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ews Sweats.hop denied by laura Barth come in second, while ancillary spaces inthe last issue of the Cascade, I gave you a brief introduction to the . eluding cafeterias, administration space and gyms are third. Parker claims that, "these gym saga at UCFV. Now that I've had some are still needed, but not quite a priority." time to develop my thoughts and finish my This does not·mean that there is no hope interviews, I hope to provide a more thorfor our gym. Rather, it must wait until more ough report. This said, I must admit that I money is available, or fewer high priority suspect there is more to this story - espeproposals are on the table. According to cially on a political level - thanJ have the Parker, the "budget review is in six weeks." ability or time to uncover. Perhaps a more devoted soul will taJ<eup the hunt where I Perhaps things will turn around for us then.

Christopher Bolster, Edltor;ln,;.Chief Bryan miller managing Editor leave off.

In the meantime, we may want to conUuonlightheart ftssistant managing Ed'. sider three million dollars will even Douglas Bull , Product,ion Editor As I see it, the three main issues sur- build whether the facility we require. In Jane Anti I's the gym funding are, whether or Debmacftrthur. Business manager rounding view, it will not.

"A good gym costs 4.5 not the Ministry made a promise to UCFV, Sarah Conner·;;<, ftdmlnlstratiue"ftssistant /; million, so we were going to be building what the reasons were behind their decision, Jason Simmonds . ·staffWriter and if a three million dollar facility would something inadequate to begin with" she claims.

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Dave Nicholson, 24 General Studies "I think that it is typical of the gave rnment not to give money for students, but on the other hand our economy is not too good and we get most of our tuition already paid for by the governmrnt so I don't think we have to much to bitch about."

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Did the government break a promise to UCFV? Student Union Society (SUS) President Stephanie Martin thinks so. According to Martin, "they're sending the funding to Tech BC rather than following t~rough on their promise." She also said "I think [the students] have been let down really big on t!Jis by the provincial government." Athletics Director Jane Anti) also said "we were told the government would match this," referring to the one and a half million dollar commitment made by students and UCFV.

Vice President of Student Services and Employee Relations, Barry Bompas The Cascade·is t disagrees saying, free.press.Editorial C "I don't remember rate from the students any verbal promUCFV S,tudentUnio ise from the govcade is published from Septe1,11per to A ernment." I asked a circulation oft Jim Parker, Direc-, ti-ibute.d,&· tor of the Facilities ,,,, Branch for the ;a Ministry of Ad0, s.. vanced Education, Training and Technical, \~.I. if the government had made promises to fq UCFV. He responded that, "the Ministry in encouraged them to engage in self-reli····.n >,',i ance." He agreed that this may have caused a misunderstanding, saying "I personally understand the frustration on the side of the · 4, ,i\\" --<·w,;· .,.__ ,_, .· "'_-1 ,.c,:.., .

-/>'·,~l'\p_· Student Society." ~tter lepgth sJwulg. ~ 15,epru.nderJour:r* .." ··-:\:/' '· .; ·. ·.,: '·· '{' ·.,;7-:1- .,_,;:-• <ct, hundrc.ld word~.S;idl~,i{J~~ersexc.~tq~" limit they will beabroptiy:endedWith~~i It seems most likely that, while the MinLettersthat hay~):ie¢11~ubj~t~t~th~.un:, istry made no real promise, their encourcoinproinisingbilckslashWiJJ bep(>stedin agement of UCFV's plan may have misled the Cascade office, and the public.willbe. the SUS, among others. Even a pamphlet able to. view, them during office hours. produced by the SUS for the referendum Submissions says only that "a wiHingness on the part of students to help fund the project will make The deadline for all sub,missionsis the proposal much more attractive to the Wednesdayat 12 a.m. Submissionson Ministry.

If the Ministry okays the request, disk or email are preferred,becausethen plans for building will begin." we don't h~veto spend valuabletime re• typing your work. W~ will, in certain cases, except submissionsthat have been Why, then, after encouraging the SUS's typed out on. a word p~oe;essor", or tyl'ltr plan, did the Ministry fail to provide fund,writer. Please save electronic copy as, ing? According to Parker, "it's all a matter ' 'Text only.'<'I'he C~cade will.~nsider , · of limited funds." When I asked why the publishing letters ottlJ'. << Ministry chose to give money to Tech BC cumstances ini:li~~t~~he possibility ofl: rather than UCFV, he responded: "there's riegativ"e) ', repen;.~s·s'ionri' </:•· :..:,: ,.., _;_" actually been no construction money apDisclaimer proved at this point," but suggest there . The opinions and·vaJues e~presse likely would be soon. in the,~1cles ofth~~~cad~-newspa . .;,•·:>·,;-.., ··/·,...

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The proposed facility includes not only a gymnasium/assembly area, but a lounge, weight room, SUS office space, a student activity room and even a coffee bar. The gym would be used not only for team practices and games, but also for intramural sports, fashion shows, concerts and fitness classes. If the space were inadequate, perhaps some of these activities would be sacrificed for the sake of others.

Mr. Bompas's response to my query about the ade uac of the proposed gym was that, "the administration wanted to have a facility that would meet the needs of the majority of students." He felt that the proposed gym "could meet the needs of most students in the short run - five to eight years but as the college grows it would need to be expanded. It seems probable that acquiring funding to expand and existing gym would be even more difficult than getting the money to build the original.

Sq where do we go from here? Barry Bompas and Norah Andrews, Vice President of Finance and Administration, continue to seek government funding. The SUS is taking a more radical approach, protesting the government's decision during last week's Disorientation activities by building a cardboard gym: "our little statement to let the government know we're not impressed" said Martin.

Crystal Hyland, 23 General Associates "There is a difference between professors and teachers. There is a difference between colleges and.universities and l think the government wants universities to remain intellectual and colleges to remain

Nathan Drury, 19 College Career Preparation "/ think that they should have come through last year, perhaps even this year.

They have been putting it off for far too long and if the students have been willing to put up that much money for it, not even just willing but almost a requirement, the government should come through on their end and put together a gymnasium."

The SUS also plans to hold another referendum to "see if students are willing to start the student center" says Martin. Anti! suggests that this will be a "harder sell."

I can't judge the adequacy of the proposed facility, although I am certain that this will . be an issue for future generations ofUCFV students. However, it seems to me that if we continue to push the government and show our determination, eventually we will get our gym funding. I hope that this is the case because, like Jane Anti!, I felt that the gym would provide "on-campus student life and give students a place to hang out."

Perhaps this would establish a sense of unity among our wide-spread student population and increase our pride not only in our institution, but in our excellent sports teams.

Jason Lehn, 18 Fine Arts "Well, as far as I'm concerned it definitely doesn't bother me that much because around Abbotsford there are more then enough complexes for the athletically inclined people. Where as for ,arts.for example, it keeps getting ignored.

The town keeps fartin,g around with an art complex that was supposed to be built to deal with music and all that. So it's useless, especially when it comes out of our own tuition. The cost of education is high enough.

Indonesia sripports UN_peacekeepers as death toll rises ·-to7 000 Source: The Gradzette (University of Manitoba)

by Krishna Lalbiharie WINNIPEG (CUP) - Bowing to mounting international pressure 7 Indonesian President B. J. Habibie has approved the deployment of a United Nations-sponsored peacekeeping force to the besieged province of East Timor. Indonesia had previously disallowed the presence of an international force, insisting the country's national military could deal with increasingincidents of violence ravaging the former Portuguese colony.

"I have made the decision to give approval to a peacekeeping force, together with the Indonesian military, to maintain the security of East Timor," said Habibie in a national television address, subsequent to a series of meetings with senior Cabinet ministers and military staff.

In response, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien announced Sunday that Canada, "would send between 500 and 600 military personnel." Kerry Pither, spokesperson for the East Timor Alert Network (ETAN) in Ottawa, said she is "pleased that Canada plans to send military personnel."

Nevertheless, she said Canada must desist in providing military exports to Indonesia and calls for the suspension of all bilateral and economic aid.

"A call for the deployment of peace keep-

ers is good step forward," she said. "But it is outrageous that there has been no mention of air-lifts of basic humanitarian relief yet."

Over the course of the last two weeks, impoverished East Timor has been deluged by a wave of intimidation, violence, arbitrary executions and deportations by the Indonesian military and pro-Indonesian militias.

As of Monday, September 13, aid agencies within East Timor estimate that up to 7,000 East Timorese have been killed.

The Canadian peacekeepers will join forces from the United States, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, New Zealand, Britain, France, Brazil and Portugal. Reports from within Canada's defence ministry, however, The violence stems from an August UNsponsored referendum that saw East indicate that Defence Minister Art Eggleton Timorese overwhelmingly vote in favour of has not as yet committed specific personindependence from Indonesia. Habibie innel to the UN peacekeeping initiative. Numsists Indonesian troops have attempted to bers of potential troops from other nations quell violence, but had been affected by are, as of now, speculative, notwithstandpsychological problems "in dealing with a ing Australia which is proposing a contrivery complex problem." bution of 4,500 troops. Indonesia has still He has also indicated a desire for Indonenot officially endorsed a UN peacekeeping sian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas to "work force, or an international contingent under out the details" of the proposed UN peacethe control of the UN Security Council, on keeping force, and has dispatched Alatas to its territory. The recruitment and deployment of UN-sponsored peacekeeping forces the United Nations in New York. habitually takes several months, while an The peacekeeping force, if deployed, is international force can be quickly approved . scheduled to service the upholding of balby the Security Council. lot results as well as restoring peace and security in the province. Reports from "It is up to the United Nations Security within East Timor state that relief agencies Council and the international community have been denied access to an estimated to act speedily," said Xanana Gusmao, 300,000 refugees who have fled the provpresident of the National Council of ince or are in hiding in ruralized, remote Timorese Resistance (CNRT), following areas.

