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Nothing In the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not: unrewarded·

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alone will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. -HST.72

The tyrant has grown weary. His initial enthusiasm has been replaced by a downtrodden loathing of all things structured and planned out. I think that he suffers from .that seasonal disorder thing, what do they call that now? S.A.D, ya, · that's it. But I think there is more to the issuethat just his exposure to sunlight, perhaps his penury could have something to do with it. Hell, it might even just be the stressof the job. I'm sure that tyrants get stressed like the rest of us.

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Last week I was having a steamed milk with a dash of almond,(as always) with the tyrant and he revealed that he was finally able to kick smokin!;;)cigarettes. As the conversation proceeded I kept think- . ing of a nietzschean man standing in front of me, tell me of the power of will. "It's Zarathustra, and he has come down from the mountain. He had been contemplating, but now it is a time for action." Well, I congratulated the tyrant on his accom-

plishment. I wish that I was able to do it, quit the habit, that is. Some of my friends have gone to hypnotists, some have got on the patch, others still have chewed that horrible nico-gum shit to quit. The tyrant quit with his will. I wonder if he quit for the right reasons though. Penury, after all, for the tyrant isonly a temporary situation. I suppose that in six months when the tyrant and I are having a streamed milk again, he will casually get up and wander over to the door. so that he could have a smoke. I hope he doesn't, but the tyrant is really a person that you can't tell anything to. Either he is quitting for the right reason or not, I'll wait and see. Anyhow getting back to the story, after the tyrant told me about his decision to quit smoking, he proceeded to go into a tirade over some incident last week. Let me tell you about it. Apparently, as the tyrant says, he was working in his office one afternoon last week and he wasn't paying much attention to anything but the work that he had his head in. He looked up from his work to see a Cascade slid underneath of his door and laying in the middle of the walk way. The tyrant didn't think anything of it, so he went back to work, but the curiosity of this paper nagged at his attention. Finally, he got up and wandered over to the paper

and picked it up. To his amazement, someone had taken the time to do a paper critique and scrawled their comments all over the front of the paper. At first, the tyrant was amused. ·1 must be doing something right,· he thought to himself, "I've pissed someone off with the cover of the paper." As the tyrant began to read the comments, his amusement began slip into anger. "That lousy son-ofa-bitch!" the tyrant concluded. "He didn't even have the guts to sign his name to his criticism.· Then the tyrant proceeded to tell me of his problems. Apparently, the tyrant deals with a bunch apathy cases, who can't muster the will or the determination to punch their ideas out for publishing. The tyrant tells me of students who don't contribute anything to the Cascade, but have, the gall to complain when it offends them. He slips into his Marxist voice and tells me of the dangerous reactionary nature of these students. I laugh. "That tyrant, once he gets an idea in his head, he goes for a run with it. I'll never be able to convince him otherwise." I suppose that Hunter S. has a point, determination and persister;ice in the end will triumph over all. However, in the · mean time though, there are a lot of educated derelicts slipping trash under the tyrant's door.

