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Inspiredby the CascadeMountains REBEKAH DUPREY ACTINGEDITORIN Cl 111:F lt wasn't until this year that I realized what "Cascade" referred to. Somewhere in the back of my mind (I'm ashamed to admit) I was envisioning cascading waterfalls or rivers. I found myself confused; how can a cascade of water be a mascot? However, I never really stopped to think about it. 1he Cascades are, as I'm sure most of you who arc laughing at me already know, a mountain range. Our mascot ls a mountain. Well, a whole range of them. Not so bad. After an extensive-although probably not exhaustive,--search, I haven't been able to ti nd another organlzallon represented by a mountain range. Mascots Lend to be animals. What kind of inspiration can we draw from our mountain range? Steadfastness would be one, although everyone Iined up al Lhe three• way-slop in fronl of Lhe bookslorc could use a Ill• tie less steadfastness and a little more flexibility... Steadfastness is descriptive of UFV students. We exhibit lots of that: we stand up in the face of daunting textbook prices; we sit calm-

ly through the assigning and completion of hair-r!lising homework; and we keep coming to school despite the lack of parking and the crazy schedules. I'd say we're a steadfast bunch, go Cascades! Mountains are also beautiful. I can glance at Mt. Baker (one of the most impressive of the Cascade Mountains) time and time again, and with each glance I sec something slightly differ• cnt. Whether il's the way shadows fall under Lhc peak, or a slightly varied

UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS EAT! Fraser Valley Returning al Lhe Tradex Exhibition Centre in Abbotsford, BC in 2009. The festival wlll draw on a consumer base of over 1.5million persons in the fastest growing community in Canada.

Friday, September 11th, 2009 Saturday, September 12th, 2009 Sunday, September 13th, 2009 4PM- 9PM 11 AM• 9PM 11 AM-SPM

Fraser Valley Thunder Rally Saturday, September 12th Mark your calendars for the 2nd Annual Fraser Valley Thunder Rally to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society. The motorcycle rally starts In Vancouver and ends at Vedder River Campground where family can join In the fun with children's events, live music, bbq, door prizes, vendors and more!

perspective of the mountain itself, it always catches my eye. We're like that here at UFV. Whenever the student body comes together, whether cvcrynnc's milling around on the green or there arc jusl a few people waiting for the b~1s,there's a ditTerenl aspect of beauty. It sounds corny, and a huge part of me wants to gag writing this, but it\ true. The students at this school ex• empllfy much of the beauty of the human race. There arc students from all walks of life: parents, young people, inlcrnalional students, local students,

4th Annual Well Seasoned BBQ on the Bypass Sunday, Sept. 13th 1he Well Seasoned BBQ on the Bypass is Lhc Fraser Valley's premiere BRQ event that attracts thousands of p<;opleto watch compctitivc slow roast BBQ teams from throughout BC compete for the BC BBQ Championship. This event is free to the public and offers all day entertainment featuring musical performances by cover band the Other Side of 5 and emcee' d by local celebrity Chef De;;.

Terry Fox Run Sunday, September 13th Before Terry died, he knew that an annual cvc1H would be held to commemorate his Marathon of Hope. It would be called, appropriately, The Terry Fox Run. 1l1e first Terry Fox Run In 1981attracted 300,000 participants across Canada and raised $3.5 million. To date, more than $400 million has been raised worldwide for cancer research in Terry's name.

Paws for a Cause ... Walk for the animals Sunday, SepteJUber 13th Mark your calendars and Walk for LheAnimals! On Sunday, September 13th from 11am • 2pm at Fairfield Island Sports Field. "n11sls your opportunity to help raise awareness and crucial funds to help us care for animals in need In our local com•

and local students with extensive international roots. We arc, to use a hackneyed expression, a dazzling kaleidoscope of cultures, fashions, shapes and sizes. We arc beautiful, 110 matter what they say. The Cascade Mo~1nLainsalso represent strength, both in numbers and individually. At UFV we are strong, together and alone. Our students pulled together to save our woodlot, and it has been preserved as much as possible, due to our efforts; we've achieved university status, an Initiative that students worked on and pushed for along with staff and faculty; and every year we manage to organize dozens of events through SUS and in clubs a,,d associalions, despite the apathy that often plagues university life. And, who can measure the strength of the dozens, if not hundreds, of students who juggle fulltime Jobs and full. time studies and family life, without going cra?,y? So we're the Cascades. We're stead fast, we're beautiful, and our strength can be found both in numbers and In

munity. Our goal this year is LOraise $10,000 for our local Chilliwack SPCA shelter. You can help by registering with the campaign, collecting pledges and encouraging fellow animal• lovers to gel involved too, Participate in the pooch parade, sponsored by the Scruffy Tail, contests such as best trick and many morel Go here for all the details or contact lvanna 604-823-6612 or i(crris@ spca.bc.ca

The UFV Muslim Student Association invites you to a Ramadaan Iftar Dinner to celebrate the month of Ramadaan Ramadaan Is the Islamic month of Fasting. Within this month, Muslims all over the world fast on a daily basis for 29 or 30 days. This is an extraordinary month for spiritual, internal, physical and mental reflection. Muslims fast from before Dawn until Sunset and the special time for opening the fast is called lftar RSVP by September 14th. Email Carol.Mammel at ufv.ca or S!drah.Ah• mad@ufv.ca Ramadaan Iftar/Dinner Thursday September 17th 7pm Doors Open; 7:15program begins

Acting Editor-in-Chief cascade.chlef@ufv.ca RebekahDuprey Advertising Manager cascade.business@ufv.ca SamanthaGunson Production Manager cascade.production@ufv.ca Randona Conrad

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News & Opinion Editor cascade.news@ufv.ca David Miller Arts & Life Editor cascade.arts@ufv.ca Paul FalardE>au

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"DOWN WITH DARWIN" DAY! Fri., Sept. 11th, 8:00-5:30 • Room D219 (UFV, Abbotsford) • Free Admission Hosted by Richard Peachey, UFV's first science graduate (BSc, Biologyand Chemistry, 1995)

** Dozensof free articles demonstrating weaknessesin evolution theory (many from standard scientific journalsI)

** Fascinatingexhibits of Flood-formed fossils! ** Vigorousdiscussionson crucial issues!(if you want)

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"'* The views presented at this event are those of the displayer and are not necessarily shared or endorsed by the University of the Fraser VaUey.

Dawkins and Design by Richard Peachey During last year's •Anti-DarwinismDisplay"at UFV, I hung several quotationson the wall, Includingthis one: "Echo-soundingby bats Is just one of the thousandsof examplesthat I could have chosen to make the point about good design. Animals give the appearanceof having been designed by a theoreticallysophisticatedand practically Ingeniousphysicist or engineer. ... " The quote was from Richard Dawkins,the Oxford zoologistwho Is currently the world's leading spokesmanfor evolutionand atheism. It came from his best-knownbook The Blind Watchmaker (New York: Norton, 1987, p. 36). One studentwho attendedour event objected vigorouslyto my use of Dawkins'squotationwithin a creationistdisplay. The student (who was also a reporterfor the Cascade News at the time) charged that I was disingenuouslymaking it seem as if Dawkinsmight support a creationistposition. Well, Richard Dawkins (as I did make clear in the referencesupplied with the quotation) Is not by any stretch a creationistsupporter! He despisesand vilifies us. He is categorical:"It is absolutelysafe to say that if you meet somebodywho claims not to believein evolution,that person Is Ignorant,stupid, or Insane(or wicked, but I'd rather not consider that)" (New York Times, April 9, 1989, sec. 7, p. 34). Nonetheless,as I suggestedin my responseto the complainingstudent, Dawkinsdefinitely does see "good design"in the animal world (which is his area of expertiseas a zoologist). Furthermore,the wall quotationwasn't an uncharacteristicsnippet from Dawkins.In fact, there are severalvery similar statementswithin the first two chaptersof The Blind Watchmaker. • On page 1, Dawkinsoffers his now-famous definitionof life science: "Biology Is the study of complicatedthings that give the appearanceof having been designedfor a purpose." • On page 15, he says: "MeanwhileI want to follow [William]Paley [the intelligentdesign theorist of two centuriesago] in emphasizingthe magnitudeof the problemthat our [evolutionist]explanationfaces, the sheer hugenessof biologicalcomplexityand the beauty and elegance of biologicaldesign."

