The Cascade Volume 4 Issue 12 1997-04-03

Vol. 4 No. 12/Apr

3, 1997

In This Issue: Rants, Raves, and Assorted Reviews -Page 4 Cascades Basketball -Pages 6 & 7 Macbeth -Page 10

News - Page 3 Opinion- Pages 4 to 5 & 8 to9 Editorial- Page 2 EntertainmentPages 10 Sports- Pages 6 & 7 The University College of the Fraser Valley Student Newspaper

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V2S 7M9 854-4529 853-4076 (fax) Email: Cascade@ucfv.bc.ca Staff:

Paul Becker

Editor in Chief Christ Clarke

Managing Editor Donna Lovett

Copy Editor NaelaAslam

Assistant Copy Editor Contributors: Nolan Webb Ron Dart Simon Langeler Joelle Logan Teresa Hampel Steve Tait Jacob Curley Ian Lusher Lisa Chew Mark Schuster Kathleen Fraser Rob Clarke Stacey Ewing Paul Joseph Rhonda Wiebe Cedrick Vendyback Phof<>Rraphers: Shannon Watt Nolan Webb Kelly Corbett

close and this is to be my last editorial.

Some of you may sigh, some of you may be glad and some may not give a shit one way or the other. In the end, that is not important. What is important: that those of you that do read this column hear a few maxims in which I offer some experience on matters of inter-personal relations.

A short disclaimer:this advice will mean little to you if you aren't involved. Ask yourself') Do I really care to be involved?

Many would posit that student politics is silly. petty and unimportant. That is true. But the same people will always be those who are acted upon and not active. Welcome to apathy, welcome to the suburbs, two mortgages and a mid-life crisis. If you never cared about anything public, you stopped living a long time ago.

First of all, things are not as they often seem at UCFV. Machiavelli de-

don't assume the person wbo seems to be your enemy is truly your enemy for as Nietzsche says (roughly): We ereate our masks without knowing: but upon realization of who we appear to be we are afraid. Don't be afraid of masks, accept them and use them for they are your armor.

Third. don't assume all interactions have purpose and point. Sometimes a chat with the Dean of Whatever can simply be a chat. Sometimes a chat with a fellow student can be the beginning of the end. Be prepared for something, be happy if it turns out to be nothing. Often people in positions of power assume you are after them, or know every little error they have committed. Often you are in a position of power and you assume everyone knows you screwed up on something. The truth is: no one ever knows the whole story, they only have their

scribed politics in a manner that posi- opinions. tioned the world around us as uncerFourth, when it comes tb diatain and ever-changing. Thus, if all you logue opinion is basically the only fact can depend on are the immediate things . one should remember.

I think you around you that you know at that time .. could find a fact to back up almost anyalways be prepared for those very thing you truly believe in. As Noam things to be swept fromunderneath Chomsky has said: When you focus you. Always be willing to reaffirm your attenion on one thing with laseryour allegiance with those whom you like intensity it becomes the truth. Do support and work with in whatever not be afraid to argue for what you beendeavour you are engaged in. UCFY lieve is the truth. At UCFV truth is eats individuals alive and spits them rarely of one eternal strain. rather it out on the margins. No one person has comes in every form and perspective. ever been able to single-handedly Thus. decide what you believe in and change this place and thus. make sure stick to it. If you don't stick to your your friends know you appreciate their guns. someone else will and you are efforts. left with the choice of doing things Second. be careful who you befriend. for sometimes the most obvious of personalities and positions can

their way or no way whatsoever.

Lastly. build networks of authen tic friends as they will be your sal-

vation in times of duress. I now take time to thank the following for their support in my dealings with the paper: Shirzad Ahmed. Sandra Hakanson.

Ron Dart. Scott Fast. Elizabeth Asner. everyone in Student Services. everyone in Financial Aid. Jane Anti!. Jill Harrison. Colleen and Darryl in Finance. Cameron Roy. Donna Lovett.

Mike Thomsen. Taryn Thomsen and Chris Clarke.

I could go on about little things that rubbed me the wrong way but to hell with it. What's the point? When Chris and I applied for this job we had a vision. what you read was the translation of that vision. Some things worked out better than we had planned. others fell flat on their face-that is life I guess.

Good luck to Nolan Webb who leaves The Cascade for bigger and better places. After four years of dedication to the paper the least we could do was dedicate this issue to him. Nolan has been the lifeblood of this paper in many ways, as he always had a column.

Dependable and at times outreagous, Nolan Webb was the underrated all-star of The Cascade . He is also a member of the secret hook 'n' reel fraternity, who are responsible for all those things in society where ..... you know. they hook -you-and then reel you in.

Good luck to Jacob Curley who is getting married this summer. Good luck to Chris Clarke who put this damend paper together each issue and is off to the University of Calgary to spread the Lazy Marxist disease. And finally. good luck to all of you readers in whatever it is that you do in the summer. I'm off to the bush.

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International Women's Day, 1997 -]

en's movement and her first-hand ex- around exciting day. Pianist. Heather periences in creating change for Taylor brought her singer friend Irene and played melodies honoring women ~ Day (IWD) was celebrated at the women. Michelle Demerse, a former ~ Abbotsford and Chilliwack cam- UCFV student who is currently con- to a full house.

The UCFV Status of Women -~ puses with a series of events and tinuing her studies at SFU, spoke about t-Odisplays which highlighted worn- the women's movements from the per- Committee would like to thank the ~ en's issues, struggles, and spective of young women. To wrap up Student Union and Student ActiviC.:, progress. In Abbotsford, display the week of events the Bag Lunch ties for their financial contributions. _£· tables were set out with literature Fund-raiser was successful in raising History oflnternational Wornfrom such groups as Community $133.00 for the Abbotsford Transition Services multicultural program- House. Heidi Bergen on the flute and en's Day Linda Forseth playing the Celtic harp In I 910 Clara Zetlin. a German ming, the Indo-Canadian Sahara Group, and the BSW students who are entertained a small but very pleased socialist leader. proposed that women also celebrating National Social Work and impressed audience. around the world should set aside a Week. The Abbotsford Arts Council In Chilliwack, display tables specific day each year to commemobrought in a beautiful display of art- were set out with literature from vari- rate women and their struggles. This work to celebrate the day. The Herit- ous community resources. The Worn- day is March 8th, International Wornage singers accompanied Jean Scott an en 's Craft Market was well attended. en's Day, which began as an event to elder feminist who spoke on the worn- The psychic readers made for an all

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draw attention o the appalling conditions in which women worked. In the beginning of the 20th century many women in industrially developing countries were entering the paid labor force. Their jobs were mainly textiles. manufacturing. and domestic services where the conditions were appalling and the wages were unjust. Today women and men around the world eelebrate women's progress and continue to struggle for social justice for all women. The inHumane conditions under which women and children worked at the turn of the century during industrialization have been and continue to be a lived experience for women, children. and men around the world.

