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Something to listen to while trying to park week, they could have lost their SONJA SZLOVICSAK

EDITOR-IN-CHIEFcall letters. If that had happened, the station would likely have been By the time this paper hits cam- registered under different letters, . pus, most students will already had it ever gone back on air. The have attended their first class. As station would have had to change usual, the first week of the Fall its name, and its website and mersemester has been chaotic. If you chantdise would be useless. take a look at UFV Speaks, you'll But they made it, largely besee that two of the three freshmen cause of the hard work of outselected for this week had trouble going Interim Station Manager with parking. Surprise surprise. Dustin Ellis and the man that On top of that, parking rates have helped get CIVL off the ground, gone up and the free parking next Doug McLean. These two put a lot of hours and effort into the station, to campus is gone.

However, as you circle the and I'm sure they're very proud to parking lot, you can now tune in be able to listen to CIVL's broadto J01.7PMand listen to our cam- cast on the FM dail as they drive pus radio station. around downtown Abbotsford.

The broadcast tower on top This has been a long time in the making. For a while, it seemed that of building B is not a permanent CIVL Radio might even cease to solution, but it is a huge step for exist. They were on a deadline; if the station. This really cannot be they weren't broadcasting by this emphasized enough. Before, you

could only listen to the station at a computer or you would have to download a podcast of a show.

The fact that people can listen to 101.7FMwhile driving to school is huge.

Students should listen to their radio station. Yes, there is something about taking pride in something that we, the students, own, but there is a much more practical aspect to listening to CIVL. It's a very convenient way to find out what's happening on and around campus. For example, CIVL was broadcasting from the Welcome Back BBQ this week. A lot of the DJs try to mention upcoming events during their shows. They're a community campus radio station; they reach out to the community.

Now the station needs more content. This is where you, the

student, faculty, staff or random person that found this issue of the Cascadecome in. Want to be on the air? Head on over to CIVL Radio and talk to Aaron Levy, the new Station Manager, about getting a show.

After so much work went into getting a towerit would be a shame if the station had trouble filling their schedule because those interested in volunteering were just too shy to take that first step.

So, UFY, lets keep 101.7FM going strong. Head down to the station and talk to someone about getting involved.

And if you aren't interested in getting involved, make sure you have 101.7FM programmed as a preset on your car radio. It'll make it easier for you to tune in for that hour or so while you wait for that coveted parking spot.

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Larry Portelance takes a break from emceeing the Welcome Back BBQ on the Abbotsford campus on Tuesday. The Chilliwack Welcome Back BBQ took place on Thursday. The annual event is a chance for students were able to enjoy free burgers, pop and meet with various campus groups.

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Canadian Research Could Lead to Crops on Mars JOEL SMART

SPORTS EDITOR Canadian research in food production has gone futuristic. The Canadian Space Agency has been growing lettuce, beets and radishes in the remotely-operated Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse in a polar desert in Nunavut.

The greenhouse, which has both a spring and a fall crop, makes use of a computer system to allow researchers to keep an eye on the needs of the plants from a far, according to CBC. lt was established in 2002 at the Mars lnstitute's Haughton-Mars Project research station on Devon Island.

Tom Baumann, a UFV professor who teaches greenhouse production as well as numerous other agriculture courses, took the time to explain just how complex greenhouse technology already is.

"Many of our greenhouse growers are quite sophisticated and have greenhouse operations that are equipped with advanced envi ronmcntal controls, with air and water/fertilizer recirculation systems to the point of completely closed systems," Baumann said.

"Even the carbon dioxide from any supplementary heating necessary during winters gets fed to the plants, rather than simply expelled in the smoke stack. Holland and Denmark arc leaders in this development."

Baumann, who is also a part of Expert Agriculture Team I td., was thrilled about the Canadian involvcmrnt in food technology.

"I think this is essential research and I am so pleased that Canadians arc for once on the forefront of such developments, especially since the Arctic. may become quite the accessible area if global warming continues."

As far as earthly uses for remote forming, Baumann explained how it allows for fresh food to be grown in places it never could before.

"The same technology is applicable to remote locations to bring nutritious and fresh food grown without any pesticide use ... lo isolated communities, islands, the North etc.," "Plant growing has also been implemented in underwater locations for production of oxygen from human byproducts such as the exhaled C02 ... As long as sunlight, water and nutrients (including uir) arl! available, plants will grow."

To Baumann, growing food in this manner is a step in the right direction. "I think this is ,1 viuble and very logical progression in food production, when we want to reduce our carbon toolprint that

comes with expensive transport."

The CBC report also detailed a new development in remote farming: a plant that glows in the dark when it needs something.

The plant, known as Arabidopsis, is from the mustard family and it has been genetically altered to glow when stressed. Alain Bcrinstain, the scientist in charge of the greenhouse project, explained "With this technique, you can ask a plant directly, 'Are you hungry, dre you thir.;ty, .ire you hot, are you cold?"'

Baumann commented on this new innovation, "There arc many probt>sin our l',1rthly gn•Pnhouses that do a similnr job, but not as well as a plant actually docs."

"Modern tl•chnology is moving forward with these monitoring devices and we will liCC internal water pressure in the plant being

plants, wilh dirt under the fingernails making room for keyboard under the fingernails ..."

Baumann did detail a few problems that scientists still face when considering food production on other planets.

"Otherworldly problems may be the spectrum of sunlight. ..UV radiation, poisonous gas in the atmosphere, poisons in the native soil," he said, adding that hydroculture or acroponics would solve the problem.

The University of the Fraser Valley is already part of the change in how we think about, prepare and u:,e food. Baumann explained, "UPV students arc already dealing with the future of food production: in Trades and Technology we talk about cars running on ethanol made from plants; in Sociology we talk about the impact of organic food versus mainstream food production on society; in Law we discuss rights of companie:, to genes that require yearly seed purchase; monitored for the computer to de- in the Sciences we talk about how cide to dispense water and nutri- to develop air and water purificaents. The gurgling of the water has tion and food production for the been measured and used before." space station and a potential lunar Baumann explained that by and Martian base. measuring the gurgling, or noise, "In the Fraser Valley efforts arc a plant makes, the more growth is underway ...where strawberries, occurring. This indicates that more raspberries, blueberries, vegetawater, with dissolved fertilizer bles are grown in greenhouses all needs to be dispensed to the plant. year round ...This is research that "This makes the plant as happy as is currently ongoing with my stucan be and together with the rest dents and a few very progressive of the environmental factors, such growers. Another place m B.C. is us light, temperature and relative growing hydroponic lettuce in rohumidity, keeps the plants grow- tating grow units. ing at optimum efriciency."

"I truly believe that the future "This all can be done by com- is alre,ldy here t1nd I am very happutt.>rand the fourth generation py th.:it UFV plays a ma1or role in computcri-; can 'learn' to adjust it, cspccrnlly w1Lhlhc keen young inputs rmd outputs. In the green- minds of the students nol being housc ... of the (uture, you will see limited ,md their imagination pl,mts and m,u:hincs, [but] v1.:ry bearing some real fruit, or shall few workers. This requires un el- we say food?" evated edu ation tor 'growers' of

Career FairWill Connect Studentswith over 70 Employers PAUL BRAMMER NEWS& OPINIONEDITOR This year's UFV Career Fair offers students the opportunity to talk with over 70 employers, and gain a greater awareness of the opportunities that are available after graduation.

The Career Centre is coordinating the Fair, which will take place on October 6, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Usually, the Career Fair is held in March, but has been moved to the foll in order to align itself with the recruiting patterns of many private and public sector companies, which usually hire in autumn.

Also, other B.C. universities, such as UBC and SFU, both hold their Career Fairs in September.

Seventy-three organizations will be represented at the Career Fair. Both the public and private sectors will be represented, as well as several graduate schools.

According to Rachel Kruger, Student Development and Events Assistant with the Career Centre, the Career Fair engenders a lot of "customer loyalty," meaning that some employers return every year to hire new students, "[Employers are] happy with UFV students," she explained.

A growing number of graduate schools and professional schools will be present at the Career Fair hoping to attract students. Kruger

said that, in the current economic climate, there will be more incentive for students to further their education after graduating from UFV. Now that UFYis a fully fledged university as opposed to a university college, UFV students will be more attractive to employers both locally, nationally and intcrna-

tionally. So Jeon, Career Services Coordinator at the Career Centre, explained that national companies and organizations will now consider UPV as "a potential pool for candidates" more than in the past.

One example is the Japan Education and Teaching Programme OET), organized in part by the Government of Japan, which re-

cruils people to work in Japan as an English teacher for one year.

In addition to the attention and cachet that university status confers upon the institution and its students, Kruger said that UFV students are known among employers for their hard work-ethic.

She said that UFV students are "well known for working while they're going to school," which bodes well for future employment opportunities.

Last year's Career Fair was attended by 1,800 students. The Career Centre is expecting this year to top that number, due in part to the fact of another year of over-enrolment at UFV. With many faculties and disciplines completely full this semester, the popularity of the Career Fair and the opportunities it offers does not seem to be on the wane for the foreseeable future.

Representatives from government institutions will be in attendance at this year's Career Fair.

Kruger and Jeon confirmed that most of the government institutions would be national, apart from B.C. Corrections. This is due to the hiring freeze that the B.C. Government has imposed due to the recession.

The Career Centre is still asking for student volunteers to help with the day on October 6. Volun• tcers arc eligible for a reference letter after the Pair, and will also

receive complimcnl.:iry gifls and a complimentary lunch. Students who arc interested in volunteering should e-mail their name, student number and e-mail address to careercentre@ufv.ca.

For students who arc interested in attending the Career Fair but are unsure how to conduct themselves in terms of interacting with prospective employers from a wide cross-section of the workplace, the Career Centre is holding two Prep Workshops to ready students. According to the official website, the workshops will help students to ''Stand out at the career fair, practice the art of the 30-second commercial, gain successful networking skills, and learn more tips on how to gain an edge at the Career Fair." The workshops will be held on Wednesday, September 22, from 11:45 am - 12:45 pm and on Thursday, September 30, from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm. Students who want . to attend one of the workshops should "log-on to CareerLink and click 'Sign-up for Career Fair Prep Workshop' under the shortcuts list on your home page."

Anyone who is interested in attending the Career Fair should pre-register via CarccrLink. Those who pre-register and attend the Career Fair are entered in a draw to win a Netbook, provided in conjunction with the Career Centre and the Student Union Society.

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TechnologyDoesn't Change Nature of W arfarn: UFV PI·of can use the opportunity to avoid human responsibility all together by blaming the machinery. 'It all checked out perfectly. Something just went wrong'."

Raabe went on to state the multitude of defences that the military can assume when faced with the issue of individual or collective blame for a transgression in war.

"The military has several means of defence. First, 'Our men were under orders'. Second, 'It was accidental'. Third, 'It was an equipment/ computer malfunction'.

Fourth, 'We're not al fault. 'fhe intelligence reports we got from others was incorrect.' Fifth, 'They were not civilians; they were terrorists masquerading as civilians.'

Sixth, 'It was not a cultural/heritage building. It was a bunker/munitions depot/terrorist hideout.. .. etc.' Sixth, 'Keep the media out so they can't tell anyone when there is collateral damage ...' Seventh, 'Ignore the collateral damage ...that the media do report. The people back home will soqn forget about it...' Eighth, 'He's a patriot. He did it to defend his country. You can't fault him for that!'.''

