The Cascade Volume 10 Issue 5 2002-03-06

THEMARIJUANADfBATE By Beth Kelleher

Among the greatest social issues of our century, drug use has once again been called Lt> the forefront of political debate as the criminali:t.alion ol' Marijuana has once again been called LU 4ues1ion.

Originally banned soon after the wrn of the twentieth century, the justifications for maint.iining its prohibition arc being seriously debated by political, social, cultural, and mcdk:al groups across the country.

This spring, Members of Parliament will be called on the vote on a bill to decriminali7.e marijuana use. Decriminalization is different than legalization, those many hope the fast is only n stepping stone. Legalization would make marijuana a fully legal substance (i,ub. jcct to controls similar to those on tobacco and alcohol) both to consume and cultivate·.

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THE CASCADE

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Beth Kclkhur

NEWS AND FEATURES EDITOR

Noah Arney

ARTSANDENTERTAINMENT'EDITOR

Nic.;olePcccnka

PKOlOGMPHY /GRAPJUCSf:OITOR

Mi,ry Ol.isgr,w

LAYOUT(OOltDINAJOJ,t

De.in Tjepkema

STAFF WRITER

Aman<lu Mi!IJ

CONTRU3Vl0~ fohn R.irker Sh11n1;1onLQewen

Jonathan 13esler CarlaMarieLowen

Rene Biberstein DavidMelnncbuk

Chri~topher F. Comer Neil Pi,~mer

Mark Greenan Sophia Schmidt

Kevin Groves Vince Teetuent

Kelly Holloway David Wach:-;muth

Mark Kennedy B<>bWarick

Adam Yoshida

The Ca~ca<lc is the UCPV studcnti-l' free press. It provide~ a forum for UCFV stu• dents tlJ have their j()urnali~m published. lt al~l1 acts os the alternative pre~s fnr the Praser Valley. The Cascade is funded with UCl'V studem f'und~. The Cascade is pubI ish1;<.J1wicc mo,Hhly. 1'hc Cas1;a<lchas a circulation of 1000 and is distributed throughout Abb()tsford, Chilliwack ,1nd Mi~sion, The Cu~cade is u very prQuu member of the Canadian T,Jniversily Press, a nation.ii CO()per.1tiveqf 72 univer&ity and college ncwf:pupers frqm Violorl~ to St. John's. The Cascade follows tpeCUPe.thicul policy concerning moterial of a pn;judicial or oppressive nature.

Submissions 11rerrcf{•rred in electronic forn1u1either thrnl1gh c-muil or on disk. Plcw,c send submissions in "txt.'t Po1mttt only.

Letters l<l the cdilor 1i1u:;tbe <Jouble-i,pac;ed .ind typed. Lener:; will also be accepted via e-mnil onl)' if they n,cet· the necei;~nry rt:4uircrnc1ll,~ u:. uutlint:tl in thi:; sc<.:tion. The Cascade rc~ervcs the righl to edit letters w tho cdit()r for d.,riry und length. Only one letter per writer n,ay appei,r in any given aJdition. The C.:i~c1.1dewill not print any letters thot contain racist, sexist. homophobic or libelous content. The writer's nC11111.:u11u s1ut.Jentnumber musl be submitted with euch letter. r,etters to rhe editor rnu~t be wncler400 words if lntem:k-d for print.

Opinions cxpre~r,,ed do not necccsarily reflect that of the college SUS, Casc:irle ~taff, Qr collective

"~(I can amuse a ,1·inglethought in the Ill ind of a .fingle individual that would 11or have otherwise oc<·11rred,all of my cn11templatirm is not in vain" - D. Moore

Welcome 10 the I 0th issue of the 2001/2002 C<1scude!Believe it or not. we ure fin.illy in the Jnuble Jigits! And we're quite proud for thnt. Go Cuscnde!

As an nvid C:.-isca<le•rcuder,you're undoubtedly awan: that sex. religiun and the SUS have n:ceived more than their l'uir share ol' c<lVeruge,however [ a111told that Lo t:nver the co111pktc spl:t:tru111 of inwrt:Sl, the Cascu<le111usti;o beyond these anti include drugs as well as some 'real politics· in order tn wver the complete span of interest of our diverse reu<lership

Consequently, in an effort to both please a select often-neglected group within our reuclership ns well as touch on some exter11al 'real.' politics we have dedicated this issue tu stirring the ,ontroversy presented to us in those nent lillle green brochmes which nrrive<l in our mail boxes

This issut: was a real eye-opener for much or tht: Cascade Stall. Many of the pict:es written were originally scrawled in plat:cs as far remnve<l from the de!,k and computer setting ,1~we dare In venture. The street beat anti opinion pieces reflect people not other-

wise likely to speak up in a student newspaper, and the people and expi:rienccs that inspired this i:;suc introduced muny of us to new perspectives. Ultimately, that which supports this feature rori:i:d us out of our comfort 2.ones and challenged us to think through what was previously quiw removed from the our <.:07.Ylitlle 11ewspnperworld. However, that's why it's here; in the hopes thut you too can rend and think through these isslll:s as well.

-Beth

to the C.imu.lian Men's and Women's ffockcy learns f(1r hring• ing home tlie GoldJ to the po~t-hockcy-gainc pttrty¢rr, whocu.usedpollc¢tb i off South PrnserWay

to Uoiversily of Alberta, Oi\teway for iJ1Spidngund aiding th~ Cascade'sAutonomy drive.

,~ot~estudento/i\hthc bfO\Vl',;;i·~,~van_who re,tr-en.ocd.,t fotntly of 5 irnd had the gull h1curse 111rrMt <Jft~e k1ds Su11ctay night to the organi1,ers, promoters, ancJ volunteers who niaclc Directions 2002 as well U$ (he Stud~nt ti.) people wbsi hoard over-due libmry books! Acti.vitieS Centre Orand Openi11g$uch a huge 1,n1c;eess!

tQ tl\e Toque $taff for some top qui\litY smut for alternateT!1ijr~dijy skimming (or whenever you randomly choosecome out)

10 the n,urieles1,officefish, ',\1hicJ1suryivect auemptc<Js~icidc but died of lllllUTOICt)USeSlater lh&t same Wt1>i!k. • • ,· thebuildets,fot takingtheirsweettimeon lh\ngs ' " to.oll Cascade staff. vQlunteeri:, and inspirntions for your con. tribution to a grenl issue! • to the SUS for supporting Ctiscade Autonomy!

YOUNGLIBERALSRECRUITINGON CAMPUS

By Jnhn Barker

Earlier this week, the Young Libt:rals ~1r Canada camt: to our fine institution in an allempl lo recruit sludt:nls. They had their tublt: anti bm.:k<lropprominently set up in the great hall, greeting passers-by und provoking polith:al discussion.

Does anyone else see this .is ode!'! The Liberals. the same pnrty that is currently disnrnntling the :;ocial services Canu<liuns llold so dear through cutting provinc.;iul transfer puy111cntson the federal level, and reducing expenditures in the name of "cut-

ting tuxes" (a nwvc tliot benefits the rich exponentially more than the average person), are trying to recruit college ~tudents.

They are raising your tuition, by removing the cap. as well as implementing a funding freeze yet they still want your support. Go Gordie! We didn't need that rnont:y anywny!

Give it to the rich! Nonsense. During the Great Depression a mun by the name of J.M. Keynes came up with u rt:volutinnary new idea in econo111ics.His idea was that lo keep money flowing, you lrnve to give it to those who'll ~pend it (as opposed to those

who' II snve it). The poor generally spend the most. Therefore. through government intervention, money could be circulated 10 the poor, thereby pulling the economy out of depression. and hack to prosperity.

Ronald Reagan trit:<l to undo ,1IIthis work in the 80's, railing mist:rably anti plunging the USA into a worse rCCtlSSionthan they start• ed with. The term was later dubbed "Reaganomics•·. These "liberals'' are seeking to try out Reaganornics again. Wanna get involved? If at first you don't succeed, try. try again - repeatedly - and watch the mistakes or history repeat thcinsclves.

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OPINIONSAND EDITORIALS VOTEYES FOR AN INDEPENDENTCASCADE!

By Beth Kelleher

With Files from Dan Lazin (CUP:

Edmonton)

On March lR - 20 YOU, the students ol' UCFV, have the opprn1t111ityto make hi~tory! After years uf SUS spats, controver. ies and eot111tlesshours nnd resources I ied up in bureaucrocy, yt1ur swdent newRpaper. the UCPY Cuscnde, is ~eeking autonomy frn111 the Student Union ·ociety. Autonomy is fundamentully the right uf self-goven1111ent. We heliew that the people who work at the paper have the best um.lerstantling of h(1w it works and how is should work, and should consequently have some say (but 11011111l)!' it) in it's running

influence und ufl'cct input into the Cascade in those ery significant ways, thus li111iting this ide,distic freedom.

