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"When the President is philosopher and the philosophers are presidents only then will we have a just institution " l-lKyle Webb Call him what you will: President Bassford, Skip, Prez, or El Presidente as some of you Latin American/Montreal Expos fans might prefer. Ile is never the less, our President any way you put it. It is precarious time to be a "president" these days as many of us are fully aware of. Why just ask Bill and Boris. With President Bassford however; I figured we didn't really need to know the status of his relationship with Monica Lewinsky or other such things. This is the start of a relationship, one between you the students, and your new president. Lets not start off on the wrong foot

These are the chronicles of a man from Grant's Pass in the Coast Mountains of Southwest Oregon, who made his way to Canada and the Fraser Valley with a few detours along the way. First he attended Recd College in Portland, Oregon, majoring in Philosophy. Early on he became interested in logic, specifically the interplay between language, thought and interpretation. One of his early influ-Socrates II ences was Ludwig Wittgenstein (18891951), Austrian-British Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge University. After his Bachelor's degree he decided to get some rays at the University of Hawaii while he obtained his Masters degree. After that Skip decided he'd had enough of the sun so he moved up to Vancouver where he attended UBCfor his doctoral studies. He changed his citizenship to Canadian because at the time dual-citizenship was a "foreign" concept to our respective governmen ts. He claims innocence to the charge that he dodged the draft for Vietnam by becoming Canadian, but in this writers opinion, I simply don't believe him. After his Ph.D. in Philosophy, Skip moved back East to T.O. with a position teaching at YorkUniversity. It was both a start of a successful career and an opportunity to explore another part of his new home. Thirty years has passed since the day Skip left B.C.for "the Centre of the Universe," but now he is back primarily because the Fraser Valley ls the better of the two evils. Hawaii would have been nice but at least the weather's better here than Toronto. But seriously, Skip has come for one continued on pg 3

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You are getting an amazing new team with Chris Bolster as Editor in Chief and Sarah Conner as Production Editor. I wish them all the best and am excited to see the fresh face that they will bring to The Cascade. Parting is indeed a sweet sorrow. Lisa Chew Ed in Chief no longer Letters to the Editor must be limitedto 450 words. All letters will be printed"as is" and after the 450th word will follow a curt "I'' and the letter will be posted in the Cascadeoffice for display during office hours.

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If it weren't for the crazy optimism and confident persistence of Paul F. Becker, I would likely never have written, produced, and maybe even read this great paper. Thanks Paul!

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My friends have had to put up with a certain degree of crap from me when I rather ungraciously dealt with the stresses of deadlines and production days. You are many and I'm thankful for each of you. Lars and Shan- an Especially huge thanks for the past three weeks! • And of course the SUS executive plays an integral role in the smooth running of The Cascade. This year's SUSis a truly great group of people whose sincere desire is to make UCFVan amazing place for students. I have really appreciated their support and encourage all students to make use of them, join them, and most of all appreciate them.

#7. Juggling -The Bookstore manager on one hand cannot order too many texts and risk running a financial shortfall when they cannot be returned to a supplier, but on the other hand he has to continued pg 13

#9. Selection The Bookstore has chosen to sell more than books: stamps, cards, supplies and such, even though there is very little profit on many of those items.

#8. Price By going to the extra trouble of accepting, processing and reselling used books, the Bookstore offers lower-priced texts. ( And don't forget to do the arithmetic on other items: Yes the cost may be greater than across town at a box warehouse, but you must add about $0.10 per kilometer out-of-pocket fuel costs, or about $0.35 per mile actual vehicle costs, when you drive over there to save a buck or two on some item. Time saved and distance reduced by shopping at the Bookstore can be significant.)

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The writers who have contributed regularly over the years are the foundation of this paper and I hope that the writing prizes instituted this year will become a legacy of acknowledgment to their talents and hard work.

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#10. Service By offering evening and weekend hours during the semester start-up, the Bookstore gives students a chance to come at much quieter, no line-up times without missing classes or work.

Well, it is certainly true that you can't always know what events will unfold in your life or when all of your :MWwell intentioned plans and imaginings will unravel at every seam and leave you blinking in the blinding light of uncertainty. It turns out that this is not to be only my second editorial but also my last. I have · decided to step down as Editor in Chief of The Cascade and it fills me with many ~ontradictory and confusing emotions. I am filled with remorse but also joy, apprehension mixed up with eagerness at what is to come, and also a dash of regret outweighed by an enormous relief. Most of all though, I am incredibly proud of what The Cascade has become and very pleased and thankful to have been able to play a role in its evolution. I can't possibly leave without acknowledging those whom I have appreciated and been encouraged by throughout this entire process.

Dear Editor, The Cascade: I am writing to respond to the unsigned, vituperative letter from ''a disgruntled student'' printed in the first issue of The Cascade in which the services of the UCFVBookstore were criticized in the form of a Letterman style top ten reasons list. The anger and abusive language directed anonymously at the Bookstore reflected, I propose the wrong side of a two-sided coin. No one disputes that college is expensive, that time is precious for all of us, that the first weeks of a new semester can be overwhelmingly hectic. And, I imagine that the letter-writer may have been inconvenienced and upset. However, rather than see the Bookstore services as inadequate, a perceptive person would see that the College, and the Bookstore staff in particular, are doing an incredible job given the limited resources given to them. I offer this list as an alternative, and then some suggestions which follow The Top Ten Reasons To Appreciate the UCFVBookstore: ( Note: Neither the Boo~store manager nor his employees chose the size or location of their turf, but what they accomplish there deserves respect,)

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Act I • Scene 2 continues the ongoing saga of the Red Tory tradition. When J.A. Macdonald became Prime Minister, he held high before Canadians his 'National Policy' initiative; this policy used the State to protect and support domestic industry (through tariffs), built the national railway and opened the west to immigrants. It is significant to note that Macdonald, begore he became Prime Minister, also, opposed the attempt by the USA, via U.S. Grant, to buy up Canada; Macdonald, In short, as a good Tory stood for a vigorous nationalism that resisted American expansionism and protected Canadian industry. Donald Creighton (one of Canada's leading Tory historians) has done much to highlight the substantive role Macdonald played in shaping our identitiy and giving us a feel for the richness of the Tory heritage. Act I Scene 3 takes us into the hearth land of the 'Canada First' movement, and many of the key actors on stage at the time. The 'Canada First' move· ment stepped on sage in 1868 when Morgan, Denison, Mair, Haliburton and Foster met. D'Arcy McGee inspired some of these men, and the underlying idea that shaped this cont. pg 12

We were grounded in the wisdom of Sir. John A. Macdonald, who saw plainly more than a hundred years ago that the only real threat to nationalism was from the South, not from across the sea. To be a Canadian was to build, along with the French, a more ordered and stable society than the liberal experiment in the United States. -George Grant The fact that David Orchard has dared to run for the leadership of the Progres• sive Conservative Party might come as a shock and surprise to many. I tow could someone who has spent so much time and energy challenging the notion and reality of free trade run for a political party that has, since Mttlroney, made free trade a plank of its agenda? Orchard, unlike the other PC leadership candidates (Segal, Clark, Pallister, Fortier) has taken a strong position on economic nationalism, and his best selling book, TIJE FIGIJT FOR CANADA,has done much to highlight how Canada, throughout much of its history, has stubbornly resisted military and economic integration with the US/\. hope, though, is that many of the names, dates and varied events mentioned in these articles will stfmulate the curious to test themselves and take many dives into the deep waters of the Conservative Tradition. Act I Scene 1 of the Red Tory drama began with the American War of Independence of 1776 and the War of 1812; it is in this period of time that the 'Loyalist myth' was created. The American War of Independence drove more than 100,000 citizens from the USAinto Canada. An estimated 8,000 settled in Ontario, 20,000 in Nova Scotia and many other Loyalists settled in other parts of Cen• tral and Eastern Canada. Most of the Loyalists were not, as some of the mythmakers would have it, true, upper class, prin· cipled Brits; many were working class people who were weary of the revolution in the USA. Some of the Loyalists were loyal to Britannia, but many others were loyal to an emerging nation that would be both different from the USA and England. The War of 1812 (fought by Brock and Tecumseh) signalled an important turn in Canadian thought and the meaning of being a nation. The USA was defeated, and, for the moment, Canadians had kept the Yankees at bay. Laura Secord and our original national anthem (The Maple Leaf Forever) reflect and record this nationalist impulse.

