, explains how environmentally friendly the Canadian-made product is. ''lhc EcoWaterFillz was truly designed to operate with low power, low maintenance and with sustainability and Mother Earth in mind. It is a Canadian designed and Canadian built product using biodegradable materials from North America (9Z25 per cent). We are very proud to have the EcoWaterFillz installed on trial at the University of the Fraser Val· ley!" Fowler is optimistic that the situation with the water cooler can be resolved.

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n Tuesday, Feb 2 the Atheists, Skeptics and Humanists (ASH) Club presented Justin Trottier. Trottier is a director from the Centre for Inquiry Canada (CFI). He led the Canadian Atheist Bus Campaign and has participated in numerous television panels on religion as a representative of athe1 ists. Trottier stated that he did not want to lecture his audience, but instead discuss some of the issues that the ASH club has noticed in their community. "My goal here is not to lecture you, but to engage you in discussion," he explain@d at the beginning of his talk. Trottier explained that CPI is about free and reasoned thought and inquiry, which has led to the group to defend freedom of speech on numerous occasions. CFI has been painted as an atheist organization by the media, but Trottier explained that the group does much more than promote atheism. "The mandate of CPI is more than just taking on atheism - we are about critical thinking." He did note, however, "Where CFI has been most successful has been in promoting atheism." Trottier is concerned about a recent movement by some groups in the United Nations to make criti· cism of religion a violation of human rights. He noted "When free speech becomes defamation of religion, that's where it [freedom of speech] stops." He continued that people, including politicians, should be free to talk about religion. However, religion, and criticism of religious beliefs, should not be a taboo subject. "I think politicians are reli-

gious; let them talk about it in the House of Commons - but let them be criticized in the House of Commons.'' He argued that politicians should state their beliefs because they could influence how they govern the people they represent. In an ideal world, politicians would be neutral. "I do believe government should be neutral in not just belief, but in belief and non-belief," Trottier explained. "In order to be free, you can't have a government that is not neutral." Trottier had to fight for free speech during the Atheist Bus Campaign. The campaign was in response to the numerous advertisements for churches and religions. The Atheist Bus Campaign attempted to put advertisements which stated "There's probably no, I

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God. Now stop worrying a:nd en· joy your life" on buses in several Canadian cities. However, the group met resistance because the transit authorities in some cities (like Halifax) argued that the message was too controversial. The issue went to court, and the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that transit authorities couldn't ban political ads on buses. Trottier hailed the bus campaign as a victory for atheism and free speech. "You really can't argue atheism if you can't open your mouth and talk about it." Trottier explained that he has received more support from mainstream right media in Canada than from the mainstream left media in Canada. "Part of it might be the multicultural mindset that we have... my concern with the multicultural left is that they forget about free speech." Currently, he writes an online column for the NationalPost, and he also appears regularly on the right-wing reli• gious talk show The Michael Coren

Show. Trottier hopes that in the future, atheism will be more accepted. "We've been dismissed by a lot of politicians," he stated. To help gain the mainstream acceptance that religious authorities have, he explained that atheists need to have passion in their nonbelief. "We need to claim the passion - passion is important in our situation." And, he noted, atheists need to ensure that state and church are kept separate, particularly in schools. "Just because the majority of a population is Christian, do we need prayer in schools? If the answer is yes, then it justifies a lot more shit than public prayer." I

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STAFFWRITER terrence and preparedness missions, to the conflicts we are in and nited States Defence Secretary the wars we may someday face." According to the Guardian and Robert Gates has unveiled the Quadrennial Defence Review the Washington Post, the budget (QDR),which is an appraisal of the portion of the QDR is focused current state of the United State's on purchasing more helicopters, defence priorities and the chang- attack drones, more affordable es that must be made in order to weaponry, training and equipadapt to new threats, as reported ping foreign militaries, assisting overseas governments in the deby the BBC. Within the report, the Pentagon fence of their nations, a dramatic has requested an extra US$33 bil- increase in special operations, and lion to be spent on defence and aid global warming. The Guardian also operations related to Iraq, Paki- reported that the decision to purstan, and Iran, as well as a budget chase less expensive weaponry increase of two pc.:rcent (US$159.3 will likely be met with some resisbillion) in 2011, according to the tance in Congress due to the fact BBC. This proposed increase will that arms manufacturers stand to bring the 2010 defence budget to lose billions in lost contracts. US$663 billion and the 2011 budArms manufacturers arc not get to US$708.3 billion-a two per the only ones taking issue with cent increase. the QDR; as the Guardianpointed out, Winslow Wheeler, leader of The Washington Post reported that the Pentagon's new strategy reform project at the Center for for 2010 will see them moving Defense Information said: "It's a away from their classic strategy profoundly disappointing docuof being equipped to fight two ment in terms of addressing the wars concurrently to a method fo- serious and fundamental probcused more on fighting multiple, lems our defences face. We are smaller threats simultaneously. currently at a post-world war two These smaller threats include, but high in terms of spending, adare not limited to: satellite attacks, justed for inflation, and our forces cyber attacks, attacks from smaller have never been smaller or older," terrorist groups possibly located Wheeler said. "None of these trends a re bein Yemen and Pakistan, and the proliferation of weapons of mass ing reversed. Manpower costs are destruction, according to the BBC. growing much faster than the rest Explaining this shift in policy, of the defence budget which sets Gates, as cited by the BBC,said: "rt up a competition between hardis no longer appropriate to speak ware and people. All these forces of 'major regional conflicts' as the of decay and ever growing costs sole or even the primary template are continuing. Last year, secretary (or sizing, stwpjng and evaluating 9~tes complained about next waritjs, focusing on high-end convc.:nV.S, forces." , , Gates explained tht:: differenc- tional systems when we're getting es between this year's QDR and our asses whipped in low-end ir2006's by saying, in the Guardian: regular warfart::.There is of course "It breaks from the past. . .in its in• more of that in this QDR. More for sistence that the U.S. armed forces helicopters, more for drones, that must be capable of conducting a kind of thing. But overall this is wide range of operations, from merely an endorsement of existing homeland defence and defence policy."

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Vancouver sex trade to benefit from the Olympics TREYQRFIK STAFF WRITER uman trafficking watchdog The Future Group is warning that the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic games will accompany a vast increase in activities related to prostitution and human trafficking in the province. According to the Provincenewspaper, women across the country arc being lured in to Vancouver under the pretence of the mo11ey to be made from the influx of inlcrnational tourists seeking their services. Carman Fox, owner of Canada's largest escort agency, Carman Fox and Friends, said that she has "got a lot of girls coming in from Calgary, from Toronto, .Edmonton, from all over Canada" coming to work for the Olympics. This has forced her to do interviews "four at a time," according to the Province. The concern of government officials and non-partisan groups

such as The Future Group is that with the flood of new arrivals, individuals who have been trafficked into the country may be passed off as "visitors," according to the CanadianPress. Dubbed the "Sex Games" by the Province,the Winter Olympics

follow a long line of major events that have succumbed to increases in activity related to the sex trade. Often at sporting events, "systems are often put in place to satisfy the demand for paid sex," noted a spokesperson from The Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace. The Canadian Conference of Catholic bishops are one of the many groups that are speaking out against the government, calling for "grcalcr awareness by organizations and governments of the problems caused by prostitution and human trafficking." "As pastors of the Calholic Church in Canada, we denounce human trafficking in all its forms," adds one bishop. This includes trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, something that has raised heightened concern amongst officials in relation to the games, according to the Province. Brandy Sarionder, owner and operator of Brandi's Exotic Nightclub, and massage parlour The Swedish Touch, compared the ex-

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However, a conflicting study was released by the Sex IndusIn preparation for the expected try Worker Safety Action Group increase in workload, Sarionder which pointed out the "heighthas told her team of over 70 danc- ened awareness and enforcement ers that they can expect to work by police of trafficking laws" durlonger hours. "I keep trying to ing the Olympics that has seen humake them understand that il's a man trafficking for the purpose marathon and nol a sprint. I'm a of sexual exploitation decrease in little worried about my staff burn- the past. The study was commising out," Sarionder stated. sioned by the Provincial GovernA report prepared by The Fu- ment to look at the effects of the ture Croup titled Faster,Higher, Olympics on sex trade workers in Stro11ger: Preventi11g lium1mTraffick- the downtown eastside. ing at lite 2010 Olympics, touched Peter van Loan, Canada's pubon the fact that large sporting and lic safety minister, added that the cultural events often cater to indi- Federal Government has taken viduals seeking out the services of the issue of human trafficking for a prostitute. the purpose of sexual exploitation The 2006 FIFA World Cup in during the games under serious Germany was cited as evidence, consideration, as reported by the due to the rapid short-term in- CanadianPress. crease of prostitution that fol"We're working wlth local polowed the event. Thc2004Summer lice on the range of issues" related Olympics in Athens, Greece were to human trafficking. Van Loan a similar story, as research refer- explained, "Human trafficking enced within the report found a 95 can be a problem for Canada at all per cent increase in the amount of times at special events, not just the prostitution during the games. Olympics."

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UFV conductsbreakthroughkinesiologystudy JCYLEE SWADDENbuild intervention programs based

CONtRIBUTORon things they arc good at?"' Bertram explained. ew research indicates Lhat The Canadian government will children with fetal alcohol give $19.5 million over five years spectrum disorder, or FASO, may to NeuroDevNct, a national rehave a chance to rehabilitate some search facility dedicated to FASD, of the damage done to their brains autism spectrum disorder and cerebral palsy. while they were in the womb. "This is hugely exciting because UFV kinesiology professor Chris Bertram and his colleagues we can do worlds of good to help arc helping childnm with FASO childnm overcome developmenimprove their motor skills as a tal disorders. I look forward to all means to improve their lives in that we will accomplish together other ways. Dr. Bertram believes through this network, ultimately that these children can improve to benefit children and their famitheir memory, learning and ab- lies through earlier diagnosis and stract thinking skills by honing in innovative treatment," says Neuon their motor skills. roDcvNet's scientific director Dr. "Traditional intervention pro- Dan Goldowitz. According to statistics obtained grams have these kids doing things their brains are not adi.:pt by the Globeand Mail, FASD affects at doing, and their success rates about 300,000 Canadians. Each arc not great. We flipped things year almost 3,000 Canadian babies around and said, 'Why don't we are born with FASD.

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more extreme response to stress, Bertram will be monitoring their levels of cortisol to see if it drops after eight weeks on the program.

conducted on rats to reverse the effects of FASD by making them exercise. Dr. Christie, a member of B.C.'s Brain Research Centre admits, "The rat brain doesn't have the same complex1itics,"so !t is 11ot ed' to have the exact same impact on the human brain; however, it will assist these children in achieving more control over their own minds. According to Health Canada, about nine in every 1,000 children born in Canada have FASD.Potential secondary disabilities for those who suffer from FASD include:

depression; obsessive-compulsive order; dropping out of or disrupting school; trouble with the law; chronic unemployment; alcohol or drug addictions; and homelessness, according to Health Canada. Bertram said: "We're hoping to find that the successes that the children achieve in our program will carry over into other parts of their ,liVt!!i.Res(!arch !>itggdl"t:ll that a program' that focuses on enabling children to choose their own goals in the area of physical activity has important implications for enabling participation and building the social skills necessary for school and daily life." An editorial in the Globe and Mail stated: "What can reasonably be expected to come out of this? Not a healed brain, but - with patience and perhaps luck - a reduction in the problems that are so rife among FASD children.''

that the amount of cuts is meagre compared to the proposed spending of the administration. According to the New YorkTimes, agencies exempt from the spending freeze will include Social Security, Medicare, and the Department of Homeland Security. The Pentagon will also be granted a budget increase of 3.4 per cent, to an estimated $549 billion over the next year. The motivation behind the budget is twofold, according to the Globeand Mail. The budget aims to help revitalize the ailing economy (and offer assistance to the projected 7.2 million people who have lost jobs as a result of the recession), and to keep in check the skyrocketing debt that the government has faced as a result of the recession. Immediately after the announcement, Obama blamed the previous administration of George W.Bush for the current state of the American deficit. "We can't simply move beyond this crisis. We have to address the irresponsibility that led to it, and that includes the failure to rein in SP,eJ1din~"a~ 'well'A5'riil!'arit~ .'on

borrowing," said Obama. Much of the spending stems from the stimulus measures that were endorsed by Congress in 2008, as a result of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Other proposed budgetary spending cuts include the scrapping of plans to return astronauts to the moon, at an expected saving of upwards of $100billion. If the budget is passed by Congress, the deficit for 2010would be roughly 10 per cent of the gross domestic product of the United States. Although this number is below the record 30 per cent debt to gross domestic product ratio seen in the Second World War, the effects of such a high deficit could be crippling to economic growth, according to experts. Economists are predicting that consequences from the nearly 10 trillion dollar debt will be felt in the form of high interest rates, increased inflation, and low levels of growth in the economy. The projected flooding of the American market with more money will also lead to the devaluation of the A'.n\erfcahlfotlar, ex'pt#s bred'ict'.

