The Cascade Volume 10 Issue 8 2002-08-30

INSIDE: The Student Union Society and the Student Events Office try to grab your attention. Plus we've thrown some stuff in to. , I

CASCADE

Volume IO • Issue 8

30 August 2002

A226 33844 King Road

Abbotsford, BC V2V 7M8

cascade@ucfv.bc.ca

Editor-In-Chief

Beth Kelleher

Managing Editor

Jessica Danylchuk

News and Features Editor

Kyle Webb

Arts and Entertainment Editor

Mary Glasgow

Photography/Graphics Editor

Jeff Baillie

Production/Design

Conrad Skucc

Dean Tjepkema

Staff Writers

Darren Fleet

John Luzia

Nicole Pecenku

Adrian Sinclair

11\e Cusc~dcis lhe UCFV student~•free pres~.It provides a forum fnr UCFV Mu• dents 10 have theirjournalism published. II also acts as the alternative press for the Fraser Vullcy.i'hc Cascudcis fumlcd with UCFV student funds.The:Cascade is publishedtwice monthly.The Cascade ltHS u circulurionof 1500 and ls dlstrib• utcd rhrc,ughoutAbbotsford,Chilliwack and Mission. The Cuscudc is II member of the Cnnodiun University Press, o nationalcooperutiveof72 universityand college newspapers from Victoria to St. John's. The Cascade follows the CUP ethjcal policy concerning mutcrinl of u prcjudiciulor oppresslve nature.

Submissions are preferred in electronic forrnnteither thmugh e-mail or on disk. Pleasesend submissionsin "txt." florrnot only.

Le1ters to the editor must be doublespuccd and typed. I.otters will also be accepted vi11e-mail only if they meet the necessary requirements as outlined in this section.The Coscodc reservesthe right to edit letters to the editor for clarity und length. Only one letter per writer may appc:nrin any given addition. The Cascade will 1101 print any letters thut contuin roclst, sexist,homo phobic or libelous content. TI1ewriter's nnmc and student number must be subrniued with cuch'letter. Letters lo the editor must be under 400 wonls if intended for print

Opinions expressed do not nccccsurily reflect thllt of the college SUS, Cnscudc staff, or collective

Welcome Back

by Beth Kelleher

Hi! My name is Beth Kelleher and I am excited to be part of the 2002 2003 still-newly-autonomousCascade newspaper staff! I hope you've all had a pleasant and enjoyable summer and are all equally thrilled to be embarldng upoa another academic semester or at the very least, I hope you findcontentedresignationin abandoningrhe remainingdays of sunshine (and likely the better part of the ski season as well) for the joys of classroom learning.

We here at the Cascade look forward lo inserting bi-weekly snapshot of life-inspite-of-booksinto your year! More than ever before, this is YOUR paper und we openly welcome any comments, questions, and suggestionsyou muy have. We also encourugeyou to get involved with the Cascade at UCFV, whelher your involvement be through writing, drawing, reporting,or inspiringour articles, or even as simple as reading the Cascade as your student voice at UCFV, we're a.lwayslooking for new talent and ideas!

We can be found in A-226or contactedvia email at cascade@ucfv.bc.ca.

ln this issue. you'll find a lot of interesting informationabout up-coming studem nctivities and opportunities for you to become a part or student life on campus, a taste of stories to come, and our ever-popular 'study break' comer so put-off cracking the covers of those books a little while longer, pull up a Road-runnerCafe coffee and settle in for a good read I

STRUT YOUR STUFF

To the Other Side

by Kyle Webb

I'm not going to say "welcome back'' or "my name is" or any of that other polite crap that makes for crummy reading. What I am going to say is that this looks to be shaping up to be an interesting and exciting year. We, the Toque -myself included- have once again infilLratedthe institution of UCFV anc.lthe Cascade. We plan, with all luck, to reak havoc on campus this year and get people talking about issues here at school, around the province, country and the world. Hopefully it's not just another year of a bunch of post.adolescent romantic rambling about what we think. but there's always the danger of it disintegrating into that.

