e Volume 7 issue 11 2000-03-21

New documentarv filmexposes RCMP

by Ben Mahony

LETHBRIDGE, Alb. (CUP) A controversial new documentary that depicts RCMP officers fabricating evidence against native people is causing a sensation in British Columbia, and is likely to gain national attention very soon.

Above the Law 2, -an independently produced film, argues that the RCMP and then British Columbia Attorney-General Ujjal Dosanjh who was recently sworn in as BC's premier lied to the media after police shot at Native protesters at the Gustafsen Lake standoff in 1995.

The movie depicts RCMP and Canadian military officials as being • in' a war against a small group of traditional Native Sun Dancers. The standard image of Mounties as beacons of fairness comes under attack in scenes that show RCMP officers in back room discussions falsifying information.

"Smear campaigns are our specialty," one officer remarks.

Much of the film consists of footage that was taken during the Gustafsen siege by the RCMP's own cameras. During the summer of 1995 a group of native people held a sun dance on Shuswap territory, near 100-Mile House, in the province's interior.

After resisting an eviction attempt by an American cattle rancher who claimed ownership of the land, several Shuswap maintained they, like all native nations within BC's provincial borders, never ceded or sold any portion of their territory to Canada.

The conflict came to an end when 400 RCMP officers confronted the 18 Native protesters.

RCMP continued on page 3.

Desiree Mayhew /cascade

by Desiree Mayhew

Ladies and Gentlemen, let's give a warm round of applause to the Number One collegiate team in the province our very own, UCFV Cascades!

After finishing a spectacular season with a 16-1 record, the UCFV Cascade men didn't seem to have much to worry about when it came to the provincial playoffs. They were unbeaten in all but one game, with most point spreads between 10 and 25 points. Of course, there were a few nail biters, and more than one run-away, but it was a loss to the Langara Falcons late in the season that led to the final showdown on the night of Saturday March 4.

The only loss in the season was given to the Cascades by the Falcons in their last game in the lower mainland held at Langara College. It was a rough game from the start, with foul calls on what seemed like every Cascade play. The first half began close, but by halftime, it was obvious the men were struggling to keep up with the fouls. The second half was no better, and in the end, they lost by 9 points. Not a bad feat considering the total number of times the two teams went to the foul line: UCFV-11, Langara-44.

Ottawatakesoverstudent loans,bankspullout

by Alejandro Bustos

TORONTO CUP) The federal government is taking over the Canada Student Loans system from some of the country's major banks, a Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) official announced last week.

But in the wake of the announcement, made during a press conference in Hull, Que., a crucial question remains unanswered: will Ottawa spend more money running the program than the banks?

Thomas Townsend, director-general for learning and literacy at HRDC, said in Hull that the Royal Bank, Bank of Nova

Scotia and CIBC were no longer interested in administering the national student loan system.

Conflicting media reports last week said the loan system costs anywhere from $1-billion to $1.8-billion a year to administer. When asked how much the loan system really costs per year, a federal government official said he wasn't sure.

"We can't calculate the cost last year because we were not administering the system," said Gino Trifiro, a spokesperson for HRDC. "What we can say is that starting August 1 we will have to raise the capital to run the program, and that is $1.8-billion." Ottawa continued on page 3.

At the end of the night, UCFV was left with a 1-and-1 record against Langara heading into their last weekend of regular season play before the playoffs.

UCFV and Langara, ranked number 1 and 2 in the province respectively, were given first round byes in the playoffs.

Round 2 had Langara up against the University College of the Cariboo, a team that put up a great fight, but eventually succumbed to Langara's veteran style of playing, losing 79-74.

UCFV was up against Malaspina Community College, in what proved to be a trial. Down by 6 Cascades continued on page 2.

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UCFVlookstostudentstotootpartofthebill

by Christopher Bolster

UCFV Senior Administration and the Budgeting Advisory Committee are scrambling in a bid to develop a balanced budget for next year. They need two million dollars and they're looking to UCFV students to foot part of the bill.

In an email received from UCFV president Skip Bassford, he says, " We believe the worst case scenario will require us to find just over $2 million."

"At this point in our planning we are assuming a middle scenario which will leave us with a shortfall of just over $1 million." Bassford further comments, "[This] scenario would see the Ministry respond to our significant student wait lists and low participation rates by increasing our FTEs by more than 130. This would also recognize the outstanding FTEs still owing to UCFV as a result of the university college start-up."

"We have begun identifying ways of reducing costs and increasing revenues to close that gap."

Part of the plan to increase revenues is to raise student parking rates either through an increased daily rate or through charging by time blocks, for example, one dollar for each four hours. The Budgeting Advisory Committee has identified that UCFV could generate $100,000

"I think it is terrible. I disagree with the reasoning. If parking fees need to be raised because of the cost of parking (maintenance/light(ng/patroJs),that would be one thing, but to raise it because it looks like they are facing a bad year, that is another" says Student Union Directo~ of East Campus Janet Gehrmann "Looking at other campuses parking fees, we have one of the lowest, if not THE lowest, parking fees around, and based on that, I think the proposal is fair, as long as it is implemented fairly, which would include a similar increase for faculty and staff, who currently

OntotheNationals

Cascades continued from page 1. at one point in the game, the Cascades rallied to squeak a 72-67 victory out of the Mariners. This led to the gold medal final between Langara and UCFV, a match that had been predicted since the beginning of the season by many followers.

Right from the start it was a close game. The first few shots were matched point to point. Langara shot a three, UCFV matched it; Langara took an inside drive for a bucket, the Cascades attacked and got the points. Shots from three-point land by Mike Lee, Aaron Wells, and Jamie Armstrong were complimented by the aggressive playing style of Tyscon Boult and Jarami Reid. Mike McLaverty, suited up and ready to go after missing much of the season also contributed with a few points. The first half was a continual series of shots at a fast pace. A foul calls and successful free throws helped to give UCFV a 38-28 lead at the half. Being out shot and outplayed by the swift style of the Cascades left the Falcon's wondering what to do.

Within the first 2 minutes of the second period, it was obvious that Langara had changed their style of play to match the strengths of their opponents. UCFV seemed unprepared for this and their lead quickly dwindled to a deficit. A time-out was called and coach Pat Lee quickly reorganized his plan of attack

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and sent the guys back out.

Whatever was said made the· difference. Despite the two on one against guard Wayne Jones, the ball was able to penetrate Langara's defense, much to the delight of many fans in the stands. Time after time, Jones was able to get the ball in and hand it off for a bucket. Ryan Haviland was big in assistance, making lay-up after lay-up to bring nearly close to 20 points to the game. Coming into the last minute,· Langara was down by 3. A basket in the last 30 seconds brought Langara to within one, but to the dismay of many Langara fans, an offensive foul against the Falcons was called.