An autonomous Coscal.lernuld run for 111urc d'ficiently through both cutting down 011 reduntlunt bureaucracy, and in pur~uing ventures previously ignM~u by the SUS. For example, Jcspitc re1.:onimendation~ made by the Custudc to luvl<.into electrnnic.:ullysending off issue-riles 101heprinters in Burnaby in order to suvc 111011ey.rime. and c,limibutiun costs. the SUS i, currently not con idering this as a workable opti1111.This leaves the Cn~cade us nnc of only 5 of 70 papers in Canadian University Press thm do not yet do elect,onic transferring. Othcr exan1plcs of inefficiency include the 20+ hour involved in convincing the SUS that un Art t111dE111en.iin1nen1 / Sports Editor was needed. Despite there always having been one in past years, and the unanimous agreement of Cascade staff and rnllectivc, it took considernble extrn time and resources to eqnvim.:e the SUS that having one Wl1Ldd provide a very clear bcni;fi\ for ini11i1n,1I cost.

l:ssent1ally, the 111euit1should not exist without full sep.iratinn from thc government. The Cascade (media) heing owned and u1ntrollc<l by the SUS (government) is ethically questionable and at the very least conducive to biased media eo,•erage. So even while the SUS c:lnims thm the Cascade has editorial freedom. members of the SUS form the majority of the Cascade's editorinl boarcl. as well ns control our finnnces and our jobs. Therefore. the SUS can indirecrly The C.1~cadeand all its resources will be trnnsferred to a non profit ~oc.:ie1ycalle<l the

CONDEMNATIONOF THE CHRISTIANS

lly Noah Arnl:y

What is thtc! flr:,.t thing that pctiple associate with Christians'!

"REPENT YE SINNERS LEST YE BURN IN Tl-IE PIRES OF HELL. " and so 011. Christians tend tn judge and condemn people. they shnw people thi:ir :-;in, or if 1hcy .irt•n't tactful, they shove it in pcnplc's fuces, But is it rcully the job of Chri~tit111sto c.:ontlumnsinners'!

A few weeks back. I was discussing religion with a friend of 111ine. when another, friend walked over. Person number three (we'll cull her Suzy.) decided tlmt rhis would be a good chance 10exph1i11to us all the things we wel'e doing wrong. I n1ned 0111, but our mutual friend managed 10 pay attention for Rt least tive minutes.

Suzy just wouldn'1 hut up and after all was finally said and done, she walked away leaving the two of ll more relieved than anything. Though till three or 11sare Christians, we were less-than accepting of being told off ::ibout assumed (nm even confit'rned) sins Not the best way 10 keep friends, if you're asking me!

So, why did this self-professed Chri tian decide to judge me?

Maybe it is in their Bible. If you ever want to know something about a religion you shoulcl check the source (the Bible in this case). We should nctually check the sourc.:eregurdlcss of religion, and not take the word of a fallible human being on faith

''Judge not and ye shall not be judged: condemn not an(,Iye shall nm be condemned: forgive and ye shall be forgiven•· (Luke 6:37 KJY). Shouldn't this mean something? "J\nd when [the Holy Spirit] is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousnei;s. and of judgment: Of sin, bect1usethey believe not on me; Of righteousne s, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged" (John 16:8-11 KJY).

According to this, Christians .1ren't supposed to judge, or condemn, as that is the role the Holy Spirit's.

So ii' it's the Holy Spirit's job, why do people do it? It could be that they don't think that God is up to the job, maybe he isn't quite as strong as they cl.rim. My guess i that they just need to read into iheir own religion and it's writings, nnd decide for themselves whut lo do. Don· t let your pastor. priest. reverend. or bishop tel I you whal to believe: decide for yourself!

Cascade Journalism Soc.;iety It would be run in accordance with rhc Societies Act:, or British Cnlurnhin nnd according to its own eunstitwion nnd bylaws. which follow the structure:. of do1e11sof other student papers aero~~ Cu11;1Juwhn have gone autono111ou1i 111he last 20 years.

Praclieally speaking, the Cuscadc would still be run entir~·ly hy stutlent:,. 'f'he members of the Casrntlc 13oarJof G11verll11rs \\ould ;ill be students, and only 3 of the 7 Wl)1tldbe from the Cascauc; the others - the rnaJorily - are there to represent average 1-1uuen1s. Policy changes. financ.:itll tlccision~. hiring and edilnrial Issues woulu bl' uddresseclat this level.

Ruther lhun lite Casl.'adereceiving an annu al ~u,11frt1111the !:itudent 11ninn Soi:iety of $13,000, tuken fro111·1uden1fees. fee), cnllcctctl by till' SUS l\it the C<1sc.1dewould no longer liltcr through rhe SUS. lnsll:a<l the money CDllectcu by the SUS would gn towards other things such us ~cholarships. hursaries, und stuuenl events. and u separate line would appear on your student fees I isl. and (l $2 per semester levy would go directly to the Cascw.te.

Stuucms stand to gnin a better paper in terms of quality, 1110n! <.:tJlourpnges. longer rcgulfll' i~:-.ue,.and higher c:irculation / more recogni1io11in the surroundi11gnm1111unitic.-s :incl ac.:ross Canada. wi1hi11 Cannciian Univen,ity Press. An autono111ousCascnde \\!111ld alsn l'uciliuHc incre.i ed ,tudl:111 Jcccss and job/volunteer oppor1unilics for stutlL'nts as hiri11g ndditional new pnsitions ,1pcn up (e.g.: llusine~s Mnnagtr / Managing Editor and un Orininns / Comic.:s Euitor). and i11t;rl't11C111HI pny rni~cs for ).tufl' (al I or whom ure currently pnid h,tlf of what 1hr: l 999/2000. and '.!000 / 200 I Cascade ~tnl'f received. :is well us honornri.1 well below 111inimun1wage). Also, as ti nnn profit society. with n livable expense butlgct well bduw our income, exc;ess prorit~ would i;o 1tiwards ~ch11larship~for UCFY ~tudcnb.

To 111ak1:this happen. ynu ,ind all or you1· friends 11Cl.'.Uto .,h,i,v lip tit the Studc111 Rel'cn:ndum t~1kingpince 011 Mardi 18 -20 ,ind \Ole YES on thc refcrl'11d11111que!;tinn. II' 1here is a majority vote in llllr favour. we'll gel our a11tnnnmy: and yrn1'II i;rl tHII' lln1111'.s - and a betti:r puper !

THE GREATBATTLE

Uy Adu111Yoshitla

(Coqui1ln111,SFU) Dis. ent is a great and wonderful thing. When the NDP were in government. thnsc of us wht1 were in oppositio11 were ull tlissident~. We made noise, wntra<lit:tt·d thi.: goven11nent .ind 11nally ran the fouls right m1t or 1ow11.I tlare ~ay 1h,11we used t'Vl'ry legul n1eu11snt our Jispt1snl in a11empting to keep ih1: socialist hurues ut bay. We, ltnwever, never cho~e 10 engage in politicul violence. Political speech is a protecteu thing; we can argue against i1. disagree with it, and we can think 1hat the people who suppo11various causes are immon.11idiots ull(J cull rhem just that: Thut's what democrm;y is, and lhnt is really what it's <1bout. We don't have to like our opponent., he nice 10 them, or even ~o much as pretend to respect their views. However, when the line is crossed from political speech to violcnc.:eand the damage of property, we are 1101witnessing un act of polilicul protest. we're seeing ,1 crime. This gnv• ernment and the peorle of British Columbia should have no toler,rnce for those who attempt to use violent means to advnnce their causes.

A friend once asked me, "Why ore there so 11111ny left-wing protests und so few conservntive ones'? ls it because they (the left) hold their beliefs more strongly'!" I turned to her nlid responded, "No. it's hecause the rest of us have jobs.'' While that may or may not be true. it is certain that the most militant or 1he government's opponents are a different breed of human thun the average British Colon1bian.

The front line of the ranks of ihe protesters is made up of the battle-hardened veterans uf the leftist riots in Scuttle. Genoa, Quebec City und elsewhere. Nc,t only are they vpposed to the policies of the present government. hut they arc also Opposed to the entire present order of our society. Por thi: most part they arc either enmmunist~ t1r anarchists.

Now thb. in and of itself. i~ no reason Ill ht:ud llut

and um::~t the1n. Their argumt·nts :m: so ~illy thill the only people who uc111ally believe th1:m are "m:tivis1~•·, U11iversi1y Fac111Jyand student... Th.: Jangcr (Ollie~ when these people 1,1kcall or their real.ling~ or Mao. Marx and Cho111sh.ynncl the re~, nf that band or lunatic psl'Udll•prurhets lU lm1rr nncl decide 111takc "direct action" 011 1Iiei1 llWll. When they );!art muke bnmbs, ol'cupying bui IJings. .isi-aulting people or begin to engug~· in nny other criminal enterpri~e 11 is time for the luw, ns weak ns it is in our country, to come down upon these people with all of the force of Gtid's own thunder.