Habibie's Sunday evening announcement.

"There is no time to lose."

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EAST TIM OR - The roots of the East Timor conflict are quite complicated. To assist the reader a list of key events and people involved in the conflict are listed below.

July 17, 1976: Jakarta ..accepts a request September 4,1999: Referendum results made by the new East Timor government; arrive. A majority of East Timorese, 78.5 to officially annex the island. The u·nited • per cent, votesforindependence. After the Nations does not recogI1izethe annexation. results are announced, pro-Indonesian · militias go on a rampage, burning homes, 16th century: Portuguese ships land on 1976-1991: Indonesian forces occupy East killing civilians, and forcing many to leave East Timor, and claim the territory. For the Timor. An estimated 200,000 people, about the island. next 400 years, Portugal rules the island. a fourth of the island's population,. are Sept. 5 & 6, 1999: Most international killed.

April 25, 1974: A military coup occurs in observers were forced to leave the island Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, The new due to an increase in violence and killing.

November 12, 1991: The international government wants to get rid of all community condemns Indonesia for the Portuguese colonies. There are three September 7, 1999: Kofi Annan gives the brutal. massacre of 250 youngsters by political groups in East Timor: The Indonesian government 48 hours to restore Indonesian forces in Dili, East Timor's TimoreseDemocratic Union (UDT) wants · capital. ·Many of these same countries, order in East Timor, or else face an to remain part of Portugal, the international peace-keeping force. including Canada, continue to do business Revolutionary Front_f?rJn<i.ependentEast with Indonesia. . Australia_and. other Ashm cpuntries offer Timor (Fretilin) seek,s independence, and peacekeepers. the ..Tiillore,se PopuJar Democratic May21, 1998: General Suharto, the leader Association (Apodeti) wants integration .-. of Indonesia, re&ignsafter ~onths of student September 8, 1999: The call for an with Indonesia. An election for Octoqer .of protests and riots. international peacekeeping force in East 1976is planned but_ never takes place.

Timor grows louder by the;hour. The r .

May 5, 1999: Almost one year after the Portuguese Ambassador said that there August 10, 1975: l'he UDT lauriches •.resignation ofGeneral S.llharto,the Foreign • should be .aforce sent, with or without coup after learning that-Fretilin has been Ministers of Indonesia. and Portllgal ~et Jakarta's approval. planning a coup themselves. The collp~ with the Secretary General of the United throws East Timor into civil war. Both the . , Nation~. Kofi Annan, UN Secret.ary September 12, 1999: Bowing io world UDT. and Apodeti an~ounce they support · General, announces that a vote win be held pressure, Indonesian president B. J. intelilra;ion with Indonesia.

Habibie accepts an international . on August 30 to decide the future· of East Timor. peacekeepiQgforce in EastTimor. Canada December 7, 1975; Less than one month announces they will contribute 500-69() · after East Tim.or declares independence, August 30, 1999: People of East Timor vote military personnel.

Indonesia. invades the territory by air and on whether to become independent from East . sea, defeats Fretilin, and installs the UDT Timor. and Apodeti parties as the government.

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by Jason Simmonds

There is a new presence this year at UCFV. Perhaps you have noticed. If not, you will soon. UCFV Security has had a face-lift just in time for the 1999fall semester. Go~e are the grandfatherly Co~missionaires. Who are their replacements?

Young twenty-somethings, sporting police style outfits, crew cuts, and the Highland Security Group logo.

Rob Kilfoyle head of Safety and Security at UCFV and Al Bachelor head of the B.C. Corps of Commissionaires decided to part ways after their conti:act ended. The new kid on the block is Highland Security Group Ltd., a locally based company owned by two UCFV alumni.

The decisio°' to part was mutual.

Kilfoyle, who came on board UCFV eight months ago, anticipated the end of the relationship with the B.C. Corps and decided the "institution should shop around."What was Kilfoyle looking for?

"To improve the overall presence of Security."

The B.C. Corps was given a shot at a new contract provided their officers met a Worker's Compensation Board mandate (the mandate requires certified security officers have a basic level first aid). They turned it down. The reason: the majority of their officers do not meet the WCB requirement. Rick Stevens, acting CEO of the B.C. Corps, commented on the decision: "Economics! It is not cost effective to train all our officers." Highland, according to Kilfoyle, meets these basic . WCB requirements.

Kilfoyle decided on Highland not only because of its first aid training. He also hopes, that the younger officers will have a better understanding of student life and culture; "they [ Highland] also employ a number of existing and former students of our different programs .... "

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Stephen Leacock and the Red Tory tradition

The Journey to The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice There is little doubt that Stephen Leacock must be seen as a person grounded in the best aspects of the Tory tradition.

Leacock was a Christian humanist, in the best sense of thatclassical term, and, as such, he saw life in an integrated manner and had a passion for the wisdom of tradition and the commonweal of a nation·. This meant, for Leacock, that thecommon good was as important, if not more so, than the good of the individual. A citizen, in short, cared for the well being of each and all in their country, and it was the role and responsibility of the state and society to hoLdhigh such ideals and bring them into being.

I followed Leacock, in my former paper, from his Ph.D. thesis on 'The Doctrine of Laissez Faire' ( 1903) to his nationalist political tract 'Greater Canada: An Appeal' ( 1907). I will, in this paper, continue to follow in the footprints of Leacock as he matured in thought and action, and, in doing so, became ·a pioneer of the Canadian Red Tory tradition. There is, indeed, much in cQmmon between Stephen Leacock and George Grant, and a paper is yet to be written on the tale of these two Red Tories, highlighting many of their points of convergence in thought and deed. But, let me pick up the story where I left off in the last paper.

Leacock, as I mentioned before, taught po1i tical economy at McGill University.

While Leacock was there, he became qui~e involved with Andrew MacPhail and the 'University Magazine'. The University Magazine was, probably,. one of the most important magazines in Canada at the time.

In fact, University Magazine had a circulation of about 6,000 which was quite large for the small populati<;>n of the era. Leacock wrote IO articles for the magazine between 1907-1920, and in each of these articles his conservatism shone through bright and clear.

The Toryism of MacPhail and Leacock spoke loud and clear to many Canadians, and Leacock made it quite clear that he thought, for example, education, in the old sense, was giving way,_to commercialism and technology and the love of money was destroying all worth living for.

Leacock's two articles, 'Literature and Education in America' and 'The Apology of a Professor: An Essay on Modern Learning' ( 1909-1910) lament the way the business mind is consuming, like some ravenous beast, all that truly makes us human. We can certainly see, at the present, how this reality continues as corporations, increasingly so, worm their way into public education. It is important to note, though, that Leacock's involvement with MacPhail and the University Magazine did much to reflect his increasing notion of what it means to be a conservative in a culture given to progress and the ever shifting values ofliberalism.

The election of 1911 saw Leacock at the forefront of the _battle.· Leacock fought Laurier's notion of free trade with all his limited energy. Lea_cock, in short, had little interest or patience with the liberal notion of reciprocity with the USA. Leacock was funded by the 'Canadian Home Market Association' which was a mouthpiece for the 'Canadian Manufacturers Association'. The fact the Leacock spoke for the Canadian business community. need not

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deflect us; Leacock, we must remind oursleves, was not against business- he was against a commercial spirit and mindset that had no sense of social responsibility and ethical backbone. Leacock, also, stood firmly behind a protectionist stance that walked the extra mile to guard Canadian companies. So, it must be noted that when Leacock opposed Laurier in the 1911 federal election, he opposed a certain attitude to business; he did noi, in short, see labour and the making of money as an evil in itself, but he was wary. of where such ten-· dencies tould and did lead. The defeat of Laurier ir. the 1911 election, and Leacock's contribution to such a defeat must be noted.

Leacock toured much of Central and Eastern Canada at the time arguing for a proCanada agenda. In fact, in his own _home riding of Ori Ilia and Brome, Leacock's support of a fledgling politician did much to defeat a liberal cabinet minister. The Conservative victory in the 1911 election, then, had much to do with Leacock's energetic ideas and activism for the nationalist and protectionist vision; this was a vital part of his Red Toryism, and it should always be seen as such within the Canadian political Conservative tradition.

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of Mariposa is ably and intricately probed for life. It is essential that 'Sunshine Sketches' be read alongside 'Arcadian Adventures of the Idle Rich' (1914). The latter book pulls no punches about how the rich live, their values and the way they treat others and, tragically, how the poor and destitute are viewed. 'Arcadian Adventures of the Idle Rich' is telling and gripping in its critique of the wealthy and the gap between the rich and poor;the Soviets translated the primer and used it with much delight. Leacock worried about how it was used, but there is no doubt that 'Arcadian Adventures of the Idle Rich' is a Canadian version of Disraeli's 'Sybil'. Leacock's Red Toryism had a deep and abiding social conscience that dared not hide behind the garments of class, rank, birth and privilege.

