The Cascade Volume 4 Issue 9 1997-02-14

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Brave New World is knee-jerk reaction, calling for my deadline time again ... It singular attention. Have you ever nois Sunday night and I'm sure the Cas- ticed that people jump on my writers cade writers are furiously piecing to- for being irresponsible with their prose, gether their articles for tomorrow never mind the fact that the majority morning's deadline; probably not, as I of them are new to the game? But no used to always write my stuff on dead- one ever attacks the accusers for their immaturity and inability to either line day last year.

So what does Brave New overlook something that doesn't appeal World hold in store for you all this to them, or simply write their moral installment of The Cascade? Who does disgust off to the fact that the paper is Paul Becker want to tear apart with full of young, relatively inexperienced witty rhetoric and sly comments? Who students. Oh no, we are evil or we are has threatened the power structure of sinking to new levels of low. They however, are bastions of truth and freethe student paper this week? dom----oh yeah don't forget dogmatic WHO WILL BE MY ENEMY? (most people by now are rolling their status-quo thinking. In an age so needeyes-get on with your commentary ing political activism, we have a glut you fool!) of conservatives ....great.

The truth is that I don't have I've been called cavalier for anyone to slice and dice. No one has this approach, other times I am just done anything out of the ordinary and plain irresponsible and offensive. I I have begun to realize that it is futile guess the fact that I have to manage an to try and deal with those marginal- editorial staff, keep the interests of my types who get bent right out of shape writers covered and keep an eye on the every time we put an issue out. That is financial situation of the paper is just not to say we have not received some mere dust to be swept aside in the name critical response worth exploring, but of moral obligation. Fair enough. Its the fact of the matter is that the major- funny how when I reflect on this past ity of the criticism I receive via paper year all I can remember is having to AHD,

UCFV Student Newspaper RoomA219a 33844 King Rd. Abbotsford, B.C. V2S 7M9 854-4529 853-4076 (fax) E mail: 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 Len Catling Teresa Hampel Steve Tait Jacob Curley Ian Lusher Lisa Chew Mark Schuster Chris Terepocki Rob Clarke Doug Bull Jamie Hellewell Trent B. Wilde Photographers: Shannon Watt Nolan Webb Dear Editor, A citizen is accused of many things when assuming the role of advocacy and socio-political activism.

Quite often the cry of oppression, suppression, and hypocrisy rise to the fore when the issue of responsibility is brought forth. These words, spoken as personal affronts, are intended to detract from the issue, mouthed in an effort to justify action that is harmful, irresponsible, and damaging.

The actions described in the article in such cold, cruel precision have devastated the lives of those who have suffered the effects of this kind of sociopathic behavior. Words - yes, just words - have the power to create the impetus for someone considering rape and murder to go ahead as they now have a structured plan. Do not tell me that this crime is not sexist; it is most often committed against women and children.

Yes, I suggest that Mr. Clarke seek professional help. The assumption that I did not know him was correct. If one of my clients, however well adjusted he may be, wrote this kind of article I would immediately suggest he talk to a professional. I would at least be reassured that his behavior was only

deal with these letters of response, or anonymous pulp literature, or advertisers hunting me for my scalp, or societies wanting my writers certificate of mental health, ER-you can get the point. The best part of the joke is that I responded to them like a good young idealist. Maybe I should have paid more attention to the veteran, callused over politicians who simply do not respond to any allegations that they are criminals, which they are. But they still are in office because we don't have enough time to do their jobs.

I think I thrive off the controversy some times, like a real political junkie looking for the next fix, gearing up for the next barrage of threats to my established system. Its a sad fact but I am simply a beast of this job's creation. While the Cascades lope around the court looking to score or defend I run around this paper, looking to probe, to push and to question.

God, I am really on a high horse! ' Who wants to knock me down?

Two fingers meant victory (for Nixon at least), Paul Becker ED IN CHIEF

Letters to the Editor unfeeling and not dangerous.

Consider the impact of an article describing, in cookbook precision, the framework around committing a serial murder. No consideration is given to consequences, none is given to the victims of this type of crime or their families. That, in itself, points to the irresponsibility of an editor who would print this action without conscience. This article was not printed to make a point; it was as best intended to shock.

As a society, we all have a responsibility to those victims who have suffered the actions of mindless violence. Printing instructions to perpetuate their nightmares is completely irresponsible, and I will bring any help I can to the argument to forestall its propagation.

Tell me, honestly, would the 'standard, day-to-day news that everyone can buy for 75 cents' print "The Principles of the Perfect Serial Murder?" Is it the pejorative of the "elite" to print this type of instruction and is it truly representative of the student body as the Editor claims?

Dear Editor, There were a couple of comments in the last issue of The Cascade that I believe merit a critical response.

One occurred in Jacob Curley's interesting article on his disappointing experience at SFU; the other in Lisa Chew's generally favorable review of If We Are Women. Oddly enough the comments are not entirely unrelated.

Mr. Curley writes: "Simon Fraser University is the worst place in the world. I'd rather be in Aushwitz.

Ovens fueled by the flesh of my brethren would instill me with more hope."

No, Jacob, they wouldn't. As the accounts of the all-to-few survivors make clear, one of the many things that could not survive in Aushwitz was hope. The point is that your comparison was not only wrong, but injudicious, inappropriate, and offensive. As a result, you defeated the intention of your article.

If you had described your experience as unpleasant and alienating, and had compared SFU to a cold, impersonal bureaucracy, your contention would have been believable, even if not everyone would have agreed with your assessment. But to compare SFU to

Aushwitz is not believable; there simply is no comparison. Those who have experienced Aushwitz, and who have struggled with the near impossibility of describing that experience precisely because there is nothing comparable to it, would only be deeply wounded by your assimilation of that experience to the situation of any cold, impersonal bureaucracy.

In Lisa Chew's review, she praises Virginia Cooke's portrayal of a sixty-year-old Jewish grandmother, but laments: "I only wished that she had convinced us that a Yiddish accent lurked more potently beneath the surface." Grandmothers with Yiddish accents are the stereotypes of television sitcoms; very few exist in real life. Indeed, it is virtually impossible that anyone born sixty years ago (circa 1937) would have a Yiddish accent. This is because the Holocaust, of which Aushwitz has become the terrifying symbol, forever destroyed the incredibly rich East European Jewish culture in which Yiddish was the living language. (The mass extermination of six million Jews is not a quantitative mat-

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Jesus Is Lord!

A crazed Christian rampaged his way through the Chilliwack Campus, and our on-the-spot Chilliwack correspondent was there to take in the action ....

Atabout 2:20 PM, the third of February, Monday reared it's manic head, and taught us a lesson. It seems some cyclist, evidently taken up in the fervor of the Lord's word, took it upon himself to declare that "Jesus is the Lord!" to UCFV students in Chilliwack. This fellow had previously jumped into the classrooms of some junior schools on his way to the college, blue-grey bike helmet still on his head, and told them what was what in four simple words.

When he got here (Chilliwack), he popped in and spread the word to every classroom in the new "D" building, the new student lounge, classes in the "C" building, and before lunging out the back of the "Motel" building, he managed to make a run through the Daycare Center. This was what really steamed our shirts. This is why the police were called, why the enunciating cyclist is wanted for questioning, and why the senior supervisors of the Student Teaching Center plan on locking their fire-exit door, contrary to fire regulations.

The cyclist easily got inside the white fenced perimeter, via the front gate. Then he stormed inside the building, which was brimming with three to five year-olds, and cleclared that "Jesus is the Lord!" One of the daycare workers tried to stop him there in the main play area, while he proceeded to the little washroom area (happily, it was empty) and trumpeted his procla-

RE: A Letter of Co01plaint British Columbia' s growing dependit will ence, and an appetite for excessive vetake the commitment and wis- hicle use. This appetite for destruction dom of more than one woman was denounced by Regina Dalton in (i.e. Patricia Ross) to curb last issue's letter to the editor. However, I must firmly stand by my praise Unfortunately

mation again. His job done, he left through a side door into the main entrance area, and after shouting into an empty office he stomped outside.