The KMAX helicopter would appear to point the way to a fu. ture where a considerable portion of armies are made up of computerization, which would lessen the range of possibilities for would-be recruits. Raabe said that "by producing enough unmanned weapons the US may no longer need to entice the young, the poor, and the undereducated to join the military.

This could have a huge economic impact."

PAUL BRAMMER NEWS& OPINION EDITOR The introduction of unmanned helicopters in warzones such as Afghanistan does not fundamentally alter the nature of warfare or the culpability of soldiers for their actions, according to UFV Philosophy professor Peter Raabe.

The aircraft, which is titled the KMAX UAS, is being developed

by Lockheed Martin in conjunction with the American military, and could be shipped to Afghanistan for assessment as soon as next year. The aircraft arc designed to be remotely controlled by a "ground-based operator" who inputs the destination and flight route, according to the BBC. According to Lockheed Mar: tin, some of the perceived benefits of the unmanned helicopter include its fuel efficiency - a single KMAX helicopter flying 200 hours a month could save up to $85 million in fuel costs alone. Also, the helicopter would be able to fly into danger areas without putting sold icrs or pilots at risk, and would decrease the reliance on ground troops in road vehicles, which are especially susceptible to IEDs (improvised explosive devices).

Peter Raabe, Philosophy instructor at UFV,said that, although the helicopters will be unmanned, the fact that they are remotely controlled means that the culpability for the actions of the aircraft still arc dispersed in the usual way, "It seems to me that culpability remains the same as it has always been where the military is con-

cerncd: diffused throughout the chain of command."

Raabe went on lo say that the ethical problems posed by this new technology arc no different to the problems posed by any other mechanized weapon. "The obvious ethical problem I can see with so called unmanned weapons is the possibility of guidance failure. But this has been a problem from the first time a boulder was rolled down a hill onto the enemy, an arrow was launched, or a bullet was fired. Apart from hand-to-hand combat, any pro-

jectile, whether crude or computerized, is an unmanned weapon.

And any unmanned weapon can go astray, be it from a lump on the ground, a strong wind, a ricochet, or a computer glitch. It's difficult, if not impossible, to blame specific individuals. This works well for the military."

The introduction of unmanned, or remotely manned, technology into the armed forces docs not, in Raabe's opinion, skew the issue of culpability, or where the "buck" stops in the case of a mistake or oversight leading to deaths ,

to civilians or damage to valuable property or land. "The buck doesn't stop anywhere. As history has shown us, when a gross military transgression has been committed by the eventual winners of a conflict, there arc very few, if any, consequences for the transgressing members of that victorious military. The victors try the vanquished, and punish the transgressions committed by the vanquished, even if the same ones were committed by the victors. When it comes to transgressions with te.chnology the military

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University bansbiking oncampus McGill graduate studentChuk Plante isless thanthrilled withtheuniversity's newprotocol requiring cyclists todismount whiletheytravel across campus, Therulewasdevised toprioritize pedestrian useofthecampus, aswellaslookout fortheirsafety.

"It'snotananti-bike policy, somuchasanovertyreactive safetypolicy," saidPlante.

"Itassumes pedestrians areprettydumb, andcyclists are pretty careless."

Thechange ispartofMcGIii's plantoupdate Infrastructure andmakethecampus a greener andsaferspaceforpedestrians, Theadministrationsaystherehavebeennumerous accidents involving cyclists overtheyears, "Thereason formaking thelower campus a walk· bikezoneshould bereadily apparent: Thousands ofpedestrians cross McGill's downtown campus everyday...Mounted bicycles areIncompatible withpedestrian safety," thedocument continued.

JimNlcell, a university vice-president, saysthe university doesn't thinkit'sa bigdealforcyclists tohavetodismount andwalk.

Lendon Ebbels - TheMcGIii Dally (McGill University)

Pixar artistsofferclassinVancouver Students InVancouver willhavetheopportunity tolearnfromanimation's bestthisfall,asPixar is settohosta weekend seminar inthecity.

Theclass, titledMasterclass InAnimation and Story Development, Isatwo-day, eight-hour seminar presented bytheVancouver Institute of Media ArtsonSept.24and25.IthasbeenrunningforthepastfouryearsInToronto. "[We wanttogiveparticipants] insight intohighlevelprofessional education aboutwhatgoesinto making Plxar-level stuff," saidAndrew Gordon, course Instructor andPimanimator.

"Wewanttoshowthemthetechniques thatwe useandourday-to-day workmethods."

Taking placeatSimon Fraser University's downtownVancouver campus, thecurriculum forthe firstdayofanimation includes information about staging andprosedesign, locomotion, acting for animation, facial animation, aswellasgestures, planning, andblocking foranimation, Thesecond dayaboutstorydevelopment features classes regarding storyboarding, sequence boards and character development, andstoryboarding froma script, among otherthings.

Theclass, alsotaughtbyPlxar storyartist Matthew Luhn, isperfect forstudents whohave graduated, asa refresher class, ortoImprove existing techniques.

Kendra Wong - ThePeak(Simon Fraser

St.Thomas University forms Tories indeadlock withLiberals committee aftercondom controversy inpoll

Confusion surrounding St.Thomas University's condom distribution policy hasopened thedoor fortheuniversity todiscuss student health.

InJuly,thestudents' unionmadeheadlines after revealing thattheyweren't allowed toInclude condoms inthisyear's welcome weekkits EllaHenry, students' unionpresident, said,"When weaskedforclarification, weweretoldItwasthe resultofa campus ministry pollcy ...lthought that thetimewhere theuniversity would oppose the distribution ofcondoms oncampus hadpassed.

InmytimeatSTU, I'veseen theuniversity startto distribute condoms inresidences forInstance."

"IthinkwhatweranIntowastheInstitutional remnants ofa policy, practice [or]attitude within theuniversity thatnolonger exists, butwasnever fullydealtwith."

Jeffrey carteton, university spokesperson, confirmed thatthere Isnouniversity pollcy"one wayortheother" aboutcondom distribution on campus.

Karissa Donkin - TheAqulnlan (St.Thomas University)

Canada oilindustry toseestrong profits in2010,saysreport

Support forthegoverning Conservative Party canadlan oilproducers arelikely towiden their slipped Inanopinion pollreleased onThursday, bottom linethisyear,helped bya rebound in andthepartyisnowina statistical deadheat global consumption andrising oilprices, an withtheopposition Liberals. industry reportbya non-profit research organizaReporting figures thatgaveneither ofCanada's tionsaid. twomainpolitical parties anyreason topushfor TheConference Board ofCanada seesproduction anearlyelection.

Pollsters Ekos puttheConserva- Intheoilextraction Industry expanding 4.1per tiveswiththesupport of29.4 percent ofvoters, centin2010. downfrom32.Spercent twoweeks earlier.

Thereportsaystheconventional extraction Atthestartofthesummer, theConservatives, Industry would seeIncreased drilling, butfuture whohaveonlya minority ofseatsInParliament growth isexpected tocomefromhigher oilsands andneedsupport fromatleastoneotherparty production. tostayInpower, heldan11pointleadovertheir lastyear,theoilindustry InCanada struggled to mainopposition, theliberalparty. copewithrecessionary situation across theglobe, Thesurvey, conducted forthecanadlan asweaker consumption anddemand resulted Ina Broadcasting Corp., showed thatsupport forthe significant dropInollprices. opposition Liberal Partyroseto29.1percent, from ThelargedropInprices translated directly tothe 27.9percent. industry's bottom line,withprofits falling 90per Ekos saidthedropinsupport fortheConserva- centIn2009.Buttheindustry managed toremain tiveswasalmost exclusively among theuniversity profitable, asitcutcostsbyabout20percent. educated andreflected theminority government's"Global consumption hasrebounded almostto poorly received decision tochange thewayit pre-recession levels.

Asa result, prices havenearly conducts thecensus. doubled fromtheirlowsof2009, boosting the Industry's profitability," economist Todd Crawford JohnMcCrank - Reuters said.

Thereportalsosaidoilprices rosesteadily inthe firstquarter oftheyear,though theyremained below thepeaklevels seenin2008.

Ashutosh Joshi- Reuters

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Wi- Fi Accused of Causing Harlll to Children ALEX WATKINS NEWS WRITER The recent claim by a group of southern Ontario parents that Wi-Fi radiation exposure at local schools is responsible for headaches, insomnia, rashes and other symptoms that their children experience has brought the issue of radiation-related health risks under public scrutiny once again.

The group, known as the Simcoe County Safe School Committee (SCSSC),stated that they believe that the symptoms are directly related to the Wi-Fi, as they seem to go away when their children arc absent from school during weekends and vacations.

Susan Clarke, formerly a Harvard School of Public Health research consultant, told CBC that "We have the physics that show that children, especially young children, arc going to absorb much more radiation than older children and adults because of their thinner skulls and because the size of their

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brains more closely approximates the size of the wavelength being deployed."

The SCSSC demanded that the school board revert to using the wire internet connections which remain installed in many of the

Abbotsford and UFV Celebrate Different Cultures JREVORFIK STAFF WRITER

The third year of the Abbotsford Multicultural Festival (ABBYFEST) begins September 18. This year's event will showcase various international cultures through a variety of displays and interactive exhibits, and will also feature a fashion show P,Uton by UFV international students.

The festival was originally established by organizers for individuals in the community to celebrate their culture and tradition in a way that they could showcase their ancestry, while still main~ taining a strong connection to their Canadian culture.

ABBYFESTis completely "student led," festival organizer Hargun Dhutt said. In the past years the festival was organized by Dwayne De Souza and Drishya Kavishwar, both former students ofUFV Students, community members and volunteers educate and showcase their cultural diversity by putting on displays and exhibits, through various arts and crafts, with dances and entertainment, and also by delivering up a wide variety of ethnic food.

One of the major attractions of ABBYFEST,and one of the central facets of UFV's involvement, is the fashion show put on by a number of UFV's international students.

The display of traditional clothing from countries worldwide is accompanied by music native to the country along with commentary on the outfit and display.

While being a place to broaden your knowledge on the diverse range of individuals making up our community, ABBYFEST is

tinue to be used as usual. In support of their decision, the board pointed to a lack of scientific evidence proving the connection between the radiation and the reported symptoms.

Professor David Fancy of Ontario's Brock University has raised similar concerns, and has warned fellow staff about Wi-Fi radiationrelated risks, via a news release.

He told CBC that when he sat on a university sub-committee in 2009 regarding electromagnetic safety, the group "came to the conclusion that unlike Health Canada's assertion that says that Canada's safety code protects us, we felt that there was more evidence out there to suggest that this isn't necessarily correct."

British scientist and Cold War schools, and to limit exposure microwave weaponry advisor Barin schools without wire connec- rie Trower holds similar concerns, tions by switching off the Wi-Fi and believes that the radiation transmitter when it does not need emitted by a school-wide Wi-Fi to be accessed. The school board system is sufficient to pose risks to refused and informed parents that human health. the Wi-Fi connections would con"When I saw Wi-Fis being put

also a place to network and communicate with individuals who make-up that community. After the fashion show is complete, individuals who particip.ited in the fashion show relocate to the World Culture Garden where the public is able to walk from individual to individual, and has an opportunity to meet all of the students that took part in the show. Students take this opportunity to explain different details of their respective cultures, on a wide range of topics, including traditional dress, customs, food, culture, and so on.

The goal of the festival is to "increase public awareness of multiculturalism, build and sustain a harmonious foundation of trust, mutual respect, social cohesion, better understanding and develop strong bonds among people." individuals participating in ABBYFEST are encouraged to celebrate their culture in a way that "promotes strong social cohesion" within the community, according to the official ABBYFESTweb site.

