The Cascade Vol. 23 No. 23

Vol. 23 Issue 23

September 30, 2015 to October 6, 2015

Soundproofing our sorrows since 1993

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POLICIES AND PIPELINES

THROUGH THE LENS OF SURVIVAL

ALWAYS ON THE SIDELINE

A look at Abbotsford’s All-Candidates Debate

Betrayed: Portraits of Strength tells survivors’

The athletic therapists of the UFV Cascades

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stories of human trafficking

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News

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Urban railways on track to the future

Opinion

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How soon should you declare your major?

Culture

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“The world is here”

Editor-in-Chief kodie@ufvcascade.ca Kodie Cherrille

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Managing Editor valerie@ufvcascade.ca Valerie Franklin

Arts in Review Sports & Health

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Professor Jeff Kenworthy from Curtin University in Perth, Australia gave a guest lecture on inter-urban rail and its place between Abbotsford and Vancouver.

Taking time to make a decision is a good idea, but it’s never too early to start planning, argues Esra Al-Abduljabar.

A conversation with Chelsey Laird, UFV’s global engagement programming co-ordinator, on AbbyFest and multiculturalism.

From Chvrches to Ryan Adams to Father John Misty to Teen Daze to ...

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Business Manager jennifer@ufvcascade.ca Jennifer Trithardt-Tufts

Grouse Grind’s secret sibling Arianna Siebert-Timmerclimbs Lynn Peak, and finds much to pique a hiker’s interest.

You’re never too busy to be informed with The Cascade

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KODIE CHERRILLE

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Now that the first few weeks of September have shown you all the things life as a student has to offer — like signing up for way too many student organizations, navigating the full parking stalls on a Monday morning, and learning to live with a nagging existential dread (what am I doing with my life?) — the reality has set in. You’re … a university student.

You’ve perhaps now realized how busy you really are going to be this semester. How do you expect to do your readings, prepare for that presentation, and get your required six hours of sleep while also being an informed UFV student

— let alone an informed, voting Canadian citizen?

As your student newspaper, it’s our duty to provide you with comprehensive and efficient coverage of the things that matter. On the comprehensive side of things, we will be upping our coverage of election-related issues for the remaining length of the election period — we want to be the one resource that you need to make a good decision when it comes time to cast the ballot.

And on the efficient side of things, we’ve been working on a different way to get our news out.

The Cascade’s weekly recap

Being busy and being informed are not irreconcilable differences, and we hope to prove that to you.

The Cascade now has a weekly recap video.

These videos give a brief overview of the content in each section of the paper. So, if you don’t have the time to read the paper front-to-back in between classes and nervous breakdowns, you can still keep up to date on any developing news, event coverage, and lifechanging horoscopes online.

The recaps started in mid-September, and we’ve been working out the kinks since, but now we’re excited to share this new dimension of the paper with you.

The videos will typically run at about two minutes — Cascade Cliffnotes, if you will — and will be posted every weekend at youtube.ca/ ufvcascadecanada.

The federal election cometh While we’ve not been averse to discussing politics, we will be ramping up our coverage of the federal election in the issues to come.

This issue, Valerie Franklin breaks down the Fair Elections Act and the steps you might need to take in order to be a registered voter on page (page). And on page (page), Megan Lambert covers the Abbotsford All Candidates Debate.

Next issue, we’ll report on SUS’s Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon All Candidates Debate, and analyze the phenomenon of strategic voting in an election where no political party is leading the pack.

And it will all come to a head on election week.

We’ll give a brief rundown on how Canadian politics work. We’ll provide a synopsis of each major political party’s platform. We’ll interview candidates in Abbotsford, Chilliwack, and Mission, and we’ll provide a synopsis of each major political party’s platform and their plans for the future, should they get elected. On top of that, we’ll give a brief breakdown of the major political events of the past four years.

So rest assured, dear reader, we’re committed to keeping you informed.

Between the coffee and the ensuing insomnia, the project and the anxiety, and now and election day, The Cascade will be there for you, in print and — if you’re a little busy — on screen.

Contributors Esra Al-Abduljabar, Catherine Bell, Harvin Bhathal, Michael Chutskoff, Dave Cusick, Glen Ess, Alex Harte, April Ratzlaff, Arianna Siebert-Timmer, Terrill Smith, and Rachel Tait Cover art: Brittany Cardinal

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New recreation centre coming to Chilliwack CEP campus NEWS

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SUS talks remodelling of Chilliwack shooting range, Welcome Week success, and Get Out the Vote campaign at latest Board of Directors meeting ALEX HARTE

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Students protest university investment in fossil fuels, picket Senate meeting MONTREAL — Divest McGill, a student group at the University of McGill, picketed a university Senate meeting on September 24. Divest McGill had attended a previous Board of Governors meeting where students requested that McGill freeze its investments in the fossil fuel industry. Principal Suzanne Fortier responded by saying that a request would have to be formally approved by a sub-committe before returning back to the Board of Governors.

— The McGill Daily

SFU students vote in new Student Union Building

BURNABY — Last Tuesday, September 22, SFU students voted “yes” to a new student union building and stadium, costing the Simon Fraser Student Society approximately $65 million.

Build SFU is a plan to build a $55 million student building and a $10 million entertainment and athletics stadium at the Burnaby campus; 88 per cent of students were in favour of the Student Union Building, whereas 81 per cent were in favour of the stadium. Students also voted almost unanimously in favour of a motion that prevents the SFSS from rescinding the Build SFU levy from student fees.

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Chilliwack school board turns down Kinder Morgan deal CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack school board has rejected a $30,910 proposal from pipeline corporation Kinder Morgan. The proposal included the expansion of the 18-metre easement around Vedder Middle School to a 42-metre easement, but the school board opposed the idea of dealing with real estate. This follows the city of Chilliwack’s decision this summer to not accept the company’s $800,000 offer to build a pedestrian bridge in the Vedder River area.

— The Chilliwack Progress

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The Student Union Society (SUS) met for their monthly Board of Directors meeting last Friday, September 25, to listen to a presentation from UFV Athletics about a new recreation centre beside the CEP campus in Chilliwack and to talk about the election season.

The board discussed a new recreation centre next to the Chilliwack CEP campus, recapped U-Join and Welcome Week, and planned for the Get out the Vote campaign and Mental Health Awareness Week.

New recreation centre in the works If you’re hearing sporadic gunfire in your classes at the Chilliwack CEP campus — don’t worry, it’ll soon be replaced with the low grumbling of bulldozers.

Director of athletics and campus recreation Steve Tuckwood brought forward a new Chilliwack Recreation plan to the board, noting that SUS could potentially be involved. The plan is to turn what was an officers’ mess hall at the Chilliwack military base into an event space and the large outdoor shooting range into a new recreation centre.

Tuckwood mentioned planning for the new centre includes artificial turf, weight-lifting equipment, and an indoor rock-climbing wall, but said that there may be student jobs to contribute to running the facility and fitness classes.

“I can’t do it without you guys.

I need support from you,” he said.

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The Student Union Society (SUS) met with UFV Athletics to discuss a new recreation centre at CEP. vhe board showed interest in the new centre and will meet with UFV Athletics towards October.

The Cascade will continue to cover this story in the coming weeks.

“I can’t do it without you guys. I need support from you“ Goodbye grand openings, hello election season As the federal elections draw nearer, the Get Out the Vote campaign is receiving more attention.

Elections Canada information booths are set up around campus and all-candidates debates at the Student Union Building (SUB) are set for this week. SUS vice-

president external Sukhi Brar has set a campaign goal of 50 presentations and 1000 student pledges between all UFV campuses. At the board meeting, she reported that SUS has collected 400 pledges and 24 class presentations.

However, Brar noted that federal elections may draw students’ attention away from Mental Health Awareness week, a project usually in the VP external’s portfolio.

“We’ve started a meeting with the counselling department, and they’re moving forward with a time that doesn’t really work for us. We’re supporting them by providing volunteers,” she said.

“The dates [of Mental Health Awareness Week] coincides with our Get Out the Vote campaign.

To do both would be taxing.”

She also added that using a bus to shuttle students from campus to voting stations during election

week could be a helpful service — but nothing has been finalized. According to SUS president Thomas Davies, SUS had one of its largest and most successful Welcome Weeks in terms of turnout. “[It was] probably, and arguably, one of the biggest weeks that the Student Union’s had ever,” he said.

Welcome Week, U-Join, International Student Orientation, and New Student Orientation coincided with the SUB grand opening this year, and saw a few hundred students in the beginning weeks of September.

The next SUS board meeting will be held on Friday, October 30 at the Abbotsford campus. The time is yet to be determined, but will be posted on the SUS website nearing the end of the month.

You’ll fit right in.

All UFV students are invited to write for The Cascade! Come to one of our writers meetings at 1 p.m. on Mondays in room S2111 (at the top of the stairs in the SUB), or email valerie@ufvcascade.ca to be added to our mailing list.

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Abbotsford all-candidates debate heats up at City Hall Federal election candidates talk childcare, research and development, and party discipline MEGAN LAMBERT

much better for itself and the world.

Last Thursday, September 24 at 7 p.m., federal election candidates for the Abbotsford riding came together at the Matsqui Centennial Auditorium in Abbotsford City Hall to answer written questions from the audience. Approximately 150 people were at City Hall, with most attendees over the age of 35.

Conservative Party of Canada incumbent Ed Fast, NDP candidate Jen Martel, and Green Party candidate Stephen Fowler participated in the debate. Liberal candidate Peter Njenga was not present.

Martel: I’ve lived in Abbotsford my whole life, and I’m proud to be part of such an incredible and diverse community: a community that’s full of culture and agriculture, and a community that I would be honoured to be the voice for in Ottawa. Over the past few months, I have taken the opportunity to meet with as any voters and get as many [of their] concerns as I can. Every group that I’ve spoken with seem to have the same recurring themes brought up, in terms of their concerns. The first theme is that Canadians in Abbotsford feel that they’re working harder and harder to make their ends meet, but they’re falling further and further behind. They feel the Harper government is not looking out for their families or the working class. Stephen Harper’s failed economic plan has failed us and has steered us into two recessions. Tom Mulcair and the NDP want to bring change by bringing affordable, quality childcare that would only cost families $15 a day. They want to decrease taxes for small businesses as well as commit 54,000 construction and manufacturing jobs across Canada. The other thing that comes up is that people are really worried about the future. Some of them are really worried about the future of their children and are worried about the future of the environment and what will be left by the Harper government’s lack of action on climate change.

They are worried about their own future and about the fact that they can’t retire until they’re 67, and that they may not have a pension that’s good enough for them to get by. A lot of other people in Abbotsford are worried about their parents and the lack of quality healthcare available to seniors.

Should we form government, we, the NDP, promise to stand up for the environment, lower the age of retirement back down to 65, and increase the Canadian Pension Plan. We promise to make investments in expending homecare services and improve access to palliative care. We believe those who built Canada deserve to retire with dignity, and we’d like to increase the guaranteed income supplements to lift 200,000 Canadian seniors out of poverty.

I’m ready to stand up for the citizens of Abbotsford to give them a voice back in Ottawa.

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Opening statements Fowler: As I sat down to write down this speech, I couldn’t get this 16-year-old boy out of my mind that was at high school one year listening to a speech from a Greenpeace worker about the harp seal situation back in the ‘70s. This 16-year-old boy went on to sell $100 worth of posters because he was young and an idealist. I did have political thoughts in those days, and that was my first political activist move. I think I had a lot of ideas about the economy but I always kind of wondered: why didn’t everybody do well for the economy? Why didn’t everybody take part in the country and live well?

We’re so lucky in the Fraser Valley, but I wondered: we take so much from it, are we giving anything back? In society, I always wondered [about] equality. Why do we even talk about equality?

Who would not want equality?

So I was young, I was an idealist. I was aware of the people on the street that I knew and I don’t remember any people saying, “Inequality is a good thing,” [or], “Destroying the environment is a good thing,” [or], “Some people making lots and lots of money and some people not making any money is a good thing.” I don’t remember that conversation.

A few months ago, I read a document entitled “Vision Green,” the Green Party’s vision statement. As I plowed through it, an 184-page book, the 16-year-old boy inside of me grinned because I agreed with everything in it. It speaks of good, open governance, sustaining our environment, empowering all people to take part in high-tech green economy that helps every part in Canada.

