O'Nefll's flagship sandwich, the O'Neill, Is one of the most popular Items on the menu at Abbotsford's new home cooking restaurant.
Best. Sandwich. Ever. Home cooking, fresh bread and the Vern o'Neill touch make o'Neill' s the king of breakfast honey as a sweetener. They really JEDMINO.R
are fantastic. So much so that I am EDITOR-IN-CHIEF devoting this entire paragraph to Stepping into O'Neill's in talking about the bun. It's just that downtown Abbotsford feels like good. The O'Neill is a breakfast travelling back in time. The small sandwich consisting of a good lunch counter style restaurant, sized egg, a slice of cheese, a thick with its delicious sandwiches portion of black forest ham and and featured hot meal and soup mayo, but it is the bun that sets it of the day specials, feels like a apart. Anyone can sell ham and throwback to the 1950's when eggs, but apparently no one else times were simpler and food was can bake this bun, and Verne hearty. But there is one thing the would be wise to keep the recipe l950's didn't have: Vern O'Neill's a secret. patented sweet potato bun. The O'Neill can be upgraded As I bite into The O'Neill, the by adding beef or chicken in restaurant's flagship sandwich, generous portions, turning the I am thinking one thing only: $3.99 breakfast sandwich into a "What the hell is this bun made $4.99 tower of protein. The beef of?" It's light, flaky, delicious that is served at O'Neill's comes and ... orange? Verne O'Neill bakes from organic free range cattle, the buns himself every day using and the bun contains no sugar or his secret recipe, featuring sweet preservatives. potatoes in place of flour and O'Neill's also serves a hot meal
of the day at a very reasonable $4.99, which can be lasagne, chili, meat pie or jambalaya. The soup of the day comes in an 8oz cup for $1.99 or 16oz bowl for $3.99 and ranges from seafood bisque and corn chowder to the delicioussounding tomato and roasted red pepper. All soups are served with a thick piece of home baked bread. The hot meal and soup special is made daily so you can only have the item that is available that day, but that is part of the charm of the eatery. You never know what the specials are on any given day unless you call ahead, which adds some excitement to the experience of eating at O'Neill's. Students living in residence who crave a delicious home-cooked meal would be well advised to head down to the restaurant, but it also makes an excellent pit-stop
for those UFV students travelling from Chilliwack, Mission and beyond. Calling ahead is a good idea for quick pick-up of food, as Vern O'Neill is both the master chef and bottle washer so he can be very busy during peak hours. As we all know, options for good food on and near campus are somewhat limited, but this can also be said for Abbotsford in general. In a world of franchises cranking out bland, small portions at ever more exorbitant prices, it is very rare to find the real deal when it comes to high quality affordable food. O'Neill's is the real deal O'Neill's is located at 33771 Gosling Way in Abbotsford, just east of Montrose at South Fraser Way. For more information, check out O'Neills on Facebook or call 604-746-4048.
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This is what a feminist looks like JEDMINOR EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
My name is Jed Minor, and I am a feminist. This statement might sound ridiculouli coming from a man, but it is a valid one in that I believe women should be given lhe same rights as men in our society. Feminist is a non-gender term that belies a belief in the fair treatment of women and nothing more. While women have made large gains in the workforce and society as a wholc, there are still many areas in which they lag behind, such as pay-scale and representation in media. The stereotype feminist is a hairy, man-hating woman. While I am hairy, I am not a woman, and I do not hate men. Many men are technically feminists but don't think of themselves as such due to the negative connotations associated with the term. When I think of famous male feminists in the public sphere the only name comes to mind is Alan Alda, and he is hardly a noteworthy celebrity
at this point in his career. I feel it is time for more men to step to the forefront and declare themselves in favour of equality for their daughters, sisters and mothers. While it is all too easy for
men to band together with an "usversus-them" mentality and cry foul when they perceive feminists as too aggressive, Tdon't think any rational male wants his female friends and relatives to be treated
in the same, despicable way at. past generations of women have been. On the other hand, according to Statistics Canada, women made up 57.1per cent of post-secondary enrolment for the 2007/2008 academic year. In addition to this, ''Women aged 25 to 29 holding a graduate or professional diploma and working on a full-time, fullyear basis earned 96 cents for every dollar earned by their male counterparts in 2005." While it is not yet at par, the income gap between the genders is closing, and this is largely due lo an ever increasing amount of women pursuing higher education. Perhaps there will come a day when men find themselves at a disadvantage in the marketplace due to their lack of post-secondary education. If that happens, I will champion the cause of men to be given equal opportunity in employment despite our over-abundance of testosterone and dubious hygienic regimes. This is because I believe in equality between the genders, because I am a feminist.
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Even if democracy is a lie, we should still care Dear Editor,
The title of Jack Brown's article "Democracy is a lie --And That's Why I Don't Care" appears to sum up his sentiments. Even if I believe the first part, I'd like to suggest the second part could be open to modification. Years ago a small number of students approached thl;l Board of Governors at what is now U FY. They argued against the implementation of pay parking -- not a complete success, as you may have noticed. However, the concession at the time was that for the first year it would cost $0.50 a day rather than the proposed $1.00 a day. Still at UFV, Daniel van der Kroon recently motivated a group of students and community members to take a charter bus on a round trip between Abbotsford and Chilliwack. Daniel
has been instrumental in collecting 5500 signatures on a petition requesting bus service between Chilliwack and Abbotsford. This petition has now been presented to Chilliwack's mayor and Abbotsford's council. On the municipal level -- between one city election and the next•· two local women were able lo ensure that voter identification was tightened up. Another woman (who herself has an easy walk to Mill Lake) fought city hall on behalf of young families when our city wanted to install parking meters at local parks. She won. Then there's the retired couple who convinced our city that a 20 year contract with a management company was rather incautious. The city reduced the contract to 10years. Provincially there's the example of the first nations band that got the word out on Fish Lake. There are only a few requirements for politi-
cal activism: some time and energy, an unwillingness to be co-opted, and a relatively thick skin. Yes, it can be frustrating -- particularly when politicians show contempt for the electorate and still expect adoration rather than criticism. And when you hear the WQrds "this was a difficult decision to make", it often translates to "since this is expedient, suck it up". We do not actually live in Pleasantville, and do not have to act like compliant tax-paying robots. There are even rewards: a recent study affirmed that politically active folk are less depressed than those who are not politically engaged. (Apparently this is also true for those who garden-- another activity I highly recommend.) -- Regina Dalton, Abbotsford
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Bus or bust for SFS public transport petition ALEX WATKINSvelopment, the group was "quite confident now that the cities are NEWS WRITER Students for Sustainability has officially presented its petition to introduce a transit connection be• tween Abbotsford and Chilliwack to both the Abbotsford council and the mayor of Chilliwack, and it is now awaiting the completion of a regional transit plan that will inform the cities' decisions and help determine the shape that public transportation patterns will take in the coming twenty to thirty year:;. Daniel van der Kroon of SFS said that while the cities have not confirmed whether or not they plan to move forward with the de• •
Daan van qer Kroon boards the bus to deliver the SFS petition. Photo by Sophie Isbister
all on board," and that there was even talk of "creating a mid, per• haps a one semester-long trial to see what the ridership would be." The petition - which received more than 5500 signatures - came about because the SFS perceived a need for a reliable connection between Abbotsford and Chilliwack. Currently, the only link between the two cities - apart from :;ingle occupancy vehicles - is a Greyhound connection that the SFS petition calls "expensive and infrequent, making it impractical for people who commute frequently between the two locales, such as UJ:IVstudents." Although the campaign docs address the needs of students, it also acknowledges other groups as a part of the connector's potential ridership, including those who work or visit friends and family outside of their community, and individuals such as seniors who either cannot afford to or cannot physically operate a single occupancy vehicle. Additionally, the SFS believes that the petition should be relevant to "all residents of the FVRD who wish to move away from dependency on personal vehicles in the name of financial savings and/ or environmental conservation but feel that public transit service is inadequate to permit that." Overall, van der Kroon estimated the number of people cur-
ChHliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz receives the SF$Abbotsford-Chilliwack bus petition. Photo by Sophie Isbister rently traveling from Chilliwack to Abbotsford at "close to 18,000 every day," adding that "it's not just Chilliwack to Abbotsford ... [because there are] close to 15,000 trips that originate in ... Abbotsford and end up in Chil1iwack !per day]. So it goes both ways." van der Kroon emphasized that, although the presentation has officially been made to the cities of Abbotsford and Chilliwack, the SFS's job is still far from over. "What we want to do in the student union group is to try to do a
better job of contacting the MLA's for support, that's the next thing that has to happen." He noted that MLA support was so crucial because - regardless of whether or not the project is supported by the cities - they must still gain funding from the provincial government. van der Kroon explained that half of the funding for transit is provided by the province, one quarter is provided by cities, and one quarter come from fare revenue. He said that because of this
funding structure, the SFS must now convince "the province to commit to... chipping in their big chunk of it, their 50 per cent. That's what's important here." van der Kroon said that students who are interested in helping can still sign the petilion, which can be accessed online at: www.thepctitionsite.com/1/ chilliwackabbotsfordcon nection /. Additionally, he said that students interested in taking on tasks to help the SFS could contact him at: dan@ufvsus.ca
New library approved Issues raised by local residents include opening hours and accessibility successful blend of community resources, an arena, swimming pool, library STAFF WRITER and public schools gives some hope to Abbotsford's similar project. At an Abbotsford city council meeting on The new library will be 50,000 square November 2, the council voted unanimousfeet, and, along with the new Abbotsford ly to build a new library. The new branch Collegiate, will be built according to Leadwill be a joint c:\evelopment with School Dis- ership in Energy and Environmental Design trict #34 and will be built on land already (LEED) Gold standards. It will have a very owned by the city. The new library will be open feel and use current design standards attached to the Abbotsford Collegiate facil- - such as harnessing natural as opposed to ity, in what some residents consider to be artificial light to illuminate the facility. The a controversial move. The new library, set library will have its own entrance to the to open in 2012, will spell the end for the public, as well as 30 above-ground parking downtown Fraser Valley Regional Library spots set aside for public use. (FVRL) branch, MSA Centennial. This deciUnlike the MSA Centennial branch, the sion has upset members of the public. new library will be less accessible via public While Council is very positive about the transit. Located just under a kilometer from new branch, which will cost the city $4 mil- the old library - but still well out of downlion (over half of which will be available town Abbotsford - the new library will only in a library reserve fund by 2012), commube along one bus route, as opposed to the old nity members were upset with the plans to one, which is near the bus exchange. Howscrap MSA Centennial: "It's a home," UFV ever, the new facility will be more accessible student Katherine Palmateer said. "Taking to people with disabilities - the library will [the branch] out of the downtown core is the have a wheelchair ramp and wheelchair acbiggest issue for me. lt's a home for a lot of cessible washrooms, which MSA Centennial people who are marginalized, and you see lacked. a lot of that in Downtown Abbotsford," PalDespite these benefits, the new library mateer said. will not have longer opening hours, which Security issues regarding the new Ji. is not a big help to university students brary's proximity to Abbotsford Collegiate who need night-time resources and study were brought up at the council meeting, spaces in the city. This issue docs appear to with citizens feeling that having a public be especially pertinent to students at UFV space like a library near a school would pose in light of the current student-led petition a threat to students. However, when citizen circulating around campus in a bid for the Regina Dalton asked the Council where else school library to be open longer. this model has been attempted, the presentThe new library, while controversial to er quickly responded that Britannia Com- the public, is something that Abbotsford munity Centre in Vancouver has success- city council has calJed a "no-brainer." But fully operated a public library and a school for people like Katherine Palmateer, and the in the same facility. other residents who spoke out at the council Britannia Community Centre, according meeting, the decision remains disappointto its website, was started in 1974by citizens ing. Regarding the proposed plans for the and civic agencies "to coordinate and inte- library, Palmateer said '1t's so big, and there grate a wide range of human services." The is no community feeling."