Fc.:w:;ce it, und 1110s1nf tho&e who see it don't wunt Ill admir ii, but the fair citizens of this Prnvinc1: urc in for at least several year· of civil strife, accompanied perhaps by even violence. The uninns and the other 1attered remains of the old left must be foccJ down, we all know that, und we are in the proc;ess of dning just that. But we are ulso e11gugedin u great battle for the soul of this Pwvi11t:e. The ne\\ radical left have seen their baptism of fire 011 the streets of the W{>rld,and are fonuricully JcdicmeJ to bringing about the destruction or our way of life. They mny be a s1m1IIgroup. but they arc terribly dnngernus. It only took one deranged man ltl kill Abraham Lincoln. J,11nes Garfield. Willi111n McKinley and John F Kennet.ly.

This Province hus not really known polirical violence in modern times, but thut does not me;rn that it c,in not happen. Now there arc th,11-cwh~1wi II use acts of political violence as a reason 10 call i'nr n reversal of course by the government. These pmposals must be rejected emphntically. No responsible government can let itself be intlllen<.:ed by the threat or the reality of violenc.:e.

I The tlungcr pri;st:ntcd by these nuld fonmks 111ean1tha1 we're all looking srraight into hell, nnd unles~ we drive strnight on through it. we aren't co111ini; c,ut the other ~idc. It ). gut-check tirne.

OPINIONSAND EDITORIALS

WAR ON DRUGSOVER!DRUGSWIN?

MARIJUANA LAWS: REMINDERS OF A TIME WE WOULD LIKE TO FORGET.

13yfohn Burker

Weed. ganjn. reefer, pol, and buJ... nl I nu mes for Marijunnn. u c1JntrnlleJ nnn.:utic. But 1nsk y<1u.my readers and humble t.lnlities. why is il controlled'?

··Bccausc it intoxicutcs··, but t.locs alcohol. nnolhcr nun.:ot• k. 11111intoxic:utt:, and ot·casionally nlaki: lhi: user violent \\hile it t.locs it?

··f3i:~·uusc it"s addicting", A rumor, cmirtt•~y or lhe

American "Wur on Drugs," scientitk evidence suggesting otherwise. And if it were addictive, it is no more addictive thu11tobucco. a drug used by approximately 25% of North Amerkans that hns been proven to be highly uddictive. and highly cnrcinog.enic. So what arc we left with? Protecting the uscr:. from themselves. Wc live in a country built on frecdom. "No harm, No foul'" used to bc the philostiphy of' Canutla and the USA alike,

Why then. this changc'/ ll ;\II stems rrom Canada's dark, rncist history. In11nigranl~from East Asia and

POTATOQUEENADVICE RESURRECTION

Special Note:

Official ,\ddress to my Adoring Public Regarding Recent Tabloid Gossip: Co11tm1y1/J recent .1·tare111e111swl,/cl, .1·rc11erhar I have ".rncc11111bed /0 su111esordid srarchy disease," I 0111111os1ce1-rai11/y,w, fried yer! I 0111rhoroughly <1111wlledw rite le11g1l1slhw so111e11Y1111w-be "jo11ntal/.1·1s"H'ill go lo get a srory. I /UM Pl I. as i( I ~,·eresnnte ski1111yli11le,{tJ of 111111ublic //Se a1wrr /imll 11111ruesrn11dalous e111ertai11111e111.' Jusr '" ser !he record strair. 111yclearly bel/11°eds11bjt'cls, 1/w11gl, I did lw11e a /Jir <la cold, I l,c11·e1101vjiilly rec 001 1erecl 111111yhealthy se/f (1/io11gl1rhe myol phy.1·icia11dol!s say I cv11lduse a little less cho/esteml, so 11111l'h for those deepji-icd baths/) si11L'erel_1·, Your /Jl!inl·l'll Mrs. Potato Head Queen

Dear Mrs. Potato Head Queen, All right, here's the deal, I live with my uncle and lwn brothers and always have, but all or a sudden my unc;lc's trying ln tell 111eit"s time I "flew the eon1,:• He says I ought to bc ready to find my (1W11 nest. I don ·1 kn0w 'A-hatliis problt:m i:-.though, it's not like t1cJocsn'1 have cnough dough Hi pass a rcw seeds n,y way. I think he's jusl a light-fisted old Scrooge who is lnn cheap for his nwn good. Whal should I tell him the next 1i1t1che brings up "aviation :-cholll?"

Choked Louie

( i\lsn on beh.ill' nf Huey nnd Dewey)

/)ear Louie, Well, I would say that if you if your uncle is 1r,1•i11,:: ro give you "th<! 111rdge,"i(s cth/lul 1i111eyou !(el yo11rla;.y I/Irle feathers i11µear a11ddust 4/' 1/iat a11it11irm scltnnl upplicari,w. Bec:olis<!,,al. ii is ti/lie 111 j7y!Denr Mrs. PHQ

lndiu used marijuana and opium a~ purt of there heritage, much ns we. as European immigrants. occusionally use wine and such as our heritage, lt wa bunned as a wuy to try nntl prevent Asians (of all varieties) from coming and practicing what seemed normal to lhern. l propose that we dismantle the lust remnants ol' our ,·acist past, and decriminalize narcotics. Jl would nol only save tnxpayers mqney (from busting those in vol vcd in it) but could even make the government money from the killing they'd make on laxes

UCFVOICES

Na111e:Will Anderson

Program: Engineering Trans(er

Wlirlt aJ-eyour 1 1 iews on Morij11a11a?II makes 111yfriends stupid. Hemp is good. Blld is bat.I.

Uv yv11ctgree wilil rite legalizcttion of Marij11m1afur recreational purposes? No. My tnx dollf1rs should not support medical !'or idiots who inflict wounds upon them• selves, i.e. If yOLtsrnokc, you're hot i.:ovcr~d by BC Med.

Will _,·01(('vil!ws nn Marijuana change if Ir i.1· legafi,w/?

N(l. Tl will still make my friends stupid anJ ii will still case lung cancer.

Na111e:Ryan Schmidt Pmgra111:Business

What w,, yow 1•/ewsml Mc11·1jum1c1? ll does less hnr111than tobacco and alcohol. Plus you are overly creative and I do my best reports on it. Hme the munchies though!!

Do .,·011c1greewith the legaliwrion of Marijuww fur recrea1io11alpurposes? Yes

Will your Fiews on Mar(i11ww change if it is legcilized? Maybe. it all depends on how it would be co11trolled nnd distributed.

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Name: Lisa Redrosky Program: Business

Whmare your 1•iews011Marijuana Y1 agree with marijuana use !'ormedical reasons only.

Do yo11ugr-ee w/1!, the leµafizarion c,r Mar(it/(//10 for recreational pwposes '! No

Will ymrr views 011Marij11w1.achange if iris legalized? No

Name: Aaron Klassen Progra111:Auto

What al'i: your Pie11:s011Marijuana? All for lt

Do you agree 111irhtlw legali;,atio1t of Marijuana for rccremional purposes' Yup stnoke it all day long

Will your 1·iew.1·m, Marijucuw change if ii is legalized? No we can grow it without get• ting in trouble

SUS Elections

March 18, 19, and 20

For details go to Room A226

ASSAULT ON

Dear Mr. Warick,

ADMINISTRATION

STOPS DISPLAY

B) Sliphiu Schmidt

l'l'c~idcnt nr Stutlcnt t\dvocati.:s !'or Life

I lmpc you all lime ~een Student t\dvocatC!> fnr Life display lll' 40 liule white c:ros~c:s. 11hid1 wcrc up hht wee~. SAFL. a rct:ng nitcd dub nI· uc1,v put 1hernur, \ ith a sign nn Sunday ncning. h:brunry 24th Juring llllr ,·igil. :ll'ter ,·ec:eiving permissi(ln l'ro111 thc Sc11it1rAd1ninistratilm Group or UCFV.

The purpo~e nf the di\play wa~ lo ri.:111cmber the 110. 000 b.ibies who arc killctl cwry year in Canada hy abnrt inn. We ga\'c a ~mailer rcprt:scntatinn ol this ~1agg.eringfig un: by putting up forty cro~::.csw repre~e111 thL· furty bnhie!', killed every tlay in the pro\ince of Briti!<.h C11lumbia. The small c..:I11eterywas in honor of the dencl habies \I hn II c:rc never burit:<l or mourned for. Ruther. their dead b11die~were thrnwn c:arc1c~~IyintL~gnl'lnge e,rns nutsidc of abortion clinics.