The last 6 seconds in the game had to have been the longest anyone has ever sat through. Three full time-outs were called consecutively with each team trying to figure out how to best take advantage of the situation. When all was said and done, the Cascades had Wayne Jones on the line. Jones, who was shooting well above 90% for the evening from the line and 25 points to the game, sunk them both easily to give UCFV a three-point lead. With the ball in Lagara's possession, their only hope was for a three-point shot. At the last second, the ball was shot and missed the hoop by mere centimeters. The final score: 79-76 Cascades.

Other Provincial Playoff Notes:

pay $15 a month for parking. Raise the fees equitably for all and offer students the same semester pass deal as faculty/staff gets."

"Instead of looking to the students to 'help' them out of this frying pan, UCFV should be applying more pressure on the government to increase funding and to ensure that UCFV gets the FTE money it was promised when it became a University College" says Student Union president Stephaine Martin. " It is the students who suffer any way you look at it.II

There is some question whether or not UCFV can legally raise parking fees because of Bill 59, the provincial tuition freeze legislation.

"From what I understand so far, they can only implement a raise in parking fees if it is justified by increased costs. Since they are claiming that it will generate $100,000 in revenue, I don't suspect this is the case. The current freeze is limited to mandatory fees only and expires March 31, 2000 unless the government renews it again,''.says Gerhmann, " The SUS has set up a task force to deal with this specific issue over the next month, and are seeking legal counsel to know exactly what students' rights are."

The UCFV Women's team also made • it to the playoffs. Entering the event ranked fifth in the province, they played their first game well against the Okanagan University College, keeping it close all the way. At the end of regulation time, the score was tied and overtime was necessary. It didn't take long for the Cascades to tumble. Whatever kept them together during regulation seemed to have left them as they lost in overtime by a score of 72-60. UCFV Women's Top Scorers were Rachel Peters and Dawn Gosselin with 19 and 10 points respectively. The Top Rebounder was Amelia Sandoe, with 7, and the Assist Leader was Tanya Campbell with 3. Player of the Game was given to Rachel Peters.For the Cascade

Men versus Malaspina in Round Two, Wayne Jones and Mike Lee led the way as Top Scorers with 16 and 14 points apiece. Aaron Wells was named Top Rebounder with 9, and Jones came back to take the title of Assist Leader with 5. Player of the Game was given to Tycson Boult.

In Round Three, Wayne Jones and Ryan Haviland were named Top Scorers for their contributions of 27 and 17 points. Top Rebounder was Jarami Reid with 6, and Assist Leader again went to Wayne Jones with 3. Jones also received the title of Player of the Game and the honor of being names MVP for the Provincial Playoffs. We wish you the best of luck at the Nationals this season.

Christopher Bolster /cascade

dollars next year in revenue through this parking fee raise.

This move has the Student Union up in arms.

Desiree Mayhew /cascade

Onawatakesbackstudentloanprogram

Ottawa continued from page 1.

But this does not mean the banks dished out $1.8billion to administer the loan system. In fact, according to Michael Conlon, national chairperson for the Canadian Federation of Students, HRDC officials told him several times this school year that the student loan system cost $1-billion a year to administer.

There were also conflicting press reports about how much more money the banks wanted in risk premiums from Ottawa to continue running the program.

Since 1995, the banks have assumed the risks of student loans, while the federal government has provided between $50-million to $75-million a year to offset risks.

viable national system of delivery."

He repeated this answer several times when asked for clarification.

The spokesperson did say, however, than an undisclosed number of financial institutions made bids to administer the loan system.

Trifiro said the government didn't like any of the tenders, but he wouldn't reveal what the tenders contained.

The Canadian Federation of Students was also pleased with the news.

"Our general reaction is to applaud the federal government for standing up to the banks and not bending to their demands," said Conlon. "The banks walked away from the deal because they wouldn't make a profit."

The Canadian Press reported last week that the banks wanted an extra $100-million from the federal government to continue administering the loan system.

Nevertheless, student reaction to the HRDC announcement was positive. Conlon, meanwhile, said he would be willing to sit down with federal and provincial officials to come up with a better loan Somemodel. reports said the banks wanted $75-million more, while other stories pegged the number at $100-million.

When asked how much more money the banks wanted from the federal government, Trifiro replied, "I cannot provide that data."

When asked why the banks decided to pull out of the student loan system, Trifiro said he could not respond because he was a spokesperson for the government, not the banks.

And when asked why the government decided not to give the banks what they wanted, the spokesperson said, "There was not enough tenders to guarantee a

Kieran Green, communications co-ordinator for the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations, says students will now have more input into how the student loan system works.

"No student could access the negotiations between Ottawa and the banks," he said. "Now we can be involved in the negotiations."

Green added that students should not see the announcement as a sign the student loan system is in trouble.

"Our key message to students is don't panic, this is not the end of the Canada Student Loans system," he said. "Come August 1, there will be money for student loans."

Newdocumentarvlilm

exposesRCMPRCMP

The $5.5-million campaign was the most expensive domestic military operation in Canada's history. Four hundred RCMP officers armed with M-16 assault rifles, land mines and eight armored personnel carriers fired 77,000 rounds of ammunition.

During the standoff, the Canadian public was told that the Natives were "militants" and "terrorists." In contrast, the 1RCMP was shown to be moderate arid patient men who were victims of native aggression.

For example, the RCMP told the press that on September 4th, 1995, officers were "actively pursued by persons from the armed camp and only great restraint on the part of.the officers prevented what could have been a very serious incident."

But this film shows the RCMP were the ones who were actively pursuing.

Until now, most observers viewed the Sun Dancers as "a band of thugs," as they were described by RCMP media liaison Sergeant Peter Montague.

Similarly, at the time Dosanjh called the natives reckless law-breakers.

Although pressed to provide some account of the Native side during the standoff, Dosanjh states early in the film that, "there is no other side to the story."

The remainder of the film elaborates,

continued from page 1.

in detail, the "other side of the story." It shows Dosanjh and the RCMP, with whom he worked closely, push for the use of the military to "take down" the Native encampment.

A particularly telling scene shows an RCMP negotiator advising his fellow officers of a plan to attack Bruce Clark, the native protester's lawyer.

"Kill this Clark and smear the prick and everyone associated with him," Sgt. Ryan is heard to say. A fellow officer concurs, calling this "a good tactic."