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Calling for Teaching ExcellenceAward Nominations. Clen Baler: Recipientof the Z010UFV Teachingfxcellence Award.
Once againUFVwill providean award to an individual in recognitionof teaching excellence. Those eligiblefor nomination Includeall UFVfaculty and lab instructors who have completed two years of Instruction or sesslonal Instructors who have completed the equivalent time. Nominations will be accepted from faculty, students, alumni. and staff. Selection criteria includes mentorship, attention to student learning in the instructional environment and in coursework, respectfor students, exemplary scholarship and professionalism. Nomination packagesare available at the offices of the Deans, FacultyServices,and Student Services. Packagescan be downloaded from www.ufv.Wtff. For moreinformation, contact LisaTassoneat 604-504-7441 ext 5114 or lisa.~.ca.
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Stt1dyof speech synthesis may have broad practical applications TRU prof talks problems, applications of digitizing Punjabi and English languages NICK UBELS ONLINEEDITOR Imagine a security system that analyzes the unique sound waves of your voice to grant access. How about an BCC that uses noise cancelling technology to differentiate between an expectant mother's pulse and the movements of her unborn child? These arc some of the many potential real-world applications of digital speech processing discussed by Dr. Surinder Dhanjal in his November 9 presentation at UFV's Centre for lndo-Canadian Studies, the fourth address in their ongoing South Asian Lecture Series. "It is possible, using digital speech processing techniques, to verify that a person is who he or she claims to be," said Dr. Dhanjal, who works as an assistant professor of Computing Science at Thompson Rivers University "Suppose a mother is pregnant and [she] falls sick. The pulse of the mother is not her pulse alone, it is being disturbed by the movements of the child ... If we examine it carefully from the viewpoint of computing science and electrical engineering, the pure signal of the mother is contaminated by the random movements of the child, like a noisy signal." The same electrical noise cancelling technology developed for computerized speech process-
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plained Dhanjal. The development of com· puterized speech synthesis and analysis is a goal shared by U.S. President Barack Obama. In a September 2009 white paper, the President outlined several "Grand Challenges" of the 21st century in scientific and technological innovation. One of these 8 goals is "automatic, highly accurate and real-time translation between major languages of the world." Dr. Dhanjal believes that digital speech processing will help achieve this "Grand Challenge". "Almost every country now has a centre for advanced computing," said Dhanjal, "This is
a project with lots of national and international significance." According to Dr. Dhanjal, digital voice processing is a highly interdisciplinary field of study, requiring expertise in a wide variety of subjects. "It involves engineering, it involves computing science, it involves mathematics, it involves statistics, it involves linguistics [and] it involves phonetics ... [this] makes it very interesting and challenging." In addition to his extensive work in computing science, Dhanjal is an acclaimed poet with four books of Punjabi poetry. He is also a literary critic, an electrical
engineer and a journalist. Dhanjal spoke for about an hour and 15 minutes before turning it over to the audience for a question and answer period that included discussion of written grammar and the preservation of the Punjabi language and culture. "All you need is one serious person to keep a language alive ... if something lives here," said Dhanjal, pointing to his heart, "it will continue." Approximately 20 students, faculty and community members were in attendance for last Tuesday's lecture. "l think it was good that we had a bit of a crowd there," said UFV general studies student Kevin Au, "but it would be nice if we sometimes had more people come out to these types of events. Not just necessarily what's in their field, but to explore what's around." , UFV's Fall 2010 South Asian Lecture Series will conclude next week with a presentation by local scholar Gilli McLaren about the relationship of Anglican Priest Charles P. Andrews to the Indian independence movement. The lecture is entitled "Ghandi and CF Andrews - A Friend of India" and will take place Wednesday, November 17 at 7 p.m. at the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies: room F125 of UFV's Abbotsford Campus.
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Canada failsinitscommitments to international community: Dalllare Romeo Dallalre's speech at Concordia University addressed howCanada findsitselfina new International situation withnewpowers to contest with. "Weareoneofthe11mostpowerful nations in theworld. Thatcatches usbysurprise because we kindofstumbled intothat,"hesaidonNov. 4.'It wasn'tanambition, assuch,ofthisnation. But weareInsucha situation andthequestion is,asa nationstate,areweliving uptothat?" Considering howllttleattention theretired Canadian Forces general believes federal politicians paytoforeign policy, hisopinion would indicate otherwise. "ItissaidIntheOttawa bubble thatforeign policy Isnotanelement ofanyfederal election InCanada. It'snotofsignificance - it'snota vote-getter," hecontinued. "Foreign policy, bythe 11thmostpowerful nationintheworld, Isnotan element worthy ofdebateina fundamental electionofthefederal system. That's Incredible." Dallaire wentontoarguethatthereisnolonger suchthingasa peacekeeper. ItIsnousethrowing money at countries, hesaid,Instead, Canada must gointocountries and"gettheirbootsdirty." Emma Quall - TheMcGIii Daily (McGIii University)
Blatchford speech sparks protest atUniversity ofWaterloo Aspeech bycolumnist Christle Blatchford turned sourasprotesters opposing thejournalist's new booktookoverthestage. Three protestors locked themselves together at thecentreofthestagewhereBlatchford was meanttospeakattheUniversity ofWaterloo on Nov. 12,withanotherIndividual actingastheir "negotiator.• Blatchford wasscheduled tospeakabouthernew book,entitled Helpless: Caledonia's Nightmare of Fear andAnarchy, andHowtheLawFailed Allof
Us.Thebookchronicles theongoing occupationbymembers oftheSixNations reserve of a residential subdivision thatiscurrently under construction inCaledonia, Ont.TheSixNations people areoccupying thesiteaspartofa land claimIssuethatIsnowover50yearsold, Tallula Marigold, actingasthegroup's mediarepresentative, explained thegroupwasprotesting Blatchford's portrayal ofthesituation Inherbook. Protesters across thecountry havebeen mobilizing inopposition towhattheydescribe as anti-Native coverage oftheissuebyBlatchford In hernewbook.Shesaysherbookisnotaboutland dalms,butratheraboutthegovernment's failure toprotect allcitizens equally.
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B.C. Supreme Court dismisses Peak appeal The8.C. Supreme Court hasdismissed anappeal by thePeakPublications Society ofanorder topay damages inadefamation lawsuit. Thedecision upholds aMarch 2009 ruling byaB.C. Supreme Court justice ordering thesociety, which publishes Simon Fraser University's student newspaperThePeak,topay$30,000 Ingeneral damages toformer Douglas Students'Unlon financial and services co-ordinator JoeyHansen overthreeartides published InMay andJune2006. Theoriginal ruling found thatThePeakandits copy editor atthetime,Den1d< Harder, haddefamed Hansen inartides aboutpolitical andfinancial controversy attheDSU. Kevin TIiiey, ThePeaks newseditor atthetimeoftheirpublication, wrote all threearticles. Thetrialjudgefound thatThePeak's coverage of a DSU student meeting andaforensic review ofthe union's finances failed toseekoutHansen's sideofthe storydespite thereporter's knowledge ofi~andthat Itmisrepresented thefinancial review, which was lateramended byauditor RonParks, asadetailed forensic auditandcould haveledreaders tobelieve Hansen wasguilty offraudandmisappropriation offunds, David ProctOf' - ThePeak(Simon Fraser University)
Parties deadlocked innewopinion poll
Canada andIndialaunch freetrade dealnegotiations
Canada andIndiahavelaunched talksonafree There's littletoseparate canada's twomain political partiesInanopinion pollreleased on tradedealtheysaidcouldboostgrossdomestic Thursday, making theoutcome ofa newfederal product ineachnationby$6billion a yearand election fartooclosetocall, increase existing tradeflowsby50per cent. TheEKOS pollputsupport fortheruling Conserva- Theleaders ofthetwocountries saidina statetivesat29.4per cent, compared to28.6per mentthat"bothsidesexpect a timely conclusion cent fortheLiberals, themainopposition party, ofanambitious agreement~ hasinrecentyearsworked energetically giving neitherpartyenough support towineither Canada a majority ora stableminority government. toseala number offreetradedeals,partlyinan Support fortheleft-wing NewDemocrats roseto efforttoreduce Itsreliance ontheU.S.economy. 19.3per cent. Butundercanada's first-past• Three quarters ofallcanadlan exports gotothe the-postvoting system, thatwon'ttranslate into United States. "Indiaisprojected tobetheworld's thirdlargest enough seatstowinpower. "Canada's federal voteIntention raceIsonceagain economy by2050andIsa priority market for saida canadlan background document. deadlocked," EKOS said."Nopartycansecure even Canada,• Prime Minister Stephen Harper saida 30per cent support fromthedisenchanted Canadian dealwithIndiacouldbenefit Canadian exporters Canadian electorate." offorestproducts, minerals, manufactured goods, TheConservatives holdonlya minority ofseats machinery, construction materials andequipment inParliament, andneedsupport fromatleast equipment. oneotherpartytostayInpower. Many observers aswellasaerospace expectopposition partiestodefeatthegovern- Bilateral tradehit$4.2billion in2009,anincrease ment'sbudgeteariynextyear,triggering an of70percentfrom2004.In2009,Canada's main election soonafterthat. exportproducts werevegetables, fertlllzers, "Attheselevels, nopartyIsevenclosetoforming machinery andwoodpulp. astableminority government, letalonea major- Imports fromIndiathatyearwerevalued at ity,•EKOS said. $2.0billion andconsisted principally oforganic chemicals, clothing, precious stonesandmetals, JanetGuttsman - Reuters andelectronic equipment andmachinery. David Ljunggren -Reuters
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UFVSciencestudents enjoyed pizza and won prizes at the ScienceSocialon Nov. 9. Photosby SophieIsbister.