I had also discovered that my idealism is actually optimism. I am optimistic, as all Green Party candidates are. Canada can do

Fast: For the past 10 years, I’ve

had the honour of representing you in Ottawa. In that time, the world has faced monumental challenges. We’ve endured the worst global economic crisis since the Great Depression. More recently, we’ve seen the implosion of Greece’s economy, the crash of the Chinese stock market, the Islamic State of terrorists, and Mr. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

Through it all, Canada has been an island of calm through very stormy seas. With the prime minister’s firm hand on terror, we’ve weathered the storm better than anyone else. Not one bank went under or even required government bailout. We’ve embarked upon the most ambitious freetrade agenda Canada has ever seen. We’ve also kept our promise to reduce taxes on families, seniors, and our job-creators. Today the tax burden on Canadians has been the lowest in 50 years. We’ve removed seniors and the working class from the tax rolls and improved the universal childcare tax benefit. We’ve introduced income-splitting for seniors and families and the Tax Free Savings Account, helping over 11 million Canadians save for their retirement. At the same time, our sound stewardship has helped us become the only major economy in the world to return to a balanced budget one year earlier than planned. I’m very proud of that record. But, we also kept our promise to Canadians to keep them safe. We listened to you and once against rebalanced the scales of justice to put victims and law-abiding citizens at the heart of our justice system. We focused on tougher sentences for our most violent and prolific offenders, including those who commit offences against children. We’ve allowed judges to impose multiple sentences for murderers. We also realize with the rise of jihadist terrorism, Canada’s secured the agencies with 21st-century tools to keep Canadians safe.

We’ve improved federal agencies to share information with each other in order to foil terrorist threats. One more thing: We firmly believe that if when you join the Canadian family as a new citizen, you should be both heard and seen. [These] are the things that really matter to Canadians: jobs, living within our means, freer trade, and keeping Canadians safe. We’ve got that right. But these achievements are all at risk.

Our opponents have other plans for our country. They call for tens of billions of dollars for spending we can’t afford, higher taxes, and

a return to more debt and deficits. What’s more, they’ve promised to roll back on efforts to protect Canadians against crime and terrorism. Of course, that choice is yours. I’m confident that when you evaluate my record and consider the prudent way in which the prime minister has managed our country, you’ll conclude that Canada is best served by electing another Conservative government.

Do you support Canada’s current environmental assessment and regulatory review for major projects [like the Keystone XL Pipeline]?

Fowler: Well, it’s a well-known fact that the Green Party is against the expanding of the pipeline system and a fossilbased fuel economy. That doesn’t mean we’re entirely against using oil at some point, there are some industries that require that kind of energy. What we’re in favour of is moving towards a high-tech green economy that would use other energy sources and slowly phase out the fossil fuel economy altogether because it’s 18th-, 19thcentury fuel.

and professionals, if they cannot find Canadian employees?

Martel: I feel like I need to do a bit more research before I give a proper answer. I know that we are not against the temporary foreign workers program and making sure that they are being treated fairly and that they are not being given decreased wages than their Canadian counterparts.

Fast: We’ve made some significant reforms to the temporary foreign worker program in response to many high-profile cases of abuse. What we have told businesses is that the temporary foreign worker program is not intended to be a part of a longterm business plan. The prime minister has made it very clear that it’s Canadians who should have the first crack at jobs, but we do understand that there is a significant amount of paperwork involved through the LMIA process, and we are continuing to refine the process to make sure that it’s leaner and quicker and that our employers can continue to profit and be successful as they have the labour force that they need.

Martel: I agree to an extent. It’s not the government’s job to prejudge these projects before we have all the facts, and right now we don’t have a process to get these facts. We can’t just step away from [oil] in one go, we need to transition into a state where we are going to decrease our dependency on oil. As we do that, we need to make sure we have the proper environmental assessments in place so the pipelines that do go through are safe and will not impact the communities around them.

Fowler: Elizabeth May has said that with the temporary foreign workers, we just want to make sure that we’re not using it as a way to lower wages for employees and then keeping them low every time the temporary foreign worker contract ends. We should be keeping the jobs open at minimum wage for the young people whose unemployment rate is about double the national average.

Fast: As a Conservative government, we should be finding new ways of accessing markets all around the world. Our government believes that Canada needs to develop the infrastructure to be able to get resources out into those markets. We believe we can do it responsibly; Canada has been doing it responsibly for many years. Just so you know, we believe that the regulatory process we have is streamlined and works very well. It’s eliminating duplicate processes along the way, and ensuring that these approval applications can be completed and out of the way.

What are you prepared to do to make it easier for businesses to access temporary foreign workers

Fast: Absolutely. As the minister responsible for negotiating trade agreements, I believe it’s imperative that Canada continue to open up opportunities for Canada’s manufacturers, exporters, investors, to find those new markets and to be able to export broadly.

However, we have been very clear that we will not sign a trade agreement unless it’s in the best interest of Canada.

Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership in Canada’s best interest?

Fowler: This is an investor’s trade. The Green Party has a strong feeling about these investments: that on the surface, they seem like a really good idea for equal trade, but unfortunately when you sign contracts or deals

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with larger nations, they tend to take advantage of you.

Martel: Before we look into these trade deals and consider approving them, we promise to protect the supply and management policies, and that’s extremely important in Abbotsford, that our supply and management is protected. Our management policies are vital for our dairy and produce farmers, and without those regulations in place there could be immediate ramifications that could put our dairy farmers out of business and we want to avoid that at all costs.

For many small and medium enterprises, efficient and reliable commercialization of research and development into new products, processes, and services is extremely challenging. What measure would your party adopt to ensure businesses could invest in new technologies?

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ery year, Canadian scientists go out and explain the work that they’re doing and the results of their research. All we do is we expect them to make sure that as they report research that it is not politicized and that it is done in a way that is responsible and reflects the facts and the evidence that they are presenting.

What concrete actions would your party take to make childcare a top priority?

Fowler: We would like to introduce a national dental program that takes all children into consideration. We also think daycare is a very important thing, we would also open up more daycare opportunities, a national daycare program.

ing money people will have for more luxuries, such as putting their kids in sports that they wouldn’t be able to afford before.

Fast: I certainly don’t support a national daycare program that’s been proposed by the NDP. As you know, this program was estimated by Mr. Mulcair to cost $5 billion, assuming that the provinces pony up 40 per cent of the cost. In fact, the provinces are very quickly balking at that.

So that price would go up much higher than that $5 billion. But beyond that, this program would only benefit about 10 per cent of families. Our Universal Childcare Tax Benefit benefits every single family with children under the age of 18. We believe that it is important that moms and

a need with our First Nations in Canada to move forward with a renewed national plan to educate our aboriginal children. That agreement and legislation was tabled in the House of Commons, sadly, because there was a change in leadership within Canada. We, as a government, remain open and hopeful that our First Nations will re-engage with us to make sure aboriginal children get the educational opportunities that they need.

Fowler: I think there’s been a lot of mistrust, which is probably why the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis aren’t coming forward.

There was a truth and reconciliation commission that was sent out and came back as a document that’s been literally ignored. The

Fowler: Another wonderful thing about the Green Party is that we’re not whipped by our leaders. We vote as we see fit. I would be talking to you. There’s going to be a lot of things that I would be agreeing with; that said, if there was something important enough in the community that they felt was important enough to go that way, I would vote that way. Basically with the Green Party every vote is a free vote.

Martel: So, in terms of small businesses, we’re looking to decrease the business tax rate from 11 to nine per cent right away to help our small businesses within our community. We also want to introduce an innovative tax credit that we want to support cutting-edge research and development to help stimulate economic growth.

Martel: So, one thing that got me into politics is that I come from a science background. Our current government is muzzling scientists, so I find it very ironic that they’re saying that. I’d like to see whichever government gets in supports scientists, not muzzle them, and talk freely about their research.

Fast: Let me just respond to that.

On thousands of occasions ev-

Fast: Let me just point out that the inquiry into the missing Aboriginal women would actually follow 40 other studies that have already been conducted. Quite frankly, what we need now is action and not more studies, which is why we’ve issued an action plan to address violence against women within aboriginal communities.

There’s a copious set of recommendations that we expect will be implemented now. I’m very optimistic that we’re going to move forward with that.

If an issue arises where your party’s opinion differs from what you believe Abbotsford wants, how will you vote?

Fowler: The Green plan is very much about smart and green economy, so new innovations, new technology, moving away from fossil fuels and using the new energy resources that are used widely all over the world.

There’s an entire technological economy that we’re missing out on that we need to exploit.

Fast: In Canada we do have a lot of very good research programs as well as trusted relationships between research institutions all over the world. We have the SHRED program for Canadian businesses to actually do the research and be compensated for that through tax credits. It’s our government that established the Canada Research Excellence chairs, where we’re supporting 2,000 research chairs focused out of universities, developing worldleading research.

one of the only industrialized countries without a water strategy. We promise to establish a national water strategy and protect our clean water as a right. This national strategy would also include those communities that are being forgotten right now.

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Martel: The issue of affordable healthcare is not only a moral and economic issue, it’s also a women’s issue. I do realize that some men are affected by this, but it’s a significantly higher proportion of women that will have to stay home to watch their children. I’ve talked to business owners in Abbotsford and they say how expensive it is to train somebody. You invest in these people for years and then they decide to start a family. But now, these people can’t afford to go back to work.

So now these businesses have to train new people, and it’s a vicious cycle. So what we’re proposing is a program where we’re opening a million spots in the country, and it’s coming out in stages. So it’ll start at $15 per day, and for every one dollar that’s put into that, two dollars will go back into the economy because of the increased income taxes that will be available and the extra spend-

dads make the choices for their children. A national daycare program would be government-operated, government-supervised, would be union-run, and quite frankly the real daycare experts are not government officials or politicians, they’re mom and dad.

What will your party do to eliminate disparities and provide funding for services such as child protection, education, and safe water on First Nations reserves?

Fast: One of the keys is making sure that our reserves have proper safe drinking water. Another area is of course housing.

There are heavy investments being made in building houses, schools, making sure our aboriginal children have the education they need. But we also need to work together with First Nations.

As you know, we’ve established

Green Party will implement a truth and reconciliation commission to work through. A council of Canadian governments will be a group, made by the Green Party, which will include all levels of government, and we will work with them to build up that trust.

There’s also the housing crisis [and] education on our radar, as well as starting a commission immediately into the missing and murdered women.

Martel: The NDP’s priority is to improve the living conditions of our First Nations, not just at election time but year round.

We promise that within the first 100 days of forming government we will form an inquiry into the murdered and missing indigenous women as well as creating a cabinet-level committee which is dedicated solely to putting progress on indigenous issues.

In terms of the water, Canada is

Martel: When you’re elected as a representative, you’re representing that community. The theory is that the party’s views would line up with that. I don’t see the party going to one extreme that would completely counter those sentiments from election time, but if there was something I wouldn’t want to shy away from speaking my mind. If I found that the citizens of Abbotsford were upset about something, it would definitely be something I would bring up.

Fast: I agree, it’s important to reflect the views of your community in Ottawa, but understand that all three parties in the House of Commons whip their MPs. Our system in Canada is one where you arrive at consensus within your own caucus. There’s robust discussion that goes on behind the doors of a caucus room, but when you come out you’ve got a common position that you then present to the public and you argue within the House of Commons. What I can tell you is that the Conservative party allows free votes on matters of conscience.

These statements have been edited for length and clarity.

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Science on Purpose

Playing with trains Guest lecturer argues that inter-urban rail could improve transportation in the Fraser Valley JEFFREY TRAINOR THE CASCADE

The UFV geography department kicked off its Discover Lecture Series last Thursday, September 24 with a presentation on interurban rail.

Trains are common in highlypopulated areas like Europe and large cities like New York, Toronto, and Vancouver. However, in spread-out suburban areas like Abbotsford, Chilliwack, or Langley, reliance on the road and the convenience of cars deprioritizes the building of an inter-city railway.

The lecture was given by Jeff Kenworthy, a professor in sustainable cities at Curtin Univer-

sity in Perth, Australia, as well as a guest professor at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences.

Kenworthy focused his lecture on his research regarding the benefits and resurgence of inter-urban rail to an audience of about 25.

The bulk of the presentation highlighted similarities between Kenworthy’s intra-urban rail project in his hometown of Perth, Australia and a potential rail line that would run from Abbotsford into Vancouver. In Perth, Kenworthy helped to design a 70-kilometre intra-urban rail line that connected urban sprawl communities to the city’s central business district. At its completion in December 2007, the expected

ridership on the line was around 500,000 per year but that number has already reached 850,000 in 2014. “[This shows the potential] when you put in a really good high-speed and attractive rail service,” he said.

When relating this project to the Fraser Valley, Kenworthy believes the potential for success was even higher.

“The densities [within Abbotsford and the Fraser Valley] are far higher than [Perth], and [Perth] has made an inter-urban rail system work extremely well,” he said. “A well-planned rail line has the potential to be a great success [in the Fraser Valley].”

Kenworthy said he’s trying to debunk the North American attitude of simply building or widening roads or highways to help alleviate car congestion — for example, the recent widening of the Port Mann Bridge. He provided data to show that working to increase the speed of traffic didn’t have any real affect on traffic congestion.

