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CONTRIBUTORS Leah Benetti KeithBrandsma Chris Bolster Tess Carr Steve Cavanaugh Sarah Connor Ryan Larson Lolita Shawn Martens Lazy Marxist Marc Misner Orla Peterson Two Pickles Chris Pritchard(CUP) Anne Russel LandonSealey Dan Sitton Shawn Stetsko db Taggard KevinTrowbridge Sandy Weipert-Spieler JamieWoods (CUP) The Cascade is the UCFV students' free press.

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by Kevin Trowbridge

"Crucif.xion" Values within our society change. Some traditions transform along with these values, while others are held to be precious.

The advancement of commercialism and the growth of consumerism within our Western culture has altered our traditions to a great extent. Such 1ar9ecorporations as Hershey's, Cadbury s, and Nestle have expoited Easter purely for monetary value.

For more insight please read Easter - crucifying tradition (cover etching prints available for sale)

The owner of the Mardi Gras was elected the president of It's sad, this is issuetwelve of volume six. The end of the line. the Abbotsford Downtown BusinessAssociation. Wickstrom, That's it no more grinding publishing deadlines, stress-related the wily ad man, picked up on this development and ailments and insomnia driven mania. However, as April sig- emailed James Kwantes, a journalist with the Abbotsford nals the end of Newspaper Madness, it is quickly replaced by News. Kwantes was really interested ·in the story that . Final Exam Depression. "There is no rest for the wicked.· · Wickstrom ·had on the troubled relationship between the Hunter S. laments ...·Buy the ticket, take the ride and if it Cascade and the Mardi Gras. So interested, Kwantes conoccasionally gets a little heavier than what you had in mind, tacted me for a phorie inteNiey.,. With political pressure in well ... maybe chalk it off to forced consciousness expanmind, I gave the journalist a story of exploitation and sursion ..." prise. I couldn't help but think that a person that would screw around a student newspaper should not be repreThingshave been heavy lately. I'm scrambling to figure out senting local business. It doesn't look good for the associawhat to do with next year and at the same time trying to fig- tion to have a president like that and it was an excellent ure out how to successfully round out the end of this year. On opportunity to get the Cascade's money (and some press). that note I want to take this opportunity to relay a heavy story about the power ,of the media in politics. It all started in After Kwantes's inteNiew, he phoned Nov to get his reacNovember. The Cascade was really hard up for cash; the tion. Nov was surprised to hear from the Abbotsford News editorial staff were considering alternative means of gener- with my comments. After half an hour of telephoning back ating revenue. The sex trade route was immediately dis6ard- and forth, Nov resolved to come to the Cascade office with ed as nonviable. The only thing we could think of was trying a cheque for the amount owing of all the ads that had been to push our advertising. Wickstrom, the wily ad man, went run. The conflict had been resolved through outside presout and scoured the city for precious advertising money. He sure: the power of media politics. If anything, this situation came across Mardi Gras bar as a potential ad customer. My has forced me to recognize the role that the media plays in initial reaction was cautious, but I figured that people don't the great drama of life. generally mess around with student newspapers, so I didn't With the faintest whisper, I heard Obi Wan say "Use the have a problem with the contract. The Mardi Gras bought force." sixteen hundred dollars of advertising from us. I thought that the Cascade financial troubles were at their end.

This year has been a challenging one, and like all good things, it has come to an end. I have been extremely fortuAs the ~all semester ended, I sent a bill to Mardi Gras for the nate to meet some fantastic friends here at the university ads, with expectation that I would see at least some of the college; As the year ends, so does some of. my dearest money in January January rolled around and no cheque friends time at UCFV. To all my friends that are -graduating arrived. I didn't str1ess out, I sent another bill. No luck in and moving on, Paul, Keith, Jeff, Lisa,Melissa, the best of luck February. I sent Wickstrom down there to collect our money. for your future endeavors. I'II be holdn' down the fort for one No luck. The owner, Nov, ducked out with the familiar line, more year.

"Oh, the cheque is in the mail.· As February became March, the likelihood of seeing the ad money was becoming Be cool, stay warm ... increasingly minute. My thoughts turned to acts of violence then to collection agencies. As I began to lose total faith in C. the situation, a timely occurrence restored my spirit. The politics of the media amazingly came to the Casca?e's aid.

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LETTERS Applause to the Safety Patrol Team at Abbotsford Campus As a first year female student at UCFV, I would like to publicly acknowledge. the great, but often thankless job the SAFETY PATROLTEAM performs at our campus.

After course eagerly team in orange, vests, to my car.

I finish my at - night, look for the those bright flouresc:.ent escort me to

I would encourage each female (and male) student to ask for an escort to your car, rather than walking alone at night.

Not only does the SAFETY PATROLTEAM willingly escort you to your vehicle, they will also, as an added safety measure, shine a flashlight in your car before you enter.

Who could ask for more?

Keep up the great work. team. Your presence around the campus is appreciated.

Dawn Speer

OUR CONTRACTS HAVE EXPIRED AND WE'RE OUTTA HERE.

Hiring: Copy Editor Managing Editor Photo Editor Production Editor Staff Writers contact the cascade office with resume and cover letter w/ writing samples ,_

apply by MAY 15, 1999

The· uttle company that grew: Burnaby-based Ballard Power Systems is leading the race toward enviro-friendly car emissions hy Chris

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Source: Martlet VICTORIA(CUP)_ A high-tech company that started a decade ago in a North Vancouver garage is leading the global race to develop a zero-emission vehicle while providing British Columbia's transit system with a new environmentally-friendly option.

Burnaby-based Ballard Power Systems has supplied B.C. Transit with thre.e new buses, each powered by a revolutionary hydrogen fuel cell-a power unit that emits only water vapor and heat.

B.C. Transit is helping the G,ompany perfect the new engine technology.

Authorities with the public transit system say they've received positive responses about the trial buses.

"The feedback we're getting from our drivers and passengers isvery good." said B.C. Transitspokesman Paul Clarke. "Our drivers are saying the buses are quiet and comfortable to drive and have good acceleration, comparable to our electric trolley buses."

the environment instead of nasty pollutants.

Ballard's partners-the.German and U.S.automobile manufacturers Daimler-Benz and Ford Motor Company-are equally impressed by the fuel cell buses.

In the last two years, Daimler-Benz and Ford have committed to spending more than $1.2 billion on developing the hydrogen fuel cell in passenger cars, and now own a 20 and 15 per cent share in Ballard respectively. · Ballard has also signed deals with Chrysler, General Motors, Honda, Mazda, · Volkswagen, Volvo and Hitachi, among others, to develop zero-emission engines.

The company is also developing applications for submarines.

As Roman observes, Ballard has grown very quickly.

"Thisis a very exciting time for us," she said.

"And the only thing that's coming out of the exhaust pipe is water," he added.

"Both our partners, Daimler-Benz and Ford, say they'll be coming out with commercial vehicles for the 2004 model year powered by the Ballard fuel cell."

B.C. Transit and Chicago Transit Authority are believed to be the first transit companies in the World to use hydrogen fuel to power buses in a real-world test environment.

Ballard is using the. research and development experience it's getting in the field with B.C. Transit to develop lighter, smaller and more powerful fuel cells, said Roman.

The two-year testing period for B.C. Transit's three buses began last October. Ballard spokeswoman Debby Roman says the test results will have widereaching implications.

"From these advances, we have started development of the first commercial bus engine, which should be ready for demonstration purposes later this year or the beginning of next year."

"Everything we're learning is going into commercial applications, both in bus design and in automotive applications," she said.. "There's nothing like a real-life operation to provide that kind of information as opposed to being on a test bed."

The push to develop zero-emission vehicles came in 1990, when California passed a law stating that by 1998, two per cent of cars sold in the state had to be emission free.

The Ballard fuel cell uses an electro-chemical process to make hydrogen give off electricity as it turns into water. Unlike conventional engines that use combustion as the means of generating power, fuel cells are clean, emitting heat and water vapor into

Thisregulation has since been extended into the new millennium, but the initiative encourages manufacturers to look for alternatives to the combustion engihe.

Hydrogen fuel cell technology itself has been around for more than 150 years, but it's only within the last

BCYSA conference a disapointment hy Chris

Bolster

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It was a disappointing weekend for B.C. student politics as the University College of the Fraser Valley Student Union hosted the British Columbia and Yukon Student Association's(BCYSA) winter conference in Chilliwack from March 26 to the 28.

"All in all, I don't think much was accomplished," said Stephanie Martin, the fncoming president of the UCFV Student Union, "however two things were done ...getting our new executive in place, and some work on the constitution and bylaws."

Brenda Bleakley, the Vice-Presidentexternal of the University College of the Cariboo Student Union, echoed Martin's concern that although the conference made it through its agenda, perhaps the "expectations were too optimistic."

The executive electoral results placed Alyn Jones, a delegate from Northwest Community College, as Chair of the BCYSA, and Brenda Bleakley, a deleGate from UCC. as Vice-chair. However the position of Administrator was not up

for election, despite allegations that the present Administrator had not fulfilled the obligations of the position.

These allegations were one of the difficult issues that the UCFV delegation at the BCYSA conference faced.

Jeda Boughton, the president of the UCFV Student Union, commented to the Cascade, "On the surface things seemed to be running smoothly ..

However, I could see that there were a few underlying contentious issues.We tried to deal with some issuesfrom the beginning of the conference. but I don't think we were successful."

Stephanie Martin has expressed concerns about the life of the BCYSA, especially with the discovery of what appear to be illegally filled society papers.

decade that car manufacturers, under increasing pressure to curb their vehicles' carbon dioxide emissions, have begun to apply it to the huge passenger car market.

The key to the success of hydrogen-powered vehicles is finding environmentally responsible and efficient ways of producing hydrogen gas.

The hydrogen fueling the three B.C. Transit buses is extracted from city water using off-peak power from B.C. Hydro.

Through a process called water electrolysis, hydrogen and oxygen are separated from the water, oxygen is vented into the atmosphere and the hydrogen is pumped directly into the overhead tanks on the roof of the bus.

Hydrogen is one of the most abundant elements on Earth, but isolating it from either water or any fossilfuel such as gasoline, diesel, propane, natural gas or methanol requires energy.

"At this point in time there really aren't any envirc mental savings in transforming fossil fuels or water in1 hydrogen because this process takes energy as well,· said Lorrie Adam, senior advisor of transportation policy at the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks in Sidney, N.S. Adam says that the real way to get clean energy is through sun, wind; wave and falling water.

"Solar energy is environmentally safe but we haven't found a way of storing it yet so that the power can be used 24 hours a day."