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$1.2 million by UCFV to cover Vi for its budget shortfall is going ~ to affect many services and pro~ grams throughout UCFV. This issue has gotten under the skin of many teachers, administrators. and most of all, us, the students who keep this place "buzzing"!

It is easy to understand why some programs. etc. need to be discontinued. but when the UCFV board slashed most Second and Third Year language courses, something did not seem right. By taking _this stance, UCFV is basically saying "You can take First Year language courses . but you won't be able to continue ". So why in the first place is UCFV offering language courses, when one can't even follow up on what one has learned in First Year? I would suspect that if one did not continue taking whatever

language. one would loose all that one had learnt! What a waste of a year!

UCFV stresses that in order for a Second Year language (or any other course) to be taught. there should be a minimum of 15 students. Compared to some other departments. this is an irrational and undemocratic way of choosing who gets to teach Second and Third year courses! There are instances where there are only 2 or 3 students in Third Year courses such as Physics.

Chemistry. etc .. , but they still get their way. Is there not a double standard here? Should we really be calling ourselves a "University"?, when we are just offering a select few courses to a few students?

One of the most important language programs which is affected by this decision is the French depArtment.

Being Canada's second language, it should be that our other "official" language be protected by such barbaric

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as I walked into the college I heard yet another story about how a car was broken into at our :.;:: campus. The only thing differ·;;:: ent about this break-in was that it happened to someone I knew. ._5·This person happened to be a coworker and a friend of mine. He parked his Jeep at about one o'clock in the afternoon. and after being in school all day, he came back at around eight thirty to find that someone had gone into his Jeep and stolen everything that was in there. Being an art student. he had a lot of valuable art supplies in his Jeep at the time. the value of these supplies was over $500.

Not only did he lose all his supplies. but there was damage done to his Jeep as well.

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worker of mine got his car broken into at the college as well. He parked his car on the street behind the college and when he came back around ten o'clock. all his belongings had been taken from his car. the car had a great deal of damage done to it, and there were books. a bag, a jacket, as well as other expensive things stolen .

Most people hear the stories. but don't take them seriously. Every student at the college should do their part to make sure they or others aren't the victims of one of these thefts. If you are going to class at night, park in the school parking lot instead of one of the side streets. If you do decide to park on the side streets make sure it is in an area that is well lit. When you are walking or driving around the college. especially at night. keep your eyes open for anyone suspicious. And the most important of all make sure you don't keep anything valuable in your car.

slashing. What is the use of taking 13 or whatever years of French Immersion and then not be able to pursue that Ianguage? Where does UCFV stand on the French department and its "obligation" to provide this noble and interesting language to all Canadians'7 Obviously. they don ·1 care a bit for our "other" language I It is not all UCFV's fault for slashing and burning these programs.

but rather it is also the governments fault. This so-called "socialistic" NDP won't survive another term with their draconian methods of lowering public education. What hypocrites' Shouldn't education be a priority and not treated a s something second rate? By and large. the decisions that were made in the past few weeks (hereat UCFV) wi 11 have grave consequences on UCFV"s future and its language content.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE of the FRASER VALLEY

Are YOUready tograduate?

If you are graduating this semester. you must complete and submit a Graduation Request form by May 15/97. For details, please inquire at the Admissions & Records offices in Abbotsford (bldg. "B". by the Great Hall). Chilliwack (bldg."E", just past the cafeteria). or in Mission in the administration area.

Convocation Reminder Convocation ·97 will be on Thursday, June 19, at the Chilliwack Alliance Church.

There will be two ceremonies: • graduates from the Faculty of Science and Technology (except Bachelor of Science degree grads) and Faculty of Access and Continuing Education (including certificate program grads) will commence convocation at 9:30 a.m.

• graduates from the Faculty of Applied Programs and Faculty of Arts. plus the Bachelor of Science graduates. will commence convocation at 2:30 p.m.

An information package will be mailed in May to each graduate who has completed a Grnduation Request form. Each graduate will be allowed up to four guests at the ceremony.

For further infom1afion. contact Conl'(>eationcoordinator Dave Stephen, 853-7441 or 792-0025. local 2818 at either number, or e-mnil: stephend@ucfv.be.m 1422.:?o

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Rants, Raves, and Assorted Reviews: The Final Cha ter ~ ~

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Cascade editor Bryan Sikora was man on a desperate mission ~ he needed writers and he needed writers badly. If only I could have seen what was going on in Bryan's head that day when he asked me if there was anything I wanted to write about for the next issue. Surely I thought this must be some sordid plot against the fresh faces of the college, for Bryan knew little about me (or my absolute inexperience), his occasional classmate and informal acquaintance.

"It doesn't matter what you write about, it could be anything, sports or music, whatever. Just bring me something next week." (While the quality standards have varied greatly over my tenure this was surely it's darkest day.)

Quickly it became apparent that this was no joke and that I inadvertt:: ._s a

ently committed myself to at least one article. So I thought to myself, "Hell, if I am going to write I might as well write about something I love." It was settled then, music would be my subject and so it was for many an issue.

Over time my mind slipped tracks and I began to let whatever emerged from my gray matter to simply spill on to the pages. In those early days it was a kind of twisted version of a psychoanalyst's word association task: deadline tomorrow topical issue, deadline tomorrow - incite the masses, deadline tomorrow point the finger at yet another underlying scourge. Not that I necessarily knew what I was doing or how to effectively ·get my point across.

I was naive at best, at times simply igm'>rant, but it felt satisfying to have a voice and to acknowledge relevant issues that didn't relate to Crim. news or the basketball team (fellow veterans may remember a day when the Cascade was just a conservative collection

of press releases best used as a superabsorbent paper towel.)

Many like minded students seemed to get on board around the same time I did and this helped to transform our beloved paper into the blood, sweat, and tear-stained gem it is today.

Controversy became no stranger, perhaps best exemplified by the diddling days of Buzz and Skeeter (which garnered province-wide attention), those suggestive littLe cartoons, or even. heaven forbid, naked people!

