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The Cascadeis hiringa News& OpinionEditor

Think Global SONJA SZLOVICSAK ACTINGEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Solutions to any problem, whether I lave you ever heard the saying "1hink Global, Live.:Local"? It seems to be a slogan that so rnany people (and businesses) like to throw around, but with which very few people actually want to followthrough.

Luckily, there Is always a segment of society that tries to get the rest of us to live up to this slogan's command.

Students for Sustainability (SFS) has been working hard to get a bus route between Abbotsford and Chllliwack established (sec page four).

They've managed to reach 3,500 sig• natures, which is a major milestone.

Now, a bus route does not seem to have global significance. However,It ls one of those little pieces of the big picture.

Everyone that hasn't been !iving under a rock for the past few years knows about carbon emissions and global warming. Unfortunately, very fewpeople arc willing to do more than pay lip service to a growing problem.

More fuel efficientvehiclesare only one part of a bigger solution. Public transit must be a part of any plan to reduce carbon emissions. However, very fewpeople are willing to sacrifice the convenience and comfort of their cars for public transit.

it's an international issue like climate change or the war in Afghanistan, or whether It's a more local problem like the need for adequate public transit, require effort from everyone. 'lhere are so many issues that need public support but it's hard to find the time to help all of them. However, a little effort goes a long way.

Something as simple as buying your morning coffee from coffee shops that arc supplied by ethical coffee producers can conlrib~1teto global change.

Of course, most people don't stop to think that the coffee they're drinking was grown by poor farmers who received very llttle money for their beans.

Awareness (or lack thereof) seems to be the cause of our apathy towards global issues. We all know to "Think Global," wejust don't know how. 'fhe film festival in Mission this past week presented a number of issues which most people are oblivious to. Something as simple attending the Mission film festival (see page 10) can help us all be more aware of what's going on in our world.

It's just too bad you can't get there by bus from Chilliwack.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR I disagree with Mr Peachey that of 1bermodynamics. What about the in God Is not evidence of God's existence either. lt's only evidence that we don't need evidence of God's ex- First Law of Thermodynamics which Congratulations to you Ms Szlov- sometimes philosophers change their istence other than his claim that deep says energy can neither be created nor icsak, Editor of the Cascade, for the minds. After WW2 many philoso• within our souls we arc aware of God. destroyed?

Mr Peachey ch1lmsthat l have forstrong stance you have taken in de- phers changed their minds from a be- This belief in an inherent awareness fence of open and friendly discussion. lief in a god to atheism because of the of God is simply Mr Peachey's belief, bidden hlm to use either the universe and is very likely not at all true for or the Bible to prove God's existence.

I whole heartedly support your posi• atrocities they had witnessed.

His reference to the "almost un- many people. Deep within my soul l This is not true. l have mj:relyshown lion.

I'm not paying to have my views believablecomplexity of the arrange• find a love for my wife and my son, but how his argument that the universe published, as Mr Peacheyadmits he's ments needed to produce life" ignores no evidence of an awarencss of God. was created (like a watch) and his ap• doing. And since I'm trying my-best a previous argument I made. First, an Deep in the souls of most people, even peal to the Bible as a source of sclen• to keep my letter to a reasonablelimit, appeal to complexity doesn't prove believers, there is a chllling doubt tific informatior_ido not support his l can't respond in a~ much detail as the existence of God. Complexity about the existence of a higher being, conclusion that a god exists who is responsible for bolh.

I'd like to on every point made by Mr only proves the existence of complex- especially in ditncult times.

I argued that the Bible Is no proof By the way, I want to make it clear ity.Second, this complexity-argument Peachey in his Oct 30th Advertorial.

First ofall, In response to my anal- is a version of the "watchmaker argu• of God's existence either because It that l'm not saying the story of evoluogy, Mr Peacheypoints out that pre$- ment" which says that the universe is can't proven by means of a self-ref- tion is completely accurate. I'm only ents under the Christmas tree prove just as complex as a watch, therefore erential, racist, sexist, homophobic, arguing that it doesn't make sense to the existence of"present-givers". This just like there is a watchmaker who and scientificallyinaccurate religious say because there are problems with is true, but adults know it's the par• made the watch, there must also be book that simply demands that read- the evolutionary explanation the only · alternative is to accept that the unients, not Santa who give presents. a maker who made the universe. The ers believeIn God. One final point: It's not true that verse was created out of nothing by an How do we know this? Because we watchmaker argument is an old one have clear evidence of the fact - we whlch Is easily defeated by first year the common view of the universe is all-powerful being. know, we don't Just believe that the philosophy students like this: A watch that it must have had a beginning.

Sincerely, present-givers are the parents. We proves the existence of a watchmaker ln fact the most commonly accepted have no such evidence or knowledge because we can visit a watchmaker, cosmologicalview is that the universe Peter B. Raabe that there i;xistsa God "present-giver" we can talk to him/her, we can take expands and contracts in a never• Philosophy his/her picture, we can watch a watch ending cycle. 1bis means there does who has given us the universe.

Mr Peachcy's reference to the phi- being made. The same can not be said not have to be a beginning and then an entropic winding down, as Mr losopher Anthony Flew changing his of God or of the universe.

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David's Disappointing Diatribe: A Rej_oinder by Richard Peachey Dear Editor: Regarding the recent opinion piece by David

Miller (Cascade News, Oct. 16th, p. 8): From Its beginning (a headline sportir,g a puerile pun on my surname: "Peaching to the Choir") to Its ending (a crude display of personal vulgarity), this article exhibits a disappointing lack of substance.

MIiier's piece unfortunately contributes nothing to the progress of the evolution/creation debate.

Miller raises no issues of material importance, choosing Instead to focus on secondary matters or ad hominem mockery. His only "argument" In favour of evolution Is that the majority of scientists "don't have a problem" with it. If his article had merely attacked me as an individual, I would not trouble myself to respond to it. But the origins controversy Is of crucial importance; I therefore feel compelled to provide a detailed reply to his criticisms.

Miller charges that I have quoted only the "public scientists,'' whereas there are lots of other scientists who would not agree with them. But if these others (shall we call them "private" scientists?) are not voicing their views openly, how can MIiier know what they think? And what gives him the right to speak on behalf of this shy Silent Majority? How very Falwelllan of him!

Miller also reasons that by having ''Ignored" these quiet folks, I "insult" them "by misrepresenting their work and attacking their integrity." I'm reminded of a local election after which a letter writer argued something like this: "Only 24% of the eligible voters came out to the polls. So 76% did not vote in favour of the Incumbent. Therefore he has no mandate to impose his policies on us."

Miller's statement that I only quote from "popular" sources is simply mistaken. The reader is welcome to go back and look at all my advertorials, starting with the Sept. 10th Issue of the Cascade News. But even if Miller were correct, so what? The quotes are all from leading scientists, and my detalled citations of them make it easy to see that my representations of their views are not "caricatures.• Next, Miller complains about my use of the term "evolutionary worldview" and my description of Bertrand Russell as an "evolutionary philosopher.''

Well, the evolutionary worldview is simply the currently prevalent understanding that life, the universe and everything (including us) are the result of unguided naturalistic processes, and a Creator is not needed (or wanted) to explain the vast majesty of the cosmos, the origin of complex, intricate cells, or the rise of Earth's amazing biodiversity.

The evolutionary worldview thus includes the stages of cosmic evolution, chemical evolution, and biological evolution. It is held by leading scientists from a range of disciplines - whether or not they talk to each other (Miller seems to think they don't).

When I debated the BC Skeptics in 2006, they raised no objection whatsoever to nw proposed title for the debate: "Evolution versus Creation: War of the Worldviewsl" As for Bertrand Russell, he is rightly called an "evolutionary philosopher'' because he held to this "evolutionary worldview": he scoffed at God (and at Blble-bellevlng creationists); he accepted evolution as a "fact;" and it definitely influenced his thinking.

"The doctrine of evolution," Russell noted with approval. "is now generally accepted," and he recommended that his readers study Evolution: A Modern Synthesis by Julian Huxley (Human Knowledge: Its Scope and Limits. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1948, p. 34).

In his famous essay "Why I Am Not a Christian," Russell wrote:" ... since the time of Darwin we understand much better why living creatures are adapted to their environment. It is not that their environment was made to be suitable to them, but that they grew to be suitable to it, that Is the basis of adaptation. There is no evidence of design about it."

According his biographer Alan Ryan, Russell estimated that Darwin was worth thirty million "ordinary men" (Bertrand Russell: A Political Life.

New York: HIii and Wang, 1988, pp. 81,161).

And in a 1914 lecture on ''current tendencies" in philosophy, Russell spoke of the importance of the "triumphs" of Newton and Darwin "for the moulding of our mental habits" ( Our Knowledge of the External World. London: Routledge, 1993, p. 41 ).

Russell's daughter recalled:" ... I have never regarded the mere existence of humanity as good in itself, and I can contemplate without panic

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a world devoid of human beings. (Unwittingly, my father was responsible for this callous point of view, having taught us that mankind was no more than an accident of evolution.)" Incidentally, Russell's daughter in her adult years turned to Christianity st;e "found it easier to believe in a universe created by an eternal God than In one that had 'just happened.'" (Katharine Tait, My Father, Bertrand Russell. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975, pp. 178, 186).

All of the foregoing Russell citations can easily be verified at the UFV library (Abbotsford).

Miller asserts that my "glaring inaccuracy" in labeling Russell an evolutionary philosopher "makes the reader wonder if you've ever read any of Russel's (sic) work." If this newspaper editor had attended more closely to his own accuracy, he might have been able to avoid misspelling his hero's name - twice in one paragraph! (The point here is not merely that a spelling error was made none of us Is perfect- but that, Ironically, the error was made in the very place where Miller was trumping up someone else's "inaccuracy.")

It's true that on occasion, Russell took Issue with what he called "evolutionism" - for example, In Our Knowledge of the External World - but what he was really opposing was an optimistic, progressive evolutionism a la Spencer and Bergson.

In one article I mentioned SartreIn passing, and Miller is offended that I didn't spend more time on this atheist philosopher. Sartre's term "authenticity," protests Miller, is "labored with dense philosophical ideas.'' I won't argue with that: Sartre is as abstruse a philosopher as you ever want to try to read. But I did not mistreat him in my brief reference to him.

Finally, concerning Miller's ''advice'' to me on how to write for a university audience: I would welcome his advice if sincere - but this is, transparently, nothing more than a literary device through which he can slam my writing. If Miller could begin to show a little more "authenticity" of his own, I would be glad to engage in further conversation with him.

Richard Peachey is UFV's first sciencegraduate (BSc, Biology and Ch&mistry,1995);he serves as vice-presidentof the CreationScienceAssociation of British Columbia(www,cmaUoobc,org)

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Connecting Abbotsford and Chilliwack JQELSMARI between the Chilliwack and Abbots•

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ford campuses." She would also like cy roadways and rising gas prices to see more students being more en• are among the concerns of com• vironmentally minded in their methmutcrs who face the drive between ods of transport. "We are working on Abbotsford and Chilliwack as winter Implementing a campaign that will approaches. Growing numbers of stu- run the rest of the academic year. It dents feel that a connecting bus route is called 'Get on the Bus!' and it will between Abbotsford and Chilllwack promote noL just bus ridership, but could provide convenience and peace also other forms of transportation of mind, without breaking the bank. (cycling, initiatives for carpooling).''

A petition organized by Students for Sylvestcmphasi2.csthat the goal is reSustainability (SFS)has wielded over ally to promote alternative transpor3,500 signaturns in favor of such a tation, and the SFSeven has contests plan, according to Daan van der planned to encourage this goal.

Shawna Lawson, a recent UFV Kroon.

Van der Kroon, the member of student from Chilllwack, has become SFS who is most Involved with the Involvedwith the petition 011 her own pdilion, says climate change ls his Initiative. Aller finding that hardly primary motivation. "We really need any of her friends knew of the isto do everything we can as a society sue, she decided to create a Pacebook to cul our emissions, and one way of group called "Chilliwack-Abby Bus doing [that] is shifting LoLranslt use Connectorllll" Though it begt1nas a en masse.'' Van dcr Kroon points out way to get word out to friends about Lhatmany parls of the world alre~dy the petition, it has quickly grown LO over 1300mcrnbcrs, and has become do so with great success.

SFS president Michelle Sylvestbe- a small hub for frustrated motorists to lieves the bus route can also provide vent and suggestsolutions. greater connectivity for the University Lawson wants students to under• of the Fraser Valley."What we would stand how everyone would benefit. ultimately like to sec is more fluidity "UPV students should know that even

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EVENTS Nazi Antisemitism: New Perspectives 011 an 01d Debate Mon, Nov9 5:30 to 7:30 pm Abby B101 (lecture theatre) Presentation by Doris Bergen, the Chancellor Rose and Ray Wolfe Professor of Holocaust Studies at the University of Toronto. Entitled "Nazi Antisemitism: New Perspectives on an Old Debate", Bergen's talk is part of the History Distinguished Speakers Series at UFV.

UFV Theatre presents SchoolhouseNov 11 to 29 The delightful story by of a rookie teacher in a oneroom Canadian schoolhouse in 1938. Chilliwack campus theatre.

For information call the UFV Theatre at 604-7952814 or email theatre@ufv.ca

Thomas Merton, George Grant, Michael Ignatieff: Peacekeeper, Peacemonger, and Peacemaker Wed., Nov 25 at 7 pm Alma VanDusen RoomVancouver Public Library 350 West Georgia St.Free admission. Limited seating.

Thomas Mertin, George Grant, and Michael Ignatieff share a passion for peace, but their understanding of peace and how to achieve it differs significantly. This lecture will explore these differences and the difference it makes for Canadians and in the theatre of world politics.

Speaker Ron Dart, of UFV's Political Science and Philosophy department, is a director of the Thomas Merton Society of Canada.

He has published more than twenty books, including Thomas Merton and the Beats of the Northern Cascades.

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Friends of the UFV theatre fundraiser UFV's Friends of the Theatre organization is holding a fundraiser for the theatre.

You can purchase dinner

if they personally do not need a bus between Chilliwack and Abbotsford they should still sign [the petition] because It still affects them." Lawson Identifies a few key ways that a connecting bus between the two cities would help. "Having the bus would

want to drive on the highway?" Lawson asks.

