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The Controversial Louis Riel JEDMINORing Tamil refugees, the MV Sun,

EDITOR-IN-CHIEFtravelled to Vancouver this past summer. Immigration minister In this issue of the Cascade we Vic Toews stated that the Canacover the celebration of Metis day dian Navy had boarded the ship at UFV,which is also essentially a to search for "criminals and tercelebration of the life of Louis Riel, rorists," as the Tamil Tigers, a the most famous Metis - a man Tamil militant organization, are who was hanged by the Canadian labelled as a terrorist organizag~vernment for treason, yet is cel- tion by the Canadian government. ebrated by the Metis and many People with associations to terrorfrancophones today as a freedom ist groups are not allowed entry to fighter. It is interesting to note that Canada as refugees, although this if he were active today, Louis Riel issue becomes cloudy when you would be labelled a terrorist. In consider that many Tamils have fact, it often seems that a terrorist relatives who are Tamil Tigers, is simply a soldier without enough so what does "association" really money to buy a uniform. While mean? we currently honour the likes of I am not trying to defend all of Nelson Mandela or Che Guevera, the actions of the Tamil Tigers in ·these men were also labelled as their fight against the Sri Lankan terrorists by the governments government, but often "terrorist" which they fought against. groups have legitimate grievances So at what point does a ter- against the government which rorist become a freedom fighter? they fight. If we just continue with Perhaps when the cause which the status-quo of labelling any they fight for succeeds, or when oppressed people which takes up the tide of public opinion eventu- armed action against the governally sways in favour of that cause ment which oppresses them as through the benefit of hindsight. "terrorists" then we will probably This issue recently came to end up hanging the next Louis the forefront when a ship carry- Riel all over again.

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UFV Lacks Women's Centre To the Editor, Did you know that UFV is the only major university in BC th~t does not have a Women's Centre?

Did you know that although there is a Pride Association, UFV also does not have a Pride Centre?

Several years ago UFV had both a Women's Centre and a Pride Centre on the Abbotsford campus.

However, due to a lack of student support and other barriers, both centres faded. For example, the Women's Centre was moved out of its space in 2007 during renovations and was never reinstated.

While people have tried to get a

Women's Centre re-established, to date the university has made no plans to re-open this facility for students. Isn't it time UFV joined the other major universities in BC in securing a Women's Centre on campus?

We are two UFV social work students who have decided to team up to try to get a Women's Centre physically established on campus. We are also working with UFV's Pride. Association to try to get a Pride Centre included on campus. Because UFV is lacking in space, we think it makes sense to negotiate a space on campus which will incorporate both a

Pride Centre and a Women's Centre together.

UFV has a responsibility to provide an environment which supports all students. Having space on campus specifically for women and marginalized groups such as LGBTTQ persons would offer a safe and comfortable alternative.

As well, the combined Women's Centre/Pride Centre could be used to help students connect to resources in the community, plan events on campus, and provide a supportive environment to study.

We have put together a petition, and with support from the Student Union Society it will be in circula-

Onllne Editor onllneedltor@ufvcascade.ca tion starting this semester. If you agree with our position that UFV should create a Women's Centre and a Pride Centre on campus, we ask that you please sign your name and show your support. In the end this campaign has to be student-driven and supported by the student body to show UFV that this is something we want and deserve as students!

You will find the petition located at the SUS office, in ClOS0.

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Artist/CuratorTalks at The Reach The Reachart gallery will be offering two free presenta• tions this Saturday.Thefirst presentationwill be hostedat 1pm by DianaThomeycroft,an award-winningWinnipegartist whoseworkhas beenfeatured on national radio documentaries and a CBCnational documentaryfor television.

The secondis a 2:30pm panel discussionentitled ••Lessis More: Sustainabilityin-the Agri-Business."Panelistsinclude: Betty Spackman,Arti~t; 4 DavidJ. Goa, Director of the Chester RonningCentre, University of Alberta; Dr. Victoria Bowe,Veterinarian;and Sara Norman,Chefand Organic Farmer.

LiteracyFairat ClearbrookLibrary This annual local fair aiming to promotefamily literacy and provide a fun learning environment is organizedby 20 agencies and societies from around Abbotsford. Highlights include a sing-alongperformanceby musicianWill Stroet, featuring his newestsong "Reading Revival,"and entertainmemt by the amiabletrickster Nordenthe Magician.Refreshments will be offered between presentationsbetweenspecial guests, children's crafts and other activities. Attendees can participate in educational gamesmeant to improve lit.eracy and numeracy. llam-2m at 32320 George FergusonWayFor more information phone604-859-7814

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UFV to Considera Partnershipin ThirdWorld Development PAUL ESAU NEWS& OPINIONEDITOR ducation is the key to ending E the cycle of Third World reliance on aid: this was the premise behind the partnership proposal made to UFV on Wednesday, January 19 by the Montreal-based organization known as Academics for Higher Education and Development (AHED). This Non-governmental Organization, which is involved in the creation and sustainability of university-level education in developing countries, is already affiliated with several other Canadian universities, including the University of Montreal, McGill University, and the University of British Columbia.

The proposal does not require a financial commitment from UFV, but instead seeks a partnership offering opportunities for faculty and potentially students - to participate in development projects overseas.

The proposal was presented

by Nancy More, chair of AHED's Board of Directors. She described AHED as an organization "trying to think one step ahead," and trying to "break the cycle of aid" that so often characterizes the western relationship with developing nations. According to More, her organization's solution is to help these nations build systems of higher education capable of training professionals in careers critical to national development. "Say we need a hospital," More explained, "but do we have the doctors to staff it, the engineers to build it?" AHED meets this need by sending highly

trained university personnel from the west to work with local universities to develop programs capable of training the required personnel within the country.

According to their website, the mission of AHED is tied to the United Nations Millennium Dec-

laration, specifically to its goal "to improve levels of human development throughout the developing world, including improved nutrition, un: versal primary education, gender equity, health, and the environment." The organization is involved in a number of projects

to pursue this mission, including several in the African country of Liberia.

AHED is helping to rebuild the capabilities of the University of Liberia, which was almost destroyed during the civil war. More explained that, before the war, the

university had 1400 faculty, but is now down to 370 and lacks any full-time Math, English, or Political Science professors. She emphasized its desperate state by showing a photo of the three bookcases which make up the entirety of the university library. AHED's involvement with the university includes the formulation of a fiveyear plan for its continued recovery and development, an assessment of its IT needs, and a science workshop to instruct Liberian lab faculty in demonstration experiments without lab equipment.

According to More, AHED only sponsors projects which are at least partially funded by host institutions, and even then the project must conform to very specific guidelines. "We're not going to fund people to go down and build orphanages," More warned, instead explaining that AHED operatives are generally university faculty chosen for their specific skill-set. All of the organization's operatives are also volunteers, which gives AHED the efficiency to ensure that most of its funds go directly to the project, rather than to intermediate costs.

In the future, AHED is preparing to help implement basic science medical curriculum in the Patan Academy of Health Sciences in Nepal and create a Co-op program for training nutritionists in Ethiopia. All those interested in donating to the organization or getting further information on these projects can visit the AHED's website at: http://www.ahed-upesed.org/

UFV AerospaceOpen House a RivetingExperience ALISIEMENS STAFFWRITER FV's aerospace program treated a motley crew of students (young and old) and community members to a look under the hood during its open 'house and special presentation night on January 19.

The evening started off in a classroom, where Wally Gallinger-Person Responsible for Training (PRT) and Instructor - showed prospective students the different materials they would be working with.

Participants would be working towards their Aircraft Structures Technician certificate, a program that accepts 36 students a year and is broken into two distinct parts.

As Gallinger explained, "The first three weeks are mostly theory and then we move into the handson work and usually spend coffee and lunch in the classroom."

After attendees had received a dose of the classroom experience, Rolf Arnold, the Director of Trades and Technology, gave group tours of the Aerospace Centre. Throughout the tours, guests were able to see the many different segments of the program's work area. Standing in the woodworking area, Arnold praised the program, commenting that "students learn how to work with wood, metal, and carbon fibre, [and] learning how to work with many different materials is a great tool."

Aside from learning the expected program modules, students also have the opportunity to work on a 1940s-era Lockheed Lodestar that

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was originally brought to UFV in 2007. The aircraft was used to fly not only troops and cargo but two of Canada's former Prime Ministers - Lester Pearson and Louis St. Laurent- as well as many other famous Canadians. "There are very few Lockheed Lodestars left in the world, [so] this plane provides a great opportunity for our students, as it h_asa historical significance and it's -also-a great long-term project," Arnold noted.

In addition, guests were shown a

training bomber aircraft (the Piaggio), and another instructor led a hands-on experience with rivets, the same construction process used for planes during the war.

Arnold explained that working on the Lockheed Lodestar grants students recognition on a plaque that will be mounted next to the aircraft once it is finished being restored. "This gives them an opp-ortunity to.be a part of restoring an important historical airplane, very rewarding" he said. UFV has

paired up with the Canadian Museum of Flight in Langley, where, after its makeover, the Lockheed Lodestar will be an exhibit.

Admission to the program happens twice a year: in September and January. Students are expected to have completed grade 12 or its equivalent, and must write a Math and English comprehension entrance exam. The program itself is 42 consecutive weeks long. After students are done the program, they will be prepared to repair

and overhaul a fixed-wing aircraft, perform rotary wing (helicopter) repairs and overhauls, manufacture aircraft parts, and assemble and modify aircraft structures.

The next group of students will be admitted in September 2011; to find out more information about the program, visit www.ufv.ca/ aerospace. Not only could this program earn you a certificate as an Aircraft Structures Technician, but you may also be a part of rebuilding some of Canada's history.

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UFV Receives $10 Million for Chilliwack NICK UBELS ONLINEEDITOR hilliwack-based students, take note: the BC Ministry of Science and Universities has announced that it will provide UFV with an additional $10 million in support of its current capital development project.

According to the university's December 16 press release, the new funding will go towards ongoing construction costs associated with the renovation and expansion of UFV's facilities at the Canada Education Park (CEP) campus in Chilliwack.

"It's an investment for students who need, increasingly, to have a post-secondary education," said Chilliwack MLA John Les. "A strong university presence is very good for any community where it happens."

The announcement comes at a crucial time for the CEP after the recent demise of a purchase plan for UFV's downtown Chilliwack campus put forward by Vancouver-based developer Shape Properties.

UFV Development Coordinator Craig Toews said that the new funding will help keep the project on track without having to cut any of the essential pieces.

"I feel with this 10 million dollar gift, we're equipped to deliver a real successful project," said Toews. "We already received approval from the ministry to build, [but it] was costing more than we anticipated [.. .]."

