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Well this is it. This is the last issue of The Cascade this semester. My time here is done and what a time it was. I would like to extend my gratitude to Lisa Chew for all her time she put into the paper. To Jamie Hellewell and Paul Becker for their constant (late, but worthy) contributions.

To Ian· MacCaskell, Mark Schuster, and Regina Dalton for being the core of a group of talented writers.

To all the other writers that submitted articles, thank-you, your submissions were appreciated and your time was honorable.

Thank you to Brian Kent for his humorous addition. To Carolyn Crerar, our dedicated work study, thank you. To all the students that cared enough to pick up The Cascade and show an interest thank you. This year has been an eventful one and because of the writers The Cascade

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was able to present a myriad of news, opinion, and events happening in and around UCFV. To that dedicated group that did not want to see The Cascade succeed, thank you. Victory is always sweeter when the enemy is constant.

If there is one thing that I have learned this year and wish to impart on the loyal readers of The Cascade is the importance of getting involved. Student life is much more exciting if you have an idea of what is going on. Join a club, participate in campus activities, run for a position on the SUS, or even better write for The Cascade. The Cascade is one of the few forums where there is little to no censorship. The Cascade values the opinion of the students, staff, and faculty of UCFV and would like to see more people getting involved with the

Letters to the Editor

I am writing in response to the article written by Paul Becker, "You Do Not Get Heard: A Rap on Student Government", published in the last Cascade. r thought Mr. Becker was way out of line for writing such an article that is filled with half truths and nasty comments to the Student Union members. Mr. Becker , himself, used to be a Student Union rep some years ago, and as a ex-rep, he should have some respect for what the Student Union does. You lack class Paul.

The part about the Student Union withdrawing from negotiations about the Student Activity Centre is true, to the point that we have with. drawn from financial negotiations only, but we do have student representation at the table and will continue to do so.

We are going through a setback that will clear up as soon as legal matters have been dealt with. Nobody wants UCFVending up in court because of failing to obey the law. Paul makes this sound as if we don't want a gym. Of course we all want a gym. It's extremely important to have one on campus. For a school of our size not to have one is quite embarrassing, but in the time being, all we can do is wait.

The perks that the Student Union reps have received, such as free parking was given to us after we joined the Student Union. The reason that I joined was definitely not for the free parking, seeing as I had absolutely no clue whatsoever that we were getting them. I would also like to point out that a few people who write for the Cascade have also received these parking passes, and I definitely don't hear them complaining.

I would like to congratulate Paul Becker for his article though. Even though it was not true, he did write one very entertaining article that I'm sure will increase the amount of readers for the Cascade. I sure hope it was worth it Paul, because you have lost a lot of respect from quite a few people that have read your article.

Paul, if you really think that Student Union is doing such a crappy job, why don't you join, and make this world a better place ... ?? Just think, you too could be the owner of a parking pass!!!

Cheryl Wiens To Ms. Wiens is it? Where have you been all year and who are you? Not once have

I heard of you or what you have done with your position on the SUS. Is it only when you are being accused of wrong · doings that you speak out? You say Paul's article is full of half truths well perhaps you should have done your research. For your information no writ·' ers receive parking passes, only two passes were issued to the Cascade and ' it was stipulated that they were for the ' Editor and the Production Editor. Although we are grateful for these it is not • something we fought for. There are more important things to fight for like our budget cutbacks. We would gladly trade our parking passes for some financial stability in the SUS. Ms. Wiens the next time you decide to speak out (which by the looks of it will be this time next year) try to have something to show for the supposed hard work you do.

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Editor: Having just read your response to my letter (March 13 edition, Cascade Newspaper, 1998) I would like to respond, as I feel there exist some misconceptions regarding my position.

I am not suggesting that post-secondary institutions eliminate athletic programs. I agree with your position that "athletics are an important part to college life". Based upon your response, I am under the impression that you think I am opposed to any sort of intercollegiate athletics at UCFV. I assure you that this is not the case. Not only do I support such activities, but I have participated in them. I have attended four different post-secondary institutions and, in addition to being involved in high school athletics, have taken part in post-secondary competitive sports. In fact, it was only due to a major knee injury that I was forced to withdraw from said activities.

I am not suggesting that athletes (such as yourself) are given some sort of special treatment. I recognized the tremendous effort involved in maintaining a GPA and meeting team expectations. Further, while I do not agree with the "full-time status" rule, I can understand it. All I am suggesting is that "if one can't play, one should not have to pay". In that respect, I think my facts are completely in order. None-the-less, I apologize if my position appeared to be an attack on the abilities and efforts

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Mike Anderson Mr. Anderson, thank you again for writing unfortunately your facts don't hold water. Because I don't partifipate in certain activities, does not' mean I don't have to pay for them. r·her,e is not a list of activities and services upon registering that you can put a che<k mark by to state which ones you will or will not be using.' I did not get to enjoy the band that was playing 09:our, Oeld_here l'.1st week so I would like that fee taken off my tu'ition total. It just doesn't work that way Mr. Anderson.

Dear Editor: I would like to respond to Paul F. Becker's "You Do Not Get Heard: A Rap On Student Government" in the March 13, 1998 Cascade issue. Firstly, I feel that the Cascade made a mistake by placing this article in the "News" category. This article was based on opinion, and as such, should have been under the "Opinion" category.

I realize that my response may not matter to many, considering I am only an "Insignificant Business representative" on the UCFV Student Union Society (SUS). I do not understand how my being a Business Administration student at UCFV could be considered insignificant. Eleven percent of students here at UCFV are enrolled in the Business Administration program, and I feel it is a disservice to all of us to be considered insignificant. The Business Administration department generated a net $ 1. 1 million this past year in Full Time Equivalents. This surplus was used to fund programs that could not support themselves financially. As such, the Business Administration department is a net contributor, financially speaking, here at UCFV.There is nothing insignificant about that.

Concerning the SUS's 1997-1 998 budget, it was approved by only 20 students due to no fault of our own. Those 20 students attended our Semi-Annual General Meeting (AGM) in October. At the Semi-AGM where our budget was approved, the meeting was the second consecutive one called, as we could not make quorum the previous week. The

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Sorrow student newspaper and the right to freedom of speech and expression.

Since these are my parting words I would like to wish everyone good luck in ~xams and in the summer. I also hope that next year promises more involvement amongst the students of UCFV. Everyone must realize that they hold the power of change, it just takes a little motivation and hard work. Always know that your voice matters.

Again, good luck in the future, thank you to a wonderful, supportive cast of friends, and thank you for a interesting and exciting year.

Donna Lovett Editor-in-Chief

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Alright then ... um, er. .. o.k. well let me introduce myself. My name in Buddy Corks, and I am the unfortunate uncle of a kid called Liam. 1 was over talkin to him the other day, he's all telling me about his slacker school and his half-assed job, and I says to him "Alright, I had enough of you." Strange kid, he asks me then to write his article for the Cavalcade thing newspaper, and I says "What, you too busy doing nothin to even do that??" Of course, then I agreed, cause I thought this would be a good chance to get a few words of wisdom out to you kids out there. I know he respects my opinion, being the seasoned and life-experienced gent that I am. But, this column isn't just for him, it's for all of you out there who just don't have a clue ... and from what I've seen there's a lot of you. Think of these words as a sort of saltine you can digest under your tongues as you sit your unemployed asses in your backyards over the summer, drinking brewskis with your lady-friends.

Guess what Kids?

This is it! You think it gets any better than this? Well, it don't. If I hear one more peep out of you snively little know-it-alls about your "dreams" and your "ideals", about your hard, hard student lives or your soap opera stories of your "mid-terms" and "finals", I'm going to blow me a load of nasty. You think you got it tough, I don't think you'd know tough if it popped outta your barbecues and said 'Tm done, baby!!" Oh, sure, I remember youth. I grew up working twelve hour days in a cannery.

So, don't tell me about youth.

I used to be full of hope and idealism, oh sure, nothin's going wrong with me! Ohh, it was true, too, that's just the kicker. I believed in childish things; the resolve of love, the plans to explore, the chance to stake my claim in life and not in property, the beauty of kissing wine-laden tongues by harvest moons. I lived without fear of new opinions and new ideas. Then I got hit by a bus. The Reality Bus, kids!!

Ohhhh, that bus don't break your bones,

no sir, it sets 'em straight. You start to realize that, you know, the world just ain't looking out for you. And so the way I sees it, it ain't worth embracing then. What's the point in that? Once you get your ass kicked by ol' Mother Reality, the biggest ol' nun in the sky with the biggest ol' fanny paddle you ever did see, boy, don't you even think about comprising your personal security for something as silly as "learning something new". God, new, don't tell me about new.

Nothin' good ever came out of anything to do with "new". I've got a motto I like to use around the house there "The newer, the brokener:, and its damn straight. You can't fix new stuff. It goes all sorts, too, from new Dvr T.V.'s down to " 1' J' you damn kids. I can't do a thing with kids today, they might as well be a busted dishwasher with alls I can do.

So, what's next for you then, you must be thinking? I'm sure half of you might be thinking I'm just a surly old

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grunt who's lost his way, but thigther half might be a bit brighter than tlj:at .. . the other half might (ecognize tha;t I'm ~~v:;~.;f~~u;/;~ii:;111r11~1[t~:~ we need, god damn i((f(we"fiad ~ few more twenty-year olds with the npnds and souls of fifty-year olds, boy, }ve'd get this mess of a country straigg*ned up nice and quick. So, give me a chance kiddies. It's time to $hed that aqoles-

f!~~d~irf J~:s :~r~lii1frm;I:; gest you boil it up and inake sq.ip quick, before it jumps out ·or it's spell and strangles you down to, the lino( Vicious oyster, ain't nothing tjµt troyqfe, don't you trust em', not fof ~[ti¢#n4. You'll save yourself a lot of f~fWlfyOu just give up on that oyster crap; and get yourself a nice routine of beans .and rice. No one ever got sick on beaj@l\,g rice, but oyster, boy oh boy, yo4JJbcitif¥:hucking your bowels if you f(;f.ifsttjn rl)at crap too long. So I guess, if yoti wa9na sum up my advice to you, Jou qanJeally do it in terms of diet. Stkk tQ/$(arch, my slack-jawed lay-aboutt It']{gOod, consistent, and there'll be no messing about with spices. They say variety is the spice of life, but you know what? My name's buddy. And Buddy is the starch of life.