T am the news editor this year fur thc Cascade. "Why no news?" you ask. Well there's 110shortage of news but this mini-cdilio11is rnai11lyfor the benefit of our sponsors the Student Union Society (SUS) and Student Events to inform you and propagandiseabout their goings on. This is the only chance they will get With us for uncritical bystanding this year so we'll let'em have their day. After that the gloves arc off, and I myself will personally be first in line to report about what they are doing right uncl wrong. (Plus I just got back from vacation and I'm lazy).

So have a good year, stay infonned, and hopefuUy we can help you with both. Although most of our life in this conformity factory is spent trying to gel the approval of higher ups to get a piece of paper that will entitle us to a better job and a better lifc, you might realise that life is more than that. The Cascade will try its best to give you an idea of that other side of life this year.

Student Union Society

2002/2003 Term

Bi-Elections

Nominations Open:

Nominations Close:

Campaigning:

PollingNoting:

September 23, 2002

October 7, 2002

October 14-18

October 29, 30, and 31

Nomination forms are available at the Chilliwack (E101) and Abbotsford (A215 and A221) Student Union Offices and must be returned to those offices no later than 4pm, October 7, 2002

ln October you are all invited to run for office( There are a number of SUS positions available and these will be posted on th.ewebsite (ucfv.bc.ca/sus),in both SUS offices and anywhere else we can put 1Ix 17" posters. As an elected member of the Student Union you will be able to effect change within UCFV and beyond: be eligible for a number of perks, such as parking pass and priority registration, develop leadership skills and greater understandingof how non-profitgroups operate; not to mention it looks great on a resume!

At this point, bi-elections are scheduled for October 29. 30 & 31. Electoral packages should be available by September 23, 2002/ You must pick up one of these packages and have it filled out completelyand then signed by 20 registered students to be eligible to run in the election. One of the exciting things the SUS will be working on this tenn is a Student Union Building that will house cheap and varied services for students, so get involved and have your ideas heard!

The Cascade is currently looking for contributors, and potential new additions to staff, such as writers, artists, and anyone who can do a better job

Short Changed? Dark Avenger

by ConradSkuce

Change is upon us once again. The newspapers, and staff, of the Cascade and the Toquehave cun-entlyamalgamated. This occurredon paper last spring through peaceful discourse. The Cascade is now an independerttnewspaper and a separate entity from the Student Union. The creation of the Toque was in response to the Student Union im· posing its will upon the Cascade at the time (over a year ago), and since it let go almost all of the staff from the previous year. The founding members of the Toque were all ex-Cascaders.Since then new members joined the Toque and have even gone on to join the Student Union.So change has happened.

The next issue of the Cascade will see the amalgamationfully reflectedas the school year will be in full swing and all membersof staff wi11be back from abroad. The paper will most likely be

divided into two sections with the cascade being the formulaic outer layer with most of the standard content and the Toquebeing the sweet inner core consisting of an opinion section.

Students and Staff that wish to express their opinion either , ..., hostile or positive on any range of topics are free to do so within this academic paper. Either by mailing or emailing tbe Cascade or by emailing,the Toque. l>lease remember to include your name and a w11yof veri• fying authenticity. Anonymity details can be worked out if tequested.

Cascade thecascade@hotmail.com

Toque the_toque_ucfv@hotmail.com www.thetoque.ca

by JohnLuziA she1nb~tneforash@www .oom

Me.

Well,ai:,r,~ron ly Pm ~\1Pe61:,ed \o be writing an nnicle about how ~e Toquehas sold ouf. Why bother1- Y<,,ushc)t,1ldbi: ubl11to lqok at lt and judat~for y<'lurself. l'm nm going to slt here and l(.X:tureyou about ''co• opting eool'' and "buying w•to I.hemaipsmiammarket. J'm too hu11g~overfor tlult, Well, l.oOk at the evidence, From what I hear, whonthJs prints, half .Lh,e p\\perwill be adyertisiog,and the 'toglle only gets a .sm~H part, tf it prjnl~lib that, then lt d<1esn 1 t look very go9(1for us, Sure, it'll look like we soldoiJt, ch.ange<tour imase,reinv~oted ourselves,and j~1mpedback imo marching order with the rest of the goose stcppinghygocritcs. amthere is (me problernwith ~.hat.