Host of "The CanCon Container Shlp"onCIVLRadloand UFVstudcnt Larry Portclancc lives in Abbotsford, but works in Chilliwack. Not owning a car, Portelance uses a combination

improve the environment, get less confident drivers off the road, and when its snows does anybody really

of taking the Greyhound and relying on rides to make the commute. Portclance remains apprehensive about

and theatre tickets, or simply come for dinner.

Spaghetti dinner (Bozzini 's) and Schoolhouse performance Thurs, Nov, 12 $24 Spaghetti dinner only (Bozzini's) Thurs, Nov, 19 $12 For tickets and further info, call Audrey at 604-7924434 or email greeksalad@shaw.ca

2009/10 Season of Theatre Nov 11-29, 2009: Schoolhouseby Leanna Brodie Jan 20-Feb 7, 2010: Paper Wheat by 25th Street House Theatre Mar 10-28, 2010:

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare Apr 28-May 2, 2010: The Directors' Theatre Festival For inforntation call the UFV Theatre at 604-7952814 or email theatre@ufv, ca

A Common Thread: Textiles from St6:lo, South Asian and Mennonite Communities Sept 24, 2009- Jan 3, 2010

The Reach Gallery Mu~ seum Abbotsford presents, A Common Thread, textiles from the St6:16First Nations, South Asian, and Mennonite Communities.

The exhibition provides an opportunity for these communities to collaborate on a tapestry of cultural traditions from weaving to quilting to the story-telling that embroiders each piece of work. Sponsored in part by the Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies at UFV. More information at www.thereach.ca

a bus link between the two. "I have hope that it would be good. But un• ti! it actually materializes I just will not know." Portelance hopes that the petition will help make the bus link a reality. "I hope ii docs happen, but I don't secit happening too soon".

The petition, if nothing else, Is showing that a substantial number of students are Interested in having a con11cctlng bus between the two cities. Van dcr Kroon plans to present the completed petition to "MLA's van Dongen, Penner, de Jong, Hawes, and Les" as well as to Abbotsford and Chilliwack city councilors and may• ors. Van der Kroon also plans to present the petition to Mission council and mayoralty. "We have a big event planned for next April to do the public presentation.'' Ur\til then, Van der Kroon and many other concerned students and citizens are hoping for more signatures to give the petition more weight.

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Demonstrators stripto protest funding cuts

B.C. nurses petition todebate union 'raid'

International students contribute billions toCanadian economy

Toronto copyshopbusted for copyright infringement

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Andrew Bates, CUP Western Bureau Chief Canada (AUCC).

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SUS Calls By-Election PAUL BRAMMER

There are three Rep. At Large job positions available, Of the position, 8urwelJ said, '"lhey are the reps that students generally tend to go to first.

Each Individual personality has their 11,eTrades Representative's duties own consi<lcrallons for important ls• 'I11erearc a tornl of seven positions available in five different areas: the include, "representllng] that specific sues. Some will take on things !Ike Vice President Academic, the 'trades community.'' The Trndc Rep rnustalso Clubs and Associations; others will Representative,the Aboriginal Repre- deal with, "any particulnr issues lh11t take 011 liaisons between different assentative, the .Residence Representa- the trades arc having... mostly mean- pects of the university und the comtive, and three positions as a Repre- ing whether the trnlnlng being offered munity at large." leads directly and appropl'lalely into Burwell said that the Rep. At sentntivc al Large. ·n,edifferent positions require industry, so thol they can Just pick up Large positions arc 3 good w11yt.oget different disciplines. Jhim Burwell, a job and go." Similarly, the Residence involved with the Student Union, "It's Communications Administrator, Representative wlll also require, "a a great position to get a Start on the said, "The V. P. Academic is one of specific by election for starting In board to see how things actually work the executive members of the board. September bcca~1scof when that par- here.'' Despite some students immediately applying for executive positions, They arc mostly responsible for over- ticular community is in place." seeing the duties of the sitting board In relation to the Aboriginal Rep- Burwell ~aid Lhatbeginning as a rep ns well as on any c:imp11sacademic is- resentative position, Burwell said, resentativc al large is the best•advised sues that arise." In addition, the V.P. "The Aboriginal Rep Is one I haven't route for first-time applicants to the Academic is responsible for attending seen filled since I've been here, and l Student Union, "Some people are amthe Canadian Alliance of Student As- would absolutely love to see someone bitious and go for the executive posl• right away,but In reality, It probrepresenting that community.'' 1l1e 1101,s sociations' Conferences. 'll,e filling of the Trades Repre- Aboriginal Rep will, "work with the ably is better to go for or community sentative position is problematic, due First Nations students and make sure rep position or a rep at large position to the schedule to which the Trades that they're getting proper consider- Ito begin with]." students adhere. The Trades year runs ation for their special needs." from September to June, and, as the

STAFF WRITER position Is generally filled al the January SUSelection, Interest In the posihe Student Union will be hold- tion has been low. ·n,1s has led Lothe ing a by-elcclion from the J7th of position being opencci up at the byNovember to the 201h of November. election this month.

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Burwell said that the need for a byelection arose after the departure of the previous V. P. Academic, "When the V. P. Academic, the executive position came forward as being open, that really tipped the scales towards, yeah, we should take some action to make sure this important role is filled on a non-interim basis." ·111eposition is currently being filled on an Interim basis presently, "Jay IMitchell] has been doing a great Job as the V. P. Academic presently... in the end you want someone that's very specifically designated to that position lo make sure that other reSp<mslbilltle aren't being missed ... so you always want to make sure that everything's filled."

Voling takes place online between the 17th and the 20th of November.

Burwell said that he would like to see as many students as possible get Involved, "I would dcfinllcly love to see Ithe voting turnout! higher... Bul it's really up to the candidates LOengageas many students ns possible and convinee them that they need to vote.

We're going to try our best as an or-

ganlzatlon to make sure that as many people as possible are engaged in the process and, at the very least, If they don't run they at least vote."

Each candidate to the posts Is allowed to $pend o maximum of $75 on their campaigri. Each condid!llc has to submit a financial report to the elections omcer the dayafler the cam• paigning ends, "that's Just to mnke sure as far as actual materials and resources, everybody's nt a level play· ing field. You don't want somebody to come in and spend a thousand dollars on something that would mean that they essentially bought the election.

We don't want to see that happen."

Toe position of Clubs and Association Rep will not be on the ballot at 1hc request of the Elecloral Officer.

According to Burwell it will be open for the general electibn in the winter semester.

Voting will take place onllne, and at a designated polling slallon at each campus. Application forms for the po• sltions are available from the Student Union offices,or at www.ufvsus.ca.

'llie original motion put forward by the AMS described CASA'scampus driven campalgnlng as "insubstautial, Ineffective or non-existent." The mo• Uon also states that there were "insufficient concrete returns" from CASA and that ''the voling structure of the organization gives a disproportionate voice to regional voting blocs."

Sharma urged the AMS to take a year to consider their decision saying that CASA was engaging iri a strategic review that would add rcss their concerns: "'Ilic CASA General Assembly is currently engaged in a d10ro1.1gh process to create a new strategic plan and reviews of the governance structure,

consliiulion, fee structure, and voting structure. 1 urge the executives to work with the General Assembly and the CASA I.cadcrship Group to address the AMS's concerns. I truly be· lieve in the dedication of our General Assemblyto tackle internal challenges that may address the AMS's concerns with our organization.''

CASA is comprised of 23 student unions across Canada. In B.C, UBC's Alma Mater society and UPV's Student Union Society are Its only mem• bers. Last month, the Kwantlen Students Association voted to become an associate member of CASA.

UBCVotes to LeaveCASA DAVID MIii EB NEWS& OPINIONEDITOR BC's Student Union, the Alma Mater Society, voted to withdraw from federal student lobby group, the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations. 'Ibis decision cannot take effect until April 2010, because of CASA exiting regulations but it ends a fourtecri-year relationship that has been fraught with difficulties. AMS helped found CASA in 1995, but voted LOleave In 1996 only to rejoin in 1998.

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that they had little voice In the organlzation.

"Despite the fact that our students comprise nearly 20% of the total membership of CASA, we have very little say over the direction and pri, orities of the organization,'' said 131ake Frederick, President of the Alma Mater Soclety.

Frederick says that the Alma Ma• ter Society will continue lobbying on their own, claiming that the organi1,ation has similar lobbying resources to CASA. Arla Sharma, president of CASA, sent a letter out before the council vote, claiming that CASA was given insufficient notice of the Alma Mater

Society's intention to leave the organization. According to CASA bylaws: "A Full member reverting to Associate Membership or an Associate Member withdrawing from the organization must notify the Board of Directors in writing no less than thirty (30) calendar days in advance of employing the necessary legislative steps in the Member's constitution or Bylaws.''

Sharma claims that members of the AMS and CASA did meet within the 30 days prior to the meeting but there was no discussion of AMS's intention LoleaveCASA. Instead CASA learned of the AMS vole via Twitter.

H1N1 VaccineAvailable ANGELA OSTRIKOHvaccine will then be released to the STAf-F WRITER rest of the public, includi,,g children he 1-TINIvaccine was approved for release in Canada mid October, and since October 26, has been available to the public.

According to Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. David Butlerlones, "Canadais In the enviable posi• tion to be able to offer vacclnc to every citizen who needs and wants it." The vaccine will be released in sequence, becoming available first to the people who will benefit the most from it. 1nis Includes: people under 65 who have chronic health concerns (problems with the lungs, heart, kidneys, liver or diabetes), pregnant women, children 6 months to 5 years and people living in rural areas. 1hls also includes the people who care for the first group, such as health care workers, household contacts and careproviders.1he

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In the Health Canada press release, ILIs sald that Canada has ordered adjuvantcd and unadjuvanted versions of the vaccine. The adJuvanted vaccine has a substance in it, used In other vaccines as well, that boosts the Immune system; the unadjuvanted vaccines do not. Pregnant women are to get the unadjuvanted vaccine, since there is no data that adjuvanted vaccines are safe for this group.

In the post recent weeks, UFV's nursing department had offered an H l N l lnformatlonal seminar for UFV students, According to Sandra Flynn from UFV's riursing department, the seminars were not as well attended as they had hoped. Flynn attributes this to HlNJ receiving so much coverage.

According to Flynn, many people feel satisfied with the amount of information they've received, and that if they need more then information is readily available.

Flynn and the nursing department do stand behlnd Publlc Health's rec• ommendatlons, on getting vaccinated. Since there have been many cases ofHlNI affecting young, healthy people; Flynn would like to encourage students to at least con• sider getting the H INl vaccine.

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states that, "between September 14 and October 28, 2009, UFV logged 150 reports of flu-like illness from within our student body. Of those, only nine were confirmed as HlNl and two were students whose fam-

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ily members had contracted H!Nl. Amongst UPV faculty and staff, we have only logged about 10 instances offlu like illness to date."

UFV's Director of Student Services at UFV is continuing to remind students to follow public health guidelines of staying home if exhibiting HlN I or flu-like symptoms, and only seeing a doctor In the case of emergency. Lawrence continues, "UFV acknowledges that if a student exhibits symptoms and chooses to stay at home, it will be difficult or impossible for them to get a doctor's note documenting their absence. Students are encouraged to inform each of their instructors If they have the flu or flu.like symptoms (any flu , as it's not obvious by the general symptoms that it is HlNl). Faculty arc aware of this guidance and are prepared to assist students In making suitable arrangements." .

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YouthHeart Health Rapidly Declining VALERIA NEKHIM

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ON'l'REAL (CUP) - One In five Canadians aged 14 to 15 suffers from high blood pressure, and the majority of teenagers already has at least one major risk factor for de• veloplng heart disease and stroke, according to new research presented last week at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress in Edmonton.

Although Canadians arc more knowledgeable today about healthful lifestyle habits, there's a discrepancy between possessing information and actually applying it said Dr. Roland Grad, an assodatc professor in the department of Family Medicine at McGill University.

Grad is also a family physician, though he did not Lakepart in the research Itself.

"You might have Information that ·nmHortons and McDonald's aren't very good for you, but you still cal it anyways," he said. "This leads to the

it's the obesity that drives up the cholesterol and blood pressure."

While presenting the research findings, Toronto cardiologist Dr. Brian McCrindle said the study demonstrates the health of Cana• da's teens Is declining at an accelerated rate. l11e Information stems from a study that monitored the heart health of over 20,000 grade nine students from Ontario's Niagara region between 2002 and 2008.

During this period, the number of adolescents with risk factors for heart disease increased from 17 to 21 per cent. 'Ihe percentage of obese teens and those with high cholesterol also rose. High blood pressure rates dropped Lo 17 per cent by 2008, a two per cent decrease.

McCrlr1dle cited family history, high levelsof inactive behaviour, poor nutrition, and lower socio-economic

status as all having a negative effect on an individual's heart health.

Easily accessibleJunk food and the

prevalence ufvidco games also have a big effect on health said Grad.

Exacerbating it, though, is a lack of effort in Canada to recognize guide• lines required for managing risk factors for heart disease and stroke amongst children, said Dr. Charles Luc Jutras - despite a strong effort to do so for adults.

Jutras is a pediatric cardiologist and an associate prorcssor in the department of Pediatrics at McGill.

Although those in the pediatric age group may have risk factors, the complications 011 ly occur as adu Its, and as a result it's difficult for a pediatrician to perceive whether they shou Id openl(c or intervene before Lhi:child turns Ill Jutras said.

"Because pacd iatric doctors stop mtJniLoringpatients at age 18.''Jutrns said, "they don't often g1.1t to sec long-term ramifications of poor lifestyle habits,"

But a doctor's responsibility to ensure a child's health only extends so far into a person's llfe, Grad said, He noted, for example, the medical com• munity is aware of the obesity problem. But ultimately, decisions about what a person eats and how much they exercise are their own.

Both Grad and Jutras said govern• ments, schools, parents, and lndlvld• uals need to work together to ensure these figures decrease.