...continued from pg l major reason. Being the head of a place that is on the "cutting edge" of PostSecondary education is nothing to scoff at, At UCFV,we are a part of a unique experiment. Call us human guinea-pigs if you will. The University College model is very rare throughout Canada and the world. The combination of the traditional university faculties such as Arts and Sciences with such community college such as Business, Trades and Technology, and Continuing Education is what sets us apart, UCFVhas an interplay of both the theoretical and practical sides of higher education. Where else can one take Business-Aviation. The fact that we are a University-College is one of the main reasons why President Bassford and many dedicated and talented professors are involved with this institution. I also had some concerns that our level of education here at UCFV was not quite up to par with the universities. When posed with this inquiry President Bassford assured me that I was mistaken and that this misconception was only due to the higher reputation of UBC and SFU. 1'SFUis very satisfied with the UCFVstudents" that transfer there. In respect to the growth of the university college the President estimated an approximate 7% growth in student population over last year which is quite ~igniflcant. I wondered this might mean in terms of department growth and the actual physical growth of UCFV. Skip pointed out the difficulty of predicting such future endeavors but outlined some possibilities for me. First of all, as the gym and student activity centre is the main concern currently there is likely going to be progress made in that area. A second concern of Skip's was a new building in Chilliwack to replace the good ol' portable city there. Another thing he pointed out was the expansion of the Trades depa rt men t that was included in the last strategic plan for UCFV. President Bassford did stress the primacy of balancing the campuses through what he called " a valley wide vision" for UCFV. However, I was cautioned to temper my optimism towards expansion because of the obvious constraint on Provincial spending, or lack there of. As a result Skip say ''very sharp decisions must be made" in these tight times, but always with the interests of education in mind. So there is a glimpse of our new president. I sure enjoyed talking to him and find out where ne is coming from. lie's a good guy, so go easy on him, eh? he's an easygoing philosopher type so I don't imagine he'll give us much trouble. Let's just hope he gets us an oncampus pub /\SAP.

The aim of this and the next two articles (leading up to the PC leadership election on Oct. 24th) will be to sketch in the Red Tory family tree or lineage and, by doing so, point out why Blue Tory corporate conservatism does not fully nor faith· fuJly represent the breadth of the Conserva tive Tradition. I will, out of necessity, be like someone who is skimming pebbles across the waters of political theory and practise rather than the diver who goes deep for the more treasured pearls. My RedToryVision

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The question, then, we need to ask is this: is Orchard's economic nation· alism an aberration within the Conservative Tradition or is his Red Tory vision a vital and integral aspect of the Conservatice ethos and heritage? If, in fact, the Red Tory vision is a vital building block in the mansion of the Conservative family, why do so few know about this inherit~ ance, and why is Orchard seen as a marginal person in the present PC lerdership debate?

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Opinion ing corporate loans. We (and investors) need to know that those who take advantage of the system will be held accountable. We need our country's administrators to act like the heads of households who have limitations, make reasonable budgets and stick to them. We need a finance minister who quits bragging about retiring the deficit (on the backs of cuts in transfer payments to the provinces) while having done nothing about our huge debt (over half the $50 billion in interest leaving the country). Canadians may be willing to overlook this rather major point, but investors are not. We need provincial leadership that does not abdicate its own responsibilities by blaming the federal government. We don't need taxes masquerading as new user fees. Locally, we need municipal governments that understand the realities of households pushed to the max. as far as taxes are concerned. We need School Hoards and Health Boards working within allocated moneys, and not crying for more. We need representatives who know the difference between needs and wants.

Have all of you noticed how courteous smokers are to each other? They have a sense of giving r really admire. If one doesn't have a light, another is ready With a finger full of fire. If one doesn't have a smoke, another is sure to offer. What is most astounding, though, is how they take care of their own even when nobody is present. What I am referring to in my own round about way is the collection of cigarette butts on the ground outside all the doorways. I mean they are so noble as to take care of the less fortunate nicotine addicts by simply leaving the butts on the ground for easy collection by the poor, rather than throwing them out.

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Bennett 11 Throughout the duration of my existence I have acquired an extensive vocabulary. However, I continually find myself reaching for my dictionary, while I am trying to decipher the words in my text books. And as I have been speaking with my fellow class mates, J find that I am not alone. So, I must wonder, who it is that these 'brilliant' authors are writing for. Are they writing for themselves or for the students. Since it is hard enough for students to grasp the new concepts being introduced by such authors, then should they not be writing in a language that the average student can comprehend? We are well aware of the superior intelligence these authors have accomplished through their studies, experience and actions. But can their ideas not be expressed in words that students, who are in the early stages of intellect, understand? Take for example a quote taken from "The Making of Economic Society" written by Robert Heilbroner and William Milber. lt reads, quote, " The undeniable fact that men were acquisitive, not to say avaricious, did not yet impart its flavor to life in general; the making of money, as we have been at some pains to indicate, was a tangential rather than a central concern of ancient or medieval existence." unquote. What? In l!nglish now, the undeniable fact that men were greedy, not say really greedy, was not yet a part of daily life, the making of mbney was not a matter of primary importance in medieval times. Sure, it is not as colorful the way I have written it, but I am sure It Is easier to understand. Thus, if students must take the time to understand each sentence, it wi11 take a tremendous amount of time to grasp the actual concepts. Time, students just don't have. So, when will these knowledgeable authors of our text books get a clue and begin to write in a language the average student can understand? FOOLS Brandsma 1

Politicians avoid facing the real problems because they are afraid of eliminating the shreds of confidence left in the toonie. This attitude is, of course, patently ridiculous. Those on our globe who control the trillion dollars daily trying to find a resting place don't believe Chretien when he spouts the party tine that alJ>swell. If they did, we wouldn't be worrying about paying more for imports. To blame unrest in Asia and China is an insult to our intelligence: why are we not considered a safe haven for money running scared? And what about the bureaucrats and politicians who set the stage for all this? Well, many from Trudeau and company onward are enjoying comfortable pensions. They don't have to worry all that much about the extra it will cost for lapel roses, imported wines, and foreign holidays. And the current group recently voted themselves a healthy increase in wages. It's amazing the inter-party solidarity that surf aces when pay increases are on the agenda. Those pocketing over a hundred grand a year don't have the same worries about meeting the budget as does the average Canadian. Then there's the 10% bonuses (up to $13,000) paid this Fcbru· ary to the highest paid bureaucrats in Ottawa. And the raises of up to 19% paid to the heads of Crown Corporations and agencies. Gordon Thiessen, head of the Bank of Canada will get an increase of 1 7%. We are talking about people whose salaries climb to over $300,000/yr. Do any of these people loose sleep when the dollar drops to less than two thirds the American buck? I don't think so. So why should they do anything to change the mess we are now in? Actually the answer for themselves at least is that there is no particular need to do anything. With comfortable wages and pensions they can tell us our economy is right on track. They can also say there is nothing that can be done anyWay, short of raising interest rates, and they wouldn't want to do that to the poor mortgage holder (always thinking of the little man, you know). But we do need action. And we don't need it in the form of raising interest rates. We need it in the form of leadership. We need our leaders to pay as they go when it comes to our tax money. We need them to look at all programs and strip away the fat. We need them to stop giveaway to corporations, and to recoup oucstand·

The CascadeSeptember30, 1998 Dalton 11 A few weeks back our dollar fell to less than 64 cents to the U.S.buck. In what ways will a low dollar make a difference to the average Canadian? Imported fruits and vegetables will cost more. /\s will anything else that comes in whole or part from out of country. And forget about foreign vacations, for a while at least. Life and the loonie weren't always like this. In 1976 our dollar was actuaJly higher than the /\merican. What has happenedsincethen? lt appears the 64 cent loonie is only a symptom of a problem that goes back at least three decades. Towards the end of the 1960s politicians and the back room girls and boys decided that paying our way and having remuneration connected to performance were decidedly old-fashioned ideas. And we as Canadians were (and continue to be) sufficiently distracted in our pursuit of comfort and consumer goods that we no longer had time to question the "experts" and thus stopped demanding accountability. After all, what's more interesting TV: next week's segment of Ally McBeal, or Jean Chretien explaining that our economy is doing tickety-boo.