ScienceSocialevent makessciencefun with pizzaand prizes SOPHIE ISBISTERmore British Columbians to seek STAFF WRITER an education in sciences. According to the Year of Science website On Tuesday, November 9, room (yearofsciencebc.ca), "just fewer Bl21 was transformed into a scien- than 11per cent of all BC residents tific smorg.isbord for the annual arc employed in science-related UFV Science Social. The event, field:;... and they are more likely to which boasted free pizza and door have full-time employment than prizes, had a great turnout. - at other British Columbians." least one hundred students from The Year of Science hopes to the science department and oth- make science fun and exciting for ers, filled the room, chattering and students, and events like the scilooking at that various tables set ence social definitely help. At the up by student associations. PSA booth there was even a Van de Ora Steyn, Dean of Science, says Graaff generator, which is an electhe point of the science social is for trostatic generator shaped like a students .ind faculty to mingle and metal globe that make:; a person's get to know each other: "In the hair stand on end when they touch Faculty of Science we believe that it. This was a crowd-pleaser and a it is very important for students source of amusement for anyone to get to know each other and the that got to witness it in action, or, faculty well," Steyn said. She went better yet, try it out for themselves. David Fenske,Paul Franklin and Tim Cooperhave someinterdisciplinary discussionsat the science social. on to say, "We were very happy The focus was on the students with the number of students that at the Science Social, and it was turned out and will definitely in- clear thal the facully has a lot of • I crease the pizza budget for next support for student associations. year. We have wonderful students, Dean Ora Slcyn had some words and it was great to sec them hav- about the importance of involveing fun!" ment m student groups: "The Pun was definitely had by all in groups provide an opportunity attendance. Ora Stcyn kicked off not only for students to hang out the evening by welcoming every- with like minded individu,lls, but one to the event, and then called for tak.ing leadership among their a representative from each student community. This involvement is association to the microphone to not only of great value now, but talk about what they have planned you gain skills that will be useful Items that double as food and time keeping devices were just some of the many spectacular prizes given away. for the year. Representatives from once you have graduated." Kincsiology Physiotherapy Student Association (KPESA), Computer Information Systems Student Ai;sociation (C'ISSA),Phy:;ic:; Student Association (PSA), PrcMl'd Stud1mt Associution (PMSA), Biology and Chemistry Student Association (BCSA) and Students for Susti\inability (SFS)all spoke to the crowd .ibout their events and ways to get involved Aftl'r the Spl•rrhcs, ,1ttl·nt1on w,1s ,,gmn turned to the important ta5k of eatmg pizzn and getting to know the v,,rious associ,1tions. Ea~h student group had several members in ,1ttcnd.inre to speak with anyone who wilntcd to know morr or about how to Sl't i nvolvl'd. Each lnblc offered trcilts and good conversation, a:-;well as plenty of fun photo opportunities for budding photogrnphers. The government of British Columbia has declared 2010 the "Year of Science" in order to encourage The CISSAmade an appearancewith their signature pinboard... ... and the1r office pet.
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afCONTRIBUTORter starting it. Another possible contender for The papers arc abuzz with talk the job is Surrey Mayor Dianne and rumours about who will be Watts. Her successes in Surrey the successor to Cordon Campbell are numerous, and she is receivas both leader of the B.C. Liberal ing recognition for the job she has party and as Premier of British done in revitalizing a city with a Columbia. The talk of who could population of 500,000 that has had takl.! the Premier's place started its fair share of struggles. She has well before the premier declared been in politics since 2001, and so on November 3 that he wou-Jd be has the needed experience. Watts is also an attractive canstepping down. The number of names being trotted forward is in- didate to the Liberal Party because triguing - rumoured possible can- of her apparent popularity with didates range from former cabinet supporters of both the NOP and ministers, like Carole Taylor, to the Liberals. That being said, in current mayors, such as Dianne July Watts had confirmed that she Watts, as well as current MLAs planned on carrying on as Mayor and MPs. of Surrey, preparing for a municiThe short list for the job in- pal election in 2011. An announcecludes: Surrey mayor Dianne ment on whether her plans have Watts, former Finance Minister changed is expected this week. Carole Taylor, B.C. Minister of If Dianne Watts chooses to conHealth Kevin Falcon, Attorney tinue on in Surrey, it will make il General Mike De Jong, B.C. Min- even more likely that the replaceister of Energy Bill Bennett, and ment for Gordon Campbell would B.C. Education Minister George come from the current caucus. The Abbott. Many others have been success of any of the caucus canmentioned, such as Chuck Strahl didates may hinge on what voting and Barry Penner, but this short- system the party will use in the list represents the most highly-re- leadership contest. If the 6.C. Liberals stay true garded possible candidates. Former Finance Minister Carole to their current One-MemberTaylor has the popularity and the One-Vote format, the process will experience to mount a successful heavily favour those candidates leadership bid but seems unlikely in urban city centres that can easto throw her hat into the race. This ily draw support based on sheer is because she has just become the numbers, like Kevin Falcon and Chancellor of SFU and may not Mike De Jong.
This is particularly important when considering the history of bulk membership drives in the lower matnland lndo-Canadian community which factored heavily into the NOP leadership race of 1999. If the party moves lo make changes, such as adopting a weighted-vote system, this could help give the upper-hand to candidates such as George Abbott and Bill Bennett. Regardless of the voling system for choosing the new leader, the B.C. Liberals must be cautious when promoting from within the caucus. Those that have served as cabinet ministers under Gordon Campbell recently must over• come the taint of being affiliated with the much maligned HST. The angst over the unpopular tax has not evaporated, and those that are seen to be part of it will be under pressure and will lose some popular support. If in fact Dianne Watts does not choose to pursue the leadership of the party, it leaves the door wide open for the other challengers. Kevin Falcon, currently the Minister of Health Services, is an ambitious politician and has moved quickly to be among the front of the pack in the Liberal Party. Much more will become clear in the weeks to come, and front runners will emerge. However, who will win still hangs in the balance.
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Why the feminism pessimism?
ALEX WATKINSplace, there remains a persistent NEWSWRITER earnings gap between the genders, particularly in trades. Why does feminism have such Body image continues lo be a a bed reputation? Even the name major issue for women today; sounds like a dirty word, and while I agree that this issue is inmany women resist being branded creasingly affecting men as well, as feminist for this very reason. I studies show that men consistentcan understand the distaste for the ly rate their bodies as more attracword - in my experience, feminists tive to women than women rate are often seen as man-haters who their bodies as attractive to men, express feelings of superiority supporting the theory that most rather than equality. However, I women have some sort of lowbelieve that the negative connota- level body dysmorphic disorder. tions of the word arc largely un- This misconception about what warranted, and are due to a mis- bo<;lytype is "normal" or "attracconception of what H means to be tive" comes not only from the mea feminist in modern society. dia but often from one's intimate social circles. For instance, I know l think that the misconception can be partially explained when many women whose fathers and considering feminism in terms of partners keep tabs on and make three "waves" that have occurred comments about fluctuations in throughout history. First-wave their weight. feminism - which began in the I posit that the negative conlate 19th to the early 20th century notations of the word "feminist" - was the first incarnation of the stem from the persistent mental movement and focused mainly on linkage of the tcrq1 to the ideals the legal factors that oppressed and methods of first and secondwomen; these included things wave feminism; as the goals of like a woman's inability to hold these movements arc seen to property or to vote. Basically, the have been, for the most part, acwomen in this movement believed complished, modern feminism is that they should be recognized as seen as overkill. Feminists have persons and enjoy the same rights now become women who are unand freedoms as men. satisfied with the gains they have Although there's much debate made, who harbor resentment to about the specific dates for the men and who believe that they are beginning and end of second- the superior sex. wave feminism, many agree that it This is unfair - today's femioriginated in the early 1960s. This nism is not one that sees men as new incarnation sought not only the enemy and the oppressor but legal equality, but social and po- sees them as a group with the abillitical equality, as well as equality ity to contribute to the solution of within the household. Important gender-related issues. They underaspects of this movement also in- stand that shaming and demeana drastic fall in their fortunes of cluded reproductive issues - most ing all men for the transgressions late, with their primary source of controversially, the legalization of of a few will do absolutely nothing income being cut-off in the pur- abortion - and issues surrounding to improve gender relations. They suit of cost-saving ventures by female sexuality. also recognize that an overwhelmdrug smugglers. Cocaine, which It is said that we have now ing majority of Canadian men do has long entered the United States moved out of second-wave femi- not support gender discriminafrom Columbia through border nism and entered the third-wave. tion and are just as disgusted by crossings with Quebec, is now It is here that the problem begins; violence against women a:; women coming into America via the Mexi- while we would no doubt be hard- are. can border. At one time, as much pressed to find an individual who The problem here, then, is a as 80 percent of cocaine destined would argue that women were un• misconception of what it means for America came through Mon- reasonable in pursuing first-wave to be a feminist in modern society, treal, according to the Vancouver issues like the vote, or second- and a dismissal of the issues that Sun. wave issues like equality in the women face today as unimportThis has left organized crime workplace, I feel that many people ant when compared with first and groups struggling to find an al- are cautious of supporting third- second-wave issues, as well as the ternative source of income, with wave feminism because they feel issues that women continue to face many left to fight over Quebec's that with the many gains made in in many third-world societies. various infrastructure projects, the first two waves, the movement But the appreciation that there which are said to amount to as has become irrelevant. has been a great deal 0£ progres::; much as $42 billion in government While it is true that some major and the understanding that there fundjng within the next five years. gains have been made for gender is still much progress to be made It is estimated that the Rizzuto equality since the origins of femi- in the rest of the world should not family has managed to siphon off nism, I am hesitant to concede that make these issues any less imupwards of 5 per cent of construc- it has become a non-issue. There portant. Why should we have to tion projects in Quebec, according is evidence for anyone who reads choose one over the other? Why to the Vancouver Sun. statistics about the representation can't we support women's issues While it is premature to her- of women in politics, who watches both inside and outside of the ald Rizzuto's death as the end of television or is interested in third- first world? Why can't we strive organized crime in Quebec as we world; issues that show there is for small changes as well as large know it, the conclusion of what still progress to be made. Despite ones? has become a saga of crime his- the legal measures in place to enInequality is inequality, regardtory in Canada is significant, as it su rc that women do not experi- less of how large or small a scale opens the door for a new genera- ence discrimination in the work- it is on. tion of organized crime members to infiltrate Montreal. And while the elder Sicilians and Calabrian gang members were bound by the principles of Cosa Nostra, which dictated the rules for revenge and advocated a code of silence amongst individuals, many second or third generation Italian-Canadians have long forgotten about the old ways. This could signal renewed violence in Quebec as groups battle for monTHl:.ey and contracts in the wake of a huge void that has been left by the elder Rizzuto's passing.