"If you make it easier for people tn ride their bicycle, or if you put a soc· cer field in a school, If you do those kinds of things, people are going to find it easier to get more exercise."' said Grad. l110ugh the future may look bleak, Jutras said he remains positive. ''There's always a pendulum effect, so now we're swinging that way, but later we may swing the other away."

CRTCConsideringTV Tax Cable and s:llcllite television pro-

Lo broadcast quallly local television.

SONJA SZLOVICSAK viders have produced numerous Lele, l11eyhave petitioned the CRTC to im-

ACTINGEDITOR-INC.HIE!! vision commercials and taken out full

page newspaper ads cx,plaining why n November 2, the Ci1nadinn the public should oppose a TV tax, Raclio-iclcvision Telecommuni- On their web site www.stopthetvtax. cations Commission (CRTC)finished ca, they explain that local television taking submissions about u proposed providers arc not comrni!LcdLoCana"TV tax.'' ·n1e Lax would force cable dian programs, They explain, "Rog· companies to pay loc,11 television crs, for example, produces more than channels for the usage of their chan- 15,000 hours of JOO per cent local nels. Currently, cable companies only Canadian programming In 34 com• pay spedalty channels (for example, mu11ities every year." The web site the Discovery Channel) and Ameri- continu1:s with a comparison of how can channels for the right to carry many hours broadcast on "C'I'V and their content to subscribers.

Global, who average 912 hours of loIf this charge is Implemented, ac- cal news each year.'' cording to several cable and satellite However, the CRTC is not refercompanies, subscribers could pay an ring to the charge as a tax, and the additional $10 per month In the forrn claims by Shaw that consumers may of a TV tax. In response to this pro- have to pay $10 a month do not have posed charge, Shaw Communications a ~ourcc, Television carriers already launched a1t advertising campaign pay one percent of their prior year's calling the charge a TV tax. Jim Shaw, gross revenue to the Local Program• CEO of Shaw explained, ''You can ming Improvement Fund. ln August, dress this up anyway you like, but the this charged was increased by half a so called fee-for-carriage is a tax on percent to 1.5percent.

TV viewers with absolutely no ben• Local broadcasters have explained efit." that they need the money to continue

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plement a charge to carry their channels twice before, and their requests were denied both limes. This time, however, the CRTC increased the Local Programming Improvement Fund in response lo the linandol difficulties thM many medi11outlets arc having. Local television broadcasters, like newspapers, are having trouble attracting advertisers because of the recent economic down• turn and competition from lhc internet. H is possible that a fee.for-car• rlage may be charged to cable and satellite providers if the increase to the Local Programming Improvement Fund does not provide enough fl nanclal help to locaI televl• sion channels.

Broadcasting Canadian television progrnms is more expensive than broadcasting American programs.

The cost to broadcast a CunuJian program is approxln,atcly 10 times higher than broadcasting an Ameri· can program. American programs are sold to more television channels than CnMdian programs, which allows them to charge less per episode as the cost of production is spread across a larger market. American programs

are also able to generate more adver• tlsing revenue because they reach a larger audience.

Canadian television carriers are forced lo carry local television chan• nets. Legally, all television carriers rnusl curry all local channels in their area. C11blecompanies (like Shaw) don't pay for local channels (like Global l'V, CTV or CBC)because they cannot refuse lo carry these c,:hanncls.

Local channels shoukl be i1bleto g11in more advertising revenue by being carried across more markets and being included In all cable packages.

Some anaJ.ystspredict that advertising revenue will not increase for local broadcasters even after the economy picks up because of the crisis the auto ind\1Stryis facing. In response, the federal government is considering allowing pharmaceutical companies to advertise on Canadian channels, similar to the way they advertise on !clevision in the United States.

More hearings on a possible feefor-carriage charge are scheduled for November 16 and December \I. To participate in the public discussion, or for more information, go to www. crtc.gc.ca.

UFV MuslimStudentAssociation Club and Association of the Week APRIL HODSON changing

Muslim stereotypes and

CONTRIBUTORthey feel that this seminar is n great he Muslim Student Association (MSA) is a new association this year and is already showing a lot of dedication to spreading information about Islam to the UFV student body.

During October, which is Muslim History Month in Canada, the MSA worked hard on the Discover Islam seminar. This group is dedicated to

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Ahmed Iqbal, a member of the MSA, says, "When we go to class, we arc always being asked about being Muslim." And he, along with the other members of the MSA, is always very happy to answer any questions.

They encourage students to ask what• ever they like and not worry about beIng offensive.The MSA Isvery open to

answering any questions or to taking share Information about Islam. l11ey ,rnd If they goe welJthey may continue requests for other Muslim events, have a website (hup://Abbotsford,the- them into 11cxtsemester.

MSAcanbe reached through their bcma.com) and email (abbotsford@ For studenls who would like to email address ufvmuslims@gmail. thebcma.com) to learn more. join, they welcomeeveryone. Recently com or their Pacebookpage, the U FV Along with spreading the word they have been meeting once a week to Muslim Student Association (MSA). about Islam, the MSA also plans plan the Discover Islam seminar, but Anonymous questions are accepted events like a Ramadaan celebration once this is over they will likely meet as well. Students can also learn more on campus. Every one is welcome to less frequently for a while. To find out about Muslims at the Abbotsford Is• all of their events, not Just Muslim when they meet next or to ask how to lamlc Center located at 580 Cedar students. ll\ls semester the MSA suc- Join, email or Pacebook them.

Park Place #2. Here Muslim sermons ceeded In planning two major events in English so all can be Included;and

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Human and Animal Rights are One and the Same JED MINOR like

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PRODUCTION ASSISTANTpages of an Orwell novel, or a loose m I overstating my case? Do the painful experiences of other creatures signify less merely because they possess less mental capacity? hn't it somewhatchauvinistic and ignorant to take the view that our own species' suffering is somehow more important than that of all the others that cohabitate our planet? I can understand that our evolutionary biological urges will always direct us towards taking care of our own kind first, but if we truly clalm to be civilized, I suggest we take a look at how we treat other animals in order lo gauge our actual morul progress.

Imagine living your entire life in a room barely larger than your own body. Imagine having your teeth removed with hot shears so that you won't bite your neighbour or chew off your own llmbs. Your feet so rotted with inactivity that they actually fall off when you are removed from your cramped cell. While this may seem

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paraphrast of some of the atrocities committed In the Holocaust; It ls the current reallty for the vast mnjority of the chickens we consume.

Swine and cattle raised for meal don't fare much better.

Human rights and animal rights aren't mutually exclusive. If you view humans as a species of animal, as do scientists, they are in fact one and the same. r don'l understand why people seem to assume that If we work to better the lives of animals that human life is in some way endangered. On a moral level, human life ls improved every time we take a step in the direction of Justice for all life.

111is is a very touchy topic for a lot of people, especially given the fact that many students at CJPVhave been

a meat-eater myself. Although I limit my meat intake out of concern for my own health and for the environment,

situation though. We can still enjoy meal while working to improve the lives of our fellow earthlings.

It is a stretch to many to equate the current way in which we treat our food animals to the suffering of the Holocaust. I am not intending to diminish or trivialize the murder of six million Jews and other minorities.

What I am trying Lodo is draw parallels In the way that culture sometimes blinds us to the cruelty inherent in our society. The Nazis didn't think they were doing anything wrong.

They thought that removing a certain group of people from society would somehow make life better, at least for the "Aryan" people. Similarly,we don't think that the Inhumane praclices inherent In lndus(rial farming today are wrong. We think that they make life better, at least for out· species.

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raised around some type of animal husbandry. While I do believe the in humane treatment of animals., I am

as complicit as any other in the way In which our society treats animals. It doesn't have to be an either/or I am

"The greatness of a nation 1111d its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals arc treated."

-Mathatma Ghandi

The WarinAfghanistan, andWhy WeNeed toSeeitThrough KEVIN BODNER

C0NTRlBUTOR Afghan-Pakistan border. Both the

Viet Cong and the Taliban use hitithout a doubt, one of the big• and-run guerilla tactics, and, unforgest Issues in Canada today ls tunately, both the Vietnam War and the war in Afghanist3n, which began the Afghirnistan War, were seen, and eight years ago October 7th 2001. arc seen as un-winnablc.

Since rebruary 2002, Canada has sufI respectfully disagree. Hindsight, fered 133 dead, as well as 360 wound- has shown us that the Vietnam War ed. As such, support for the mission could have been won. 'lhe bombing in Afgh11nistanhns dropped little by r,:ampaignsagainst the f-JoChi Minh little, and has only now dropped be• trail were wreaking havoc on the Viet Cong supply lines; Richard Nixon's low the fifly per cent mark.

Many have compared Lhe war ir1 vast increase of these bombing raids, Afghanistan, to the war in Vietnam. in wake of the Tet offensive, forced Well, if you e,wninc both conflirn drivers off the roads, during the dayclosely, you do sec the many simi- light hours. larities. In Vietnam, the Viel Cong There exists, a similar situation in were being supplied along a trail that Afghanistan, as sympathizing Pakiwent through Laos, and Cambodia. stanis militants support the Taliban, 1l1e Taliban, and other insurgents in with supplies of weapons, and fight• Afghanistan, are being supplied by ers. 1nis has also proven a problem, as Pakistani sympathizers, along the NATO supply Jines also run through

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Pakistan, resulting in attacks and hijacking by Taliban fighters. This has lead the Pentagon, and other NATO commanders, as to Pakistan's ability to fight militant groups with in their own borders.

This has created the "no chance of winning feeling" among NATO countries populations. This "un-win• nable war" idea, unfortunately, is true, because no head of state, no military commander, and no regular Joe, besides the red-necks who think we should just glass thti \oVhOlc MiddleBast. wants to do what is necessary to defeat the Taliban. To beat the Taliban, the countries of NATO would have to encroach upon Pakistan's sovereignty, and attack the Taliban supply lines, and strongholds, which would most likely have the undesired effect of creating a whole new war

with Pakistan.

There are two reasons, why we can• not leave Afghanistan, until we have won, or at least until there ls a proper government in place. 1he first reason is that by removing the Taliban from power, NA'fO has destabilized an entire country. Because of Lhls,NATO has a moral obligation to stabilize Afghanistan, and make sure that a proper government is in place before troop withdrawals c.in begin. If coalition leaves before a government is in place, Afghanistan will be consumed by another civil war, and economic growth, will be virtually impossible.

The second reason, and probably most disheartening, and disturbing, is that if we pull out, before a proper government Is in place, NATO's reputation. and Influence In the Middle• East is gone. Now I know that doesn't

seem like much, but think of It this way: NATO would send the message to every radical and nutcase group out there, that the countric~ in NATO, and their citizens, are ripe for the picking.

Now that may sound like an advertisement for the old Bush Policies, but Lhercis no denying that there He people out there, who would like nothing more than to kill us. They h,wc done it before, a11dwill do it again. I'm not saying that we close ourselves off and spend trillions on security, nor am I saying that we should Invade every country that has these radicals. Because lets face it, every country has them, whether Muslims, Christians, far-leftists, or far-rightists; what I'm saying ls that we must finish the light In Afghanistan, and then end it on our terms.

CanadasAfghan Campaigna tragic waste of life DAVID MILLERpline and lack of organization of the

man rights and to do so we needed the assistance of the Taliban's arch rivals, abandon any sentimental hope that the Northern Alliance. Byplacing our this ls possible. allegiances with the Northern AlliWe should have no Illusions about ance we allied ourselves with an eththis. The Afghan campaign may have nic bloc that was equal in size to the dealt a blow to Al-Qaeda, yet they Pashtuns of Afghanistan. Many Pashhave regrouped in Pakistan. But most tuns were happy to see the Taliban go seriously, our actions In Afghanistan but they are gradually learning that have done little to advance human they have liulc say in how their counrights within the nation. The efforts try is run. 33 per cent of the Afghan have only exacerbated a dvil war be- population an: Tajiks yet they control tween two equal ethnic blocs (the Pa- 70 per cent of the key command posishtuns against the Tajiks, Uzbeks and tions of the Afghan armed forces.

Hazaris of the Northern Alliance) Harmid Karzai, president of Af. and weakened the strength of our ghanistan, may be a Pashtun but his Canadian Forces, who have proudly Influence ls limited only to Kabul shouldered a disproportionate bur- and his recent election win is mired den of this war. in a stench of fraud. The US has had It was a war that was doomed from no choice but to throw their support the start. By removing the Taliban we around him, and yet by doing so they hoped that we could bring back hu- have further eroded the credibility of

NEWS& OPINIONEDITOR new Afghan national army, we should n 2001, the Taliban regime was ousted from their rule In Afghani• stan by the Northern Alliance. 1l1ls achievement was made with little loss of life on America's part, which only had to insert a few operatives in with some money and a radio to call In air strikes. The Northern Alliance did all the rest.

Eight years later, this near bloodless attempt at regime change has morphed into a bloody quagmire that has achieved very little of its aims. Canadian forces are due to leave in 2011 and many foresee that we might still have a role to play In ensuring that Afghans have a secure and prosperous future. Considering the rampant corruption In the political apparatus of Afghanistan and the woeful disc!-

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democracy and human freedom.

Where do stand in all of this? Canada alms to be out by 201 l so why am I making an argument against I\ war we arc not fundamentally committed to?

The simple answer is that there needs to some soul-searching on why we allowed our forces to move from an anti-terrorism mission to an occupation and nation-building force. Our forces are not composed of blind ro• bots that we can send to for off lands to do our bidding. We ask them to risk their own lives and take the lives of others when necessary; we ask them to endure Intolerable conditions that might stay with them for the rest of their lives. We should only ask this of them lfwe have a bloody good reason to send them away from their homes and loved ones.

In Afghanistan, we committed them to an operation that was mis• judged and hopeless. Let's not whitewash this or kid ourselves that we have made things better. A mess has been made in a country that will take decades to overcome. If all was fair we should be in Afghanistan until it has been cleared up if only for the fact that our presence is making things worse.

It was mistake that could have been avoided with a careful look at the his• tory and context of country that has been beset with occupation and ethnic conflict.

Ultimately. It was a mistake committed by politicians that have not been held accountable by you dear reader- the electorate. It Is up to us to learn from our mistakes so can make better decisions and make the world a better place.