Walter M'rida, program co-ordinator of Fuel Cell Systems at the University of Victoria's Institute for Integrated Energy Systems,says fuel cell technology is one of three alternative power sources to the combustion engine, with battery and hybrid vehicles being the other two.

If the interest in Ballard Power Systemsfrom the world's auto makers is any indication of which way the industry is leaning, hydrogen fuel cell technology could one day be the leading alternative power source.,

Administrator. However the Societies papers have revealed that fraudulent information had been submitted to Societies.

The Societies papers revealed that the BCYSA had registered four directors, Julian Albanese, Mihran Keurdian, .Philip Link and Theresa Sabourin, two of which have had direct ties to the Canadian Federation of Students in the past.

Only one of which_ had ever been elected at a BCYSAconference.

Another interesting detail revealed by the Societies papers is the location of the BCYSAoffice. According to the Societies papers, the BCYSA office is Philip Link's apartment on Quebec Street in Vancouver. The office of the BCYSAhas never been located at this address, nor has it ever been at someone's home. The BCYSA office has always been the student union office of the Chair.

In addition to these discoveries, the date of incorporation is also a bit of a mystery. It was decided to incorporate the name "British Columbia and Yukon Students' Association" at the The society papers of the BCYSA · Kwantlen University College Summer were presented at the conference conference on June 4 to 7, 1998. and contained shocking information.

Revealed in the Soc;:ietiespapers, the The BCYSA,as mandated by its constidate of incorporatidn for the BCYSAis tution and bylaws, has three directors.

June 9, 1998. It is common knowledge the Chair, the Vice-chair and the how fast government institutions

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documents and such, therefact that the BCYSAwas incortwo days after the decision to incorporated is very mysteri-

Commenting on the Canadian Federation of Students influence in the BCYSA, Stephanie Martin commented "The BCYSAis a student run organization that deals with, and is mandated to deal with, post-secondary educational issues. In my opinion, staff of other student organizations probably shouldn't have a voting voice at conferences and should not be taking BCYSAexecutive positions....it is the students who are passionate about advancing educational goals for students ... they should be the ones spearheading this organization."

Echoing her concerns on the influence of the CFS, Brenda Bleakley commented that her main concern is keeping the BCYSA open and accessible to universities and colleges, "If that becomes tinkered with, in the sense that it makes it (the BCYSA)less than accessible to universities and colleges and becomes more of a politically aligned body, with one party, I have no time for ,this because the BCYSA is for students, not for politicians, not for student politicians."

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VANCOUVER(CUP) _ After last week's decision to extend a tuition fee freeze, students in British Columbia received more good news this week when the province released its budget, giving them more money for loans and additional seats in B.C.'s colleges and universities.

As expected, Minister of Education Andrew Petter announced his New Democratic would extend the tuition freeze straight year.

Advanced last week government for a fou'rth

When the budget was released Tuesday, Finance Minister Joy McPhail students will also receive more than $8 million in additional funding for student loans.

The announcement came despite the government's projection of an $890 million deficit for the upcoming fiscal year.

"We have a deficit because we made a choice to improve health care and education," McPhail said. "We all know that educa-

tion is a door to the future and this is a door we want to keep open to all young British Columbians. • While many of the newly funded educational seats have been put aside for the Technical University of B.C., set to open next year, McPhail said several seats will go to other postsecondary institutions in the province.

"For us this is a good news budget,· said Ed Lavalle, president of the College and Institute Educators Association. "The government addressed three concerns.

It's spoken to access, the tuition freeze is extended, and stu. dent aid has grown with demand. And those are very important things."

While student leaders were generally pleased with Tuesday's fiscal plan, some said it didn't go far enough.

"We're very glad to see the tuition freeze given first priority under this government," said Rob Fleming of the University of Victoria's Student Society. "But the government has said that tuition is the major barrier to access, so

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University administrators were not happy, however.

The province's colleges and universities were only granted $1.5 million to alleviate both the lost revenue that would have come through increased tuition fees, as well as costs related to inflation.

Paula Martin, a spokeswoman for the University of British Columbia, says $1.5 million isn't enough to cover UBC's budget needs.

"Clearly it's a very low amount,· she said.

"We believe about $12 million is needed to offset the lossesfrom the tuition freeze across the province. Whatever our figure is it doesn't really cover the lost revenue."

Health and education were the big winners in this year's budget. Other ministries, such as Municipal Affairs, had their budgets cut by as much as $100 million.

UCFV STUDENTS

GLOBAL CHANGE

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Members of school district 34 and the Abbotsford community tried their hand at changing the world in the Global Change game Saturday, March 20th. Sponsored and hosted by International Education, UCFV Student Activities and the UCFV WUSCCommittee, the traveling Global Challenge Team came to Robert Bateman Secondary.

Four UCFV students are finding out what life is like south of the border as part of an exchange program with other educational ins1ttutionsin the southern United States arid Mexico.

Each game participant represented l 00 million people and required tokens for health, food and employment. With even one missing token there was a population increase of l 00 million, represented by Teddy Bears and various stuffed animals brought from home at each census.

The students are all enrolled in the UCFV co-operative education program in either business administration or computing. They are completing part-time co-op terms in their exchange communities while attending classes part-time.

The game spanned fifty years, two game years passed every five minutes of real time. Participants saw the realities and logistics of building factories and converting existing commerce builqings to environmentally efficient energy sources. Typically, ten minutes would pass by in deciding to buy o factory and actually set it up, equivalent to a four year deal.

The federally funded project covers airfare and homestay costs for participants, as well as travel for faculty from the partner institutions to attend coordination meetings. The other partner institutions are Auburn University in Alabama, Daytona Beach Community College in Florida, St. Clare's College of Applied Technology in Windsor, Ontario, and Universidad Vera Cruzana and Universidad del Carmen, both in Mexico.

Although there were no winners or losers.in the game that illustrated the struggles of suNival, it was obvious who came out on top. World leaders and the owners of two super conglomerate businessesdidn't have to worry about health, employment or food tokens; they did, after all, represent the elite and the tax collectors. Their suNival was secure.

The Cascade's own Keith Brandsma, world leader for the sub-continent of India, was one to strike it rich with luxurieswhile members of the game in Latin America and South Africa were seeing their fellow citizens die.

At the game's conclusion, Brandsma was awarded with a copy of Dr. Suess' The Lorax.

Prior to the game beginning, participants mingled and speculated as to what the game would bring. Almost everyone came with the agenda to make their fictional world a better place than our existing reality.

Despite a worldwide call for equality by one European citizen at the beginning of play, everyone was too preoccupied with suNival, looming natural disasters, and money collectors to even consider peace.

However, it must be noted that the world leaders from North America and Eurasia agreed not to use nuclear arms, and as best as I can recall, no other weapons were used in economic or international negotiations.

The three hour game passed in a blur of activity. Participants left with neither hope nor disillusionment for the world's future. However,ithey did leave with an understanding of the bureaucracy and informationaccess limitations that both guide and hinder world relations. f ~·

"The neat thing about this exchange is that it provides an opportunity for our students to work and study in another country, but upon their return, they receive UCFV credit for the courses they take,· notes Dexter MacRae, Co-operative Education manager at UCFV. -

Several dozen UCFV students applied for the exchange. The successful applicants were Cormac Gaughan of Chilliwack, who is working in Mexico for an oil company, developing web pages and web-based staff training material; KristyByers of Abbotsford, who is working in Vera Cruz with Pricewaterhouse in new business development; Angela Afaganis of ·Abbotsford, who is doing computerrelated work for the campus radio station

at Daytona Beach, and Sara Jensen of Abbotsford, who is working as an accountant for a conference centre in Auburn, Alabama.

"The students are having a great time,· reports MacRae. "Sara is filling Auburn students in on the importance of hockey in Canadian life, and the students in Mexico are learning to adjust their eating habits, such as having the main meal of the day at about 2 pm. All four are thoroughly enjoying the experience and overcoming any feelings of homesickness they may have had."

The students in Mexico went down a bit early to take some extra Spanish immersion, after having studied Spanish for two semesters at UCFV. The exchange program continues next semester, with six student, two from Mexico, two from Alabama, and two from Florida, slated to come to UCFV. This isn't the first international exchange that UCFV co-op students have been involved in. Two students completed coop terms in N1caragua in 1997. And in a related vein, UCFV administered a federally funded program last year that saw 26 recent graduates, most of them from UCFV,placed in three-to-six month international work terms.

"Most participants benefitted tremendously from the experience,· notes MacRae. "Some stayed on for further travel and work, others came back and started related jobs, and others came back for further related studies."

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spring budget crunch and the choice was made between giving the established departments more resources and establishing the disciplines that were not in fhe first round, (Political Science, Philosophy and Languages) the Dean made the decision that offended the fewest people. i.e. there were way more History and English faculty to upset than Political Science faculty.

serving UCFV faculty members did not show up to the Strategic Planning Session held a month ago or so.

This led me to see Scott Fast who started teaching here roughly the same time I was born (1975).

However, this article turned out to be an interview with Fast rather than a good couple of quotes to support an opinion piece.

Actually, the "interview· began as a monologue r:egarding curriculum and eventually evolved into Fast's defending his decision not to attend these type of events.

As recently as last month, the Political Science -department requested three more lower division sections so that we could institute a proper intro course, and provide more relief for the more heavily over-enrolled Canadian Politics classes. The Dean expressed sympathy for the need, but when push came to shove, we were denied funding for any additional sections. The Philosophy department (the other most underfunded department at this university) felt so strongly about the credibility of Political Science's claims, that they chose to give Political Science funding oµt of one of its sections.

With regard _to curriculum, Fast mentioned bitterly that there is only one fewer section of lower division Political Science being taught to arts students today than there was in 1975. I asked Fast why this might be the case. He responded: Thisuniversity, by its repeated failure to develop and fund Political Science and Philosophy and Languages, teaches that the study of politics is either unimportant, or something we somehow already know about. Similarly, it makes a comment on values of philosophy and languages and structure. Given that there is not a major university in Canada, or a major university college in the BC system that does not offer both a greater number and range of Political Science courses and a number of Political Science degrees, UCFV arts department stands out alone, and makes its own special claim that Philosophy and Language and Political Science are not important . .

At this point Fast pulls out an eight and a half by eleven sheet of paper neatly divided up into columns and rows.

Here, look at these sheets they make us fill out.

"What courses are you gonna be offering in winter 2000, or fall 2007?*· /'dunno, Don, if we don't get any more money? If we get a million and start a law school? I mean, what om I gonna write? What's the basis upon which I'm gonna do this? Thisis what planning is at our end when there are no resources.

How can I plan against resources? I dunno, do you wanna Ferrari, or you wanna used Vega? I dunno, ccm I s&e the bank account first? I mean what kind of a question is this? for me it is a completely non sensical question. Gimme a 0% growth scenario, give me a 5% growth scenario, gimme a 10%growth scenario, then I can plan. What the hell is this? This is my participation in the thing? Strategic Planning?