The Canada Education Park project is a joint venture between

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UFV,the Justice Institute ofBC, the City of Chilliwack, and the provincial government to redevelop the former Canadian Forces Base in Chilliwack into a multipurpose education and research park.

"We're ... taking our Chilliwack North package and transplanting it into a newer, state-of-theart building," explained Toews.

"We're using parts of a military engineering building ... and we're building anew and... knitting it together with a lot of open, sunlit space. You won't even be able to tell where the old ends and the n:ew starts."

In addition to housing UFV's Trades and Technologies Centre, the current phase of the CEP development project will include room to grow for Health Sciences, Teacher Education, and Aboriginal programming.

Toews emphasized the university's effort to create a space that would foster community spirit and provide students with better places to gather than those of UFV's downtown Chilliwack campus.

"Right now when you go to

UofAstudent fileshuman rights Canada unveils national standards for complaint against department terrorresponse AUniversity ofAlberta graduate studenthasfiled

Anunused subway stationinCanada's largest a humanrightscomplaint against thedepartment cityfaceda mockterrorist attackonTuesday as ofcellbiology forunfairtreatment afterhecom- authorities unveiled a newnational equipment plained abouta faculty member whomhedaims standard foremergency workers facing chemical, maderacistcomments. biological ornuclear weapons.

Rahmani saysthathewenttoboththegraduate Thenewstandard provides national guidelines. co-ordinator PaulMelan~on anddepartment chair forthegearandprocedures thatshould beused Richard Rachubinski withhisconcerns ...buthe whenfacedwithvarious kindsofterrorist incisaysRachubinski subsequently askedhimtosign dents.Itdictates, forexample, whatequipment anapology letterforfalsely accusing afaculty to useforrespiratory protection orwholebody member ofracism. protection.

Rahmani declined tosigntheletterandrequested "After 911,thingschanged andwehadto reassess a meeting withthedepartment inthepresence thewaywedobusiness asfirstresponders and ofa humanrightsrepresentative.

Hisrequest asgovernment; saidVic Toews, Canada's minister wasdenied, and...hewasaskedtowithdraw forpublic safety.

"From thatpointforward we voluntarily fromhisprogram. realized thatwehadtolookat allofthestandards Rahmani believes thathewasforced toleavethe inplace, allthemeasures thatweweretakingand department because hementioned potentially ensurethattheyaddressed thethreatsthatthis filinga humanrightscomplaint, which hefiledon newagebrought forward."

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Canada's national standard forfront-line fire, University ofAlberta officials explained thatsince police andmedical workers maybetheonlyone thehumanrightscomplaint hasnotyetreached ofitskindintheworld, officials said. thepublic tribunal stage,theproceedings are confidential andtheyareunable tocomment.

PavJordan - Reuters Alexandria Eldridge - TheGateway (University ofAlberta)

clinical situations in the classroom setting."

UFV student Jay Mitchell said that by expanding UFV's trades and professional programs capacity, the university will continue to grow in a way that serves the Fraser Valley, fulfilling its mandate as a regional university.

"The first phase of the project is a health services building to house our related programs," said Mitchell. "The Boomer demographic will need increasing amounts of Chilliwack . . . there's not really health services as they retire, and that central place where you can a large number of these jobs will connect with people," said Toews. be held by UFV graduates."

"Bringing all of the components MLA John Les noted that the from those disparate buildings CEP will help boost the local into one large building is going to workplace market, creating jobs bring community." both during construction and dayOne of the ways that the new to-day campus operations. campus will attempt to remedy In October 2010, UFV awarded this problem is with the creation the majority of the construction of an Aboriginal Gathering Place, work to BC contractor Stewart Ola large assembly area modelled sen Dominion, who subcontracts after a longhouse with a 200 per- to a number of small, local comson capacity that will serve both panies. · students and the aboriginal com"Universities," said Les, "are munity in Chilliwack. Bethany great employers of professors, facWiens, a third-year Nursing stu- ulty, and support staff." Accorddent at UFV's Chilliwack North · ing to the MLA, the expansion campus said that students are of UFV's facilities in Chilliwack looking forward to a new learning might also favourably influence environment with better facilities the pending decision to expand and technology to assist them in public transit connecting the compreparing for their careers. munities of the Fraser Valley.

"Some nursing instructors "It will help to make an arguhave informed us that some of the ment for a better transit service funding will be put into providing link between Chilliwack and Abmore educational tools, such as a botsford," said Les. "The students simulation lab that would include attending UFV at either campus simulation dolls," said Wiens. could be one of the more signifi"These simulation dolls allow cant groups to benefit from this." nursing students to develop their However, some students are assessments skills and practice sceptical that the expansion will

Alberta premier stepping downas deficit lingers Alberta Premier EdStelmach surprised voters on Tuesday bysaying hewillresign, justthreeyears afterwinning thelargestparliamentary majority intheoil-rich province's history.

Stelmach, 59,afarmerbytradewhohashada tumultuous relationship withAlberta's powerful energy industry, toldreporters heplanstostep downasheadofthegoverning Progressive Conservative Partybefore thenextelection.

"There isnodoubtthatmydecision todaywill comeasa shock to manyanda disappointment to myfriends andAlbertans," hesaid.

Alberta isoneofthetopsuppliers ofoiltothe United States, thankslargely to itsvastoilsands, thelargest crudereserves outside theMiddle East.

Hesaidhehasyettofileformal notice thathewill resign.

Hissuccessor hasuntilMarch 2013tocall anelection.

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result in any real changes to the transit system.

"As a campus, we have signed multiple petitions stating the need for a bus route to no avail," said Bethany Wiens, "so I'm a little pessimistic as to seeing any concrete changes."

Les conclud.ed by adding that he feels very positively "Every time [he is] able to make an announcement that increases the development of the University of the Fraser Valley campus at Chilliwack."

Construction is already wellunderway for the $40 million campus development project that broke ground in April 2009. With an anticipated completion date of December of this year, Craig Toews said that the university is looking at a variety of other development projects for the future, including picking up where they left off with the student centre in Abbotsford after funding fell through this past October.

"Our next step in the Abbotsford capital planning is the student centre," said Toews. He added that, if the university is able to sell the Chilliwack North campus or the Student Union Society finds alternate financing, "that project is immediately back on the rails."

In addition to its recent $10 million investment, the B.C. government has already provided UFV $7.5million for the purchase of the 84-acre site, $600 000 for the construction of an Aboriginal Gathering Place, and $21.6million for the renovation of Building 1040,UFV's new Trades and Technologies Centre.

Students valuesoci~lizing over school: report

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New RCMP ToolSeeks to Help YoungOffenders AllSIEMENS STAFF WRITER

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s much as we'd like to think the youth in our town rarely get into trouble with the law, this is simply not the case. Youth from all over BC and other parts of Canada have run-ins with police, and are often simply scolded and then exonerated, creating not only a pattern of recidivism but the opportunity to re-offend.

These offences often escalate over time, leaving police officers with few options for dealing with the problem because of the age of the guilty party.

With this in mind, a new referral tool to help police deal with young offenders has recently been created by the BC Centre for Safe Schools & Communities at the University of the Fraser Valley, in partnership with the RCMP. The project - called the Extra Judicial Measures Database for Vulnerable Youth in BC - gives police officers the option to redirect youth, discouraging and perhaps putting an end to their criminal behaviour.

The database contains information that is relevant to young offenders, offering specialized mental health and drug addiction services, for instance. Annette Vogt, BC Centres Project Coordinator, pointed out that "mental health and substance abuse can be

linked to offending youth; [those involved in the project] are hoping to prevent re-offence." She added, "In the database there is information about provincial, regional, and local mental health and substance-abuse programs."

The databases are available to the police on their laptop terminals, so they can access the information as soon as they encounter offending youth.

The project is currently in phase three: the planning and de-

velopment of the database is finished and police are now utilizing the tool. The BC Centre for Safe Schools & Communities is working with the APD as a pilot project. Police will provide feedback on the database in March 2011,

giving them three months to take it for a test drive.

Irwin Cohen - BC Centres Research Director - noted: "the police response thus far has been very supportive" This is likely because the database will not only support youth, but police officers as well.

"The program is designed to give police the resources," said Cohen. "Before, they could give the youth a warning or take them home; now when their hands are tied and they have to charge them, it gives them an option to be a part of other services."

An RCMP officer who wishes to remain anonymous thinks that the database will be a great tool for the future of our youth. "They are [either] going to be our future criminals, or we can try and save them from that way of life by utilizing the programs available."

The officer also commented on the problems posed by over-incarceration: "If a youth is always being sent to jail and they have a criminal record before they are 19, they won't ever be able to start their own life."

After the test phase is over, any kinks will be worked out, and the database will be used on a larger scale. The goal of the program is to have fewer youth incarcerated and increased rehabilitation.

No More Pensionsfor Prisoners,Says BillC-31 KYLE HUNTLEY CONTRIBUTOR he federal government has T officially reviewed Bill C-31 put forward by Human Resources Minister Diane Finley - and finalized the decision to pass it on December 16, putting an end to the distribution of Old Age Security Pension (OAS) to federal prisoners. The bill was drafted in response to the public outcry following reports that Clifford Olson was receiving $1100per month in OAS while federally imprisoned.

Debate has subsequently erupted concerning whether incarcerated members of society should be receiving benefit at all, since the government is already paying for their housing, meals, and care.

Bill C-31 will currently affect only federally incarcerated criminals over the age of 65 who are serving minimum two-year sentences, though - according to a December 16 government news release - "the Government of Canada will begin negotiations with the provinces and territories to implement these changes for provincial and territorial inmates who have sentences exceeding 90 days."

An estimated $2 million will be saved each year due to the passing of the bill - though the figure could climb to as high as $10 million if the bill is applied to provincial prisoners as well - and it will affect anywhere from 200 to 600 incarcerated seniors. Spokesm3JtRyan Sparrow told Postmedia News that "This bill is what Canadians asked for, and it is endorsed by victims organizations and taxpayers across the country."

It is expected to aid the hurting pension system by allowing the

government to "...take away the entire amount of taxpayer-funded entitlements from convicted criminals," and redirect it elsewhere.

Finley believes that some pris·oners could_ be receiving other benefits from the government unjustly; she hopes that the bill may

reveal some of these occurrences so that they can be rectified.

"Maybe [there are] some people that are getting other payments from the government jn prison that we should know more about.

I don't have evidence ..of that, [but] I...wonder if maybe we're going to

hear stories next year about somebody getting payments in another area that they shouldn't get."

For instance, ex-Colonel Russell Williams' story, similar to Olsen's, raised questions about whether other pensions should be suspended as well. Williams - who killed

two women, sexually assaulted two more, and pleaded guilty to multiple charges of break-and-enter, which he committed in order to steal woman's lingerie - still receives his $60,000 yearly military pension while imprisoned.