The movie's credibility is strengthened with commentary by former U.S.-Attorney General Ramsey Clark, and defence lawyer George Wool.

Some darker revelations in the movie consistof footagethe RCMP recorded themselves, to be used as a training to guide officers in future conflicts.

The RCMP footage shows snipers shooting at unarmed protesters and referring to human rights concerns as "crap." High level sources in B.C. have told academic researchers that a squad of "Indian-fighters" is being trained who are likely to emulate these war-like tactics.

For a copy of the film e-mail zapcity@hotmail.com. To view excerpts from this film on the.World Wide Web: http:1/home.uleth.ca/map/map/film

Some 450,000 students each year rely on the loan program, which has been operating since 1964.

In related news, HRDC recently announced it is taking immediate action to correct errors resulting from the conversion of data in the Canada Student Loans Information System.

The government agency announced in a press release dated March 5 that the Customs and Revenue Agency will not withhold the income tax refund of people who were incorrectly identified as having an outstanding Canada Student Loan debt. (With files from the Canadian Press)

GRADS OF 2000

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June Melnychuk believes that she made the right decision to vote against Cascade autonomy. The reason?

In her own words, she states, " This fledgling paper is in dire need of regulation, at least until it can be shown that this paper can act as professional as they claim they should be."

I want to dispel the myth that cascade autonomy has anything to do with editorial control. To do this I will need to dive in how the power is structured around here.

Right now the cascade is owned by the UCFV Student Union. Fair enough. They give the cascade an annual operating budget and a set of expectations enshrined through a contract with the editor they hire. Part of those expectations contained in the contract is that the editor-in-chief develops an editorial policy. It is not the Student Union's place or position to dictate the terms of that editorial policy. What this amounts to is editorial autonomy. However, if the editor-in-chief does not live up to her editorial policy then the student union has reason to do a performance review of their employee. Fair enough. The editor has to be responsible in that fashion. In addition, what the current structure means is that the cascade does not have control over their money. In order to pay employees and bills, buy film and anything other that the Cascade might need to operate a newspaper, they need to get approval from the student union.

This is where the lines get slightly blurred. If the editorin-chief publishes a 'revealing' article about certain people or even perhaps the whole student union, the stu-

dent union col,lld do something nasty like withhold money or something even more drastic like firing the editor for something like 'financial mismanagement.' An obvious fa~ade for firing the editor because of the revealing story. This is a bad situation for student newspapers. The solution is full autonomy.

In the autonomous structure, the editor-in-chief is responsible to a democratically elected newspaper publishing board composed mostly of students. The pub board in the same fashion as the student union would require the editor-in-chief, their employee, to develop an editorial policy and stick to it. If for some reason, the editor did not live up to the editorial expectations of the policy then the board would be in a position to audit the performance of the editor-in-chief. Sounds pretty similar to the position that the editor found herself in previously? The only difference is that the editor does not have to fear that she will be fired for bogus reasons. We all know that the freedom of the press is enshrined through the Canadian Charter of Rights however that does not mean that it is particularly respected. Autonomy does away with any conflict of interest that the student union would have with the editor.

I hope that I have cleared up any confusion that autonomous newspapers are somehow freer to screw_ around and act 'unprofessional.' I welcome anyone to send comments and questions on the matter of cascade autonomy. I would be more that happy to entertain further discussion on the benefits of cascade autonomy. It has never been a question of 'if. It has always and still remains a question of 'when'.

lettersta theeditor

To the Cascade,

_ I am responding to your February 22 issue, in which your staff writer James Clark responded to a letter to the editor by "Anonymous". Although I agree that Anonymous did not display the highest quality use of grammar or language, it is the quality of James' response that I am questioning.

Recently the Cascade vied for autonomy and increased revenue in a student election. While it may be that increased funds could improve the quality of the publication, there is nothing that will improve the quality of the writing, especially not autonomy. Far be it from me to claim to speak on behalf of the students, but it is evident that those who voted are in agreement that autonomy for the Cascade is not going to happen. If autonomy were to be granted, I shudder to think of how much further

June,

the writers (such as James) will be allowed to splash their own personal vendettas across·the paper's pages.

The manner in which that response was written undermined what the Cascade should stand for, an open forum for freedom of speech for all students, regardless of their opinion.

I do acknowledge that James too was only speaking his opinion, but I would have expected more professionalism from a staff writer. Would it not have been logical for: a) the original writer Jordan Van Sprbsen to defend himself (since it was his criticism that was in question), b) James' argument to be about anonymous opinions on the article and not just his grammar and language, c) or for James to show some maturity and not lower himself to the level that he admonishes anonymous for?

As well, the Cascade notes in its let-

ter to the editor requirements that letters may be edited for publication.

I find it ludicrous that the only editing was to add "mercifully and cowardly" to anonymous signature. Is this professional writing? If anonymous letter was so offensive to staff, then why did James adopt the exact same attitude and use of language in his own response?

Lastly, the Cascade claims to "follow the CUP ethical policy concerning material of prejudicial or oppressive nature". Judging from James'. performance, this rule must only apply to those who don't work for the Cascade. In one breath James asks anonymous to keep racism out of [the] next letter, yet in the next he is giving suggestions.

June Melnychuk

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The Cascade is the UCFV students' free press. Editorial content in 100% separate from the students' governing body. the UCFV Student Union. The Cascade is published twelve times per year, from September to April. The Cascade has a circulation of two thousand papers, distributed through out Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Mission. Th<i!

Cascade is a proud member of the Canadian University • Press, a national cooperative of university and college newspapers. The Cascade follows the CUP ethical policy concerning material of prejudicial or oppressive nature.

Letters to the Editor

Letter length should be kept under four hundred words. Letters that are longer than the limit will be posted in the Cascade office for public viewing during Cascade office hours. The Cascade will consider publishing anonymous letters only if circumstances indicate the possiblity for negative reprecussions for the Cascade. Honestly people, don't whine to me about not wanting your name attached to your letter because you are afraid to stand behind what you write. It is quite pathetic. -,

Deadlines

The deadline for all submissions is Monday at high noon. Submissions are prefered in electronic format e.g. email or on disk. When submitting on disk please save your article in text format e.g. '.txt"

Disclaimer The opinions and values expressed in the articles of the Cascade newspaper are those of the individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the values of the University College of the Fraser Valley or the UCFV Student Union. All submissions are reviewed, however the Cascade retains the right on editing and/or publication.

Contributors

Had you actually carefully read the Cascade masthead you would notice that we not edit letters for grammar or spelling. In addition, you would have also noticed that I have asked folks to keep their letters under four hundred words. Obviously you weren't paying much attention, as my word counter tells me that your letter is five hundred words. By the way, if anyone wants to read the last one hundred words of June's letter, it is posted in the Cascade office.