uals would like to see. We are aware that the content is amateur, but as a don't suck as bad as KimAnnis. Woops, sorry, learning n&wspaper we are developing Wow, how shall I proceed? Firstoff, at the I forgot that Ms. Annis informed us that she those skills that will continually Improve sacrifice of face, I will not be criticiZ@dfor wouldn't be criticized for her writing. I will do the quality of the newspaper. We aspire my style or form of writing. You enjoy jour- my best to avoid such criticism in favor of to one day fill the pages of the Cascade nalistic writing that's your job that's your exposing Kim as a poorly Informed, sideline with the same kind of drivel you might ambition, fine: do it well. When someone critic wf'Jo has never before this time e,on- find in any 'professional' newspaper. offers you some constructive criticism, do trlbuted to the production of the Cascade. not use your talents to belittle his or her It's too bad I'm obi/gated to respond, otherAdmittedly, the response to Mr. opinion. You are lucky to have readers that wise the Cascade wouldn't have to print two Mumford's article was written in a sarcare. Without the reader, you are nothing. I inane pieces written by confused people. castic tone, and it made fun of some The Cascade is the UCFV students' free press. Editorial content is 100%separate from the student's _ don't ask you to bow down before those Bad newspapers /Ive for this kind of thing. archaic word choices. However, seeing governing body, the UCFVSUS.The Cascade is pubthat pay you patrol)age, but I do demand, as this editor has never before seen any lished twelve times per year. from September to speaking for all the readers, respect. I Wow, how shall I respond? My first impulse contributions from Mr. Mumford towards April. There are six issuespublished in the fall and six notice in your incessant need to criticize is to'continue to slag Ms. Annis with every col- the elevation of the Cascade's qual/ty issues in the winter semesters. Circulation is 2000 Jared Mumford (March 3, 99), that you side- orful adjective I can think of My second (relative concept at best), we thought it paper distributed throughout Abbotsford. Chilliwack impulse is to suggest that Ms. Annis find her- better to produce a response that and Mission. The Cascade is a proud member of . step many of the core issueshe raises.I take the Canadian UniversityPress.a national network of the un-granted liberty to apologise on his self an interpreter (perhaps someone from acknowledges his concerns while at the university and college newspapers. The Cascade behalf for attempting to create a some- English 105) so someone can elucidate the same time illustrating that writers, not has adopted CUP ethical policy to oppose sexism. intent behind the editorial response she criti- readers, support this newspaper. In what formal and structured letter to the racism. homophobia and other oppressive prejucizes, Here, let me try and help: other words, If you don't like sex, or are Cascade. dices. Subscriptions are $20 per year. The Cascade office is located in building A on the Abbotsford unaware of the sexual advantages of campus. Mr. Mumford, the letter writer Kim Annis is the prostate, please get off your arroThat is, I'm sorry he defends you at all. Had he known your ignorant and childish defending, Included in his letter the follow- gant ass and write something better. Lettersto Editor response, without any attempt at addressing: Letter length should be kept under 400 words. I have always believed that one who feels When pressed with deadlines, full-time ing the real issuesbrought up, I'm sure he Sadly. if letters exceed this limit they will be abruptthe need to criticize others (I refer to Kieth course toads, and Incurable crotch-itch, ly ended with a ..../. Letters that have been subwould have saved his breath -and timeBylsma, who seems to thrive on negative jected to the uncompromising backslash will be It is at times difficult to seriously consider and left you to wallow in your own underposted In the Cascade office and the public will be attention) or to use lewd publications to those letters that criticize the criticism of handed degradation. Underhanded? Yes: able to view them during office hours. entice curious readers (I refer to the article criticism. Mr. Mumford's letter was It isexpected by those that write to you that 14positions for Feb. 14,article on prostate appreciated (It said so In the response, I Submissions you will take our comments seriously and etc.) Is one who should not be In the posl don'thave time to translate). Perhaps If The deadline for all submissions Is Thursdays at 12 employ them whenever possible. To do tion of writing in a public document, espe a.m. Submissionson disk or email are preferred. the tone and style of the response to Mr. anything less is a betrayal of trust, and because then we don't have to spend valuable cially one.that impressesthe Integrity of the Mumford's letter (obtuse and elitist) was should not be tolerated. I feel sad that he time retyping your work. but we will except submisuniversity. consistent throughout the newspaper, wasted hisenergies by praising this paper at sions that have been typed out on a word procesboth Mr. Mumford and you, Ms. Annis sor or typewriter. Please save electronic copy as all, considering the reception he got. He Translation:The status quo dictates my life. would be pleased. 'Text only'. The Cascade will consider publishing may have gotten the name wrong, • Keith I have no personality or thoughts of my own ·anonymous· letters only if circumstances are extenBylsma,· but the truly guilty parties step 01:Jt outside of what convention dictates as p;opuating. Right, back to the apology. Seeing as into the lime light, exemplifying that which er. -Ms.Annis speaks for all our readers Oust The Disclaimer(thisisthe port that'sreally Important) he speaks out against. I refer to those who like my crazy Aunt speaks to Elvis), I Opinions and values expressed in the articles of the ·thrive on negative attention.· Had you any It is important here to clarify that the origi- would /Ike to take the time here to offer Cascade newspaper are those of the writers and do respect for your readers you would have nal editorial response to Mr. Mumford's letter Kim Annis a job. The position w/1/pay not necessarily reflect the values of the Cascade or dropped the slanderous tone while did not criticize as much as agree with Mr. nothing and consists of writing quality the UniversityCollege of the FraserValley. addressing the real issues.at hand: The Mumford's position on the writing In the news stories that do not require any editCover Design paper has great potential. Should we allow Cascade. ing and must conform to the highest levby Kevin Trowbridge this potential to be marred in order ·to use els of rhetorical and Journalistic excel"Suppression" lewd publications to entice curious readHere Kim, let me translate for you once · fence. Once this task is well managed ~rs"? again. From the original editorial response: we can get you started as our moral edlWomen were prominent within the Celtic ...UCFVis sorely lacking In English 105 tor, selecting those contributions that do culture of Ireland until the Roman I don't believe so. And, after your sincere skills...the Cascade Is reprehensibly remiss not conform to your views, and replacCatholic church invaded. The snake or apology to your readers, I would be interln its expostulation of rhetorical excellence Ing them with your own well thought-out serpent represented female power and ...the Cascade herein assertsto elevate its work. ested on the papers stance on this issue. goddess worship in the pagan religions of contributorsh/p standards from ignominious the pre-Christian era. Legend tells that St. expressions,to an epitome of academic -It's hard to soar with the eagles when you By the way, you got the name wrong, Patrick drove the snakes from Ireland, in logomachy. are surrounded by turkeysagain. essence suppressi~g the female gender. (cover etching prints available for sale) Translation: We at the Cascade are conConcerned reader, 'It Is hard to imbibe of the Wild Turkey tinually challenged to fill the newspaper with when the Eagles keep pissing on my this issuededicatd to: the Mac Goddess Savior Marie anything, let alone with what specific lndivid- head.' Kim Annis Ed.

Dear Cascade,

Wow, we must really suck. But at least we

* VICTORIA(CUP) Concerns about full cost recovery programs being offered by public universities are increasing across Canada. 1n·BritishColumbia the long-standing tuition freeze meagre prospects for government funding are forcing many schools to develop creative funding solutions. But those solutions may not always be in students' best interests because of their ties to industry, according to Maura Porte, a representative of the Canadian Federation of Students. "Institutions are trying to wrestlElwith not having enough money to start up new programs and trying to serve industry," she said, pointing out that the high cost of new programs places

a barrier between students and their academic goals. Cost recovery programs do not violate the provincial tuition freeze because they 00 not require a fee increase. Instead, new programs are established with higher-than-average rates of tuition ·that is designed to cover their total cost, which allows the university to expand its course selection with little or no impact on its operating budget. Sandra Guarascio, president of UVic's graduate students' society, said that while the cost recovery model is perfectly legal, it violates the spirit of the freeze. "This is a way of getting past the statutory mandate of a tuition freeze," she said, pointing out that the freeze is

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LOAN DE-DESIGNATION by Erin Fitzpatrick OTTAWA(CUP)

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Students enrolled in college and university programs that bear a high loan default rate may become ineligible for Canada Student Loans under a policy proposal being bandied · around Ottawa. Human Resources and Development Canada last December released a discussion paper on the proposal _ commonly known as dedesignation _ at a national stakeholders conference on student assistance.

"If the quality of the post-secondary education you're receiving doesn't relate to the labour market ... If those programs aren't good, current, of high quality, then people incur the debts and don't get the benefits of that education," Townsend said. "Nobody wants to deny students access, but the government's got a lot of money riding on (the default) question and we need to look at whet the best why to solve it is... Default rates can show us which programs might need improvement." ButTownsend adds de-designation is only one option the federal government is considering as a way to tackle the loan default problem, and there's no guarantee it will become policy. Still, some students, like Ashkon Hashemi, of th.e Canadian Federation of Students, say Ottawa is wrong to associate quality of education with labour market results.

munications and a master's in mathematics. What's most disturbing to Porte is that UVic is the latest addition to the cost recovery trend: "UVic is the last holdout in the province in terms of holding back corporate funding," she pointed out.

Last summer at the University of British Columbia, students objected to the cost of a two-year genetic counseling master's program, which was being offered at a cost of $30,000 to post-graduate students, making it the most expensive program on campus. In response, a committee is reviewing the tuition level, although it has yet to make rec9mmendations for change.

UVSS academics director shares Porte's concern. "Why are we getting into the habit of offering courses with a different fee structure?" asks Zaenker.

And in Montreal, Concordia's executive master's program is being offered for a mere $42,000.