• On page 21, Dawkinsenthuses:"Yet the living results of naturalselection overwhelminglyimpress us with the appearanceof design as If by a master watchmaker,impress us with the Illusion of design and planning. ... when it comes to complexityand beauty of design, Paley hardly even began to state the case.• • And on page 37, he concludes:"I do not want the readerto underestimatethe prodigiousworks of nature and the problemswe [evolutionists]face In explainingthem.• The foregoingcitations maketwo things clear: (1) that DawkinsIs awed by the complexity,beauty, Ingenuity,and sophisticationfound in the structure of animal bodies and cells; and (2) that he thinks the impressionof Intelligentdesign, although extremely strong, is mere appearance("illusion,•he calls it). All this elegant complexity,Dawkinsbelieves, can be explainedby Darwinianevolution. He Is forthright enough to admit that his view has "problems,"but still, he thinks evolution is the only way to go. The point of my wall quotationwas to indicatea fact on which evolutlonlstsand creationistsheartily agree: blologlcalorganisms look designed. Now,we creationiststhink they look designed becausethey are designed. But In Dawklns'sview, organismslook designed becausesomehow, Impersonal,unplanned,naturalisticprocesseshave the ability to produceamazing things llke this. Evolutionistsunderglrdtheir story with two primary processes:mutationand natural selection. But we should ask ourselves,are these realistic explanatory mechanismsfor a process that Is requiredto manufacturepeople out of prokaryotes? What are mutations?Just genetic mistakes, randomchanges in the cell's DNA Virtually all known mutationsare either neutral (yielding no change in amino acid sequence)or destructive. Plant geneticistJohn Sanford of Cornell University wrote:" ... I am still not convincedthere Is a single, crystal-clearexampleof a known mutationwhich unambiguouslycreated information.There are certainly many mutationswhich have been describedas 'beneficial', but most of these beneficialmutationshave not created information,

Advertorial but rather have destroyedit. ... for example,In chromosomalmutationsfor antibioticresistancesIn bacteria,where cell functions are routinelylost. The resistantbacteriumhas not evolved - in fact it has digressedgeneticallyand Is defective" (Genetic Entropy & The Mystery of the Genome. Lima, NY: Elim Publishing,2005, p. 17). As for natural selection(whichwould be better termed "differentialreproduction"),this only means that some Individualorganismsdie off earlier than others, so that their survivingconspecificsbecome more predominantin the population.(As the late Carl Sagan rightly quipped,"The secretsof evolutionare time and death.") Naturalselection conserveswhat's there; it doesn't generatenovelty. Dawkins'sOxford colleagueAntony Flew Is a philosophyprofessor(now retired)who recently gave up his long-heldatheisticviews and accepted the case for intelligentdesign. For fifty years he had been the world's leadingproponentof atheism, but now he argues otherwise: "What I think the DNA materialhas done Is that It has shown, by the almost unbelievablecomplexity of the arrangementswhich are neededto produce (life), that lntelllgencemust have been involved in getting these extraordinarilydiverseelementsto work together.... It is all a matterof the enormous complexityby which the resultswere achieved, which looked to me like the work of Intelligence.... Although I was once sharply critical of the argument to design, I have come to see that, when correctly formulated,this argumentconstitutesa persuasive case for the existenceof God" ( There Is a God: How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind. New York: HarperColllns,2007, pp. 75, 95). Richard Peachey is vice-president of the Creation Science Association of British Columbia. He was UFV's first science graduate (BSc, Biology and Chemistry, 1995), and the winner of the 1995 SFU Dean's medal for excellence In the faculty of science. Since 1996, to the dismay of some UFV instructors, Peachey has been a science teacher in the Abbotsford public school system.

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Studen articipated in the course 11,the Big \Mil }lad their t pai for by the Confuthe Ming Dynast~ his spring, t cius Institutel cipan~!~o met . through •tne Co , ~eaty stu ere invited ON Southwei~Nn:.i~ersit funded a trip to Chin tu- the tri , but tr9uble finding Students weFels dents. The students s ks eno clen s a were interested in total 1sola,r~olipse\0n 11 Y.l , wliicli was p~r g. ~ sult, UBC, BCIT n:0 \iisifule,· travelling and touring his amada. Students were marks, learning to cookitra8iti0md and t' re invited-on th'e lti.ckyemrn e·in~ongqing during tri~ I, ,a nese cuisine, learning aboura1iflil lie eel· e,tlie total eclipse was , ·, and meeti~g Chin~se stu~i:fts as a~par stii v:i 'I!: of the Chmese Bridge Summer <!amp e tn · all(\)w,_e~Mandarin students to u 200~ ~ , eir language skills and learn The trip was hosted by: § , ; "nese hi§t'ory and culture. The University of China. UFV stmd. en to ~tl•students, even if they invited because of students!,,h-i o/,PriorMandarin knowledge. on their Mandarin tests. The C , , @Na LI_V hopes to participate in the ChiInstitute paid for all the students' F.Rly ..a ef Bridge Summer Camp, next year. commodations, meals, sightseeing a aents interested in internatiqnal opt~e transportation inside China. Studen pants rtunities with UFV should visit 1the only had to pay for their flights to ChiFl~ to prepare for FV International Education Departand their visas. Beijing on July relil:Ir,~e ent building B or go online to www. Students were offered credit for Man- August, 1. During ~ · ltfythey visited ufv.ca/international. darin 210, but it was not mandatory for Beijing, Elt0aggL:, Xi'an. Students students to participate in the course. visited historical aMmarks like The

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10million salmon weresupposed tobeIntheFraThisweek,the FederalCourtof Canada Justasshocking asdeclining fishing stocksIsthe serRiver. Onlyonemillion turnedupandecolo- willheara complaint byadvocacy group,De- titaniccutmadetoartsfunding bytheprovincial Noted authorandactivist hasspoken upover Citing a NewYork Times reportalleging that gistsaretryingto figureoutwhatcausedthis mocracy Watch, thatStephen Harper brokehis government. hedecision bytheToronto FIimFestival to "cel- closedelection InJusttwoyearsfunding forthe stations InAfghanistan stillsent catastrophic collapse. Speaking to the Canadian fixedelections policybycalling an election In artshasbeendecimated by88percent from$19 ebrate"TelAviv. Writing IntheGlobe andMail, invotes,Georgia Straight blogger, Charles Smith, Press,UBC salmon expert,ScottHinch, saidthat 2008.Thecitizens groupwillarguethatthis mllllon toa paltry$2mllllon. ForTheTyee conKlein saidshewas"ashamed" thattheFestival allegesthat widespread fraudcommitted by findinganswers willbe hardconsidering how breachIscontrary to the Canadian Charter of tributing editor, Charles Campbell, artistsneed organizers hadchoseto putthespotlight onTel President Hamid Karzal's supporters erodesthe cutbacks totheDepartment ofFisheries Inrecent Rights andFreedoms. Thefixedelections law tofightback.Citing Quebec's angryresponse Aviv. Kie Inasserts thatthisactionmatches Israel's democratic principles that underline our mis• governments havehitresearch onsalmon stocks waspromised bytheConservatives In2006to toConservative cutstofunding Intheprovince "propaganda goals" ofre-branding Israel through slonInCanada. "Supporters ofKarzai, a Pashtun, hard.NotsosaysFishbiologist, Dr.JohnVolpe stopgovernments fromcalling elections at ad- advises theBCartscommunity to,"stopblithely artsandthustakingthefocusawayfromIsrael's allegedly perpetrated muchofthefraudInthe wholaystheblameonfishfarms.According to vantageous times.Thelaw,enshrined in2006, mouthing artsplatitudes andmakeitspoints humanrightsviolations IntheGazaStrip."There Pashtun-domlnated southern partofthe counDr.Volpe, sealicefromfishfarmsareinfecting saidthatunlessa confidence voteisheldinpar- withfocused artwork andIncisive humour. Make aremanywhowouldhaveusbelieve thatthere trywheremorethan100Canadian soldiers have salmon stocks. Thisisbringing aboutcallsforthe liamentthe nextfederalelection wouldbe in people laughata government thatmakes claims Isnoconnection between Israel's desireto avoid losttheirlivessupporting hisgovernment," says Canadian government to Investigate moresus• October 2009.InSeptember 2008,parliament ofgreatness forBritish Columbia andyettreats scrutiny forItsactions Intheoccupied territories Smith.IntheTimesarticle,westerndiplomats talnable formsofsalmon fishing andcutbackon wasdissolved uponHarper's requestdespite theartsasthough thisIsanArkansas backandthisweek'sglittering Toronto premieres,"tellof Pro,Karzal votesexceeding the number fishfarms.Thegovernment hasnotannounced therebeingnoconfidence Citing provincial government sources, writesKlein. vote."Overwhelmingwater." Theeditorial boardforthe Globe ofthosewhovoted,sometimes bya factorof anyplansfor52,000 peopleaffected bythiscol- evidence showsthat theintentandeffectofthe Campbell saysthatforeverydollar Victoria puts criticized Klein's stanceas "extreme sophistry ... ten. According to Smith,Canadians "mightbe lapsethatwillcosttheindustry $1.6billion. fixed election datemeasures prohibits theprime Intoarts,Itreaps1.38dollars back. Freeexpression cannotexistInan atmosphere moreskeptical" of Stephen Harper's claimthat minister fromcalling anelection beforehisgovofIntimidation. Byrefusing tobecowed, TIFF has Canadian Troops areassisting •a democratically erningpartyhaslosta confidence voteInthe Source: Source: Canadian Press TheTyee stoodupforartistseverywhere" electedgovernment.• TheCanadian government House ofCommons," saidDemocracy Watch. hasyettocomment ontheallegations ofAfghan voterfraud. Source: Globe andMall Source: Democracy Watch Source: ~eorgla Straight

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s of this fall, for $40 R semester (or $10 a month), registered students will be eligible to receive a U-Pass card that will give them unlimited access to transit in most of the Fraser Valley. The service has already been implemented in several universities, across British Columbia, including UBC and SFU for the last cen years. The card offers UFV students unlimited riding privelages on the Abbotsford, Mission and Chllllwack bus routes. In addition, if the proposed bus route connecting Abbotsford and Chilliwack is approved, students commuting to and from Chilliwack will benefit further, by being able to use public transportation, as opposed to relying on other modes of travel. For those who bring bicycles to school, the buses can now store up to two bicycles on the front of each bus. Also, for those who still choose, or need, to drive to school, increased student numbers on public transportation will ease congestion h1 the parking lots in and around the campus, and will also drive down demand to pave more of campus to accommodate greater numbers of parking spots. The service also extends to health and fitness - UFV students in possession of a V-Pass w!ll gain unlimited access to the Abbotsford Recreation Centre, Matsqui Recreation Centre and Mission Leisure Centre. The Student Union is also working on brokering a deal in a corresponding faclllty In Ch!lllwack in the near future.