I wrapped myself in my own little ball of fire a few years back when I made some questionable comments about Christianity.

I soon learned, with a tinge of satisfaction I'll admit, that I actually had some readers. Suddenly I was engaged in a verbal tennis match that lasted for weeks on end and raised more than a few eyebrows. Later I would learn, ironically enough, that an un-known and equally green Paul Becker was among those calling for my head.

In the realm of music journalism, the Cascade helped pave the way player. Basketball shoes can be linked for my jump to the Vancouver rags and to health and fitness as well. even a short stint (if you blinked you Look-a-like skateboard shoes missed it) with the national magazine get frequent mileage form nerds at- Network. Cascade editors have contempting to bust out of their cursed way tinued to give me an open agenda. and of life to be cool. Nerds are not the this facilitated interviews with a wide group of people that the name has been array of musicians including Our Lady given to. Skate shoes are expensive so Peace. Pure. The Watchmen. and Ginthis can be a reason.

The constant ger. More importantly I think my bievolution of style. weekly pondering has occasionally diDon't be fooled by someone verged into the realm of social imporwho wears a skateboard shoes strictly tance, as was the case when I interfor the image. Band wagon groupies viewed staff at the Vancouver Rape who hop on the latest trend. waiting to Crisis Centre. hop off onto the next one. Actual skateWithout delving to deeply into boarders wear these shoes· and can be the psyche. and in so doing posing ridistinguished by the condition that they diculous questions about my overall appear 111. impact or the general relevance of my Army boots/work boots tend to work, I think it is safe to say that I am worn by the alternative group, post proud to have written for the Cascade. grunge confusion. Worn by people As a part l)f the Cascade I am amongst who just don't want to fit into the regu- friends, or compatriots if you will. I lar shoe wearing style - the odd bunch. am amongst the many who work. but Sandals are convenient. but do not get paid. answer complaints. but convenience leads to laziness. or is the rarely receive praise, and defend the baSe of. Temperature may be a defi- right to free speech in a school brimnite factor. No style. taking the easy ming with arm-chair complaints raring way out. knowing that no one will to cry afoul but, shoe-gazing when the question the sandals. real work must be done. I am proud to Cowboy boots seem rather have brushed shoulders and shared primitive. Traces of a red neck. take pages with those with the likes of Dalcaution when dealing with these peo- las J.. Shirzad. Paul. and the now "scanpie. Moooooo ! ! dalous" Jake Curley, among others.

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Leather shoes are known to be worn by half-assed preppies, or in most cases full-blown preppies. This may be a form of materialism. impressing others is a value that should be held ones entire life. Leather shoes tend to be worn by people who have had the same style their whole lives.

When one wears hiking boots they tend to project and image of health and fitness. They may also have tendencies towards environmentalism. animal rights. etc. Hiking boots ten to project the image of athleticism. or some form of it.

Basketball shoes usually seem to worn by middle class people from the suburbs. When one has no style they tend to seek salvation in basketball shoes. An actual basketball player wears these shoes as well, or someone who wants the image of a basketball ~

"Many like minded students seemed to get on board around the same time I did and this helped to transform our beloved paper into the blood, sweat, and tearstained gem it is today."

The writing of these past and present authors was always spirit-filled and consistently hinting of potential brilliance. I should only hope that future volumes will continue to bring out some finer talents that we have to offer.

It is now without a doubt obvious that I am at this moment writing my final words as a membttr of the Cascade.

December will bring my graduation and so what a better time then now to unceremoniously step down and so end my four year stint before you. I will therefore take my remaining time and space to thank those who have made a difference. A heart-felt thanks to my friends and family who I'm sure comprise the bulk of my readers for many an issue. A mutual to those who I have managed to make smile, laugh, or even think and an even more appreciated thanks to the handful that stopped and pointed this out to me. A respectful thank you to the cream of the faculty at U.C.F.Y. most notably the human and outstanding instructio_n I have received from Sylvie Murray. Crispin Elsted, and Kurt Preinsperg. an all-but-forgotten man who taught me the most important lesson of all - critical thinking and the art of reasoning. Undoubtedly your efforts will not be forgotten.

A final word of thanks is offered to current and past members of the editorial staff. and specifically to Paul Becker. Paul's passion and determination for his work infects all who know him. and fµture Cascade editors will be hard pressed to match the engaging and informative product that he has pushed to the student body this past year.

I will now end my sentimental swan song with a final word to the student body - Without a voice we are powerless, therefore we must individually or collectively speak or forever hold our peace in silence.

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Nothing this side of the grave could invoke such sonic exhilaration as the three minute gospels written by these rock apostles. Shakespeare's sonnets, Beethoven's symphonies, Tupac's grooves: worthless struggling by "artists" who failed to achieve the complete mastery of medium so effortlessly demonstrated by "Reverend Dr. Karl Tohubohu", the eternally eminent "E-man", and the mysterious "JC Entity", collectively known as SCREWBAG. I was on my way to mass on Sunday morning when a dwarf on a moped ollied the curb and screeched to a halt in front of my feet. There was an aura of smoking rubber which engulfed all but his gnarled head. What he said reverberated like a witch's hex.

His words were unfamiliar but his tone spoke volumes. He beckoned with a

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twisting appendage. I got on the moped.

We screamed through the back alleys of Abbotsford, running down the black cats which dared to cross our path. We went really fast. Passed the horizon on the right. I thought I was going to die. The next thing I knew I was skulking down a slime covered stairwell to a basement where tanktopped nymphs danced with men dressed as rats. HumAn vermin. I pushed my way through the rabble, discovering a band at the core of this pulsing orgy of sound.

On the mike, wearing a clerical collar and a Mickey Mouse hat rasped the Reverend. Rocking in a lawnchair on an acoustic/electric axe sat the great, capped E-man. In the background, with a curley mop fading in and out of my field of vision loomed JC Entity, dropping bass bombs that would put your mom in a casket.

The reverend had it and he held it. He howled with such force that the cadavers in the attic awoke to this: 'Tm the human equivalent of a three toed sloth,/1'11 get my views on the tube and make your mind bland broth./ My parasitic political agenda unfurls./ As I burrow my way into your prophylactic world."

The Reverend came forward into the

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"The creation of SCREWBAG in a past present was an event of such temporal force that it folded time in half, making the creation of SCREWBAG the creation of time itself" Big Bang. We killed the dinosaurs.

Sound itself is just another screw in our bag.