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We may not be able to afford a tax cut at this time (as is often the case, it appears Premier Clark's most recent cut benefited only those with big bucks), but neither do we need new taxes. /\nd this includes fees from Crown Corporations. BC.Hydro's $5.76 million ad campaign to a captive audience is ultimately paid for by the consumer. And if Hydro wants to donate money to Stanley Park, do it after gas and hydro fees are down to the bare minimum. Not before. We as utility users can adequately decide how to distribute any extra savings. And we rteed fewer excuses as to why we can't do better. Our income taxes and GSTdollar.s are not being well apportioned. When this changes, Canada will regain the respect of foreign investors, And oranges will not become a luxury.

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What Cameron, fails to realize, is that he is not Shakespeare. For that matter, nor is he a Sir Robert Bolt, a man who truly wrote epic cinema on a scale that was easy for all to understand and in which one could still feel a sense of the period being portrayed. Cameron felt it was better to write like a ten-year old who had just watched GI Joe, He Man, and Transformers at the same time, rather than thlnk about whether any of the words actually sounded good.

Then comes along the acting. Leonardo DiCaprio, is not a bad actor, as The Basketball Diaries and What's Eating Gilbert Grape? attest. But, our boy, Leo is now remembered for his weak, ineffectual, and rather fake performance of a thief with a heart of gold who wants to be a painter. Oh how sweet, how utterly original.

Mind you, Kate Winslet, who deserves critical raspberries for having the personality of a balloon for most of the film, did seem at times ready to take over and really show Leo some heroism, too bad, it could have actually improved the film. The only good acting was by Billy Zane, who had to work With this outlandish script (the sequence where he looks to kill them even though the boat is sinking can only be described as bizarre). Yet he was the only actor who created a character with a modicum of depth in the film.

WhenI think of this truly large, overblown, gargantuan baboon of a film, my mind travels to the immedjate moments after watching the film and the despair that overcame me. I would never recapture those three odd hours of my life, spent at the movie theatre that day.

I regularly attend theater productions, of all levels, I've even acted myself; and of all that I love of it, there is one major complaint that I am reminded of every show I see, and this is the entire concept of standIng ovations and how they are entirely overused. If you think about it, an ovation is of the purpose to express your extreme satisfaction, enjoyment and awe of the play or of an actors abil~ ity. I can;t remember a time that the entire audience wasn't so moved and personally touched that they felt complied to give a standing ovation. However this is a relatively new practice at least in perspective to the history of theater. Taking back to as late as the 1880's standing ovations were reserved for opening or closing nights. It was on these occasions that the playwright would be in attendance and come a standing ovation would prompt him to come out to say his words of gratitude. Today's ovations at the weekly Saturday afternoon matinee only prompt an extra set of bows and curtsies by the actors who are likely exhausted from finishing their eight show that week and would be just as pleased to head home from a nap than to have the shallow praise audiences feel obliged to give at every performance.

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The writing may rank as being the worst written dialogue since Showgirls; a film that could make the list of the worst films of all-time, any day. · Titanic, has the kind of writing that comes but. once in a lifetime, thankfully, it's only once. James Cameron, the writing "genius" of this if you want to call it a script, though many other things come to mind, realized that he truly had the ability to write "great" dialogue, because of his "legendary" work in such literary masterpieces as Terminator and True Lies.

Don't get me wrong, I like epics like anyone else, but not empty conventional ones masquerading as great~ ness. One thing does bother me: greater atrocities have occurred in the world over, that many will never know about due to the selection which is read and heard through the filtering processes of media. So in the end, one movie about the sinking of an ocean liner primarily for the rich captures our imagination as other stories of greater significance waste away.

To those interested in an epic with great acting, writing and vision, checkout Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet, a truly overlooked film.

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I suppose it's only a reflection of a society that's main philosophy ls 'smile and nod'. Of the one aspect of society as a whole acting in good faith, it may seem remotely negative to vent on this issue. It just seems that for the actors sake, the sake of the directors, playwrights and costume designers, lets cut back on the routine use of the standing ovation. And if not for them then for the guy who's girlfriend dragged him to the theater and has had to pee the entire third act give everyone some slack and let people leave when the production is over and the curtain falls.

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By now, probably seventy-five percent of the readership has stopped reading due to my blasphemy about a film that sinks a big boat. Well, I have to honestly say the epic sweep or grandeur of the film that many found enchanting, and of course emotionally tragic, was too contrived and maudlin for words.

Of the three most visible bands, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy conforms most to the old style of swing with a fast paced CDthat you cna't help but dance to. They present us with a wide range of those trendy styles from Mambo to the slow, jazzy '4Maddest Kind of Love'' to the upbeat, get you going beat of "Mr. Pinstripe Suit.'' Their debut on the movie "Swingers" gave them instant fame, and rumor has it that their self named CD is now continuously sold out. For those of you that are into a fun loving style that focuses on dancing and having a good time, this is definitely the album to buy, and it's a great intorduction to this new phenomenon for those of you that are just getting caught ln the jumpin' hype. For a jive that's a little slower and a little darker, Cherry Poppin' Daddies offers their CD, named after their most popular song, "Zoot Suit Riot." Thi~ group offers the same jazzy, upbeat style in most of their songs, but is more rebellious, in your face and realistic in their lyrics with songs that focus on child abuse "Drunk Daddy,'' poverty "Pink Elephant'' and a whole lot of sex. Chartacterized by their heart wrapped in barbed wire, Cherry Poppin' Daddies experiments with a mixture of touchy subjects and a lighthearted way of going after them. This is definitely the switchover to swing for music lovers that are into alternative, or a bit of a harder sound. With swing hitting the pop charts, there's been a noticed sweep of clubs offering dance lessons a few hours before the night begins. Most of these are simply regular dance clubes that open up for swing on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday nights. You may have even noticed the swing highlight on the M1V Video Music Awards not too long ago. Identifiable by their simple dresses, canvas shoes, baggy pants, suspenders, derbies and maybe even a pinstripe suit, swingers are quickly becoming more visible than ever before with a new, energetic outlook on the world that follows with the break away from the "Generation X" stereotype of hopelessness and pessimism.

The CascadeSeptember30, 1998 Reviews Page6 Go Daddy-O ! ! (I Although we are steadily backtracking along the lines of style and trends that our parents followed, a sudden leap has been made by some into the swinging styles of the 20's and 30's. Bands like Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Cherry Poppin' Daddies and Squirrel Nut Zipper have hit the scene hard across Canada and the States. But these cats aren't just mimicking the old styles of Duke Ellington and the Boys, they've got a new kind of swing in their groove and it's comfy enough for all of us to jump into.

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Finally there's a reason for everybody to take classes in Chilliwack... the food! Thanks to the Trades and Continuing Education departments, last May UCFVbegan offering a one year cooking program equivalent to the first of a three year apprenticeship. Although currently limited to the Chlliwack campus and only ten students, the results are fantastic. My first experience with the cooking school was the Chicken Oscar. Tender breaded chicken brest with sauteed shrimp and crab meat, covered in Hollandaise sauce. Smooth and delicious. With side portions of beautiful golden potatoes and flavourful steamed veggies the meal just got that much better. I enjoyed myself so thoroughly I had to ask what the hell was going on; in Abby they're serving up processed cheese and single slice bacon grease burgers for only a coule bucks less. What's up? Head chef Bruce Corbeil explained this is the cooking program's first year I type of how-to knowledge to prepare them for apprenticeship under chefs in hotel or institutional settings where they'll be preparing meals worth sitting cbMl of operation. The program is extensive, beginning in May and lastThis is cafeteria food? to. Many 0 f the students ing fifty weeks. Students learn everything from the basics to fine dining. Progressing through breakfast menus and soups to entrees, elaborate displays and presentation, by the time fall semester classes open for the rest of us the cooking students are serving top notch meals. It's not a program designed to churn out cooks for the local greasy spoon. Students are given the are a 1 ready providing relief work in respected restaurants in the community. I spoke with staff of the Chilliwack Holiday Inn about the performance of UCFVstudents and heard nothing but positive remarks concerning their enthusiasm and skill. It's enthusiasm you'll see whle they're waiting on you in the cafeteria as well. So what else is the cooking school serving up? How about a hot sausage pasta dish which left me wanting to go home and start experimenting. I'm a good enough pasta chef to take pride in what I serve, but I was impressed with the complex richness of this sauce. Think that's too easy? My latest meal was rack of lamb. Rack of lamb! This is cafeteria food?