"He wouldn't look me in the eye," said Isabel Hay, the senior supervisor of 3-5' daycare. She had been completely surprised, since no-one should be able to get in that had not been screened via the intercom at the always locked front entrance. "[It's] like he knew which door to take," she remarked, worried. Now, the Fire-door is locked. "What if he'd taken a kid?" she asks. There would have been effectively nothing they could have done about it, "he'd be gone." The daycare did an immediate headcount, and the kids weren't frightened. Isabel called Gary, the parking lot guy in the blueblack uniform, who called the police.

The police showed up in just under half an hour, but he was long gone. Gary was told to notify them if he appeared again.

The enunciating cyclist turned out to be pretty harmless, but the way he tangoed his way into a nest of other people's precious darlings, waltzing out just as swiftly, brings about a reality check. Isabel feels that there should be some kind of security at the campus. That is, somebody who's specific job it is to take charge of such hassles.

At any rate, you can see that something is certainly wrong when just any yokel can lurch in and out of the Daycare Center.

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now, there has been a growing ~ concern as to the status of the O Macintosh computers in the First Q Heritage lab. As the dust col£ lected on the monitors and harddrives, the Cascade repeatedly graded Terry Cox and his department with a well deserved F. Each issue brought on another failing grade, and silent still the Macintoshes sat.

Enter the spring semester of 1996, cheery faces and friends reuniting to gab about sun-drenched adventures and the size of their course-load, and silent still the Macintoshes sat. Hot off· the press, the new editor assigns a rookie to do a follow-up article that allows Terry Cox the opportunity to explain the situation, but it reads more like a mudslinging attempt to discredit the author, than a satisfactory attempt to answer any serious questions. And silent still the Macintoshes sat.

Terry Cox, was more than willing to meet with Steve Tait and I to further discuss matters concerning the functionality of the Macintosh 6100's that take up the first two rows of com-

puters in the First Heritage computer lab. Although Terry seemed more than willing to answer our questions as directly as he could, I could not help the feeling that he seemed distinctly aware that he was being put under pressure to provide the answers that we Steve and I wanted to hear.

According to Terry, one of the biggest problems he faces departmentally is the fact that he only has three technicians to service the needs of the school, and a list of approximately 190 work requisitions that have yet to completed. Unfortunately, as Terry explained, none of his technicians are trained or knowledgeable enough to comfortably integrate a Mac OS (operating system) with a Novell-based Pentium lab. This begs the question, why bother buying the Macintoshes at all... it seems foolhardy to invest a large amount of funds to an operating systern you can't support. Terry went on to point out, thought, that as we spoke, one of his technicians was being trained to service the Mac OS. Networking incompatibilities and technical expertise aside, the Macintoshes where in no way available for

of councilor Patricia Ross, which had also come under fire by Dalton. I think Dalton would find more success and satisfaction in haranguing those counselors who have shirked these issues entirely ....

Damn Those Infernal Macs 0 nee again I spoke with Terry Cox in order that I may find out, or discover exactly what is happening with the, apparently, dormant Macintosh computers up in the First Heritage Computer Access Center. I have to-thank Doug Bull. He set up the interview with Terry and asked many of the questions that were necessary. I just listened to them, he and Terry, discuss the issue and jotted down the odd note. I have to be honest; I find the issue surrounding the Mac's boring. I am not upset that they are not functioning as they should be.

However, some of you might, or probably would like to know what is happening with them. Therefore, here is the bottom line surrounding the Macintosh computers in the First Heritage Computer Access Center: there are six units, two of them will be put, temporarily, into the media and to complete assignments; the other ones should be functioning well (Terry gave me an update on Friday the 24th). The ones that are up in the communications lab will be there until the end of the semester. End of story, or perhaps things will have changed by the time this goes to print. But, as of Friday the 24th that is where the Macintosh com-

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puters will be situated.

There were and are some prob)ems that contributed to the less than speedy application of the software to the Macintosh's. Apparently, there was some confusion as to who was responsible for ordering the software. Perhaps a lack of organization or solidarity within the department. Lack of man power. Apparently there are not enough technicians on staff to attend to all the needs of all the computers all the time. There are only three for the entire campus, which has around twelve hundred units that need to be maintained constantly. When Terry hires a technician, Macintosh experience is an asset but is not a requirement. A very large majority of the units in the school are PC's. The demand for a Macintosh technician is not very high. Terry did suggest, however, that "maybe I should have used the First Heritage money to hire a consultant".

The First Heritage lab is for drop -in use. It is not Terry's responsibility to provide other faculties with the software required for them to complete assignments. Although, Terry did say that if a faculty had specific needs, or specific software he would be more than happy to try and get it installed. Basically, that is all I was able to find out.

See Douglas Bull's article for more information and I assume a more scathing view.

Cox

use, except in the case of surfing the net or initiating e-mail accounts for students. The fact of the matter was and is, that without a word processing or spreadsheet application installed, those machines remain useless to anyone who does not have access to a Mac at home but feels more comfortable using a Macintosh OS, or even to someone who owns a Mac but needs to work on a project at school in the same platform.

When questioned about the tentative dates for installation of the even basic applications, Terry assured Steve and I that they would be on as soon as possible. Terry also admitted to the allegations that the software applications had not even been ordered until the end of September 1996, but could not offer a valid reason as to why the delay in the ordering. He reiterated throughout the interview that this was not an issue though, as software could in fact be installed before the software licenses had been processed. If this is true, it again begs the question, 'Why is there no software'?· As this article goes to press, two of the Macintoshes from the First Her-

itage lab have been transferred to the Media and Communications/Library Tech lab on the fourth floor of A Building A, awaiting functional software to be installed by said respective departments.

All told, while the information Terry provided us during this interview seems to indicate a desire to provide the students of UCFV with functional Macintoshes, the underlying feeling I get is that there needs to be a re-evaluation of his department and it's commitment to the upkeep of this institution's computers. If it is a funding issue that is keeping the job from getting done, then perhaps an administrative push for funding, to be applied to the training of technical staff and upkeep of hardware is in order. If a examination of the CTS department reveals a problem in organization or a lack of dedicated staff, then perhaps a restructuring of the staff is in order.

If this institution aspires to become a recognized university, it must also function at all levels in such a manner that reflects it's commitment and desire as such at all levels of it's structure.

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something happen to you at =:t: U.C.F.V. that you thought was ~ wrong or unfair, but didn't know -~ what you could do about it? ~ Have you ever been frustrated £ because you didn't even know where to start? Have you ever tried to resolve a problem at U.C.F.V. , but didn't know what the procedure was or found the procedure awkward, overly-confusing, or unworkable? If you have experienced these or any other frustrations with the complaint processes at U.C.F.V. then we have good news for you ... there will soon be an Ombuds Office at this institution.

Q. What the heck is an Ombuds?

An Ombuds is someone who is neutral, objective, third party who wants to assist you in resolving any disputes, concerns, and complaints you have at U.C.F.V. The Ombuds is not a lawyer or a judge, rather she/he is someone .whoinformally and confidentially helps to bring groups together in order to work out fair solutions to problems.

Q. What would U.C.F. V.'s Ombuds do?

U.C.F.V.'S Ombuds would play a number of very important roles.

Here, briefly, are a few of the major ones in point form: - The Ombuds will help individuals from the student body, faculty, staff, or administration sit down and informally work out resolutions to complaints or problems they have encountered by acting as a mediator.