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UFV I Love You PAUL BRAMMER CONTRIBUTOR here's a lot of (figu~ative) dirt that gets thrown at UFV; some T earned, some not so much. My two years at UFV have recently come to an end, and so I feel as though I should take it upon myself to tell UFV that I love it, warts and all.

Because that's what love is. It's seeing the pimple on the end of your beloved's nose and not caring. It's dealing with someone when they're sick and spewing mucus all over the place. It's taking the whole picture and saying 'Yes. I accept you. More than that, I embrace you.'

This is the way I feel about UFV. Not in a physical way or anything; I would never have sex with a building, it just ain't me. But I do love UFV, and I leave it with a heavy heart.

I hear the same old complaints about UFV, and I think that a great majority of them are unfounded, misguided, or unwarranted. A lot of the time - due to proximity students compare UFV to SFU and UBC. Now, anyone can see that this is an unfair comparison: one of those schools is 50 years old, and the other one .is a hundred years old; of course they're going to have some things and features that UFV doesn't have. Not only has UFV only been in existence for 40 years, it's only been a university for three.

Anyway, I'm not going to use this short space to answer accusations levelled at UFV. Everyone has their opinions, and that's fine, but I just wanted to emphasise the positive. I like UFV. As a student in the history department, I have encountered some of the most engaging, stimulating, and personable professors that it has been my pleasure to spend time with. In the course of my studies, my eyes have been opened to ideas and ways of

Its' Goodtobe an OldHag providers in this fashion? The rule AMIE HISCOCK

CONTRIBUTOR of thumb is to offer water and/or other drinks to guests upon arormal reactions to ageing in- rival. clude fear (of failure, wasted In my younger days, I would time, encroaching ugliness, and internally stew and wait it out. But death), depression, lying (about - suddenly - my annoyance and your age), binge drinking, and the influence of oldening form memory loss - though perhaps the this crucible that forces me to rise memory loss is binge-drinking re- up (literally and figuratively) and lated, actually. Hmm. Anyways, raise a stink. And it works; we get what the hell was I yammering on our service. However, that's beside the point. The best part was about?

Ageing: it is the ultimate swin- - and is - the sense of entitlement, dle. Only children and the wildly afforded by being an old hag, to have things done in the mandelusional - the latter typically found grovelling to imagined ner of your greatest expectations. beings and performing freakish Anything less is garbage, and you rituals behind stained-glass win- don't have enough time left in this dows - will tell you otherwise. life to deal with dreck.

I am transformed by the caHowever, before you look to organized religion or Tuesday knitting tharsis of acting the begrudging club with Francine to find solace shrew in almost any situation. It in your slow death, consider this: feels great. Try it. Does the perI have discovered a certain delight son seated next to you on the bus to be found in the ageing process. have Justin Bieber blasting from It seems obvious, yet isn't ap- their iPod earbuds? Tap them on parent for those desperate to wea- the shoulder and give them your sel their way back into the womb. most repulsive scowl. Has someYou really have to embrace old- one deemed it appropriate to leave ening - yes, I am old enough to their grocery basket as a placeinvent my own words, and yes, holder for their incompetent self you are too young to do anything in a line-up while they continue about it - in order to realize how to shop? Feel delighted as you invigorating it is to be an old hag! kick their basket out of the way, This is how it happened: last perhaps rambling incoherently weekend, a hostess ushers my at the same time. Is some young boyfriend and I to a table in the buck asking what you mean when lounge of a swanky restaurant. you say something is a Kids in the She leaves. No one else arrives. Hall reference? Sneer at them and Ten minutes pass, waitresses pass, shake your head until they turn each refusing eye contact. I'm away in shame. parched, I complain quietly. What I'm telling you, it's invigorating kind of inoperative, sub-par mo- to be an entitled old hag. It almost rons behave as customer-service makes me feel young again.

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something that I have rarely felt before in my life. From saying 'Hi' to the staff in the cafeteria, to seeing familiar faces of friends in the corridors, to enjoying our beautiful campus and grounds, UFV is most definitely a close-knit community, and this is something that should be cherished, not derided.

For students who go to class and then get the hell out of Dodge, I don't envy you one bit. And these are generally the same people who complain about a lack of activity around the school. If you don't get involved with something, you will never reap the benefits of that interface. If you don't give yourself to something, you will never belong to anything.

Of course, I'm not denying that there aren't issues that UFV has to face, and flaws to its set-up (cafeteria food and pricing, public transportation, parking, wait-lists, etc), but I also cannot deny that I love UFV and will miss it a lot. Even in the metropolis, the boonies have their appeal.

You stay classy, University of the Fraser Valley. I'm not Ron Burgundy.

thinking that I had never encountered before, and I feel much richer in intellect and experience for studying at UFV. A lot of this superior academic experience can be put down to the accessibility of the _faculty for students. It's a plus that gets dragged out a lot, but I think it's more than worth d_ragging out again. The importance of the personal connection between teacher and student cannot be overemphasised, and the ways that it helps students to grow and develop is immeasurable. It's something I'll miss greatly and appreciate more as it recedes in time.

This accessibility is not just confined to the faculty; it has been my experience that most people in the community, both within and without the university, are incredibly receptive to attempts to communicate. It's part of the trade-off that you get in moving to a big city (as myself and my wife did) - you gain more options and availability, but you miss out on that personable factor and the accessibility.

The sense of belonging that I have felt in my time at UFV is

The GagaConspiracy: one catchypop songat a time the American Don't Ask Don't Tell policy, her ranks are now swollen.

Also little known is that Lady Gaga is infiltrating cities worldwide with her connections to the mafia. It should be obv:ious since she is Catholic and from New York, after all. Who do you think Alejandro, Roberto, and Fernando are? They're Italian mafia men. My guess is that once she has secured absolute power once and for all, they'll be toast. Take, for instance, the golden jawed man she burns alive in bed, or the man with the eye-patch she poisons - all criminal underground types. She's sending a message, but whether or not the mafia is listening I think we'll find out sooner rather than later.

"I've made it my goal to revolutionize pop music" - she's said it herself. It's just a matter of time now. World revolution is coming from within America - forget Al Qaeda, Communism, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, or Kim Jong-ii. It's best to submit to the inevitable and just accept the fact that we're about to have one hell of a sexy world dictator. 2012 will be the year of Gaga.

Queen song "Radio Gaga," which JENNIFER COLBOURNE

STAFF WRITER is a song about all the crap on the radio and how well it sells. By callady Gaga is planning to take ing herself "Lady Gaga," Gaga is tacitly acknowledging she is the over the world. Literally.

First, let's get the facts straight.

Lady of Radio Crap. The name Lady Gaga is not your run of the "Fame Monster" couldn't be more mill pop star. For one, she has aptly chosen.

So why is she purposefully sellactual talent. She doesn't have a group of people writing her songs ing herself? Clearly, there is a confor her, synthesizing her voice, and scious effort behind what is going plasticizing her body. Not only on here, for such a talented young does she write her own songs, she lady to sacrifice herself in such writes catchy songs with shitty fashion to the altar of pop. The anlyrics that have wide appeal to swer? To make tons of money, and the broad masses, her voice is gor- gain power and influence. Forget geous, and her outlandishly sexy running for President. You own haute-couture fashion-art outfits pop culture, baby, you own the really pull in the horny shock ef- world. fect. · What will she do with all this Lady Gaga is more than aware power? What does anybody do that her image and her music ex- with power and money? She's ist for marketing purposes only. buying weapons of mass destrucAside from making the gossip tion. On June 8th of last year, she even revealed to the public the priheadlines, her meat dress, I think, put it the most aptly: '1 am noth- vate army she is building. Many ing more than sexy meat - you'll have mistaken the move as nothtalk about me and criticize me, ing more than a pop video with but you'll buy me, bitches!" She dancers reminiscent of Michael is the ultimate pop synthesis: put Jackson's epic choreography, but Madonna, Michael Jackson, and the truth is that the self-confessed Queen in a blender and voila, Lady defender of, gay rights is recruitGaga. Her name derives from the ing a massive, gay army. Thanks to

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CONTRIBUTORing in the summer sun, working outdoors, or lying on the beach? s our long time friends If abused, those rays can be just as The Spice Girls once said, harmful as tanning beds.

"Too much of something is bad Angie Woodhead, co-owner enough." The debate over the use of Cabana Tan in Victoria stated, of tanning beds has long been a "Contrary to what some media controversial one. Supporters of and the Canadian Cancer Society indoor tanning claim there are nu- have stated, our industry supports merous benefits to be had, while regulations, regulations that indetractors like to point their pasty crease professionalism, cleanlifinger, screaming "cancer!" I be- ness, and, most importantly, publieve that a healthy balance can be lic safety." achieved by our tanning facilities, I believe that there are meaallowing for a safe and controlled sures that can be taken to aid in environment without implement- discouraging overuse of indoor ing strict bans. tanning, which will still allow the New Brunswick was the first to individual the right to exercise • jump on the ban-wagon, in 1992, their freedom of choice. Tanning by disallowing anyone under the facilities can lower the number age of 18 to tan, and with a limit of minutes an individual can use of one tan every 48 hours. Victoria, the bed, limit the number of times British Columbia recently·decided one can tan during a week, up the that this was a fantastic idea and price of a tanning package in order imposed their first tanning ban, to discourage young adults from also refusing to bake their teens. participating, educate the clients In my h~mble opinion, bans cre- prior to tanning of the risks due ate unintended consequences by to 0veruse, eliminate the option of stripping away the choice and free tanning packages that run longer will of responsible people to make than 1 month, and, finally, eraditheir own decisions. Instead of en- cate any form of advertisement for lightening. young adults about the indoor tanning during the hottest benefits and risks of such an activ- months of summer. ity, a ban eliminates it altogether Salon owner Delaine Rangno, and in turn removes an opportu- who was actively involved in the nity for education. While they're Canadian Cancer Society's public

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forum, said in the Nanaimo Daily News that she would "prefer to see regulations that require salons to act responsibly." She also stated that indoor tanning allows for young people to learn how to tan without burning.

Youth should take the time to learn and understand that moderate UV exposure can be therapeutic, enhance the body's Vitamin D levels, allow for a base tan before the summer months to avoid burning, and reduce the winter bl\,\es.I feel that instead of taking the time to impose some reasonable guidelines for tanners of all ages, Victoria has chosen to overlook an opportunity for community growth. Those antsy little 17 year olds are just going to be counting down the days until they can enjoy endless sun. Oh, for the days when fake IDs were used just to get into bars ...