In addition, the U-PASS is also spear-heading the "My Safe Ride Home" Progrnm, Certain taxi companies in Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Mission are partaking in this drive, which ensures that students in need of a taxi arc given priority booking, along with a free $25 payment of a taxi ride. The $40 cost of purchasing the UPass is included in the cost of tuition, This money can be recouped through a non-refundable tax credit on an income tax return, provided that the purchase ca1, be validated through receipts. Jack J3rown, the President of the Student Union Society, has witnessed the formulation, negotiation and implementation of the U-PASS from his election as Vice PresidentofFinance in 2007, to his inauguration as President of the Student Union in the last year. "It is a great victory for the school," says Brown, "lil took! a while ...we had to deal with three cities [Abbotsford, Mission and Chllliwack), B.C. Transit and the Unlversity ...lt took 6 months to get the agreement to everybody's liking". The "My Safe Ride Home" program offers students the chance to pay for taxi rides home with their U-Pass card. Each card is "pre-loaded with twenty-five dollars, which basically covers one ride ...students then top up their cards". As for the lack of a deal with a recreation centre In Chllllwack, Brown said, "Chilliwack was always part of the original plan ...however, we couldn't close the deal in timc ...Chilliwack has a different model for municipal recreation facilities [than Ab-

botsford and Mission] ...Abbotsford and Mission own [their recreation centres] directly, so we can [deal with I them directly ... Chilliwack has private operators [running the centre])." Although there is "no specific date" for the deal, "negotiations are ongoing". Brown said the Student Union supports the proposed bus route between Abbotsford and Chilliwack "absolutely 100%", and, as a result of the U-PASS negotiations, the Student Union was granted a "non-voting advisory seat" on the Transit Advisory Committee, which is comprised of the City of Abbotsford, the Town of Mission, and Valley Max Transit. However, Chilliwack is "outside of the ValleyMax operation," and so negotiations arc more complex than with Abbotsford and Mission. One of the priorities of the Student Union now is to ensure the "increase of night and Sunday services" on the

ValleyMax buses. "There are those who can't use the bus [to get to school] because it doesn't operate where they are." Also, during the last provincial election campaign, the possiblity of introducing a "B.C.wide undergraduate student bus pass" was raised, and Brown confirmed that the Student Union would do all in its power to ensure Premiere Gordon. Campbell "follows up on his promise". If it were implemented, there could be a drop in price of the annual charge for renewal of the U-PASS, due

to increased numbers signing up for the service. As to the downsides of the U-PASS, "students have to pay money." Also, ridership on public transit among UFV students "is low...approximately 10%...it won't be the most graceful transi.tion ...when the service gets better, more people will use it ...thc system is not as good as it ought to be ... in fact, there arc people on the board who don't take the bus". As for Jack Brown, he was, "until recently, a fulltime 100% transit user.".

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tudents returning for the fall semester will be bombarded with reminders to clean their hands and watch out for symptoms of HlNl as UFV moves to contain any potential outbreak of the swine flu virus. This week UFV will launch a Hl Nt campaign to educate those in the university community about HlNl. According to UFV employee services this campaign will includc,"floor decaling, posters, table-top cards, web content, targeted e-messaging, educational presentations, and a team of HlNl 'germbusters' who will be present in our hallways during the first week of classes to help draw students' attention to the guidelines and resources available to them." Students who exhibit flu-l!ke symptoms are being advised to stay at home for seven days. Public officials also warn people not to go the doctor or the hospital unless the condition becomes serious. UFV administration has advised Faculty members that students who miss assignments or exams because of HlNl probably

doctor and are advised to show leniency. Nevertheless students are still responsible for catching up on school work and obtaining class-room materials. The World J-lealth Organiiation is advising all northern hemisphere countries, including Canada, to prepare for ''a second wave of pandemic spread." While this might causes alarm the WHO is advising that the virus hasn't mutated into a more virulent or drug-resistant strain. "The overwhelming majority of patients continue to experience mild illness," according to the WHO office in Geneva. "Although the virus can cause very severe and fatal illness, also in young and healthy people, the number of such cases remains small." The news from the BC Ministry of Health is also cautiously optimistic. Since August 25th, there have been no serious outbreaks of the disease. According to the BC Centre of Disease Control, seventeen out of 42 severe cases of HlNl in BC have been re-

portedby the FraserValleyHealthy Authority with two deaths. According

SIXHEATLHY HlNl PRECAUTIONS: to the WHO, on settings that average, 15 permust be cons. cent of HlNl sidered especases have necially during cessitated ina time of disY. tensive care. ruption such UFVhas"acas a pandemtivated" a Panic," say the demic Response Public Health Management Agency. Group to guide C h I e f how VFV deals among these with any potenn seoleo factors ls the tial outbreak. ability of uniToe group is versities to comprised of 5. Avoid touchingyou ut' omeIll provide social senior managinga surface contaminate and economic fbut.ifig ers Inside UPV. mouth. suppor.t and Last month to provide a "structured the federal 6. Practice other active, manage stress, government environsmoking, whi· ·., ...'"111., released guidement" for the lines for how tracttheflu. administrapost-secondtion of vacciary institutions nations. should deal sider the economic and social effects For more with a HlNl outbreak. Among their of closing: information, visit www.ufv.ca and recommendations is an advisement ~It is Important to note that there click on the HlNl link on the main that universities should strongly conare many protective factors present in page. post secondary and boarding school

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UFV Reaches Compromise Over Woodland Habitat cars and start cycling or taking the bus. There was ANGELA OSTRIKOFF

STAFF WRITER a 25% shift In Kelowna and Kamloops when they

he meadow located behind Casey's has been saved from the chopping block. The forest was, among other things, found to possess classroom value to both the Geography and Biology departments, according to Patrick Harrison of the Biology Department. After weeks of planning and talking, Craig Toews, UFV's Campus Planning Director, and the university have come to a compromise. The ring road is still going to be built. According to Toews, the ring road is necessary for emergency access vehicles and will manage the flow of traffic better. Toews explained that a temporary parking lot will also be formed in the place that ls scheduled as a building site in the future; this parking lot will only be used if needed. However, instead of paving the new parking lot, it will be gravel, which will provide approximately 350 spots. There is also a grove of old growth trees that are growing in the middle of said lot, which will be preserved in order to give some green space to the lot. The fate of the douglas fir trees is unclear. By the time construction begins for the new buildings, the hope Is that student and staff driving habits will have changed. Toews states that the Introduction of the UPASS will hopefully get people using transit more, "hoping people will get out of

Financial Aidsays Cuts NotAffecting UFV SONJA SZLOVICSAK There was no official notice that the STAFF WRITER

ln July, it was revealed that the provincial government would cut funding from StudentAid BC by $16 million. Student groups are protestIng the cuts (UBC's Alma Mater Society voted to "authorize an awareness campaign"), but so far, these cuts arc not affecting UFV. Sandy Bishop from UFV's Financial Aid and Awards stated: "Financial aid has heard nothing» in regards to the cuts. After hearing about the cuts, Bishop went online to see what the cuts would mean to UFV. She stated that "most of the cuts affect K-12" and not UFV students. rn fact, Bishop stated that the department ls seeing an Increase in the grants students are receiving. "We've never seen these grants like these before," Bishop stated. She pointed out that the university gets reports about the funding UPV students receive. This fall, more students are getting larger grants. Bishop continued that there arc "more grants to middle and low income and disabled students." 'Ihe government has cut financial awards for students, like the "Premier's Excellence Award", without giving official notice. Finalists for the "Premier's Excellence Award" found out the award was being cut by looking onlinc at biogs and news sites.

$15000 grant was being cut. UFV Student Union President Jack Brown has not planned any official protest, but has stated: "If students want to organize a protest, we wlll support them." The budget released In February of this year actually predicted an increase in funding for StudentAld BC by almost $500 000 for the 2009/2010 fiscal year, followed by a funding freeze until 2012. However, that budget did not make it through the legislature because of the election, so a new budget was created this month. The new budget has allotted an increase of $177 million dollars over 2008/2009 for post secondary education. For K-12 education, there was an increase of just $3 million. Enrollment in post-secondary institutions is expected to increase due to the recession. Earlier this summer, there did seem to be some difficulties for disabled students trying to obtain student loans. Students found that they were having difficulties claiming the money from their loans. However, this seems to have been sorted out, as Bishop reported that students on dis• ability arc stlll getting all their funding. Bishop pointed out that one student on disability had a $4000 student loan, but was able to obtain well over that in student grants. Bishop continued "Grants arc great because they are free money... you don't have to pay the government back." There are scholarships and bursaries available to students from private sources. Students looking for information about scholarships shou Id visit Financial Aid and Awards.

introduced their UPASS." With the introduction of the UPASS, Toews, as well as many other university stall' hope to see a transformation in driving habits, so that when the buildings arc being constructed, the temporary gravel lot will not be needed. Toews is currently looking at making a more urban bus station on the UFV campus that will be more welcoming for students as well as large enough to accommodate all the new users. He also is working alongside many of the efforts in trying to get the Abbotsford-Chilliwack connector. According to Martin Kelly, Student Life Programmer at UFV, "Craig Toews deserves a lot of credit for taking the concerns of faculty, staff and students and taking them seriously; then creating a plan that saves the woodlot." Martin also credited the critical mass of interested people for not letting this issue fall to the wayside. At the moment, the meadow within the woodlot, where the "Secret Garden Party" was held this summer, does not have classroom valu~. However, Kelly would still like to see this preserved and is encouraging students and student organizations to use it. Construction for the ring road and the gravel parking lot will begin in the fallfor completion by winter.