“If we increase the average speed of cars, we also increase the usage of cars … so as the average speed of traffic goes up, we tend to use cars more … higher congestion correlates with less use of cars in cities,” he said.

This lead Kenworthy to theorize that road traffic behaves

more like a gas than a liquid.

“If we expand road space to alleviate congestion, all that will happen is the traffic will expand to fill the space available,” he said.

Though no initial plans are in the works to put a rail system through the Fraser Valley, local groups like Rail for the Valley are working to bring the issue into the spotlight of local and regional government agendas.

In the meantime, the West Coast Express runs from Mission to Vancouver on weekdays and the Fraser Valley Express bus shuttles commuters on Hwy. 1 through Chilliwack, Abbotsford, and Langley.

Business

U-District may infringe on local businesses MEGAN LAMBERT THE CASCADE / PHOTO

Last Thursday, September 24, the U-District planning committee held another meeting about the plans to redevelop the area surrounding UFV into a livable community for students.

The concept of a small, citylike area around a university isn’t new; SFU and UBC have mixed-use residential and commercial buildings, bike lanes, small grocery and convenience stores, and access to public transit.

However, these developments have been established for many years, and many have been developed on virgin land. UBC’s University Endowment Lands have been developing since the 1907 University Endowment Land Act, created to raise capital for the university’s growth and operation. SFU’s UniverCity, in partnership with the City of Burnaby, has been growing in the 320 hectares of forest area on Burnaby Mountain since 1996.

UFV, however, is working to expand the U-District on alreadydeveloped commercial land that is home to local businesses. The U-District plan aligns intentionally with the Abbotsford Official Community Plan, a yet-to-be-released plan that will encourage new developments to be conducive to livable and pedestrianfriendly areas.

Because the U-District is working with pre-existing businesses on King Road, there could be potential negotiations between those businesses and the City of Abbotsford to relocate. Automotive repair services, outdoor sports equipment stores, an RV dealership, and a storage unit complex operate on King Road off the McCallum exit of Hwy. 1, some having owned their business for over 20 years.

Rod Thiessen and his brother Mark took over their father’s RV business in 2002, previously owning locations in the Clearbrook and South Fraser Way area before settling on the corner of King Road at Hwy. 1.

“We’re better on the outskirts for people to access us with large trailers,” he said. “We’re [at] a good location now because we’re off [Hwy. 1], so anybody in BC who finds us on the internet goes, ‘Oh, they’re just there off the Number 1,’” Rod Thiesen says.

He then went on to say that he has had one offer from the City of Abbotsford, but has since rejected it. Thiessen says even though the offer was generous, there’s no other viable option for the businesses to relocate to.

“Abbotsford is known as a very tough place to find large parcels of property,” he says, “There’s a misunderstanding in municipalities about what our business needs. Even though we

Many businesses set up shop on King Road several years ago and oppose the idea of moving. don’t need high exposure, we can’t be in an industrial area.

They say, ‘Oh, why don’t you go over to that area where they’re cutting up logs,’ but that’s not where we could survive.”

Thiessen went on to say that because recreational vehicles are larger than cars, they need a large amount of space — but since they are commodities, an RV dealership needs similar exposure as other commercial retailers.

“The amount of space you need is industrial, but it has to

have a commercial atmosphere,” he says.

According to the U-District Neighbourhood Plan key findings survey, data collected from UFV students and members of the city have placed the most value on gathering places, arts and entertainment, and complete streets. As the existing buildings on King Road are in an industrial complex providing industrial-like goods and services, they don’t exactly line up with these survey results.

Director of facilities and cam-

pus planning Craig Toews, who is working with the U-District project, was not available for comment by press time.

However, nothing is set in stone for the U-District project yet — the planning is only in its first phase. Large land rezoning would have to pass through Abbotsford City Council, should the businesses on King Road decide to move and sell their prime spots off Hwy. 1 to the U-District project.

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Take major time to declare a major ESRA AL-ABDULJABAR

CONTRIBUTOR

Declaring your major is a very important decision that you must make as a university student.

Take your time to think before determining which direction you would like your studies to take, since this will be the leading path to achieve your desired job. Although it’s good to already have a major in mind, making that decision soon after you start university — especially before finishing your first year — could be slightly tricky, because you’re still used to a high school style of studies and you haven’t really experienced the true intensity of university courses.

Therefore, waiting until your third year is the best option to ensure that you do not have to go through the process of switching your major after you’ve already declared it. Giving yourself time to think is key; even though it’s

Image: Ashley Campbell/Flicker

This woman still hasn’t chosen a major, and she’s doing fine! great to be very motivated and take multiple challenging courses at the same time (thinking that it’s

possible to get an A+ in all of them with hard work), it’s a better idea to ask the opinions of peers who

have already taken the courses you’re planning to take.

The sooner you start researching the major you’re planning to take, the better. This will enable you to have a better understanding of what job opportunities await you, and whether these would be fields you are in fact interested in. Regularly scheduling appointments with your adviser is truly helpful, as they can guide you and give you their own opinion — which is quite credible, due to their long years of experience and the fact that they’ve seen many students who have gone through the same or similar scenarios as you. Based on their suggestions, you will be able to make a better and more confident choice.

After you have figured out which major you would like to take, the courses will all be based on satisfying the requirement of your major. This is, of course, why choosing a major that you’re

Children at play

Letter to the editor me was the absence of Green Party leader Elizabeth May, who wasn’t invited. Ironically, May might’ve won the debate due to her thorough answers. May took to Twitter and posted video responses to each debate question, and was able to answer each question without being talked

MICHAEL CHUTSKOFF

CONTRIBUTOR

Remember back in middle school, where there was that one kid who always lied and made fun of other people? I swear those kinds of kids grew up to be politicians. We all can’t help but laugh at the absurdity of Donald Trump’s antics down in the States, but honestly, we aren’t that much different from them when it comes to politics.

So-called “attack ads” were originally popular in America for the longest time before Canadian politicians picked up on the shade-tossing. Attack ads are supposed to bring a negative light to a political party’s stand on a topic, but now they have degraded to name-calling and flat-out bullying. The most notable attack ad on TV right now is the Conservatives slamming Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, afterwards adding the incredibly stupid line: “Nice hair, though.”

Really, Harper? Is your party being sarcastic here, or are you just jealous that Justin does have better hair than you?

I want to know what you are going to do about the economy, the environment, and social services. No one cares about what our prime minister is going to look like; we just want to elect someone who’s going to do a

I swear those kinds of kids grew up to be politicians.

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“Is your party being sarcastic here, or are you just jealous that Justin does have better hair than you?” fantastic job running our country, and pull us out of yet another recession. So instead of running attack ads that make petty jabs at others, consider giving us a snapshot on a particular issue that is on your political platform.

Also, for those of you that watched the debate between the major political party leaders and expected an excellent and insightful debate, I’m sorry you were disappointed. While it

intrigued by and satisfied with will make you one step closer to achieving your goals, while allowing you to enjoy your university years.

Although it is a good plan to wait until later years when your mind is more set on one thing, it would be helpful to start planning earlier as to when you will declare your major, making sure you will have the amount of credits needed to declare, along with the right courses required to be in that specific major. The thing first- and second-year students need to keep in mind is that declaring your major should not be treated as a chase; it needs serious thought, as well as lots of research and information from those who have been in the same situation as you. Don’t panic: there are always fellow students and advisers at UFV willing to lend a helping hand!

initially seemed promising, the debate quickly degenerated into Thomas Mulcair, Stephen Harper, and Justin Trudeau bickering and talking over each other. Half of the time I couldn’t hear how one of the leaders answered the question, because everyone else would be yelling out their opinions on each other rather than letting the question be answered before following up with their rebuttal. Another thing that irked

over by the others.

Personally, I love politics. Ever since I was five, I was up for heated debates about elections and political platforms. These days, many young people could care less about the upcoming election (October 19), or politics in general. I don’t blame them at all. Those that are just starting to get into politics can easily be turned off by seeing the antics that politicians pull. No one likes a liar, yet we are expected to vote for one. For those that want to see a change in political reform, it is up to us: the new generation of voters. Go out and vote, and get involved with political parties, and be the change you want to see.

I was walking past the old AfterMath space the other day and noticed the mural on the back wall, which was created mainly by visual arts students a couple years ago, has been painted over.

I’m not surprised, but it is a disappointing example of this university’s disrespect for student work. In fact, every recent design choice by UFV and SUS, while desperately insisting we are as sleek, modern, and grown-up as other universities, seems to dismiss the strong collegial core of UFV and the quality of work being produced here. The exterior of the new SUB is decorated with beautiful but I suspect outsourced murals, and the interior does not seem to welcome an artistic touch.

When UFV updated its branding last year, they sought an external contract, not even thinking that some of its very talented graphic design students could collaborate on such a project. While art is often exhibited on campus temporarily, it is seldom if ever permanent. UFV has made some good steps recently toward building a stronger campus community, and trying to reach out to the community at large, but I worry we forget that showing our true quality has to start with the nucleus, extend to the cell walls, and be respected when it comes time to pull out the cans of paint.

Katie Stobbart

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SNAPSHOTS

Don’t leave your phone alone

An arachnocompromise

Catherine Bell

Jeffrey Trainor

I spend a lot of time in S building, and I’ve noticed that many people leave their phones unattended in the public charging station. Now, I know that it’s really convenient to have one, and I don’t want it to go away, but I keep seeing people plug in their phones and leave! There’s already a small sign on the station telling people not to leave their phones unattended, but since nothing bad has happened (yet), people probably feel safe. But is it really safe enough to ditch your phone and leave the actual building? Please don’t abandon your phone!

I hate spiders. Yes, I am well aware of the benefits they provide to our ecosystem, and the fact they were here long before I was, but why do they always seem to find a way inside at the worst possible times? It’s like they have a knack for telling when you are at your most vulnerable. They see that you are about to settle in to watch Netflix, or are half asleep, stumbling to bed, and bam …

They crawl out from under the bookshelf and snap you into high alert. Instantly, a cold chill shoots down your spine and a few grey hairs sprout out the top of your head. This impeccable timing combined with the fact they seem to get bigger every year makes me fearful to walk around in my own house without having my eyes glued to the floor. I know they are probably just scaring me to avenge their fallen brothers and sisters, but this cat-and-mouse game is really going nowhere. In light of this, I’d like to recommend a treaty to the spiders of my neighbourhood: if you’re going to come in the house, please be discreet and stay out of sight. I think this would solve both our problems.

Curtailed commentary on current conditions

Musical inclinations for UFV?

Images by: Danielle Collins

Online course qualms

Rachel Tait

Alex Rake

Musicals like the Sound of Music, Les Miserables, and Footloose are incredibly popular.

Audiences feel something magical about them: an almost wistful yearning to be part of the performance. Although there is a great drama department here at UFV, I believe it would be even more beneficial to include a program for musical theatre, where students could become more versatile in their performance by combining song and dance with acting.

There is also a desire to see a musical in a school setting that is more affordable for a student’s budget. After speaking to a variety of students, many agree UFV should have a declared musical theatre program.

On the bright side, there is talk of having such a program, possibly in the next year. Hopefully it will be approved, because there are so many talented students at UFV who do not always have the opportunity to be trained to perform in a musical. Musical theatre is a unique genre of the arts that is timeless and popular, and is beneficial for students who wish to pursue a career in Broadway.

Online courses are disappointing. In theory, they’re a wonderful idea. You can do all your studies at home, naked as the wind, drinking beer and listening to music. But in reality, there is never a good time to log in and get to it. When you’re not at work or in class, you’re at home; when you’re at home, it doesn’t feel right to boot up the computer for the sake of doing more schoolwork.

If you do have the drive to log on, the online interface is confusing as hell. Each class has its own places to click to find course content, class discussions are held all over the place in weird nooks and crannies, and when you click on something you can’t predict if it will just take you to another page or open up a new tab or window. It’s an inconsistent maze that expands as you explore it.

While a lack of drive is one’s own problem, the way the online pages are physically structured isn’t really accessible, and probably needs a change.

Students, please don’t vote STEPHANIE NOTHARPER

CONTRIBUTOR

It’s no secret that college kids are passionate about their future.

But what about the future of real adults, who actually contribute to this society that students want so badly to change? At every corner of UFV, there’s an activist of some kind waiting to spring idealistic reforms on unsuspecting 50-somethings like me. The latest thing the kids are talking about is “strategic voting,” whatever that is. Well, I’ve got a strategy for you: how about not voting at all?