She calls the cost recovery model a "slippery slope" to higher tuition.

That's not to mention two new master's that are being offered by the University· of Toronto this year at $25,000 each-a master's in telecom-

"This stretches the boundary of accessible public education and should not be operated through the mandate of a university."

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Ottawa (CUP) "There are many reasons why we should allow a choice of programs; and getting a job is only one of them," Hashemi said. "There is merit in getting an education. De-designation says that university is only about getting a job, and turns post-secondary education into a kind of crass ·. job-training project." Hashemi also says de-designation doesn't address the real problem of why student,s default on their loans in the first place.

Under de-designation, programs "I have a huge problem with using would become ineligible for student default rates to gage a program's loans if they have loan default levels effectiveness,· he said. "First and above the national average. That is, if · foremost, defaults are an indication an unusually high number of students of the huge debt loads students face. graduating from a certain program These (debts) can't be paid back didn't pay back their student loans, even with a job. Default is a symptom future students registering for the pro- of the larger debt problem. We gram wouldn't be able to get loans at should be dealing with the cause all. and not the symptoms.· The idea is that government should stop spending money on programs that don't prepare students for the job market, says Thomas Townsend, director general of learning and· literacy with Human Resources and Development Canada.

meant to ensure post-secondary education remains affordable for cashstrapped students. 1

Student groups aren't the only ones worried about how de-designation · could change the face of post-secondary education. Robert Best, of. the Association of Universities and Colleges Canada, says he fears de-designation will turn public education into a conservative, cautious enterprise. "One possible outcome (of de-designation) is that public institutions would fear t9king riskswith non-traditional students because of a fear that these students might have higher default levels,· Best said. "So government has to be very careful that they don't put incentives in place for institutions to become very conservative about those things.· The de-designation debate is only one part of ongoing negotiations between Ottawa, the provincial governments and banks to come up with a new risk-sharing agreement on student loans. Policies similar to de-designation already exist in Alberta, and are set to begin in Ontario this September. In Alberta only private hairstylihg and truck driving schools have been affected so far.

recent university graduate and a national student lobby group will ask the courts to strike down recent changes to the federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act on the grounds they discriminate against college and university students. Annick Chenier and the Canadian Federation of Students argue the changes.introduced last year, violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms by preventing graduates from discharging their student loans in the event of personal bankruptcy until 10 years after. leaving school. In contrast, someone with a commercial loan can be dis_charged of their bankruptcy after only r,,ine months. Chenier, who graduated with a master's degree in pastoral counselling in 1997 from St. Paul's University, is saddled with $52,000 in debt incurred over nine years of study. She says her high loan repayment rate of $631 a month, or roughly 34 per cent of her monthly income, prompted her to declare bankruptcy. "The federal government is forcing me into a state of poverty for the next 10 years,· Chenier, 29, said at a news conference Tuesday. In nine months, Chenier will ask bankruptcy court to discharge her of her bankruptcy and student debt, said Todd

Burke, the lawyer representing Chenier and the CFS. Burke argues the changes to the act have created an artificial distinction between stuc,Jentand commercial debt. "This section of the . Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act on its face discriminates against students as a class of individuals,· said Burke. "(We) will, argue that there is no reasonable justif,ication for such discrimination, and that student debt should be treated in the same manneras any other form of debt.· Burke said he plans to argue that treat. ing student debt and commercial debtdifferently violates the equality provisions in the Charter. Elizabeth Carlyle, CFS national chairperson, said the case should be seen as an attempt to tackle the problem of student debt. "The question is not: How can we make loan repayment easier?" said Carlyle. "The question should be: How can we make loan repayment avoidable? And how can we make a system so people do not have to incur huge debt loads?" The average student debt load for a four-year undergraduate degree in Canada is $25,000. In the 1996-1997 fiscal year, l 0,000 students declared bankruptcy.

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"It would be a shame if the city shut down stores in the area that benefit it economically. Losing Hemp BC would be a real blow, no question," he said .

lcee argues the real reason the city denied Hemp BC the license was for political reasons. "Change causes problems for people," she said. "We're a highly outspoken force and we're determined to see (marijuana) decriminalized for everybody." She also said the ruling was hypocritical at a time when police are stepping back from charging people for simple possession. "Marijuana is de facto decriminalized," she said. Glenn Thompson, one of the workers at the store, says he expects the police will come to shut the store down as soon as they can get a court injunction. "I don't know what I'm going to do. I don't want to go to jail, but I don't want to lose my job, either." lcee said her lawyers are seeking a judicial review of the decision.

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Emery hired lcee to manage the store in 1997. She was manager when Emery was charged with trafficking marijuana to minors, an offense for· which he was later fined $750.

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After lcee bought the store, and signed a contract with the city promising not to sell, promote, or facilitate the sale of marijuana, the raids continued. Last September of last year, police seized pipes, bongs, and cash from the store. They also charged lcee with selling drug paraphernalia.

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Bolster: This episode of "Ship of .Fools" will probably be late. It's not due to lack of subject matter but quite the opposite. As I write this I'm sitting in my car, and I have no idea where the driver is taking me. This might be less of a concern if I were not the driver. Anyhow Chief, I digress, since the last meeting with the girl of both my dreams and my nightmares, I haven't been able to sleep. Indeed, she has now transcended both. Fortunately, this has given me a lot of time to think. Unfortunately, I'm not sure how lucid my thoughts might be. It's sort of an odd feeling, being inside myself, but yet I seem to see everything through the eyes of a third person. I am very aware of the character that I play. If I talk to myself, I can understand my thoughts, but people look at me funny. What do they know, the mindless masses? Th'ey have not been negotiating self-destruction for the last 125 hours. Lemme tell you what I've done in that time, and maybe you can offer some reflection. The kayaking lessons the Cascade signed rne up for have been a blast. My instructor, Kevin, looked like Joe Sixpack with hockey hair. I was pretty