"Is this professional writing?" you ask. Do you honestly-think that I would be editing this STUDENT newspaper if I were a professional journalist? When I get my paycheque and compare it to the hours that I put into producing this newspaper I sadly realize that Indonesian Nike workers are making more than me. Perhaps, I have it all wrong. Maybe when you say 'professional' you mean 'bland and uninteresting' like a bowl of steamed rice? Maybe you should stick to reading the National Post for all that beautiful blandness.

I'm really tired of people branding the Cascade as 'shit' because they read one story and didn't agree with it. If you're going to write me a snotty letter deconstructing the paper then at least offer something to reconstruct it with.

The Cascade is a polyphonic forum for students. That means that it is comprised of many students' opinions and stories. If you don't like what you see in the Cascade get involved and change it.

-Christopher Bolster

Letter to editor,

I am writing to you in regards to the article entitled "Christianity Starts Embracing Queers" that was printed in the last edition of The Cascade (Volume 7, Issue 9). I believe that the use of the derogatory word queer in that article was totally inappropriate, and in fact harmful towards UCFV students.

I am sure that you simply allowed such offensive language to printed and distributed all over Abbotsford, Chilliwack, and Mission in order to attract attention, and therefore more readers. However, The Cascade's attempt at sensationalism was not only ethically wrong, but also wrong according to UCFV policy.

UCFV has a Harassment Prevention Policy that was adopted in order to promote an atmosphere free from all forms of discrimination and harassment, including unwanted sexually oriented remarks The Cascade, as are all organizations at UCFV, is required to uphold this policy, and promote mutual respect for all members of UCFV, regardless of their sexualorientation.

On behalf of all UCFV students unwilling to speak up, I demand that the author of this article, Neil Fernyhough, write a formal letter of apology in The Cascade to all UCFV students (not just gays, lesbians, and bi-sexuals).

JustWords?

by Marc Misner

"Hey!" "Do ya want me to do you like Mcsorley? I got ya scared don't I?" What could I say? I was at work and he and his drunken buddies were sitting in my section of the restaurant. Besides this is not the first time this kind of thing has happened. This time, however, it was not a 'joke'. Usually when this sort of thing happens people try to pass it off as if they had just said the most humorous thing. "Eeny, meany, miny, moe catch a nigger by the toe". His finger hops over the menu items making a ticking noise off of its plastic cover that seems to punctuate the riot of embarrassment erupting on his friend's faces. I stand there waiting to take his order as he looks to his friends with a glint in his eyes as if to say: get it! Our waiter is black! Catch a nigger Aren't I witty? Then he looks at me expecting me to "get it". Sometimes I'm tempted to say something like "you show is funny boss!" This time, however, "Mcsorley" clearly intended to start something. He had found his very own Donald Brasher and he wasn't going to let the opportunity pass him by. "Mcsorley" and his group had just been shown their table when he made his NHL overtures. He was crouched in a position somewhere between sitting down and preparing to pounce. Both hands placed firmly on the table as if he was planning to

launch himself into an upright position. His eyes fixed somewhere on my face with all the hazy intensity he could muster. What could I say? "Yeah I'm real scared". He was drunk enough not to notice the sarcasm. Fortunately he and his group were also drunk enough to be asked to leave.

"Oh please" is what I often hear.

"Everybody has to put up with jerks from time to time." "Besides its just words spoken by idiots who don't know any better." "Just be thankful you don't live in the States." Good points. They are after all just words. Or are they?

Perhaps the words betray an attitude?

An attitude that implies a certain belief about what it means to be a Canadian, a British Colombian, a resident of the Lower Mainland. Even more disturbing, what if those words are not just spoken by idiots? What if nice people participate in this mentality also? In November and December of last year I had the privilege and good fortune to find a part-time job working for a relief organization. We gathered up stuff from all over the lower mainland and shipped it to war torn and impoverished areas like Kosovo and parts of India. Most people were volunteers but a few of us were being paid. One of the paid guys consistently made comments about the "darkies" and the immigrants burdening the economy (the irony of this attitude vis a vis his employment seemed lost on him). He made little or no attempt to disguise

In this letter, he should apologize and address the harm that his distasteful and harassing language may have caused his fellow students.

Sincerely, Kathleen McIntosh UCFV Criminology Student

Kathleen,

Publishing the article "Christianity starts embraces queers," was not, as you suggest an attempt at sensationalism. "Queer" is recognized in the gay and straight communities to refer to the collective gay community. More importantly, it's mostly the younger generation that refer to themselves as queer. This is reflected in the fact that the majority of gay support groups in Canadian universities call themselves, LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Trans-gendered and Queer.) In fact, last week I was reading the Vanouver Sun and they used the term in writing about an LGBTQ film festival.

I think that you have confussed the usage of the term 'queer.' If a homosexual person was walking down the hall at UCFV and some one came up to them and proceed to call them 'queer' in a derogatory manner then it would fall under UCFV's sexual harrassment policy. But the use of 'queer' to refer to the community is not meant in a derogatory way, in fact it was actually meant to empower. -Christopher Bolster

Letter to the editor,

This is my letter about the student union rules.I found out that there is no written rules by the student union, on who has the right to put pamflets on the table in frount of the Student Union. One person gave me permission.then another preson later told me, you need to get permission by Student Union.This is a double standard in Student Union policy.What needs to be done is the policy rules need to be in print so all people on both Left and Right wing postions have egual rights to put there Info on the table.If this paper belives in freedom of speach there the Cascade will print the letter to the Editor.

Mark Mcdougall

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his prejudice even when I was close by. I ignored him because he did not represent the predominant the Canadian attitude. I was shocked however, at the behaviour of my work mates when an East Indian driver arrived to pick up a container we were preparing for shipment. Normally when the driver arrives he (they were always male) is warmly greeted and told where he can find refreshments while he waits. Furthermore, there is usually a spirit of joviality that inspires conversation about the relief operation or the trucker's rig etc. This time however, almost everyone ignored him. Those that did speak criticised the way he had parked his trailer in a loud voice: as if they assumed he couldn't speak english. They then left him alienated on the loading dock outside of the huddle of conversation. After he left, all they could talk about was the smell of curry they said he had left in the receptionist's office.