Cosa Nostragenerationgap comesto fore with murderof prominentmafioso nated with the assassination of CoTREVORFIKtroni leader Paoli Violi and three STAFF WRITER of his brothers. ln response to the murders, Rizzuto fled to VenezuWith the death of Montreal ma- ela, while several of his associates fia leader Nicolo Rizzuto, many, were convicted in the murder including Vancouver Sun writer of the Calabrian gang members. Michel Viatteau, have heralded his Rl:G:GUto spent his time in South passing as "the end of an era" for America solidifying ties with Cothe "most powerful crime group lumbian drug cartels, eventually Canada has ever known." returning to Canada in 1980 as the Rizzuto, who was 86 years old, undisputed power of the Montreal was shot dead in his Montreal underworld. Nicolo then handed home as he entered his kitchen. down power to his son Vito, who The murder is being considered a became renowned for his ability to professional hit due to investiga- elude criminal conviction, earning the moniker "Teflon Don.'' tors' find that that the perpetrator had laid in the wooded area beVito's luck ran out in 2004 with hind Rizzuto's home, waiting for a huge police crackdown on orgathe "last godfather" to appear in nized crime that brought charges his kitchen. of conspiracy to commit murder Rizzuto was killed with a sin- against Vito. Vito, who had his gle bullet; his wife and daughter, petition to have his case heard in who were also in the home, were Canada refused, was sentenced unharmed. Both were eventually in court within the United States treated for shock, as the blow to in 2007 to serve ten years for rackCanadian organized crime began eteering charges. to resonate around the country, The sting that brought down and the ramifications of Nicolo's Vito Rizzuto was only the beginning in a long line of bad luck for death were still being felt. The Rizzuto clan's hold on the the crime family, as Vito's son Nick Montreal underworld, which Jr was gunned down in a Monspanned three generations and treal two years later in 2009. Five over thirty years of Sicilian-bred months after the death of Nicolo's crime in Quebec, began with the grandson, his brother-in law, an elder Rizzuto's immigration to elder financier for the Rizzuto Canada from Italy in 1954. family Paolo Renda~went missing Nicolo soon became associated outside his home. A veritable who's who of names with the Calabrian Cotroni crime family in Montreal, who had have been added to the list of known ties with the Bonnano fam- potential culprits in the Rizzuto ily in New York, according to CBC murder, including Calabrian gang News. While working with both members, many of whom still hold families, who had a large share of a grudge for the late Paoli Violi's the drug trade in Montreal, Rizzu- death. However, with the gangto's arrogance and often alternate ster's past dealings leaving in his ways of doing business, began to wake a long line of enemies, it may aggravate the leaders of both fami- never come to light who pulled the lies noted CBCNews. trigger. In 1978, the in-fighting culmiThe mafia in Montreal has seen
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This is not the Canada I signed up for all Canadian mining companies, CHELSEA THORNTON STAFF WRITER either operating within Canada or abroad, would have to adhere to Canada's image on the world the same standards for environstage has taken a severe beating mental safety and good corporate over the last while. If we were practices. The bill was meant to unaware of how far we had fallen address the lack of similar legisfrom international grace, our fail- lation in some of the developing ure to capture the UN Security countries in which the companies Council seat at the beginning of are operating. October forced us to realize the The mining industry, however, truth: Canada is no longer an in- claimed that such an act would put ternational darling. Canadian companies at a competiAnd, for the most part, com- tive disadvantage and suggested mentators agree that it has been that companies would leave Canour recent foreign policy decisions ada in search of less demanding that lost us the scat. Apparently, legislation. On October 27th, the the world did not look kindly on Canadian Parliament actually votour reduction of African aid, our ed against the bill, choosing to alundying and unquestioning sup- low mining companies to continue port of Israel, and our lacklustre their unsupervised operations peacekeeping efforts. Our reputabased on their "but everybody else tion for protecting the underdog is is doing it" defense. dead, and apparently, that reputaSo much for defending the little tion was a large source of the in- guy - by voting down the bill, the ternational community's respect government has essentially given for us. big business free reign to squish So, did our failure to achieve him under their giant boot. the Security Council seat impact For the past month, the Harper subsequent foreign policy discus- government has been trying to sell sions? Did we make efforts to re- Canada on a new bill addressing turn to the principles for which human smuggling and immigraCanada has been respected in the tion. Bill C-49 is the government's past? Absolutely not. reaction to the two boats of Tamil Since the beginning of October, refugees that arrived here in BritCanada has dealt with two impor- ish Columbia this year. The bill, tant foreign policy bills: Bill C-300, released on October 21, is supposor the "Responsible Mining Act", edly meant to crack down on huand Bill C-49, or the "Preventing man smugglers, both: by imposing Human Smugglers from Abusing stiffer penalties on the smugglers the Canada Immigration System themselves, and by making CanaAct." da a less appealing destination for The mining bill would have their human cargo. In truth, the imposed supervision from the bill appears to be as anti-refugee Canadian government on Cana- as it is anti-smuggler. dian mining companies operatUnder current immigration i ng internationally. Essentially, law, a refugee has to be on Canathe bill would have ensured that dian soil in order to ask for am-
nesty. In order to get to Canada to make that claim legally, the refugee must be able to obtain a visa, which is often next to impossible to obtain in their home countries. So, many refugees get to Canada illegally, without a visa. Tfthe new act is instated, these migrants would be automatically detained for up to a year, and would lose their right to a detention hearing within 48 hours of their arrival. Also, they would be put on probation for five years, unable to travel outside Canada, with no right to sponsor their families and no right to apply for permanent resident status. Several organizations, including Amnesty International and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association have said that the new bill violates several treaties and charters and unfairly punishes refugees. This is not the Canada the world wants, and it is not the Canada I want. When we as citizens discuss our Canadian identity, don't we usually cite our generosity and social justice as some of our most important traits? Aren't we proud of the fact that Canada has always been a close partner with the UN, particularly on humanitarian issues? Lately, we have been acting like we value big business and isolation above human fairness. When did we start believing that every refugee is a threat? When did we become so infatuated with big business that we are willing to turn a blind eye to their moral failings? And why, when the world is so obviously disgusted with our behaviour, are we refusing to change?
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A. Criminology. Q. Are you aware we have a website for the Cascade? A. Yes. Q. Have you gone on it? A.No. Q. What are your plans for Christmas? A. Just some dinners. Q. If you could travel any place in the world where would it be? A. Germany.
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A. Egypt. Q. Do you plan on seeing the Theatre Department's A Funny ThingHap-
penedon theWayto theForum? A. I'm not planning on it, but I would if someone were to ask me to go.
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The Dog Whisperer Comes to Canada Cesar Millan dances, sings, barks, andtrains dogs Between the jokes and animal impressions, Millan kept emphasizing that dog lovers love all dogs, and not just the friendly breeds. This was obviously in response to breed bans that have been taking place in Canada. Pit bulls have been banned in Ontar• io, and tend to get bad attention in the media. Millan used to have a pit bull named Daddy that would work with him. Daddy passed away earlier this year. By far the best part of the show was when Millan tried to work with "problem" dogs on stage. Unfortunately, as soon as the dogs got near the Dog Whisperer, all their behavioural problems evaporated. The only dog that wasn't behaving was a puppy that barked every time the audience laughed. While this was obviously frustrating for Millan, it just goes to show that he really does have a gift with dogs - it's not just TV magic. 1 Speaking of TV magic, during the intermission, the audience was treated to the South Park episode "Tsst." Cesar Millan travels to South Park to train Eric Cartman with his signature Dog Whisperer technique. There aren't too many celebrities that would show their fans spoof videos of their work but then again, not too many celebrities have Millan's dedicated fans.