I’m serious. If you students want to protect this country from

chaos, don’t vote. Politics is for wizened adults, not edgy college kids. It doesn’t matter if you’re a political science major and you think you understand how the system works; you are simply too young to understand the significance of grown-up things like the necessity of war with the nonChristian side of the planet, the benefits of economic inequality, and the illegality of taxation. I bet even that sentence confused you, you poor young thing. That’s why you’re going to school in the first place, to learn. Wait until you’ve learned a thing or two about real life before selfishly meddling in things like elections, which will

affect millions of lives beyond your own.

Besides, it’s too difficult for students to vote. They have to sign up beforehand and need to have all kinds of documentation ready.

I couldn’t and won’t even begin to tell you what you need. It will probably be too stressful for you, which will in turn affect your studies. And without your studies, how will you get a career in the LNG sector? It’s for your own benefit that you abstain from voting this October.

It’s also for the benefit of this country. Before the last election in 2011, the Conservatives only had a minority government. I suspect

it was because too many students voted. The Conservatives need to get in with a majority again, because that’s what Canadians want — just look at the polls! I understand if you don’t understand that last sentence, being so young and all, so let me put it another way. No other government has done so much for us in terms of economic growth, environmental stability, and national defense. For example, Prime Minister Harper has been so brave in the wake of the ISIS attacks, he was nobly able to put other less-pertinent projects on the back-burner, like science and arts funding, in order to give us Bill C-51 and alleviate

Satire

the stress of looking for all those missing aboriginal women. It’s embarrassing that students keep trying to vote these guys out.

Look, I love students. I was once a student myself. But I did my country a favour and didn’t vote until my frontal lobe was fully formed and all my fanciful idealism disappeared and I started my own corporation. If you’re like me, an old-stock Canadian who loves this country, you will understand why people like you shouldn’t vote. And even if you still want to vote, it probably won’t change anything anyway, so don’t even try.

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CROSSWORD SUBcore

ACROSS

by KODIE CHERRILLE

1. To give up; or to send something in for review. (6) 2. A train; or a restaurant dealing in long, tasty sandwichesz. (6) 5. Underground. (10) 8. A grant or tax reduction, keeps the cost of goods and services low. (7) 9. When a solid skips the liquid state and turns directly into a gas.

(11)

DOWN 1. Combines with an enzyme. (9) 2. To take away — think math. (8) 3. An underling; of less importance to something or someone else. (11) 4. A message or stimulus that affects you, but you’re unaware of it. (10) 6. If you get served this, have fun in court. (8) 7. Something kept confidential. Latin for “under the rose.” (7)

ACROSS 3. THIS 8. GRISTLE 10. KISS 11. CRISPS 12. THISTLES 13. KATNISS DOWN 1. MIST 2. WHISTLE 4. FIST 5. WRIST 6. AMISS 7. PISTACHIO 9. CRISTAL

Star Signs from Sybil la Clair

Aquarius: Jan 20 to Feb 18: If your mom gets mad at you for cow-tipping, just tell her not to get upset over spilled milk.

Gemini: May 21 to June 21: You’ll find your soulmate this week — only to realize that it’s actually just a doughnut.

Pisces: Feb 19 to March 20: Your pie might not cut the way you want it to, but don’t worry — simply eating it will be a slice.

Cancer: June 22 to July 22: If you find yourself swimming upstream, get out of the water. Take the dry pavement trail instead.

Aries: March 21 to April 19: Your fingernails will begin to grow, but slowly enough that you won’t have to buy new gloves.

Leo: July 23 to Aug 22: Christmas lights will appear in ... unusual places this week.

Taurus: April 20 to May 20: Warning: buy house insurance before investing in a pair of ruby slippers.

Virgo: Aug 23 to Sept 22: If you buy multi-coloured socks this week, make sure to pair them with a neutral sandal.

BY ANTHONY BIONDI

SPACED

The Weekly Horoscope

Last issue’s crossword

Libra: Sept 23 to Oct 22: PSLs are back — and so is your bankruptcy.

Scorpio: Oct 23 to Nov 21: There may have already been an opportunity to reenact that one scene from that one movie — but you probably haven’t seen it.

Sagittarius: Nov 22 to Dec 21: Avril Lavigne will haunt your dreams. Your therapist will just give up because you’re too complicated.

Capricorn: Dec 22 to Jan 19: If you get the choice between soup or salad, choose to throw a tantrum about it and demand both.

Identify yourself!

A guide to voting under the Fair Elections Act Written by Valerie Franklin Infographic by Brittany Cardinal

If you’re a registered Canadian voter, a special envelope from the Canadian government probably found its way into your mailbox sometime in the last week or two. Inside is your personalized voter identification card (VIC), which contains information about your riding, dates of advance voting days, and polling hours and locations. It has your name and address printed on it, and in previous years it counted as a piece of ID that you could use to prove your identity at the polls — but if you try to rely on it as a piece of identification this year, you may find yourself unable to vote.

That’s only one of the changes presenting a challenge to voters under the new Fair Elections Act. Bill C-23, also known as the Fair Elections Act, was introduced by the Conservative government on February 4, 2014. Although it consists of eight separate amendments to the Canada Elections Act, the bill’s two most controversial changes were to the requirements for voting: it invalidates voter information cards as a form of identification, and it eliminates the ability to vouch for other voters.

All voters are required to provide proof of identity and proof of address at the polls. Previously, a registered voter with valid ID could vouch for another voter in their riding, thus allowing them to cast a ballot even if they weren’t able to provide sufficient identification. An estimated 120,000 Canadians relied on vouching in the 2011 election — about one per cent of the total 14,720,580 ballots that were cast. Following the Fair Elections Act, this practice is no longer accepted by the government. However, it has been replaced by a similar but more difficult process called attestation: voters who can provide ID with their name but no proof of address can sign a written oath testifying that the address they claim to live at is correct, and then have another registered voter from the same riding with the correct ID co-sign the oath.

In addition, the VICs that arrive in the mail are no longer acceptable forms of ID. In the 2011 election, approximately 400,000 voters relied on these cards to show proof of identity and address. Under the new rules, voters must provide either one piece of government-issued ID bearing their name, address, and photo, such as a driver’s licence, or two pieces of ID with their name on it, at least one of which must also show proof of address. (See the sidebar to the right of this article for the full list of acceptable forms of ID.) These new restrictions on voter identification might not be a problem for most adult Canadian citizens, many of whom will be able to easily produce the required documents, but problems can arise for anyone who does not have a driver’s license, or whose identification has out-of-date information due to recent changes in their address or name. These can include students living on campus; elderly people living in care homes; those who are homeless; newly married people who have recently changed their last names; or those who live in Aboriginal communities where vouching at the polls is common and government ID with a correct address can be difficult to obtain.

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The argument for these amendments is that they will prevent voter fraud, but critics have argued that Bill C-23’s restrictions are actually intended to suppress and disenfranchise voters from demographics that tend to vote against the Conservative party. Bilan Arte, national chairwoman of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), says that being able to provide proof of address can pose a significant challenge for young people and prevent them from being able to participate in the voting process, which is why it’s important to recognize the VIC as a piece of ID. “It’s a very significant piece of ID that is utilized by a lot of Canadians, notably young people,” Arte told the Star.

In addition, Elections Canada is no longer mandated to promote voting, and in fact is restricted from doing so. One of the other amendments in the Fair Elections Act targets the content that Elections Canada is permitted to provide to the public; ads announcing the time and location of election polls are allowed, but Elections Canada is no longer permitted to post materials that actively encourage people to vote.

Marc Mayrand, the current chief electoral officer, has voiced concern that the Fair Elections Act and its restrictions on identification and vouching will prevent many voters from participating in the election.

“For some electors, it’s often quite difficult and almost impossible to produce the proper pieces of document to identify themselves and vouching was designed to alleviate these and allow these citizens to cast a ballot,” Mayrand told the National Post.

In July 2015, a coalition consisting of the CFS, the Council of Canadians, and three private voters sought an interim injunction against the Fair Elections Act in an attempt to restore the use of VICs and vouching as methods of providing identification at the polls. The injunction was denied.

So what’s a student, a newlywed, or anyone who has recently changed their address to do? Follow our flowchart on the next page to make sure that you’re registered, have the right ID, and are ready to vote under the new rules of the Fair Elections Act.

TYPES OF ID ACCEPTED AT THE POLLS -Health card -Canadian passport -Birth certificate -Certificate of Canadian citizenship -Citizenship card -Social insurance number card -Indian status card -Band membership card -Métis card -Card issued by an Inuit local authority -Canadian Forces identity card -Veterans Affairs health card -Old age security card -Hospital card -Medical clinic card -Label on a prescription container -Identity bracelet issued by a hospital or long-term care facility -Blood donor card -CNIB card -Credit card -Debit card -Employee card -Student identity card -Public transportation card -Library card -Liquor identity card -Parolee card -Firearms licence -Licence or card issued for fishing, trapping or hunting -Utility bill (e.g. electricity; water; telecommunications services including telephone, cable or satellite) -Bank statement

-Credit union statement -Credit card statement -Personal cheque -Government statement of benefits -Government cheque or cheque stub -Pension plan statement -Residential lease or sub-lease -Mortgage contract or statement -Income tax assessment -Property tax assessment or evaluation -Vehicle ownership -Insurance certificate, policy or statement -Correspondence issued by a school, college or university -Letter from a public curator, public guardian or public trustee -Targeted revision form from Elections Canada to residents of long-term care facilities -Letter of confirmation of residence from a First Nations band or reserve or an Inuit local authority -Letter of confirmation of residence, letter of stay, admission form or statement of benefits from one of the following designated establishments:

-Student residence

-Seniors’ residence

-Long-term care

facility shelter

-Soup kitchen

E-Statements and e-invoices are accepted. You can print a paper copy or bring them to the polling station on your mobile device.

ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE? YES

I’M NOT SURE

NO REGISTER AS A VOTER OR CHECK YOUR VOTER STATUS ONLINE AT EREG.ELECTIONS.CA

HAVE YOU RECEIVED YOUR VOTER IDENTIFICATION CARD IN THE MAIL?

YES

YES

NO

DO YOU HAVE ONE PIECE OF GOVERNMENT-ISSUED ID WITH YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHOTO ON IT?

HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR OLD ADDRESS?

NO

ARE YOU SURE YOU’RE REGISTERED TO VOTE?

DO YOU HAVE TWO PIECES OF NON-GOVERNMENT ID WITH YOUR NAME ON THEM, ONE OF WHICH ALSO HAS YOUR ADDRESS ON IT?

YES

DO YOU HAVE TWO PIECES OF ID WITH YOUR NAME ON THEM, EVEN IF THEY DON’T HAVE YOUR ADDRESS?

YES

YOU’RE READY TO VOTE! SEE YOU AT THE POLLS

NO

NO

DO YOU HAVE A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER IN YOUR RIDING WHO HAS THE APPROPRIATE ID AND IS WILLING TO CO-SIGN AN OATH AT THE POLL STATING THAT YOUR ADDRESS IS CORRECT?

YES

CHECK OUT THE OFFICIAL LIST OF ACCEPTABLE ID IN THE SIDEBAR, OR LOOK FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR OPTIONS ONLINE AT ELECTIONS.CA.

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Below the Belt

Bottoms up

Dabbling south of the border might be for you XTINA SEXPERT

When it comes to sex, I would consider myself to be fairly open-minded. I have always said that I’ll try anything once. However, there’s one thing that hasn’t come up so far, and I can’t say that I mind. “Rimming,” or “butt-munching” as I like to call it, is certainly not the kinkiest sexual act I can think of, but receiving this gift is one of the few things I have shied away from. I have done it to people, sure, but only because I was asked, and in the incandescence of the moment I would hate to deny a request. Since I have not had a rim job myself, I will have to impart an experience belonging to a friend of mine.

She had been out with this guy a couple of times. He was every bit the gentleman she had hoped he would be. He opened doors for her, helped her with her coat, delighted her with conversation … and then he ate her ass for a ridiculously long time.

She was taken aback. She thought he was going downtown to do a much different “job.” In her experience, a rim job of this magnitude had never been on the menu before. She tried to twist and turn to divert his tongue away from her ass, but he wasn’t

budging. She lay there on her tummy receiving this tongue bath for an uncomfortable stretch. She worried he was going to try to initiate anal next, but to her relief this never happened. He eventually flipped her back over and commenced standard missionary sex that lasted exactly seven minutes. This seemed like a disproportionate amount of time given the overeating that had just occurred.

The next day she was still disturbed and decided to conduct a poll in order to find out if this had happened to other girls. Out of the eight girls canvassed, five said they had never been “rimmed,” two admitted to loving and asking for it, and one refused to answer. So it wasn’t completely off the menu, after all. Although not exactly standard, this was potentially happening in bedrooms all over the city. Who was telling these guys to skip the cunnilingus and go straight to the ass-licking? She was curious — if she saw him again, would there be a repeat of the anilingus? She set up a date for the following weekend and waited with growing trepidation. She really liked him, but could she handle his anal attentiveness?

