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Freedom of the press JED MINORUnion

Society's (SUS) take on the declined to comment because the EDITOR-IN-CHIEF story and.trying to dispel these ru- matter has become a legal issue, mours. We don't necessarily want and that is his right. The reporter There are a couple of issues to side with Casey's on this issue, then elicited commentary from covered in this week's paper that however, despite the fact that SUS, the former employees of Houshave raised the question of what which is responsible for the man- ton's in order to provide their side we should or should not print in agement of Casey's, is one of our of the story. We do not necessarily the paper. The term "freedom of major advertisers. Instead we have side with the former employees of the press" is loosely defined as endeavoured to fairly cover the is- Houston's but have simply reportthe ability of media in general to sue for the benefit of the student ed what they said regarding their act autonomously apart from gov- body, which is our constituency in termination of employment and ernment and other influences in that they support the paper with pay grievances. order to fulfill their obligation of their student fees.

In a world where media is inresponsibly informing the public One of our reporters was re- creasingly beholden to special inabout important issues. cently threatened with legal action terest groups, via the payment of The fact that Casey's has tempo- if she continued to pursue a story advertising dollars, student media rarily been suspended from serv- about the alleged mismanagement occupies a unique niche in which ing alcohol has been the subject of of Houston's bar in Maple Ridge. our content is directed primarily many rumours around campus. Again we chose to run the story towards the interest of informing We have tried to cover the issue which we feel accurately covers the student's of UFV, rather than . responsibly by getting the Student both sides of the issue. The owner increasing our advertising budget.

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Casey'sRuns Dry JENNIFER COLBOURNE CONTRIBUTOR ince January 20, UFV students have been a whole lot thirstier: Casey's, UFV's one and only oncampus restaurant and lounge lost its liquor license until February 2 after an inspector found it was violating the terms of the license.

Larry Portelance, SUS VP Social, explained: "Casey's has what is called a food-primary license, and this means that Casey's is a restaurant that happens to serve alcohol... when the liquor inspector made his rounds of bars and restaurants of Abbotsford in October, he noted a few minor infractions at Casey's such as a few over-intoxicated people, active participation [dancing], and a few other things." While the inspector noted that the establishment was well-equipped to host such events, "unfortunately, Casey's was doing this without the proper license."

It was then fined $1000 and was forced to suspend liquor sales for ten regular operating days.

Casey's was eerily deserted during its peak hours last week, no longer a buzzing social hub but silent and study hall-like; the occasional student occupied a table to his or herself, perhaps snacking on an appetizer while working on homework. In response to how Casey's had been doing since the ban, server Adrianna Toews replied: "It's not as bad as we thought it'd be," but was interrupted by fellow server Simon Brower, who said frankly "It's been shit."

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will be a financial hit due to this" but that "it is the role of the Events Committee to think of new events that will bring people back to Casey's. Some ideas [we've] got going are hosting Canucks nights with prize draws for things like Abbotsford Heat tickets ... singersongwriter nights on Fridays ... and working on getting d,igital cable boxes so that patrons can view Canucks games on SNETVan or Premier League Soccer or

other sporting events exclusive to digital cable."

Adrianna Toews found that students were generally understanding about the ban. "[They] have been really good about it... They're not bitching much, but you can tell they're pissed." One student from Baker House Residence - Faisal Elhumaida - certainly found that the lack of alcohol was affecting his social life; said Faisal, "I don't actually drink alcohol, but I used

to enjoy every Thursday... right now I just stay at home." Without a doubt, it's been a depressing ten days for Casey's on Campus.

Do we need alcohol served on campus? Not only do non-drinking students like Elhumaida agree, but students like Justin Ingram believe it's "good to have a place to come in and unwind." Portelance stated: "Personally, I feel that University students are adults, or at least developing into adults,

and part of adult life in Canada is safely consuming akohol in social situations to help foster a sense of community and belonging. This social convention also seems to manifest itself on other university campuses as a part of the things that facilitate a vibrant campus community. Think UBC and the Pit Pub, SFU and the Highland Pub, UVic and Felicita's Campus Pub and so on. UFV could do without a place that serves liquor, but then UFV would be missing out on another part of university life while students would just go elsewhere."

SUS has been in the process of obtaining a primary liquor license on campus, and it seems many students believe it is time we have a true bar. "I think that [getting a primary liquor licence] might be a good idea," said Thomas Kavanagh. In the meantime, "SUS will continue to plan events that fit within our food-primary liquor license while encouraging student organizations to plan and propose events at Casey's that require a special-occasions permit," according to Portelance. He encouraged any students who have ideas for on-campus events - at Casey's or otherwise - to contact him with as many details as possible at vpsocial@ufvsus.ca.

On Friday Feb 11- after Casey's license has been restored - there will be a singer-songwriter night with Franklyn Currie and Old Mare. Entry is $10 for non-students and $5 for students, and includes a burger and drink ticket. Now is the time, if ever, to come out and support our student lounge!

My Lifeas a Masked Gunman PAUL ESAU

and trains police officers to respond in situations like Columbine without waiting for SWAT backup. "Now," Quaglia asserted, "if the police respond and the subject is actively shooting and actively killing people - murdering people - then rather than waiting until everything stops and it's essentially deemed somewhat safe to move in, the police automatically respond.

They go in and locate the subject or subjects and they neutralize them.

They deal with the threat; they stop the shooting; they stop the killing."

STAFFWRITER 'd like to confess that last Thursday, at approximately 2:35 p.m., I, Paul Esau, shot at a police officer.

It's hard to classify the feeling I had, standing there in that dark corridor amid~t the screams, fallen bodies, and bullet casings. The first time I pulled the trigger I felt a powerful reservation, as if my subconscious had realized that for the first time in my life I was committing a fundamentally criminal act.

For someone who feels vaguely guilty about jaywalking, it was a sudden and unforeseen escalation.

But the second time I pulled that trigger - and the second time that cold metal recoiled in my hands - I felt something else. It was a strange euphoria, the kind one gets after watching Rambomovies or playing too many of those violent video games we keep hearing about. "You are a man with a gun," it seemed to whisper, "so stick it to them and fight the system! For all those speeding tickets! For auditing your last tax return! For the HST!" BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! Now, before anyone gets too excited, I should probably mention that I was taking part in a police training exercise, and my gun was loaded with blanks. The "bodies" on the floor were either mannequins or actors, and the "dark corridor" was inside an abandoned elementary school converted into a training facility. As real as the situation felt to me, it was in fact a carefully controlled simulation designed to test officer tactics and

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response. I was only pretending to shoot at police officers, just as they were only pretending to shoot at me, which is probably why I'm still around to tell you about it.

And what is "it," exactly?

According to Abbotsford Constable Pete Quaglia, it's called "Immediate Action Response and Deployment Training," or, more simply, "Active Shooter Train-

ing." It marks a revolution in police procedure, one brought about by the 1999 Columbine massacre.

"In the past," Quaglia explained, "police practice has always been based on a theory known as 'containment and call-out' ... Before, the [recommended] action was to get there at the scene and control the scene as much as possible and wait there for the special teams

to move in. But by the time the special units were notified, coordinated their efforts, got their resources and moved in you could be looking at an hour of staging time before things actually started. And that's a long time, right?

When someone's actively shooting people, that's a long time."

The Active Shooter program reflects a change in official policy,

So really, by pretending to shoot at police officers I am actually aiding the police in their ceaseless quest to make Abbotsford a better, safer place. That's a noble cause if I've ever seen one, right up there with donating blood and bottle-feeding stray kittens. And the best part is that the police are looking for more volunteers! So if any of you feel the need to pander to your inner psychopath or just run screaming through the dark like the expendable third wheel in a Resident Evil movie, then sign up. Give back to the community, have fun, and develop a healthy respect for the men and women in blue who. protect you from people like me, or at least the darker elements in my subconscious.

Volunteer at http:// abbotsfordpolicetraining.webs.com/. Each session is 3-4 hours long, and requires a fair amount of physical fitness.

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ProfShares Ins andOutsof LuminescenceDating NICKUBELS ONLINEEDITOR Can a single grain of sand taken from a river bank and then zapped with a laser beam - be used to determine the age of its surrounding geological features?

The answer is a resounding yes, according to Dr. Olav Lian, the UFV geography professor who led the January 26 presentation "Understanding the timing and nature of climatically-driven landscape change in Western Canada by reading the landscape's solar birth certificate."

But what is luminescence dating, exactly?

"Simply put," said Lian, "it's a technique that is used to determine the amount of time that's elapsed since mineral grains ... were exposed to sunlight or sufficient heat."

The testing procedure involves placing up to one hundred individual samples on an aluminium disc no more than one centimetre in diameter, then directing a laser beam toward the quartz or sand particles which will glow violet in response.

"The older the sample [is], the more luminescence it [gives] out," he said.

Lian, who has dedicated his life's work to the advancement of this technique, is the director of UFV's Luminescence Dating Laboratory, the only one of its kind in Western Canada.

This region provides Lian and his team with a variety of opportunities to use this technique to determine historical climate pat-

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terns and predict future changes.

"Anyone who's driven up through the Fraser and Thompson Valleys has probably noticed these... terraces formed by the Fraser River," said Lian. "The environment is incredibly sensitive.

It's in equilibrium with the present climate. The question is: if the climate gets wetter, what will happen to these very fragile landfalls?

Will they all get washed into the Fraser? What will happen to the ranch land, to the native land up there?"

Luminescence dating allows researchers to better UJ).derstand the effect of climate change on the

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landscape by determining when geological features began forming, when they stopped, and when they were last unstable.

"What we're picking up is the bigger events," said Lian, maintaining that this technique is best used to trace long term shifts in climate.

While he is doubtful whether much can be done to prevent large-scale changes to our physical environment caused by naturallyoccurring climate cycles, Lian believes that we can better prepare for these shifts the more we know about their historical precedents.

"The... problem is to see this

coming far enough ahead so we can do something ... to try to slow down the shift," he said. "Big shifts in climate, you really can't stop; you can only adapt to them."

Lian got his start in luminescence dating during the fourth year of his Bachelor of Science degree at SFU under the direction of Dr. David Huntley, a pioneer in the field who offered him a summer position as a research assistant in 1985.

"I thought, 'Oh great, I'll get a new car and all that stuff,"' he said. ''That was 26 years ago and here I am talking to you guys."

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Egypt protesters campout,Mubarak Wikileaks spin-off grouplaunches turnstoarmy newsite Egyptian protesters werecamped outincentral Cairo Monday andvowed tostayuntiltheyhad toppledPresident Hosni Mubarak, whosefate appeared tohangonthemilitary aspressure mounted fromthestreetandabr.oad.

"Thearmyhastochoose between Egypt and Mubarak;' readonebannerinCairo's Tahrir Square, wheredemonstrators sharedfoodwith soldiers senttorestore orderafterviolentprotests shookMubarak's 30-year ruletoitscore.

Sixdaysofunresthavekilled morethan100 people, butthetwosideshavereached a stalemate.

Protesters refuse togo,whilethearmy isnotmoving them.Thelongerprotesters stay unchallenged, themoreuntenable Mubarak's position seems.

Protesters inTahrir Square-epicenter ofthe earthquake thathassentshudders through the Middle Eastandamongglobalinvestors - have dismissed Mubarak's appointment ofmilitary menashisvicepresident andprimeminister.

Hispromises ofeconomic reform toaddresspublic angerat risingprices, unemployment, andthe hugegapbetween richandpoorhavefailedto halttheirbroader callsfora political sweepoutof Mubarak andhisassociates.

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Agroupledbytheformer deputytoWikileaks founder JulianAssange launched a newsiteto aidwhistleblowers onthesidelines oftheDavos meeting oftheglobalbusiness eliteFriday.

Daniel Domscheit-Berg, whowasAssange's former number twobeforequitting theWikileaks project, saidthenewOpenleaks.org sitewould aimto provide a conduit thatmakesiteasier andsaferforordinary people to leakinformationanonymously tomediaandintothepublic domain.

Thegroupsaidtheyhopedtoworkwitha number ofmediapartners, butsaidtheywereunableto giveprecise detailsonhowthesystem would ~orkandwhichwebsites orotherorganizations wouldbeinvolved.

"Wehavetocreatetransparency whereitis refused," saidDomscheit-Berg, whoisbasedin Germany andwaspreviously involved withGermanhacker grouptheChaos Computer Club.

Thesite'ssoftware isnotyetavailable butwill begintestingincoming months.

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ogy has come a long way since its early days, when the procedure required the use of a $30,000 argon laser beam.

"Dave Huntley looked to fund his own laser and it just so happens if you go to a rock show, they use these things in different colours," said Lian. "And he actually found a rock band that wasn't doing very well, they were going out of business and we bought one for half price. And that was the first laser."

These days, Lian said that he uses a much cheaper semi-conductor laser beam, "just like my laser pointer here."

According to Lian, academic interest in luminescence dating is growing at a tremendous rate.

"We turn down a lot of work," he explained. "There's so much interest in this method that I get emails, probably one or two a week, a lot of them with money attached and we're saying, 'No, we can't take that on."'

Currently, Lian is' supervising or co-supervising nine Master's of Science and Doctorate students from SFU and the University of Victoria who are conducting research connected to his UFV laboratory.

The 2010/2011 University Lecture Series will continue with a presentation by Dr. Peter Raabe of UFV's Philosophy Department entitled, "Change your brain, change your mind?" in which he will consider mental illness through a philosophical lens. Raabe's lecture will take place on Wednesday, February 23 at 4 p.m. in Room B121of UFV's Abbotsford campus.

SouthSudan votes99percentto separate fromnorth SouthSudanalmostunanimously votedtodeclare independence fromthenorthina referendum, officials saidonSunday, sparking masscelebrations inthesouthern capital Juba.

Thousands cheered, danced, andululated after officials announced thefirstofficial preliminary resultswhichoverall showed a98.83percent majority forseparation, according tothevote's website.

