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WOMEN'S TEAM WINS UFV'S FIRST-EVER NATIONAL MEDAL _J)JVLD_J((NJin the first half, UFV went to work

CONTRIBUTERpressuring the Carabin defense and had numerous excellent The University of the Fraser opportunities to tie the match. The Valley Cascades defeated the Carabin led 1-0 at the half.

University of Montreal Carabins, UFV came out strong in the 3-2, on penalty kicks to capture second half, and rookie Carly the 2010 CIS Bronze Medal. The Neesion, from Maple Ridge, tied Cascades won the Canada West the match for the Cascades early. title last weekend in Edmonton, Danika Snnok, from Chilliwack, Alberta, and last weekend they would give UFV the lead ten captured the schools' first ever minutes after Neeson's goal, and national medal, in Charlottetown, the Cascades defense would PEI. They battled hard against the make it stand until Montreal tied Quebec Champion Carabins, and the match with only ten minutes in the end, they won the match on remaining. the strength of the team's ability to With no overtime, the match shoot penalty shots after the first went straight to penalty shots, 90 minutes ended in a tie. The CIS and just like last week's Canada does not play overtime in Bronze West semi-final shoot out with Medal games; it goes straight to TWU, the penalty shots lasted 7 penalty shots instead of overtime rounds until fourth year veteran first. midfielder Marie Verbenkov, from Playing the match without Langley, scored the fifth penalty starting goalkeeper Chantelle shot for UFY and after a miss Biagioni, of Pitt Meadows, and by Montreal, the Cascades were captain Megan Webster, of national bronze medalists!

Abbotsford, both due to injuries, "Once again I walk off the field the Cascades rallied around extremely proud of my team. We goalkeeper Charmaine Biagioni, battled hard and took a quality also from Pitt Meadows, and opponent to penalties," said UFV went to work battling the Quebec Head Coach Rob Giesbrecht. "The Champions for 90 solid minutes. girls stepped up and took their The match was close, and after penalties with confidence, and Montreal scored the first goal late Charmaine did so well for her first

taste of CIS soccer."

"Giving up the goal late in the first half was disappointing because we have been so efficient at defending set pieces. Carly Neeson was excellent this week and it was so fitting for her to level the score at 1-1.Danika was injured early in the tournament but she was back to her usual stuff and she scored the goal to put us up 2-1." Neeson was named ""Player of the Match" for all three Cascade games.

"The CIS bronze is a great accomplishment for our team.

We can all hold our heads high knowing that we gave it everything we had all year long. It's a fantastic way for our fifth year players to finish their university careers, and it was special that all 3 were on the field at the end of the match." Fifth year veterans include Lyndsay Munro, from Maple Ridge, Roxanne Snook, from Chilliwack, and Selina Miller, from Abbotsford.

After winning the Canada West title, the Cascadeswent on to score

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JEDMINORfrom slagging the sub-par food EDITOR-IN-CHIEFhere at the good old U of FV. Brittany will also be at varsity If while walking the halls of games and student events, so feel UFV you are photographed by a free to approach her and have your mysterious woman with blonde moment recorded. We want to see hair, don't worry, you are not be- every side of UFV life whether it ing hunted by the feds. Those days be jump shot or chemical reaction, are over. You got out of the game. business dudes hustling or hippy You are in fact being captured for artisti, painting. UFV has a story posterity by our new photograto tell that goes beyond the stereopher, Brittany Wiesner. lf she ap- types of Abbotsford and the scinproaches you to ai;k questions for tillating scent of manure in the UFV SPEAKSdon't fret, it really is morning, and we want to share a feature in The Cascade. We just with you readers in the telling. want your take on U FV and life, so Let us know what your team we can print it in the paper. Often or student group is doing and we our quei,tions relate to the qual- can send Brittany to grab some imity of VflV life in general and also ages. Let's be proud of our school your personal take on Star Wars; visually, despite the awful salmon tie fighter or x-wing? Please let color, and brave enough to answer ·your voice be heard. It is impor- a few questions. If everyone shares tant for students to speak out on their story, I think students here at the ii,sues at hand because if they UFV would be surprised at the don't things rarely change for the diversity of thought, belief, origin better. All of your inputis valuable and style that surrounds them eveven i£change for the better comes ery day.

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vince enough students that using public transit to arrive at the camOn November 1, Students for pus was a realistic and efficient Sustainability and the UFV Stu- option. dent Union Society presented a Here is an example of public petition of over 5,500 names to lo- transportation working to take cal decision makers in Chilliwack cars off the road while staving off and Abbotsford. This petition calls congestion, air pollution, and exfor the implementation of public pensive automobile costs - Smart transportation service between Growth beginning to happen.

Abbotsford and Chilliwack to But in the Fraser Valley, resident's provide an alternative to a private hands arc still tied, as the thouvehicle for the 17,300 trips that sands of people who commute leave Chilliwack destined for Ab- between Chilliwack and Abbotsbotsford daily, and the 14,800trips ford everyday still have only the that leave Abbotsford destined for Greyhound bus for mass transit options - an impractical alternaChilliwack daily.

In the Fall of 2008, UFV stu- tive at best for this short commute.

In fact, this situation is contrary dents approved by referendum a U-PASS program that put an to the principle on which public unlimited bus pass in the hands transportation is organized - that of every student at a time when there be a public transit alternative transit ridership was poor, and to every private vehicle trip. This predominantly empty buses often is the rationale that sees our local came to and left the campus with transit agencies striving to prohardly any riders. Now, at the one vide equal access to everybody in year anniversary of the U-PASS the community- a process that reprogram, it is common for buses sults in effective service for almost coming and going from the cam- nobody. If transit agencies would pus to be standing room only. Sim- focus on providing service where there is demand, or at the least, poply reducing the fee per semester by a mere $45 was enough to con- tential demand in the form of high Editor,

SportsEditors cucade.sports@ufv.ca trip counts, then the public might get some bang for their public transit buck. As it is, we provide everybody with equally ineffective service, ensuring that nobody will use it, instead of providing effective service where there arc high trip counts, at least creating the possibility of a return on investment.

The SFS 5,500 person petition over 1000 of which can be viewed at www.thcpctitionsitc.com/1/ chilliwackabbotsfordconnection shows that many students and citizens are in favor. UFV President Mark Evered is a strong supporter, going so far as to say that the U Fv model of three disjunct campuses won't work until the transportation problem is addressed. The mayors of Abbotsford and Chilliwack both say the only thing they arc waiting for is the provincial government to step up, so what are our political representatives waiting for? There is a whisper now of Rapid Bus technology being implemented for this region, but don't believe everything you hear. How long did it take for the Tri-Cities to get a solid commit-

ment to build the Evergreen Line?

How long have people been talking excitedly about South Fraser Passenger Rail? Let's just get a nice city Nova bus on the road with Park 'n Ride lots or good connections to transit exchanges and the University campuses without all the frills and gimmicks Rapid Bus is bound to involve - let's meet a basic need before we create a deluxe service.

Creating a Chilliwack-Abbotsford connector doesn't require additional investment in public transit, though that is certainly warranted. All it requires is a willingness on the part of councils in Abbotsford and Chilliwack to pick up the phone and decide together to allocate resources to where they are needed. UFV students are doing their part by using public transit and paying for transit improvements that everybody benefits from through their U-PASS. Now it's time for our governments to stop creating congestion and urban sprawl and build some public transit that actually works.

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Research group fights for genderbender in science and engineering ALEXWATIDNS NEWS WRITER

ing the career path of women that initially chose science towards more ''appropriate" fields and one of the reasons this happens, as identified by a series of studies, is the lack of mentorship."

Other potential activities include conferences on various science-related topics to be chosen by the members - such as "the latest achievements in science" - as well as informal social outings, reading groups, and support groups.

The program remains flexible and is hoping to shape itself based on the input of the members themselves, and the meetings and activities are to occur as frequently as the members wish. Although it has been formed out of what they see as a particular need for the promotion of sciences among women, men are welcome to participate as well.

FVWEST was developed because although a similar program - called the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWST) - existed in Vancouver, the founders saw the need for a more central and accessible option for those living in the Fraser Valley. Additionally, the group recognized that a problem with joining a large, established organization is that members often need to respect a set of established objectives and goals; by starting from scratch, the FVWEST is free to determine its own direction.

The first ever presentation held by the group featured Dr. Carin Bondar - a successful biologist, author and film producer - who explored the ways in which human behaviors that we often consider

Maior Offering from Philosophy and PoliticalScience Departments Vice President MATTHEW TANNER

Wyatt Scott spoke for the association on the occasion CONTRIBUTOR and made a pitch to those who athe philosophy and political tended the launch party to get inscience departments came volved with the program and the together last week in solidarity to association. Rory Stevens, head of celebrate a "major" achievement the Association of Students of Phifor the programs, as well as the losophy (ASP), also spoke to mark university and all those involved. the occasion.

The University of the Fraser While everyone attending Valley now offers a major in both knew that the philosophy and philosophy and political science, political science departments had an important bolster to the entire both received approval for offerarts program as well as the insti- ing majors, most didn't know was that long time political science tution.

The event celebrated both the professor Scott Fast would be honachievement and the effort of oured at the event, receiving the those involved with the process. title of Professor Emeritus. This The department head of both the was the perfect day to make such philosophy and political science an announcement given the many programs, Hamish Telford, spoke years Professor Fast has given to to both the process itself, as well as the university and the political the tireless effort put in by those science department in particular. involved. As Telford continued Professor Fast has been teaching at it became very apparent that the flVC-UCFV-UFVfor over 35 years. role he played in making these Exciting things are happening programs a success was a mas- for these departments, and the sive one to say the least, both in path from this point is an enviable time and in effort. At times, the one. Both programs are in the midprocess in which the university is dle of expanding their course ofgranted a major by the provincial ferings and branching out to cover review panel was described as an a larger swath of the educational "ordeal." landscape. Both departments are The movement towards offer- offering new upper level course's ing a major in these programs was next semester which should make one that came together over many all potential philosophy and polityears of effort. But this "ordeal" ical science students joyful. With was taken to task by those repre- this expansion in course offerings senting UFV's best interest, and it can be expected that the current the result couldn't have been more faculty may be beefed up with a fantastic. new face or two. Either way, big Also announced at the launch things are happening for the proparty was the formation of the Po- grams and UFV, let's keep the ball litical Science Student Association. rolling.

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ow does human nature both reflect and deny our own biology? Do all of our behaviors simply boil down to survival and reproduction? And are the behaviors that we often attribute solely to humans really all that uncommon in the rest of the animal kingdom?

These are all questions that were explored at the first inaugural meeting of the newly formed Fraser Valley Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology group {FVWEST), which was held at UFV on November lZ The FVWEST "is a brand new group created to answer to the specific needs and wants of the women that work, study or live in the Fraser Valley." The group was formed to provide a forum for "like-minded individuals" to discuss topics that they share interest in and education about, as well as to facilitate connections between and support for these individuals.

Its goals are: to promote science in general by raising awareness about its relevancy in solving many societal problems; to fa. cilitatc networking and long-term communication between women working in science/science-related fields in the Fraser Valley; and to promote science and engineering as potential career choices for young women.

The group hopes to attain these goals in part through a mentorship program, which would be open to a limited number of female highschool students. It would pair these students with a mentor from the group who would keep in close contact with them and help them to explore and learn about the field. The program could potentially also include lectures and visits to UFV's science labs, where students could meet others with similar interests.

The program may also be extended to inclu'de female first-year science students, because of the understanding that "This first year is the most critical in derail•

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unique to our species actually occur in the animal kingdom as well.

For example, she explained that humans tend to believe that they are the only species that use contraceptives, which seems to violate the basic biological drive to reproduce. However, a 2007 report found that Nigerian baboons gorge themselves on African black plums when they are in season, far beyond the point of actual nutritional need. It was discovered that the plums contained a large amount of progesterone, which acted as a strong enough contra· ccptive to prevent pregnancy from occurring during plum season.

As Bondar pointed out, there are other ways in which human behavior does not seem to reflect our biology. For example, humans are the only species who require a "food pyramid" in order to determine how to consume the nutrients that our bodies require; most other organisms are agle to do this on an instinctual level.