And, damn it, I taste just fine.

Anger, the Great Motivator I'll Keith Brandsma

Machiavelli tells us it is fear, the Bible tells us it is love, but here at UCFV, anger is the great motivator. Anger promotes dedicated writers like Paul Becker, Jamie Helliwell, and even myself to write what we have in the Cascade. Paul and Jamie are pissed off with student apathy, and what they perceive to be the incompetence of our governing bodies.

Anger motivated people to respond to Jamie's article regarding the FSA. Anger motivates Ken Dinnery, Ryan Warawa and their cud chewing legions to defend themselves in this issue of the Cascade. On a more personal note, anger incurs viscous reactions toward careless floor hockey players, but I digress.

What I am getting at here is that anger motivates us to do things we might not normally (rationally?) do.

Well now I am angry, too. The subject of this week's opprobrium has already been addressed by the aforementioned Paul Becker in the previous issue of our fine student paper, but I wish to expand.

After reading what Paul wrote, I was pretty torqued about what the Student Union has done with its resources.

While all of Paul's facts might by a little skewed, the truth is, student activity fees went up while the Cascade's budget decreased, and the net winner in all of this is the secretarial band aid the SUS hired to clean up after previous Student Unions. Dinnery, Warawa and the rest of their flag wavers can write whatever they want, but that is exactly what happened. We, the students, and we the Cascade took one up the hoop so the SUS flunkies could bail themselves out of doing some work for which they were

elected. Paul is pissed off and so am I. Paul goes on to explain how we the students have also been getting reared on essentials like a gym and a radio station. But what the hell, they have done a good job fleecing us, so why not a free round of parking passes for those dedicated SUS members? I regret I will only be around for one more semester to see how the newly elected batch of winners called the SUS will perform.

My anger, though, has turn into some sort of sick humour, and the laugh is alas, on the Student Union. On one hand the SUS sees the Cascade as being important enough to have its budget castrated, yet they feel free to use it as a propaganda tool to try to patch their sinking credibility. Apparently you can have your cake and eat it too. Doesn't anyone see a problem here? I'm not going to write a thesis illustrating the failures of democracy, although this institution would make a valuable case study. I just wanted to point out that the proctologists we elected to watch our asses have developed a sick fetish for rectal bleeding.

We should all be happy, though, and rejoice in adversity. For whether the SUS is successful in screwing us for another year, or honest but angry people like Paul Becker are capable of exposing the bullshit, either will become stronger for overcoming their respective opponents. Let us pray that none of the existing SUS members see their way to another term at our expense. So let anger at least temporarily leash your dogma and vote for a Student Union representative. Let anger also manipulate your pen to scratch "no" beside the names of the incumbents on your ballot.

Justwant to say a HUGE thanks to all the writers for TheCascade!!

Youdroveme crazy sometimes BUTyou made thisan excellent paper!

Jamie,Mark, Chris,Brianand Liam-I'mgoingto really miss your contributionsnextyear!!

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As the year winds to a close, I have to sit back and reflect upon it, in an attempt to come to some sort of closure. Life indeed slows at the end of the semester;until it threatens to stall and perhaps retreat into a comfortable little place called the summer. But as we all enter into that hectic three weeks before the summer, before we all shut our social lives down for paper-writing and exam cramming I would like to take a few moments of your time to explain how important it is for you to think about writing for this paper next year, when you return to UCFV. It is an eternal theme in student politics to finger the large majority of students for their apathy;! could place a $50.00 bill down any moment of the year and expect that somewhere in this vast nation that someone has complained about their student body's lack of involvement:! could make a million if I kept betting every week. We must all one day come to an understanding that apathy is everywhere, not just within our hallowed halls;of course, I don't think we should stop throwing our proverbial sandbags in the enourmous flow of banality-this type of writing is necessary, as a sort of reminder to all of us about what we often fail to do. But at UCFV, apathy is a truely misunderstood phenomena.

We have no gymnasium. We have no student pub. We have split campuses, which makes things seem smaller than they actually are. Of course there is apathy. Students come in and out faster than McDonald's hands out stomach cancer, and thus, those of us who stick around after class, who consider the place more than a classroom (although it truly is one big lesson to stick around) are upset by others lack of enthusiasm for our uncomfortable green couches.

However, there is one unitary, solidifying entity within the UCFV infrastructure that unites all students trampmg through the halls:its name is The Cascade. At one time or another, every student who has attended this institution has picked up their own copy of the paper and skimmed through its contents, looking for something resembling their own kind's work. This is an undeniable fact for any full-timer, and I suspect it applies to part-timers as well.

Why wouldn't you pick it up at least once?

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~~~s~\i~e~efi11llil~u:~ of non-participationjis ':f.fole rather than an affliction is di$nissed, and people actually listen to dne another in an indirect way. When yo_qJead an article in the Cascade, you ge(:ih the,fgHom of everything, a writer's•hnpr~~Ws, on a variety of topics. In soi.he S"l)W' wa3/.,you have a chat with the¢!. Pe,f.Ple p~rtici-

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~~ses~po~~t!~~it 0 :nd\i.llI:~--~F~~s~is~ When you read the etjJfi:1.ainmept you encounter warped ar@ creative toinds like the recent additi® Dan Siftoq, and all year has featured Jhe highly Jntertaining cartoons of Btj;in Kent. ,R9r polemics see Keith Bra@sma an{!Wwhile you're at it, why nof check ?Ut the highly significant a11d rat10nally grounded arguemen:JlJt:>rovt.f.Ied by Jamie Jlellewell? Th«;ith.as f:!ijfn the moonlighters, people (!fat s~ow·u.p once and awhile for the oc'tasio'tal ar(icle-

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contributors. For thos¢ of you who have always wanted to writi, or take photos, or do anything other thansimply read I encourage you to act upqi.f!h~ impulse and get your ass into t#:%Wl'¢ih If you don't know where it i~M$KSOMf.BODY. Until the infrastrucutdfis availbI-¢, and it will be one day-tn.j# me, we nted to maintain our proudl/jmateur pzjbduction: Vive le Cascade! i j .;• I would venturelhe opiniQp t!Jlt :~~in;b~~~t~;:~~~11Jilll\lil municate our issues, ;:frustrations, accomplishments, creative endeavours, and cartoons. The status of.the student

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More Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I feel compelled to respond to Paul Becker's latest article entitled "You do not get heard ..." Like Paul and most other UCFV students, I would love to have a gymnasium at UCFV. In fact, this t1esi.re has led me to work on the Student Activity Center (S.A.C.)initiative for the past year and a half. However, while I share Paul's desire, I found his criticisms of the Student Union regarding this issue inaccurate and unfair.

Paul refers to the referendum held last year in which a majority of students polled indicated their willingness to pay a fee in order to have a Student Activity Center (which included a gym) built at UCFV. There were actually 150 votes in favour; however, voter turnout was very low (only 175 of a potential 3500+ voted).

From this point Paul's account of the "facts" are completely inaccurate in fact untrue. The Student Union was not the one who pulled the plug on the activity center. In fact the opposite is true. It voted to continue with the process. However, the S.A.C. committee (including myself) felt that because the referendum was held so close to exam time and because we did not have the polls open long enough, we would try again the next year. Even so, the results were not thrown out. They were used as a positive indication of student support and a justification to approach the provincial government with the proposal.

The plans to go ahead with another referendum were in place this year

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with full Student Union support and participation. Unfortunately, due to a recent B.C. Supreme court decision that would likely make the fee for the S.A.C. illegal, this has been put on hold. Paul notes this in his article. Yet he goes on to say, and I quote, that this His nonsense in this case, as the administration can charge a fee if the students vote 'yes' in a forum." It seems Paul has not read the Supreme Court decision since he is simply wrong on this point (you are welcome to take a look at the copy in the SUS office Paul). Supreme Court Justice Ronald Holmes explicitly states in his ruling that regardless of whether or not their was a student referendum or consultation process, the fees violated the tuition freeze Act and were therefore illegal. The same would be the case if UCFV held a referendum on the SAC fee.

If UCFV did go ahead with the fee for the SAC (even after a referendum), all it would take would be for one student in the next ten years to challenge it in court and UCFV would have to refund every single cent collected.

The consequences of this would be disastrous for UCFV and its students as they could well be forced to slash programs and gut services.

In conclusion, I must express my disappointment with Paul Becker's article, not because he made factual mistakes (who hasn't), but because he used these to launch a highly personal attack on specific individuals. Such manipulation of reality to discredit individuals says little for journalistic integrity.

I too am frustrated with the progress of the SAC which I hoped to see the beginings of while I was still at UCFV. However such frustration does not justify Mr. Paul F. Becker's attack on the SUS Board who have, in my opinion, acted with great entusiasm, support, and prudence on this issue.

-Jamie

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Dear Editor, As Chair of the University College Council, I wish to join the chorus of voices responding to Jamie Hellewell's article on the FSA as "institutional bullies." The article contained a misunderstanding about the University College Council (UCC) and, by extension, about several of UCC's subcommittees which involve faculty, staff and students of UCFV. When Jamie stated that UCC includes 18 FSA members and only 6 students, he seemed under the misconception that faculty and staff on UCC are somehow representing, or even controlled by, the FSA. Except for a small number of "excluded" folks, all employees of the college "belong" to the FSA, just as a vast majority of students "belong" to the SUS. UCC has three members (one staff, two faculty) who are elected as FSA representatives; that is, they keep a close eye on policies and issues which are likely to affect the contracts of FSA members. Similarly, two UCC spots are reserved for students elected as representatives of the Student Union Society. The other faculty and staff represent their program area, and bring to their deliberations a knowledge of their academic disciplines, departments, work areas, and the needs of their programs, specific campuses, and the needs of their fellow students.