Saturday came, and to her surprise, so did she. She had been quite nervous, won-

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No, not a badum-psshhh kind of rimshot. dering what would happen when they saw each other again. They had some dinner and a few drinks, and as she had anticipated, they went back to his place and started fooling around. She was expecting him to head straight for her ass, but he didn’t.

He kissed every part of her except for her ass. She was beginning to relax and enjoy herself. She was fairly close to climaxing when it happened. But instead of shrinking away from the advance, she surprised herself and embraced it, and maybe even kind of loved it. She only saw him a few

more times after this, but she speaks of him fondly and refers to him with endearment as “the ass-licker.”

Maybe rimming is something you never want to try. Or maybe you are a buttmunching enthusiast. Whichever the case, remember that with all sexual activity, consent is paramount. Don’t pull the old tongue-in-cheek on someone who is uncomfortable with ass-play. And play safe.

Bacteria and STIs can be spread very easily through anal play.

Style

Support your team, not bad fashion THOMAS PALAKON

ger than anyone wearing Pacioretty.

RACONTEUR-IN-RESIDENCE

No team face paint. Ever. You’re not six years old. Stop it.

The Style Counsel, weekly advice on fashion and manners for the modern UFV gent, runs every week in The Cascade’s Culture section.

Questions, comments, or suggestions may be submitted to Mr. Palakon through seamus@ufvcascade.ca.

Autumn is now fully upon us, and with it comes all the games of the season. Hockey will soon be blaring from every bar TV from here to St. John’s, baseball playoffs are near (ah, yes, the “World” series — we used to call it rounders, you know) and American football is in full swing. I quite enjoy sports, even played a bit of rugger back in the day, and I am not too snobby to admit liking chicken wings, lager, and a brief sense of pub camaraderie. But that joy is always tempered by the accompanying breakout of the ill-fitting, garish colours sports fans insist on flying. Men will be boys, apparently.

Since baseball first commissioned licensed caps that could be sold to fans in the mid-20th century, team wear has become a fashion constant. Being a dedicated

At the game: A perfectly acceptable time and place to wear hideous sports clothing. supporter is something to be applauded. Dressing up as if you’re the one warming up on-deck is to be avoided. Some tips: You may wear one piece of team merchandise at a time. Doubledipping in this regard is just tacky, so if you’re wearing a Jays cap, give the Donaldson jersey a miss. (The only exception to this rule would be the Superbowl, a cup final, or other similarly big matches you are viewing or attending.) And it goes without saying that wearing two pieces

of sportswear from two different teams at the same time is simply ridiculous. Stick to advertising only one of your allegiances at a time — leave us with a little mystery, at least.

Go big. Mirroring the trend in most casual wear, sports jerseys are now being cut much slimmer these days. As you are likely not a professional athlete, it is possible you may not have the physique to pull off a torso-hugging Puma soccer shirt. Rule of thumb: Go one size bigger. Genteel aesthet-

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ics — and your self-esteem — will likely thank you.

You don’t actually play for your team. Just about every major sports league now allows fans to personalize their team shirts. Putting another man’s name on your back is iffy at best, especially if he’s younger than you. Putting your own is simply bizarre. The alternative? Go classic. Pick a past legend of your team and celebrate some tradition. Trust me, a Habs jersey with Beliveau or Richard will stand the test of time far lon-

Time and place, gentlemen. Places where it is acceptable to wear a team’s jersey: Sports bar. Poker night. A day in the park. Saturday afternoons running errands. Taking it easy at home. At an actual sporting event (and even then, make sure one of the team’s you’re wearing is actually playing). Most chain restaurants. Places it is not: Just about anywhere else.

The plus side to all of this is that there is an abundance of stylish team wear out there now. Teams spend a lot on their branding, so there are some pretty snappy jackets, hoodies, and tees for just about any sport franchise now.

Resist the shopping mall impulse; buy and shop around online.

You’ll be able to find something that proves your undying support while still looking pretty sharp.

Unless you’re a Baltimore Ravens fan. That stuff is just hideous.

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“Human beings make the best of a situation” Photo exhibition Betrayed: Portraits of Strength explores the stories of human trafficking survivors VALERIE FRANKLIN

[is the same].”

Although the exhibition at UFV is the first time Betrayed has been on display, Hoare explained that he had tested this style of exhibition before in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side. After putting up a series of photographs, Hoare asked his audience to look at them and see what was relevant to their lives. One audience member admitted that he was unable to find any meaning that resonated with his own life and experiences in the images.

“When he did that, we only had the images up,” said Hoare. “And then we put up the stories, and people went around again and thought about them and read them, and later on that same individual got up and said, ‘Now that I’ve read the stories, these images have everything to do with my life.’”

Many of the survivors in the photographs shared their stories out of obligation and responsibility. Hoare recalled asking one young man, “‘Why are you sharing this with me now?’ He said, ‘I want the story to get out there. I want people to read about it and understand, because it’s something that I can do that gives meaning to the experience I have.’”

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Maybe you’ve noticed them as you wait for the bus, or as you haul your overdue books to the library: a series of haunting, intense portraits of men, women, and children displayed in the rotunda of UFV’s G-building.

The portraits are the work of Vancouver photographer Tony Hoare, who has spent the last three years working with organizations that combat human trafficking in Bangladesh, Sierra Leone, and Mexico. Betrayed: Portraits of Strength is the summation of his work: a collection of portraits of individuals who have been victims of human trafficking in these three countries, accompanied by the stories of how they survived their ordeals, told in their own words.

Taking action The exhibit has been on display since September 21, when dozens of students and faculty gathered in the rotunda to celebrate the exhibit’s inaugural launch and hear Hoare speak on his work. Satwinder Bains, director of UFV’s Centre for IndoCanadian Studies (CICS), and CICS faculty associate Adrienne Chan introduced Hoare as a slideshow of his photographs and film clips played on a screen behind them. Both Chan and Bains described the importance of recognizing the global connections that links humanity, as well as the role of work like Hoare’s photography in helping us to understand that kinship.

“This is a testament to our commitment to working with issues that affect us, that we can actually work on making a difference on a global level — first by raising awareness, and secondly by taking action,” said Chan.

Betrayed and sold The title Betrayed is fitting, as each of the survivors was betrayed by someone they trusted. Their stories are all different, linked only by the scope of their horror and depravity: child soldiers, forced prostitution, organ theft. The people to whom these stories belong, many of them children at the time of their exploitation, were abducted, tricked, drugged, manipulated, or sometimes kidnapped brazenly in broad daylight — and the perpetrators were often people they knew. Ruth Kamarra, one of Hoare’s Sierra Leonean photography subjects whose wary eyes draw and hold the gaze, was tricked and sold by Edna, an older woman she trusted as a mentor and friend, to a pimp. In the story that accompanies her portrait, she recalls asking the pimp where Edna was.

“Then he said: ‘Don’t you know that I bought you from her?’ It was as if someone

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Each of Hoare’s portraits is accompanied by the subject’s story of human trafficking.

The two boys in this image survived being kidnapped by organ traffickers. took a knife and stuck it in my heart,” she told Hoare.

In their own words Hoare began working with trafficking survivors about three years ago, when a colleague asked him to take some portraits to provide a face for the work that she was doing, but his work quickly took on a life of its own. He began working with Young Power and Social Action, a grassroots nonprofit organization based in Bangladesh, to connect with trafficking survivors who were willing to share their stories.

“Then he said: ‘Don’t you know that I bought you from her?’ It was as if someone took a knife and stuck it in my heart.”

“I do my work with organizations — not Western aid organizations that are going over there, but organizations started by the people in the places that I go to, who

have specific problems they want to solve,” Hoare explained.

In the course of his work, he decided to take notes by filming some of his photography subjects speaking about their experiences. As a result, the stories are told in the subjects’ own words, through a translator.

“As you read these stories, they’re all in first person. They’re actually the words of the people that [these events happened to],” Hoare said.

Stories and images Hoare’s work touches the same heartwrenching nerve that has made blogs like Humans of New York light up social media over the last several years: beautiful photography, when paired with stories of authentic human experience told in simple words, creates a powerful empathetic connection with the viewer.

“Pictures are one thing,” said Hoare, “but the stories, I find, are a beautiful testament to the human spirit, and they’re relevant to all our lives, all our struggles. The situations might be different, but the inherent humanness of each one of these people

Trafficking in the West Although it’s tempting to think that the trafficking of vulnerable people only happens in third-world countries, the unfortunate truth is that it happens in first-world countries as well.

“It all happens in Canada,” said Hoare.

“We’re all capable, I think, to recognize and be aware that when a number of humans live together, some people will exploit other people.”

After the UFV exhibition closes on September 30, Betrayed: Portraits of Strength will travel to 10 other cities. But Hoare is far from finished.

“These are stories not from Canada, but I want stories from Canada,” said Hoare. For his next project, he’s seeking North Americans and Europeans who have suffered through human trafficking and are willing to entrust him with their stories, either anonymously or publicly.

Hoare emphasized how honoured he is to record and share these accounts.

“Although the circumstances are difficult, when reading them, they’re also such a beautiful way to see how human beings make the best of a situation regardless of what’s going on, regardless of tragedy and suffering,” he said.

Survivors of human trafficking willing to share their stories can contact Tony Hoare confidentially at tony.hoare@gmail.com.

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AbbyFest continues to grow Eighth annual multicultural festival hosted on campus this past weekend

UPCOMING

EVENTS Ongoing until October 4

CreatiValley: A Celebration of Culture CreatiValley is a nine-day celebration of culture in the Fraser Valley. Free admission. Check out thereach.ca for more details!

October 3 Fiddlin’ Frenzy Image credit: AbbyFest

APRIL RATZLAFF

CONTRIBUTOR

AbbyFest, the city’s annual celebration of multiculturalism and diversity, took place on September 26 at UFV’s Abbotsford campus. Before the festival, The Cascade spoke to Chelsey Laird, co-ordinator for global engagement programming at UFV, about UFV’s partnership with the festival. Laird is also on the board of AbbyFest.

Tell us a bit about the history of AbbyFest, and UFV’s involvement with the festival.

This is the eighth year that AbbyFest has been running. It was started by a gentleman named Musleh Hakki, because other cities like Surrey and Vancouver have big multicultural festivals and Abbotsford didn’t have one.

So Musleh brought a team together and started the festival, which has been hosted at the Ag-Rec Centre and the arena in the past, but this year we brought it to UFV. What inspired UFV to host AbbyFest this year?

From the UFV perspective, a number of things inspired us to make the connection. Our international students have played a big part in AbbyFest at least for the last four or five years. The students perform, do a fashion show, and have a global village, so we saw that it was a natural fit for UFV and AbbyFest to partner. At the festival last year one of the committee

members suggested we host the festival at UFV this year, so that’s how we got here.

What else does UFV do to promote acceptance and diversity?

Part of my responsibility as the global engagement coordinator is working with students, staff, and faculty to help develop their intercultural competence. This is done a number of ways. At a basic level it’s through food, events, or film screenings, but as we grow and develop our intercultural awareness and understanding, we’re moving more towards things like workshops and conferences to bring an intellectual or academic understanding as well. We also run an international mentorship program, where both Canadian students and international students participate. We have about 50 people this year.

We also have the Global Lounge, which is open until 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, where students can hang out and learn from each other. We put different music and TV shows on, and we have tea and coffee on all the time, so people can come in and just hang out with each other.

Are there any particular acts that you are really excited about?

Yes! The international students, and students who are Canadian but identify very closely with their ethnic heritage, will be performing from 5:10 p.m. onward.

We have students from 15 differ-

ent countries wearing their traditional clothing, and following that, students from various countries — China, Japan, the Philippines, and India, to name a few — are doing songs and dances.

Obviously I’m pumped for that.

The other really exciting thing is there’s a Filipino band called 7th Route performing. I think they’re going to be really fun!

Who is the festival aimed at primarily? College students? Families?

It’s been evolving. There are about 75 volunteers who are high school students who will be coming today, at least 50 UFV students have volunteered today, and there will also be elementary school children here in the Parade of Nations. So it’s really aimed at everyone. There’s stuff for kids, high school students, and stuff for the general community.

What’s one thing that people should take away from their experience at AbbyFest?

The sense of the richness of the diversity in our small city, and even on our small campus. And I would like people to walk away thinking, “Wow, the world is here!” It’s an opportunity for them to expand their horizons and try something new.

What does this festival mean for UFV students? Why is it important?

The festival is important for a

number of reasons, but the two most prominent ones are, one, being able to be recognized for a piece of their identity that they might not get to express or share regularly, whether it’s food that someone’s prepared or wearing a salwar kameez. The second important thing for UFV international students is to feel welcomed in the Abbotsford community. For example, if they’re feeling homesick they may be able to find a part of themselves and their culture reflected here.