Our club l'eel:, ras!',ioI1:11elyabout this issue. ~o pus~i<)riaiely that we are willing to stand up for \\ hnt \\ e believe anJ make: those hclkfs known. We will u~e our freedom or speei.:11:ind cxpn.:~silln to gel our llh:Si,age acrns~. nen if 11i~ unpopular antl offensive 10 ~ome pcorlc. Abortion i::.a t.:nntrnversinl bsuc. but rathcr Ihan suppre,\ the ts~ue. we need to talk about it. Ynu can·t Ignlire nor

UCFV Stal(;'menl nn lnstilurionul Gthic-.: lssue:s:

Controversial ii.sues:

we were asked tn take our display down. We had been promiseJ in their lc11er of nppmval that we could keep it up until 4 PM on I:riduy, March 1st But because nf some t:011tplaints the acln1inistr.llilln rc:ccive<l wi.: were fort:ctl to tnl,,.ethe display down on Wcdm:~duy nt 110011,11'tera meeting with the Prc~itlenl oru FV.

We had no choice but to cornply with ,he uuthoritics of this institution. In their letter st:11ing.the reasons !'or !he removal of our display they ~late: "Since the display went up we have rc<.:eivcdu number or messages by email, phone. nnd in perslm. from furnlty, st.ill. and studellts whn have e::presscd their concerns about the display:· I ,1111 very diM1ppoinH:d that the Sc11ior Administration grour made their original dccision bascd on their interpretation of the univc,•sity's ethics policies and then chang<:dtheir minds in reaction to a sumplc or puhlic opinion.

This is tyranny of perceived political corrr.::c111ess. l un nnt believe that we arc the minority amtu1gst students. because we have rcecivcd only positive response emails in our St\FL email bu~ - NO'T ONL NGGATIVE! Our e-mail u<ldresswas dearly nn nur sign. We put it there purposely sn if students wanted lo wmplain and argue they would be free:to contu<.:tus. We reully wnntcd Ill hear rrnm students. r rn nnt sure why stu• dents would rather complain to the head udtninistrntion than Ill their fellow students who ~ere

Controversial and sensitive issues arc not to be avoided, but ought to be addressed rntionally and in u munncr rhat rt:spects the. heli~fs and feeling!:! of" other peorle. Consequently, suchdi~cussions ought to encourage listening carefully to diver1;e views, tJ1cjudicious consideration of evidence and argument, and the uctivc search for good reasons for one':s own nnd others' positions. As much ns possihle. the development of capacities for critical, imagirwtive and consIruclivc thnught ought lo be pr(1mvted.

hu,·y II. It won·I go away. The negative rc,porhC'> witnc~:- tel 1hi, lrnth. Thc intent ol (1ur J1~pl.1ywas In prnvoke thoughI and di~cu~,iu11. which i, u \'ef'y pn!<.itivcthing.

rlK· Senior i\d111i1ti,tr.11iongave w, pc1·111i~~in11 bccalhe thc UCl·V StaIcmenI or ln~titut1011alEthic, upp111I,llllf right In Ihc ui,rlay. Our university place, a high v,tl11e on the '"l'rccdu111ol' ,tutleI1h tlt i.:,p,cs\ n broad divt'rsity of ideas u11d11rinio11s,"

I lnwcver. artcr 1111ly011L'day ol ha\ i11gour di..,pluy up. their dcei,llln wm, revcr,cd and

responsible ror putting up the disrlay.

As to the "Slnp abortion

Go G,1y" ~ig.n. we want to milke it clear (jusI in case there was any confusion) thal it was not part nf nur ~li play. We do not object Hi othcrs

dcmonstruting rn:t· speech. but to whoever was rc,pon!<.ible l'nr putting it up. why nlll first w11tac1u, ii' ynu had ~0111ethingIn ncld.

Our UCFV Stati.:mcnt 011 l11~titllti111Htl

Ethics

"Mcmhcrs nl' UCFV h,1,c acatlo.:111icand artistic frce<lnm. which im:ludc, the frcetlnm to invc~11g,1tec:nntrm-crsinl vie",. to hnltl unpopular positions on c:nnlrrwcrsial I~sues. anJ 10 prcsL·nt in class and in thc \\ ider <.:011111111nitynnc·s n111tniver~ial views:·

It is unl'ortunutc the inl'ornwtiunal display by the Student Advocate~ l'nr

Life has been lhe center lli' recent controversy. I was pleased IO sec freed~1n1of speech wu~ ~till nccepI,1hle in our society. l wns also delighted tn see Ihat pluralistic uspects or our society were capable of peacefully cnexisting. as portrayc<l by the sign in 1he background that stmccl "Stop Abortion. Go Gay".

Our Constitulion clenrly states the frccdo111sor thought. belief, opinion and expression arc fu1tclumentaland universal in our country. The courts hnve upheld the purpose of thi1, guarantee is to permit free expression to promote truth, political m social participation, and sclf-full'illmcnt. all of which were incorporull:d in this display.

ln rcgnrds to this matter, you have:rightly pointed oul port inns of the lnst~tutionul Ethics Plilicy which states "the: rrcedom to investigale controversial views. to hold unpopular positions on controversial issues and to presenl in class and in the wiJi.:r community one's cnntrovcrsial vii.:ws ought to he addressed rationally and in a manner that respects the belief's and feelings of other people." Sir. the munncr in which this was mldri:ssed is neither more intrusive nor murc di:-respectl'ul to others than the manner in which numerous large art projects have graced the grounds or this campus. It is a shame the Senior Administration Grnup would cow lo the prcs~ure or tho::.cwho would c.liscriminatc against another's freedom of expression. We woulu best be rcrnintled thnI one cannot truly be l'rec ur1lesseveryone is free.

Sir. this sort or behavior i:, un.tccept:ihle in C,111a<.la,much kss in one or heI institutes or higher learning. I demand my rights nnd freedoms he respected. as well us those of my fellow stuJcnts, and 1hm the display be reinstated with apologii:s.

Sincerely,

Jonnthnn Besler, General Studies Rep West

"Controversial and sensitive issues arc noI lo be uvnidecl, but ought to he addressc<l rationally nnd in a manner that respects the bclil:fs and l'eelings or other pe(iple:·

We believe our display does 1101go against these policies, and therefore the decision of the administration was a wrong one. Abortinn is a c:ontrovcrsiul and n sensitive issue and we will not avoid Ihis issue. We addressed it rationally only with facts and in a way thnt respected the beliefs and l'ecling~ nl' olher people.

Ollr sign said the following: "Rcmcmbcring the 11o. 000 babies who ure killed every year through abortion. In AC alone abortion slops a beating heart forty times per d.iy." This is u stat from Statistics Cnnadu. We are very <lisappnintcd by the decision of the administration, but ,w realize that there must be some powerful opposilion that they nre up ngnin, l to force 1he1ntn reverse a

tlecision they made in wriling.

As a club. we nre looking forward to further discussion wi1h them on having fair policic~ and guidelines established llwt woulu re~pcct our democratic rights and proll.!ct them from being taken away from us.

Thank-you to all the studc111sand stuff who huve supported our right to the Jisplay. Lastly, I want to lcave you with a quote from my heroine Mother Teresa, "It is a pL1verty to dec:ide thaI a child must die so that you rnny live as you wish." I anl a ProLife feminist. lam 100% Pro-Wnman. PrnLil'e. I challenge you to check out a couple ol' great websites www.fcmjnjst~forlife,or11 and www.abmtionNO.prg and consider the issue.

Ernail us at satJ200I.@lhp\majLwm

We will have a website soon.

FREE SPEECH

SETTINGTHE RECORDSTRAIGHT

By Bob Warick Executive Director. Comrnunity Relations phone: 604-864-46 l I warick@ucfv.bc.ca

As you may know a new UCFV student club entitled Student Advocates for Lift:, recently requested that they be allowed to put up 1:1display of 40 white crosses for one week. A sign would accompany it with information about abortions.

The Senior Administrative Group considered the request and permission was granted for the display to be put up for one week.

On the duy that the display uppe,ll'ed on campus, UCFV received a number of phone call!;. emails and direct expressions of concern and complaints about the display.

In light of the number and level or c;onccrns rai~ed. the Senior Ad111inGrnup reviewed

the situation at length again on Tuesday morning. During this review a wide range of perspectives were expressed addressing aspects of this particular situation, but also raising questions about n broader issue. This brnader issue relates to the pol icy and procedures that UCFY should have in place, in dealing with any highly controversial issue. especially as it relates to the use of our public campus space.

One of the muin points of discussion is around UCFV's own Institutional Ethics policy. which you can tind on p,1ge6 of the current UCFY cale.ndaror on our wi..bsite at: http://www.ucfv.bc.co/colendnr/200 I 02/0 enern 1 1ofo[Btbjcs-statemeo1.btrn

The policy providt.:s some guidance in cvaluuting situations but also contnins ideas which arc open to interpretation. For exam• pie, it speaks directly to "the freedom to

invcstigutc controversial views, to hold the Student Advocates for Life dub met unpopular positions on controversial issues with President Skip Bassford. During this and to present in class and in the wider corn- meeting the students expressed the po ition munity one's controversial views." th.11they fell strongly that their display did However. a later pnrt of the policy ~lutes not disrcspec.;tunyone's beliefs und feelings. that controversial issues "ought to be It was pointed out that messages received addressed ration:Jlly and in a manner that by SAG indicated that many people did feel respects the beliefs and feelings of other that the display was very disrespectful to people." them.