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SoyGood Byetoo Neutral Net SONJA SZLOVl~AKhaven't ruled out traffic management

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practices for the future. he Canadian Radio-television It should be pointed out that back Telecommunications Commis- in 2005, when the Telecommunicasion (CRTC) has come down with tion~ Workers Union went on strike, their ruling on throttling. Unfort\1- Telus blocked access to their web site nately for proponents of net neutral- nnd biogs. A year later, to prevent ISPs ity, throttling (or ~traffic mnnagc- from blncking web sites again, the ment,'' as it is politely being referred federal government broadened the Lo)will continue.

CRTC's mandate, ensuring that the What does that mean? IL means Internet would be accessible tn everythat Internet service providers (ISP) one. While it might seem like Telus can continue to slow down Lht!lr respects net neutrality right now, four customer's Internet service. 111edif- years ago, they had an entirely differference is, now they have to tell their ent view on this issue. customers if their service has been Herc in Canada, the net neutral"throttled." ity issue came about because Shaw The fight for Internet neutrality and Bell Canada were advertising that began in 2008 when it was revealed their customers could download at that some ISPs would manage traffic speeds "up to" an amount per second. by slowing down customers' access to Customers would pay more money the Internet. The CKfC called for a to have the chance to download at a review of ''Ira ffic management" prac- higher speed. This top speed wasn't tices. They c::alledfor public input and guaranteed to customers, and since received thousand~ of responses from Shaw and Bell Canada engaged in people ac::rossthe country. throttling, Cl1stomers were actually Most of the TSPsadmitted to throt- prevented from reaching the speed tling (controlling the speed of their that they were paying extra money to customers' internet access). Bell have.

Canada and Shaw both admitted to I remember Shaw had an advertisthrottling. Telus stated that they do ing campaign where they stated th.at not throttle at this time, but that they their customers complained because

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their Internet service never sped up; the commercials explained that Shaw customers download speeds never Increased because It never decreased.

That's a clever way to sell internet service, but the CRTC's examination of traffic management practices reveals that those commercials were a complete lie.

So why shot1ldthe Internet be neutral? When the Internet first became a reality in Can11da,it was regulated similarly to telephones; a telephone company cannot interfere with the content of a phone call; the telephone lines are neutral carriers. They carry all messages the same way, no matter what the message ls. 111eInternet was regulated the same way, untll companies like Shaw,Telus and Bell Car1adn decided to Interfere with "the message."

If companies are free to "manage traffic" as they deem necessary, it will be a huge loss for innovation of the Internet. Southwestern Bell (an ISP in the United States) approached Google about four years ago with a11 offer; If Google paid them large sums of money, lheir web sites (don't forget, Google also owns You'I\ibe) would load more quickly. Google re-

fused this offer, and Instead have become advocates of net neutrality.

Google explained that if they had to compete with web sites thM received preferential Internet speeds, they might have never become the Internet giant that they are today. It's entirely possible that a Google knock-off (perhaps something like Microsoft's Bing.com) could approach an unscrupulous lSP like Sot1thwesternBell and offer to pay that lump of money for their web site to load more qukkly.

Suddenly, this web site that isn't anything special ¥Till be loading much more quickly than all the creative and useful web sites on the Internet.

If the Internet does not remain neutral, Innovation wlll stall. Google started out as a few guys with a good Idea working out of their garage, Throttling has the potential to prevent the next Google from making it out of the garage.

111eCttTC got an unprecedented response from Canadians when they asked us what we thought about net neutrality. n1elr ruling, which will allow throttling to continue, makes me wonder why they even bothered to ask us what we thought.

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I Have a Car-Free Dream JENN ROSEBOOM with her own creation. Cities have

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Five score and six years ago, a great man presented to all people the machine of the future. This moment symbolized the revolution of transportation and marked the beginning of relief for many feet from under the heavy load of their masters and for countless horses from the tolls of the harness. It came ~s a joyous relief 10 end their oppressive burdens.

But one hundred and six years later, we must face the tragic foci that aII of humanlly is still oppressed. So many years Inter, the very invention that seemed to bring great relief is about to induce the birth of a great catastrophe. Years later, this thing has become a threat to man's very existence in the world. So, we h,wc come here today to unveil the inconvenient truth. 'rhe world is destroying herself

sleek build are an ingenious cover for become Islands of toxic chemicals as 1111nil-hungry c::ontraplinn I hni contheir streets choke wilh cors spewing linucs lo cough out a gassy haze. We foulelthaust fumes into the poisonous must extinguish its life, end its exisconcoction. As sickly people clog the tence, exterminate its menace. infirmaries and fill the hospital beds, We must begin to walk back up we must seize lhe opportunity to stop the road to freedom, leaving our cars our plunging death spiral. We must behind, never take thal moment with the urgency looking back. A of now. Now is the poinl where we wise man once cannot allow the car11ageto continue. said, "We all Now ls the time to rise frorn below the want progress, blar;kbillows of emissions and bre:Hhe bi1t if you are of the clean, pure oxygen above. Now on the wrong is the moment to rise from our tum- road, progress bling freefall to soar above the clouds means doing an of ominous pollution. about-turn and It would be fatal for anyone to walking back to overlook the urgency of the moment the right road; and to underestimate the automobile's In that case, the potential for harm. 'lhat SUV may man wht) turns seem very docile and calm, but It is a back soonest is inaster of disguise, a wolf in sheep's the most pro.;.a. __ ... clothing: its shiny spinning rims and gressive." It ls L.

our duty to take a stand for clean air, moving down the pathways of health and happiness in spite of the hardships our feet must again endure, and in spite of the exertion our bodies will feel. 'lhis new life will become a real ity if we choose to change.

I have a dream thal one day all people will be able to rise up oul of bed in the morning and see the pure virgin sunlight pouring through their Windows.

I have a dream that one day these people will be free lo go forth from their homes without worry of the onset of asthma, wllhout fear of bronchitis, without thought of hiding behind their air masks, and without having to visit the hospital at the end of the day.

1 have a dream that one day roads will no longer be used by cars. Instead blkc.:s' tires will zing along r;hecrfully in the crisp, dean air, carrying healthy, happy Canndi11nstowards progress.

And 1 know this dream must become reality before it is too late.

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Beards: A Man'sWinter Companion JOU SMART owners. I would wager that Abraham

CONTRIBUTORLincoln would never have been the omething is growing on my face.

Not everyone appreciates its subtle dignity, but 1 have bccom;;:quite attached to it. I was not, however, always this way; I used lo participate in the ritual massacre of perfectly good cheek fur. While I would never blame a man for performing this act of social conformity upon himself, I do feel the need to take any opportunity to reach out and preach the benefit of cultivating a relationship with one's magnificent mane.

Beards have long been a sign of power and prestige, and famous men through.out history have bee9 prqu.d

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great leader he was, if he had been the type to shear his facial fleece. By the same token, there ls no doubt a good reason why many of the great names In science and art have kept an enormous beard. From Socrates to Leonardo da VJnci, the mug muff has been a symbol of greatness for millennia.

As the winter approaches, a beard becomes more than n symbol ofbrilllance; It becomes a functional, invaluable tool, and n friend. No more will the sharp bite of a bitter winter morn sting with such ferocity! What was once largely a foshio11statement becomes a protector from Jhc harsh

world, a guardian from the Icy tor• ment that lurks just outside every heated building. That ls not to say the beard holds no value when the weather Is warmer, It can even protect against sunburn. By far, though, It ls most valuable in the cooler months. The fuller the facial hair is kept, the better insulated the face becomes. '!he value of this gift goes largely umealized for the indoor types, but those who spend time snowboarding or hiking will especially welcome its pleasant shelter.

There is truly no better time to start growing a face blanket then early in the fall.

Anyone interested in growing a .beard .shquld pay.~pec:ific,attcntionto

the proper direcllons. There is really only one rule, but It must be adhered to without exception. The rule is: "Do not, under any circumstances, shave yout face.'' Seems simple, sure, but that ls really the entire point. GrowIng a beard ls not just awesome and useful, It Is super easy too!

After beginning lo comprehend the wonders of a beardy bush, it may be dillicult to u111krstandwhy some may not share these views. Many men, re• ligious shavers, argue that they find a beard too itchy to keep. However, this scratchy dilemma is only a temporary burden, a side-effect of previously shorn hairs trying to find their way.

Onc.c,grqwn l..n,a hea.llhy ~i;t of ~hin

whiskers will feel more at home than a cozy housecat In a warm patch of sunlight. On the other hand, some shave their beard to appease the pc:tt.ytastes of particular wom<in.This is by far the worst basis to trade in one's fashionable fun .. It is Important to understand that the finest women adml re a beard and its rugged splendor, so be careful not to give up that cheeky comrade for the wrong !'easons.

Not every man should feel obligated to keep a furry face, but I urge those who have not given it much thought in the past to try out a winter beard this year, and see how you like it. You never know, you might find it Ubcr!\ting!

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The WorldComes to Mission Festival shows inspiring and informativefilms ANGELA OSTRIKOFF

than merely host the festival, sfAFFWRit ER more they must provide the moviegoer with

rom October 30 lo November 1, a film festival was hosted al the Clark Foundation Theatre in Mission.

32 films of various length were shown over the 3-day period, and each dis• cussed current world issues. TI1e opening night the festival played the films,JJlueGold and FierceLight.

1he film FierceLight, was created hy filmmaker, Velcrow Ripper, and after the film played, Ripper made himself available via webcam to talk about his film and current issues. 'n1e film shows the journey of spiritual enlightenment and tlCtivism.ll highlights the lives of major world leaders like Marlin Luther King, Ghandi and Desmond Tutu, as well as others who have contributed to change.

The film festival was part of the Traveling World Community Film Festival. The festival was founded 19 years ago by the World Community Development Education Society (WCDES) and is based on Vancouver Island, in the Comox Valley.1he WCDEScommillee spends over 1000 hours per year choosing the films that will appear in the festival.

Once the films arc chosen, they become part of a festival package that goes across Canada to communities that wish to raise awareness for global issues. These communities must do

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ways they can help the global Issue, locally. For example, if there is a film about fair trade organic coffee, they must promote local coffee shops that sell fair trade organic coffee. At the heart of the festival, it is more than just showing films, it's about promoting awareness and sustainability.

Many guest speakers were also part of the festival, several from environmental groups, as well as aboriginal leaders from the community. 1he co-

ordinators nf the film festival worked with local non-profits who htlvCbeen working for change in the issues that some of the films touched on; some of these include, CUSOVSO, Ze-

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tee, Mission Indian Friendship Society and the Wild Salmon Circle. It was a great chance for people to connect with leaders and organizations

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who arc directly involved in a given issue.

Elena Edwards from the Mission World Community Film Festival says, "This is our lfirstl annual year hosting this festival and we hope to bring it lo

the community on a yearly basis, with each year being better than the last."

To some the idea of film festivals usually conjures up images of hipster kids sitting around and ironically discussing world issues that they know "so much" about bec11use of their two week trip to India and to be honest, they were there this weekend.

However,if you merely ignore them and go about your life, they won't bother you.

Had l not followed this advice I would have not only missed some great films, but also the delicious bake sale. Smoked salmon quiche, think about lt.

The festival sue~ ceeded in bringing people out to watch films about real is• sues. Most people go out to the cinema on the weekends anyhow, so every now and then, why not see something that is meaningful and thought provoking, instead of whatever garbage Channing Tatum is staring in next.

Film Festival ~o Review

You, Me, and the SPP REBEKAH DUPREY MANAGINGEDITOR aul Manly's documentary You,

PMc a11dthe SPP is an eye open-

ing exploration of the recent, and (un)surprlsingly under-the-table, trade negotiations between Canada, 1he United States and Mexico. The negotiations were called the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America.

Did you know that American corpornlions have the right to sue Canad inn gnvernments if they enact legislature that cuts into profits? 'lhey can get millions of dollars from the government if, say, nc environmental or labor laws cause them to lose money.

I didn't know, and that's something that's been around (NAFTA chapter 11)since 199'1. l don't remember the NAFTA protests.... J was seven years old and living in an isolated coastal village at the time. Apparently the government does, and that's why the SPP was discussed so quietly and kept out of the hands of the democratic process.

After NAPTA it was obvious that the reduction of Lrade barriers, contrary to the governments' claims, led to the rich getting richer and the poor gelling poorer. 'J1ils,of course, is just fine with the rich. When it wasn't OK

with the rest of us, the governments decided lo "take an incremental approach."Theyclaimed that they would wait until the next crisis lo enact any more such agreements. 'lhis incremental approach was also a strategy to "avoid the impediment of 'senlimcnts' over Canadian sovereignty." Manly demonstrates In

Tradingdemocracy for corporaterule.

The documentary is one-sided.

There arc even some who would pass it off as a conspirncy theory, However, the facts presented are too well substantiated and disturbing to be shrugged away.

Manly's BO-minute film is informative, often witty, and never boring. 'lhe film also explores the history of SPP talks and the affects of the SPP so far. Each aspect of the initiative, those relating to both security and prosperity, Is examined. Overall, the documentary is thorough despite his documentary that the negotiations enacted have remained, and the sentiand strategics arc slowly resulting In a ment lives on. Manly's film is a com- its one-sidedness, and can't be called system where the least regulated stan- prehensive examination of the Cana- anything but eye opening.

Paul Manly will be screening the dards will become the norm. Cor- dian people who have been fighting porations are being given increased the SPP, and their reasons for doing film in Mission on November 26. He power, and governments' abilities to so. Manly tried to contact officials will be there to discuss various aspects set standards arc being reduced. who supported the "dialogue" so that of the documentary with anyone who 'lhis summer, the SPP was officially he could get a second opinion, but he is interested. For more information visit www.youmespp.com abandoned. However,the initiatives it was brushed off.

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The Storyof Stuff APRIL HODSONbuy from their raw materials to the CONTRIBUTORlandfill, exposing all or the detrie have all heard that weshould recycle, reduce and reuse our waste and try to he greener, We hear that we need to be sustainable, we hear about how the earth needs our help, we hear that we need to do our part. It Is amazing that many people still think that the only reason to re• cycle pop can ls to get back fivecents.