Will UFV continue to host AbbyFest in the future?

I don’t know — I wish I had the power to make those decisions! I do think it’s a great fit, and I think it’s something that the executives should consider, especially because this festival sort of helps to bridge the gap between the university and the community.

Sometimes there can be a divide between Abbotsford and the university, but we want to be part of Abbotsford as a whole city.

I would like to say that the AbbyFest community and volunteers have been awesome to work with.

It has been amazing to work with members of the community while putting this festival together.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

This brother-sister duo bring old-fashioned fiddle music to a new generation. 7:30 p.m. at SippChai café.

October 7 How to write (and publish) your family history Dave Loewen gives a coffee chat on how to craft your family’s story, and how to get it published. 10:30 a.m., registration via thereach.ca.

Ongoing until October 20 (Mis)Interpretation: Sikh Feminisms exhibition The UFV Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies is hosting this exhibition, exploring the daily lived realities of Sikh women.

Free at the UFV Gallery.

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TV

Back in the Nine-Nine!

KAT MARUSIAK

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CHARTS Order 1 New Music Complete Daze 2 Teen Morning World Impala 3 Tame Currents Trapper 4 Blitzen All Across This Land Maiden 5 Iron The Book of Souls

6 Ought Sun Coming Down Ysa 7 Mas Seraph

8 Wavves V Galaxy 9 Young False Work Out Duran 10 Duran Paper Gods Decemberists 11 The Florasongs Vy 12 ElReturn to the Moon

13 YACHT I Thought the Future 14 15

Would Be Cooler Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings — Give the People What They Want Broken Bells It’s That Talk Again

16 Annihilator Suicide Society Ritter 17 Josh Sermon on the Rocks & The Hunter 18 Folly Awake Tourist Company 19 The Space Race 20 Chromatics Dear Tommy

Shuffle DAVE CUSICK

PROGRAM DIRECTOR / TREMOLO-BRO

Dave is the director of programming at CIVL 101.7 FM. Here are a few songs that he thinks will go well with this issue.

Peter Schilling “Major Tom (Coming Home)” Major Tom is a character created

by David Bowie, first referenced in his 1969 song “Space Oddity,” followed later by “Ashes to Ashes” and “Hello Spaceboy.” German new-wave artist Peter Schilling wasn’t the only one to jump in and contribute his own song to the legend, but in 1983, he was the first.

Originally recorded in German, it was such a hit in his home country that he released an English version which reached #1 in Canada. His countrymate Nena did the same the following year with her song “99 Red Balloons” (or “Luftballons,” if you will).

Massive Attack “Teardrop” You may only know this song as the theme to House M.D., which annoys me at the show’s creators; it’s a really great song, indicative of the best of ‘90s trip hop, and now it’s been trivialized down to a Pavlovian trigger for “cranky man cures impossibly rare disease.”

Sylvan Esso “Jamie’s Song” A recent episode of the podcast Radiolab commissioned the duo to record this song about Jamie, one of their story’s subjects, who found relief from her bipolar symptoms through lithium, but then for medical reasons had to go off it.

The Postal Service “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight” In 2002, Death Cab for Cutie singer Ben Gibbard and electronic artist Jimmy Tamborello agreed to collaborate long-distance, sending recordings between Seattle and Los Angeles via the United States Postal Service (hence the name).

They eventually added singer Jenny Lewis, and released their only album ever the following year on Sub Pop, which sold more copies than anything they had ever done separately combined.

Brooklyn’s “finest” are back for a third season of the hit comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which premiered this Sunday, September 27 on Fox. For all those of you who have not yet had a chance to see the show: stop reading this and go watch it — right now — then come back when you’re finished; I’ll wait. Okay, everybody all caught up?

All joking aside (if that’s even possible while discussing such a hilarious show), this is the type of feel-good, fun series that is something almost everyone can enjoy. Nine-Nine has proven itself to be more than just another typical cop comedy; with a wonderful blend of clever story, a lot of humour, and a fantastic cast of characters, the show is capable of being both intelligent and engaging, while at the same time not having to take itself too seriously.

For those of you who don’t want to wait until you catch up before being able to finish reading this enticing article about the third season excitement, I’ll give you the tl;dr.

The show follows the comical adventures (and misadventures) of the detective unit in the New York City Police Department’s (fictional) 99th precinct. Andy Samberg brings his famous goofy, lovable acting style to the starring role of Jake Peralta, a talented young detective who (as his sergeant puts it), “loves solving puzzles. The only puzzle he hasn’t solved is how to grow up.” Immature, fun-loving Jake meets his match, however, when the new captain — stoic, serious, and as Jake jokes,

“robotic” — Raymond Holt arrives, who is played brilliantly by actor Andre Braugher.

The show has gained in popularity since its start in 2013, and has been generally well-received across the board. Rotten Tomatoes even gave the second season a score of 100 per cent, saying that the show’s “winning cast, appealing characters, and wacky gags make it good comfort food.” It also won two Golden Globes in 2014: one for best television series — musical or comedy, and the other for Andy Samberg, best actor in a television series — musical or comedy.

This season brings with it some interesting new changes, and fans have been anxiously awaiting the introduction of a new character played by Bill Hader. I don’t want to spoil anything, so I’ll just say that the surprises certainly do not end with the second season. The premiere episode picks up at the exact moment where the season two finale left off, and is full of the same type of silliness, wit, and well-written storyline that we’ve come to expect from and love about the show. New romance developments, new characters, and the return of some old ones all make the premiere episode an entertaining and intriguing preview of all of the interesting things yet to come in the new season.

And for those fans who have been concerned about the potential departure of certain members of the main cast: fear not! You certainly didn’t think they would give up that easily, did you?

The first two seasons of Brooklyn Nine-Nine are currently available on Netflix, and new episodes will be airing Sunday nights at 5:30 p.m. (PT) on Fox.

Podcast

Radiolab: a chemical reaction of science, philosophy, and beautiful sound design DAVE CUSICK CONTRIBUTOR

There are many combinations in life that you wouldn’t think of or expect to be good until you try them: peanut butter and bananas, chicken and waffles, chocolate and cheese (seriously, try that one). Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, the two hosts of documentary podcast Radiolab, are like that.

Robert is old enough to be Jad’s father, and before starting their radio show 10 years ago, Robert worked in television for decades, including CBS, ABC, and PBS. His reporting style is conversational and disarming, and makes complex ideas understandable without dumbing them down. Jad, before starting in radio, studied music composition and created film scores.

Despite their differences, Jad and Robert have many things in common. They both went to Oberlin College, 25 years apart. They both love science and big ideas. So when Jad was asked to interview Robert in 2003, the two became fast friends, and started experimenting with making radio pieces.

They sent the first one to Ira Glass, host and head producer of This American Life, who unequivocally hated what they had produced, saying that they seemed to bring out the worst performance aspects in each other, and that he hoped that they would never work together again.

They continued to work together, and eventually developed a style that over five million listeners have come to deeply embrace.

Radiolab is a show about science, ethics, philoso-

phy, and politics. But to describe it like that makes it sound insufferably boring. It is not insufferably boring, and the reason is that these are stories about people, the things they want, the things they then do, and what happens as a result; and Robert and Jad are really good at telling these stories.

I’ll try to explain the show another way: imagine you’ve got a cool older brother, the one who always told you what new music to listen to, or what interesting movie you should rent. You only see him at Thanksgiving now, but it’s always rad when you do. And you’ve also got this cool uncle, who you see even less often. But they’re both at your parents’ house this year for Thanksgiving, they’ve driven there together, and they’ve got this reporter friend with them who doesn’t have family to spend the holiday with. Dinner is finished, but the wine is still flowing, and they’re now having their friend tell everyone about the story she’s been working on overseas, asking her questions in a way that highlights all the twists and turns, and adds to how compelling her story is. The candles have become the only light source, the wine is the only taste you can remember now, and your brother’s instrumental CD from a few years ago that your mom put on the stereo seems to accentuate and underscore the mood of everything that’s happening in the story. That’s what listening to Radiolab is like.

In short, if you only listen to one podcast, listen to This American Life. If you listen to two, add Radiolab to that list.

Dave Cusick is director of programming and volunteers at CIVL Radio.

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S undBites

Passion Pit

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Mini album reviews

Ryan Adams

Kindred

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I Love You, Honeybear

1989

Father John Misty

Michael Angelakos seems to be the musical version of that friend we all have who is consistently in a good mood. No matter the situation or the problem, they always seem to move through life with a smile on their face and a skip in their step. Angelakos’ latest release with his band Passion Pit, Kindred, lyrically centres on darker and more personal subject matter than any of their prior outputs.

Unfortunately, these topics are glossed over and improperly dealt with due to the polished, pop production found throughout the record. Kindred is arguably Passion Pit’s most upbeat and playful release to date, which creates an awkward juxtaposition between lyrical content and musical complexion.

Passion Pit took a big step into the mainstream with 2013’s Gossamer and gained huge mainstream success with the tracks “Take a Walk” and “Carried Away.” Despite this, the excellence of Gossamer came from its balance. Yes, the big hooky pop tracks were there, but Angelakos nicely worked in some slower, more intimate moments to ground the record in reality.

On Kindred, that authenticity falls away and the big hooky pop tracks lack the same punch. It’s easy to tell Angelakos is swinging for the fences with tracks like “Lifted Up (1985)” and “My Brother Taught Me How to Swim,” but unfortunately the ball is landing within the field of play. This ultimately leaves the album in a clumsy limbo where it doesn’t work as either a pop or indie record.

“I go on too many dates / But I can’t make ‘em stay / At least that’s what people say,” proclaims Taylor Swift in her infectious charttopper “Shake It Off.” However, when Ryan Adams sings it on his track-by-track cover of Swift’s 1989, he swaps the pop anthem’s defiance for a melancholic affirmation of despair. With Adams’ reimagining of Swift’s Max Martin-produced pop album as a collection of acoustic folk rock tracks, he effectively crafts a kind of 1989 unplugged. Through this, an emotional resonance absent on Swift’s glossy, radio-ready album is evoked. “It’s so sad to think about the good times, you and I,” Adams laments on “Bad Blood,” transforming Swift’s upbeat and empowering kiss-off to Katy Perry (supposedly) into a ruminative ballad on heartbreak. And the already-sad “I Wish You Would” becomes sadder through Adams’ sparse and restrained arrangement, creating space for sorrow and disenchantment to linger. However, what Adams also manages to do is reveal Swift’s ability to construct timeless, genre-less, expertly-written songs. Despite Swift describing 1989 as her “first documented official pop album,” she never really strayed far from her singer-songwriter country roots, with Adams’ 1989 ultimately confirming Swift’s status as a master of songcraft.

Father John Misty’s latest project shines not simply because of its not-quite-bittersweet melodies, but because of Josh Tillman’s explicitly vivid and oddball brand of lyricism. In Honeybear, Tillman approximates Bob Dylan in his descriptive songwriting, crafting verses that range from the laughably irreverent to the kind of sad, detached realism that makes the listener wonder why life isn’t as starkly portrayed by other artists, despite the fact that the aspects of life that Tillman chooses to focus on seem to be almost exclusively anemic.

Despite this grave depiction of the world and the people who inhabit it, Tillman somehow manages to not only find comfort, but supplies it: “I’ve brought my mother’s depression / You’ve got your father’s scorn and a wayward aunt’s schizophrenia / But everything is fine, don’t give into despair / Cause I love you, honeybear.”

As bleak as the imagery presented in I Love You, Honeybear may be, it strikes the listener in as unforgiving a fashion as a splash of ice-cold water to the face mere minutes after having been woken up. And, in my opinion, Tillman’s endeavour to celebrate the disheartening instead of the hopeful, alongside his exquisite lyricism, is something to be celebrated.

Jeffrey Trainor

Terrill Smith

Martin Castro

Big Grams comes out swinging MARTIN CASTRO THE CASCADE

Big Grams, a collaborative EP by Phantogram and OutKast member Big Boi, blends the dreamy production Phantogram is so well known for with the larger-than-life, bombastic delivery and swagger of Big Boi. “Run for Your Life” starts the record with production that’s pretty much just tribalesque percussion over deep bass notes, followed by a hazy, ethereal chorus courtesy of Phantogram’s Sarah Barthel. Big Boi’s verses stand out sharply, but are also nicely book-ended by the more subdued melodies provided by Barthel. As an introduction to the record, the song creates an aesthetic that’s shiny and pearlescent, but the track isn’t nearly as strong if taken by itself.

What follows, however, is.

“Lights On” announces its presence by way of a short, simple-yet-infectious synth line. Percussion and bass kick in before Barthel croons, “When the bars they stop, when the bars all start to close / And it gets dark outside and I can’t find my way home, I hope you keep the lights on for me.” Palm-muted guitar ticks on in the background, and a dizzying array of com-

Southern-fried hip-hop and dreamy indie-pop pair surprisingly well. ponents fill just about all available space.