Attention

All Students

Y~ah1that'!/ righ,t, 1 l'!avett'tchangedruuch. rru still the samelotid•mouthed,Ntogan~, SatMist that 1 waiJwhepJchoo1 endod. l)ifferencei$ now l h~veM oface,1mda Pllf cheque, provided k,indl)'by you, the student body of UCPV. The ironyof the $ltu.atlMis this; in the 11buckle of the bible belt", anopen Satilnist is ;etting paid ttJ write 1111,iclesthat include aspects of l..e.tl:•Hi111cl P~tb phllosophy (read: SlackMagic). Paid by ti)~ people that, for the most pan l would guess, hold opposite vii,wpoint$t<,myown. ln fu.1.:t,.myc:ditoris a Christi,\n,whichsl1ouJdbe i.n.teresfo:ig.Maybe t shouldbe c.:arefulnotto ~1ep011any tQesthen. eh?

I d9n't think so,

lJQn 1-t W01TY'\We•re Mt out of trjcks yet.

P.S. Can anyone ftQ'.ll'I me P.$.A. drop me a line,just wootleringii')'QU 're sJlll around.

Notice of Annual General Meeting·

September 18 at 6:30pm

B101 • Abbotsford Campus

Please note that on September l8, 2002 at 6:30pm in B 101 (Abby campus lecture hall) there will be an Annual General Meetingof the society at which time you will have an opportunityto meet the UCFV Student Union Society elected membersand have any questionsor concernsaddressed.This meeting is an annualevent that is requiredby the good peoplein Victoriaand gives our membership-YOU- an overviewof the past year's expendituresand accomplishmentsas an opportunityfor you to hear about the year to come.

Top Ten List

What UCFV STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW but Your Handbook May Not Tell You

I. Parking. This is a favorite topic to drone am! complain abouL; it is as common as 1he weather and there are infinitely many tedious and dull angles and stories that EVERY S'l'UDENT can relate to. Thus, when meeting someonenew, parking is the 'safe. fill-all-iiwkward-silenccs topic. See page 6 (lota) for rull a1ticlc.

2. Student Agendas. They are FREE and can he piekl:d up at the Student Union Ofrrcl! in A-building. AIU,uugh they are quite possibly merely a ploy to enLicc you inlo thl! Student Union Office. they arc useful nnd serve lhcir purpose well. rt could11'thurt lo check it out.

3. Student lounge. This i a brand-new, very cuol place to watch Trading Spaceson

a 12 x 12 ~crecn in between classes nced l say more?

4. This is not highschool; you do not have Ll>ask to go to the bathroom.

5. Bi-Elections. Every fall your S1ude11I Union Soc)ety holds these and wuuld like you to vote. Although it is likely that you will not know ,1nyone who is running. READ cnmpaign posters a11d Lake the 3 minutes out of your busy schedule on dcctiou day lo VOTE. You relaly h11vcno business complaining .ihout the results if you don'l. Scsides, getting the righl people in 'rep' orficei;, will aL:tually benefit all students so please do your part.

6. Don't buy all-new textbooks. Of course

it's easy to go down to the bookstore and purchase :ill the latest and greatcst. bul in the process, you'll likely lose $300-$600. so READ posters, and bulletin boards that are w;uc1llycovcr~d in BUY/SELL textbook ads. Also, buy and sell used textbooks 1hrough the Cascade newspaper for FREF,! lt's o greal way to st1vcmoncy and perhaps meet some new people!

7. Teachen, do not care if you do your work or 11nt;they expect you to.

8. There is NO RXCUSE for not making new friends. There are over 7000 student at this school and in oilt: semester,you will attend classes with at krnst 100 or Lhcm. Yet, even ir you fail to make a new friend there, there are dozensof Student Clllbs and

Staff Introductions

ary Glasgow for the Jetta ru1dthe Van Akn "Contrary Mary"

Arts and Entertainment Rollllum Q,,irky Trivia: I'm in love with Bu:r.zlightyear

-------11'Ssuciate of Arts Oegree, ff 1011were o Mupper, which would you Ycar2

Favorite Summer Activity: Pulsing around

First thin8 yot4'd huy with a millitm dollar.I': A plone ticket

Rondo111Quirky Trivia: The Sandwich was invented by a British Earl who Wtls in the military and loved gambling so much that he couldn't be bothered lo get up for a mec1I ~o he had it brought to him in the form of a "sandwich"• nr so said the back of the menu of the pub Tworked al this summer.