New Senior Indigenous Affairs Officer at UFV PAUL BRAMMER nity) insist that education is both what STAFF WRITER

n July of this year, the University of the Fraser Valley appointed Ms. Shirley Hardman as Senior Advisor of Indigenous Affairs. The creation of this position had been long In gestation. ln 2005, a research project at the University, guided by the Aboriginal Community Council, and headed by Mark Point, formulated new ideas on how to increase the enrolment of Indigenous students at UFV, and Increase the success of these students. The research also ex.plored the possibilities of Introducing an Indigenous Studies Department at the university. Ms. Hardman's appointment to Senior Advisor of Indigenous Affairs is one of the fruits of this labour; and the school hopes that this will pave the way for greater interaction and communication in the community between UFV and the Indigenous community. According to UFV's press release, Shirley Hardman's role will involve working closely with the Aboriginal Community Council and the university's Vice-President Academic and provost to develop services and programs for Indigenous Studies. Ms. Hardman said, "UPV is the neighborhood post-secondary school to nearly 7 percent of Indigenous peoples in BC, yet only 2.5 percent of the VJ:IVpopulation self-identify as Aborlginal...[the Indigenous commu-

is wanted and needed to build capacity within Indigenous communities. I'm looking forward to continuing to bridge that gap.' To bridge this gap, Ms. Hardman will attempt to further the university's efforts to "Indigenize the Academy", in an effort to re-evaluate past assimilative efforts that have influenced and shaped the interactions oflndigcnous and non-Indigenous peoples living in

Canada. "Since Joining UFV, Shirley has continually shown her commitment to Indigenous community involvement in education and has played a critical role in the on-going development of our Indigcnization activities," said Acting Vice-President Academic and Provost, Dr. Eric Davis, 'she brings a firm commitment to developing the strongest and best possible linkages and relationships with Indigcnous communities. She has developed tremendous insights to

the needs of Indigenous learners and is committed to developing programs and services that wlll meaningfully address the needs and aspirations of these learners". Ms. Hardman's tasks will involve the development of strategies aimed at educating, recruiting and retaining Indigenous students, staff and faculty, "without negating [Indigenous] history and Identity'. To date, UFV has opened S'olh Shxwleli ("Our Places") on campus in Abbotsford and Chilliwack for Indigenous students. In addition, the university has also delivered curriculum to Indigenous communities, and has worked with elders and Sto:lo nation staff to develop curriculum. Ms. Hardman's involvement with the Indigenous and StoJo people stretches back for more than a decade. Before she Joined UFV In 2002 as the Aboriginal Access Coordinator, Shirley Hardman was the District Aboriginal Education Coordinator in the Fraser Cascade School District. During her time in the position, she worked with the Aboriginal Education Council during their development of local education agreements with the School Board. In her role, Ms. Hardman is expected to prepare Lomove ahead with the formulation and implementation of an Indigenous Studies Department that wlll be "responsive and relevant to, and respectful of, the needs of the communities that the university serves".

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Thank Christ ValleyMaxIs Not Translink! SONJA SZLOVICSAK link receives about $15 million a year IAff WRI I ER from this tax, and planned on raising

hale driving. T hnve 1\ fanlaslic little car (It's an adorable 2005 VW Beetle), but l still can't stand sitting in traffic. In particular, traffic on Highway l. I've decided to give my car up for a year (we'll see how long that lasts this winter) and take the bus everywhere. Unfortunately, public transit (or the lack thereof) is going to make this rather tricky. Abbotsford is where Translink stops and ValleyMax Transl l lakes over. The new U-Pass wl II make life much easier for me, but I still have to pay to use 'l'ranslink buses. Translink should be a model for bad governmental budgeting. The new HST will abolish the pay parking tax which Translink receives. Trans•

this lax from seven percent lo twenty one percent so they would receive approximately $57 million a year. That's a pretty big jump. So where will Translink get the additional $57 million a year? They don't know. 1hey have a few ideas in the works, like a three-cent-per-litre increasc in thci r portion of the provincia I gasoline tax. Translinkneedsan increaseof$450 million a year to continue operating, but they haven't nailed down where they're going lo get their funding from. 1hey have been given approval to raise fares by three to three-anda-half percent, but that won't provide them with the $450 million they need to continue operating at their current

capacity. Of course, it would work quite well for me ifTransllnk partnered up with ValleyMax to create one unified tran• sit system. Trnnslink would get some of that $450 million they so desperately need, and Twould be able to ride the bus all the way from my house, just west of Langley, to Abbotsford on my U-Pass. But of course this would not be to the advantage of Abbotsford residents. Translink has enough trouble providing adequate service south of the Fraser River as It ls. Sometimes, it feels like my property taxes go to fund transit in Vancouver, and not Surrey/ Langley/Delta. Abbotsford may not have great transit services right now, but at least it's changing. TI1ere's a petition in

the works to create a bus link between Abbotsford and Chilliwack, which is sorely needed. Now that UFV has a U-Pass, students have a chance to affect new bus routes. lfyou haven't signed the petition already, T would encourage you to do so. Abbotsford may have busses that come and go at weird hours, and rath• er infrequently, but the transit system here is much more fiscally responsible. ValleyMax doesn't create expensive skytrains that the system can't afford. Hopefully, one day the two systems

dialely bombarded with comments like "Oh, you should keep trying to breastfeed!'' "Why couldn't you do it?" and "Breast is Best." 1he comments weren't in so many words, but that's essentially the gist of them. Why couldn't we celebrate with her that she'd made a choice for her baby lhal resulted In both of them being happier and calmer? Searching the Internet I found hundreds of com• pletely unsubstantiated claims about some study or anoth_s:rthat found that breast milk is the miracle drug and can protect your baby from anything, from SIDS to stupidity. '!here were very few actufd sources quoted, and as a library technician I found myself cringing at the lack of authority in many of these arliclcs, a11d the fact that ma11y others mentioned near the end or on the last page that the studies they were flouting were not "comprehensive enough to be conclusive". If they aren't conclusive, then why are you offering them as conclusions? What many studies failto take into

account are factors outside of breastfeeding that they are unable to control. For Instance, they cannot ran• domly assign one group of mothers to breastfeed, so they are often stuck with breastfed children being predominantly white and the offspring of educated mothers and/or upperclass families, since many two-income families c\\nnot afford the time il takes the mother to breastfeed. I did find one extensively researched and supported article (and extensively controversial) that concluded that many of the benefits of breastfeeding arc supported by studies, but the margin of difference between breastfed infants und formuh,fed in these studies arc often much smaller than people are led to believe. It's called "111e Case Against Breastfeeding" and It's written by a magazine editor named Hanna Rosin, She has been accused by offended Laclallon Nazis as having written in in an hour of dismay and while under the influence of Posl-Partum Depression, but it appeared to me to be quite well-researched and lucid. My own opinion stems from the fact that, as a natural child in a foster-family I had many foster-siblings, and although I myself was breastfed, none of them could be. I watched

them grow from bright, healthy babies to bright, healthy children, and now to bright, healthy teenagers. They are able to achieve excellent marks i1, school, to relate well to others, and none of them died of SIDS or were prone to infections, or failed to bond with our mother. I have interacted with literally dozens formula-fed infant's over the years, not only in rny mothers' home, but also in the home of my uncle whose foster babies are similarly formula-fed. His wife, a pediatric nurse, participates in the formula-feeding of these children. They LOO I have been able lo watch grow strong and healthy, as their adoptive parents often keep our familie~ updated on their progress as they mature. Both breastfeeding and formula feeding can produce strong, healthy, intelligent children. ll is those people who cannot accept that some women make choices different than their own who create problems. I think every• one can agree that a happy mother and a well-fed baby are, in every case, the healthiest combination for infant development. Why can't we leave it at that?

that the populous aren't rushing to the polls because no ruling party has been dynamic enough to engage them and no opposition party has offered substantive change .For someone who like docns't like what the Conservatives have done to Canadian political life, this is bad news as apathy will only breed a continuation of the per• vading orthodoxy. Another election in this climate will leave us with another Conservative government. We don't have to look far to sec this in action. This year, by keeping themselves Liberal-lite. the BC NDP never drew a clear line in the sand between them and the Liberals and thus another government was awarded to a party who, in the middle of a reces-

sion, had the incredulity lo tell people with a straight face that the provincial deficit will not increase. So lgnatielf, allow me to address you personally (although l have my doubts you read the Cascade): lf your aim is to revive your p~rty and spark the public imagination, then you need to articulate strongly what the Liberals stand for; even if that leaves us under Harper for a while longer. But Ignatieff, if you want to just deepen the stench of stagnancy around par• liament hill and deepen Canada's lack of enthusiasm for politics then, please by all means keep driving us towards a fall election and another Conserva• tivc government.

wlll partner together to create a light rapid transit line which will connect to the skytrain system in Surrey, but right now it seems like ValleyMax ls doing the right thing by slaying away from Translink.

LactationNazis REBEKAH DUPREY ·- - ACTINGEDIIDR -IN-CHIEF CCBltEAST IS BEST!'' "BREAST JS BEST!" lt has become a mantra chanted at new mothers, and I know a lot of teenage boys who would agree. 1 think, however, that "Lactation Nazis," who herald the choice not lo breastfeed as abuse are; well, 'ILac• · tation Nazis," and they do more harm than good lo the process of motherhood. Breastfeeding vs. formula might not seem like a big deal, but it is a multi-million dollar issue. Tt breaks up friendships and inspires namecalling and all-around bad feelings between people who shtluld be celebrating. This issue really draws blood. One of my good friends recently brought home her newborn. She was having difficulty breastfeeding in the hospital, and asked the nurses before she left if she could have some advice on formula selection, since she was new at this. The nurses responded coldly that they couldn't help her.