There is no plan, there is no strategy.

I would go as far as to say that I don't think the Dean of Arts really believes this. It is nonetheless the impression that this institution places in the minds of students and community memt;>ers. If the college, argued, which it does, that women are equal to , men but had no female teachers here, we would say it says one thing but believes another. Th~ Dean holds that Political Science and Philosophy are important but does not have minors and majors in those field. Thus,heessentially holds that these things are less important.

I'm not trying to make a whine about Political Science, I'm trying to make a complaint that the College doesn't have a curficular plan. We make our tough curriculum decisions on the basis of administrative conveniance and financial contingencies.

Thishas happened because as the college became a university, we all agreed that in the beginning some subjects were more popular than others, so there was no complaint. At the beginning we had neither the resources, nor was it appropriate, to offer majors in everything, so we chose to offer minors which seemed .to be in the greatest demand. Those department attracted faculty as .those departments grew, and attracted students as the Dean provided more sections of those courses, and not very many sections of other courses. In the end, every time we came to a

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To link it back, this has never been anything we have sat down to decide. There's never been a plan where we've decided to have x number of majors, and not fund anything else. The government never said Political Science isn't worth it, or no to do it, or the college board had its priorities or anything else.

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The Dean does what's easiest. It is easier to turn down three faculty and ninety students than it is to turn down ten faculty and their four hundred students, but of course they have a lot more courses to advertise in. /think .some people think we have a hell of a department here. Ron (Dart) and I sponsor Iraq day, Ron writes in the paper, I mean Ron is fabulous --' in that way. I think some people are shcicked to find out we have only 14sections of political sci ence.

By this time, Fast seems to be at wits end. He's stopped pacing and starts sorting his papers in his small, bare office he shares with co-worker Jay Haaland. I get the feeling the interview is over and shut off the tape recorder. I make some small talk about the UCFV men's soccer team which Fast coaches. He talks about his mediocre season and mentions that the topic of the interview will adversely affect even his team in the future.

I mean, I've got this solid veteran midfielder on my soccer team, and I'm gonna lose him because he can't get a French degree here. He's off to University of Calgary to get his French degree. I mean, if you have to go to Alberta to learn the French language, you know... ~

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What goes on here in terms of curriculum has nothing to do with the Strategic Plan. We've never sat down and decided at this university that we are going to treat philosophy and politics as less important than other subjects. We're not necessarily saying there is going to be quite the same demand for them or we need 60 sections of them like we do for History, but they are important matters. It is not a board decision, its not a government decision it's not a strategic planning decision. It's just a result of · the ad hoc budget emergencies.

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Cultural Tyrany : Why Can t the Old Fogies Wake Up? Marc Misner 1

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CeramicsCancelled?

by Shawn

Stetsko

Wehave all witnessed and criticized the workings of

arts electives. There are several good reasons for this: not the least of which is that ceramics has always seemed less intimidating than many other mediums to the novice. Thisenrollment trend acts as a bridge between UCFV students and the arts department.

The end result being a sense of community which, I believe, is the keynote that established this educational facility as a COMMUNITYcollege to begin with.

Got your attention?

Now listen-The ceramics Rory Wallace (the UCFV fine arts program head) program at UCFV is being canceled. offers the solution that "you can always go to Now wait-HOLD.ON-GIVE ME A SECOND HERE!!! Kwantlen·- I am sorry, but this attitude will not do (many of you students know why and have valid reaThere is more to this issue than there seems; if you sons). It seems apparent to me that the ceramics know anybody who has taken ceramics here, know program is being held in contempt for Its virtues. This wbody who creates or collects ceramics, have an is the reason that I request your help. erest in making ceramics. or care that some other .idents might, there really is a lot to this issue.

There are several other factors that made this unfortunate situation possible. For one, the commitThe ceramics students were recently informed that tees that deal with the acceptance of new courses is their program is being phased out in order to incornot the same one that cancels the old one. This,to porate a new. three-dimensional multi-media me, seems absurd. Second, there are those who course. A new door is to be constructed to connect presume that this school is heading towards a full the current sculpture department's plaster room with University status without considering how we can be the c'eramics classroom. Perhaps a significant bena University that is different than the others (and do efit could be had by the ceramics department (for we even want such a system that works by strict highmold making for example) if the ceramics course ly limiting, departmental structures?). Also, th~ diswere being kept, however, as it is not, it is only a minor inconvenience to the current ceramics stu- position of many of our institute's authority figures to dents as they wrap up their year. Of more impor- . think in terms of 'father knows best' should be seritance is the fact that a class which has enjoyed ously called into question and challenged. Third, the increasing attendance over the past few years, and non-tenured instructors (such as Wendy) musr be has been one of the foundations of this schools art considered and consulted but, alas, they often seem beneath the notice of the tenured since there are department (not to mention art history itself), is being wiped out so efficiently (and I would argue without plenty more where they came from (note the tendue consultation with, or notice to, the students of dency towards this all across the socio-economic ·this school) that it would seem the decisions are forescale). Fourth, don't you just hate being surprised gone. Thisdecision is not foregone; there are simple. when a course· does not give what it offered, and expedient avenues that your much needed support isn't that more likely to occur when our own boards can follow ... I will get to those later. will accept skeletons as thoroughly-fleshed out programs? A word to the wise... "do nof offer that which No one who has done ceramics can argue that it you are not in a position to give"-it pissesus off. does not teach you specific skills(which often are more profitable than many other mediums). Nor are I realize that specialty is encouraged but must it be these skills duplicated in other artistic mediums. In the law? And yes we could use a new course to short, the new course is no substitute for ceramics. expand the program and take pressure off the The argument of 'specific, non-redundant skills' can alteady over-burdened sculpture department, but not be said of the new course (perhaps because of will the new course be the solution or does it just subthe vague description presented in the new course stitute one weakness for another (a rhetorical quescatalog) which promises a three dimensional. multi- tion I admit)? When you have a new course that media studio course that allows for student and requires extensive amounts of new equipment and instructor directed focuses on, and incorporation of, you have no money, why get rid of one that already technologies. Granted, the new course will also has most of the equipment it needs (or will the stuteach specific skills,but it is essentially a duplicate of dent who wants tq work with technologies and can our multi-media oriented sculpture class as it stands afford it have a distinct advantage over the destitute now: If, as has been suggested, it is merely a matter student)?

And last, if space is an issue and the of 'we can not have both due to financial condepartment really wants this new course, I think I can straints', then I suggest we keep the one we have say safely that there is space in the Art department rather than trade it for some ambiguous specter. Or, (other than that used by ceramics) that can be perhaps, a solution can be offered by cutting one made available. block of ceramics and one of sculpture, and with the funding thus saved employ an instructor (Don Murray Now comes the request. Towhom it stillmay conthe current sculpture instructor being ideal for the job cem: with, I believe, most of the necessary skills). You can then teach two blocks of thE?new course until it is Write a brief letter expressing any and all thoughts established.

Wendy Berry, the current ceramics you have on this subject. Give it to me, Shawn instructor who has all the skillsand discipline to be the Stetsko, care of The Cascade or the SUSoffice. If you so choose direct copies of said letter to Rory Wallace, best ceramics instructor this school has ever had (no lie), is keen to stay teaching in her specialty field'Skip' Bassford (our school President), the PAC ceramics. ~he is also well aware that ceramics need (Program Advisory Committee), the BOG (Board of not restrict itself to functional work, and from this posi- Governors), the COW (Committee of the Whole), and . anybody else wh·o might want to promote the stution, she came to teach here with hopes of bringing ceramics as an art-form forward. It is unfortunate dent interests at this school. MOSTIMPORTANTLY, DO ITSOONIII I know, and already have received letters that Wendy got here just in time to .be handed the axe. My suggestion seems like it could be a good from, concerned parties. While their help is apprecisolution (to me). Thisbrings me, again, to the point ated, in this case at least, more is vastly better. that consulting the students on any such decision is recommended as it can bear fruit.

Watch for follow up information and petitions as they are an essential aspect of this process. Thank Ceramics also seNes a special function here as it you for your time. usually is filled by non-fine arts students who need this school. Thisarticle offers a twist however. At the end of this article something will be requested of you.

Thisrequest, I think. is reasonable. Should you fail to act upon it a considerable disseNice will be rendered to many students at this school.

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not the harbingers of a post-modern enlightenment.

Watch any episode of this popular sit-com, however, and y9u are bound to be left with the impression that you were born too late. Thisis because these narcissistic spoiled brats feel like they have defined culture and anything before was ancient and anything after is an aberration.

Baby Boomers in North America were born during the affluent post-World War II era (l 946-64). They grew up in the "Leave it to Beaver· style 1950's, 'broke all the rules' and became hippies and activists in the 60's and early 70's, before finally 'selling out' to become the corporate yuppies of the 80's and today. Throughout this progression they have been largely self-absorbed and have dominated popular culture.

Consequentially, they have subordinated and labeled all subsequent generations. In this Cry-Baby Boomer scheme of things this is where we 'young-pups' stand: If you were born between 1965-76, then you are a 'Baby Buster' (also known as Generation X). Often thought of ·as the younger brothers and sisters of the Cry Babies, Baby Bustersare (surprise, surprise) viewed as having dropped the cultural torch so skillfullywielded by their older siblings. Like egotistic older brothers and sisterswho are trying to prove their superiority, the Cry Babies view contemporary music as a "bland imitation of the pasr (TIME). According to these BaBooners, Bustersdon't even know how to dress (oooh, big insult coming from the "flower power· set!). It is as if culture atrophied after 1973. It is as if these whiners think they invented culture out of a vacuum. I guess Rock and Roll and the 60's equivalent were not influenced by Blues and Gospel· music after all. I guess artists like U2, Tracy Chapman and Sheryl Crow (to name only a few) were cryogenically frozen in the 60's and thawed out in the present.

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If you were born between l-977-95, the Ka-Boomers are a little more sympathetic. That's because (lucky you) you are their kids. Consequentially, they have bestowed upon you a nicer (yet subordinate) title: you are "Boomlets·-can't you just feel the love? You are also known as Generation Y, the Echo Generation, or Generation Next-take your pick. According to your parents you are superficial and shallow like your Gen X aunts and uncles, but there is hope for you because you also volunteer in "hospitals ar:id community centres; (you) are upbeat socially aware and confident in (your) ability to make a difference· (Maclean's).