SONJA SZLOVICSAK EDITOR-IN-CHIEF e've all seen those dog owners that treat their pets like a child: the dog is so spoiled it eats, dresses and smells better than its owner; its ill-behaved and usually barks and snaps at anyone (or thing) that gets too close; and worHt of all, the owner finds all of this behaviour adorable. Cesar Millan, dog behaviour guru and star of the National Geographic Channel's The Dog Whisperer,says this needs to stop. Last week, he brought this message to the Red Robinson Show Theatre. Millan has been touring across Canada, bringing his doggie know-how to Canadians. Shockingly, Millan's shows have been selling out, despite high ticket prices and multiple shows in each city. He's just that good. As soon as the show began, Millan started cracking jokes. While there were the obvious dog jokes, and a cat impression, there were plenty of jokes at Millan's own expense. The show began with him explaining that he jumped the border from Mexico to the United States. "It's very common where I come from," he joked. Millan spent most of the show trying to show just how ridiculous people get around dogs. A camera
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can't help but squirm with embarrassment at how ridiculous we all act around dogs. Whether we're talking to a dog in a high pitched voice, arc overly excited to see a dog, or walking up and sticking our hands out for a dog to smell,
we look like idiots. "Who invented this?" Millan mused as he stuck his hand out for the ''dog" to smell. "Dogs can smell you from way over there... Search and Rescue dogs don't need you to hold your hand out so they can find you."
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McFly has a new album that's just been released. It's called Above the Noise, and it's their fifth studio album. It's a completely new sound for the band. They started out as a punky-pop group trying to imitate a little of Blink 182 and the Beach 8oys, but they've taken more of a pop-rock almost hip hop like twist, and it's left something to be desired. For fans of their music you'll be surprised when you hear the album. If you haven't already heard their singles "Party Girl" or "Shine a Light," it's extremely different from anything they've ever done. This album is more reminiscent of something a male version of The Saturdays might do. That's not to say it isn't good, it's just different. The band collaborated on much of this album with American artists Taio Cruz, Dallas Austin and NazTokio, who are all hip hop centred artists. All of the 13 songs on the album are unique, varying in their hip hop and pop-ness. There are a
couple songs which remain somewhat close to Mcfly's old sound: "If lJ C Kate," "l Need a Woman" and especially "I'll Be Your Man," which is a classic power-pop ballad and very reminiscent of their second album, Wonderland. The band has done a lot of pro-
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made this change. Is to jump on the vampire/ Lady Gaga loving bandwagon that seems to be taking over the globe? Or is it because they truly feel that their musical love lies in the pop genre? Since we'll never know the answers, we just have to accept it and come to terms with the change. The band's heart is still there, they're still personable and genuine, which sh<)ws through in their music. It's easy to forget, but they are a young band who seems to be ever changing .. maybe they just haven't found their sound yet? The album is good if you like fast tempos, catchy lyrics, hip hop and pop. They arc all talented, and they are versatile enough that they can pull off their new sound; the risk they took with this new album is commendable. In the end, the fans will decide whether they like it or not. AbovetheNoiseis currently charting, and considering what Lhecurrent trend in music is, it will probably continue to do well in that respect. I hope this new sound will prove fruitful for the band - if it is, let's hope it's here to stay; if it isn't, let's hope they have the sense to go back to basics.
ALISIEMENS CONTRIBUTOR he alternative band Stereolab T was one of the first bands to be branded "post-rock." Comprised of Tim Gane on guitar and keyboard, L..etitia Sadier on vocals, guitar and keyboard and Andy Rasmsay on drums, their influence comes primarily from the 1970's band Krautrock who combined two different genres, lounge and pop, to create their own experinwntal music. Stereolab went on to combine vintage electric keyboards and instruments like the Moog synthesizer to create their own beats to go along with lyrics carrying a Marxist message. Emerging from the underground scene, Stereolab has been on the UK Singles Charts a few times since their start in 1993with Jenny Ondioline, Miss Modular and the Mars Audiac Quintet. Their record contracts have been between many labels, starting with Warner Bros, then Elektra
Records, which folded. Stereolab eventually created their own selfowned label, Duophonic Records, where they later signed to pro• duce with Too Pure. Leaving the 90's and entering the new millennium, the band announced they would be taking an "indefinite hiatus" on their website. Stereolab manager Martin Pike publically announced, "They felt it was time to take a rest and move on to new projects.'' One year after the announcement, Stereolab is releas-
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This is just too cheekily funky to ignore. Outkast really comes through with a pleaser, but is that really a surprise? lt's hard to listen to this and not feel like a million bucks.
the same beats repeated over and over on the vibraphone, the listener is strung along on a building album created by Gane and Sa- rhythm that seems to be leading dier, the two band members who up to a final hoo-rah! The entire have been involved in the band _ time r was waiting for Ramsay to the longest. Although not released • enter with a mini drum solo, or yet, the album is up for review perhaps an impressive high note at npr.org. This is the first time I .. from Saber, but instead, it ends have heard of Stereolab, so I gave abruptly with what sounds like their album a worthy listen. The someone shaking a piece of alumivibraphone, keyboard, piano and num in the background for some synthesizer are all present on the edgy creativity. first track, "Everybody's Weird Overall, I would give StereoExcept Me," with Sadier singing lab's new album, Not Music, two along. Stereolab isn't necessarily a fist pumps out of five. I would band I would add to my iPod and recommend the band maybe re· listen to regularly, but l do feel move the lyrics entirely and sends like it has a place somewhere. The a copy to Electronic Arts, and they catchy tunes seem like they would may have use £or it as background fit well into an old Mario Broth- music in the next release of The ers game, or perhaps a Viagra Sims. Also, the hiatus they were commercial, but other than that, I talking about earlier may serve was annoyed at listening to these some purpose before they go for songs, all which seem to have very the 13th album. Check the new alsimilar tunes. bum out for free online at npr.org ''Two Finger Symphony" is an- before rushing out and putting a other new song that seems out of balance on your iTunes card. place on the album. Opening with
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he current exhibitions at The Reach gallery in Abbotsford focus on the past, touching on art through a distinctly historical lens. The largest current exhibit is Vistas: Artists on the Canadian Pacific Railway, by guest curator Roger Boulet. The exhibit includes over 90 visual art works and historical photographs from the Glenbow Museum collection, as well as from public and private collections. It will run until January 9th. The exhibit focuses on the work of artists who travelled through the west on the Canadian Pacific Railway, either for free or for heavy discounts, in return for their glorious representations of the Canadian West. This partnership allowed the artists cheap access to inspiration and gave the CPR free publicity; as the work of the artists was circulated, the locations that their paintings depicted gained in fame and desirability. Some of the paintings displayed in the gallery were even commissioned by the CPR for display in their hotels and dining halls. The Reach brochure describes the exhibit as "a rare opportunity to explore how aesthetics and history interact." With or without the historical background, the sheer visual force of some of the landscape paintings is captivating in itself. The exhibit is full of mountains, rivers and glaciers, with the occasional prairie or forest scene thrown in. One piece, Campfire at Night, by Albert Bicrstadt, stands out as unique amongst the rest: it is a night time scene. The painter managed to capture the struggle of seeing at night, and the details of the painting are only revealed
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A FunnyThing Happened on the Way to the Forum UFV's firstever musical isasuccess BRITTANY WIESNERhaving
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n their 31st year, the UFV Theatre Department marked their first ever full scale musical with their presentation of A Funny a Thing Happened011 the Way to the Forum.There were some concerns among the department about doing a musical, but it turns out it was a huge success; opening night was packed with patrons and new comers alike. The Tony award winning musical is about ... well it's a big and complicated to be honest. And there were some moments of confusion even while watching it, but, essentially, it's set in ancient Rome, and it's about Pscudolus, a clever slave (played by Stephen Wilhite), who tries to win his freedom by agreeing to help his master Hero (played by Eli Funk) win the love of one of the girls who lives in the house of beautiful women next door, Philia (played by Caroline Davies). While trying to do this, everything seems to go wrong, and many elements of farce are brought in, including: puns, slamming doors, mistaken identity, satirical comments on social class and somewhat naughty innuendoes (which were all well received by the audience). The set design was impressive. The artists were able to give the audience a true taste of Rome with their pastel Roman houses. The great thing about the UFV stage is the way it juts out into the audience (it's called a thrust stage), which helps break down the fourth wall between actors and audience. Thanks to the stage and the actors, this musical felt more intimate,
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ting on the stairs beside them. That being said, sometimes the thrust stage hinders the audience's ability to see everything. Luckily, the actors were good at trying to work around that issue. The actors were all well cast and very comical. Tim Howe who played Lycus (the buyer and seller of beautiful women) was very charismatic and hilarious, even when he was in the background. The actors who played the Proteans; Dylan Coulter, Nial HarrisonMorry and Thomas Smith were by far the most hilarious part of the musical. They were constantly running, singing and changing costumes - they pulled it off perfectly and with style. The entire cast had ex- ~ cellent ' voices, especially Eli Funk and Caroline Davies; their voices were wonderful. There were some moments when it would have been handy for the actors to • have microphones, but they all tried their best to compensate, and it didn't go unnoticed. Gabe Kirkley who played Miles Gloriosus was perfect for the part of the sea captain: his over-the-top acting
was hilarious. As well, the level of devotion by the cast was impressive - to stick with ancient Roman fashion all the men in the cast shaved their legs. Over all, A Funny a Thing Happenedon the Way to /he Forumis hilarious and exciting. Its ridiculous and sentimental moments arc all entertaining, and the songs are all excellent. While it is obvious they are amateur singers, they do a great job. This musical is a true testament to the talents of the UFV theatre department, especially lan Fenwick, the director, and Nicola Davies and Shelley Wojcik, music director and choreographer respectively. This is definitely one show you don't want to miss, and let's hope there arc more musicals for the UFV theatre department in the future.
