The Cascade Volume 9 Issue 9 2001-11-07

T.S. Eliot

Arc you one of the majorit} of students who doesn't seem to care what the Student Union Society (SUS) is doing with your money'? Maybe you should change your attitude. Here's why:

Th1.:Societies !\cl states that a i.lin.:ctor must "act honestly and in good faith nnd i11the best interests nt' the society," 1 have lt>mne<lthat as a ma11eror ethics, members who stand lo directly benefit frn111the pt\ssing nf a mutio11(like an increase 111 pay). should ahstnin !'rum voting on that i11llli011.

The subject of Honoraria i~ covered in the bylaws. Snlariel> arc not. Oue~s what that means? A huge procedure needs 10 bi.: fol• lowed in order lo increase small a11Imn1ts or money, yet the institution of generou:.. salaries is not subjcet to such com.:erns. Keeping such archaic issues such ns accountability in minu. do you agree with this system?

Turnout for r~,eAnnual Genernl Meeting was pathetic. It wus adjourned for la<.:kor quorum (necessnry turnout. or quoin).

Unfortunately, the attendance for the adjourned meeting was even worse. Four directors aml nne student comprised the LOtalnumber of nttendccs. As the exc<.:u• lives present stood [(1 benefit from a 1000% increase in pay, is it little wonder that no one had a problem with it?

The total amount of the budget ($300,000.00) now allotted for salaries ancl honornria - approximately $150,0CXl.00is equal to half of the student fees collected this year. That is more than the entire budget for lust year! This amount would be enough to provide nine students with a $ I 000.00scholarship every month. Just think: half of the student fees that you paid to the SUS this semester are headed direct• ly for someone's pockets. How do you feel about that?

The Student Union Society wants to know what you think - you may have noticed some pamphlets to that effect lloating around the school. The fact that the SUS does good things for the students is not in question. The question is. do you approve of their behavior of late, and do you think that they are working I 000% harder than last year?

I have seen more commenwry on the SUS in the last two weeks than in the ri.:st of the semesti.:rto date. This would seem to indicute that people are suddenly interested in whm the SUS is doing: some ol' them nre more than a little pissed off. You deserve to know what is being dune with your money. and the SUS needs your feedbnck. So please, do some homework, examine the evi<lcncc, and ask yourself one question: "ARE YOU GEn'ING YOUR MONI::Y'S WORTH?"

The SUS Responds:

Thank you for your concern about your SUS. Happily, we have noticed an increase on student involvement on SUS matters, and it is swdents like you who make this possible. Because of the need for each council member to express their own opin-

iun about the change on the executive posi• tions honoruria, the voting fur this motion was made through closed ballot. However, every executive member wos nwore about the Societies Act you referred lo.

The bylaws governing the society nre, or course, not perfect - there is always room for improvement. Significant changes like this, paying the executive positions, are not planned in our (or any) bylows: however, you can be sure that the necessary steps for this are being taken.

We share your disappointment about the turnout for the AGM. However, you should H1keinto consideration that the increase was nor a I 000% increase. As it was. executive members were only mandated to work 3 hours per week at $150 a month, which is $12.5 per hour (lax free). Tod,1y,

executive members are 111andu1cd to work a minimum of25 hours per week a! $1.500 a month. which is $15 per hour (subject to government tux). /\s you can see. the increase is not near I 000'¾-on the pay. but the hours. We assure you that having eommittcd people on council will pay back for students. Having hum.in powi.:r to run all the services. like sc;holarships, will improve the services.

We do encourage students tn speak out and give valid opinions of what is happening; after all. this society is by students for stu• dents. We know these changes can be a quite shocking but if you give us a chance. we are sure you'll sec your money's worth.

Sincerely,

Jose A. Uzc4tegui SUS PublicInformation Officer. email: suspio@ucfv.bc.ca

Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.