The meat was perfectly pink and season to bring out all the flavour. Meals yet to come include Chicken Tetrazzini, Curry Beef Steak, Beef Stroganoff, Chicken Cannelloni, Moussaka, Chicken Cacciatora, and Salmon Wellington. Wow. Wow! I want Bruce's recipe book. Seeing as I probably won't get that I'm happy to settle for dinner every Thursday before my evening class in the 'wack. If there's one weakness to the program it's the desserts. They're still good, but not great.

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But that's to be exected as this is a cooking program, not baking. Still if they're not great, they're deflnately worth the price. It's no stretch to assert that you will not find a meal so delicious in any local restaurant for twice the price. At six bucks and a quarter these guys are operating at Subway prices. So, if you're attending classes in Chilliwack and haven't tested the cooking school's menu yet, do so. If your not coming out to Chilliwck, hey, there's another semester yet to come and the chefs are jsut going to get better and it's worth it just for the food. Think about that next time you're cowing down on soggy pizza in Abbotsford. The cooking shool is anxious and able to cater private events. Call Bruce 7952845.

The CascadeSeptember 30, 1998 Reviews

Rounders Directed by - John Dahl Starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton Rating: 70/100

In "Rounders", a card flick is going to film about big time end, and who's going underground card to come out on top. players in New York, Sure there's some Matt Damon stars as brilliant scenes in Mike, a brilliant this film (like Mike's young Manhatten monologue with the law student with an audience, where he addiction for high- describes his passion stakes poker. After for poker and the a devastating loss skills that separate a wipes him out both small time player financially and emo- from a rounder), but tionally, he quits the for the most part game for good, with "Rounders" doesn't a promise to his girl- go deep enough. For friend, played by instance, Mike's Gretchen Mol, that gambling addiction he's finished with is treated as cool and cards. And he is, inspiring, so like a that is, until he re- gambler itself, the connects with his old gambling buddy, Worm-played to aggravating perfection by Edward Nortonafter Worm's lengthy stint at a local correctional facility. As soon as you can say shuffle, Worm's got Mike back in the game with some whinning about the old days and, oh yeah, his accumulating debt of over $10,000. A debt that Worm has no chance of paying back without Mike 1 s help. From here the movie turns into a heartwarming story about loyalty and reaching for your dreams. The problem is that we've all heard this tale a thousand times before. From the get go we know how this feel-good .movie accents the chance of winning, and downplays the reality of losing. Besides the exce 11en t acting of Edward Norton and the comic relief of John Malkovich (who plays an Oreo addicted Russian mobster), this movie doesn't really tread any new ground, and that was a disappointment. Most of that blame, however, should not be put onto the actors, but instead onto director and screenwriter John Dahl. In "Rounders" Dahl had the chance to up the arite, but instead he was content to play it safe and that's not how you win the jackpot in today's high stakes Hollywood.

With "Celebrity Skin II Hole has created one of the most pleasant surprises of the year, an elegantly crafted album that is perhaps the best of '98. Really we should have expected it, after .all, what better way for Love to get the last laugh on all her critics.

Celebrity Skin Hole Rating: 92/100 I've got to give Courtney Love credit. She has reinvented herself once again. Hole's new album "Celebrity Skin" is a refreshing departure from earlier efforts such as "Live Through This" and "Pretty on the Inside". Gone is the Seattle grunge that propelled the band to stardom with the breakthrough album "Live Through This" and in is a L.A.glam/ pop sound reminiscent of eighties bands Fleetwood Mac and the Go Go's. Produced by Michael Bienhorn (the guru behind Marilyn Manson's surprisingly excellent "Mechanical Animals"), Hole creates a conflicting image of glam and garbage in today's show business. Just listen to the opening single aptly titled "Celebrity Skin" and the brilliant self-destructiveness in "Boys on the Radio". Also lending a hand in production is Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins. Corgan is credited with co-writing the music for five tracks (including album hilights "Malibu" and ''Petals") and anyone who has listened to the Pumpkin's newest opus, "Adore", can hear him impact.

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"Celebrity Skin" is a pop filled romp that takes us through Love's transition from grunge queen to Hollywood goddess. And Love is not ashamed of her seemingly contradictory makeover as she sings on the title track, "Oh make me over/I'm all I want to be." She also finds time to make fun of her newly found comfortableness with fame, "When I wake up in my make·up/It's too early for that dress.'' There is also some serious moments on this record. Track five, "Reason's To Be Beautiful'' for instance is a reflective monologue to Love's dead husband, Kurt Cobain. This song produces the most emotional moment of the album when Love sings both bitterly and heartbrokenly, "Honey of mine/I was there all of the time/ And I weep at your feet."

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of the constant at~anadlan society, In9.other the !.t~ Cuvilicr I j tention. More worrisome Nearly every per- drinking partner. In 'CTCHT. "Ah is growing to expect the son I met was open, each case unique relad ammit," groaned attention. friendly, helpful, and ea- tionships were forged the 1ump on the Humility and pa- ger to interact. Life at and while not always tience are two prerequi- Takudai was more like pleasant it was always a floor, turning from sites of the program. If highschool than any- learning environment. the intruder in the you unable to laugh at thing else, but being an The experience provided east: "Not again." yourself and endure the outsider allowed for insights about both myTwo months of ris- good-natured laughter of transcending the cliques self and my hosts. ing with the sun, typi• others you are simply and being everyone's One major frustracally I'd describe that going to have a very bad buddy. tion came from the dekind of experience as a time. If you can enjoy H o s t fa m i 1i es mands placed on us to Bad Idea, particularly the experience of being played an important role conform to a regimen when it also entails hard- utterly lost in everyday in determining what sort drawn up for us by the core study, and a rlgld situations you'll have a of experiences I had. powers-that-be. Having schedule; it's simply not blast. The Japanese have Over nine weeks I had little freedom to explore what summers were very complex, even ritu- four host-families, each areas of personal interest made for. However, be- alized approaches to nu- of which went to consid- and no flexibility in the ing that this occurred in merous social situations, erable effort to make me official schedule made Japan, well it wasn't all which are mysterious at comfortable. Some were for small rebellions that that bad. first and a pleasure after- more successful that oth~ should not have been Thanks to the folks wards. Virtually every- ers. In one family I was necessary. Clearly our in International Ed., six thing revolves around practically an adopted hosts had gone to great of us from UCFV were smoothing social interac- son, and truly felt as lengths to see to it that fortunate enough to tions, at times those cer- though we developed a we were entertained, but spend May and June at emonies become per- relationship that will en- greater freedom to exour sister-institution, sonal burdens but for the dure. A more traditional plore on our own would Takudai, in Abbotsford's most part they provide a family I could wait to have made for a better sister city, Fukagawa. comfortable structure for leave, though In fairness program. It's difficult to Thlsprogramandothers dealing with one an- theyprobablytaughtme believewelearnedmuch like it are open to virtu- other. Whether enjoying more about the cultural of the true culture of Jaally everyone who both- the onsen (a communal differences between pan while being hustled ers to stroll into Interna- nude hot tub), drinking Canada and Japan than from place to place and tional Ed. for informa- (done with great gusto anyone else. In my other function to function. tion. If you like my story and frequency), or a sim- two families I greatly en- Two lessons in parcheck It out. ple dinner with friends, joyed myself. For one I ticular stand out from One word of cau~ there are rules of behav- was the grandchild's jun- my time in Japan. First, tion here; this is my iour totally foreign to gle-gym and playmate, in the Japanese ~ave a lot story. I won't presume to speak for the others as each experience was unique. We were told before leaving that our trip would be everything we made of it and it was. Anyway, here's the scoop. The program is fantastic. From the day we arrived \_\ntilthe day we left, we were hosted like royalty. We also learned that means a certain amount of frustration and loss of freedom, but for a time we were royalty nonetheless. If you've ever wanted a taste of celebrity, go to Japan. If you really need privacy and quiet time, stay away. Fukagawa. is a small town and we were all instant celebrities. Photos in the local paper, maybe a clip on the news, and everybody in town knows you. Not only are you famous, you might suddenly become very popular with the opposite sex. A typical introduction with Japanese girls went something along the lines of: "What name?" "Jeff." "Ahhhh Jeff." A pause. "Girlfriend?" It's kind of crazy, and it doesn't take long to get I-ow much sake did you say you drank Jclrl more to offer than reliable cars, karloke, and sushi. Unfortunately they are not actively exporting their cultural wealth. It's too bad because the Japanese have some lesson we in Canada would be well advised to heed. Secondly, there is a great difference between book knowledge and first hand experience. This I already knew but to see the differences first hand drives the point home. While second hand knowledge can paint a very good portrait in broad strokes, to truly make the image come alive and see the details you have to live the experience. There are many things not cap~ tured in words alone. That's particularly true of this rough discriptton of my time in Japan. Both challenging and rewarding I highly recommend an experience overseas to anyone interested in learning about themselves and others. After backpacking around Europe and Africa I swore I'd never do any sort package tour, but this is definately worth your while.