"Thisiswhatwevotedfor,sothatpeoplecanbe freeintheirowncountry ...Isaycongratulations a million times," southSudanPresident SalvaKiir toldthecrowd.

Thevotewaspromised ina 2005peacedeal whichendeddecades ofnorth-south conflict, Africa's longestcivilwar,whichcostanestimated twomillion lives.

According tothetermsoftheaccord, southSudan willbeabletodeclare independence onJuly9, pending anylegalchallenges totheresults.

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Enlightenmentat UFV KATHERINE HIEBERT CONTRIBUTOR hould physicians and psychotherapists be the only ones involved in the diagnosis and treatment of patients? And can philosophy really be used to improve the quality of our daily lives? Frantisek Anderko, a leading academic in the field of philosophical counselling, was on campus January 25 to share some of his knowledge and ideas on these very topics. He addressed the audience eloquently on the subjects of philosophy, psychology, psychotherapy, and the modern treatment of mental illness. The event was hosted by UFV's Student Association of Philosophical Counselling - one of the few organizations of its kind in North America - and was well-attended by students from a variety of disciplines, as well as UFV philosophy faculty members Peter- Raabe and Moira Gutteridge-Kloster.

Anderko, who immigrated to Canada in 2010 and is currently working for the Italian-Canadian Family Counselling Association, has studied in multiple countries including Ireland, Italy, and his native Slovakia, and has earned degrees and diplomas in philosophy, theology, and counselling.

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search through various initiatives, Anderko was also formerly employed by the Vatican.

The philosophical counselling movement was born out of the idea that philosophy can and should be

used to assist people with their problems in living, be they the stresses of everyday life or the issues arising from mental illness.

Philosophical counsellors are philosophers who have received addi-

tional training in counselling, but who are dedicated to assisting clients in using the tools provided by philosophy to improve the quality of their lives and help them better understand themselves. Most issues can be solved relatively easily by the individual or his or her support network, but from time to time, issues arise that are broader and more complex, and the philosophical counsellor can facilitate the resolution of these less clearcut questions.

Anderko used the example of one of his clients, "Ana," who came to him seeking assistance with a diagnosis of depression.

At one point in their therapy, Ana r1as very distressed by a dilemma that had presented itself: on a job application, it requested an evaluation of the applicant's mental health history. Ana was reticent to reveal her diagnosis of depression, should it affect her opportunity to be hired, but as· a very honest person, she was also uncomfortable with the idea of lying. Anderko pointed out that this problem would pose a difficulty to the typical psychotherapist, as it is an ethical dilemma, not a physical or psychological problem.

In addition, Anderko identified the fact that he does not believe that diagnosis is always necessary.

In the case of Ana, Anderko refused to give her a diagnosis even

when she requested one, instead asking her to decide whether or not she considered herself to be depressed (she had been diagnosed by a physician). Philosophical counsellors believe that the individual should first and foremost be responsible for their diagnosis and treatment, and that it is not always up to the medical system to identify the cause of one's psychological issues.

Anderko presented this new wave of philosophy not as a replacement for psychotherapy, counselling, or psychiatry, but as a vital accompaniment to these forms of diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. A holistic perspective is required to fully assist clients in dealing with their issues and returning to a balanced and healthy lifestyle. According to Anderko, the most effective counsellor will have a thorough knowledge of both the medical model and the philosophical approach to therapy and mental illness. A good counsellor will focus on a patient's abilities, rather than his or her disabilities, and will assist the patient in achieving personal growth and development.

UFV's own Peter Raabe is a certified philosophical counsellor, and his website can be found at http://www.ufv.ca/faculty/philosophy/raabep/index.htrnl

StaffSay Owner of Houston'sPub & GrillOwes Them Thousands ALEX WATKINS NEWSEDITOR magine that, like a majority of the Canadian population, you work in the service industry maybe waiting tables at a local pub. You come in to work one day to find that the phones and heat have been shut off, the floors are unwashed and sticky, the bar is almost barren, and the kitchen is too under-stocked to supply the daily special. You stay and perform your job as best you can, only to hear from the manager at 5 p.m. that you have just worked your last shift; you will not be needed again, as the pub· is permanently closing its doors.

This was the experience described by a former employee of Houston's Pub & Grill in Maple Ridge, which shut down in early January. Not only were most staff reportedly left without any other work, but without several weeks pay as well; they claim that, due to bounced cheques and cheques simply not issued at all, they have been deprived of thousands of dollars in wages. These individuals are holding Cory Wright - owner of both Wright Hospitality Group and the Houston's franchise - responsible for their predicament.

According to Houston's manager Mark Nieken, some have even been evicted from their homes after being unable to pay rent.

Former staff and their friend Graham Risdale, who is also close to Wright, noted that conditions had been declining at their workplace. They complained of the only partially filled food and beverage orders, the failure to order some televised hockey matches, and the credit and debit machines that had not been working for "over a

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month," but said that they were not expecting the establishment to be closed on such short notice.

Nieken recalled one busy night in which he was forced to purchase alcohol with his own funds in order to meet the demand.

"There was a major UFC event, the GSP fight, ... and we had no draft beer; we had no major products like Budweiser, Canadian, [or] Kokanee; we didn't have any gin; we didn't have any vodka ... I said, Cory, I can't even open if we don't have any alcohol, and... he said: 'get whatever you need.' So I went up to the liquor store ... and I spent a whole bunch of money on my credit card, and I was reimbursed the money, but it was just kind of ridiculous ... It was ... about $1200

worth."

According to Nieken, staff had been having problems receiving payment for weeks before Houston's finally closed. "[Wright has] apparently said ... we're gonna get paid tomorrow, but the thing is ... he's been doing this since midDecember; he always says: 'Oh, this Friday, next Friday, next Friday. Oh, I gotta get you the cheque so I gotta get my accountant to do them for me; I gotta get some money transferred into the account.' It was always a different story, different excuse, and always postponed."

Shawn Everett, a former employee, said: "I won't put [Wright's cheques] in my account 'cause I can't afford the bounce fees, but I

keep going to the bank and [they say] there's no funds [in that account]... they know me by face now; they're like: 'Hi Shawn, no."'

No one stepped forward to publicize the issue until Risdale - who did not work at Houston's - grew frustrated with both the fact that it was not being rectified and that he was beginning to be negatively associated with Wright.

He began a Facebook event called "WRIGHT HOSPITALITYGROUP = THENES. BOYCOTTREMAINING STORES," that urged the public to stay away from Wright's other franchises - Treehouse Bar & Grill and Dewey's Pub in Port Coquitlam. On the event page, he estimated that Wright still owes over $10,000in wages to his former

employees.

Risdale stated that his effort has quickly generated a large response, and he has received numerous emails offering help and support - some from cities as far away as Kelowna and Peachland.

"Probably over a hundred people have gotten a hold of me and have been like: 'Anything we can do?' ... [Or:] 'This situation happened with me ... [too.]' There's ... people [that say:] 'Oh yeah, I fought for six months or eight months with labour relations; I finally got paid, here's how to do it."'

Brock Rodgers, of Mission Springs Brewing Company, confirmed that Cory Wright had been renting the building, and that the lease had not been set to expire until October 2011. He stated, "we too did not get paid our rent and NNN costs for January 2011... His cheque bounced, and we gave him notice as required under the agreement - he replied that he could not fulfill his obligations."

They are currently seeking and interviewing new tenants for the building. Rodgers said it was his understanding that Wright is now "negotiating to purchase the Pointe Pub in Port Moody."

Everett emphasized the importance of publicizing the issue: "People should know not to work for him. He owns other bars, and he's doing the same thing to other people... he shouldn't get away with this."

Wright stated: "Unfortunately I cannot comment on this situation as it is a business matter and has been turned over to our legal team due to the recent events."

As of February 1, the issue of outstanding payment had not yet been resolved.

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Interview With an Atheist Doyouthinkthat atheistswill eventually organizeandchoose a supremeleader?

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF In Abbotsford I often hear Christians vilifying atheists and vice versa. Whenever a member of one group blames all of the world's problems on the other, I wonder if that person has ever had the opportunity for a good discussion with a member of the opposing team. Luckily, I know a lot of atheists and Christians, so I can see both sides of the argument - but in the interest of informing our readers, I took the time to talk to an atheist and learn what she had to say about the value of belief.

Whydo atheistshateGod/happiness?

I'm missing the part of my brain that allows me to believe in monsters, fairy tales, and religion. I hate God because I-simply lack the capacity to believe. It's a deficiency all atheists have; it feels like we have been left out of an exclusive club. I am doomed to search for happiness within reality. That's very difficult I don't hate happiness; it's just that religious people hit the nail on the head when they assume there's nothing joyful about a Godless world. There's nothing to look forward to - aside from glimpses of happiness when we offend or intellectually domi-

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at a mountain or through a microscope and feel awe. It gets boring.

So I guess there is no point to life.

If youdon'tbelievein God,what pointis thereto life?

Inthe absenceof an absolute moralityyoucan prettymuchdo whateveryouwant;howfun is that?

Richard Dawkins talks about the enormous odds stacked against the potential existence of each consciousness, and how knowing these odds - one should feel the utmost privilege and amazement at the opportunity to observe the universe and natural world - and how we should relish in learning as much as we can and just appreciate the almost unfathomable complexity that has led to our brief existence. Dawkins stated it much more eloquently. I would agree with him, but there are only so many times I can look

I said I was missing the part of my brain making me capable of believing in fantasy. I didn't say I was missing the part of my brain making me capable of fearing punishment and authority.

Religious wackos fear the wrath of God, and I fear corrupt police forces and the justice system. It totally sucks, because it takes all the fun out of being devoid of morality.

Sevendays on the street

Nah, I think we're too miserable and self-centred to revere a leader. If we did set up some kind of organization, it might resemble Stephen Harper's minority government. Everyone would want to be supreme leader. There'd be lots of yelling, swearing, and immature name-calling, just like in parliament.

Follow-up question:willthat leaderlivein an officialbuilding andweara funnyhat? ...Sure, why not.

Do youthinkthat atheistsare lookeduponas goodpeople?

Do you think we'd care?

As anatheist,whoareyourrole models?

What's a role model?

Whatarethe hot newatheist fashions?

Actually, our flippant and always-mocking attitude is very in style right now. All the hipsters are doing it. I got some skinny jeans and no longer feel as though

I'm part of a minority (of rationalthinking atheists, versus the obvious Christians going around smiling at strangers and holding doors open for people like a bunch of suckers).

Hitchensor Dawkins?

Ahh, that's a tough one. I like that Hitchens is always smoking and drinking scotch - I think religious people find him more offensive and morally repugnant.

But his chances of cancer survival are slim, and I've always loved Dawkins' air of snobbish superiority.

Howdo you believebeingan atheistbenefitsyourlife?And wheredo yougo from here?

The main benefit is the smug satisfaction of knowing I'm right, without having the burden of proof weighing on me. But it also sucks, because religious people are invariably una'ble to understand why the burden of proof lies with them. It's like getting into a logic argument with a two-yearold. You know you've won before either person starts to speak, but the two year old hasn't got a clue.

From here, I go to a dirt and wormfilled pit for all of eternity.

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ARSHYMANN THEUBESSEY VANCOUVER (CUP) -While most students were enjoying hot meals and clean clothes courtesy of their parents, Nima Farzaneh was sleeping on the streets of Vancouver.

A University of British Columbia student working on his second bachelor's degree, Farzaneh decided to voluntarily spend a week homeless.

"I was actually taking the bus to UBC [when] this idea just popped into my head," said Farzaneh. "We're really grateful for everything that we have, and with Christmas coming up, I thought that it's the most important time for people to be with their families. "[I thought] maybe I should try it for a week, maybe I should give up my Christmas dinner, maybe I should give up my birthday - my birthday's on the 28th of December - just to see what people go through," he said. "Maybe that way I would personally appreciate things more and maybe I could share my experience with others."

Armed only with a sleeping bag and the clothes on his back, Farzaneh depended on the kindness of strangers in order to get by, and spent much of his time getting to know the people who call the streets of Vancouver their home.

"They treated me very well.

They treated me as part of the community. That was actually one of the things that I was always worried about, they may think a newcomer is coming in and who is this guy and they may give me a hard time," he said.

"A lot of the times, when I'd see someone panhandling or even doing drugs, like smoking crack in an alley, I would ask them if it was

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okay for me to sit next to them, and I've never been rejected when it came to that.

"I brought myself a pillow and a blanket, and any time they said it was okay, I would throw my pillow on the pavement, sit on the pillow and put my blanket around me and ... just listen."

Farzaneh recalled one man he met at a 24-hour coffee shop on Hastings St. "When I was there [at the coffee shop] it was a bit cold, so some of the homeless people would come in and warm up."

One person sat down with him and spoke for two hours.

"He was crying, saying that his heroin addiction has caused him to depart his entire family," said Farzaneh. "There was such a great big distance between them that he created a separation that he was ashamed of.

"He said that about two or three years ago his brother passed away, and he did not go to the funeral and this is where he started sobbing again, because he wanted to go, but he was too ashamed to go."

Farzaneh thinks that if more people simply had more conversations and interactions with those

who are homeless then many of the stigmas could be eliminated.

"A lot of the problems that people say have to do with homelessness and impoverished people is that they're lazy and they're all addicted to drugs and they could get jobs if they wanted to, but they choose not to and a lot of them are mentally ill. "[But] I think that is actually true across any kind of income level or any kind of . . . there are very wealthy people who are addicted to drugs, but they're not on the streets.

"Rich people are lazy and poor people are lazy. There are liars, cheaters, criminals all across the spectrum."

Farzaneh, who took 120 pages of notes during his week on the streets, is now planning on sharing them on his blog, as well as having them translated into Farsi and French.

"My philosophy is that in order to understand other people we sometimes have to be empathetic and put ourselves in their shoes, and if we can't mentally put ourselves in their shoes, then we should physically put ourselves in their shoes."