The Reverend turned to the wall and cried "Banana peels take me away!" I finally addressed the six-nine shadow in the back of the room, JC Entity: -Excuse me Mr. Entity, can you tell me why ordinary people seem to suffer so much?

He moved in. wrapped his black cloak around me. and whispered in my ear: -It is easier to perpetuate a miserable day to day existence than it is to make a drastic change.

I swooned and felt my body hit the ground. I opened my eyes and found myself on the sidewalk. I saw a moped disappear around the corner. I had somehow deveminized and was back in my Sunday best. Church bells tolled in the distance. I turned and ran.

Studentreferendumon ActivityCentre

On April 2, 3, & 4, UCFV students who take at least one course in Abbotsford are being asked to vote on whether they would be willing to pay a $15 per semester fee to help fund an Activity Centre on the Abbotsford campus.

Notjusta gym!

The centre would house a gym, lounge, fitness room, coffee bar, and student union offices.

Multipurpose uses In addition to being home to the Cascades, UCFV' s men's and women's basketball teams, the Activity Centre could be used for meetings, social events, intramural sports, dances, fashion shows, art displays, fitness classes, personal training, concerts, and just hanging out.

throng. He laid his palm on my forehead. I was instantly metamorphized into a monstrous vermin. A nymph took my hand and we danced with the pack.

Later, she led me to a trap door behind the amps. We slid down a mile-long fire pole into the bowels of subculture.

There I met the band.

Remembering that I was a reliable journalist for the Cascade, I felt obligated to pick the brains The of SCREWaAG. I sat down next to the E-man. He smelled like a whorehouse bedspread. He was the personification of sex. Orgasm incarnate. I asked: -How did the band get started?

-Can you comprehend a paradox?

-Yes and no ...go on.

-Imagine time as a number line, past and future spanning infinitely in opposite directions.

The creation of SCREWBAG in a past present was an event of such temporal force that it folded time in half, making the creation of SCREWBAG the creation of time itself.

Given the circumstances, I saw that this was obviously true. I turned to the Reverend, who sat smoking banana peels through a walrus-tusk pipe, and asked: -What are your musical influences?

-We are not influenced, we are that which influences. We played live at the

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Plans are for the Ministry of Education, Skills and Training to contribute $1.4 million, UCFV students to pay $1 million over 10 years, the Student Legacy Fund to contribute $250,000,and UCFV itself to fundraise for $350,000.Students who take courses in Abbotsford would start paying when construction begins, probably fall of 1998. They would pay $15 per semester, or about 22 cents per day on campus.

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Volume 4 Issue No. 12

ITIIII CASCADES; Third in the Nation I....

and the University College of the Fraser Valley Cascades began their campaign for victory at the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association's National Tournament.

Their first opponents were the Lethbridge College Kodiaks who

ond half and began playing a extreme,ly physical game, hammering at the Cascades with elbows and, well, big fat bodies. UCFV played through the offensive actions and blew the doors off the tournament with a 30 point lead.

Lindsay Fennell tore down rebounds, which defeated much of Lethbridge's wrestling technique's. Also having an

had beaten the Cascades in exhibition

excellent defensive game was Donna

play earlier this year.

The Cascades took control early in the game and dismantled the weaker Kodiaks. Highlights of the game ineluded an outstanding defensive effort by second year guard Gillian Kirk.

"Gizz" continued to hustle the Kodiaks with no let-up. which caused bad passes, bad shots ...bad play. Kirk was named All-Star of the Game and scored 14 points. Amber Mytting took out all the stops and shot the lights out.

Mytting was able to tuck 11 points under her belt and provide her team with a reliable outlet throughout the tournament. Krista Harris moved the ball up-court with a good mix of precision and performance. With the occasional off-balance floater that s~1iled through the net. and 12 points. Harris kept the Kodiaks guessing as to whether she would pass or drive.

Lethbridge fell apart in the sec-

Lovett, who blocked at ---------------------------------least 5 shots. On the scoring side, Lovett shot more than usual and was rewarded for her efforts The Cascades finished 32 points ahead of the Kodiaks and hit the road t'or lunch. followed by an afternoon spent in the stands watching other teams. attempting to get a handle on who was out to play.

The next day I returned early enough to walk around and get a handle on the tournament's set-up. Actually lack of set-up is a better way of phrasing the sentence. It was hosted by Langara College. but located at Simon press in the VIP lounge. people scurrying to write-up stories and such. A statistics computer. which provides player's individual stats would have been helpful in this frenzy of activity. as coaches don't want to be bothered by reporters who want to know how many rebounds Jimmy or Janet had in the semi-final.

When I approached Mrs. Hansen about this weak point in the tournament results were less than fruitful. This stress ball told me she "didn't have time for my bullshit" and then she waved me off to the press room. Maybe media-types are a

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Fraser University and featured all the highlights of a semi-organized high school tournament. I don't like to point fingers in these situations as logistics can be a huge job, fraught with prob!ems at every level. I will, however, as I feel that the real problem with this tournament wasn't in the efforts of the numerous volunteers, but rested in the hands of Teresa Hansen, Athletic Co-ordinator for Langara College. This person couldn't run a local Sunday school picnic smoothly, much less a National Level Basketball Competition. It soon became obvious that many items had been forgotten or ignored. What items you ask? How about a statistics set-up for the media. When you have high profile companies like Nike and Spalding you don't simply post up game score sheets on a concrete wal I. Being a media veteran of Nationals, I had prepared myself for the hustling and bustling of big-time

thought to be parasites by Teresa Hansen, and lowly parasites at that, because the press room proved to have little perks to it. But I guess I was lucky enough to get my hands on warm pop, water, nacho crumbs and shitty muffins from McDonalds.

The organization of this tournament was completely embarassing for the BCAA and I felt sorry for big-time athletes like Louis Johnson of Langara. because Langara College looked like a bunch of small-time yokels with too much on their hands. I could have organized a better tournament for half of what they paid Hansen. She is a complete joke. But I digress. let's get back into the basketball side of the tournament.

Friday, March 21. 7 p.m. and the Cascades were in the semi-final against the Montmorency Nomade~. The Cascades were not in good form for this match and by halfway through the first half they were put in a catch-up situation. Behind by a much as 11 points. the Cascades battled to within 5 points of the Nomades' lead by about halftime.

Instrumental in the Cascades survival was Lindsay Fennell. Fennell came out to play and never quit on her ..

team. She pulled down 11 rebounds. and scored 11 points. On an evening when the Cascades were shooting a dismal 47% from the field. Lindsay was shooting 75%. so a pat on the back was in order.