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Page 11 Well, there is not a quick answer to investment decisions. It will ultimately depend on a variety of factors such as your risk tolerance, age, investment horizon, goals, and preferences. Next month's artlcle will provide you with some details to help answer this question. Remember there is no guarantee you will receive retirement benefits from the Canada Pension Plan when you retire. So, it ls imperative that you start your retirement savings as early as possible. If our generation does receive reasonable retirement benefits, just think your income will be supple~ mented by your RRSP. If your RRSP is large enough, you may even be in a position to retire early. I personally relish the idea of early retire~ ment or a prosperous retirement.

Many of us hate the thought of trying to understand all the financial jargon, and as a result fail to appreciate the practical aspect.

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The above three rules are provided as basics, not a comprehensive list. If you are interested in learning more about RRSPrules, consult the RRSPGuide provided by Revenue Canada.

Rule 2: You may be wondering just how much you can deposit in an RRSP. You can contribute 18% of the petvious year's income less pension adjustment, and not more than $13,500 ( in 1998). Most of us do not have to worry about con· tributing more than $13,500. For example, you want to make a RRSP contribution for 1998 and your earning during 1997 were $10,000. Your contribution limit would be $1,800 for 1998. If this appears too complicated, you do not have to '.NOrry. Every year when you complete your tax return Revenue Canada mails you a "Notice of Assessment." Your 1998 contribution limit will be listed on your Notice of Assessment. If you have never contributed to an RRSP, the amount listed on your Notice of Assessment will be slightly higher than $1,800. The current RRSP rule allow for a carry-forward of contributions not made in previous years. Be aware that this carry-forward provision may change depending on the Fed~ eral government's priorities, so if possible take advantage. Rule 3: The greatest benefit of owning an RRSPis the earnings generated by assets held in your RRSPare not taxable until withdrawn. For example, the interest earned on a Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GC) in an RRSPwill not be subject to tax. This Is the greatest benefit of owning an RRSP. Within an RRSP your investments will grow tax-free, therefore increasing in value quicker than without an RRSP.

Now that you understand some of the rules, how much should you contribute to your RRSP? The most important thing to know is the earlier you contribute to an RRSPthe better. The amount will ultimately depend on your contribution limit (Notice of Assessment), but really depends on how much you can afford. You can start an RRSPwith as little as $25 per month or more, if you can afford it. To decide, look at what you're spending on non necessities such as a weekend beer fund. Are you over spending on various leisurely activities? If you arc playing golf four times a month, maybe you should play two times. If you are go• ing out for dinner 4 time per month, maybe you should go out 1-2 times per month. The above examples, could save you approximately $100$150. Your monthly saving should be deposited to your RRSP every month. This does not mean you have to go to your financial lnstltution every month to make a contribution. Instead, you might want to consider a regular (monthly or weekly) withdrawal from a savings or chequing account to your RRSP. Simply ask your financial institution to set it up. You can specify the amount and frequency of the contribution. At the end of the year your financial institution will send you a comprehensive summary of all your contributions. !his summary will allow you to complete your taxes. Some of you may be wondering what investment instruments are available within an RRSP. In a regular RRSP ( no direct cost to you), the government allows investments in guaranteed investment certificates (GIC), Canada Savings bonds, and a variety of 11bank-owned" Mutual .Funds. In addition, a self-directed RRSPcan be acquired allowing you to invest in a variety of other financial instruments such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc. /\ self-directed RRSP allows you to invest in a greater variety of finan· cial instruments, but it usually costs $100- $125 annually depending on the financial institution. As a rule of thumb, the value of your assets in your RRSP portfolio should be at least $10,000 $15,000 to justify the annual cost of a self-directed. You will likely decide to contribute to a regular RRSP(at no cost to you ) for now. You can always transfer a self-directed RRSPal a later date. You may be wondering, "which investments do l choose?"

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There are a variety of benefits to investing in an RRSP.First, contributions to an RRSPare tax deductible meaning you generate tax savings. For example a single Canadian earning $30,000 per year contributes $1,000 to an RRSPwill save approximately $492 in tax*. You get $1,000 toward retirement for the price of $508-not bad. Well, why not withdraw that $1,00 and you will have $1,4927 *Assuming the single person only qualifies for the Ba.sic Personal Tax Credit. What are the Rules? 3 basics Rule 1: Funds withdrawn from an RRSPare taxable in the year they are withdrawn. For example, someone earning $30,000 per year withdraws $1,000 from his/ her RRSPwill have to pay tax on $31,000 for that year. So, it's not easy money too bad. The idea behind an RRSPis you deposit the funds when your earnings are high, and withdraw when your earnings are low.

Why should students be interested in personal finance? RRSPbasics. It's a reality that students are on a tight budget, and typically do not have money to Invest. Why should a student take an interest in investing when they have no money to invest?

According to the Canadian Government these c~anges will guarantee every Canadian a pension when they retire, right. This is a load of s***,there is no guarantee in this world except death and taxes. What's stopping a politician from telling us that as long as [ contribute to the CPP I will receive a pension at age 65? OK, maybe I will receive a pension but how much? Who will be held accountable 40 years from now when I retire without a pension or very little pension at most? Nobody from today's fed~ eral government will be held accountable. Paul Martin and the boys will be long gone. So, what to do? Answer. Do not believe the government is going to take care of you when you're old and gray. Every Canadian, espe• cially Canadians under 30, should create their own pension plan. The best method to save for retirement is through a financial vehicle known as a Register Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP). Many of you have already hear of RRSP,but do you have one? For those of you have never heard of an RRSP,listen up. What ls an RRSP An RRSP is a tax preferred method to save for a long period of time, like retirement or a Master's Degree in a few years, Why invest ln an RRSP7

Last year the Federal Government announced it was amending the Canada Pension Plan, as it was going broke. Over the next six years the CPP contribution rates will rise 9.9% and remain steady thereafter. These changes mean that all working Canadians wiU have to contribute almost 10% of their earned income to CPP for life. In a 1997 press release, Canada's Minster of Finance Paul Martin says, "Canadians can rest assured that the pension system, as they know it, can e counted on by them and by future generations."