Vampires losing their bite Twilight andCount Chocula have turned horror intofantasy RYAN HARBY THEMANITOBAN WINNIPEG (CUP) - Between movies like 1\vilight and TV shows like The Vampire Diaries, the modern vampire appears more daft than horrific. It certainly hasn't happened overnight, so maybe it's possible to retrace our steps over the past few decades in attempt to pin-point the period where the bloodsucker became a lovable, endearing character. In 1966,ABC premiered its new day ti me soap opera Dark Shadows to mixed reviews and worse ratings. The show originally followed a young woman named Victoria Winters, hired by the mysterious Collins family to take care of their 10-year-old boy. Facing possible cancellation, producers began adding new plotlines and characters to the show in attempt to garner some form of interest. After seeing marginal ratings boosts from adding a s~ance and a ghost to the show, producers went for broke in 1967 when they introduced Barnabas Collins, a 105-year-old vampire ancestor released from his chained coffin in the Collins family crypt. Ratings exploded. Dark Shadows would use the classic vampire image to sell al-
most every aspect of the show from then on out. For all intents and purposes, Barnabas Collins was the new main character of the series. Indecently, the actual term ''vampire" wasn't used to refer to Collins until more than a year after his character was introduced. Dark Shadows effectively had a vampire character without really having a vampire character. Then in 1971,General Mills introduced their new line of monster-themed breakfast cereals headlined by one Count Choculo. As if the vampire could get any
less scary, one year later PBS's Sesame Street introduced the number loving Muppet Count von Count, a distant relative of Count Dracula. What Dark Shadows, Count Chocula and Count von Count all have in common is that they were all able to achieve success utilizing a cultural symbol that is so well recognized it doesn't really have to be explained. At this point, the idea of the vampire is such a general concept that it is fairly easy to play around with the nature, the rules and the implications of the character. It is for this reason that you can have a vampire that on one hand ttlaches children mathematics and a vampire on the other hand that hawks cereal. Certain rules apply only when you need them to. The trend of more-or-less friendly, sympathetic vampires continued throughout the '70s and '80s with Anne Rice's novel Interview with the Vampire, followed by films like 1987's The Lost Boys and Near Dark. Interestingly, in each of these stories there are both depictions of a gang-like underground vampire culture as well as a tortured main character who learns life as a vampire isn't all it's cracked up to be. .Another interesting change made to the vampire formula during this transformative period was
the fact that the vampires became in a way, is why breakfast cereals substantially better looking, basi- can advertise using bloodsuckcally made to look like male and ers and teen romance novels can female supermodels. In these cas- enjoy the presence of an undead es the vampire began to occupy teen idol - you don't really have roles of fantasy, more accurately to deal with any of the more messy depicting an ideal than a night- clements. mare. In his book Religion and lts In an interview with USA To- Monsters, Timothy K. Beal deday, Eric Nuzum - author of the scribes monsters as otherness tremendously readable The Dead within sameness, and perhaps we Travel Fast - states that: "[Very] can use the same description here. rarely arc vampire stories [actual- The vampire as a symbol always ly] about vampires. They arc often carries with it a certain mystique, about desire, love, forbidden plea- the allusion of a hidden reality that sures, forbidden fears that people lies behind the curtain, something are too scared or embarrassed forbidden. And yet this forbidden to admit. Put it in the guise of a element is always implemented in vampire, and you can talk about a different way depending on the it. They arc the perfect metaphor cultural context and situation. for anything that challenges you The vampire exudes an otheror makes you lose control." ness, but it is the sameness that Under this description, the gives it away. Whether the vamvampire tends to embody more of pire is framed as a teenager, a Euan empty symbol and it certainly ropean aristocrat or even a Mupexplains why there is such varia• pet, there is always more revealed tion, not only in the nature of the in the sameness than there is in character, but also the rules by the mysterious otherness. What which the character must abide. is familiar about any particular Consider again both Count rendition of the vampire reveals Chocula and Stephenie Meyer's needs, curiosities and even fears of Twilight series. How often is it the culture from which it emerged. necessary with any of these charPerhaps the readers of Stepheacters or any of these stories to nie Meyer's books are just as fearexplain the nature of a vampire? fully curious about sexuality as These images arc already so well frequent viewers of Sesame Street understood that any explanation are fearfully curious about adding is unnecessarily redundant. This, and subtraction.
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Following his resolution to be the very best at being bad, Megamind launches into a personally fulfilling career as a super villain. He enjoys a comfortably predictable cycle of almost succeeding at an evil master plan, being foiled by Metro Man, going to prison and escaping to terrorize Metro City once again. His biggest assets are a spirit of intrepid determination, a dehydration gun and his ever supportive, yet rarely competent, min-
ion. His favourite hobbies include finding ways to look more evil and kidnapping Roxanne Ritchie. This carefree lifestyle ends abruptly one day when the unthinkable happens - he actually manages to defeat Metro Man. With his nemesis gone, Megamind finds himself without direction or purpose, and he must do some soul searching to find his true calling in life. He branches out to the worlds of dating, playing space daddy to a
fledgling superhero and benevolent dictatorship. The voice acting in this film is done extremely well. Will Farrell makes Megamind's monologues truly memorable by giving him an endearing speech impediment. There is a humorous contrast between Mcgamind's excessively spiked black ensemble and his innocently air headed personality. Brad Pitt doesn't do too much with Metro Man but does manage to find a balance between annoyingly cocky yet not condescending. David Cross pulls off the role of a bumbling talking fish and minion of villainy remarkably well, and Tina Fey manages to sound as if Roxanne really does care about the fate of Metro City. Megamind 3D is definitely geared towards a young audience, but adults sick of enduring all the depressing drama and horror films swamping theatres will find it a fun alternative for a night out. While not emotionally mature, it is entertaining and funny regardless of what age you arc.
sider to be the greatest franchise in the history of broadcasting. The Tonight Show at 12:0S simply isn't the TonightShow.'' While his settlement with NBC prevented him from returning to television on another network before September 1, O'Brien took his show on the road with his Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour, using the proceeds to pay the salaries of his former TonigfttShow staff and crew, many of whom had relocated from New York City to Los Angeles to work on O'Brien's short-lived program. Building on the success of his 42-date tour, £or which most tickets sold out in under two hours of his announcement via Twitter, O'Brien signed a deal with the basic cable network TBS to host a late-night variety show beginning this fall. "We called the show Conan so it would be almost impossible to replace me," joked O'Brien on the series premiere of his new show Monday, November 8. The return of late-night's lankiest comedian was seen by an es-
timated 4.1 million Americans, beating his closest competitor The Tonight Show with Jay Leno by six hundred thousand viewers. Although numbers dropped fairly steadily throughout the week, levelling out at approximately 2 million viewers, the show remains a rousing success for a late-night basic cable program. While Conan seemed a little off the mark in his first episode, visibly nervous and laying it on a little too thick with the Jay Leno and NBC jokes, O'Brien quickly remedied this in subsequent episodes with hilarious skits, including a discussion with a TBScensor about what he can and can't say on his new show. Although O'Brien's latest show doesn't break much new ground, usually sticking to the conventional format of late-night fare, it is a much bettel' fit for Conan's particular brand of underdog humour than the somewhat stuffy atmosphere of The Tonight Sltow, where he often seemed uncomfortable. Conanfeels a lot more like Late Night in that O'Brien can be freer with his content and not have
to broaden his comedy to court Leno's audience. One brilliant addition is the inclusion of nonsensical episode, titles in the opening credits that included "Baa Baa Blackmail," "Murder, She Tweeted" and "Dead Men Don't Wear Spanx,'' in Conan's first week. It's also nice to see Andy Richter back on the couch instead of stuck behind the announcer's podium. For the legions of devoted Coneheads, Conan O'Brien's new show is a welcome return to the zany antics that won him such a stTong following in the first place, yet it faces increasing questions of relevance with the apparent decline of the traditional late-night variety show format and the advent of satirical political pundits like Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbel't. To those concerned about such questions, f can only offer one piece of advice. In the words of a certain Mr. O'Brien, "Be cool my babies." Conan airs Monday through Thursday at 11:00 p.m. on TBS, 12:00 a.m. on The Comedy Network and 1:00a.m. on CTV.
CONTRIBUTOR egamind3D is the tale of a well-intentioned super vilM lain's quest to find his place in the world. Directed by Tom McGrath, it has a star studded cast of voice actors, including: Brad Pitt as the well-muscled flying hero Metro Man; Will Farrell as Megamind; and Tina Pey as Roxanne Ritchie - a reporter and the main Jove interest. The film relies heavily on super hero clich~s for much of its humour, but it still manages to make the characters feel unique. It mixes up traditional stereotypes by recreating the villain as the more sympathetic character. While this does give Megamind a bit of a childish feel, it helps the film find some originality in an overdone genre. Megamind begins his life in a far away galaxy, and he is soon sent off in a tiny space-cradle by his parents just as his solar system is being annihilated by a black hole. Unfortunately, some par-
ents on the next planet over had a similar idea. They launch the irritatingly perfect Metro Man off en route to Earth; and so begins a series of unfair coincidences which leave the well-meaning but socially awkward Megamind convinced that the only thing he does well is... being bad. Since everyone has experienced rejection in some form, it is easy for a wide audience to sympathize with Megamind's feelings.
ChannelSurlin Cuckoo forCo-Co NICKUBELS ONLINEEDITOR conic television personality Conan O'Brien has overcome his fair share of professional adversity in recent years simply to stay on the air. First there was the 2008 WGA writer's strike, which the longtime host of NBC's Late Nightsurvived by abandoning the traditional monologue-skit-interview format of late night variety shows for improvised content and audience interaction. Then there was his famously brief tenure as the host of The Tonight Show, NBC's flagship variety hour once 'hosted by the likes of Steve Allen and Johnny Carson. Low ratings for both O'Brien's program and former ToniglttShow host Jay Leno's prime time talk show caused the network to give O'Brien an ultimatum: either bump The Tonight Show back to 12:05a.m. to make room for a half hour version of Leno's show at 11:35p.m., or NBC would buy out the option on his contract.