What killed the Cascades in this game was a combination of terrible foul-shooting. bad passes and weak defense. An apparent change in defensive positioning by Coach Sandy Chambers didn't help the situation. according to Nationals veteran Nicole Schubert. Montmorency was a tough team to beat on a good day. much less an off day and they capitalized on the Cascades failure to fight back. Scoring was limited to a few players. but those players did their best to win.

Martha Craig finished with 16 points while Amber Mytting secured 15.

The game was tight and came down to a possession contest, which

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The Cougars were a tough team, but they didn't have the edge that the Cascades had; UCFV had been to the edge of bad and they knew it-it was time to prove to the entire tournament that they were an excellent team.

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whole season and I was left scratching my head as the Langara Falcons slowly but surely caught up to the Cascades.

If she was saving her starters for the Bronze final. which was the only ra-

left the Cascades out in the cold and without their ticket to the gold medal final. It was definitely a sad moment for all involved and I hated to see such a great team, one of the best in my mind, lose- but this was the case.

The women quickly changed and went home as they would have to get up early the next morning for a match against the Langara College Falcons. which would determine who made it into the Bronze final.

'Tm coming back tomorrow to play for that Bronze Medal."- Lindsay Fennell, Friday Night after the loss to Montmorency.

So I got up that morning prepared to see an unmotivated team, devastated beyond repair.

I guess I was thinking in terms of my own limited experience as the Cascades stood strong on Saturday morning, fully prepared ._ ________________________________ to grab their entrance to the Bronze final. The Langara College tional conclusion I could come to, she Falcons had ideas of their own but we must not have paid attention to the _ don't need to get into them because the score as Langara capitalized on this inFalcons have never been able to beat consistency. Defense was still not up the Cascades in the past, and they to pre-tournament standards and the weren't about to that morning.

Falcons dogged the Cascades right into Amber Mytting was brilliant, as the twilight moments of the game. in like a shining star, with her shootLindsay Fennell was able to hit ing performance. Knocking down shot her free throws quite consistently in the after shot, Mytting gave her team mo- last part of the game, a highlight on a tivation to put it all in Langara's face. road of still brutal team foul-shooting, Martha Craig also came out to play, and which kept the Cascades' point marre-discovered those slippery post gin ahead. Nicole Schubert hit a few moves that had made her an AllCanadian.

Craig scored 16, grabbed 4 rebounds and had one hell of a big block. Luckily for Martha this idiot named Carl Lewis from the Douglas College Royals had decided to heckle the Cascades and he had Martha on his mind. Eventually he shutup when he realized that however much b.s. he spouted out made no relevance on Craig's perl'ormance. I guess it sucks to be a loser. ...

Krista Harris was also back on track. with solid passes and heads-up on-court vision. Harris also looked more confident with her running floaters which barely kissed the rim as they sailed through 11 points. Donna Lovett played hard early in the game. acting as a real rebounding and crucial shots, with her trademark oneblocking menace for the Falcons. step forward shot. An excellent indiLovett's shots became more and more vidual defensive effort by Gillian Kirk consistent throughout the tournament. kept the Cascades in the game all the which was good to see. way to the end when she stole Of any real suspect was Coach Langara's last possession, chased the Sandy Chambers who put players in at ball out of bounds and threw it back in extremely odd times, compared to the to bounce back out off the knee of a

Langara player: a play only the sly players are savvy to. Kirk finished with the game MVP award. I say gypped because the award was given to a Langara player who hadn't really

made that much of an impact on the game. Final Score: _'iQ-56On to the Bronze final.

Which would pit the Cascades against the Mount Royal Cougars. whom the Cascades had already lost to at the beginning of the regular season in exhibition play. If Bronze was the award, the Cascades would have it and the Cougars would provide no significant difficulty for this team of fallen angels.

The Cougars were a tough team,

scored and ran back screaming a deep bellow. almost Payton-like ( 11 points.

J rebounds). Her team responded with their own versions of bellows. and the Cascades were off. The team I had watched all season. supported ;111season. was back to play-and win.

Everything about their game improved: the passing. the shooting. the scoring and the enjoyment of the game.

But Mount Royal wasn't about to just throw in the towel. and thus the Women had a real basketball game on their hands. The lead changed hands a few times but the Cascades kept drilling the ball through the net. All that was lacking was a few hard-core defensive efforts. Donna Lovett showed up for a block party. and sent some shots into the stands. while Gillian Kirk stole a few weak dribbles: the defense had _.comeback and the Cascades went on a tear. Lovett finished with 6 points and 6 rebounds: Kirk had 4 points. 4 rebounds.

After picking up two quick fouls and spending the first half on the bench, Lindsay Fennell hit the floor for twenty solid minutes of performance.

Fennell scored 14 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in the second half. The high scorer of the game was Martha Craig who chalked up 22 points. 4 rebounds.

Craig had a good game. by far her best of the tournament and was unstoppable

in the paint.

Another unstoppable player was Amber Mytting, who shot an almost perfect game. and was by for the most consistent shooter ( 14 points . .'i rebounds). Other scoring was done by Lesley Sharp (2pts). Nicole Schubert (2pts.

I reb). and Sara Hambleton ( I pt).

It was Cascades all the way and that is how it ended folks. The 1996/97 season of the UCFV Women's Basketball finished in victory. That is a first for this team in quite a long time. They had lost their chance at the gold but had soldiered on strong enough to take on two teams in one day. A special congratulations goes out to Amber Mytting who was named to the but they didn't have the edge that the tournament All-Star team: an award Cascades had; UCFV had been to the that was well-deserved and couldn't edge of bad and they knew it-it was have happened to a better player. time to prove to the entire tournament As for me, that is it for the season. I know the team will be back for that they were an excellent team.

I think that the game's mood was blood next year so let's hold our breath summed up by one of Krista Harris's for the fall season. drives into the Cougaz:. defense; she l know I am already.

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CURLYWACK: What if 1'01the Last of my Kind? :I...

I'm not just thinking of myself here. What about you? What if your own line ended with your generation?

Stay alive and propagate, by thunder!

Don't drink and drive, don't fly Aquilla, don't swim in the Fraser! Just be careful, stay home, lads and lassies, and make babies.

-t:i. ► hat if I'm impotent?

Family history is the best history there is.

It hits closest to home, and Who would carry on the family there's more often first hand sources folklore? My Great Grandpa, sources, yes! Screw the Cariboo Dutchie's legacy of -Primary periodicals of slight relevance!