Por those people, there Is a way to learn all you need to know in a mere twenty minutes, The Story of St'!{f is on informntivc and short film, It ran at the Mission Pilm Festival last weekend, but for those who missed the fes• tival and would like to watch it can go to storyofstuff.com, TI,is short tilm tracks the stuff we

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ments to the environment, our health, the workers involved and our state of mind along the way. 'lhe story Is told through little stick man cartoons and narrated by Annie Leonard.

It is very thought provoking, and really shows the need for change around the issues of toxins, exploitation of third world countries and consumerism that arc raised in the film.

Most people who wiitch 11,eStory of Stuff arc bound to learn something they didn't know before ciHerlng the theatre (or punching in the URL).

Tl1ere are some drawbacks. Thc narrative of the movie is American based, und though other countries can relate, many countries have similar statistics to those provided for the

Environmental degradationfor short attention spans USA in the film. It would be nice to include statistics for other countries as well, or at least provide links to other information. TI1eStory of Stuff has been translated Into other languages but the lnformntlun remains centred 011America.

As for solutions to the planets rapid decline, look r10 further than lhe link at the end of the film, or around the website for rurther ideas. Otherwise: you risk being lert in the dark, as the film docs not contain this information. it is short, and leavesthis further research in the hands of the viewer, having started the ball rolling.

Overall The Story of Stuff is a good and succinct summary of the crisis ot1r planet is in, It encourages us to rethink our <,:on~11111erism and reduce the amount we waste.

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f1lnFestival o Review

Cafe Femenino ANGELA OSTRIKOFFof woman-produced coffee beans,

STAFF WRITER Latorre

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ls a short docu Vmentary made detailing the story of the women In Peru who came together with the help of non-profit organizations to create a fully female produced coffeelabel. The film shows how many groups worked together to achieve this goal, showing that true change must come out of community, not individualism. Dave Perrit, owner of Grab-a-Java In Mission, introduced the film. He was one of the first roasters in Canada to support Cafe Femenlno and was also featured In the documentary.

In the film, Isabel Latorre of Proassu, a Peruvian humanitarian organb:ation, connects with Garth Smith of Optw, based in Vancouver,Wash1ngton and they work together with the local Peruvian women to help formulate the aforemenIioncd idea

explains that the idea was completelythe Peruvian women's and at the beginning the women who c11rne out wnntcd something to be doni.:but were Incredibly ashamed and downcast in the meetings.

Eventually Cafe Femenino emerged, the only totally female coffee producers in the world.

The founders made It mandatory that all the coffeefarms be in the woman's name, so lhat it truly was female produced, but also offered security in case she ever found hersclr without a husband. Smith and Lutorrc knew th:1tthe project would 1101suc:ceedif the product was not excellent.

So they spent time with the women making ~ure thut the beans that were taken to market were clean, dry and not broken.

Smith and Latorre then offered

coffee roasters from Canada and the USA a trip to the country of origin for the coffee that they sell and consume.

All the roasters were touched by what they saw

and g11vetheir full support to Cafe Femcnino, and onc:e home, agreed to sell Cafe Pemenino in their shops.

111croasters who decide to sell Cafe

Femenino are asked to adhere to three guideline~.The ftrsl is 10 not blend the beans with any other coffee beans, second, to keep the Cafe Femenlno logo intact; and last, that a minimum of 2% of their profit be donated to Cafe Femenino or a local wom• en's charity, Within three years, the number of female producers doubled and the amount of coffee being shipped out was multiplied by four. The female founders, who the meeting where Cafe !lemcnino was conceptual• izcd, Instead ofbeing downcast and ashamed, were proud nnd unnfraid to speak up. The hushands who gave the title or th<.'irland to their wives support what their wives arc doing and many marriages have been im-

proved. Cafe Femenino has expanded into other countries, including, Columbia, Bolivlu,Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Mexico.

This film was great for a variety of reasons, the first being that it was short; it took less then an hour to watch it from start to finish. It wasn't boring hy any stretch, but It Is very refreshing that the filmmaker didn't draw the film out just for the sake of it. Plus, if you ever would want to have a viewing with your friends, it won't take all night.

Another admirable quality of the film was the emphasis on loc:al change, 'I he roasters that sell Cafe Femenino are encouraged to support local women's charities, and by buy• ing that coffee,so is the averagecoffee consumer, I mny not be nhlc to save the world, or the coffee industry for that matter, but 1 can make sure that the coffee I consume has helped the world becomea better place.

NaNoWriMo Makes 60 000 the Magic Number Gruen says that although she en about another friend, Lani Diane plete the entire manuscript, of course. ported winners-an Increase of33 per AREN BERGSTROM !lit Si-iEAF did not officially win the two years

she participated, coming in around t's almost November,which means 40,000 words each time, she considaspiring wrlters evcrywhern will ers her word count a win for herself, flock to coffee shops to knock out "Those were 40,000 words I did not have before,"she says, 50,000 words before the month's end.

Gruen, a Ca1,adit"tnand American National Novel Writing Month, affectionately nbbreviuted to "NaNoWri- c:itizcn,wiis born in Vancouver,grew Mo," Is upon us again. Writing 50,000 up in London, Ont. iind then moved words in a month's time can be intim- lo Ottawa to atti:nd Carleton Uni· idating, but merely trying can get you wrsity for English before settling in on the right track.

Grayslake, Ill, Sara Gruen, two-time NaNoWShe tried NaNoWriMu upon a rlMo participant, hRS had two of friend's advice, "I needed lo start a her books come from NaNoWriMo book and was suffering from a wellsessions. One of them, "Watc:r For known syndrome - somebody needs Elephants," was a New York Tin1cs to coin o name for this disease - that Best Seller for 12 weeks i.n2006. The ls charac:terized by the complete inpaperback edition hit number one on ability to open one's file," Gruen exJuly 8, 2007, And, she didn't even fin- plains, ish her 50,000 words.

Writer Joshilyn Jackson told Gru•

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Ric:h, who used NaNoWr!Mo to rid herself of this terrible disease. ''It wtirkcd, I think, because misery loves company, and I knew that thousands and thousa1,ds of other people were out there beating their heads on their desks ut the same time," she says.

Gruen found herself wanting to start another book at the same lime the following year, so she signed up with NaNoWriMo again.

While;she is busy working on revisions of her new book right now and won't be participating in NaNoWriMo this year, Gruen says she's eager to participate again, "Anytime I need to start a book around NaNoWrlMo you can bet I'll be signed up," It takes more than 30 days to com-

NaNoWrlMo, for many, Is a stepping-stone. It cnn tnke Gruen anywhere from four months to two years to complete a book. '!he new book, "Ape House," As well as "Water For Elephants,'' c:ame in at the long end of that spec:trum since they were research-intensive for Gruen.

"ApeHouse," Gruen's fourth book, focuses on a family of language competent apes in a rcnlity TV show situation. "As part of my researc:hl was nblc to meet with a family ofbonobos at the Great Ape 'l'rust," she explains.

"Having a two-wayconversation with a great ape is a truly life-changing experience, and I'm grateful to have a job that lets me have opportunities like this," Last year's NaNoWrlMo saw 119,000 participants and 21,720 re•

cent from 2007. And while no prizes from NaNoWriMo arc handed out, the satisfac:tionone receives from just partlclpatlng, and especially completing the daunting task, Is reward enough. Remember, even if you plan your book tu be more thnn 50,000 words, and even if you don't hil that magic number, ut least you have a starting point for your project.

"The wonderful thing about NaNnWriMo is that it gives you something to edit. Because the only thing you can't edit is a blank page," Gtuen says.

For more information on NaNoWriMo, go to http://www.nanowrimo. org/, Keep up with Gruen online at www.saragruen.com

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Album Review

Dizzee Rascal -Tongue N'Cheek Grime superstar steps into hip-hop mainstream PAUL BRAMMERity-strewn intro, as he argues with an

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Since Dlzzee Rascal's debut LP,

Boy/11da Corner,he has been lauded

as the public face of British hip-hop, and one of the mainstream progeni• tors of the British sub-genre 'grime'.

His next two albums, Showtlme and Maths -~ English, were critically acclaimed best-sellers, and rightly so Dizzee's heady mix of weird and wonderful samples helped to fur. ther bridge the gap between rap and the rest of the music world, and his breathtaking vocal delivery augmented the blend of mundane everyday musings and candid autobiographical tracts about dealing with his ever-increasing fame.

Dizzee's new album, 7'o11gueN' Check,Is yet another step to solidifyIng his status as the most electrifying British artist of his generation. While all of Dizzee's work has been accessible for the wider market, this new album is explicitly so. Opening track, "Bonkers", produced by Uber-DJ Ar· mand Van Heiden, is a thumping, throbbing club track that details life as an unhinged youth. Dlzzee gleefully declaims, "Some people think I'm bonkers, but I ju$t think I'm free, .. there's nothing crazy about me''.

"Ihe second track, "Road Rage", sounds a bit more down and dirty, though the sheen of production harks back to the previous LP, Maths+ Eng• /isl,, which perfectly straddled the line between well produced pop and street ready grime. Diizce's profan-

imaginary antagonist in another car, gives way to a break-neck tune about driving like a maniac. Set side-toside with "Bonkers", these two tracks could be seen as opposite sides of the same coin - the former a cheeky slice of crazy life, the latter exposing the dark clements of living life on the edge.

Calvin Harris, the $coltish DJ, produces and co-writes the next track, "Dance Wiv Mc''.

Another dance floor hit, "Dance Wlv Mc" sees Di:>.zee at his most brash 11nd cocksure, telling a girl in a club, "You're g o n n a give me everything I ask for... 1 wanna take this further than the dance floor".

In someone else' mouth, the lyrics to this song might seem misogynistic, or painting women as purely objects of physical desire, but Diuec's character and tongue In check (sorry) delivery mean that this song is cndenring if anything. Plus, Dizi.cc's sense of humour shines through when he says, "You didn't come to stand and stare - you bought new shoes and you did

up your hair", and Harris' production make the song a sure-fire hit, which It already has been Jn the UK, where It shot straight to Number One. Regular Dlzzec producer Cage takes back the helm for the next track, "Freaky Freaky". A silky smooth beat supports Dizzee's catalogue of con• quests. Again, the song could easily fall into the realm of misogyny, but Diztec seems to be acutely aware of how far he can take his braggadocio, and reins In his tales of scx.ual prowess with scl f-dcprccation and humour, as he says, "Did ii in a council flat on a landing".

Again, there seems to be the feeling that Diizee Is playing a character, as he claims,"c;ouldn't care less about karma". There seems to be a subtle concept running through the album, an alter ego that Dizzec is assuming, as most of the lyrics so far seem to be pretty nihilistic aad narcissistic.

On the next track, "Can't Tek No More", the real man behind the moni• ker shines through. "Whole lot of pain suffering and badness ... too many grieving mothers and sadness". Despite the pumping techno tune in the background, Dizzec is found to be at

his most angry and agitated since the Introspective and wrathful Showtime, He bemoans his generation's lack of a wider worldview in favour of material gain, "They can't comprehend 'cause they're too caught up trying to get their ends''. I defy any career politi· clan to match the level of insight into the mind of under-privileged and dis• enfranchised British youth as Dizzee summons up here.

Dlzzee loosens up again on the next track, "Chillin Wiv Da Man Dem'' ('man dem' means people who arc cool, by the way,Canada).1he laid back beats perfectly complement the lyrics, which are about hanging out with your mates, getting blazed and playing Pro Evolution Soccer. It's one of the highlights of the album, and perfectly showcases his brilliance as a lyricist, able still to portray a modicum of youth reality effortlessly and poetically.

A sample of StevieV's" Dirty Cash" directly informs the next track, "Dlrtee Cash" (see what he did there?). A cautionary tale against greed, Dizicc cries, "Everybody'son the paper chase, one big rat race ... so many two faced".

He calls on the world to answer for lts obsessions, "Mr. Politician, can you tell me Ihe solution?" A virtuoso third verse secs possibly Dizzee's most stag• gering vocals on the album, ashe nms through the gamut of financial woes on the bouom rung of society.

The nex.t track, "Money, Money" serves as a stark contrast to "Dirtee Cash", as Dizzee repeats how he

"loves money, girls, cash" In the song's refrain. This thumping tune returns to the hedonistic alter ego of earlier songs "Bonkers'', "Road Rage" and "Freaky Freaky", Penultimate track, "Holiday", produced by Calvin Harris, is another huge summer dance tune. The rising synths bounce offDlzzec's playful lyrics brilliantly, as he urges a nameless woman to take off with him, "If you ain't doing nothing let's fly away".The humour is most evident on this track, "Don't watch my passport photo, I know a look a bll loco.. ,and 1 know that my Spanish is so-so." TI1esong ends with a ridiculously epic synth outro that no doubt got hands in the air the world over this last summer.

Unlike the other ~upcrstar producer cameos on the album, Tiesto, who takes the helm for album closer, "Bad Behaviour'', brings ev1;:rything down to an understated beat and looped vocals, leaving Dizzee room to domii1atc the track. It's a low-key closer to an otherwise block-busting album, and it is an oddly fitting finish· - proving that there ls indeed heart under the hollerIng. Dizzee Rascal has taken a huge step towards the future with this album - some grime purists might bemoan some of the tracks' slick, dancepop production, but the rest of us can see that a talent like Diz1.ce'scannot be confined to one genre. If this is the music he Is making when he's 24, Imagine the stuff he'll be turning out in thirty years' time. ,

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Musi,cas Torture Musicians rally against torturous use of songs TREVOR FIK "At Guantanamo,

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wellingthe ranks of protestersof the UnitedStatesnavalbaselocat• e<lill GuantonomoBayis an unlikely group of musicianswho claim that their musichasbeenusedIn the commissionof torture In orderto ''break" terror suspectsbeing held within the facility, Members of the groups, R.E.M., Pearl Jam, and Nine Inch Nails, with the assistance of the National Security Archive located in Washington, have filed a Freedom of Information Act disclosing how officials at the detention facility used their music In enhanced interrogation techniques.

1hus far, details have emerged of prisoners being subjected to "loud" music for hours, and sometimes days, at a time. Musical accompaniment to other interrogation techniques has been used to not only create a sense of"futility" in prisoners, but also to reduce sleep. In some instances, prisoners have reported being forced to listen to music at volumesjust below levelsthat would damage their eardrums.