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VICTORIA (CUP) - Students in B.C.will be seeing slightly more Simon Fraser University follows flexible funding thanks to a few with $180,000for a research lab for major research grants awarded by sustainable energy research prothe government to provincial in- grams. Royal Roads University stitutions. was granted $175,875 for equipThe B.C. government recently ment and research into natural, approved $2.9 million in funding rapid climate change. Univerfor 21 different research infra- sity of Victoria topped out at a structure projects at seven unitotal of $170,000 worth of grants versities through the Knowledge - $125,000 for equipment in the Development Fund, an initiative Motion and Mobility Research laid out to ensure post-secondary Laboratory, and $45,000 for equipinstitutions and teaching hospitals ment regarding the B.C. Centre for stay competitive.

Mountain Biodiversity.

"These awards are part of our The University of Northern ongoing support for research and British Columbia was awarded innovation at B.C.'s universities," nearly $113,000, with $30,116 of Ida Chong, minister of science and that going toward equipment to universities, said in a Dec. 22 press study the impact of habitat loss release. "They enable researchers and changing climates on bird to further their work in a variety of species and $27,842 going toward different scientific areas and help equipment to examine bark beetle promote research excellence at our cold tolerance and its resistance to post-secondary institutions." toxins in host trees. $11,021will be Of the institutions involved, dedicated to equipment to study the University of British Columbia northern hydrometeorological will see the biggest funding boom, processes. with over $2 million of the total Thompson Rivers University government awards going toward saw the lowest funding grant, its programs. Among the 11 UBC- with $44,000 dedicated to project dedicated grants, $800,000 of that equipment for research on antimiwill establish a new Centre for Ap- crobial peptides to fight infectious plied Neurogenetics at UBC, with disease. a focus on research to accelerate Chong was not available for drug development for Parkinson's comment on the province's decidisease and other neurological sion-making process regarding disorders. $398,950worth of fund- how the grants were divided. ing will go toward a low-temperSince 2001, the B.C. government ature microscope for atomic scale has committed $1.8 billion to reopto-electronics, and $%,951 will search in B.C. and has leveraged be spent on researching consumer another $1.3 billion in research behaviour. funding from other sources. To Next in line is Vancouver Is- date, the B.C. Knowledge Develland University, with just over opment Fund has invested over $180,000in funding - $124,633for $423 million for research projects a shellfish aquaculture project and in B.C.

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Mo Coffee,Mo Problems ANONYMOUS COFFEE CORRESPONDENT aking waves in the coffee world this week is the new 'Trenta' size that Starbucks is introducing for their iced drinks.

But before you green kool-aid fiends get excited - it's currently only being released in 14 US states (states such as Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Hawaii, and similar warm climate states), with no plans to roll out the behemoth beverage in Canada.

The aspect of this move that has folks all a-twitter is that the Trenta is a 31 oz cup - that's 916 ml. The average adult human stomach, however, has only about a 900 ml capacity. Oh no, alert the presse~ Starbucks is fuelling obesity, and we're all going to die!

Not quite. Speaking as someone who has put in more than my fair share of hours with a green apron, everyone needs to calm down. The important thing to consider is that the Trenta size is only available quenching liquid without comprofor the iced beverages - iced tea or mising drink quality, thus making iced coffee (not fattaccinos or iced it the customer's fault if they get a lattes). Iced tea and iced coffee are bad-tasting drink. Still think the both brewed and prepared at more Trenta is too much? It probably is. than double strength in order to But is it worth going irtto a fit? No. accommodate melting ice. If the Here's the fun part: Starbucks recipe is followed properly, about is guiding their employees to 1/3 of your beverage is ice (prior to present this as a healthy choice. the phenomenon known as melt-ln--,Honfidemial i-R-storetraining ing, that is). So, if you've been fol- memo, baristas are told to tell cuslowing along, this means that the tomers that, "When order!?d unTrenta beverages will house just sweetened, a Trenta size Shaken over 600 ml of liquid when first Iced Tea or an Iced Brewed Coffee made. has five calories or less." Yeah?

Now, many customers are mo- So does the Venti size, idiots. If rons, and demand their beverage a customer has a concern about with light or even no ice. Because the high levels of caffeine, the this robs the barista of their ability employees are guided to sell the to follow a proper drink recipe (the Passion tea - the only iced beverdrink components are measured age available with no caffeine in with lines on the side of a shaker it. What they don't mention (and cup), these same customers inevi- what employees probably don't retably end up complaining about alize) is that the sweetener added the taste of their drink. The new by default to each drink also has Trenta size will enable employees caffeine, meaning customers with to serve some<;me600 ml of thirst- a caffeine intolerance should prob-

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One final thing to note is that the blended beverages are not offered in this new size glass. Given the talking points baristas are provided with, a fair person would assume this would be because of health concerns: however, considering the fact that the frappuccinos are a loss-leader, being the most time-consuming and least cost-effective drink to make, we can pretty safely assume this is a money grab. Oh, wait, we can do more than just speculate: in the handy dandy training sheet for baristas, employees are told to offer two smaller-size beverages instead of one larger one. "Gee, I can't make you a Trenta Mocha Frappuccino - but how about two Ventis instead?" You don't need to be a regular customer to understand how pricey that would be but hey, the green monster is being greased, so who cares?

Studyingin a Parliament of Owls is hiding, adding another dimenANONYMOUS sion to his owly-looks. While his OWLCORRESPONDENT voice is fairly monotone, it is still I'm sitting in my morning class, pleasant, and the lack of range and heavy eyes blurred with sleep, lis- steadiness lends its own comfort. tening to the pleasant lecturing of The best is when he starts a quesmy professor when I look up and tion with 'who': "Who knows the see that an owl is teaching the answer to the following question class. One startled blink later, and in the text?" my professor is back.

I wander my way to my next After blinking some more, I class, thinking how I will never be realize that there is more to the able to look at this particular proswitch than just dreamy bleari- fessor without transforming him ness. This certain professor is into Owl from Winnie the Pooh, when the second shock of the day a kindly, egg-shaped Humpty Dumpty of a man with a laid-back, hits. My second professor is also tidy style. His sweater catches my an owl. eye: simple, knit, two-tone grey Whereas the first professor was with a pattern of confused argyle stout and portly, this one is tall on the front. Worn to the point of and lean. It's the way he uses his relaxed fit and sagging about the height to peer at you that gives arms, it creates a draped, wing- you a true sense of his owliness. like effect. Moving up from the He has a small, triangular downsweater, my eyes jump immediate- ward-sloping nose, a bit beakish in ly to a chin covered in a grey, cir- aspect, accentuated by the creases cular goatee which lends a round- that extend from each side of his ed effect to the rest of his features: nose to the corners of his mouth. round eyes, spectacles, forehead As my bird watching skills in(extended and prominent due to a crease, I note that his heavy eyereceding hairline). His jaw-line is brows could be the tell-tale sign of lost in loose skin, probably having th~ regal eagle owl, whose ear-like wandered off to wherever his neck tufts and markings give a sense of

CONTRIBUTORdrama that involves them. Who doesn't love hearing the stories of pring is just around the cor- Jack-cheating-on-Sarah-with-herner (or so I'd like to believe). step-sister-Jenna-who-is-datingThe bees are out pollinating the a-UN-gang-member-with-threepretty little flowers, birds are children-and-a-mail-order-bnde?

Even when you are involved, chirping, the sun is shining, and everyone seems to have aii. extra these stories are great to reminisce little skip in their step. Happy about in retrospect. Sure, it's all couples are out walking their "boo hoo" while it's happening, co-owned puppies, laughing to- but when all of your friends get to gether as they teach Sparky how watch you slaughter your former to "shake-a-paw" and "roll-over." partner on Facebook through staSpring seems like such a happy tus updates and wall posts, it's as good as JerseyShore.Breaking up time of year. civilly is passe.

Along with nature spreading It seems to be a matter of what's its seed, it is said that spring is one of the peak seasons for conceiv- hot and·what's not. Emotional and ing, likely because nature's phero- verbal crucifixion is in, physical mones are bukake-ing all over us. assault is still out. The object of the So don't let whatever fertilizer is game is to see who can make the in the air change the way you logi- other person cry and retaliate the cally think; wrap it before you tap most, eventually leaving one person looking obsessive and crazy. it.

But gettin' busy in the spring Play it cool, cry at home by yourair isn't really what I want to talk self when no one is looking. about. Although there are lots of Some good ways to break up happy couples skipping gaily arm with your somewhat-significantin arm, where are all you misera- other would be to do it publicly, ble tied down people at? Can I get and loudly! Fighting about intimate details such as, "You were "what what?"

Come on, you know who you never good in bed! I always faked are. You're either in a shitty rela- it!" is a really awesome crowdtionship trying to make it work, pleaser at parties. Sharing emor you're in a shitty relationship barrassing sizes of genitalia or about to break things off, (we are a guilty pleasure such as loving leaving the single folks out of Celine Dion is also a fan favourite.

Everyone knows that relationthis - they don't know how good they've got it). Spring is full of ships are messy, whether they changes, thus, it's time to shit or work out or not. There is always the possibility of your amateur sex get off the pot, people!

I encourage those who are tape being uploaded to PornHub, choosing to end their relation- or your medical history being exship to do it in the most epic way ploited. So, readers, I leave you possible. What good was all that with this timeless advice: always pain and suffering if you just end remember to look your best when you are being filmed going hard things like adults? Boring!

Most people I have met claim reverse cowgirl. Remember, you they hate drama. The truth in always want to come out on top.

a furrowed brow and accentuate the intense glare. This particular professor is another kindly owl though, so the impression I get is less of a bird of prey descending on poor students with talons outstretched. Rather, it is that of a wizened fowl preaching to us owlets sitting so much like ducks in a row.

I wonder, is there a special category of criteria for students applying for Masters and Doctorates that judges how owly they will age? Is there a certain check-list that favours the short-necked, the beak-nosed, the round-eyed? Is it a process of encouraging those phenotypes into the academic field (to create some visual conformity), or does one develop them with wisdom, age, and experience (one ages to look like one's owly predecessors)? Is it merely the glasses, wrinkles, and greying hair, or is it really something more intrinsic? Perhaps I will pursue a Masters and do some research. My thesis can be: "Owls For Professors or Professors who Look like Owls: A Causal Relationship, or Merely Coincidental?"

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Some Handy Tips on Tipping NICOLLE HODGES CONTRIBUTOR As a hard working member of the customer service industry, I understand and value the act of tipping. I have come to rely on my tips as a source of income, as I work unpredictable hours at minimum wage, with no breaks.

Tipping has a long history. One origin story speculates that "TIPS" is an acronym for "to ensure proper service," and tips were generally slipped to a waitress prior to the service in order to encourage special treatment. Today I like to believe that "TIPS" means "thanking for proper service," as the customer is showing gratitude for the experience of dining out.

Listen, no one is asking you to tip at Wendy's, but when you walk into a restaurant - just one example of a place to tip - you are greeted by a hostess, who ensures that you have proper seating for your comfort. Then a server will come and present you with specials, about which they should be knowledgeable, and then they take your order, fill your drink throughout the night, and ensure the food is of appropriate quality and up to your standards throughout your meal.

A tip does not just thank the server, it goes to the service you received from the moment you arrived hungry, and to the people who cared for you until you left full. Tips are essentially shared throughout the restaurant; a certain percentage goes to the hostess, the bar, the kitchen staff, and the establishment. The server is simply at the forefront, being the friendly, interactive representative

of the 'restaurant and everyone involved.

I don't believe tips should be mandatory; however, they are a form of encouragement for the server to continue working hard.

Tips are also used as a way to nonverbally communicate how the customer felt towards the service.

15% or higher indicates a job well done, whereas anything lower can (and will) be taken as a sign that the customer was unsatisfied with their experience. Without tips, it would be very difficult to target areas for improvement and feel the instant gratification of a customer's satisfaction.

Some critics ·(cheap bastards) argue that the 15% gratuity that has become the standard ends up being based on the food that is ordered rather than the service given (lobster bill vs. burger bill).

The best way to solve this issue is to simply tip based on service, not bill size. As the old story goes, once upon a time a man placed ten dollars worth of loonies at the end of the table, clearly in view of the waitress, and every time she did something that was not up to his

standards, he would remove a dollar. Cruel? Perhaps. Fair? Well, certainly! Yes it may be intimidating, but it makes the aforementioned server work hard for those loons.

Critics ·of the tipping status quo will also argue that tipping allows management to pay their employees a crappy wage; to that I say do you want your meal to cost more? It's better to leave it up to the customer's discretion. Leave tips for good service, and it keeps the servers working to be friendly and welcoming, as well as keeping food prices lower.

Servers are encouraged to learn the menu as best they can, aware that the more information they can provide for their customers, the better dining experience the customer will have. The customer will appreciate the services, and, therefore, they may tip more. This encourages the server to work harder and know more: you wouldn't ask the cashier at McDonald's if they could recommend an item on the menu, and if you did ask, you wouldn't expect much of an answer.

I am encouraged in my everyday life to return the favour and tip those around me: taxi drivers, Starbucks baristas, homeless people who wash things, male escorts, and so on. Overall, tipping is a form of etiquette, a way to say "thanks!" and compel excellent service in the future. Dining out is an experience, and, essentially, that is what you are tipping for: the service, the food, the drinks, the interaction, and the added luxury of not having to clean up a damn thing afterwards. Would it kill ya to leave a few bucks amongst that mess?