The question, though, that troubled Leacock was this: how could the goods of a growing country be distributed in such a way that the world of the 'idle rich' did not win the day?

The war of 1914-1919, for the moment, def I e ct e d Leacock from some of these preoccupations, and yet, in an important way, the War helped him to clarify the answer to his questions.

The accepted wisdom of classical liberal economists before the war wa The fact that that the state the Conservative party won the day in 1911 should stay out of the market and economy; was a great source of joy for Leacock, but the unseen hand would determine fair and he knew that dark clouds were gathering just wages and prices, and how could one on the horizon. The liberal ideas could be disagree with such liberal platitudes? The halted, held at bay, resisted for a time, but war, though, saw the state deeply engaged the tide was turning in their direction. in financing and supporting all sorts of inSomeof these thoughts must have worked dustries. Employment was not a problem, their way into Leacock's ever fertile, vibrant social solidarity seemed to be running high and creative imagination. The publication, and the nation, in many ways, was united in 19 I 2, of 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little and at one on an important and timely isTown' must, always, be seen within the consue. If Leacock, reasoned, all this could text of the clash of ideas at the time and the happen for the purpose of war, why, in a election of 1911. Leacock, in 'Sunshine . time of peace, could not the state be equally Sketches of a Little Town,' highlights, all involved? The period of 1914-1919, thereto clearly, how the big city, seeks to woo, · fore, clarified, in a poignant manner, for wed and bed the values of small town On- . Leacock, that the state must and should tario. Can Mariposa resist the temptations become more involved in a variety of basic of the city, and, more to the point, the lure and fundamental social issues. and baiting of the Carnegies and Rockefellers? This is the question that hovThe publication in I920 of Leacock's 'The ers and broods over 'Sunshine Sketches'.

Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice' is a clasThe final chapter in 'Sunshine Sketches' sic text of the Red Tory way; it is a must sums up, in a graphic manner, the tensions read for anyone interested in the Tory' soin this Canadian epic of conservatism. . cial tradition at the turn of the century.

Those who have been to the city and done Leacock was 51 when this timely tome was well are caught between two different and published. It is quite appropriate to comcontradictory ways of life. The train trip pare/contrast 'The Unsolved Riddle of Soback to Mariposa is, also, a trip into the cial Justice' with W.L.M. King's 'Industry depths of the human soul and the tracks it and Humanity' ( 1917). Leacock goes much choses to run along. Prime Minister further than King in insisting that the state Macdonald, of course, is held high in 'Sunhas a necessary role to play in ensuring emshine Sketches' and the ambiguous world ployment, assisting the infirm and elderly,

providing education for children and addressing the question of property rights.

'The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice' launches a frontal assault on Malthusian economics, the limitations of laissez faire economics and communism. The middle way charted by Leacock holds high both the responsibilties of the state and society; they are not opposed. There is little doubt that 'The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice' is one of Leacock's finest texts on the need to balance, in the delicate manner the roles and responsiblities of the state, society and the individual. The Red Tory middle way holds high the fact that we, each and all, are born into a state and we have both rights and responsibilities to ensure that the good of all is protected against the ravages of either an indulgent, aggressive or narcissistic individualism.

There are those who would argue that after 'The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice' that Leacock turned more to humor and fun that, in short, the social critic gave way to the court jester. I think this argument has its limitations, though. Leacock, as I mentioned above, was 51 when 'The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice' was published; he wrote many topical pieces on economics, politics and social issues between 1920 and his death in 1944. Many, in fact, of his humorous stories are laced with l sortof gentle Swiftian satire and irony. Leacock, the Red Tory, I suspect, merely changed the means he used to present the urgent and timeless message; literature often has a way of gripping and holding the audience in a way that the dry and dusty academic tome does not. I think it can be fairly argued that those who take the time to linger over Leacock's later short stories and more serious prose will s.till find the white heat of the Red Tory way burning bright.

I would like, by way of conclusion, to quote a few passages from Gerald Lynch's afterword to Leacock's 'Arcadian Adventures of the Idle Rich.'

As a traditional tory (as opposed to a neoconservative) and humanist, Leacock believed in the nobility of his fellow man while remaining sensitive to his fallibility, to his need to be reminded of his social responsibilties.

Those in 'Arcadian Adventures' who are close to the values at the centre of Leacock's tory-humanist norm-true manners (the Duke, the Little Girl in the Green), agrarian simplicity and virtuous action (the Tomlinsons), continuity with the past (Concordia College), romantic love, the spirit of religion (the Rev. McTeague), and the ideals of democracy-are subsumed by the ascendent plutocracy in a final triumph of darkness.

It seems to me that Leacock's 'traditional toryism' or 'tory humanism' goes deeper than 'Arcadian Adventures of the Idle Rich' seems to point out, and this is where Leacock's humor comes into play. A Tory, never indulges, for long, in despair, apathy or cynicism. There is always hope, and, courage, one of the classical virtues, keeps us ever alert against the temptation of playing the coward and running from the fray when the battle seems hopeless. Leacock knew how to see through the encircling darkness with the eyes of faith, and this is what makes him, in the end, a 'red tory,' a 'traditional tory' and a 'tory humanist' of the highest calibre. Robertson Davies once said of Leacock, 'A great countryman of ours: a man to thank God for'. I might add, by way of conclusion, a true pioneer of the Red Tory tradition.

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t is a mea~ure of capitalism that everything is for sale. The air we breath, the water we drink, the people we love, even the thoughts in our heads all have a price in the New World Order. A hallmark of our times is that 'revolution' has become that cute puppy in the store window. Star Wars movies, SUV Hummers, Mountain Dew pop, or Nike shoes can be sold like anything else in our society, with the market-researched label of 'Revolution.'

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corporate structure is similar to that of a cooperative with a low gap between the highest and lowest paid employees. They also provide support to no-profit organizations and charities such as The Surrey Toy Run. Perhaps Che's own voice could speak with more clarity than Revolution Soda. Ironically, I found a copy of Guevara' a last let-

of prey. Out of a corresponding socialreligious system that cherished money, greed, hatred and inhumanity.

I know you will say, 'We know all that but what do you offer? More Killing?

A subtle change in things? What is so revolutionary about your revolution?'

But of course you' re cynical. Your

Rage Against the Machine, a band from Los Angeles, has spent much of the last decade promoting, among other things, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, one of the heroes of the Cuban Revolution. South of the Rio Grande River, this man is an icon of dignity and hope. Guevara advocated such reforms as collective bargaining, land-reform, and economic diffusion. However, in the rich northern countries, great expense has be paid in the media to paint him as a terrorist, and the ideas that he died for as evil and sinister.

That is the true death of the spirit.

No, although my health is failing, physical death is approaching, and our plans here have met with disaster, I know we have won. Not for ourselves, but for those who will follow us into these jungles of reality and into the jungles of their own minds to strike that blow for freedom. Women and men of revolutionary vision and action are sprouting everywhere. Like wild flowers bursting the overpowering prison of cement roads. They grow in Vietnam, Angola, Guatemala, Paris, and now even in the heart of the Steel Goliath.

Opportunity knocked. BevSource and Robert Kyle answered. BevSource, a beverage company based out' of Langley, launched Revolution Soda. With a picture of Che Guevara's mug on the front, Revolution Soda comes in flavours)ike Swamp Water, Blood Orange and Guerrilla Punch.

Kyle wasn't the first though. Fische.r s11owboards, and music videos on cable, have also used the image of Che for an assortment of economic or artistic reasons.

OK, time out... Spike Lee presented over two hours of history on the life and death ofEl-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X).

Members of Rage Against the Machine were arrested outside the GAP sto_rein Santa Monica, California in 1998 for protesting the chain's use of sweat-shop labour and union-busting tactics. They also have a host of information and links on their web-site concerning Che and other topics. Both projects showed a greater depth of knowledge and respect for the subject material than what is proposed by Robert Kyle.

When contacted for response Kyle described the soda as a 'gen-x' product but not necessary designed for mass marketing.

Due to the level of misinformation surmunding the icon of Che, there were several difficulties with store managers. Some did not want the soda in their stores and apparently several school principals have I<-dged complaints about the product as \,ell. Kyle went on to say that, BevSource's

You must refuse to serve in their armies. You must reject the heroin offered in their universities. You must become clogs in their productive machinery. Your struggle will be a long and arduous one. It will not come easy, there are no guide rules to apply to revolution. Each country is unique and your struggle is the most unique of all, for the repression is of a very peculiar nature.

Search for brothers and sisters in the struggle. Steal yourself inside for the oppressive blows that will greet each new victory. Learn patience. Learn how to survive. It will not be all hardships and suffering as others have warned. What is suffering comrades?

Even as I write, knowing death is coming over that hill not 500 yards away, I would not go back to being a respected professional in a system I detested.

Due to this North American perspective, there was a voodoo gap-in the information being dispersed in the mainstream media.

Rage Against the Machine was just one of many groups that were providing information on Che. One effect was thousands oftshirts and videos swirling uncommon ideology into the vast data-sphere.