Dhutt added that the "festival is open to everyone ... they don't have to be [an international student) to volunteer or be in the fashion show."

The festival is open to the public and is free of charge. It will run from 9.30 a.m. until 7 p.m. on September 18, and will take place in the Abbotsford Ag Rec building which is located on 32470 Haida Drive. Students interested in volunteering at the ABBYFESTare encouraged to consult the official website. Contact information and other information for the event can be found at www.abbyfest.com.

in schools at the same powers and the same levels that were used in the 1960s for experiments, I knew straight away that there were hid· den dangers to the young children."

Trower states that the number of computers present in a classroom is what creates cause for concern, as the level of radiation is increased when several devices are accessing Wi-Fi at once. He said, "With Wi-Fi you have 20 to 30 sets in a classroom, they are exposed for a long time, and probably in the next classroom and the next classroom. Tt's like taking a microwave transmitter outside the school for mobile phones and putting it inside the classroom."

A Health Canada statement released August 18th responded to concerns by assuring: "Based on scientific evidence, Health Canada has determined that exposure to low-level radiofrcqucncy energy, such as that from Wi-Fi systems, is not dangerous to the public."

Lower MainlandGroup PressuresFor Train ALEX WATKINSgler added, "Keep in mind the life NEWSWRITER span of these cars is about 50 years and the option to refurbish and reDespilc the West Coast Express' build is an option that will make a recent announcement that they life span of 75 years. Not bad monare extending and improving ser· ey when one does the math." vices, Lower Mainland pressure While supporters of improved group Rail for the Valley argue public transit feel that the addithat not enough is being done to tion of the new cars is a step in the meet the transportation needs of right direction, many point out the Valley's growing population. that th,m:i is still is a significant The West Coast Express will need in m,my Lower Mainland soon be adding seven new cars to communities that is not being its fleet in a $28.1 million project filled by systems such as the West

that will create room for as many as 2,000 additional riders per day.

According to Translink's publication, The Buzzer,"The new arrivals bump the West Coast Express fleet to 44 passenger cars, up from the current 37. [That] translates into a 20 per cent increase in capacity-West Coast Express currently carries a daily average of 10,500 today, more than double its initial ridership of 5,000 a day."

Nine million dollars of the project's funding was provided by the Federal Government's Building Canada Fund, and the rest of the funding was provided equally by Translink and the province of B.C. In addition to new cars, the funding went toward yard upgrades at the Waterfront and Mission stations, as well as safety improvements.

Rail for the Valley representative Bryan Vogler stated that the cars would have cost $14million if purchased in 1989,when the West Coast Express officially opened.

However, he said that the $28 million price of the project was "a fair value considering inflation and manufacturing costs.'' Vo-,

Coast express, particularly those communities south of the Fraser River. Among them is Rail for the Valley spokesperson John Vissers, who said, "What the West Coast Express does primarily is move commuters to and from urban areas. Our concern, however, is that on this side of the river ... we need connectivity between communities ...What the West Coast Express does is really important, and we support it 100 percent, but it doesn't completely fill the need of public transit issues in the Fraser Valley. It only fills one small part of it, and that's the commuter part."

Vissers and Raj( for the Valley feel that they have come up with a viable way to fill the need for connectivity in their community. As Vissers stated: "A hundred years ago we had what was called the Inter-Urban Rail. It ran until about fifty years ago, when they started building the freeway. And when they started building the freeway system, then they abandoned the rail, but lucky for us ... we still own the tracks, and we've reserved the right to use [aboutJ 60 percent of_

the time on the track for passenger rail, without any cost. So we have this terrific opportunity to rebuild a train system on this side of the river.''

Rail for the Valley would like to sec these tracks utilized to improve Fraser Valley transit, but for three years has been unable to see the project put into motion. Visser said, "Tne irony is that W<? already own the rights and the track ... all we would need to do is lease some trains, put some cars on the track, a kiosk for tickets, and try it and see what happens. It would cost us next to nothing, and we've got nothing to lose, and T think if we did that, we would be in the very beginning stages of building a sustainable transportation corridor."

Rail for the Valley representative Val Risdale suggested that a problem groups such as her own face in trying to expand public transportation is that they carry a lack of financial motivation for the government, particularly in comparison with automotive-related projects such as bridge and freeway construction. She said, "The excuse is they don't have the money, but you know they don't want it, they don't want the competition [with automotive interests]. But the real tragedy is it isn't compe· tition. The developers, instead of [developing for] people getting to their homes by car, the single families, they could get just as many people, just as much money if they built more dense development around rail stations."

Vissers emphasized the environmental aspect of public transportation: "What we need to focus on is developing sustainable transportation for the 21st century, and .. .it's going to mean leaving our cars at home some days, and the only way we can do that is if we have an alternative. On this side of the river, we don't have an alternative ... And that's really the biggest problem, that we haven't really explored ... the alternative of getting people on trains."

Those interested in learning more about Rail for the Valley can access their website at: http://rftv. wordpress.com/

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Condoms in Porn?

SOPHIENANN CONTRIBUTOR What do you think of when you hear the words "safer sex"? Do you think of cheesy posters in your high school guidance counselor's office? Awkward sex-ed classes where condoms were handed out, only to be strewn around hallways, and, hilariously, used as balloons?

I'm sure when you think of safer sex your mind doesn't immediately jump to pornography.

The proliferation of porn on the Internet pretty much guarantees that most people have seen some form of it at some point or another, even if for just a moment. A recent outcry by the AIDS Health Foundation (AliF) suggests that ·those moments definitely did not include the use of a condom. ln recent news, the AHF registered a complaint with the California Division of Occupational Health and Safety against porn king Larry Flynt of Larry Flynt Productions - you may have heard of their little publication called Hustler.

The AHF claim that out of the 100Flynt films they viewed, only one scene showed the male actor using a condom. They view this as a workers' rights issue. However, Larry Flynt Productions claims that none of their actors have ever tested positive for HIV. Additionally, US law requires pornography actors to be tested for HIV 30 days b!lforemaking a film.

But the truth is, porn isn't real life. We live in a world where the rate of sexually transmitted infections is steadily rising, as well as the number of people who watch pornography, specifically young people. The onus should be on

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pornographers to protect not just their workers, like the AHF is demanding, but also their viewers. Shouldn't the makers of adult films b!l socially responsible to show safer sex?

Think about it: the porn actors are legally required to be tested for HIV every month, but what about that person you may have just met? What about the last person they slept with? There arc no guarantees that the person you are about to get intimate with is free of HIV,let alone one of the three most commonly spread STis in Canada: chlamydia, gonorrhea, and HPV. Studies show that since the midnineties these STis have all been spreading at increasing rates, as well as developing resistances to antibiotics and other treatments.

Sure, condoms aren't sexy. But there are only two ways of making sure you're protected: abstinence or the careful, constant use of condoms. And let's be honest, the abstinence-based approach to sex education doesn't work. Neither do campaigns with condompromoting superhero cartoons aimed at a youthful demographic.

The best way to encourage and normalize the use of condoms is to go straight to the source, the place where many of today's youth learn about sex: pornography.

Pornography is estimated to be a $57-billion-a-year industry worldwide, and these days it's more common to participate in pornography than not to. The Canadian industry only makes up a very small portion of the world total, however. Currently, there are few regulations for filmmakers on Canadian soil. This puts Canada in an ideal position to promote the S!lxual health of its own porn industry workers and porn viewing population. Very few studies exist on the pornography habits of Canadian youth. The funding and interest just isn't there. If we are ever to come up with a strategic plan that is realistic about people's sex lives and that will set good examples through porn, these studies will need to happen.

A spokesperson for Larry Flynt Productions claims that no market for condoms in porn exists. They have no plans to include condoms in their productions, no matter how much pressure they receive.

It's probably a pipe dream for the AHF to believe that condoms could ever be seen as something sexy and titillating, however, that is likely what will have to happen before condom use becomes commonplace. If the market doesn't exist, the industry should create that market. Pornography isn't going to go away, and people aren't going to stop having sex. As a society, we need tc;>start a frank dialogue about the real epidemic facing Canadian youth and th!! responsibility of pornographers to prevent it.

UFV SPEAKSII

Sarah Q: What year are you in and what is your major?

A: I don't know - it's my first year.

Q: How are you getting to campus?

A: Driving.

Q: How hard is it for you find parking?

A: I am here at 8:30 so it hasn't been a problem so far.

Q: What class ar!l you looking forward to the most?

A: Bio and Chem.

Q: Do you read the Cascade?

A: No, but I plan on it.

Q: Have you listened to Civl radio yet?

A:No.

of Hogs Q: What year are you in and what is your major?

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Typically, hogs have a bad reputation. We associate poor sus scrofawith all kinds of bad traits: JaziMss, filthiness, gluttony, and so on. They are the unclean dietary rejeds of Judaism and Islam, as well as the tyrants of George Orwell's Ani11111I Farm. We can a messy room a pig sty; we call a greedy person a hog. With the exception of our lov!lfor cute piglets and bacon, we tend to harbour, at best, ambivalent, and, most often, disgusted, feelings for the domestic pig. However, their reputation is largely unwarranted. A fow small tweaks of perception can transform the pig from pariah to modern marvel.

I will not argue that pigs are the cleanest or the smartest animals, although I've heard people claim both. After spending a summer covered in pig mud and fighting hogs for control over food troughs, I know that they do not hold claim to either of those titles, though their pens are more carefully organized than my childhood room ever was, and they are more intelligent than any other farm animal.

This summer also taught me that pigs don't live up to their other stereotypes either. Sure, hogs are dirty, but only because they happen to love wallowing in mud.

They actually limit any rness of the bodily waste variety to one corner of their pen, an ancient precursor to modern bathrooms. And pigs do ha,ve a very hearty appetite,

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l am in Kinesiology and it's my first year.

Q: How are you getting to campus?

A: Driving.

Q: How hard is it for you find parking?

A: Horrible.

Q: What class are y,oulooking forward to the most?

A: Kinesiology.

Q: Do you read the Cascade?

A: Not yet but l definitely will be.

Q: Have you listened to Civl radio yet?

A: I haven't but I will be checking out the country show and the sports show.

but that appetite is fu!!lled by their amazing growth rate and astonishing adult size. A pig at birth weighs only a couple pounds, but within six months it weighs around 200 pounds. Imagine how much you would need to eat to put on that much weight so fast. Later in life, when they reach their full size, they need to keep eating an amount which seems gargantuan to our small human stomachs, but is well justified when ingested by ·an animal weighing between 600 and 900 pounds.

In fact, hogs could actually be seen as models for the "modern citizen". Today, in a world where we imagine the ideal as an exacting combination of personality, intelligence, green-consciousness, and industriousness, pigs are perfect role models.

Pigs are highly social animals, except for old boars, which tend to be of a solitary ilk. Imagine a

pigman, who could easily blend into any room, savouring any and all social interaction. In the work place, his incredible aptitude for problem solving and a gift for teamwork would make him invaluable, not to mention his ability to multi-task: historically, pigs have been used as excavators, draft animals, and mounts.

At home, the hogman would be David Suzuki's dream: no food would go to waste, almost all packaging would be consumed, and, instead of air-conditioning, an energy-neutral, organic mud bath would provide all the cooling required. To top it aJJ off, this entire package would be wrapped in the solid, muscular body of a Spartan warrior; despite a reputation for fatness, today's pigs are surprisingly lean. Maybe it's time we recast pigs as positive symbols, and stopped projecting our own failings on hogs.