In retrospect I should not have been surprised. Even though some of these people are my friends, I have had many experiences like this. I have had friends ask me what tribe I am from. I have had friends turn on rap music the minute I walk in the door. Friends have even asked me to leave their house or stay in the basement because they have an 'eccentric' relative coming over. A relative who is nice but silly rascal didn't really "cotton"

(oops) to minorities. Many of these people are still my friends not because I am masochistic but because they do not realise what they are doing. They do not realise it because it is not immediately obvious like in the "States" for example. While "idiots" perpetrate racist acts, nice people perpetuate prejudiced attitudes. They do it when they use racist limericks or stereotypes (I think the local winner would have to be: "he jewed me down"). They do it when they suppose that everyone with hued skin was not born in Canada. I am regularly asked were I am from. This is not a question I find offensive. 99.9 % of the time nice people who are genuinely interested in you ask it. The question, however, presupposes that Canadians have a certain look and that I don't fit that image. They also perpetuate prejudiced attitudes when they refer to me as 'ethnic'. On Canada day last year, during the local celebrations, an East Indian dance troop was introduced: " and now for something a little more ethnic". They were preceded by a Ukrainian dance troop.

When it comes to prejudice, words are rarely just words. They are often labels that reveal how we think about each other. Even though they do not usually incite people to violence in Canada, they do influence how we treat each other. And, unfortunately, idiots are not the only ones who give in to that influence.

ProfilesottheStudent

Cheryl Wiens, Vice President Internal (returning), Social Services student

Curtis Weiss, Science & Health Rep West, Science student,· degree

Curtis believes we need a week-long reading break! "This would translate into better midterm scores for the whole school." He plans to work towards getting a longer reading break. Curtis believes students do not stick together, and if we did, we would not be paying to park in the new lot, we would have our gym, and the hourly car towing would not be the reality.

Curtis says it's time for a change! He wants to see more socials, stronger bonds within departments and bringing the departments together. His goal is to be involved and to help make a difference. Curtis is a member of the Students' United Party.

Vijay believes the most pressing problem facing students today is lack of facilities, such as: internet accessible computers, insufficient course sections offered, a gym, and a student pub. He also sees a lack of representation regarding certain minority students, for example, East Indian students, and he would like to change that. Vijay is a member of the Students' United Party.

Administration. Robin has been active in the Criminal Justice Student Association this past year, and has been their delegate to the SUS council.

Cheryl sees the most pressing probler:nfor UCFV students as current resources such as registration and financial aid, not helping students all that much. She would like to see a more "student friendly" campus environment, with more resources aimed to help students rather than existing only because they are mandated to that ends up being more of an inconvenience than a resource. "The staff on campus should enjoy serving people, and treat students here as real people."

Gurp Mahil, Vice President External (returning), Business Administration student

Gurp agrees that there is little school spirit and believes promoting more school activities and encouraging more student involvement is the answer.

He is seeking election in order to expand the SUS and to help students in need. "We need a Gym! More classes!"

The duties of the Vice President External includes informing council of off-campus issues, dealing with external agencies, and chairing meetings in the President's absence. Gurp is active in the SUS council, Business Administration Student Association and the lndo-Canadian Student Association, and also plays for the varsity men's soccer team. gurp is a member of the Students' United Party.

Robin believes that student loans, course availability, work/family commitments and academic success are all pressing concerns for students today. Most students are able to meet these challenges and persevere. For those who need assistance, the Student Union can help find solutions.

He believes a co-operative working relationship between the SUS, UCFV and government resources is the key to finding these solutions.

His goals include continuation of the SUS mission. Robin also feels information is the most valuable commodity of our time, and its timely dissemination is paramount. Through media such as the Cascade, bulletins, flyers, the Internet and future information systems this goal can be achieved.

He believes informing the student body about events and issues will in turn provide feedback on how to best serve students.

The duties of the President includes chairing all meetings, and representing the SUS to the UCFV Board and

Guy sees competition against UBC, SFU and UVIC graduates as the most pressing problem that UCFV's graduating students face. Though he feels UCFV has become more impressive, it is not a well known University and is still viewed as a community college. This makes it difficult for our students when competing in the workforce, even though we may be better prepared.

Guy doesn't think our school spirit is low, but he does feel students tend to stick to their groups within their programs or old highschool friends. He would like to see more events for the whole student body rather than specific clubs and associations.

The duties of the President includes chairing all meetings, andrepresenting the SUS to the UCFV Board and Administration. Guy is seeking election to help improve student life on and off campus, before and after graduation. He would like UCFV students to be able to look back fondly at the time they spent here. "College is supposed to be the best years of our lives let's make it that way." Guy has been active on the 97198 SUS council and the University College Council.

Aerin cites student loans and accumulated debt and depressing job prospects as the most pressing problem students face today. She realizes that these are complex issues, and not easily solved, but still believes that one voice united with other student societies to pressure provincial and federal government to increase grant funding based on need, as well as our MPs and MLAs working for these changes, will help. She believes expansion of work/study positions and developing an effective co-op programme where students can compete with other campuses for placement will also assist in relieving the debt burden.

"Students need to be paid a fair wage! No McJobs."

Aerin agrees that school spirit is lacking, but states: "You can't make people change you can only offer opportunities and invitations to be involved." She believes that promoting the positive things about UCFV, individual students, athletics and instructors, all help to build school pride. She believes the Cascade can be an excellent forum for keeping students informed, and that highlighting any achievement, no matter how small, is worthwhile. A gym for our athletes and a campus pub or student lounge that is actually fun would help too! Aerin is seeking election to represent students' needs and concerns to the SUS and UCFV administration.

Vijay Mann, Arts & Applied Rep West, Business Administration (Psych major)

Robin Litzenberger, President, Criminal Justice student, degree

Guy McAleer, President, CIS student

Aerin Jacob, Science & Health Rep East, Science student, degree

UnionCandidates

Paul believes apathy is one of the most prevalent problems and hopes that an ever improving communication system will solve this in part. He believes that informing students of issues is the first step in getting more involvement.

Paul is seeking re-election to facilitate good money management, fiscal responsibility and transparency to students. He would also like to see an expanded communication system. He has been active on the UCFV Board of Governors this past year, the CIS Student Association and the SUS council for the past two years.

Sharon believes that financial aid, and the lack of funds for tuition, books and living expenses are the most pressing issues facing students today. She believes lobbying the government for more student funding can help solve this problem. She feels that campus events in the past have been successful or made an impact on people. In seeking election, her goal is to secure a better cafeteria service for UCFV students on the Mission Campus. Sharon ran in the last bi-election, and even though it was declared void, she has been an active participant in SUS council meetings and the Admissions and Standards Committee.