- The Ombuds will provide an office which will allow anyone to drop in whenever they need information or advice on how to deal with problems they are facing at U.C.F.V. He/she can explain how the 'system' works.

- The Ombuds will direct people to more formal procedures if necessary.

- The Ombuds will recommended changes to U.C.F.V. policies or proce-

<lures which could be improved to make dispute and complaint resolution more streamlined and effective.

- The Ombuds will endeavor to educate the University-College community about complaint procedures and options.

Q. What makes this position neutral though?

The Ombuds Office is a unique partnership between U.C.F.V. and the Student Union. The position is jointly funded and controlled and therefore is an entirely new entity. Neither group has absolute control so the Ombuds will not be the lap dog of either.

Q. Who is going to oversee the work of the Ombuds?

A committee consisting of members from the Student Union, the counseling department, U.C.F.V. management, the faculty and staff, and the Ombuds will work together to make the Ombuds Office as helpful and efficient as possible. They will meet to discuss problems and success the Ombuds Office experiences and form policy so that the office will continue to evolve to best serve its mandate. If you are interested you could be on the committee (even if your name is Chris Terepocki).

Q. How can I get involved/ find out more about the Ombuds?

If you want a copy of the draft policy (which will give you more information) then drop by the Student Union Office at either campus and pick one up. There will be two open forums where you can ask questions and or make suggestions on the position or policy.

All are welcome.

In Abbotsford, on February 18th (Tues.) at 12:00 to 1:00 ... or in Chilliwack, on February 19th Weds.) at 10:00 to 11:00. If you can't make one of these meetings write down suggestions or questions and submit them to Student Services (c/o Amy Kheong) or at the Student Union Office. They must be in by February 28th.

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one must have quiet. So what does one screaming Librarian in a group study room equal? I am not quite sure, but the other day my friends and I were quietly engaged in the act of studying our various subjects. The hour we had booked for the study room was almost over so my friend went to go re - sign the room out. Everything was just peachy - keen until the Librarian came to our room and told us that only four chairs were allowed around one table. This meant that two of us had to leave the room.

No problem; two of us were about to leave the room when one of my friends inquired about this newly instigated four chair rule and said she had never heard of it before. The Librarian then

Moe's Matter: Frown of the Day Hometown: None of your business!

Occupation: U.C.F.V. student (transfering) Least Favorite Food: Wieners.

I'm haunted by their length and thickness.

Least Favorite Movie: The Cable Guy. Jim Carey is definitely not funny.

Least Favorite Music: Weird Al Yankovic. I've always been angered by people who make jokes at

other people's expense. The Amish didn't deserve his mockery, nor did Coolio (an artist I both respect and admire).

Turn-offs: unpopular opinions, poor service, being tickled, and dirt.

Least Favorite Life-Saving Procedure: The Heimlich maneuver. It's gross.

Least Favorite Smurf: Jokey.

Least Favorite Person: Jacob Curley.

One of my friends told me that h e wrote something offensive. I don't think that's very good.

Rants, Raves, and Assorted Reviews S ince

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llil Give gift certificates to beauty salons and massage parlors, BUT DON'T Specify 'electrolysis' as the primary treatment.

llil Surprise your Valentine with handpicked flowers, BUT DON'T Surprise your Valentine with a velvet rose from Macs.

llil Brag to your friends about the romantic evening, BUT DON'T Compare receipts in order to congratulate who spent the least.

llil Give lingerie or bikinis, BUT DON'T Give bikini wax.

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Spin a little of the love-doctor Barry White proceeded to yell at us. We told her we were leaving and not to get so angery. BUT DON'T Wrong thing to say; she yelled even Spin and try to sing like Barry White more and threatened to call security to remove us from the library. SECU- ners to get a glimpse of the circus that RITY?! For six HARMLESS students was happening in the supposed place of quiet. students?!

I do not understand the reason What puzzles me is that "group for this Librarian's behavior. We were study" does not mean only four people can study at one table. A six students who were diligently studyGROUP does not equal four. Accord- ing, making sure to follow the library ing to the dictionary, "group" means rules and regulations. Being "threat"a NUMBER of persons ... together, or ened" with excessive force was the replaced or classified together ... "A per- suit of studying in the UCFV library.

This is not the first time I have son who works with books all day should know this mean- been treated as if I was a dog's dinner in the library. I strongly advise whoming fairly well. ever is in charge of the library staff, to The way my friends and I were make sure their Librarians go through treated was absolutely ludicrous. It was a very embarrassing a mandatory PEOPLE SKILLS and situation, for us and for the Librarian, CUSTOMER SERVICE course.

A Librarian job is like any other as other students who were working in the library began to peek around cor- customer service job, without the cus-

llil Give a poem, reciting it in front of your Valentine, BUT DON'T Give someone else's poem, written on a Hallmark card (this takes the imagination of a History lecture).

llil Profess your undying love for your Valentine, BUT DON'T Only admit a 'strong liking' that has developed over your years together.

llil Compliment your Valentine on how you noticed their lips and eyes, BUT DON'T Comment on how you noticed their hips and thighs.

llil Give a thoughtful Valentines perhaps of homemade variety, BUT DON'T Recycle an old valentine with last year's message simply whited out.

llil Spring for a romantic little Italian restaurant, BUT DON'T Take her out to Boston Pizza for he heart-shaped pizza.

Heed the warnings and good luck guys ... tomers, you do not have an establishment. Therefore, without the students, my dear Librarians, you would not have a paycheque.

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Curlywack Goes to the People "No more thinking! I don't dare care anyway, I can't find the answer; I've looked for one everywhere.

I'll keep my head down, and smile when they sell me.

I'll play where they tell me, and try like the devil To keep the demons away."

-Stan Rogers, 1976, written after his first gig.

"/' ll just pick on everyman (person, or everylady) and ask some pertinent questions, and hopefully get a sense of what the rest of the socially inattentive students are thinking about."

With

numbers jiggling in my

brain like the features of an old man shaking his head really fast, I staggered into the light. Budgeting, accounting, long division, and math in general were still resounding in my mind, like the din of an angry crowd leaving a theater after another movie effort by one of the now over wrought and defunct cast of Friends, I inhaled cool air and freedom.

I had left the Cascade office and locked the door. Then I realize, why, the Chief

does this stuff all the time ...does he have the time to hear the student body if they don't actually write to him?

"Dude," I told myself"probably not."

It's time to take it to the masses, get the big scoop. It's way easier than talking about genital piercing, Preston Manning, or confronting my true feelings about the hugely muscled captain of the New Caledonia women's basketball team (whose team just fizzed against the Cascade ladies team last weekend). I'll just pick on everyman (person, or everylady) and ask some pertinent questions, and hopefully get a sense of what the rest of the socially inattentive students are thinking about.

So, I found my everyman (sorry lassies, he had good hair) and took him to task. I threw statements at him, and he reacted with the quickness of a terrier.

Me: "The naked guy issue from last semester."

Everyman: "Hm, 'wow, he's actually naked' The hatchet frightens me, the whipped cream entices me, but the hood and the shoes ...what's that all about?"

Me: "Do you find it objectionable?"

Everyman: "Maybe as much as the cover of Madonna's Sex book a couple of years ago."

Last Words from the Minister of Information The King of the Sin, The Mic, when you are hugging your sister, and The Hooked So many fucking scribes don't understand the game, the respect of the peoHook: ple ain't the same thing as fame, fools s::: Shock value is lobotomy, Shock ~ ....:i value is monopoly, Shock value being fucking critics to the bureaucrats, is a st:i.te of being, Shock value don't be such a coward and blaze your own path, is what I'm seeing.

Why not get known for your mental and wits, The Mic: How can so many fakes, make fraudu- I try to be a writer but you're giving me fits, because my outlet of opinions lent earthquakes? For fuck sakes.