FIR£EXIT KElPCLEAR

Keith Q: What year are you in and what is your major?

A: First year in a Biology Major.

Q: How are you getting to campus?

A: Driving.

Q: How hard is it for you find parking?

A: It's not great, I am actually parking at the movie theater.

Q: What class are you looking forward to the most?

A: Biology with Patrick Harrison.

Q: Do you read the Cascade?

A: I haven't yet but I plan on being a regular reader.

Q: Have you listened to Civl radio yet?

A: Yeah I have, I saw their booth at orientation and have been to the broadcast booth.

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If You Cant' Learn, Don 't Teach

Backto School, Differentfor Some

SARAH SPILLMAN CONTRIBUTOR

There are a few different types of "back to school" and two types of people who understand what that n1eans when it comes to university. There is going into university right after high school, with just two months of summer vacation, taking time away from school to work, or just enjoying the freedom from homework and lectures. Ultimately, however, you are either going back because you have to or because you want to.

Everyone goes to university to gain a higher form of learning, whether it is for a career or just to have the knowledge. This is where the difference between the two kinds of people is found: there are the people that want to be here and those who do not. l know people from both categories.

People that genuinely want to learn new things or get somewhere in their dream job seem to be everywhere I look. They arc at school because they got bored and wanted to know things they did not before, or to find a way to make more money by getting a certificate, or to get a job they have been dreaming about. I happen to be one of these people - I am striving for a career in psychology.

Some say that the people who go straight from high school to postsecondary are the ones who truly know what they want to do and wi II get there faster. 1 disagree, as would most people I know.

Some of the friends l had in high school disappeared after graduation due to university. At least 70 per cent of them did not want to go. They had to go to university because the job they had required more education to stay employed, and they did not want to try and find a new job, or their parents had taken schooling for their children into their own hands. The latter is not always a bad thing, especially if the child in question is just going to sit at home playing video games, instead of working or going to school. A large chunk of people I know who were forced into school ended up loving the experience.

No maHer what a person's reason for being in school, going back is almost never easy. Speaking from personal experience, I took a year and a half off after high school because l did not know how to start on my path to being a psychologist. I figured my time off would help prepare me for university. My teachers said in high school that everything we did would help get us ready for the next level of education.

I found out first hand that my teachers had lied. Nothing could have gotten me ready for a giant campus, what seemed like millions of new people, lectures by professors, and having a restaurant on campus. I spent my first semester being overwhelmed and trying to make a foothold for myself.

If this is how you feel being back at school, I have some words of wisdom for you: try new things, meet new people, take a breath and relax, and do not fall asleep in class. University is not as scary as it may seem right now. If you are someone who finds the transition seamless, write a book so the rest of us can learn your ways.

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JENNIFER COLBOURNE CONTRIBUTOR

The first day of a typical lowerlevel class always goes the same way. The professor, after having introduced his or herself and the course, and after having read through the entire class outline in unnecessary detail, finds his or herself needing an extra few minutes to waste before letting the class out early, but not too early. So he or she asks that every student give out i;ome personal information: what they're studying, what they like about the subject, what they plan to do in the long-term. Now I can only speak from experience in Arts classes, but the response of the majority is: "My name is __ .

I'm a_ major (usually English or History), l'm taking this class because I'm required to and I plan to be a teacher!."

These so-called aspiring "teachers" can be sorted into three categories - the first of which is those, especially first-year students, for whom "teacher" is synonymous with "I don't know what to do yet with a di?grcc in my area, so I guess 1'11be a teacher because there's nothing else to do." Fortunately, these students usually discover a career they actually like in their field, and by their third-year have switched from "teacher" to "journalist," "social worker," "archaeologist" etc. Those who do not find their real passion and still continue to claim to be "teachers," belong with the third category.

The second category of "teachers" has my endless respect. These are students who love their field, love to teach and share, and love working with kids and/or teenagers. Unfortunately, these specimens are as rare as ... let me count... three. I have met three teachers in

my years at UFV who truly love teaching and show the work and dedication to prove it. Fortunately one is now jusl finished PDP, the other is enrolled in it, and the other is just starting it. l'm sure there are others out there, but judging from the majority of my peers there aren't many.

The third category of "teachers" are the scum of the earth, or rather the university education-system.

Why are they "teachers"? Because all they need to do (or so they believe) is wade through four years of under-grad, a year of PDP and ta-da! Job security, summer vacations, weekends free, under eight hour days, benefits, a union, and an easy job.

Now, any real school teacher (i.e. teachers of the second category) will tell you that it requires hard work to be a teacher. You are, after all, entrusted with teaching young minds how to think and learn. Those leeches that are exploiting the system in order to secure themselves a career are not qualified in any way to teach anyone how to learn, because by

their very act of disrespecting the institution of learning in order to satisfy their selfish ends, they disrespect learning itself. it's awful to think that any of these people are slipping through the system and are teaching our youth.

What, however, are the shortterm consequences? How does this affect the university? It seems to me the real problem is in the Arts. The Sciences, for instance, are not based on interpretation to the degree most of the Arts, especially English, have been. If you can't actually learn what a singlecelled organism or what the result of a chemistry formula is, you will fail, simple as that. Not an easy ride. English on the other hand?

You can interpret a novel like a anguished filled teenager, but as long as your argument is somewhat coherent amidst all the BS,you can actually wade through with a B-.

The professors are not mostly to blame, either. With sites like "ratemy-teacher," only the professors who are known as "easy-markers" find their classes full (mostly of leeches), which sends a message to the university: "--- has a full class, and therefore must be a good professor. Clearly the students like him/her, and he/she is bringing us in money." It is well-known among serious, upper-level students that the best professors, usually synonymous with the hardest professors, have the smallest classes. Leeches avoid professors that actually want to teach you something like the plague. All they want is their "B'' and nothing more out of a class. If a professor wants to survive or succeed, they have to lower their standards.

Really, the joke in the end is on the leeches. PDP is extremely hard to get into; apparently something like 900 English students apply

each year to SFU, of which only 200 or so are selected and many, many less of these actually manage to secure a job. Even then, most spend years working very part-time as substitutes before that happens.

Then they have to deal with parents, principals, school-district policies and lazy or trouble-making students. ln the meantime, our Arts programs are filled with students who have no interest in learning.

The quality of lectures have decreased, class-discussions are lifeless and pale, expectations of students have been lowered. But how to tell the wheat from the chaff?

Well for one, professors should not be primarily judged by the numbers of students they have or on student opinion (it is well known most students only like the professors who pass them). If the quality of teaching rises, so will the quality of students; those who are not serious will fail to drift through their under-grad.

But how can a university survive if it is willing to flunk inadequate students? This poses an ethical question, and I cringe to hear the answer: is a university a business or an institution of learning? Why should students who don't really want to learn be allowed to drag the rest of us down with them?

One wonders whether post-seconda ry schools that arc completely government-funded such as those in Britain have similar problems.

One also wonders why top-notch American schools are full, even though the professors do not hesitate, and would not be expected to hesitate, to fail an inadequate student. Perhaps it is time we rethink our system or our standards before our quality of education falls completely behind.

The Cascade'sContentis in Realismthe Very Best SONJA SZLOVICSAK EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Did you know that the Cascade has a website? www.ufvcascade.ca.

Yes, there was a different website about a year ago, and yes, it hadn't been updated since 2007. The new site will be updated regularly - at least for the next little while.

Comments can be left on this website. They don't automatically post to the site - they have to be moderated by our wcbmaster first.

It's a good thing, too. We get comments like this gem: "I really thought i'd distribute and let you know your information sites is hclpful for unveiled the advantageous hidden knowledge.I genuinely adore your wcblog.Effectively, the content is in realism the very best on this really worth while topic. J concur along with your findings and will thirstily look forward to your forthcoming updates. Absolutely saying thanks won't just be enough, for that remarkable lucidity in the advice. I will without delay capture your rss feed to remain updated of any updates.Truthful do the trick and much being successful within your do the job and business endeavors.

Anyhow continue to keep up the very good perform.Thank you."

For your reading pleasure, all the typos have been left in that quote so you can get a sense of what

our moderatorgoes through.

First of all, this comment was

left for a book review. I'm not entirely sure what "advantageous hidden knowledge" was in that article, other than the fact that Alex Watkins generally approved of the novel Me Talk Pretty One Day. The funny thing is, by some strange coincidence, the same comment was left for several articles. lt even contained the exact same typos!

How is this possible?

I think it's quite clear what's going on here. It doesn't take several years of a university education to see what is so blindingly obvious: UFV is not the fine institution we all think it is. ' I was very disappointed when J discovered this. When I first started to see that the Cascade's

grouped into the same category as thetie thoughtleti~... oheep. What I found was even more disheartening than that first poorly worded comment. Other student newspapers are receiving the same comments on their websites. Word for word, these comments arc identical. They even contain the same typos.

Since most of our readers don't seem to be very good at thinking, I'll spell out what's going on here.

University students are somehow forming a nationwide collective mind - and it isn't very intelligent.

I don't know what's caused this to happen, but I assure you, the Cascade's finest investigative journalists arc looking into this. I suspect that it has something to do with website was receiving comments, the cafeteria food, or possibly PenI was excited. Finally, this was guin publishing, but at this stage our chance to hear back from our it's too early to tell. readers directly. I couldn't wait to This collective mind seems to receive a comment on one of my have lulled students into a sense articles. It would be so much more of false security; whenever I tell personal than the typical "Letter someone about this threat they eito the Editor." I would get to hear ther tell me I'm crazy or ask if I'm what UFV students honestly think a Crim student. They just don't see of one of my artic1es. that the alternative is even more Instead, I discovered that UFV frightening. If these comments students do not think. Nor can really are "spam" being spread they spell. Or put a sentence to- about by one person, then there gether. And for some reason, they must be someone out there that is all leave the same comments. smart enough to operate a website, In a state of utter despair, I con- but stupid enough to respond to tactedmycounterpartsat different these comments. And that is the universities across the province. most unbelievable thing I have Therewas no way I could contin- ever heard.

ue to attend UFV.I refused to be

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VIOLET HART the environment, but simply the BANGIN" age bracket. As most of us become young adults, we settle down, s the new school year comes meet people, begin to feel more tumbling in with a record confident and mature. Not to men·number of young freshmen, it tion since most of us had no idea seems prudent to begin this col- that everybody else wasn't havumn, well, prudently. After all, ing sex in high school (and most of those who were, were having most of you have never had sex.

That's right. Most of you have unsatisfying quick whiny emonever had sex. Despite the claims sex in the back seat of their mom's of pop culture, the majority of high car), we feel the need to catch up. school students graduate without Oh yes, and everybody is still raghaving ever had sex - and by sex ingly horny. we mean good, old fashioned penHerc's the down-low though: etration "down-there." Of course whether your first time is with that many have explored the ever-so- long-anticipated special person, or many varying steps leading up with a stranger at a drunken party, to the "Big Bang," but taking that it's going to suck. Sorry ladies, but one big, breath-taking step? You'd it will suck much, much more for be surprised. The majority of teen- you if you're the female in a male/ agers just aren't ready to have sex female pairing. It's depressing to - which is understandable. Teens think of how many girls in the .ire busy learning how to drive, past (and even a few in the preshow to manage their emotions, ent) have waited, longed for and how to piss off their parents and ceaselessly anticipated their wedestablish their own identity - it's ding night only to find it lousy and really not the ideal time to explore painful. your sexuality.