Allow me once again to quote The Spice Girls, who had some wise words for this generation: "Too much of something is bad enough" (someone tell Snooki).Yet the most important message lies in their next two hit lines: "But something's coming over me to make me wonder. Too much of nothing is just as tough."

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Akyaa Q. Did you go anywhere on vacation over the holidays?

A. No sadly not.

Q. What's your number one dream vacation?

A. Somewhere in the Caribbean or Aruba Q. What's your favourite comfort food?

A. Chocolate Q. How many times a day do you che.ckfacebook?

A. Twice Q. We have a website. Have you ever checked it out? You should.

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For the Tan Ban: that's a mela-nono!

CHELSEA THORNTON STAFF WRITER

he City of Victoria recently deT cided to ban tanning beds for anyone under the age of 18, and the ban has awakened the classic Canadian debate: at what point does government interference in our day to day lives cross the line between responsible governance and full-fledged nannying?

We are a well-educated, fully modern country, with access to a seemingly limitless pool of information about the risks and benefits we face before we jump in a tanning bed. Shouldn't we be allowed to make decisions based on this information? As responsible adults, we should be allowed to make those decisions, which is why we can still suck on cigarettes, guzzle down alcohol, and bake in beds to our hearts content.

The difficulty arises when we attempt to assess the ability of teenagers to make responsible decisions, especially because we tend to hold on to the habits formed during our teenage years for the rest of our lives. ible. out of the tanning bed either.

As a society, we have already With prom to consider, most Instead of wondering why we decided that teenagers are not of the girls in my grade were en- should or should not ban tanning responsible enough to choose gaged in a tanning arms race; for teenagers, we should ask why whether or not to smoke or drink comparing maximum times spent we should or should not allow tanWhy should tanning, which might in the beds, holding our arms side. ning for teenagers. What benefit is be comparably dangerous, not be by side to determine who would there to tanning that can't be obsubject to similar regulation? Af- claim the most glowing skin as tained some other way? Replace ter all, the International Agency backdrop for our dresses. In this base tans for sunny vacation spots for Research on Cancer has deter- competition lies another objec- with safe sun practices once you mined that the risk of some forms tion to teenage tanning: tanning arrive. Relax in a regular bed at of melanoma may increase by 75 is incredibly expensive, and the home instead of a tanning bed in per cent when the use of a tan- premium we place on tanning can a salon.

Get your vitamin D from a ning device sta_rts before age 30. emphasize the socioeconomic difNo matter how much the tanning ferences amongst teens. The argu- bottle, or better yet, from regular industry promises that they are ment that increasing the price of outdoor exercise. And if you rededicated to helping their custom- tanning would reduce teenage use ally must tan, do it outside with ers make informed tanning deci- of tanning beds is flawed, in that it friends, instead of alone in a cofsions, I know that little tidbit was would only reduce the.use of tan- fin. It seems like the only benefit never mentioned when I tanned as ning amongst less wealthy teens, indoor tanning holds exclusive a teenager. And I don't think the . and the divide between rich and claim to is a winter tan. How badly information would have kept me poor would become literally vis- do teenagers really need that?

Q. Did you go anywhere on vacation over the holidays?

A. I went to the Okanagan to visit family and friends.

Q. What's your number one dream vacation?

A. To be in the handlebar mustache club in London or just go there and chill with them and drink beer.

Q. What's your favourite comfort food?

A. Pasta.

Q. How many times a day do you check facebook?

A. Once or twice. Sometimes I just leave it for days.

Q. We have a website. Have you ever checked it out? You should.

A. I didn't know! But I will now.

Shar Q. Did you go anywhere on vacation over the holidays?

A. No, I didn't.

Q. What's your number one dream vacation?

A.I would love to go to England and everywhere else.

Q. What's your favourite comfort food?

A. Cheeseburger Doritos · Q. How many times a day do you check facebook?

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parsely, oddly punctuated and fraught with expansive sentences in a style identical to his previous works, James Frey's Bright Shiny Morning reveals his relentlessly dark worldview, in which the American Dream is a laughable illusion, and the downon-their-luck "good guys" rarely get what they deserve.

The aim of the work seems clear if ambitious: Frey wants to blow the lid off Los Angeles, exposing its seamy underbelly and all of the intermingled beauty and pain to be found in it. He contrasts tales of glamour and opulence with those of desperate wanting, painting a picture of a city that both crushes dreams, and - for the lucky few makes them.

Admittedly, I was hesitant to embrace Frey's novel as an honest and open expose of LA at its grittiest from the very beginning; given Frey's very public humiliation when an investigation by The Smoking Gun that revealed that a large portion of his "autobiographical" A Million Little Piecesa tale of his supposed descent into addiction and his subsequent triumph over his demons - was outright fabricated, one could reasonably approach his latest offering with a healthy amount of skepticism. But Frey makes it clear that this is a work of fiction, perhaps superfluously stating that "Nothing in this book should be considered accurate or reliable."

Many of the characters are one-dimensional and expose Frey's quaint, upper-middle classtumed-rebel bias: the rich characters are all cruel and immoral, and the poor are all hardworking and decent. Perhaps the problem is this: even at a deceptively lengthy 501 pages, there are simply too many characters for the reader to get an intimate understanding of all of them. Several main threads run through the story - we follow the exploits of Amberton, an obsessive and depraved movie star who is secretly gay and who seeks the affections of a former football player at all costs - even against the man's will. Another main focus is the story of Esperanza - the child of two illegal immigrants who possesses miraculously large thighs, and who earns money for college working as a maid. for a singularly monstrous and ex-

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Perhaps the most touching (though still cliched) characters Frey crafts are the young couple who escape Ohio and their abusive families to seek a new life in Los Angeles. Far less inspired is the story of Old Man Joe, who wanders the boardwalk and devotes his life to drinking Chablis; within the first few pages of the novel, Frey presents a very contrived image of this prematurely aged, homeless man "standing on the beach screaming at the sky, which was eternal, black and silent."

These main threads are intermingled with brief glimpses into the lives of other typical LA residents: the unnamed woman who goes on a date and is raped, only to later have her attacker serve her smiling - at a fast-food restaurant, or the beautiful girl who comes to L.A. to become an actress and instead ends up becoming an escort Though sometimes shocking in the extent of their violence and misery, the successive stories are not revelatory; they are the predictable, largely depressing "realities" that we have already seen played out on the big screen and in

other books so many times before.

That said, it is not without its moments. One particular gem is the tale of Larry, "A mean-ass motherfucking hater" who despises all people and races equally, and who sells guns, delighting in the knowledge that they will one day be used to kill people.

As a child, Larry tells his mother that "If [he] was given the choice between shooting a white motherfucker and some motherfucker with pigment in his skin, [he'd] line 'em up back-to-back so [he] could shoot 'em both with one bullet." When she comments on how intelligent she thinks this statement is, he tells her "to shut the fuck up, that he [hates] her too."

Big Shiny Morning is the literary equivalent of a blockbuster movie, with all the requisite scandal, heartache, glamour, and intrigue.

The work is often largely and guiltily entertaining, though it feels inauthentic, and the thinly-veiled attempts to evoke an emotional response become tired. The book probably won't change your mind about Frey - and it certainly won't change your life - but it could easily serve as a diversion, in the vein of the trashy Hollywood offerings it so often mimics.

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Metis Day at UFV Thetraditional andmodern come together PAUL FALARDEAU ARTS& LIFEEDITOR n Thursday, January 20, UFV held· an event at UHouse, in the center for Inda-Canadian studies, that celebrates one of the most important and complex people in Canadian history: the MHis. The event, which took place from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., successfully drew patrons from all cultures and ethnicities. Through its duration, speakers and performers demonstrated their knowledge of Louis Riel, Metis heritage, traditional sashes, finger weaving, and the Metis jig. Then there was lunch, following a Metis prayer, an inclusive, optimistic, and good-hearted affair that asked no one to submit to any one creed but, rather, to give thanks in an almost secular way.

The meal consisted of traditional bison stew, two kinds of bannock (pan bread which is made by most First Nations groups) and some home baked goodies. The provisions were eaten with gusto, and a quick glance around the room registered nothing but satisfaction spread across patron's faces.

Rene Inkster, a Metis woman and storyteller, lead the event. She gave the audience a detailed background of her own personal journey to find her heritage (things got particularly emotional when she mentioned her aunt, who clearly had a profound influence on her as a child) and the struggle of the Metis at large. The Metis are a unique and important part of Canadian history, having being called by many names, including halfbreeds, mixed blood, and, perhaps most indicative of their place in our countries history, early French settlers called them Les Canadiens (remember that "Canada" was misunderstood as the name of a country, although it originally meant "The Village," so Canadiens would not mean countrymen so much as it would mean "of the village" indicating that their mothers were from the lbcals).

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Perhaps the most widely re·cognized Metis, and the inspiration for the celebration, is Louis Riel.

A modem folk-hero, Riel led both the Red River Rebellion and the North-West Rebellion, the latter of which he was hung for. In the process he became the founder of the province of Manitoba, a politician in the House of Commons, elected three times, and a leader in the fight for Metis rights. Despite charges of high treason laid on him by the Canadian government, Riel was viewed sympathetically in Francophone regions of Canada, and his execution had a lasting influence on relations between the province of Quebec and Englishspeaking Canada. He has been seen as a Father of Confederation and a traitor, and he remains one of the most complex, controversial, and ultimately tragic figures in the history of Canada.

When the story-telling and feasting were finished, fingerweaving workshops and a demonstration of Metis Jigging (during which the audience was encouraged to join in) topped off the afternoon's festivities, giving more reasons why the Metis are one of Canada's - and the world's - most interesting and important people.

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Theatre Review: Girlin the GoldfishBovv1 JENNIFER COLBURNE to fruition. I have never in my life

STAFF WRITER seen UFV students act so well, which is encouraging because to or the first time in my life, I my knowledge the second play actually walked away with of the year (the "January" play) a glow from a UFV play - that's is typically reserved for first and right, I said "glow." I can see why second year students to cut their Canadian playwright Morris Pa- teeth on. If this is the case, UFV nych won a Governor General's has an astounding group of stuAward for Girl in the GoldfishBowl dent actors coming up. This is a in 2004; the play, though set in a breath of fresh air after the stanmemory of 1%2, is still very much dard over-glorified high school acdesigned to be meaningful to the tors we're used to seeing. twenty-first century audience. Girl The leading actor, Gabby Bohmin the GoldfishBowl takes a humor- er, superbly managed to make a ous yet sad and touching look at truly convincing 10-year-old girl. the struggles of the post-modern That's harder than it sounds, as family and, by extension, North most actors tend to over-act when American society. Without fear, portraying a child, usually becomthe play tackles head on issues of ing too ridiculous and childish (CF sex, alcohol, drugs, gender, child- UFV's production of Schoolhouse). hood, marriage, and religion, Yet within a few minutes, 10 year through the experiences of a little old Iris seemed an actual living, girl who believes that her goldfish breathing child, and not just Ms. has been reincarnated to save her Bohmer dressed as a schoolgirl. family.