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O'Brien became something of a folk hero in the ensuing controversy, rallying tremendous support from the online community with Facebook pages such as Team Conan and I'm with Coco attracting millions of hits. Outraged fans went so far as to stage public demonstrations in protest of the move. Ultimately, Conan walked. Saying in a January 12 statement, "J believe that delaying The Tonight Show into the next day to accommodate another comedy program will seriously damage what I con-
Cascadelrcade Rockstor unveils L.A.Noire: l 940s hardboiled detective drama coming 2011 JOEL SMARTthis week's release of the game's
SPORTS EDITOR first trailer, gamers learned that it appears to take a hardboiled aphe company behind Grand proach to the crime fiction genre. Theft Auto and Red Dead Re- As a detective, players will take on demptionhas unveiled their latest an "open-ended challenge to solve project, L.A. Noire. Produced by a series of gruesome murders'' in Rockstar Games and developed by this single-player adventure. Just Team Bondi, L.A. Noire promises how open-ended it will really be to be a gritty detective game tak- remains to be seen, but after last ing place in a "perfectly recreated" year's release of HeavyRain,which 1940s Los Angeles. The game is now has Move support, the detecbeing directed by Michael Uppen- tive genre has a pretty high standahl, one of the directors of the hit dard to live up to. series Mad Men. The game exudes a very dis"The case that makes you and tinctive style, reminiscent of the the case that breaks you... The similarly-named and critically accase you never solve; the case that claimed L.A. Confidential, which keeps you awake at night." With tells the fictional story of crime
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and corruption surrounding the 1950's Los Angeles Police Department. L.A. Noire will be an extremely cinematic experience and will feature a Jazz soundtrack, as well as very specific noire lighting. Based on the trailer, exploration of a 1940's Los Angeles looks like it might be worth the price of admission alone; Era-specific cars, clothing, offices, voices, billboards and atmosphere are all front and center in the game. Team Bondi is headed by Brendan McNamara, who wrote and directed Team Soho's classic PlayStation 2 adventure series The Getnwny. It was, at the time, the only series like Grand Theft Auto that
was able to successfully compete. Despile having slightly clunky controls, it featured brand name cars and an accurate recreation of modern day London. To date, Tlte Getaway sold over four million copies. L.A. Noire was first announced in 2005, but went under the radar for years as the project underwent massive changes. Those changes look as though they are paying off, as the project now uses a brand new technology called Motion Scan that better captures and expresses emotion in the faces of game characters by more directly translating the actual performance of a motion capture actor into the game. The results
so far show serious potential. The change is also to enable a blending between cut-scene and gameplay, providing players with a more interactive experience. That could make all the difference in a game which involves frequent interviewing of suspects and surveying crime scenes for new clues. Aaron Staton, known for his role in Mad Men as Ken Cosgrove, will voice the main character of the game, Cole Phelps. Known as Walter Bishop in Fringe,perhaps the best show on television, John Noble will also voice a character in the game. The game is expected to release in early 2011on both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360.
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in between - so it's best to keep communication open on what he particularly enjoys. Stimulating the g-spot while jacking u guy off will drive most men wild. Tricks. While the tried and true up-and-down movement certainly works, there are other strokes out there! A simple but popular variation is adding a gentle but firm squeeze with your hand to the base of the shaft while the other hand strokes the penis; another good trick is to lightly place your thumb in the middle of the scrotum, between the testicles, and slowly tug down-' this pulls the skin down and tight, increasing intensity to the head of the penis as well as the testicles. Some like a slight twisting motion of the hand as it moves up and down the dick. Others like the two-handed approach, either rolling the penis between the palms or using both hands to grip the penis as you move up and down. Don't be afraid to play around (gently); try using your fingers or palms in different positions or add in some tongue. Generally men love a lot of varied play, so it never hurts to experiment a little. Just remember, it never hurts to ask - though it may hurt if you don't!
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Remembrance Day Battle: Cascades vs. Bearcats PAUL ESAUmore terse in his response. "We CONTRIBUTORdon't know exactly what happened," he said. "It was a comn Thursday, November 11, bination of things." Fortunately, the University of the Fraser both boys agreed, they have a bye Valley Cascades Men's Volleyball week to figure things out before Team suffered a disappointing de- their next league game. feat at the hands of the Columbia The Cascades looked dangerBible College Bearcats. Although ous initially and sprung to a quick initially favoured, the Cascades 14-9 lead in the first set. Confident were swept 3-0 in front of an in- and authoritative, they seemed to timidating crowd at CBC Place. be ready to commit a 'Cat massaThe scores were 25-22, 25-19, 25-19. cre. Unfortunately, that five-point Prior to the game, the Cascades lead was to be their only lead of were ranked seventh in Canada the night (aside from a two-minute according to the Canadian Colleg- interval in the third set). es Athletic Association (CCAA), The Bearcats, on the other while the Bearcats came behind, hand, came out stumbling. A in tenth. quick succession of service errors The loss is the mirror opposite coupled with some excellent Casof the result from the last time the cade blocks set them back on their two teams met, in October, when heels. But they'd been hiding a sethe Cascades overwhelmed the cret weapon, a holy hand grenade 'Cats in three sets. Brynden McTa- of sorts, personified in two words: vish, a UFV setter explained: "we Matt Kaminski. are disappointed with our play Halfway through the first set, as a team, the problem wasn't in- the fourth year Bearcat powerdividuals. We were missing a big house turned it on, and the Casplay from everybody." Kyle Lein- cades were unable to counter. weber, another UFV player, was Kaminski, an outside hitter from
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Saskatchewan, ended the night with 14 kills, at least double the number of anyone else on the CBC team. His veteran presence was essential to the 'Cats victory. The Cascades tried to rally in the second game but were once again foiled by Kaminski. A se• ries of exceptional plays from Aaron Planagan, including some big blocks, helped the men recover from an early deficit, but even the frantic gymnastics of libero Alec Dumerton couldn't give the Cascades a lead. Strong play from 'Cats setter Jason Warkentin and middle Danny Grant propelled CBC to a commanding second set victory. The third game was more of the same, although it took the Bearcats longer to develop a substantial lead. The game was tied several times, and the Cascades fought hard into the mid-set, but even a surprising match point service error from Kaminski only delayed the inevitable. A girl in the crowd summed the game up as follows: "Despite the
Cascadesvs. Vikes: Basketballand Sasquatches PAUL ESAUthe "singing'' of the national anCONTRIBUTORthem. The music played, everyone turned to face the flag, and ... nothn Saturday, November 13, the ing. It was as if an anonymous UFV Cascades Men's Basket- killer in the crowd had threatened ball Team was defeated by the vis- to mutilate the first person who iting University of Victoria Vikes, opened their mouth. Perhaps it's 80-83. because I'm American, but I get But I'll get to that. First, let's uncomfortable when people don't talk about our new mascot, the sing their own anthem. I mean, do infamous Sasquatch, or "Sasq 'ets" you not know the words? Or what? as he's known in some circles. I But back to basketball. I love was highly suspicious when he basketball. I love the give 'n go, was first unveHed at the end of Oc- the jump-hook, even the baseline tober, mostly because he seemed three. I love watching the explovaguely familiar. I figured ad- sive power of someone like Joel ministration had bought a Quat- Friesen as he blows past a defendchi costume at a post-Olympics er, and I love the cruelty of dunkfire sale, ripped off its earmuffs, ing over a beaten opponent (I'm changed its name, and dressed it talking to you James Elliot). I don't up in a Cascades jersey. love watching the Cascades lose I still have that suspicion, al- to a team they beat only the night though now tempered by the before, but that's only one story knowledge th,lt "Sasq 'ets" has out of many that unfolds during a soulful, warm, human eyes, game of basketball. whereas Quatchi had evil, beady, Take the sideshow that is Zeon rodent eyes. Otherwise, the two Gray, for example. The fourth year are exactly the same. UFV guard kept the Cascades in Unfortunately, the neo-Quatchi Saturday's game with some big does not seem to have inherited points in the third quarter, but his his clones' ability to inspire patri- contribution to the team was much otic fervour. I say this because, de- larger than that. From the opposispite his presence at the basketball tion's perspective, Grey is the most game, not a single player, coach irritating thing in existence that or spectator actually sang during doesn't lay eggs and suck blood
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through a.proboscis. He's a.lways yapping at the refs, always buzzing around the perimeter looking for a clear lane, and when he finds one, he's lightening fast. He drives, he shoots, he scores, and then he's flying sideways, fouled by mysterious forces from alternate dimensions. The immediate yell of anguish almost always draws a whistle. Or consider Ryan Fahandeg, a third year forward from .Kelowna. His Hail Mary at the end of the fourth quarter was completely unnecessary considering the Cascades were down by 1,ixwith a half-second remaining. Yet he drained the buzzer-beater anyway, with a cool competence that suggests the results from the two teams' next meeting will be very different. And don't even get me started about the half.time show, in which "Sasq 'ets" demonstrated the ancient Native American art of air guitar. Pop Quiz: What is the new Cascade Mascot? a. A carpet with lips b. A muppet c. A wookie d. A muppet wookie e. Politically Correct
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Nov 6: UFV vs. Camosun W 3-1 Nov 11: UFV vs. CBC L 3-0
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snipe the winner. The second contest with the Houston Aero's painted a similar picture; again the Heat went down JUSTIN ORLEWlaby two goals, and then, in the _______ S_P_O_R_TS_ED_lli_O_R third period, they battled back to tie it up. Logan MacMillan would get his first goal of the season two fter a shaky start at home, minutes into the third period, and the Abbotsford Heat seem then, just over the halfway mark, to have finally found their stride Chris Breen sent in a long distance and managed to put up a win- shot that fooled Aero's goaltenning record during their last home der A. Khudobin, which tied up stand. The Heat started this home the game. MacMillan and Breen's stretch with a dismal three losses first goals of the season couldn't in five games, and it looked like have come at a more crucial time. they were on their way to a losing Overtime was needed again, but it record duting their eight games would solve nothing, as this game at home. However, the Heat had also went to a shootout. This time other plans and decided to turn up Greg Nemisz was the hero for the Abbotsford Heat. their play. They ended up winning their last three home games. The After leaving home on a high Heat will now leave on their road note, the Heat's first stop was trip with a 5-3 record during their in Providence, Rhode Island for home stand and have a three game a quick tangle with the Bruins. winning streak going. The Heat made a minor slip-up The Heat won their final game in the first period. Then they laid the boots to the Bruins with four with the San Antonio Rampage. The Heats winning streak started straight goals in the second pewhen the Houston Areo's came riod. Both teams added one more into town for a standard two game in the third period, for a 5-2 final set. ln game one with Houston, the in favour of the Heat. Andrew Heat dug themselves into a hole Carroll, Bryan Cameron, Greg by going down 2-0 to the Aero's Nemisz, Quitin Laing and Matt in the second period, but the Heat Keith tallied goals for the Heat in battled back with goals from Greg the win over Providence. Nemisz and Carter Bancks to tie The following night the Heat the game up and send it into over- rolled into Adirnondack to play time. The contest needed a shoot- the Phantoms, and they got to
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work early in the first period with a goal from Jon Rheault. The Heat continued their romp on the Phantoms all night and eventually skated to a 4-2 win. The other goals for the Heat came from J.D. Watt, Bryan Cameron and Lance Bouma. The Heat then returned to Providence to play their third game in as many nights. At this point, the fatigue of the schedule finally got to them. The Heat traded goals with the Bruins all the way to overtime and then a shootout, but this time, the Heat fell just short of keeping their win• ning streak alive. Cameron, Keith, Reich and Brodie had the goals for the Heat in their losing effort. The Heat now have four days off, and then they will play a two game set with the Peoria Rivermen, before they return home for a mini-series with the very popular Manitoba Moose. The Heat has been struggling with attendance as of late, but it's very likely this series will sell out due to all the Vancouver Canucks prospects that will be in the line-up for the Moose. The home series with the Manitoba Moose starts November 26; ask for student deals at the box office just off campus at the AESC. At the end of the week, the Heat had an 11-6-0-2record and sat first in the North Division. For more insider info on the Heat follow me on twitter®justinorly.