During their second review of this is. ue. members of SAG ngreecl that this !>ituation raised issues which are much more complex than they had first anticipated.

In the me.intime muny more emails nncl calls arrived surporting wide and very divergent perspectives.

As a result of lhe review by SAG. the Student Advocates for Life club were asked to remnve their display.

On Wednesuay morning. rerresentatives nf

Based on the meeting between President Bassford and the sllldents. it was ngreed thnt the students would remove the display ancl thnt UCFV would move quickly to initiate an institution-wide review of the fundamcnlill issues which this ~ituation hi,s rai~cd.

This review will include the opportunity ror input from nil students, faculty, and stnff. It is hoped that this review will bcrtcr inforrn all members of the UCFY Community. and help to develop a more clearly unclerstonu institutional policy and procedures in relarinn to highly cnnrroversiul suhjects.

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BOMB SCAREON CAMPUS

Uy Nouh Arney while UCFV Security searched the campus, No devices were found.

On l)cbruary 28 th early in the af1crnoon. !here was as bo111bscare al UCf,V. An anonyml)uS cnll w:1!>placed to the UCFV switchboard stuting that then: wn~ a bomb on one of the UCFV campuses.

The resronsc to the bomb scare was different at cm:h carnpu In Chilliwack. the R MP were called, as there is no lrn.:alrolice l'on:c. und they followed their n:gulutions for a bomb scare. The school was shut down mid evacua1e,1

On the Abbotsford campus. the Abbotsford Police were called in. A search was started anti no devke was found. The Police informeu the school that the decision about whether to close the school or not was up to the atlministrution. They decided to keep the cumpus open.

"This dec:ision was based on results orlhe search by UCFV Security. the nature or the i11forino1ionreceived from the

WE FINALLYHAVE A GYM!

By A1nnnda Mills

When the school was originally built 27 odd yt:ar~ ago, they planned on construc:ting a gym. Twenty- live ye,1rs later. we got ont:.

The gym upc11cd up around ten AM on Tuesday. anll 1101many reuplc turned up for the opening. Most rrobably wulked thc h11ilding :111dsaw the fair but 11011nany sal through the opening ceremonies. Well I did anll this is what they 1,a1d.

01 course they gavl! ~pccial recognition to those who heired nut either financially or in the construction stages. These people include Abbotsl'ord News, Chilliwack Progress, untl pupcrs froll) Hope. Mission. and Agassiz.. $125. 000 was invested for stuu1,;111s1n increase bun,aries anti scholurships in the futur<.:.

Royal 13ank donated $26. 000 towards our library in the pnst and now haR donated $10,000 towards the new building that was matched hy 1hc provincial government and created our fitness center.

The Alumni donatL·tl a total of $3, 000 and built our new trophy c11se.

The s1utlent1>toduy und into the future will uonute $1. 000. 000 through the $15 charges per semeMer. This money will go toward cxpa11di11gthe gym and doubling or more, the si1e of' storoge and play urea, 111199 I u legacy fund was cn:atecl and I<)/ of tuition went towards ii and now has since rnisccl $375, 000,

Allan Rogers who helped out wi1h the fit• ncs~ equipment gave the school disc()unt of $1K. 000.

The coi11111unity1eally pulled together to bring you this gym, So th,rnks 10 everyone. Wayne Priebe. the Site Superi11tenden1.during his busy schcuule. managed lo tell me

RETRACTION:

Apologies tv 1'1e Community and Development Stu4ent who was mistakenly quoted in the ''Deep Cuts" Article of the February 20, 2002 i. sue. ApporenLly, iL was NOT a Community and Devdoprnent Student with whom I i.pokc, but rather an anonymous 1murce ill Employment Services and Cooperative Educ:ution Department.

-Beth Kelleher

that there were not acts or vanualism, no brcnk-ins 01 onydamuge of the sort.

Now thnt !'111 done with the boring !'acts. let ·s get 10 the real fuh issues. The l"ungc is amnting! I wa~ told there would he a pool tubk 11nd1m1ybea fonsball table but I never imagined. An animal house, car rucing games. gun sli11gi11gg,tmes. air hockey. baskclball and a pool tnble. The games cost a dollar which is the snme 1f you go In Castle Fun Park. You ca11race ench other or shoot each other in two playc1 games.

The big screen TV is not installccl yet but the space i~ there. The leather couches are im,tulled with some palm trees and a dance club atmosphere has been created. The patio is built with the overhang anti a path has been made from Building. D ro the new Building E. Dances and parties are in the planning as is groduations in our new gym.

Anti everyone wn expecting n coffeehouse in the new building. but they go1 a Mr. Sub. At my last college in Ontario, the cafeteria was nothing but Mr. 'ub, Dominoes Piz.za. Coffoe Time, Java (lhc local cafeteria) and when I lcl'l they planned for Mac Donald's. Perhaps we can dream.

Al Georgian College there was also a build• ing built a few years ago, just for the students. Building J had a gym. work out area,

phone call, anti the practice at other· institutions in this situation,'' commented Bob Warick from ommunity Relations.

In Mission, the police never arrived. although the campus !here i~ a1wched to a High School. UCFV Security searched the campus and found nothing,

Whal if it had been real. would students be dead right now because the police didn't show up, or because they gave the responsibility 10 the security stnff inslead of hnndling it 1heh1Selvcs'?

LABOUR PROTESTFLOODS B.C. CAPITAL

13y Kevin Groves. B.C. Bureau Chief, Brilbh Columbia Bureau

VICTORIA (CUP) - Simmcriilg discontent with lhc R.C. Liheral government linally reached a boil in YicLorin this month as Neurly 25,000 protester:, organized by the B .C. Federation of Labour took to the streets last weekend and turned the legislature lawn into muddy soup.

Both police nnd protest organizers agreed the demonstration was reaceful.

sandwich ond sour slat ion up stairs for First Class. and Last Class was downstui,·s and it was u bar. We trnd n giant 15• x 15' Television und the place turned into a bar/dance club in the evening Pool tables anti dart boards, so we can dare to dream or the possibilities to come in our near future.

But I'm sorry to sny I hnve heard nothing ubout the introduction of a liquor license. Too much red tape i11vulvetl. But again I know other schools have one so l dream of a day when we will.

So I encourage everyone to go enjoy the new building and see what could be next.

THE BOGIS BACK

The provincial government has linully gullen il's ocl together. As nl' February 25th. eight new members have been appointed to the UCFV Board nf Governors.

IJnn Harris is rresidcnt lil' Clayburn I ndustrie~ arol Us1kalo owns two Mn<.:Dnnnlu's

Stan Nico is prc~itlent ol' ',J. Nicl1I Nnwi11I Corp Robert Nid.10111is an accuuntant with GnlJl'inch. Nt.:kln111& Cnnlin Salv. inder B.1ins is cxecuti\'c tlircctor nl' the Abbntsfot·d

The last time B.C. saw a protest of this siz.e was in 1983, when 20,000 people stormed the legislature to protest B.C.'s 1he11Social Credit government's cuts to social programs.

GOVERNMENTRECALLEFFORTS STARTEARLYIN B.C.

By Kevin Groves, 13.C. Bureau Chief, British Columbia Bureau

VICTORIA (CUP) - The face or the B.C. legislature may change this winter if Peter Kelly and those like him gc::ttheir wny.

Kelly. a resident of Nanaimo, has put together nn ontinc petition usking visi• tors to endorse a recall of government MLAs "based on llhcl view lhal the election victory of Gordon Campbell and the B.C. Libernls was n fraud."

Though the petition is not u legal d()CU· mcnl. there arc nuw 20,137 signatures on it from across the province and numbers: continue 10 increase each day.

Association for Healthy Ageing. nnd chair of the B.C. Multicultural health commillcc

Harry Mertin is hc::odor Mcrtin GM

Ian Sunbury is presidenl of Avenue Machinery Corp, Hilary Kennedy is the principal of Free Rein Associates, who help people upgrade their educn1ion and employment prospects.

Is it just me. or nre tin overwhelming majority of these people eorpornte leaders'? I do, however. salute Hillary Kennedy anti Satwindcr Bains. and hope llu11 1hey conlrihute positiYcly in this corrorate tlominatell group.