Here'sa Tip: don't leave.one other parts of Europe and eventuTREVORFIK STAFF WRITER ally made its way across the pond, where drink money (known as a The tipping phenomenon is tipple) was a common reward for such a firmly entrenched behav- good service. iour in our society that it appears At first glance, the practice does to be above questioning. Those not seem to have advanced much who stake a claim against the prac- from its German roots. However, tice, or, god forbid, question the the explanation goes on to stipugospel of tipping, are at risk of re- late that it was only with the most ceiving the moniker of cheapskate exceptional service that individuor tightwad - a signature that can als were tipped. This is a far cry haunt a person for life. For fear of from our current system, where being the object of ridicule, and in the expectation to tip no matter a vain attempt to avoid a lifelong the level of service has become association with other frugal peo- commonplace. ple, individuals usually cave in Often, an individual can ratioto the societal pressure of giving nalize a gratuity if the service is up that extra 15 to 20 percent dur- above average. Many argue that ing a night out, for what typically keeping the current system of tipamounts to average service. ping encourages servers to proI am here to use this forum to vide a higher level of service for free those who refuse to tip any customers. However, this is not allonger just because the world says ways the case, as explained when we should! For those individuals New York Times columnist Steven who are not cheap, but refuse to Shaw referenced a study done by part with their own hard earned Cornell University. cash to reward mediocrity in the The study found that people workplace. are more likely to tip a server if In order to understand why the individual bends down next we tip, we first have to know how to them while taking an order, or the practice originated and where touches them on the arm during it came from. According to Cor- some point in the encounter. Not nell University professor Michael only does this disprove many inLind, we can thank the Germans dividuals claim that they tip befor forcing us to shell up an extra cause of better service, but it raises couple of bucks every time we go the question of server exploitation. out to eat or drink. The first evi- If physical contact is required in dence of tipping stretches back to order to get a couple extra dollars the lS00's in Germany, where out of a table, where will an indicraftsmen were often given a trink- vidual be willing to draw the line? geld, or drink money, for their ser- And what of an individual's right vices. This practice then spread to to privacy and the establishment

of boundaries?

Shaw also notes that tipping a percentage paves the way for many servers to "up sell" products in order to get a higher bill. This way they get a bigger chunk of the cheque, turning your night out in to one long sales pitch. Before you know it, a simple dinner has become one long ordeal of being pressured in to buying that third appetizer while the server massages your neck and shares their life story.

Many advocates of tipping condone the practice as a way to compensate workers for the notoriously low hourly wages they receive.

Management argues that these low wages are paid so the customer doesn't have to pay higher menu prices. Therefore, the cost of paying fair wages is not passed along to the customer. And while this reasoning appears to be sound, when you are expected to dole out fifteen to ,twenty percent extra for the average service of a person delivering your food, you might end up paying more than if that server was earning a decent wage.

I am by no means advocating for the removal of tipping altogether, but when it comes to be expected by people putting forth a lackluster effort, tipping loses all its reason for existing. Maybe we should all embrace our German roots when it comes to handing out gratuities and award them only in the most exceptional of circumstances.

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Grace Q. How did you feel about Casey's liquor license suspension?

A. I was pretty surprised by that actually, because it's a pretty fun place to go and hang out and I know it's really popular with the students so it was surprising that they'd have to do that. We have a wepsite. Have you ever checked it out? You should.

Q. Would you like to see more events on campus? If so, what kind?

A.I would like to see more events on campus, I feel like our students are not the most involved of all Canadian universities I have heard of. So if so, I would say, I'm not quite sure!

Ryan Q. How did you feel about Casey's liquor license suspension?

A. I was particularly disappointed because it's like, the staple. That's what lunch is, Casey's liquor. It was pretty upsetting.

Q. Would you like to see more events on campus? If so, what kind?

A. I would like to see more people attending events on campus. Dis-O, two years in a row, has had great artists, and horrible attendance. More music, for sure.

Q. Do you plan to attend varsity spor!s games on campus?

A. I've gone to a hockey game, which I don't think is technically Varsity.

SUS supports it. I think the university should make hockey a varsity sport, and then I'll go all the time.

Debbie Q. How did you feel about Casey's liquor license suspension?

A. I don't know! I haven't heard of it, I don't go to Casey's much.

Q. Would you like to see more events on campus? If so, what kind?

A. I went to Dis-O my first year. More stuff like that.

Q. Do you plan to attend varsity sports games on campus?

A. I went to a volleyball game once, last year.

Q. What do you think of Sasq'ets, the varsity mascot?

A. No opinion!

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Elizabeth Bachinsky Reads at UFV NewWriter inResidence begins herreign PAUL FALARDEAUBachinsky read from her new-

ARTS& LIFEEDITOR est poetry collection, Godof Missed Connections,a 2009 release. A third FV's new writer in residence, generation member of a family of Elizabeth Bachinsky, seemed Ukrainian immigrants, Bachinsky right at home mingling with the found she had little knowledge folks who turned out to see her of her own heritage following a read at the UFV Abbotsford book- phone call from a friend in which store on Thursday, January 28. She she was unable to answer even did admit to being nervous about simple questions about her family reading in front of the crowd, even history. The book is her attempt to though she has read in front of capture her past. In the first poem larger crowds in the past. For ex- she read, "Goddess of Safe Travel," ample, after she was nominated Bachinsky elaborates· on the idea, for the Governor General's Award comparing history to soil, saying for Poetry in 2006; one of the many "To plow it, you've got to own it." awards she has been nominated Continuing with more from · for or won.

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sky read "To Ukraine," a Ginsberg/Whitman-like list-poem, "God of Mechanical Accidents," "Goddess of Healthy Children," and "Goddess of Incongruity."

Bachinsky explained all the deities in her titles come from photo titles in a photojournal by David Byrne called StrangeRitual, which includes photos of places he's been. The god and goddess names are something that Byrne took from lists of gods and miracles in Mexican churches. Bachinsky appropriated these, liking to think of each poem as a miracle.

Her next poem, "86," contrasts the Expo event in Vancouver and

the meltdown at Chernobyl in the Ukraine, both events of 1986.

Bachinsky explained that she likes to contrast her home and that of her ancestors, looking at the ways they are different and the many ways they are the same. In "86," the Ukraine is literally exploding and on fire, Vancouver is figuratively, as it becomes a city known around the world.

One of the advantages of seeing the poet read is that an extra dimension is added about and beyond the printed word. Bachinsky is a sterling example of this alternating between the cheery yet explanative singsong of an el-

ementary school teacher, to the serious, even condemning, tone she adopted when reading "Hearsay."

Throughout the reading Elizabeth Bachinsky, who prefered being called Liz, was quick to smile and let her fresh attitude shine through her poetry. She is available to work one on one with students, hoping to improve their writing, especially their poetry, on Thursdays between nine and five and by appointment on Friday.

Her office is located at D3099, and her email is Elizabeth.Bachinsky@ ufv.ca. Email in advance to guarantee your meeting.

Q & A with Writerin ResidenceElizabethBachinsky SOPHIE ISBISTER OPINIONEDITOR

lizabethBachinskyis the writer in E residenceat UFV. Having spent severalyears growing up in the Fraser Valley,she returns this Winter to spenda semesterat our universityadvisingstudents on theirworkand visiting classrooms.She is the published poet of threecollectionsof poetry,Curio (2005),Home of Sudden Service (2006),and God of Missed Connections (2009). She has achievedcritical acclaim,as well as several nominationsfor literaryawards,including the Governor General's Award for Poetryin 2006. As a writing teacher, and the editorof EventMagazine,she bringsformidabletalent and a fresh, enthusiasticvoice.Elizabethsat down with The Cascadeto talk about her work,her life, and her current roleas writer in residenceon campus.

How are you today?

I'm great; it's a beautiful morning; it's very foggy out here in Abbotsford today, but it's a nice valley day.

So can you tell us a little bit about the purpose of a writer in residence? What do you offer to the UFV community?

Ok, well my job as Writer in Residence is to meet with students one on one and talk to them about their work in progress. So that could be anything from a handful of poems that you are working on for class, and you just want a set of eyes on them, or a whole manuscript that you happen to be working on. I can also consult on that. I can consult on all kinds of genres. My books are books of poetry, but I can also consult on personal journalism, creative nonfiction, fiction ...! can talk about your screenplays too, so really, any genre. Bring it by and run it past me, and I'll do what I can to help.

What do you do when you're not at UFV? What is your day job?

My day job is I'm a creative writing instructor at Douglas College, so I teach ... right now I'm teaching all poetry, and then I also run the literary magazine, Event Magazine, I have a history in publishing and I've been doing this for lots of years. My job job, my real job, is to write poems.

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Speaking of writing poems and being from the Fraser Valley, a great amount of talent comes from the Fraser Valley, including yourself.

You did spend a lot of your life living here. Can you talk about your experience growing up in the Valley and what is it about the Valley, if anything, that you think contributes to creativity or artistic expression?

Ohh, well, yeah there are a lot of really interesting creative people out here in the Fraser Valley.

I think one of the things that makes people who live out here particularly resourceful, especially when I was growing up here in the 90's, you know, this is sort of pre-internet time, there wasn't really a record store, or you couldn't really buy music out here, you had to, know you, make your radio antenna do weird things to pick up OTR, which was the university radio station at UBC, and you'd get to listen to all the new music that way. But yeah, you had to be resourceful in how you had access to media, I think. And also it made a lot of kids have to create their own media. So I like to think of the Fraser Valley as sort of the original DIY culture. You know, when I was a teenager growing up here, there were lots of like

thrash bands and metal bands, you know, that was a really big part of the culture, and I loved going to all those all ages shows and making art and writing, which I always did.

Going into your academic career, did you know you wanted to be a poet/teacher/editor?

I'm gonna say yes. You know, I always knew what I was interested in, I always knew what I loved, I always knew the people that I loved, I loved writers, I loved poets. And about the teaching, you know, I actually thought, I did my undergraduate degree in English and creative writing at UBC and when I applied for the masters program I thought "oh gosh, there's no way I'm gonna get in, it's really competitive and probably won't work out." So I thought that I would do a PDP and study to be a high school teacher, because I love to work with students, right, I love to teach. So now it's just amazing! I get to do both. I get to write, and teach, and yeah, be with the people I love, be with writers. So how much better could it be?

Well, it gets better! You get to travel a lot for your job [as a poet], and because of that, you get to see all over

Canada. Do you feel that coming from the Fraser Valley, coming from a kind of small place like this, do you feel that sort of ads to your experience and sort of the way that you come across to· people in the rest of Canada and out East?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. When I first started performing, I used to be really self conscious about the fact that I was from the Fraser Valley, and I used to have this whole schtick, you know, I'd get up on stage and be like, [affected Valley girl voice) "Soo, I'm like totally from the Fraser Valley, and you know, I'm a valley guurl," and so I was kind of hiding behind that persona a little bit. And I think as I came to know myself a lot more and came to know my community a lot more, it really became a point of pride I think to realize that people in Toronto and Montreal and you know, places that are far away that I could never imagine, well, equally they could never imagine us. They could never imagine the landscape that we are from. Because it really is so utterly other. And you feel that divide of the Rocky Mountains as you go over them, like wow, we really are a frontier sort of place.

So yeah I think it's a big part of my identity. I'm always happy to talk about it with people.

Well, identity, where people come from, is very interesting stuff. I know that I was walking with a friend from his car to the school the other day and we both looked at Mount Baker and my friend remarked to me, "Oh, Baker looks really nice today," and I thought about that and realized a lot of people in Canada don't have that same experience of being able to look at Mount Baker every day and to see how nice it looks today.

Oh absolutely,,it's breathtaking, the landscape is just. .. you know, let's be honest though, you know there's a whole other side of the Fraser Valley that isn't the breathtaking scenery and that's also what makes it really interesting.

You got this sort of ugliness that's smashed up into this extremely beautiful landscape right, and I'm talking about the strip malls, and the freeways and the yeah the - not clapboard houses, but the vinyl sided houses that all kinda look the same- and the constant construction zones. So yeah then this real ugly side to the Valley that really gives it an edge, and yeah, it's not actually an easy life out here, I don't think. When we were growing up out here I found it really harsh you know, this place acting as a bedroom community so there's a lot of unparented kids running around all the time getting up to no good.

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burning igloos, sniperSTAFFWRITER toting Timmies-drinking hunters, Ken doll Mounties and a drunken or the next three months, The Santa certainly communicates Reach will be featuring four the artist's message, although the exhibits encompassing works of accompanying explanations are photography, painting, sculpture needed to make sense of it all. and archiving.

Unfortunately, the message overshadows any art in the work. The Canada, Myth and History: materials Thorneycroft selected Group of Seven Awkward Mo- for her dioramas are corny and ments by Diana Thomeycroft cheap, and their juxtaposition with iconic paintings doesn't magically As a Canadian, I'll admit to make the plastic figurines art. The feeling a quiet but fierce sort of exhibit seems to rely on its shock pride when it comes to the paint- value to justify itself. As a social ings of the Group of Seven, likely statement, the exhibition is powerthe most identifiable art Canada ful. Aesthetically, it is rather lackhas ever produced. In this exhibi- luster. However, "Davis Strait" tion, which uses famous Group of strikes a genuine high-note: ThorSeven, Tom Thomsom and Emily neycroft allows the original paintCarr landscapes as the backdrop ing, a single looming iceberg, to for comical dioramas, Thorney- command the piece, adding only croft is certainly taking a risk: no't a single sled caught on a small everyone will take kindly to such patch of ice to th€ foreground. The an irreverent-feeling treatment diorama actually adds to the value of one of Canada's few cultural of the painting, letting its original claims. Thorneycroft uses dolls, beauty shine through while imtoys and other knick knacks to buing it with a powerful sense of construct cartoonish scenes that desperation and loneliness. contrast our national pride with "references to identity crisis, soFound Wanting by Betty cial anxiety and apathy, existential Spackman absurdity, environmental. destruction and the human propensity to Found Wanting is another exhiviolence." bition with a message. Spackman The collection of fornicating seeks to honour the animals who

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have provided her sustenance by displaying the bones, pelts and horns of domestic animals. These are often placed abstractly against black backgrounds, or in piles on black carpets or pelts on the floor, and are completely disassociated from anatomical reality.