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THE CASCADE

Volume 9 - ls1-ue9

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Ki11gRo11d Abbotsford, BC V2V 7M8 cascadc@ucfv.be.ea

JAMES CLARK Editor in Chief

News nnd PeururesEditor

DEAN TJEPKEMA Layout Coordint1tor

Staff Writer

MARY GLASGOW Photo fournalist

BETH KEllHER Ad Sales

RUBYSOHO

Sex Columnist

The Cascade is tho UCFV students' free press. lt provide~ a forum for UCFV students to have their joumali~m ptiblished. lt al1:,oacts a~ the nltemative press for the FraserV,illey. 'The Cnscnde is funded with VCFY studlll1t funtlll. ·r1ie Castnde is pub-Hshed twice mo11thly. The Castade has11 clrculntion of 1000 um! is dlstribumd lhrQughout Abbots ford, Chilll wack and Mission. The Cuscnde ls a very proud member of the Canadian Vnivcrsity .Press, u nalit1nal cooptrath•e of 72 university and <;0llege n~W$pnpers from Victorja to St. John's. The Cascade foi l(lW!> the CUP eth• ic,U policy concerning material of a prejudicial or oppressive nnrure.

Submissions are preferr~d in electronic format eithtr through e-mail or on disk. Please send 1,1ubmission:;in 1txt.'' Pormat only.

Letters to the editor must be ul)\lble-spnced :in.d Lyped. Letters will also be ttcccptcd via e-mnil only if they rnt·et the necessnry requiremenli; its outlined in this section.

Thu Cu!iCudcTC:icrVC$(he righl tc, odll lot• ters 10 the editor for clarity and length. Only one letter per wrircr lhay uppear in nny given addition. The Cascade will not piint any letters that contain racist. s~xist, ht,lmophof?ic or lihelous content. The writer's nunw and ~tudcnt num~r m11~1be subn1itted wirh CJ3Chlener, Lettersto the editor rnulit be lln~lcr 400 words if intended for print.

Conttihutors JohnBllrkcr DovePurnie

Keiran Gibhs

lennifer Henderson

Shannon Loewen

Desln.:eMayhew

SarahMacNeillMc,mSQn

K & li Sedore.

Jose Uzcategui Dawn

by JarnesClark

There is an olu song that .1sksthe 4ue~tio11, "why docs hc have to be such an angry you11gman?" Kris Lind, why are yOll so bitter at the Cuscade? I am not gning to make this another diu1rihe like the one you printed in the Toque. I'm sick of this whnlc Toque versus the Cascade thing. I guess it was bound to happen. ln the immortal words or thut crack adi.Jledjunkie Rodney King. "Can't we all jl1st get along'?"

I really have to udn1irc ytiu, Kris. for being so idealistic und at the same lime so under• hunded. [ believe that it was you who said

that people should think before they speak. You could have also added that people who intemJ lo publish something should first get the permission frnm the writer or at lea~t let them know. But hey wusn't it you who also said that we shouldn't let this "good" journalism get personal?

Now time lo answer somc or your rather personal questions. Kris as you kn(lw, I was in New Zealand over the sum111er. RcmcrnbC'r when I came into the oftice ,lf(llllld lhe end uf spring semester and told you'! Remember it wa~ lhC' time whcn I wished ynu luck for the upcoming season and congn11ula1edyou un getting the job thut I have now and said that if you needed help you should call me?

Kris J under-tand your concerns about editorial control over the Castadc. I know that you care passionately about the Cascade nnd that you didn't realize that implying the Cuscude is un SUS puppet, managed by someone with no ni!w:-.paper experience, would be considered "slaging" to someone who has worked on the Cascade for four years. I thought that I had made i1 clear to you when we spoke before your paper wenl to print that we conrorm to the CUP editorial guidelines not the sus·s.Js that clenr now? There were several reasons that the Cascadewas late lo print this year. The lack