Langlerville (now called Quesnel Take Ian (The director of View) becomes just so much dust, blown away. If I have no little ones to Macbeth) Fenwick's Northern England roots. Fighting and dying for their land. tell of my Great-great Grandpa Langeler back in Holland, who Always caught in the middle of border weighed almost 400 lbs, managed a conflicts between the Scots and the train station, and fell in a dike and English, back in the 1600s. Originally drowned ...who will ever know, or care? a Scottish clan, they were almost toIt's true, there's too many people in the tally wasted (caught on the wrong side world already, but no more of a war), and eventually resurfaced on the southern side of the border. They Curlywacks? Bad news! ~

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Or consider Art (the English monster) Ross, whose grandfather was in the great war, and hand-crafted moveable prosthetic limbs for his fellows trying to recover after being blown to biTs on the front. He was applauded by the queen for his ingenuity. I'm positive Mr. Ross has proudly told this to his sons.

What is more frustrating than no legacy? Having tales worthy of remembrance, but stay unsung and unremembered for lack of an audience.

Shew! Bad scene.

So, my suggestion to all you young lads and lassies, in the best years of your lives: get your sperm/egg count checked. Once that's done, do enough

Witch Hunting 1990s Style Along time ago, women

who used herbs and botanicals from the meadows and woods around them were considered witches. The Catholic church ordered their death since these >-.

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Currently, representatives of buildupon your Canada's health board are moving to experience restrict the free use of natural herbs and andtraining. their byproducts through the levying of fines and licenses to the health food Advanced standing is industry. Most herbs and their existconsidered forapplicants ing categories would be reclassified in order to keep the HPB department fiwithsignificant nancially sound. 1 In other words they horticulture experience. desperately need revenue to keep their department running. The most influIdealforthose intheTurfgrass, ential changes have been sponsored by Garden Centre, Landscape orTree Bayer. Hoescht. and BASF. They are Care Professions. three drug companies who don't mind if you pay more money for your health needs. The HPB (Health Protection Board) wants to reduce the sale of BOOST YOUR CAREER POTENTIAL herbs and vitamins. effectively giving this license to these pharmaceutical giants who will sell them back to you CALL NOW FOR INFORMATION at inflated prices. This will possibly include the herb. Euchinaesa. which is a natural and non-groggy flu remedy. which I am sure many of you reached or in western Canada for this season. Anyway. the new reguOLDS, ALBERTA, CANADA lations of the classification system. Codex Alimentarius. have nothing to do

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As for me, I'm heading for the Cariboo -and I'll circumnavigate the Arctic Circle by the year 2000. Live long and prosper, UCFV. Remember: 'The sleeper must awaken."

with the health of the average consumer. It means that certain herbs would be reclassified as 'drugs.' possessing or seOing these new drugs would constitute 'trafficking.' In short, re labeling natural health produc;ts adds up to one more means of access denied. This is access to reasonably priced, quality, effective, and natural alternatives to otherwise toxic remedies. (The ingredients in Nyquil alone is staggering). We may not control many decisions in our humble lives. but health care must remain an individual right. Health may not be subject to the whims of market giants.

How does 'Codex' affect the non-health food consumer? It puts an undue drain in our already burdened health system as the majority of dietary supplements will now require a doctor's prescription. It takes integrity and customers away from small businesses.

It forces small pools of labour and research to be dictated by the demands of large corporations who do not care much about working stAndards and aren't worried about moving their company if the labour is too costly. It forces other nations to comply with international standards.

Because the new guidelines will 'persuade' members of GATT (General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade) to comply with the Codex standards. these are regulations which may not be conducive to their health needs and health system.

Who has the power to claim botanicals and herbs as drugs?

Who has the power to punish those who were caught trafficking a restricted health food or botanical?

Who is up for a witch hunt?

1 For more information or to lobby against this reform see "Codex Alimentarius" in this month's issue of Common Ground. page 32.

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The Deer Hunter pressive disguise of the performance said something that I will never for- watch my daughter play in the living the night before. Throughout the day. I get. She said: "I will learn to live with room. I think about what I've experidle of a road one night last Oc- tell the story of the deer. the damage to the loss of my son. but that loss will enced in the last twenty - four hoursmy own petty problems dissolving in tober looking into the blackness my truck and the plight it is causing still be missing him." me.

I tell it with the air of pretentiousthe wake of a mother's loss. I think My own problems did11't exist where the embankment and the ness that so often accompaNies self in that moment. I didn't exist. The only about the accident with the deer: I think ;;;:._, woods merge, and then I look -..t::i back at the damage. What I'm pity. And then. something happens that thing that exists is a mother suffering about my friend's loss. Are the two looking for in the woods is a sign alters my wallowing . Sometimes. in from the loss of her son. She is stand- somehow connected? Is there some of life . but it's too dark to see the wake of a personal incident, some- ing in the middle of a road to recovery. kind of sublime or prophetic quality anything so I just listen ; I don't hear a thing will happen that pierces the dark- looking into the. blackness of the happening here that I just can't grasp? thing. Again, I look at the damage and ness of the human condition and floods woods beyond. and then looking back As I wade through the ambiguity of the then I start to get angry. The animal it with a new light. While I am work- at the damage. There is no sign of life moment. I think of the deer dy1ng in that did the damage was big. I find my- ing. I notice a friend of mine standing in the woods and the damage cannot the dark woods: I think of the mother self wondering what business it had in in the aisle. She lives up: country. and be fixed. but perhaps she can somehow living with the damage of her loss: I this urban setting: a supposedly human I am suddenly reminded that I haven't continue her journey along the road. watch my daughter run aimlessly about setting. From the other side of the seen her since her two year old son died Perhaps she can find a way to live with the house. I think of the fragility. pain. street, where the animal had first made in Children's Hospital to visit the doc- the damage. and uncertainty of life's journey. A its appearance known to me, a young tors who cared for her son. She then Later that evening. as I sit and word pops into my head. Majestic. couple emerge from their house and see me standing on the road. As I approach them, the mutual look of shock on their !:: brought us to the bronze medal game always know where your phone is. To faces reminds me of my bizarre expe~ ho ever said that dia- and carried us to win.