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Studying Abroad Pt. 3 MARINA PARAPINI CONTRIBUTOR

am a firm b@li@verthat th@best weeks of class are at the begin• ning of the semester; I love fresh starts. I truly enjoy using a new pen tn a virgin notebook durlng a first lecture from a teacher who knows nothing about me, and whom J find mildly interesting-if only because I've never met him or her before. My absolute favourite part, however, is meeting new people. IPAG, the school I am attending, is a small business school with campuses in both Nice and Paris. They offer Business Administration degrees taught in English in partnership with Not• tingham Trent Business School of England. One of the years of study must be abroad in order to gain international experience.

The Nice campus holds a student body of around 200, of which 80 are exchange students. There are representatives from all around the world, including Poland, Australia, Germany, the U.S., Greece, Finland, Spain, and a surprisingly large contingent from Mexico (18 in total this semester).

Canadian Pride

Pop culture provides more than enough social lubrication. One of the first evenings was spent watching episodes of How 1 Met Your Mother and playing Guitar HeroWorldTour.The first week of class has been a frenzy of partying before becoming bogged down by inevitable homework (except Wednesday, when some stayed home to watch the new episode of Lost). While being a student makes me feel young, moving into our flat has made me feel old. Besides weird kitschy decorations that inThe more I travel, the more I stantly date our apartment to the realize that people are the same Victorian era, suddenly I'm faced all over the world. Maybe it's the with the problems all renters face. flexibility of youth that facilitates · The hot water is temperamental, the instant bonding; granted, it's and with four girls all clamoura false environment, as we are ing for showers, daily life has got• all plucked from our :respective ten interesting. We may have to homes and dropped into the magi- devise a duelling system; I prefer cal French Riviera. the broadsword, but I think for

the sake of health and our safety deposit on the flat, it will (mostly) come down to rock-paper-scissors. The house in general is cold. One evening we all huddled for warmth around our four laptops, which blew hotter air than the fur• nace. And tile floors first thing in the morning are cruel torture devices closely ranked under water• boarding. I want to shake hands with the person who invented feather duvets. Linus from Peanuts had the right idea; J drag mine around the house and nestle in it. Please keep this last part a secret - as one of the four representatives of Canada (one girl from Quebec says she is not Canadian, and so there are three), whenever I'm out 1 brave the cold with the stoic attitude of a true Canuck. Especially as the weather here isn't cold at all.

Is War Peace? of Love proceeds JED MINOR

to beat and jail them. The Clear Skies or No Child PRODUCTION Left Behind acts are instances of Doublethink in our time. These book that is often mentioned when describing the increas- two pieces of legislation ingly state-run nature of modern enacted during the last life is George Orwell's 1984.There Bush administration are certainly parallels between the made it easier for, redystopian future presented in Or· spectively, pollutwell's novel and some current de- ers to pollute the velopments in society: increased air and for fundsurveillance by the state post ing to be taken 9/11; more disinformation being away from unpropagated by the media (ie - Fox der perform h1'Jj~%l1f P.~?.JJ$ 1;vat~v~s f.l.!r);til}g ing s1=hools, tor more wars around the world. t 'h'e ~ e b y This comparison may seem bleak dirtying the to some, and overly hyperbolic to sky and leavothers, but there is one concept in ing children 1984 that I find is very relevant to behind. the times in which we live. That is The slothe concept of Doublethink. gans "War ls In 1984 the government uses Peace", "Freethe term Doublethink to explain dom is Slavery" the method of accepting two op- and "Ignorance posing facts at the same time. is Strength" are Hence the Ministry of Truth is other examples of actually engaged in falsifying in- Doublethink found in formation, the Mtnistry of Plenty the novel. I find the phrase rations meagreiamounts of food to "War is Peace'' to be particu• the citizenry while the Ministry larly interesting because it accu-

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Are Video Games TurningUs Into Bullies? come to influencing my reality is SARAH SPILLMAN

CONTRIBUTORwhen I'm helping a friend who's stuck at a point in a game they are any people claim that video playing. games are not only melting If video games are making their our brains, but that they inspire players violent, why do books not violent tendencies in everyday life do the same thing? Reading is far (depending on the games we play). more influential and interactive As a gamer, I am proud to say that than playing video games. My fathis is false, as far as I can tell. vourite book is FightClub,which is 1 strongly believe that when I probably one of the more violent play a violent game I am releasing books I have read; but l don't beat any violent thoughts l had (though myself up; Harry Potter did not I doubt they were there to begin make me think I was a wizard; with). 'People who say they pushed and Blue Bloodsdid not make me the nerdy kid in gym class because believe in vampires. the game Bully influenced them The movie industry also has to are either not mentally stable, or deal with criticism from people not mature enough to admit to claiming that films make their their own mistakes. audience perform violent actions. I play a lot of games, from Call Imagine if everyone that watched of Duty, to FairytaleFight,to World Swordfishthought that they could of Wareraft. I am not a violent per· start button mashing on a key• son - if anything I am painfully board and hack any computer. passive. l was practically raised Of all the things that could influon the Commodore and the game ence people, I wish certain movies ImpossibleMission, which had me had more of an effect on people, fight people and blow things up. I mainly because I'd like to see peo• have never been in a fight or made pie bursting into song at random anything explode, outside of-I_vidpoint~.th 1r?u~J-top! 1day .. 1 , • 1 J ,I J • t ,-.I ' ' I . I ,. eo games. 1 ne closest games nave The most influential thmg m a

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person's life is real life. Friends and their actions (in other words, peer pressure), parents, and life experi• ence are the things that make most people do something outside their comfort zone. Keep in mind that not all external influences are bad. People and the media can make people do good things. It may be dorky or lame, but games are probably my favourite pastime; they relax, entertain and challenge me. One thing games have never done is make me want to become a super hero and try to defeat the Joker. Anyone who says that video games are a bad influence has obviously never played one (or they are too scared to admit that they enjoyed the game they did play), or, mentally, are not completely there. Movies, books and everyday life offer more than enough influence. Trying to peg violent video games as the source of violence is ridiculous. If people are going to be af. fected by anything, why are they not influenced by; heroes in video ; ,. ' I I· ,T 1l'f 7' I I I ,· J games or rea 1 e j

ation. Canada is at war. Do we think of Canada as being at war? Do we thjnk about the war in Af· ghanistan on a daily basis, or ever, for that matter? It al· most seems as though it is a make-believe war, in some fan• tastical country that 99.99 per cent of us haven't been to and couldn't find on a map before the conflict started. You may as well call it Never Never Land and claim that we are fighting pirates and mermaids for our much deserved freedom. It would be about as plausible as our reasons for being in Afghanistan. Instead we seem

to blithely accept the purported fact that somehow our ongoing military presence in a country that doesn't want us there is a good thing and that attacking a country which has repelled and humiliated every foreign occupier since time immemorial will strengthen our own freedom. Even our reasons for being at war have changed. Originally we were trying to stamp out a source of terrorism along with our big brother, the US. Now, apparently, we are tryi\'lg to democratize an intensely tribal nation whose main exports have long been heroin and homemade guns. To assume that we can instantly export democracy to a people who have historically been divided along complex tribal and racial lines speaks of the utmost arrogance. It seems that our resolve is weakening and we are realizing the impossibility of the task, and yet we remain. We are told that for there to be peace, we need to be at perpetual war. For us, "War is Peace."

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The Poetic Death Rattle RAY DEKROON CONTRIBUTOR hile at work the other day, the boys in the lunchroom were discussing with enthusiasm the latest movie. It's not all that common for my coworkers to discuss the arts in any form (construction related, you know) so here, thought I, was my chance to add some meaningful bit of knowledge to an interesting and engaging conversation. l piped up, mentioned a favourite poem of mine, and made a connection between it and one of the themes of the movie. Once the laughter died down and after I managed to remove all the bits of food from my face and hair, I began to ponder the sorry state of poetry in today's world. Like seriously, does anyom: actually read it anymore, apart from the highly educated intellectuals and the tortured students? If you accost average people on the street and ask what they think of poetry, the vast majority will tell you that it sucks, and then they will either beat you up or call the police. If you ask the same people what they think of a certain film or particular genre of music, however, they will have all manner of interesting things to say. Nearly everyone has a favourite movie, novel, television show, actor, song, musician and band. Even painting and flower arrangement retains some semblance of respect from the masses, while poetry gasps unnoticed for one last wretch:d breath, Jess regarded than fashion design and origami. Now I ·know this is undoubtedly a high priority issue for the average Cascadereader, but why has

poetry, once considered the purest form of the language arts, fallen so far from grace? In my opinion, it was hijacked some time ago by over-educated non-artistic intellectual linguists. Consequently, much of the poetry in modern journals is so horribly obscure that the average person could not possibly begin to understand it. With most forms of writing (be it novel, short story, essay, script or screenplay), the reader or audience has certain expectations. I believe these expectations hold true for other art forms as well. People expect to understand what it is they arc watching or reading, hearing or seeing. They want to at least follow the thread of or get a sense of, well, somelhing. No one likes blundering around in the dark. As consumers of art, we want to know what the hell is going on, and what (if anything) the artist is trying to say. Many of our more recent poets,

however, thumb their noses at the obvious, the clear,the straightforward, even at basic narrative. Their poems are pretentious and deliberately obtuse, overly concerned with some inscrutable theoretical theory. Students everywhere weep and gnash their teeth as they wade through cryptic word clusters filled with vague allusions to mythologies, histories, and the obscure works of writers long dead. Alas, poems are no longer intended for leisure or enjoyment; they must be studied, pondered methodically, and above all, researched! These are the poems that fill the pages of anthologies and literary journals. These are the poems that win awards, These are the poems that leave readers feeling like sockeye salmon flopping in the middle of Sahara sand dunes at high noon. These are the po· ems that, year after year, continue to isolate the average person and poison not only the relationship between artist and public, but poetry itself. Even well written poetry is now largely ignored by the masses. Why? Because no one expects to enjoy or understand it. It's a shame, really. Many true poets and artists have abandoned such "literary poetry," seeking refuge in the music industry or in other so-called fringe movements like spoken word and slam. As for me, I love a good poem, whatever its form, but if I need a good working knowledge of Sanskrit, hieroglyphics, Creek mythology and ancient Mayan civilization just to get the gist of it, then it's time to euthanize my emaciated hobby and choose a new one.

Tipsfor DisguisingYour Identity COLIN SHARP THEPEAK

t's time to focus. As a frequent law-breaker, you need to pay attention to what I have to say. I know things. I have it on good authority that you did not even pay for this paper, so think about what else I know and who I know. Just keep in mind that I can bring you down with two phone calls, a Facebook status update and a tele• gram. So listen up. Since you are the type of person who is constantly spitting in the face of the legal system, you need to find away to avoid being apprehended. You know those people that are always chasing after you? They are commonly known as "police." Though if you IJsten to hip-hop music you may know them by one of their many street names such as "five-oh," "po-po," or "chief executive officer." People try lots of things to get away from them. Some choose to get in great physical shape and out-run them. Some use the millions of dollars they inherited to build tunnels that create a series of intertwining escape routes leading to their underground lair sev• en miles outside the city limits of Boston. You don't want to do any of that though. What you are going to do is quite simple: disguise your identity.

1. Lie. Do lots of lying

Lie about absolutely everything. A complete lack of consistency will make you difficult to track down. When you are asked your name, you give a different one every time. When you are asked where you are from, you give a different place every time. Asked if you want freshly-ground pepper on your salad? Say yes, even though you don't want any. Lie. Lie. Lie. 2. Have a custom mask made

If you just toss on a balaclava, you'll look like any old thief. What's the point of disguising yourself if you just end up looking like a criminal? Might as well insta II Windows on your Mac. What you need is a custom-made mask with the image of your face on it. If police see someone wearing a mask with your face on it, they will assume that the person is someone attempting to be you. After all, are you really stupid enough to hide your face with your own face? Yeah, stupid like a fox.