She wenl home and, after worrying incessantly that her baby wasn't gel• ling enough to cal, finally got some formula. ·n1e baby ate. She felt much better. However, she didn't know that formula should be served heated, and the first couple of nights the baby was

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ast week, the Federal Liberal Party released a video of their leader, Micheal lgnatleff, standing in some none-descript woodland area saying how he has met wme wonderful Canadians across the world and that he know6 our country can take on the world and win (at what? Hockey? Schmaltzy but vague political ads without any real messages?). Admittedly they aren't as bad as Harper's tedious fireside chats or the hilarious "we did not make this up" 2006 Liberal ads; but at least they were memorable, at least they had some sort of (godawfull) hook. Tf anything, his first English ad of

the pre-election season is sort of testimony to the past six months of his leadership; one that was well-meaning but without any real depth. One thing he has done is try present himself lo the public as a man who is not Stephane Dion. Instead of Dion's clumsiness we have a leadel' who talks tough and puts reigning parties "on notice" or tells them there "time is up." Yet in eschewing Dion's faults, Ignatieff has become over-eager, whether that be creating a stand-off with the government solely over Employment Insurance (there were others but Ignatleff dropped them ) or threatening an election without parliament being in session. lgnaticff's Liberals have yet to ar-

ticulate a clear policy stance that sets them apart from the Conservatives and the New Democrats . lndeed it's Ironic that they tilled their first elec• tion ad as "world view" because it is the one major thing lacking in the ad. Perhaps Ignatieff is trying to mimic Obama by not showing any discern• ible characteristics and thus appearing as a populist icon who represents only what we want him to represent. 'lnis won't work unless lgnatieff suddenly becomes likable and charismatic. Canada has political apathy problem. Over the past three general elections voter turnout has dropped From 15.2 perecent to 41.7 percent and it doesn't take a genius to speculate

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ANGELA OSTRIKOFF STAFFWRITER n Tuesday, September 22, the Fraser Valley's first Cinema Politica will take place in Mission. Cinema Politica started in Montreal and is a non-profit, grassroots organization whose mandate ls to use film in order to spark conversation. It promotes dQcumentary style features that will raise social, political, environmental, cultural or economic Issues. It fi through this that Cinema Politlca hopes to start social change, not only conversation. Since starting in Montreal, This ilm project has spread all over Canad.a,and across the globe, with screenings in locales such as Paris and In• donesia. The focus Is on Canadian, mdependent documentaries, because Canadian content in cinema is the

ning the Fraser Valley chapter. He out of their chair [and stop] watc saw that UBC has a chapter when he 'Dancing With the Stars'. It's stumbled upon the Cinema Politico that most people don't know an website, but he took the initiative to about what's going on in i create a chapter closer to his back- yard but know everything yard. Kevin says that, "There is a lot Hilton." of stories out there, but we never heat Plans have been on the lffl about them" slon's Cinema Politlca si Kevin Francis and his wife live Francis has rented out th in Mission, BC. Perhaps an unlikely Bar and Grill behind the candidate for activism, Kc:vin is a ern, and hopes to get abou truck driver by trade and simply has for the first screening. l(e an interest in the environment and is to start small and hopef social issues that he engages in his will take off from there. down time. The screening on Sep Meeting Kevin is a cool experi- will also include a forum i ence. Far from the stereotype that has discuss the issue that wa turned many people aw·awiil!liMillllt;es peakers wi like Cinema Politica in the pa evts on the i !ch will guld ln is not pretentious or se bteous, just an everyday guy o cares. Not nswer any q only does Kevin care, mrtb'eIs willfng may ar . e. A vbte

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STAFFWRITER Scrambling for a point of reference for my B.C. brothers and sisters, I'd come from the North of England equate it to you lov~y people being (Manchester, to be specific), and stereotyped as a bunch of wood-cutthe Arctic Monkeys piss me right off. ting, maple syrup-chugging, Ameri• There are a wealth of great Northern can wannabes, which I know Is so far bands that display the grit, humour otTthe mark it makes me foam at the and character of the area without 'sell- mouth a liule. So you see the corner ing it out', for want of a better term, my Northern cohorts and I had been The Coral (most notably on their forced Into. self-titled debut album), 'The Stone 'll1eArctic Monkeys, I admit, were Roses and The Smiths are just three probably not aware of this, and seem bands that arc to be regular d cmons tr ably blokes doing Northern, who what they do convey the idbest. However, i o sync r as i es, this In no way character and prevented my textures of their ire from spilling home cities over at the first without pandermenllon of the ugly bastards, ing to the world who, I felt, were market for a quick buck. Oa• ransacking the sis, admittedly, house of my redid appear to gional pride for straddle the line whatever idiobetween genuine character and self. syncratic scrap metal they could sell parody, but I can assure you that there to the Americans and Japanese down are people like that who actually e.x:ist the road who found it 'kooky'. I had in Manchester. no time for the Arctic Monkeys - to So, ever since the Arctic Monkeys quote an English phrase; I wouldn't appeared on the scene with nary a have pissed on them if they were on warning shot four years ago, suffice fire. It to say that I reserved judgement Of course, over time, the fires of on the Sheffield foursome. If I'm be• my hatred died down to little more ing harsh, I thought them a bunch of than embers, stoked every now and twats - doing their utmost to typify a then when I saw the Polar Chimps on complex, beautiful and diverse part of the TV, or heard their warbling on the the world into a bunch of people who radio, but, by and large, I had other sou11dlike they just crawled down a people to hate, and not enough time

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ence can definitely be felt throughout the album - by and large, the tunes are less in your face, and instead bubble away, thick with oily, dark undercurrents, which compliment Turner's oftdark lyrics to no end. On most tracks, the bass is heavy, the guitars jarring, and the drums ominous, beating for some apocalypse around the corner. There is a sense of the band relaxing, whether due to their success or escape to the desert, and taking the time to make an album full ofleft-turns - departures enough for a band that was one Coldplay-esque stagnation away from being pigeonholed. If ever there was a 'gateway' record, 'Humbug' is it. There is the sensation of the band's palpable knowledge that, safely ensconced in the desert, away from the glare of the overbear-

ing British media and expectant fans worldwide, they are makers of their own destiny, capable of doing anything they want. Homme has done a great job of harnessing the heart of darkness at the centre of the band and bringing it to the fore without sacrificing the band's commercial appeal. Spinal Tap's 'jazz exploration' this ain't. In summary, this record imbues me with hope for the future of the Greenland Baboons, sorry, Arctic Monkeys; please believe, for me to write that down and offer it to the world, is saying a lot. If you liked their first two albums; check it out. And if, like me, you despised their first two albums, give it a chance. You might be pleasantly surprised.

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Seventy-Seven Clocks by Christopher Fowler SUZANNE KITTELL tive fiction like this. From the first COPYEDITOR here arc few things more excit• ing than accidentally hlttlng the literary goldmine and happening upon the perfect novel. One of those is finding the perfect series. Picking a random book off of lhe shelf and buying it based solely on its cover is a game of Russian Roulette that I have taken parl In many a time. Some gambles have lurned out to be losses, bul others have opened me up to new writers and new genres lhal I would never have thought to read. Whilst in Portland, Oregon I visited the Mecca of bookstores, Powell's. In the Gold Room lies a plethora of mystery liternturc ...a genre that is generally hit or miss. l grabbed a green book lhat looked British and interesting, Seventy-Seven Clocks by Christopher Fowler. Jackpot. Only the Brill sh can write detec-

page to the last, l was completely captivated by the creative plot and sarcastic humour. It was impossible to put down, meaning that the pages of my copy arc now stained with the meals l ate over it, unable to tear mysci f away even for sustenance. The series ts one lhal, like most, probably should be read In chronological order, bul can be read al random as well. I happened lo pick up lhe fifih novel, and am planning on ordering the rest tomorrow. Seventy,Seven Clocks begins with a mysterious death and the vandalism of a certain Waterhouse painting. lt soon escalates to mass murder, cults and family secrets, leaving the reader no time to catch her breath. As Bryant and May of the Peculiar Crimes Unit race against the clock to solve the case, the story runs on tangents, embedding the reader Into

every aspect of the novel. The characters arc fully realized and developed, and the plot is woven benullfully Into the scenery of 1973 London. Fowler is quite obviously a master of mystery, managing the delicate balance of suspense and reader Involvement. The reader always knows enough of what is going on to slay interested, but not enough to become bored with the plot. Every page of Seventy-Seven Clocks was a delight LO read, and kept me waIHing more. Fowler's expertise in teasing the reader with Juicy clues and cliffi1anging chapters makes this a tantallzlng read. 1he writing is of excellent quality and adds a layer of eloquence to the fast-paced mystery. I urge you, fans of detective fiction and all things British, to pick up one of these novels. I guarantee you'll be back for more Bryant and May. Don't worry ...therc arc six of these wonder-

ful novels In the series, as well as several other works by Fowler. Enough to keep you satisfied on the rainy days ahead of us.