Amber. get better and long live Cloe rience. I explain to them that I am only c::i and the Crow. (We'll miss you) To ....:J moods are a girls best friend reAnd so. we the 1996-97 UCFV on my way to a Halloween party. I also ~ ally has no idea what it is like to Women's Basketball Team hang our Martha. watch out for those Honeyexplain to them that a deer ran out in ~ wear metal. As a member of the precious bronze medals on our walls. combs and be careful of closets! To front of my truck, I tried to stop, al~ c::i Q UCFV Women's basketball and prepare, with fire in our eyes for Lesley. shoot the three and 'please most missed it, but hit the animal on don't say coming·. To Rayna. cover ~· team, my teammates and I have next year's battle. its backside before it continued running had the great honor of wearing Since this is the last issue of the up your neck and always check your into the black woods. After assuring the metal. Bronze that is. After a Cascade this season I'd like to give the bed before you go to sleep. To Shay couple that I'm not hurt, I return to my long and tiring weekend at the National girls a few pieces of advice. To Krista: (Roomy?). will you empty my water truck with the intention of continuing Championships at SFU we came away keep on dancing and lovin · the 'Glove'. bottle. nah. forget it just leave the waon my somewhat thwarted journey to first in the Province and third in To Lindsay, watch out for Stoned ter in it till October!!! To Kelly. have the party, but I stop and take another Canada. Not bad for a rebuilding year. Wheat Thins, be careful of heaters. and you decided if you are coming here or look at the damage: the pushed - in We overcame obstacles, fought hard stay away from bottles! (You too Ta) going to Humber? To Sara. No more fender, smashed headlight, broken and managed to come out of the fog To Brooks, the one I hate the most. for Mondays ever!! To Colleen. I'm sure grill, the small remnants of animal hide with a bronze medal clutched in our having good hamstrings. keep work in· Kate and Lindsay forgive you for tryand blood. I look back at the woods. fists. Not only did we build a winning it Diva, can't wait for next year!! To ing to take their life at that one special The deer must be dead or close to it. I season, we built a winning attitude. An Nie. don't let anyone steal your voice party. To everyone. Hey! Up yours. climb in my truck and-drive away. attitude that is about pride, hard work, (We'll miss you).

To 'Jizz', She See ya on the TRACK!!!

As I drive, I glance over at and commitment.

An attitude that wouldn't even make a good .... and Michelle who has been patiently waiting in the passenger seat through the entire experience, and I begin to wonder why this has happened to me. With the pressures of midterms, papers due, bills, work, ·and trying to maintain a relationship in the turmoil of it all , I cerI I tainly have enough problems without I How A Fe,ninist Perspective Can Build Understanding I having to deal with this vehicle that is I I reliable, yet suspiciously attracted to I I I Presented by I disaster.

"Did you see it? It was beautiI I ful", Michelle said, interrupting my digressing thoughts. "Yeah it was", I said as my thoughts return to the deer leapDomestic Violence Coordinator, BC Womens' Hospital : ing out of the ditch and into the flood : of the headlights. "It almost looked I & I white. Did it look white to you?" I I I asked. Michelle agrees that the deer looked white to her also, and then a word pops into my head that I almost I I keep to myself. I can't explain why this I Family Therapist I particular word is significant, or why I I I feel the impulse to keep the word a I I secret, but there it is, in my head I In I defiant. "Majestic", I hesitantly said, "it's strange, but that's how I would de- : UCFV Theatre : scribe the way it looked."

I Abbotsford Campus I "At the party, I ascend the stage I Monday, April 7th 1997 1 and - in the tradition of the tragic I 5.30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

I comic - deliver a brief monologue I I about the mishap I endured on the way I I there. I jokingly dedicate the first song I Sponsored by: I to the deer. Am I joking?

I University College of the Fraser Valley: I The next day at work I'm tired. I Department of Criminal Justice I I feel the miserable reality of my prob- I Department of Early Childhood Education/Child & Youth Care I lems still looming over me with stag- I Department of Social Services and Social Work I nant weight- unveiled from the re-

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AboveEden:A ChilliwackLeader "We're gonna make it. I've got lead singer/funny dresser of the three for them on the Indie Spotlight). In late to think that way, man band. Colin Sharpe(acolleague of April, ABOVE EDEN will be releasor I'll lose my drive."

Davey Capilano) is on guitar, and Jeff ing its first CD with 12 songs, about -Steve Martins.

WhenI phoned

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house, Cheryl picked up the line, Steve was in the tub. Cheryl is his house-mate's girlfriend.

Cheryl yelled a two-way conversation through the mildewed bathroom door (I've been there, seen it). Steve is the

Magnussen(whose name is misan hour of music, with old favorites spelled), on drums.

Lolita, Weed, So Tired, Stay, and When hearing them for the first Motherwho. 7 in perfect sound quality. time, some think of Pearl Jam, and othFor all you fans out there, here's ers think of Metallica; soon they will what Steve's got to say about: think ABOVE EDEN. More and more, Cloning: "I think [its] wrong; not any this band is becoming quite distinct of our business" Charlton Heston: "I from the other Chilliwack bands think he's handsome!" Bear vs. Lion: even Challenging the fandom of The "Lions are much faster than bears."

Darkest o(the Hillside Thickets(watch Best Super Powers: "X-ray vision,

super human strength." Fight Crime, or Perpetrate Crime With Super Powers: "Perpetrate crime, fighting crime does not pay."

Nolan Webb on ABOVE EDEN: "Chunky modern rock in the same vein as Silverchair and the Matthew Good Band. It has a catchy edge that, with the right momentum, could catch on with the college crowd.

Strong vocals and chunky guitars, well-written songs, will undoubtedly become a hot Fraser Valley export." 6

Macbeth: Ambition, Aggression, and Men in Skirts!

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partment has crowned its 96/97 season with an outstanding performance of Shakespeare's play Macheth. The set. costumes. cast. and direction all came together in a professional and haunting version of this classic play.

The opening scene led the audience directly into the dark and creepy places of Machl!th. with the smoky entrance of the three very weird sisters.

Their untamed attire and slinking presence were very effective at setting the atmosphere for the entire play.

Most of the acting in this pro-

duction was excellent with Ken Hildebrandt and Jenny Campbell leading the way as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.

Ken very ably carried Macbeth through the complex range of human experiences from heroism to deception. murder. self-contempt, insanity. arrogance and every imaginable possibility in between. Jenny as well. did an outstanding job and was particularly convincing throughout her blood-haunted monologue of madness.

John Jenkins has once again lent his noteworthy talents to the UCFV theatre and brought Shakespeare's adeptness with comedy to life in his role as the drunken Porter. His deliverance of the treatise on the abilities

Takin' It To The MACS: 0

n one level. the defini-

tion of a Canadian is pretty simple.