({you were a Muppet, which would you he? Kermit

Conrad Skuce Aka ''SKU"

Production

Grnphic Desig.n.Year 3

he? The Swedish Chef because "Swedes are sexy!"

Nil:ole Pccenka

Aka "Squirrel"

'Staff Writer

Liheral Ans, Year L.5

Ft.1vori1eSummer Activity: lf T had a boat. water skiing. As r don't have a boat, T will have to say camping. (very enlightening things, camping trips ;)

First Thing I'd Buy witlt a Million Do/lar,f: A house for my parents, a GOOD nnaJ1cial advisor, and then tuition at a snooty prestigious university so that T can become a professional student.

l?andom Quirky Trivia: 30% of the general population will nut usepublic restrooms

lfyou were a Muppet, which would you he? Favorite Summer Ar.tivity: watching the Kermit world go by.

First thing to buy with a Million Dollars: a rew maps,precursor lo travelling

Random Q11irkyTrivia: Bacchus, the god of wine and patron saint of authors. Some of the best stuff is written when one is drunk.

Dean TjC!pkoma

Aka "Dean"

Production

raphic Design, Year 3

Favorite S11111111PrA('tivitv: AnytJ1ing but {{you were a Muppet, which would you be? working (this hasn't been my most favorite $Latler or Waldorf (Cynical critics) summer)

Darren Fleet Aka: "1'leer• Staff

Writer

Favorite Summer Activity: working stupid shifts at my stupid summer job and rcadi11g about Catholics.

First Thing I'd Buy with a Millio11Dollars: l'd buy a piece of land in Johannesburgand open up a school and an orphanage.

R<111tlo111Quirky Trivia: Winston Churchill was an imperialist who stood al the hdm or lhe most imperialistic empire the ea1th has ever known. He was, essentially no different than Adolph Hiller. The Dritish invented the concentrnlion camp, not U1e Oem,ans.

Aka: "Pllmpkin" Editor in Chief Associate of Arts, Year

Favorite Sw11mer Activity: Swimming in free1.ingcold lakes and rivers on brilliantly sunny, scorching days, then watching the sun set and stars glisten from the beach at night.

First Thing I'd Buy with a Million /Jol/ars: I'd pay the lllilio11 of everyone l've met whom T honestly believe has a practical application AND passion for lc.tming whether that be at UCFV, or simply runcling primary schools in the Third World.,.

First thing I'd buy with a Million Dotlars: Random Quirky Trivia: The Greatest Book

Associations 1hat ANYONB can joi11. Sec your Student Union Society for a complete list or options or cniise the Great Ih1ll and look al the sig11-upbooths and clisplys by many campus orgonia1tions.

9. Writing and Math Centre:-..Ye·, there is help for the confused and eli:tllenged and it':. PREF,!

10. We have the best grassy knoll of all the universities in north tuncrica this b :i great place for studying, chutting inhetwce11 classcs AND best or all, due to zoning policies, Ill) maller what UCPV builds, it is not allc>wedto "obsLruct U1cview eon-idur" (aka, we will ALWAYS have the best grenssy knoll. )

discussing 80's m~1sic while drunk or travelling.

First 111ingI'd lJuy wit/, Cl Millio,i Dollars: A degree or maybe n plane tickei.

Quirky Random Trivi(I:In Taiwan, ''bottoms up" is "gan bway" and in Mongolia a popular national alcohol is fermented horse milk. You should all try it some time!

Jeff Baillie Aka: "fh1ldy"

Photo Md Graphics Editor

Graphic Design, Year 3

Fnvorite Swmner Ac/ivity: Hanging out with tny Daughter ot· lrnnging out on Wreck Beach (Lhesc two are NOT done simultaneously!)

Finl Thing I'd Huy lllilh a Million no/Ir,/',\'.' A plethora or alcoholic beverages

Quirky Random 1riviu: 23

ohn Luzia Staff Writer

I think the picture ays it all

Adrian Sinclair Staff Writer Media and Communications

Jessica Danylchuk Aka ''Jessy-Deee"

Managcing Editor

Favorite S1,mmerActivity: Beach, definitely the beach

First thing to buy with a million dollars: One of everything that VW makes except

If yoa were o muppet whirh would you be?