So here's some tips to make it But university! University is less awful - and listen up, guys, the time that, yes, nearly every- because the first-time isn't always body starts having sex. It's not a treat for you either, especially

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if your significant other is miserable. And don't think that straight couples have the monopoly on unpleasant first experiences; most of this applies to same-sex couples as well.

The first tip is so obvious it's probably already on the tip of your tongue: foreplay. Yet nobody really seems to get foreplay. "Grab the meat, kiss, grab the meat again ... stick it in? No... one more kiss, okay, grab it again, a stroke, an• other kiss... stick it in? Yeah that's enough, stick it inf" No matter how horny you arc, there is no excuse for bad foreplay. It's the equivalent of running a marathon without having stretched. Somebody is going to get hurt. And really, that applies as a rule to sex in general, but most importantly for the first time. Most women need around twenty minutes for their body and mind to be ready for sex, not to mention that feeling close to your partner, comfortable and relaxed will make the experience a whole lot easier for the both of you.

The next tip is another obvious chestnut nobody ever seems to get: lube! Wetter is always better.

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There seems to be this cxpecta• tion that a girl will be wet if she is aroused: wrong. lt depends on a variety of factors: time of month, hormones, birth-control, etc. Even if she seems adequately wet, it's probably still not enough. And don't think that she is the only one who will suffer if nobody had the foresight to buy a bottle of good K&Y(and make sure you buy water-based if you are using condoms). Men can find their penis feeling raw - even with burns and sores - or, in some cases, an uncircumcised male can find his foreskin actually torn. That's right, torn. Ouch. Especially if an uncircumcised male has never had sex or masturbated (meaning he has never retracted the foreskin), the chances of tearing the frenulum are much higher, and sex is almost guaranteed to hurt. So much for the myth that only women suffer the first time!

Next, take it slow. Once you start, be gentle; men, you're not riding a bucking horse. Obviously both of you <1reexcited, but just because you saw dogs on the street and porn-st<1rsgiving it hard 'n

hot with all they've got doesn't mean you should - yet. Enjoy the first time, because it will be over very quickly. In fact, masturbating before sex is highly recommended.

The sexual tension will be down, and it will last (hopefully) longer than two minutes. For straight men, despite all the hot talk of "popping her cherry," breaking a girl's hymen can be very painful for her. Don't be an insensitive jerk. Taking it slow will make her first experience much more pleasurable.

But whether you like it or not, despite preparation, the first tjme is still going to be an uncomfortable experience. It's not like getting a root canal; in fact, after all the build up you're probably going to find yourself thinking "Oh, that was sex?" However, you and your partner are inexperienced. Even if your partner is experienced, you'll still be inexperienced with each other. People arc not bikes. Everybody is very, very different, and as many can attest it can take an entire lifetime to really get to know a partner's sexuality, not to mention your own.

Two head injuries, a concussion, anda broken toe.Alaptop anda case ofbeerlaunched outa window.

Proceed withcaution.

RANPQNA BUSHELLAbbotsford,

the guys like to be known to the media only by their PRODUCTION MANAGER stage names in order to deter the aturday September 5 marked paparazzi and crazed young teenthe official release of Blisterin' age girls.

Barnacles first album Rock and The Progressive Thinker kicked Roll Avenue.The Abbotsford punk off the night. Like turning on a band invited friends and fans car when you've forgotten to turn to join them at their CD release down the radio, TPT slapped the party which was essentially a kick audience in the face the moment ass house party. The Progressive that they start to play. Loud, fast, Thinker and Picking on Toddlers and hard these guys were fucking joined the Barnacles in playing a insane. Guitarist Drew Riekman basement show that sent showgo- will rip you apart if you aren't careers into fits of thrashing, mosh- ful; jumping in an out of the crowd, ing, and slam dancing. Beer was thrashing around with his guitar, plentiful and good times were on the ground, off the ground, he abound for the many who came to was 360 degrees of pure calamity.. celebrate the album release.

It was just that badass.

The album, Rock and Roll AvI broke my toe during The Proe1me,which has been number one gressive Thinker set and the pain on CIVL for the past two weeks, was becoming a bit much by now was recorded and produced in so I had to go chase a wild turkey Abbotsford by Mark Andrie at upstairs for a bit (this is a whiskey Cavern Studio. The title is derived reference for those of you who arc from the nickname of a downtown thinking I might have hit my head Abbotsford street that Blisterin' as well). So this is where I would Barnacles first called home when have been supposed to tell you all they formed. Along with other Ab- about Picking on Toddlers. They botsford bands they practiced here are actually a really rad band with and soon the street became known a raucous punk rock sound thats as "Rock and Roll Avenue." been lightly dusted with ska. Kind Blisterin' Barnacles is made of like a punk rock doughnut with up of Cutt Throat on bass guitar, powdered ska sugar. I am a bit sad Stainsworth on guitar, Dead-Eye I couldn't give you a better low'fy on guitar, Sabotage on vocals, down but lucky for you they are and Davey Greybeard on drums. playing at Funky Winker Bean'son Due to the overwhelming Barna• September 25, so you can figure it clcmania that has swept through out then if you are really curious.

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tNotographs courtesy ofSilverene Palislh

Blistcrin' Barnacles closed down the show giving the crowd a more classic hardcore punk rock sound.

These guys are goddamn rowdy.

When they started to play the audience lost it. Beer was spraying, fists were in the air, people were screaming along with the music, and l am pretty sure a few people may have even got whiplash from rocking out so hard. The room turned into a sea of body parts, leather, spikes and patches. Reckless and raunchy, this was punk rock.

When asked to comment on the show, Davey Greybeard spoke of this scene affectionately. "The Abbotsford music scene is tight-knit, and growing. Our CD release party was a scene of marvelous chaos and energy, a great deal of which was generated by our fans and friends, who, by the way RULEas a group and individually."

This CD release party was a whole lot of party. The turn out was amazing, and it was great to come home fro.m my honeymoon and find the Abbotsford music scene thriving.

Youcan check out Blisterin' Barnacles on myspace at http://www. myspacc.com /bl isteri nbarnaclesmusic, or search for Blisterin' Barnacles on Faccbook to find their fanpage.

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The Lowdown With Larry : the cascade speaks to CIVL sta9e orQanizer RANDONA BUSHELLdifficult to be a do-it-yourself sort PRODUCTION MANAGER of musician be it punk or indie.

So all the income from admission goes directly to the artists.

i haveheardthecivil stageproject likethisarequitedifferent described asa concert series. how shows thon what wehaveseenat manystages arethereinthisseries? casey's overthepastyearorso.

The CIVL Stage is a three con- doyoufeelthatthese shows will cert event with two more left to go. bring a positive image to casey's The CNL Stage Two wlll be an indie pop night on Sat Sept 18 with reputation?

has been irresponsible and disrespectful behaviour at Casey's events in the past So because of this, anyone who wants to book a big event must also book four to five security guards depending on whatever campus security considers ample. It is probably the biggest hurdle to a successful campus life at Casey's. No matter what, CIVL Radio is committed to ensuring that property, persons and performers are respected at our events while we put on the shows that people will remember.

You Say Party!, Teen Daze and Oh Absolutely! Casey's is the perNol Yoko. Then the CIVL Stage fect size for this sort of show and keys. A large crowd surrounded RANDONA BUSHRL the cage and Mr. Tambourine man Three will be a pop-punk night anything that brings the students PRODUCTION MANAGER danced in and out of the people on Fri Oct 1 with The Tranzmitors, into Casey's is great for their imwho had come to see the show. The Split-Up's and Bertha ool. age and reputation. ometimes an adventurous It was pretty exciting and I am canweho~formoreevents from night out turns into adventurthrilled to see more from them at canwelookforward toseeing civlinthefuture andrestore caseys ous attempts at trying to recall their show on the September 18 what prompted youtoorganize the casey's return osa viable ab6otsfordtoit'sformer glory? exactly what went on when you and in the future. civlstage? venue forindie, punk, andother Totally! Imagine if Casey,s find out you have to write about it Next, the Progressive Thinker bands thataremoreonthemarginsand CIVL for the paper. Friday, September 3 was up. 1t was really interesting Radio made a reputaCNL Radio is a campus and scene? was one of those nights. CCVLRa- to have been to two of their shows community tadio station tha has ofthemusic tion for beQ'lg the Abbotsford stop dio is not only taking the airwaves on two consecutive days because 1 just started to broadcast on the FM As I aid before, there will for touring bands? It would be fanby storm, but Casey's as well with noticed something very interest- dial at 101.7 FM. As such, CIVL be two more lVL Stag concerts tastic because Casey's would be their ClVL Stage concert i:;eries. ing. This is music you can mosh to Radio hopes to be me the voi e on Sat, Sept 15 and Fri, Oct l. But known nationally and Abbotsford The first of three parts took place or dance to. The crowd at Casey's of independent mu ic right here CIVL Radio hopes to continue to would have a venue that m ets on the third, with three bands was a little more tame, although at UFV'and in Abbot ford by com- present those sorts of bands in the the needs the independent music from Abbotsford and Vancouver. the band was not, and showgocrs bining band that have hav suc- futu at sey's on Campus. It all scene in Abbotsford.

I had merely planned on head- danced to the music while their cess on the !earshot campus and remains to be seen but stay tuned ing out to sec The Progressive Saturday night crowd thrashed eommunity radio chart with lo- to 101.7FM or listen to us online at Thinker as I am a fan and looked and kicked and moshed up a storm. cal talent.

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So dynamic is this band that they at CIVL Stage l as an opportunity for a good night. Tickets were only can evoke such a range of move- youcharged For more information follow a $5admission fee; five bucks, whtch is cheaper than a ments. Their high energy scream- what i noticed a veryheightened levelof CNL Radio's tweets ®CIVL_Raisthemoney going to? latte these days. ing and yelling combined with the security. wasthisdvl'sideaoristhis dio, like CIVL.Radio on facebook, Upon arriving Casey's I was way that they spin and play their One of the values of the CNL or go to the CIVL Stage website at onpartofcampus security? guitars like assault rifles, jump- Stage is to compensate performers. shocked to see orange barricades civlstage.wordpress.com. around two of the doors and se- ing onto and off of whatever they CIVL Radio understand that it is curity guards everywhere. When can find, makes for a truly thrilling spectacle. Their showmanship _________________________________ 1!!11!11 _____ __.

I asked, I was informed that they would only be using the front steps up to the challenging intendoors near the fitness centre and sity of their music. that the barricaded areas were to Unfortunately I left after TPT's be smoking areas. It felt very pro- set. However, I have it on good fessional and a little alienating but authority that Vancouver band I shrugged it off and went inside. Petroleum By.Product put on a I paid my five buck, which I con- great show. In doing my research sider extremely reasonable to sec so that r would have SOMETHING three bands, and went inside. to say to you I have been listening Now this is where the reporting to their music and 1 am certainly gets a little hairy because after fin- disappointed that I missed them. ishing a beer or two with the guys They have an edgy new wave from The Progressive Thinker, sound coming from a combination their guitarist Drew gets a call. of bass, drums and synth with SalHe's told there is a guy having a ly's haunting vocals. They have a house party and if they go now, new album on the way which they like now now, then they will have previewed at the show so follow time to go play this party and get their myspace if you are interested back for the show. So we all loaded in catching the release. into cars and headed to where to Luckily this was just the first of this house party was to find the three shows and with two more to apartment manager furious .ind come you have ample opportunity threatening to call the police. Back to check CIVL Stage out. Come out into the car. on Sept 18 to catch You Say Party!, We arrived back at Casey's to Oh No! Yoko and Teen Daze. On find Women of Britain already on October 1, head to Casey's to see stage with a banshee on a tambouThe Tranzmitors, The Split-Up's rine running around provoking and Bertha Cool. the crowd. Alex Zander Schmidt Stay tuned to CIVL Radio for wailed their crampy writing rock more information or visit the and roll backed by Dr. Jack on CIYL Stage website at civlstage. drums and \'Srian Oblivion on wordprcss.cOJll-

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stingFacts Holy Fuck over a chat with Intere About Graham Walsh: DUSTIN ELLIS

Walsh formerly worked asa jingle writer.