of carryovcr staff was a problem, so were the password locks on the computers and that we all got hired so late. (The locked co111puterswere not due to some kind of Touqeish plot 10 sabotage the Cascade, in fact both Conrad and Jeff from The Toque did try to help us, thanks for the help guys.) I thought that ynu knew all of this s\uff, why do you keep bringin~ it up? Look Kris, I never knew you well enough to c.ill you a frienu but I thought that we at least shared a 11111wnlrespect or one unothcr. I tried tn help you ou1 as mu<;h us I could when the Toque was starting 0\11 and I don't like the implication that the Cascade and the SUS arc oul to get yrn,i. I can '1 speuk for the SUS. who arc piggies ai the trough. but I really don't want to get into some kind of yelling 111atch.Except with reople who try to justify their 1000% wage increase hy saying that the money makes 1he111more efficient but it $till takes them three weeks 10 print out an ad sales C1Jntrac1.We should also question people who justify a 50% Cascade wage reduction on the basis that lhc money just isn't there; then they increase their pay by us much as 1000% percent. I wish you nothing but the best in future issues. As for our newspaper war, l' 111 sure that there must be some critical issue that deserves more press hint, hint.

THE CASCADE... AN INSIDER'S EXPOSE

MY FIRST 3 WEEKS ...

by Beth Kelleher

HI! Wclco111cto the third ecli1io11or the 200 I/2002 UCFV Cascade! ( hore you are c11joying (or al least deriving some neeti11g umuscmcnl from) reading this issue as much as we enjoyed putting ir together! As the ITT()Sl recent addition 10 the Cascade SLHff(!hough I'm not 'the newest' by much, as this year's Cascade staff were all new to the office in September), I leaped on-board with coumless questions about everything from the nut'n'bolts production of the paper to 'what exactly does the Cascadestaff do?'

So after almost a month (it will be a month by the lime this is published) of crash• course, on-the-job-training, I thought I'd be in an interesting position to share the answers to some of my own questions to give you an "inside scoop" on what goes on behind-the-scenesof your student newspaper.

Three weeks ago, I joined the haphazard srnlf of the 200 I /2002 UCFV CASCADE. I was full of ideas. passionate to share them and ready to become part of the voice of the UCFV student body.

Two and a half weeks ago I began ITlaking daily lrcks to the SUS office for a Cascade contract. This was, of course. a little more difficult than J'd first anticipated. However my contract would be ready to sign 'tomorrow,· which seemedacceptable to me at the time that was before 1 knew what I know now - that 'tomorrow' is still coming.

Ncvcnhcless, J deemed such obstaclt:s worth the privilege of the position.

Two weeks ago I ricked up 11 copy of the first edition of the Cascade and was completely shocked and hon-ified at what I saw! Nol that I would have heen pleased to be parl of a SUS pet-project or newsletter, but l tind myself involved in quite the opposite! While the Cascude has always held a reputation for being somewhat of a journalistic und political tlail for a1ten1ion,is seems that lately it's self-described label of "media whore" is disgustingly accurate. I'm 1101 sure which self-respecting woman would want a photograph of their breast to grace the cover of a campus-wide publication, but Ihm is beside the point that it was published at all! However, still I forged ahead in my journalistic endet1vor,though somewhat disillusioned from what J had hoped is would be. Besides, around this time. 1 also began doing CD reviews, which proved to be an enjoyable and considerably more relaxed publishable 'break' in the seriousnessof my other goals

Ten days ago, l began to secure advertisers for the Oct 24th issue. I found that due to the nature of the first cover-page. many respectable businesses were somewhat reluctant 10 sign ad-contracts, however by sheer will and determination, l pursued and managed to obtain one-year commitments from several local businesses. However, I also took my concerns to the editor and we

had u quality discussion resulting in what I thought was an undersrnnding NOT to put any more breasts on the cover (of course l naively assurncd thnt 1his i11volvell the exclusion of grossly mal-formed fruits and vcgct.ibles as well us the barring of nudity from the rest of the paper ns wel I.) Following this discussion, I was omewhat encouraged and eager to resume my efforts, however

A week ago. 1 sat down lu leaf through the Oct 24th edition of lhe CASCADE just before it was about to be sent off to the printers, and was initially mildly impressed by the absenceof sexual shock-value on the cover (not that a burning pumpkin held by James' brother doesn't have shock-value, just not the same immoral variety us a bare breast or mal-fom1ed yam!). However my approval was short lived, as I flipped open the first page to see a scanned copy of the breast-cover, a bold advertisement for "SEX SEX SEX!,'' and an introduction deeming the CASCADE to be a "Media Whore" as well as "a wacky blend of pornography and journalism" all on the first page! (While that last statement seems to be sadly true. it is certainly not one that all of us on the Cascade staff want to promote or enhance!)