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the U.S. govern• ment turned a jukebox into an instrument of torture," notes Thomas Blaton, executive director of the National Security Archive.

111eplay list prisoners were forced to listen to consisted of a widevariety of music, reaching every genre and often added as a touch of cruel irony from prison officials.

Such hits as Barney the Purple Dinosaur's "I Love You,"speaks to the boredom and ingenuity undertaken by prison guards engaged in torture lite (the United States defines music torture as "torture lite," because it does not involve direct physical harm), as does the "MeowMix" cat food jingle, and Bruce Springsteen's"Born

ln the USA." For the majority of detainees, who lived under the Taliban rule in Afghanistan (where music was forbidden), the experience of listening to the throbbing and pulsating beats of heavy metal and rock music for days on end is usually too much to bear. Binyam Moham-

med, a current occupant of Guantanamo, adds that "plenty lost their minds," and were reduced to bang• ing their heads against the wall in a vain attempt to make the music stop. ''It sort of removesyou from you. You can no longer formulate your own thoughts," adds another detainee. The question has been raised whether the statements provided by individuals who have undergone music torture are of any value.

The United States military has a history of using music in the interrogation of terror suspects, as the method was also used in the questioning of individuals after the United States lead invasion in Iraq and the current occupation within Afghanistan. Claims have also emerged that music tortttre assisted in discovering the whereabouts of then Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

The erA has thus far denied claims that music was playedat an uncomfortable level for detainees

within Guantanamo. The music was used, instead, "for security purposes, to block detainees from communicating with each other."

Furthermore, Guantanamo bay officialshave released details stating that the music being played does not exceed levelsof "79 decibels," or the "equivalent of a garbage disposal."

As the promised deadline for the closureof Guantanamo Bay draws near, it is becoming increasingly unlikely that the prison will close before the January date. However, with musicians throwing their support behind the closure of the controversial facility, adding fuel to an already growing cause, it would not be surprising to see increased protests leading to some action by Congress.

However,if a decision can not be made on Lhcfate of Guantanamo Bay,and the use of music In interrogation continues, guitarist of Rage Against the Machine, Tom Morello's idea of placing former President George W. Bush into a cell and "blasting some Rage Against the Machine" may hold some merit.

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AlbumReviews on the Fly

Swollen Members Armed totheTeeth

Whip ItOST Various Artists

Tegan andSoro Sainthood

to theinvolvement offolks failedrelationships Thenewest indieadventure onthe Self-loathing, Swollen Members orebock with There-release ofIsaacHayes' semi- Thanks and lesbian sisters.

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In fact ing, not to mention bone breaking. inthegripsofdrugaddiction.

Therecord bridged thegapbetweenJocquire billedas Norah Jones'rockalbum. somepretty catchy albumandsoundtrack, compiled bydirectortheyhovewritten Now they're onthescene again, Thesoundtrack, synergizing and intelligent stuff.

This doesn't In fact, it's something evenmore Barrymore, reallylivesupto although stillwithout Moko Only. Drew twoseemingly separate art forms surprising: o hot-blooded soulrecord save them from some serious pitfalls bythefilm.The Their sound iseasily recognizable,thehypeinspired andimbued the movieShaftwith on Sainthood, which flnds them gofrom the queen of the even keel.In is extremely diverse, however Moko OnlY. willdefinitely track-listing a soulandbeatthatnoothercom· "Chasing Pirates," sherides a thatsquawking synths posercoulddreamof.Thefamousopener ranging fromraptoosongbyPeach-ingthrough bemissed, especially byfansof killer Wurlitzer lick by Roots/Erykah eighties dance party phase.

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Album Review

- Cosmic Egg Wolf mother becomes a mix between Surf Rock with Stockdale ARTS & LIFE EDI !ORsounding chillingly like Ozzy. Any worries that the new band might want ollowing a debut album that finds LO take themselves too serious dis• success can be hard, Just ask sipate quickly as Stockdale cries out, Wolfmother. After their self.titled "Rising from the mystic haze, standdebut went gold in 1hc UK, 'lhe USA ing in front of all creation" before the and Canada (nol to mention Sx plati• song gives way to a gu llar solo n11min their native Australia), they thot could have been an altermade the tops of many notable critics, nate take for "Communicafans and fellow musicians lists (in• tion Breakdown".Wolfmother eluding Lars Ulrich, lfthal is indeed a Is back. compliment). As they burrowed into 11,crc is no time to rest our collectiveconsciousness they did though as the wisely picked everything from soundtrack appear- single, "New Moon Rising", ances (Splderman 3) to having their Jumps right In And lakes up songs air gultared by millions on Gui- where "Colifornia Queen" lnr f-lero. Life was good. 'Theyhad it left off. 'lhe song is an all out assault on the senses, which made. '!hen they broke up.

Now after some member augmen• comes complete with a gunr• talion, vocalist, lead guitarist and sole antee to be SLuck on repeat remaining founding member Andrew on your mind's Jukebox. The Stockdale ls back with Wolfmother's double guitar attack starts to sophomore album. Replacing Chris sound more like 1.ynyrdSkyRoss and Myles Heskett on bass and nyrd than Zeppelin or Sabdrums are Ian Peres and Dave Atkins bath.

Truth be told, Wolfmothrespectively. A fourth band mate, Aldan Nemeth on rhythm guitar, er ls too often described in is added for lhis run around. The terms of classic rock bands by big question going into the album is nostalgic reviewers and critwhether Wo/f,nothcr will be able to ics. Undoubtedly they draw recreate the majesty, grandiose and Influences from bnnds like almost na'ive conviction In rock and Led Zeppelin, 1 he Who and roll and the success Imbued In the de- Black Sabbnth, but there is but album. This ls a feat thnt many try ;1lso influences from all over for t1nd miss (and most bands usually the musical spectrum evident, have the same people in them for the including the White Stripes (sec "AppleTree'' on their first second try).

The new album Cosmic Egg (a album), Psychedelic classics name most bands would avoid like like Blue Cheer, Frljld Pink and Jimi the [campy] plague) starts off with Hendrix (the last album references something new. A greasy bassline "Purple I laze", this one makes several pumps rhythm courtesy of Ian Peres. nods to "Castles Made of Sand'') and 1he track, "California Queen" soon the song "White Feather" gets dan_____

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gcrouslyclose to Disney channel slnga-longishness. Perhaps most notably on, are the Influencesof stoner metal acts like Kyuss, Still, through the blinding storm of influence, Wolfmother emerges as its own entity. On the track "Cosmic Egg" the band ls 11llcrunchy riffs,

In an age of pretentiousness and self-consciousness (loathing), Wolfmother is a band that throws out all the rules by being unpredictably predictable, unabashed of its roots, and willing to take chances. 1he timeliness in our collective musical history of songs like the sludge metal

spilling crescendos of notes, sudden stops and wailing falsetto. Nol afraid to be considered "silly" the band has room to stretch out and write some truly entertaining music.

of "Pilgrim", the power-balladry of "Caroline" and the epicness of"ln the Castle" is astounding.

Things nil come to a cosmic height In the endearing and beautiful "Par

Away". 'The song starts with dopey soliloquy by Andrew Stockdale, who is shortly rejoined by his lnstrumen• tal cohorts. lhls opening bit starts off sounding a tod kitschy, but soon morphs into rnmething more dlgnl• lied and substantial. A drum fill. A power chord. Suddenly the song becomes something entirely captivating and Inspiring as Stockdale announces, "I believe that love Is going to last forever".I !is voice Is far from romantic but con• jurcs images of happiness just the same. A breathtaking sulo i.cars across the soundscnpe. A hefty down stroke. Splashing cymbals.

Harmonies. Well-placed grace notes. Suddenly all thnt remains is a tinkling piano. ·n,1s ls Wolfmother. The genuine and perhaps na·i'(e statement of foith in love is a gripping description of the band Itself, a result of belief and nffection, strength nod courage, the hand pulls itself up from the depths of the rest and stands tall. Cosmic Egg is an enormous step forward for n bond that already had seemingly conquered the world. ·1he maturity in this album Is refreshing and the fearlessnesswith which the band pursues its sound Is captivating, inspiring and most of all enjoyable to listen to. Buy the album and remember why you love rock and roll.

Boni Review

MonkeyBeach By Eden Robinson JEDMINORthe driving force behind the plot.

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT The story mixes stark renditions of ark, mysterious and beautiful, Monkey Beach is a remarkable piece of ticlion combining lyrical im• agery with suspenseful storytelling to provide an entertaining portrait of life on the Northern Coast of BC. Eden Robinson's first novelis set in Kitimaat, just across from the Queen Charlotte Islands on the mainland and opens on the apparent loss of protagonist Lisa Marie Hill's brother Jimmy In a fishing accident. The plot then delves backwards In lime through the Hills' family history, exploring the events which precipitate Jimmy'seventual disappearance. 'This narrative structure allows Robinson to provide rich background detail to the characters while still keeping the suspense of Jimmy's disappearance as

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day-to-daylife in Kitimaat with poetic descriptions of Lisa'sencounters with the spirit world. Early on In the novel welearn that LisaMarie has the ability to predict tragic events with the help of a spiritual guide. The metaphysical descriptions blend perfectly with the normal narrative of the story, avoidIng any awkward segues in the plot, and helping provide a bone jarring twist at the cod of the read.

Billed as a coming-of-age novel, the book follows Lisa as she grows from a wilful child into a fully rebel• lious teenager. An outcast at school, Lisa often seeks the company of her grandma, Ma-mn-oo, from whom she learns about her native heritage.

This relationship allows Lisa to navigate a rocky adolescence fraught with tragedy. Her brother Jimmy, by com-

parison is a star athlete whose life Whereas other Natlve•American revolves solely around authors such as Sherman Alexie take an angrier tone his Olympic swimming aspirations. While Lisa when writing about race ..... " lo. ... '1 relations, Robinson seems Marie's parents arc portrayed as responsible and good hearted, It is dear that they view her as the black sheep of the family and because of this she finds a kindred rebellious spirit in her Uncle Mick, an American lndlan Movement activist, who teaches her songs such as "Fuck the Oppressors!" 1he character of Mick allows Robinson to relate the tragedies, which permeate life in many Native communities, while keeping the general tone of the work hopeful and demptive.

to acknowledge the injustices of the past while retaining optimism for a positive future, Her characters are not necessarily bound by history, though they arc certainly affected by It. Robinson herself Is of Halsln-1Jciltsuk heritage, and Monkey Beach is the first Ii aIsla novel wril ten In English.

Many depictions of Nallve Americans In popular culture describe them as either befeath· ered medicine men sharing time-honoured cllch~d wls• dom, or hopeless drunks. What Robinson's writing helps us realize ls that both these cartoon• ish and racist stereotypes deny the fact that the modern Native American experience Is more multi-layered,subtle and varied than it is often given credit for.

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Evil Dead: The Musical Horror Classics Get the Stage Treatmentin Raucous Play PAUL BRAMMER STAFF WRITER Lt's not often that you will hear a ,avalcade of noise, applause and whooping in a theatre before a play has started. Most regular theatrego• ers are thought ofas shy, retiring folk. more Inclined to a cardigan and 11pair of slippers tlrnn a shower offnke blood and throats hoarse from screaming. lfowever, those stereotypes were: thrown through the window (a dosed window, nt that) at the Vogue Theatre in downtown Vancouver last Priday, where a rowdy and appreciative crowd was treated to the mind-blowing experience of Evil Det1d:1/1eMusical.

TheEvil Dead trilogy,which began in 1981 with the original and culml• nated in 1992 with Army of Darkness, are three of the most revered horror movies of all time. 1nelr pitch-perfed blend of scares, laughs, endlessly quotable dialogue and buckets of gore have endeared them to a whole gen• eration of people.

Theoriginal, which was the spearhead of the "video nasty" flavour of down and dirty home-made horror movies, set the benchmark for a slew of screamers that followed in its path.

The films follow the (mis)fortunes of Ash (played beyond perfection by Bruce Campbell), as he fights Candarlan demons In a cabin In the forest, as they possess his friends one by one and threaten to tear apart hls s9ul.

The first film was made on a shoestring budget (financed mostly by d~ntists), and forced its director, Sam Raimi (he who went on to direct the Spider-Man trilogy) to be Innovative with the modest means he was given.

For those of you who may scoff at the Idea of an Innovative horror movie, you would do well to watch Tlw Evil Dead, and see how many of Ralrnl's camera tricks are copied In contemporary movies (Indeed, one of the coolest shots of the movie, which secs the camera come over Ash and turn in mid-air, was copied in the movie Amelie).

Once the tit1y budget had been expanded a little for FM/Dead TI:Dead

By Dawn,Raimi ,hanged tone, bringing more of the laughs to the fore in what has to be one of the greatest sequels of all time. The horror-comedy genre was perfected in Evil Dead & Evil Dead II, and never bettered.

Evil Dead TTI:Army of Darkness ditched most of the scares to go all out with the comedy, and succeeded In making one of the finest closing chapters to a series possible. The act1ng of series star Bruce Campbell, transforming Ash from .i mild-man-

ncred S-Mart Employee to a shot-gun touting, chainsaw-wielding hero, is a hilarious Joy to watch. ll1e whole trilogy Is nigh-on perfect, explaining and Justifying the devotion that fans show the movies through the years.

All of this will, hopefully, go some wayto explaining the hysterical reception the musical adaptation received before the play even started. 11,e mu• slcal ls an adaptation of all three movies, and combines clements and lines from all over the trilogy, squeezing in as many great quotes and violent set• pieces as possible.

The lights came up on the stage to reveal five friends traveling in a car to go up to a cabin in the woods for a vacation. The opening song, "Cabin in the Woods" was infectiously catchy (like the Black Plague); when it came time for the five actors to cross a bridge to gi.:tto the cabin, the lights came up on a tiny plastic bridge. In theory, this sounds cheap and crappy.

but It was supposed to be cheap and ,rappy, just like the original film, which is strewn with gaffes and inconsistencies. For those l n the audience who had seen the films (which I think was almost everyone}, it felt immediately that the musical was out to cap• ture the DIV feel of the original.