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well ... weird. The band comes to a sickeningly loud a gritty start with the 60 feet tall, the Iron man-esque album-opener. The song finds Fertita's guitar screeching over the Jack-squared rhythm section. Alison Mosshart is a revelation. "I can take trouble" she howls, as she mounts her monitor (a place that will become her second home throughout the night), running her tongue around her dangerously red lips she finishes and stands fully erect, "I'm sixty feet tall!" her energy flows throughout the rest of band, even the usually stoiclooking Jack Lawrence is reeling and kicking at the air. Weird. Mosshart is a force of nature, if this band is about weather, she a tornado or hurricane or some kind of destructive weather metaphor. She prowls the stage shooting finger guns into

the crowd and basically just stopping short or using her mlc stand as a strip• per pole. Despite this, her carnal energy on songs like "So Par From Your weapon" and Bob Dylan's "NewPony" make it feel like you are the one strip• ping, which, amongst the sweat and stank of hundreds of moshlng bodies, who all seem to be having roughly the same thoughts about Alison, is a weird feeling. Jack White ls mostly hard to see at the back of the stage. His rhythms have no trouble being heard and felt though. He is suprlzingly a lot more like John Bonham or Keith Moon than what I had expected. I don't know why, but I still expected him to riding the cymbals like these songs were off De St!Jl. White's drumming was almost as ferocious as Mosshart and twice as surprising. Which I guess isn't that weird. The band sounded like they had been playing together for years. Although it is inevitable that Mosshart and White will get heaps of attention, there was not one wrong note played by Fertita or Lawrence, and they were both a pleasure to see and hear perform. If this band has one weakness, it is that It has so few songs that their show Is short despite a few covers, including "You Just can't Win" by Them. Which, considering Them was Northern Irish band featuring Van Morrison, the choice was respected but weird. The hands down best moment of

the night was "Wlll There be Enough Water" 1he slow blues duet which ends Horehound, The weathers debut. Fertita gets behind a Hammond organ, Lawrence sits down at White's drum kit and Jack White returns to his Instrument of fame. Before the song starts Whlte drops some improvisational licks. The performance mirrors the sentiment of the music video for "Treat Me Like Your Mother", which features spurned lovers dueling with automatic weapons. Ah love. White and Mosshart alternative from screaming verse In each others faces to singly passionately and ... making outf It sure looked like it. I doubt it, but it was an act that most people were willing to buy. The frizzled out clown hair of Jack White's genius Is the perfect Yin to the Leather dad, sultry danger of Mosshart's Yang. Which isn't weird at all. lt's just right. As the track comes crashing to a close, White tears away from Mosshart and breaks into what can only be described as a facemelting guitar solo. Like most songs preformed throughout the night, they are a step up from the already stellar album tracks and a testament to the power of live music. The night ended. High fives were exchanged; a bottle-strewn floor was navigated past the Third Man Records and Novelties booth. On the ride home, an Indian man bragged about his Viagra. Weird.

masterpieces, which lovingly touch on environment, social and cultural Issues while showing affection for nature, imagination, love, children and Innocence. and often downright weird anime that Isao Takahata, named by Roger Ebert Ponyo, or Ponyo on a Cliff by the was part of the Asian invasion of our as one of the most powerful anti-war Sea, is his newest masterpiece. Here childhood cartoons. Dragon Ball Z movies ever made and compared to Miyazaki's protagonists have become and Pokemon are likely suspects to be Schindler'sList. even younger than his usual teen hecited when most people explain why 1hese comparisons are not uncomroes and Qust as often) heroines. The they think Japanese animation is too mon for the output of Studio Ghibli, story focuses on two young children, weird for them to like. commonly known as a house of mas- one a young boy, who discovers a However over the time that young ters; it is a place where anime has be- goldfish trapped on the beach by his children In trances mouthed the moncome an art, not merely for children. house., From here a modern day verster mantra "gotta catch 'em all'' real Amongst these giants, one short 68- sion of "The Little Mermaid" comes Japanese maestros of animated me- year old Japanese man stands above to life. The story ls beautiful and well dia were busy at work. Studio Ghibli, the rest. written, and plays out ln a heart• which broke through in North AmerHayao Miyazaki is probably the warming manner, but it shouldn't be ica with the Academy Award winmost well known name is Animc, ruined by a brief summarization. ning Spirited Away Is certainly at the worldwide. The popularity of his films All the hallmarks of Mlyazaki's center of the Anime world, providing is not unfounded. He creates artful work are present, Strong female characters abound, not contending or surpassing the IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR UFV HEALTHCARE STUDENTS movie's men, but merely walking on level ground Did you know StudentMembershipIn the BCNurses'UnionIsfree? (or water). Miyazaki, a Student Membership entitles you to: known feminist, has al• Attend union meetings where you can network with practicingnurses ways portrayed strong ReceiveBCNU'sUpdateMagailne that keeps you Informedabout Issues nurses working In BCface today women from Princess Learnmoro about the union and your profession.it localeducatlonals Mononoke to the head of Applyfor bursaries.ind schol.irshlps the Sky Pirates in Castle • Receivefunding to attend nursing conferences in the Sky. Here there ls a ./' Le11rn moreat www.bcnu.orgor www.BCNUassodate.org truly enlightened equalor contactthe FraserValleyRegionalChairat lplpe®bcnu.org llllu"""""<.,.._ NUl'MI'~ ity.

There are several points in Ponyo which touch upon our impact on the Earth, especially in this case, the sea, which becomes driving forces in the story. Aside from these stand-out environmentalist nods, Miyazaki pushes his audience towards thought on deeper ecology, with heavy indications of the beauty of community based living and small towns and countryside, not to mention the power given to elderly and young characters throughout the film, the clima;,c of the film will find the only solution that ls possible ls one that comes with the cooperation of communities, of people with nature and of complex ecosystems. The animation Is truly stunning, and in Miyazaki tradition, is not CGI, but traditional animation. The focus in Ponyo falls upon the water, which almost becomes omnipresent In the film. Here watcrcra& and sealifc take the lmagitlve forefront, instead of Mlyazaki's usual love offlying things. Whether it is lush underwater seascapes, realistic ports and bays or the fury of a biblical storm beheld from the ark of a house atop a hill as waves drawn in traditional oriental fashion, Miyazaki and studio Ghibll create a beautiful, llving breathing wodd. As much as the animation, the sto-

ry bring the movie to life, with its fantastical, yet realistic world at the heart of which is a true love story. An all• star cast that includes Liam Neeson, Tina Fey, Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Lily Tomlin, Cloris Leachman and Betty White masterfully take on the film's dialogue. The depth of these characters, avoiding distinctions of good and evil, Is thrilling. Each character has good and bad_ attributes; three-dimensionalism is touchstone of Mlyaz:aki's work: making characters that don't fall in fairy talc black and white categories. In the lead roles arc Disney Channel half pints Noah Cyrus and Frankie Jonas, both ably acting and overstepping their older, more famous Disney superstar siblings. This is far from weird or just child's play; its Is a piece of art, and Miyazaki may have Just topped his previous efforts by looking at things through his youngest yet characters and, by doing so, crystallizing the beautiful love that only children can really feel. Wonderfully drawn images, a powerfully story and beautiful message, tied ln with a lot of talent and great moments aplenty (Ponyo yelling "Ham!" randomly Into the phone?) make this the best movie this summer and one to keep around for a long time .

ARTS& LIFEEDITOR ext to us, a man, probably in his early forties, gyrates madly. His drug-fueled dance comes complete with "The invisible bau», "the wall of fire" and a perpetual crowd pleaser: "The demented rabbit". "I can an ..t!clpate ..the .. ba ... aaandsncxtdlrection" says the man, explaining his power, swaying. Weird. It Is a word that wilt come to dominate the night. A night of nonetheless superb music. Things started out with Tyvek, a relatively stripped down three piece which included a female bass player, who looked llke she'd see This Is Spinal Tap more than once; an indie nerd-core, screamer/guitar masher, and perhaps most interestingly, a stand-up drummer (think Slim Jim Phantom from the Stray Cats). Clearly the star of the band, placed front row, center, this Jesse F. Keller (MSTRKRFT, Death from Above 1979) doppelganger neurotl• cally smashed on/Into his minimalist through the set, boring his sticks into his head and dancing nervously when drums weren't called for. Weird. Still, despite their best efforts, Tyvek (and the drug-addled composer manically dancing In the crowd) could not satiate the Dead Weathersized hole in the hearts and ears of audience members with their Ramones meets early Nirvana ramblings. Weird (not really).