• Kathleen believes the most pressing problem is lack of information about what is happening at UCFV. In solving this, she believes the following will help: continuing to work along with the Cascade; establishing e-mail information; and making the names and faces of Student Union representatives more public.therefore, more approachable, for students who have concerns or questions. She feels that encouraging students to become actively involved in improving our school is the alternative to complaints.

Living in Chilliwack, Kathleen believes many Chilliwack students feel left out. This widespread feeling of neglect is produced from the majority of activities and courses taking place in Abbotsford. She hopes to improve this situation by keeping Chilliwack students informed and would like to get the East campus more involved in the UCFV community.

Ross Martin, Students with Disabilities Rep East, Social Work student, diploma

Ross feels the most pressing problem for students today is the lack of classes and long waitlists that students face. He would like to find out why there are such long waiting lists for some classes in particular, and then work towards an amicable way of reducing the lists. He also believes that a general lack of knowledge in regard to disabled students and their needs makes the problem of accessability a big issue. For example, the unavailability of disabled parking spaces for disabled students.

Ross believes the reason UCFV lacks school spirit is directly related to the lack of facilities and events for students to attend. A student pub, a gym and a better lounge along with better advertising of events would contribute to improved school spirit. His goals in seeking election is to be a voice for disabled students and bring an awareness of their needs to council and the East campuses. Ross ran for council in the last bielection and is active in the safety patrol on the Chilliwack campus.

Janet believes the registration system and course availability are the most pressing issues. A program that takes five or six years to complete due to wait lists can mean an extra $20,000 of student debt. She thinks understanding the issues and needs of students, getting involved on committees and lobbying government for more funding is necessary, and that the Student Union should organize trips to Victoria for such demonstrations.

She doesn't think that school spirit is low, she thinks it is buried under a lack of information. She thinks classroom announcements, newsletters, email list, television monitors and better use of the Cascade would help.

Janet also thinks that having the proper facilities such as a gym, is necessary for school spirit: "We need to know who our heros are." She is convinced that if students are given the opportunities, they will take them, but first they need to know about them.

Crystel Clements, Science & Health Rep West (returning), Arts (Engl & Bio), degree

Crystel states that communication is the most pressing problem for UCFV students today. She believes that getting people involved and aware of what is happening by word of mouth is an effective solution.

She feels there is school spirit, but it is hampered by communication problems. The multi-campus environment makes effective communication more difficult. She believes one solution is to talk to people and show people that SUS and registration and staff are all working together.

Crystel is seeking re-election to fulfill her goals of being a good rep for all students, specifically Science & Health students, and to finish the task she started as chair of the handbook committee. She has been active on SUS council for the past year.

Michelle Gillies, College & Career Prep West, CCP & General Studies student

Michelle sees registration, especially wait lists, as the most pressing problem for students today. She believes there must be better software or procedure that will allow students to be updated on their wait-list status.

Michelle thinks that social activities will produce an improvement in school spirit. She is seeking election to represent current and future problems and concerns that CCP students face.

All candidates were asked the following questions:

Paul Gehrmann, Director of Finance (returning), CIS student, diploma

Janet Gehrmann, Public Information Officeir, CIS student, degree

Sharon Elliott, Mission Rep West, Adult Ed student, degree

Kathleen McIntosh, Arts & Applied Rep East, Criminal Justice student, diploma

1. What is the most pressing problem facing UCFV students today, and how do you propose to solve it?

2. There have been charges that the UCFV student body is not a cohesive group: there is little "school spirit". Is this true (explain in detail) and if so, how would you change that situation?

3. What are your goals in seeking election?

Dave would like to help students who have problems feeding themselves. He would like to establish a food bank that includes fresh veggies. Dave would also like to see more support for students, and is willing to help in any way possible. He agrees that there isn't enough school spirit, and would like to work towards improving 1t. Dave has been active on council for the past 2 years.

Earl believes that the burden of economics is the most pressing problem facing students today. He would like to organize a national campaign to freeze tuitions and increase government funding. "If a country like Germany can provide free post-secondary education, why can't we?" He thinks that the lack of school spirit in Chilliwack is due to the departments being physically separated, and suggests that activity days should be organized where students from different academic departments can interact with one another towards a common goal. His reason for seeking election is to ensure student grievances are dealt with, and to be active in his community.

Angela thinks insufficient course sections are the most pressing problems students face today, and believes finding out why sections are not opening up is a first step in solving the problem. Her goals in seeking election is to provide effective communication between council and Business & Information Technology students.

She would like to be involved in getting the gym built and obtaining more student space. Angela has been active with the CIS Student Association for the last three years, and has been their SUS council delegate.

Lenora sees the government cutting funds to education with the bandage job of tuition freezes as one of the most pressing problems facing UCFV students today. She says, "students need more grants, bursaries, and classes (less waitlists) to complete their programs." She believes UCFV needs a responsible, realistic student voice, which she would like to be a part of.

Lenora agrees there is little school spirit and believes that facilities like a gym and student housing would bring an increase. She sees UCFV as a highly transient University, with students coming from Vancouver in the west or Hope in the east. It seems that students just take their classes and leave. We need to give students reasons to stay. We need to further address the individual needs of students so that we can develop a stronger UCFV community. One of Lenora's goals is to increase student awareness of issues effecting them

Dave Donatelli, Students with Disabilities Rep West (returning), General Studies

Angela Afaganis, Business & Information Tech Rep West, CIS student, degree

Earl Babin, Science & Health Rep East, Agriculture student

Lenora Stearns, Arts and Applied Rep West (returning), Criminal Justice

by Andre Francis

CALGARY (CUP) The concentration of media ownership in Canada is degrading journalism, the audience of a recent Media and Democracy forum was told.

The somewhat sombre event, organized by tne women's group Arusha and the organization Friends of the Herald, featured a panel of media critics, activists and journalism instructors discussing problems with the media and how to improve it.

David Rooney, a journalism instructor at Mount Royal College, says concentration of media ownership chokes out fairness, balance and ethics in journalism.

"Where does this leave newspaper

journalists?" he asked.

Rooney suggested that alternatives must be sought. However, as he pointed out, start up costs for print media are prohibitive. So one solution he brought forward was for cyberspace to become the new home of independent journalism.

"If independent voices are ever going to be heard in Canada during the future, some band of journalists must hive off and establish a presence in print or in cyberspace," said Rooney.

Rooney quoted from a 30 year-old report by the Davey Committee, a senate

special committee on mass media, which called Canadian newspapers, "the boneyard of broken dreams.':

According to the committee report, between 1958 to 1970 newspaper chains increased their share of daily

circulation from 25 per cent to 45 per cent. lh 1980 that figure had risen to 57 per cent.