Needless to say, the little plastic bridge got a big laugh.

Once ensconced at the cabin, the friends decide to play a tape recorder that they found • Unfortunately, this recording is a reading from the Necronomicon, the Book of the Dead. and awakens the evil Candarlan demons. On stage, things got incredibly violent from there - Ash's sister Cheryl Is raped by a tree and ends up turning into a Candarlan demon, which precipitated the sexy rock tune, "Look Who's Evil Now". 11ie laughs came thick and fost, culminating in the duet "What The Fuck Was 'That?", where jock idiot Scotty and mild man• nered Ash ask each other, well, "what the fuck was that?"

By the time the moose head on the cabin wall started singing, there was no-one in the theatre who wasn't swept up i11the insanity of it all. Despite paying homage to the low-budget origins of the trilogy, the stage show had some very intricate effects, which reached their peak after Ash cuts olfhis own hand with a chainsaw, and the hand scurries up and down the kitchen counter, flipping him off and evading capture. Quite how i.twas done I still am not sure.

All of the cast filled out their roles

well; the star of the show, ,Yler Rive, was perfect as Ash. He nailed all the one-liners dead-on and handled the action choreography brilliantly.

However,the show was almost sto• len hy redneck Jake, played by Bruce Horak, who comes up to the cabin in the second half of the show (or in the second movie of the trilogy). His solo song, "Good Old Reliable Jake", which includes claims that he invented the phrase, "shizzle my nizzle" had the audience ln stitches.

By the end of the musical, the au• dltorium was literally raining blood - people sittting in the first few rows, dubbed 'The Splatter Zone' were treated to showers of (hopefully fake) blood, as the play reached Its climax and Ash fought for his life agalnst a horde ofCandarlan demons.

Nods to Bruce Campbell and Sam Ralml were rapturously received, and songs like, "All TI1eMen ln My Life Keep Getting Killed By Candarlan Demons'' and "Do The Necronomlcon" were fabulous • the repertoire, and its delivery by the actors, was ex• cellently executed, and had a perfect weight of humour and intelligence.

Many of the songs are still stuck in my head days after the fact.

Whether an aficionado of TheEvil Dead or a virgin to the movies, you should watch Evil Dead: 1/1eMusical. If the idea of two hours of blood, gore, laughs and great tunes is appealIng to you, cat,h this show while you can, and you'll be singing along and belly laughing Loyour heart's content.

Just don't read from The Book of the Dead...

BookReview

The 'Yearof the Flood by MargaretAtwood SONJA SZLOVICSAK rather, was run by cot'poratlons until

ACTING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF a horrific, ost Canadians are very familiar with the name Margaret Atwood. 11,e Ottawa. born writer has won two Governor General's Literary Awards, one Booker Prize and was made an Oflker of the Order of Canada. There is no doubt that Atwood is one of Canada's most distinguished writers.

Her newest novel, 1/1eYear of the Flood,is yet another great piece of At· wood prose. TI1enovel is foLlowup to her 2003 book, Oryx and Crake, but should be considered more of a companion than a sequel. The characters from Oryx and Crake make brief appearances, and the events happen over the same span of time, but this novel follows a new set of chara,ters.

In other words, The Year of the Flood can be read as a stand-alone novel, without leaving readers feeling like they're missing important elements of the storyline.

The story takes place In a dysto· plan future. The world ls no longer run by elected government officials, but Instead ls run by corporations, Or

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man-made super plague kills off most of humanity and causes the near-total collapse of civilization.

Atwood is extremely good at build• ing up depressing worlds for her ,harac:ters to inhabit. Her novel paints a future where genetic engineering isn't just the stuff of science experiments, but has become a hobby for scientists with a sense of humour. The animals that we know now have been replaced with Rakunks (raccoons crossed with skunks) and Mo'Halrs (sheep that grow human-like hair for hair transplants). The disturbing thing about this novel is that it doesn't seem to be an unrealistic portrnyal of the future.

The novel is similar to George Orwell's 1984 in that the citizens In this futuristic world have very rigidly controlled lives. However, the characters in Atwood's novel are given a lot of freedom by their governmentdrugs, child pornography and prostl• tut Ion are all commonplace in society, Atwood's characters might find their lives ruled and regulated by corporations rather than an all knowing big brother, but the characters face many

of the same restrictions to thel r freedom as Orwell's Winston Sm.ith. ·me story alternates between two women that happened to survive the super plague. The two women knew ca,h oth'er years before the plague, when they were both members of a cult called the Gardeners. 111ecult is some sort of weird hybrid of envl• ronmentalism and Christianity, and it's based on the idea that a waterless flood will destroy humanity. The story is set after the waterless flood, but It flashes back to the two women's Lime with the Gardeners. Each flashback in the story is introduced by a speech given by th1:leader of the Gardeners on a saint's day, followed by a hymn celebrating the saint's day. A number of these "saints" are Canadian historical figures; In ·nm Year of the Flood, Farley Mowat and Terry Fox have been canonized.

Incidentally, the hymns from the novel are performed by a choral group that is accompanying Atwood on her book tour. It's an interestlng promoti.onal ldea. The hymns add II melancholy background to the novel; there is a hymn to Dian Fossey, a zoologist

that once stud ie<lgorillas. The hymn reveals that gorillas have been wiped off the earth.

A choral group that performs these h y m n s before Atwood does her readings would only enhance the depressing lone of the novel.

The Year of the Flood Is by no means light reading. However, like so many dystoplan novels, Its predictions seem disturbingly plausible. Atwood has dearly put a lot of thought into her novel; the control that the corporations have

galned over society doesn't seem like a loss of democracy, but like a natural evolution of government. Margaret Atwood's newest work may be depressing, but it's well written.

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makes a point of avoidIng In the street - and, if you ever find yourself In that situation, in abandoned warehouses.

"You need ticket?" He asked in his broken English. i explained to him which train I needed to catch. "Follow me." I hesitantly trailed after man to the waiting platform, my overstuffed backpack already digging itself into my shoulders. He pointed to the only train present.

"This is train. i tell you what. I am From Sofia conductor for train. You buy ticket April16.Sofia, Bulgaria. from me. First class." Alarm bells re• I walked over to the train station; sembling those forewarning a nuclear fully aware of the time I had to kill. holocaust rang through my mind. l Another city checked off my list, it had heard enough tales of tourists was time to move on. Sofiawasn't just getting scammed in these parts, but "another city," though; like most cit• even those stories involved some conies In Eastern Europe, it had its own vincing back-story. He could have at charm. Being one of the oldest cities least thrown on a conductor's hat, or, on the continent, surely it should have perhaps, not dressed like he had just its own charm. The stench of cigarette escaped complc;te annihilation in a smoke and urine welcomed me to the dirty bar fight. I declined with a nerseemingly abandoned St!\tion,as if it vous smile, and quickly made my way were emanating from every crack in back inside the station, all the while the aged walls. Sunlight streaming fearing for my life. A bit of aimless through the dust and shattered sky• wandering revealed the legitimate lights was the only thing to illuminate ticket desk, tucked away in a11unlit the gutted warehouse - for that's all it corner.

The old Soviet passenger train was. The charm of Sofia had left this departed from the Tsentralna Zhebuilding long ago.

My brief stay did not acquaint me lezopatna Gara as I made my way to with the Bulgarian language in any my room. 'Thecar was silent save for sense; a problem for any strictly Eng• the wailing of a lone violin, paying Hsh speaking tourist. I stared blank- tribute to those lost in past conflicts. ly at the signs, hoping for at least a I squeezed past a man in the narrow corridor, my bulky pnck doing neither g!Jmpseof English tex\. Instead: of us any favours. No one batted an 3ai<yuyonucHa 61o111eT1o1 ua 61111en eye. With my shaggy hair and scraggly beard, I lit right in. My backpack nnue with its dirty, poorly sewn on CanaA nice combination of numbers dian flag was the only hint that I was and backwards letters scoffed at me, not native to this region. My cabin was daring me to even begin trying to empty, with the exception of an empcomprehend what they had to say. ty wine bottle and thick smoke - the Seemingly on cue, a blue-Jeaned,cof- stench of a stale cigarette barging Into fee-stained white t-shirt-wearing, my cabin, uninvited, through a large dirty-shoed man approached me, his crack In the thin wooden wall. The grubby facial hair failing to cover up train screeched along the tracks as It This week the Cascade shines the spotlight on second-year student Lucas Klassen in It s Student Work feature. Be sure to look for the next part of this story next week In "A Good Hotel.'' lf you would like your writing, poetry, artwork or photography featured in your student newspa• per send it to cascade.arts@ufv.ca

30 Yearsof Theatreat UFV! Thetheatredepartment iscelebrating its30thseason this year.Thisseason opens withCanadian playwright Leanna Brodie's work, Schoolhouse.

UFV's Dr.Bruce Kirkley willbe directing theproduction.

According to Kirkley, "Schoolhouse celebrates theimportonce ofeducation, speclflcally howoneteacher conmake a difference insomeone's life."

Theployexplores thestruggles ofa young teacher Ino 1938one-room schoolhouse.

Shels a recentgraduate, andtheschool lsconsidered o "problem school."

Thereis a diverse arrayofchildren intheschool, andtheteacher's challenge Islo transform themInfopassionate, excited kids.

Schoolhouse "ina largepart"saysKirkley "deals withthe relationship between a boyfromtraining school (reform school) andtheotherkidsandteacher.

Thetraining school boy'spresence intheschool iscontroversial, bothwiththetownandthestudents.

However, the teacher ploysa signiflcant roleInsaving theboyfromon unhappy life.

Schoolhouse runsIntheChllilwack campus theatrefrom November 11-29.

Formoreinformation, andlo purchase tickets, conlaCI thetheatredepartment at 604-795-2814 oremailthealre@ufv.ca

picked up steam, leaving behind the bustle of Sofia's economic district to embrace the scattered poverty-ridden villages of Bulgaria's countryside.

The contrast was astounding. The wealth of the big city made these communities seem like no more than landfills, yet these hovels were home \o many, Three generations tended to their field, the youngest doing their best to keep up with the horse and plough. A mule trekked along a dusty gravel path, pulling behind it a family, clad in dirty old clothes, In a cart.

Lean-tos constructed of thin sheet metal and shoddy wood was all each house could boast of being; a gust of wind would surely erase the work that had so carefully constructed these homes. Yet amongst all of these were the churches, towering above all else, their finebrickwork evident even from a distance. They appeared to be built in an era aware of the technological advances of the world. The afternoon sun reflected off of the shiny new steeples, drawing more attention to the imbalance of government spending. Like sweeping dirt under a rug.

Priorities. With each passing mile, with each glistening steeple overlooking shacks, dirt rnads and heaps of trash, the charm of Sofia faded. All the charm in the world couldn't mend this lasting impression.

"Ticket please." The conductor's request snapped me back to reality.

"Is too bad. You could have first class ticket." I glanced up to sec a man clad in a blue train conductor's uniform, complete with dirty facial hair and a four inch scar on his jaw that immediately drew my attention. Dumbfounded, I handed the man my ticket, not speaking a word. it was nightfall when we reached the Romanian border, and the train grlnded to a halt. I looked outside to see a few fluorescent lights accentuating the silhouettes of the Bulgarian Armed Forces boarding the train, loaded Kalashnlkovs in hand. This

part wasn't new to me. Standard border crossing. As only recent additions to the European Union, Bulgaria and Romania were not yet ready to downsize their border security. That likely wouldn't happen any time soon. I'm sure national pride had something to do with that.

A shouting match erupted in the room next to mine. I slid my door

Relieved, 1 lay back in my bed, await• ing the screech of the tracks. Unlike Germany, Bulgaria was not known for its rail efficiency;it took a good half hour for the train to start up again.

It stopped a minute later. Not to be outdone by its southern neighbour, Romania took its turn inspecting the train, scanning passports with similar skepticism. Was it looks of disap-

open to poke my head out, just in time to witness four guards escort two passengers off the train • Americt1ns, judging by their accents. '!heir pleas did nothing to deter the guards and were silenced by the slamming of the train door.

I retreated to my cabin, eyes wide and heart racing. A soldier entered, annoyance in his eyes, demanding my documents. I didn't dare smile at this man. Stone-faced, I handed him my tattered Canadian passport. With a skeptical look, he looked over my identification, glancing at rne intermittently. Without a word, he handed It back and mnvcd on to the next car.

poil'ltment on their faces that l detect• ed ns they stepped off, empty-handed save for their rifles?

TI1e train started moving again, and overtop the squeal of the tracks rose the faint tune of the lone violin.

It sang a different song than before, yet with it came a vague familiarity. it was tragic, but peaceful. With the rhythmic pattern of the wheels, and the soothing notes of the violin, my eyelids grew heavier. My last con• scious thought focused on the bluejcaned, coffee-stained white t-shirtwearing, dirty-shoed man, hoping to not cross paths with him again.

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Much of my time has been spent discerning the stars on your behalf. Libra:September 23 - OctQber This week you must be careful lo 22 avoid any sort of physical activity. The Librn, my dear, if you got sexed good news, you can skip the gym; bad up on Halloween then I regret to tell you that this won't happen again for a news, this includes sex. while. If you did not, well then I suppose you aren't aware of what you are T:mrns: April 20 - May 20 Your unfulfilled dreams of being a missing. sick dancer could actually come true.

All you need lo do is watch and mem- Scorpio1 October 23 - November orize every episode So You ·n11nkYou 21 Can Danceand America'sBestDance You bounced back after your unCrew. li mely death, but remember the fates Scorpio, they require you to no longer take pictures of you engaging in other Gemin11 May 21 - June 20 Just do it! (In whatever light you cultures, especiallyJapanese. read this, do it.)

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lhis week. You have to spend money to make money, whyMl. Capricorn: December 22 - Janu• ary 19 This week you must listen to The Backslrec;lBoys. All their album.~,011 repeat. You will eventually reach a point where you will understand the meaning of life.

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18 You believe many conspiracies and you are wise to do so. Even in Zora's home country government is less shady then these one. Many loose change afoot.

Pisces; February l9 - Mai:ch 20 Corrupt someone this week; it will make you feel powerful and sexy.