Adviceforwhenyou'refoclin~small Dear Alice, My girlfriend calls me a cynic ( and an asshole, but I think that she's joking about that)", but I think that I am just a realist. Let me relate my situation to you, and see what you think. Earlier this week, it seemed all was going well. I phoned her the other night and she tells me she has to escort her roommate on a date with some clown she hooked up with (the roommate, not my woman). "Well it's sort of a double date," she says, "but she likes both of these guys. I'm just going atone so she hang out with both of them." I figure her roommate is a bit of a bike,(the town bike, continued on pg 13

The lead soon sllpped away as the exhausted and undermanned UCFV team surrendered three unanswered goals. The score remained 3-1 until UCFV's vertically-challenged striker, Robbie Torrance rippled the mesh to bring the bosy back within one. Fatigue and constant pressure soon overcame the lads, and OUC went on to win the contest 5-2. The OUC goals belonged to their Russian phenomenon Ima Jerkov, with a hattrick, and the other two going to OUC team pet Ben Dover. Despite the loss, the men's team would like to thank the Kclowna Taxi Service for their support, and are gearing up for a shellacking of their next opponents, UCC.

The Cascade September 30, 1998 91oana Maclean quired forward, Aaron 11 "you should see the size of my lizard" Fraser, put a rebound by the Langara keeper. Unfortunately, further pressure failed to yield a seep ond goal, and the men dropped their first decision 2-1. Say goodbye to sun, surf, and sand, and say hello to stress, student loans, and soccer. September not only marks the beginning of a new school year, but also the start of a new season of the UCFV men's and women's soccer teams. After two weeks of strenuous pre-season workouts, UCFV headed into the city to take on last year's men's provincial champions, Langara. After a lethargic first half effort by the men, UCFV found themselves down by two goals, and staring Into the stylish, discofunk sunglasses of a pissed-off coach, Ken Fernstrom. After some half-time antics, the Cascade men took the field and showed some signs of life. After some pressure, UCFVpulled within one goal, after newly-accontinued from pg 3 group was that the Northern cl imc and country could shape its own destiny without bowing to the empire to the south or to England. The natural resources and latent human potential within Canada could be shaped in such a way that a great nation could emerge. Many of the 'Canada First' loyalists were economic nationali.sts, but there was various forms of racism within their blone and bones; their condcmnalion of Riel and their atci tudes towards the r rcnch need to be .solidly critiqued, but Mair's play, TECU MSEII, celebrates, as did the unveiling of the Joseph Brant statue in 1886, the significant role 1st nations played in resisting American expansionism. There were, obviously, different reasons that Tecumseh and Brant were lionized by the ToWeek two of the soccer campaign saw the team travel to Kelowna to face OUC. This outing, however, was marked by mishaps and mayhem, which saw three players miss the game due to injury, and four more miss the game due to a late night "cougar" attack. As a result of the player shortage, UCFVcoaching staff turned to the cagey old veteran (and women's coach) Tom "Dad can I play now" Fast, Lo help anchor a somewhat. thin line up. The Cascades came out strong in this affair, and opened the scoring with a beautiful head ball by Greg "the onion" Skrzyniar. ries, but, at their best, there was an openness to indigenous traditions. It is significant that Denison was good friends with Joseph Arch (a leading Labour activist in England), and in 187 3, Arch visited Ontario. So, the Red Tory traclilio11 (and there are many other examples) has an openness to labour and unions. In fact, since many of the early loyalists were working people without much formal education or land, ir was quite natural that Tory Loyalists would support the working cla·.s. In 1874, the 'Canada First' movement began publishing the NATION,and this mouthpiece of the movement lasted until 1876. The 'Canada Fir ·t' movement only lasted a few years, but the men and ideas that were part of it played a crucial role in defining the complex nature of Toryism.

The UCFV women also took their new-look squad into Vancouver to take on Langara in week one of the season, and taught the men a lesson In Act I Scene 4, new actors come on stage. The Imperial Federation League was formed in 1884, and in the same year, the LoyaJistCentennial was held. Men like Canniff, Ryerson, Kirby and others did much to remember and uphold a tradition that was distinct and different from the competitive ethos to the south. Tories sought to retain Tradition, blend progress and permanence and hold before them a committment to the commonweal. The English notion of the common good was held up against the American notion of the autonomous individual. Act I Scene 5 moves forward the Tory heritage. Men like George Munro Grant (1835-1902), George Parkin (18461922), Stephen Leacocl:< (1869-1944) and Andrew Macphail ( 1864193 8) picked up the in winning soccer games. The women controlled the ball and dominated their opponents for almost the entire ninety minutes of the game. The result was a 3-1 spanking that left the men's team green with envy (Fm talking about the spanking, not the score). Cascade goal scorers were Ashley Bennett, who opened the scoring for UCFV, Jody Hanninen, with a left peg blast, and Andrea Northcott who rounded out the goal scorers. Fresh off the heels of their first win, UCFV women also headed to Kelowna for week two of the season. There they continued right where they had left off with Langara, by controlling the game, and jumping out to an early lead, thanks to a brilliant touch into the bottom left corner of the net by forward Jennifer McKinney. With the lead, UCFVplayed excellent defence, while goalkeeper Natalie Neetze was strong in the net to perserve the shut-out. Roth the men and women play UCCon September 26, and Douglas College on October 3, at Bateman park in Abbotsford. Your support is needed! torch and carried the nationalist movement ever forward. These men had a strong belief that Canada could play an equal role with England in shaping world history; this imperialistic idea had its dark side, but at the core and centre, there was a patriotic sense that Canada could shape its own future; it need not be a servile colony to either the USA or England. This notion of Canadian imperialism, in all it nuanced ways and means, is ably tracked and traced by Carl Berger in THESENSE OF POWER:STUDIESIN THE IDEAS OF CANADIAN f MPERIALISM 1867-1914. The coming of the first world war ended Act I in the tory tradition. There were many inhouse differences and disagreements, and I will turn to these as the curtains of Act 1Iopen.

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In my opinion, you seem to be someone who suffers from insecurities in regards to your manhood, but that's another issue. Go ahead with your threats. On behalf of the womenfolk (and probably the menfolk too!); I can say that we're certainly not trembling in fear at your rather ambitious chatter about overthrowing the entire women's movement. (Oh Gawd,more laughter) Most likely all that would result from your petty revenge scheme would be your own wallowing in lonely misery. In regards to your grade 4 dilemma, I simply cannot advise you, until you realize that your girlfriend is not your possession. But if your relationship does end because of this "event," I can assure you that lt will be due to nothing other than your own ridiculousness. (side note: Girlfriend of KJRBplease see his sad and sexist rant as a red light GET OUT QUICK!) My final words to you KJRB: Don't worry about whether or not you're a cynic or a realist. Truth is, perhaps your girlfriend isn't joking and you are JAA-Just An Asshole. production ed. note do whatever kjrb, my money is on Jeff. His well being is second to that of his people, the paradox being by being selfless, the leader enhances self. Lao-Tzu connected this with the analogy of water. Water, he felt, was a cleansing agent that purified and refreshed all people without distinction or judgment. A leader must then yield like water and not push and create resentment, but allow the masses to decide. The leader had to be free of internal conflict; his house, clean and in order, as it were. By reLettersto the EditorContinued... respond when UCFVmanagement some morning decides to add a ne.w full s~.: on, requiring more books. TaJk about rocks and hard places.... f

The letter printed in The Cascade was addressed "To whom it may concern," but the negative impact of the letter was felt most strongly by my very capable Bo st· colleagues who work under dally stresses, and yet make the store the succes I suggest that the "disgruntled student" might do a great service to all if .,J'br e to 1) pen a s_lgnedcard of apology and encouragement to the Bookstore stjff, an.d then· ·) request a few minutes to explain student grievances to Norah AndrewgUCFVDean · Finance and Administration, A-291 (she is the. senior admlnlstra.tor res~nsible for th Bookstore), or 3) request a few minutes to address the UCFVBoard f Governors t · explain these grievances (contact Hazel Lockhart, Board executive assis nt, B-303).