On one table, Darwin's Origin of the Species and an array of breastbones sits above a bunch of white plastic Christ's that blend into the bones they are piled with. In this exhibit, the message is unmistakable: Spackman juxtaposes bones and death with elements of the living human world - a fireplace, a stove, a basin, a general store.

In fact, the message is so clear in the placement of every object, especially within the general store, the exhibition begins to resemble an art-by-numbers: place a toy gun on a highchair next to some bones, some fur shawls next to skulls, a human dental mould next to a jar of animal jaws ...and voila!

Also on exhibit is "Everything but the Light" by Carly Bates, a series of beautiful paintings depicting chandeliers and their interactions with light, and "Our Communities: Our Stories A Day Downtown," which combines old pictures, antiques and first-hand accounts to remember Abbotsford's early history.

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Q & A with Writer in Residence Elizabeth Bachinsky Contd.

There was a lot of drug abuse among my friends when we were kids and a lot of drinking and you know so stuff happens! So, the stories that come out of this place can be a little edgy too, I think, which appeals to me cause it feels somehow authentic to me.

Going back to this idea of university, what do you see as the benefit of a university education in creative writing? A lot of people think, well, I can write, I'll just stay at home and lock myself in a room until I finish a novel.

What do you think are the benefits of working in a community and really studying a craft?

Well, I really like that you brought up the word community, because writers can be really isolating, especially when we are starting out. We think- well, we're really protectionist: "I'm special, I must do this on my own, I must do it the hard way," When in fact, community is so important. You know, making friends, sharing your work with those friends, making sure that you've got lots of eyes on your work, I mean that can onzy be a good thing. And I also w,ant tQ say that I don't think it's necessary for a writer to go to university in order to become a writer. I think in order to write you have to read. You have to read, you have to write, and then you have to do it a million times, and then you slowly get better.

But it can help! A creative writing program can give you the sort of direction that you might not realize that you need. And it can really expediate the process. So you could toil in obscurity for 15 years, or you could go to a writing program and speed that process up by you know, TEN YEARS!I don't know, because you learn a lot when you're suddenly - when

you've got eyes on your work. You learn about people.

didn't realize you could just write about your life and that was literature. So yeah, I read a lot in high school. And then I had a mentor in high school, who turned me onto the works on Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway, and we read a lot of you know, history books about Paris in the 20's, that whole amazing sort of salon life that was going on there. That really intrigued me too so that got me really interested in some different types of writing.

Your first book, Curio, did you write that while you were still in university?

No, I wrote my first two books at the same time, I wrote them in my early to mid 20's, and I was a creative writing student at UBC. I was an undergraduate student and then a graduate student and, I wrote the two books yeah at the same time, but they're just very different projects.

You were also a student of RussianLiterature when you studied here?

What draws you to poetry as a genre as opposed to another kind of writing? I know that you teach different styles of writing, but the books you've written and · published are poetry books; what is it about the genre that attracts you?

Hmmm ... well, yeah. I am drawn to poetry. It really just seems to be the way that my work arrives.

It's the genre that I've studied the most and read the most and that I'm the most comfortable with certainly, but I like poetry. I like to think of poetry as a delivery system. You know, it's kind of like a cigarette that way. [laughs] It's like the ideal delivery system for messages. Because they're small, they're condensed ... well, they CAN be small, they can be condensed. That density of thought and feeling, there's something about it that speaks to people immediately. I think that's really powerful. And I also really love to perform so that appeals to me, the fact that I feel like there's a performative aspect to the poetry.

You said that to be a great writer you have to be a good reader. I think that's

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definitely true. What are some books or writers that inspired you when you were growing up?

Well I spent all my childhood years in Prince George, British Columbia, and we didn't have a lot of books in the house when I was growing up, well, we had a number but some people, you go in their houses and it's like wall to wall books and you're like "wow!" But my mom always took us to the library, the Prince George library, and so I always read lots and lots of books.

They've got little Super 8 video tapes of me in bed reading books to my mom, and you know, I'm a kid, and ... ahh yeah, so reading was always a really big part of my life. And then as a teenager, you know, I used to go the library a lot, the Fraser Valley Regional Library, in Maple Ridge, that's where I grew up, Maple Ridge.

That's how I found poetry. They had a big poetry section there and I remember taking out books by Lorna Crozier and bill bissett and especially bill bissett, if you've ever seen bill's stuff it's very phonetic. bill came to the school recently to do a reading, last semester.

Awesome! Oh, he's like magic, hey?

It was amazing.

Yeah, so, yeah I found bill's work at the Fraser Valley Regional Library! And just was like, "What on earth is going on here!" And the same with Lorna Crozier, finding her poems, and you know, reading about her family, I thought, oh I didn't realize you could write about your family. I

Yes absolutely, so I read a lot of Russian Literature. Actually I started reading Russian literature in my teenage years. I remember reading Anna Karenina in like Grade 11 or 12 or something. I went to Thomas Haney Secondary S,choolin Maple Ridge, which is a self airected school, and so you didn't really have classes, you attended these seminars. I know, it was really really progressive.

And so, they just left me alone to read allday and write and draw in the art room. So yeah I remember sitting under a table at Thomas Haney Secondary School reading Anna Karenina, right when Levin has his sort of like philosophical epiphany, you know, and I was so moved! Hahaha, I remember being like [sob sob sob] under the table.

Anything else you would like to add, and words of wisdom and advice for students at

UFV? Keep writing. Keep writing, keep writing. Don't stop! And come see me! I'm in room D3009, and I'm here on Thursdays between 10 and 5. And you can give me a call.

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Braids Native Speaker Released on January 18, the first effort from Calgary-turnedMontreal band Braids is a strong one. The art-rock group creates a masterful instrumental landscape, layering depth of sound with the dreamy, floating vocals of lead singer Raphaelle Standell-Preston.

All four members sing on the album Native Speaker,but StandellPreston' s mature yet poppy voice soars in the album's epic and melodic songs, most of them reaching higher than the six minute mark.

Native Speakeris an album for the music lover. Dive in, swim around in the atmospheric melodies, and then stick around for the lyrics, which will sneak up and dazzle you with their poignancy. Best tracks on the album include "Sarne Mum," "Plath Heart," and the eight-minute-long "Glass Deers."

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After three years without an album release, the musical trio of Connor Oberst, Nate Walcott, and producer Mike Mogis have decided to do one last Bright Eyes album. The highly anticipated February 15 release of The People's Key will give listeners a medley of politically and socially influenced lyrics, heavy subject matter, and sonic sounds emanating from their speakers. In an interview on billboard.com, Connor Oberst says, "There's a certain desire for... common ground between people, just the idea that we're all kind of in the same boat and are all the same as far as the way human beings go." With that influence in mind, I found myself listening to the album differently, allowing it to reach out to me and truly hear everything that was being said. There are numerous auditory clips that are eerie in their sense of truth. Bright Eyes seems to have migrated from their instrumental feel and settled into a futuristic sound, while managing to keep a familiar tone and captivating emotions true to the human heart.

Gang of Four are back with a Originally hailing from Abnew album, Content, after a fifteen botsford, singer-songwriter Joryear hiatus: but why? In their hey- dan Klassen launched his solo day, this politically radical band career with the 2009 release of was on the cutting edge of music Tempestand Winter, an intricatelyand helped to pioneer new wave, crafted collection of literate and post-punk, and funk. In 2011, deeply personal folk songs that however, Gang of Four (named garnered the attention of indepenafter Chinese Communist Party dent music circles across Canada. officials) seems as irrelevant as While Klassen spent nearly four their namesake. Content's eleven years perfecting his debut record, tracks are danceable yet uncom- his follow-up EP went through a promisingly boring. The lackluster much quicker genesis, corning toproduction smoothes out the once gether in a series of recording sesjagged edges of the band's mate- sions in October 2009.That it is imrial and damns whatever potential possible to tell is a testament to the the songs had in the first place. It musician's rapidly developing aris tempting to look for highlights, tistic faculties. Not one note is out but looking for a standout track on of place on St. Brigid,the orchestrathis album is like trying to find tion achieving a shrewd balance some health benefit of a pack of between lush and spare textures. cigarettes: it just isn't there.

EP closer "You Are the Branches," is a stirring quasi-anthem that -Hamish Kilgour distils the best elements of the record. While his latest release does not break much new ground, it is an excellent addition to Klassen's growing catalogue of sensitive and sophisticated folk-pop.

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Album Review: Teen Daze - My Bedroom Floor Teen Daze, an Abbotsford mu-

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CONTRIBUTORney through his music, changing his sound constantly and smoothor those who have never dab- ly, sometimes without you even bled in techno music and are noticing. If you are a smoker like looking for a soft entry into the me, it can be an almost spiritual ,/. genre the new album My Bedroom experience to sit and smoke while Floor,by Teen Daze, is an opportuyou listen to the album all at once, nity too good to miss. This partic- letting your body move to the muular sub-genre of techno is called sic, while Teen Daze's unique apIDM (Intelligent Dance Music), proach to electronica washes over and its main influence is the elec- you in an almost seductive way. tronic dance music scene which Teen Daze's sound is someappeared in North America at the where between house and ambiend of the British rave era in the ent techno. At just the right beat 1990's. and pace for relaxing and enjoyThe rhythms and sound on My ing, Teen Daze is neither too fast Bedroom Floor are not as intense nor too slow. as many techno preconceptions, The first track on the album, but more gentle and atmospheric, "Keep the Girls Away," stands the tracks don't just build to a cli- apart from the rest of the nonmax and then move on. Instead, vocal album as it starts out with the one-man-DJ-act's tracks move a group of people shouting "do a smoothly from one to the other, hand stand get low" a few times lulling you to a sonic dream space. before an electric guitar drives you

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into the rest of the track. Different from the rest of the album, it is also its best cut. Despite its standout aspects, it right away puts you in a good mood and sets a great tone for the rest of the album. The other track that particularly sticks out is "I Need to Get the Power." It has a fast paced build and really brings out the music's dance and hip hop roots. It builds to a cool drum track at the end before the song climaxes.

So let Teen Daze pop your electronica cherry. It won't hurt. And look forward to listening to much more of it in the future. Don't forget to check out Teen Daze's myspace for show times and many more tracks and remixes from this talented and prolific local boy. It's not everyday you get to enjoy a talented musician's work who also resides here in our little city of Abbotsford.

Album Review: Iron& Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean KAREN ANEY

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ron & Wine is the stage name used by artist Samuel Beam. The term 'artist' rather than 'musician' is no mistake - he holds a BA in Visual Arts and has also taught film at the University of Miami.

It's not surprising, then, that his music is imaginative, engaging, and aesthetically stimulating.

His 15th album, Kiss EachOther Clean, is no exception. Fans will be pleasantly surprised to learn that this album will not banish Beam to the graveyard of artists whose work suffered after moving to Warner Bros. (because really, how great can it label be if they've signed Heidi Montag?) - while the album does not represent a challenging listen by any means, it is a wonderful representation of Beam's work.

Unfortunately, the songs have not entirely escaped the Warner influence. This collection is quite a bit more pop-driven than past works: while this may result in higher sales, fans yearning for new and creative tracks may not be as satisfied as they hoped. In an interview with SPIN, Beam describes the album as "a focused pop record... that early-to-mid70s FM, radio-friendly music" enough said. Disappointing tracks include "Big Burned Hand", which sounds like background music for a porno without a budget for razors (that is, until it gets to a pianoheavy interlude - hot stuff). Other tracks ("Your Fake Name is Good Enough", "Monkeys Uptown"), while not strictly disappointing, are too familiar to inspire any sort of visceral reaction.

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a 1970's opium den. Slightly more relevant reference? This album wouldn't have been out of place in the Across the Universe movie.

Not relevant enough yet? Okay you know that party you were at last weekend? Remember how the bathroom smelled kind of like a skunk? They were probably listening to this album in there. In other words, despite its too-pop elements and annoying familiarity, the collection as a whole delivers enough stimulation for the more 'relaxed' listener. "Half Moon" is a good example of this: while it scared me a little bit with the lyric "Where are we when the twilight comes" (it reminded me a little too forcefully of the fact that one of his songs somehow ended up on a certain soundtrack), the song's lilting electric guitar and almostabsent percussion is a pleasing

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"Rabbit Will Run" strides the fence between that happy place Beam has found and the land of angry familiarity. While the song's basic hook is almost indiscernible from Bryan Adam's "Cloud No 9", the odd interludes of some sort of slide whistle and the images it evokes make this track something else entirely: the tune is familiar, but the artistic presentation of it renders the song in a new light.

This is where the album shines in a way that few can. Because of Beam's holistic artistic vision, the tracks rise above familiarity and settle firmly in l'eau de creativity.

Thus, the album in its entirety is entertaining, pleasing, and artistically stimulating. While it may not be the best work Beam has produced, it's definitely worth a listen.

ThE UBYSSEY In Canada, the plant is classed as a natural health product, meanVANCOUVER (CUP) - "Ev- ing it cannot be sold _unless it has erything turns to water - like been reviewed and authorized by cell-shaded water, and I fall onto a Health Canada, which it hasn't. A pirate ship as I'm smoking it. Then loophole in the law allows salvia I start hallucinating. All of a sud- to be sold openly so long as the den I'm in the world of Zelda, like consumer is informed that their the Deku Tree area. And I try to purchase is not intended for hurun, but on salvia you can't really man use. move."

"To date, Health Canada has not These are the words Nick Work- licensed for sale any drug or NHP man, a University of Western On- which contains salvia as an ingretario student, used to describe his dient," said Christelle Legault, a first experience with Salvia divi- spokesperson for the ministry. norum, or Diviner's Sage, an enThis means that the sale of the theogenic South American plant plant is largely under the jurisdicthat can be legally sold and pur- tion of Health Canada's Health chased in Canada. While Work- Products and Food Branch Inspecman first tried salvia several years torate. Their enforcement of these ago, the drug has been gaining us- laws has been slack, according to a ers via unconventional channels.