No opinion, sitting of the fence, weak- is going to the shits, ness compensated for when you offend, You might be thinking I should be Show a picture of Ennis, to make peo- smeared, I circulate my own leaflet and ple squeamish, claim the media is cor- end your fucking careers, I've been doing this for years making rupt, but who's the most fiendish, The most marble on the grave, gets the myself known, like a horseman drinkmost airwaves, if you can't see that ing 25 and driving home, Fuck Joshua Pratt I outlast like a fact, then you are thinking like a slave, You're saying there he goes again on Ya'll know who wins the fucking King that colored tip, No wigger, just your of Sin! closed mind missing my trip, Democracy, ain't society, when 20%, Hook: Waitress fill my glass with gin, It's in, controls all the cheese, So sick of soapbox liberals fighting the I'm the King of the Sin! Fill the pipe with bud in the ciggy tin, corporate hammer, while they don't hesitate to degregate my It's in, I'm the King of the Sin! grammar, Cascade fakes can say fuck the main- Public Apology: 1999 will continue stream, but need a media circus on their in the next issue. I apologize for the bitch-ass perpetrators that had to be team, Glorifying killers to circulate a free dealt with. paper, would Tanya Smith's family enjoy your misguided caper? You're Quote of the millenniumfailure to think is a way of "Bitch, you know the side. World disrespecting her, think about that motherfucking wide!"

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Me: " ...Genital piercing."

Everyman: "I think it's a lot of searching for meaning, contrived tribalism. These people are trying to be different, but it seems hollow of substance."

Me: "Girls are legally empowered to walk topless publicly in Ontario."

Everyman: ""I'm Pro" Me: "The release of the Star Wars Trilogy."

Everyman: "Thumbs Up!" Then his brow furrowed, and he looked at the window-side wall. We were in the A building's Student Lounge, in Abbotsford. The wind outside was cold and fierce, there would be no snow, I was thinking, for it would be afraid to fall in such weather. The everyman squinted at me, "What are those two nooses doing there?" he

asked me. I didn't know, noticing only the white ropes as he mentioned them.

"They are symbolic of something, but what? They have been here for the entire five years which [ibid] I have attended, but nobody notices.

Why?" They hang just out of reach, at equal height. He has never noticed anything hanging between them, activities banners are usually taped or pinned to the wall, the long white ropes hanging unused. And if they are symbolic there meaning is grim.

An unanswered question hangs off the mind of a student like a poisonous burr, with barbs on it's quills.

Why, why, why? Suddenly I dismissed the question as irrelevant, thanked Everyman for his time, and began anew the contemplation of the thickness of a certain girl's calves, the negative integer entry on a Clarisworks spreadsheet, and the possibility of dropping out of school and flying to Ontario in a Y-Wing fighter.

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Political correctness exists in all £ sorts of crude, subtle, and sophisticated ways. High and cement packed walls often, tragically, divide and insulate groups in our society that dare to define 'values', and the need for them, in different ways.

There is one tribe, in the 'values debate', that tends to highlight and emphasize traditional family values, war on drugs, pro-life, anti-euthanasia legislation, abhors a perceived growth in violence on our streets and public media, welcomes a tougher policing system, retributive justice and a return of the death penalty. This particular tribe also questions the public school system, replaces it with private or home schooling, pits science against religion (creationism vs. evolution), is anti-gay and tends, to a significant degree, to justify its position by a certain interpretation of our sacred texts.

There is another clan in the 'values debate' that tends to highlight and emphasize environmental concerns, multiculturalism, poverty and the reason for it, aboriginal issues, feminism, human rights, animal rights, our feudal world order, questions the excessive expenditure on the military, is progay and pro-choice, defines the family in different ways and tends to view justice in more of a rehabilitative and restorative way. This particular clan also tends to be less patriotic, more open to immigrants and refugees, asks poignant questions about the virtues of free trade, big business and multinational corporations and views racism as a disease in the marrow of our culture.

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phasis, within different groups in our society. The sad thing is the way both groups often lack a rigorous and keen sense of self criticism; the other side is often caricatured and pilloried by the use of all sorts of exclusionary language; social psychologists call this the mote-beam syndrome. The social credo or 'we believe' of these groups needs to be called into question. There is, in a very significant sense, the reality of excommunication for those who do not adhere to the credo of one of the groups.

The strong emotions which often animate and sustain the 'values debate· needs to be diffused so that serious, sensitive, and public dialogue can occur between members of the different groups. Authentic dialogue begins when each group can see the beam in their own eye, be hesitant about pulling out the mote in the eye of the other and attentive listening guides the dialogue. This does not mean, of course, that agreement between groups will occur, but such an approach creates the conditions for both groups to open their minds, chip away at the wall that divides and look one another carefully, eye to eye, rather than hiding behind the rhetoric of a self righteous idealism. l ltc Cuuncuu, And Knowledgeable

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Caveat Transferator (''Let the Transfer Student Beware'') ~C'J

Ralph Nader hits UCFV!

~ Ah ...not quite! s::: Jake Curley's article in ~ "Jacob's Matter" and the abun£ dance of students at UCFV for whom I have overheard speak of transferring to SFU has compelled me to issue a few words of warning before this decision is made in haste.

While many, I assume, know exactly what they are getting into, I am convinced there is an equal amount or more of UCFV students who plan to transfer to SFU who do not know what SFU is all about. If you are thinking about transferring to SFU ask yourself why you are doing such a thing? Is it really the best situation for you to place yourself in? Does the program you are going to go into offer you more at SFU as compared to UCFV? Are you really going to like "SFU life" better than "UCFV life"? These questions and more need to be answered before you make the switch to SFU. If you don't care, Jake's article did not effect you in any way and you are going to SFU anyways, despite any words of wisdom, read on anyways (forthcoming

are many secrets to enjoying SFU, as much as you can really enjoy SFU anyways, as well)!

Five and a half years of study in "Trianoland" have given me the knowledge for which I am about to pass on. Use it wisely!

101 + or - 93 REASONS TO THINK ABOUT NOT TRANSFERRING OR TRANSFERRING TO SFU (1) The Rip-Off Factor - Jake went over this one already, but the travesty must be repeated! SFU charges more per credit than UCFV and also adds a crap load of other fees. Translation: to go to SFU you have to "SHOW THEM THE MONEY!!"

(2) Parking Privileges - Parking is not a privilege. Parking passes are almost impossible to get, meter parking is $1.50/hour, and it costs $3 to get up and down the hill on a silent, stinky bus. Hitchhiking is the only monetarily-friendly way to go, but that can be unsafe and you may run the risk of being picked up by an engineering student!

(3) Grayness - SFU can be a depressing place. The designer certainly captured the ambiance of death row beautifully.

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equality and the progressive new ~ wave thinking of style and youth, ~ have produced a rather strange product. This product is Calvin ~ Klein's CK one. To the makers £ of this product, I question the attempt made by these latest cultural fads. CK one has been marketed as a unisex fragrance attracting the all too hip, styleless middle class. Some may find the scent appealing and enjoy it, but I feel you can't enjoy it in both situations. If you know someone who prefers this odor you will develop a biased opinion, you will no longer be able to refer to that

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(4) Pre-1:00pmPretzels-Oneofthe purest joys in life! Soft pretzels are the ultimate school snack. Delicious and nutritious. Make sure to purchase one before 1:00 pm. Often I can remember skipping class just to find a fresh pretzel. That is either sad or a reflection of how motivated I was at SFU. (5) Post-1:00 pm Pretzels - One of the most disgusting snacks on the earth, perhaps the known universe! A small bite out of a pretzel purchased after 1:00 pm can ruin your whole day.