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Regardless of their individual perspectives, however, all members of the University College Council try to exercise a broader view when it comes to final decision-making about policy and program approval. In the end, they must try to enact what is best for the educational needs of the entire university-college community. To that end, there are no groups within the UCC which have competing interests, though there are sometimes individual disagreements. When students express a cOftLern, it most .certainly gets heard, and often results in a change in a proposal or policy. Of course, sometimes the vote goes against what one student has suggested, but never is that suggestion drowned out by some mythical "FSA" contingent.

It would be very disappointing if students, reading Jamie's article, decide not to put their names forward for UCC, fearing that the FSAwould eclipse their presence. The article does raise the very real issue of students' feelings of disempowerment in UCFV'Sgovernance, as well as the problems with lack of student participation in committees. UCC has now, and has had in the past, some excellent and dynamic students. However, the work of these committees is often time-consuming, so there often aren't enough interested students to fill the positions. (This problem is not peculiar to UCFV; other colleges face the same problem.) We all need to work together in addressing the problem so that the full measure of students' voices can be heard. I strongly encourage students to give the University College Council and· its subcommittees, as well as the College Board, a try. I think you would be pleasantly surprised at the strength and effectiveness of your voices, and the respect with which you are heard.

Virginia B. Cooke

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was, who my teacher might have been, or however else I spent that year. However important those things may have seemed at the time, in hindsight they were insignificant compared with the joy I found, and now remember. I did everything seven year olds are expected to do, but what I loved was something we certainly weren't supposed to do.

Our playing in the mud must have been a terrible nuisance for our teachers and parents, because that insignificant patch of ground by the fence has since been paved over; a road to nowhere.

We weren't sent to school to play in the mud, but that's what brought me the most joy. As another academic year draws to a close, what are you planning to do? Squander your time and energy meeting everyone else's expectations, or living simply, splashing about in puddles, getting dirty, and having fun?

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"Just ride along with things as you let your mind wander. Entrust yourself to inevitability and thereby nourish what is central. That's the ultimate course."

Chuang-tzu One of my favourite childhood memories is of building dams. Most every rainy recess and lunch hour of grade two was spent constructing earthen dams across the path of an insignificant trickle of water running along the edge of school property. That creek might have been all of two inches across on a wet afternoon, but it drew a crowd of eager young engineers in rubber boots. We found a lot of joy getting our hands dirty scooping out the mud, shaping the dam, watching the reservoir fill ... and we were good at it. A dozen

or so seven year olds who live for Lego can do some really impressive work given a little dirt, water, and favourable terrain. Sometimes during lunch there'd be three or four minor dams downstream from the big one, but as much fun as it was building those dams, the real excitement came when the buzzer called us back inside. Then some lucky little bugger would haul back and plant his boot right in the middle of the primary dam with a destructive power Godzilla could only dream of. We'd scream and yell and laugh as the flood waters rushed downstream wrecking havoc. When it was over we'd shuffle back into the school; muddy, soaked to the skin, and deliriously happy.

My memory of building and destroying dams is strong and clear. I'm less certain about who my best friend

Au revoir mes amis: A Reflection of a Graduating Student ing back and asking for a refund-just because you feel that you might be supported by a legal ruling? You have taken advantage of the product already, and morally you should not feel that you have the right to get your money refunded. If you want to have your cake and eat it too, then pay for it!

The third issue to address is that if any student or group of students takes UCFVto court, and successful gets their fees refunded, they are hurting the students in coming years! As I have already pointed out, we have already taken advantage of the services our ancillary fees were meant for. If the University College now has to refund the money already spent, then that means that those services will be SEVERELY cutback in years to come. Can you imagine having only two hours a day to access to the library and/or computer lab next year?

This is what may happen because if the money is refunded (though it was already spent on this year's activities), then cutbacks on next year's services will occur. If you are graduating this year though and want to be selfish, then by all means screw next year's students and push for an ancillary fee refund!

The third major problem here at ' UCFV is student apathy. I encourage each and every one of you to visit a clubs week at SFU or UBC sometime.

Both schools have dozens of student clubs-and active ones too! It's pretty sad that most students at UCFV come here only for their classes. I would encourage all of you to get involved in the current clubs, and if there is not a club that fits your liking, then form another one!

Student Union Society elections will have been held by the time this article is printed, but I would recommend that returning students this fall run for some of the open positions on the SUSduring the fall by-election.

I hope that all of you have a safe and fun summer. For those of you returning this fall, good luck in your future studies-and by all means, get involved! For those of you completing your studies, best of luck in your future endeavors. Carpe Diem!

government is doing for us is putting a cap on revenues: by freezing tuition. If this government does not give us the Ah-the thought of making money money to cover increased costs, then for a change, as opposed to spending it guess what? Our quality of education on tuition and books. Yes, the real world here at UCFVWILL suffer! Admittedly is staring me in the face now-due to the the government will increase funding, fact that this is my last semester here at but it must do it at the same level as the UCFV.In some aspects, September 1994 costs have increased, or else there will seems like yesterday: yet in others, this be more cutbacks! seems like the longest four years of my What are the results of these cutlife. I have to admit that my university backs you may ask? Possible cutbacks years have been the best educational include larger class sizes, less courses years of my life, and I am proud to be offered, and possibly even some detrigraduating from this great institution. I ment to the number of programs that am thankful for the numerous friendwe can offer. So, before you throw parships that have been made over the past ties celebrating another year of tuition few years, as well as for the outstandfreezes, consider what the consequences ing professors who provided me with of the freez~are. Would you rather pay the knowledge I possess today. a bit more fdr your education and keep Life here at UCFV is not without the same quality, or would you want to problems of course. My involvement pay less (in real money-economic termwith the UCFV Student Union Society due to inflation) and have to live with a (SUS) over the past year as an Applied lower quality of education?

Programs Representative has made me I for one would much rather pay a bit see the University College in a different more for my education to keep UCFV light. Not-on1y the institution itself, but· ' it the top, 1n terms of quality. This is I also view what goes on here (the acnot my decision; however, as this is my tivities one may call them) in a differlast semester here at UCFV. ent light too. In this article, I would like Now onto problem number two: td· address some of the problems and UBC students have recently been able issues that I feel will be important at to sue their school because UBC had inUCFV over the coming year. creased anc\Jlary fees during a tuition One of the committees I sit on as freeze. Now UBC must return over $1 a SUS representative is the UCFV Budgmillion to its students because a judge etary Committee. By sitting on this comagreed with the students' argument. The mittee, I have become alarmed about same problem has arisen at UCFV; some of the financial issues that will be should UCFV pay us back for increashaunting UCFV next year. Most imporing our ancillary fees this past year? tantly is the tuition freeze announced The first issue to address in this to us by Fisheries Minister Dennis regard, is that tuition is what you.pay Streifel when he visited UCFVon March to attend class. Ancillary fees provide 5. "Hooray for tuition freezes!" everyservices to you such as computer room one seems to exclaim-well almost eveaccess, library availability, the Cascade, ryone. Those who have- taken any fiand SUS advocacy. The government put nance or economics course-or even a freeze on tuition increases not ancilChequebook Balancing 101-realizes that lary fee increases. As such, I feel that if you have an increase in costs, then the ju_dge was wrong in his decision. you MUST have an increase in revenues The second issue to address is to offset the costs. It is a given that costs that it is not right to ask for our money will increase next year at UCFV. These back afierwe have already taken advancosts include higher staff and faculty tage of those services. If you feel that wages, higher supplies costs, and other you do have the right, then can you inflationary-influenced costs. What our honestly tell me that you enjoy going oh-so wonderful (sarcasm intended) out for dinner, paying for it, then com-

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WOW!The end of andther semester draws to a §.tiddetdtlose as that stark reality of"StrfiHher withers down upon us. For some of you, this will simply mea!}4pe end of another semester, 'vVtif.ii[Kf.p.r others this represents the dfth.eir academic carreer at UCFV.For foe this is the case as I hopefuljy plan on enrolling at SFU in the F.kU{98.

But, in some respects I m1hst siy'. my two years at UCFV have been a great experience for myself when I look at the bigger picture of what I have achieved at UCFV. Some will say that their time at UCFVwas nothing mqrnJ;hen an easy ticket for stayingg(II.P:miwent free, while others will,,ffijtthaf-V challenged them in @ays that ft\\y had never deemed believable. And to this I say, THANK)'OU,UCFV!!!!!!!!J Even tijough thi (Abbotsford) C:ampus isn't ginormous, and o'-?.erthe top lik.,¢ some (UBC for example ... ), it isJ~ personality which hasimade it s(-.ffrtvourable to so many. I am not talking about the campµs (ie. structures), rather the p~ffl~ wq9. make this institution of ·~HtGl:IERt'learning a great place toibe Whire in university life will ypu eyer gjt the chance of talking/ depicJJfu_g_Q.pe on one, man to man wlY.i\):ygffif pfofessors 7 CcCcC·:,:c:,t:::c:c:-...

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Bett~r yet, where ~'uyou ever get to learn with only a handful of other intellectuals? ·"'"'"''"''··'""'''''·· I remember when U:CFVwas first mentioned to ipe as i[:pfey,aratory school to initiating ggeself into university life. It ij.as $¢.rveq' this purpose for myself."in4.J'def@..itely think that this pracd\jfwil help me in my further studies. What about

you?? On a heavier n§l[Imus apathetic ringing thaj(JH~ff'flpated around this stud\l#it papet and overall at UCFV should be of concern to present/fq~ure stuc;t.knts.