3. Join the Avatar Program Call up James Cameron and get him to link you up with one of those Na'vi bodies and nobody will be the wiser. I guarantee you that no matter how much the police know about you, the phrase "May take shape as an 11-foot tall

Dyingto Live for the past month and taking that RHYS MURLEY

CONTRIBUTORbackpacking trip through Europe hy are we here? Are we (humanity) the product of several million years of evolution from ape to homosapien, or were we created by God and placed on this earth to serve a purpose? And if so, what is that purpose? These are questions that have plagued the human race for millennia; there have been dozens of answers and interpretations as to what "living" really is and what the purpose of life itsel£ is. The purpose of life is, to put it simply, to live. Whether or not you believe in God and the afterlife or that this is the only life you have and there's nothing after it, you're still here - you're still alive, the heart beating in your chest proves it. So, the question I pose to you is this: what do you plan to do with the life you've been given?Life is a learning experience; everything we do helps us grow, gives us knowledge and wisdom, so that we can pass it on to others and help them learn. Life is about experience, achievement, mistakes. It's about love, laughter, pain, sorrow and joy. It's about making hard choices and working so hard that you feel like your brain's going to implode, about going out into the world and screaming at the sky "Here I am!'' and leaving your mark upon this earth. I'm not talking about going out and drinking yourself slupid every night, or getting laid more time1; than you can count - that'8 not genuine human experience. I'm talking about asking that person out you've been crushing on

that you've been planning for two years. Life's about sitting on the grass every once in a while, feeling the sun on your face and thinking about nothing at all. Sure, life can be hard sometimes, but no one said it would be easy, or always fair. Tragedies happen - it's a part of life - and they can be heartshattering. There are many who believe that this is the be all and end all of human existence; that the few decades we have on this earth is it, there was nothing before and there's nothing after. That has got to be one of the loneliest theories of life that l have ever heard. I can't possibly imagine that everything I've done and hope to do won't matter, that everyone I know will no longer exist. But even still, if that is the case, then that just makes it more important to do everything that I can in the time that I have. So make a list. Make a list of everything you want to do in your Iife, no matter how outragimus it may sound. Myself, I want to travel through Wales and Ireland, live in Japan for a little while, write a book, record an album, train in mixed martial arts and fight. I want to be the lead in a play, have my own radio show, and graduate university with at least a 3.5 GPA. I want to fall in love, get married and have a family, and tell my kids and grandkids the stories 0£ my life. Life is about living. But it's not about living to die. It's about dying to live - 1 know I am. I-low about you?

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If you go ahead and toss your most pertinent personal information online, a delightful criminal will do all the hard work for you and steal your identity. After all, what better way is there to stay incognito then just having another person become you. Be careful with this one as there is a very high chance of you losing anywhere from all of your money to all of your money. 5. Recklessly steal someone else's credit card information online Chances are that the authorities are not looking for Cathy Jones from Eugene, Oregon, so you'll be safe. Just keep the illusion going. Be careful with this one as there is a very high chance of you stealing all of her money. Using any of these suggestions should keep you out of harm's reach, but if all else fails just plead insanity. If you need any further tips don't be afraid to ask. Though by the time this is printed I won't be available under my current guise. You can find me under the name Cathy Jones in Eugene, Or· egon.

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Canadian Authors Sue Google KYLEE SWADDEN CONTRIBUTOR CBC News reported that in the US, there was a US$125-mi)Jjon n Feb 18, 2010 Judge Denny settlement that gave Google the Chin will make a decision right to digitize any book pubregarding the settlement between lished before Jan 5, 2009 that is the Writer's Union of Canada and still available for sale In the US in Google. Since 2005, Google has which the author did not chose to been digitizing books found in opt out and have their books exAmerican universities without the cluded from the project. This ruling included the vast majority of authors' approval. In an objection lt.!tteraddressed Canadian books in to the judge handling this case print, as they will be rldlN in Canada, the Honorable Denny for sale in the US as Chin, the lawyer acting on behalf well. Author's who did of the Canadian writers wrote: "We write to register our objec- not want their books liMll.JW!II fAIUl'. tions to the Amended Settlement included in Google's in the Google Book Search Copy- project did have the right Class Action ('the Amended opportunity to opt Settlement'). The Amended Settle- out, which had to be ment is a bargain between a single done by Sept 4, 2009. American company and a minority Any authors who of American commercial authors did not know about the project and and publishers. It is a settlement therefore did not that our members do not accept." Canadian writers are arguing know they had the H•Ab P!rfOnntne! Wlllllll!nA that the American "Amended" Set- opportunity to opt &U!!1 l!ll!!i1!!.ol!t tlement fails to: "1. Honor Amer- out will have the opica's international obligations; 2. portunity to remove Respect Canadian authors' moral their book from all rights; 3. Address the serious com- Google servers by petition concerns 4. Provide pri- April 5, 2011. In a Q & A on the vacy protection to online readers; 5. Respect Canadian provisions Google Book Settlepublished for addressing orphan works; and ment, 6. Recognize that Canada has a May 19, 2009, aucultural heritage and legal tradi- thors are notified that if they do tion that is dissimilar to the those choose to opt out it will include all of the United States, the United of their books as well; they cannot Kingdom or Australia." pick and choose which books to A press release dated Feb 1, 2010 include on Google Books. Google has offered to pay $60 notes "The writers' group called the settlement 'an assault on inter- US for each in-print book that they national copyright law' and 'theft . will digitize. This will amount to $45 million total; however, each of a cultural heritage."'

individual author has to apply for their money, otherwise, they will have missed their chance. It is likely that the people that will benefit the most wJII be students who will have a more modern and convenient way to read books, instead of heading over to their local library. This will give them more ready access to re-

"Court approval of the Amended Settlement would violate American treaty obligations to protect Canadian copyright holders." The settlement in the US was based on the United States Copyright Act, which has a broad defl· nition of "published." Even if a writer's book was only published in Canada but was distributed in

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search topics for their classes. One of the benefits that were also mentioned in the Q & A was that authors could receive some revenue from their books when Google uses them for commercial purposes. The Writer's Union of Canada argued in their letter to Judge Chin,

America without an "American edition" or an American distributor it still counts as being published in the US. The Q & A also clarified that if an author opts out but not the publisher, or the publisher opts out but the author has not, the book will still not be digitized. However, it

mentions that many publishers have their own agreements with Google. Google will benefit greatly off of their "Google Books" project as reported in The Province on Sept 20, 2009. They have started a "On Demand Books" effort so that a person can get a book made in the same amount of time it would take them to get their morning coffee. All of the books that arc being published with On Demand Books are out-of copyright and are created by something called the Espresso Book Machine. Most of the books available were published pre-1920's and costs about a penny per page, which means it will cost three dollars for a 300-page book. One dollar goes to Google and one dollar is for On Demand Books. CEO a_nd co-founder of On Demand Books, Chris Neller said, "Shakespeare, Dickens, Twain, Rousseau, Hugo, Balzac. . . you name it. The beauty of this is that it goes from the classics to the obscure and in between.'' Neller also stated that he hopes to have 35 to 40 Espresso Machines spread out around the world by early 2010.Espresso Book Machines are already located in bookstores and libraries in Canada, Britain, America, Egypt and America.

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By Charlee Jennings Chorlee hosworked withtheCascade before, bothInthefields ofwriting andphotography. Here shepresents a conceptual piece which stretches over freewrites, toking lifeinbothprose ond poetry. Discovering Me

My headache intensifies as I sit at my classroom desk, people laughing, talking, and asking so many questions. Then sound is truncated, cut off, and silence fills my ears. Lost in my own complicated thoughts, lost in the hidden truths of me. In my reverie of thoughts, I find myself cowering in a corner, beaten and bruised. Tne girl in my mind keeps muttering to herself ' .. .I will be good, I will be what they want, I will not get hurt ... ' over and over, with each rock her body makes. Stepping forward I tower over her still quivering form. "What's wrong?" I ask. Her sobbing intensifies, "l will be what they want, I will be perfect.;; she screeches, her voice crackling, her lips dry, split, swollen and bleeding, her cheeks stained with red lines. I know to be the tracks of her tears. Instinct takes over, and I pull myself in, holding her against my warm body, a chill crawling up my spine at the intense cold, her skin is frozen, "what happened?" I inquire. "You don't know, that's just it." she responds, finally acknowledging my existence. "Who are you?" I ask, and my voice cracks. She looks up, her eyes glossy

from her unshed tears, her cheeks wet from the tears she has cried, "I am you." she replies, "I am your conscience, your will, and your pride. The person you have made me to be." It is at her words that my arms remove themselves from her rocking form, and when I stand, I run. Afraid of the girl behind me. Afraid of myself. Sound refills the world, and the girl of my thoughts I hide once again, cowering in the corner, beaten and bruised. Returning to Me

I was back, unable to get away, unable to leave my soul, my essence behind. This time when J found myself, she was in far worse shape then last time, that decade before, this time when I found myself I heard the words, muttering once again, in the same voice I know I speak, "I will be good, I will be what they want. I will not get hurt ..." The girl in my head is just that, an undeveloped female, repeating, just as before, this time too weak to even rock. Once again I step forward, crouching down beside the softly quivering form, "what's wrong?" I ask. True to last time, she repeats, "T will be what they want, I will be perfect," her sobs resonate through my head, pounding into my mind, as I watch horrified, as my ten-year-old self twitches some more, her voice cracking, her lips swollen, and splitting at the point where the scab had begun to form, her cheeks stained red and white.

"What happened?" I ask, wondering to myself if she had been this age last time. "You still don't know, that's just it," she replied, as if following the flow of last time, air hitching in her throat. "Who are you?" I ask again, too horrified of the truth to believe it without question, even though I know it is just that, the truth. Consistent with before, as if stuck in a cycle, she looks up, with blurry eyes that hold outstanding conviction, she lets her gaze meet mine, and then her voice sounds again, "I am you, I am your conscience, your will, and your pride. The person you have made me to be." My arms slacken, dropping down by my sides, and I watch her chest rising slowly, looking up at me and in that second I notice how close death has its hand to her, reaching out trying to grab my soul, this time, my fear roots me before her, ''why? how?" Her eyes glow a bit brighter, still gazing up at me, prompting me to continue. 0 Why are you so young? How have I done this to myself?" "Tam you, before you stopped being true to yourself, before you gave in to the world, everyday I've been fighting against. death, grappling forward, trying to refill you, waiting for you to come back to me." "How do I stop this?" A smile cracks her face, splitting her forgotten lip further apart. "It won't be easy, and even I don't know everything that you believe, many things you haven't actively thought of."

"Where do I start? How do I start?" "You need to stop asking others to answer for you, you need to leave where acceptance resides, and break free, you need to ask yourself what you want, what you believe is right and wrong, you need to think for yourself. You need to search inside yourself to find out what you really want." My eyes then snap open to the light, even though the room is dark, then the sound of the overwhelming and destructive reality fills my ears, causing tears to fall from my eyes. Lost

Lost for ideas, No train of thought, Nothing to say, Nothing, Not a lot, I'm very bored And want something to happen, I want something to do, J've lost all my ideas, I'm lost of thought, Thought that isn't there, Thought that doesn't exist. I'm lost. Simply Beautiful. Beauty is not hard to find when you are not set on finding destruction, and hate, magnificence is everywhere, found in the simplest things, waiting for acknowledgement, waiting to break free. Walking down the street, in the morning that came to soon, heading to a forced destination the beautiful things are hard to pull out, to take away from all that

is appalling, and dire. However walking forward, giving birth to a new way of looking, allowing a smile to take over, beauty comes up, presenting itself out of that which is otherwise mundane. The twinkle, soft, cold, consistently fading, and returning, filling the morning with splendour, frosting the flat, dull and boring, and creating wild indisputable beauties, beauties only found in the sun. Covering the dark foliage, lacing the botany, indescribable and winking at the world, the morning frost yells out, explaining the beauty of the simple and natural things. Euphoria breaks free, cantering through, happy, infectious adrenaline, coursing inside, running wild, indestructible, when you let it take you away. Beauty can be found in things as simple as a hug, the tight squeeze that expresses the other persons desire to keep you grounded, forcjng you to nevec give up on the fight to stay alive, explaining to you your worth, their love, and hope for your happiness, calming the shakes of anguish, and hold· ingyou up. The discovery of that which ls gorgeous is not a difficult one to make, you merely have to look around, pushing away all your fears, and pains, attempting to see the light, to see the sparkle of the world, the silver lining, the smiling face at the end of the tunnel, the feeling of accomplishm~nt, and humble beauty of pride for a job well done. The world really is simply beautiful, when your eyes are clear and your heart no longer heavy, beauty reins through.

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AlbumReview Cosmic ranksters find one the PAUL FALARDEAU ARTS &LIF~EDITORHenry Rollins is· an

interesting choice irst off, The Flaming Lips and for the spoken word Stardeathand White DwarfsWith portions of "Speak Henry Rollins a11dPeaches Doing to Mc/ Breathe" DarkSide Of The Moon is a ridicu- but his voice seems lous name. The fact that previous a bit too clear and albums by the Lips have been focused to really called things like Olt My Preg- sound like a madnant Head, TelepathicSurgery and man. Nonetheless, YoshimiBattles the Pink Robotsnot after that initial withstanding. In fact, the mere mad scream, it does fact that The Flaming Lips' titles seem like a wonarc normally creative yet nonsen- drous and frightensical, this is Just long, boring and ing rollercoaster is cumbersome. Why did we need all about to begin. those names? The overall outcome No better choice of words than rollis a title that feels like a rushed and half-baked idea. ercoastcr could deNow the idea of the Flaming scribe the album. Lips covering Fink Floyd's great- Ct's all ups and est album, Dark Side of the Moon, downs. The rest of may sound like a great idea and "Breathe" is all psyapparently the live version is out chedelic pop and loses the intriof this world. The question re- cate atmosphere created by Floyd, mains whether the album is any rendering the song almost flaccid good. The problem with any cover in its loss of meaning. Meanwhile is also its comparison to the lofty "On the Run'' is almost nothing standards of th<l original. In the like its predecessor b1,1tstill S<lems case of covering an entire classic to almost equal it in its furious trip album this can be an insurmountout. "Time" starts out with all the able achievement; will it be like s1,1rrealforce of an ali n spacecraft title, half-baked? mid launch but turns into a cheap Things start off hit or miss. Sgt. Pepper knock-off.