After an antagonizing wait, the metallic curtains descended and the Commodore ballroom was bathed in darkness while "Rollin' and Tumblin'" erupted from the speakers and the alt-rock supergroup marched on stage. Dean Fcrtita of Queens of the Stone Age picks up a guitar; Jack Lawrence gets snug behind his white bass, which matches all the other equipment, like the black that each member Is wearing, or the matching suits that outfit the roadies (weird). This Is standard for any Jack White show; the man knows what he wants. In this case he wants Alison Mosshart handling vocals. The woman Mr. White has called the "best frontwoman in rock 'n' roll" will be only too happy to fill the request. Despite knowing for a whlle that Jack White play drums, seeing him behind the kit was still,

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buses; he seems like a total bum pincher. l could spend all CONTRIBUTOR day struggling with my inner turmoil hen I saw the preview for Tar- over the films of Tarantino but I think antino's latest film "Jnglouri• I should just get on with it. This movie was not the violent free ous Bastcrds", I turned to the person sitting next to me and whispered sar• for all that I was expecting. When I castically "How shocking that Taran- left for the movie I was worried about tino has finally realized that he can whether I could handle a whole two exploit World War 2 for maximum and half hours of bloody, bone crushviolence and gore." I'm realizing now ing, eviscerating violence. Naturally, I was awed to find the film opening that had I not known that Tarantino's name was attached to the project I to a pastoral French countryside. It would not have been so sceptical. Re- was shockingly beautiful. The scene gardless, l did ultimately follow up was followed by an intimate interrothe comment with "I am definitely gation between the "Jew hunter" and going to see this." a French farmer. What I loved about I have put much blood, sweat and this movie is how Tarantino drew tears into explaining my ambiva- out those scenes where everything ls on the verge of being discovered. lence regarding Quentin Tarantino to people. Since Tarantino appears to The eagle is continually scanning for be the sweetheart of the maladjusted the nearby rat in this film. For me it youth of my generation, trying to was like watching figure skating and explain to people that I like his films cringing while I wait for what seems but don't really like him is like pull- to be inevitable; the sparkly people to ing teeth. Tiuough these discussions, fall on their asses. I spent the majority I have more or less sorted out the finer of the two and a half hours nervously points of my issues with him. I en- chewing on the end of my pen thinkjoy the man's films. They get the old ing "oh no ...oh god ... phew ...oh Jeez... ticker pumping. They are witty. They here we go..." etc. This movie was drenched in refinclude many filmlc references that movie nerds can hoard greedily and erences to film. Not only did Taranpretentiously and they arc generally tino make the Interesting choice of pretty badass and ballsy. But Taran- once again referencing 1970's films tino himself leaves me with sour feel- with the titling of the characters, the ings. I don't mind that he references soundtrack and the side notes and ocfilms of the past but I wonder if he re- casional voice over by Samuel Jackson (not gonna lie, when I hear that voice lies on them too much. His portrayal all I think ls "Afro") Tarantino also of women is borderline empowerIng while at the same time seeming explored booming film production downright insulting. Ultimately I get during WW2 within the Third Reich the sensethatTarantinois the type of Film Industry. He illustrates how guy who rubs himself againstwomen film has been used throughout his•

tory to influence and control people. I thought it was both awesome and fitting that film becomes quite literally a weapon in this movie. The cast of this movie was killer (no pun ...ugh ...) There is no denying Brad Pitt is a funny guy. When I tried to figure out what it is about him that makes him so funny I decided that many of his characters have a sort of childish and immature humour, it's as though he is never taking himself too seriously. Pitt managed to create a character different from others he has played. I think the beauty is in the details such as the stiffness of his character; his Eastwood squint and hard set Jaw. All the entertainment magazines make a big deal of Diane Kruger, she was very charming in the film and spoke lots of German (her native tongue) but I much preferred the French actress Melanie Laurent. She was excellent as the quiet yet fiery Shosanna. Her transformation Into the femme fatal set to Bowie's "Cat People (Putting Out the Fire)" while she puts on her makeup like war paint was a really awesome scene. When Eli Roth Is Introduced as the "Bear Jew", I had to squint for a second as l thought to myself, "Zachary Quinto?!" Quin•

to'sSylaris a whimperinglittle puppy compared to Roth's sad-watery-eyed scull bashing beast. The guy created "Hostel" so he must have had to tame

himself for this part. Ti! Schweiger playsaNazi who turnson his own and joins the Basterds. If anyone has seen "SLCPunk!"they rememberwhat a psychoticspaz this guy can play.The best In this film and one of the best of any of the Tarantinofilms is Hans

Landa, played by Christoph Waltz. This guy has a sunny disposition the whole time he is hunting Jews. 'I here is nothing scarier than an evil character who acts differently; you never know whal lhcy are going to do, always charming people's guards down. He's not even lhal evil, he's jusl an opportunist; T'm not sure whkh is worse. Here's the big Issue In this movie: the Jews pretty much become the Nazis in this movie. They commil heinous crimes against the Nazis that arc uncomfortably similar to the treatment of the Jews during WW2. At one point Aldo says to his Basterds that "Nazis have no humanity" and we all know the complications that arise when one group of people decides to strip another group of their humanity. I couldn't have

seen this movie at a better time because I just finished Jonathan Safran Foer's "Everything is 11luminated" which also deals with the treatment of Jews during the Holocaust, leaving another perspective fresh in my mind. l guess what l wonder is if Tarantino was trying to make a statement with this movie. The role reversal is quiet obviously pre-meditated but what is he driving at? Is he trying to illustrate how evcryo1,e was a barbarian during these times? Is he trying to show how easily the shoe could be on the other fool? I get lhe Impression lhal Taran• tlno ls a sort of haphazard director, where some directors such as I Iilchcock and Gilliam Jere meliculous and stubborn in their filmmaking. It seems like Tarantino doesn't spend n lot of lime asking himself "Why?" What <lid he really wanl lo accomplish here, if anything? The only statements I can find from him say that he wanted lo make a spaghetti western set in WW2. Ok Quentin, mission accomplished. Whether he means to or not, Tarantlno'ls always challenging our perceptions and hang ups about violence. Regardless of the political intentions of the director, this film was still fantastic. 1 was never bored at any point throughout the two and a half hours and I spent the majority of it filled with tension and excitement. Taranti• no has outdone himself again and his fans will consume this movie with the same enthusiasm that they his other films. Anyone who is looking for a thrill with a side of ass-kicking should definitely see this movie.

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ne of the great foods of summer here, but maybe you have one more arc the varieties of cold salads party in you? Why not make some that emerge from kitchens across the easy but tasty spud salad. What follows Is a basic recipe, but land. From pasta to tomato to yogurt one that is salad, they made to be are plenti4 cups potatoes, cooked, peeled and cubed tweaked. ful and deli(about 6 or 7 whole potatoes) Looking for cious to beat low fat? Rethe band. Of 1 cupMiracle Whip ormayonnaise place the course one 1teaspoon mustard mayo with salad stands 1/2teaspoon celeryseeds sour cream. out at BBQs 1/2 teaspoon salt Like meat? and pool 1/8teaspoon pepper Add bacon, parties, and ham or even that Is none 2 hardboiled eggs,chopped crabmeat or other than 1/2cuponion, chopped shrimp. Vegpotato salad. 1/2cupcelery, flnelychopped gies can al• September is

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ways be added, try green onions, radish, carrots or whatever greens you fancy. Try adding a little curry spice to turn this salad into a whole new continent of flavour. My favourite addition ls cheese. Mix In shredded cheddar, Parmesan or Asiagio. Why not make a red white and blue salad by adding bacon and blue cheese to your potato mix. Tt your choice. Until next week, let your eyes, nose and taste buds guide you in your culinary explorations,

Directions: Boil potatoes whole, with the skins on, in salted water for about 15 to 20 minutes until they are tender in the middle when you prick with a fork. Do not over boil or the salad will be mushy. Cool the potatoes a bit then peel them, cut into cubes and place In a large bowl. In a separate, smaller bowl com• bine Lhemayonnaise, mustard, celery seeds, salt and pepper. Mix well. Add the chopped eggs, onion, celery and pickles and mix together to combine. Pour dressing over the cubed potatoes and mix lightly so as riot to break up the potatoes too much. Cover and chill until time to serve. Makes 6 servings

Wine: Trying out some new Asian dishes? Thai Curry? Ginger Beef? Chicken Terlyakl? Spicy Tuna Sash!• mi? Nothing quite matches the heat and flavour of Asian cuisine like a good Gewi.irztraminer. Full of flo• ral and Lychee notes, these German grapes have made a distinct home in BC's Okanagan Valley, including at Thornhaven Estate Winery, whose Gcw(hztramincr is simply sublime, backed up by a plethora of awards, including being ranked "best in Can• ada" several years running. This year's new vintage looks like it will be a serious contender. Try it out today! Beer: Now we come to beer, the partner with which you will likely share your back-to-school reveling. In today's market there's a byline try• ing to sell you every kind of liquor Imaginable, so forgiveness is expected when people scoff at the slogan "The best selling premium lager brand in France" '!hat's Kronenbourg 1664. What business do the French really have in a beer review anyways? Very little actually, but this stuff is actually great party beer, 5.5%, a good taste all the way through and the drink of choice amongst van dwelling hippies in Normandy. Trust me. Coolers: Palm Bay Coolers. The next biggest drink trend, following the footsteps of Bud Light with Lime, this is the new beverage of choice, that has liquor store attende1;?Scringe at the sound ofits name. "No we are sold out, again!'' The difference here Is that, unlike that Kool-aid and piss concoction Budweiser has churned out, Palm Bay actually docs a decent job In the flavour category. Try grapefruit or Pineapple Mandarin, and even if you don't like it, you're still paying about half the price as you would for other,

similar coolers. Mixed Drinks: At this time of year, when fall is just around the corner, the blueberry harvest is still coming in. In honour of those little delicious and healthy berries, this week's drink recipes will focus on blueberries. Everybody knows about Smirnoff and their flavoured vodkas. Their flavours range from pepper to vanilla to strawberry. Smirnoff is very good at marketing their vodkas, but it's Stolichnaya that makes the best flavoured vodkas. Stoli .Blueberi is excellent vodka, and it mixes well with Sprite to make a great highball.

Blueberry Martini 2 oz. Stoli Blucberi 2 oz. Cranberry Julee Dash of Raspberry Liqueur Shake with ice, and then strain into a martini glass. Garnish with a few fresh or frozen blueberries.

Blueberry Shot ¾ oz. Stoll Blueberl ¼ oz. Creme de Cacao Pour into a shot glass with a blueberry.

Blueberry Tea For those of you who don't like vodka, but love blueberries, there's blueberry tea. Strangely enough, the drink tastes like blueberries. l oz. Grand Marnier 1 oz. Amaretto Hot Orange Pekoe Tea Pour Lhe liqueurs Into a brandy snifter, and then top with the tea.