As evidence, Bondar cited a study in which cockroaches were fed only specific types of food in order to cause severe dietary deficiencies then were exposed to a wide range of foods. The cockroaches began immediately consuming the foods containing the nutrients that they lacked, and within 48 hours, satisfied their deficiencies. She noted that humans are major junk food consumers, even though it negatively affects our survival and reproduction.

For more information about the FVWEST group, contact Carmen.

Hernan@ufv.ca

The Political Science Student Association handed out literature at the launch

UFV Geog StudentsRaiseCancerAwarenesswith FacialHair taches anyway ... we thought we'd money she pays the website back point out that it's like Movember PHOTOGRAPHER and then you can take the loan but it's to.alleviate poverty." While II Movembcr" isn't the only fa- and give back into the system. {t's it currently involves just the Gecial hair-themed charity tak- kind of like a bank," said Garrison ography department - and paring place this month. Geography Hodgins ,one of the founders, "It's tial support from the Geography students Garrison Hodgins and a pretty cool idea because you're Under-Graduate Society - they are Kees Vanleeuwen have started the guaranteed your money back and more than willing to open it up to first annual "Ask Me About My then you can use it to help some- all the other programs at UFV. Beard" as a project for their pov- one else out. It's a way of getting Since the formation of the founerty development class. people out of a difficult situation." dation, they have added someThe idea is that the people in The charity is open to all devel- thing else to entice those willing to the group arc growing their fa- oping countries around the world. donate "For every dollar over our cial hair during the month of No- Even though it's a school-based goal [of $500) we're going to leave vember to raise awareness about charity, the founders are hoping to our moustaches on for an extra poverty. They have set a goal to continue long after they've gradu- hour past November. So if there's raise $500 for a foundation called ated. "Our goal is to bring aware- an extra $24, we'll have them for "Kiva." This foundation works on ness to the cause," Garrison said. an extra day," Kees said. "ft helps a micro-loan basis, and all donaDonations can be made by go- gives a bit of extra incentive to dotions are given to individuals or ing to their Facebook page and fol- nate, and we'll look foolish for a groups that suffer from poverty lowing the Paypal link As well, as little bit longer," Garrison added. and who are in need of monetary Kees said, donations can be made The event ends on November 30th, funds lo become established. at the geography department and if you have any questions, "So, for example, say [a wom- through the reception desk. look for the guys wearing the "Ask an's husband] just died and the When asked about the decision Mc About my Beard'' pins. As wife needs to support herself. to begin their drive in November, well, you can visit the Facebook She... borrows money from the Carrison responded that since event page: "The First Annual Ask website and buys a goal, sells "people ar~ i.rowin.g.ti,ei.r nl'OU&' ,-Me.AboutMy Bear.d.!v.

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Social justice issues explored by UFV professor The first phase of Chan's work ALEX WATKIHS began in 2006 - this segment of the

NEWS WRITER hat are the markers of so• cial justice, and how arc they absent and present in Canadian universities today?

Dr. Adrienne Chan -who teaches in the school of Social Work and Human Services at UFV - presented her findings on this topic on Wednesday, November 17,in a lecture entitled: "Whal docs social justice mean to the university?"

The event was a part of the 2010/11 University Lecture Series, which showcases UFV faculty and their research. The broad goal of Chan's research was to discover the ways in which the idea of so• cial justice is ''conceptualized and implemented through policy and practice" in Canadian universi• ties. The topic is of particular importance to Chan, who has devoted much of her work to social justice and focused her doctoral work on examining diversity in institutions.

Language about social justice usually includes terms like "fairness" and "equality." It addresses issues of exclusion and discrimination. This includes access, resources, rights, and treatment for marginalized individuals and groups of people who do not share equal power in society. Most Canadian universities have readily incorporated social justice into their policies and mission statements, yet it seems that there continue to be difficulties in putting it into practice.

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research lasted approximately a year and a half and involved collecting literature from a number of universities regarding their policies and mission statements; only information that was readily available to the public was used.

The content of these documents was then used to narrow the focus to three univen;ities - University of British Columbia, McMaster University and St. Frances Xavier University. UBC was chosen out of an interest in determining whether the university's size and strong research focus would have an effect on the articulation and presence of social issues.

The next phase of research involved a total of 57 on-campus interviews; each interview lasted approximately 1 hour. None of these interviews were with senior-level individuals, as Chan was interested in gaining "lived" rather than formal stories.

This phase, intended to examine the universities according to the presence of several pillars of social justice, composed of: aboriginal access, disability issues and services, human rights and harassment policies, equity and diversity policies, and the universities' relationships with their communities. This portion of the research lasted about six months.

In examining the three universities, Chan discovered a number of common themes. Firstly, when it came to Aboriginal education and inclusion, faculty said that

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there is still a significant disconnect. Many saw what counts as knowledge as the result of Western authority and noted that Aboriginal programs often lack funding or seem to be relegated to areas of less importance.

Additionally, Chan found a common theme of containment and resistance to change among the institutions, facilitated through the process of gate-keeping and the regulation of social power. This resistance was identified as occurring at not only the level of the university, but at the level of groups and individuals as well. As the universities are concerned with maintaining the status quo, it was found that survival in the academic profession generally required compliance to the community rules, language, and culture. For example, un-tenured academics at UBC were afraid to publicly raise social issues for fear of endangering their position.

Chan's research generated a number of areas of focus for universities to approach social justice.

Among them, she encouraged education for de-colonization, challenging the historic attitudes that produce racism and xenophobia on campus. Additionally, she emphasized the need for open forums and spaces for discussion in order to raise and approach these social issues in universities.

Although UFV was not directly studied, Chan stated that the findings of her research have implications for IJFV and can be used to critically e>tbmine our own poli-

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des and practices. Specifically, she suggested that "it would be really important to have some kind of committee working group that is interested in taking action on some of the examples that might be applied to UFV, and that should involve students, faculty, staff, administrators ... but there has to be kind of an institutional will to do that and probably some kind of resourcing."

She also spoke on the existence of several effective student-led programs at other institutions and found that these programs tend to have "better success... when there's ... longevity in the student

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body, like if they get involved in the first or second year."

The next lecture in the series will be held by Dr. Olav Lian of UFV's Department of Geography on Wednesday, January 26th. The lecture will examine the ways in which "the physical environment has responded to past changes in climate," and will explore the implications for ,,climatically-driven landscape change" in the future. It will take place on the Abbotsford campus in room 8121. Past lectures can be viewed in streaming video online at: http://www.ufv. ca/Rcscarch/Rcsearch_News_ and_Events/lectureseries.htm

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Proyecto San Gerardo: Interview with Jenny Moss NGO helps Costa Ricans better their lives.

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nity Liaison Coordinator working EDITOR-IN-CHIEF with more than 20 immigrant an Gerardo is the most beau- populations to provide training as . tiful place in the world. Sor- well as a conduit for their expectary B.C.,l love you too, but San Ge- tions from Red Cross. It was from rardo, Costa Rica has something this experience where I worked you don't - eternal spring. closely with more than 100 volunSan Gerardo is located high teers that I learned the power or in the mountains of Costa Rica, volunteerism, and so Proyecto San right next to Mt. Chirripo, the sec- Gerardo relies heavily on the wonond highest mountain in Central derful volunteers who come here America, and the temperature to teach each year. usually hovers around 20-30 Celsius year round. It gets a bit chilly Where did the inspiration for during the night, but that just PSG come from? makes the mountain village seem In 2006 we were approached by that much fresher in the morning. a young woman who wanted to Also, hiking in San Gerardo learn English. When I asked her means constantly smelling the why she wanted to learn English fresh scents of herbs and flow• she said it was so she could go to ers; so if you're into those sorts of the USA and find work. Knowthings ... ing she had no high school edu• In January 2009 I had the oppor- cation or resources to enable her tunity to volunteer with Proyecto trip, I was not surprised when San Gerardo (PSG), a small non- she admitted she would enter profit run by Jenny Moss and her the country undocumented and family, who are originally from work 'under the table.' Knowing Vancouver. I taught computer what often happens to vulnerskills for three months while stay- able young women trying to travel ing with a local family, and it was through Central America and a life changing experience for me. Mexico for the USA, we agreed to Recently I caught up with Jenny offer English classes, but in order Moss to find out a little bit more to help people secure work here in about PSG and pass that informa- Costa Rica. tion on to you, dear reader.

What were the early steps in What is Proyecto San Gerardo getting the organization going?

(PSG)?

Early on my daughter Liz, who Proyecto San Gerardo began in is a founding member of Proyccto 2007 as a community-based nonSan Gerardo, trained as an ESL profit in San Gerardo de Rivas, teacher and first-aid instructor, Costa Rica. Jt exists to provide as well as built up the teaching training and support to enable resources we would need. At the local community members to ac- same time, we approached the loquire better jobs - especially in the cal Asociacion de Desarollo (litlocal tourist industry. erally - "the Town Council") to San Gerardo is located in south· discuss the idea and gain their central Costa Rica, in the Tala- support and advice. They have manca Mountain Range and at the provided free of charge all our foot of Mt Chirrip6 - the second teaching spaces and advocated on highest peak in Central America our behicllf.Equally, l worked with and an astonishing clin1b. Hikers the local Camara de Turismo to come from all over the world to develop the website and local brosee the fomo'4S Crestones - rock chures, and their members pay a formations -i- the lagoons, and the small fee monthly to maintain the wildlife that abounds in Chirrip6 site.

National Park.

Our computers came from a As a result, there are always generous donation from Vancity opportunities to develop tourist- in Vancouver, who have provided, related employment, and Proyecto to date, 14 laptops to Proyecto San San Gerardo provides courses Gerardo. This provided the incensuch as English conversation, tive to start the computer classes. computer skills and first-aid trainOur first volunteers came from ing, as well as a local website: the same ESL training classes as www.sangerardocostarica.com, a me and Liz until we could begin scholarship fund, small business broadcasting our volunteer replanning, and support, especially cruitment world wide through to women and youth. organizations such as idealist.org

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What were you doing before you started PSG? Beforehand I lived in Vancouver, BC and worked for [the] Cana-

What are tl1e biggest obstacles tn the way of the development of PSG?

Of course funding, like everyone else! We rely on donations to augment the small income from our website fee, membership fee, and <localevents where we sell our recipe book and other items. Every year we provide scholarships to the value of $1,000,so donations from supporters or fundraising projects are always welcome.

It is challenging to find the right kind of volunteers. We need independent people with initiative who enjoy living away from city amenities and flourish in the natural environment of San Gerardo.

Our computer teachers need to speak Spanish and our ESL teachers need to be certified at TEFL level or above. This is in order to provide the very best learning experiences and also to be assured that the volunteer teachers will have lots of resources and experience in order to be successful in this community where education to high school level is a relatively recent phenomenon. Not many adults here went to school beyond Grade 7 and don't always have fond memories of school!

How many people are helped

by PSG at the moment?

At the moment we currently have over 100 students on our books and five organizations.

Where do yoll see PSG going in the future?

In the future we really hope to work further in helping community members set up small businesses. Not only do people need access to sm.ill funds .is a capital investment but they need assistance in planning, niche marketing, and accounting. We hope to bring in a

variety of courses to assist as well as work 1:1 with individual projects.

Secondly, our goal is to set up a youth club, especially for young girls. There is little for girls to do in San Gerardo as the culture is still difficult for young women to act independently in. Too many young girls get pregnant and then have to wave goodbye to education or a better job possibility. We hope to start a club for 9 - 14 year olds to enable them to draw strength from each other, enjoy the natural environment, and learn how women can become leaders in the community.

How has PSG affected the local community in San Gerardo?

Well it would be arrogant to claim too much~ but we do believe that individuals have had their lives changed by access to the courses and the scholarship fund, and visitors have been assisted through the website.

One of our students, Karol (aged 24), began studying English with us in September 2009. She completed her high school education by studying at home and this year won the PSG scholarship to attend university and study to be an English teacher. We are all in awe of Karol's determination and success.

In addition, the community is benefitting through access to computers and the internet via Proyecto San Gerardo. We provide two free days a week for internet access and computer skills practice - a popular concept thought up by one of our great volunteer computer teachers.