Uy Noah Arney

THE MARIJUANA DEBATE CAMPCAMPBELL UPDA1E

marijuana personal use would be subject lo small fines rather thal the present penalization system of fines, imprisonment and a cri111inalrecord. Fraser Valley MP, Pollowing Texas' lead, Canada banned mar• ijuana in 1923 by adding it to the Drug und Opit1111Act. However, cultunil advocates· claim that the criminalization of marijuana was a really a national act of rneism. Texas criminalized marijuana in I 914 in an effort to control the Mexicar1 immigrate population, who at the time comprised the vast majority of marijuana user:;. Public opinion l,1rgely favoured nrnrijuan.i prohibition due to 'the questionably racially biased writings or Emily Murphy. the scripted scnsmionalisni or Holly wood and a general social atmosphere or fear. Further regulations were solidi lied throughout the I 930's anti I 940's and heavy lines, prust.:cution. and i111prisonmen1were 111trodut:edfor possession, sci ling. und cultivation of 111arijuanu. ff oppression of immigrants was the reason bd1ind banning weed. these groups suggest. it should never hnve been illegal in the first place, and should not only should it be deeriminalized. but ulso legalized,

On the contrary, cnnservatives and some religious groups have jump!!<l into the fray pointing to the tendency of marijuana to be: a g,lteway for hnrder drugs. "It's nil fine 10 let people huve their fun. but when that 'l'un· comes at the expensive of a safe society fur everyone, it should be regulated'' proclaims a Michael Green, a Surrey Lay• 111inisterand co-founder of Take-Back, a program designed for volunteer drug-rehabilitation. "l'wo thirds of the heroin and cocaine dealers and addicts that t work with

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began a simple potsmoker s." According to the Drug Division of !ht.: Council on Alcoholism, 60% of marijuana users progress...._:-,...,,-.~ to harder drugs, whereas only I in 98 non-users will.

Medical studic • arc surfacing supporting the medicinal use or 111urijuanaas a painkill\:r and n.:laxant. A11dwhile it is c;urrcnlly possible for individuals will1 tertnin ,ru.:dical conditions to attain docH)r's subscriptions for cannabis (marijuana) if they apply for an cxcmptio11 rrum being undt.:r the Cnntmlled Substance Act. this pmcess is cnstl,y and ti111econsuming, hoth for the government ,ind individu:1I. Most people who qualify for the e1<ernp1h1nare very ill and often immobile. As it is still illegal to buy or sell marijuarrn, patients arc ron.:cd intll th~ productitin of growing marijuana plants in their (lWJl homes. While a marginal 51 % of Vancouver's Fraser Institute favour actually legali1.ing marijuana. 71% supported its medicinal valllc for use!>rnng irig from stress-relief' ihernpy, to o musi.:le relaxant.

Conversely, studies done by the National Institute on !)rug Ahuse and Healrh Canada suggest that chronic and heavy use can rt:sult in mt:mory loss llntl concentration dil"ficulties and that marijuana smokers are more susceptible to respiratory illness and

UNIVERSITYOF MANITOBA VIOLATEDSTUDENTS'PRIVACY I

By Vince Teetaert, Central Bureau Chief, Central Bureau

WINNlPEG cCUP) Manitobn's nmbudsman has ruled the University of Manitoba WU.'> in violation of provincial privacy laws wht:n it disclosed personal in formacion about sumt: students to the university's stu<lent union hist yt.:ar.

The ombudsman found the U of M wus not t;ompliant with the Preedom or Information an<l Protection of Privacy Act

(PIPPA). The ruling follows n breach-ofprivacy compl.iint flied by the student associaIion .it the University or Winnipeg on beholf or Erik Auslu11d.n stutknt who was enrolled in a joint master's pwgram at both universities.

Ansland made the complai11t after he received a letter from executive members of the U of M student union urging students lo volc againsl a campaign spearheadedby the graduate student association at the university 10 secede from the stuuent union.

GMOMATERIAL ACCIDENTALLYRELEASED

l3y Mark Kennedy, Ontarion

GUELPH. Ont. (CUP) - University of Guelph researchers discovered two weeks ago that 11genetically modified pig carcasses were m1ss111g. Heulth officials werc promptly notified ancl informed or the situa• tion. The c.ir·casseswere trnct.:dto a f"ucility wht:rc they were rendered into onimal feed.

"For the CFIA, !he first priority is consumer

protection." said Louist: LafcrTiere, a biolo• gist and spokesperson for the CPIA.

Environ111entCanada is al. o conducting an i11vcstigu1ionto determine whether the university violated the Canadian Environmental Protection Ai.:t (CEPA ). Possible penalties l"or such a ,liolation range from a wnllcn warning anJ fines. Ill criminal prnsecuIion.

<lisease. The potency of marijuana today is up to five times what ii was when it first became a popular social drug back in the I 960's. Protesters of its decriminalization uph(Jld that it has immediate negative health consequences, nnd long term ht.:nllh / risks, as well as promotes high f health carc costs. and leads to chemicol depe11dency.The Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy muinrain thm moderate use of cannabis has little negative effect on health, however both sides agree that much of the study done thus far i inconclusive.

Marijuana use inhibits und alters your sensory pcrct!plim,. It is a chemical mo1id;iltcring substance. however pt.:nplc arc beginning to look al the aslronumical $150 million dollur annual budget allotted to maint.1in the current drug laws, and question 'who cares'>' As less than half or mori juana charges are sin1ple pnsse~sion-hases.these resources n,ight be better spent on oc1ually aprrehending thllse that the laws were intended for in the first place (lraffickl'!"s, organi7,edcrime rings, und grow-ops).

However. as n single side has yet failed to emerge as the obvious choice. opinion is very much open-ended and Fruser Valley MP, Chuck Strahl encourages voters to make knl,wn their views. Dozens of speciol interest groups have lenped into the fray, and as opinions becon,e progre~sively passionate, Canadian citizens must think. and reason for themselves an<l hopefully di!>lill their own perspective from the dehate ,ind impact their politicians to vote for n decision thnt is best for all.

Residents of ''C.irnp Cumpbcll," a group of activists and Victoriu street youth wht) have camped out on the legislature lawn since the Feb. 6 nmional student rally have plarm:d a garden or vegetnbles planted 011 the legislmurc law11.

"There ure 110 jobs on the islancl so we need .ivail.ible. amble lnnd 10 plant food," said c,1111perPt.:ter Degroog as he tilled the legislaturt.: soil. "We might as well do it here."

PROTESTERSSTARTPLANNING FOR GSSUMMIT

By Rm~ Bibcr~tcin. The Unk

MONTREAL (CUP) - When Ihe leader. nl' the wnrl(.l'S eight 1110~1 powcrl"ul notion~ cnme to Canada this sumlllcl', they wnn't be getting a warm n:ecption.

That's thc 111es~ugeuctivbts ure hoping to sen<las they prepan: lo protest the GS summit this June in Kan,rnaskis. /\lbt.:rta.

"Ol!awa rs not Quebec City." said Paul Smith. ,1 spokesperson for Glnbul Democracy Ottawa. which hosted Inst full's U20 prult.:sls. "ll' I the 111as~demonstn1tio11 i / un the second Jny. 1hey·re nor going 10 show."

Smith's grour helps mobilize mostly non-violent groups in thc; 01t,1wa am1. including church congregutinn. and environment.ii protesters.

MENINGITISKuJS EDMONTONS1UDENT

By Neil Parmnr. Alberta 811re111.1Chief.

Albertn Ourenu

EDMONTON (CUP) - A college 1.;ast

aml its theatre production tif Pctt:r Pun cxpericnci.:tl trugt.:dy last wet:k.

Stud1.:It1sut Edmonton's Grant MucEwan Community College (GMCC) t:anceled three of five shqws .ifter one ot' their .ictors

died from meningocnccill septicemia and n second wns mken 10 hospitnl for treatmenl of the samt ill11css.

Steve Buick, a spokespersun for the region's health authmity, said he did not know why the slUtknts were not vaccimued, und that a number uf stutlc111sstill ne!)lected to receive vucc:i11utio11swhen tliey were offerecl 11t1erthe cwu students fell ill.

I ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

GoSSFORDPARK

Do you enjoy movies about specific ti111creriods? Do you enjoy the clussii.: whodunit? Dn you font.lly remember the l:hccsy murder mystcrii.;:, or nn older era'! I f ynu answered "yes" to nny or the ab11ve, Gossford l'urk is the movie for you. The mnvie b ~el al a Hunting purty in England in the 20'~ ur J0'1,, with the evenllrnl victim strongly disliked - even hutcd -

THECOUNTOFMONlE CmsTO

By Nicole Pcccnka

Love, hale, hope, despair, trust, betrayal, revenge. These an: all key components to the Count of Monte Cristo.

Edmund Dantes is a young sailor wrongly imprisoned for a crime he did nut coinrnil. While spending close to 13 yct\l's in the abominable prison. tile Clrnteau cl' i r. he learns much frum u wise man who befriends him. educates him. und gives him hope. Once Dantes escapes from his prison. he falls in with pirates. nncl h.is more adventures. After finding an ama.dng treasure. Dantes uses his resources to exact revenge upon those who betrayed him. This movie is u n:nrnkc uf the book by /\ndre Dunrns. authm or The Three Musketeers and The Man In The Iron Mask. I have he.ird the radio dramn 11fthis sttH'Ystnl'l'ing Orson Welles, and the movie i~ far superior. The Count of Monte Cristo has something for everybody. with rt1mnn1,;e.swashbtu;klin!.\, intrigue um! victory. The period costumes are fantastic, and the sets arc magnificent. Gu and sec this movie.