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CiVL Bowlsfor FutureTower players. The tournament was divided SONJA SZLOVICSAK into five rounds. STAFFW~ITf~l'{

ugust 28th marked the first annual Punk Rock Bowler's Ball at Rev Lanes in Burnaby. 'lhlrty-two teams competed for a prize of $1000 and a chance to compete in the 12th Annual Punk Rock Bowling Tournament in Las Vegas. Al the end of the final round, UFV's own CiVL Pinheads took first place. CiVT. Radio formed a learn at the suggestion of Amos Evans, who runs a show called "Psycho Radio", Evans formed a team with Dustin Ellis of "The Freaky Freaky Show", Larry Portelance of "The CanCon Container Ship" and Adam Nathe of "Mostly Punk and Blues". The team decided to spill half their winnings with the radio station. The tournament brought In $500 for CiVL's general operating funds. 1he Pinheads admit they arc not professional bowlers, but n handicapping system allowed less experienced bowlers to compete with more skilled

The first round determined each team's handicap. At the end of the first round, the Pinheads ranked 15th out of the 32 teams, The teams were split into two groups, based on their rankings at the end of the first round. The Pinheads were placed into a group with the top sixteen teams, but because they ranked second to last In their group, they were given one of the highest handicaps. After the second round, the Pin• heads were ranked sixth out of 16, which allowed them to squeak into the third round. They placed fourth out of eight in the third round, and continued onto the fourth round where they placed first. 1he team held first place in the fifth round, thanks lo their handicap. Ellis admits that without their handicap, the Pinheads would have lost their last game by 129 points. Thanks to their handicap, they won their last game by 11 points. 'lhe team has a chance to win

$2600 if they compete In Las Vegas next spring. The team is taking preparations for the spring tournarncnl seriously. "We're going to exercise. We don't believe in practicing," Nathe stated. The win11ings from the Punk llock Bowlers Ball will help pay for the tow• er transmitter which CiVL is trying to obtain, CiVL is currently in negotiations to obtain a 1.2 kllowalt tower transmitter. The transmitter will be able to broadcast from Langley to Mission, and across Abbotsford. In the meantime, tournaments like the First Annual Punk Rock Bowlers Tournament promote the station to the local music CC>mmunity.CIVL plans to send a team to next years Punk Rock Bowlers Tournament. "I don't thlnk we have any choice but lo uphold our Litle," Nathe admltcd. CiVL Radio can be heard online at www.civl.ca. 111c station is always looking for students to get involved. F.llis jokingly pointed out: "We're always looking for future Punk Rock Bowlers."

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still stands as a resounding one for UFV. Besides, when 1 was 19 Twas hile you lot have been sat on getting baked every duy while listen• you,· fat arses all -4;ummer, ing to TI,c Clash. Tonly learned how to shoving burgers into your mouths canoe two years ugo, and Tdon't think and discussing those God•awful ''TwiI'll be ready for international competilight' movies, some ofus have been out tion until the year 2112, by which time there striking gold (not me, obviously l'll probably be dead, unless I develop - I was ...silllng on my fat arse, eating that immortality scrum. burgers, swooning over that £nglish I managed to speak to Lisa, und ask vampire man-child thing). her a few questions about her achieveWith a strong narne like Lisa Roments and her plans for the future. man, you'd expect nothing less than When asked about her reasons for grand gooey greatness to seep from moving down to Washington, Lisa her every pore. While I can't com me1ll said that, "I think 1 will huve !more about the gooey part. Lisa certainly sticcessl with the highly competitive has tasted greatness this summer, as atmosphere there ... it's sad ... because she scooped up two gold medals and I love Canada". However, despite her one silver with the B.C. team at the defection, Lis.i said th:1t she will, "be Canada Summer Games in Charlotteout to support UFV town, Prince Edward throughout my Island. summers off ... to Lisa, a secondinspire some young year student from athletes that have Langley, came up started rowing". trumps in the womWhen asked en's pair oars withabout the impres• out coxswain event sive haul of two with her partner, gold and one silver Sarah Aylard (from medal at the CnnaSidney, B.C.). They da Summer Games, triumphed over ''My feelings of the some formers from games are really positive ... it was very Saskatchewan by 2.09 seconds in the exciting for me and even inorc cxcil• final on Thursday. ing to bring some medals home ... You or I might be content with a the achievement of winning two gold mere one gold medal (I'd probably medals hasn't really set in". melt mine down and sell it for scrap), As for her time at UFV, I.Isa was but not so Ms. Roman. Tn fact, the very full of praise for the University, and in next day, Lisa went out and grabbed particular the rowing program (well, another gold, this time in the women's duh). "I enjoyed my time at UFV - it fours, alongside Sarah Aylard, Kaitlyn made me a rower and led me in a com• Dick and Antjc Von Scydlitz-Kurzpletely different direction in my life. Tf bach (try saying that after five pints). it wasn't for the small program offered The ladies beat Ontario into second at U FV in rowing I wouldn't be where place by a whopping 3.27 seconds. I am today". To round off the Games, Lisa Strangely enough, for someone clinched a silver medal in the womwho just won three medals at the en's eight oar with coxswain event on Canada Games, Lisa Roman did not Friday, along with seven of her B.C. think she would be a rower from an cohorts, just falling short of the Onearly age - Lisa was, "a figure Skater tario team by 4.04 seconds. for over 14 years of my life and l alLast week, Lisa transferred her deways thought that's all I was going to gree to the University of Washington. be". Bool, hlssl I hear you cry. Well, shut Since she was two years old, Lisa up, because Lisa was a student here at

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ou've all heard of It, the dreaded and often comical "freshman 15", TI1etheory is that all or most freshman will gain up to fifteen pounds their freshman year. Tthas been deemed inevitable, but l'm going to let you in on a little secret: it's not. You can avoid It, and I'm going to help. I know it's exciting, starting your first year of university- Perhaps living away from home for the first lime. And the cafeteria ls so very al• luring, (even though it's ridiculously over-priced) plus the Tim Hortons is literally right next door. So what is a student to do? Avoid, avoid, avoid. TI1erc arc however extenuating circumstances that make it easier to gain those extra pounds. First off, since we are all students, we are all poor. That causes us to live on cheap crap. Lit· erally crap. All we cirn afford arc the cheap, quick and easy meals. Vending machine foods, Kraft Dinner, Corn Dogs (if anyone actually eats those anymore?) and etc. And even though the world seems to be on a health kick, all those organic food~ are really ex.pensive, so we turn to spaghetti-O's with grilled cheese and skip the required vegetable serving. Next time you go to grab a burger, maybe get a salad. Also watch your serving size. Since you're on your own, no one cares what you eat. You can east as much and as often as you like. Which

inclined to cal more the next one. Also try to !'esisl getting huge helpings, Tfyou cat too fast, you'll eat more. You don't need to eat until you can't eat anymore-Just eat until you're comfortable. University is also a stressful place. It's a whole new lifestyle and it can affect people In different ways. Stress can cause over-eating and irregular eating habits. If you can, avoid stress eating, eating while studying and ealliig while watching TV. If you need to do something drink water or lea, not pop, energy drinks or other sugary liquids. Now that you're a big kid, it won't be long until you turn the big nineteen. And with Casey's on campus all that legal alcohol is at your finger tips. But be careful and not just for the obvious reasons. Beer and other sweet drinks arc packed full of calorics. Also, If you have lime, take the long way lo class. The more exercise the better. Take advantage of our gym. Be more active, It may seem like a lot to remember and you may just brush it off as nothing. But don't come crawling to me when your favourite skin11yjeans aren't zipping up too comfortably. Tt will really be to your benefit in the end. Gaining a few extra pounds is bound to happen your first couple years al university but it's also easy to monitor your weight and remain a healthy size.

had been figure skallng, and had her heart set on it for a profession, until rowing came along and swept her pll\11saside. Liz Chisholm, the Head Coach of the Varsity Rowing Program al U FY, told me that she was t(lken uhnck by I.Isa's meteoric rise to prominence in the field of rowing, "One of the first selection races this past february, Lisa beat all females in the single. She was given an automatic spot on the Provincial learn. Thal sur• prised me a little". Once Lisa began training with the Provincial team, "One of the premier spots is In the pair boat, as you would be the strongest pair on the team. When Lisawas chosen for that - I was delighted," When asked about what Lisa can achieve in the future, Liz was effusive with enthusiasm, "Lisa has the ability to go right to the World Championships and beyond ... It's ... a lot of work and time, but she's only been rowing for 2 years!". Time ls most definitely 011 Lisa Roman's side. This foll, she will be turn• ing twenty, and the average age of the Olympic rowing team at Beijing, "was 30·32yrs". Also, history has Its own parallels with Lisa's position - "Three of the guys from the ... Men's 8+ that won gold in the Beijing Olympics came from learning to row In their first year of university". When 1 asked Liz Chisholm about her hopes for the future of rowing at UFV now Lisa has moved on lo pastures new, she answered, "Anyone who has an athletic background, or wants to work hard, can gc>for with rowing ... Often, students don't realize there is an opportunity like this on their campus. Rowing is the only sport on this campus that you can learn in u11ivcrslty and go quite far [in] while in university. Mind you, it is a challenge to balance academics and a fairly high-level sport". So, clearly not one for the u ncornmitted, but, for those interested, the ex11mple of Lisa Roman shows that success can never be too far away. I am indebted to Liz Chisholm and Dale Cory for their Invaluable work in putting together this article

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