Unless you enjoy the taste of warm rubber, many of you do I know, do not indulge in a post-1 :00 pm pretzel.

(6) The Curve - A nightmare for some, god-send for others. The curve can alter your GPA .5 points either way.

Find out if the department you are entering follows strict guidelines for grade distribution or not. Personally I believe the curve to be an educational institutional construct from hell!

(7) The Couches - SFU possesses some of the most comfortable couches around. Plan to get some zzzs in between classes. You will become an expert at hiding your sleeping drool before anybody notices. Who said you

don't learn anything at SFU? (8) The Nickname - The SFU Clansman. Clansman? Brutal! Clansman is not a name which is desirable.

Sounds like some group working out of Mississippi. SFU is planning to change their nickname to the SFU "Trianos". This movement was spearheaded by UCFVs own Nicole Schubert who is coincidentally president of the "Jay Triano Fan Club"! Ask her how to become a member.

I second the notions of Jake Curley.

I didn't like SFU. It wasn't a fun place, it wasn't an inspiring place, and it isn't a place I would recommend. Like Jake, I'd rather be a Cascade than a Clansman, no question! Given this, you may still find that SFU is the place for you.

It is important that you take the knowledge you have gained frollil "Jacob's Matter", this article, and whatever else you have available to you to come to an informed decision. Who knows, maybe UCFV has a lot more to offer than you think!!

Writer's Note: if there are any comments or critisisms of this article, please email Ian Lusher at FVLUSIJ I@ucfv.bc.ca

scent on a first time contrasting basis.

If one is in direct contact with one wearing the cologne, anyone from that opposite sex will have a disadvantage in the effectiveness of the fragrance, therefore defeating it's purpose which is to attract. For example, if one knows a male who wears the cologne, speaking from a male perspective, they will become accustom, or relate that smell to a male. If the male in direct contact comes across a female who wears CK one they will, at some level, relate the scent with the known male. The situation would also arise when the gender roles are reversed. So when this situation arises I get confused, it's a trivial concept, but it makes me think.

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Double - Tap On The Royals :.... This weekend" s sports began ~ "'t.3 with victories for both the men's ~ and women's basketball team ...

smooth jumper (2 pts). Overall, the Cascades posts were a little over-sized but not enough to cause any significant i:i:i difficulty in bringing the points in.

Coming off another win The end of the game was in the first half with about 3:30 to go. From on the past weekend, the womthere on in it was Cascades in high gear, en's basketball team walked into Aldergrove secondary with a Douglas trying to eat dust and confident stride. And that is how smile ....not that there wasn't any_comthe game began with the exception of petition. Final Score 67-44.

With the furious victory of the one thing: the Cascades couldn't score until they were down by 9 points. It women, I was left with a mild was a bit of a wonder, for me as I have windburn, due to their speed, when the seen the team lose about 3 times in two men stepped out to take on the DougGoodbye years. Would this be the fourth time? las College Royals.

Anyways, back to reality. "Now windburn, hello Spalding on my face. watch" I muttered to Manager Jeff Rather, hello Spalding on Douglas's White and we sat back and watched the face. UCFV came out on the crest of a Cascades surge onward and upward. five game winning streak ...and it was The game was about 6 minutes and 30 not about to stop.

But Douglas College was no seconds of nail-biting -and that was in the first half. Its fair to say that the slough-off either, and this game was Cascades are practicing for Nationals, tight. UCFV has had problems with yet again. But before Nationals they their defense; mainly, they allow too have to get through Provincials and many points. This seems strange as ~~~~~~~~~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; they have the tallest team in the provinceso you would expect to see many a shot blocked back into the back rows of the bleachers. But the league referees think that basketball is still 60s style and thus when a big block is made, 8 out of 10 times it is blown down as a foul. Just ask Chad Yarwood. This young rookie can reject anyone when he has his mind set and yet the guy gets called for fouls all the time. So this game was a little devoid of blocks, because Chad played a clean, smooth game. Yarwood scored 22 pts and probably Neal "The Garbageman" ~C~ra~n~n~a~m~1~.x~es~it~u~p~ would have scored with the Douglas College Royals in the paint. more had he got the ball shooting averages have got to rise before a real degree of confidence can be established ...

But I am wandering, let's tighten up and take a look at the game. As I said before, the game started with no Cascade scoring. But then Lindsay Fennell (4 pts) hit a fast break lay-up and the scoring parade began. Gillian Kirk was the hot hand in the first half, with her consistent shooting and headsup dribbling (10 pts). But the high scorer of the game was the aggressive and oh-so-styley Krista Harris who ripped around the court to finish with 14 points. Krista was also implemental in opening up shots with smooth ball movement, along with "Jizz", Lesley Sharp (8 pts), and Nicole Schubert (11 pts/ 5 rebounds).

In the paint, Martha Craig contributed 12 points along with 7 rebounds. Am"Buehler" Mytting and her signature shot put in 4 points along with 6 big boards. Sara Hambleton also edged unto the score sheet with a

a little more regularily from the UCFV backcourt. Assuredly,Yarwood will let the backcourt know how many times he has been open ...

On the other side of the paint, Neil Cranna was consistent as ever, bursting through half-attempted blocks to put the ball in. Neal took some midrange shots to show he isn't just the "Garbageman". Cranna finished with 19 pts and 11 big boards. Relatively quiet on the offensive side, and plagued with a few weak fouls Jake Curley was sidelined for a big part of the first half, and never really got into his game in the second half, although he did dunk on the Royals with a solid two-hand cram (6 pts, 10 rebs). Seeing an increasing amount of playing time, Rookie Malcolm Campbell came out to score 5 points and haul down 4 boards. Campbell took a sweet insidethe-three shot which lay downed nice in the hoop. On boards, he is potentially the dominant player, and with time will be the man.

The UCFV backcourt was offensively minded this game, and it would not be stopped by anyone. Dan Turner continues to improve his style within the perimeter, as he takes on bigger opponents with little hesitation.

With a shaky jumper and hard driving lay-ups Turner nailed down 8 points on the scoresheet.

Mike Lee, apparantly sick with a fever, came out to score a confident I 0 points and four rebounds. In a feverish delirium, Lee argued a bit much with referees about calls, which resulted in him sitting down for awhile, allowing for Wade Tamblyn to see some floor time.

their bellies but haven't given the carcass over to the pack. The UCV Cascades have really improved as a team and their control in high pressure situations has become a good sign of things

Although not ~~~=~===~~~~~~~~~~~~ high in the scorLesley Sharp can score anywhere on the perimeter. ing category, Tamblyn is coming along to come.

Final Score 98-81. Douglas Colquite well (2 pts, 1 reb). lege slides down another notch while But the real story of the game the Cascades place themselves in the was the superstar play of Steve nuber 4 position in the league.

Cavanagh.

"Moxy" was big-28 Come out this Valentine's weekpoints is how big since you wondered.

My main man couldn't miss the hoop end and watch the big games at no matter what he did, and about half Aldergrove Secondary School. Friday way into the first half he was grinning night will see the Langara Falcons get every shot as if to say to his defense their wings clipped by both the Men's "I'm unstoppable". Steve hit from and Women's team. three point land, the mid-range turna- Saturday night is going to give the =~-------round jumper and the lay-up that beat many defenders to the hoop.

It was showtime and Cavanagh was the star. About time. Jeff White held his hands up in the air as if to say 'Unbelievable!' Cavanagh has been steadily improving, along with the entire team, which will provide the Cascades with a shot at Provincials.

UCFV pulled ahead starting in the second half, with a quick ninepoint advance.

At one time they were ahead by 20 Martha Craig powers to the hoops for another 2 pts. points, but the last moments of the game were spent Capilano Blues ...well, they're gonna playing around with Douglas to acer- have the blues when the Cascades tain extent, like lions who have filled overwelm them.