Ralph

Kyle Webb

A CD or two hundred. I'm into jazz right of All Time was written over a 1500-year Favorite Summer Activity: now time-span, by 40 different authors Naked swimming Random Q1tir/...')ITrivia: Alexander the Media and Communication Great's father (Phillip of Macedonia) had Studies, Year 2.5 only one eye; the uther one was shot out by an arrow.

Aka: "Webber" News and FeaturesEditor

First Thing You'd B11y with a Million Dollars: as many souls as possible

Quirky Random (self?) Trivia l have developed some mammory tissue behind my right nipple this year from elevated ostrogen levels, (no lie, as John)

Favorite Summer Activity: Anything BUT Favorite Mupµel: american eagle

Arevougame?

Some thoughts on Student Life at UCFV

The first day of classes is at once, equally despised and hoped for. For some, this day signifies the end of summer and start of a rigorous program of research, study and hard work. For others, it is a day or promise: what new friends and adventures ate to be had, what new experiences will be enjoyed. For the Student Events department, the start of the new semester is an exciting and busy time for it is our mandate to design, promote and implementevents, activities and services that enhance Student Life on campus.

Student Life can be difficult to define. Obviously,it embodies the student experience al UCFY. lt occurs both in and outside of the classroom in both educational and social settings. Students, as individuals, inject energy into the student life of t\n inslilution and as a population, benefit from the vibe generated.

"Eighty percent of success is showing up." -Woody Allen

Student Events endeavours to provide a wide range of intellectual, educational. physical and social events that reflect the diversity of the UCFV student body. These include upcoming Film Festivals, Pub Nights, philosopher's Caf~'s, interest campaigns and social events designed to strengthen the social fobric of this institution.lt is at this point that we turn back to Mr. Allen and his words of wisdom.

the success of these events and the con-espondingsuccess of Student Life at UCFV is detennined by the enthusiasmof students willing to participate. Translation:SHOW UP! Get involved and let us know how the Student Events dcpartmtmt can work for you. All of our events are planned in consultation with a variety of student groups. If you aren't participatinghecause nothing has grabbed your attention, let us know. If you aren't pa1ticipatingbecause you don't know anyone - drop us an email and introduce yourself. You will

be guaranteed a pel'sonalinvite after that.

Student Life at UCFV is the number one priority of the Student Events depa1iment.It's our mandate - "getting you involved, one event at a lime.

Check us out:

Abbotsford: Chilliwaclc

Michelle Demers A-219, Local 4255 clemersm@ucfv.bc.ca

Dawn Braun E-10 1, LocaJ 2509 braund@ucfv.bc.ca

by Nicole Pecenki1

As this issue of lhc Cascade is sort of a "pre-issue," r can t·enlly gel away with typing some mindless drivel lhal illttstrules the whimsy of the moment rather than a relevant news story or well-researched editorial. Who am I kidding? Jt is currently the middle of August, and with 3 weeks of summer left, I have a million and one non-school related errands to run, so I will just type whatever comes to mind, and see what I can get away with. The cditor-inchicf asked for something light-hen1ted, and how much more lighihearted than mindless can you get?

Okay, here's what I have decided. This little blurb is go• ing to provide some useful hints and tips to students new to UCFV.

First off: Welcome, guys! You arc now aucnding a grem lnstitution wilh some awesome instructors. One nit;c thing about atlencling a sm,1llerpost-secondary institution is the dass sl~cs. lt's kind of cool when the professors actuully take Lhctime to learn your name and use it.

All right, so what important nuggetsof information should l he~tow upon you? Hmnun oh, yeah. Parking. One rather unfortunate thing about UCFV is the fac1 that not enough studentscarpool (I know l don't), $0 consequenlly, 1hereare several times during the day when it is virtually impossible to find a parking space. Dt11ingyour first week of class, if you are driving, plan on iirriving half an hour enrly, in case you can't find a place to park and need to search around for a while.

All of our parking lots charge 25 cent per quarter hour.