I would also say that the com· ing together of two cultures in San

Gerardo - the local 'Ticos' and the volunteers from all over the world _,_ has done much to encourage cultural sharing and learning.

'There is always more than one way to cook an egg' - and Proyecto San Gerardo is helping people on both sides of the cultural divide learn that.

Is there any story or a,iecdote that sums up the mission of PSG? When volunteers come to San Gerardo they stay with local families who are paid a modest sum for this hospitality. Many families have asked to join the list of host Proyecto San Gerardo families and one family recounted that without this additional income their daughter could not continue to study in San Isidro to be a tour guide. Our mission, to assist through all our activities the economic well-being of the community, is well illustrated by this simple but effective relationship with the community.

Anyone who would like more information on Proyecto San Gerardo - how to get involved as a volunteer or help with a fundraising scheme, should visit www. sangerardocostarica.com - Get Jnvolved and email Jenny Moss at proyectosangerardocostarica@ gmail.com. Generally volunteers who can commit to 6 weeks or more will have their homestay fees paid by Proyecto San Gerardo and can look forward to an unforgettable experience Jiving in this rural Costa Rican community and getting to make new friends. If you think you have what it takes to volunteer please get in touch Proyecto San Gerardo is looking forward to hearing from you!

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The followingstatementshave not been edited for grammar or contentto protect the integrity of the statements.These statementsdo not reflectthe opinionsof the Cascade.

Candidates were asked a series of three questions:

1. Why are you seeking a Student Union SocietY.office?

2. What is the most pressing issue as you see 1t,in the SUS's sphere of influence?

3. What need~ to be ,d9ne at the sListo address the growth being experienced by UfV, and ensure that the SUS's immediate future is successful in providing a fun and safe out-of-the-classroom post-secondary experience?

President

VP Internal

KYLEANDRESEN 1

JASON (JAY)MITCHELL It 1

Presently I am the acting vice president of finance for the Student union Society and am already familiar with the workings of the office. This election is for a three and a half month term, during which time I believe I can lay down some ground work in making the SUS, and university life on campus, more relevant to such an academically minded commuter campus as UFV. 1mproving reputation with and practical service to the students or internal effec2 tiveness are either the most pressing issue facing the SUS. We have intelligent and capable board and staff, with the interests of the students in mind, but it needs to coordinate in a way that more people can attest that the SUS benefits them.

The SUS needs to be more involved with the things institutionalized within most students' lives, like academic support, access to financial aid, and even food on campus

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International StudentsRep

AHMED IQBAL 1

Helping students in any way possible has become every students responsibility to help pout theur peers and friends. As the cricket club president I have had many students come yuop to me with some problems they thought I could help them with as a result I decided to run for the SUS office and help my fellow internatiional students. (sic)

SUS can provide alot to the international students but dont. There are many issues regarding how the life on campus at UFV is not that exciting and very dull in comparison to other universities. I would like to take a stand and try to make the experoienmce for international stuidents here worthwhile. (sic)

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All SUS has to do is to get out there and let clubs and associations know they arc

willing to take drastic steps to ensure fun and safe out of classroom experience. Or3 ganize events taking note of the international backgrounds students come from rather than the local prospcect. SUS needs a spokesperson and good event planners. (sic)

HUSSEIN MEIMANI SUS provides many beneficial services. However, it does not do enough to reach out to international students. I have been studying at UFV as an international student for the past three semesters and besides the basic services that SUS provides (such as UPass) have not seen much. Over previous semesters, I have established a good network with international students and have the required abilities to represent them in SUSas well as aiding SUS in associating with international students more significantly.

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Students are the most eligible group to determine the issues that SUS needs to address. Surprisingly, SUS does not campaign enough on campus and a very large number of students are either not aware of its existence or know very little about it.

Therefore, the most pressing issue that SUScurrently faces is spreading the word about itself and informing students about different services it provides and potential issues that could be provided in the future.

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The more expanded the university gets, the more is expected from SUS. SUS could

keep up with the UFV growth by providing more services to students and organiz3 ing more events. In addition, SUS has more potential to support students in dealing with issues they encounter.

I have been serving on the Board for two years at this point. has been an excellent developmental position to hold, and l would greatly enjoy being permitted to continue as a Director of the Student Union Society. Participating in a diverse group of people and ideas can be both challenging and enriching, and as a Political Science major, I welcome this opportunity. The role of Vice-President Internal is where I want to deploy my skills.

The biggest issue we currently face is securing financing to restore the Student Cen2 tre project to a reasonable timeline. With permission of the student body granted through a referendum, we can seek an appropriate loan to get this job done. We are currently supporting student petitions about the parking fee structure, increasing library access hours, and establishing a women's resource centre on campus.

To meet demand for student space at UFV,the SUS and UFV came together in a partnership to construct a Student Centre on the Abbotsford campus. As development continues on the Chilliwack South campus, SUS must press UFV to ensure an adequate amount of student space on that project. In the meantime, UFV Student Life and SUS should work together to plan fun and diverse events for all students to enjoy.

SUS currently subsidizes the UFV Athletics Department so that students can attend Cascades home games for free

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VP Social

LARRY PORTELANCE I am seeking a SUS office for a few reasons. First I want to give back to a university that has been a large part of my life for the past few years. r have grown to learn and to think critically about the world while feeling a part of a great campus culture. l would like to do my part to further develop the positive campus culture of UFV. Second, 1 have a great deal of bureaucratic and communications experience and confidence with my former jobs and positions. I feel my experience and confidence will be an asset to the SUS as I am no stranger to responsibility and to taking initiative. As the SUS is about benefitting campus culture and students, my tenure will be an asset to those things as I work hard, diligently and altruistically

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1 feel that a pressing issue, with regards to the SUS sphere of influence, is organiz2 ing and hosting successful campus events that are inclusive, safe and fun. Be it at Casey's, the theatre or on the green, there needs to be a way to streamline the process for student entities and organizations to follow through with any interesting ideas they may have. I feel SUS needs to have greater situational awareness of these sorts of campus culture ideas and then to help make these ideas happen in a safe, efficient, and economical manner.

With regards to the growth being experienced at UFY, SUS can address this by

ensuring a high level of campus situational awareness. Be it face-time with stu3 dents, word-of-mouth, social media, email, telephone, posters, pamphlets and more, the communications strategy for students to have their say, their way needs to first be understood internally by the SUS then communicated externally to the student body.

When this communications infrastructure is in place I feel the diverse concerns of a multi-campus student body can be internalized and addressed by the SUS.

TRAN LE {TINNIE LE) 1

Student Union Society (SUS)plays an important role in every student life. lam seeking a SUS office because I want to make my own valued contribution for developing SUS. "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts" (Aristotle). Everyone and I, all together, we can shou(sic) students hou(sic) fun their college lives are and make them enjoy it

SUS is trying to create as much happiness for students as it can. But in fact, it can not 2 combine Canadian and international students together. international pupils seem so shy and try to avoid communication. 40% of UFV students are nevertheless international. SUS needs to encourage them and bring them to participate in any activities.

1. Encourage international students to join more activities.

safe events (events with protection.

32.3. Organize Create cullural-exchanged activities for a friendly atmosphere between Canadian and internation (sic) pupils.

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Residence Rep

ZACK SODERSTROM 1

In my first year at UFV I became involved in many SUS run events and now that I am a resident of Baker House I feel it is my responsibility to fill the empty position of Residence Rep.

2Gaining student participation.

To get the SUS building built and to take advantage of the current break from

3Casey's nights to offer more diversed (sic) weekly events for students.

Rep-at--Large

VINU CHETIPURACKAL 1

I would administer requirements of disabled students since l will be the first deaf SUS representative.

need to overcome disabled student's needs relating to the following below: 21would i. Classroom ii. Project meeting iii. Campus job iv. Interpreters . v. Address concerns of my fellow disabled students

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interaction between the disabled and normal community for greater growth 3More and understanding as a growing SUS community.

CHRISTIAN DOYLE 1

Since my first week at university I have continuously heard students, new and old, speak of things they wish they could change. While some of these ideas are more suited for an amazing party rather than ideas that would aide in university life. The on the other hand you hear of some ideas, ideas and plans made by students, that would be beneficial to school life. Yet on countless occasions nothing comes from these ideas because the student either doesn't know what to do next or they are intimidated by those that they would speak need to bring the plans to. I want to be part of the SUS so that I could be that channel for the students' ideas and dreams for university. I want to be there so that no great idea slips through the cracks and we miss a true opportunity.

Student Union Society represents a defense for student rights, while the SUS 2The usually does a good job of this, sometimes students still fall through the cracks.

HECTOR DENNIS 1

1 am seeking student union society office because I want to be a rep at large and one day run for president . And have an impact on student life which would be present positive ideas, create activities, events that are covered in the media. Also Twould like to have a taste of politics; ever since I was young I have had a liking to the government and politicians. l also would like to add that l will be a good leader.

most pressing issues to S.U.S's sphere are transportation it could be extremely 2The hard especially if they don't havo any way of transportation. E.g. students that need to commute back and forth from Chilliwack and Abbotsford would be nice to have a transit bus. Another pressing issue in the S.U.Ssphere is campus pub. I recently heard that they are trying to take the business and license away from them I think they need new management and not have it shut down because we as student's need to socialize with others .

-T o ensure that SUS's immediate future is successful , is in my opinion is by filling 3 the positions that need to be filled and have more positive role models in the SUS's sphere by providing fun and safe events outside the class is a definitely

AMANDA KANBARI 1

1 am seeking a representative at large position because 1 can bring a fresh face to the

society. I am full of energy and looking to make a difference at the school. l want to help bridge the gap between the society and the student body by educating students about what the society can do for them. l want to increase the sense of community within the university through events funded by the society. I want to find out what the students at UFY want and implement these ideas through the SUS.

I believe that the SUS needs to have ways of defending students over not only basic rules but also technicalities. By this I refer to issues such as when a student met requirements for courses yet the teacher can still refuse entrance, not because of a marks or any personal issues, but because they don't like the way in which the student was taught. I have witnessed this happen, this and other issues between teacher student relations. I hope to fix this.

fordable and convenient for students. SUS, along with the university and the two 2 cities, can make this happen. We also need to bring more companies into the U-Pass

that SUS needs to expand and increase the opportunities that the U-pass 31canbelieve provide. This can be managed by working together with local businesses in the

feel that the SUS is merely another money grab in the form of university fees. The SUS needs to prove to th,, students that they are getting their money's worth by being visible to students through events, programs, funding, and educational advocacy.

area to allow students more versatility in seeing all that Abbotsford has to offer. By working with local shops not only would we be helping local business but we would ,1lso provide incentive for the student to want to go to more stores and get more involved in the area.

We need to implement a link between Abbotsford and Chilliwack that is both af-

program, which would help students save money. needs to maintain connections to the student body by showing how much stu3SUS dents actually benefit as members of the Student Union Society. Many students

YANG WU 1

Help international students interface with UFV teachers and staff so they better understand UFV procedures and polices. To help international students get the most from the educational opportunities provided by UFV. To help international students work together to understand their respective business cultures and thus develop better understanding between students from different counties. To further potential business opportunities between various countries in the future.

2To improve communication between international students and Canadian students.

Motivate students to get involved in out-of--the-classroom by offering some credits or certificates for completed activities. This would encourage healthy activities like 3 golf, staking, hockey, sonwboarding(sic), etc.

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Polyga-you, polygamy

My name is Ali and I, like

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TREVOJfJJ( STAFF WRITER n what could be a legislationchanging trial in the B.C. Supreme Court, the constitutionality of polygamy laws has been challenged in Vancouver. The witnesses being called to testify include former residents of Bountiful, British Columbia's breakaway Mormon sect the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The trial is expected to review whether the Criminal Code section making polygamy illegal violates individual religious freedom rights.

Polygamy has been a topic of interest within British Columbia since last year when it was revealed that former Church of Latter Day Saints Bishop Winston Blackmore was being charged with one count of polygamy. Blackmore, who has 25 wives and over 136 children, had his charges thrown out later in the year when it was found that prosecution lacked evidence to charge him.

In a move that saw the Bountiful community split in half, Blackmore was excommunicated by Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints church president Warren Jeffs in 2002.

Laws against the practice of po1ygamy go as far back as 1890 in Canada according to the Province.