While not every dtpartmeiff has mass followings Iii{¢ the Pq}itical Scinece, Modern Languages, etc ... it should be noted th.;n it's you, the individual, that m~it thi~tplace.

Where it not for usi:thll baiiqon of teachings from Chqfrchijl to \Iitler and from subjects\as givef:'.$.eas Anthropology to JaPiP~~ _gjuln't be Qf.(jfflqj\:py this .. . ............................................ ··········································································....·.·.·.•.·.·.• and wouldn't , , myriad of departffrerlfs''''ahd its .. . . . . ... ·. . . : ... · . . . .. ·: . . . teachers. } As for myself'. this has been my second year writil}g:#lr our beloved Cascade (well aMleiist those who are into wantingJflaylH\JCFV) have a colorful past. Although there is mass of slime. For the slug who wants as I have witnessed debates o~r the no ancient lore concerning slugs, we do his/her sex dirty, there is the popular frontal nudity of such caicade know that for many centuries they were practice of appophalation. That is when to articles on how J:tst to go ibout regarded as a remedy for a variety of one manages to gnaw off the penis of killing someone. Tiji.s mediWU 9.f ailments.

They were eaten alive or the other. You will recognize the slugs student interaction,jh.);µy,,QP:ffi!® boiled in milk for the cure of tubercuthat indulge in this practice, they are losis. Now I am not suggesting that we the ones crawling around, donning litis the best at reachiffl!Iffiil!t.B~a, boil our little friends, though it would tle masks and vinyl panties, carrying population, which i~)clrgely spread not be illegal as the United Nations does tubes of astroglide on their backs - the out, because everyone who writes not protect slugs by international treaty, infamous S & M Slug. On a more seriin the CASCADEactually __ gets pubI am merely pointing out only one of ous note, you should be aware that some lished.

We pay enougt.r$.tU.itPt fees, the many (I imagine). important roles slugs can be goaded into attacking, and shouldn't we have th4.fJigfitfW!!!!!!!!!! they have played in history. to humans the bite feels like a sharp Well, aurevoir to all@he stuDespite the fact that they are needle being drawn over the skin. Ouch! dents which I've hj~ th~oppprtuhermaphroditic, slugs do seek out comLook out for those bad boys. panionship. The first sign of courtship The slug has to work hard on its nity of getting to lglow ind fo all is one animal pursuing another, often chronic image problem, isn't it time we those who are APATHETIC.about eating the mucus trail. When the deall gave a helping hand? The slug does this institution GETA LIFEi!!Yours sired partner has been appropriated, not deserve our disgust or a murderous sincerely, Mark Schtister . . .

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The New Pantheon Dan Sifton The chaotic mist of dreams began to recede. The dreams of victory, dreams of earth and sky faded beyond the grasp of the huntress ...

She rose with the dawn. Crisp water from the nearby stream complimented the brisk morning air. She drank deeply of both. She began to grow restless, this day held great promise, this day would be like no other. The songs of the forest came as a symphony to the huntress as a flood of sunshine brightly lit the surrounding green carpet. The search for her evanescent prey began slowly, methodically, patrolling the environs for signs of passage.

The hunted knew only the peaceful, idyllic world of its own existence, its mind that of an infant, devoid of goals and dreams. To the hunted this day was the same as those before it, tranquil and without event.

To run, to live, the joys of the hunted were all consuming and without end. The euphonious orchestra of the wood was broken by the crackling of the undergrowth beneath the feet of this, child of the forest.

The huntress, keen and wary, caught a flashing glimpse of movement between the complex webs of the dense thickets.

Freedom' Joy, the young one ran on!

Chase is given! Huntress, tigress, golden tresses flashing between the mighty stands of birch.

Four limbs and fur ... The child ran on, now aware of pursuit. A wave of confusion swept past her momentarily darkened bright eyes. The vainly groping branches stroked and scratched at her onrushing body. This game was not like the others.

This chaser differed from her naive peers at play.

77 words typed out non-stop from my head jump take slice fort ball too hard court tense clinch fight mess live eat slash please hope ride steal make think die grope fake open grasp climb ravage strain print cower smile chew punch wait touch look fly doubt fear collapse time have wear age forget love ask mind try shake leave pull find bleed scab close empty gore fill throw lust crack dance reach exit volume hard negate wonder kill move play more crash rise wet Liam Roberts

wrong, then where does your choice to be s(l!xuallyactive fit on thi.s scale?

SornewMre i'l thagray area.! ff you continue to heave sex, yet endure .1,,eie,Ungs of gµilt each and eveQ! time, we(J, )!'9u are do)n&"something: destru"'ctivlil,to yemrself. Y:ouare losing th .beau y and excitQlll(fot of '1U~ discovertng your body an,d our k!Si.~~ potential as a sexual being, for I belie,Vcelhat r,etlings orguilt and reo/ ~ mqrse cau~e inhjbitiov . ;~ ~4 If you can't, OVcercomethese [ecJings, the;n mayb~ vvhat you are W$,' d<Jing'is not rigbt f9r you. Nsk our. •-r,f}-@. self, what bas in(iuenced you to make the dc,ciSiQn1,9.hese~u'1-ltayactive, and wl;ly do y,.pu c,oQLlnue ff you're not cpmfprt<ag_[e wiUJ, jt? I hope it is noLotber p~ople whQ have Dear Alice, influenced you (your boyfriend, for example), but that you ace only makI have been raised in a Christian ening decisions according to what YOU vironment, and truth be known I still choose. Your body, ALL bodies are believe in God and try to follow his sacred. It is yours to share ~ith guidelines, and behave as a Chriswhom you wish, ,and yours to keep t.ian. I have a. boyfriend, and I am to yourself if so you choose. D9n 1t waste your body and sensuality ·dosexually active with (:lim.I can't help but feel some guj.lt about it, because ing something that doe,sn~tfeel right. alt.hough I really care rabout him, I Mayb,e you need to Wait until you am not completely committed to have no doubts"hor guilt, whether him for lJfe. .I waver be,tween 01y dethat be until you find your perfect sire and my values as a Chdstian. love, or lifelong match. On the other What ean I do to stop feeling guilty? hand, if your guilt. is based upon a value !JYSLem ingrained by Confused others.and not truly from your own j/t', ... ';.. ~ ~ t ;f;v.wJ l t.tit~"t;·,, hea,i;:t.,then you need to overcome this and accept your decision as ,£ f( t;; ~p; ,- ;;-r:ff 'Pt Dear Confused; okay, because it ~,s your ,decision.

Search inside, let go of all infiu~ces <.

Interesting problem. I always and find the.,answer true to yourself. think that conOiq betw[en wh<¾tone (I know what decision 1 wouJd • dpes and what one believes is.an.ob-'I make!!). sta,cle to overc,ome. Te:m'ptation is a powerful thing. You are. asking me Thanks to all l}CFV students and what you can do to stop fc,eling their fascinatjng qu~stions! f\s this guilty!? Sorry babe, l really can't ~s the 1ast issue fQr the cascade this answer that because the answer is semester, I want you all to know that yours to discover. You have to I will be waiting tQ hear a0out your choose what js Q')Ostimportant to '.1>eixuaJ endevours' (and make them you. If your \lalues and beliefs dicjuicy), next Semptember!

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The remnants of the great giants were crushed and shattered beneath her wildly flaying hooves.

The huntress felt a searing heat surging through her supple frame. She grew tired and summoning a secret reserve commanded her body to greater heights. A passionate lust raced through her. lier prey knew no such passion.

The trees parted to welcome the spirited chase into her bosom, a large clearing opened before the huntress and her prey.

The doe entered first, seeking refuge from her tireless foe. She found none and promptly collapsed.

The bright-eyed doe, tired and beaten spoke between its labored, hungry breaths.

"The game is up, fair Goddess. This pace I can no longer keep. I will not run till my legs give way beneath me. This ends now." The eyes and voice of the doe contained no trance of fear, only innocence.

The huntress spoke with authority "I will not end the chase so soon my friend.

You have given me much and long have my own legs carried me, yet the day is not yet full. Before the sun has set blood will be split and I shall do the spilling.

I chase for the thrill of the hunt! If blood is to be drawn so much the better! The choice of when and where shall always be mine, not yours!"

The blade of the huntress flashed beneath the noonday sun as she drove the point into her own breast, the keen edge bit deeply, burning with an unholy fire, cleaving tissue and creating a drain for her vital fluid. The huntress shuddered as her plasma collected in a steaming pool at her knees.

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An intoxicating fire erupted within the doe's throat. A maelstrom of superheated fury spread wildly to every part of her body. The sounds of the forest were overwhelmed by the new, pounding torment of her own heart. The weight of the sky collapsed vice-like upon the doe's head. As her other senses heightened, her eyes grew dark and suddenly as never before, she knew fear, indeed she knew terror from which there could be no escape. With the new vitality that coursed and raged through her like a hundred charioteers, she leaped blindly, madly into the nearby thicket.

The huntress smiled a grimace of both pain and pleasure. to resume the hunt.

Kathy

the "eclectic feminist" I think we should talk, share information or commiserate. Call Sharon. If this is you stop by the women's centre for Sharon's number and email address. She wants you to call her collect.

She rose quickly, eager

TheConnoisseuse of Slugs When I was a connoisseuse of slugs I would part the ivy leaves, and look for the naked jelly of those gold bodies, translucent strangers glistening along the stones, slowly, their gelatinous bodies at my mercy. Made mostly of water, they would shrivel to nothing if they were sprinkled with salt, but I was not interested in that. What I liked was to draw aside the ivy, breathe the odour of the wall, and stand there in silence until the slug forgot I was there and sent its antennae up out of its head, the glimmering umber horns rising like telescopes, until finally the sensitive knobs would pop out the ends, delicate and intimate. Years later, when I first saw a naked man, I gasped with pleasure to see that quiet mystery reenacted, the slow elegant being coming out of hiding and gleaming in the dark air, eager and so trusting you could weep.