Probably the albums biggest disappointment comes on "Great Gig in the Sky" where Canadian electro clash songstress Peaches takes the wheel. Comparing the yowling she does o.n this album to Clare Torry's emotional piece de resistance on the original is like comparing T-Pain to, say, Frank Sinatra or Alicia Keys. Where Tony commanded the attention of any-

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one within listening distance of the album, Peaches just gets burricd and, as her voice is altered, she becomes a background instru mcnt. There is no soul, no passion just flimsy bravado. Still, to give credit where it is due, Tnc Flaming Lips took a song like "Money" which is known almost to the note by most people and completely rearranged it. In thhl case Henry Rollins contributions seem to fit the bill better than before. There are many more highs and lows. "Any Colour You Like" is saucy funk. " 6rain Damage" and "Us and Them" almost seem comatose at times. "Eclipse," which ends the albums is almost as much as a mixed bag "Speak to Me" book ending the album with microcosms of itself. The problem isn't that the Lips

take on Dark Side is awful. In facl, it is a much better outcome than many bands could have hoped for by taking on such a monumental task (and Henry Rollins and Stardcath and White Dwarfs do end up helping out). The simple fact is that, Iike the title, the album is just too much to handle, for anyone. Darksideof the Moon is such an iconic piece of work that it is impossible for anyone to recreate properly. Frankly, there is little doubt that even Roger Waters and company, were they to grow up for an hour or two and get together again could even come close. What the Flaming Lips do pull off is a (mostly) fun to listen to party album or one hell of a soundtrack to a drug trip. What they miss is the emotional depth and meaning of the .Pink Floyd landmark. Sure Floyd was gunning for some trippy sounds, but Dark Side has proveJil so immortal because of the universal, almost inane concepts it explores. You can't fault the Lips for trying and what they pull off is one hell of an effort, but there are some things that remain untouchable.

bum, "Pig with a Pearl" is also not to be missed. "Sugarwaterlcmons' 1 is the story of a young boy at a 11:lmonadestand who becomes enamoured with a woman for the first time. The best the album has to offer, though, is Lhc comedic styling of "Magically Delicious," the first song on the album, which goes perfectly with the name of the band. "I'm healthy and nutritious, baby (part of a balanced meal). I won't be undersold. So if you want a bite of me, take a bite into my soul," brags the chorus of one of the cockiest songs of all time. The album's funkiest, however, is "The Lover's Glide," a song that romantics shou Id not ignore. "Love, I wanna get to know you," Mooney's voice beckons softly as the song begins. "Hey love, we've got all the time we need." Before long the song starts to get steamy. ''Cause friction is affection, when our souls collide, and we do the

Lover's glide. I wanna celebrate you baby. And I wanna get to know you sugar. Cause I just wan• na show you how much I love you. And l love you." Now that is worth getting funky to! The weakest and most forgettable of Feels Muc/1 Better is "Bumpin'," which is perhaps the only track that doesn't deserve multiple listens. I1ollowing closely_ is "Gonna Get Yours" which has some great moments, but ultimately falls short of the high standard set by the .rest of the album. What Cinnamon Toast Funk provides is a well-needed change from the usual, with funky beats and thoroughly entertainil).g lyrics. FeelsMuch Better answers the question that no one thought to ask: "What would it be like if funk was cool in 2010?" Check out a few of their best new songs at cinnamontoastfunk. com .

AlbumReview Cinnamon Toast Funk·Feels Much Better JOEL SMARTter such a fun, charismatic personSTAFFWRITER ality. In a September 2009 interview, unk is. back and better than Cinnamon Toast Funk explained ever! 6ei ng released Mar 5, that until their lead singer liar2010, the debut album of Abbots- rison Mooney joined - their only ford's own Cinnamon Toast Funk black member - the choice to play is, without a doubt "Magically De- funk music was mostly in jest. "It Iicious." was almost kind of a joke ... we The album, FeelsMuch Better,is thought it wottld be really funny remarkably diverse; it manages to to be this macho funk band ... be classy without taking itself too these two while guys. Il i,tartcd seriously. The songs range from off as a joke," said Adrian Peters, the comical but thoughtful ballad who plays drums. Well, adding "SugarwaterlC.1mons" to the slow the silky smooth pipC.1sof Mooney and sexy love song "The Lover's definitely paid off. Glide." A common groove links all Cinnamon Toast flunk, to• 11 tracks, though, making it a joy gether since last January, features to listen through the album from five members. ln addition to lead start to finish. The songs range in singer Mooney and drummer Pelength from just over three min- ters, the band also includes Aaron utes to six and a half. Dahl 01.1Guitar, keyboardist Bryan What could have been a terrible Binncma and Jason Vander-Hoek clash, combining light-hearted on bass. Binnema and Vandercomedy with deep, soulful Funk, Hoek also contribute vocally. is really what gives FeelsMuch BetOn a personal blog, Mooney de-

scribes his band with greater precision than this review would otherwise feature. He explains, "We are an energetic band who dabbles in the Motown sound, New Orleans funk, and the old soul music of the 1970s. It's a fun sound and a fun band to be in because it's my favorite kind of music." The influences arc clear, but the band doesn't feel as though it belongs back in the 70s, either; it is unqucstiona.bly fresh. Funky fresh. The lyrics arc often deliberately tacky, but simultaneously charming. Only those with no groove will manage to avoid singing along to the catchy chorus of the final song: "Sitting funkencenter, and it feels much better. You funk my battleship, and r can hardly handle it." There are a number of phenomenal tracks on Feels Much Better. Besides "Funkencenter," the previous and feistiest song of the al-

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The Green Hour Band Tomorrow's Yesterdays What dr1,1grevelations must be happening to this track from the Vancouver band's first album, Jilgad Peters Presents? The song is a fun to listen to revelation even without narcotics. Even better, check these guys out live. Dig.

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Sarah Mclachlan - Dear God Wow, t honestly would have never took Sarah Mclachlan as a:n athebt but here is the proof: an open letter to god. You can hear the content for yourself. Like what she has to say or not you can't deny that, as always, her voice and music is spectacular.

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My eyes, the goggles do nothing! PAUL BRAMMER hilarious, taut, touching; satirical, NEWS& OPINIONEDITOR intelligent, high-brow, low-brow, character-driven, gag-driven, plothe other week, as I read about driven, towering masterpiece of a The Simpsons celebrating its television show. 5;000 year anniversary, I felt like In its nadir, The Simpsons has Two-Face in BatmanForever. become a nonsensical, gimmickFor those of you who are so driven, over-animated mess that sad that you haven't seen Batman relics on star turns from a war Forever28 times, let me fill you criminal like Tony Blair or noin. About two-thirds of the way marks like Coldplay. through the movie, Two-Face and his hired goons enact some kind of subterranean torture upon Batman's pointy ears. Thinking him dead, TwoFace wheels away to celebrate with said goons. Then, as is his wont, Batman springs back to life in Technicolor glory. At this point, 1'wo-Face, fatigued of Batman's evergrf.!en ability to weather any storm, wails out, "Why can't you just die!?" and th,m he :;hoots at Batman with a rocket launcher. The rocket launcher is slightly excessive, but my point remains that I felt like Two-Face when I saw that The Simpsons had rf.!ached another ungodly milestone. Fifteen years ago, if you had told me that The Simpsons would still be running a deThe reason why Tile Simpsons cade and a half later, I would have seasons one thru nine are the best yelped, "I like' it!" Now, however, thing that's ever been on television that same news is greeted by my (along with The Wire,but more on deflated expulsion of, "I hate it." that at a later date) is because the The Simpsons has run its course. damn thing was so believable. Yes, In fact, the show had run its course that's right - yellow people with 12 years ago. The show reached its four fingers were believable. creative zenith with season nine, Think of the superb dynamics and guess what? There have been and fabulous characters within twelve more seasons. Springfield: Moe and Barney; Mr. You know what this means? Burns and Smithers; Principal This means that there have been Skinner and his mother; Nelson, more bad Simpsons episodes than Kearney and Jimbo; Wiggum and good ones. This, for me, is like the cops; Fat Tony and the mob; finding out than everything my Rainier Wolfcastle; Sideshow Bob; upbringing was based on has been Kent Brockman; Grandpa Simpa dirty rotten lie. son and the other pensioners; In its heyday, The Simpsonswas a Ralph Wiggum, Martin Prince,

Milhouse, etc, etc. I could go on for hours (Reverend Lovejoy! Flanders, Maude, Rodd and Todd! Groundskeeper Willie! Mayor Quimby! Apu Nahasapeemapetilon! Hans Moleman!), but my point is that that creators of Tile Simpsonstook years of their lives, and hours of ours, to unfurl this entire town of peoples, beliefs, cultures and ideologies.

on some wacky adventure to Andorra, where they'd discover that Moe is actually the King of Andorra. And then the Jonas Brothers would gimp onto the screen and give some twatty cameo. This is not to say that The Simpsonsin lts golden era was the most coherent and grounded show. It wasn't. It was ridiculous and wild and larger-than-life. Remember

Throughout its golden era, The Simpsons held a mirror unerringly to out society - issues of religion, corporatism, policing, education, race relations, mass media and others were all mercilessly skewered during the golden era. As well as taking aim at our so• cieties, TlteSimpsonsalso managed to get some high-brow stuff into what was originally perceived as a kid's show; I first heard about Salvador Dali and Pablo Neruda from watching The Simpsons.If Pablo Neruda was mentioned in a new episode of T/te Simpsons, they'd probably resurrect him from his never-found, unmarked grave and he'd take the Simpson family

the episode when Homer went into space with Buzz Aldrin? Or when Bart sold his soul? These episodes were fantastical, but the one thing that always grounded them was that the characters, and their interactions, were belhivable. It's okay to have Homer prancing through the Land of Chocolate in his head as long as we believe his motivations and the situation he is in. l"he new episodes lack even a trace of this. Take Homer Simpson, for instance. Unarguably the greatest television character of all time, and one of the finest fictional creations of all time - nuanced, idiotic, loving, hedonistic, philosophi-

cal, overweight, under-thinking, lovable. What has he become in the latter episodes? A sub-Laurel and Hardy. He's an unerring idiot, Rain Man without the card tricks, a prop. There is no texture, no layers. He's gone from Tex-Mex to simple Mex. Even among the actors in the show, there is a general consensus that Tlte Simpsonshas literally and figuratively lost the plot. Dan Castellenata, voice of Homer Simpson, admitted that "the show isn't as grounded as it was in the first three or four seasons ... it's gotten crazy, or a 11 little more madcap." Harry Shearer, who voices Principal Skinner, Mr. Bums, Smithers, Kent Brockman and many others, criticized the show's fall from grace. In 2004, he said, "J rate the last three seasons as among the worst, so season four looks very good to me now." The Simpso11s Movie was another misstep. When creating a Simpsons movie set in Springfield, why is the villain not Mr. Burns, an evil, heartless, corporate devil with tht.! black sou I of Iago? Instead, it's just some cast-off, one-off, flash in the pan nobody. If Tile Simpsonshad ended after nine seasons, it would have been perfect; blemish-free, untainted, pure. How many other TV shows do you know that could bow out perfect after 200 episodes (the news doesn't count, by the way)? Matt Groening, if you're reading this (and I know you're a voracious reader of the Cascade,so you probably are), stop now. Kill them, crush them, send them into the sun, I no longer care. I just want it to end. Cut Homer's dick off and feed it to Snowball I1 for all I care, just put us out of our misery. I love what The Simpsons was, which is why I hate what The Simpsonsis.

Local Pop Enthusiast Preps Sophomore Ep With A Little Help From His Friends instruments," said Moes from a NICKUBILS CONTRIBUTORfriend's Halifax apartment on Sunday night. ormer host of CiVL Radio's The follow-up to the Langley Pop Music From Around Here, natlve's 2008 debut, Who Will Cut Nathan John Moes, aka "The Ma- Your GrassWhen I'm Gone?is set to gician," has recently announced include five original tracks recordplans to release his second col- ed with The Magician's new band lection of organ-based pop songs. last fall at FaderMaster Recording The upcoming release will feature Studios and Buena Vista Audio. his newly formed backing band, "With my new material I was The Gates of Love. really excited to stretch some cre"Everyone playing now is very ative muscles, really working to capable on their instrument, com- create imaginative progressions pared to my first album where and prettier melodies. Also to I played the lion's share of the work harder writing lyrics, which

have always been, and still are,an afterthought to the creative pro• cess," said Moes. "But, I have been happy with how all have turned out." What began as a solo act nearly three years ago has only recently expanded to include an ensemble of supporting players. "l wanted to be able to put on a show that reflected my recorded material - didn't make me depressed in its lack of energy," remarked Moes on the genesis of the band. "[It was] a slow growth into the band as we have it now."