They are clearly laid out in section 293 of the Canadian Criminal Code, which stipulates that anyone who knowingly "practices or enters into or in any manner agrees or consents to practice or enter in to any form of polygamy, or any kind of conjugal union with more than one person at the same time" can be found "guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years."

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The fan girls and boys are mem-

ALISIEMENS bers of a society that l just don't CONTRIBUTORunderstand. Where the hell do you

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remember it like it was yesterday - I got my first Harry Potter book at my elementary school book fair.

It was magical. It was one of the first series of books I really started to get into; l was young and impressionable, and the escape from the Muggle world was fun to take.

I now own all of the books, and I have read the whole series. In the past, I have been to see a Harry Potter movie on the opening night; however, r cannot bring myself to do it anymore. I will not be "one of them." You know the kinds of people I am talking about: the boys and girls, men and women who show up in their "house robes" with homemade Gryffindor crests sewn to their chests, water bottles that contain "butter beer," and lightning bolts drawn onto foreheads.

What baffles my mind is people's perseverance on being the first to see this movie. I know I said 1 previously saw the HP movies on opening night, but my friend purchased the tickets online, we showed up an hour before the show started, and sat shoulder to shoulder with tweens. We didn't do any hard work. But that isn't the perseverance I am talking about. I am talking about the people who sit outside in the cold for eight hours to sec Harry Potter. This isn't the Boxing Day door crasher event-you aren't winning anything.

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government, which are generally accepted in society as a means of keeping the peace and deterring criminal behaviour, clements of the religion that go against the law should be prohibited.

This case is nothing more than a man like Blackmore using Canadian Jaw to cloak his own illegitimate lifestyle. Several of Blackmore's wives have come forward to provide detailed accounts of lives riddled with neglect, frustration, a Jack of informed consent concerning marriage, and forced marriage to a man who used the women in his life as his own private harem. Where in such a practice are any elements of religion?

Another point to consider, which was pointed out by constitutional lawyer Ron Skolrood, is that the trial essentially comes down to a couple of prevalent themes, one of which is whether the legislation "addresses the social evils today," or whether the law is "antiquated," and really "has no relevance today."

The governments of British Columbia and Canada are arguing that laws against polygamy should remain, as polygamous wives often suffer from increased "depression, jealousy, and lower selfesteem," as noted in the Province.

Children who come from homes where polygamy is the norm are also commonly behind classmates

in academic achievement, the article also points out.

These facts are not surprising as it is difficult to imagine a situation where a man could be a father to as many as several dozen children, while adequately support• ing a mother or mothers.

The issues brought up by the government of BC and Canada arc not simply archaic practices of a long forgotten religious sect, but are happening in present day communes such as in Bountiful.

As members of society we have ignored the issue for too long, and the potential detrimental effects of allowing individuals to continue with such irresponsible behaviour will affect people for generations to come.

The only solution that remains is one that has been adopted by the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association; that is, to change the legislation so that it more adequately reflects the current landscape of polygamy. This will involve offering support for mothers and children who wish to leave the sects, assuring that children of a polygamous union receive a proper education, allowing families to access social services benefits, and making sure that families feel comfortable bringing allegations of sexual abuse to the authorities for investigation.

all get the time to devote a month of Faccbook statuses, a weekend of Harry Potter Marathoning to catch up on the past movies and then the waiting in line to see the newest one?

Let's not forget all of the other fan boys and girls who are hibernating right now before their big day arrives. 1wiligltl, Star Trek, Batman, Spiderman, and Lord of the Rings all have their merchandise that goes flying off the shelves before their release day. Forget the HP robe, get those Spock ears off.

I understand if you are sixteen and you can't do anything else aside from being dropped off at the movie theatre by your parents.

I am addressing you, the reader of this newspaper who is unlikely sixteen years old. No matter what classes you are in right now, there are papers to be Written, tests to be studied for, and reading to be done. Did Dumbledore give you the same time machine he gave Hermione Granger so she could make all eight classes and get her homework done on time?

There was a time people would advocate for political matters, protesting against wars, for women's rights or gay rights. Today, we Join Facebook groups like, ''Fuck Thjs I'm Going to Hogwarts" or "I love Edward" fan pages. Where are you exerting your energy people?

I'm judging you and your insane amount of love for a fictional character with a wand.

Definingsexuality defines us There is so much more to a human being than sexual preference als of all divisions and aspects of ~LElWMKIHS gender, including not only male

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and female but transgender, transhe past few decades have seen sexual, hermaphrodite, and anynot only a significant change thing and everything in between.

The words that we have not only to the way the LCBT community is viewed as a whole, but also a reflect the views of our society but proliferation of terms to categorize shape and limit the way that we and describe members of the com- think and speak about things. munity. Some are humorous, some For example, there was no are serious, but all are intended word for homosexuality in Impeto identify patterns of sexual be- rial China, although several male havior in an increasingly specific emperors had male harems and concubines. As research scienmanner.

For example, I recently become tist Nick Yee explains, the reafamiliar with the term "hetcro- son for this was "because it was never seen as a defining or intc• flexible," which "urbandictionary. com" - a website in which users gral part of a person's identity. submit and explain slang from Male-male sexual and romantic around the world - defines sim- ' bonds were construed as relaply as: "I'm straight, but shit hap- tionships between two people as opposed to a psychological espens."

Similarly, the term "six-pack sence that defined either person.'' gay" is sometimes used (semi-huTherefore, just because there is no word for something does not morously) to refer to an individual who is open to encounters with ei- mean that the actual act docs not ther males or females when intoxi- happen, just that it is understood cated. The term "omnisexual" (or in a different way. To suddenly alternately, "pansexual" or "am- create a word for homosexuality in bisexual") is meant to describe a this sense identifies it as an inteperson who is sexually and/or ro- gral aspect of a human rather than mantically interested in individusimply one way of being.

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While there is increasing evidence to show that there is in fact a biological link to sexual preference, it is also true that we do not identify all other biological differences as so significant. As Yee points out, "colorblind people do not get together to talk about how the world of art has marginalized them," and there are certainly no "colorblind pride" parades.

The fact that there arc so many new terms constantly popping up to identify and categorize different forms of sexuality highlights the fact that they are, in the end, grossly insufficient to contain something as diverse and fluid as human sexuality. And in taking such great pains to continually craft new terms that encompass all types of sexuality, we embrace it as an important and defining part of who we are as individuals.

But why has sexuality become of such defining importance to us?

Why has the process of "outing" oneself become a nerve-racking rite of passage? Members of the LGBTcommunity generally attach great pride to their sexuality, and many sec it as a mark of bravery to

be open about it.

Gay pride, like African-American pride, is a rcacHon to past injustices and an embracing of an identity that was formerly - and often continues to be - subject to a great deal of prejudice and social injustice. However, these injustices would never have occurred in the first place if these groups had not been identified as somehow fundamentally different from other human beings b.1scd on a single characteristic.

Tt seems, then, that although there is no shame in embracing oneself and all of one's attributes, a key factor in eliminating LGBT prejudice is to not continue to create these categories of sexuality and declare that they are all acceptable, but rather to insist that sexuality is not really as definitive of who we are as human beings as we tend to believe.

Why does your sexuality have to define who you arc as a person? Why do we have to continually emphasize the differences in sexual preference? To do so seems to only enforce the idea that if nonheterosexuality is different, then

heterosexuality is the norm. Consequently, discussions about what is normal or abnormal inevitably lead to discussions about right or wrong, in which the viewpoint of the majority is often accepted as "right" and all other viewpoints as deviance. Gay people shouldn't have to be "accepted" as people who are somehow fundamentally different, but they should viewed as people who really aren't different at all.

We no longer see skin color as the single characteristic from which all of an individual's thoughts, beliefs, and actions stem from. In fact, if we were to claim that an individual's race was what identified them most strongly as a person, we would be guilty of racism. To define sexuality as equally important to a person's being is to demean them; there is so much more to a human being than sexual preference. What about our passions; what about the things we think and do and feel; what about our worldviews and ambitions?

Go ahead; be proud of your sexuality: but don't Jct it define you.

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Gender-NeutralBathrooms JOEL SMARTshare them. That is to say, each SPORTS EDITOR user of a UFV bathroom is forced to choose between a sexual di· magine, if you will, a very ca- chotomy regarding their identity: sual, almost sexy atmosphere, male or female. This forced diviwhere there arc no stalls, per se, sion between the idea of man and only open toilets close enough for woman can cause discomfort, fear, members of the opposite sex to discrimination, embarrassment, give each other high-fives when and sometimes even violence. they peel Believe it or not, there are a lot The common misconception of people who feel uncomfortable that the push for gender-neutral in gendered bathrooms, not the bathrooms is all about creating least of whom is an individual such an atmosphere is absolutely who associates as gay or lesbian. ridiculous. What UFV truly needs While they may not be transgenis several single-stalled bathrooms dered, they can also be at risk of that don't require membership of assault simply for entering a bath· a particular gender to permit en- room. Some people may not assotrance. ciate as transgender but have cerYes, most gender-neutral bath- tain features that lead to teasing or rooms are single-stalled, like the insults as soon as they enter such ones often labelled with a handi- a gendered-space. If you don't alcap logo. These bathrooms give ready know what that is like, try students and faculty who might to imagine being worried for your otherwise be judged, verbally personal safety each and every threatened, or otherwise attacked time you have ever felt the urge to for entering a bathroom, an option use the restroom at school.

Single-m,er gender-neutral to go somewhere safe when nature bathrooms make all the difference. calls.

Anecdotal and research evi- UFV has some single-user bathdence have shown that transgen- rooms, but unfortunately, they are dered people risk facing verbal or not gender-neutral. UFV would be physical assault, being questioned, protecting their students' rights or even arrested by the police any by ensuring that at least one resttime they enter a gender-specific room in each building on campus bathroom. Transgender is a term is clearly labelled gender-neutral. applied to anyone who doesn't UFV should make a commitment flt directly into our culture's to this goal as soon as possible. prescribed two-gender system. While the University may not reGender-neutral bathrooms are alize it, their current facilities are for males, females, transgendered making a statement about how and anyone else who has to go. they believe transgendered indi· UFV restrooms are designed to viduals should be treated. support the current dominant ideAlmost all equality-based ology, rather than to support all movements that have taken place of the types of people who must in the past 100 years in North

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America, such as the civil rights, feminist rights, and disability rights movements, have included a fight for adequate bathrooms as part of their overall agenda.

Considering UFV claims to value its position as a leader in important issues, such as environmentalism, they should put seri· ous stock into the rights of those who suffer from the problems our gendered-washrooms create. Most people don't even make the connection that our bathrooms could cause problems. But for the people it does, simply putting different signs on some of the bathroom doors on campus could make an incredible difference.

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Yes1 do actually sometimes.

Q: Do you hope for snow?

A: I do because snow is pretty, but I hate the cold and they don't really mix, you can't have warm snow- it doesn't work Q: Who's your favourite Beatie?

A: I don't know their names but I like their songs

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Appl~changesthe way my guitar gentlyweeps world waited with baited (soon to be Jobs-scented) breath, only to find out that the gi-normously Why must Apple overhype ev- spectacular announcement was ery product they put out? Each simply a new artist added to the time the iPhone is upgraded in ili.rncs roster, even if it was a big some minor way do we really one. need to be beaten over the head Now, I understand that in the with some advertising campaign past there has been something of that tells us that the fabric of the a £abfour fiasco. Apple and Apple universe is being rearranged? Oh, records (the Beatles' label) didn't and if we don't rush out and buy jive - if you need the backstory, one, those fabrics will surely tear look it up. asunder.

The big question is: arc we reThis "big" news about the ally so in love with the material Beatles is only the most recent in parade that we just latch on to a string of universe-shattering these proclamations of universe press releases from the clean- shattering greatness? Sure, droolwhite wonders at the Apple camp. ing and buying the latest source All the big sources of music news, of plastic-wrapped pseudo-glee is along with Apple themselves, nice, but I've always been partial were abuzz with hushed whis· to my universe being kept in a pers about what the next big thing straight forward, unchanged and out of Apple's factories would be. working order.