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Volume 4 Issue No. 9

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Invocation On A Sleeping Muse In the five and a half months it had taken for the completion of this poem, a number of hopes for its resolution had passed through my mind: what have I to offer that most poets previous have not explored, how could I hope to appeal to an audience who do not willingly read the poetry of others, what is the force that infuriates me so deeply about the state of modern poetry, and why do I need to attempt to resurrect an art form long dead?

I say long dead, not in any sense of arrogance or to belittle any who might feel strongly about the preservation of modern poetry, but dead in the sense of its artistic life. What was once a style of blending internal harmonies and the power of words to portray a sense of beauty has been lost.

No longer is poetry associated, in any sense, with the cadences of the soul and the universe. Poetry has become a thing often lifeless and without thought.

This "Invocation" is an attempt to re-present the public with a sense of the possibility that poetry is not a tenminute-soul-puking- "Look-what-Ipulled-out-of-my-ass" joke. In this, I hope to reawaken the mind of poetry and open the eyes of a muse who may have been silent for close to one hundred years.

Invocation On a Sleeping Muse From whence doth thy rage spring, sweet Euterpe?

Where once thy whispers lilted honeyed on

The tongues of many who sung thy tribute, And flutter'd softer than the night moth's wing, Now thy harmonious tunes discordant 5 Fall to the mists below thy secret home.

Hath unforgiving Jove fetter'd thee there, As Prometheus too was constricted Unjust for his love of humanity?

Say not that thy delicate hands hath been

IO Forever remov'd from the golden lyre That once hath rous 'd men to sing thy worship; Or even that thine own song hath thus soon Been silenced, thy lips muzzl'd by his hand In dour jealousies of thy affection.

15 Speak but once if this be true, and I would Risk Jove's ire to shake the heavens and thus Awake thy kin, revealing that dark plot; Or might I smite that hand and remove thy Distressing encumbrance, so freeing thee

20 To sing again and bring light to our hearts.

Nay, for o'er much dost thy father love thy Soft refrains, thy melodies sweet, and would Yield that lot in keeping thy song silent.

Or, gentle Muse, hath thy voice grown harsh and 25 Thus nigh reticent through long years still moum'd?

Dost thy weeping sign the losses of thy Most favoured children, fallen too soon?

Rise, dear one, and thus silence thy anguish' d Cries; let thy songs be heard again in this 30 E'er darkly age. 0 light thy bower's eaves, And bring hence thy lyre to sing thy greatest Of strains; let thy favour'd yet have new voice That we here might know thy beauteous form, And to thy honor mend thy shatter'd heart.

Feel The N Oise:A Message from the 80's Schlock Rock Preservation Society

Come on people, you know you love it! You loved the hair spray, the spandex, the upholstered guitars, the classic crotch grabbing, and the half naked women digging in quarries! We want YOU to join the 80's Schlock Rock Preservation Society. Only you can bring back guitar heroes such as Kyp Winger and Nikki Sixx. Only YOU can bring back teased, feathered, and crimped hair! So give me an R. 0. C. K.! What do you got? ROCK! Come on U.C.F.V. Screw your Math courses ... Let's RAWK!!

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35 O! cast off thy ebon robes, shed away Thy mourning garb, and command thy ladies Bring forth thy brightest of gowns, that might still Outshine the winged chariot of thy Fair brother. Apollo, and deign him sing.

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Come thou hence from thy lonely hall and walk Again the brooks and fields, the woods and haunts, O! take to wing those skies and wave from man's mind That sombre veil that thy hush hath assumed.

Yea, that most sombre veil that hath fallen 45 At thy absence and, like the lark by night, Made thy children's songs cease to thence be sweet, So seemingly bereft of thy music.

Sing that thy symphonies will be heard here And echoed by the hearts and minds of man; 50 Reunite the soul and sense that by this Ancient craft this sprite might uplifted be, And share in joys lost to these darken'd years; Sing that thy voice might sound within the ears Of those lost bards and waken them from that

By those fires, let me glimpse what thou hast known 65 Of what was and may become of this plane And those misted by the unbelieving, Imagineless souls that haunt those listless Hours forsook by stars and the chastest moon; No longer veil those tales within the great 70 Hunter hid, nor bear, nor any within Thy lighted realms. Unfold thy starry hand And hold bare the accounts that thou didst share To the ears of those still unnumbered.

Have I not ears that thou migh'st whisper to,

75 Nor tongue that might yet sweetly sing thy songs?

Have I not hand and pen with which I might Script the ages thou could'st tell of? O! hear My plaintive hymn, for time presseth short my Years, and yet have I much to work. Leave not 80 My stone to read "This and the dust beneath Are still his greatest offer unto man."

Though let them say "His lyrics soft did bright Our darkest day, and reacquainted our Souls sweet music with the void left afore."

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55 Long slumber by the banks of river Styx (Whose waters more than seven times hath pass'd), And bid them thence to remember thy tunes, And join thee in thy most melodious Of hymns; O! rouse thy issue most favour'd.

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Thus, 0 gentlest Muse, my humble gift Unto thee is mine ear, my tongue, my hand, And all else thou might'st need to walk again The lowly realms of man; stray soft Ida's Lofty halls and mantle thy tender strains

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'Pon all the streams and trees and hills and _ mounts, And rest not lest Nature's entirety Send me the sparks that light universes!

Lay bedeck'd in thy glorious verse and Those unknown spheres that unfold to mine Revels at thy coming form, thence bows low, eyes Unheeded for weakness at thy beauty.

95 The countless worlds unseen, unheard, unfelt By many mortal apprehending mind; Trent B. Wild

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Well, when the God Uranus' genitals were cut off and tossed into the sea, Aphrodite (the Goddess of sensual love) was born from the foam. From Aphrodite and her exploits with men we get her son Eros (God of love), who is known today as Cupid. Cupid has become the most popular symbol of Valentine's Day next to the heart and the rose. So where does thing gift giving thing come into play? Back in the day good old Saint Valentine was the patron Saint of beekeepers and engaged couples. He was also know for among other things his ability to invoke happy marriages and so we feast in his honor on February 14th. It was also believed that birds paired off to mate. And so over time in the great tradition of Western Civilization we commercialized the event, appljed it to humans, and marketed the hell out of it!

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No matter how this day was created, Valentines is unavoidable and believe me guys if you try to boycott this sacred day you will feel the wrath of a very disappointed female. So, now that we have come to terms with Valentine's day, let's try to break from tradition. Here are some helpful hint for you guys: Instead of the traditional roses (forced to grow out of season and will probably die in a week) or chocolate, try giving orchids or wild flowers or a basket of exotic fruit. Find her something personal and that you know she would like. Frame her favorite print or buy her favorite book. Lingerie is a big seller, but guys make sure you know your mates taste. It is a good thing to know whether she likes edible underwear or not. You do not always have to spend money either. For all you broke college students make her a romantic dinner, draw a bath for her in candle light, or make her something creative from your own imagination.

Although this seems like one of those holidays where women get

spoiled and men get the bill, men are deserving of the attention and pampering. As I have noticed in my own attempts to find a gift, a man is not easy to buy for on Valentine's Day. How many guys do you know that would be genuinely pleased at receiving a dozen long stem roses. So here are a few ideas for the ladies: You could go with the traditional boxers or chocolate or you could try and add a personal touch to the gift.

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If you are still obsessively scratching your head, the simplest way of pronouncing your deep down feelings, should be through a simple Valentine's card. If Hallmark and Carlton cards are too lame for you, your only possible alternative is making one yourself. Yes, you can make your very own personalized card (for virtually nothing) in less time then standing in line to purchase a movie ticket to the latest re-released rip-off George Lucas movie. You will certainly be a hit with him/her on Valentine, because everybody values something artsy by "vous", since you create a very personal card.