What is happening, according to BevSource's Robert Kyle in an article from The Vancouver Sun, June 19, 99, is that "Revolution Soda .. .is trying to increase the knowledge of [Che] ... [and]educate the children to who he is." Kyle goes on to say that, his intentions are similar to what Spike Lee did for Malcolm X when Lee directed the movie X.

To achieve that world revolution you, the children of the Americas, must lend a hand. You must vomit forth your cynicism in the streets of your cities.

You must mount an unrelenting attack on everything the bastards that rule your country hold dear.

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ter at the Clearbrook Library, printed in a book by Abbie Hoffman. Here are the excerpts.

I write to you huddled in blankets.

Damp, shivering, cold, temporarily dejected over recent military setbacks.

- We are somewhere in the jungles of Bolivia surrounded by the enemy, cut off from all supplies. Struggling against immense odds, my thoughts tum to the young people struggling for a chance at life in the bowels of plastic America, cut off from the lifeline of human existence. For you, like us, we are also surrounded.

I recall the time I worked as a waiter in a Miami Beach hotel and my frequent visits to New York, and I know that people in the second half of the 20'11century are not destined to play out their lives in either the jungles of Bolivia or Manhattan. Surely the destiny of man was to lift himself out of the jungle. Out of an economic system that forces him to behave like a beast

universities teach you to be eternal cynics, a cynicism that can be only drowned in alcohol, diet pills, psychoanalysts and golf. Forget your cynicism. There is no one who has more respect for life than a revolutionist.

I am by profession a doctor. I found however, to heal bodies under a inhuman system, such as existed then and now in my native Argentina, was corrupt. So I left to join Fidel and the others and helped in my small way to build the revolution in Cuba. What we did was to establish a model to show that under great oppressive odds radical social change can take place.

You must shed the bandages bound around your eyes by the press in your country. You must go to Cuba and experience what has happened there over the past ten years.

Even as we realized victory in Cuba, we knew that the battle had just begun.

For a revolution, in order to be a true revolution must be a world revolution.

So remember kids, one day you too could grow up to sell over-priced sugar-water and have your memory erased, just like old· Uncle Che. Keep drinking, chug chug.

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across the globe. Being of mixed English and French Colonial stock it would be hypocritical of me to condemn the Chinese colonial practices, or for that matter the Russians, Indonesians, Indians, and so on. True enough, the son is not to blame for the sins of the father, grandfather etc, but the son should at least be aware of, and acknowledge the past and if possible take· something from it.

I must begin this monologue by stressing that it is based on my experiences during a recent ramble in China and Tibet as well as various readings over the years about this area of the world, which interests me greatly. The idea presented here is general, as space will not allow my yndless rhetoric to be put to print. It is, ess6ntially, my own opinion and I am aware that what I have to say may arouse the ire of certain groups.

Tibet, to my knowledge is presently the largMostly the tie-dyed, dreadlocked, granola est colony on earth. The motive behind this eating, bleeding heart, ill informed, Amnesty colony has not changed over the centuries: International wanna-be types who insist on exploitation. Plain and simple. It is indeed placing the word "man" at the end of every sentence and feel it is their duty to fight for an ugly concept and one truly worthy of humankind; who but we could spawn such an all sorts of causes in the name of world peace. Please do not get me wrong, Amnesty evil method for the subjugation and exploiInternational does a commendable job in an tation of our fellow man? My forefathers paroft-vile world, unfortunately Amnesty Interticipated iri such activities with typical Vicnational also has more people on it's band- · torian fervor, for King and Country, the ultiwagon than the Vancouver Canucks mate justification; the destruction of a culture. Ignorant of the fact that many of these I began by wanting to write a damning arti"natives" had sophisticated societies long before Europeans were building boats. They cle for you here·on the complexities of travel in China. especially Tibet. However, strong committed cultural genocide for what amounts to monetary gain. Guided by the as this urge is, I shall resist as it would be unfair to you, the reader, although when in myth of the White man's burden they recent history has China been fair to Tibet? ... charged ahead under the guise of Empire when has China ... as you see I am easily building. carried away. There is little point in rattling on about fairness; the world is not a fair The Chinese, so long considered a backward place. What is at issue here is the Chinese nation by most western analysts, are doing involvement Tibet and their treatment of Titheir best to catch up to the rest of the global betans. I am aware, maddeningly so, of my elite. In doing so they are rapidly going through the motions of a nation on the rise forefathers treatment of indigenous peoples

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including the acquisition of territory and colonization, much the same as what European nations have done previously. I suppose the question is: Did the Europeans see the moral error of their ways and take steps to repair the damage done or did the colonies simply become economically unviable · over time? How·much oflndia's Independence from Great Britain was brought about by negative public opinion of colonialism in England? Not much. If humankind as a whole was capable of learning from it's mistakes we could just point out to the Chinese that large scale forced resettlement, religious oppression, and what amounts to the rape of natural resources is not the best path to follow. Would they listen any more to this than the Europeans would have if they had access to this information in preceding centuries? I have come upon many thatargue that we do indeed learn from history, yet one need only to ask a Cambodian, Rwandan, or Kurd to see we have not learned a thing from the atrocities committed during the Holocaust.

As long as Culture interferes with the acquisition of power and monetary gain, innocent people and harmless cultures will be in danger of extinction.

effectively took control in I 950's both the British and the Russians had been attempting to take control of the region going as far back as 1820. As much as it saddens me to come to this conclusion, I feel that in the foreseeable future it is wholly unrealistic for anyone who has one foot (or both) in the real world to expect that China will suddenly take heart and give Tibet it's freedom. They now have far too much invested in the colony, as well as it's new military significance in light of the growing Asian arms race, not to mention loss of face for the Chinese Government involved in Tibetan autonomy. This is not to say that as an issue of protest it should be forgotten even though few Governments pay little attention to the Tibetan's plight. Governments reasons for turning a blind eye is most likely based on not wanting to strain trade ties with the worlds largest market, no matter what the cost in human lives; trade must not be interrupted. It seems that what is taking place in Tibet is unavoidable. It sounds terrible, but is it possible that we humans are incapable of peaceful interaction?

History has proven this point repeatedly; the Tibetan situation is simply another example of greed and power, the commoq denomi-. nator of a economic equation.

I feel greatly for the Tibetan people. Theirs was, and is, still in some aspects, a remarkable culture unchanged for centuries: Nothing would make me, and I'm sure most Tibetan's happier than a free and independent ,·Tibet. However, if not Chinese influence in that region, then who? Before the Chinese

Tibetan autonomy would be against all logic, especially that warped, politically motivated logic which controls the hearts of all greedy human beings who lust for power and all that it brings. I hope the future will prove me wrong.

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What CPU do you feel like today?

Last article I recommended that everyone pick up a copy ofthe Computer Paper.

Reading through it is quite dry although you . start to get a feel of how much those little computer components really do cost.

Realistically, most users don't need the newest and the best to run Word 97. Although, if you are using intensive multimedia or graphic design applications, or just sit on the damn thing as much as I do, you should get something that will keep you awake.

What CPU do you need? Wouldn't a top of the shelf Pentium III 600 MHz be nice?

Those of us that don't want to spend fivethousand dollars on a system have to find ways to cut corners without sacrificing too much performance.

The differences between CPUs on the market today is marginal. The distance between the bottom and top of the line. is far shorter than during the ol' 486 days.

My processor of choice is the Celeron. The Celeron comes with an internal on-die 2nd level cache of I 28kB, which is faster than the 512 kB 2nd level cache of the Pentium II running at only half the CPU clock frequency. The Celeron's speed is virtually identical to the speed of a Pentium II running at the same clock speed.

Pentium Ills are quicker and smoother however it will cost you at least four times the cost of a $110 Celeron.

If you still crave a speed boost, my suggestion would be to wait for the Pentium III prices to drop next year. However, a com-

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Should you over-clock?

The usual disclaimer: Any over-clocking is done at your own risk! There is a chance you could fry your CPU! For the serious power user I would recommend it! I squeeze 450MHz out of my Celeron 300A! It's great but not all that easy without some super cooling. Essentially, a Celeron 300A and a Celeron 466A both come from the same production 'batch,' and both CPUs might have ended lip as, say, 466's. What differentiates the two?The chip that made it onto the market as a 466 was run successfully at the 466MHz frequency

by Intel; its heat generation was low enough for Intel's very strict quality control.

WATCH THE CPU TEMPERATURE! Get a good over-clocking-friendly motherboard.

Research cooling methods! You will need a huge fan, thermal paste, and for the extreme ... liquid cooling.

It's true that some truly hardcore overclockers have managed to reach 618 and even 633MHz with a Celeron 300A.

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The beauty of cynicism is that it is neither negative nor pessimistic; it is simply a possible truth.