There was speculation that it Because as soon as we start would be: Apple underwear that ripping the universe new-ones, glow like iPods do in commer- what's next? Crazy space-octopi cials? The iBreath, a breathalyser polygamists impregnating our shaped like Steve Jobs' dick that brains with their ever-searchwill revolutionize the way we ing tentacles? That would suck. blow when we're drunk (again)? Thanks a lot Apple. Wizard of Or maybe it would be a stream- Woz .my ass, more like wizard ing video service? Either way, the of... suckiness. he complete Beatles library is T now on iTuncs. This changes everything. Again. Again.

So I guess what I'm saying is

that you shouldn't just blindly buy into the whole corporate· media blitz. The Beatles would have never stood for that BS.They stood for doing your own thing, not being sell-outs. The Beatles would never jump on board a corporate juggernaut just because it was profitable.

Oh wait. I guess the real question then is why it is those damned hippy Beatles that sold out, not the money-loving Jimmy Page whose band, Led Zeppelin (you may have heard of them) is one of the last remaining big names that has yet to add their music to iTunes store.

Well, I guess it's the wave of the future, and if I've learnt anything about the future from Futurama, besides the aforementioned space octopus thing and the fact that velour suits make a man, it's that the future demands we just sit back and take it with a smile.

By the way, you can podcast this anytime and view it on iPod, iPhone, iPad, Macbook, Macbook Pro, Macbook Air, and iBreath.

This changes everything. Again.

Again. Again.

Q: Do you read The Cascade?

Cathy: No, I haven't seen it around yet Sharlyn: I do!

Q: How do you feel about registration not taking credit cards?

Sharlyn: I'm sad about that, credit cards allow me to pay it off later, I don't have the cash up front.

Q: Do you hope for snow?

Cathy: No I hate the snow.

Sharlyn: I actually do because class will be cancelled, but then there's only a week left of school.

Alicia Q: Do you read the Cascade?

A: No...well I do sometimes" Q: Is there anything else you'd like to see in The Cascade?

A: More music reviews.

Q: Who's your favourite Beatie?

A: I don't like The Beatles, YokoOno is my favourite Beatie.

Q: Do you hope for snow?

A: Yeah!

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Restaurant Review: Little Saigon SOPHIE ISBJSTER STAFF WRITER

ou can judge a book by its covY er. Or, at least, you can judge a restaurant by its facade. Little Saigon, one of the newest restaurants nestled in the heart of Downtown Abbotsford, dwells behind a striking black facade with dramatic signage, and the food it serves is equally striking. When you enter Little Saigon, at 33766 Essendene Avenue, you're swept out of the cold and into a bold room with solid leather furniture, maroon walls with camel accents, and natural d~cor accents. The four-month-old restaurant is new to Abbotsford, but the Little Saigon in Mission has been successfully operating ~forfour years. This fact bodes well for the new location. Little Saigon offers an enjoyable sit-down, Vietnamese, fine-dining experience that will surely add some flavour to the selection of restaurants offered in Downtown Abbotsford's vibrant core.

My party of three was quickly seated to a comfortable booth amid a handful of other diners and ordered a pot of jasmine tea to share. Little Saigon's menu boasts wide variety, including lots of sea· food appetizers (including spicy mussels and calimari), a formidable soup and vermicelli section, and an assortment of rice entrees.

At the back of the menu, a few combinations are listed: dinners for two, three, four or five, with set

menus, and ranging in price from seemed a bit steep for five dump$26-$59. lings. Next time I will try a differGlancing over the appetizers, ent appetizer. initially tempted to go for the Wanting to try a traditional crispy quails, my table settled on noodle soup - the perfect comfort some chicken dumplings to share, food on a rainy day - I chose the served with fish sauce. The pas- beef pho for my entree. I ordered try was delicate - so delicate that the small size, which would be my clumsy chopstick maneuver- sufficient for a lunch. At $7 for a ing managed to burst one of them small size, the modestly priced open - and the filling inside was menu item was a little less subfresh and tasty. The price, at $7, stantial than I would have liked.

The subtle broth was accompanied by a generous portion of rice noodles. However, the rare beef slices served on top, while delicious, could have been more abundant.

None-the-less, I slurped down my pho with pleasure.

Also at our table was the deluxe chicken soup, $7.50, which contained chicken meatballs and shredded chicken, in a mild pho broth. A plate on the side was

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stocked with bean sprouts, thai basil and lime to add to both soups.

According to one of my dining companions, the shredded chicken was preferable to the meatballs, but overall, the soup had the kind of comforting feeling that one would expect from chicken noodle soup, with Vietnamese flair.

Overall the winning dish at our table was the Saigon Special, a dish that comes highly recommended by one of my fellow diners. Following the traditional Vietnamese "everything in one bowl" philosophy, the dish was a mixed bag containing grilled shrimp, pork, pork patty, pickled carrot, bean sprouts, lime, and deliciously crisp, cut-up spring rolls. Slathered with sriracha and hoisin sauces, this dish was an all around favourite tried by everyone at our table. The spring rolls were so good it bears repeating: so good. I will definitely order spring roll appetizers next time I dine at Little Saigon. At $13.50,the Saigon Special is one of the higher priced menu items, but with all that it has to offer, it is definitely good value.

The verdict: Go to Little Saigon for classy ambiance and Vietnamese cuisine. Stay away from the pho, because the true gems are their special dishes. As one of my dining companions remarked, Little Saigon would be a great place for a date. But maybe not a first date; if you order noodles, you'll be doing a lot of slurping.

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Scarves:The Basics AMANI CONTRIBUTOR

Do.Wear itonyourhead, butonly ifyoureallyhaveto.

Do.Letitjusthong,draping theright scarfcanbethebeststatement.

carves will defiantly be an esS sential, as the cold front rolls in this year. And if you've looked around UFV, you'll sec students have already adapted to the idea of these woolly neck-warmers. In fact, some of them are wearing them around campus as if they have been conveniently sewn into their jackets. There are many different ways to wear a scarf, so I've come up with some dos and don'ts that go along with them.

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Do.Getocircle scurfbecause they'refun.

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Do.Gochunky.

Do.Trydifferent colors, patterns andtextures.

Do.Loyer morethanonescarf,to oddmorecolor onddepthtothe wrap.

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hen a series has been buildW ing almost twenty years, each new release is met with a cer• for

ance their small town upbringing with their epic destinies, finally develop into men and women who seem capable of the gigantic tasks ahead of them. Mat begins to balance his gallivanting with a sense of honour; Perrin faces the Wolf Dream; Egwene learns to be both a woman and the Amyrlin; and Rand emerges from the darkness of the previous books, revealing his incredible strength, and also a new found wisdom and humanity.

For the first time, it is possible to believe that he can beat the Dark One, not because of the prophecies, but because of the man he has become.

The stories surrounding those who will oppOS!!the Dark One

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tain amount of anticipation. The kind of anticipation that leads to pre-orders, midnight parties, tons of fan fiction, and page after page of fan-operated websites dedicated to analysis and speculation.

Each release is Alsomet with a certain amount of pressure. Towers of Midniglttis the second book of the series that is written by Brandon Sanderson, using the notes of original author Robert Jordan, who passed away in 2007. Although Sanderson has a different writing style than Jordan, he has proven to be an excellent vehicle for continuing the series, and Towers of Midniglttis even better than his first contribution to the series, T1zeGatheringStorm.

Tl,e Wheel of Time is famous for its intricacy: every character or event is key to the plot, and a character that appeared crossing the street in one book might prove to be an important character in another, and there are a seemingly infinite number of sub-plots.

Trying to keep track of all the plotting and action often feels like a descent into the rabbit hole. And that is why Towersof Midnightfeels like the reader's reward: finally, the many stories begin to come together, weaving into one larger story, setting up the stage for the final battle between Light and Dark in the next book.

Perhaps even more important than the convergence of storylincs is the maturation of several key character arcs. The young heroes of the series, who have been engaged in a cqnstant struggle to bal-

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all focus on wrapping up old plot lines so that the forces of good can flock to Rand in preparation for the Last Battle. The stories surrounding those aligned with the Dark One are a mixed bag of failed plots and new plans. Although the Last Battle has not really begun, massive battles along the Blight hint at its imminence, and also at the incredible destruction that will accompany it. We are also treated to glimpses of the future through Dreaming and Tcr'angrcal.

In Towersof Mid11igltt, Sanderson and Jordan present us with an image of a world on the brink. A tension runs throughout the book, a sense of looming doom, of a strike about to fall.

the fact that dreaming remains a strictly sensory experience for most of us is often taken for granted. While in a given dream we might envision ourselves as an embattled double agent held captive on a Russian nuclear sub, the brain suspends nearly all voluntary muscle movement to prevent our neurological activity from spilling over into the physical world while we sleep.

But what if it didn't? You might literally leap out of bed. Or a second story window.

Inspired by his one-man stage show of the same name, comedian Mike Birbiglia's Sleepwalk with Me nnd Other Painfully True Stories (Simon & Schuster, $27.99) is a remarkably soulful collection of hilarious, compelling and often disarmingly personal accounts of break dancing, making out and yes, the dangers of sleepwalking.

Over the past decade, the Shrewsbury, Massachusetts native has built a dedicated following thanks to his smart, self-depreciating and sincere brand of observational humour. Aside from his three critically acclaimed "Comedy Central presents ..." specials and appearances on most major late-night talk shows, Mike Birbiglia is also a popular contributor to both This AmericanLife and Tlte Bob& TomS1zow.

While Sleepwalkwith Me is his first foray into the literary world, it's impossible to tell. The 32-yearold author is a consummate storyteller with a distinctive narrative style and a keen understanding of the most effective way to translate his considerably animated live material to the page, something many experienced stand-up comics stru~gle to achieve.

based, rather than following the traditional setup-pause-punchline-repeat formula espoused by most stand-up comedians, which makes his content particularly well-suited to a memoir such as this one. And the stories Mike Birbiglia shares in this brief, 187pagc volume are well worth the price tag.

Over sixteen chapters, the book traces the genesis of his impulse and growing ability to make people laugh, tackling under-qualified carnival ride operators, the pitfalls of breaking up with your girlfriend at an isolated tropical resort and a brief encounter with his hero, Mitch Hedberg, along the way.

Birbiglia litters his narratives with so many spot-on riffs that it's difficult to resist the urge to reread each one to the person next to you.

"T'mnot sure if Cookie Monster is a great role model for kids," he writes. "I mean, do you think this guy might have an eating disorder? He only eats cookies, and the back of his throat is sewn up.

The cookies just kind of fall off his face. Who is that guy kidding?"

Aside from the alternately entertaining, fascinating ahd terrifying saga of Birbiglia's sleep disorder chronicled in the book's titular final chapter, Sleepwalkwitlt Me offers an ample selection of engaging stories about growing up and life as a struggling stand-up comedian with incredible humanity and autobiographical honesty.

"To be a comedian you have to be delusional," explains Birbiglia. "If the audience doesn't like your material, there's no director, screenwriter, producer or crew to blame."

Fortunately, this tremendously humorous and relatable collection is unlikely to earn a negative response from even the most cynical critic.

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hat do Iggy Pop's track "Lust W for Life," the Beastie Boys' "Hey Ladies" and Lady Gaga's "Lovegame" have in common? Besides being catchy hit singles and totally awesome, nil three tracks mix together to form a rnere 30 seconds on Girl Talk's newest album entitled All Dny. Youwon't find All Dny in stores.

That's because the epic 71 minute mash up from Pittsburgh's Gregg Michael Cillis, better known as Girl Talk, is not exactly legal. The list of artists and tracks sampled on the album is formidable, and none of the samples have been paid for. Girl Talk claims that his use of clips falls under the "fair use" designation of copyright law; he uses very small portions of each song, and layers the sounds in such a way that the resulting product is worlds away from the original work he uses. Girl Talk is taking the mash up genre mainstream, and it's catching on.

All Day is Girl Talk's fifth album and is released on the Illegal Art label. It became available as a free download on illegal-art.net/ allday on November 15th and has been on constant iPod rotation at

my house since then. The album is meant to be listened to all at once and is released as one seamless file, although it's possible to download it as individual tracks.

The beats are catchy in their familiarity, but at the same time Girl Talk has made new songs out of old ones. There arc at least

350 songs sampled from a huge variety of genres, including both mainstream and independent rap and hip hop, classic rock, pop, disco, new wave and "indie" rock.