Iota

or one dollar per d,1y,which is a really good price if you think about it for a minute. TtJF. DTSPENSERSDO NOT ACCEPT TWO-DOLLAR COlNS. This is an extremely important thing to know. as 1 have found the dispensers jammed 011more than one occasion, thanks to some cranky person who missed his or her morning cappuccino and decided to try an<;)force the i:,sue.

Inside the Balloon there is nothing but hot air

If you are one of t11e"plastic people" who never seems tl) have any real money on your person, you also might he interested to know thut weekly parking passesnre available for sale in the bookstore. No mauer how you choose to pay for parking, just remember, if you are caught parking without a ticket in lhe parking lot once, you get a fine. If you get caught ugain, you could gel towed, which would really Lhrow a monkey wrench into your day. Can you imagine sweating for hours through a physics midterm, only to stagger out ancifind your car gone?

Free parking is available: around the Abbotsford campus i r you don't mind a I it tic walking. The Central Heights MB church parking lot on McCallum Road has signs designating UCFV overOow parking and the little church on

the corner of King and McKenzie also generously allows students lo use the parking lot if needed.

Enough about parking. J have given you enough information now to ensure that you find a pln<.:cLOput your car and will hopefully find ir in the same place when you get back.

Anything important you might want to know about the college is probably included on the school's website www.ucfv.bc.ca. I would strongly recommcnd to any and all that you look at the student services section under support services, just to see what is available to you. Oh, here's a big thing. If you ever need help with one of your assignments, the math and writing centers can prove invaluable in their assistance.Plus, the service is FREE, so what do you have to lose by sticking your head in the door one day and asking for help?

M, for swdont organizations, we have it all! If you arc inlcresled in gelling involved with student government, or you think you might like Lojoin (or start) a club, pop into the student union society office. Even if you don't have plans to become the next Jon Besler (current pre,:), you 111ighlfind it interesting to pop in anyway just to find out what services The SUS provide to UCFV students- aside from the handbooks and free <.:Ondorns.They are located in building A on the ground floor, near the roadrunner cafe. If sports are more your thing, go to the Athletics department, over in the new gym (building I) Finally, (und most importantly, in my estimation) your very own student newspaper i~ located in building A. room 226. Pop in and say hi! We'cJlove to hear frorn you.

The Labours of an Empire

by Darren Fleet

"Your sure doing a number on that beer," the bar tender tit the Brew House said. I guess it is a bit wierd to :;ee a guy plowing through a pint at 3:30pn, on 30 degree ccicius day. "I know'' I said. ''Cut me off al the second, 1 have lo work at 5:00pm." I want to tell you about a clay in the life of the underbelly of whi tier: the happy third world of Bristish Court1bia.

I \Yake up evety morning in the boot room that I sleep in. and I walk to work. T hit the valley trail usually at about 8:25 am. lt is a please.intwaJk. l work as a line cook al lhc Olde Spaghetti Fuctory. My morning shifts start at nine am. I walk by the golf course that Arnold Palmer designed every 11)orningas rich Americans begin their tee off on the seventh hole. They smile at me with airnable lips, as if I am part of the beauty of the Aaura and fauna of Whistler.

"Oh look honey,'' a man sais to his wife, "it is one of th~)Se simple tribal folk". I am like II deer. The vaJlcy trail (also known as the worker trail) is trendily dose enough to the edge of the course to make it both a cultural experience for the golfers. yet not a hinderence to their cart driving and cigar smoking. The valley trail is the main thourough fore of health nuts, skate border~. hike riders, kabilliom1ire rich, and booiejunkic poor. At night it is more&nb! sp:lit than highway 99. Halfway down the trail from Alta Vista, (where I live) to the village, you can catch a glimpse of Pannorama Ridge where CEO's take one week ski vacations from running the evil empires of our world. Recently, I took my mom on a tour of Panonrama ridge. I showed her the cheap houses first.

"That .41 acre lot with no house on it is only three point six million dollcrs." 1 said, "It comes equipped wi,th a wonde1fol view of the mountains, and it overlooks the slave quarters."

She laughed.