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In early December, popular ceBennett says that salvia is not lebrity gossip blog TMZ.com post- meant for human consumption. ed a video of Miley Cyrus, former "Traditionally, it's burned as an Disney star, smoking froni. a bong incense. It was used as a visionary at her 18th birthday party. In the oracle, so people would consult it video, the actress slurs and says with a que_stionand from their vishe wants "more of that shit." sion try and decipher an answer."

According to TMZ's sources, · Using salvia can be an intense, the "shit" in question is salvia. powerful experience. Salvia trips Chris Bennett, owner of Van- are a popular topic of discussion couver's Urban Shaman, counts in Bennett's store. "I probably talk salvia among his inventory of sha- to more people about those experimanic aids, though it's not widely ences than anything else," he said. used.

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"It was more popular a few A lot of people report they have a years ago," Bennett said. "It's gone vision where everything is made through its novelty potential." out of Lego or pages of a book."

The Cyrus video sparked some Recently, a woman from Burnarenewed interest in the drug . by, B.C. shattered her jawbone after among an unlikely demographic. jumping out a third-story window "Usually when something like while high on salvia. Bennett isn't that happens, I get a bunch of old- sure the drug is to blame, comparer people in, middle-age type peo- ing the situation to "a drunk perple. The kids already know about son blaming booze for their car acit," said Bennett, in reference to cident. With some common sense the Cyrus video. and some safe precautions - like "Kids" is a broad term, as Ben- having somebody there with you nett does not allow minors into - that sort of danger is negated." his store. However, the Canadian Bennett explains, "The biggest Alcohol and Drug Use Monitor- concern about salvia is not any ing Survey study showed that 7.3 proclaimed health effects, it's that, per cent of Canadians between 15 for five minutes, people are havand 24 have taken the drug at least ing a visionary experience," he once. said. "It's like our culture someThe sale of salvia is a grey area. how fears that sort of thing."

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hocolate. From the days of the Aztecs it's been considered an aphrodisiac, and it undoubtedly ri>rnains the sexiest, most sensual ·ood out there. Some of the chemicals it contains, such as theobromine and phenylethylarnine, are thought to be responsible for chocolate's erotic potency; of course, there is also the fact that chocolate is not only delicious, but easily melts into a warm substance that reminds us on a primitive level of the sexy heat and texture of vaginal lubrication and semen.

With Valentines corning up, it seemed only prudent to run over some of the many fun and romantic ways that chocolate can be used in sex play. Just make sure when using melted chocolate that you don't overheat it and either burn your partner or the chocolate. Using a fondue set is a great way to keep chocolate at the right temperature without constantly having to run to the stove or microwave to reheat it, then having to wait again to let it cool down. I can't think of a faster way to go from romantic to turn off than running around like the Easter bunny.

I) Roman-Style. While feeding your partner chocolate is an obvious part of foreplay, working it into the dominant-submissive dynamic can make chocolate consumption that much more sensual.

Get the more dominant partner to lie on the bed, stripped naked or dressed in something silky and sexy; then slowly hand feed him/ her fruits dipped in warm choco-

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If you love being pampered or submissive in bed, this little game can be a real winner.

2) Sticky Kiss. This is a high school classic. There's nothing sweeter than tonguing your partner while his/her mouth is full of chocolate. You can play with this a bit too, perhaps slipping in a piece of chocolate while your partner is distracted as a surprise, or sharing a frozen piece until it melts.

3) Steamy Massage. For some people, nothing is a bigger turnon than the feel of hot oil or wax on their back. In this case, warming your partner up with a sensual massage and then dripping warm chocolate on his/her back may be just the thing. Of course, licking the chocolate off with your warm tongue will only add to the arous-

ing effect, especially if you start lightly stroking his/her genitals as well.

4) Sensitive Sucking. Every partner has different sensitive spots on his/her body, and capitalizing on this is a definite yes.

Applying melted chocolate to areas such as nipples, ears, toes and thighs and then cleaning it off with your mouth and tongue will guarantee your partner a hot time.

If you've been working yourself up to licking out your partner's cute little bum hole, this also may be a happy aid.

5) Cocoa Job. Nothing puts more energy into a blow job than when somebody is literally trying to eat you out or suck you down.

It's a warm, silky lube for your partner that doesn't taste like gasoline (which in my opinion is what all flavoured lubes and creams

actually taste like). You have to be careful, though. Women can easily get infections from such play, although there is specialty chocolate available ·at sex stores that are genital friendly - however, NEVER PUT IT INSIDE. To play it safe, stick to the thighs and mons veneris and steer clear of the uretha and her hole. With men, however, as long as you steer clear of his tiny hole up top, covering his shaft and scrotum with chocolate and sucking if off will be a more than pleasurable experience for the both of you, and he may very well add some "white cream filling" to your genital truffle delight.

6) Hide and Seek. Blindfold your partner and dab chocolate somewhere on your naked body.

Then make your partner try to "find" the chocolate using his/her

mouth. When he/she does, switch places. This can be a fun, slow way to get aroused if you and your partner enjoy close intimacy.

7) Hot and Cold. Some people find the extremes of hot and cold on their body extremely arousing, and what better way to do this than with warm chocolate and frozen strawberries? An especially sexy way is to blindfold and handcuff your partner to the bed, while teasing him/her with the chocolate, strawberries, and your mouth on his/her erotic zones. Again, be careful around the genitals!

8) Body Lube. If you like getting hot and sticky, here's one experience you won't ever forget. You're going to need some old sheets and a fair-sized container of chocolate (or chocolate syrup). Simply have sex... and smother each other's bodies with chocolate. Apply tongue liberally. Obviously you're going to need a shower after this, but despite the mess, the sensation will be outstanding!

So if you were looking for a new, sexy experience this Valentines, consider using chocolate.

Not sure what your partner would like? Why not clip out this article and get him/her to circle which one he/she wants? Or, just provide the bed and some chocolate and see where it goes. Remember, sex is about playing and having fun and what's more fun than chocolate?

Have a question you want answered? Add "Violet Hart" to your facebook or e-mail violethart@hotrnail.com. All questions are anonymous.

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OFF TH.EBEATEN PATH 4)- Show Aaron Paul won the 2010 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (First word) 5) University of Edinburgh's student-run radio station (·Twowords) 8) Won the Jury Prize at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival (Two Words) 12) American art critic who praised and promoted abstract expressionism: _____ Greenberg 14) Park Chan-wook's enthralling 2009 vampire film 17) Canadian Travel/Adyenture show featuring hosts Scott Wilson and Justin Lukach 18) Animated Koala created by Karen Chau 20) lndie band; singles include: "See The World" I "Airstream Driver" 23) Bob Dylan song: "They're selling postcards of the hanging / They're painting the passports brown" (Two words) 24) Comprehensive 24-hour British rolling news television network 25) Unsigned Vancouver lndie/Pop band (Two Words) DOWN: 1) Weekly 1 hour Much Music indie music program featuring new alternative music: The 2) Abbr. for local late September/ early October international festival of world cinema 3) Documentary about philosophy, life, and parking cars: The ____ Movie (Two Words) 4) Influential 1948 Italian Neorealist film by Vittorio De Sica (Two words) 6) Canadian hip hop artist; 2010 album entitled "TSOL" 7) American Linguist, Analytical Philosopher, and MIT Professor (First and Last name) 9) Canadian cooking program featuring homemade equipment and local ingredients: Food ___ _ 10) Celebrated 2007 animated film 11) Number of ways to "conserve nature and improve our quality of life" in David Suzuki's Nature Challenge 12) Weekly television program covering news and recent developments in the world of technology 13) British Documentary Narrator, Broadcaster, and Naturalist: David ____ _ 15) Quirky 2007 New Zealand romantic comedy: ____ vs. Shark 16) 1940's Radio drama which demonstraled that "Crime does not pay'' (Two words) 19) Influential Japanese Director 21) "Newfoundland Portraits": 2009 Exhibition by Ontario artist: Heather ___ _ 22) Long-running PBS science based documentary series

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Foxswitches upSunday night: or, fishing fornewviewers? heck. If you have watched it in the

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COPYEDITOR to. Topical comedy has dominated much of the past f~w seasons and ox, in what seems to be an at- still does. tempt to fish for more viewHowever, also appearing on ers, has once again switched up Sunday nights, or ANIMATION its Sunday night line-up. The DOMINATION, is small bits of Simpsons and Family Guy retain the cartoon, spy comedy Archer, their spots at eight and nine p.m., which is being ported over to Fox's respectively, with The Cleveland FX cartoon network from Adult Show moving to 9:30, taking the Swim, and the new cartoon comspot of American Dad!, with the edy Bob's Burgerscoming to Sun8:30 slot being filled by Bob'sBurg- day night. Ratings for Archer have ers, Fox's newest cartoon comedy. been high, and it was recently givAmericanDad!slipped to 7:30p.m., en the green light for a second seawhich made me think that it had son. In a series of hilarious, short been cancelled at first (I had to go sketches, Sterling Archer and comlook up what happened to it on pany 'hosted' Fox's Sunday night Fox's website). in between regular programming, Unfortunately, adjusting to this making comments on the upcomnew schedule will be interrupted ing shows, calling Stewie on the for the next two Sundays in favour phone, and generally introducing of (barf) football. However, after a the new characters. week or two of this new set-up, I I suppose that this show and can comment on some of the par- Bob's Burgers, both starring the ticulars. voice talents of H. Jon Benjamen, First of all, why does Fox con- are Fox's attempt to inject some tinue to push The ClevelandShow? new comedy into the MacFarlane Is it because of the enormous con- dominated Sunday night line-up. tract they signed with Seth Mac- The comedy style of Bob's is defifarlane? Probably. What I don't nitely different than Family Guy like is that they put it in the slot of and The Simpsons.The majority of AmericanDad!,which is still a fun- the humour in Fox's newest show ny show. As far as Ym concerned, can probably be termed 'toilet hoonce Cleveland left Spooner Street mour,' though I think this does the he quickly stopped being funny. show an injustice. Random comHis character just can't carry a ments and silly characters is closer show all by himself, and his sup- to a correct definition: the eldest porting cast does little to help him. daughter talks about her bra chafThat said, FamilyGuy continues ing in a boy's voice, for example. to be funny, with Seth MacFarlane In any case, regardless of really going for the darker comedy whether the new line-up works recently - for example, "Road to out, Sunday night cartoons are a the North Pole" from this season great way to get away from all of and "Brian and Stewie" from last the dramas of the week (on TV and one. in your life) and have some laughs.

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The first fifteen minutes of pure icolas Cage has thrust him- character building seemed forced, self back into the spotlight in as if someone was yelling in my the last year, staring in two major ear "Look how awesome he is, films in 2010, The Sorcerer'sAp- he kills men like they're ants, but prentice and Kick-Ass. Now with look he understands his mistakes, the New Year past us, his first big dynamic character he is." Cage's movie of year sees hiin playing a character is in fact quite dynamic; crusader in the eleventh century however, that fact is delivered to for Seasonof the Witch. Co-staring the audience in a far too obvious is fantasy favourite Ron Perlman and direct way to evoke any real playing Cage's friend and side- feelings for the character. Oddly kick. enough, Perlman's character is The film introduces the two completely static and flat, but he main characters by showing their is more relatable than any other part in several major battles of the character. Fulfilling his common crusades, attempting to show that roll of the comic relief, Perlman Cage and Perlman are warrior was exquisite throughout the film. elite, and have been able to best Eventually Cage and Perlman every foe the of church. This ends find themselves back in the service with a revelation by Cage which of the church, being charged with leads him and Perlman to leave the task of delivering a suspected the crusades behind, becoming witch to a monastery with a rare deserter outcasts throwing off the book able to save all of humanshackles of the cJmrch and becom- ity. The fellowship of the witch ing wandering men. is composed of stock characters Although the revelation is pro- featuring the priest who wronged duced well and has long-term ef- the witch, a peddler who has to be fects on Cage's character throughfreed from shackles to guide them out the movie, it seemed as though to the monastery, a third knight

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who lost his family to the plague, and, finally, an alter boy who wants to be a knight. I attempted to decide whp would die in what order along the path which is really the only reason Cage and Perlman needed more people. Can't have the heroes dying, can you?

The director continually pokes at the witch being a very powerful entity while still being a weak and harmless girl.

The director of this film apparently enjoys employing deus ex machina or "god out of the machine" far too much as I was able to count it used seven times. An average film will use this once; mostly to bring a protagonist back to life. Plot twists were also used with loose licence, seemingly occurring every fifteen minutes.

Overall this PG-13 movie is worth sitting through if you enjoy a mix between church hating and high fantasy. With a ninety five minute runtime you will not feel cheated in any way while getting your fix of God good church bad themed conversation.

cascadeArcada Mobile gaming andthenextgeneration portable JOEL SMART SPORTS EDITOR ore than ever we find ourselves doing things on the go that we used to do at home. With the emergence of the cell phone as an all-in-one device, gaming has become one of those things.

The Nintendo DS and the PlayStation Portable have also played key roles in the development of the industry, but mobile gaming will take another step forward with the release of the Nintendo 3DS on March 27 for $250 and the recently-announced PlayStation NGP (also referred to as the PSP2) coming in late 2011.

The incredible popularity of bite-sized mobile games, like last year's smash hit Angry Birds, has showcased not only the public demand for this new form of gaming, but also a radical shift in the game variety that has accompanied it. Adult gamers often don't have the hours and hours of free time they used to have when they first fell in love with Pac-man,Zelda, or Solid Snake; as a result, they have to squeeze in a few quality moments between classes or meetings or durmg the Sky-tra , ·de on the way home from work. ¾ot

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only is mobile gaming often done in short bursts, it is starting to incorporate more social networking functionality.

Even in the home console market, it is clear that these themes are beginning to drive the market. The Wii proved to the gaming world that having the best graphics doesn't compare to innovative and entertaining new ways to play. Wii Sports has sold over 102 million copies and an 85-year-old man recently made the news after setting a world record: he has bowled over 3200 perfect rounds

in the game.