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from their 2007 album, LP, which was a shortlist nominee for the Polaris music awards in 2008.This was[more] onexercise insongwritingheralded and sensational album has now been followed up by their thananything creative."

Headded "You third full length, Latin.

Holy Fuck arc composed of don'treallygetmuchcreative satisfac-four members, including drums, bass and two sound artists that tionfromit.They'll usually handyoua play keyboards, pedals and whatever else they can find at antique, popular songthattheycan'tlicence, but thrift, and toy stores. Together, they make fast moving instrumenthey'llgetyouto matchit as closeas tal music characterized by colossal ambience and drive. youcan."

I got a chance to speak to Graham Walsh, one of the founding Walsh thinks thatthesound trackof keyboard and effects players in Holy Fuck, and asked a couple of hislifecontains tracks suchas"Spanishquestions about what the band has been up to, his thoughts on Flea,'' theHerbAlpert andtheTijuana the making of Latin,and, more abstractly, the soundtrack of his life Brassversion, anda lotof kroutrauk(see side bar).

Holding up in a jam space in inspired drumbeatsofvarious tempos London, Graham reported, the band had been in Europe ''just andfarms, mostnotably, "boom boom over a week now. We just had two festival shows, last Friday and chick, boom boom boom chick."

Saturday, and we have two shows [Leeds and Reading festivals] this HisfirsttapewasthePolice album, Saturday and Sunday." Though not officially touring, the band has Regatta.

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Helikesnewer bonds Graham said "There are a couple ideas that we've had over the last Suns, Tame andPower, andBeach Fos- little bit that we kind of wanted to flesh out," and explained that the band was messing around and sils. just having fun. Since their first HeholdsMilesDavisand Herby album, Walsh commented "Literally, we've just been getting busier.

Handcock inhighest regard, thinks that lt has required more of a commitment, the band, to make it work."

Bruce Willis andTracy Morgan makea The line-up of the band, for• merly a grappling issue, has been hilarious comedy duo,andlikessome solidified by former Enon drummer Matt Schulz and bassist Matt Elvissongs,but mostlyprefersthe McQuade joining Lheband in late 2008. Since its 2005 inception, the band has always sought a solid Beatles. lineup, "but under the circumstances of everybody's lives and

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other bands that people played in and our desire to play with certain people, that is how it had to go," Walsh explained.

Latin,released earlier this summer, is a quick moving joy ride yielding funky bass-lines and slippery dance elements into eight cohesive tracks briefly introduced by the song "1 MD." Walsh said the album is "a little more controlled" than previous works.

About the process, and how it compares to albums in the past, Walsh explained "The first record we made in the studio completely unrehearsed, and just went into a studio and jammed out ideas, and then brought them home and just edited them into sort of pieces. The second record we made kind of inbetween tours. That was a little more reigned in than the first one because we had song ideas that we worked on, on the road. So it was a matter of capturing those."

In Latin, the band's membership was no longer in transition.

"We wrote most of the songs on the road. A couple of them came together in the studio, but we recorded it all at one t-itudio,as opposed to the other records that

were done in different places with different people."

Holy Fuck have proved themselves as a live act. They have played a host of large festivals, such as Montreal Jazz festival, Coachella, SXSW, Lollapalooza, and Glastonbury, and come highly recommended as an act to catch. With flailing animation, and bursting stage presence, Holy

Fuck meld electronic and rock music into an unusual explosive and exciting concert experience.

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PAUL FALARDEAU ARTS& LIFEEDITOR Smarkatch Gogol Bordello Kick Out the Jams

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One of those songs that seem almost par for the course now, but was really mindbending in its day. This is early, screwdriver in amp, motherfucka, punk before there was such a thing.

Things here start off in folktune lands, Eugene Hutz's voice dusted with yearning. Then the teeth come out. Gogol Bordello play like a squad vicious sex-offenders throughout the chorus with a melody that sounds old as glorious Motherland-yet, the music they're making is fucking crucial.

Scrapthat Junk (andStrap Me to the Funk) CinnamonToastFunk Well, judging by the name of this song I suppose you guessed it was a conservative tune with understated tones in awkward minor chords that really express the song writer's inner anguish in dealing with his father's departure at an early age. (This song actually is nothing but the mutherluvin' truth of the funk gospel).

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I'm just going to quote a friend here: "I actually really like the Beastie Boys' [original] version of this, but I could live my life never hearing it again. If I only ever heard this version again, I'd be forever happy." CB hit all the right check points on this classic and then pull out all the stops for something truly memorable.

Maybe the best song the duo has ever laid out. Maybe garage blues distilled perfectly into just under three minutes of glory. Either way, this is all you could ever ask for in a song. Crunchy, catchy, cocky and mom likes it because it's part of a balanced breakfast.

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Album Review BigBoi-SirLucious LeftFoot : TheSon ofChico Dusty 1

Not Friends Grown Ups*

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Atlanta EP White Lung*

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Eyesin theNight Striker*

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PAUL BRAMMER twon Patton is a star in his own NEWS& OPINIONEDITOR right, with or without his faithful sidekick. he last fifteen years of rap muAndre 3000 was due to feature sic has been largely dominated on the album, but record company by one two-person group. Big Boi wrangling (which caused Patton to and Andre 3000's Outkast have leave his label) meant that Andre's constantly redefined their sound parts were all taken from the LP. and image while the rest of rap, Despite this, there arc no obvious especially the American kind, has junctures in songs which sound floundered and beached itself on as though they are missing a part some nihilistic, narcissistic shore. - Patton has covered up Andre's This chameleonic ability places tracks remarkably well, and the them closer to David Bowie than album feels like a whole piece of to Nas or Jay-Z. work with or without 3000's incluBig Boi and Andre's success is sion. quite miraculous. They've engenLead single "Shutterbugg" dered adoration from the fans, hinted at the confidence and boldcritics and the paying public while ness of vision that lay within the remaining true to their creative album. The ecstatic floor-filling reselves. They release rap music frain, the instant hook of the intro, that is at once knowing and play- and Patton's exuberant delivery ful, and manages to gleefully leap defy the listener to sit still in their over the expected thematic and seat as they listen. aesthetic pitfalls of rap music.

The rest of the album is exFor example, their last album to- ecuted with the same effortless gether, 2007's masterwork Idlewild, brilliance as its first single. One of was largely about a failing mar- the reasons for Outkast's endurriage and the attending range of ing popularity and success is that emotions that comes along with their music tackles issues without it. While everyone else droned on coming across as overly earnest or about their sex organs and bleated self-important. Whereas a group about smoking weed, Big Boi be- like Public Enemy may veer off moaned the fact that his wife no the entertainment trail and simply longer left plates of dinner in the want to inform you, Big Boi slips microwave for him and ordered opinions and thoughts into his his kids out of the room so they music without letting it inhibit or wouldn't hear him call their moth- take over his desire to entertain. er a bitch.

Opening track "Daddy Fat Sax" Big Boi's solo album, Sir Lu- urges listeners to involve themciousLeft Foot,reinforces all of the selves in politics, "And who you things we love about Big Boi while voting for, Republican or Demosimultaneously proving that An- cratic/Don't say it doesn't matter

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'cause that's how they stole the last one," and on "Fo Yo Sorrows" Patton wonders aloud on the detachment of youth from society, "Why are 75 per cent of our youth reading magazines?/Because they're used to a fantasy, and it's what they do to dream/Call it fiction addiction 'cause the truth is a heavy thing".

Delivery-wis1;i,Big Boi has never sounded better - his reputation as rap's most diverse and naturally gifted vocalist must be given full due with his solo album. There is also a cohesiveness and together-

ncss in these songs, despite the fact that most tracks have their own sonic touch.

To call Sir LuciousLeft Foot:T/te Son of ChicoDusty the best rap album of the century implies that Big Boi is operating on the same level as everybody else. He's not. This album is miles ahead of anything that's come out of American rap since we had a white mass-murd1.1rerin the White House. If you call yourself a fan of rap or hiphop and you don't buy this album - buy, that is, not listen to -you arc missing out in a big way.

ics, suburbia. The more upbeat, straight rock and roll masks the next step in the evolution that these Montreal rockers have taken even while, on songs like "Modern Kids" they leave their past behind in grand fashion.

Tlze Suburbs surely is the Ar-

cade Fire album for the Arcade Fire detractor. Long time fans should happily accept the changes the band has made, it only means they're listening to a band that will probably be innovating for years to come.

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Swin Caribou*

TheArcade Fire-Suburbs

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Give Us Your Hands Jane Vain and the Dark Matter*

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1 Inch 1/2 Mile Grasscut

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TomboySingle Panda Bear

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PA,UUALARPEAU throughout the song titles and ARTS& LIFEEDITOR lyrics. On the eponymous first track Win Butler proclaims, ''l'm he idea that the Arcade Fire moving past the feeling, into the made a big statement by nam- night" and continues his slight ing their first album Funeml,and rise in optimism with the line "T filling it was title-suitable mate- want to hold her hand, :ohowher rial, has been passed around the some beauty before all this damcommunity of artistic critics like age is done." a plus-sized joint. Every one has This is essentially Arcade Fire's being huffing and puffing on the great Springsteen homage. There point, especially considering the are easy to find super-charged recent release of their newest al- bea~ts roaring down the highway bum, The Suburbs. with the top down between every The big question then is wheth- beat. If the Boss is omnipresent er Arcade Fire can follow up the here, then Neil Young and even rampant success of Funeraland the Brooklyn notables The Strokes subsequent Neon Bible and keep seem to shuffle by on tracks like the style and qualities that their rhythm-driven "Ready To Start." old-time fans expect while dealing The Suburbs is ultimately an with the demands of an increas- easier-to-get-into version of the ingly widening audience. The Arcade Fire and some fans will curse of fame, one might say. bemoan the loss of the misguided Yet, Arcade Fire seems to do notions of what they thought the the opposite of what fans and band meant to them. Fine, let them critics might expect and possibly bitch, this may be the best work the bravest thing one could have AF have yet produced. Its wider expected of them. Instead of con- appeal will only draw more peotinuing on the same path, they ple into their earlier work. steer into the light.

While Funeral may initially The album is a searching piece seem more thematically intense, that is ultimately a concept album remember that Butler and co. to its bones with recurring themes are here tackling what may curand what should be a fairly ob- rently be one of the most layered vious stream of consciousness and emotionally distressing top-

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The Tower Also Rises CIVL radio goes onairat101.7 FM on FM radio. UFV alumni Doug PAUL FALARDEAU

McLean, who was responsible for ARTS& LIFEEDITOR engineering much of the technollVL is finally broadcasting on ogy that CIVL employs, put a proFM Radio. In downtown Ab- cessor together for on-air broadbotsford and around campus, lis- cast. the processor will send a teners can tune into 101.7FMand feed to the nearby tower. hear UFV's community campus On September 1 Levy received word from Industry Canada that radio station.