The slave quarters are also known as staff housing. The the serfs of the present: the workers who live in squawler undc111iethlhe gaze of the wealthy la11downen,. In the :,,t~1ffghetto's, young punks mostly from Quebec and Australia, come home from their work as lifties, line mulcs,'room attendents, and t-sbirt hawkers, to stay in a bunk bed in the midst of a constant party. A bunk bed in whistler costs a~ much as basement suite in Abby. There are three main ghettos in whistler, pleasenly hidden just enough so not to sore the eye of nostalgic tourist. The same day that my mom was up for a visit, 1 showed her the houses al the top of the hill. As you go higher, so do the prices. We Stopped in front of a house called Akasha (in whistler, hou$eShave names, just like plantations). It sold last summer for eight million dollars, quite reasonable for the Ridge.

"Hey mom, thM's the house !hat I helped put the garage door in last summer." I said with a sense of strange p1ide as if I had built the entire house. "That garage door cost more than a law degree."

"Holy moly" she said.

Walking the Valley Trail is like a walk in South Africa, only without the viloence. It brings forth so many comparisons between life in the developing world of liberal econmies, and their corresponding g,lp between the rich and the poor. Yet Whistler is not a South Africu, ii is more like a Fiji. In Whistler, people place the quality of their lives, and of their communriy. before their work. In whistler, people base their work around their leisure schedual and not the other way around.

My next slop along the way is the Lobby of the Crsytal Lodge. An economy inn by Whi:,tler stundard~, reserved mostly for tour groups and BC vaclioners trying squeeze a luxury weekend into a town built on millionaires. I say hi to the bell boys and computer clerks, we all know one anothers faces by now and give each 0U1erthe local nod. Work starts a little late every morning as we lounge our way into the kitchens, coffee shops, and retail outlets. We laugh, and talk about the night before. The conversations are usually along a similar line: "For the love of God, l need to get to sleep before three am for al least one night this week." Thoughts like that arc later

drowned in the evening by the first three free pints of overtime beer. A nint: am start means that you need to be Ltiereby nine al lea~Lonce a week.

W()\'k i:, generally fun. There is a great spirit in the air. even though mo:;l of us are working poor, and trying lo keep sober so that we can leave with dollers rather than hazy memories. Some days T work with Five French Canadians. My favourite is Julien. He tells the most disgusting sex jokes in english. and spits on you when he say:; the punch line because his accent is so strong and he cannot contain his own laughter. There is also Christian. who would cook every meal on the menu in the microwave if il was possible.

Around 4 o clock, ns the day shift winds down and the nights guys are about to arrive, the mangaer comes back with a "favour" to ask. t lrnve become s(l acustom lo the look in his eye that I can tell he is going to ask me to work a double from 20 feet away. There is a distinctive weak shoulderd posture and sympathetic eye that has the words "unpaid overtime" wrillen all over it. Being that I don not have a lot of leisure planned for mo r evenings, J agree lo work again. Nights are far busier than days. If it is a good night we say "we're winning!" Cfil is a bad nighl, we say "bienevue a la merde cinema'' (welcome to the shit show). There is 50/50 chance of ii being iether. Anyaway. 14 hours later, and, three free pints in the lounge I hazier. I usually begin my walk home. No matter how bad or how good the night. we always stay for the free beer. It is a peaceful walk I home in the early morning, except for the cracking of~ brenchcs 111,talw,ys sounds! like a bear at 3:00 am.

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Volunteer UCFV is your chance to lend a hand -. and gain some valuable experience while you' re at it!

Volunteer UCFV matches Students with campus organizations, departments and events that need some volunteer assistance.

A great way to learn some new skills, expand your resume and·give back to the community, visit Student Events for details.

Abbotsford: A 219, local 4255, demersm@ucfv.bc.ca

Chilliwack: E 101, local 2509, braund@ucfv.bc.ca

YOUR Student Events Office

Student Events co•ordjnates the Student Association Caucus, Volunteer UCFV. the UCFV Student Events encourages the cultural. social and intellectual lives of Students Healthy Student Initiative, the Outdoor Club, and the Campus Food Bank. through a variety of planned events and activities across the four UCFV campuses. For more in.formation, or to get involved, please visit; With main offices located on the Abbotsford and Chilliwack campuses, Student Events will ussist with the event design, promotion and fund-raising for campus Student Michelle Demers, Events Manager, A 219, local 4255, demersm@ucfv.bc.ca groups and associations. Dawn Braun. Asst. Events Manager, E IOI, local 2509, braund@ucfv.bc.ca

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