And last but not least, candy is also a great gift! No one can get eqough of those tasty mini cinnamon hearts, tender jelly hearts and sweet lips. Without candy, Valentine's just would not be the same. So, now that you are finally able to make your mind up, select that load of chocolates, those species of plants, make your artistic card and get your sweet candy, The only thing left to ponder now is " Will you be mine?"

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MACS Memo: Hey there folks, much has happened since the last issue. The trip to Poland is still in the makings, although it won't be happening until next year some time. The Canadian Film Fest is still in the works, we're just debating on whether we should show Meatballs and Porky's or Exotica and Jesus of Montreal. Any suggestions? We are also in the process of acquiring a MACS student lounge, where fascinating conversations about Sheila Copps (Doug's favourite), Erke1,and Bob and Doug Mackenzie will occur. For the low down on our work with Speaker's Comer and Roger's cable, I advise you to read this week's TAKIN'ITTOTHE MACS by Mathew Kokas. Our next meeting will be this Thursday, Feb. 20, in room A405 at 8:30pm. Free beer for the first 100 people that can prove that they were actually born to a Brazilian mother and a Namibian father.

Coming soon ... CHICKEN SHIT BINGO!!! Keep watching for more information. Our e-mail address is MACS@ucfv.bc.ca

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Do you feel like no one is listening?

Are you tired of being pushed around?

If your answer is yes, we at The Cascade understand, and are here to help.

Write for The Cascade It'll make you feel better

Letters to the Editor Cont'----------------------------------ter.)

It strikes me as extremely timely that the History Department is introducing a new course on The Holocaust, 1933-45 (Hist 320) next fall. In my experience ("Oh! You 're Jewish! I once knew a Jewish family." "Oh! You're Jewish! You must have strong views on the Middle East."), it seems as if the Jews in Fraser Valley exist only as a metaphor for extreme discomfort.

More knowledge of both can only be a good thing.

Yours sincerely, Eric Davis, Head, Department of History

Dear Editor, I would "speak" (...though not on the part...) of two rather creative writers tha have come under fire in recent issues of the Cascade. The first has just been noticed recently, though his topic is always Controversy in some form or another, and the second is the editor of the paper itself. I refer, of course, to Robert J. Clarke and Paul Becker ... two excellent writers, as I see it.

I would recall the first article of Mr. Clarke's that I saw (Though I may be mistaken - I don't have it here beside me but I believe I recognize his style in it). It spoke of the tendency of reltionships between men and women, most notably those that fail. I remember flowing through it, sensing the truth in what he had wrote, but being chilled by the whole thing. Mr. Clarke is an incredible writer ... He captures the interest, his sentences admit to little error, his thoughts are continous and smooth, and his mastery of the English language is evident. However, as most of you know by now, he doesn't write in a traditional fashion.

It seems he has captured the essence of a perfectly objective viewpoint. To me, this was unnerving! He spoke of a break - up between some

guy and his girlfriend: the fist ws relativley unmoved by the seperation, but the other was saddened. I have observed this myself, but the words I read betrayed no emotion about the event.

My mind screamed: "Is he advocating this? Does he think this is how it should be?", but no ... there was no indication of this either. He was perfectly neutral.

"Just the facts, ma'am" was the creed, and that was that.

Now, I admit that I missed the article that has people in the most fury, where he describes how someone comes to be murdered ... A topic, which vies'with his objective nature in principle. Murder is an emotional and moral issue, not normally described objectivley. However, even though the article lacks tact, I don't see it as a result of mental illness. Instead, it was a continuation of a commendable style of writing, applied once in a soft spot.

People learn from their mistakes ( it was a mistake, not a crime) and I would suspect that this problem will not repeat itself.

In the meantime, read his articles, people, see them as pointeers of what our society currently is , and use them as a springboard for discussion as how to resolve them, if need be.

Mr. Becker, too, is a very fine writer. I commend him on raising his defense in a calm, understanding fashion. However, sir, have you noticed how often you end up <loin this? I would make a suggestion, then, as to how you might treat your material...

The Cascade raises interest by how it attracts its readers. Many media sources have discovered that controversial issues and images are very effective in this effort, but I ask you: For the attention any one article/picture attracts, is the trouble it causes worht it? Who are you trying to atrract?

Surely, people will notice a hot headline and want to read more, but these people would be the ones that would

either glorify them or complain about them.

No doubt, you already run similar questions by yourself, and I thank you for it. As long as you remember that challenging people is good while shocking them is bad, this will continue to be one of the Valley's best student newspapers.

If the reader wishes to address thede issues I have raised, he or she may email the Cascade at cascade@ucfv.bc.ca, or may discuss my words personally with me at turtle@uniserve.com.

Dear Editor, Well I unfortunatley never fully read the article by Robert J. Clarke, I skimmed over it while trying to endure the cafeteria's food.

Now I do not know if I should be commenting on it since I haven't fully read it, which I plan to do, but though I think that an apology to the people -who had read it is ok, apologizing for printing it was the worst possible mistake you could have made.

What people have to realize is while we have free speech, freedom of press and wonderful communication networks like the internet, there will always be thoughts spoken that offend people. We as human beings do have moral obligations to society not to offend of prejudice others , but that does not mean we have to always be "politically correct".

People have to learn to censor themselves, and not read, watch or listen to something that they think, or know will offend them. People have to start taking responsibility for their own actions.

Words in and of themselves are harmless . It is the peoples and their actions that are behind the words that ma~e them good or bad.

The question I think should be asked is "Was the author/publisher trying to

hurt , or negatively

influence the

reader?"

So you shouldn't apologize for offending any one, unless you specificly, prejudiced them, because you never forced them to read it, and they could of stopped reading it before any damage was-done.

I should also point out that in most cases like this it is only the few people who get offended that seem to write in, so they are the ones who are listened to. We people that want to read and see more controversial/interesting articles never seem to write in and stick up for ourselves. Come on people, voice your opinions. This is not only the view of one person, I know many others who feel the same way as me. It was a lively lunch time topic :> Well I should go now before I continue insulting the English department with my bad grammmar and spelling.

TREVOR DUBINSKY

Dear Editor, While pouring through the January 31 issue of the Cascade, I came across Jacob Curley's latest commentary: Tales From the Hill. In it I found a thoroughly mangled image of Burnaby's most cherished institution. Though the sheer glee that was apparently put into this article caused me to shudder, I found that it struck a chord .... Or rather accord, since I too have sampled my fair share of discomfort at this University. HOWEVER, there are also many merits to SFU that I believe need to be presented to you, and I have wrote this article to offer what I can in its defense.

Mr. Curley has spoken largely of the indifference he believes pervades the halls of SFU. Well, i'm not going to deny that it exists ...

I could not speak on the unminded death of the girl that Curley has mentioned, since this is the fir_stI have

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heard of it, and it is true that the professors could care less if you-pass or fail - but I would say that that is the worst of it. SFU is the largest place of learning I have ever attended (much like a small city), and so it doesn't surprise me that these things could happen. But were you to take a look at the day - to - day dealings of the people you can find there, I believe you would be pleased.

Much has been done at SFU to get the students involved ... bothin classes and in things that they had never considered before. Class support ranges in form, from labs much like the ones we have here (e.g.: Math Lab, room G 166) and regular tutorials. Students are also encouraged to go to each other for help ... and if you can't find anyone you can relate with (you have, what 10 000 people to talk to?). As for activities, you need only to look as far ar the nearest poster board.

I came upon one student society (CSSS) which seemed determined to offer every student something to do.