For over two years CIVL broad- the station was approved to start casted via their website, www.civl. broadcast tests on the FM band at ca. The website still offers stream- a range of 40 watts. On Tuesday ing audio of all CIVL's shows, September 7 they began broadwhich include programs that cen- casting. tre around everything from South This means the station is comAsian music, psychobilly, jazz, un- ing in loud and clear from ns for derground and good ol' rock and from the Abbotsford campus as roll. The site has a podcast system the Clayburn area. Levy stated that allows fans to subscribe to any thnl radio station staff "will be program that airs on CIVL and get driving up and down King and all previous episodes while keep• Mccallum to test the range" to ing up to date on new episodes sec just how far away the signal each week. Aaron Levy, the new is being received, as well as subStation Manager, explained that jecting equipment to various tests when visiting other stations, he in order to assure that broadcasts has found many are frequently will not a Hect any of Nav Canada's impressed with the level of quality operations. offered by CTVL'son line presence.

Those who do not live within But CIVL was never available to the current range need not worry. listeners on the FM dial, until now. The 40-watt limit is only a probaThe tower was erected on the top tionary limit. Levy thinks that of B building, giving the station CIVI.:swattage will reach at least the technical ability to broadcast 100 before 2011. Eventually, the

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range should be about 300-350 watts and reach as far as the Langley-Aldergrove border on one side and out to Mission and Chilliwack on the other.

Those interested in becoming a part of CIVL should do so. Cl VL is moving to 24 hour broadcast, so there arc a dozen openings for shows two hours or shorter. CIVL is particularly interested in getting some spoken word programming.

To help with this, a work-study position is available that would involve preparing and organizing new spoken word programs and that may become a permanent position within the station.

To commemorate the tower's rising, as well as build up to the SUS's Dis-O, CIVL has been holding the CJVL Stage concert series.

The first concert went down on Friday, September 3. The three show series will continue on September 18 with a show by You Say Party.

Tickets are only $5 and take place at Casey's on Campus.

To get involved with CIVL, stop by the station in building Con the Abbotsford campus.

Scott PilrimVs.TheWorld the reader with various diagrams JOEL SMART vide and labels across the environment to

SPORTS EDITOR better describe the situation; the film recreates this effect well, but uses it n awkward romantic comedy told less frequently. ln fact, many scenes through the eyes of a modern day look almost identical to the book. The Canadian game nerd, Seo/I Pilgrimvs. only downside is that there is too much the World is strange and different, but awesome book dialogue to fit into the film so many of the best parts don't most of all, it is enjoyable.

Instead of dealing with his new girl- make itin.

Scott Pilgrim, the unlikely hero, is friend's emotional baggage through the type of loving care one might expect in played by Michael Cera. Every other a romantic comedy, Scott Pilgrim faces casting choice in the film feels pereach of her ex boyfriends in an action fect, but the choice to use Cera opens packed fight to the death reminiscent the film up to a style of debate that it of a video game boss battle - complete doesn't deserve. Though many claim with coins awarded at the end. Comic Cera is only capable of playing one book style "Pow" and "Bam!" imagery character, his role as Scott Pilgrim does flies across the screen to give the film diverge from the pattern a surprising a distinctive style. It feels fun, but not amount. He pulls it off, but not as well as some of the other actors, who steal painfully cheesy.

The story is based on a series of the show. Mary Elizabeth Winstead graphic novels of the same name, writ- docs a great job as Ramona Flowers, the ten by Brynn Lee O'Mallcy, which have ultimate object of Scott's love and afdeveloped a cult following. What the fection. Ellen Wong perfectly captures books and the film both do extremely the nearly hyperactive energy level of well is describe normal situations in a Scott's way-too-young high school-ex type of fantasy nerd world that all can girlfriend Knives Chau, while Alison appreciate. The novels will often pro- Pill absolutely nails the grouchy, sar-

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castic and still resentful personality of Kim Pine, Scott's ex-girlfriend and the drummer in his band, Sex Bob-omb.

The band is a huge focus of the film.

It gives Scott and his friends a mission throughout the film: to get better, get shows and get signed. It also plays a key role in the defeat of several of the ex-boyfriends. In one scene Scott must engage in a t,ass duel against nn exboyfriend with vegan super powers.

Yes, in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, being vegan is a superpower that gives one great mystical powers. The film's soundtrack features several wellknown bands, including Metric and Kid Koala. Beck actually composed the tracks played by Sex Bob-omb in the film.

Though Rdgar Wright's adaptation of the series did not attract the kind of audience attendance that many expeclcd, the film will almost certainly gain popularity over lime after it is released on DVD and Blu-ray. It's no Inception,but Scott Pilgrimvs. the World will keep you thinking about it long after you've seen it. There is truly no other movie like it.

CascadeArcade • Scott PilrimVs.TheWorld: the amereview JOEL SMARTgame even more fun to play co-op.

SPORTS EDITOR Up to four friends can sit in the same room and play through the ames based on movies suck. game together. The fact that the It is a general rule that almost co-op works brilliantly is perhaps always rings true. Perhaps that is the biggest draw of the game. It the main reason why I was so sur- is somewhat inexcusable, though, prised to play Scott Pilgrim vs. the that the game docs not feature onWorld:the Gameand enjoy it. line co-op.

The game, inspired by classic The game, developed by Ubiside-scroJling beat-em-ups from soft, is available on the PlayStation the 1980s, will impress fans of Network and on Xbox Live Arcade the genre with its fresh take on for ten bucks. lt features simplistic, an old game style. Though, to a but incredibly artistic, colourful degree button mashing will work 2D graphics that are in constant fine in the game, combos that are motion. It gives the game an oldunlocked during gameplay add a school feel, but with a freshness nice level of depth for more sea- and a modernity that makes it all soned players. This makes the work.

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The music is much the same way, drawing heavily on classic gaming from the 80s, but with a contemporary perspective. The soundtrack is composed by Annmanaguchi, an indie-punk rock band from New York that heavily features tunes crafted from an old Nintendo Entertainment System.

They belong to a relatively new genre of music, called chiptunes, which recreate many of the sounds that gamers grew up with on their old videogame systems. In short, it fits perfectly with the game.

Adding to the depth of the game are RPG clements, which allow you to level up your characters by buying items at the stores that

can be found along the for wall of certain levels. Leveling up also occurs simply by playing the game.

The game is based off of a graphic novel series of the same name. Though the game came out at the same time as a film adaptation of the books, it is based solely on the books. The game has only a very basic story, but it makes sense if you have read the series or watched the movie. Subtle details in the levels reference moments from the books. To those who would prefer to just play the game, this actually also works in their favor. Almost no time in the game is wasted "telling" the story.

Between levels there is a map that

fans of early Mario games will instantly recognize.

The game also takes on another quality of old games, it is extremely difficult. Most players will be forced to play through the earlier levels numerous times as they attempt to gain enough money and skill points to take on later levels.

Certain enemies can be quite difficult, even once you have adequately leveled up. Even on the easiest difficulty setting, the game is very tough. Extra lives can be bought though; so average players should still have a good chance at success.

Just one word of advice, pay off your late fees at the in-game video store.

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Day Todayand Brasseye,two faux- hit, and don't even mention Tltat PAUL BRAMMER

NEWS& OPINION EDITOR news and current affairs shows which lampoon TV, the self-imn the last 10years, American TV portance of newscasters and the has surpassed every other coun- power of mass media. There are try in the world in every sense. lots more - Fawlty Towers,Tlte Of There are too many shows to men- fice (the original British version tion in this short space that are with Ricky Gervais), Blackadder, masterpieces of genre and type. I'm Aln11Partridge,Tire fast Show.

Tlte Wire, Six Feet Under, Dead- For a solid few decades, we Brits wood and TIie Sopranosarc four of pissed on the best that America the big ones. However, as I grew had to offer in TV comedy. up in grey Manchester, England, But something changed. Somethere was always an easy defense thing earth-shattering. Americans mechanism to shield me from the got funny. Really funny. And burgeoning brilliance of American somehow they en masse managed television. Yeah,American dramas to transpose that to the smallwere pretty good, a couple of them screen. And, as these things will are some of the greatest works of tend to do, as one begins its upour time, regardless of medium or turn, so the other begins its down. genre, but there was always one British TV comedy has taken a thing that the Yanks couldn't do, turn for the awful. In fact, the only and that was comedy. thing worthy of watching now is Sure, there was The Simpsons Screenwipe and Newswipc, Charand South Park, but what else? lie Brooker's shows about TV and Guys, girls and pizza places? Piss TV news, respectively. Those two off. Britain was the king of televi- shows are touched with sardonic, sion comedy. Shows like the tear- misanthropic genius, and everyinducing hilarity of Father Ted, thing else is crap. a show about three idiot priests So what caused this upsurge in marooned on a remote island off American funniness on the small the coast of Ireland, to Tlte League screen? There arc those that would of Gentlemen,a bleak, very funny argue that American TV has aland downright terrifying unfold- ways been funny. To me, a show ing tale about a town in the North like Snturday Night Live, regardof England where weird, horrible less of the generation, has been and dark things happen, to Tlte markedly more of a miss than a

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So, how has he done it? Well, ing up a prostitute so he can drive let's act like a von Trapp and start to a baseball game in the car pool at the very beginning - apparent- Jane; attending an incest survivor's ly, it's a very good place to start. group; accusing the chief executive Larry David co-created Seinfeld. of II BO of stealing shrimp from his The seeds of C11rfJ's game-changer takeaway order; stabbing Ben Stillwere present in Seinfeld - Jerry's er in the eye with a cocktail stick; portrayal of himself (a Jewish New trying to maintain his status as "a York comic called Jerry Seinfeld) friend o' lesbians"; having a racist presages Curb.The show was dis- dog; bombing in the lead role of ingenuously called "a show about Tlte Producers,and many more.

Curb Your Enthusiasm is an innothing," but Seinfeld was really about neuroses and interrelation- credibly funny and well-observed ships. Larry David left the show show. It's definitely a slow-burner, after its seventh season, though and requires the audience to watch he did return to pen the final epi- every episode from beginning sode. After Seinfeld, Larry David to end to truly crack the show's had more money than he could dense exterior to the uninitiated. have imagined - estimates place The show is also improvised, and his haul from the show in the hun- has only the skeleton of a structure dreds of millions, largely due to running through it. Therefore, the syndication. Where could Larry show laughs rarely come from David go from there? He went catchphrases and easy gags, but where nobody thought he would come from the interplay of the acgo. After turning down several tors and the different things they lucrative offers from networks, bring to the mix. As the seasons David chose HBO as the home for go by (the next will be its eighth), his show, in exchange for complete an ever-growing number of TV creative control. CurbYourEntl111si- shows from many countries follow Larry David's lead. However, asm is the fruit of that union.

Curbstars Larry David as Larry it seems unlikely that any will David. The show depicts Larry's ever top the original. And all this life and his unerring ability to from a man who never expected to alienate and repel all who come be where he is. In his own words, into contact with him. His exploits "I was planning on my future as include: inviting a sex offender a homeless person. l had a really OVt:!r for dinner on Passover; pick- good spot picked out."