Last week, I attempted to use one of the office computers, only to watch it eat my disk, and unexplainably froze. When l inquired as to the cause of this. [ was told that the office computers have not been

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mai111ainedor de•fraged in 8 yeal'S (for those of you who, like me, have no iden what "de-frogging" is, I now under~tand it to be something that should he done every 3-6 months to keep one's comput• er ru1111ingefficiently), thus there was absolutely no memory left on the corn• puter l was tryi11g 10 use. Thankfully, the disk did not co1110i11anythi11g vitally imporwnt. nnd the computer repairman checked the orher computers and diagnosed potenti::il problems as well as prescribing $Olutions before more major problems occur.

/\ few dnys ago, T sat down on one of our offices delightfully dilapidated ancient couches (which we use due w the not-somysterious disappearance orsome of our more modern furniture LO SUS). in the hope of concocting a journalistic I11asler• piece. but after less-Ihan-S-minulcs, 1 had to stop .ind take inventory of exactly what I was writing for, .ind smile 10 myself. "A journalistic masterpiece?!''

If I, indeed, even had n clue how LObegin such a work (which I Jon 't), it certainly couldn't be done here! Not only was I mtcmpting to concen1rate un an individual task during n 'post-production meet• ing,' but that 'meeting' involved most of the s111ff,1110!-.t of the volunteers. as wcll ns n gout! representative of l'ricnds anu ncquait1lunccs who barely rend the paper at all, let alone have anything to Jo with writing it! Amu11g the topics to be covcrctl included office football, computer games and Mr. Potnto head! (H's a won• clt:r we don 'I have more volunteers then again, given what our paper is, maybe that's not so surprising.)

Today I allcmptcd to nccess some fi lcs in our disorganized mess of a filing cnbinet.

Nol surprisingly. the drnwer wns jammed and the i11formation I wonted is either non existent or ~o tlecply lost in the lnck (lr system, IhI11I'd lrnve helter luck. recreating the source myself, than a11cmpting 10 re-organize what's there. And su. because I wa~ in an ambitious frnmc or mind today, I started 10 organi7e a brandnew filing sy~tem for the Cascade todny

And !\O three weeks. two tlnys antl hour nnd a hal r after I fir I e111ert:dthe cozy corner of the institution we call C:ist:ade. I am thoroughly Jisenchanted of Lhc case or my i<.lealistit:1vi~iom, for Ille ucrv student press, however I hove lcarnctl invaluable les~ons (such as 'What is Mata?') and remain <1S p::issiona1dy determined and corn111ittcdus c\ er to lhe prnductinn nnJ c:ontinual improvement or our paper. I love my Joh; I really Ull! I lint.I out something m:w every day (Fur instance, yesterday I lt;arned whal an "agate line" I~). 1'111mt:cting new people

( How is 11that n new~papcr seems In nnt11rally nltntt·t the most hi,rarrc p~ople?) /\nd the ascudc is giving me the venue to pnss on these oppnrtunlties lo you. So while l had no idctt whnt I was getting myself into, I've "h.:apl" tlrH.l now I'm "looking.'' and I sec infinite potential, if nul to prnd11ce u "journalistic nIastcrpiccc,'' then at least to learn and grow us pt:ople as we mive 10 be ·a better voice' for you!

If you have any t·ommeI11s,compluints. questions or i.uggeslions, plcu~c free to urop hy our office (/\226) aml we' II likely ,1sk you lLl write them down (and bec:nusewe usually l<1ckprintable copy, they Will likely gcI published I )

Edirors 11(1/e; T/le Ct1.1·code ha.1·111on 1 Pn/nto 1/eods //w11.m,y 11ewspaper i11 Wesrem Cm111rla,Go Casr·r1de.'