Recently, I spent an evening with chanted, disappointed bitter people, who some newlywed friends. To everyone's could have opened their eyes to the big pichorror, my own included, I realized that I ture. Most problematic to these non-stop had just uttered the sentence: pro-positive pleasure seekers is that the sort " ... when you guys of happy tunnel get divorced ..." I'm \ vision they .apnot quite certain , ply ensures, in what my point had ~ l -~ fact, guarantees, ."!}!(! •:,s:;' ' , started as, but whatdisappointment. ever the conversaA, <\ How can you tion had been about, ever be satisfied it quickly ended. d , when the reality ' •I Later in the evening, ')' of a possible I sat down with my At.0N'rMAIN negative out1 dear friend Napo- PcnNT t.S_H_,,,.., """ 11". come isn't exleon St. Remy to re, TftlSW • ·plored and recfleet on my social '.:'. ognized? This is faux pas. Now, to be not to say that perfectly honest, there is anything though I am frefatal in disap: quently accused of pointment, but it it, I don't really conseems that consider myself all that slant disappointne gati ve; it's not ment will ultilike I want the negamately only proti ve outcomes to mote bitterness, transpire, it's just and who wants that they usually do. to be bitter. Furl think that hopeful , • ther, who wants cynicism or disap- L--------------'°------' to live in a world where everyone is bitter and disappointed. pointed optimism is a more appropriate Not me. I'll stick to my wide eyed cyniway to label my jaded perspective. Anycism thank you very much. Think about way, the thing that disturbe1 me the most it: in a world where nothing is certain, nottiabout the whole scene was the sort of coning is known as absolute, how can anyone spiratorial silence that encompassed the be vain enough to expect a predictable, safe room when I spoke the fatal words. From outcome in any situation. And why is it that moment I was ostracized (in the nicest that those who are honest enough to say possibleway mind you) and left to ponder what they re<:1llythink are the ones left to my opinions on tht: requisite social fluff that these sorts of gatherings demand. Fidrink alone in corners? This speaks loudly nal verdict? Still not gonna do it. Sorry. I to our social perception of truth. Personally, I love truth, even when it is negative. never really understood the politically correct social doctrine that demands that we Even the things that we think we know as absolute ought to be considered. I experimust smile an~ smile before nodding apathetically in order to appease. To be honenced one of the greatest disappointments est, I find it appalling and hypocritical. I of my life this summer. One of the few things that I thought I knew with certainty wish someone had given me some honest was my height (there was little else that fell perspective at my engagement party; maybe I wouldn't be divorced now. Cyniinto this category; now there is nothing whatsoever in this category). I had believed cism itself isn't negative. It's the way people react to cynicism that makes it negamyself to be five foot four inches tall since I was fourteen years old. I felt comforttive. This is what intrigues me the. most, why does society have such an aversion to able believing that this was one of the few cynicism? Perhaps I just have too much things that I could be certain about. You respect for truth and knowledge to buy into can't imagine my shock, horror and disbethe Hallmark world of happy blind ideallief when at my tast doctor's appointment, I was measured and told that my height is ism. I tend to believe that if something can go wrong it will. I believe that if someone actually only five foot two inches. It was can get away with it they go for it. I be- devastating. See, you just can't rely on anylieve that Johnny pumps gas, and that Sally thing, even when you think you're certain. is a crack-whore. I believe that Dick and Essentially, this is my point: I'm not sugJane see Spot run because they dropped gesting that we should banish hope in exacid at recess. And, most of all, I believe change for despair and negativity. I'm ~aythat our politically correct, quick-fix, fastil)g that rather than always expecting the food, Wonderbread world abhors and ig- best and getting the worst, it seems that we nores the full range of perspective lamented should anticipate the worst and hope that by the truly cynical. I tend to wonder if we're wrong. That way, we are able to acthis is a simple by-product of knowing that tually appreciate any of the token joys that the truth can hurt. All of that said, I should are occasionally overlooked by the Optiprobably qualify my assertions a bit: mists, the Pessimists, the Fundamentalists, though I do believe all of the above to be the Socialists, the Bureaucrats, the Contrue, I hope to hell I'm wrong. Unfortuservatives, the Liberals, the Minorities, the nately, every time I think I might have Majorities, the Anarchists, the Fascists, found something that will make me humMurphy, Satan - whoever - just keep both bly admit defeat, I encounter more diseneyes open.

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disORIENTATION WEEK Well, this year certainly started with a bang! We are glad that all who attended the final phase of disorientation enjoyed themselves, and we are anxiously awaiting the planning of next year's disorientation.

For those of you who did not join us, let me tell you what you missed.

Scavenger Hunt This was the most talked about event on campus during the first week of classes. Teams of four were scurrying between all UCFV campuses looking for valuable, stupid, and sometimes controversial items.

Just ask Restauronics what they thought of the whole thing! Forty two dollars for a couple plastic forks!

-'You've got to be kidding, but I digress. Despite the five or so complaints sitting on Rob Kilfoyle's desk at this time, the event did what it was supposed to do.

Students had fun, and gono know other students at the same time. The winning team, comprised of Grant Babin, Judy Schuster, Cheryl Gass and Pat O'Hara, did not know each other prior to this event.

They bonded, not only with each other, but also with the security department of the Chilliwack campus.

For their efforts, each was awarded with a free class for the winter term!

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thought it was great just don't disrupt their class), some outright refused to participate (the term harassment charge was mentioned).

The various reactions really made me wonder, how much do the professors here support their students?

True, getting pied is an odd way to show support, but is a little bit of whipped cream really that bad?

The Computer Information Systems Student Association has been confirmed as the most active student association at UCFV. These people held a video game tournament and a Bill Gates look a like during disorientation week and pitched in a tremendous amount of effort helping the last phase of disorientation. Kudos to CISSA. On the serious side, despite the hundreds of people hours devoted to this event by the SUS, it would not have been the great event it was without the help of others. Credit goes to: Rob Kilfoyle and the entire Safety & Security and Facilities Department, Barry Bompas, Alan Stokes, Lyle Yolkowski, Skip Bassford, Cameron Roy (UCFV Bookstore) and Bob Warwick.

Thank you for supporting the germ of an idea we had, and helping it to grow to a full blown rocking party at UCFV! Also, special thanks to; Tami McLellan (SUS Goddess for patience unlimited, ideas galore, and the organizational skills and humor to actually survive all the crap we threw at her during disorientation week), City Limits Cabaret (bartenders and bouncers), Vedder Tran~port (stage), A-1 Sound (cheap like crazy sound system), Richard Hamm (DJ extraordinaire), WestSun Equipment (lighting equipment), Abby Fire Department (first aid attendants), and all the people who brought cardboard boxes in so that a gym at UCFV could become a reality! (And for those of you who did not camp out in the gym on Friday night, boy did you miss out!)

"So what is next?" you may be asking yourself. Well, the very first IBEW seminar is scheduled for-the end of September, keep your eyes posted for the date, time and topic. The usual pizza days and socials at City Limits are also on the way (check your handbooks for dates). Bi-elections are coming up again (October); we have several positions open (you too could be listed as a 'defendant' of all that disorientation fun!) More specific information to follow, watch the boards and the Cascade, or pop into one of the SUS offices.

Euerything I needed to know about life I learned atthefringe

by Alia John Popper Zygote A&M Not having a lot of experience listening to Blues Traveller at any point in my life, I felt that I would be pretty open minded about the new solo album by their lead singer, Jo~n Popper.

However, after getting to the half-way point of this album, it took all my will power to keep it in my stereo and suffer through the ~ast seven tracks. found P.o:i;,per' s lyr-ics to be nonsens~cai and sung w~_~,l,>, ~llfe;J;y.c a trace of .:ti\us:tc::al abili'ty.

He' sounded more like a drunken garage. band ·kid t,ey:... i~S[ t~. sing"?-ioliclly, anq in time-with bad karaoke music.

The background for mos,: .,of these songs was a 'strange array of keyboard prodqced noises (for that is all they were) with a boring beat, and an occasional punctuation of musical ability.

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What is so great about live theatre?

Why would anyone want to pay large amounts of their hard earned cash to sit in a darkened room and watch strangers in contrived situations pretending to react to false circumstances?

Why not instead park yourself in the cafeteria . with a bag of chips (not allowed in most theatres) and listen to the people next to you for two hours?

might want to take into account the little survival guide that I have compiled for all of you Fringe virgins out there.

(Nurnbers'3 and 6 are especially important!)

1. The Best Things In Life Are Free: The show going on between the street people and the hookers outside the Firehall theatre is often more interesting than the one going on inside.

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Needless to say, after this I wasn't overly excited about listening to Blues Traveller, but after much coaxing from friends, .I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the efforts of the entire band are much more accomplished and enjoyable than Popper's solo adventures.

It's always good to see musicians taking off on their own directions, but for John Popper, this is a step in the wrong direction.

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Sevendust: Home (TVT) "Sevendust? I've never heard of them before," I thought to myself as I was handed the green package.

Their new album Home is the perfect example of a band that has looked at up and coming music trends and said, "me too." They copy the same old heavy drum and bass beats that better more successful bands use. If Limp Bizkit, Deftones and Faith No More had disowned a son it would be Sevendust. Not exactly the good son, more of the worthless bastard son that is nothing but an embarrassment to the rest of the family. Even with the help of Deftones' singer Chino Moreno on the track Bender, they couldn't make it work.

With tracks like Home, Headtrip and Licking Cream, they prove to me why I have never heard of them. With a press release that stated in bold, "home is where the hard is" I couldn't resist. Go back, back to the dark pit of obscurity from whence you came sevendust.