sure just by looking at him that he was unit. I assured him that alcohol was the from Chilliwack. Anyway, my first les- least of my problems. He sniffed my son was an experience. I was cruising jacket, and I grinned wryly - He'll never to the Cheam Centre in Chilliwack for· figure it out. So I blew into the little white my lesson when a cop's revolving tube and he pulled the unit away. I cherries prompted me to slam on the managed to take a peek over his shoulbrakes. Fortunately, he already had a der and, although he was careful not to victim, so I hit "resume" on the cruise . show me the results, I clearly saw one control. The car sprang back up to 130 green light glowing at the end of the kph at 3000 rpm and seemed to be unit. Cops hate to lose. I left without breathing nicely. BREATHING! The creating a scene. thought resounds in my mostly empty gulliver. I can't swim! What the heck On a completely unrelated note, am I gonna be doing in a wretched, Chief, you have to do something about tippy little piece of fiberglass? the . copy editors. At last week's Regardless, I continue on, unsure if this Canadian University Press conference, will be my last day moving without the we were told that being an English aid of a gurney. major did not automatically qualify one to be a copy editor, Bolster, they're Upon arrival at the Cheam Centre, I gonna take away my voice: no met Kevin, and he stuck me in a sixfoot "gonna," no "gimme," no "helluvalot." cigar shaped phallus with a "Phat" Bloody next semester, take the copy edisticker on the hull. I was intrigued if not tors and sit them outside in the cold, tell a little apprehensive. All went well, them punctuation and spelling only! If though, and I managed to avoid any an article is poorly written, and the cops on the way home. Tonight, howwriter's name is attached then the writer ever, I wasn't so lucky. must take some responsibility. Leave the voice intact! After concluding a clandestine rendezvous with the Lazy Marxist, a pig Speaking of being out in the cold, pulled me over, apparently for doing before I departed Of1 this gonzo trip I 55 in a 50 zone. He approached the informally interviewed a parking dude. car and, after a short conversation, he He told me that you can ra<;:k up as saw that I was clearly not rational. He many violations as you want after 4:30 asked me to blow into his breathalyzer PM, because their office is closed, and

they can't call the tow truck! The Parking Violation Notices definitely make handy scrap paper. You may have already noticed that I have used three of them to write this letter to you. As a concluding note, I just heard an interesting bit of news on the radio. It seems Crayola is changing the name of the colour, "Indian Red". Obviously another victory for the politically correct. Apparently, though, the colour was named after some dirt found in India. One has to wonder, "what's next?" Boss, I have no idea how I am going to make if home. I'm dumping these papers in a mailbox and making· the Cascade's address the return address. Since there is obviously no postage on this wad of paper, you should get it with a "insufficient postage" stamp on it. With both eyes open, and one hand on the e-brake, kjrb P.S. Tom Petty is touring this summer. Get a room at Ivanhoe, show up with 8 tickets, a forty of crown and charge it to the Cascade. I'll get you a review for the first issue next year.

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The serum was distributed through the New York City Blood Bank where Lawrence Rockefeller sat on the board of directors. These are the gentlemen who for a lousy $150 million they were not going to test this lot. Lawrence was In this century the Germqny of WWII also the president of the Sloon Cancer Kennedy Memorial Research center, -had the financial clout, access to human which supplied Gallo with many of his test populations and the sick need for the reagents he used on his work on the "master race" that kept the third Reich at NCI' s "Special Virus Cancer Program". the forefront of research and developThis is where millions of taxpayers dollars ment. In charge of the top Reich Research Institute was Erich Traub, who at were directly focused on type-C cancer viruses that caused ~eukemia lymthis time knew more about viruses than phoma sarcoma complex along with anyone on the globe. Then the war opportunistic infections. Before 1978, no en<;:ledand history would repeat itself yet human being ever suffered from that again. disease or pneumocystis pneumonia, In 1938, a 15-year-old Henry Kissinger fled Vienna with his family to America. Six which was viciously named 'gay pneuyears later he would return, chancing into monia'. a translating job under General_ Bolling's Kaposi sarcoma is a lonely disease, Army Intelligence unit. "Project Paperclip" and "Project 63" were pro- ignored by the medical establishment. It grams that shifted post-WWII Europe for was first identified in 1873, prior to AIDS.· Nazi scientists - in specific, rocketry, bio- Kaposi sarcoma was found in mostly older P$Ople, · usually from logical warfare and otr1er military mediMediterranean descent. In· the postcine. AIDS era, HIV positive people are 20,000 wrikn Kissingerwent back to the states· - 40,000 tim~s more likely to contract Kaposi ·sarcoma. Why, because it's an he started as a sophomore at Harvard. opportunistic virus, it waits till the· Continuing his "networking and commu- , nication skills", he worked his way into · immune system is lowered enough so it can inject its DNA into a host cell and Nelson Rockefeller's heart. The two men start a cancerous tumor. The large dark held many of the same "grand order" masses on the bodies of our loved ones ideas and soon struck a friendship. were previously a signpost to AIDS. It turns out there is a microbe present in When Richard Nixon became president in '69; he centralized all national security the lymph-system of AIDS, Kaposi sarcoma and some other cancer patients. (FBI, CIA, secret service, etc.) under one Further research has yet to establish table in the White House. Four candidates were interviewed for the position: Robert more information. Strausz-Hype and William Kinter of the In 1983, Gallo became world famous University of Pennsylvania, Roy Ash, president · of Litton Industries and Kissinger. for claiming he isolated and identified the HIV virus. The Pastor Institute in Kissinger had the background, so he got to be one of the most powerful men in his- France immediately sued the US government over theft. They claimed Gallo tory. The first order of businesswas a comstole their virus and published it as his plete reassessment of America's biologiown. This had to be settled at the highcal/chemical status. est level and still lingers to this day. Dr. Gallo was the head of America AIDS In 1969, the United States Defense Department requested and received $10 research. He directed where the majority of the federal money went since the million to create a foreign DNA-strain that would attack the human immune system. early 80' s. Increasingly, this decade has brought scientific investigation and pub·some of the coin went to US Navy who lic wrath to Gallo and his background. hired Erich Traub. They had close affiliations with the University of California The night of September 2, the UN where .Dr. Peter Duesberg was doing retro-virus research. The majority of the. Shuttle never made it to Geneva. rest went to Beti1esda, Maryland, home to ·. Swissair Flight l l l crashed near Peggy the National Cancer Institute, which is Cove, killing all 229 people. Dr. Gallo, Dr. Jonathan Mann and his wife Mary Lou apparently making cancer a national institute. Dr. Gallo was head of viral Clements were on board - Dr. Mann was the head of the WHO AIDS investigation. research at the NCI, he co-authored more than forty investigative papers with So far this year the clean up and recovery has cost the Canadian taxpayer .scientists from Litton Bionetics: a tributary of Litton industries. in Christian folklore, 62.7 million dollars. 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first off, are self-defence courses a good thing, and do you need to take one? Bottom line, I would say yes. If you're considering such a course, here's a few things you might want to keep in mind before signing up: 1) Run. By doing this you'll accomplish

two things. First,you'll learn one of the best defences. If you can remove. yourself quic;kly from a situation, you're miles ahead of the game. Second, self-defence is work. While the techniques require minimum strength when applied properly, someone who is fit will fight better than someone who is not.

tice. Practice with the intent to protect yourself. even if this means killing or maiming someone. 4) Once is not enough. By this I mean that one course will not be enough. Nobody can teach you everything you need to know. Each course will have some strengths and weaknesses. Try new classesto get a different perspective and different techniques. Try to take a course at least once a year. Better yet, if you take a course and enjoy it, join a martial arts class and see where that takes ·you.