The successful mixing of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" and Ludacris' "Move Bitch" opens the album and is a hint of what is to come: a

lively, genre-busting, raucously energetic smashing together of popular music.

All Day is the perfect album to give to someone who has been living under a pop culture rock for the last 30 years. Combining riffs from Miley Cyrus' "Party in the USA'' with the chorus of M.O.P.'s "Ante Up" (to name just one of the hundreds of mash ups), the album is a who's who of popular music from the 70's, S0's, 90's and 00's.

Pairings like "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" by 01' Dirty Bastard and Radiohead's "Creep" will make you wanna simultaneously dance and croon. Every second of All Dny is saturated with sounds from at least 3 different artists.

But does it all sound good together? Girl Talk's popularity both in downloads and as a party DJ seems to indicate that people like what he's puttin' down. It's fun and doesn't take itself too seriously. It successfully weaves fibres from myriad sources together to make a fabric that stands solidly on its own, simultaneously defining and reinforcing the intertextuality of the pop culture of our generation. Girl Talk can combine N.E.R.D. with Billy Joel and have hipsters dancing, and that's remarkable.

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Although the song's opening minute (it clocks in at over six minutes) seems a bit tired, "Teqkilla" really turns into a catchy son of a bitch and by the time it is through you'll be singing that chorus more than enough to annoy all your friends.

Oddly, one of George Harrison's last songs, in a career known for its touch of pious sincerity, has nothing of the sort. Yet, there is something blissfully soothing about the impossible to resist drum beat, feel good lyrics, and resplendent horns. Perhaps it is the way Harrison's career comes full circle, back to pure rock and roll; it feels like we are left standing on familiar ground.

A wonderfully optimistic song with a great message, "I Can Change" is another piece of the stellar career being carved out Legend. Of course, the addition of Snoop is nothing short of genius.

Check it out, it's one of the best duets ever, hands down.

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Having said that, all of the well into his fifth decade of life, Cave's star shows no signs of pla- members of Grinderman come teauing - the last five years have from The Bad Seeds, so the album seen him script and score a highly is not a seismic shift from Cave's

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Paradoxically, however, it's that it deserves as much attention as a Bad Seeds album. the song that is least in keeping And it shows. While the sense of with the first Grinderman album fun is still present, both musically that's the crowning point of this and lyrically (one song contains record: "When My Baby Comes" the line ''Well, my baby calls me is, by turns, a beautiful, haunting, the Loch Ness Monster/Two great creepy and plaintive song that exbig hurnps and then I'm gone". Ge- plodes into life with a now-tradenius) the album is much more ex- mark Grindermnn crunching wall pansive than the first Grinderman of noise two-thirds through. effort. It's all very well and good That Grinderman have a tradeto hear a living legend having fun mark sound after two short reon a record with no pressure and cords is some achievement, even no strings attached in the form of by the standards of Nick Cave. extensive touring and/or,promoUntil the next movie, or novel, or tion, it's even more of a joy to hear record, Grindermnn 2 will keep a brilliantl,Y•talented,arti~t open yQumore than occupied. up another avenue of possibility in their creative capability.

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MovleRaviaw Horry Potter andtheDeathly Hollows Portl BRITIANY WIESNER PHOTOGRAPHER

he day has finally come, the T end is finally near: Harry Potter a1tdthe DeathlyHallowsPart1 was released last week and millions of adoring fans attended the midnight premiere and millions more flocked to the theatres over the weekend. If you haven't seen it you're missing out. I had originally planned, in this review, to compare the book and the film, the film and previous films etc.

As a Harry Potter fan myself I felt I could adequately judge the film. And I will eventually, but the truth is this film is so much more than just another movie. l assume every other Harry Potter fan (be it a fair-weathered or a Harry Potter scholar) can agree that the film represents years of devotion and love for a series. For many of us these books were the biggest part of our childhoods, and these films arc our dreams brought to life. And while there has been much criticism towards the films (and for good reasons) fans still count down the days, hours, and minutes until they're released. We love Harry Potter. And we're all devastated that it's coming to an end. Thankfully, that's not until next year.

Harry Potterand tlte DeathlyHallows Part 1 is surprisingly excellent. If you don't know the plot, (I'm curious as to what rock you've been living under) the story revolves around young Harry Potter and his friends Ron Weasley and

Hermione Granger who live in the wizarding world. For the past 6 films they've been going to Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry, taking classes, making friends, making enemies, and battling dark forces. If you haven't seen the past six films you'll be

quite lost watching the seventh film. So it's time to do your homework.

The films star Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Crint, and Emma Watson plus a handful of other famous British actors (like Alan Rickman and Maggie Smith). The acting is

three of them is brilliant.

The director, David Yates, also directed the 5th and 6th films of the Harry Potter franchise and will also be directing part 2 of the seventh film. His style is instantly recognizable. The films, since he took over, have become visually darker. Not to mention the plots of the films have been twisted and warped compared to the plots of the books. , This film was made to appease the fans of the novels, and I think it did a good job. It didn't stray far from the books, doing each important scene as it was written and only adding a few establishing scenes beforehand. They seemed to screw themselves before this film by cutting out essential scenes and characters in previous films. ln this instalment they had to make a last minute attempt to inform the viewers who is who, for example introducing Bill Weasley out of the blue, or the rushed romance of Lupin and Tonks. If you have only watched the movies, there will be parts you will be confused about in this new film, but it's still very good.

Overall it's an excellent film as it should be. After nine years of watching Harry Potter and his world we have almost come to the much better than it has been in end. It's funny, heart-warming, past films. It feels like Radcliffe, and it will make you cry. The endGrint and Watson have stepped up ing is a great cliff-hanger to lead their game, after seven films they up to part 2, and honestly, you are finally believable in their roles. don't want to miss this film conEmma Watson is finally able to sidering people will be talking convey more than two emotions, about it for the rest of the holiday and the chemistry between the season.

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SPORTS EDITOR minds these days. However, this show is definitely not just some fter a short hiatus from chan- cheesy stuff that is thrown tonel surfing, I am back talking gether to suit this new phase. Like about your favourite non main- True Blood, The Walking Dead is stream shows. J would like to for a more mature audience with thank Sophie and Nick, who filled its very addicting and entertainin for me last two weeks. Sophie ing story line. This week we are brought an excellent show to my left with four of the men from the attention, which l only found out camp going back into AHanta to existed a week ago. retrieve a bag of fire arms and a man that has been hand cuffed to the roof of a building. While the TheWalking Dead: group are in Atlanta, they encounThe show, The Walking Dead, ter a gang of Mexicans and have on the ever popular AMC, is one a conflict with them. The group which I absolutely love. Mad Men also finds evidence about the man and BreakingBad are spectacular, they are searching for. The group and now AMC comes out with back at the camp runs into some this gem. I know what you're problems of their own and we are thinking; they are just cashing in now left with two episodes. Don't on the whole supernatural craze worry though; the show has been

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Boardwalk Empire: Well things are definitely heating up on the Boardwalk!With only one episode left there are still a lot of questions to be answered.

Jimmy has returned to Atlantic City to help Nucky with the criminal side of his empire after Nucky saw how well he had done in Chicago. Nucky's brother Eli has been shot during a casino pick up and there was also on attempt on Nucky's life while he walking on the famous boardwalk. So Nucky had no other option but to bring Jimmy back. Jimmy immediately made an impact in AC, and just as Jimmy thought he was about to solve

his feud with Lucky Luciano, the long arm of the law grabbed him.

Jimmy spent a short stint in prison until the witness was unfortunately killed, by then Luciano had fled back to New York and back under the wing of Arnold Rothstein. After a rat in Rothstein's Atlantic City crew, the Dellissio Bothers, Nucky and Jimmy sent Arnold and Lucky

a message through Myer Lansky.

Things are definitely heating up on the boardwalk. Oh the show has just passed the time in history when women could vote, but who really cares, it's a show about gangsters. Next week l will give you a wrap up on this wonderful HBO show.

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VIOLETHAlT SEXPERT en aren't the only ones dissatisfied with handjobs. The M clitoris myth that is passed down is that all you have to do is find the "man in the boat" and rub it vigorously like some magic lamp. No wonder girls fake orgasms. Men, if you hate a handjob that burns and chafes your dick, then have some pity when you rub the most sensitive part of a woman's body likewise. On that note, keep your nails short!

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may need some more lube. Use your judgment. The sensitivity of the clitoral area means that light touch and gentle play can provide a highly erotic stimulation. Instead of rushing straight to her clitoris, arouse her first by stroking the area around it, and built up to lightly touching her button. Similarly, take your time before inserting fingers into her vagina - make her want it! The key with girls is not speed or pressure, but rather consistency. When you find a spot that makes her moan, work with it.

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Technique: Women, quite conveniently, produce their own lube. However, just because women self-lubricate docs not mean she's going to be wet down there, especially if there hasn't been any foreplay, and a dry handjob will only irritate and inflame her sensitive clitoral tissue. As a rule, it's best to start off with a small amount of lube to the clitoral area. With luck, as things progress she'll add to the supply,

but since factors such as the time of month have just as much to do with lubrication as arousal, you

Clitoris aside, there arc other areas women find stimulating nearby. Stroking or tapping the length of the labia (the "lips") can be particularly arousing, as both the inner and outer labia are full of sensitive nerves (the outer "lips" are the larger covering of the clit/ vagina; the inner "lips" are found around the entrance of the vagina). The inner thighs arc also quite sensitive, as is the area between the vagina and the anus. Some

women enioy anal stimulation as well, whether playing around her hole or even inserting a finger.

G-Spot: The most common orgasm for women is the clitoral; however, others can reach orgasm just from the stimulation of the g-spot, called a vaginal orgasm, or - even stronger - a blended orgasm, which results from stimulation of the g-spot and the clitoris. Often these last two stronger types of orgasm will be accompanied by female ejaculation. The vaginal and blended orgasms are very deep and intense, and although it may be difficult and take time for many women to experience them, stimulating the g-spot, which is very pleasurable and arousing all on its own, can gradually bring women closer to achieving the big 'O's. You can find the g-spot by inserting a finger into the vagina, then crooking it upward towards her belly button. The g-spot is the rougher patch on the vaginal wall.

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Tricks: A good way to stimulate both the clitoris and the g-spot is to place your palm on the vulva while pushing your middle finger into the vagina. This way, you can put pressure on the g-spot as you lightly massage her clitoral area with the palm of your hand in one movement. If you want to give a woman a multiple orgasm, the trick is usually to stay focused in the same area (i.e. the clitoris) but to shift position and technique.

Some women, however, find their clitoris oversensitive after a clitoral orgasm, so in that case switching to the g-spot would be strongly recommended. If in doubt- ask!

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SPOR rsEDITOR new grappling hook that enables players to swing through levels like a space-age Tarzan on crack is utterly dwarfed by the bounty of new features that puzzle-platformer LittleBigPlnnet2 will unleash on PlayStation 3 owners when it is released on January 18. The Crcatinator, for example, is a hat that can be programmed to shoot anything out of it; it can even shoot an entire level out of it - not that you'd want to.

When you create a game in which players are encouraged to make and share their own levels with each other, you really have to go all out when making a sequel.

After all, simply creating a new storyline with new levels would be nothing that players couldn't find in the over three million levels available for LillleBigPln11el.

As such, developer Media Molecule has gone all out, adding tons of totally game-changing content to take LittleBigPln11et 2 to a whole new dimension. However, all of the levels created for the original will be playable with increased graphics in the sequel on day one.

Perhaps most fundamentally, the game's editor will now allow players to create not different levels, but altogether di ffcrcnt games.

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showing off airplane dog-fighting, pinball, racing, first person-shooter, and many other unique level types.

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level that followed the beat and tune of the music he created. Another person created a Kanyc West video using new camera angles, as well as the new Sackbot feature, which allows level creators to program specific movements into non-player controlled characters.

Though it sounds complicated, it's actually made much easier to understand with tutorials that come with the game. Though it's fun to mess around with the tools, the real benefit of the editor is the great levels other people will make. Building on that community sharing aspect, the game will launch with a website called LBP. me, which publishes a personalized, sharable web page for each level created. The site will actually allow gamers to create and queue entire "playlists" of levels they find online, with positive feedback or cool videos to promote it.