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while fascithey hold than the for couples.

Live theatre offers me the opportuniEy to listen in on murder plots, experience family reunions and breakups, to see what makes people tick and be there for all of their private moments.

In short·it lets me enter a world where I know everything, but am not affected by the outcome.

It's like being a ghost except you'll get caught if you put your feet on the seats.

The.Vancouver Fringe Festival is my yearly opportunity to eavesdrop on lots of 'private' moments in a short amount of time and for a fairly reasonable price.

For those of you who have n~ver been to any live theatre or who have only been to places like the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, or the Ford Center, the Fringe is a sensual overload.

Dozens of plays, street theatre, musicians, jugglers~ vendors, mimes, hot dog carts, dancers and a few thousand theatre goers all in a six block radius of Commercial Drive.

The venues are spread out through school gyms, tiny independent theat_res, a few community halls and at least one restuarant/art gallery.

That's not to mention the three or four other venues a bit further away from Commercial such as the Firehall theatre just off of Hastings (an interesting evening even if you don't get in to see the show).

The shows themselves are a mish-mash of genres and skill levels.

You can have anything from a chopped down version of Marlowe's Faustus, starring only three actors, to the tale of Luke and Darth Vader, enacted using yardsticks and office chairs.

If it sounds a little too crazy, don't be frightenedthere really is something for everyone at the Fringe, you just have to look for it.

While you're there though you

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By Appearances: Underneath all of that stage makeup actors are scrawny, sun-deprived freaks!

5. There Is No Such Thing As Truth In Advertising: Live nude comedians were wearing cargo pants.

6. I Really Mean It About The Veggie Dogs, You Will Regret It Later!

7. Always Be Prepared: You are not cool enough to talk your way into seats at a sold out show.

The only person that cool is the guy behind you.

8. Mimes Wi~l Talk If You Throw The Money Hard Enough.

9. Nothing On Earth Can Prepare You For The Beauty Of Heaven: But the chocolate martini at the Havana comes pretty damn close.

10. Punctuality Is Important: The meter maid doe·s not care about the veggie dogs, only about the little red 'meter expired' flag.

11.Only Fools Fall In Love: But only bigger fools fail to ask why there are only three other people in the theater.

12. Never Talk To Strangers: pecially if that stranger is onstage asking for volunteers.

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15. Misery Loves Company: But satisfied Fringe goers will_ try to scare everyone else away with tales of rabid mimes and bad veggie dogs so that they don't have to wait in line next year.

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The Visual Arts department at UCFV.has a newly appointed leader.

Don Murray, a longtime at UCFV, takes over this year in place of former UCFV Visual Arts guru Rory Wallace: Although short time to morph himself into this new position, he's feeling very confident that it will for him. His characteristic long-winded reply concerning his feelings a_bout the new position looking forward to the many shows that the UCFV gallery will be presenting this year.

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He had been hoping to get some stories by women, -but the stories were all by men, mostly homosexual, talking about their own experiences.

The first story in the anthology, "The Relative Bargain"

by George Ilsley, opens with a boy sitting on his knees on a rug, blindfolded and.naked except for a jockstrap.

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Here the lower classes are shown: the addicts, the criminals, the prostitutes, the marginalised who have dropped out of public perception.

The most interesting stories come from the point of view of immigrants and children of immigrants, minorities within minorities.

Not only do the protagonists have to deal with the usual problems, but they have to deal often with parents from another culture entirely - one that's staunchly conservative in its outlook.

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I liked what I saw And I.got what I wanted So mom bought the blue boots that I saw in the store Blue boots did big things but big things became small things and smal~ feet became big feet and the blue boots where gone.

Now the blue boots are back but these ones where on~e black So it's not really the same_ And the laces are different.

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BONGO THE BUNNY Bongo bunny bouncing Frolicking and free The grass is blue to Bongo All that LSD Bongo in his burrow Far away from harm Safe and warm and lazy Living on the farm Bongo goes a-bounding One balmy Sunday morn' Skipping through the clover Darting 'midst the corn Bongo sees the highway But Bongo's out of luck 'cause little Bongo bunny didn't see the truck.

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Things I'm not quite finish The message came down from the Chief, "review the latest addition to the art gallery: Mit Schlag!

by Verena Kaminiarz."

As is the custom when reviewing art at UCFV, I listened to heavy metal.

The metal psyched me into a highenergy fervor.

Anticipating the emotions I feel when looking at potential master'pieces, I grabbed the camera and ran to the gallery.

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I had a dream-A horrible nuclear accident melded the bands The Inbreds and Spiritualized into a mutant freak.

The freak mated with the band Morcheeba one late night. after an S.F.U. kegger.

The muslcian Beck kidnapped Morcheeba and 'tweaked' the genes of the embryo in his funk lab-I woke up and realized I had left The Folk Implosion's new disc playing when I went to bed.

With Iron Maiden still ringing in my ears, I had the opportunity to reminisce.

The art wing has always had a special place in my heart.

Like a kid on Christmas Eve, I wait all summer just to rush down to the art gallery to see the new exhibits.

Today I would not be disappointed.

Passing the bookstore, I saw to my amazement row upon row of head/torso targets.

I thought to myself, "wow, putting up life sized paper targets that took a toothless, backwoods, NRA member fifteen seconds to draw, and three seconds to print, is a fine example of the creative potential of UCFV artists."

Then came t~e_. moment of truth.

My stomach churning with anticipation, I entered the art gallery.

As I entered the cold concrete room, I encountered a collection of industrial looking art.

Unframed, unfinished, sad looking pictures greeted me. Characters with big heads and no eyes tried to stare back at me. "If only she had the time to finish off these paintings they would be pretty good," I thought t-o myself.

Perhaps the several captions and other assorted words in and around each painting would help me understand why there are glaring bare patches and a general lack of detail in many parts of each picture.

Alas, these words cannot help me because they are written in another language (French?

Dutch? Greek?) and therefore are about as easy to understand as the artwork it tries to explain.

I would suggest that after the gallery show is done Kaminiarz go home and finish her artwork and it would look pretty neat.

The picture entitled Time Bomb should probably include a picture of some kind of timepiece or at least a bomb.

Oh and the language thing, can we have some English translations please?

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I haven't listened to much Melissa Etheridge since her earlier hit I Wanna Come Over, but as soon as I heard the title song on this threetrack single, it was evident that her style hadn't changed.

What has changed is her creativity and the strength of her lyrics.

She has moved beyond the simple alternative lusty ballads that originally gained her radio play into writing about true love as an almost religious obsession.

She skillfully incorporates many aspects of a meaningful relationship, such as unconditional friendship and camaraderie, that go way beyond being "a need I can't explain."

The first two tracks~ Angels Would Fall and Into the Dark can be found on her new CD Breakdown, while the third song, Beloved can only be found on the single.

For the computer literate, this is also an interactive CD. This little sampling of Melissa's recent work is a tasty treat that fans, or would be fans, will definitely enjoy. by

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Curious The man with the big yellow hat stayed home. Just as well, the night was not fit for man or beast; it was a night for monkeys.

I walked into Animals during Jebediah's opening set, right around their second e:uarter, and immediately hit the bar. I couldn't believe my eyes, there were no specials! The shock-wave of utter horror impacted on my chest and traveled through my still sober body with the force of a juggernaut.. .a juggernaut that wasn't on special!! How on earth could I justify four-twenty-five for a goddam bottle of Kokanee? I knew for damn sure the paper wouldn't cover it. It's bad enough when the price to see the show is the dollar equiva.lent to seven meals at Wendy's, but to pile insult upon injury by offering not a single special is an injustice to all good natured imbibers.

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up to the band. I should mention here that the glass in front of me, the one I said was full, was a glass replete with Jim Beam- an old and trusted friend.

How coul_dI refuse? That would have been insulting to_them, their culture, and their whole way of life. Who knows, if word of it got back to their motherland it may have sparked an international incident. I couldn t handle the responsibility of WW3 on my shoulders, so I threw back the glass of bourbon; for the good of the country. For the good of the world It's a well-known fact that monkeys can't hold their liquor. This one is no · exception.

Big Night Oil?" (hard to tell who said what)- yeah mate ... fucking awesome ... if you're from Australia you have to like them, it's the law (I think it was either Chris or Brett who said that last part) We all laughed a bit, then ...

J- "do you like Canada?"

All- yeah J- "what do you think ofAbbotsford?"

C- it smells B- yeah, like shit J- "favourite muppet?'

C- Beaker B- Fozzy K-Elmo V- Gonzo J- "me too"

So there I was, a broke monkey with a king's ransom worth of a beer in my hand, hoping I could find enough restraint to make this one bottle last the night. I make it sound worse than it was, I was very happy that evening despite the offensive beverage pricing.

You see, I was there on behalf of the Cascade to interview Jebediah and Big Sugar. How could any primate not be psyched?!

I think I'm getting a little ahead of myself though, maybe I should do this chronologically. After the opening set was done, I did an interview Jebediah.

After all, they are a terrific band despite the fact that I couldn't interview Big Sugar. I wasn't about to take out my rage and hostility·on a bunch of young ~ids who'd come all the way from Australia just to play at Animals. They deserved my best reporting skills and instincts at work on their behalf. Too bad they didn't know that. ..