One disturbing thing about the Cry Baby Boomers is that nothing seems to penetrate th.e world of delusion they exist in. Our media is saturated with reminders of the how great the "flower power· generation was and yet the legacies they are passing down are anything but rosy. How do the Blah-Boomers reconcile the "peace and love· and "all you need is love· attitudes with their corporate-raider strategies of the l980's and 90's? Furthermore, how do they account for the fact that, while they are due to inherit more than a trillion dollars from their parents, their kids have to stock pile money in RRSP'sso they will be looked after in their old age?

The most disturbing thing is that these Blue-Moaners are going to be running the show for sometime to come (advertisers tell us that"we should watch out for an onslaught of products targeted exclusively for them. I can see it now: introducing new tie-dyed Depends!!). In January 1993 somebody said: "Isn't it neat having someone of our own generation in the White House?" Yes, William Jefferson Clinton signifies the changing of the guard. His predecessor, former President George Bush,was the last of the World War II leadership that began with President Dwight Eisenhower in 1953. Along with him, Clinton brings the generation which popularized the terms 'dysfunctional family' and 'group therapy'. A generation that went from "Leave it to Beaver· to 'latch-key kids' without pausing to inhale. Put it all together and what do you get? Lewinskygate! You get a leader who's life could be featured on Jerry Springer-another prominent Baby-Blooper. Other than the canonization of scandal. how does Cry Baby Boomer leadership differ from its predecessors? Isn't America's number one Baby Bomber extending his generation's motto ·make love not war· over Kosovo at this very moment? Or is that motto only to be adhered to in the Oval Office?

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What do. we know about Easter? My childhood Eastersconsisted of egg hunts in our back yard, lots of chocolate, and my mother forcing us to go with her to church. We never really cared what this day called Easter represented or where it originated; all we desired were the treats and presents. Today it seems that these types oJ holidays have little traditional value and are focused mainly on rriaterial benefit. How will we profit from this holiday?

Our holiday of Easter has origins which are unknown to many. To the ancient Saxons, the month of April was a time of festival and worship of the pagan goddess Estre. Estre is representative of spring and offspring.

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Eggs have long been painted with bright colours to represent the sunlight of Spring. Egg rolling competitions supposedly originated in Egyptian times where eggs were rolled to see who could achieve the longest distance. One of the first ladies of the United States read this legend and adapted it as an annual egg rolling that takes place on the White House Lawn. The Easter Egg Hunt is another tradition that still continues. On Easter Sunday morning, children search for eggs left by the Easter Bunny while they were asleep.

Various customs of egg decoration have been lost or are not as widely.spread. Eggs which have been coloured and etched with . various designs were often exchanged by lovers and romantic admirers, in much the same manner as valentines. During Second century Christian missionaries were ingenious in medieval times, eggs were traditionally given at Easterto seNants. transforming pagan rituals and customs to harmonise with their own doctrine. Since the Estrefestival celebrating spring · In Germany, eggs were commonly given to children along with their Easter gifts. Crimson eggs are exchanged in Greece to honcoincided with the time of the Christian obseNance of the our the blood of Christ. Green eggs are used on holy Maundy resurrection of Christ, this crossover was easily achieved.

These now melded cultures were perplexed as to the date of Thursday in parts of Germany and Austria. Slavic peoples decothis new celebration. In 325 AD., the Emperor Constantine - rated their eggs in special patterns of gold and silver. AL!strian artists fasten ferns around eggs and boil them to create a white convened a council and it was decreed: Easterwould be celrelief pattern. The Poles and Ukrainians create intricate line and ebrated on the first Sunday after the full moon after the vernal equinox. Easter is therefore bound never to fall before colour patterns on eggs, layering wax with multiple baths of dye, a process called pysanki. In Germany and other countries, dyed March 22 or after April 25. Did you ever wonder why the date eggs were hung from trees and shrubs during Easter Week. The of Easter was inconsistent from year to year?

Armenians would decorate hollow eggs with pictures of Christ, the Virgin Mary, and other religious designs. Today, just like Christmas, Since rabbits and hares are known for their capacity of abundant production of young during this time of year, it was Valentines, and Halloween, Easter tradition has been modified automatically adopted by the ancient Saxon culture as and commodified by commercial products.

Estre's symbol of worship. The rabbit as a symbol of Easter, however, did not arise for centuries. It was first mentioned in The cover image of this issueaddresses how conglomerate corGerman writings in the 1500's. The Easter Bunny was introporations have modified and continue to modify traditions of their duced to American folklore by the German settlers during the target consumers to suit their objective, just as second century 1700's. The first edible Easter bunnies were made in Germany missionariesonce did. It's the sign of the times and values within of pastry and sugar during the early 1800's. Today we celeour changing culture. Today, the majority of people value matebrate Easter by buying mas.s-produced chocolate bunnies rial commodities to a greater extent than their religious beliefs. To and eggs. 'our modern day mass-consumer culture, "God is dead".

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Quick, off the- top of your head name ten Canadian bands that you love?

Another question: how many of the last ten CD's that you have bought are from Canadian based artists? Pretty hard to do isn't it? Yet, what if I were to tell you that by government inteNention through the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), regulations state that thirty-five percent of radio air-time is taken up by Canadian acts. That means if a radio station has one-hundred songs in it's rotation thirty-five of those would have to be Canadian. At first glance this seems like a good thing for Canadian culture, but currently there is a debate among Canadian politicians, broadcasters and musicians over whether or not CanCon is a positive force in the music industry.

While the biggest supporters of the CRTC regulations are obviously small 'up and coming' Canadian acts, publicly CanCon gets all the support it needs from the CRTC itself. Here's their mission statement from their web site: "To ensure that Canadian communications contribute fairly and equitably to Canada's economic, social and cultural prosperity through regulation supeNision and public dialogue.· . The only problem is that there is a lack of dialogue because the average person.

isn't aware that these regulations are in place. Despite the debate over the impact of CanCon ir.ithe music industry, the CRTC proudly states that "(these regulations) have a decisively positive impact on Canada's music recording industry; developing many renowned international artists." Thisis a fact that is easily disputed. It seems obvious that the major international artists that the CRTC is talking about include Alanis Morrisette, Shania Twain, Celine Dion, and Bryan Adams.

If these are the stars that the CRTCis talking about, they can take little credit for making these, artists into the successes that they are. Let's face it, American. radio picked up these artists and they took off. Well then, how about ·other top-selling groups like The Tragically Hip or Our Lady Peace? These two bands also throw a wrench in the machine that is the CRTC regulations. While these two bands are both incredibly popular in Canada, they have little or no exposure in the U.S. which is the make-or-break market if you're a musi-. cian.

Some industry insiders claim. that CanCon regulations are the very reason that these bands can't make it over the border because U.S. music programmers see Canadian acts as artificially successful with the free air-

time that they receive. So, in many cases, CanCon prevents bands from becoming successful anywhere but Canada. One only needs to look at the example of The Tragically Hip as a band who has truly suffered at the hands of government regulations.

Opponents of the CanCon _regulations are mostly radio program directors in Canada who feel that these rules are doing nothing more then creating the illusion of a strong Canadian music industry. Others like program director Bob Mills from CFOX agrees with CanCon in principle but feels that the percentage quotas are too high. "I think that it seNes a purpose and I think that it is good for the infrastructure but I also think that there is product that gets on the air that is not deseNing. • In fact many of these songs are not deseNing as Canadian record sales in Canada run at about twelve percent. To put it blatantly, of records that Canadians buy, only twelve out of one-hundred albums that pass through the checkout points are from Canadian based artists, and at the same time thirty-five percent of radio air-time is consumed by Canadian artists.

Artists like D.D.T., Nickelback and Wide Mouth Mason. Who? Exactly.

Looking at this week's Lower Mainland

top ten CD sale's list, from Future Shop, you'll find only one Canadian act in it and that's Shania Twain.

Basically, looking at these statistics.

CanCon is effectively protecting the Canadian music industry from the Canadian consumer, and it's hurting Canadian music. Why? Because it's being trivialized in the world market because of the free ride that Canadian musicians get. Also. if there is a hit Canadian band or song it gets burned out much too quickly on Canadian radio because they need those hits to fill their alotted time. So everybody loses with the system the way it is.

Bob Mills however doesn't feel that just because CanCon's broken doesn't mean that it can't be fixed. "In theory its (CanCon) a good thing, and I don't have a problem with it what I have a problem with is the thirty-five percent.

If it was twenty percent I think it would be good for the industry, it would be good for the artist, it would be good for the radio and it would be good for the listeners. But thirty-five percent we're having people say it's burning stuff out.

We' re not playing more current music we're playing good stuff more often.

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The Active Voices on·campus: Speakout!,_Second Annual Student Conference on Sexual Violence, was held in Ottawa, Ontario March 19-21, 1999. This conference, which started at the University of Alberta last year, addresses a full range of womyn's issues. These include not only sexual violence but also workshops covering· a full range of subjects from suNiving sexual violence to healthy sex. I would like to say also that I am very honoured and pleased to have represented UCFV at this diverse conference.

Arriving in Ottawa on Friday, March 19th, I wasn't too sure how within a span of a weekend a subject like sexual violence could be fully addressed. As soon as I entered the hotel in downtown Ottawa, I was greeted by a well-organized conference committee that signed me in and also handed me a very full weekend agenda. Within' twenty minutes of arriving I found myself on a rented school bus heading to the Carleton campus for the first evening of speakers.

MYTH: Most rapists don't know.their victims.

FACT:The majority of victims are raped by someone they know.

MYTH: Rape is motivated by sexual desire.

FACT:Rape is motivated by desire for power. control, and violence. Most rapists have consensual sex partners in their lives, and are sexually active. Thisis not a crime of sexual desire.

Dr. Freeman was blunt on this sQbject and the Friday evening talk set the tone for the whole weekend. We were l'ilOtthere to discuss politics or organizations, but rather to talk openly and freely about a subject that is not usually talked about easily because it has such an emotional impact on men and womyn. ...__ The rest of the weekend was formatted into three _ workshop sessionsof two hours each per day, with six workshops in each session time period; jampacked and combatting one overwhelming problem. I hooked up with a ve_rynice man named Jay from Dalhousie in Halifax, and three reps from Douglas College, Kate, Beverly and Stephanie and. between us we went to diffe_r.entworkshops and shared information later. Workshops ranged from Date Rape Drugs, The Effects of the O'Connor Application ,on Campus Sexual Violence, Healthy Sex: Fostering a Positive Sexual Atmosphere on Campus, to Student and Campus Safety.

I took in Healthy Sexuality, SuNivors Workshop, and the O'Connor Application. Healthy Sexuality was presented by Queens University. Everything from consensual S & M, dental dams, . and unhealthy sex and sex attitudes were discussed.

Just to let everyone know I brought up our own Cascad_e Lolita and the controversy about whether or not this column promotes healthy attitudes about sex. Lolita happily got a clean bill of health from everyone.