Motion controls will also play a role in the game, and in fact, a Move-enabled game called Sackboy'sPrehistoric Moveswill be released on the PlayStation store on December 15, which features 10 cooperative levels. In it, one or more players control Sackboys with traditional controllers, while one player manipulates the level and solves challenges with the PlayStation Move. Prehistoric Moves will also come free on the disk with LittleBigPla11eL 2 a month later.

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All you can· eat Alookatthefactors driving thelocal foodmovement there is a definite environmental ADAM PEDDLE advantage to buying local food,

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ST. JOHN'S (CUP) - Think about the last thing you ate today - do you know where it came from? Not just the store you bought it in, either. What about the product's ingredients - do you know where they came from?

For the vast majority of Canadians, the answer to these questions is a resounding "no." That's a pretty stark change from the way things were as little as SOyears ago, when nearly everyone knew where their food originated.

These days, we're seeing a return to this simpler way of life, as more and more people each year are embracing food grown by local producers.

According to Amy Cotler, author of The Locavore Way, this trend of choosing locally-grown food has blossomed in recent years. Cotler says that in her 20 years as a farm-to-table consultant, she has seen a considerable increase not just in the number of people open to eating locally, but also in the number who actively seek out sources of local food.

But why are more people choosing locally-grown food?

Cotler says choosing to eat lo• cally often reflects individual ethical preference.

"When you buy your food, you're kind of deciding what kind of world you want," said Cotler. "So if you decide to buy food from local farms that are using good practices that are good to the earth, then you're really working for better communities, better relationships, better communities economically [and] land conservation.''

although she believes that it goes deeper than just reducing one's carbon footprint.

"By supporting a local producer, you are generally supporting a producer who is not using a lot of non-environmentally friendly methods of producing food," she said.

This is in addition to cutting down on the carbon footprint of the travel, says Jameson.

While large industrial farms tend to practice mono-crop agriculture, where the same crop is grown year after year, small local farms must diversify if they want to succeed. Having a wide variety of crops in rotation allows these local farms to grow without using as many industrial chemicals or pesticides as their monolithic relatives do.

Cultivating community

Chris Lester is a sixth-generation farmer at Lester's Farm ln St. John's. When it comes to regulations designed to ensure food safety and environmentallysound practices, Lester is a strong believer in establishing personal connections.

"You can have all these regulations," said Lester, "but the accountability that [comes from] speak[ing] to the farmer that's growing it, how much more accountability can you get?"

On Oct. 23, Lester's Farm held its annual Pumpkinfest - a daylong event that features a host of activities for the family, complete with pumpkin catapult. The goal of Pumpkinfest is not only for people to come out and have a good time, says Lester, but also to raise money for local charities within Agreener crop the community.

Colin Greene, like Cotler, be"Sometimes it seems like we lieves that the choice to eat local- give more money to the communily-grown food is beneficial from ty than we take home ourselves," an environmental perspective he said. "But at the end of the day, as well. Greene is the director of they're the reason we're still here the St. John's Farmers' Market, after all these years.'' and he says that the majority of Attitudes such as these emthe market's food comes from in phasize the strong ties created and around the greater St. John's between local farmers and their area- namely Portugal Cove and communities. Jameson reiterGoulds, N.L. ated this sentiment, saying that a The term "food miles" is used strong correlation exists between to describe the distance food trav- that of local farming and a sense els from the time of its production of community connection.

"A farmers' market is a great right up until it reaches the plate of the consumer. It's estimated that place to build community," she as much as one-fifth of the fossil said. ''You're creating connections fuel used in Canada is involved with people and strengthening with food production, with a size- the local community." able chunk of that being devoted Jameson said that this sense to transportation. of community was truly demonGreene says a decrease in food strated during Hurricane Igor. In miles is just one of the many en- preparation for the storm, Jamevironmental benefits of choosing son said that she preserved hometo eat locally-grown food. Green grown foods and contacted fellow says that often people are buying local farmers. products at their local market that "I didn't know what it was goare coming from as little as a five ing to look like," said Jameson in reference to the hurricane. "[And] minute car ride away.

"Well, you're not burning [as I had actually spent a bit of time much] fossil fuel and all these canning and preserving foods other costs associated with get- that I had bought at the farmers' ting food from China or Ontario market. By going to the farmers' or wherever," said Green. "Once market, I had built relationships you're buying local, there are none with local farmers so, in the event of those. From a green point of that something were to disrupt the view, it's as green as it gets." supply chain that gets food to our Kristie Jameson is executive grocery stores, I was connected to director of the Food Security Net- producers in the region." work of Newfoundland and Labrador. She agrees with Greene that Relying on local rather than im-

ported food offers the benefit of food security for a region. Choosing local, according to Jameson, fits the requirements for a sustainable food system. Jameson says that home-grown food sources are incredibly beneficial as they support local economic development, promote the development of the

community, and create a strong social support network.

Ultimately, eating locally appeals to people on a personal level. Food that is ripened where it grows and then eaten the next day is far more nutritious than food that is picked and ripened during the transportation process. And

nutrition aside, the freshness oflocal food alone has long made it a preferred option for gourmet restaurants in St. John's, says Greene.

When asked why anyone would opt to eat locally, Greene's answer was simple: "Local food tastes the best. There's no doubt about it."

Callingfor Teaching Excellence Award Nominations.

Glen Baier: Recipll!!l'lt of the2010UFV TeachingExcellenceAward.

Once againUFV willprovidean awardto an individual in recognitionof teachingexcellence.

Thoseeligiblefor nominationincludeall UFV faculty and lab instructorswho havecompletedtwo yearsof instructionor sessionalinstructorswho havecompleted the equivalenttime.

Nominationswillbe accepted from faculty,students, alumni,and staff.

Selectioncriteria Includesmentorshlp,attention to student learning.inthe instructionalenvironment and Incoursework,respect for students, exemplary scholarshipand professionalism.

Nominationpackagesare availableat the officesof the Deans,FacultyServices,and Student Services.

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UFV and the Wolf Pack had met once before this season, when the Wolf Pack dominated the Fraser Valley team in the third period, winning the game 7-2. When we spoke with the Wolf Pack bench before the game, they explained that they felt good about their own team's strength. They were well aware, however, that in the past they were a stronger team: "UFV has always had a solid core and a powerful first line." Despite their difficuUies this season, the UFV reputation clearly still looms large.

This is actually the team's only losing season since they joined the BC Intercollegiate Hockey League in 2006. In previous seasons, they have consistently finished among the top three teams in the league and have had two championship performances.

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During the first intermission, UFV coaches Jarrett Craig and Tyler Adams discussed the team's growing pains this season: "We're getting the guys used to each other," they explained. The team has a very flexible roster, with every new semester bringing changes to the line-up. This year is the first year that the team is playing without top-scorer Rob Vo1J,who often leads the league in scoring: "Losing Vos killed the offense a bit."

At the beginning of the second, UFV successfully killed an almost two-minute long two-man advantage for the Wolf Pack, and then rallied to score their first goal of the game. The Wolf Pack countered with an immediate goal, followed by two other unanswered goals. UFV scored once more, and the second period ended with the Wolf Pack in the lead, 5-2. While each team potted a goal in the third, it was easily the strongest period for UFV. However, their effort in the final period was not enough to counter their sloppy early performance, and the game ended with a final score of 6-3 for the visiting Wolf Pack.

Ultimately, the difference betwwn UFVpcrfom1a11ces this season compared to past seasons might come down to a matter of money.

The UFV team is the only team in the league that has a budget of less than $100,000.Assistant coach Kyle Krunick discussed the challenges facing an under-funded team during the second intermission: "Without SUS, we're toast,"

he said. All of the team's funding comes either from SUS or from the players themselves and fundraising they do in the community. The team is not recognized as a varsity team at UFV,so it docs not receive any funding from the Athletics Department.

However, they are attempting to compete in a league where many schools offer players full scholarships, recruit from the WHL and the BCHL, and have paid coaching staff and trainers: "We are the only team in the league that doesn't have a paid coach," Krunick mentioned. It is difficult for a team like UFY, full of students who need to pay for their tuition and their team expenses, to field players who are able to commit as much time to the team as a scholarship-player might be able to.

The funding gap also affects the team's visibility on campus.

There is little room in their budget for marketing: "We put up posters on campus," Krunick states, "but at Trinity Western, the season-opener had a fireworks show, and they had the guy who sings the national an• them for the Canucks, Mark Donnelly, come out and sing."

Compare that to a home game for UFV; only one quarter of the Abbotsford Sports and Entertainment Centre seating is open, and you have to enter the rink through a side door at the south end of the arena. "In the next five years the whole league is going to develop and change a lot," Krunick suggested, "and I'm not sure how we're supposed to compete with no money."

Men's Volleyball

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Nov 6: UFV vs. Camosun W 3-1

Nov 5: UFV vs. VIU L 3-1

Nov 11: UFV vs. CBC L 3-1

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Women'sBasketball Men'sBasketball November26: UFVvs. TRU@ EAC@ 6:00 p.m.

November26: UFVvs. TRU@ EAC@ 8:00 p.m.

November27: UFVvs. TRU@ EAC@ 5:00 p.m.

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W 3-2 PK Nov 7: UFV vs. UBC @ Alberta (Gold Medal Match) Nov 11: UFV vs. Laval @ PEI w 2-0 Nov 13: UFV vs. Queen's@ PEI (CIS Semi-Finals) L 2-0 Nov 14: UFV vs. Montreal @ PEI (CIS Bronze medal game) W 3-2 PK

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• VP Social - J-'arry Portelance • International Students Rep. - Ahmed Iqbal, Tinnie Le & Hossein Meimani

• Residence Rep. - Zack Soderstrom • Rep.-at-Large - Vinu Chetipurackal, Hector Dennis, Christian Doyle, .Amanda I<.anbari and Yang Wu

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game as they got shutout 2-0 by the Peoria River Men. Jake Allen made 37 saves for the Peoria shut• out. Leland Irving made 25 saves in the losing effort for the Heat. As ui;ual, the following night game --~----JU~_ S_T_I_N_O_R_L_EW_I~-two of the miniseries went down, SPORTS EDITOR but a similar story would unfold.

The Heat found themselves down fter a strong finish to their 2-0 in the first period, after a eight game home-stand, in scoreless second period the Heat which they had a winning record, showed some life with a goal from the Abbotsford Heat embarked Logan MacMillan, but in the end on a five game road trip that saw it just wasn't enough to claw back them face off five times in eight into the contest. Peoria added one days against three different op- more goal to ice the back to back ponents. After winning their first victories against the Heat. The two games and then falling in the Heat ended up splitting their five shootout to the Providence Bru- game trip with a 2-2-0-1 record, ins, the Heat squared off with the getting a possible five of 10 points.

Peoria River Men in a two game TheHeatisnowonitswayhome miniseries to cap off their trip. to play one of the most anticipated Even after four days of rest for the miniseries so far this season at the Abbotsford Heat, game one with AESC. The Heat will go at it with Peoria did not go as well as their the Vancouver Canucks farm club: past few games had gone. the Manitoba Moose. Because of They came out flying in the first all the future Canucks that will be period with many chances but in the Moose's line up, it will likely were kept off the score sheet all be the biggest fan draw of the year ~

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The other three games against the Moose last season were also near sellouts. The first game of the Heat versus Moose series is Friday November 26, and the second game will go the foJlowing night. Some tickets may still be available for these contests.

After their quick home stand with the Moose, the Heat will go on a three game eastern Canadian roadtrip for crucial divisional games against the Toronto Marlies and the Hamilton Bulldogs.

At week's end the Heat are 11-80-1 and sit in second place in the North Division. For information on the Abbotsford Heat and student deals on tickets visit the box office at the AESC or check the Heat out online at http://www.abbotsfordheat.com. For more insider information on the Abbotsford Heat and AHL you can foJiow me on Twitter ® JustinOrly.