Both the 3DS and the NGP (which stands for Next Generation Portable) stray from this emerging pattern, however, and it remains to be seen if consumers will be willing to invest. The 3DS is a fair margin more expensive than the previous handhelds released by Nintendo, largely because it feature'> a high-tech screen capable of displaying images in 3D without the need to wear glasses. This will be used for games, movies, and even images taken with the 3D camera on the back of the device.

The NGP, which is expected to be a fair bit more expensive than the 3DS, features a high resolution OLED five-inch touchscreen. It also features two analogue sticks, a 5-inch touch-sensitive panel on the back of the device, 3G connectivity, three motion sensors, a gyroscope, an accelerometer, and GPS. Granted, many consumers have invested in the iPhone which is also expensive due to offering such impressive features, but in the case of a game-specific device, it may initially be too expensive if it doesn't also function as a phone

(it may offer Skype, though).

In Sony's defense, they also announced a new initiative called PlayStation Suite, which will sell old PlayStation games to a large variety of mobile devices. Because this drastically increases the lifespan of PlayStation titles, it encourages developers to invest in new games for the platform. As well, PlayStation Suite will allow developers to sell games to NGP owners and other mobile devices at the same time.

Though both will feature social functions, the NGP will have a far more open system, even allowing players to track where they've played, what other gamers were in the area, what games they were playing, and allow the different gamers to communicate. It will also feature a facebook-newsfeedlike display of the recent activity and accomplishments of others on your PSN friends list.

It is likely that rather than opting to mostly feature longer or shorter games, these devices will expand to include both. Even if it takes a price drop or two, both devices promise to change the way we play away from home

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AMY VANVEENconnected to Presto Cucina, offerCONTRIBUTORing a classic Italian dessert after a satisfying meal. estled beside the MSA CenThe service was slow to come tennial Library on five cor- since there was only one server ners there lies Presto Cucina, a and one cook working both places, little Italian eatery that offers its but I hope that is only the result of customers a casual lunch and din- an incredibly slow lunch hour and ner spot for a fraction of the !=OSt of not a common occurrence, espeactually flying to Italy. cially around dinner. The menu It's an order-and-sit kind of res- offers appies starting at $3.99 taurant (though you can also opt and entrees of pizza, sandwiches, for take-out), which offers ample baked pastas, and regular pastas seating, including both booths and all for around $10. There is a varitables. The tables are bedecked ety of wines and beer to satisfy the with the red and white gingham thirsty eater, as well as the stantablecloths one would expect at dard non-alcoholic alternatives. I an Italian joint. Surrounding the ordered the garlic chicken panini, doors, main counter, and wainwhich comes with a house salad.

At the exact moment it was served scoting, the rest of the restaurant is quaint brickwork, which adds to me, a classic Italian diddy startto the rustic charm. Through one ed to play on the speakers; if it of these brick-framed portals lies weren't for the Abbotsford clouds a little gelato shop, Gelato Gelato, outside, the experience could have

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Book Review: Ovlds Metamorphosis,Translatedby RolfeHumphries 1

passed as a mini-vacation. The sandwich was chock-full of mozzarella and feta goodness and garnished with fresh spinach leaves: it was the perfect quick and tasty lunch between classes.

If gelato isn't a preferred dessert option, their menu also offers a range of after dinner delights including, but not limited to, a classic Tiramisu, 'cheesecake, and tarufo which, according to their menu, is a creamy, rich Italian ice cream. Their services also include an espresso bar allowing for a tasty caffeinated drink with any one of their dessert options.

All in all, it was a delicious lunchtime option located not ten minutes from campus in downtown Abby, and the gelato shop will definitely become a snacktime staple.

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CHELSEA THORNTON STAFF WRITER or many students at UFV, their primary source of knowledge of Greco-Roman mythology is Disney's Hercules.And that story is in this book - but so is a mosaic of other Roman myths and pseudohistories that never received the Disney treatment. These myths, enshrined by Ovid around 8 A.D., have been formative factors in the development of Western culture, and have been immortalized over and over again by Shakespeare, Milton, Donne, Tennyson and Eliot. In Metamorphoses,Ovid captures some of the most iconic stories ever told, and demonstrates the power of literature to convey a moment in history. No wonder almost every writer since has drawn inspiration from Ovid at some point.

The power of this translation lies in how approachable the language is. This book doesn't read like a dusty scholarly work; it sounds more like the voice of some mischievous grandfather, hiding scandalous morsels amongst the stories morals. Humphries uses plain but vibrant English, and the ease of reading allows you to focus on the love stories, revenge fantasies and heroic adventures that Ovid collected. The friendly tone of the translation is well-suited to the material - these stories were meant to entertain first and moralize second.

The combination of gossip-worthy material and bard-next-door tone mean that this book definitefy does not need to be categorized as a textbook. If, however, you

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need it to act like one, it is admirably equipped: story titles and line numbers appear at the top of every page, the introduction holds some interesting insights into the historical context of the work and the challenges of translation, and the index/glossary combo is superb, providing a comprehensive list of mythological figures as well as a brief description for many of them.

Metamorphoseswas written during the reign of Caesar Augustus, famous for his habit of using poets as propaganda agents. Ovid's work culminates in the deification of Augustus's ancestors, and, of course Augustus himself. However, he definitely didn't get to claim all the immortality for himself.

The most awe-inspiring moment of the book is not a myth at all - in the closing lines of the poem Ovid predicts his own immortality:

"Now I have done my work. It will endure, I trust, beyond Jove's anger, fire and sword, Beyond Time's hunger ...

I shall be read, and through all the centuries, If prophecies of bards are ever truthful, I shall be living always."

Reading these lines over two thousand years later, they sound like true prophecy. Usually when we read Classic works of literature, the reality of the author's existence is shrouded by the time between the acts of writing and reading. Sometimes, like this, the barrier between writer and reader dissolves, and it feels like the writer is directly addressing you.

These lines constitute one very epic "I told you so."

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Cascades left broken ·hearted by Cougars PAUL ESAU STAFFWRITER he Cascades Men's BasketT ball team fought hard in their weekend double-header with the University of Regina Cougars, yet somehow dropped both in two of the most entertaining games of the season. Despite having picked up the double 'L,' the Cascades mustered solid performances on both nights and came within a couple blown calls of reversing the situation entirely. Regina improves to 12-6 on the season while UFV falls to 6-12. Saturday was also "CIS Women's Basketball Coaches Association Fight Against Breast Cancer," complete with matching pink shoelaces for the team.

Friday's game was an ordeal requiring double overtime and some clutch free throw shooting from the Regina native with the world's most obvious nickname,.

Jared "JJ"Janotta. He actually has a set of J's tattooed on his triceps, just in case he's ever tempted to change his name. But more importantly, UFV's Sam Freeman posted a heroic 29 points, including a lastsecond three-pointer to force the second overtime. He was assisted

by Zeon Gray with 18 points and 10 rebounds. The Cougars were led by the enigmatic Paul Gareau with 26 points, and Marek "Goldilocks" Downarowicz with 15 re-

bounds and 16 points. The final score was 89-92 Regina.

The Cascades roared into Saturday's game eager for a taste of feline blood. Freeman dominated early with six of UFV's first 12 points, yet once again, Regina proved to be a formidable opponent. No one in green seemed able

to contain the Cougar's big men inside, and so, despite their early pressure, the end of the first quarter left UFV with only a one point lead (21-20).

The second quarter continued similarly, with the squads trading transition baskets at a furious pace. Zeon Gray drove for

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three consecutive baskets, "taking cats to the rack" as Lil' Bow Wow once said, and Regina's "Goldilocks" Downarowicz bounced his fluffy mop around the court like a Golden Retriever on Valium. Yet neither team seemed able to pull ahead, and so the quarter ended with the Cascades down by two,

43-45.

The Halftime Show was a puzzling mixture of highlights and mix-ups. On one hand it had a courageous story of bravery from a breast cancer survivor, culminating in the revelation that the UFV Women's Basketball team managed to raise a thousand dollars towards breast cancer research. On the other, it was a collective moment of uneasiness and fervent prayer for the men in the audience, as we learned that last year 170men were diagnosed with breast ca'ncer in Canada.

The second half couldn't start fast enough after that revelation, and so it was to a collective sigh of relief that the two teams returned to the floor. The play quickly took a turn for the ugly with Downarowicz and UFV's Sheldon Bjorgaard each taking some knocks, but, as always, the score stayed almost dead even. In the end, it was a decisive series of calls (or miscalls) by the refs that awarded Regina the ball with twenty seconds left, and therefore the game. Final score: Regina 87, UFV 83.

Sam Freeman ended the night with 18 points and five steals.

Leon Gray also had 18, including a jaw-dropping six-point run at the end of the fourth. UFV's next home game is February 18 against the Brandon Bobcats.

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GAl\,IES Women'sBasketball Men'sBasketball February18: UFVvs. Brandon@ February18: UFVvs. Brandon@ EAC@ 8:00 p.m.

EAC@6:00 p.m.

February19: UFVvs. Brandon@ February19: UFVvs. Brandon@ EAC@ 7:00 p.m EAC@5:00 p.m.

TREVORFIK the field against the Pittsburgh STAFF WRITER Steelers.

Likewise, the defence that had he game is done, the stage has dominated future Hall of Fame been set, all the players are quarterbacks Tom Brady and ready and the 45th Super Bowl is Peyton Manning came up short less than a week away. With the against "Big" Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers domination who, despite a poor passer rating over the upstart New York Jets of 33.5, managed to do enough to sealing their spot as representaovercome the notoriously stingy tives of the AFC, and Green Bay's Bears defence on their way to a 24victory at Soldier Field over the 19 victory.

Chicago Bears on the NFC side, Despite throwing two intercepthe combatants have been chosen. tions in the NFC championship The squads will meet in Dallas on game, Green Bay Packers quarFebruary 6 to decide this year's terback Aaron Rodgers was solid Super Bowl championship. enough to overcome a Chicago During my stay in New York Bears defence that had dominated City prior to the AFC champion- all season long. Rodgers threw for ship game, I found the undeniable 244 yards in a game that silenced energy and fanfare in the streets fans and critics who had denied was infectious to the point that Rodgers a spot on the Pro Bowl even a diehard Indianapolis Colts' roster on the way to a 21-14 win fan like myself was taken in by Rex for the Packers. The man who reRyan and his boisterous approach placed Brett Favre as quarterback to the game. However, despite all in Green Bay showed why he was the trash talking and bravado dis- chosen as the successor to one of played by the Jets the week before the greatest quarterbacks in the at their game in New England, game, rushing for a touchdown the squad seemed lackluster and and foiling the Bears defence with fatigued during the conference fi- ease.

The Bears, after losing starting nal. The desire and determination that had pushed the Jets past the quarterback Jay Cutler early in the Colts and New England Patriots third quarter to a knee injury, were was non-existent as they took to forced to feed second string quar-

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terback Todd Collins to the hungry Packers defence. After a lackluster effort from Collins, third string quarterback Caleb Hanie was thrown in to try and make it a game for Chicago. Surprisingly, Hanie managed to get the Bears within a touchdown on two separate occasions, but came up short after throwing a fourth down interception with three minutes left in the game to effectively seal the vi<;toryfor Green Bay. With two teams that aren't strangers to smash-mouth football, Super Bowl 45 is sure to be a tough match up. Having come off of huge victories against the Ravens and Jets, Pittsburgh knows how to get the tough yards in down-and-dirty situations.

If Green Bay is to have a chance in this game, it will be because of its defence, which has to come up big against Roethlisberger and his seemingly limitless supply of go-to receivers. Likewise, Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall has emerged as a force to be reckoned with. If he can get loose and find room to run in the back field, it is going to be a long day for the Packers in Super Bowl 45.

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February4: UFVvs. COTR@ EAC@7:45p.m.

February4: UFVvs. COTR@ EAC@6:00 p.m.

February5: UFVvs. COTR@ EAC@ 2:45 p.m.

February5: UFVvs. COTR@ EAC@ 1:00 p.m.

UFVMen'sHockey Club (B.C.I.H.L.) February4: UFVvs. TWU@ AESC@7:00 p.m. *EAC= Envision AthleticCenter(on campus) • AESC=AbbotsfordEntertainment and· SportsCenter(oncampus)

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January 28: UFV vs. Regina L 92-89

January 28: UFV vs: Regina L 83-79

January 29: UFV vs. Regina L 87-83

January 29: UFV vs. Regina L 74-66

Women'sVolleyball January 21: UFV @ VIU L 3-1

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Club (B.C.I.H.L)

January 22: UFV @ Camosun W 3-2

January 22: UFV@ SFU L 5-2

January 27 UFV vs. CBC W 3-0

January 29: UFV vs. Okanogan L 6-1

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r. S~QRTS & HEALTH

If 23 was key, wh.erewill they be without?

JOEL SMART The Canucks rely -on defensive SPORTS EDITOR scoring more than most teams, so they will especially miss his cont just 24 years of age, Alex- tributions. After just 49 games, ander Edler has become the Edler had amassed eight goals . most solid defensemen on the and 32 points, enough to lead roster of the Vancouver Canucks. the Canuck's defense in scoring.

His calm, reliable passes out of the Compare that to last year when zone are only upstaged by his re- he scored five goals all year. The cent, but increasingly impressive, most NHL goals he had previousphysical play. It may have been too ly scored in a single season was 10, much of a good thing, however, the most points he'd ever had was as a recent back injury has taken 42. This year he was on pace to him out of the game for at least a beat both totals with 13 goals and few months. He will be missed. In 53 points. Unfortunately, it wasn't fact, the Canucks may have to pull to be. It's a shame because he was out all the stops if their battered just starting to really come on in and beaten blue-line starts to let the last handful of games. them down too frequently in the The Canucks will hope the rest absence of number 23. of the team can pick up the slack.