- Sharon Olds

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Last Thoughts on The Cascades Paul F. Becker

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This past year has been markedly different from the last three years in which I have reported for the Cascades Basketball Team. Sadly, in the year that something qualifiably different occured-a change of pace-I was not as attentive to my job as I was in the past. Hopefully, I saw enough to offer this brief summary of the season.

This year was difficult and trying for the Women's team. With a winning tradition resting upon their shoulders, the young group struggled to gel throughout the year. A few losses is not the end of the world, however, and those of us that have been around for awhile might often be quick to judge the team when they did lose. Their final record was something that any winning team in the league would be proud of, and so I would offer my congratulations to the women's team. With all the internal divisions and struggles holding it back, the team proved its real metal in the provincial tournament by taking silver.

If there were any real doubts about the UCFV women's team, they have most likely been put away for yet another season. I expect that next year will demonstrate the true cohesive ability of this squad, and we will most likely see UCFV back in the national competition.

As for the Men's team, this year was just like every year, in that the competition was tough, always threatening to win, and a few slip-ups meant the game. However, the Men's team was convincingly strong this year, winning enough games to be one of the league's best. I have been around the team long enough to see lots of individual talent, but not enough team talent;this year marks a real change, and a genesis to what I hope Coach Pat Lee and Assistant Coach Tom Anti! see as a winning tradition for UCFV. Although the men did not advance to the provincial finals they finished third in the tournament, and accepted Bronze medals graciously.

They played well, and in my mind this year was without any real major attitude hang-ups and egos:a rarity in organized basketball.

Now, I guess I will get into some individual dedications as this will be my last chance ever to write about UCFV Basketball. From the women's team I would like to congratulate Martha Craig·· for finishing her last year of eligibility with the team she began with. Craig has contributed to almost every UCFV win in the past, and has always had a genuine attitude towards those around her.

This past year saw Martha alone in some ways, as all her old teammates had moved on in their lives, but she soldiered on through, finishing with a strong performance at provincials.

The two rookies who caught my attention in my first year of reporting have now become solid veterans, and I

knowing full well he could pay the must give a tip o the cap to Erin Brooks check. He had the cocky attitude, but and Gillian Kirk for their efforts he had the skillz to back it-he had the throughout the years. The two Maple moxy. This year was truly the final Ridge kids have got another year left at chapter in a four year story called 'Steve' UCFV,and thus I feel sorry for the comand yes, ladies and gentlemen, it had a petition. Gillian has simply dominated happy ending. Cavanagh finished as the throughout the time that I have been big man, accomplishing the league's toplucky enough to watch her, and her off the court easygoing attitude is a refreshing break from the normally intense athletic stance.

Erin Brooks used to move so fast that I couldn't get a photo of her, and then she got sidelined last year with a torn ACL. This sucked because Brooks simply moves like no other, but this year has shown real recovery in her gamenext year will simply be better and I wish "Blazin Brooks" the best.

Already placing herself among the league's best in her second-year Lindsay Fennell.

Finish 8th in the Tycson Boult--Paul's choice for Player of league rebounding, Lindsay has the Year! proven that their is a benefit in the scoring position, and an appointment hard-working off-season routine that to the first team all-stars of the league, she participates in. I imagine that next not to mention contributing to a large year holds the potential for Fennell to part of the team's success. Now that effectively "come out" and simply domiSteve is done, so am I. Ilis dad asked nate. me in the last game of the provincial The rookies could learn from Fennells tournament who the next Maxy was gotraiing regimen, and on-court concening to be. I replied noone. tration-thus she is a great up and comGreg Falk suffered a torn ACLlast ing leader. With the hopeful return of season, just as he was about to start off Krista Harris, the UCFVCascade's woma stellar season;it is so arguable that en's team will have a strong core to reperhaps Falk could have brought the gain their ultra-standing in the league. winning tradition to UCFVone year earBest wishes in 98/99. lier, but alas, he got messed up. ImagI apologize to all the rookies of ine my suprise when he streaked onto 97 /98, as I wasn't really up to my old the court this season, almost if not just standard of journalism for an entire host as fast as before. Greg really came to of rcasons-th'us I wish you· all good play this season, and hopefully he luck, and hopefully you will all get the knows as much. attention you deserve from the new CasMark Neill was undecided very cade's reporter. close to the beginning of this season, Now, when I first started doing when finally he came out to play his last this wacked-out time consuming job, hurrah with our boys in blue. Despite a there was always one guy I could write nagging injury Neill put in a solid efabout. Whether he scored a lot or simfort, complaining very little even when ply mouthed off to one of his opponents, he did not have a secure lock on his Steve Cavanagh ·always made a story for starting position. Mark was a consumate me. I gave him the nickname "Moxy" warrior all season long, coming out with because he was a prime example of that chewing gum and attitude-he finished little-used term:he had the confidence his career off in style. Congratulations to put his mouth before his money,

'Onion' Rings Twice Verses Mariners Ian MacCaskell If you look in the Webster's dictionary under character you just might find a picture of the UCFV's men's soccer team. On a cool and crisp Saturday morning, the UCFV men's soccer team met in the desolate parking lot of UCFV to await a long and grueling drive to Horseshoe Bay to take another voyage on the BC's ferries own verslON of the Titanic, The Queen ofSaltS Spring. And unlike past voyages, no life preservers were thrown over board needlessly.

Running late, the lads took of to Nanaimo like a bat out of hell.

Thanks go out to the former royal family limousine driver, who for security reasons will remain anonymous (Bernie), for getting to the ferries on record time, but will never be hired to drive again. Arriving in the damp and smelly town of Nanaimo, the game kicked-off on time and for the first fifteen minutes it seemed like your Cascades would kick some Nanaimo ass. But the Mariners jumped to an early two nil lead, which it stayed till the end of the half. After half time, the boys came out fighting. As one spectator described "the guys came up with a great showing

from the end of the first half and carried it over into the second." And went on to add how UCFV began to "intercept errant passes and dished out sweet passes ... all in the same play. I was really impressed with the effort and the drive that you dudes (UCFV) showed in the second half." Tough to say what happened at half time. Maybe it was Shawn Osygus's red card early in the second half for pissing off the island "bend over and use your good eye" referee or Ken Fernstrom's inspirational half time speech. No it must have been the red card. Anyway, Greg "the onion" Skrzyniarz, netted his first goal of the spring campaign, just minutes before Osygus's ejection, from a pass by Jessie Mbong. A brilliant ball by Mbong sent Greg through in which he buried into the bottom left hand corner, which brought tears to the eyes of everyone in attendance. At the 66th minute mark "Onion" once again shocked us all by heading in a Chris Rennie free Kick which was awarded just outside the eighteen to make the score 3-2. The lads needed one more goal to almost guarantee a birth in the provincial finals and that came from an unlikely hero named Robbie Torrance. This future Mr. 01-

ympian, who can be found most week days trying to fire up the ladies down at the Impulse, turned the ball over in the Nanaimo end, broke past three defenders and deeked out the goalie to capture his first goal of the season.

Fernstrom nearly swallowed his Camels as he celebrated on the sidelines. Even Shawn Webb and Mike Greenway nearly spilled their bevies as they took in the Torrance spectacle. The game ended in a three all tie, disappointed with only grabbing a point on the road trip, the boys are still in the play-off picture.

Steve Mahovlic scored the only goal two weekends ago against those bottle neck pecker heads from 1WU and solidified UCFV's second consecutive birth in the BC Provincial Finals this weekend out at UBC. The guys kick off at 2:00 pm verses UVIC and the winner of that game will meet the winner of the UBC verses Cariboo game on Saturday.

Come on out and ease your hang over with a day of soccer out at UBC.

to the married man! In a side note, Mark told me he is already gaining weight, in order to catch up to his older brother Mike's impressive gait-how's that for goal setting?

Although still possessing one year of eligibility, big man Neal Cranna has decided to hang up his shoes for good. Cranna was a dominant force in his two years at UCFV,earning him firstteam and second-team all-star honors.

It always bothered me that I could never find a nickname for him that would stick;everytime I gave him one he threatened my life and thus I let it slide. Neal really showed soldier supremacy in every effort he put out on the court, playing with an intensity that Cascade rookies like Jeremy Neufeld could learn from. In any event, the serious man with the number 21 has taken his last babyhook, and we must wish him good luck in the next battle.

The man with the dunks, Chad Yarwood has decided to pursue a basketball career at UBC, and so we must say good bye! Chad has really come into his own this year, utilizing his newschool style of play to block, dunk and score convincingly. I remember watching Chad play in his rookie season, and the progress he has made is simply amazing;don't get me wrong, he played well in his first year. !Iis second year, however, was simply sweet, and the addition of a nice little jumper only rounded out his game. It is too bad he isn't blessing the Cascades with one more season, as he would be the a possible all-star, but the man is going to the University league. Give it to them Yarvvood.

In the bench, UCFV doesn't lose much with young guns like Kevin Bartel, Big Ben Bauman, and soon to be superstar Jeremy Neufeld. When and if Rana Gill steps up to the line, everyone else is going to have to stand back-I know as I have seen this guy beat 5 players, never mind 1. The addition of the super-atheletic Mike Pascow was no slight jackpot for the Cascades, as Pascoe came with skills in hand. As for the others, I can only say keep it up, things will get better.

Now, as I write my final column for the UCFVCascades Basketball teams it is my pleasure to give my personal opinion on who the player of the year is. This guy came last year with a ferocious attitude and ended up sitting all season. Most boys would sit down and quit, but not this guy. I had a chance to compete against him right after last season and he was already working hard, looking forward keeping his goals in sight. Everyone knows who I am talking about: Tycson Boult-player of the year. Tycson has always been a presence at games, whether it means yeeling and hollering, as his first year turned out, or showing up to play 100% all the time, everywhere. I am inspired by this guy's determination, and I am sure his teammates will agree Tycson has got the attitude that would cause anyone to shrivel in their boots (even that big fat whale Aaron Mitchell). What really clinched my decision was when I was watching the Langara Falcons kill the UCC Sun Demons, Boult simply said: "Langara is a solid team." This wasn't said with jealousy, bitterness or maliceit simply was a statement. Tycson is the ultimate competitor and Coach Pat Lee should not overlook this guy's attitude when looking for a leader next year.