The O'Connor case, just to let everyone know, is the controversial federal bill that allows, since 1997, the police to demand files be opened on a victim of sexual violence, in order to review their previous experiences. This is quite scary if you have ever gone to a counselor. therapist with anything relating to a harmful sexual encounter , your life could be put under a microscope.

When you need someone to talk to in private the most, your private words run the riskof coming back to haunt you. So, survivor beware.

I would like to share with you some myths vs. fact that were presented in a survivor speaks out workshop. They are very enlightening.

MYTH: Sexual assault is an impulsive, uncontrollable act.

FACT:Over 50% of sexual assaults are planned in advance by the assailant.

but still I have to prove myself I can't slip up or fall back for that shows the weakness you expect from myself

MYTH: Men are not sexually assaulted.

FACT:One in eight men are victims of a sexual assault.

MYTH: Women prov9ke rapists by the way they act or dress.

FACT:Most rqpes are planned. The victim does not bring it on themselves by their actions. No one is asking for rape. A person may be na ve, drunk, or show poor judgement, but they do not deserve to be raped.

MYTH: Rapistshide in bushe~ and wait to attack you

The feature presentation on this evening was Dr. Barbara Freeman speaking on "How the Media Reports on Sexual Assault Cases·. Dr. Freeman not only spoke about sexual violence itself, but about victim protection and, in.the case of an assault on a campus, how the media could be dealt with in order to protect those involved. Dr. Freeman had many suggestions and was also very open when discussing the topic, removing much of the shame and stigma that surrounds sexual assault against womyn. "Sex sells,· she said, "and at a high price morally, and financially.·

you ask...simply because I'm a womyn while those who know me ask whether you'll be able to keep up with me

in the middle of the night.

FACT:You are more likely to be assaulted by a person that you know, a date, relative, or close friend.

but I know I am strong and getting stronger every day and I deserve to play with you andl'II continue to do so until I have proven myself and you no longer doubt me so thank you to those who doubted me and to those who now (and those who always have) believed in me for now I am better than I ever dreamed and than you ever thought possible

MYTH: Women lie about rape as revenge or guilt.

FACT:False charges for rapes are no more frequent than other crimes,' between 4-6%.

I encourage each and every one of you, if you have been a victim of a sexual assault or harassment, to come forward, as difficult as it may be, in order -to stop the circle of shame that destroys the lives of both men and womyn . Although the recent O'Connor bill may instillfear. it is still better to come forward to heal the circle of pain. Only by coming forward can we hope to invalidate this outrageous bill. Our fellow campuses across the US and Canada are suffering greatly from many layers of sex-related problems. Although, we at UCFV have had many reports of sexual harassment, we appear to be lucky in that we have not had a reported case of sexual violence or assault. I find this difficult to believe, and feel perhaps that it is more plausible that people working in-such a close learning environment are afraid to come forth. If this is the case then I would like to remind everyone that the circle of pain must be broken in order for healing to take place.

I give to you a poem that is from the Queen's UniversityFeministReview Book, it is written by Cindy Warner. Althqugh I feel it is for everyone - men and womyn, it touched a part of my heart and spoke my own feelings.

Play Every time I'm out there On the road or on the trails I feel as though I have to prove That I deserve to be there, playing with you of course I deserve to be there man orwomyn we all need to play but what if you get big muscles? they ask I hope I do, I think Silently of course but that's not very ~dy -like they note neither is climbing a mountain and I plan on doing that too, I decide silently of course so I play with you and have my fun but still I need to prove myself to myself as much as to you do you think she'll be able to keep up

I know that by spelling the word women, 'womyn' I am an open target for the likes of Luke Zackarius who feel that feminism is just a flagrant male bashing non-ideology. I will spell womyn or wymyn as I chose because it is how I choose to spell _it.Oh yes, and not to digress too much thanks Luke for pointing out to us "feminists· that we have taken over fhe world and that we are ruining the college experience for many people. Besides the fact that we don't have womyn's studies at UCFV and rarely does feminism -come up as a hot topic in a liberal arts class, I am pleased to hear. Luke, that without us realizing it we have taken over the world. NEWSTO US...hell and just when I thought we could drop the labels. But, just to clarify, I am a humanist, not only a feminist as are many of the feminists at UCFV - we see improved standards for womyn as improved standards for everyone. Due to my feminine wiles I feel great sympathy for the fact that Luke has spent so much time, effort, and money on an education. he has clearly been denied ....

Thank you to Safer Campuses for making it possible .for me to go to Ottawa, to the Student Union for asking me to represent UCFV, and to those that believed I could. Thanks Lyn, Jess, Adrian and all _the supportive men and womyn in my life. While I am at it, thank you to everyone who cheered me _on,especially Paula and Patricia and everyo~ at SUS..... · ~ Have a great safe summer !!!!!! p.s. there's free condoms in the Student Union

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Like an early morning boner, Quiet Riot's long anticipated reunion gig, was rock solid and dependable.

Sadly, unlike the real thing, sometimes the boner is just gorged with urine 'so it causes nothfng but a dull, throbbing ache.

Arriving early, we searched through the dense thicket of thirsty patrons, eager to find seats. The opening act, Jar, was in mid-set when we arrived (Jar will not be the subject of this review, as the previously mentioned glam-steamroller required all our attentions).

Judging by the stimulating conversations that surrounded us, the good times had begun long ago.

"Buddy ...let's party!"

"Woooo ...l'm so fuckin' wasted ...woooo!"

"Yeah! I like weekends ...Raaawk and roll! Wooo!"

"Wooo! Tof"DorrowI get to sleep in. Wooooo!

Without warning the heavens opened, expectorating upon the stage, offering to us, the BAND. We were in the presence of greatness.

Heavy metal buccaneers, adrift on an ocean of rock.

"Good evening Abbotsford!

Are you ready?

"Wooo ...l was born ready!"

I can't tell you what the. first song was or the titles of the songs after that.

What I can offer is my own opinionated response to this...this...hairy juggernaut of sonic fury. I like to think things have changed in the thirteen years since I was in seventh grade, fascinated by the world of cock-rock and the topless groupies they attracted.

These guys still live that fantasy. Maybe the hair is not as big and the pants aren't quite so tight, maybe there's no titties bouncin' at this gig, but c'mon, these differences are superficial at best.

Highlight of the show? This question reminds me of another equally pointless query: What is the really great thing about pain? ... It's temporary.

Structurally it went something like this: -intro -guitar solo -inane commentary: "Do you guy's really want to party?"

-guitar solo -drum solo - yet another guitar solo (a side note on axe-man Cavazo's blazing leads ...weaving an incendiary aural assault ...) Several times throughout the show I had to visually confirm that said axeman was NOT engaged in a life and death struggle with a shrieking dragon, but entertaining wrestling fans on a Wednesday night.

-shameless promotion of new album: "Who wants to hear the new stuff?"

-bass intro (Which naturally triggers excruciating pains within my ass) -tribute to death of original guitarrorist Randy Rhodes (which would involve yet another guitar solo).

Not to make light of tragedy, but having to suffer through this ballad, in which bassist and guitarist shared the same corner of stage, encouraging one another with wandering tongues and frenzied fingers, was akin to sticking my penis in a light socket (without the unsightly scars).

Dueling warriors on the rock and roll battlefield, they waged a war in leather and tights.

Chronologically, this is all I can give you. Thirty minutes of such a deluded wonk-off was more than enough. We left shortly after this point, Cocaine always burns the hell out of my sinuses, and besides it was a school night. In reflection, perhaps atteriding the show wasn't such a bad idea (l O dollars is a small price to pay for such an important lesson). This summer a raging metal hurricane is sure to make its way across North America, and there's no fucking way I'm paying 50 bucks to see Slaughter or Ted Nugent or Motley CrYe or Night Ranger or Rott or Warrant or... ,

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"Everything happens for a reason and that's good to remember coz the music business is really, really weird" - Bif Naked

I had been wanting to play Pan to her Aphrodite for several of the many concert dates Bif Naked has played over the last several months. For one reason or another, I had missed them all. However, my instincts wouldn't let me go - I wanted to hear this woman. I wanted to know how an artist could reinvent the sacred and espouse sublime respect for all life for a culture of youth that are, for lack of any other culturally defined epithet, casualties of a 2000 year old war against the imagination. ~

However, to my great pleasure, I was to discover that Bif Naked has already answered this question for thousands of devoted fans: The voice-over for her show invites the crowd to be transformed by the music and, indeed, if there is a theme to this "alternative" rocker's life or to anyone's, it is transformation. But I'm getting ahead of it.

It' thursday night, and I'm burned out for reasons not all drug-related .... I need to listen to some really loud music by a really great band surrounded by 500 or so of my closest half-human half-animal worshippers, all in the throws of Aphrodite's ecstatic musical spell. It occurs to me that suddenly and just as suddenly I decide to pick up the phone and see if our illustrious college newspaper has any press · passes lying around (although, what story I'd get I haven't a fucking clue since I'm not actually prepared for an interview nor do I want to do one - but I'd sure as hell wouldn't mind meeting Bit).

When: Tues, March 23 Where: Animals Nite Club, Abbotsford

The Fuckin' Meanies got no heart. Flannel Jimmy, the opening act, blew, strummed, and beat more life into Animals night club than did the band that this reporter came to review. Apparently reluctant to take the stage until enough people showed up, the New Meanies graciously allowed Jimmy to wail out encore after encore of ripping guitar and wailing sax, along with the 'I don't give a shit whose listening' personality that one comes to expect from the club circuit.

The New Meanies are a Winnipeg band touring the West coast to promote their latest album, "3 seeds", a distinctive blues rock album with at least. a couple of radio-worthy tracks. Whether it was due to a fairly busy performance schedule leading up to this gig, or resigned indignation at the scant revelry, . Damion(lead guitar/vocals, Jeff(guitar/vocals), Jason(drums), and Sky(Bass)rocked the Tuesday-night-blues for a small crowd that would more likely remember the encore never played than the too-short, sometimes happening set that was.

Thisgroup of guys had a lot of talent. Although, talent will only take you so far if you expect to be playing in front of your fans wherever you lay your head down-this crowd was not them, which is probably lucky for a group of guys that looked more than a little beat backstage after the show.

Someone handed me a neglected beer, and lead singer Damion gave a very laid back and friendly account of their last several (heavily booked) days. They didn't seem to 'into' the interview and neither was I. It was all the enthusiasm I could muster to tell them that it was a good show and ask if they would return anytime soon. I didn't get much of an answer to that one except that they like the FraserValley.

Who wouldn't - unlike Winnipeg, we have more than three months to forget the winter.