SCULPTURE Now

By Nicole Peccnka

UCFV art students will be displaying their installatim, artwork fror'll Feb. 26th until March 8th. The exhibition is comprised ol' the works of several students, and the sculplllres employ u wille range of media. Sculpture Now can blc!viewed both in the UCFV gnllery in building B, nnll at the Odd Spot Gallery, #I I• 3225 McCallum Road from 9am to 4pm,Thursday to Saturday, or by appointment.

ENYA A DAYWITHOUTRAIN

By 13ethKelleher

£11,ra'smost recent alh11m.A nay Without Rain, nffers nn Ltpbeul blend of rhyth111 an<l contemplation. It proves tu be u determined effort to supe1·cedethe boundaries of classically undefinable New /\ge as it seeks to forge its way into the Top 40 scene.

The timelessnes~ 1>1'E,,ya·smeditative, mei\1dious retlectinn intermingled with synthesi1.edrhythm combine to leuve the listener musicnlly attuned to a world of thoughtfulness. Lyrics arc subtly integrated with ease nncl in some c.-iseslef't out entirely - implying introspective communication beyond words.

It's obvious that £11yahus th..:inspi• rational wlent to evukc attention ns well as fluid mnve111e111(hnth soeially, and emotionally) in the modern club and dance nrnsscs however. this album rromotes n11 inherent connection between ,nusi<.:al appeal based on technology. ability and creativity and 111\!dirntivc spirituality which Enrn is famous for. Having failed in the past, to attract the general listening public into pure, unadulternted medi,1tio11 musi~. £11y{I has sue• ceeded Ht lust - by ~i1iiply adding drums - lll bring her musical contl:mplatiu11 tn the mas~c~. A nuy Without Ruin i1-,a pleasant. much anticipated brcnk from the innumcrnblc 'Top 40' succe~ses irremarkably descendi11g i11lll un insignil'icant. content-less void. In other words E11yc1i~ .ible tu renuer listeners inspired. therefore succeeding in g\lal nl' mu:..ic itself.

by most every guest present. When the man of the house sutldenly turns up dead, all hell breaks loose. An added twis1 b thr.!l'aci thut hµ was appuremly nwrdcrcd twice. The sounJtrnck to this movie is lovely. the set is funtustic. and the costumes are am,11.ing. One interesting poi111nl' fac.:t.this movie spends.icon• siderablc amount of time "below stairs:· The ~erv,1nts qumters are small. sterile and uti litariun. and the n1nr.ils nf' all come in to question at some point during the m1wie. I h,we rnrcly enjoyed a movie us much as I enjoyed this one. IJ you arc into any of this. Gossford Park is llefinilely worth w,11ching.

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"Narrrow Minded" hy Brian Zander work by Mutt Jardine

work by Mal..i Wt:bb

By. Chrii,topher F. ('nn1cr

The Winter Olyn1pii.:s in Snit l.uke City. Utah: havl' corm: ancJgone with many stories. from Sele and Peltier, to C;1n::ii,la :,,v1,eeping the wnmcn nnu men hockey gold 111eduls. I have a fcv1 personal sll>ries to tt:1I about tl1e XIV Olympic wintcr games. Frrnll the vcntIes to the 111ns1evil people in thc world lhe scalpers.

As I gnl on the plant· to Salt Lake City, the fir.,t thing over the loud spenker is "Once \IC nre thirty minute~ to Salt Lnke Clly, you cannrn leave your sctll for security purp11scs·· When I :1rri1eu 111Salt Lake I n:ali,ctl 1hcy 11crc not kiutling about the scrnrity. as there were two ar111edNational Guartl~mcn to greet all the spectators were 10 visit the lovely city.

Before I went to any events r tlecidctl to visit a sporting goods store to sec what merchandise I eoulu gct my hands on. To my surprise they hacJa Swcdish hoi;key jer:sey with ''2 I; Forsburg", too bad he didn't piny in the Olympics. Then I found teani Canada jerseys one with "66. Lemieux•· anti "99, Gre11.ky". Unfortunately the great one was ubo not playing in the g.imes so I bought a u.:am Sweden hat. hey how wns I supposed to know thcy would lose to Belarus. and went 1n my first event.

My first event was u hol'key game between Ukraine against rrum:c ut the Provo ti.:c Sheet. I dt)ll'l know if it w:is because they were playing rrunci.:. or the goalies· challenging the shooter at the bluc line style, But T instantly became an instant Ukraine

LIFESTYLESAND SPORTS LIVE AT THE OLYMPICS

THE GoonTHE BAD AND THE UGLY

hockey fan. The Ukrainian pluyl'rs thcnry was hit everybody, whethc.:r lhey lwve the puck or not. They weren·1 thc bc.:stteuni in the tournament but one of the most c11ter1aining Ill watch. As they beat up France uII the ice :ind on the scoreboard 5 2.

An in1crc!.ti11i.tfuct about the l'r(wn Ice Sheet is thnt the building is :1 warehnu~e. As tent~ and cheep wnnden flnms surrn11nded it, to 111t1kc it look like an arena. By the time you read thi!- 6,000 of the 7.000 sc:.lls have probably been removed.

On c.Juytwo, I went to the I 01h\l I th-place gume. whid1 would put Austria vs. Swiverlnnd, ut the G Center. This is where I first saw the 111ajorpresence of ~ecurity at the gu111es.As the spectutor~ w the game, not only went through a nletal tlctccwr. but also got the wund. There wn~ ulso A fighter jct nml three Black Hu\Vk hclicopte,·s above us. The g,I111ewm, fun as both teams delinitcly plnyeJ un Europenn style nf game with lots or skuting and very liule hit ling us the Swiss won 5-3.

The second gu111e I went to that day was the 8th\9th-plnce game between my new l'uvoritc team Ukntinc vs. Latvia. Lutvin hnd scored four goals before Ukrninc even put u shot on goal. and the rout was on as Latvia was just quicker and destroyed UJ..rniIll' 9-2 in u laugher.

The next dny. 1he first part of the dny was spent trying to find a Canadian flag. Arter a lot nf backt,·ucking nnd many U-lllrns r finally found thc !lag warehouse and bought two Cunadiun llag for the Cnnudn vs.

Sweden game. The atmosphcn: outside or the E Center was electric und extremely fei-I ive ns thousands of Canadians were wuvini; llngs and chanting CAN-A-DA. it was ulmnst like Christmas morning as lhe l'Xcitcmcnt wns everywhere. Unfortunately two hours lutcr the excitement was dead, as Sweden ddeated Canuc.Ja5-2. As so111eone walking hehind IIIe asked out loud "What happened?"

Luter that eve11i11g I went to duw11Iown Salt Lukl' 1h111iucludcd a nine1y-n11nu1ewait at the Rool~ stnrc. Al:-o n two in t1 half-hour wait for a table ul a n.:staurn11I.most nf which was spent waiting in line ut the Roots stme. Later that l'vening I discovered many things. One was that the Olympic pins were the hot itern, .is there were many tables set ur with nll sorts of pins. ranging fr()m the $3 "Ski'' pin to the $200 ''Green Jell-O" pin. I ended up with twll hockey pins, a curling pin, and a Ed Jovanovski team Canada pin. I also remembered just how cold Salt Luk1: was in F1:bruary os the 11:mperaturedipped to -I 2C.

The cold didn't keep people indoors as the streets were packed with thousands of people from everywhere in the world. The whole area was so great that I went downtown the next night and drove rns1 the torch. which was hui;e when you an: only fifty feet uway from it

The final evening 1 spe11Iat the Olympic games was in front of the Provo Ice Sheet trying tci get tickets to the Canada vs. Gcrrnuny game. Unfor!Llnntely I offended thi.: highly mural scalper, AKA the scum of

the universe. as they would rather not sell n ticket at nil, then sell nnc for $50. So [ left nnd watched the rest of the gnme nn TV. There were many thing~ about the Olympics such as the hocki.:y gnmc~. the people thi.:rc nnd the security that was goml. The linc•up nt everylhing and the weather was bud. and the ~c,llpcrs were just plain ugly. Overall Sail Lake City was a great host city, anti this wns a great trip.

'LOONIE'0VFR OLYMPICGoLD

By Nell Parmar, Alb,~f'tn Ourenu Cliief, Albcmi Buraau·

ED.MONTON(C\Jf>)- An tZdtnonton icemoker, Evans. wa~ sent to S:1lt T.ukc City 10 help maintainthe ice when he nmicedthe rink's centre wns missiug a dot to indicate where referees dl'op thcpuck. Bcfof'c applying yellow puint to mark the fn.ce-off~pot, he droppod o dime into the ice and then sealed n IMnie on l(>p.

•·rdon't know if they'll lose their jobs, I hclpe not. but we got two gold medals nut of it and the ec1in will look pretty good,1 think, ill the Hall of i-ome,''·,\id (1rc1;,,ky.

Docs n 1nissed goa piss you off, a bad call have you .swearing al a ref. or ;10 insult against YOURTRAM

s,rronrntng, fo-rhl.ood'?