As soon as I entered the back room at Animals I knew it was going to be, not a good interview, but a great one.

Before me was the band Jebediah, an emrty seat, and a full glass. As I sat dov. n, Chris Daymond (guitarist) said to n~e, eh mate, you gotta do this interview Auzie style. Being nothing more than a silly monkey, I foolishly asked, what does that mean? They infonned me that Australian rules reporting means that the interviewer , can t ask any questions until he catches

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You may think that the evening ended there. You may think that I tucked my tail between my hairy legs and went home without so much as a Big Sugar quote.

You couldn't be any more wrong! Try to tell me "no interview?" They could kiss my goddarnned, mother-fucking, monkey shines, big, fat, red, bubbly ass!! There would be an interview.

I had a secret that would be my ticket to tour bus access. You see, unbe\mownst to the rest of the peons in the musical promotions industry, I had met Gordo in a Mexican airport one year ago!_The man in the big yellow hat and I encountered good ol' Gordie along with Mrs. good ol' Gordie shopping for tequila. They were on the tail end of their honeymoon! I had the lady working in the airport duty free liquor store take a picture of all of us together, despite the couple's plei;ts for me to leave them alone.

I brought that very same picture with me to the concert as back up in case I was denied an interview. Yeah!! The monkey wins! All I had to do was wait around outside the tour bus until the autograph crowd quieted down a little bit, then approach either of the Johnson's.

Minutes after entering the bar l received a shock of ever:i more impact than that of the price of beer. I was informed that I wouldn't actually be interviewing Big Sugar that evening, not even a simple "hello". I could still speak with the opening band, Jebediah, and review the show, but no Big Sugar interview.

What self-respecting monkey is going to accept a blow-off like that? What honourable monkey wouldn't go down without at least trying, without at least putting up a fight? Did this guy really ·think that I was going to lie down like a dog?! I would find a way to speak with the big band.

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J- (this stands for me, Jorj)-"what's you favourite beer?"

C- James Boad K- Molson V- free B- bourbon and coke J- "how long have you been together?

Someone- four years J- "what do you think of Silverchair?"

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All right, this is where it gets a little weird. I was under the impression that I . wouldn't be interviewing Big Sugar, so I interviewed Jebediah as Big Sugar. All the members took on the identities of their musical compatibles.

J- "how do you guys get ready for a show?"

B- (a.k.a Al Cross) good sound check helps V- (a.k.a Gary Lowe) we meditate mawn, and smoke da joints J- "where'd you get the name?" · C- (a.k.a Kelly Hope) that's how we take our coffee J- " how do respond to critics who say your latest album sounds too 'studio'?"

K- (a.k.a. Gordie Johnson) the critics can fuck off!

V- maybe 'cause we recorded it in a STUDIO! B- the fans understand us, even if the critics don't J- "Gordie, do ever feel that you're a sort of band dictator because of how often you switch members?"

B- hey, it's been difficult for Gordie to find the musicians who could match up to his level of talent J- "so, how do you guys feel about weed?"

C- I used to V- Ganja good mawn B- just enough, not too much K- I grow my own On what better note could I have ended

The crowd had thinned to almost nothing, and then I saw Mrs. Johnson step out of the bus. I showed her the picture (it was actually a blown up 8x lO I had made at the local laser printer's) and watched her facial expression go from recall, to horror of realization, to resi~nation of fact. She understood that I was one of those relentless little monkeys and the only way she'd get rid of me would be with an interview. I strolled onto the bus while the remaining autograph hounds yelled for me to give the band a C.D. to sign. A couple lesbians suddenly decided that I, a male (and a monkey at that), was worth their time if I would get them on the bus.

I told the stragglers and lesbians that they might as well go find some baboon or chimpanzee to ass-kiss to, I was off to interview Big Sugar.

On the bus, I was greeted by Gordie while his band mates were getting ready to run outside and catch cabs to their hotel. He told me I could have about ten or fifteen minutes, but then they'd have to go. I began the intensive questioning immediately.

J- "so Gordon, what's your favourite beer?" (I'll make one more confession.

By now I had been sitting outside with a group of guys, drinking beer I had snuck out in my pocket, for the last hour. These guys, incidentally, used up all their film taking pictures of some guy's puke, after he was beaten shitless by the Hell's Angels. As Big Sugar stepped out of the club to sign autographs the guy with the camera realized that they had no more pictures left. Enjoy the puke, boys!) (oh yeah, the point of these parentheses was that I was as drunk as ever and had resorted to my Australian reporting techniques) J- "so Gordon, what's your favourite beer?"

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Taurus: April 21- May 21 "Pickle- head thinks I should stop writing his horrorscopes. His were better last week.

I'm just trying to save his ass from criticism.

His psychic pigs have been lost so he's relying on books, weird looking books to be exact. And you don't really need an engine to be a pilot right? Oh, this is too long now, got go, sorry I didn't get around to predicting your life." You are compatible with people who are too opinionated. That's Mr. Pickle Head to you.

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Libra:September 24 - October 23 So you thought you could escape the stars?

The stars show conflict with personal relationships. You should talk to someone. There are several 976-numbers that are available to you; for instance 976-PIGG or 976-GOAT. These numbers will help you find the direction you are missing. Also change your perfume/cologne, it stinks. Where did you get it? Wall Mart, my house? Compatible with: Aries

Scorpio: October 23 - November 21 The ascension of the moon into your house brings high tides and low grades. During the moon's cycle you can look forward to emotions rising to critical levels. Stay away from bright lights, red wine, and Celine Dion and you should be okay. Seeing as we both know that you were never okay, fake it. Bathe more often. This week you are compatible with Leo.

Sagittarius: November 23 - December 22 Okay, this week will be marked by enthusiasm for Uranus. Your ruling planet Jupiter will be jealous. The dynamic between these two mismatched foes will influence you to fear midgets and other assorted freaks. On the' twenty-sixth I see you running to the store for K-Y jelly. This week you are compatible with Gemini.

Aquarius: January 20 - February 19 Good news you little pansy. Like it or not your ruler is Uranus. That makes this your power month. Not power as in Mighty Mouse, but power as in the B.S. astrological kind; a lot of help that will do you.

Drink Gatorade, eat power bars, and exercise your mighty authority over all of your domain. This week you are compatible with Aries

Pisces: February 20-March 20 According to the moon, this week all Pisces are going to die. Sorry people, that's just the ~ay it is. On the other hand, Uranus is looking at you favorably, so there's a chance that if you hide under a rock and stay away form all forms of the opposite sex (human or otherwise), you might be saved; Uranus likes to see people suffer. On that note, this week the only thing you're compatible with is dirt. *Note: The preceding horrorscope for Pisces was the work of my Lewinskyesque intern, not the truly enlightened.

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Gemini: May 22 - June 22 Instability in all matters of your physical being will result due to the distance of Mercury from your inflatable play toys.

Stay away from sharp objects and penis gourds (native to the aboriginals of Papua New Guinea). Focus on "soft" objects like kittens and ponies instead. You are compatible with Double Mint Gum and all men and women between the ages of eighteen and twenty-four.

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Cancer: June 23 -July 23 The animal associated with your sign is a crab. That means that you are going to be crabby. I predict that you will have to act sideways this week.

How to act sideways will be something that you will have to figure out by your self. This week you are compatible with current Canadian Prime Ministers.

Looking for an arrangement of the stars so you can score with that babe in the desk across from you who doesn't know you exist? The stars can help. Let the mystic Two Pickles write a special horrorscope just for you two lovebirds.

Drop me a line at the Cascade or I will use my cosmic powers to seperate you two forever, Muwahaha.

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G-+being asked where we got that name J"O.K. Question three, where ,didixou get ...oh ... never mind.

Just then Kelly Hope, keyboards, guitar and harmonica, walked into the bus's foyer from out of the bus's lounge area (this was one big fucking bus).

I decided to throw a question at him J- "hey'Kelly, are you getting too old for this shit?"

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Aries: March 21-April 20 A descending lunar cycle in conjunction with planetary ascension creates nervous energy, indecision, and a general feeling of weakness. Use caution this week in driving, cooking, and bestiality. Watch out for signs of change. On the thirtieth of this month a homeless bum named Doug will ask you for change. Compatible with: jellyfish.

Capricorn: December 23 - January 19 This month the planets stress a cool and logical attitude toward life. It's time for reflection and learning. In a word, this week will be boring. Spice it up by putting hot sauce on your genitals. This week you are only compatible with people you pay to be around.

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UCFV.YOUNG LIBERALS Back.to the books. It was a busy summer for the UCFV Young Liberals.

We worked hard together to structure a productive out-of-school season and insure that this Fall semester we'd have a club plan. There were many out of town trips into Vancouver at the call of Members of Parliament BBQ's. Likewise, here we organized a BBQ just for the members of the UCFV club. I will mention that we had exerted efforts also to raise funds through a car wash and bottle drive that, due to the circumstances of this summers weather, did not take off the ground.

However many strong contacts were made, and we continue to work with these persons. Over the summer I personally met, for the first time, with Secretary of State Finance Minister Paul Martin and MP from Oak Ridge, Ontario Brian Wilfert. Both of these men strongly encourage the work we are doing here at UCFV and appreciate that we are getting involved with the issues of the people.