Anyone who permanently resides in this country is defined as being a Canadian. If you pay income taxes to the federal government (or collect money from them). then you can consider yourself a Canadian.

On anothi:r level. the specifics that define the composition of the average Canadian citizen are much more complex.

The government of Canada has spent millions of dollars in programs and ad campaigns trying to tell Canadians who and what they think we are. They tell us we're bicultural: we're multicultural: we·re distinctly Canadian. They tell us to celebrate our cultural heritage. no matter where we came from. They tell us to be proudly Canadian. All of this yet they don't sincerely attempt to protect and foster Canadian culture.

Canadian authors. poets. artists. musicians and filmmakers have all expressed their views of who and what they think we are. yet few Canadians listen to them. The true

Sini:e this is my last report as Student Union President. I'd like to hcgin hy extendnig a huge thank-you to all students at UCFV for the oportunity I've had over the past years. I would also like to thank the rest or the SUS Board and stall for the great work and dedication they've pul in this past year (except Chris Terepocki. he's very la,.y). In addition. there arc a lot of individual faculty mcmhers. administrators and Board mcmhers whn have hccn a huge help to me. Thanks.

There arc a few things to report al this time. Next year's handhook is heing pul together right now. so if you have any suggestions i1rthings to include or exclude please write

few. Likewise, the set and costume designers deserve accolades for their impressive work. The set was stark and certainly "industrial" but managed to very effectively portray the dreat variety of settings required by this play.

The plaid wrapped "kilts" on the men were a definite hit as were the women ·s beautiful dresses. The use of plaid, particularly in the drapes, cultivated the "Scottish" ambiance without being overly flamboyant.

Macbeth plays until March 29 and I would encourage any theatre enthusiast to take 111 this excellent offering by the UCFV theatre department.

Also. don't forget.the Director's Festival from April 24-27.

If Being A Canadian Is Being About. ..

definition of a Canadian remains vague and arcane. Ask any Canadian who and what a Canadian is and you'll get a multitude of responses. For example. ask Jacob Curley.

He believes that Canadians are merely spectators. watchers of America ·s culture. We watch their TY and eat their food. yet Americans we are not. We know that we are simply observing another's culture. We recognize that their culture is not our own and that we can define ourselves from this recognition.

To say that Canadians are observers is in pa11true. We are fully aware that the television we ,u-e watching is American produced. We listen to American bands knowing that they are not singing songs about the Canadian experience. We know that Coke. Pepsi. Levi's and Nike ,u-e all American consumer products. We eat at Planet Hollywood. McDonald's and Subway realizing that they are 1007. American owned. And we know that Star Wars.

Independence Day and .Jurassic Park me fables with American endings. Yet we still consume all of this culture without realiz-

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and disabilities wrought by the consumption of alcohol was a rare but truly hilarious moment in this play.

The scene that I found to be most moving was Dino Pallone's Macduff as he discovers that his family has been slain. Dino managed to have my heart agonizing with Macduff in his grief.

This signified one of those great moments in theatre when the play manages to transcend and becomes realityif only for a moment.

There were also many actors in this production whose excellent portrayals in the support roles helped to make this play so successful: Eleanor Spooner.

Alia McKellar.

Andrew Smith, and Kasey Kieler to name but a

ing the ramifications to our own culture (and economy).

To say that we are simply spectators (and participants) of American culture while knowing it is not Canadian is not good enough. To say that we observe but don't absorb is absurd. To allow ourselves to be inundated by American culture and define ourselves from the differences that we apparently note is ridiculous.

To use Jacob's metaphor. yes there is manure. but there ain't any emerging dandelions in sight.

A culture is not just defined by what it is not. It must also be defined by what it is. lfwe truly want to believe that we are Canadians. we must start creating and participating in a culture that we can call our own.

If being a Canadian is about watching Roseanne. Erke!. Fresh Prince and Entertainment Tonight while realizing that it is not ourselves that we are observing ...

If being a Canadian is about thousands of people going to downtown Vancouver on a Sunday night to get a glimpse

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them down and drop them off al a SUS office to the allentinn of the Handhnnk Cnmmillee.

A few Student Union mcmhers had a chance to participate in the Erai:ism Walk on March I .'ion hehalf nr the UCFV Students (and themselves). Unfortunatlcy. some ofus wimped nut earlier hecause it was SNOWING. Thanks to everynne who filled nut the petition to demand the removal or GST from the cost or our hnnks. We've had enormous support !'or the peititon. Let ·s hope the federal government listens.

At the time this report was heing written the results for the SUS elections for the new hoard had nnt yet rnme in. I wish the new

hoard. whomever they may he. suci:ess in the year to come. Ir the numher nf nominees is any indication or the enthusiasm or the candidates. then next year should he great. The last few years haw seen the Student Union rise to hernme an extremely effective and powerful force within the inistitution. I'm sure it will continue. If anyone is still interested in running. hi-elections will he held next Septemher.

Another \'Ole - scheduled for April 2.

J . ..!- is the rci'erendum on the Student Activity Centre. The vote will prohahly he in process hy the time this edition of the CASCADE is out. hut I would encourage you to go out and

of overpaid American movie stars opening up yet another one of their cheesy restaurants while the Quebecois film festival remains empty ...

If being a Canadian is about shopping across the border to buy cheaper dairy products while local farmers struggle ...

If being a Canadian is about eating at foreign owned fast food giants while local ma and pop restaurants shut down ...

If being a Canadian is about shopping in American mega-stores like WalMart. Home Depot. and Costco to save a couple of dollars while Canadian retailers go under ...

If being a Canadian is about not being an American then what is a Canadian' 1 This is something that we· re all going to have to figure out. I. too. believe that I am a Canadian. but it's not my awareness of the differences between my culture and American culture that defines me. Neither is it my refusal to observe and participate in all things American. What makes me Canadian is the culture that I and other Canadians create and consume that is relevant to our experiences here in Canada.

------------vole to express your opinion. Although this is not specifically a Student Union campaign. several Board memhers have heen working closely with the proposal (myself included). We felt that since the opportunity for sui:h an exciting multi-purpose complex may not come again. it was important to give students a chance to decide if they thnught it was worth the lee. If approved. construction could he gin next spring or summer.

As always. if you have any questions. comments or concerns drop hy a Student Union office or call us (Ahhy 86..!-..1613/ Chwk.

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