The 2009 UFV grad assembled The Gates of Love over the course of the past year, recruiting friend and drummer from the local folk outfit Weathered Pines, Conrad Dykman, before adding cousin Jason Grim on guitar last summer. The quintet is rounded out by brothers Andrew and Nick Koole, both muJti-instrumentalists living in Squamish. "Logistically, it's harder as we get bigger, but I could get bigger if it means a French horn, violins, or flutes," said Moes, adding, ''Playing with a band has inspired me to

compose in new directions as well. I want to create bigger bass lines, good grooves, danceable pop for the sake of live shows. Of course, I also would love to play folk music like Peter, Paul and Mary, and Marvin Gaye soul music." The as-of-yet untitled EP is tentatively slated for a spring release. The Magician & n1e Gates of Love will be performing at "Help for Haiti," a benefit concert that is being held at Langley Christian High School on Saturday February 20. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $7.

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T Nomi SUZANN£ KITifll get enough of that from that loud CONTRIBUTORperson in your Thursday morning ell boys and girls, it's that time of year again. When we dress up in our fancy threads and drink all night under the guise of watching the Academy Awards. Yes it's time to gamble money on the inevitably political decisions the Academy will make, and then curse their inability to grasp true art when our picks don't win. I know I'll be decked out and drunk, and like last year, will only come to realize that the television is on when I catch the glare off James Franco's beautiful smile. The nominations have just been released and it's time to pick your corner and fight with other film aficionados about who should take home the statue. Now, I could sit here and be little miss pretentious and tell you all who should win and why. But I'm sure you all

class who knows the entire history of cinema. Instead, I offer you speculations based on my personal inclinations and other things that have no bearing on anything whatsoever. Let's start with the men. Jeff Bridges, George Clooncy, Colin Firth, Morgan Freeman and Jeremy Renner have all received nominations for the Best Actor category and most of these names don't come as a surprise. George Clooncy is probably the most excellent person alive, so it's not a shocker to sec his name. Morgan Freeman would perhaps be a good choice simply because his acceptance speech would have the soothing effect of an ocean wave upon the shore. Delightful. I don't know who Jeremy Renner is. I feel that Colin Firth would just get up there and talk about sweater vests, and

that would be boring. Jeff Bridges, however, should win only if he agrees to accept the award whilst wearing a robe and holding a white Russian. For Supporting Actor, Matt Da• mon, Woody Harrelson, Christopher Plummer, Stanley Tucci and Christoph Waltz have been put up for consideration. We all know that Matt Damon is mentally challenged, so this is most likely a sympathy nomination. Woody Harrel• son is in the same boat and likely will show up in a robe before Jeff Bridges does. Chdstopher Plummer ...well I can't say anything bad about him at all. Stanley Tucci is of course wonderful, but let's be hon• est ...did he strangle a woman with his bare hands and hunt Jews? No. No he did not. Christoph Waltz is my pick for this, because he was chilling in English, French, German and Italian. Boom. For Best Actress we've got San-

dra Bullock, Helen Mirren, Carey Mulligan, Gabourey Sidibe and Meryl Streep. Forgive me for not analyzing every nominee, but I have to just say that Sandra Bullock and Meryl Streep are the two deserving of the award. Period. Because the two of them have been engaging in a fake rivalry this Oscar season and have even gone so far as to leave each other threatening messages and send dead flowers to the other's house. Golden. Penelope Cruz, Vera Farminga, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Anna Kendrick and Mo'Nique are up for Best Supporting Actress. First off I'd like to disqualify Mo'Niquc because she has an apostrophe in her name. Maggie Gyllenhaal is someone 1 find disappointing for the sole reason that she is not Jake Gyllenhaal. I don't mean that Jake's a better actor, just that I like to look at his face. He has a nice face. Anyways, Penelope Cruz should win

for her portrayal of the talking horse in Nine. Good job Penelope. Best Picture is going to go a little differently this year and there are ten nominees instead of five. Avatar, The Hurt Locker, inglorious Basterds, Precious, Up in the Air, The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, A Serious Man, and Up are all in the running. I won't lie and tell you that I've seen all these. r have not. I liked Avatar. I liked it a lot, but I kind of felt like J was watching Pocahontas or Fern Gully. Basically l don't see the point of nominating anything but Inglorious 'Basterds. I person• ally hope that if it doesn't win, Donny Donnowitz comes out on stage and beats the shit out of the presenter with a baseball bat. Hear that Academy? I'm willing to shoot the messenger, but don't think the basterds won't find you too. I don't know about you, but I can't wait. Happy Oscars.

BookRevlews THE you've got public enemy number JORDAN PITCHER

STAFF WRITER t was a couple weeks ago when I first mentioned the never-ending battle between context and content in terms of entertainment. The question was, more or less, whether or not a book/movie/ album should be judged solely on the quality of the product or should the actions of the person creating the product colour our perception of the quality of said product. For instance: Kanye West is an egotistical mofo, which most people find offensive, but his music is (arguably) good. Should his douchebaggery overshadow the (arguable) quality of his music? Ideally, the artist should have no bearing on the art; however, unfortunately they often do. This is what reading The Magicians was like for me. Lev Grossman is a literary critic, and while this automatically makes him thoroughly detestable, couple it with the fact that he compared hack "novelist" Stephanie Meyer ('Twilight)to the infinitely better J.K Rowling and then got all hot and pissy because the Harry Potter novels skirted the god issue - and

one. After reading a small portion of the novel, I was ready to write it off as derivative of the fantasy Crossman supposedly detests. Yet, upon finishing it, Grossman seemed inconsequential; nothing more than a name on the front of the book.I Such is the power ,1o( The

Magicians. The Magicians is, essentially,

about Quentin Coldwater, a teenager obsessed with card tricks and Pillory books (think Narnia), being accepted to the secret magical university of Brakebills. Upon being accepted to Brakebills, Quentin befriends an assorted cast of extraordinarily well-developed characters that bubble over with vital• ity. What is so refreshing about the supporting cast of characters is that they don't foll anywhere near the archetypical secondary characters in any fantasy novel, ever. Elliot is a semi-closeted homosexual alcoholic atheist; Angela is an exuberant, hard-headed woman with loose morals (among other things); Alice is a small and timid, yet extremely powerful, magician; and Penny, apart from being well versed in battle magic, has an invaluable knowledge of other di-

mcnsions. The reason I have worked my· self into such a froth over the supporting characters in Tile Magicians is because they are the only characters that possess any emotional resonance whatsoever. They provide something that the main protagonist is supposed to, but doesn't. The reason Quentin cannot provide us with the characteristics that establish character is because Quentin retains all the qualities of a melodramatic emo kid throughout the entire novel. Every single introspective line about Quentin sounds like it was ripped from a fantasy version of a Simple Plan song. Honestly, that The Magicians (mainly) sue• ceeds despite the fact that its primary protagonist is so morose and loathsome is truly a testament to the quality of the writing and the mature magical universe Grossman has developed. Unlike the Harry Potter serieswhich 1 love-Grossman decides to steer clear of wands and one word Latin spells. The magic in The Magiciansis truly an academic endeavor that involves learning a multitude of languages, the use of various ingredients (olive oil, fat,

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etc.), and the memorization of hundreds of different versions of the same spell because the successful casting of a spell depends on the time of day, the current weather, and the placement of the stars (among other increasingly tedious conditions). It is this surprisingly realistic (so to speak) approach to magic that lends it· self to the adult tone of the novel. What really establishes and supports the darker tone of The Magicians are the considerably mature themes underpinning the novel. Perhaps the most prevalent theme in The Magicians is that of disillusionment. Since he was a child, Quentin has longed for nothing more than to visit .Pillory, yet when he finally reaches Pillory, it is far from what he imagined. Instead of being a land of wonders and adventure, Pillory is filled with

cold, unforgiving reality. It's the juxtaposition between what Quentin wanted and what Quentin gets that illustrates so beautifully what the transition between childhood and adulthood is like-a painful, eye-opening experience that leaves us with a scar and a sense of earned wisdom that we never asked for, or particularly wanted.

Good toa Fault byMorino Endicott SONJA SZLOVICSAKThe station wagon that Clara EDITOR-IN-CHIEFcrashes into belongs to the Gage family. The Cage's are travelling to hat happens when you throw Fort McMurray where they hope two seemingly incompatible they can find work and some sort families together? That seems to of financial stability. The car crash be the plot of several lousy family puts all of that on hold. During a movies - not-so hilarious hijinks routine check-up at the hospital, ensue, the two families fight, and it's revealed that the mother of the then come together in the end family, Lorcaine Gage, has cancer. In Good to a Fault, no crazy hiof the movie to overcome some jinks ensue, but the two families daunting obstacle. In Marina Endicott's Good to do fight then come together to a Fault, two families are thrown overcome an extremely daunting together completely by chance. obstacle. Clara Purdy is living an extremely Clara takes in the Gage family, dull life; she works for an insurand ends up caring for the three ance firm, Jives in her deceased Gage children when their father parents' home, and has no close steals her car and takes off. Sudfriends. All that changes when she denly, she's juggling two children, crashes into a very beat up statiol) a babr,, visits to the hospital, and wagon. '' 'the' kleptoma'niac"gratu:imother of

the family. it becomes obvious that she wants Clara struggles to care for the the children. They've brought acfamily, and constantly feels like tivity and purpose to her life, and she is a bad mother. Despite that, she loves them. there's always this idea lurking The novel doesn't turn Lorraine in the background that the Gage Gage into some kind of a saint. children arc better off with Clara There's one scene where her and than with their parents. Clara has her husband decide to celebrate given them clean clothes, is help- her birthday by getting drunk. ing them do well in school, is tak- The next morning she can't find ing them to church; the children her son, so she phones the police seem happy with her, even though in a panic. It turns out her son was their mother is wasting away in sleeping in bed the entire time. 1 the hospital. I The novel never quite resolves the The novel toys with the idea issue of "who should care for the that Clara might be caring for the Gage children." Instead, it leaves children out of selfishness; at first, that answer up to the reader. she takes the family in because Even though Clara Purdy does she feels responsible for them be- walk a fine line between selfishing homeless (since they were ness and just being a good person, living qut of their car, which she you do feel that she is bein~ taken I f t i f ( f ! f I t f f_ ( I I ' ~ destroyed,. After a wmle thougn, advantage of. Alter' all, she- b~ys 1

these children clothing, pays for their food, and puts up with their miserable, crazy grandmother. She is accused of taking in these children out of a twisted desire to ,;look good" by some members of her church, yet through it all, she never complains. Then again, Clara does gain what was sorely missing from her life: friends. Neighbours and members of her church rally behind Clara to help her care for her new charges. She doesn't have to be lonely anymore. So it seems, in a way, she does gain something from this tragedy. Good to a Fault was on the long list for the Scotiabank Giller Prize in 2008, and is a selection for the CBC's Canada Reads 2010. I I ' I I f I I \ I f f

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Movie Review TheBook ofEli JUSTIN ORLEWIU shows many flashes of Oldman's

STAFF WRITER bad guy brilliance. Washington is also spectacular as Eli, as usual. t took almost 10 years for the Surprisingly Mila Kunis also did a Hughes brothers to direct a fol- very decent job (the best I can ever low up movie to From Hell but it credit her with), despite the fact was definitely worth the wait. The that she will always be stereotyped Hughes brothers collaborated with as Meg (FamilyGuy)or Jackie (That executive producers Joel Silver 70's $/tow),making it very hard to and Denzel Washington to make see her in serious roles. the post-apocalyptic thriller, Tlte Tlte Bookof Eli also has a lot of Bookof Eli. hidden lalent Lhat you wouldn't Washington also lakes on the expect to see as sub characters. lead roll as Ell (probably to cut Ray Stevenson (The Ptmislwr:War costs just in case this turned into Zone), Jennifer Beals (Tile L Word), another Fro111Hell), with Mila Ku- Malcolm McDowell (E11touragr and nis as the hottie and Gary Oldman a handful of generic bad guys) and taking a break from playing one to top it off legendary musician, of the good guys in the new Bat- composer and actor, Tom Waits. man series to play the bad guy in The movie is set in the future this one. After seeing Oldman as in a post-apocalyptic world and commissioner Gordon it's hard to centres around an interesting idea: see him playing the bad guy, but one man heading off to the west don't forget about his outstanding trying to find the proper place for bad guy rolls in TrueRomanceand a one-of-a-kind book that he walks The Fifth Element. Tlie Book of Eli around with, obviously encoun-

tering a few obstacles along the way. This eventually leads to him being chased by Gary Oldman, who really wants the book, which is supposedly the last copy of the Holy Biblein existence, and is also the cause of the war that ended the world. Eli is blessed with the help of God and a very sharp knife in his journey to find the book's final resting place. The movie used a lot of special effecls and CCI',which is unusual for a I Iughe!:!Brother movie, but it seemed appropri.ite given the setting of this particular film. The movie also had a very surprising twist at the end, which capped it off nicely. If I give you any more information, I'll give the ending away; but trust me, it's worth the surprise. The movie is a solid outing that any avid moviegoer should see.