Today, almost all of Canada's 105 newspapers belong to chains including the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, National Post, Southam Newspapers and the Sun Chain while 58 of these papers are owned by Conrad Black's Hollinger International Inc. Gillian Steward, a writer and journalist, spoke on specific problems she saw with the media in Calgary.

"Calgary, compared to any city of comparable size in Canada, is the worst served by it's local media," she said.

• Ann McGrath, an international media activist, echoed this harsh critic by comparing Calgary to other Canadian cities.

Toronto has four daily newspapers

the Post and Globe publish special city editions while Montreal has many different publications in French and English, including four large alternative weeklies and four dailies.

Vancouver, meanwhile, has only two major dailies but a slew of weeklies.

McGrath claims says these cities enjoy a wider spectrum of debate on many issues due to the greater number of media outlets. Calgary, in contrast, has two major dailies and one of them, the Herald, is currently involved in a bitter strike.

All of the above has led, McGrath believes, to a serious lack of debate in Calgary.

"That's death for democracy," she said. "[We need] lots of ideas, lots of debate, discussion, points of view because that is how people make decisions."

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Two former members of Age of Electric, the Brothers Dahle, formed Limblifter and had a modicum of local success with their first release. This is their second effort, and I find it to evidence a lot of musical growth for the band and for Ryan Dahle's songwriting.

The songs on this album stand out individually, each one a strong piece on it's own, unlike the last album which seemed a collection of the same notes and vocal lines rearranged enough dif-

ferent times to fill an L.P.

Wake Up to the Sun is a good track, it runs along steadily and confidently, occasionally diverging with tangents of experimentation. Hostess pulls it's punches, relying not .on the propulsive guitars that Limblifter are synonymous with, to and stretches out simplistic instrumentation to fill a large area of sound space, this is one of my favorite tracks. Teen Fang is a terrific song with smooth vocals, accompanied by sensual slide guitar, pleading with someone "come down

from there/ you don't want to jump" while the drums slowly and methodically build to an anti climactic finish.

There must be something in the Vancouver water, because this album really brought to mind a lot of comparisons to Odds, both musically and vocally. This new Limblifter is an easier, gentler version of the original and I prefer them this way.

-jesse macpherson

I had a glorious day this last Tuesday. Any day you can go down to A&B Sound and pick up a new Boss Hog and a Belle and Sebastian c.d., is a good day. Both these c.d.'s (actually ?the B & S release is a 3 c.d. EP )release with 4 songs on each disc) are !really cool albums and are must haves for any fan of the bands. If you don't >know these bands, but would like to check them out, it would probably be best to check out some of there past

releases. Boss Hog's self titled album from 4 years ago, and If You're Feeling Sinister, from B & S are two of the best albums around. Whiteout is a slight departure form Boss Hog's traditional sound. Jon Speacer is still leading the band, but lead singer (and Jon's wife) Christina Martinez has completely changed her sound, opting for a sound near P.J. Harvey, which isn't a bad direction to go in. The Lazy Line Painter Jane c.d. release is 12 previ-

ously unreleased songs, which are very good, but at $23, it is economically better to pick up Sinister or Boy With the Arab Strap. Their folk inspired, stripped down rock, is still incredibly warm with Stuart Murdoch leading the vocals and songwriting. What is most important with these two bands is hearing them, so pick up any of their work, and you will be happy that you did.

-Darrell Alary

MissiontoMars: a CrashandBurn

Like its subject matter this movie blasts off into orbit with amazing sights and a lot of noise then impacts disastrously upon a barren plane of lifelessness and desolation.

The movie opens with a touching introduction to all the characters at a barbecue wishing the astro and cosmo-nauts (America and Russia are participating in the year 2020 to further humankind's exploration of space) who will be part of the 'mission to Mars' best wishes and a safe return. Here the characters are each given a short summation type development, like a growth spurt. We become familiar with the integral members of the cast and see basic relationships between them. This sets up coming tensions and sets the stage for some of the later developments clearly enough that reiteration is not needed later. Some of the dialogue borders on ingenuous, but is a necessary for the audience to understand the main characters' (Tim Robbins, Gary Sinise, Don Cheadle) history together.

A few sequences on the surface of Mars show two cosmonauts and two astronauts (one of them Don Cheadle) doing their initial geological and environmental research to prepare for the later arrival of the second team (Tim Robbins, Jerry O'connel and Connie Nielson among them). Some horrible thing

happens to the first crew. I don't want to give away the few interesting parts of the movie; so let it suffice for me to say that only Don Cheadle's character survives and is marooned on Mars when all the computer equipment gets fri~d by some anomilous energy burst. Team two insists that they be allowed to retrieve their buddy from the big, bad, red planet. Sinise's character is a former 'stronaut himself and called back into action, only fitting as he's the 'best stick jockey' (I think that means pilot, either that or he suffers from space madness and rides a broom around the orbiter station yelling "I'm taking the lead! I'm taking the lead!") among the group.

The crew goes to Mars, some more stuff happens, a lot of action and blood pumpin' drama, then they find Cheadle. While O'connel works on repairing the computers in their escape vessel (not to mention delivering a slew of classic cheesy pretty-boy oneliners) the rest of the gang attempts to uncover the mystery surrounding what happened to the original crew.

Right about now is where, if this movie were a rocket ship it would be experiencing technical problems and would send out an S.O.S. The cast encounter 'The Alien', the one we all knew was coming, the one we were all waiting for. The payoff was anything but.

Disappointing computer graphics and simpleton dialogue culminating to a ridiculous scene that ran as some educational flic at the Omnimax in Science World. Cheadle's voice grew smoother as he became the video commentator and taught all the other PHO carrying astronauts about basic evolutionary concepts. Even better was when a single tear ran down the alien's cheek (who, by the way, was a hologram -so why does he need the ability to cry? Sounds to me like some martian had a lot of time on his hands to dick around, so why couldn't he come up with a more realistic hologram? Trust me when I say that this alien looks so insultingly fake that you yearn for the realism of a Disney feature) and the astronauts and alien all joined hands in a circle, then just stood there for awhile looking stupid.

It was as if an imaginative, creative individual wrote a wonderful story, then the producers decided the ending ran on too long or wa~ too complex so rewrote it with their crayola pencil crayons on bar napkins while in an expensive-scotch induced drunken stupor.

The theatre we attended had a refund policy if you don't like the first half-hour of a film. I really wish that rule could also be applied to the last half-hour.

-jesse macpherson

Working for Cascade has provided few benefits. Long hours working under a tyrannical editor for no pay, arid no glory at the expense of lower grades and a lot less sleep. So why do it? Getting an interview with Chris Murphy, from Canada's pre-eminent band, Sloan, is good enough reason for me.