Beer:It'stime,Those ofyouwhoarealready Inthe know don'tneedtobetold,butll'sthatmagical time ortheyearwhenGranville Island Breweries putsout thatwonderful. tastydrinkcalledWimer Ale.This beer,foryoucaffeine freaks.

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eon Gray was bar~ an~ raised In Los Angeles, Cahforma. The 22 year old basketball player has come to UFV to play and to attend school.

What made you come to the University of the FraserValley?

The opportunity to play for a great program. Also to be In a nice city - it's nice and calm. Sure, it's slower here but you actually get to interact with people. Instead of being just a num• bcr or a face in a bigger city, you get to know people.

How long have you been In Abbotsford for?

Since the beginning of school; about 2 months.

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How do you get along with the team?

RESUME.

stuff to serious off the court. We appreciate one another.

I'm pretty playful; we don't take

How long are you planning on staying at UFV7 I have three years left, so three years.

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What are you studying?

Learnaboutourindustry-connected programs

Currently I am in General Studies, plan on going Into Klneslology.

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I like to read, take long walks through the park; I like sitting in front of the fireplace with cocoa. I love to watch sports, big sports fan; watching how other athletes perform interests me. Also eating all types of food.

How Is the team doing?

We Just played the number one team in the country; unfortunately, we lost by six points.

It's going to be an up and down year because we're a young team, but [it's going to be] a fun ride.

What do you want to do after you are done here?

Be successful. I have older brothers who play professional basketball; ideally I would like to follow In their footsteps. I'm optimistic about my goals. I would also like to get into physical training with kids; I like working with kids and kids love me.

How does your family feel?

My granny misses me a lot. They're happy because I'm pursuing my dreams and taking a chance. Lots of people are afraid to branch out. Back home, we don't alwaysget opportuni• ties. They like it when I call and hear all the stories and all the strange food you eat up here.

UFV is a diverse place, and stu· dents like Zeon definitely add to that.

He is a friendly, outgoing and kind individual, whom I'm sure is an asset not only to the basketball team, but the university as well.

Do you play any other sports?

Nope, no other sports.

■arc Bad News farThe Canucks Detroit Red Wings game on Tuesday, JUSTIN ORLEWICZ he announced to the media that he had been playing Injured and that he he Canucks starting lineup has had aggravated it to the point where taken another serious blow; Ca- he could no longer play. nuck captain Roberto Luongo has He re-aggravated his rib injury been placed on the Injury reserve for when Detroit forward Todd Bcrtu:.:zi the second time in so many years. 'The ran Into him In the second period of Canucks captain has suffered i1 frac- The Red Wings game. When asked if tured rib and Is expected to miss at the four goals he allowed In the third least 10 days of action, if not more. period had something to do with the Luongo'srib was broken by a Nik- injury, he simply said that he was las Hagman slap shot Saturday night injured in the second period and he against the Toronto Maple Leafs. 'Ihe didn't let any goals In that period. injury did not take Luongo out of In respose to questions about the lineup right away; he played two whether he could return early from games injured before he deemed it too his injury he replied he's stubborn, so painful to compete. Luongo had been he could gel back to the game soon. playing with the injury since the game "'Ihankfully J dealt with this a couple agRlnstthe Oilers Sunday night In Ed- of years ago. It's almost the same in· monton. However, by the end of the

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Jury and I know more or less what the time line is and how you feel on a day· to-day basis."

He explained that there's no time· line for his recovery. He will see how much pain he's in, and return to the game when the pain ls gone. Luongo stressed that he will not return to playing until he is completely healed, to avoid re-Injuring himself.

With Luongo out, Canucks back up goalle Andrew Raycroft will take over the starting duties and Cory Schneider will be called up from Manitoba for a back-up role. Raycroft won the NHL Rookie of the year ln 2003-04 while playing for the Boston Bruins, but since then he has put up dismal numbers and has not had a winning season or seen any post-sea-

son action.

All these injuries the Canucks have suffered In the past month wlll be a big test for the rest of the team. It's crucial that the team maintains a .500 record until their stars get healthy if they want a shot at the post-season. lt is rumored that Canucks forward Alex; B~1rrowsis also playing with an upper body injury. Jf this rumor is true, it's another huge blow to an already Injury depleted Canucks lineup.

At week's end, the Canucks are fourth in their division and ninth in their conference with 14 points. TI1e Ciinucks season record is 7·7·0, a .500 winning percentage, exactly where they need to be until they get healthy.

CascadeNews• FridayNovember 6th 2009

Bumpy Road Trip t·orThe Heat JUSTIN ORLEWICZThe final score was 7-1. Veteran NHL Chris Chelios had two assists in his debut. he I !cat took to the road last week 'lhe following night the Heat made for their first multi-game road their return to Grand Rapids for their trip of the season. TI1efirst stop was third game in as many nights. FeelGrand Rapids. 'lhe Heat got off to a ing the fatigue from playing three In great start against the star-studded three, the Heat got off to another awGriffins as they got up to an early 2- ful Sli\rt which resulted In a blowout nothlng lead In the first period thanks in the opposing team's favour. The fito goals from J.D.Watt and Mikael nal was 6-l for Grnnd Rapids. Carsen Backlund. 1t didn't take long for the Gcrmyn scored the only goal for the heavily talented Griffins to battle back Heat. and tic up the game before heading After playing three to the dressing for the Intermission. games in three Abby got back in front in the second nights (all period because of a Jason Jaffray goal but once again, the lead didn't last long. Refusing to quit, Grand Rapids tied It up right before the break, making for an Interesting third period finish. With only seconds left In the third, the Griffins made their final push and took the lead over the Heat once and for all. TI1eGriffins would add an empty net goal to make it a 5-3 finish in favor of Grand Rapids.

The Heat did very well against the losses),the Heat had two days Griffins considering all the NHL level of much-needed rest before they suittalent that they have in their locker ed up for their game In Milwaukee. A room. Players such as Micheal Nyl- well-rested Heat squad came out flyander and former BuffaloSaber Andy ing, got the early lead in the first and Delmore are both accomplished NHL never looked back as they skated to a players.

2-0 victory against the Admirals. 'lhis The next stop on the Heat's road would mark the first ever shutout for trip was In Chicago for a dance with the Heat franchise. Leland Irving was the Wolves.Chicago had just acquired in net, and Carsen Gcrmyn and Chris long time NHL veteran and future Chucko had the goals for the Heat. hall of famcr Chris Chclios and they This was the third meeting of the seawere looking to make a statement son between these two teams and all against the Heat. '111eWolves scored three games have gone to the Heat. six unanswered goals before the Heat The Admirals seem to be the Heat's could even put one up on the board. good luck charm; every time the Heat defenseman CONTRIBUTOR

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get Into a slump, an Admirals game comes around and they get their much-needed, funk-breaking win.

After the big shutout win against the Admirals, the Heat ventured back across the border to play the Bulldogs In Hamilton. '!hey would play this game on two days of rest again and it seemed to make all the difference. The Heat got off to a rough start In this contest but managed to get back into the game and lie ILup on a Mikael Backlund goal. This goal would prove to be enough to si;nd this game to overtime and then to a shootout. In the shootout the Heat proved to be the better team; they got their shootout goals from Chucko and Jaffray. Also, Heal goalie Leland Irving stopped all the Hamilton shooters during the shootout. ·n1e Heat won this contest 2-1. n,c Heat will finish their road trip Sunday night against the Lake Eric Monsters. The Heat will be looking for big performances from Lhclt·star players In order to break even on this road trip. They have been gelling a consistent effort from Chucko, Germyn, Jaffray and Backlund. If their star players keep producing, they should have no problem competing in this league. Secondary scoring and help from their blue line is also essential, and so far ECJ-ILcallup and former Vancouver Giant J.D. Wall has been a huge bonus In that aspect. The Heat will return home on Friday November 6 to face the Rockford Ice Hogs in double-header action at The Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Complex.

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backwards),Sasquatch Sam and Sassy. coNTRIBDToR ave you noticed an especially hairy student running around campus? No, I'm not talking about your friend with more back hair than back to put it on. I mean that furry grey Sasquatch, sporting a Cascades jersey, hanging around events on campus and going out and about around the Fraser Valley. That big fuzzy man has recently started going to this school and since it seems like he's not going anywhere for a while, we might as well give him a name. After arriving on campus he has had to endure shouts of "Hey youI Yeahyou, with all the hair." People in close contact with him have only been calling him "that big furry thing." It has become clear that this hairy beast needs a proper name. '!he call has been sent out to UFV students to name this Sasquatch, our mascot. During the month of October, Dale Cory has hccn accepting name submissions and stopped as of October 30. If you missed your chance you could sec if they arc accepting late submissions but we here at the Cascade didn't and already made our own excellent submissions. The names we are rooting for (you are welcome to root for them too) arc Wild Man, Mr. Furry, Ernest, Sir Ulrich of Lid-

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Pick your favourite and hope that the attractive young Sasquatch comes to be known by it. Imagine the fun of being able to yell "Hey Seductive Barry" as you pass the Sasquatch in the halls.

We could ltHimldateour rival schools with our "Wild Man" or our "Ernest" while we beat them on the court, field, waterway or course. Or imagine cozying up next to Sasquatch Sam or Sassy on a·cold Fraser Valleynight. 1he.Sasquatch names are tons of fun and the Sasquatch is as well.

In case you are wondering why a Sasquatch was chosen as our mascot, he was selected because of how fierce he ls. 'Jhe word Sasquatch means ''Wild Man." These tall, strong and hairy beasts would be very intimidating if you happened to come upon one In the wild, and our Cascade athletes arc just as intimidating. There have been many Sasquatch sightings in our area, perhaps a few of them could be attributed to the same Sasquatch that now roams the halls ofUFV. Sasquatches are part of many Aboriginal legends and also may live in the Cas• cadc Mou1Halnsfor which our team is named. It is a brave and powerful mascot that will help Inspire athletes to victory with his strength and good looks.

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Cascade News · Friday November6th 2009

DespiteHeroic Effort, UFV Women'sSoccerTeam NarrowlyMissesOut On Playoffs

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unwell when we left [for Calgary] ... when we got there the next

m o r n ing [there were players] that were much worse ...

Some players played through it and some players were genuinely unavailable to play."

KeeperChantelleBiagioni,who had six shutoutsthroughthe season.Photocredit :Bob McGregor,UFV Photo Miller admits that best chances of a lackluster forty five PAUL BRAMMER STAFF WRITER minutes. Trinity Western hit the post the spread of Illness was Inescapable themselves, and wasted a handful of on the away trip. "There [were] forty [players] on the bus. There's no gett Bateman Park last Saturday, the clear-cut chances. ting away from it - it's not as if you UFV Women's Soccer team held As UFV women's soccer coach CoTrinity Western University Spartans lin Miller remarked after the game, can leave somebody behind at a hoto a 0-0 draw. The University of Vic- "A draw was a fair result." However, tel."

In addition to this, the women's toria's team had to win against lJBC UFV's hard work went unrewarded for UFV to have any hope of making once news of the U-Vic defeat came soccer team has had to deal with the playoffs, but UBC beat out the through. This left the women\ team numerous injuries over the season.

Vikcs. U-Vic missed a penalty during to play for pride on Sunday, in the "We've been devastated by Injuries. the game. final match of the regular season, Our two top rccruits ...have been out all season ...In the last couple of weeks, Despite being out of the running against UBC. we've had five starting players rnissfor the post-season, the women's socDespite a late fight back, UFV lost cer team recorded an impressive result 2-1 to play-off-bound UBC on Sun• lng ...so we've had no shortage of injuagainst the Spartans, who arc widely day. Despite thls defeat, this season ries. But I'm not making excuses, it's regarded as the finest team in Canada. ended up as the most successful for just fact."

Indeed, the one recognized goalThe hosts held the Spartans to a cred- the women's soccer team in its four itable 0-0 tie. In a true game of two years in the CIS League. While mak- keeper on the squad, Chantelle Bihalves, UFV dominated the first half, ing the playoffs would have been a agioni, played with the llu over the which culminated in hitting the post bonus, MIiler w!ll be happy to see the weekend. Midfielder Megan Webster played through the pain on Saturday, before half-time. Trinity Western had squad improve. a player sent off at the 34 minute mark The women's soccer team has had when she completed the ninety minfor a deliberate handball. UFV could its share of adversity over the last cou- utes despite having a broken foot.

Despite the lack of a post-season count themselves unlucky to not go ple of weeks, as their squad was ravshowing for the women's soccer team, into the Interval In the lead. aged by illness. During a recent trip TI1e second half was a different to Calgary, some players on the squad Miller is pleased with the character of his squad, and the steady improvestory. Trinity Western used the ad- came down with flu. Of the situation, versity of being a woman down to Miller said, "Between the two groups ments that the team has seen this seatheir advantage, as they took the there were players that were feeling son.

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UFYGolf Team on the Rise BRITTANY WIESNER

SPORTS & HEALTHEDITOR FV is a growing school, nut just when it comes to our increase in students, but with our athletic teams as well. Each team is becoming a more prominent force in their respective leagues. This Is especially true with our golf team, which is quickly climbing the ranks and becoming a national contender in the world of University athletics. Last weekend the team successfully defended its BCCAA Provincial Championship with a dominant performance at the season's final tournament at Okanogan Golf Club in Kelowna, B.C. Needing to overcome a 5-stroke deficit on the final day, the team responded with record setting performances from veteran players Mitch Lock, Brett Stewart, Mike Broadfoot, and Jeff Wright, as well as a standout performance from rookie Aaron Pauls. "We have talked all year about being ready to step up when the pressure is on, and everyone delivered," the team's head coach, Chris Bertram explained.

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ing five years ago, the team was a relative unknown in the ranks of University Golf. But slowly the team has made its way up the ladder at the provincial level with bronze medals in '05 and '06, silver medals In '06 and '07, and culminating with back to back championship golf medals. 1he Cascades have carried that success onto the national stage as well, winning medals at the national championship two of the past three years. Coach Chris Bertram credits the team's success to his group of core players who have been

a part of the team for several seasons. "Guys like Brett Stewart and Mitch Lock have stuck with the program over the past few seasons, and added the credibility we needed to attract the kind of talent that has helped our golf program develop Into one of the best, if not the best, In Canada."

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