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Extreme Roundabout RenewedHostilities MATIHEW TANNERround shootout. Chilliwack re-

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he Chilliwack Bruins (11-82-1) renewed hostilities with the Tri-City Americans over the weekend, coming out on top, 4-3, in an intense and hard fought game. This was the first game between the Americans and the Bruins ~ince their first round playoff series last season in which the Americans were victorious in six games. This was also the return of the former Bruins coach Jim Hiller. Hiller was the first coach the Chilliwack Bruins had at the helm, coaching from 2006 to 2009.

The Bruins were locked in a seesaw battle throughout the game which saw three lead changes. The Bruins' Ryan Howse opened the scoring in the game with a onetimer feed from Roman Horak.

Kevin Sundher tied the game late in the second period on a great individual effort. Sundher split the two defensemen, but was hauled down. While sliding on his stomach, Sundher still had the skill to still pull the puck around the Tri-City goalie Drew Owsley. To cap the game off, Bruins rookie Brandon Magee scored the winning goal on the power-play in the third period, his fourth marker of the season. The game was a rough one, featuring numerous fights and several jarring hits. In particular, Americans star forward Brendan Shinnimin got rocked behind the net by Bruins captain Brandon Manning, sending Shinnimin to the ice, and his stick into the air.

On the next night the Bruins battled with the Regina Pats. The Bruins played hard, and outshot the Pats 47-42, but they eventually lost the game 3-2 after a four-

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extreme sport. And so, Extreme PAUL FALARDEAU ARTS& LIFEEDITOR Roundabout was born.

The basic rules of the game are nvented on the OLN travel pro- simple; in your car, you try to batgram Departuresthis new weird tle the G's as you try to complete sport may just be the most timely ten rotations of the roundabout we have published in this fine without succumbing to the cenweekly. As you may well have trifugal effects of quickly driving already noticed, Abbotsford is in a circle. Essentially, extreme proud owner of many new round- roundabout is to stock car racing abouts, and we can only assume what table tennis ill to regular tenthat this trend will continue. Now, nis. Of course, this is a lot more that leaves the question, as our fun and includes less involvement fair city and the entire province from Rednecks. blossoms with circular roadways: This opens up many options what do we do with all these mer- for different modes of play. For inry car-go-rounds? stance, time trial modes arc great . The answer is extreme round- for those who want to see who can get ten rounds in the least amount about.

While in New Zealand, Depar- of time, or endurance rounds will tures hosts Scott Wilson and Jus- find players trying to reach the tin Lukach partake in a variety of maximum number of rotations the extreme sports that the coun- without vomiting, passing out or try is known for, such as bungee crashing.

That leaves the most exciting jumping, repelling, going down a watery hill in a giant hamster- form of extreme roundabout, the ball, and more. Inspired by the ultra-competitive versus mode. daredevil kiwis, the pair of trav- Roundabouts with two lanes alellers decided to make their own low two drivers to go head-to-,

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head in a race to complete the ten laps before the other. There is also the death match version of versus, in which racers drive in opposite directions, adding another layer of excitement to the race.

1f you haven't guessed already, extreme roundabout earns its name with a healthy amount of danger and shouldn't be attempt· ed by those untrained in the art of roundabout. Busy roundabouts are not the place for extreme roundabout, and extreme roundabout might become too extreme in extreme weather conditions. A suggestion for those who aren't ready to brave the big time roundabouts is to make up your own roundabout with safety cones on a quiet field or the like.

So extreme sports enthusiasts, give extreme roundabout a try. It might just be the best use you've found for roundabouts yet, and hey, as a result, maybe a few people will learn how to drive through a roundabout proper!y.

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the front end when Chilliwack native Steve Oursov made his Bruins debut. While he didn't factor into the scoring on the night, it will be just a matter of time before he does. Oursov was fast on his feed, did well on the forecheck, and even had a breakaway in which he narrowly missed scoring. Oursov was playing his firstgame after rehabbing an injury from the offseason, so while he didn't necessarily score, he didn't look out of place, which is enough when coming off a long-term injury like he had.

The Bruins are running second place in the B.C. diVision with 25 points, four points behind the first place Vancouver Giants. A total of six points separates the Giants from the last place Kamloops Blazers. It was expected that the B.C. division would be extremely competitive this season, but this is simply too tight.

The biggest challenge for the Chilliwack Bruins in the foreseeable future is how they manage their team with so many injuries to their key players. Two-fifths of the Bruins top line is out with injuries. Forward Robin Soudek is still out with a concussion suffered on Remembrance Day against the Giants, while Bruins defenseman Jesse Pauls broke his leg in the game against Tri-City. Defenseman Zach Habscheid is still out of the line-up with an injury, as well as experienced forward Dylen McKlnlay, who is out with a knee injury. McKinlay had 20 goals and 23 assists in 72 games with the Bruins last season. In addition, the Bruins remain without the services of rookie Brendan Persley who has five goals and two assists in 17 games this year.

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JUSTIN ORLEWICZ SPORTS EDITOR a sad week in the hockey Iandt'sworld; Stanley Cup champion former coach of the Montreal Canadians, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, New Jersey Devils, Pat Burns has passed away from cancer after a long battle with the disease.

Pat Burns was one of the most respected, decorated, and colourful coaches in the history of the NHL. He started his career in Montreal where he lead Patrick Roy and the Hahs to a Stanley Cup hearth in which they lost to the dreaded Calgary Flames in 1989.

After a near cup win and a Jack Adams Trophy for the best coach in the NHL, Burns retired from the Montreal Canadians organization in 1992only to only to find himself behind the glorious Maple Leaf blue bench in Toronto for the 1992-1993season where he would take the Leafs to a near original six match up Stanley Cup final with the Montreal Canadians only

to be beaten by Gretzky and the Los Angels Kings in the Conference finals. During Bum's tenure with the Leafs he would take them to the conference finals twice and win yet another Jack Adams Trophy.

After the Leafs, Burns moved

on to another original six team: the Boston Bruins. In Boston he was able to win another Jack Adams Trophy and help groom Joe Thornton as a young a player. Pat Burns last stop was in New Jersey, where he finally won hockey's most coveted prize in 2003: the

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Stanley Cup. Burns lead the Devils for one more season to a second place overall finish, but the were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.

After the 2003-2004 season, Burns revealed that he had prostate cancer, and that he was step-

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JOEL SMART SPORTS EDITOR he Canucks have begun to spiT ral down a dreaded but familiar drain, as a Sedin slump rocks the team to its delicate core. No team is immune from a couple of bad games in a row, but the Canuck faithful have to be feeling a little nervous after watching the team play in the last couple weeks.

While another winning streak could be just around the corner, the losses against Chicago, Phoenix, Pittsburgh and Buffalo in just under a week has shown a side of this team that we had hoped would stay buried until sometime after 2012 when the world comes crashing to an end.

When the Canucks are on their game, you'll notice crisp, often simple, and effective passes out of their zone. What we noticed in the last week was a Canucks team that looked uncomfortable holding the puck; even the godlike Ehrhoff looked mortal, whiffing helplessly on several passes. It has been a miserable and sloppy affair for the Canucks. I suspect a careful analysis would find the amount of Canucks randomly slipping and falling on the ice for no apparent reason made a sharp rise during this period as well. The team's power play, so successful for them during their winning streak, lost its magic touch. Not that it mattered on Sunday night, when the squeaky clean Coyotes nary batted an eyelash at a Canuck player.

Some of it was just bad luck, though. Speaking of eyelashes, Taylor Pyatt scored two goals in that Coyotes game solely because the hockey gods wanted to reward Pyatt for his fine choice of mascara. Modern science has yet to explain a proper defence against a harmless looking shot that rico-

STArFWRITER Redskins' quarterback Donovan uarterback drama, a record McNabb signed a five-year-conbreaking performance by a tract-extension with the Redskins player on the road to redemption, that is worth $70 million (potenand a potential Super Bowl pre- tially worth $88.5 million if he can view were on display for NFL fam; bring the R~dskins to the Super this week, as the eleventh week of Bowl each year), with $10 million NFL action came to a close Sunday in bonuses due to McNabb in the night. off-season.

Big time whining was afoot in In a match-up that saw two fuTennessee, and surprisingly it did ture hall of fame quarterbacks exnot come from the newly acquired tend their rivalry, the Indianapolis wide-receiver Randy Moss. This Colts' and their banged up defence time the culprit was quarterback travelled to Foxboro MassachuVince Young, who after injuring setts to take on Tom Brady and the his throwing thumb in the game, New England Patriots. While the proceeded to throw his shoulder Colt's trailed early in the second pads and uniform into the stands. quarter 21-7, a couple of masterObviously fuming, Young left ful drives orchestrated by perenthe game only to come back later nial playmaker Peyton Manning on and attempt to throw with his put the Colts' within three at the hand bandaged up. However, end of the fourth quarter, down coach Jeff Fischer stuck with rook- 31-28.With under a minute left to ie quarterback Rusty Smith, as the play at the New England 24-yard Titans suffered their third loss in line, Manning's pass, which was a row, losing to the Washington intended for wide-out Pierre GarRedskins 19-16in overtime. Young con, sailed into the hands of New may require season-ending sur- England safety James Sanders, gery for a torn flexor tendon in his thereby ending the Colt's chance right thumb that he acquired dur- at a victory. ing the game. That is the least of What inevitably killed the his worries, however, after he was Colts', aside from the late game overheard engaging in a shouting Manning interception (of which match with coach Fischer, follow- the usually-perfectionist quartering another apparent scuffle with back threw three), was the rushing a teammate. As his teammates and attack of the New England Patrifans continue to question Young's ots, which combined for 165 yards potential to be a leader on the field, on 28 attempts by running-backs rumours off the field have swirled BenJarvus Green-Ellis and Danny that this could be the last season Woodhead. The Colts, who were for Young in Tennessee. missing key defensive playmakers The Michael Vick rehabilita- such as Bob Sanders, Gary Bracktion experiment continues to go ett, and linebacker Clint Session, exceedingly well for the Philadel- are 29th in the league in opposiphia Eagles as the quarterback tion rushing yards as a result. put together a six touchdown perThe win gives Tom Brady his formance (four passing and two 25th at home as a starter, tying rushing) against the Washington Brett Favre's record for consecuRedskins on Monday night. The tive home wins set over the course Eagles, who went up 28-0 after the of three seasons in 1995-1998.

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chets off of several bodies in front of the net before going in. That isn't to say the Canuc::ks'defence could not improve, however, as clearly demonstrated by the highly-touted Hamhuis, whose aching foot was surely to blame for the disastrous overtime giveaway in Buffalo that cost Cory Schneider his first loss of the season.

It comes down to the fact that, as a team, the Canucks are just playing bad hockey right now. It's painful to watch, but it will likely subside before fans of the team arc forced to douse their eyeballs in salt to relieve the burning pain.

The real trouble is that the team is awfully inconsistent, whether they're playing really well or really poorly. To a certain degree, this is true of all teams, but the Canucks seem to especially embody

ping down as head coach of the New Jersey Devils. Burns eventually beat the cancer only to find out that he had developed liver cancer. Being the warrior that he was, Burns successfully beat cancer one more time. Just when Burns thought he was in the clear, he was once again diagnosed with cancer, this time an incurable form of lung cancer. 1 also lost my father to this same form of lung cancer. 1t pains me to write about such a topic, but like my father, Burns was a great man, so I thought this would be the best way to honor them both.

The only sad thing in Burns' case is that they did not induct him into the Hockey Hall of Fame this year when they had the chance, there is no doubt that he will make it into the Hall of Fame, it is just a matter of time. Pat Burns is still the only coach to win the Jack Adams Trophy with three different teams, all were original six teams. There is an ice rink at Stanstead College being built in his name. It is due to be completed in 2011. RIP Pat Burns - April, 41958 - November, 19 2010.

the term. · The dilemma is especially worrying because there doesn't seem to be an obvious cure; there is no simple answer or clear individual to blame. It could simply be the curse of a hockey market where pressure to succeed is particularly daunting to key players; Detroit seems to have found a solution for that problem, though. Part of the problem has to be in coaching and management of the team.

If the upcoming battles against our main rivals and divisional enemies is not enough to awaken the Canucks from their discombobulated nightmare, we may all be forced to see just how deep this rabbit hole goes. It might just be time for Mason Raymond to invest in some of Pyatt's "Lash Blasting" cosmetics.

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