“Lights On” seems to be a more refined, lush cousin of contemporary pop songs.

Just as the track is about to drag on too long, at the three-minute mark, Big Boi’s unmistakable Southern drawl lumbers out of the haze of production, and immediately grabs the listener’s attention; every syllable is snapped out with laser precision, while still delivered in a tone of voice entirely saturated with a grandiosity and lackadaisical bravado that’s endlessly entertaining.

The first single off this record, “Fell In the Sun,” features a blend of trap-influenced

percussion and a more soulful array of instrumentals that play in quite well with Barthel’s decisively saccharine tones. Big Boi, conversely, is intensely charismatic from the get-go. Cold and focused, Big Boi’s delivery acts as a fantastic foil to the soaring vocals Barthel contributes, and every one of his verses propels itself forward with a staggering confidence, punching through to the forefront effortlessly.

“Put It On Her,” one of the more subdued tracks on the record, deserves additional merit, as it’s perhaps the instance on Big Grams that best exemplifies the electric

dynamic between Big Boi and Phantorgam’s production. The entire track is one funk-filled bubble in which every single element has a distinct bounce: from the guitar riff, to the tight snare, to the trumpet fills. And Big Boi’s confidence is at its highest and most effective here.

“Goldmine Junkie” is the closest this record comes to having a ballad, and everything — from the violin accompanying Sarah’s effervescent-yet-regretful delivery, to the more restrained flow that Big Boi opens with — blends together perfectly.

Killer Mike and El-P fortify the album infinitely, and their verses on “Born to Shine,” along with Big Boi’s verse, work to produce a track that feels a lot more spacious than it should. Phantogram’s production serves as a picture-perfect backdrop over which three larger-than-life lyricists all come out swinging. The highlight on the track being El-P’s verse, delivered in a fashion as aggressive as a starving pit bull’s bark.

Big Grams is perhaps the most fruitful and satisfying amalgamation of glossy electronica and Southern hip hop flair to grace our ears in the past months.

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New Chvrches is a bit of a slvmp GLEN ESS CONTRIBUTOR

Scottish synth-pop trio Chvrches’ 2013 debut, The Bones of What You Believe, was one of those rare albums where every song is excellent. It was a whirlwind debut that was infinitely listenable, and a perfect mix between thoughtful lyricism and pop hooks. To me, Bones is a cherished and much loved album. The same can’t be said of Every Open Eye, the trio’s newly released sophomore album. Unlike its predecessor, Every Open Eye had definite highs and lows, whereas Bones maintained an astonishingly consistent high.

Part of Every Open Eye’s failure to live up to Bones is a result of the group deciding to alter their sound, or rather, their tone.

Lauren Mayberry’s singing forms a crucial aspect of the group’s style; ‘80s dance-club keyboard washes are twisted, turned, and

gain an emotional element with the addition of Mayberry’s vocals. But she shies away from the clever, brash, fearlessly intelligent delivery she demonstrated on Bones in favour of a more introspective, haunted aspect. Every Open Eye, or rather, Chvrches in general, are at their best when Mayberry’s vocals act as an adrenaline shot to the instrumentation of Iain Cook and Martin Doherty. And to give them their credit, the first half of the album is definitely Chvrches doing what they do best: dance-tracks chock full of pulsating synths and recklessly played keyboards, all swirling around Mayberry’s voice.

The first five tracks are the superior songs on the record, with “Clearest Blue” featuring the most fantastically simplistic, predictable, loop-assisted instrumental, which is combined into a package with the thoughtfully twisted charisma of Mayberry’s lyrics. Featuring both a tongue-incheek title drop of both the track itself and

the record as a whole, as well as an impassioned plea to “please say you’ll meet me, meet me halfway,” Mayberry’s lyrics are delivered in her almost patented sugary style.

With this heady combination, “Clearest Blue” rockets upwards and is transformed into Every Open Eye’s runaway best track, coolly stepping ahead of single “Leave a Trace” and “Keep You On My Side.”

Unfortunately, “Clearest Blue” gives way to “High Enough To Carry You Over,” which features Martin Doherty on lead vocals instead of Mayberry. The track isn’t awful, but the austere delivery of Doherty’s lines and the sudden downshift means the song doesn’t coherently follow “Clearest Blue.” Which makes it all the more baffling that the next track would be the most “traditionally pop” song on the album: a sickly-sweet upbeat track, “Empty Threat,” which would be very easy to picture being performed by the likes of Lorde, Taylor

Swift, or Elle King.

The final four tracks are forgettable and lack any of the punch or stand-out features that have come to be expected of Chvrches.

The synths take on a more weighty, gothpop feel and Mayberry’s vocals, while still razor-sharp, possess a passionless drawl; a sharp contrast to the early tracks where her singing stretched octaves and carried a fervent sense of emotion.

Every Open Eye is an album with definite moments of quality, and contains several tracks that deserve much acclaim. But if you loved their first album, The Bones Of What You Believe, then you may be slightly (ever so slightly) disappointed in Chvrches’ sophomore album.

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Abbotsford’s Teen Daze opens up on newest record JEFFREY TRAINOR THE CASCADE

The old saying that “variety is the spice of life” has been fully embraced by Abbotsford’s own Teen Daze on his newest record, Morning World. From the first notes, Morning World separates itself far from Teen Daze’s early outputs such as Four More Years and All Of Us, Together and moves his sound into a much warmer and more analog production.

This transition was partially due to Jamison, the man behind Teen Daze (who mysteriously gives no last name), moving out of his comfortable bedroom recording atmosphere and teaming up with acclaimed producer John Vanderslice at Tiny Telephone Studios in San Francisco.

Jamison and Vanderslice were also joined

by Simon Bridgefoot, most notably known for his drumming with Jordan Klassen. The trio shaped the sound of the album by recording at Vanderslice’s studio while also bouncing ideas for each song off of each other.

Morning World submerges Teen Daze into a full band sound that showed glimpses on his last release, Glacier. It is easy to tell that the album is meant to be performed by a group and not solo as Teen Daze has traditionally done. Each track is laced with texturally diverse melodies and instrumentation that breathe very freely. This approach sets forth Jamison’s clear desire to find traction in operating Teen Daze as a full, live indie band.

The record initially stumbles out of the gate, as the first two tracks are widely disconnected in sound and concept. Opener “Valley of Gardens” slowly builds and melds ambient guitar, complex drums, and swooning cellos, which all make way for a

multi-layered choral vocal section. In contrast, the following track “Pink” borders on punk rock guitar tones and crashes around like a drunken adolescent who just discovered the potential of alcohol. The only real similarity between the two is the hazy and dreamy vocal overtop.

However, once you get past the album’s awkward beginning, you start to find the engaging concrete thoughts and ideas within the album. The album’s mid-section, featuring the tracks “Morning World,” “It Starts at the Water,” “Post Storm,” and “Life in the Sea,” provides a solid and consistent dream pop / rock atmosphere.

The success of these tracks mainly comes through layering and the outstanding use of dynamics. Both “It Starts at the Water” and “Post Storm” build to a point of climax and release, but in two opposing ways.

“It Starts at the Water” features the slow addition of pianos, guitars, and eventually drums and bass, moving from a simple, soft, and intimate story about meeting a strange new person in a strange new land, into a head-bopping indie rock tune.

On the other hand, the almost six-minute “Post Storm” features a five-minute instrumental to open, drawing heavy similarities to soundscapes found within the post-rock genre as well as indie movie scores. The most present musical aspect around the climax of the instrumental section is a cello that beautifully ties the piece together — creating the most appealing melody on the album.

The cello playing on “Post Storm” doesn’t exist in a vacuum; it merely represents the best example of the excellent cello work of Nathan Blaz throughout the album. Blaz is best known for his role in the band Geographer but his contributions to tracks such as “Life in the Sea,” “Garden

Grove,” and “Valley of Gardens” help solidify the analog space Morning World is working to occupy.

Though there are multiple moments of dense complexity within the 11 tracks of the record, Teen Daze also finds success in slowing things down and letting emotion and vulnerability show. The album closer “Good Night” best encompasses this fact , as it is arguably the most complete and well-rounded track on the record, despite only featuring Jamison’s mourning voice and a simple and repetitive piano melody.

A track like this works to show that Teen Daze is more than just a one dimensional artist and that he is more than willing to create mosaic-like records which are designed to bring the listeners through both highs and lows, much like life itself.

Some other notable moments on the album include the funky track “Along” which brings Teen Daze into an almost “indie Pink Floyd” feel, while the following track “Infinity” takes a more direct ap-

proach to indie rock. The crowning achievement of “Infinity” is its transition into the outro section. Jamison cuts the track into half time and sings an almost stadiumready melody — “Let me stay a little longer / I can find my way back home” — that is begging to be sung by audiences (and I am sure they will oblige).

It is in this confident moment where Teen Daze best highlights the new and dynamic shift in his philosophy. In the past, it has often felt as though Jamison has been hiding behind his production, relying on beats and grooves to carry him through. In contingence with this, up until this album, singing hadn’t necessarily been a prominent feature within his records. However, Morning World presents a grand unveiling, or an invitation, into the vulnerable psyche of Teen Daze. This is Jamison truly being honest with himself, opening his mouth and proclaiming, “Good morning, world.”

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UPCOMING

EVENTS October 4 CIBC Run for the Cure Join CIBC in raising funds and awareness for breast cancer by running in the annual CIBC run for the cure. The event is from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Abbotsford Exhibition Park.

For more information or to register visit cicbrunforthecure.supportcbcf.com.

October 8 Mental Health Education and Screening Day Join the UFV Counselling department on October 8 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in front of the cafeteria (Building B) and at Student Life (Building S). Counsellors will be assisting students and staff with staff tests, follow by a debriefing and mental health resource materials.

Every Wednesday Free yoga classes Join the UFV yoga club for free yoga every Wednesday. Classes are from 1-2 p.m. in the Great Hall in the Student Union Building. For more information visit facebook. com/ufvyogaclub.

Ongoing Organized drop-in sports Now that school is back in gear, drop-in sports are beginning again.

Stop by the Envision Athletics Centre to join in basketball, pickle ball / badminton, soccer, volleyball, rugby, or ball hockey games. No registration is required and anyone with a valid UFV campus card can participate. For more information and to see the full schedule visit ufvcascades.ca/rec.

Brandon Burke scored the Cascades’ game-winning goal on Saturday.

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Men’s basketball season preview Adam Friesen talks about what to expect from the Cascades’ upcoming season HARVIN BHATHAL

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As the Cascades men’s basketball team begins their season, head coach Adam Friesen talks about his expectations for the upcoming season, the team’s strengths and weaknesses, and their mindset heading into the season.

You are in your third year as coach of the UFV Cascades and you have been very successful in your position. What made you want to become a coach?

What brought me into basketball was that my dad was a coach, so I was around basketball from an early age, and I really enjoyed the sport. Having a dad as a coach, you get to see things differently: how much fun it can be from a coaching perspective and staying involved in the game. Basically, having a father who was into basketball and was a coach made me want this.

What advice would you give for someone wanting to become a coach in the future?

You have got to understand what it’s all about before you make that final decision to coach, and that it’s a lot of fun. If you put in a lot of work and you do it for the right reasons, you’re really going to have a nice and fun career.

What is your coaching philosophy?

Keep things simple; if you work really hard and you get your team to buy into playing together and playing for unselfish reasons, your team’s going to continue to have success.

After a season where the team finished 173, on the way to winning the Canada West bronze medal over the UBC Thunderbirds, what are your expectations for the season with your current roster?

Our expectations are that we hope to get back to the Canada West Final Four and make it to the Nationals, but our more immediate goal is that we want to be a team that outworks other teams. That’s the goal we’re focused on every day in practice — not necessarily the bigger picture, end-of-the-year goal. We all think that if we come together and work hard, we put in the extra time, and all that kind of stuff, having a successful season is doable.

What do you think are the Cascade’s biggest strength and weakness?

I think our biggest strength is that we’ve got good people, first of all; you can’t have success unless you have good people. That’s our biggest strength, but besides that, we’re deep — we have a lot of speed and quite a bit of skill. We’re going to be able to put out five people on the floor that can defend and have to be guarded on the offensive end. That’s probably our greatest strength. Our greatest weakness — I don’t know. We’ll have to play some games and I’ll let you know.

What is the team’s mindset for the upcoming season?

Just take it day by day. We want to grow together, build chemistry, and continue to try working harder than we did the day before.

Be consistent with our effort and with our focus, and not look too far ahead.

The UFV men’s basketball team announced a recruiting class of six players. How much of an impact do you think these six players will have in their first season playing for the Cascades?