Boult for Captain!

I have enjoyed my time with the Cascades, and I thank each and every one of them for teaching me something about basketball-I didn't know a thing before I came. I have tried to report what I saw happening to the team over the past three years, sometimes successfully, other times not. In the end, I had a great time and I met some real friends.

Special thanks goes to Jane Anti!, who I will never forget for bailing me out in ~"- ' Montreal.

With that °"'V much said, it is time for Paul Becker to sign off, leaving the Cascades in a good position to get a new reporter-it is ~:..,;;t..Jabout time.

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SUS had advertised the semi-AGM, and we can not be blamed for less-than-satisfactory student attendance at the meeting. This year's SUS has attempted to combat student apathy, but it is unrealistic to believe that we can eliminate it!

I agree with the SUS's decision to spend $12, 000 on a SUS secretary. Our secretary, Tami Mclelland (yes-there is a real, live person behind the title of SUS secretary), has been a Godsend for the SUS. Due to the fact that there is turnover year to year in the SUS, Tami ensures a smoother transition from one SUS to the next. Also since all members of the SUS are obviously students, and therefore have classes to go to, Tami's presence in our office ensures that there is someone for students to contact.

There are too many aspects of Tami's job for me to list, as I could write a whole essay about them.

I must admit that I was one of the driving forces in the UCFV SUS to get the Cascade's budget reduced. My rationale to do so was based on the fact that since the Cascade has been in existence since the 1970s , it should be self-sufficient by now. I still to this day feel that the Cascade should be made self-sufficient by raising more of its revenue through advertising, and rely less on assistance from the SUS. Another reason why I felt that the Cascade's budget should have been reduced is due to the fact that out of the $11,000 that we gave them this year, the people running the paper are giving themselves a $350 per issue honorarium.

Granted this precedence was not developed this year, and therefore I can not fully blame this year's Cascade management for continuing to themselves honorariums, I still feel that all positions within the Cascade should be done on a volunteer basis. Every one of the SUS representatives and executive members have opted not to take any honorari-· urns from our budget. I felt, and do feel, . that the Cascade staff should do the same.

Concerning the SUS's decision to·· remove itself from negotiations pertaining to the proposed gymnasium, that decision was made solely for legal rea-. sons-not because we did not feel that, students did not want a gymnasium. Of. course we know that the majority of the students would like a gymnasium, built! However, due to the fact that UBC was successfully sued by its students over increasing student ancillary feeand that building a gymnasium at UCFV would mean an automatic increase in ancillary fees here-we felt that for legal reasons it would be best to remove ourselves from negotiations with the Uni' versity College at this time.

In terms of my involvement with the radio station committee, I take offense to the suggestion that I have not done anything to help start up a radio station here at UCFV. Had Mr. Becker dug a little, he would have found out that I had met-at length-with the management at SFU's radio station to discuss how we could start up a radio station here at UCFV. One of the reasons why the official bureaucratic committee did not work was due to the fact that the other person on the committee, Kris Turner, was not able to return to UCFV this semester. I apologize that this issue has been "tabled" so many time s on the SUS meeting agendas; however, I must hold down a part-time job too in able to go to school. Due to the fact that almost all SUS meetings have been held on Fridays this semester, and that I work every Friday, I have not been able to attend many of the meetings to update the SUS on the radio station.

In Mr. Becker's article, I also received some flack over my support to charge a fee for student handbooks. My rationale was based on the fact that not all students at UCFV pay ancillary fees along with their tuition (i.e. continuing education students). These same students may, however, still come and ask for a free copy of the handbook. Different students, on the other hand, have received more than one copy of the handbook. As a means to address the aforementioned issues, and due to the fact that the SUS had budgeted a deficit, I felt that a good solution would be to charge a nominal fee of one or two dollars for each handbook. This fee would not have even covered the cost 0

to produce the handbooks!

While Mr. Becker may have received "multitudes of perks" in the four years that he has been involved in student politics, the only real perk I have received through my involvement with the SUS this year has been a free parking pass-for this semester only. Mr. Becker does make the point though that he did not "get into government for them [perks)"-neither did I! When I ran for the SUS last spring, there was absolutely no indication whatsoever that I would receive free parking this semester. I ran for the SUS because I-wanted to make life better for students here at UCFV, and because I wanted to bring some fresh and innovative ideas to the table-being a Business student.

Perhaps the readers of this letter will disagree with what I said in it, but I can live with that. If you feel that you could do a better job on the UCFV SUS next year, then I by all means encourage you in doing so by running for it!

The SUS needs more people to get involved in it! I wish all my colleagues who are seeking re-election to the UCFVSUS good luck in doing so, and for those of you (including myself) who are not running again: best of luck in your future activities.

Ryan B. Warawa, Applied Programs Representative UCFV SUS Mr. Warawa first off, grab a clue! What a novel idea to have the Cascade selfsufficient. The Cascade staff have only been trying to do that all year much to the dismay of the SUS. There are certain members, who shall remain nameless, that want control of the Cascade. I (the editor of Cascade) sat down with two members of the SUS to discuss the possibility of separating and was shocked to find that the only way we would be "allowed" to separate was if the SUS had a string, a hidden source of control basically that they could pull if they didn't like what was going on. The Cascade is responsible to the students not the SUS executive. The money the SUS receives may I remind you Mr. Warawa is student fees not SUS fees. So you are not doing the Cascade a favor by giving part of those student fees to the paper it is you duty to do so. Further more on the honorarium issue. I sat in on one of your wonderful SUS meetings at the beginning of the year and heard cries from many SUS members that they wanted an honorarium.

So, please do not pretend that the SUS is not concerned with financially bettering themselves.

The honorarium (which by the way is quoted wrong in your letter) is split between only two people. Yes that's right besides a part time work study and many dedicated writers there are only two people to take care of layout, printing, advertising, finances, and office work. We do not have the luxury of an office manager. We too would like to have a smooth turnover from year to year, but imagine your response if we asked for a $12,000 office manager. Mr. Warawa it is time you woke up to the fact that the SUS is not superior to the Cascade, we are equals.

We both offer the students a service and one is not better than the other. I am appalled by just how clueless you really are to the workings of the Cascade and quite frankly to the students of UCFV. In the future Mr. Warawa, the next time you join any sort of committee I suggest you check your schedule so you can make it to the necessary meetings, it may just do you some good.

Editor Dear Editor, I am writing about Paul Becker's article regarding student government.

I agree that student representation is very important and I appreciate all the work that goes into such responsibilities. I also understand that this group has been very busy writing policies and fundraising ail year. Fund raising for what? Writing policies for whom? I have seen only one direct impact to the students this year, Emergency Grants. This program is very good, but that is all I've seen. I have seen direct impact on council members ONLY. Priority registration and free parking. If anything this council is riding off the coattails of past SUS work.

We want a gym and a social centre and this years SUS is stalling the process. The vote took place last year and if 90 votes was not considered representation enough for a %15 fee increase then how can this group justify doubling their budget with a fee increase (that we will have to pay) by only 20 people voting. Live with that justification. Perhaps this group should be in better contact with the people that they are supposed to represent. Have they never heard of surveys?

Inevitably the buck needs to stop somewhere and I thought it was the SUS's responsibility to make it stop in their office. So far all I have seen is this president ranting, raving, bullying, finger pointing, and blaming everyone else including his own council. Mr. Dinnery appears to be infamous for saying "its what council wants" what about what the students want? I know that I am not powerless at this institution so I will do my part and vote!

A. Ward

Editor: I am writing in response to Paul Becker's article, entitled "YOU DO NOT GET HEARD:ARAP ON STUDENT GOVERNMENT" ( Cascade, Mar.13, 1998. p.3). I find myself compelled to respond to, what only can be described as, Mr..

Becker's use of journalism as a guise for the diatribe he has aimed at the Student Union Society.

There may be those of you who, upon reading this, may accuse me of blindly casting my lot with the SUS. To those who do, let me point out the following facts. Like Mr. Becker, I am also an elected student representative. I am currently completing my first term as an UCC member, and will be shortly begin my secQnd term. While Paul is a self proclaimed "veteran ...student politician" who has made a name for himself by writing "saucy articles", I do not see myself as such. \\ · The mandate of the UCC is, ac~ cording to the UCFVstudent handbook, to "make recommendations on educational policy and programs to the UCFV Board". As a student representative, I am neither connected with, nor bound by, the SUS or any position(s) that body might take. Nor do I receive any of the "multitude of perks" Mr. Becker makes vague reference to. I am not entitled to the free parking availabJe to SUS members, nor stipends such as the $2000.00 per year that Paul receives. ( I find ft interesting that he mentioned the former, but not the latter). Quite simply, I involve myself in the UCC because I feel it is something worth doing.

But this letter is not about me.

Nor is it about the personal opinion(s) Paul Becker holds in respect to the current SUS executive. I am a firm believer in the democratic process, as well as the basic right of individual's freedom of speech. However, I do not support the notion that the ends justifies the means.

Mr. Becker has, in his attempt to slight the SUS, employed methods which are underhanded and untruthful. That is what I take exception to. That is why I am writing this letter.

One of the issues raised is that of the latest SUS budget. Paul berates the SUS for allowing said budget to be passed based upon the votes of a mere 20 students. What he fails to mention is that only 20 students took the time to attend the SAGMwhere the budget was presented and voted on. What he also neglects to state (a result of further memory loss, no doubt) is that he suggested that the vote be held at that time and that only those students who had made the effort should be entitled to cast a vote. Both Mr. Becker and myself were at the meeting. For those of you who were not, don't take my word for it. Feel free to review the transcript of that event. I think the record will speak for itself.