5) Instructor. How do I find a good one? There are a few things to look for. First an instructor should be well-rounded. They should combine styles to 2) Practice. Self-defence is a learned include punches, kicks, strikes, blocks, skill. (Note to women: Don't practice etc. In addition, the techniques should with your significant other. I can hear be simple. You don't need to learn howls of protest right now like, "My how to jump, spin, and kick two peoboyfriend/husband would never ...." ple at the same time to have an effecMaybe so, but the statistics say it's bettive set of self-defence techniques. ter not pick your boyfriend or hus- Anyone who tells you that one style band.) If you don't practice, it won't covers ail of these is lying. Second, find work. The techniques have to work an instructor who has walked the walk unconsciously or it's too late. In my and talked the talk. I'm not saying you experience, it takes roughly one thoushould go out and find the biggest sand repetitions of a technique to goon you can. But I'd rather place my become reasoncibly proficient. This is faith in someone who's been in a few why you need to be in shape. scrapes than someone who hasn't. - Third, check references. Finally, get 3) Develop a self-defence mind-set. someone who you're comfortable First,accept the fact that you can be with. If you don't' like them, you probhurt. Unless you're accustomed to it ably won't enjoy the class and you you can't take a few punches in the won't learn very much. head and continue to operate. Second, accept the fact that you will Next edition: Now that you have some have to hurt people. Someone bent sort of base from which to choose a on physically attacking you WILL NOT self defence course, we'll move on to listen to your well reasoned argument. bigger and better things. Next issue A pen hammered into their eye or we'll look at vehicles, homes, clothes, throat WILLsend your message clearly. public places and how these things Third, you will fight the way you pracrelate to your personal security. .

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GR~DSO.F'99 An important note about Convocation·

Convocation ceremMieswill be held <mThursday, June 17, 1999, at the

Chilliwack Alliance Church, 8700 Young Road in Chilliwack. The.re will be two ceremonies as follows:

1} 9:30 a.m. foTgraduates of programs/departments in the Faculty of Access and ContinuingEducation,the Faculty of Arts.,and the Faculty of Science and Technology. 2) 2:30 p.m.for graduates of programs in the Faculty of Applied Pro&,rrams.

If you expect to graduate this year from any certificate, diploma, or degree program, YOUMUSTAPPLYTOGRADUATE.••Requestfor Graduatfon''

forms are available at the Admission and Records offices at the Abbotsford and Ch:iUiwackcampuses and at the Administrationoffice at the Mission campus. These formsmustbe submitted no laterthan Thursday,Aprill, 1999, in Qrderfor you to be considered ·for graduation. .i\.nit1formationpackage containing detailed ia,;truc-tiQns about Convocation (times to be there and other day~ofprocedures,regalia. guest ticket directions, photographer and other services information, etc.) will

mailed in late April/early May fo all students who submitthe "Request for Graduation" form. Please note: Due to limited seating, each graduate is · entitled to three free guest tickets for their Convocation ceremony.

{}ue.ftionsabout Convocation?ContactDave Step)len,Convocation coordi11ator,iu UCFV's CommunityRelations& Development department.by phone at 864-4612o.re--mailat stepbend@udv.bc.ca. This and other graduation io.formationmay also be found on the UCFV websikat: ·

http://www.ucfv.be.ca/convocation/ Conwx:ali<m '9.9is r:,mrdinafedandprodut"tcYI by UCFV 's Crmwx:aticmcommitfee,

John Coltrtane - "BlueTrane"

Julian 'CannoQball' Adderly "Somethin'Else"

The four live selections on this British import CD encompass the wide ranging. textural, emotional and harmonic possibilities that Coltrane saw in jazz. In the opening track, a twenty minute version of "Favourite Things·, we hear a pronounced East Indian influence from the sax. Thisis followed by the smokey "Blue Train· with its upbeat bass line, "Naima· - featuring notes lower than you've ever been, and the final piece "Impressions· featuring Trane exorcising a multitude of demons who are reluctant to let go. When once asked by Miles Davis why his solos went on so long, Coltrane replied that it took that long to get it all in. I recommend that you take the time to ride the Blue Trane. P.H.

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The best way to describe this classic piece of Jazz is to imagine Miles Da'{iS and Charlie "The Bird· Parker wailing away together. Somethin' Else is a testiment to the greatness of bop jazz, the combination of Davis's cool jazz and Adderly's adoption of Parker's alto sax Bop style, makes for something unspeakable cool. C.B.

BillieHoliday - priclessjazz collection

The Charles MingusAnthology"ThirteenPictures" Thirteen Pictures, an anthology of Charles Mingus's work is a masterpiece. While the jazz world is brimming with talent from all sides, a few gems standout. Mingus is certainly one of them. His • recording career spans thirty-five years, but his most important work was record• ed in one decade N 1955 to 1965N plus a brilliant resurgence in 1971 and a rejuvenation that began in 1973 and continued until his death in 1979. Check out "Pithecanthropus Erectus·, "Meditations on Integration (parts I &IIY, 'Myself When I Am Real· C.B.

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There's' jazz people, and .then there's the rest of us. I fell into the second category until I discovered Billie Holiday. I love her tragic, torchy, man who done me wrong . songs. She was notorious trouble in the 1940's as a drinker, drug user and former prostitute. Her ability to capture her audience surpassed her reputation. This CD contains all of her well known classics including "My sweet Hunk of Trash·, a duet with Louis Armstrong. Let this be your first•jazz album, trust me, it's good music. L.B.