They regularly hosted skiing, laser tag, movies, card games, pizza nights ... and the list goes on. They were mindful to hold regular meetings (about every two to three weeks) in which everyone was eligible. (Okay. There was one limitation: you had to be an intended CS mmajor/minor. The activities were still open to everyone, though). The people themselves are not zombies or ghosts, as Mr. Curley would imply. In fact, they are quite animated - groups form common interests and chatter fills the halls. Once I came upon a fourth year called Jason in one cafeteria (which, by the way, serves swill very rarely, opting instead for some incredible "Cream of' soups ) who, with only small icebreaker from me ("Do you mind if I sit here?") proceeded to engage me in discussion on ... well, life at SFU. It worked quite well for him ..lt might be just your thing, too.

You might ask why it is that I know about SFU, and yet happen to be attending here at UCFV. Well, the truth is that like Mr. Curley, I let myself slide. If you think homework is unimportant, you'll need to think again.

Ofttimes , my homework is LINKED to the assignments, and so you'll tum in multiple questions every week of which a few will get marked. Also, don't let those "activities" I mentioned carry you away as they did me. If you go to SFU there will be lots of things to experience - but the most important , as always, will be schooling.

If you have thoughts you'd like to add on this matter or any other, I encourage you to either email the Cascade at cascade@ucfv.bc.ca, or myself at turtle@uniserve.com.

Dear Editor, " The Principles of the Perfect Serial Murder"? I cannot believe I am reading this! Appearing in the January 17 publication of "the Cascade", this article on how to plan and execute the "perfect" murder has gone way beyond bad taste.

The details in the article are hor-

rifying, outlining how to choose the perfect victim -" ...one would find a great amount of success preying on types such as prostitutes, homeless or runaways -" ...such as hair, fingerprints and fibres."

This mindless treatment of such a frightening social issue is appalling.

Are we not, as a society, taking steps to avoid the very crimes that this article details? Where is the social conscience here?

There is nothing even remotely newsworthy in a piece like this, and it is shameful that it appears in a "student newspaper" which is meant to reflect the pulse of the UCFV student body. I wonder how the Big Brothers Association would feel, knowing that their request for volunteers appears in teh same newspapaer that spouts about a "perfect murder"?

The article does much to perpetuate the stereotype of the brutish man (in the picture accompanying the article) relishing the execution of a helpless victim. "The Principles of the Perfect Serial Murder" serves to negate the valuable steps that are being made toward social change. Violence is not accceptable in our society - that includes ALL violence ... against men, women, children, prostitutes, homeless and runaways!

I believe in freedom of expression in the press, however, "The Principles of the Perfect Serial Murder" is a blatant misuse of that freedom.

Rhonda Wiebe Ed. Note: I thought you all should know, the picture we ran with the article was taken from a tabloid magazine, from an article about a HillBilly. Besides, the Cascade is not a simple news journal, but rather a compilation of student writers who "reflect the pulse of the UCFV student body".

Dear Editor, Returning to hold haunts just so that I may continually feel haunted, or rather nagged by the academic aspirations I once carried proudly, brandished as a sword and championed like a victor, I have also realized that the carping I am subject to needs explanation.

I am haunted or nagged by the land of academia because for a fleeting moment in the history of my so-called-life I felt pleased excuse the vulgarities, that I had the world by the balls. At least I had a grip somewhere, on something. Although I was not holding on to the victor's spoils, nor the keys to the kingdom, I was close. The realization of dreams; someone told me once that the passing of age you inevitably watch the dreams and aspirations of youth become the fatalities of life.

These words become my self-fulfilling prophecy, so began the loosening of my grip. I no longer paraded nor reveled in my academic pursuits. Instead of the Homeric warrior I became a figure out of the comic books of my childhood, one of the pathetic Peanuts, namely the blanket-touting, thumbsucking Linus. After losing hold of the jewels, still within the confines of the kingdom, I was no longer determining

the means to glory. I was merely a caricature filling time, taking up space. I clung to the shroud of what could have been, blanketing myself in the security of academia touting, doggedly but without necessary conviction, the Nietzschean maxim, what does not kill you, makes you stronger. After fighting the losing battle to the extent that it was painful for all involved, I abdicated. I gave up the safety, security, and most certainly the plenty of the land of academia for 'bitter reality'.

Which brings me to the reason for this narcissistic, quasi-confessional diatribe; an interloper I returned to the land of unfulfilled dreams and unobtained degrees and simply to be ensure the sentence I sentence myself to just about more than enough I took away with me a copy of the Cascade.

First of all this is reading material that I gave before I actually gave up the security of a blanket that had long been threadbare. I did this for reasons unlike those of the usual detractors (whom I see "M" continues to attempt to handle with some semblance of diplomacy and decorum).

In her query "as For Me and My Degree" (which by the way, is my impetus for actually writing, and I will get to the reason you should preserve with reading what I have to say) Suzi Smith cites the friendships made as an unacknowledged benefit of the education process. I would agree, if along the way I had not forfeited those friendships to the losing. Thus the reason I quit reading the Cascade; I could not read the words of someone whose lose I regret. Now that I have forced my agenda, I do have something to say to those students contemplating life after being a student.

In general I would have agreed with the statement "Reality Bites".

However after some initial adjusting there are some positives. First, after the deluge of written assignments students suffer through, resumes are technically easy. I say 'technically easy' because the little problem of content.

Years of term papers and written assignments (realize at this point I am an Arts student, I have little or no idea about the experiences of those of you in other disciplines) equates with wordprocessing experience which translates into a feature to be added to the list of salable commodities needed to sell yourself on the job market. Budgeting those student loans equates with knowledge of finance software for those of you who actually used Quicken - remember that free software, what a bonus when you bought your now out-dated computer. Surfing the Net, E-mail, and moreover last minute faxing of assignments •• •• •• • from the comfort of your own domain; all the tricks of academic survival translate into commodifiable attributes you did not even know you had. Not to mention that potential employers make character assumptions about you based on the fact unqualified as of

yet that you are among the less than 20% of the population that attends post-secondary institutes, say nothing of actually graduating.

Now here are some hints for the future from someone with really good intentions, high aspirations, and lofty dreams who is actually no longer "safe from the big bad world ofreality". You know that list of things you want to do in this lifetime, stop putting off things that need doing today, if ever. All those whimsical things you do not have time for because you are busy studying and then doing ... whatever, DO! An English degree, if like Ms. Smith and myself, you decide in your forth and final year you do not want to teach - except maybe at University, but that means more than one degree, which means more school, is so much more with some practical experience to compliment it. Like your favorite piece from the GAP, a good basic, a respectable fundamental, but what else have you got to go with it? Accessories are good!

For instance, are you published? Do you have journalism, layout, or editing experience? Perhaps you want that research editors job? You did not happen to supplement your student loan by working as a research assistant?

What that management administrative position; you did not just happen to prove your leadership capabilities, establish a record of your commitment and superior credentials by happening to sit on the University College Board or the University College Council?

Guess what, it is not too late! (Nice plug, you would think I was on payroll). Just a friendly tip from someone with the luxury of 20/20 hindsight, do more than admire those people who are everywhere, doing everything. You know the ones that contribute to our society, actively to make a difference and at the very least are heard voicing the alternative and suffering the retaliation for their utter lack of complacency. While at U .C.F. V. I had the honor of befriending such people, who should be emulated and admired, two stand out in my mind; one has gone on to do her post graduate work in Boston and the other is your Editor-inChief. It is those who do all the extracurricular activities, that can say so on their resume. Good intentions do not amount to anything but regrets, a barren resume and an empty, slightly nauseous feeling that comes from thinking there must be more to show, more I can say for those years spent in the kingdom that is like no other.

Sincerely, your one time (so far) outside (for now) correspondent.

Kelly Gillingham •• • •• •• • • • • • • •• •• • • •

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