I write from this perspective: I have worked at UCFVfrom the year I ne~, 197 5. One of the realities over 23 years is that the numbers of programs, co ns •ctors and students have increased dramatically and the College has successf''·ny ain •int"d class size at respectable numbers with very positive consequences. (Just k a on who has transferred to a major university to comme.nt on the quality of U tlon after they've spent a year or two at their new institution.) But the numbers of librarians, advisors, registration assistants, comp ec nicians, media service personnel, faculty assistants, bookstore clerks, disability dvlsors, financial aid personnel, First Nations advisors, co--opeducation workers, activities facilitators, math and writing center assistants, custodians and, yes, counselors ha ·,, ot ~,,.wn at anything dose to the programs--courses-instructors- students growth cu • ( • artment, counseling, has the exact same number of employees today as t ha ,;,n • 975, while enrollment has gone from 300 to about 6000). We who provide n • ,, : c onal support at UCFVare continuatty challenged to do more with the same • ces J encourage students to think in terms of working with us, not against us. As a final note: I suggest that the editors of The Cascade re-examine the policy which permits foul, abusive and hurtful language to be printed without acco bility or signature. UCFVneeds a credible, thoughtful and accountable student n • r, and the above mentioned unsigned letter in Issue #1 was not, in my mind, a ep in that direction. Sincerely, Mark Hoffmann, UCFVcounselor ed. note • f We have now advertised our pollcy regarding letters tothe edit r and ••• the future will only print the first 4S0 words of such letters. I think It s also I por· tant to note that The Cascade ts a STUDENT NEWSPAPER,the sol purpose of which ts to provide a voice for students. The voice may not alwa, lifi:a language or tone that everyone likes but Jt ts precisely this voice th • exf, · as a platform for. Our only editorial pollcy ls to refuse material that It se st, r ctst, or hate-mongering In nature. Anger and frustration however, are llo ed · d if this ls how students feel then we wlll continue to let them say so. cunning ms ea o pure tive, he had to gather all and honest. He exgroups without domina- plained that the world tion-the lasting lesson contianed two different for the leader to under- routes for people: the upst and his role as the right and righteous obefaci lltator of other's dient route of laws, and processes. The wise the use of force, a toolfor leader did not intrude, beasts. If the first route control or force personal was ineffectual, then the needs-he was a midwife second was to be used. assisting at someone The leader knew how to else's birth. be both man and beast, Niccolo Machiavelli and thus he claimed that was trained as a human- no leader should never ist, and served as a dip- keep his word in the lomat in Florence during event that it would harm the late 15th and early his personal self and mis16th century. Machiavell sion. The axiom prosaw that a leader accom- claiming dishonesty plished most by beins.t amone: all men allowed

jrhe CascadeSeptember 30, 1998 ' more ALICE from pg 11 everyone has gone for a ride), but I digress.

The staff are excellent at taking students to a shelf t book, or calling another campus or a supplier, or whatever It takes to need.

Many of the Bookstore staff are, or have recently been, selves, and they bring to their daily work an understanding of what UC and want.

#2. Helpfulness

#3. Chasing The Bookstore personnel go the second mile, and more, f instructors who request special orders.

#1. And the Number 1 reason to appreciate lhc UCFYBookstore: Even a, er _.,,,,.ing the angry, unfair, unsigned letter in The Cascade, the UCFVBookstore per®m1eJVcameto work the next day and continued to help hundreds of UCI-Vstudents with warmth, friendliness, skill, energy, eating, and even a sense of humor. They have stamina, resilience and coping skills which are to admired.

Well I suppose all would be fine and dandy, except that I have had a girlfriend who has cheated on me before. The current one says she loves me, and would never do such a thing. l want to believe her, but nevertheless, I'm a bit gun shy If this event causes us to lose our relationship, I'm gonna be the meanest, nastiest, manip u J at iv e, disrespecting, womanizing sonofabitch ever known. I wi11singleh anded l y push the woman's movement back twenty years (if the Spice Girls haven't beat me to it.) More importantly for you , I will stage a coup in the damn Cascade office, boot your pathetic, male bashing ass out of your chair, and give you some real advice. I'll tel1 guys to gr::tb T and A by any Machiavellian means.· So my question, Alice is; Am I a cynic, or a realist? I mean about love, not taking over your column. I might do that anyway. kinda just really burdened and the reply ls ... Just hold on while I finish laughing my ass off It's always rather difficult to respond intelligently to a question that can't possibly be serious. continued from pg 4 one another, it becomes clearer in my mind as to what kind of leadership we are choosing. Some if not many will familiar with Machiavelli, but I think that Lao-Tzu maybe a lesser known entity. Lao-Tzu was naturally enough an ancient sage in sixth century 8.C.E.China. Lao-Tzubelieved that true self-interest teaches selflessness. /\ wise leader keeps egocentricity in check to be effective, therefore, enlightened leadership is First off, my hypocritical foe, let me ask YOU a question. What the hell is your problem?

#4. Expetience

#5. Payment options The extra busywork (and cosl) lo accommodate Visa, dehj, :' nd cheques as well as cash as forms of payment is a distinct bonus to stude ts. How ni~e to not have to go to a cash machine prior to each purchase.

And, rather than rail in a fashion that disheartens the Bookstore mana rand his e!tf ployees, why doesn't the anonymous writer first sit down with them to 1e•·•. , some of/£tlfe facts about the constraints they face, so that a presentation in the appropriate places could be even more cogent and convincing.

#6. Signage and cash registers One should apprt:ciate that in such a sm • • om was found to indeed HAVE a second cash register, and that large, clea ate which line will be most expeditious.

t e ea er • •: n ·; surance faith; thus, loyalty was not necessary, only p , • ce. A leader mu •• to have mer th, intergity, nd religion, b • actually be· things. 0 ., is necessa -tWt the results •f one's leadership ability to maintian contro.l ~h~il:}r,1tgar world 1s mtM!~st~n. The left,"hlyi;iu~jtlon is: Wha- h ve we S: elected.,.f,-._t' cl!,Ild 4,¢.;W,ded upon as leaJ;lerslhp?

Despite the clouds, CISSA'sfirst annual Welcome Back Family Picnic was a big hit. Events started shortly after 1:30. The ice-breaking charades were successful in their objectives. Jennifer Allaire and Darryl Gillespie proved to be masters of this domain. With phrases ranging from the simple (mass storage) to the difficult (Unix), almost everyone got to test their acting skills.

The Voyagers Soul by Julianne Drake

The floppy disk relay was so close that it required two tie breakers. Wind factor proved to be on the side of the students. The overall score put the students in the lead with a six point spread. Events were wrapped up with a marshmallow race and awards being distributed. Thanks to all that made it a success. See you next year.

-How did senior students survive writing for history? -How does writing for history differ from other disciplines? Come to room# (space left empty) at 1pm, we will help you get started!

The CD tosss put the faculty back in the lead. An unfourtunate hasty start of the students cost them 35 points. The network relay proved to be the most challenging. Using a can-andstring setup, the team had to transmit the message via four nodes without their message being decoded by the "hackers". Messages on the recieveing end sounded much like Charlie Brown's teachers.

The next event was dominated by the students- hard disk shotput. A great stress reliever, hard disks flew accross the field. The next event, the keyboard reassembly, was a race against time to put back the missing keys, in order.

THE CISSAGANGWHOOPIT UP IN THE.PARK

The CascadeSeptember30, 1998 Groups

On behalf of AHSwe would like to welcome all students to UCFV,we would also like to extend a special welcome to all our new students. As you may have already read in your handbook, AHS(Association of History Students) was created to help history students gain a sense of community while they study at UCFV. AHSgives the students a chance to interact with fellow history students as well as members of the History Department. One of the aims of AHS is to help students fulfill the demands of their undergraduate degrees. We hope to meet these needs by sponsoring various social events and workshops throughout the school year. By now most of you are already feeling the pressure of your first paper of the year (perhaps of your life). well AHSwants to help. Our first event of the year is geared to help ease your fears.