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However, when Keith Brandsma isn't "thriving on negative attention", he 'Cloesfh mind calling in a favour for a . guy he barely knows faster than square readers take to get offended. "Are you · going to get a story?" "Yeah, I hope so," I quickly reply, already forgetting more reasons to write a story than any satyr has ever. had for ritualistic drunken revelry.

Next thing I know I'm sitting next to a bleached blonde in long bright Jlower dress. I'm reluctant to ask her any reporteresque questions for fear of ignoring my more preternatural instincts.

But by then I had already sold my soul to journalism by asking Bit's good-natured manager for an interview. He smiled and said he'd see and I saw the fatfuckingchance look in his eyes, but a great guy who was more than willing to offer some scraps about her eastward concert schedule and a pre-concert interview with Roger's TV for which they were late - LATE!But, then, I was lucky to get there on time myself. However, I wasn't too late to missthe blood, soul and guitar driven Retrograde who were lighting the embers loud and faithfully, headlining the tunes with a solid opening set.

"Tara" was a big fan. Although, what exactly brought her here this night remained as quietly inside herself as it does within anyone. The reason had yet to step upon the stage, meaning I still had time to gather some pre-interview material. My better instincts aside, I asked Tara and friend about the sort of details devoted fans possess as much as their own pierced skin and that journalists prey upon. However, these details of personal violence only lend more substance to the icon that Bif Naked has become, that represents a young woman who has nothing to hide and everything to express. MarkE}table? Definitely. Sincere? More than one would ever expect in this image, driven industry. Proof of just how rich in naked artistic will and personal power (Earth to Tony Robins...) this woman is. Hell, if you have the money, buy one of her three or so albums and if you don't, steal one because Bit's sharing the woman and the wealth that won't sell-out- not yet, anyway.

"The music can transform you ..: said the voice of the Naked one just before gliding onto the stage. By that time, I knew all about transformation - I was lit loaded and ready to rock thanks also to Retrograde and the guys behind me that wouldn't let me stop meshing to a house blend of Nirvana, Offspring, and .. uhh the conveniently , located backside of the girl I kept bouncing into.

Thiswoman is at home on stage. Interspersed stories of ex-boyfriends and obscene cracks, artisticdlly contrived or not, are delivered with an attitude all her own. Even if she were using pages from her grade 8 diary (I doubt she has to go that far back), the music and the artist have grown up enough not to forget where she comes from, the world we all come from one beautifully tragic way or another. Bif started off strong and brought me to my home with an ecstatically pleasing "Spaceman", the title track off her latest cd,· I

Bificus. Thiswas after some fucks threw me over the crowd without so much as a polite, "lift me the fuck up" from me. I love it. Guitar, Drums, Diva, all were having a good time. And why not, the drummer - who introduced himself to me as S6ge - was more than happy to let me know after the show that they've signed on with Atlantic Records, are re-releasing I Bificus in the summer and are pumped for their eastward route to Halifax.

Bif remained true to her theme of transformation as she easily transformed the packed club into the ecstatic revelry of my pilgrimage. The lead guitarist played his Apollonian lyre, one hand swiftly moving from the strings to actually shake hands with the guy beside me who said it truly when he yelled "you're fucking awesome", striking a chord (I felt) in five hundred musical slaves and swiftly moving back into the next riff. When I wasn't thinking about what story I'd get, which was for the entirety of this spectacular but all to short show, I mused to myself how this group of musicians are beyond performing for themselves or for the fans, but for life, pain, and the sometimes terrifying but always powerful (transformative, Bif?) touch of the shadowed God. As I let the music carry me, I saw in Bit's eclectic pigment a direct reflection of the searing rays of a life that lesser souls would sooner try to forget than wear on their body. But, then, maybe in the pain of being a mari or a woman, we all do, confirming for me that there js no "alternative" to real rock to watching and feeling the serpent she has tattooed on her arms slither into the undulating pulse of sweating, raging, eagerly satisfied souls. You know this, don't you Aphrodite. You know that, on one level, this isn't just entertainment. Thisis the why.

So I didn't have any questions for Bif after the show. Befor~ getting the real story I came for, though, I needed some water. "Aren't you the guy that was dancing behind me?" asked a girl behind me. Perhaps I had accidently slammed into her one too many times, I thought to myself. At any rate, she showed me the pair of drumsticks she had shoved down her crotch, and I showed her a glass of water thinking that perhaps she needed to cool off more than I did.

Bif began signing autographs, and I began wondering what I wanted to get out of what would be the brief interview granted patient devotees, of which I counted myself not so much due to gender - as Bit's artistic conscience if not her music appears entirely directed at the female experience both in and out of the music industry- but due to a respect for 'what this massive personality has done for the Vancouver music scene. Standing there watching her hug and chat with her fans, I got the clear impression that this was a woman that never had and never would apply for the missionary position but that nonetheless was an artist on a mission.She was kind and friendly, exuding a strength of compassion in her eyes. Although she must have been tired from the number of shows she has lavished upon the west coast over the last few months, she didn't look it.

"Hi, I'm from the Cascade. You gave us one of our best interviews a couple months back," I said as I shook her hand. "Yeah, I remember," she smiled in a way that made it obvious it had been a good interview for her also. !_proceeded to give the obligatory reporter spiel about just wanting to ask a couple of questions and then went for what I really wanted. "I use my body for drt as well.

I would be honoured if you'd sign my stomach." Although I knew she heard what I said, I lifted up my shirt..Without missing a beat, Bit Naked put ink to skir'i.

And why not, she had already gone deeper than that. I hugged her. I told her she was beautiful. And I meant it.

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in a bucket of fried chicken, doing really bad Backstreet Boy style synchronized moves on stage. My first thought was that these oiled-up Ausies better stay away from the kitchen because the potential for an ugly greesefire was frightening.

Jaimie and I moved closer to the stage. As all five of the thunder from down under bent over and ripped off their trousers-to reveal five identical sun soaked golden rumps, I realized why tearaway pants were invented. After the pants were off there was no stopping the hoots of unbridled animal lust coming from the "Ladies· in the audience. Of course, just when,I thought that a g-string couldn't get any smaller, Manpower failed to dissappoint by ripping off the small thongs that they were wearing to reveal teen~ie-weensier ones underneath. Thismove was present in all of their numbers, as was the ever amusing pelvic thrusts badly synchronized to the sound of electronic rolling thunder.

They brought several women up onto the stage for their own personal bump and grind session. I noticed they mostly picked the older women in the audience - "How sweet,· I thought, "the boys probably misstheir mothers being so far away from home.· I recognized one of the chosen few and screamed over the hooting and wolf whistling: "Hey Jaimie, isn't that Tara from work?" ..

She nodded yes as we watched in horror and disbeleif as the most muscular and swarthy of the five proceeded to place her hand directly on his flourescent yellow g-string encased groin. Her eyes had a glazed over sort of stunned look as she tried to find her way back to her seat. As she passed by our table, I dispensed some valuable words of hygienic advise, "Tara, make sure you wash your hands!"

Intermission rolled around and not a moment too soon. Several of the raunchiest gal_sin attendance had banded together and were chanting in lusty unison, "Penis! Penis! Penis!." The multi g-string tease had become too much for them. They wanted the full monty. As they continued their wanton and distasteful chant, I nearly felt embarassed to be female.

During the break in the show, two of the waxed wonders from down under approached us. Was this my lucky day? Hardly. His effeNescent lubed body gleamed in the cheap track lighting, and he asked in an overly Australian accent "Would you like to have your picture taken after the show with the boys?" I answered yes and held up the Cascade's digital camera that I had - brought along, knowing full well that this article without pictures would be like Magnum P.Iwithout Tom Sellick. Thisbulky but vertically challenged (I'm only 5' 6 but I towered above him like an Amazon in platforms) Bohemath had the nerve to inform me that for copyright reasons ($$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$) the only photos that could be taken were the ten dollar polaroids that he was selling tickets for. I removed a five from my wallet borrowed another five and forked over the dough. I felt ripped-off but consolled myself that with all five of them in the picture it works out to only five dollars a peck.

The strobe lights flickered acompanied by the sound of badly recorded rolling thunder and the second half of the show began. The most feminine of the team indulged in an absurd lip sync sessionto a George Michael song. It dawned on me that all these Ausies had a somewhat delicate manner and maybe the only thing that they find attractive in women are the ten dollar bills we keep in our purses. Just think of those long lonely nights on the road with only each other to wax and buff .....................

At the end of night I was turned off and ten dollars short. I vowed never to vacation in Aus,tralia. With their Coppertone tans and buff bodies saturated in oil these guys are a big waste of salad dressing.

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TAURUS

March 21 - April 19 Despite having the same sign as a really bad car, you might have a generally happy month. That is, of course, if you are one of those few annoyingly happy people. The rest of you will probably just be normal or depressed. Don't rely on me for information. I don't know anything about you. You people frighteh and torment me.

Lucky numbers are: 945, 35.

Compatible with: Aquarius ar:id import automobiles. not BMWs but Skodas and Yugos

April 20 - May 20 Your psychic aura is huge this month.

Keep it in check by constructing a tinfoil hat to protect the ones around you.

Businessventures will be unsuccessful this month. However, the addition of Venus to your house brings you love: Not the kind of person to person love you may like but the other kind. Lower your standards. Lucky numbers are: . 65, 7. Compatible with: Sagittarius and Alcon.

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LEO You will go on a trip this month - an acid trip - and it's gonna be a bad one. Did you really think you could go on with your heavy drug regimen and ·never have a problem? This month street lights will be trees, dogs will be cats and little gnomes will dance chaotically across your vision.

Be forewarned. If you are not an avid drug user, try some in a controlled environment even if it's only caffeine. · Lucky numbers are: 8, 2. Compatible with: Capricorn and L.S.D

Jupiter is moving - fast. He is going to come and smash you in the head as if tq say, "Hey, I'm Jupiter. I'm a big gas giant!" Of course, he'll speak Latin so, to you, his affirmation of existence will just be gibberish. You probably should try to learn another language this month you apathetic illiterate. Only hang out with people who are dumber than you; people like me. Caveat emptor (that's Latin). Lucky numbers are: 6, 12. Compatible with: Pieces and Gas Powered Wood Chippers.

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November 22 - December 21

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Blood sacrifices play a dominant role this month. Stay clear of dark flowing robes, chants and neighbors' pets. Then again, who am I to tell you what to do. Stick with your significant other this month, even if it's only your hand. The dating game is a dangerous one and you are a vulnerable little creature. In short, crawl under your rock and stay there. Lucky numbers are: l, 4, 5. Compatible with: Taurus and sharp. obscure surgical instruments

i picture an ape-like month for you.