ChannelSurting while DesperateHousewivesis serialized, it does not have the same mythological factor that Lost does. While I may miss an episode of DesperateHousewivesand become slighlly behind on the show's storyline, if an episode of Lost is missed, I could be missing out on a piece of mythology that will add an entirely new layer of context to the program. Either way, the boundlessly dept'cssirig fact ls lhat television has become a veritable wasteland where procedural shows-that is, a program whose arc is conlained within one episode-and reality television hold sway. Instead of saying that people who don't watch Lost should be sentenced to have their eyes pried open and be made to watch CSI: Miami until they realize how utterly moronic it is, I am preaching tolerance and understanding. Heavily serialized programming isn't becoming extinct because people don't like it or arc too dumb to understand it (though that could surely be the case with Lost); it is because people are too busy to watch them and their DVR's are

filled to capacity with So YouThink YouCanDance,Sing,Cook,etc. I can totally understand that if a person doesn't construct their Tuesday around the idea of watching lost, they will probably miss it because, unfortunately, real life often takes precedence over television. Furthermore, once that episode of Lostis missed, the viewer is going to be, um, lost for all subsequent

bring the game home by the time you [could download it]." Besides taking way too long to download a large game, it also takes up a lot of space on the console's hard drive. Part of the cost of a game is for the actual disc. However, downloadable games are sold for the same price as the disc version. By taking into account the cost of the hard drive that the downloadable game is stored on, it is actually significantly more expensive to purchase games this way. Even with smaller games, it does not require too many before it begins to fill up the average hard drive. The PSP-GO offers games only through download, as it does not even have a disc-drive. As memory stick orices cheapen, this becomes 'anci"more'1o' leaf me~h'oa }\?,,,~,, ~l~~,,}Of,t,JJ.t,Orj,'l.H.1 .•~:x w

of acquiring a game. Players could store five or more games on a single stick, and carry their entire game collection around with them with case. This method also uses far less battery life than it costs to run a spinning disc-drive. Microsoft has also made it clear in the past that they intend to switch to digital distribution for their games as soon as possible as well. Though there has been an increase in games available online, currently most games are too large to make sense in a digital marketplace. This hurdle has created a bifurcation of the market, as smaller developers create for digital distribution, while larger developers create disc-based games. It seems that for now, there is room for

JORDAN PITCHER STAFF WRITER he final season of Lost premiered on Feb 2 in an explosive two-hour event that redu_ced me from a being fueled by excitement and anticipation lo a spasmodic mass of pure orgasmic ecstasy. While in the process of disposing of a multitude of Spi• detman underoos, r was struck by a deeply disturbing thought: Lost's final season is the equivalent of entering into a relationship with a dinosaur right before Cod ate them (scientifically proven). The man in this relationship is me and the dinosaur is not just Lost in particular, but serialized dramatic programming in general. That is, a program whose episodes aren't self-contained arcs within a larger arc of an entire season, but a program whose episodes represent a singular piece bf the puzzle that is the entire series. Before you become fully pos· sessed by the sexual logistics of my relationship with a dinosaur, consider the fact that Lost represents one of the last nightmarishly

complex, heavily serialized programs on broadcast television. The only other heavily serialized program (that I can think of) that can

match Lost'scomplexity, though in a vastly different, infinitely imbecilic fashion is DesperateGoddamn Housewives.It should be noted that

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TV-on-DVD sales charts for 2009 prove that il is primarily time constraints that are preventing people from watching serialized programming. The top ten TV-on-DVD sales for 2009 were: True Blood,The Office,Lost,Heroes, Grey's Anatomy, 24, Family Guy, Dexter, Smallville,and South Park. Over half of these programs have a serialized nature, and keep in mind that while Lost is third on this list, it was only released at the beginning of December, 2009. Lost airs Tuesday's at 9 p.m. on ABC and is set to conclude its final season on Sunday, May 23 from 9p.m. - llp.m. on ABC. Until then, treasure the show, folks; it may be the last of its kind you'll ever see.

CascadeArcade Downloadable Versus Disc-hosed Gomes JOEL SMARTmarket research. STAFF WRITER hen the !Pod came along and virtually eliminated the need for enormous CD music collections, it wasn't long before people began to notice their enormous gaming collections and wonder if they were next to go. When the online service Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA)became avail· able, the value of downloadable gaming on a home console became readily apparent. These smaller, cheaper games were a welcome change of pace from the focus on games with lifelike graphics and enormous budgets. They allowed smaller companies to make profitable games, and allowed game designers to take risks, designin~ games wihiout needing to consult

When the Wii and the PlaySta.tion 3 came.out, they each featured a means of downloading games as well. The Wii features a download service entitled the Virtual Con• sole, while the PlayStation 3 offers content via the PlayStation Net· work (PSN). All three consoles featured a slightly different version of the same basic service. What really felt right about downloading games was the convenience. Players could simply select on screen the game they wanted to play and it would load up immediately. Not having to insert and eject discs is a huge bonus. Seen as advantages by most, downloadable games also don't take up precious shelf space. Pe~~ap,s,.!~<:. b,i9&e.~t1~dY?~ta~7 thougn 1s the ~normous reduc·

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y dearest darlings., Valentine's day is coming up and we all know what that means. The undies shops are stocked up to the tits with sexy lingerie for you to spend your V-day putting on and taking off. It's a common misconceptio.n that you can't go wrong with lingerie, but let me tell you, my pumpkins, there are some things you should know. Picking out that perfect outfit to wear for the whole two minutes that it'll last is a tricky thing. First off, I have a word for the gents in the crowd. Are you looking for that amazing Valentine's Day gift for your gal that will make her squeal with delight? Well, it's probably not lingerie. Don't get me wrong, lovers, most of us like wearing it and love the reaction we get from you, but that doesn't mean that we really want you to buy it for us for V-day. It

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essentially bought a gift for yourself instead of for your lady. A lass likes to know she's appreciated on Valentine's and I can almost guarantee that a mix CD and some sushi would go over a lot better than a sexy piece of lingerie. And God help you if it's the wrong size. Now dolls, the same goes for you. I'm sure he'll appreciate the surprise, but it had better not be the whole gift. Giving yourself in lace for V-day might sound totally hot, but if that's all you have to offer then what you're telling him is that you think so highly of yourself that no thoughtful gift is required. Not good. But that's not to say that it wouldn't be a much-appreciated addition to your Valentine's night. Oh, but there are so many things to consider. What color? What fabric? What style? So many decisions. Most men will be stoked just to see you half naked in some

sort of tantalizing outfit, but there are some pieces that will be a little more loved than others. Red and black are the classic colors and usually the ones most associated with sex. Red in particular sends the message loud and clear; nothing says passion like red. Black is a more slimming alternative and looks good on everyone. White .is a hit or miss and it depends on what your man is into. It can come off as a sexy innocent look, but it can also come off as too plain or too juvenile. I'd advise against it unless you're sure your man will love it. Pink and blue are the least liked colors for lingerie, perhaps because they seem a little too young, or just not very sexually appetizing. Try suiting the color to your personality, though. If you're a demon in the sack, then take the rl'?d.Black for someone who likes a tough look. You get the idea. Now for fabric. This is another realm, poppets, where taste is oh so personal. Most men like silk be-

cause it's soft and it makes the color seem all that more vibrant. Lace is good too because it gives your man a glimpse of the skin underneath but it will also make him eager to see everything a little more clearly. Cotton is not very popular amongst men as it can seem kind of frumpy and domestic. It's all about taking a risk, ladies, and cotton doesn't scream excitement. As far as style goes, it pays to dress for your own personality and sexual style as well as for your man's preferences. There are a couple bits of advice that I can offer from a couple male points of view though. Usually less is more. The tights and garters and what have you may be classic sexy, but most men prefer a little more skin to be showing. And many men think that the frilly teddies that you see lining every La Senza window are kind of cheesy ans out dattid. The most appreciated styles are simple and classy, but not too girly and poofy. You want to look like a

sex vixen, and not a teenager at a slumber party in the fifties. And for the ladies who might have a couple insecurities about the ol' thighs and ass, or the tummy, or whatever it may be, just remember that your man will be so excited to see you get so into the act that he's not going to be think• ing about that weird little dimple on the side of your ass cheek. He's thinking about which position he wants to try first. So go for it gals, and pick up a little something something for your man. Remember that relationships that have lots of change and excitement in the boudoir have Jess infidelity. Keep him on his toes. You don't have to wait for next V-day to slip on into that lingerie either; it doesn't even need to be a special occasion. The next time he leaves the room to take a shower or something, change into some lingerie and strike a seductive pose. I'm sure,he'll drop his towel as soon as he walks back in.

to check in on you and make some conversation. There really are not enough good things to say about this place in general. The food is even better. It's authentic Greek cui,sine at its best. It ulsq rni.i<~,::; i111the ;right amount of North American foods to give the menu a perfect variety of choice. Som@of the best choices are their appetizers - kalamari, crab Nep•

tune baked, one dozen escargots baked. For dinner, their mousaka, roast lamb, schnitzel, and their various souvlakis are all excellent. Not to mention their Greek salad is to die foi;; it's lite;rally the b~H-tjn the·Fnisti,-. Valley. 'TI-lereis of course so much more to choose from. Although, the classics are so good you won't want to stray too far away.

If you're looking for the location near you, don't worry there are quite a few r.round this fair city. There is one on Langdon St1:eet, one on South Fraser Way and one on }locking Avenue in ChJlliwack. l::acl,-\one ,is lfelicipus and Jabulous. Next time you're wondering where to go for lunch and you're feeling in the mood for Greek, try The Greek Islands.

RestaurantRaviaw TheGreek Islands BRITTANY WIESNER want to spend time with family

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even be a great place for an extra special, extra fun party. (Or maybe a romantic dinner - Valentine's Day is ®ming !Soon). The service' is always top notch and the l'lmployees are all very friendly. The managers are always around to give the help you require, or even

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oming into last Monday's game against the Aeros, the Heal had Iosl four in a row and had taking only one point of a possible eight. The Aeros were in town just the week before for a two game rumble with the 1-leat, in which they took both contests - starting the I Ieat's four game loosing skid. i'he Heat werelooking to end their loosing streak and extract some revenge from the Aeros all in one swing on Houston home ice. Once again the Heat got off to a dismal start in the first period and dug themselves a two goal hole that they couldn't get out of. The Heal briefly answered back with a Staffon Krnnwall goal in the second but Houston answered right back with a goal of their own. This contest finished in a 3-1 Houston Aeros victory, so revenge will have to wait until next season, or if they are lucky, the playoffs. Next up for the Heat was a return to home ice for a series with the Chicaso Wolves. This series also marked a return to the Lower Mainland for hockey legend Chris Che,lios. O1~lio.s1h?d been pl~i,'~ne ·IK'ffie'NHL lb'rti-\epast '1.(Jseasons but aft1a:rhe didn't get resigned by the Red Wings this year he decided to drop down to the AHL for a stint with his home town Chicago Wolves. The Wolves have been do· ing pretty well this season with a semi star studded roster that includes former Vancouver Giant Spencer Machacek, former world juniors Angelo Esposito and Anthony Stewart, and former Canuck and AHL scoring champion Jason Krog. The Wolve~ were sitting in fifth

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place coming into this series and hoping to feast on the Heat for a quick four points in two nights. Game one of the series went aa planned for the Wolws but it wouldn't come easy for them; the Heat were now on a five game loosing streak and you could tell that they were tired of it and tired of getting pushed around. The 1-l~af'mat/;rlc'cl'tn'cWolvcls g6a~for goal until the very end when the Wolves took the final lead with only 1:38 left in the third period. The final score was 3-2 in favour of the Wolves.Staffon Kronwall and Josh Meyers had the goals for the Heat. Less than 24 hours later, the Heat and the Wolves were be back at it for game two of the series. The Wolves would get off to a similar start but the Heat quickly put an end to the quick start with an unlikely goal from defcnceman Gord

Baldwin. This goal was Baldwin's first goal of the season and he wasn't finished there;in the second period he added his second goal of the season, putting the Heat up 2-1 going into the third. The lead didn't hold up for the Heat as Anthony Stewart tied it up for the Wolves mid way through the third period. This contest ne'ealid 'o'vetfi'n'11!'a'od' a s1fd6fciut'to find a winner. Colin Stuart played the shootout hero, snapping the Heat's loosing streak and getting the shootout win. Abbotsford is going to host a two game series with the Toronto Marlies on Monday Feb 8 and Tuesday Feb 9 before they head out for a two week road trip for the duration of the Olympics. They will play nine games in six different cities. The Heat now sit fifth in the north division and 12 in the Western Conference.