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very much a product of the historical time, the type of character you love to hate with all of her nasty spitefulness, blatant promiscuity, and lush habits. The mother Sylvia, played by Rebekah Brisco, managed successfully to win both the audience's sympathy and frustration, as she gradually revealed the complexity of her character's identity through her marital struggles. As for the bath-robed stranger, Mr. Lawrence, played

by Josh Wilson, the character was absolutely hilarious in all of his surreal quirkiness. Every time Mr. Lawrence appeared on the scene, laughter inevitably followed; his lines were all comedic winners, and Wilson definitely made the best of them.

I must, however, take a moment to acknowledge Ron Jackson, who played the father Owen. I vaguely recall seeing Jackson in some minor appearance in Schoolhouse, and word on the street is that he is a second year acting student. I

cannot even tell you how blown away I was by Jackson's acting.

The character Owen could have easily been simplified into some overdramatic lovelorn husband, but Jackson took the character and made it his. own, in a very Alan Tudyk reminiscent way. All of the actors were superb in this play, but Jackson brought an unprecedented level of professionalism to the UFV stage. If he continues on this path, and doesn't let his talent get to his head, I could easily see Jackson becoming a successful film actor. I highly recommend he starts seeking an agent soon.

Lastly, I must acknowledge the efforts of the people working behind the scenes. Director Joanna Redfern gets serious kudos for selecting and perfecting such a talented cast, never mind bringing such a remarkable play to dramatic fulfilment. The set, designed by Evan Hutchinson, was one of the best I've ever seen; he really managed to capture a sense of memory

and the style of the sixties. This was only complimented by the carefully, era-appropriately chosen music by Andrew Meadwell and the soft-to-surrealistic lighting of Madison McArthur and Ali Shewan. Finally, the costumes designed by Laura Auffray were just absolutely perfect, from Iris' schoolgirl outfit to Ms. Rose's various sexy, smart get-ups. Together with their director, these students brought the sixties to life again, but in the surreal context of memory. There is nothing to say but "wowl" If you haven't seen the play yet, I strongly urge you to go. This play exceeded the very highest of my expectations, and it is a more than worthy university play. It has a strong appeal to young adults, and I guarantee you will enjoy the experience. It will make you laugh, and it might make you cry - make sure you don't miss UFV's greatest play yet!

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It is tempting to dismiss the record off the bat as outdated with its covers of standards like "Shakin' All Over" and its indulgence in rockabilly, but the fear is misplaced. Wanda Jackson, undoubtedly with a heap of help from producer - and modem day music monarch - Jack White, creates a deep and enjoyable music experi-

ence. From pieces of pop perfection like "Rip It Up" and "Rum and Coca-Cola" to deeper, soulful cuts like "You Know That I'm No Good" with its whining trumpet and Jackson's voice, which cuts and winks with an "I told you so" attitude.

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Van Lear Rose. Here Jackson and So if you really want to step outWhite stand to have another good side the box musically, sometimes awards season. that step has to be backwards, and If there is a standout track on for those of us that do, Wanda the album, it has to be cover of Jackson and Jack White give someBob Dylan's "Thunder on the thing to cheer about. The Party Mountain" from her excellent re- Ain't Over lives up to its name and cent album, Modern Times.Jackson is a worthy addition to any music says that White had wanted her to library. cover a Dylan song for the album, and when it came to choosing

PAUL FALARDEAUIggy Pop and the Stooges ARTS& LIFEEDITOR Death Cab For Cutie Expo '86 A somewhat melancholy retrospective, as I guess I should expect, but poignant - and even catchy - nonetheless. Worth a listen for its lyrics dimensions alone.

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A screaming, adolescent riot of a song, Iggy Pop brings his swagger to a bloody peak amidst the Stooges, who are undulating between funk, punk, and psychedelia and making quite a bit of noise as a result.

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Resplendent with horns, this funky electro-mash track almost gets an island feel to it; hell, that synth bit in the middle almost sounds like it came from Donkey Kong Country. Masterfully handled, sometimes tired ideas like quick pauses sound fresh here.

Rush 2112

Wow. The half hour long epic doesn't ever really feel that long.

It tells some vaguely Ayn Randrelated story about a dystopian future. It's all worth it when you get through the chaotic freak-out space battle ending to hear that voice saying "We are in control.

We are in control. Replay.

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SarahSlean Beauty Lives:B-Sides

Sarah Slean is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Toronto. Stylistically, she embodies a fairly indie vibe - think Tori Amos with more shampoo. She's released seven different albums, 6 of which were produced while she was completing a double major at UoT Gust in case you were feeling productive lately). Her work centers heavily on her classical piano background, but it contains enough eclectic influences to keep it from being too band-geek. This album is unique in that it consists of what Slean calls "Orphans" compositions that never made it to the recording stage. Songs were selected based on fan votes, and Slean recorded them in a three day period in mostly single takes. The result is an album of pure acoustic talent, showcased especially in "Everything by the Gallon" and "Sadie" (both being characteristic of her tone and style). Raw talent + Canadian. artist ==great buy, folks.

Adrienne Pierce Oh Deer

Oh Deer, the third release from Vancouver singer, songwriter Adrienne Pierce, combines poppie beats with soulful lyrics and a voice as sweet as bubblegum milkshakes. Falling between Stars and Sarah Harmer on the spectrum of female Can-con alt-pop, Pierce arrives fierce on the Canadian indie music scene. Quality tracks include the upbeat and meandering "'Let's Pretend" and the dreamy "Nightswimming." Starting off strong with the slide guitar infused track "Amargosa Hotel," this album will find fans with people who appreciate mature lyricism combined with a simultaneously fresh and contemplative musical backdrop. Check out Adrienne Pierce if you're a fan of indie chick rocks such as Kathleen Edwards and Metric.

Shane Philip life. love. music.

On his ambitious fourth studio album, life.love. music.,Vancouverbased one-man band Shane Philip employs a diverse array of musical elements that include soaring lap steel, reggae rhythms, tribal drumming freak-outs, and howling didgeridoos. His style could be best described as a darker, heavier Xavier Rudd. While the record's nuanced and eclectic sonic textures are often a pleasure to listen to, Philip's song writing comes up short on a number of occasions, such as the trite opening lines to "Best Friends," where he · sings "You are my best friend / treasure the time we spend / exploring life." It is unfortunate, as Philip is a tremendously talented musician with the potential to craft truly compelling music if only his lyrical imagination was as strong as his musical imagination.

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This three-part vinyl series amounts to 170 minutes of clanging heavy machinery and a stroll through an auditory haunted house. The supernatural musical mix of high pitched cathedral keys diluted with the low roll of a heavy bass amounts to one aural hangover. After the haze of ghostlike tremors pass by, the reverberated catastrophe of pot-heads and pans smashing together have one questioning whether to ride the headache or go trick or treating.

The hypnotic annoyance of their "witch house" movement music is one part abstract contradiction of so4nd and one part shaking a box of broken glass and calling it artistic intervention. All in all, if an endless drone is what you seek, then this musical seance is a perfect way to keep the Halloween feel all year long. Don't forget to wash the pentangles off the floorboards.

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hat to do with a bush? In case you haven't heard, pubic hair is OUT (and that goes for you boys, too). I don't know if any of you have seen seventies porn, but let me tell you guys and girls didn't just wear afros on their heads. Yikes. However, those were our parents' days - or for some of you older students, staff and faculty, those were your days (please, let me know what were you thinking!) - and we have now moved to a time where at least a regular trim down there is a requirement.

I feel like this is pretty self evident, but for you few outback hillbillies or disgustingly lazy bachelors, let's run over a few reasons why you don't let your bush run wild: 1) It stinks. Like armpit hair, your pubic hair is a catch-all for odours - but unlike your pits, you don't wear deodorant down there.

It also increases your risk for infections to have a bush serving as a breeding ground. 2) It looks awful. As mentioned above, big hair is out on top and below. There's just something so unappealing about scraggly, curly pubes growing haphazardly and wildly about your crotch. 3) Nobody will want to give you a blow job. Not only does your hair stink, but it will get

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I recently overheard a conversation on campus where a couple of girls agreed that removing pubic hair was "perverted" because your vagina looks like "a little girl's." Now, on behalf of all of us bald and beautiful girls out there, I have to say I resent the accusation that I am in any way promoting pedophilia because my vagina is hairless. Almost every woman shaves her legs and armpits - oh my god, thus making her legs and armpits hairless like a prepubescent! And men, so many men shave their faces, making them hairless

like ... a little boy! AH! What is the world coming to? For the record, a mature woman's vagina and a mature man's penis do not resemble a child's genitals anyways, whether there is hair there or not.

Now, irrational accusations aside, what you do or don't do with your hair is essentially your business. A lot of girls like shaving their labia and inner thighs but keep a design up top. Plenty of men and women just go with a classic trim. Some really just don't like the bald look; it does, after all, increase risk of infection for women if you don't keep yourself clean, plus some.find.shaving uncomfortable and waxing painful.

However, for those who dislike shaving, there's a good chance you're doing a few things wrong.

For starters, you don't want to tackle a long bush - trim it first, or the long hair will get caught and pull in the razor, leaving unfriendly bumps. It helps also to use a fairly new, sharp razor; shavers get duller faster when shaving pubic hair because it's coarser, so you'll need to change blades more often. Soak the area first in warm water to soften the hair and relax the skin, then apply shaving cream (against the direction of hair) and leave it on for a couple of minutes. When you start shaving, shave in the direction of the hair

(downwards), without pulling the skin taut and make sure to go over each area only once; don't forget to rinse your blade after each stroke so it doesn't fill with hair.

Afterwards, there are many things you can apply to keep the area from getting bumpy and rashy, such as baby oil, hydrocortisone, witch hazel, and a ton of commercial products such as Bikini Zone and Satin Care's InShower Moisturizer. Don't forget to keep the area clean as well; exfoliating your skin twice a week with a loofah works wonders to remove dead skin from clogging your pores. In fact, AXE has been recently giving out free "Axe Detailers" (i.e. a loofah for your balls), so men may want to go out and get their hands on one of those puppies soon.

At the end of the day, it's important to remember that no matter what you do with your pubic hair, you're still attractive in your own way - unless you let it run wild; in that case, you're just going to look damn ugly below!