Get in touch with your roots and watch King Kong or Planet of the Apes. Get a hairy boy/girl fri~nd, some popcorn and enjoy. Be kind and remember if they pick your ticks, you must pick . theirs. Pay for everything in pennies or stamps - see how far you get. Lucky numbers are: 5,_11. Compatible with: Jane Goodall, Leo.

PISCES AQUARIUS

February 19 - March 20

January 20 - February 18 Venus is in Uranus. which may or may not be uncomfortable. Once you get used to it , you may like it better. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. In this case, the stars recommend drinking a half bottle of DM cough syrup.

Remember to relax. This month you are broke but irresistibleso enjoy. Lucky numbers are: 44, l . Compatible with: Aries and Rubix Cubes

A whole bunch of planets are moving into your house. Watch out, especially for Pluto, he can be a bad house guest.

These planets will eat your food, wear your clothes and borrow the car without asking. So you can see that this month you will be poor, busy and otherwise occupied. In a word, this month will be stressful.Lucky numbers are: 13, 6.· Compatible with: Virgo and waste paper baskets.

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CANCER

May 20 - June 20

June 21 - July 22

Catastrophic change is headed this way for you, Gemni. It will come in the unimposing form of the banana. Stay clear of tropical fruit including concentrated fruit beverages. Despite what the voices in your head may say, you cannot fly. Romance figures prominently because your rare and profitable blood type allows you to afford prostitutes. You should be financially secure this month. Keep on pumping.

Lucky numbers are: 654879476, 5. Compatible with: libra and yellow.

Like Aries, fate has cursed you with a bad name for an otherwise innocent sign. Wether or not you get cancer should be a .function of your diet, environment, and genes. It shouldn't depend on your birthday. Thismonth you will learn to shoot milk out of your tear ducts. We will all laugh so hard milk will come out of our noses. Lucky numbers are: 11, 79. Compatible with: Scorpio and 17th century English philosophers.

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LIBRA September 23 - October 22 You will get your tongue pierced.

Why? Because you are ball sided crazy, bonkers and one heck of a good lover. That's right. You are a wild stallion, up to no good and can't be tied down. Look out 'cause here you come! Lucky·numbers are: 72, 39.

Gemni and Carpet Fibers.

Saturn, the almost big ·one is on its way. Stay clear of disposable cigarette lighters and Pez dispensers. This is going to be a bad month for you and plastic. Last month you were unloved, and I don't see any change for you, especially now that your rash is getting worse. Invest in lottery tickets and staNlng children in Africa.

They only cost a dollar a day. Your lucky numbers are: 4. 3, 7.

Compatible with: Lithium and cancer

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Rating: 78/100

Starring : Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Carrie-Anne Moss

Directed by: The Wachowski Brothers

Rating: 83/100 Generally, blockbuster action movies these days just don't cut it. These films are usually nothing more then high priced star vehicles with little or no plot filled with cheesy dialogue and million dollar explosions. While, The Matrix holds tight to many of these genre cliches, it somehow manages to become a damn fine 2hr opiate.

The Matrix is a story about Thomas Anderson (Keanu Reeves) a computer genius who by day works at a prestigious software development company_ and at night exists as the notorious computer hacker known online simply as Neo. Caught in his humdrum lifestyle of the nine to five routine and playing cat and computer mouse with the FBI,Neo's life is quickly turned upside down when he is contacted by those who know the secrets of the real world. In other words the world outside of the matrix. What follows is a quest to determine what controls us; fate or free choice.

Sure, there are some problems with this movie like plot .gaps larger than Keith Brandsma's articles and dialogue that is sometimes so laughable that it's laughable.

However. the unbelievable special effects and the dizzying action pace keeps the viewer from becoming too concerned. The acting is admirable coming from "I think my band will make it" Keanu Reeves and "I hope I look tough enough" Laurence Fishburne. Actually in regards to the acting the best decision made by the directors was to give Keanu as few a lines to work with as possible , Thought : Does Keanu utter the line" Thiscan't be happening!" in every one of his movies? Thought #2: I think I'm actually starting to enjoy Keanu!). The biggest surprise comes from CarrieAnne Moss who steals the opening scene and delivers a strong performance throughout as a kickboxing hacker on the other side of the matrix. The bottom line is that this is an action film that is finally worth the eight fifty it will cost you to get in it seriously ups the ante for the summer's list of "sure-fire· hits.

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Every once in awhile a music fan makes a discovery that changes their lives forever. O.K. maybe Sloan didn't change my life but they sure added two hours of quality tunes to my ears.

For some reason or another I've never actually listened to a whole Sloan record before so this double live album served to be a crash course into the music of this Halifax quintet.

Needless to say that I liked what I heard.

4 Nights At The Palais Royale is a collection of songs picked out over a four night stint at the Palais Royale in Toronto, Ontario during there 1998/99 tour. It's a mixture of some of their best songs both new and old. Sloan is a band of many styles and they prov~ as they bounce around from the Beatlesque "Anyone Who's Anyone· and "I Can Feel It" to 70's rock like anthems "Money City Maniacs· and" She SaysWhat She Means·. Yet, somehow with all this bouncing around a distinctly "Sloan· sound encompasses the entire recording. Thisis a live recording that many other bands should model themselves to :.. because of it's lack of digital re-mastering and abundance of crowd participation it act\,Jally feels live. It's best moments include the songs "Coax Me" and 'The Lines You Amend" but the whole thing Is enjoyable. If you've ever wanted to get into a great Canadian band that should be huge, and if rumors of their recent break-up aren't true, will be huge then pick up 4 Nights At The Palais and you're in for a real treat.

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As a former member of the supergroup Take That, Robbie Williams has definitely learned how to turn a decent pop melody. The Ego Has Landed is a record which seems to contain such eclectic influences such as Oasis, Pulp, Neil Diamond, Corey Hart and even Kiss.However, Williams comes up with a feeling that is original and honest. With lyrics like "My breath smells like a thousand fags (Redneck translation: fags = British word for smokes)/And when I'm drunk I dance like me dad/ I've started to dress a bit like him/ And early morning when I wake up/I look like Kiss but without the make-up· you can't help but chuckle and relate. Added bonus, the whole album is a great in car kareokee machine as singing along is unavoidable.

Robbie Williams isat his best when he gets a little bit pretentious but never take him too seriously because he sure doesn't. This album is a collection of his finest from two previous U.K.albums so it's a sort of a greatest hits. The best singles include "Strong·, "Angels", "She's The One· and "Win Some Lose Some· as well as the first single "Millenium· featuring the very enjoyable Bond parody ~00.

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Rec_ently the BC Caucus of the federal Liberal party visited the Fraser Valley and made sure to stop by UCFV. The Liberal Party of Canada wants representation at our school and have provided us with the contacts and resources necessary to create a Young liberals of Canada Student Club for UCFV. The Young Uberals of Canada in BritishColumbia (YLCBC) have a very large impact in many college and universities throughout Canada.

Locally, there are over a hundred members of the UBC Student Club and even more at the University of Victoria. Along with strong representation at SFU,Camosun, Douglas College and other local institutions the Young Liberal in BC have a very convincing voice in a variety of federal issues.

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Along with myself, a· few other UCFV students are going to work together to build a Young Liberal Party, and the government of Canada. Now is the time to, not only decide what party we are going to support, but be involved enough to make a difference ... to change the way government is motivated, how they act and what policy they adopt. By starting up a YLC-BC Student Club we have the opportunity to be effective activists. Rather than yelling and protesting to your local politicians on issues that concern you, the Young Liberals are able to change the way the government runs by yelling and protesting from within the system... that's how to make a potent difference.

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In an attempt to lay the groundwork necessary to build a strong club here at UCFVI have been appointed President of the UCFVYoung Liberals of Canada, I also sit on our localriding association executive as the youth representative and am involved with the provincial Liberal party. I have a dream, I have goals within the Liberal Party and it seems no matter what I focus on it all comes back to UCFV. We are going to have a very strong club here and it is going to happen soon. In the meantime I need RECRUITS. I need intelligent, motivated people to help me. Currently there are many executive positions available within the club structure. Positions such as Vice President, Treasurer,Secretary and Policy Chair need to be filled.

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We have a tremendous amount of opportunity to build events here. We'll need to set up our first Annual General Meeting of the UCFVclub. We'll be able to bring in in~ightful guest speakers such as MP's, Senators and local dignitaries. W~'II have the opportunity to hold fundraisers, membership drives and be involved in everything that happens with the Young Liberals of Canada in BC and with the Federal Liberal Party in BritishColumbia. There will be opportunities for us to travel to Victoria and Whistler for conventions as well as Ottawa for the Liberal Party's biennial convention. As effective members of our club opportunities can arise to take summer positions in Ottawa as well as working for Cabinet Ministersand Members of Parliament in BC. Everything I've said here is under construction. l'm'Organizlng an effort to lay the cement--i down and make great opportunities like this part of life at UCFV.-It's obvious that Young Liberal Student Club has a lot to offer you and me, but we have to make it all happen. For our Federal Government the Young Liberal are the voice of students. On issuessuch as student loans and debt on the quality of our education, and the structure of our institutions the Young Liberal are the governments driving forces behind improving what is necessary to us as students I want you to be as excited as I am and help me create our own Young Liberal Student Club. IF you have any questions, concerns or if you are ready to come build this club please contact me as/soon as possible. Thank you.

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The 1999/2000 Student Union Society Council is: President - Stephaine Martin VIP Internal - Cheryl Wiens VIP External - Sandy Weipert-Spieler Director of East Campus - Janet Gehrmann Director of Finance - Patricia Kelly W. Arts Rep. - Patricia Mongey E. Arts Rep. - Jason Young W. Applied Rep. - Lenora Steams W. Applied Rep. - Gurpreet Mahil W. Science & Tech. Rep. - Dimitri Apostolopoulos W. Science & Tech Rep. - Crystal Clements E. Science & Tech. Rep. - Paul Gehrmann W. CCP Rep. - Richard Hamm E CCP Rep. -Patrick Knutson W. Students with Disabilities Rep. - Dave Donatelli E. Students with Disabilities Rep.-Naomi Winterbum

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April 15, 1999 April 28, 1999 Year End Wind:..Up for Students is Scheduled for Sunday May 2, 1999 at City Limits - 6:00 pm to midnight

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People all over the planet learning how to become yet one more economic item in error.

Leftover thoughts from drug-crazed psychotherapists and sick evangelists raping our wisdom. Almighty father domesticate your son and daughter while you dehumanize your mother. Children give up your dreams in the name of our god, capitalism, dictator of the spirit. Where victims blame victims and patriarchal heroes distract us from the truth. Accordingly when I exit the womb life develops the illusion of justice and democracy. As I grow you tell me to express who I am when school teaches me to persecute you. Men and women living together in a fools paradise, a pragmatic acceptance of inequality. And when you look inside you discover the pain you feel is from your socialization of denial.