Men'sBasketballFinalHome Game Cascades beat TWU Spartans in two game series CA6RI EVCITers meant a lot - guard Sam Free-

man was a three point machine CONTRIBUTOR in both games; Kyle Grewal stood strong under the basket and put he regular season for the men's his body on the line to get the rebasketball team has come to bounds. Also, Zeon Gray and Shelan end. The final home game was don Bjorgaad set beautiful passes played last weekend. The team to their teammates and coordinatbeat out the Trinity Western Spar- ed the offence along the way. tans. Now the Cascades are in Yet individual effort wasn't the only factor in the games. Team place for playoffs. The series can only be explained play made victory possible for the with one word; domination. In the Cascades. The whole team got tofirst game against the Spartans, gether and passed the ball rapidly the Cascades won that game 104- behind the three point line, which 79. The second game, on Saturday, made it impossible for the Spar· the Cascades won the game by the tans to read the Cascades' play. score 90-71. When the Spartans were on ofThe first game on Friday didn't fence, the Cascades defended their start too well for Cascades. Both area perfectly. That caused the teams played with a really tight Spartans to lose the ball several defence and neither of them made times, and the Cascades took adany major mistakes. In the first vantage of that. quarter, the Cascades faced a fou I Jn the second game the foul problem but it wasn't just because problem didn't go away but this of individual mistakes. The offi- time the fouls happened in the arcials made some bad calls that af- eas where the ball wasn't in play. fected the game for the Cascades, Cascades coach Barnaby Cradbut they managed to stay calm dock called a time out to regroup and they began to play smart. his team. . Individual effort from the playAs some of you have seen from 1

the posters around the campus, the Sardis Secondary School drum roll entertained the spectators at the game. The drum team played in the lobby and during half time on Saturday. They put out a great performance and there's no doubt they will be successful in the Olympic arena. The Cascades fans turned out in record numbers for the last game of the regular season. There was a long line in front of the ticket booth and the stands were packed. However, kudos has to go to the Spartans fans; they didn't leave their team alone in Cascades territory; they witnessed their team's destruction at the hands of Cascades. So now the Cascades are waiting for their match-up for the first round of the playoffs. The Cascades had a challenging regular season and its time for them to regroup and relax. Let's hope the Cascades' fans don't forget them during the playoffs. Perhaps this is the season that the Cascades win another championship.

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JUSTIN ORLEWICZ the two forward positions,; in the STAFF WRITER NHL's top 20 overall scoring20 top scorer's has there are 3three names he trades kept on coming this that are Canadaian and not on the week in th1a:NHL as the Atlan- team,: Martin St. Louis, Brad Richta 111rashers finally traded hockey ards and Vincent Lecavalier. You superstar Ilya Kovalchuk. The can also add Patrick Sharp, Jeff Thrashers made a multi -player Carter and Steven Stamkos to that deal with the New JerseyDevils. conversation. All six of these guys The trade which sees Kovakhuk would make great Taxi squad cangoing to the Devils withNew didates for Canada's front end. On the back end it's pretty obviJersey with defensceman Anssi Samlema. and gGoing to the ous that Jay Bouwmeester will get Thrashers from New Jersey are de- the lone spot,. t'fhe blue liner has fenscemaen Jonny 0duya, Niclas 2two goals, 20 assists and is plus Bergfors, junior Pprospect Patrice 10 on a struggling Calgary Flames Cormier(yes the same Cormier team. If anyonesomebody else that was just suspended from the ishad to be considered for the spot, QMJHL for the rest of the season it would definitely be the Washfor that vicious elbow on Quebec ington Capitals' rushing defensceRamparts forward Mikael Tam) man Mike Green. Green leads all and a New Jersey first round draft NHL defenscemaen with 13 goals, 41 assists and is plus 25. Expect to pick. The two also traded second see one of these two on the Team round round draft picks for next Canada taxi squad. Next week I will give you my year. I did not see New Jerrsey getting Kovalchuk with all the other medal predictions for the Olympic teams that were interested in him,; hockey tournament. On a sad note, former super if I was going to have to guess a week ago which team was going agent, NHL executive, Vancouver to get Kovalchuk, I would have Canucks general manager and probably said the New York Rang- current Toronto Maple Leafs geners were the front runner (but hey, eral manager Brian Burke lost his I guess weirder things have hap- son in a fatal car accident last week pened in the sports world). Experts in Wayne County, Indiana. Brendan Burke was traveling are now saying that teams like Washington and New York are go- with his friend Mark Reedy in a ing to have to upgrade their teams snow storm when they got into a to be able to compete with the high two vehicle accident on U.S. 35 interstate. Brendan Burke was workpowered New Jersey Devils. ing with a top-ranked university The Olympics are just around the corner and the five hundred hockey program and was widely thousand dollar$500,000 question credited with nudging hockey toof will be oni ts who will be Team wards overcoming its sometimes Canada's taxi squad,? Is still hover• homophobic culture. Brendan ing around. One defensceman and Burke was 21. It's uncertain wethtwo forwards will be taken as re- er this will affect Brian Burkes serves in case of injury. There are involvement as general manager so many candidates that cduld t'ake with USA's 0lym'p'ic'hockey

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Stanley Cup Champion Chris Chelios and to kill penalties. But it's alway nice to chip in offensively. I haven't had a chance to do that for three or four years; it's been like a breath of fresh air to able to contribute offensively

have two sons that have started working out with him the last couple years, it's been great.

Yoursonthat'splaying withMichi-Sowill1.Doyouhaveanyadvice for ganI'massuming? thisyoung teamUSA? Yeah. Michigan State, and the other one is playing in the USHl.. and he will hopefully play for State (Michigan) or another college team.

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JUSTIN ORLEWICZIt's always good to come back

Sowhatdoesyourpre-game meal consist of?

Whhat's thetransition fromtheNHL to t e AHL beenlike? Preparation: 1 think the biggest thing, the hardest thing, is playing three games in three nights and the travel for the team. Not necessarily me, I have only been able to play two of them (two of the three games). I am fortunate they gave that luxury but I don't think that's going to last much longer. The travel, it's tough, you come in the day of the game and I'm not used to that, I'm used to getting in the night before.

put on hell of a show. I will be at the game on the 21 (Feb 21) for the Canada versus USA game.

It's been the same thing for 25 years: either steak and spaghetti or chicken and spaghetti.

What isgetting ployed themostright nowonyouripod;stereo? I don't get a change for music with these guys, different generation. You know I'm 20 years ahead of them so I don't have much say when it comes to the music; it's unfortunate because I hate the music they play.

It's obviously something that they should be proud of - just the fact that they arc a part of it. Enjoy it, it goes quick 1,0make the most of it; but like you said, now that I have played four you really learn to appreciate what it really means. Obviously you want to out there and win and put on a good show. The fact that you are one of the top 23 for your country, there's a lot to be said for that and they should know that their famies and their country are proud of them.

LostAUestion. Chris, likeI said,your num~er~ hayebeengr~att~isyea.~i areyouhop1n9 tostepbockmtoNnL playthisyear?

That's what everybody is working towards, to step up from the AHL. You're one league away, one What's thelastmovie yousaw? call away. Don't kid me I would Mel Gibson's movie The Edge love to be back but I am really I noticed thatyouhavea pretty of Darkness. I just saw it the other enjoying my time here. If this is extensive sfr~fcfiing rqutine in the day. where it's going to end, to try and warmup.Isthereanything elseyou win a championship with this youarea four-tjme Olympian.team, then so be itl youdoingbefore games tokeep Chris,

STAFF WRITER home. For me, that's probably the biggest reason why I'm in the AHL, is I had the oppertunity to ast Thursday the Chicago play for the Wolves. It's been a Wolves were in town for a great experience so far - staying Areyoudisappointed thatyouore rumble with the Heat -- the same with my family, my son - and beNo. Like I said, the fact that we notinvolved withthisUSA Olympic Chicago Wolves that signed three ing back home in Chicago. arrive sometimes on the day of the team? I thanked the hockey legend game, that's the most impw~ant time Stanley Cup champion and Actually I have been invited by for his time and started walking hockey legend Chris Chelios. Af- How doesitfeeltobeplaying again, thing for me: to get ready and get Brian Burke. I went to their camp for the dressing room door. Be0_9.oin bufpulting up loose. ter the game I was lucky enough to notjustploying this summ1:r nnd f'm looking for- fore I could leave, Grant Lewis of numtiers still? ward to attending. I don't hnve catch up with the three time Nor- great rhe Wolves yelled out "Why don't l got the oppoertunity to have AreyousJill working outwithT.R much of a role, I'm not coaching, you ask Cheli who hi1i favourite ris winner in the Chicago Wolves a regular shift now, some games Goodmon mtheoffseason? T'mlike an ambassador player. As teammate is?" So I asked, "Cheli dressing room. playing close to 18-20minutes. We Yeah. That's never going to stop a spectator it's going to be great; who's your favourite teammate?" How doesitfeeltobeploying inChi- have a good offensive team. I know as long as I'm playing so, I will being in Vancouver ls going to be To which he replied, with a laugh, cagoagain? what my roll is: to play defensively continue to work out with him. I great I'm sure they are going to "I hate all of them."

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BCIHL is no Joke JUSTIN ORLEWICZOur UFV hockey club has reSTAFF WRITER ceived a lot of support from the SUS but there is only so much the here is little, if anything known SUS can do, it just isn't enough about the UFV Hockey Club. money to run a hockey club. The Most students are not even aware UFV Hockey Club has been forced that UFV has a hockey club. Since to go out and acquire outside spon2006, UFV has had a hockey club sorship from Subway and Reflex to that has played in a league called keep their team floating. Despite the BCIHL(British Columbia In- the Club's financial handicap, tercollegiate Hockey League). The they are kicking ass in the standBCIHL is made up of seven uni- ings; they're only behind SFU and vm:sity teams that include SFU, Thompson Rivers University (two Trinity Western University, UVic, of the heaviest funded clubs in the Selkirk College, Thompson Rivers league), with a 10-7 record. University and Okanagan College. The top two scoring leaders The leagues talent is mostly com- in the league belong to the UFV prised of former Junior "K and hockey club: Robby Vos and Matt Ehrenreich. The Club has also reJunior "B'' players. Last weekend, the UFV hockey cently upgraded their coach to forclub faced off against UVic at Cen- mer Abbotsford Pilot Coach Jared tre Jee in Abbotsford. Despite los- Craig. Craig is also the brother ing to UVic 4-3, the UFV boys put of Tampa Bay Lightning forward on a great show, displaying a nitty Ryan Craig. Just imagine what this gritty brand of hockey. The caliber group could do with the UFV Athof the hockey in the BCIHL is com- letics financial support. The UFV hockey club's next parable to Junior "B" or Junior "K; it's a fast paced game that is very home game is on March 6 at 6:30 enjoyable and exciting to watch. p.m. at Centre Ice in Abbotsford. The UFV hockey club plays most This will be the last home game of of their games at Centre Ice in Ab- the year for the boys, so come out botsford due to cost efficiency, but and support them as they make they have played a few games at their final push before the playthe brand new Abbotsford Enter• offs. tainment and Sports Complex next The playoffs will be held at door to the UFV campus. Langley Events Centre from Most teams in this league are March 18 to March 21. The UFV fully recognized by their univer- hockey club will be going for their sity's athletics department and are third appearance in the gold medheavily funded. Some teams in this al game in four seasons; the club league have been given as much as is yet to win the illustrious prize $100,000from their athletics de- but this season might just be their partment to cover their season's year. For more information on the costs and equipment. School's like BCII-!Land the UFV hockey club, SFU even offer partial scholarships you can check them out online at to play hockey for their school. bcihl.ca

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FirstPeriodWoes Signal Issue With Canucks'Discipline JOlli,MABl

STAFF WRITER ington Capitals and the San Jose Sharks. However, having given lke a university student who up the first goal in over half of the doesn't start their assignment games they have played this seauntil the night before its due, the son, the Canucks would do well to Vancouver Canucks have been curtail the trend by playing with sleeping through first periods all more discipline. season, only to wake up midway Although it is certainly better to through the game to make a push have a bad start with a great finish for the win. If they want to become than to have a phenomenal start an elite team, and have a legitimate chance at winning the cup, they are going to need to start games with more urgency on a consistent basis, and not let up until the final horn. Since a 5·1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Jan 23, 2010, the Canucks have gone six straight games where they have given up at least the first goal. That includes going down 3-0 after one period against the Toronto Maple Leafs. In their most recent game, against the Boston Bruins, the Canucks went down 2-0 after the first period of play for the second game in a row. with a terrible finish, the Canucks Despite reports from analysts that should be capable of putting in a the team that opens scoring wins solid effort for a full 60 minutes. 75 per cent of the time, the Ca- It shouldn't have to come down to nucks have only lost twice during one or the other! this six game span. Of course every game has moDue to some phenomenal play mentum shifts, but in the first in third periods, the Canuck1, have periods of the last few games, the become one of the league leaders Canucks haven't looked like they in wins after the opponent scores even belonged in the same league first, sitting just behind the Wash- as their opponents. During the

game on Feb 4, against the Ottawa Senators, they were trapped in their own zone for an embarrassingly large portion of the first period. The Canucks were fortunate to escape the period only down a pair. Admittedly, the current injuries to key defencemen, such as Sarni Salo and Willie Mitchell, are a valid excuse for some of the poor defensive play, but the Canucks have struggled with first periods the entire year, even when the team was healthy. No team can play perfectly for 82 straight games, but with the Colorado Avalanche only two points behind the Canucks for the Northwest Division lead, the lack of focus in the first period is a disturbing trend. The tendency to play a bad first period and get behind is further compounded by the fact that it is significantly harder to come back to win on the road. This is troubling for the Canucks because with only 25 games left in the regular season, the Canucks will spend 15 of them on the road. The Canucks would be well advised to avoid taking any more dumb penalties in the first few minutes of the four games leading up to the Olympic break, and to maybe score the first goal once in a while; it might make their lives a little easier.