Since being drafted in the third Christian Ehrhoff is second in deround by the Canucks in 2004, and fensive scoring, with eight goals playing his first NHL game on and 28 points, but he has struggled November 4, 2006, the left-handat times this year. He is on pace ed, 64" player from Ostersund, to hit 47 points this year, though, Sweden, has turned into one of the which would top his previous best most impressive young defense- of 44. After Ehrhoff, it's a fairly men in the entire league. Weigh- large drop-off to Kevin Bieksa ing in around 215 lbs, he has the with six goals and 17 points. ability to demolish anyone who With Aaron Rome and Andrew can't avoid him - several impres- Alberts soon recovering from sive open-ice hits have been the injury themselves, the Canucks result. will be pleased to know they have This season was a breakout some depth on defense. In fact, so year for Edler offensively as well. far the Canucks have done very

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well with call-up defensemen Lee Sweat and Christopher Tanev: Sweat scored in his first game, and Tanev has played smart hockey, even breaking up a 2-on-1 in his first game by getting his skate on the pass. Vancouver must also be sighing in relief to know that star defensemen Sarni Salo has been fully practicing with the team for five weeks after suffering a catastrophic achilles injury late last season.

In the event t]:tat things don't go to plan, however, general manager Mike Gillis may be forced to make some key trades prior to the deadline - especially if Mason Raymond and Mikael Samuelsson can't start putting in a couple more goals. It will probably cost a couple draft picks to improve the team, unless Gillis is willing to consider trading Cory Schneiqer.

Even if the Canucks do start slipping, Gillis may opt to keep the team together if Edler appears to be healing from surgery well enough to make it back before the playoffs. The Canucks might have to kiss their hopes of a Conference title goodbye, but a little adversity before the playoffs might be just what the team needs to grow into a true contender.

SportsYou'veNever Heard Of:

Outhouse Racing KYLE HUNTLEY CONTRIBUTOR umans require a few things to survive: food for nourishment; liquid to quench our never ending thirst; rest to recover our bodies; and a place to secrete our waste. The latter has always been a cause for much anguish when away from a bathroom for a long time. Thus the outhouse was invented: a small building with a· hole dug below it that acts as a bathroom anywhere it's needed.

It's really a brilliant invention, arguably rivaling the aqueducts of Rome, but in the true modern tradition, men and woman alike looked at an object and said, "What else could I use this for?"

The noble sport of outhouse racing has been around for many decades, but it is uncertain where it originated. The city of Conconully, Washington, has celebrated its annual outhouse race for 25 years. Being op.e of the city's main attractions, next to dog sledding, the Conconully Chamber of Commerce even features the sport with all related information on the city website. Dozens of teams participate every year, and they have successfully turned a local event into a tourist attraction. Trenary, Michigan, is another city that has turned the sport into a large-scale event. In the first year of the outhouse race in Trenary, there were 20 outhouses in contention, and the event has only grown from there. Last year they had nearly 60 - an impressive number considering each race has three participants. With thousands of people coming out to attend yearly, they began to advertise and now have corporate sponsors. They have

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also begun selling paraphernalia and memorabilia for the event, including miniature outhouses and collector's pins.

Officials have constructed a guideline to outhouse racing to ensure that everyone has a fair chance and to minimize injuries, which are uncommon. The outhouse itself must be made of wood or a wood byproduct according to the Conconully Chamber of Commerce website. It must be minimum five feet tall, have a peaked roof, be a 2.5' by 2.5' square, contain a toilet, and must also feature an attached roll of toilet paper.

For the actual movement, the outhouse must have a pair of non-metallic skis to allow it to glide across the snow. Finally, the outhouse is inspected by officials to ensure structural integrity. Despite similar guidelines, there is more variety in the Trenary races, including a spaceship-shaped outhouse called the U.S.S. Ur-Anus and an outhouse fashioned like a train engine called The Old Number Two: The Poo-Poo Choo-Choo.

Of the three members that make up each team, two are "pushers" who are required to be in control and contact with the outhouse when it crosses the finish line for the victory to count.

A third member sits inside the outhouse on the toilet seat. Races vary depending on the area the race is being staged. Conconully has had the race downhill, down the snow-covered main street, and even across ski trails. Trenary has done it down their main street every year since the sport began.

Feeling brave? Ever wanted to fly down a hill in a wooden box praying to a higher power that your buddies outside are able to keep control of the wooden contraption? If so, outhouse racing might be an adventure worth exploring. Mountain cities have made this sport an annual event with lots of prizes and celebration involved. So next time it snows, scrap the toboggan and bring out your toilet; remember, there is no better time to go than when you're on the go!

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Amateurathleticsgets shortstick betweenOlympics EVAN DAUM tive sports, but unless you're an fan, Canadians THEGATEWAY ultra-dedicated could care less unless the bright EDMONTON (CUP) - Just 12 lights of the Olympics are on. short months ago, Canadians were I'd be the first to admit: it's beginning to don their red mittens tough following amateur sports and new. Team Canada sweaters in this country. You can't expect ready for the Vancouver Olympics. to see 10 minutes of swimming Anticipation and pride was in the coverage off the top of SportsCenair as the country turned its atten- tre anytime soon, and that makes tion to both amateur - and some being a supporter of certain sports not' so amateur - athletes repre- more difficult. senting their country.

Why did Canadians latch onto But as it turns out, the interest the Olympics in an outpouring of in amateur athletics was just a blip patriotism last February? The suon the radar. perb media coverage of the Games Fast-forward to today, and that had a lot to do with it. But, in the love of our amateur athletes has past year, those networks attenquickly faded away. Our pride has tion to amateur sport has been been shelved until at least the Lon- minimal at best. It's not only disdon 2012 games when suddenly appointing it's bad business.

Canadians will be reminded that With the Olympic broadcast there are a whole lot of athletes out consortium of CTV Inc. and Rogthere dedicating their lives to be- ers Communications Inc. showing ing the best in sport. the Summer Games in London While the lack of attention for next summer, and with their eyes our amateur athletes between on bidding for the broadcast rights Olympic Games isn't new, it's still for the Sochi and Rio de Janeiro sad. Take for instance this past Games in a few years time. Pumpweekend: A few golden days for ing money into broadcasting preCanadian amateur athletes, with mier amateur sporting events one first-place performance com- between Games would go a long ing in the pool and another on the way in building a greater audislopes. ence in this country and in turn a Swimmer Brent Hayden, who stronger bargaining position with participated in the 2008 Beijing advertisers.

Summer Olympics, won gold this Ev~n though the CBC broadweekend in the 100-metre free- casts amateur sports throughout style at the Austin Grand Prix in the year, it's going to take TSN to Austin, Texas - a race that at- build the amateur sports brand in tracts the top aquatic athletes in this country just like they've done the world. with the CFL. Hayden, a Mission, B.C. native, If you can get sports fans to beat out the likes of American watch scruffy-looking goofballs Ryan Lochte, a six-time Olympic sit around a poker table, selling medallist among others. Yet, hardreal sports featuring the most ly anyone north of the border will gifted athletes in the world is take notice. more than doable. It's time sports Chris Del Bosco will know the broadcasters realize there's an unfeeling, too; he took home gold tapped sporting market out there, this weekend in France, winning a because after all, sports fans want World Cup ski-cross event. to see the best in the world, and Both athletes are among the athletes like Hayden and Del Bosbest in the world in their respecco are just that.

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himself after the team CanHOCKEY WRITER ada snub (I also called the Dany Heatley All-Star MVP a few years ast weekend was All-Star back, most of my friends can attest weekend for the two top hock- to that). I should have tweeted it or ey leagues and the best football something, maybe it was because I league in the world, giving the was a little ill for the break that it action sports fans three games to slipped my mind, but in my eyes, watch. I won't say much about the Patrick Sharp is the most underNFL because it's not my place: I rated player in the NHL and it's know my place, and it's not in foot- about time he got the recogniball. However, it was rather amus- tion he deserves. Sharp has been ing to see some fans charge the playing on a team full of All-Stars field - that's something I haven't and newly crowned Stanley Cup seen in a while. As for what I do champions for a few years now, know: the NHL and the AHL both and it's nice that he finally got a changed up the nature of their re- little bit of the spotlight for himspective All-Star weekends in dif- self, just like Brad Richards finally ferent, almost opposite ways, but did this year as well. It's actually a the new format seemed to work very similar situation; he is a Stanrelatively well in both cases. ley Cup champion, a Conn Smyth I was weary at first about the playoff MVP in 2004 with the idea of this schoolyard-style team Tampa Bay Lightening, but Richpicking for the NHL game, but as ards had never seen an All-Star the weekend's festivities went on Game until last weekend. The end from the draft to the actual game tally was 11-10for team Lidstrom, itself, I think it's safe to say that but real hockey fans know how inthis type of All-Star format in credibly irrelevant the final score this kind of hockey market was actually is in a game like this. more of a success than a failure Moving on to the AHL's All-Star by a long shot. The game was ex- Game; I like that the AHL went tremely entertaining, and despite back to the East versus West forthe absence of the West versus mat, but ittaybe it's only because East element, it was interesting to the NHL was switching it up this finally see the Sedins separated year too. The AHL had done a and playing against each other North America versus the World for the first time. It turns out that format in recent years, something Henrik can pass to anyone, some- the NHL tried once. Regardless thing Canucks fans have known of the format, I found the AHL's since Daniel's injury last season. skills competition far move orgaI was disappointed that there was nized and entertaining than the no Young-Stars Game this year NHL's. Maybe it's because they and that they only took part in the had a smaller budget; sometimes skills competition. A Young-Stars less flash and glitter is better for a Game would have been icing on sport like hockey. Another reason the cake for·a potentially-botchedcould be the fact that the Hershey event-turned-great.

Bears hosted the event. Hershey, I hate to say it now, but I had Pa., is the home of one of the oldest Patrick Sharp taking the MVP and and most established franchises in the truck from the get go; I knew the AHL. Besides, their attendance he was hungry and wanted to is at the top of the_league, regard-

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less of the gimmicks. They are also two time defending Calder Cup champions, looks like the NHLaffiliate Washington Capitals have more than Ovi and Backstrom in the cupboard. Also, these guys are fighting for jobs in the NHL; an AHL All-Star Game is the perfect place to show off your skills to the big league scouts and GMs in attendance.

I came across an interesting stat: 93 per cent of the players that played in an AHL all-star game in the last 15 years have gone on to play in the NHL on the regular.

Some notables that have recently been in a, AHL All-Star game include: Bobby Ryan, Daniel Briere, Martin St.Louis, Zedeno Chara, and Eric Stall. Ironic, two of this year's captains and the record holder for hardest shot in this year's NHL All-Star Game were all previously in an AHL All-Star Game.

Hands down the best breakaway goal in all the breakaway contests of the weekend came from the AHL's skills competition; Linus Klasen of the Milwaukee Admirals 360 spin move (http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=IK3pyWZ6K3s,) is a must see. The only Abbotsford Heat player in the all-star game was T.J. Brodie. Representing the Canucks farm system was. the recently returned Sergei Shirokov. Two other notables from the Western squad were their goaltenders; local boy Mark Dekanich from the Milwaukee Admirals and Jake Allen from the Peoria Rivermen. The East took a three-goal cushion to an 11-8 final. Regardless of the score, though, every hockey fan should love a good All-Star Game in _any format. For more insider info on the AHL and the NHL follow me on Twitter @JustinOrly.

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lowing a hit from Bruins forward MATTHEW TANNER RESIDENT BRUINS EXPERT Mike Forsyth, 10 pairs of gloves were dropped in a line brawl hen the Chilliwack Bruins that would remind you of the old and the Kamloops Blazers days when the Chilliwack Chiefs meet, it isn't pleasantries that are "rocked and socked" their way exchanged - more likely, it's fists. through competition. The game The Bruins and Blazers recently ended with a total of 110 penalty picked up where they left off ear- minutes, though the referees nevlier this season, by. continuing to er seemed to have a firm grasp on pummel each other. The Blazers the game. That didn't stop referee got the better of the Bruins in their Andy Thiessen from body checkmost recent game, however. ing Bruins forward Blair WentThe two teams were in a fairly worth into the boards following close game through a rough first the aforementioned line brawl. period with the Blazers leadIt was evident earlier this seaing 2-1. But two Kamloops goals son that these teams just do not in the second-period and a rock like each other, something as true solid goaltending performance today as it was back then. Even

by Jeff Bosch left little room for a though the Bruins lost the game Chilliwack comeback. Any chance to the Blazers, they still lead the of that happening was dashed season series 3-2. These two teams with an early third period goal by will meet twice more this week Dylan Willick, his second of the in a home-and-home series begame. The final outcome was a 5-1 ginning in Kamloops this Friday. victory for the visiting Blazers.

These games will be key to sortThe game fit the mould of the ing out the playoff picture down prior meetings between these two the road. Chilliwack is battling teams this season. The ingredients Kamloops for one of the last reinclude goal scoring, bad blood, maining spots in the post-season. and massive saves. The first pe- The Bruins currently sit one point riod saw 13 minor penalties alone, out of eighth place with 46 points. and that set the tone for the rest of The Blazers currently occupy the game. After getting roughed that eighth and final spot with 47 up along the boards, taking a stick points. The good news for the Bruto the chops, and, in general, just ins is that they currently have four being downright disrespected, games in hand on the Blazers.

Bruins star forward Ryan Howse Before the Bruins meet up with decided it was time to give back. the Blazers they must battle it out He delivered a massive open ice with the Kelowna Rockets. These hit to Blazer's Colin Smith, send- two teams will then have their ing the Kamloops forward somer- own home-and-home series after saulting to the ice. this coming weekend on February It seemed that the game 11 and 12. Success in this coming couldn't get through a play stop- five-game stretch will be essentail page without a scrum ensuing. if the Bruins plan on making it In the third period, directly fol- into the playoffs this season .

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