Children suffering, growing up abusing, your child . your child And in the twenty first century I see....

You don't notice me and I don't know who you are.

Take me in and then set me free, this is your movie.

Mass media continues to generate the behavior of heroin addicts without the heroin.

Commercialized sex is romanticizing the injection of emotional speed quick fix for love.

Power freaks are still utilizing the media to implement mind control upon the innocent.

Mass media-is·still desensitizing people to justify racism, abuse, violence and murder.

Our Canadian ideology is still a political hypocrisy making love to colored paper not you.

We still prioritize the global economy before humdn beings and our sacred life support.

Overconsumption is still our materialistic ecstasy torturing the spirit and killing mother earth.

A world wide suicide waiting to happen. Yeah, a world wide suicide.

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lture; it should be a consumer nsuming the universe as no scihing that isn't truly Christian for the ry word needs to be used for this (and why not, on this planet). And only every world could poss~xuality of a cosmos which mixes tragedy and cycles of sympathy OAd anger. The ancients ot gods through ritualized drama and art, what we lso lived through intense suffering, the re pitiful than the age in which we nity to rage against the post and e of secular mythology and discovcations of flesh and passion.

It isjust such an active rather than passive us engages reality through the language of paradox, re or image of language (which is a living thing), and y of which Participant, Priestor Poet may be aware. Sue . imagination to one of the "active" senses re-sanctifie crimination in a world that has made consciousness versity that would quickly make the universe a clich What good is memorization without the me education without a clear picture of how the. acq impinges itself upon the psycho-ecological environm structed of memory and Biblical knowing, for what is C the language of pure being-spoken by lovers and artists memory passed from Her life into His-His, into Hers-time a tic avatars of us all and a hypocrite of no one. Formal edu around the historical narrative, speaks of periods and age underlying message an idealistic logic which conveys reali stantly experience) in structure but not in content. 0 communication, text and the electric oracles and im do not communicate reality either, not because th so but because reality necessitates and active o global citizen to the impingements upon his presently exists, can only teach the truths tive age and not the rituals of creati outside the university walls-whe a psycho-physical resource to to do so as long as it ignores ronment, as taught not b tree-not the internet, t If universities fo mal education would either be so, one would become a partici al culmination: the continuous ancient origin through both our harsh realities of the Earth in "a p' and create knowledge in the and assert sexual ·and racial ide tral blood, to be taken literally e suffering truly beautiful souls,th The revolution in tee experienced throughout the I race, ma began come sky, bro ;,:::s::::?Tc>}<::::.2:::.,:::2,r>nc:<:'77Y,'C:,:<: a pictu

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I don't remember what I asked her, but she smiled at me with a healthy wariness; she then left with the Clown who later returned to kick us out. Apparently the Chief and I were far too loud for the local denizens of the hairy Clown's apartment-this seemed odd. as we had no idea what was wrong with shouting at each other.

"Let's get out of here my man." I bellowed. "this place is obviously a gnome outpost!* As the. Big Chief was well on to the gnomes in his own independent research. he agreed and we wandered out into the cold morning.

With my degree firmly underneath my belt I walked away from the University College of the Fraser Valley with a strange and eerie sense of nothingness. In my short stint of four-and-a- half years I had pursued my own version of myth-making, 4:30 a.m.: I tripped over my feet as the Big Chief and I walked down the sideand with that adventure coming to a close, I thought it only appropriate to top the experience with one last run at the elusive dream. One last story for The Cascade, . walk. We were without a home. without any real sense of what was going on. and one last attempt to ·preserve my self in the memories of my peers-it would require without any conscience for involving those poor souls that we encountered in our the help of the usual suspects, and by the end of my evening' I would find myself quest for unknown goals. The Big Chief pointed out that those who were stupid wondering what the original plan had been. enough to be walking around. at a time when only acid-eaters ought to be. deserved verbal molestation; I made a mental note never to cross him without a bludgeon. or perhaps a knife. Memory fails me here, but judging from my Visa bill There was some sense of the routine to my evening. Although it would be a long chain of events from the time I finished a one-on-one match with a future Cascade we ended up at IHOP. Although the meal looked good. it seemed to taste like cardboard. We munched on. however, as we were aware of the coming day. and basketball star to the moment when my head hit the pillow. it wasn't something out of the ordinary. My night was to be a proper end to a short stint of Lazy Marxism. the idea that at least the cardboard would give us some energy to handle the sun's evidence that honest intellectual activity is often promoted by a fierce need for onsiaught. debauchery; Nietzsche's syphilis almost made sense in some ways.

8 a.m. I sat at the greyhound station waiting for my bus to Chilliwack. I repeatMy story began at a parking lot in Mill Lake. I found myself in the passenger seat edly dropped my ticket out of sheer fatigue. causing fellow passengers to stare at of an older BMW listening to hip-hop with a young prot~g~ who, in good keeping me. My head lolled on my shoulders. first to the left and then to the right. In my with Valley youth. had purchased a dime bag for our consumption. As we smoked delirium and confusion I moaned ·saw the best minds of my generation destroyed time away, I gradually became aware of the finality of this mission. Nothing was by madness, driving hysterical naked." Luckily, I was given my own seat and constrange about the activities, but the fact remained that all of it was for the last time. siderable distance by the others; my behaviour at this point labeled me as strange I bid my prot~g~ farewell and walked around the Abbotsford campus for what and alien. Once on the coach. I fell asleep, only to be woken by our arrival in would be the final tour. I strolled out onto the outdoor sidewalk that has saved my Chilliwack. I stumbled off the bus and began the last leg of my quest, a 5 kilomelife many times. past the spot where a friend erected large phallic symbols. onto ter hike to the Lazy Marxist Estate. the dear sweet fen (where more than one evening was spent in perverse a¢.tivities). and into the library where I had felt it necessary to tell people to shut-up.in the 9 a.m.: Home seemed so far, and yet my homing beacon told me only 4 km's to study section on more than one occasion. I was parading through what might one go. Suddenly my friend, the Nickel, drove by. He stopped and waited for me as I day be called "old haunts.· cried out "Fortuna!" I fell into his car, muttering and waving frantically:

When I walked into the office of the great paper itself. I felt nervous twitches pulling at the back of my throat; my God. I was emotional! My heart was uplifted by a friendly chat with Lolita. who gave me a little part of herself to take on my travels. I encouraged her to continue in her efforts to shock the conservative element of UCFV right off of their plastic covered couches. Besides, I pointed out, Mike Anderson has to have something to complain about.

-, · .' · From there I bussed over:Jo a beloved friend's house for a celebration of smoking, drinking and eating. The meal was Italian, the smoke native, and the liquor, Chilean. Our discussion flowed from heavy intellectual banter to the latest Tragically Hip concert. As it was the last time I would see my friend and his dear wife. our farewells were marked by an uncertainty that I have never encountered before; how does one say good-bye for a period of time as long as a year? He comforted me by pointing out that he always found it easy to say good-bye when he was leaving the Fraser Valley.

My transportation, Chaerophon. arrived to bring me to the next stop on the tour: Lou's Grill. As we passed the familiar Abbotsford scene of McDonald's, the mall.

Night Magic, and a million Honda Civics with no mufflers and big bass beats. I realized my friend was right about saying good bye: Leaving this place was not a bad thing to be dding.

In fact, as I walked into the place to see the leering faces of Abbotsford's young and tragic, I made a pact with myself to insure full coverage of this evening. if only to summon up positive motivation for my upcoming Asian tour of duty. · 1thought to myself 'Why sit here in this Valley stagnating and experiencing the utterly futile and absurd? Why deal with the sensual out of default? Why not leave?' Without romanticizing the point. it's fair to say that I wanted to leave. But before I left. I would give myself something to remember this_night.

My driver, the mad Dutchman. led me to the table where a giant hairy Clown awaited our company. He greeted us with a pint, which he quickly downed. I gave Chaerophon the nasty bottle of Mescal I had stowed away in my emergency survival kit. He divided it up amongst myself. the hairy Clown, Mad Bull and the Big Chief, who had arrived shortly after us. The Big Chief looked bagged. probably due to another long production night.

I improved his image by encouraging him to drink more-after all, he and I had a long night ahead of us.

We had discussed this evening the day prior, and the Big Chief had agreed to hang with me all through the night. Such energy expenditure required a refueling point, so I dropped a little piece of paper onto my tongue. The hairy Clown and Mad Bull accompanied me on this tinfoil fantasy ride. resulting in the pair discussing, in cryptic language, their fascination with what they called 'strobin'. I had no idea what they were talking about. but one thing I noticed was the wild bursts of flames that seemed to flare out in rhythm to the music wafting out onto the patio. "My God,· I mentioned to no one in particular. "the dragon's breath lives on." I ordered more beer (in an effort to throw off the minions of the dragon. who repeatedly looked at me as they walked past) and scowled at a well-dressed youth who passed by and glanced sideways at our little outdoor party.

Needless to say, we didn't leave the grill until being forced to. As Chaerophon had cut out early, he could not have driven me to the Clown's apartment, but my memory fails me on this point. I have no receipt to substantiate exactly how I got there. In any event, both the Big Chief and I arrived in one piece. Big Chief decided to eat some strange Mexican fungus that a short little man offered to him. I met the Clown's girlfriend. a Polish woman. who was in her pajamas and looked tired.

"Sheldon how are you? I've been up all night eating acid and drinking heavily-never mind the smell pouring off of me that's just mescal (and a bit of beer)have you ever known me to get out of control? Of course not, anyhow-could you give me a ride home? I'm absolutely fatigued and I want to go home; these things take more time than I thought-maybe we could stop at the bookstore; 50% sale today and I do· need a· bit more literature-by the way did you read that Nietzsche I gave you? You might have to backtrack now and do some Plato, as a lot of Fred's jokes play on that notion of forms and ideas ...• A song came over the radio, causing me to freeze in my place. Bob Dylan crooned Aghh Mama. can this really be the end? The end indeed. so I relaxed back into my seat listening to a detailed account of Sheldon's stranger-than-fiction lifestyle. He let me out at the estate, and I said good-bye.

My evening had ended. As I collapsed onto my spartan bed. slowly tugging my smelly clothes off. I wondered what could be written about such an adventure.

What was the point of such activity? Nothing came to mind. Thiswas the end of an short dip into the waters of Lazy Marxism: a mere ladle from a green lake that promised much more than Lou's Grill. IHOPand the FraserValley. My revelation had only just begun. and those who wanted to stumble along with me would find a willing comrade. And so, that is where I leave you all. waiting in the recesses of the world, wondering who will fall with me-who would watch Rome burn?

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