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

Adventuresin SocialNetworking:Datingvs. Facebook ALEX WATKINS NEWSEDITOR

f you're one of the over 500 million human beings with a Facebook account, you've probably by now discovered that it offers up a whole new range of relationshiprelated neuroses.

One glaringly obvious example: before the advent of social networking, a gal could eagerly accept the one-week post-date analyses offered up by her compassionately dishonest girlfriends, feeding the flames of her raging denial in a manner akin to dousing a forest fire with gasoline. "So what if he hasn't called yet," they'd say. "He might honestly be busy ... maybe at his mother's side in the hospital, dabbing her forehead with a cool cloth as she suffers from some unpronounceable and thoroughly exotic disease that she picked up in Tahiti. Maybe he's been trampled by an errant moose or is lying crumpled in a heap at the bottom of an open manhole. Personally, I wouldn't sweat it, hun."

At one point in time, these may have seemed like perfectly plausible explanations for a suitor's lengthy absence... but not since Facebook. The experience of rejection is no longer a slow waiting game, concluding with the bitter realization that you've been dissed, but something as sudden and painful as the bikini wax

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Come on, I know you've all been there too: sitting in front of your laptop and slowly developing a repetitive strain injury from constantly clicking "refresh," you come to the stinging realization that he's alive and well (and up to level 12 on Mafia Wars), not on a top-secret CIA mission or fallen down an elevator shaft but simply choosing to ignore you.

Your stomach drops. A dull flush creeps across your face.

What went wrong?

Mayb,a he saw that embarrassing picture of you from last Friday night - the one with the exposed buttcrack and the spinach between your teeth - before you hastily untagged it? Maybe he took one look at your favorite quotes ('1 can eat

a man, but I'm not sure of the fiber content" - Jenny Eclair) and decided that maybe you weren't so compatible after all? And who is that hussy who's started harvesting his crops (or whatever the crap it is you do on there) daily on Farmville, anyway?

In all seriousness, Facebook does pose some interesting new challenges in dating, many of which we are still collectively unaware of how to handle while managing to keep any pre-existing level of grace and dignity intact. For one thing, social networking increases our level of intimacy with near-strangers very suddenly, perhaps more so than is healthy in the unsteady beginnings of a relationship; a quick scan of someone's page can reveal any number of things about them,

from something as trivial as their musical tastes and interests (electrofolk and luging are so hot right now) to something as controversial as their political and religious beliefs, or - unfortunately - their popularity with their preferred sex.

And although some prefer to be very cautious in what they post online, many people's pages are a bona fide graveyard of failed relationships - some that crashed and burned with all the force and fury of a nuclear warhead, leaving behind a wasteland of snarky wall posts and the requisite drunken photos of newly free agents locked in violent tonsil-hockey matches, subtly labeled: "OMG GUYS, being single is soooOoo fun!!!l!"

Yet as much as we moan and complain about the difficulties

posed by social networking sites, it's clear that they're not going away anytime soon. After all, deleting your Facebook account will likely leave you as much of a social pariah as that hipster who decided he liked hygiene better before it went mainstream. Like the telephone, and smoke signals before it, I suppose we will just continue this process of trial ansf mortifying error until we establish some sort of common etiquette that let's face it - we'll all probably just ignore when drunk anyway. Until then, we're all just going to have to keep cyber-stalking our exes, mining the pages of potential partners for intel, and posting the Ace of Base lyrics that most accurately describe our heartbreak.

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Movie Review

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Green Hornet

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CHRIS BONSHORing but don't say because it would COPYEDITOR

Green Hornet, the newest remake of the classic crime caper series that launched Bruce Lee's career in North America, provides a lot of laughs and over the top action. This is a perfect date night movie (far better than Date Night, in fact).

Seth Rogen plays newspaper heir Britt Reid. Joined by his father's ex-mechanic, and coffee wiz, Kato CTayChou), the two decide to become crime fighters with a twist. As Britt explains, "we could be heroes! We will *pose* as villains to get close to the bad guys. That way, no one will suspect we're really the good guys."

This of course lands them in trouble with the police, but that doesn't really seem to matter in this irreverent crime fighting comedy.

The pair has excellent chemistry. Chou's mostly silent, perfectat-everything sidekick persona contrasts nicely with Rogen's willing-to-take-all-of-the-credit hero mentality. The same kind of buddy humour that made Pineapple Expressso funny is at work in this movie as well. Rogen's willingness to say what we are all think-

make us look like idiots adds a lot of seemingly off-the-cuff dialogue that breaks up the need to worry about plot. In fact, the acting and plot both bear a striking resemblance to PineappleExpress,though I won't offer any spoilers - see if you can spot the similarities for yourself.

Rudolph Waltz also makes an appearance in this movie, again as a villain. However, this time he plays the crime lord without a conscience who is facing a midlife crisis. As James Franco puts it, "You aren't scary." Waltz makes an understated and excellent villian, who contrasts Rogen and Chou's antics nicely - adding his own silliness as well.

One fear I had going into this movie was that Cameron Diaz was cast to play Reid's secretary. While I had thought that she was meant to be "eye candy" (and I use the word with a shudder) and a love interest (see the horrible character of Pepper Potts from the Iron Man series), it turns out that her character refuses to play this role, with hilarious results. Her smart woman to Rogen's dumb man made for a bunch of genuinely funny moments.

However, the same things that made that movie great also impact on this movie to a degree. The ov:er-the-top climax, which some people must like, it is in just about every movie for some reason, while it works here, didn't really do it for me. It just kept getting too crazy. The final action sequence also made the movie a bit too long, though it was still entertaining the whole way through.

Also worth commenting on is the soundtrack in this movie, which ranges from Johnny Cash to The Rolling Stones to Beethoven, Coolio, and back to The White Stripes. The original theme song makes a return, during the credits mind you, and is a trumpet heavy song that I could listen to again and again. Jay Chou also gets to briefly showcase his singing talents (he has released a ton of music in the past decade, and he is probably better known for this talent in other parts of the world).

Green Hornet is well worth the ticket price. It has charm, character, and a surprising amount of action for a comedy (or is it an action-comedy, instead of a comedy with action in it?).

cascadeArcade LittleBigPlonet 2 JOEL SMART SPORTS EDITOR never thought the world would need a sequel after the gaming community created and shared well over three million levels for the original, but after a week with LittleBigPlanet 2, I can't imagine going back. It helps that all of those levels are backwards compatible and freely available in this latest iteration of the famed-PS3 platfonner. It isn't just a shiny coat of paint on old levels that takes this game to a new dimension, though; it's the new tools, and the brilliant ways to innovate and make something more unique with far less effort For the non-creative types, that means community levels have a lot more to offer.

The game has been out for such a short period of time, yet already individuals have managed to create everything from first person shooters to role playing games, real time strategy, and, arguably most-importantly, top-down space shooters. The Controllinator tool has been quite revolutionary in that respect, allowing gamers the ability to reprogram what buttons do what in the levels that they build. This totally blows open what is possible, as it's no longer necessary to conform to the control scheme or character of the game.

I was three hours deep into the music synthesizer when I realized just how far this game allows you to innovate. What would be an afterthought in any other game is instead a fully-featured music creation tool that allows you to not only create a series of songs for your level, but lets you make them fully interactive and connected to the levers, moving platforms, flashing lights, and even the enemies you design.

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The story campaign is sadly quite short, but the same is true of the first game. This time around, there are short cut-scene story levels that give deeper context to the story than found in the original. The story is cute and often hilarious; it follows Sackboy on his quest to rid Craft World of the evil Negativatron. While it is kidfriendly, there is plenty to enjoy for all-ages. More importantly, the balance of levels is spot on, with a great balance between long, tough levels and fresh, light ones. It's easy enough for a child to make it through, but hard to ace the levels or find all the secrets, which skilled gamers are rewarded for accomplishing with hundreds of stickers, costumes, and tools for the editor.

The rnultiplayer is great, but with a few hiccups. There are few better experiences than running through your favourite creations with a friend or two. Specific versus and cooperative _levelsadd to the pure joy of multiplayer, ranging from low-gravity rocket-tag to a half-court basketball game complete with bounce pads. Unfortunately, online multiplayer often features significant lag. The constant invitations to join online matches grow annoying as

well. Another downside is that although the new grapple hook is a fantastic addition, despite being hard to master, it can become frustrating in multiplayer as the hook has a habit of shooting towards other players instead of at the grab-points intended. The Grabinator, meanwhile, gives multiplayer a new layer of hilarious possibilities, as it allows Sackboy to pick up any moveable object, including other players, and throw them across the screen.

There really is so much to this game, including the Creatinator, which allows players to shoot any object, or the Sackbots, that have programmable AI. Micro-chips allow far more programming within a level, while level badges allow linking w~thin levels this time around. There are also new ways to find community levels, including the website LBP.mewhich gives each level a specific webpage with comments, ratings, and photos. Players can queue up levels from the website and find them ready to play next time they load up the game. With these additions, LBP 2 improves in every way, with a fine level of polish so rarely found in games today. It truly has something for everyone.

BRITTANY WIESNERDavid Tennant's first season was STAFFPHOTOGRAPHERmore filled with adventure and excitement. However, they did hen David Tennant an- each have their own very frightennounced he was no longer ing villains and interesting intergoing to be The Doctor in the actions with the daleks. This sealong-lived and beloved British T.V. son would also be easier to watch series DoctorWho, fans were heart- for fans just starting out; its plot broken - myself included. Every- didn't rely so heavily on the past one was full of curiosity and an- Doctors and plot lines. ticipation on who was going to be Let's talk companions for a mochosen as his replacement. When ment. For argument and compariMatt Smith was picked from the son's sake, we'll just focus on the hundreds who applied and the tenth Doctor's first companion, few who were considered, every- Rose, and the eleventh Doctor's one went" ... who?" which invoked current companion, Arny. We'll an often comical pun on the show's leave out Rory and Mickey since name, DoctorWho??Now that the they are technically the comfirst series has come to an end Doc- panion's respective boyfriends. tor Who fans - or Whovians, as we Both Rose and Amy are fiery and like to call ourselves - are left com- tough. They're clever and brave, paring the tenth (David Tennant) never listening to the Doctor's orand the eleventh Doctor(s) (Matt ders, always needing him to save Smith). Personally, I think it's hard them, but as well always there to to make the comparison, but I'll save the day themselves. I prefer give it my best.

Amy; she's full of spunk and is Personality wise the Doctors quite hilarious, even if Rose was a are almost completely different. fighter.