70s Show.You're an idiot. What has happened that has fundamentally altered all TV comedy in the last 10 years has been the move towards self-awareness. I guess you could call it the "post-modern" comedy. A show like 30 Rock, with its frequent jabs at celebrity and TV, definitely falls in this category. If this concept sounds familiar, it's because Larry David's masterful Curb Your E11lltusinsmlargely invented it. To put it bluntly, Ctlrbhas redefined all of television comedy.

This in any time or place would be astounding, but what makes the revolution that Curb has precipitated all the more unbelievable is that it has taken place in an age where influences and distractions are running through the roof.

Whereas 50 years ago, we had TV, radio, and books as mass media that were available in the everyday Western home, now we have a huge list - the Internet, Internet forums, YouTube, Kindle readers, digital radio, satellite radio, iPhones, iPods, home video equipment, and on and on and on.

Bearing this in mind, the fact that Larry David has cut through all of this modern-day window-dressing and taken an axe to the root of an embedded TV genre is nigh-on miraculous.

BookReviaw This isWhere I Leave YoubyJonathon Trapper and his mother are all very estranged.

The plot asks the question: what happens when you put a family who all have troubles with life, faith and each other in a house together for seven days? Tropper answers that question wonderfully. Each family member is coming from some outside distress: Paul, the eldest and once a star athlete, is now running the family sporting goods store; Wendy, the second oldest and only sister, is in a loveless marriage with kids; Judd just caught his soonto-be ex and his boss in bed together; Philip is the rebellious youngest; and their mother Hillary is trying to keep her family together while nursing secrets of her own.

Judd is one the most honest characters displaying his thoughts openly for all to read.

He candidly talks about his family and his own marital troubles - drudging up important memories from the family's past and his hopes for the future all while trying to get to know and understand his siblings and mourn the loss of his father.

IB!UAHY WIESNER STAFF WRITER This book has something for everyone.

Each character will likely be reminiscent of ,..,.,,,is is Where 1 LeaveYou is best selling au- friends in family in most reader's lives. Each 1 thor Jonathan Tropper's most recent nov- family member is unique and brings interel. Released in August, it is one of the most esting and sometimes wild qualities to the unique plots written in a very long time. plot. You'll find yourself laughing and crying The story revolves around the death of the along with the family and once you're done Judd Foxman's father, Mort. Foxman's moth- you'll have an urge to speak to your own famer, Hillary, informs them that their atheist ily. Judd's narration is often hilarious and one father's last wish was that they "sit shiva" for of the best qualities of the book. His perspechim. This is a Jewish custom requiring that the tive of the world is relatable but interesting. family spend seven ("shiva") days together in It's a touching look at families and how they mourning before they get back to their regu• deal with grief, Judaism, and each other is lar lives. (The purpose is not only to honour comical and often dramatic. There are twists the dead, but to cut off the mourning process, and turns that you won't be expecting but are so that families do not spend too much time apart of every family dynamic. focusing on death instead of celebrating life.)

Over all, this book is something that once Hilarity and drama ensue for the next seven you start you won't be able to put it down, and days, especially since Judd, his three siblings it will stay with you for years to come.

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in favour of former Cleveland Brown disappointment STAFF WRITER Derek Anderson. Cardinals coach ith the 2-7 BC Lions leaving Ken Whisenhunt noted that in most Lower Mainland resi- reaching his decision to drop the dents desperate for a bit of qualformer first round number 10 pick, ity football, the NFL preseason Leinhart's inability to take on a has been thrust in the limelight leadership role within the team and forced to act as a replacement was the biggest factor in the teams in the meantime. Along with the decision to let him go. mediocre football that goes along The Seahawks also shocked with having your starters act as with the publication of their final nothing more than props on the roster, letting wide-receiver TJ sideline, the preseason serves up Houshmandzadeh Housh, who enough drama to make things garnered 9l1 receiving yards and endlessly interesting until the be- just three touchdowns last season ginning of the regular season. was let go with 7 million dollars Perhaps the biggest off-season left on his contract. The move sent shockers were delivered in the fi- shockwavcs around NFL teams, nal days before the NFL mandated many of whom are eager £or a team roster cuts. In order to stay number one playmaking receiver under the 53 man maximum rossuch as Housh. ter size limit, many squads were In other NFL news, unproven forced to cut high profile players. number one draft pick Sam BradAs a result, many of these teams ford will attempt to show that he is would have to potentially eat large worth the record $78 million dolcontracts in the process. lar contract, and start for St. Louis The biggest surprise was the in the Rams home opener against release of USC product Matt Leinthe Arizona Cardinals on Septemhart of the Arizona Cardinals. ber ]2. Bradford, who performed Leinhart, who spent the last two adequately in the preseason, has years as back-up to Kurt Warner, apparently done enough to con-

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There have also been some trades going on in the NFL. The Minnesota Vikings have taken what may prove to be the biggest gamble of the off-season with the release of veteran backup quarterback Sage Rosenfels.

Rosenfels, who was shipped to the New York Giants for future considerations, was expected to share the back-up duties with the relatively unstable Tarvaris Jackson. With Favre deciding to gra~e the team with his presence for another season, any Vikings playoff hopes arc being placed squarely on his shoulders. With his two main targets in wide-receiver Percy Harvin and Sidney Rice expected to be out for a portion of the season, it could be a long season for the ageing hall-of-famer.

And finally what NFL off-season would be complete without Terrell Owens forcing media attention upon himself. During the preseason we were able to watch what is sure to be the beginning of an unmitigated disaster as Ter-

rell Owens put his stay on the NFL's unemployment list to an e n d by signing with the Cincinnati Bengals. Owens, who has been nothing short of a locker-room pariah since his days with the San Francisco 49ers, joins perennial loud-mouth Chad Ochocinco on a

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Bengals team that has struggled to find a deep threat in recent seasons. ln this way adding Owens makes sense, as the ageing superstar has proven that he still has some of the quickness that has made him a legend.

However, the Bengals brass could soon find that the touchdowns Owens puts on the board may not be worth the burgeoning ego of the superstar.

The NFL regular season opens September 9 at the Louisiana Superdome with the defending Super Bowl champions New Orleans Saints taking on the Minnesota Vikings in a rematch of last seasons NFC championship game.

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would like to take a momenl lo inlroducc you, the reader, to a lilLJc known sport that is sweeping a small part of our nation. This sport is called disc golf, or 'frolf,' though don't let a serious disc golfer hear you call it that. l interviewed a local, serious, competitive, amateur, disc golf enthusiast named Ryan Cockrel in an effort to enlighten myself and, by extension, you, the reader, about this sadly misunderstood and ill appreciated sport. Is disc golf a sport? According Lo Ryan, there arc moro than 5000 disc golf courses in North America, though this number was less than 1000 nine years ago.

The widespread nature of the game across North America, as well as in Sweden and Japan, where it is very popular, lends legitimacy to disc golf's claim to sport status. It is also a very physically demanding game, and it takes strength and flexibility to throw discs accurately and well.

Like golf, disc golf requires players to be on their feet for hours.

Ryan defended the sport against claims that disc golf is not a real sport. "Disc golf has all of the factors that make up a sport and not a competitive game of chance." ln fact, the rules of disc golf are the same as golf. A round consists of eighteen holes, or baskets, which have a par, or average score, of two to five. Points are awarded for every stroke that a player is below par. The average length of a hole is only about 100 metres, though tournament quality holes can be 300 to 500 metres.

One thing that separates disc golf from regular golf is that teeing off is done from a concrete recta ngle, or tee pad. Discs are different from Frisbees in that they tend to be thicker with a smaller diameter, and they all sport a wing of varying thickness under their rim.

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Discs come in three types: drivers, mid-range, and putters. These discs are all different weights and thicknesses, which affects how far they fly and their stability.

On the plus side, disc golf is much cheaper to play than golf, with few courses charging a fee for use and discs costing very little.

"Perhaps disc golf is too cheap," argues Ryan, which leads to many people not taking it very seriously.

Instead, many disc golfers simply come out to play a little with their friends, partake of illegal substances, and go home. However, there are those that take the game very seriously and can claim professiona I status. One such player posts videos of his tournaments on youtubc.com, on the channel "lcgm8".

One reason why Ryan would like greater exposure for disc golf is so people will stop misunderstanding what the baskets are for.

"Many people think that the baskets are grills and light fires under them, while my wife has heard of others filling them with hay for their horses." If you would like to get involved in the exciting and expanding world of disc golf, you can go to the disc golf drop-in night at Langley Passive Park, which is at the corner of 208th street and 32nd avenue, and takes place at 6 p.m. every Wednesday evening.

SPORTS EDITOR Mike Gillis was prevented from s the summer draws to a close and the preseason appears on the horizon, the Vancouver Canucks, sporting several new faces, have begun skating in the recently renamed Rogers Arena. One step closer to our first game, on September 29 against Calgary!

The players, including prospects, had been previously practicing in the UBC Thunderbird Arena. But now that they're in the right building, it becomes clearer that the team has a few things that need to be settled before the season can begin.

One thing that held the team back was the drama surrounding goaltender Roberto Luongo's contract. Kind of unfair, considering everyone thought his 12-year deal was just fine for the longest time. Then Ilya Kovalchuck signed a 17-year contract for $102-million. When the league rejected the contract, suggesting it broke the collective bargaining agreement in an attempt to get around the salary cap, several of the other long-term contracts, including Luongo's, went under review. The result of which was that the Canucks were forced to sit around while the league spent weeks trying to decide what to do. Though Luongo's contract ullimatcly held, that is a

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making any significant moves.

To make things more confusing, the Canucks sit above the cap, meaning they'll have to shift some assets around before the season begins. Many hypothesize that Kevin Bciksa is on the chopping block, but it is looking more and more like he'll stay around.

The team has made several large changes over the last few months.

Arguably the biggest signing came when Gillis picked up ccntreman Manny Malhotra from the San Jose Sharks in a three-year deal.

Malhotra was amazing in the faccoff circle during the playoffs last season, finishing second in the NHL at a 60.7 per cent success rate.

He also had a plus 17 rating and 33 points. The Canucks also acquired defenceman Dan Hamhuis from the Nashville Predators, signing him to a six-year contract. He had 24 points last season. Left wing Jeff Tambellini, son of Steve Tambcllini, was signed to a 1 year contract as well. Steve Tambellini was the Vice President and Assistant General Manger with the Canucks for nearly 20 years, but is now the General Manger for the Edmonton Oilers. Acquired from the Buffalo Sabres, the Canucks also signed Raffe Torres to a one-year deal.

All four players are Canadian and were signed as free agents.

Fortunately, the Canucks also resigned one of their most promising players, in Mason Raymond.

His two year deal was more costly to the Canucks than his previous contract, but it was a well deserved raise for his play last season.

On June 25, Gillis traded Michael Grabner and Steve Bernier to the Florida Panthers for Keith Ballard and Victor Oreskovich. It is possible that the Canadian right wing, Oreskovich, could play for the Canucks this season, but the American dcfcnscmen Ballard holds more promise.

With the loss of Willie Mitchell to the Los Angeles Kings, the success of the Canucks will rest on the ability of the new, highly talented defense core to gel early and well. Most of all, they must learn to communicate and protect Luongo in the net. It seems obvious, but this has been a major downfall of . the Canucks in the last few years.

Burrows and Salo will be out for the beginning of the season with lingering injuries from last season, but the team has the depth to handle it.

With 39 failed attempts at a Stanley Cup in the rear view mirror, now is the time to decide what you expect from the team this year and how involved you want to be in watching the games.

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