ShirleyHorn(w/ Strings)-"Here'sto Life"

Charlie Parker - "Carvin' The Bird"

This CD is nothing less than incredible! It combines the talents of signer- pianist Shirley Horn with reportedly the "most gifted composer-aranger· of our day. A musician's mus1c1an, Shirley approached Miles Davis to play on two tunes, Miles agreed. Tragically, he did not live long enough to perform on the orchestrated tracks. A 49-piece ensemble of hand-picked musicians included 18 violins, 6 violas, 6 cellos and 4 basses. Now that's sound! A softer album with many climaxes, "Here's to Lite· is a joy! T.M.

ThisCD features studio recording and live radio broadcasts from 1946-49. In the live recordirigs, Parker's solos soar for six minutes or more. True to form, the bebop kings' fingers fly over the keys faster than ·seems possible, notably in "Big Foot· where he's accompanied by a young Miles Davis qn trumpet. The pace slows for a melodic, emotional version of the hauntingly beautiful "Gypsy·. This piece was recorded while Bird was , trying to kick his heroin addiction cold turkey by consuming excessive amounts of alcohol. His expressive playing gives no indication as to the condition of this giant among jazzmen. P.H.

Jimmy Smith- "TheSermon"

ErnestineAnderson - "Great Moments"

It was a toss up between this album and compilation Blue Note CD featuring Lou Donaldson, but Lou plays alto sax on this one. Hammond B3says it all. If you're not a fan you may be suprised by Jimmy Smith's touch. Personally I can't get enough of it and recommend one of the two Charlie Parker tunes on the album. Lee Morgan (trumpet) leads off the Gershwin boy's classic 'S Wonderful. Other feature players include Art Blakey (drums) and, of course, my favorite Lou Donaldson.

T.M.

One of my all-time favorite albums (oops, CD's). "Great Moments with Ernestine Anderson· is a live journey with timeless interpretations of Jazz standards. A very prolific artist, Ernestine has many albums to choose from. Great Moments features favorite tunes like "i Love Being Here with You" and "As Long as I Live." • The list of guest players is long and talented. Take some time and enjoy what will be a pleasurable experience.

T.M.

Why do myths and legends ·~ ... so often develop into com- ~} , · plex religious beliefs? ~ Remember the telephone game, one of the most prif' mary games taught to 'j young children? A sen- ~i tence is passed on, ear to ·. ear. through a group of participants. By the end, it has virtually no resemblance to the original content. Vje should take this simple les- ,, ,<<<''"'"""'""''· son and reconsider the fr.::":t"',t''t'/<::i"t''Ct· validity of many of the traditions which we practice . · ,,'<<<:<c"'<<,,<<.• today. The story of St. Patrick has been altered to such an extent through ·word of mouth and religious and patriotic zeal that the common public knows virtually nothing of the original biographical facts. Today the celebration of St. Patrick's Day has become secularized. We have parades, wear green and employ tacky nick-nacks and baking, using these leprechauns and shamrocks to represent what was a pious day of prayer and thanksgiving specific to the Roman Catholic church. Even though millions of people practice these traditions few know how they arose. There are numerous versions of the story of St. Patrick, of which I have created a general oveNiew of what has been written as supposed biographical truths: Patrick was born around 385 A.D. in Kilpatrick, Scotland. His parents were Calpurnius and Conchessa - Romans in charge of the colonies within Britain. Patrick's given name was Maewyn. At about sixteen, Patrick was sold into slavery by a group of Irish marauders. Over the next five years he worked as a shepherd and became accustomed to the culture of Northern Ireland. At the time of his enslavery, Ireland was a land of pagans and c.Jruids.Although captive,in a pqgan land, Patrick supposedly turned to the Christian God for guidance. A dream sent to him frorir his God told him to escape by traveling to the coast. There he found a group of sailors who were traveling to England. Patrick reunited with his family and decided to pursue a Christian priesthood at the monastery of Gaul. He had another dream in which the people of Ireland were calling out to him: "We beg you, holy youth, to come and walk among us once more.· Patrick was ordained a priest and then a bishop. He was then sent to Ireland to spread the Gospel. He arrived in Slane, Ireland on March 25, 433 A.D. One legend describes the m~eting of Patrick and Dichu, a chieftain of one of the Celtic tribes. Dichu tried to kill Patrick, but was unable to move his arm until the gesture was of friendly intent.

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in the making rocked GM place last night as The Tragically Hip wrapped up their cross Canada tour with the sounds that are solely their own. Gord stomped, shook and kicked his way through an amazing perfon:nance, the energy emitting from the band was matched only by that of the crowd, on their feet after the first strains of "Something on·, and settling down only after The Hip provided their third and final encore.

With two free tickets I decided to take the biggest Hip fan I could find, who happened to be Stephanie, along with The Hip originally from Kingston. As we arrived, the friendliness of fellow "Hipsters" was displayed as we were offered free drinks and rides home in a limo by a group of guys with 2nd row seats. We completely missed By Divine Right, made our way to our seats, about 30 feet away from the side of the stage, and discovered that no one minded us dancing closer to the stage. The show was successful, like any other good rock concert, but the stories that presented themselves the rest of the night are what need to be told. Getting stoned just from sitting in the cloud of smoke that surrounded us, and slapping high fives with the chubby man in front of me was pretty standard stuff as far as concerts go. Halfway through the set, Gord Downie decided to inform us that he was "More messed up than a neat freak in a hurricane" and then he showed us his banana (literally a nic~ yellow banana)'that "When shaken the right way, sounds a little like this...• .As GM place started to clear out Steph and I decided to venture down the aisle and ask one of the boys in the THC (The Hip Crew) jackets where everyone was getting the orange stickers we kept seeing plastered on people's chests. "They're on the guest list· He answered, "It's for the after hours party, would you -·guys like to party with The Hipr Within seconds we were stickered and soon found ourselves sitting with the rest of the 60 or so close friends of the Hip, thanks to our new best friend, Rick. What followed was an autograph session of posters (which a nice lady we bumped into generously provided) and fans taking pictures. Free beer and paraphernalia flowed generously around our little area, and as the crowd began to clear once again, Stephanie and I sat down with the band, had a few beers and got to chatting.