We expect them to have a significant impact.

We’ve never had a deep team in the past couple years. This year, one of our strengths is going to be that we can be deep. We have nine, 10 guys that we can put on the floors and contribute, which will allow us to play fast, and play quick for longer periods of time.

Despite not having a player over 6’7 last season, the Cascades had a strong season culminating in a bronze medal. With the 6’9 Madison Cooley in the mix, what do you expect to be different?

In terms of the height perspective, not too much is different. We rebound the ball quite well, we got a bunch of guys that play hard, play tough, and that aren’t afraid of getting into the paint and battling the best that they can. Madison is going to definitely help us, but he’s also a multifaceted player; he can shoot from the perimeter, he can take people off the bounce, he can post up. He has versatility.

What are your thoughts on the new format change?

I like it a lot better than the current one for sure, no question about it. I enjoy that we’re going to face every team; for some teams it might be in the second year, but we have an opportunity to play every team in the league.

Next year is going to be a lot more fun.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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Take a Hike

Lynn Peak: an alternative to the Grouse Grind ARIANNA SIEBERT-TIMMER

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If you’re ever looking for a hike that will serve as a not-so-gentle reminder of just how out of — or in — shape you are, Lynn Peak is where it’s at. Sitting pretty right on the edge of North Vancouver, this little trek is short enough to only take a small part of your day (three to four hours, round trip), but challenging enough to get your legs feeling like a pile of jello.

Surrounded by the typical BC terrain, the trail actually starts by hiking up a riverbed — don’t worry, you’re not lost. As you continue to climb your way up and around the steep and rocky terrain, the trail will even-

tually give way to the typical compact dirt path lined with tree roots. On both counts, watch your step! The rocks are not always as sturdy as they appear and the dirt paths can get very slippery when they’re dry.

(Plus, roots always have an uncanny knack for tripping you up when you least expect it.) This being said, if you take a moment to look away from your feet and catch your breath, you’ll notice that the trail itself is gorgeous, although at this point you may be second-guessing just what exactly brought you up here in the first place.

But don’t lose hope! While the trail is mostly quite steep, it does flatten out for a bit at the halfway point, allowing you to stretch out your legs before you begin the

second part. There are also a few resting spots with a good view of Mt. Seymour at various points up the mountain. If you’re paying attention, there is also a slightly hidden lookout point just before you reach the top where you can sometimes see Grouse Mountain, depending on the weather. The top itself is a rather small clearing, which is a nice place to sit and soak in some sun as you take in the landscape below.

It’s also important to mention that Lynn Peak is Fido-friendly. Technically, the trail is a leash required area, but you will find that this rule is largely ignored by the general population. So feel free to bring your furry companion along, but don’t forget to bring them water! The riverbed sometimes

has a small trickle going down it at the beginning of the hike, but that’s it.

Once you’ve finally reached the end of the hike, it’s often refreshing to take a dip in the Lynn Headwaters. There are many rocks which make for perfect sitting areas as you splash your feet around — or, for the more adventurous, there are sections where it’s deep (and slow) enough to wade, or even swim. There are also a few picnic benches for a nice place to eat a packed lunch, and outhouses for all that water you chugged on your way up (and down) the mountain. Ultimately, it’s the perfect place to sit back, relax, and feel pretty proud of yourself for making it all the way up and down. After all, you earned it.

Bring back the bacon!

Fat is back, but it’s not sugar-sweet ARIANNA SIEBERT-TIMMER

CONTRIBUTOR

It’s been over 40 years since the war on fat has begun. Go into a grocery store and you are guaranteed to run into “low fat!” and “zero trans fats!” plastered over at least half of the products available; this marketing craze extends even to labelling naturally fat free products, such as sugar.

Although some of this fat paranoia does hold merit, it is important to distinguish the difference

between trans fats and saturated fats. While there is much scientific evidence that points to trans fats being bad to the bone (quite literally, since they inhibit a bone’s absorption of vitamin K, an essential vitamin for bone strength, among other things), recent studies have shown that the bad rap given to saturated fats may very well be misinformed.

For starters, the initial studies on the effects of saturated fat in the human diet gave little to no consideration to other possible factors such as the smoking hab-

its, exercise levels, or the sugar consumption of the individual.

In fact, current research suggests that sugar is a major contributor to the dietary health problems pinned on saturated fat, such as obesity and cardiovascular diseases. As an aside, these findings have resulted in much skepticism about the role sugar manufacturers played in this misdiagnosis, but that’s a conspiracy story for another day.

So let’s talk about benefits. We all know how important our unsaturated fats (such as avocados,

Scoreboard Men’s Soccer: Saturday Sept 26 UFV Cascades vs. UNBC Timberwolves W 1-0 Sunday Sept 27 UFV Cascades vs. UNBC Timberwolves W 3-0

Women’s Soccer: Friday Sept 25 UFV Cascades vs. U of A Pandas W 2-0 Saturday Sept 26 UFV Cascades vs. UNBC Timberwolves W 6-1

Men’s Basketball: Saturday Sept 26 UFV Cascades vs. Seattle Mountaineers W 92-90

Men’s Golf: UFV Cascades @Pacwest tournament 2nd place, total: 575

Women’s Golf: UFV Cascades @Pacwent tournament 2nd place, total: 335

olive oil, and sesame seed oil) are, as they have often been touted for their anti-inflammatory properties, lowering of LDL cholesterol, and increase of brain function.

Similarly, some saturated fats (such as coconut oil and animal fats) have new research indicating that they boost your immune system, aid liver function, strengthen your bones, and much more.

Of course, too much is, well, too much. It’s common sense that if you eat your weight in bacon there will be some unwanted gains at your next weigh-in. Ad-

ditionally, as with everything, not all fats are created equal. Eating a fresh-off-the-BBQ steak is a lot different than eating a hot dog that has who-knows-what shoved inside of it. Even bacon, as much as it is loved, does contain excessively high amounts of sugar, nitrates, sodium, and many other additives if you go for the generic store versions. So with this in mind, yes, you can bring back the bacon — but do be conscious about what else is packaged along with it.

Upcoming games Men’s Basketball: Friday Oct 2 6:00 p.m.

UFV Cascades vs. U of S Huskies (away) Saturday Oct 3 3:00 p.m.

UFV Cascades vs. Carleton Ravens (away) Sunday Oct 4 2:00 p.m.

UFV Cascades vs. Victoria Vikes (away)

Men’s Soccer: Friday Oct 2 4:00 p.m.

UFV Cascades vs. UBCO Heat (home) Saturday Oct 3 7:30 p.m.

UFV Cascades vs. TRU Wolf Pack (home)

Women’s Soccer: Saturday Oct 3 12:00 p.m.

UFV Cascades vs. MacEwan Griffins (away) Sunday Oct 4 12:00 p.m.

UFV Cascades vs. MRU Cougers (away)

Men and Women’s Soccer: Saturday Oct 3 Pacwest Golf Invitational 4 @Chilliwack Golf and Country Club

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UFV yoga club stretches out ESRA AL-ABDULJABAR

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Being a student can be stressful.

Between classes, jobs, and trying to have a social life somewhere in there, it can be hard to stop and find time to relax. But the UFV yoga club has found a way to make that a little easier for students.

There are four students who run the yoga club: Chloe Smith (president), Mia (vice president), Emma Macmac (treasurer as well as instructor), and Nikki (secre-

tary). They also have two additional instructors, Tam and Dasha.

Chloe explained that it was originally Vivian Beard and Asta Nakamora’s idea to start the yoga club in May of last year after attending a leadership conference.

Beard and Nakamora saw yoga as a great way to get students at UFV involved.

In order to get people to know one another, the yoga club begins every session with an introduction of everyone who will participate.

“We want yoga to be a social

event as well, and not only for fitness and relaxation,” Chloe explained. After everyone has been introduced, the instructor leads participants through relaxing yoga positions.

During this semester, the yoga club has had fewer than 20 people at each session. Although Chloe is happy with the club’s success so far, like any club president, she hopes to expand it in the future by having more sessions during the week.

Chloe says that being involved in the yoga club has taught her

many things, not only about yoga but also about being in a leadership position, such as event proposals and how to make connections with different people.

In Chloe’s opinion, the yoga club allows UFV students to get together, and meet new people while taking a little break from studying.

“UFV is known as a commuter campus, so it gives students a place where they can get together and relax,” she said.

Although running a club on campus can be time consuming,

Chloe says she finds running the yoga club not too difficult due to the help of her great team members and the support of the Student Union Society.

The yoga club’s weekly sessions are not only a nice break for anyone who’s feeling a little stressed from school, but also a great way to meet people and have a good time. Yoga sessions take place on Wednesdays from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Great Hall in the Student Union Building. They even have extra mats if you don’t have one!

Go and give it a try.

Athletic therapists: the unsung heroes of varsity sports VANESSA BROADBENT THE CASCADE

Everyone knows that UFV has an athletic department. Whether you’re an avid follower of varsity sports or really couldn’t care less, we all know it’s there.

But what most students don’t know, is that there’s a lot more that goes into a successful team than just athletes. Working hard from the sidelines, every team has its own student trainer. Student trainers work as part of the Cascades’ athletic therapy department, under the guidance of athletic therapist Tyne Campbell.

For the men’s soccer team, that student trainer is Mark Murdoch.

“Basically we work with the team before, during, and after games and practices,” he explained. “Anything from taping or stretching or hands on, or anything to do with injuries and pre -game work or post-game recovery.”

Gagan Paul, student trainer for the women’s soccer team, arrives early to every morning practice to begin her work.

“I’m here an hour before the team is and I start taping,” she explained. “The women’s soccer team has a lot of ankle tape jobs and I’ll be taping roughly around an average of 12 ankles a day …

My goal is to make sure that all the athletes are healthy and ready to play.”

And when practice actually starts, the work doesn’t stop for Paul.

“When practice starts, my job is to make sure that I watch the game play, watch to see if they’re running correctly, or if they’re physically on top of their game,” she said. “For example, if there was an injury during practice, it’s my job to go over and assess it.”

This routine is no different for Murdoch.

“I’ll stay by the field so I can see if someone goes down, what kind of injury and what mechanism is involved,” he said. “Basically, throughout the entire practice I’m watching, and then post-practice they’ll come to me if there’s anything they need addressed again.

That’s a typical practice.”

Both Paul and Murdoch are fourth-year kinesiology students planning to pursue a career in physiotherapy. They saw becoming student trainers as a way to gain more experience in the field.

“I became a student trainer to have a feel of what my future would look like in physio,” Paul explained.

Murdoch is getting ready for grad school and has found that being involved in athletic therapy has helped him prepare.

“I’m potentially looking at physiotherapy for a master’s degree,” he said. “A lot of what I encounter either on the field or in rehab, it’s very similar to what I would be doing in the physical therapy field.”

Being able to practice athletic therapy gives Murdoch and Paul the opportunity to take their learning out of the classroom.

“There are a lot of academic

benefits; a lot of the knowledge I’ve learned here carries over into my classes,” Murdoch explained.

“It’s always challenging when dealing with a new injury that’s unfamiliar, but it’s a good learn-

ers has confirmed Paul and Murdoch’s interest in physiotherapy, it’s not always the easiest job.

“Being a student trainer, I’m always reminded that I’m still a student and need to take it day by

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Gagan Paul tends to soccer player Monika Levarsky, while head athletic therapist Tyne Campbell works on another player in the background. ing tool, working through your checklists and going through all of your assessments that in theory we know, but then putting it into practice.”

Although being student train-

day,” Paul explained. “It’s terrifying watching [an injury] happen because you’re on the sidelines and you see someone go in for a tackle and that’s one of your girls that are on the ground. It’s not the

best feeling ever.”

Aside from their work with the teams, Murdoch and Paul, along with other student trainers, also work in the campus clinic in the Envision Athletic Centre. Each sport generates its own type of injuries, and at the clinic, student trainers are exposed to many different types.

“I work in there one day a week, so you get a little taste of all the different injuries,” Murdoch said.

“Some of the basketball players will come in and they have a lot more shoulder injuries, more wrist or other joints, whereas soccer, I’m dealing mostly with hip, ankle, and knee.”

It’s in the clinic that the athletic therapists work directly with Campbell.

“She’s so helpful in learning your assessments and making sure that you’re confident with your skills,” Paul noted. “That way if she’s not with you, I feel confident to help the team in every way that I can.”

Both Paul and Murdoch have found that despite having learned so much during their time being athletic therapists, one of the most rewarding aspects has been working closely with a team.

“The team atmosphere and the relationships that I’ve formed just by being part of the team is the best part for sure,” Murdoch said.

“It just seemed so fitting, working with a team,” Paul added. “I definitely feel that I’m part of the team with the Cascades women’s soccer team.”