LIFES'IYLESAND SPORTS OFPUCKS AND PATRIOTISM

By Shannon Loewen

The reaction after Sunday·s goltl medal winning hock· ey g.ime says it ult. Flags wnving, cnr horns screeching, masses of people dancing in the streets and the eerie calm of the outdoors preceding lhc final buzzer: Hot:kcy and Canada arc one and lhc same.

Why do I say that'? Well, take any big wurnamcnt; Stanley Cup, Canada Cup, World Championships, Olympics - the big ones - and mix in Canada. Suddenly there's rnorc on the line than a shiny trophy or medal. National pride and indeed, national identity ttrc un the line 100. Caoadians are raised on a diet of hockey since the day we are born. We arc all fed 10 varying degrees the legends of the 1972 Canada/Russia series, the gold medal win in 1952and all those golds before oh and let's not forget all those stories of those many Stanley cups. Hockey is woven into the mythos of Canadian culture: it inspires and drives a nation's imagination. In short it is indelihly ingrained into our national psyche.

For in hockey, not only the players arc d 1shi11g. It is in reality a battle of nations and corporations in a very Darwinian contest of survival of the fillest. The prize? Bragging rights, money. prestige, lhc triumph of one kind of ideology over another. For the loser? Nothing but shame and humiliation - that biucr dish Canada has tasted a lot latl!ly.

Though Canada produces three times the number of NHL players lhau the USA, our neighbor tu the smtth hos four times the NHL hockey 1:lubs we do. Add ll1 that the ability to pay our players for rnore tht111we can here has resulted in th1.: last slew of Stanky cups

falling to the Smrs nnd Stripe~. Now consider that Canada Imel been squashed to the noor in the World Championships (both men's and wo111en's).Ille US won the last Canada Cup, and Ca11adahm.ln't won a gold medal since 1952. The critics were shouting th.it great Canadian hockey had sung its nnal swan song. And for a while it see111edlike it had.

Thus the stage were si:t for the Salt Lake Games. Canada had had enough of dcl'eut. The situution was akin lo u boiling pot about to blow its lid. One w11yQI' another, things were going explode.

Then came September 11.Canada founJ itself struggling with issues 01' sovereignty, allegiance. and grief. The questions ol' what do with prisoners, how far would Canada co-operute with Bush·,~wur on tcr-rl)r, and how much control of Cnnadian borders would Canada be willing to give 11p.Canadians found themselves being increasingly ensnared in the politics nf the /\111eric;:1n~.

The "boiling put'· becarnc a lhcrrriont1dct11·bomb. One that was guarnnteed to go off if there wns Cuna<ln/USA endgame. And I hat's just what happened.

The game was nerve-wracking, full of passion and ruthless plnying. Neither sideheld anything back. But in the end, Canada remained standing and a fifly-yenr drought was c)\/cr. We had finally and totally beaten the US/\, and in 3 way, overcome problems tind policks shoved at us. We hat.I triumphed at last and reston:d hockey prestige to our uiuntry.

Sunday. Canad;i was out on the ice with tho~e hockey players - and this time we won.

OLYMPICREVIEW

Well, the Olyrnpii:s are over again. It will be another 4 yettrs before non-sports fans every where once again refuse to leave the house in fe,1ror missing the qualifying round for a sport that they had never previously known about, let alone showed un interest in. After watching the closing ceremonies. I mu~t say, I have 1101 developed such a strung dislike for a dinosaur puppet since Bamey hit the screens of impressionable young children evel'ywhe1·e.If you missed the closing ceremonies, forget it. It does not be<1rrepenting.

Cnoada did belier this year than in any previou~ Olympics on record. Our goal of flnishing 3rd overnll did 11utcome lu be. as we finished fourth, but we brought home l 7 medals in tmal, beating our previous personal best in Nuguno by 2.

Stile and Pellc1ier rocked the skating world when they skutcc..ln gold medal perforn,ance, and received a silver medal instead. The ensuing controversy resulted in the recognition the pair deserved, giving Canada another GOLD medal, and will result in seriuus chnnges to thcjut.lging prot:cdurc fnr the 2006 Olyrnpics i11Torint\ It,1ly. Basically, 14 judges will offit:iate, anti only 7 ntmh)lnly selected scores will be used tl1judge every pcrfornmnu:, 1n;iking "friendly agreements" bctwi:cn judge rmrch rnore cJifficult.

We nre the ehampillns We won the gold in both wornen·s ,111d men's hockey, and 1'111sure most Canadians can't help but feel that Olympic gold is hack where it belongs.

Herc are our l1nul medal stumlings, in case ymt nre interested:

6 Gold Mednis, 3 Silver, and R Oroiw,e

OLlr g()ld medalists ineluc.lcBecky Scott. c;rosscountry skier. Sale anc.JPelletier in figure skating. both the rnen·s and wnmen ·s hockey 1coms (WE ROCK!!J. Marc Gugnon. in men·~ speed skating. The men's 5000m relay tenm. nnd Catriona Lemay Doan, in the ladies 500111speed skate. Congratulations 10 all ul' our Olympians!

lf,youhavea post-secondarydiplomain oneof the 15professionaltradeslistedbelow,youmaybeeligiblefor a recruitmentallowanceof $10,000,or $20,000if youalreadyhaveexperience.Graduatesalsoreceivehighersenioritythanuntrainedrecruitsandbetterpay.

IN HOUSE

Cascade Positions Available for Fall 2003

• Editor in Chief

• section editors

• News/Features

• Arts/Entertainn1ent/Sports

• Photography/Graphics

• Layout Coordinator

• staff writers

Bring resumes to A226 by March 31, 2002

SUSELECTIONS

MARCH 18, 19, AND 20

EISA CULTURE SHOW

Abby Arts Theatre in Abbotsford on March 24 2002.

Doors open at 5:30 PM and curtains open at 6:00 PM.

By David Melanchuk

Student Lounge:

The Arts and Peace Festival display is still available for viewing in the Great Hall

GENERALMANAGER'S REPORT:FEBRUARY 2002

The new student lounge has been partially completed. In the interest of having the lounge readily available for viewing for the official opening of the Student Activity Ccntn:, the SUS wus given a pnltry 5 business days to accessand begin prepanHions of the student's space.The SUS uid manage to have the majority of furnishings in plai,:e, mos1 or the games operational, the huge SUS neon sign insrnlled, plants in place, window blinds installed, and some dec11rin plnr.c.

Here·s what's s1ill coming a grem stereo

system, lhree TV monitors. u lnrge screen projector TV, and plenty of cool and exciting decor. Hey, this detinitely does not look like the UCFY cafeteria! We finally huve an oasis on campus where students cnn hang out, relax, nn<lplay u few friendly games.

In addi1ion,the lounge will be available for Rpecialevents,entenainers,and all kinds of cool 1hings.

Sreaking or some1hingdiffere111,1he SUS has negotiated the addition or u Mr. Sub sandwich franchise10go inlO the kiosk just outside the new Studen1Lounge. Hopefully this will open wi1hin lhe nexl couple of months and studentswill be .ible tt1 enjoy a healthy alternmive to the current cafeteriu.

Student Health Plan:

After several meetingsand discussionswith G.illivnn & Associates,the details have been worked out to present to the students of UCPY a proposedstudent health plan. Over the next few weeks, all pertinent information will be made available and then Sllldents will have the opportunity to vote in a referendumas to 1heirwishes.

SUS Office Renovation:

As per SUS Council, renovations have finally begun on the SUS offices nt Abbotsford. The renovationswill rcsull in a larger, much more open and accessiblestudent union office in "/\" building better

equipped to provide support and information to the studentsof UCFV.

StudentUnion Building:

Very preliminary discussionshavebegunwith UCFV about the possibility of building a true Student Union Building on the Abbotsford campus.The discussionsal'e centred around udding 10 the SAC building enough spaceto housea tudent pub, coffee shop, alternative food outlets, used book store. meeting and study space.office space, and other related services th<1ttoday's modern student needs nnd de~erves.Once it is determinedthat this venture is indeedpossible,the SUS will seek input from nil students as to exactly what kinds of servicesarc most neededanddesired.

Student Union Society

2002/2003 Term Elections & Refe,encl11111

Nominations Open: February 25, 2002

PicR up nomination pacRage at A221 (Abby) & E101(Chw~)

Nominations Close: March 8, 2002

Drop off no later than 4 pm at offices as above

Campaigning: March 11-15

March 13 in Abby, meet the candidates in B101 @ 3 pm tba in Chilliwacl:?

Polling/Voling: March 18, 19, & 20

ChilliwacR and Abbotsford Campuses!

Refe,enclu111

WIii be helcl on th,ee· queslionsa

1. Paid Executive members

2. Student Health & Dental Plan

3. Cascade Autonomy

For more. information about what these mean·, d~op into any Student Union Office or checR out our website www.ucfv.bc.ca/sus