David Tennant seemed more dyThere is of course the argument namic, you could see not only his that Matt Smith plays a younger loveable friendly side but his seri- less experienced Doctor (which is ous and sometimes angry side as confusing since he's supposed to well. You did not want to mess be the eleventh regeneration, but with the tenth Doctor. He was hi- it's best we don't question Doclarious and at times random, and tor Who continuity because then when he needed to, he let his an- nothing will make proper sense). ger show and got shit done. I feel Fair enough. Each actor has the at times Matt Smith is far too nice- prerogative to play the Doctor we have yet to see him get angry. however they'd like. David TenHe seems to have a more caring nant chose a more comedic Docside, showing more compassion tor with an edge, where is seems for other characters.

Matt Smith has decided to be more The content of the episodes dif- sympathetic and whimsical. Over fers between the seasons. I think all, I think they're both brilliant overall Matt Smith's season has actors who make excellent Docbeen one of the best, if not my tors and it's a personal preference favourite, Doctor Who seasons. on who you prefer as the Doctor, It was funny and adorable; it had but it's safe to say that David Tenmore feel good "aww" moments nant has left the role of the Doctor than David Tennant's first sea- in very the capable hands of Matt son. And overall I think I enjoyed Smith. the individual episodes far more.

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The art of the cheer

Tri-Star JED MINOR EDITOR IN CHIEF

PAUL ESAU

heerleading is a tough sport.

Historically, there are few activities as underappreciated and as over-stereotyped as the art of the cheerleader, despite the excruciating physical demands and intense training it requires. Contrary to popular belief, the ability to clap like a seal and date members of the football team do not a cheerleader make; just ask Coach Brooke Ostendorf and her team, the UFV Cascade Elite.

For those of you who don't know, the UFV website lists the University as having official teams in six sports: basketball, soccer, volleyball, golf, rowing and cheerleading. While some more conservative types might question UFV's definition of sport, I can assure you that cheerleading deserves its place on that list. What our cheerleaders also deserve is a little more respect for their dedication, their skill, and their exuberance for Q: Howdid thisteam start? life in general.

That said, cheerleading is a Who put it togetherand relatively new addition to the made it competitive?

UFV repertoire. The team was A. That would be thanks to organized last year, but was only Brooke and Kaitlyn [a former officially recognized as a varsity coach]. We wanted to be comorganization at the beginning petitive; we didn't want to just of the 2010 fall semester. The be frilly little girls at the games Cascade Elite generally perform (laughs). Brooke took it over at UFV basketball games, but from Kaitlin.

Coach Ostendorf is also pushing her team towards a rrestigious Q: I heard you guyswant future as one of BC s competiuniformspretty badly. tive cheer teams. This would put A. Extremely badly actually, UFV in direct competition with teams from the likes of UBC and because we don't really want to wear those little shorts anymore.

SFU, and give the girls a chance I mean we want to look more to perform at events other than professional, we get points for varsity sports.

The Elites are participating in looking good at the competitwo competitions this year. The •tions. It's kind of necessary [to have uniforms]. first is "Cheer Fest," on February 5 at the Abbotsford Sports & Entertainment Centre; and the sec- Q: What'syour favourite ond is the Sea-to-Sky Cheerleadmemory or eventfrom ing Competition in Vancouver in cheerleading?

April. The next UFV event the A: Honestly, I love practice! team will cheer at will be the Jan It's so much fun. We can try new 29 basketball games against the things and we don't have to worvisiting Regina Cougars. ry about impressing people. We can up the difficulty a lot.

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A: I love the team bonding. It's · fun to try and pull new stunts, and I've gotten so much stronger.

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Physically?

Q: Peopleoften havethis ste- Mentally?

A: Pretty much everything. reotypeaboutcheerleaders, It's a good workout too, somethat they loveto party and you can stay involved in they're all blondeand crazy. , thing through university.

Is that true on your team?

A. No, that's why I died my Q: Howhard wouldit be for hair brown actually (laughs).

Q: Howlong have youtrained I'm just kidding. Sometimes we an outsiderto kind of come like to go out dancing and have a in and start, someonewithout at Tri-Star? good time, but we're not big into a lot of cheer experience? drinking or anything.

A: Um, it would be difficult, but it would be possible. If you're willing to work hard and you love being athletic than it would be possible I'd say.

Q: I mean, do you have a philosophymajor on your team or are you guysall kinesiology or...?

Q: Say I wasto walk in and A: Well we have an English major and I'm a sociology major be like "I wantto be a cheerand we have ...sciences. A lot of leader"? the girls are actually involved in sciences. There's some pretty bright girls. I think all of them are above 3.0.

A: Yeah, we could work on you, for sure.

Q: So I'm not a lostcause?

A: No, how about we can start

Q: So you're breakingstereo- working, like, right now. (laughs) typesthen.

A: For sure! (laughs)

Q: More sentimentally,why are you a cheerleader,what attractsyou to this sport?

The UFV cheerleading team would like to officially thank Coach Brooke Ostendorf for volunteering her time and energy to the cause, and for her leadership and coaching ability.

A: For four years.

Q: What is your record?

A:5and0.

Q: Why do youthink that tristar and Firas ZahabiMMA have becomesuchsuccessful camps?

A: Firas knows everything. He is constantly improving aspects of your game. Also there are so many good guys here that no matter what style you are training you will be able to find someone to train with.

Q: Do you train personally with Firas Zahabi.

A: Firas is my head coach. To me Firas is like Jesus. I am a disciple of Firas. If he were to move to another city I would follow him to keep training with him.

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more points, but I think when I break it down, I do it a little differently than you guys and I do it in segments, and right now, in the fifth segment of our season and JUSTIN ORLEWla . we are 3-0-1." Coach Playfair went ____________ on to stress about the importance HOCKEY WRITER of the upcoming 10 game road trip and the upcoming series with divisional rivals, the Manitoba espite almost three packed Moose. "I think the biggest thing houses during this home right now is focusing on Manitoba stretch, one that didn't include the this Friday." The Manitoba Moose Manitoba Moose (the third game were in town just a few weeks ago being the Sunday afternoon game with half the barn packed with broadcasted on CBC), the Abbots- Vancouver Canucks fans cheerford Heat ended their 10 game ing on their prospects, a series in home stand with barely a .500 which the Moose swept the Abrecord, taking only 10 of a pos- botsford Heat. sible 20 points. After the last home With a weekend series slated game against the Peoria River- to go in Winnipeg, Manitoba l~st men, coach Jim Playfair had this weekend, coach Playfair had this to say about his team's play dur- to say about returning the favor. ing their home stand: "Obviously "We have to win divisions. We I think we should have garnered expect to win our division, and to

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While at Tri-Star I spoke to Neil "The Buzzsaw" Sheppard about why he trains there and what competitive advantage he feels the coaching and fighters there give him in his own burgeoning MMA career.

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aboutbeinga fighter? win the division you have to win within the division. The whole thing for us right now is going out and finding a way to get this first win:''

For this series Leland Irving was back in net for the Heat after backup goalie J.P. Lamoureux gave him a night off in the win against Peoria, the last night of their home stand. In game one of the series wjth the Moose, the Heat battled hard throughout the game, exchanging goals with the Moose which led to a shootout. Jon Rheault scored the shootout winner for the Heat.

The second game of this series was CBC's AHL game of the week on Sunday, something the Heat have been featured in many times. Despite the familiarity of a nationally televised hockey game to some of these players, it is still a high pressure situation for any

hockey player. The Heat got an early lead in the second period, but the Moose fought right back and regained the lead before the second was over and never looked back. The Manitoba Moose won this nationally televised contest 5-3. This game was a lot closer than the score would indicate; the Heat had a late goal to pull within one and were pressing for the tie, but the Moose eventually added an empty netter.

The Heat still have eight more road games before they return home to the AESC on February 11 for a series with the Toronto Marlies. At weeks end, the Heat are 21-19-2-4and have 48 points, good enough to sit in fifth place in the North division and just three points out of the third playoff spot. For more insider info on the Abbotsford Heat and the NHL follow me on twitter @JustinOrly.

A: Money. When you are starting out you have to train two times a day and it's hard to find a job that you can fit around that schedule.

Q: Whatare your goalsas a fighter?

A: One day I would like to fight in the UFC.

Q: Whenis your next fight?

A: Fight quest 14, Jan 22nd in Laval, Quebec.

Thanksfor your time and goodluck in your nextfight.

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SPORTS & HEALTH

Premier League review senal with a game in hand, United PAUL BRAMMER

CONTRIBUTOR has the opportunity to open up a

e're now more than halfway through one of the most interesting Premier League seasons since its inception in 1992, and it looks as though the title is Manchester United's to lose.

After an early-season blip in which United threw away points in winning positions against Everton, Fulham, and West Bromwich Albion, United have regained the steely determination which manager Sir Alex Ferguson has inculcated in the team since his tenure began over a quarter of a century ago.

Ferguson's team has won all there is to win during his recordbreaking time as manager - including the most coveted trophy of the UEFA Champions League on two separate occasions - but to win the league title this year would complete Ferguson's greatest triumph. When Ferguson took over at Old Trafford in 1986, they were firmly in the shadow of their fiercest rivals, Liverpool, who were all conquering in the '70s and '80s, and who had won eighteen league titles by the time Ferguson won his first - and United's first for 25 years - in 1993.

Since then, United has won 10 more league titles - and Liverpool none - and has drawn level with Liverpool's haul of eighteen league titles when United last won the league in 2009. Now, sitting two points clear of second-placed Ar-

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gap between themselves and the rest of the pack. If they win the title this year, they will have finally achieved what Ferguson set out to do when he took over the reins at United. As Ferguson himself said, "My greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their fucking perch. And you can print that."

In the last three months, league holders Chelsea have endured their worst run of form for 15 years. They were five points ahead of United in second place in October, but a 15-point turnaround has seen the champions slip down to fourth, 10 points behind United.

Their North London rivals, Arsenal, keen to end a trophy drought that goes back to 2005, will be desperate to end their slide, but a fragility in the big games (Arsenal has been defeated by both Chelsea and Manchester United already) and a lack of squad depth may undermine their bid for the title yet again.

Nouveau-riche Manchester City saw their bid to gatecrash the top four stall with a defeat away to Aston Villa during the weekend; it remains to be seen whether Roberto Mancini's squad of mercenaries can show the togetherness and mettle required to make a serious push for the title. Another pretender to the crown, Tottenham Hotspur, have turned heads both at home and in Europe this year, with an attractive and gung-ho

approach that saw them emerge unscathed from the toughest Champions League group, beating holders Inter Milan along the way.