Sports You've Never Heard Of:
Ferret Legging ALI SIEMENS CONTRIBUTOR s if last week's featured sport, noodling, wasn't dangerous enough, this week we introduce another animal to the world of sports, the ferret. In my opinion, ferrets have always been fearevoking creatures. Their long bodies, beady eyes, sharp teeth and rodent-esque tendencies are all reasons to never own a ferret. Owning a ferret seems bad enough, but in the sport of ferret legging, the male-only contestants are housing these vermin in their pants. The premise of this sport is simple and relatively affordable if you already own a pair of pants and can afford to purchase two ferrets (there is an ad on craigslist right now for 20 dollars a pop). Competitors start by tying their trousers shut at the ankles - I would assume something like duct tape or string would be useful for this. Then they place one ferret down each pant leg and fasten their belts to ensure the ferrets cannot escape from the waist region. The men are then expected to stand in front of the judges for as long as they can while the agitated beasts attack the competitor by biting, scratching and latching onto their legs. Accordingto one contender, he describes the ferrets as Mhaving clawslikehypodermicncedlcs and teeth like number 16 carpet
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to participate in ferret legging, but because our vaginas aren't sensitive enough to bite and scratch, the female version is called ferret busting. It is essentially the same sport, but the females would instead release the ferret into their blouses. However, in the end, this sport proved to be unsuccessful - I can't imagine why. Since 2003 in Richmond, Virginia, a National Ferret Legging competition has been held annually. The sad thing is that ferret legging is described as a dying sport. Spectators are getting bored of watching men standing around with ferrets i~ their pants, and the lack of contestants is taking a toll on the event. The prize for the winning contestant works out to be 1,628 dollars Canadian. If you're low on cash and you have family in Virginia, perhaps it's time to start training. Disclaimer: PETA representatives will hunt you down.
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RESIDENT BRUINS EXPERT he Bruins battled hard and battled often this past week, they and emerged battered and a little bit bruised but no worse for the wear. The Chilliwack Bruins, now 10-8-2, played four games this past week and have found themselves in third place in the B.C. Division with 22 points, just five points back of the first place Vancouver Giants. The Bruins went 1-1-2-0in the four games, earning four of a possible eight points. It's the way the Bruins lost their games that really hurt, though. Each game the Bruins lost, it was only by a single goal. The Bruins were very much in each game, but consistently couldn't find a way to come out on top in the tight games. Chilliwack lost to the Edmonton Oil Kings 4-3 in overtime, to the Red Deer Rebels 4-3 in regulation and 3-2 in overtime to the Everett Silvertips. They were all close games that the Bruins could have won. The Bruins did have one very bright spot on the week, and it fell on a sombre day. On a day reserved for remembrance and appreciation across the nation, the Bruins and the Vancouver Giants came together for their annual Remembrance Day Classic in Chilliwack. The Bruins held a pre-game ceremony in honour of the men and women who have sacrificed so much for their country. As is the case every yea~ the Bruins wore a special third jersey. This year they wore military fatigues with the Chilliwack Bruins SpokeC crest on the front. The jerseys were auctioned off for charity after the game. The Bruins went on to thrash the Giants 5-1. The Giants opened the scoring in the first period and then surrendered five straight goals. The Bru-
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ing the win. Meanwhile, the Bruins peppered the Giants goaltender with 37 shots. Bruins captain and standout defenceman Brandon Manning scored the game winning goal on the power play in the second period. Once again, the Bruins were receiving scoring from throughout the line-up, with five different players scoring the goals. The Bruins started the game a little flat but were woken up and galvanized in the second period by a scary hit 3:19 into the period. Chilliwack Bruins forward Robin Soudek, the Bruins fourth highest scorer, was returning to the bench with his back to the play, when Chilliwack native Wes Vannieuwenhuizen checked him from behind about six feet from the boards. Soudek's head went straight into the boards and collapsed to the ice. He laid there motionless for a full ten minutes while those tending to him strapped him onto a spine board to transfer him to Chilliwack General Hospital. This sparked a number of fights and further engrained the heated rivalry between these two teams. After the game, Bruins captain Brandon Manning said in an interview that "I don't think we hate anyone as much as we hate the Giants." Strong words that can only further fuel a growing and bitter rivalry. As of this time, reports are that Soudek has a concussion. The amount of time he will be out is unknown, though this is welcome news given how much worse it easily could have been. On Sunday, November 14, Wes Vannieuwenhuizen was suspended by the WHL, though the length of the suspension has not yet been announced.
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JUSTIN ORLEWICZ SPORTS EDITOR efore we get to the breakout players of the season so far, B r would like to address the new NHL All-Star Game format. 1 think this is the dumbest idea that the NHL has ever come up with; this has a recipe for disaster written all over it. We will end up seeing Sid versus Ovi in the fifth version to date. First it was Sid vs. Ovi in the regular season; then they had a playoff series (Canada's Sid the kid and his Penguins won it); then we would sec Sid faceoff against Ovi on the international stage at the Vancouver 2010Olympics; and now this year's Winter Classic (which I will be attending) will feature Sid versus Ovi at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, PA on New Years Day. Now it will be an All-Star Game where Sid and Ovi will most likely be the two players that will be picked to select their respective AU-Star teams to square off in Carolina this year. I can already see Ovi selecting all his Russian
and Washington Capital friends to make up the bulk of his team. Sid will most likely pick the better team because he is Sid the Kid and he's Canadian, but where do we draw the line with this forced rivalry? This format also gives the fans less say in who plays in this game and who doesn't.
I hope this will be the last time the NHL attempts something dumb like this, and it pains me that Brendan Shanahan was the one who masterminded this catastrophe. Maybe he is just the face that the NHL is using to sell this buffoonery to the devoted good hearted NHL fans - he is a trust-
ed, Hall-of-Farner who has sold his soul to Gary Bettman. It is also a possibility that the people of Carolina are so stupid when it comes to hockey (despite a Stanley Cup victory) that this is the only way they can sell the All-Star Game to the undeserving fans of Raleigh, North Carolina.
The whole situation is still a mystery to me; I really don't get why the NHL likes to tamper with a traditional event every decade or so. Remember when they did North America vs. the World? Al least that format had some meaning behind it. It was essentially Canada and U.S.A. versus Europe: who was the best? It was an experiment that had purpose, a failed experiment, but, regardless, it had some purpose. Until the puck actually drops at this All-Star Game, I will try to remain optimistic about this new format, but only because Brendan Shanahan is the mad scientist behind this mess. If it fails, I will hold him accountable, consider him a whore and never trust a word from his Hallof-Fame mouth. Let's chalk this up to another chapter of Sid versus Ovi for now. The new All-Star Game format had me so mad that I ran out of room for my list of this years NHL established break-out players. I'll have to cover that next week. For more insider info on the NHL, AHL and CHL, follow me on twitter @ JustinOrly.
Mason Raymond isfuntowatch, butwillheflndhisflnish?NFL Week Ten JOEL SMART SPORTS EDITOR t's not the first time this season that zippy Canucks left winger Mason Raymond has scored a lucky game winning goal, but after the Saturday night win against Toronto, it was clearly a relief to see a puck he shot find the back of the net. On October 26, Raymond won the game against the Colorado Avalanche in overtime by poking the stick of Jonas Holos as he attempted to skate behind his own net. The puck squeaked through the legs of an unsuspecting Peter Budaj. Considering the Canucks' performance in the shootout, the effort single-handedly gave the Canucks an extra point. The same could be said about the win in Toronto, when Raymond's tipped shot seemingly defied the odds and slipped between the legs of Jean-Sebastien Giguere. On the team, only linemate Ryan Kesler has more shots than Raymond, but of course, Kesler has several more goals. Raymond is admittedly frustrated with his lack of scoring early this season, but if his drive to succeed is any indicator, it won't be long before pucks start to go in more consistently. Raymond, who turned 25 in September, started skating on his family's outdoor rink in Cochrane, Alberta, when he was only four years old with his dog, Champ, in net. Sixteen years later, he was drafted by the Canucks 51st overa II in the 2005 NHL draft. The Canucks signed him to a contract just two games after he began playing for the Manitoba Moose in March of 2007. In his first NHL game, the 2007 opener against the San Jose Sharks, Raymond notched an assist, playing on the top line with
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