Another topic touched upon is the poor performance of the UCFV"student radio committee". Granted, the committee may not have met too often.

And yes, it seems little headway has been made in that area. But what of the 25 plus other committees that the SUS members sit on? Committees dealing with issues which I suggest are far more important than "student radio". Why no mention of them?

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Then Paul gets personal. He goes after the SUS "secretary" (her name is Tami Mclellan, and she is the SUS OFFICE MANAGER,for those interested in accuracy). Angry that she makes a whooping $12,000.00 a year, he stoops to demeaning the effort Tami puts in on behalf of UCFV students. As a UCC representative, I have often maintained a liaison with the SUS through Ms. Mclellan. Not only can 1 attest to the amount of work she does, I would suggest that, both in terms of quantity and quality, she does more for the average student in one week than BOG member Becker does in a year.

And the beat goes on. From taking "shots" at various SUS members, from president Ken Dinnery to "the insignificant Business representative Mr. Ryan Warawa" (Paul Becker's words), to making unsupported allegations of "all sorts of little screw-ups and illegalities".

It seems apparent that Paul Becker has chosen to engage in child-like 'mud slinging'. The fact that he has the ability to couch it in a manner which meets basic journalistic criteria is a thin disguise. I will not stoop to his level in this respect. Having presented facts which put the lie to his innuendo, I firmly believe his true colours are only too evident to anyone willing to view the situation objectively.

Mike Anderson

Dear Editor, In response to Paul Becker's article on "You did not get heard ... ", I am extremely annoyed that the Student Union Society spent more on their office staff than they did on the Cascade! I thought that the Student Union was a volunteer organization. As well, I am annoyed that student union council members receive a free parking pass. I .don't ever remember getting a chance to vote on this issue and I really don't appreciate my stµdent fees paying for this frivolous expense - that I didn't even remember getting a chance to vote on.

For that matter, I didn't any surveys of any kind or issue come out of this Student Union this year let alone whether or not they (SUS) should get free parking. Why not vote themselves a raise while they are at it and call themselves the Canadian Senate. I am even more appalled at Ryan Warawa's suggestion that students be charged for the handbo9k. Excuse me, Mr. Warawa, myself · and alf other students have already paid for our handbooks through or student fees - why should we be charged a second time around? Yes, I will be voting, I am not powerless.

J.C.Lee

Letter to the Editor: Paul Becker's article left me with many impressions. Let me see if I've got a handle on what was being said. My intent is to assure Paul that he has been heard and to offer clarification on a couple of matters.

What did I hear between the lines? I heard concern for the Cascade, for the gymnasium, about our council's leadership style, as well as an appreciation for new initiatives taken by student governments.

About the Cascade: it was Paul's suggestion that perhaps the future of the Cascade might be more stable if we reduce (or eliminate?) the salary given to our part-time Office Manager, given the proportion of value that is attributed to each. While I do not agree with his comparison (this office absolutely requires Tami's presence and expertise), I do want to acknowledge that the Cascade has proven to be an important vehicle for exchange, for expression, and for discourse. I sense how important Paul's "baby" isto him. It would be great to find additional money to put into the Cascade's development.

It would be wonderful to see photos, more colour, have money to buy a scanner, and replace any equipment that threatens the quality of our newspaper or the production time. I applaud his contribution to the UCFVcommunity with the time and effort he has given to the Cascade as well as the care, concern, and loyalty he has

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AS THE WORLD BURNS:A SPECIAL REPORT FROM THE BOLOGNAVILLE GAZETTE: Head-on Collision of Causes Death Two;Pedestrians Walk Away Unscathed

BY PAUL F. BECKER

Page 10 As the twisted metal that was once an automobile recieved its last soak down by the Bologna Ville Fire Department, two young people watched in awe of what held the potential for their death. The event happened last evening in a suburb of BolognaVille. A red car driven by one Jurgen Hammerstad and an unnamed passenger, who apparantly had been seen earlier in the evening exposing himself to citizens, were pronounced dead as their vehicle exploded in flames in a head-on collision.

The other vehicle involved, a maroon New Yorker, driven by one Vince Colortho was hit in the rearend, causing it to spin out of control, careening towards the local Tim Hortons. Both Colortho and his passenger Del Griffith substained minor injuries, which apparantly made them delirious. The two fell out of their vehicle and charged into the store demanding straws for their drinks.

After sedation, the two men admitted that they had been travelling a bit fast, although they were adamant about the fact

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that they indeed had no straws for their drinks.

Amazingly enough, the two pedestrians that were attempting to cross the road during the accident emerged without so much as a scratch.

Yan Dalton and Casey Smith were on their way to the Tim Hortons when they heard the noise of Hammerstad's flaming wreck approaching. According to Dalton, Hammerstad's vehicle was on fire before it hit the New Yorker. "The air sort of smelled like strawberries" Smith recalled.

The scenario is unlike anything that Police Chief Graden Stanley has seen in the last few years, as he surveyed the scene due to its specific nature. "I've seen alot happen in this town, but something as freakish as this is quite suprising for such a solid and repsectable community."

Testing for alchohol is impossible due to the fact that Hammerstad's bones were not even evident in the burnt-out hulk that was once a red car. The same eyewitnesses ofHammerstad's peculiar passenger mentionned that his car had appeared oily and reaked of strawberries. Chief Stanley pointed out that "there seems to be some connection between this strawberry smell and the collision."

Conclusions can only be preliminary at this point, with furthur investigation into the mysterious strawberries fragrence. Thus, another day goes by as always in the thriving metropolis of Bologna Ville.

...letter from page 8 cont. demonstrated.

What I also heard within his article in his disappointment with this year's council in that it has not been very inspiring. I'm guessing that he would have liked to have seen more initiatives (that our campus radio was in place, for example). Ryan assures me that he will pass along all his research for the next council, in the hopes that they will run with the ball, much like our Council has done with the Ombuds policy being implemented at the UCC level, the Policy Manual contract being fulfilled, and a student perk package for student reps who volunteer so many hours to student advocacy (three initiatives of previous governments).

I heard, between the lines, Paul's personal disappointment (and disgust?) with the way in which he views this year's Council's efforts and our approach taken when addressing institutional concerns. I am referring to the words "bat" and "club". I'm not exactly sure if the concern is related to our leadership style or the fact that the ground was not broken for the Student Activity Centre? Or both? If it's leadership style, then it would be helpful to hear a specific description of what he did not like, and would prefer. If it's about the gymnasium/Student Activity Centre, we share his disappointment. The issue of the ancillary fees was imposed on us (not chosen) given the news of UBC's legal action and the judge's ruling. As student representatives, we believed it was our obligation to address the same questions. The process has been disarming and a nuisance to say the least. From what I understand, the provincial government told UCFVmanagement that it was okay to charge ancillary fees; they did and now a Judge has declared a similar action at lJBC illegal. I, for one, do not have the expertise for issues of this magnitude but it still was required of us to investigate the matter. Our mandate clearly obligates us to address financial issues on our student body's behalf. The fact that this has delayed the second referendum for a student activity centre is unfortunate, and we SHARE his disappointment.

I want to take this opportunity LO publicly acknowledge Ken Dinnery for the way in which he has broadened the inclusive participation of student govern-

ance within UCFV. Whatever he undertook, he held the conviction that "it was his job" as President of the Student Union. He had a pulse on issues/matters that could have otherwise been missed, and he was committed to bringing issues to their rightful conclusion, in the interests of the UCFV student body.

Finally, I also want to acknowledge Paul's criticism of Council ( and Cascade staff) having free parking passes. What Paul may not know is that in the Fall, it became apparent that there were some 40+ committees that were vying for our time and energy, with only eleven reps to cover the bases. By November of 1997, we were feeling strip-mined. I wanted to address this issue as VP/Internal, and had council's approval to write Management requesting help in putting together a student incentive package (or a benefit package) for our volunteer workers next year. I thought it was important to start recruiting processes early. In our correspondence we suggested some things like free parking passes (as reps were currently subsidizing their Student Union work), priority registration (so that we could fit into the committee's timetables) and credit awards ( earned for learning initiated and accomplished in the areas of leadership and citizenship), etc.

It came as a wonderful surprise when we returned to campus in January to be greeted by a call from Facilities (via Management) to pick up our free passes.

Thank you, Management! I might add that we have doubled the student representation for 1998/99: we have 20 nominations for the ballots this year!

While our perceptions of reality may differ, I do want LO acknowledge the efforts of all our student politicians.

Thank you Paul. Also I extend ,y thanks to Jason Proulx, Lori Nelson, Mike Anderson, and Sandra Hakanson for their unique contributions to the world of student affairs.

As a social activist and adult educator, I hope the future Councils will be guided by two principles (borrowed from adult education for social change): ( 1) it is absolutely inappropriate to generalize, and (2) it is both inappropriate and unacceptable to attribute motives to others. If future UCFV student governments hold a vision of building a strong and solid alumni, these two principles might well be added to a collec-

tive Student Code of Ethics. Imagine the possibilities!

I have been on Student Council for two years now; the first as a rep for the BA/ Adult Education Dept., and the second as VP/Internal. I strongly recommend student government for those who want a sense of UCFV community in a more intense way. Issues range from directing students to lost and found in Bbuilding at Student Services to sharing in the governance of the University College of the Fraser Valley. It is exciting, frustrating, exhilarating work and the team spirit is one that is co-created and dynamic.

In closing, I wish Paul and all of the students here at UCFV blessings upon blessings as they take their personal and professional learnings out into the world. We will be a part of the same alumni. Let's walk proud!

Marion C. Tansey VP/Internal, Student Union Society.