Legends tell Llsthat Patrick spread Christianity throughout Ireland for the next forty years. He converted kings, families, and,entire kingdoms; however. Patrick was not · The band was excited to hear about our upcoming pilgrimage to Kingston and the first missionary to visit Ireland. In fact the first Bishop of Ireland, Palladius, was the conversation turned to reminiscing for the band, and warnings of what to ordained in 431 A.D., two years before Patrick's arrival. expect for me. Gord related stories of shooting the Poets video in the infamous ,,. cat house (they allegedly have 500 cats but Gord claimed to only hOve counted The presence of folklore within these legends becomes more evident when we find 120). Poor Gord is allergic to cats and the hours spent in this house were agony out such tales as when Patrick raised people from the dead,_or when he gave a serfor him. Another interesting fact about the cat house is that there is now a by-law mon from a hilltop that drove all the snakes from in Kingston saying that a person can't own more than Ireland. Patrick never ousted the High King at Tara as 5 cats (or at least that's what we came up with). there were no high kings in Ireland during his lifetime. Laughs were had over the rich and slightly handiPatrick was said to have worn the miter. a tall headcapped Stanley Fawcett from Kingston who thinks dress worn by bishops and abbots; however, they were he's a roadie for every big band that comes into not invented for another 500 years. town, especially The Hip. Of course he never really travels anywhere with the bands, but it seems he's a The folklore pertaining to the snake is rooted in the great comedy relief to anyone who knows him. goddess worship practiced in pagan Ireland. The conNone of the band could have forgotten woman with version of Ireland to Christianity symbolically banished a fleet of multi coloured Cadillacs who dressed herthe 'snake' from the land. self and her poodle in turquoise her favored color. Gord was kind enough to end a dispute about lyrics Patrick was supposed to have used the shamrock as a in "At the Hundredth Meridian·, Corduroy roads refer metaphor to explain the Holy Trinity: how the Father, to the grooved roads that the USis famous for sportthe Son and the Holy Spirit could all exist as separate ing in their prairie states. We met Jake, the manager, elements of the same entity. Thisanecdote was tacked and as Steph led him off into some unknown converon a thousand years after his death. sation, I chatted with Paul Langois whose sister just had a baby. He is commonly known as a great orator of the · Gospels, but in fact, the seclusion during his enslavery All the boys are looking forward to their the two left him uneducated and nearly illiterate. He was an weeks off they're going to get after this Saturday, outsider and decided to study to become a Roman most are going home but Johnny Fay plans to stick Catholic priest. He did not study at Gaul, but more likearound our rainy area for a while. As the night ly in England. He was not sent to Ireland by message wound down Steph got Gord to record his post conof the Pope, but simply by church authority in Britain. cert raspy voice on her outgoing voice - mail, and we were lucky• enough to score an invitation_ to I hope this article contains some interesting facts to Fridays concert and after party. I look forward to ponder over while drinking your 'traditional' green another night of sporting the orange sticker and Guinness on St. Patrick's Day. By the way, does anyone chatting with the totally down to earth yet widely know where that custom originated? loved group of guys.

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Set in the period immediately following the War of the Roses,Richard Ill is the story of a man of action robbed of purpose. Having successfully aided his brother Edward in achieve the crown, Richard suddenly finds himself in a time of peace with no role to play. Afflicted from birth by physical deformity, Richard's is a twisted and malignant being. Unable to join his comrades-in-arms in celebrating their hard won victory, Richard, like Milton's Lucifer, takes delight in making others as wretched as himself. Hence his declaration, "since I cannot prove a lover ... I am determined to prove a villain.·

Richarc;l is certainly Shakespeare's most malignant character, but the theme of corruption of one's inner and . outer being is not limited to that one character; it is apparent in virtually all .· of the ploy's characters. The ugliness· of their acts, the dis-ease which they inflict upon the land, and corruption of their souls comes back to plague each in the end. In one scene the Queen of the old order, Margaret curses the usurpers to suffer in turn that which each of them has visited upon

her. Later the new Queen, Elizabeth will beg Margaret to teach her how to curse but she need not bother, for everything they suffer originates within. Whenever a character considers engaging in an immoral act the question asked does not concern whether or not it is right, but rather whether the reward outweighs any possible consequences. Shakespeare's message is that the consequences clearly outweigh the rewards, for in acting solely a<;eording to one's own selfish interests his characters curse themselves, their families, and the country. The play provides moral lessons on a grand political stage. That the scope of this play provided challenges to the theatre department is evident in the finished product. Of the twenty-four players involved in the production, thirteen take on multiple roles, a few portraying ds many as four of the ploy's fifty characters. It's not surprisingthen that a number of actors were both hot and cold during the preview performance I attended.

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engaging, and significantly better than I had expected to see from any of the players. Others showing moments of inspiration include Adam Cosby as Brackenbury, Lesley Galbecka as Lady Anne, and Lindsay Cuff as a reluctant, comical murderer. Others suffered from nervous difficulty in pacing and projecting their lines, or were never really made their characters believable, or fell victim to direction that was at times poorly conceived. Overall th~ first half of the play was far superior to the second. In the first half scenes were well presented, made effective use of the department's resources, and if somewhat limited by other factors were nonetheless artistically well conceived. Aside from minor technical difficulties in the preview (which will no doubt be taken care of) the play opened strongly. After the intermission it was a different story. About two hours into the production I was struck by the thought that someone hadn't budgeted enough time to conceptualizing the presentation of the play, and so ended up rushing through the second half paying much less attention to detail. With few of the innovative details that helped to bring the first half alive the actors had a tendency to appeared lost on stage. Working with a minimalist set is fine so long as there is something to ground the actors and hold the audience's attention, but as increasing chatter and the odd nodding head showed, as the play ground on the audience was in need of something more.