Letters to B.C.'s Federal Liberal Caucus and Senators were mailed out addressed from our club inviting and welcoming any visits from such persons to speak on our campuses. We hope that we do rouse guest speakers to UCFV to speak, so the students can attend and ask questions of the government. Facilities like the theatre are perfect for these events. Our club encourages its members to voice their opinion via local newspapers and through local officials.

We are starting this semester off with clubs day, having a recruitment and information booth. We have some concerns to address to the Student Union Society about the creation of our club, which is still not even a year old. Being a club we have one vote during their . meetings, so we need volunteers to be there to increase the strength of our voice.

The first meeting we have planned is September, 27th. As for advertisement, we are going to put up posters in the hallways and are working on a web-page in the clubs section of the UCFV webpage.

We are looking for students of all ages who want representation and who want to address concerns of campus politics and the Canadian government. We need people who want to write letters to our Country's officials and create policy that recognizes leading issues that are problems for students. We have an agenda of goals that, with your help, we can achieve.

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UCFV President Skip Bassford (right)_ was pleased to present a commemorativ·e plaque to Restauronics district Manager Carlos Contreras recently in recognition of a donation of $25,000 over five years by Restauronics Services Ltd. to UCFV's scholarship endowment funds.

A donation of $25,000 over five years, by Restauronics Services Ltd. will create a :1ewperpetual endowment fund at UCFV. This donation will be matched dollar-fordollar by the provincial government which will double the total value to $50,000.

The interest generated by the Restauronics Services endowment fund will be used to provide a new scholarship for UCFV student. The restauronics Services scholarchip will be available each year to students who have demonstrated community and/or student leadership, as well as strong academic standing.

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Agenda items include; .Health and dental · · ·,.J-.' plan referendum, Cascade autonollly refNew this year, the SUS, \\11ththe heJp of a erendum, why are you paying a three per- ' feW student associations ~uccessfiilly lob:cent activity fee, and regular business such hied for room be grant,ed to the };us as the.;Student Union. Society (SUS). for. the purpos~ of cr~af. l\ Stud 7,~As: Budget (would you support a $5,000.00 · sociationOffice: Current t(:ioµgtiitwip_ expenditure to ·p~rchase ll~a?), '.·•·_change}~Qecem~r, f;l~bs and stitu,tion and brtaw :Cpipiges,:as weJl a .'.'tioris operatingfrqm ~~Abbyf~PU,~·can ·summary.ofthepreviousyearsSUS busi- . 'use room A~~- 'Associations,,~illnow ness. If that d~snot.get you m1f:to pear\,;have m \i(leguate space f,or holdi!Ht . the issues, throw your opinion inand vote: · ·' ·meetings ....

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Ainnesty International Are you interested in Human Rights?

Are you concerned about issues surrounding East Timor and Kosovo? Maybe you should consider becoming a member of Amnesty International. Amnesty International's work focuses on violations offundamental human righ,ts. Amnesty International opposes imprisonment that violates individual rights:

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"Restauronics is committed to supporting the UCFV community and especially students, by establishing this scholarship endowment fund," said Restauronics District Manager carlos Contreras. "We recognize that students are the reason why we are here. We believe that we have developed a true partnership with UCFV and we support UCFV's mission and goals. We also appreciate the opportunity to invest in the future of our society."

"Donations such as this one from Restauronics go a long way to helping support future students and to building a first-class university-college," said UCFV President Skip Bassford.

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To freely hold and to express his or her convictions, without resort to the use or advocacy of violence.

To be free from discrimination based on their ethnic origin, sex, colour, or language.

Amnesty International also opposes violations of every person's right to physical and mental integrity, specifically, the right to not be tortured, ill-treated, or executed.

Amnesty International demands that governments everywhere:

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Give all prisoners whose cases have a political aspect a fair trial within a reasonable time.

Abolish the death penalty, torture, and other cruel treatment of prisoners.

End all extra-judicial executions and 'disappearances.'

Meetings will be held Mondays at 5:30 p.m. in A2 l 9 (beside the Road Runner Cafe), or you can simply stop by the of~ fice whenever you have a free moment.

Office hours will be posted by the end of the week.

Cri01inal Justice Student Association On behalf on the Criminal Justice Students Association, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all new and returning students to the Fall Semester at UCFV. The Criminal Justice Students Association (CJSA) serves not only those in the Criminal Justice degree and diploma programs, but all those who have an interest in or an aspiration to enter the Criminal Justice program.

The 1999/2000 CJSA Board Members are: Robin Litzenberger - President; Paul Lovatt - Vice President; Stephaine Martin - Secretary/Treasurer; Kathleen McIntosh - Degree Representative; and Linda Wunderlich Diploma Representative. Please drop by (A315) during CJSA office hours to introduce yourself, ask questions, offers ideas, or to volunteer your time.

This year's council would like to extend our appreciation to Martha Dow, for her service as the Criminal Justice Department head for the past four years. We would also like to congratulate Tim Segger for his recent appointment as head of the Criminal Justice Department. We look forward to working with him.

CIS Students defend their titlebyTanialones Saturday, September 11th, the Computer Information Systems Student Association (CISSA) hosted their second annual Welcome Back Picnic/BBQ. This year, the event was open to all UCFV students, faculty, and their families and was hosted at Delair Park. The turnout was three times greater than last year, despite the 50% drop in faculty turnout (Wayne Welsh sent his regrets). Students came from as far as Hope to enjoy the sun and the computer-related events.

the Rosedale Renegades. The day ended with a few innings of softball. The free BBQ was a big hit, and we were thankful that no one was stung by the bees. Thanks· to the CISSA executive for doing such a great job in making the event a success!

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We encourage all students, regardless of the department you study under, to either get directly involved with or come out and support the various student associations, clubs, and Student Union Society activities at UCFV. Have a great school year.

Weekly meetings will take place in room A 315 from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. every Friday. Everyone interested in joining or being involved with the ICSA is asked to attend meetings.

the rest of the clubs how to get involved.

In case you're new to UCFV, CISSA sponsors the Student Computing Centre in D224 (Abbotsford Campus). 'Fhe centre is Masters of Disorientation managed by CIS student Glen Lorenz. It is completely run and staffed by students, -Disorientatio_nactivities were dominated ready to help you with your computer probby CISSA members. The CISSA contribution (keeping up with the Joneses) placed-. lems (sorry, we can't help you with UCFV lab computers, just your general questions Kids scrambled as they started the first second in the scavenger hunt. Special thanks about your home system) including advice event-the floppy disk scavenger hunt. to PF for befog such a good sport, EL for on what to look for when buying a compuTheir eyes lit up when they discovered that the text, the cafeteria for their fine cutlery, each floppy disk retrieved could be traded the helpful attendants at the Chevron in ter system, how to get MS Word to do what for candy. Blake (from Rosedale) scooped Agassiz, the police officer for directions to you want it to, and guidance on your prothe most candy with fourteen disks. The the Old Kent Hotel, and Virginia for her gramming problems. If you're interested in next event, the keyboard~reassemble, tested · attempts to actually sign the pinecone. Dur- being a volunteer or want to ask some questions, please feel free to pop by. The servthe memory of the typists of the group. Elsie ing the CISSA video game tournament, ice is free and open to all in the UCFV comamazed us all by missing only Jour keys. Chilliwack Campus put Abby to shame, The wind challenged Angela and Janet to with their greater turnout. On Friday, Tami munity. prevent the cans from blowing away durshowed us her best Bill Gates by being far ing the CD toss. The faculty team (Paul _ more nasty and obnoxious than her compeFranklin and family, with 'adopted' memWhat's CISSA Up to Next? tition (remember: she's the office manager ber Glen) showed the rest how to win at the at SUS) and scooped away the prize of qualfloppy disk race, while John {Power ity· software (Corel WordPerfect Suite Our next meeting is Thursday, Sept. 23 Surgers) tossed a computer mouse an im- 2000). Next, the gym was erected with the ( I :45-2:30) in the clubs room, A3 l 5. CISSA pressive 51 metres (Chris's mouse was sac- help of CISSA members as well, and the meetings are held at this time in this locarificed to the Swamp Gods). tion every second Thursday. Come out and entire back wall was constructed by CISSA. CISSA also provided an Engineer and a see what's happening next. Check out the The Power Surgers finished in first place, Carpenter to ensure it's structural integrity. signs in the SCC for other events happenfollowed by F4, Wasps, Racers, Vipers and Big kudos to the CISSA gang for showing ing soon (field trips, fundraisers, parties).

We would like to build on the momentum generated by last years' CJSA, and are prepared to offer several new and exciting events this year. In order to get to know our membership better, we invite you to fill out one of our surveys, either on the CJSA brochure or in the CJSA newsletter. This way we will be better able to keep you up to date and provide excellent opportunities to get involved in CJSA and other student activities on campus.

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Bring your bells, bring your whistles, bring your drums and bring your enthusiasm.

Note: Men are welcome to participate in the rally, Women only in the March.

The Community Wome.n's Centre at UCFV would like to welcome new and returning students to UCFV for what looks to be another exciting year. The Women's Centre is planning a fun year full of events and activity. We hope that you will drop in and et involved.

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