Dear Editor: My first comment has to be a word of congratulations to the selection committee for a new president for UCFV. Although I did not have the opportunity to hear the first candidate, I understand he was of equal calibre to Roger Barnsley, with whom I was very impressed.

However, it was only by chance that I found out about the forums for the prospective candidates. Although I had been on the Abbotsford campus Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (March 9, 10 and 11 ), I saw no notice of the impending forum. The first poster I saw was at the Chilliwack campus on Wednesday evening, March 11.

We hear a lot about student apathy (which, having had experience as a full-time student, I recognize as often simply a lack of time), yet I believe these forums were important enough for students to know about. After all, they were not simply information sessions-evaluation forms were handed to all in attendance.

When I sat in on the forum at the Chilliwack campus, out of about 40 people, I recognized only faculty and staff (the only student I saw I knew to be on the selection committee). At the afternoon session in Abbotsford (no, I did not accept a second evaluation form), my take is that maybe a third to a half

were students. (You may legitimately ask how I can tell student from faculty and staff. After almost two decades as both credit and non-credit student at UCFV, I recognize many people who work here.)

After the Abbotsford forum I decided to wander the halls and find a poster announcing the event: I found none. Pizza days are better advertised.

I have heard since that there were posters in the Abbotsford cafeteria, and email communication. So anyone with a lap-top in the main cafeteria was fine.

You would know better than I the number of students who do not have email accounts (including continuing education students such as myself).

I realize that (with luck) the issue of a new president will be settled soon, and hopefully we will not have to go through the process again for a decade or so. However, I do believe that within that time there will be other issues important enough to be communicated effectively to students.

Some instructors may be willing to offer a short announcement at the beginning of class for happenings of specific importance. Some may not see it as part of their job description.

As a practical alternative-for all notices of events-why not have very large perpetual calendars in an area of high traffic at each campus? Since Abbotsford has the Road Runner Cafe as well as the main cafeteria, the latter area no longer works as well as it did in the past as an information disseminating area.

Because of this, at the Abbotsford campus I would suggest the wall that one sees at the far end of the hall on entering the "A" building. If each monthly day of this calendar was designed at least as large as an 8 1/2" by 11" piece of paper, notices could be posted directly on the applicable date.

Students and community members, as well as faculty and staff, could access one single area to find information on a large range of extra-curricular programming offered by UCFV. And then perhaps some of these excellent offerings could run at more then one quarter or half full.

I appreciate having a Board that listens to those who offer input. Thank you once again for that opportunity.

Regina Dal ton

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SUS Report Ken Dinnery, President First of all we would like to Thank Donna Lovett, Lisa Chew, and Carolyn Crerar for their hard work and dedication in putting out the Cascade this year.

Students and Student Union representatives have submitted letters to the edi.tor regarding Paul Becker's article in the last issue of the Cascade and I feel it is unnecessary to respond to it in this report.

However I would like to say that Paul has unfairly offended many hardworking Student Union representatives and for this he has his conscience to deal with. If any student has any concerns or issues that they would like to discuss with me or any other representative, please feel free to come to the SUS office.

The Student Union has been working hard on your behalf this year.

Some of the issues we have been working on include, but definitely not limited to the following: hiring committees (DireClor of the Library, lJCFV President, Harassment Prevention Coordinator and soon an Ombudsman); we also established a working relationship with the new Director of Student Services and the President of the Faculty and Staff Association; we have worked hard on developing a harmonious relationship with the Management and tne Board of Gov-

ernors of the UCFVbased on mutual respect; the SUS have been involved in over 40 committees, many of them very time-consuming; we have assisted students through our scholarship, Emergency Student Grant Program and our Matched Funding of Student Groups; this year we also had to form a Fundraising Committee to raise money to develop existing programs. I could go on and on but the Cascade deadline is looming (I, like many other students, procrastinate till the last minute).

One of the highlights of the year is the establishment of a Student Involvement on Campus (sic) Task Force.

This task force will be holding a twoday retreat on April 27 and April 28 to discuss the lack of an effective student voice within the decision-making process and the lack of a student social and· educational life outside the classroom on campus.

SUS elections are being held on March 25, 26. I (Ken Dinnery) have submitted my nomination to run again as President, but after discussions with the other Presidential candidate, I feel it is in the best interests of the SUS that I withdraw my nomination. Your next President will be Jeda Boughton who I am confident will do a great job leading the SUS. We will be working together during the next month to ensure a smooth transition.

I would like to thank everyone within the SUS that I have worked with during the last two years. It has been a blessing and a pleasure to be associated with all of them. I would especially like to thank Tami, the SUS Office Manager (advisor, organizer, coordinator, planner. ...confidante and friend). Without her in the office, it would be hell, with her, it is a taste of heaven due to her sensitive and passionate personality which made many hectic and stressful days in the SUS office livable and humane. I would also like to thank Marion Tansey and Stephaine Martin for putting up with me and for their hard work and dedication to the SUS. Other Kudos go to all the representatives I have worked with who spend countless hours working on your behalf.

In closing I would like to take this opportunity t.o'·congratulate all the newly elected representatives and I wish them all the best in 1998/1999 year.

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New to UCFV as of February 1998, this student group welcomes anyone interested in learning more about Latin American culture, language, dance, food, etc. .. So far the group is composed of approximately 20 members from various backgrounds. Our main goal is to create a group, which shares the objectives of going beyond the classroom in order to learn about Latin America.

This can be achieved through interacting with people who are from Latin American backgrounds, through each other's experiences, and through special events. In the future the group hopes to sponsor dances, movie nights, and lecture series for all UCFVstudents interested as well as many other events. So far the group is very enthusiastic and has many wonderful ideas for the fall semester.

It is not necessary to be a Latin American Studies student or a Spanish student to become a member. We came together as a group looking for people who shared the same interests. If anyone has any questions regarding SALSA,please feel free to come by our meeting April 7, 1998 at 5:30 pm in room A221 Abbotsford campus or call Barb or Larissa at 870-'5660.

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ALL WOMEN WELCOME Sponsored by The Community Women's Centre at UCFV and Paul O'Brien of Satori-Jitsu Arts For more information and to register please contact The Community Women's Centre at UCFV Room A224 or call 864 4669.

GIANTGARAGE SALE FOR THE COMMUNITYWOMEN'S CENTRE @ UCFV

May 9th 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM 21 71 McMillan Road Abbotsford, B.C. We are looking for donations for this garage sale. We would greatly appreciate any donations that you have.

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April 25 FREE SELF-DEFENSE March 30 MARDI GRAS. All day. SEMINAR FOR WOMEN March 18- April 1 formoreinformationorto ECIAD (Emily Carr)There will be contests, register please contact the Photography bands, parades and floats.

Communities Women's Centre at UCFV Room fEATRE March 31 A224 or call 864 4669.

TI SPRING CELEBRATION! BBQ on the patio-musicMarch 11-28 volleyball-prizes.

FILMS AS YOU LIKE IT One of the Master's most delightApril l TUESDAYS ful romantic creations. It SPRING SEMESTERREG- NEW RELEASE MOVIES is a golden comedy featur3:30 - 5:00 in the A-lounge, ing usurping brothers, evil ISTRATION BEGINS catch a flick for free. dukes, young, banished April 6-22 lovers, great comic characUCFV GRAD SHOW "The WEDNESDAY ters, championship wresGroup of Twenty: LHOOQ'.' FILM 110 Will be show- tling, music and songs, Opening Reception April 8 ing movies in the lecture cross-dressing and roat 4:30 in the Gallery. Re- theatre (Bl0l) of the mance in the afternoon. freshments will be served. Abbotsford Campus at Come out and see As You 10:00 am. All interested Like It at the Chilliwack persons are cordially in- Campus Theatre.

April 7 SALSA (Spanish and Latin vited to the Wednesday American Studies Student morning shows.

April 23-26 Association) meeting 5:30 April 1: Le Confessional THE DIRECTORS'FESTIpm in room A221 April 8: Secrets & Lies VALS Our third annual Abbotsford campus, everyfestival features student April 1 one welcome. generated productions FILM: Salt of the Earth from UCFV and other post introduced

by Sylvie April 8 secondary theatre proChronicles the grams.

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EGGSTRAVAGANZA3:00 successful outcome of a 15 pm to 5 :00 pm. month strike by unskilled SPORTS Mexican-American miners and their families in New April 9 MONDAYS STUDENT ACTIVITY Mexico.

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BASKETBALL from 8:00 MEETING 12:00 noon in Abbotsford lecture theaPM 10:00 PM. Drop in at the lobby. tre. Free! the Career Training Centre LAST DAY OF CLASSES! (CTC) in West Abbotsford.

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FROM COURSES I Brian Kent except upper level arts/ sciences.

April 10 GOOD FRIDAY UCFV closed.

April 13 EASTER MONDAY UCFV closed.

April 14 EXAMS BEGIN! April 18 FREE SELF-DEFENSE SEMINAR FOR WOMEN for more information or to register please contact the Communities Women's Centre at UCFV Room A224 or call 864 - 4669.

April 20 BINGO 12:00 noon.

Maps to the CTC are in the plastic holder outside Office A215 on the Abbotsford Campus.

TUESDAYS BADMINTON from 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM. Drop in at the Career Training Centre (CTC) in West Abbotsford.

Maps to the CTC are in the plastic holder outside Office A215 on the Abbotsford Campus.

TUES. AND THURS. VOLLEYBALLfrom 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM. Drop in at the Career Training Centre (CTC) in West Abbotsford.

Maps to the CTC are in the plastic holder outsi,de Office A215 on the Abbotsford Campus.

WEDNESDAYS BALL HOCKEY evenings from 9:00 to midnight at the Ag Rec on March 28, April 1 and April 8. '

THURSDAYS INDOOR SOCCER from 8:00-10:00 ·p.m. (CTC) * primarily for female athletes.

March 27-28 SOCCER.BCISLProvincial Playoffs for Men hosted by UBC.