Just as at the top of the table, the bottom is even more open; any one of the bottom nine or ten teams could feasibly go down. West Ham United look one of the likeliest, and their reputation has taken a body blow with the poor treatment of their beleaguered manager, Avram Grant. The club tried.to surreptitiously replace him with ex-Aston Villa manager Martin O' Neill, but the story was leaked to the press and fell through. Wolves, Birmingham, and Wigan Athletic look like three of the other likeliest contenders to see the drop, but anything is possible between now and May. The success story of the season has undoubtedly been the surprising form of newly-promoted Blackpool. Under the management of outspoken maverick Ian Hol. loway, the team - the smallest to ever win promotion to the Premier League - has played an attractive brand of attacking footbail, winning the team new fans up and down the country. Victories home and away against struggling Liverpool have been the icing on the cake of a successful season to date, but Holloway has been careful to ensure that the team and the fans don't reach too high, too soon.

Survival will be enough for the Tangerines this season.

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Jan 15: UFV vs Alberta L 70-52

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

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

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Nude Rugby ALEX WATKINS NEWSEDITOR

udity and professional sports have far more in common than many people are aware of.

For example, the word "gymnasium" actually comes from the ancient Greek word "gymnasion," which literally translates to "school for naked exercise."

As if that wasn't enough, ancient Greek Olympics also had the players perform totally nude - both as a celebration of the male body and as a tribute to the gods with the exception of the few who wore leather penis restraints called "kynodesmes," which means "dog leash." Some even went so far as to daub themselves with olive oil to enhance their appearance, much like modern-day bodybuilders (and vain beach-dwellers).

Since 2002, New Zealand rugby players have decided to go back to the roots of sport, holding totally nude matches. Though the spectacle initially began as a nod to New Zealand's national nude day - which has since then evolved into World Nude Day - it quickly took on a life of its own, becoming a national tradition and garnering press from around the world. But no olive oil or penis restraints for them - modern nude rugby players simply cover themselves in body paint, in order to overcome the obvious difficulties in distinguishing between teams.

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din, typically in June - which falls dead in the middle of New Zealand's winter, averaging a positively balmy 7 degrees Celsius (44.6degrees Farenheit). Some wear boots in order to protect their feet from the cold, but most choose to participate fully nude, in stark contrast to the hordes of bundledup spectators.

Ralph Davies, organizer of the event and employee of Headfirst Travel, told 7 News that the tradition of nude rugby was well-fitted to the city of Dunedin, as it is a largely student-dominated location. "Dunedin students are well known for getting their kit off and running around, so that's how the idea really came and it's just blown out of all proportion since then."

Nude rugby spectators stand in a loose ring around the playing

field, so hilarity often ensues as the players near the edge, in their desperate grapples with one another, requires the fans to dodge out of the way or risk getting beaned with an errant testicle. All participants have a great sen~e of humour about the sport; matches are traditionally disrupted by a clothed "streaker," who is quickly dealt with by a nude police officer.

In keeping with the hilarity, one year the event chose to include a blind referee.

Despite what seems to be a focus on novelty rather than the workings of the sport itself, all players are expected to put on a clean and honest match, which comes as a relief considering the already inherent dangers of combining tackling and scrums with exposed genitalia.

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CriticalCanucksfan or bandwagonhopper?

JOEL SMART SPORTS EDITOR he Canucks play a completely sub par game and let an obviously lesser team leave their arena with two glorious points; Luongo lets in two absolutely brutal goals that "he'd love to have back"; and most of the team hasn't scored since last year! Dare to critique them, though, call the game the way you see it, and you'll be labeled a bandwagon hopper.

Every team does have its share of miserable bandwagoners, of course: the fan who only watches the game when the team is doing well, hoping to ride the highs without putting in the time and effort when things aren't going so well. Two losses in a row might be enough to_send these posers spiraling down the realization they always thought the Canucks were stupid in the first place ... but when they sweep the first round of the playoffs, they've already started planning their Stanley Cup party. They are the scourge of the sports world, and they're no doubt the ones leaving their company-paid lower-bowl season's ticket seats empty three-quarters of the year. They'll skip the gaine because they really wanted to see if Steven Tyler will hit on any more underage girls on American Idol this week.

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the same boat as these pseudofans is simply unfair. Vancouver may have its share of bandwagon fans, but most are simply misclassified critical fans. They watch the game, but afterwards they are going to admit they weren't happy with the way their team represented the city. They are the ones who say something when Mason Raymond squanders his eighth consecutive open-net chance, or the power play gets so caught up trying to find a lane-to shoot or a perfect pass to make that the puck gets cleared before anyone takes a shot at all.

Keep in mind, there is a difference between being a critical Canucks fan and being a Luongo abolitionist. Call a bad goal a bad goal, but when these individuals come crying for a trade every time a goal is ever scored on the Canuck's number one, it's really a sign of their poor ability to read the game.

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Winter Classic with concussionWhile we are on handshakes, it like symptoms, but honestly, why was great to see the Winter Clasbeat a dead horse. Hitting is part sic did not feature one for the first of hockey, just like fighting, and I time this year. This is an annual hope it remains that way. epic event, but when it all breaks The game of hockey is not down, there are two points on played by men or athletes, it is a the line, and,.after that late hit on game played by gladiators with Crosby and all the rough stuff at swords and skill. They are beings the end, it was nice to see them go that can endure punishment and off as rivals fighting for their di:give it right back; they can battle vision, instead of shaking hands. hurt and overcome adversity un- Handshakes are for the playoffs. like any real human being. So try- I hope the same thing happens at ing to fix injuries in a game like the Heritage Classic. this is impossible, even superstars TV timeouts are another thing get hurt. There really is only one I would like to touch on after simple fix to returning the game Grapes brought up a very good of hockey to a game that can be point on Coaches Corner last injury policed and you· all know week. Since the television timeout what it is; get rid of the instigator was introduced, the fourth line rule and the days of protecting players have seen a significant superstars can return. It will also decrease in their ice time because increase the number of fights we the top three lines get to rest dursee and that's something the fans ing these timeouts. This can be love - there is nothing like watch- looked at two ways: one, it gives ing a good donnybrook. the fans an opportunity to see the To quote NHL great and hockey NHL's premium players more and broadcaster Bill Clement; "more for the coaches to have them ready people come to watch the fights for action; two, it leaves the lesser than stay away because of them." skilled players on the bench longer So, like it or not, the only solution and gives them only 4-9 minutes is to lose the instigator rule. If you of ice time. Don Cherry described don't like fighting then I suggest it as caging a junkyard dog for the that you start watching sports majority of the game and them like soccer or basketball - basket- turning them loose when needed. ball can be viewed on campus at In the old days of Dave "The Hamthe EAC and next year Vancouver mer" Schultz, fighters and fourth

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uals that believe the only true way to be a Canucks fan is to blindly shout words of encouragement at every opportunity, as though being unimaginably optimistic is the ultimate goal of spectating.

They're so busy being supportive of the team that they've seemingly neglected to learn the intricacies of the game itself. Being critical shows that a fan cares about the result, and that they have some conception of what parts of the team are working and what parts are struggling.

With the Canucks coming off of an enormously positive run and then immediately facing a severalgame struggle, the perfect opportunity presents itself for analyzing which fans are critical and which are bandwagon hoppers. Look to see who makes it through the challenging .parts, even if they're critical, and remember to stay in contact with those individuals come playoff time.

liners were known to get 20 goals the odd time and maintain a regular shift. Is it time for the NHL to get rid of the television timeouts?

Of course not, the NHL needs to generate some sort of advertising revenue from the game. Again, there is a solution; they could reduce the number of television timeouts and charge more for the add space, but television timeouts need to stay in the game in order for the revenue to keep coming in and for the league to continue stay out of the red zone, revenue wise.

To end this week's Locker Room, let's get some rumours circulating. With all the turmoil going on in the Calgary Flames organization, with it becoming more likely that they will miss the playoffs again this year, it appears that they are going to deal their franchise player Jerome Iginla for some draft picks and young blood to begin their rebuild process.

Some of the teams that are in the running for the aging superstar are the Washington Capitals, Boston Bruins, and the Montreal Canadiens. All of these teams have a lot of draft picks and young assets that they could offer the failing Calgary Flames in exchange for their aging captain. Jerome Iginla also has a "no trade" clause in. his contract so it may be difficult for both the Flames and Iginla to come to an agreement of where he may go, but it is very likely that he will be moved after the Heritage Classic and before the trade deadline.

by the Cougar's Buonassisi, givMATTHEW JANNER RESIDENT BRUINS EXPERT ing the Cougars a 4-3 win. While the Bruins didn't earn the victory, he Chilliwack Bruins received they did get an all important point a much welcomed boost to in a Western Conference that is their power play on the weekend. still terribly close.

Their power play had gone zero The point helped push the for 23 in their last four games. The Bruins into seventh place in the man advantage continued to have conference, ahead of the Seattle trouble, failing in its first three Thunderbirds, Kamloops Blaztries against the Kamloops Blaz- ers, and Everett Silvertips. So, if ers, but it came through when it the Playoffs were to start now, the was needed most.

Bruins would wind up playing the Just 21 seconds into overtime second place Vancouver Giants in with the Bruins on the power play, the first round of the post-season.

Bruins captain Brandon Manning These two teams have a history scored the game winner, leading together in the post-season that is the Bruins to a 3-2 victory over not pretty; the first year the Bruthe Blazers. Roman Horak and ins were in the league, they met Ryan Howse drew the assists on the Giants in the first round. The the play. Chilliwack finally broke hard fought series ended in five through, ending the goalless games. Instead of the traditional streak on power play 27. . handshake exchange at centre ice The power play continued to roll to end the series, it finished with a on Saturday in Chilliwack against centre ice partial bench brawl! ·So the Prince George Cougars. The far this season the Bruins are 2-3 Bruins received power play goals against the Giants. from Ryan Howse and Robin Things are starting to look a bit Soudek going two for six on the better with the Bruins, though. man advantage. Soudek's goal tied With a goal and an assist in the the game 3-3 in the third period. game versus Prince George, BruThe score remained unchanged ins forward Ryan Howse has 188 through the rest of the third pe- career points and sits alone as riod. For the second straight game, the leading scorer in Chilliwack the Bruins were heading for O.T. Bruins history. Howse is also on Chilliwack goaltender Lucas Gore a seven-game goal scoring streak had been outstanding all game following the game against the and was called on to make a game- Cougars. The sudden surge from saving stop point blank in O.T. on the power play is also a welcome Cougars forward Brock Hirsche. change, as it has connected three With that, the game went to the times on 10 attempts in the last two shootout. The Bruin's Kevin Sund- games. The Bruins still have one of her scored the first marker of the the league's best power plays, curshootout in the second round, just rently sitting at fourth overall. The to be matched by Cougar's star man advantage will have to condefenseman Sena Acolatse. The tinue to produce in order for the shooting gallery continued into Bruins to make some noise as they the fifth round where it was ended drive towards the playoffs.

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