The strongest performances came from Kurtis Maguire as Richard, and Martin Happer as his henchman, Buckingham. Maguire's sardonic smirk did well to capture his character's twisted, malevolent delight in bringing misfortune to those he manipulates, but while coming close, he never seemed to really portray Richard's bitterness and rage. Richard is a character who does not desire to be a villain for the pure joy of being wicked, rather he wishes to avenge himself on those who shun him due to his physical disfigurement; thus rendering his innerself disfigured as well. If they will not . The play concludes with a long batlove him, and allow him the opportunitle sequence in which all of Richard's ty to love, then he will hate them and past deeds come back to haunt him. deny them comfort. It is this aspect of Unfortunately rather than bringing a Richard's character that tends to sufdramatic conclusion to Richard's fer from time to time in the perfortragedy the scenes reminded me of mance. Martin Happer as Monty Python's Quest for the Holy Buckingham is excellent throughout. If Grail, which after nearly four hours he seems somewhat stiff In the role, he was simply not a satisfying conclusion. is consistently so, for it is an attribute one expects to find in a scheming - The best I can offer is a weak connoble at court. ditional recommendation for the play. There are a few highlights: Also quite good in at least one of engaging moments, a few strong pertheir three roles were Marcus formances, and the odd scenes porLaurence .as Clarence, and John trayed in interesting ways. However, Jenkins as King Edward. Both had at best what is seen are glimpses of moments in which their characters potential. Overall the experience is suddenly became believable and lessthan satisfying.

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WHOWIU WIN- Saving Private Ryan Saving Private Ryan will win this year and actually it is a very deserving film ( even if The Thin Red Line was the better war movie). Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and crew created a film epic that has everything that the Academy looks· for when choosing a winner; a nice American story ( Save Private Ryan Go U.S.A) with a happy ending, and a critical look at a social/historical problem (war Bad!). However despite my jabs at "SPR" I believe that it will be a worthy victor.

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Great individual achievements were accomplished by a few Cascades this season. Worth noting are the achievements of Chad Yearwood. Yearwood received an allCanadian Award for his strong allround season. Jeremy Neufeld was named a second team BCCAA AllStar and Tyscon Boult finished the season in the league's top ten for rebounding, all were exceptional accomplishments.

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BCYSA Objectives 1 To represent, promote, and defend common interests of BC and Yukon students. 2 To promote and defend an accessible, high quality system of education for all students in BC and Yukon. 3 To provide a vehicle for the exchange of information among BC and Yukon post-secondary students. 4 To represent BC and Yukon post-secondary students in all levels of government decision making, as a unified voice. 5 To strive in providing a harassment free zone for all members as outlined in the Harassment Policy. 6 To be a non-profit organization. BCYSA has no national political affiliation. The goal of BCYSA is to provide an avenue for BC and Yukon schools to meet, exchange information and work together on common goals. BCYSA also has no national affiliation with CFS, CASA or any other organization, although we have had members who belong to each organization as well as being independent. The BCYSA focus is strictly provincial. Without the resources and mandate to address issues that are not directly related to education, BCYSA has lim. ited its scope to issues that are directly related to the problems faced everyday on our campuses. BCYSA is structured in such

a way that any student association or union in BC or Yukon can become members regard_less of the amount of students they represent or size of budget. This is truly a "user-friendly" organization with the interests of the students being of utmost importance.

Who Cares? You should. Promoting ;md protecting the rights and voices of all students in BC and Yukon regardless of affiliation is an integral part of student government and an important vehicle for addressing campus specific issues. The UCFV Student Union Society is hosting the Winter 1999 Annual Conference of the BCYSA. Taking place from March 26 through to March 28 partly on the Chilliwack campus of UCFV and the Best Western Conference Center in Chilliwack, this conference promises to be a delightful blend of exhaustion, information, and enlightenment. Currently, we have confirmation that Katrina Lennax, .the BC and Yukon Student Representative to the Association of Canadian Community Colleges Board, will be speaking on . Saturday of the importance of student representation at ACCC and other student related issues. Another main focus of this conference is the election of a new Executive Board of BCYSA. The UCFV Student Union Society voted in their March 12, 1999 meeting to nominate Stephaine Martin as Chair . and Cheryl Wiens as Vice Chair of BCYSA.

Scholarship/Award Informanon Student Governance Award-this award recognizes a significant and outstanding contribution to student governance at UCFV. SUS Returning Student Award-available to UCFV students who have succ~ssfully completed minimum

first year of study and plan to continue on at UCFV. Betty Urquhart Community Service Award-to a group or individual who has made an extraordinary contribution to a community or communities in the University College Region. Outstanding Achievement Award-to a group or individual within the University College which has made an extraordinary contribution to advance the m1ss10n of UCFV in the community. Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships-there are three ambassadorial scholarships available. The primary purpose is to further , international understanding · and friendly relations among people of different countries. Ambassadorial Scholarships are awarded for study or training in another country where Rotary Clubs are located. Overseas Experience: five grants of $400 each are availab1e to individual students to participate in an overseas experience in order to gain international and inter-cultural perspectives. Must be fulltime student participating in ovefseas work, study or volunteer activities. Contact: Linda Toews, International Ed. Department, for more information. World Congress Global Community: Produce any creative work of your vision of what Global Community Action can ac..: complish in the fields of zoology, biology, history, ge., ography, agriculture, energy, earth sciences, communications, wilderness, pollution, world poverty, social justice, human rights, and so on ... Prizes will be presented at the World congress Friday 18, 2000. Interested? Complete information is available from gdufour@ globalcommunitywebnet.com

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Multicultural Week Events UCFV's Bachelor of Social Work students would like to invite faculty, students and members of the Fraser Valley community to attend the many events planned for the day. There will be antiracism speakers and many exciting performers, multicultural booths, a raffle draw with attractive prizes donated by the local community and a free buffet. END RACISM DAY: March 19th GLOBAL VILLAGE: March 20th Contact Jill Harrison in Events MOSABA CULTURE CO: March 23rd March 22 - 26 , Various event during the week. See the EN:O RACISM DAY posters for a schedule of events.

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them. - George Bernard Shaw

You must be the change you wish to see in the world. -Mahatma Ghandi

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might put two and two together, especially if they find Lisa first.· The man beside him started to choke. He rolled the man over, and the noise ceased. "You must have some more blood in , ✓ your throat. It'll be better if you stay on your side." "Would you like to wait until sunrise? It's not too far off. Lisa and I used to come down here and watch it sometimes. Did she ever do that with you? Probably. She had quite the romantic soul. It's too bad she's gone. I'm really going to miss coming down here with her. Just one more sunrise,okay?"

"Did I tell you I'm sorry? I am, you know. I wish it didn't have to be this way, but you can only let things get so far before you have to do something about them. Nobody ever seems to understand that. Not even my parents understood. I tried to tell them ...to show them, buf they just wouldn't see my pain. And then they were gone, just like Lisa. It takes too much sacrifice to understand. I thought Lisa would, and then I find out she's just like everyone else on this god-forsaken lump of dirt. Life's a bitch.

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