THE CASCADE

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12th, 2010

Saints Victorious in Superbowl 44 TREVORFIK STAFFWRITER

have tried, as a diehard fan of the Indianapolis Colts, to find fault in the New Orleans Saints 3117 victory at Super Bowl 44. It would have been easy for me to blame the officials if they had made anything less than perfect calls, or to credit the victory to home field advantage if the game was being played in New Orleans. It would have been convenient to say that Saints quarterback Drew Brees going 32-39 for 288 yards and two touchdowns in what was to be a Super Bowl MVP performance was a fluke, or that Peyton Manning's late fourth quarter interception by Tracy Porter was a result of a freak gust of wind. Taking all of the above in to consideration, I am unable to use any of the listed excuses. In a game of pure guts, determination, and grit, the Saints won the Super Bowl in the same style they played with all season long: that of a powerhouse offence lead by a cant miss quarterback, dominant rushing attack, and punishing defence. The first quarter belonged to the Indianapolis Colts, starting like many had predicted the game to proceed. With Peyton Manning controlling the ball for the better part of the first quarter, and the Saints exhibiting something Akin to shell shock, the Colts lead after

the first quarter 10-0. The only touchdown in the first 15 minutes came from a double-covered Pierre Garcon, who managed to pull in. a 19-yard bomb from Colts' quarterback Peyton Manning. The rest of the half consisted of a pair of Sa.ints field goals from Garrett Hartley, and a hard fought goal-line i;tand by the Colts' de-

fence; This ended the second quarter with a paltry 10-6 score, with the Colts holding on to a four-point lead. Unexpectedly, the game had taken a largely defensive turn, as both squads dug in, refusing to give up many yards on each op• posing possession. As former Chicago Bears coach, and colour commentator, Mike

Welcome Back to the CFL possible for fans, the league will record for most blocked kicks (13) TREVORFIK head to the Maritimes for a regu- in league hi::1tory.Although Mileti 'STAFF WRITER lar' season game, where the'Argo- will stay' on with the Lions in a ith Super Bowl hysteria well nauts will take on the Eskimos in coaching capacity as a defensive under way, and many foot- Moncton, NB. assistant, his defensive prowess ball fans being induced in a perThe biggest news for the B.C. and big-play ability will be hard to manent state of either a Colts or Lions this off-season has been the fill for next season. Saints coma, it is easy forget about amount of players the team has The Lions also released foura little known football league clos- \oP,t. Either through retirement, or year veteran tackle Jason Jimenez, er to home. to that nasty league down south citing "philosophical differences" The CFL recently released its (with its seemingly endless pock- between Jimenez and lineman 2010 game schedule in what is to ets), the B.C. Lions have lost a total coach Dan Dorazio. be its ninety-eighth season. View- of four players lo the NFL. This Concerning the all important , ers will immediately be struck includes CFL Rookie of the Year quarterback position, Lions head with a sense of deja vu, as the running back Martell Mallett, coach Wally Buono has remained opening game is a rematch of last wide-receiver Ryan Grice-Mullen relatively tight-lipped on what to seasons Grey1Cup final, with the and fullback Rolly Lumbala. expect for next season. The NaMontreal Alouettes travelling to For the second year in a row, the tional Post reports, however, that Regina to take on the Saskatch- NFL has also stepped in to sign Jarious Jackson will be back for ewan Roughriders. The game will the CFL's sack leader, with former next season, possible in the capacbe played on Canada Day (July Lion Rick Foley attempting to gain ity of a back up role. That leaves 1), along with the Calgary Stam- a spot on the New York Jets roster. battered 29-year old gunslinger peders-Toronto Argonauts match As Lions fans will recall (with a Buck Pierce, and 2004 CPL Most in Calgary. The next day has the touch of tackle and sack envy), the Outstanding Player Casey PrintHamilton Ti-Cats travelling to team was dealt a harsh blow last ers to battle for the starting posiWinnepeg to take on the Blue season when former CFL's Most tion. With Buck Pierce guaranteed Bombers. Outstanding Defensive Player a roster bonus as of March 1, we Lions fans will have to wait un- award winner Cameron Wake can expect the decision to be made til July 4, when the team travels to took a spot as backup to lineback- within the next couple of weeks. Edmonton to take on our parka er Joey Porter on the Miami DolWith B.C. Place Stadium under wearing friends to the east. phins. Wake finished his rookie renovation for roof reconstruction, CFL commissioner Mark Co- NFL season with 23 tackles, and the Lions will call Empire Fields hon adds that the importance of 5.5 sacks for the Dolphins. on the Pacific National Exhibition the 2010season will be to continue The retirement of 12- year vet- grounds home this season. The the success that the "record televi- eran safety Barron Miles will a !so new 27,500 scat venue was built at sion audience" of the 2009 season be difficult foe the team. Miles a cost of $14.4million to taxpayers accomplished, by "building on the finished last season with the Li- according to the VancouverSun, momentum'' of last season. ons with a league-high eight inter- and will feature two afternoon Keeping things as exciting as ceptioni;, already possessing the games on Sept 11, and Oct 31. The games will have kick-off times of Each year the BCNU annual convention brings together 1 pm and 2 pm respectively, and hundreds of nurees from across the province to learn, will cater to fans work and have fun together In beautlful Vancouver, BC. living on VancouWhy not join other student reps as a Fraser Valley student ver Island and participant- all e,cpenses paidl other cities around the province, who are unwilling to spend the extra night an evening www.bcnu.org game requires. ntact FV .Region Chair. Linda Pipe lpipe@bcnu.org ' for more Information or~o.enter,youri application I '• ' j ' t ~ ' I • I

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Ditka summarized the potential outcome of the match in a pregame interview: "The game for the Colts has been placed on the shoulders of number 18.'' And although the Peyton Manning critics have already filled up their blogs and chat rooms with Manning hate, the game was won on the very first play of the second half. With a strategic, albeit sneaky, call on the part of Saints head coach Sean Payton, New Orleans opened the third quarter with an onside kick to the unprepared Colts receiving team, in a play that would change the tempo of the game completely. The kick was hit perfectly, bouncing off the hands of Colts wide-receiver Hank Baskett, and landing at the bottom of a pile of players. After much kicking and grunting, it was revealed that the Saints had retained possession. With the ball back in the hands of New Orlearn,, the Saints went to work. On the opening drive, Drew Bees connected with running back Pierre Thomas on a 16-yard pass to take the lead for the first time in the game 13-10.The Colts responded with a vengeance on the next drive, relying almost exclusively on a no huddle offence, Col.ts' running back Joseph Addai ran the ball in from the four yard line to make retain the lead 17-13. Unfortunately for the Colts,

that would be the last time in the 2009-2010season that they would see the end ;t;One.With a late third quarter field goal, and a two yard Drew Brees pass to Jeremy Shockey, the Saints had all but sealed up the game. With the Saints leading 24-17, the Colts retained possession with 5:42 left in the game. And then the unthinkable happened: in a moment that will live in infamy in Colts' history, and on a play that Manning and Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne have executed without incident a thousand times before, the Saints cornerback Ttacy Porter intercepted Manning's pass, running the ball back 74-yards for a Saints touchdown. With 3:12 left to play, and the Colts retaining all three of their timeouts, Manning marched his troops down to the three yard line. With time ticking off the clock, and a fourth and goal looming, Manning's pass bounced off the hands of Reggie Wayne, thereby ending the Colts' season. Although I will forever bleed white and blue, and the number 18 will be permanently etched into my heart, I have to give the Saints their due in this one. They gave a city that has seen nothing but a recent streak of bad luck something to cheer for, and they did it with all the class and athleticism that makes this sport so great.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: The most.effective Martial Art ' ;,.

JEDMINORring, popularly know as"t,rolling,''" PRODUCTION rather than the practice of form which dominated traditional mart may seem unlikely to some tial arts at the time. that the nation of Brazil has beIn order to promote BJJ,Carlson come synonymous with one of the Gracie issued an open challenge to fastest growing martial arts on practitioners of other martial arts the planet, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). to come and compete with him. DeLong known for it's sandy beaches spite being just 135pounds, Carlos and t;amba rhythms, Brazil has was never defeated, which helped lately become famous for export- popularize the Gracie brand of ing a long list of elite martial art- Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil. Some of these ists to Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) early competitions are preserved organizations such as the TJFCand on YouTube and it is fascinating Strikeforce in the U.S. and Dream to see high level Karate and Kungand the defunct PLUDEchampion- Fu practitioners being brought to ship in Japan. the ground and submitting while Brazil boasts two current cham- flailing about ineffectually. pions in the UFC (light-heavyThis series of open chattenges weight champion Lyoto Machida eventually grew into the Braziland middleweight champion An- ian combat sport of "Vale Tudo" or derson Silva), along with a slew of "anything goes," where practitiotop fight contenders, all of whom ners of various martial arts would use BJJas their base martial art. So compete in a no holds barred tourwhat is BJJ? nament. According to UPC.com, According to Gracie.com, BJJ Vale Tudo is the precursor of modwas developed by Carlos Gracie ern MMA competition in North under the tutelage of Mitsuyo America. Maeda, also known as Conde The Ultimate Fighting ChampiKoma or "the Count of Combat." onship (UPC) was actually started Maeda had been sent from Japan in the spirit of the original BJJ by Kano Jigoro, to spread the pop- Open Challenges. The 175 pound ularity of the martial art which he Royce Gracie, the son of Helio had invented: Judo. Gracie, went to win UFC one, two However, when Maedo left and four against much larger opJapan, Judo was still known as ponents, firmly establishing the Kano Jiu-Jitsu - himce the reason reputation of BJJin North America for the new martial art becoming as an extremely effective combat known as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu rather style. than Brazilian Judo. Carlos Gracie While BJJcan be used as part of adapted the techniques which he a Mixed Martial Arts regimen, it is learned from Maeda along with also a competitive sport in and of his brothers Osvaldo, Gastiio, itself; it's pursued by many people Jorge and Helio to form the new as way to be healthy and learn to style that came to be known as defend themselves. BJJ is a grapBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu. pling martial art so concussions BJJis focused on using a series and other injuries that come from of grappling techniques and joint punching and kicking are rare. In locks that enable a smaller practi- Abbotsford, people can contact tioner to dominate a much larger West Coast BJJ at jiujitsulife.com opponent. It. also .values perfor- if they are interested in tr.aining , ; mance in competition and spar. in BJJ,., 1 , • 1 • , , • 1 l 1 , 1 ,

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AGENDA

1. Adoption of the Minutes 2. Notice of Motions 1-The 2010-2011 UFV Student Union Society Budget as presented. 2 - Amend Bylaw 3 (1) to read: "The Members of the Society shall

be all individuals who have paid Membership Fees to the Society" 3 - Amend Bylaw 24 (1) to add "(f) Clubs and Association

Representative;" 4 - Amend Bylaw 24 (2)(a) to read: "Eight (8) at large positions."

5 -Amend Bylaw 25(1) to read: "Appointed Ex-Offido Officers shall be those former Directors appointed as Ex-Officio Officers in accordance with the Policies. 6 - Amend Bylaw 26 to add: "(3) All Directors shall hold office

for not more than 5 years total, either consecutively or nonconsecutively." 7 - Amend Bylaw 29 to add: "(3) Failing to fulfill the criteria set out in section (2) above shall result in all or some of a Directors' honoraria being donated to the Emergency Student Grants fund, at the discretion of the President and Vice-President Internal in consultation with the Executive Officers or the Board, as the case may be." 8 - Amend Bylaw 30 (4)(6) to read "By the President of the Sodety."

3. Question period 4. Thank you to Student body 5. Adjournment

9 - Amend Bylaw 30(5) to read: "The agenda for each meeting shall

be determined by the President of the Society, in consultation with all other Directors, and shall be posted online and made available jn aU offices of the Society no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting." 10 -Amend Bylaw 30(5) to add: "(a) lo cases where meetings of the Board are called by the President alone, the President or his/her designate, shall make reasonable efforts to provide the agenda to all Directors before the start of proceedings, giving Directors at leas~ one hour to review the agenda before the start of proceedings." 11 - Amend Bylaw 39 (2) to read: "The President shall divide their

weekly duties reasonably between the Abbotsford and Chilliwack campuses." 12 - Amend Bylaw 40(1) to read: "The Vice President Finance shall prepare a budget for the Society for presentation to and approval by the Board and the Members prior to April 1, at a General Meeting."

13 - Amend Bylaw 43(1) to read: "The Vice President Internal shall assume any and all duties and responsibilities of the President in his/her absence." 14 - At;nend Bylaw 55(1) to read: "Minutes shallbe kept in accordance with the Societies Act of British Columbia."