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The voyager waits for the next gondola to take the last step from the solace of ignorance into the depths of humility The gondola ride is of course only metaphorical, and there is no next because their hasn't been any before. Though the voyager takes false comfort to consider not being alone, the idea that this is not the guinea pig ride. Stuck in the plains of imagination the voyager must survive the obstacles that are the self before returning to a reality which will be nothing like the one remembered. All the struggles the voyager faces are self inflicted and voluntarily faces with the hopes of overcoming just one of the faults that are so apparently there in the imagination. To discover the strue2les. the obstacles, the faults that lie in humility, only to wake up and face the real life fears armed only with the disillusionary knowledge that is truth, is the voyagers goal

AHS is always looking for ways to better serve you. Please feel free to come to us with your ideas and suggestions. AHSevents are ongoing so keep watching for further AHS events. Come out and see us on October S, we would love to meet you.

There'ssomethingaboutHistory

Amnesty International We are a branch of a large international organization whose focus is on Human Rights. Please come out to our first meeting on Wednesday Sept 16 in room A219 at 4:30 pm to find out more. If you can't make it, then drop by our office and leave your name and number on our sign up sheet. Also stay tuned for announcements about upcoming meetings and events.

On Oct., AIIS will be co-sponsoring a ''Writing For History" seminar. This will cover question such as: What do history instructors expect to read in my essays?

On the horizon: clubs kit, annual general meeting and bielections in October. For the bi-elections, openings will be in Trades, General Studies, Mission, Agassiz, Arts, Applied, !\BE, ESL,Science and Tech, and possibly others. Keep an eye open for notices. Until next time, the doctor is accepting new Ipatients.

Try out one of our surveys to help us hear your voice (tell them tj sent you).

IThe CascadeSeptember30, 1998 If after three weeks of classes, you're wondering what UCFV's Student Union Society (SUS) is up to, this article is for you. Thursday (Sept. 24 ), if you happened to walk through the Great Hall (the area outside Registration), you might have noticed the forum for the Student Activity Centre. The forum was to help inform about the issues surrounding the referendum on Oct. 9, 13 & 14. Our first fundraiser of the year was a barbeque at the Chilliwack campus (Sept. 8). A joint effort between SUSand Student Activities brought in about $7 5 Thursday, Sept. 17 marked our first of a series of fundraisers at City Limits. Everyone had a great time: ask Paula about her Friday morning prayer;). Approximately $300 was raised for the SUSscholarship fund. Be on the lookout for our next fundraiser at City Limits on Oct. 16. Thanks to all that made it a success. If you happen to surf the net this week, take a browse at our website (www.ucfv.bc.ca/sus).

C 0 C ::, I ' Page 15 I FREEPIZZAI • AnAnnualGeneralmeetingoftheUCFV StudentUnionSocietvhasbeen scheduledtorOctober9,1998at11:30 intheStudentloungebesidethe RoadrunnerCafe l . Adoption of the Agenda 2. Adoption of the Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting 3. Annual Report 4. Financial Report 5. Bylaw Amendments 6. Correspondence 7. Open Floor 8. Set date and 6me for next Annual General Meeting between October 1 • 15, 1999. 9. Adjournment en C 0 Available Positions: I !• (_) VIP Internal Executive Director of Eas~Campus , 1 Arts Rep West 2 Arts Reps East 2 Applied Reps East 2 General Study Reps East 2 General Study Reps West C (I) 1 Science & Tech Rep West 2 Science & Tech Reps East 1 Mission Campus Rep IDw -c. ::J I 'CCen 1 Agassiz Campus Rep 2 Trades Reps West 2 Trades Reps East For more information, watch the SUS bulletin board and the CASCADE newspaper! Nomination forms will be availablesoon/ \

DINNER THEATRE

Friday Moyie Afternoons-Theatre Bl0l Every Friday afternoon from 3-5 pm Bring Popcorn! Beginning September 18 September 2s-october 11, 1998 The 14th Vancouver International film Festival Vancouver's most exciting event of the year (well, if you're a film buff that is). Check out films from almost every country imaginable 300 films in all. Call the festival hotline for tickets and info at 604-685-8352 or their website http:/ /www.viff.org

MURDERMYSTERY

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An annual general meeting of the UCFV Student Union Society has been scheduled at 11:30 in the Student Lounge beside the Roadrunner Cafe. October 9,10, 15lZ, 1998 Lucia Frangione's Chickens A hilarious kneeslappin' tongue yappin' comedy with music at the Abbey Arts Centre. Also playing in Surrey at the Pattison Auditorium October 23 & 24. Tickets $8-$12 call 8 64-40 3 2 October 17, 1998

AGM of SUS

Come play detective then dance the night away at our Grad Class Reunion Theme dinner theatre hosted by Mario's Trattoria Ristorante Italiano. Tickets only $35 ot St. James Parish Office or at Mario's. More info call Bev 856-0765

October 31, 1998 Breast Cancer Forum An invitation to attend a specil event to be held in our community thiss fall at UCFV,Abby campus in Bl0l, 8:30 am 4 pm. This is a forurri October 10. 1998 that is not just for Scruj MacDuhk 8 women who have pm had breast cancer. It In concert at the is for families & supMatsqui Centennial porters who need to Auditorium know what we can do Trethewey & South to defend ourselves Fraser Way, at from this life threatAbbotsford City Hall. ening disease. RegP res en te d by the istration fee: $25 Mission Folk Music (lunch included). Festival 826 5937. Register in person at The hardest working UCFV,for credit card band of the 199 8 registration call 854Mission Folk Music 4501, or mail in Festival! Tickets completed registraavailable in advance tion form along with Adults $16/ Youth cheque. $12 at Abbotsford Pharmasa ve on Essendene & the Mission Folk Music Festival office, 33223 1st. Ave. Or available at the door Adults $20 I Yo~th $16 October 12, 1998 Thanksgiving no classes October 14 October 27 UCFV Gallery Sculpture / Photography come and appreciate your fellow students artistic efforts. October 31, 1998 Mike and Mike's Halloween Bash Costumes matlditory for admittance!! At the Inn at Kings Crossing. Doors open at 8:00pm. Tickets $20 or 2 for $ 3 5 for tickets call 504 6665 (leave a :· tel#) or Mike at 309 ,, 3994 after 6pm. November 11-28' 1998 "' UCFV Theatre 1i presents David· Edgar's play f..e.n:: tecost Chilliwack Campus theatre. For more info on show times and tickets call the UCFVBox Office 604.795.2814 or E m a i 1 : theatre@ucfv.bc.ca November 11, 1998 Remembrence Day no classes December 9, 1998 Last day of classes; December 11 18, 1998 Examination Period, No Classes January 20 February 6, 1999 UCFV Theatre presents a play by Norm Foster, The Melville Boys Chilliwack Campus theatre. For more info on show times and tickets call the UCFV Box Office 604.795.2814 or E m a i 1 : theatre@ucfv.be.ca March 1 o- 2 7, ~99 UCFV Theatre presents a play by t-he Master, William Shakespeares, Richard III. Chilliwack Campus theatre. For more info on show times and tickets call the UCFV Box Office 604.795.2814 or E m a i 1 : theatre@ucfv.be. ca April l9-Ma~J2, 1999 Fourth •~~ua i-~:~:~ra~~•, ,. A four day extravaganza, wltlr;tP,fue of the best y6uffgtheatre talent,_,,.in the province,;lf4lJuring ·wr r ,, UCFVan{! o~f\ university ahd ··college theatre programs. A tasty smorgasbord of theatrical fun and excellence! ..,,,,i:im:,,?::>.,-.,_, ...::::;'·'~;/Jh~::1 INTRAlfUR:AL1 ff ii Every ~onday, 8 \. 10 pm i 1 ~ Intramu.ral Ba~t ketball tl~ij dN

October 13, 1998 UCFV Gallery Drawing / Painting come view the work of your gifted fellow students. Sevtember 30. October 1, 2, 1998 Strike Vote Attention all FSA members time and locations of polling stations will follow. October 6, 1998 PIZZA! by GUS 11:30-lpm (Geography Undergraduate Students Society)

October 9, 1998

EVENTS Amnesty International meetings Every Wednesday @4:30A219 If you are interested in international human rights or just curious about our group, please come by the office for more info or check out our meeting. All are welcome.