We (arts editor, Jesse Macpherson and I) made it down to the Vogue four of five hours before the show and hooked up with Chris, who was waiting for us at the door, as we were running a bit late.

Cascade "How did you recent Australian and Japanese tours go?"

Murphy "Surprisingly well! Everytime we go over {there) we get a larger crowd out."

This broke out into a conversation about Australian music, where the names Midnight Oil, and INXS, were mentioned for the first time in Canada since 1992. We concluded by agreeing that there are some good bands in Australia (Spiderbait, Jebediah, the Living End, etc), but they suffer the same fate as many Canadian bands. If they don't make it in the States, then they don't get enough recognition.

Cascade "How did Patrick Pentland get into the band?" (The story of how the other members formed Sloan are quite well known to hardcore fans, but the goods on Pentland are hard to come by.)

Murphy "Nobody quite knows, really. He kind of came in after we had played a few shows. Even after eight or nine years he still sometimes feels like an outsider.

Disturbingly this wasn't the first time that band dissention was insinuated at.

Cascade "How does it fell to have your album Twice Removed voted on as the best Canadian album ever, by music critics?"

Murphy "WelL you know that's all bullshit anyways. I mean even amongst Sloan fans there is a lot of disagreement to our best album, much less something like that. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that the album was a commercial flop."

Alluding to the habit of critics promoting the more obscure c.ds, trying to look knowledgeable.

Murphy "Following that maybe this album (Between the Bridges) will be hailed by critics, because its not selling as good as past releases. Maybe it has something to do with the time of year that it was released."

Cascade ''.Canyou explain how Murderecords (the bands vanity label) works?"

Murphy "Well basically we all own a quarter of it. When we took a break after Twice Removed (and fought a legal battle against David Geffen's label) Jay (Ferguson) and I did more with the label, so we adjusted the revenue a bit. When we came together for One Chord to Another we put the ratios back because it wouldn't be fair if we were earning different money from the band."

Cascade "How d.oyou guys feel about Canadian content on the radio and Much Music politics?"

Murphy "Well obviously I'm not going to say much negative about Much Music, because in the past they have put a couple of our videos on heavy rotation. The whole video thing is rough now, because we simply can't afford to make a million dollar Ricky Martin, video. Especially when our latest video doesn't play very often. I think we might not make anymore videos."

Cascade "That's.too bad."

Murphy "Well, maybe that is the way it should be. I mean, in my opinion 1994 was the year in which music hit its lowest level. How can you justify Sonic Youth and such being on the radio? Or the Melvins signing a major record deal? The Backstreet Boys deserve to be number one. Pop music will always be on top."

Cascade "What are you listening to at the moment?"

Murphy "Not much really. What is out there? You guys really ha_veto see Danko (opening act Danko Jones from Toronto) live to appreciate him. I've always thought that Elevator (Rick White's band since the break up of seminal Halifax band Eric's Trip) was one of the best bands around.

And the Flashing Lights and the Coach Loafers and the Chandeliers. Look guys, I got to go do a soundcheck.

We responded with the ever cleaver "Have a good show," and then killed a couple of hours on Granville, waiting for the show.

The concert started with the red hot Danko Jones. The first few songs revealed Mr. Jones (who in a minute long rant referred to himself as, among other things, dark chocolate, cocoa butter, brown sugar, ebony to your ivory, black pepper in a sea of salt, and the last Smuggler, paying tribute to his friends from the Vancouver band}, to be a good songwriter, one able to write catchy tunes, as well as being a good showman. The only problem was his over-the-top Cassanova schtick got old by the thfrd song. It's too bad because he does have a lot of talent. After awhile any of his verbal sexual advances led to severe heckling from the audience. It started with the traditional "you suck" and culminated with the answer to Danko's question of "What do you guys want?", being SLOAN, shouted out by many in attendance, almost as if rehearsed.

Sloan did eventually answer the calls and take the stage. The crowd rose instantly and stayed on their feet the whole show. When you see Sloan live you realize how incredibly great all of their choruses are. Is it possible to listen to their music and not go away humming one at least one of their songs? The traditional musical instrument shuffle between Andrew Scott, Jay Ferguson, and Murphy began shortly into the set, each playing four different instruments in the course of the night. The above three with Pentland all took turns on vocals, Andrew Scott singing some of the best tunes of the night. There was a friendly banter between band and fans throughout, but the members of Sloan became extremely talkative during the encore. Near the end Murphy and Pentland split the audience into two groups, each claiming one side in an attempt to see which side could sing louder. Murphy decided that Pentland could get the advantage of having the whole balcony because the rest of his crowd was full of "Teddy-Bear back pack wearing little girls, there only to Jay." The following incured

"Well you can have the stoned out loser without his shirt on!"

"Hey buddy, LEAVE!"

"No problem, I have the Smugglers on my side."

Chris Murphy proved again why he is such an endearing performer on stage, making many jokes and keeping the whole evening light and fun. He is worth the price of admission alone.

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SUP stands for the Students'United Party.Currentlywe are 3 studentswith our foot in the door of studentgovernment. We are united by common goals: increasein schoolspirit, increasein communication,increasein the awarenessof our sportsteams, facility development,and morestudent activities.

Water Issuesin Canada

On March 22, the Mision Chapter of the council of Canadians is hosting a discussion on water issues in Canada. Included in the discussion will be Elizabeth May from the Sierra Club and CHECHYOURHEAD. Theatre (B101) for more info. dowden@ucfv.bc.ca

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"Why Canada is Worth Saving " National Essay Contest $120,000 in univ/col scholarships, travel, and other prizes Write an 800 word essay, double spaced on the topic, "Why Canada is worth saving," "Why should it continue to exist." come by the Cascade for contest rules and specifics.

Working For Peace But Playing War, a peace conference exploring violence in our cultures entertainment choices (movies, video games, paintball etc.). Friday evening plenary session open to the public March 25 7:30 pm at Columbia Bible College Chapel, Clearbrook Road. Admission by donation.

UCFV Student Parking Amnesty

From March 27- 31 UCFV Parking tickets will be half price. Go down to the Facilities offices either on the Chilliwack or Abbotsford campus to pay off your tickets.

Are you heading for a Teaching Career? Free Education forum, April 3, 2000

Representatives from UBC, UVIC, SFU and Malaspina University College will be here on April 3 from 10 am to 11:45 answering questions on administration requirements, application processes, deadlines, GPA reqs, intake numbers, etc.

Pre-registration required. Sign up @ Student Services or call 854.4528

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