LETTERSTO THE EDITOR

ATTENTION: UCFVSTUDENT UNION EXECUTIVE

It has come to our attention thal yo11 have received a si7,eable increase in pay ~1fterthe last AGM, which wo attended by one nou-student union member (Editors note: There were nlso four faculty llll!tnbers at the mectin~). We, as well as many other students feel that perhaps to give yoursch•cs such 11 substantial pay raise without a ful1 canwul refercn• dum ls a sad oveHiight. 'fo refer to L>ylawsset.forth by Ottawa to give yourselvc~ credibility is no helter than to say you are adhering to the laws set l'orth by King John (as in the King that took from the poor), or perhaps the Canadian senate which regularly also use such slanted logk lo line their pockccs.

While we arc not opposed to financial co111pensatio11for those individuals elected lo student governmenl, we propose that payment remain in line with student hased ca111pusemployment rules. At your proposed rate of pay you willbe earning more than work-study stude1,t5, term-six co-op st11d1mtsand auxiliary UCFV staff at pay ~roup one. Not to mention the lovely people that have thii pleasure providing food for UCFV student body and staff, some of whomhave been here for many, years and make much less money then your $15.00 an hour.

Although is has been pointed out to us thal your wage is in line with other Student Unions across Canada, we still feel thal the autonomous nature of your AGM was not the mos( ideal formn for voting in a pay ral e. lt is our under ·tanding that the iclc11 behind this p11yincrease was to create controvcr y. On that point we concede that you have 1;ucceeded. In the future we suggest that the Student Union Society produce colourful pa111phlcl information prior to such 011 importont issue 11ndnot afterward celebrating an flUtonomous decision.

The previous SUS mcmhcrs were not willing to allow themselves such pay increases in order to mllkesure there were funds for other more needy areas. We certainly hope that due to this ne" expenditure 011 the part of the SU ' executive, st111lcntemergency hur. arics will not be put in jcop11rdy for those sludcnls who cannot offord to put food on their table. On this 11ote,for those stu~cnts who arc in need plMse rememhcr you can apply for emergency relief futtd!i through the financiol aid office, or flsk them for food certificates. As well you can apply for Food Bank hampers throui:1hthe Student Events office located in room A215 at lhc Ahhot~ford Campus.

Thank•)Oµ for your allention to this matter,

Sandy Weipert Spiel~r (fnrmer 'US WesI Cnn1pus Rep anJ SUS Vi1.:e Presidi.:111External)

M,111ree11Sowasy ( Fourth year UCFV ,1t:tive i11Student Event:; !Ind Theatre) ~111111thcrcunt·crncd students.

DEFENDINGTHERIGHTSOF THE UNBORN

Abortion kills innocent, unborn chil• drcn, who arc fully deserving of human rights. Science rrovcs that the fctus is a hunwn being. Every living thing reproduces after its own kind. To find out what stimething i we simply ask; "\iVho arc its pnrents?" Unlike spen11anJ ovum, the zygote is alrcudy u whole h11manbeing. It possesses1hc natural, inherent cupacily w develop into an embryo, fctus, infant, and adult. Consider the four ways how an unborn child differs from a rle!wborn; Silt:, level of development, environment, and dependency. None of thcsc actually relate to whether it is a human being or nut. First if size Jctcrmincd aml defined whal is human, then my 6"2" ba~ketball player brother would be more humun than I um. Of course he isn't. Bigger people me no more humnn than smaller ones. As Doctor Seuss said, "No mutter how sn1all, rI pcr:mn is n person." Ir level of development wns an issue then a four-year old who husn't yet got1l' through pubcrty would be lei.s l111manthnn a twenty live yenr nld. Once .igain, uf c:oursc nut; that would be absurd. Thirdly. the unborn baby is in a different plac:e than the newhorn. The unborn is within the mother's womb and the newborn i~ outside. Uut where you arc ha!i no bearing on who you arc. Whether you're Hl the store or al home your identity ns n hu1na11uoes not t:hungc. Why should a baby whn i~ si;.. i11chcsuwuy from her mother's womb be called human when in its previous position it hau bccn called not human? Lastly. pro-obottionists of"len deny lhc unborn human slnllls becuusl' it is dcpcntlcnt on its mother. I3ut if indepcndcncl! is whar makes us huI1Ian, then nil those whn are ctepende111on kidney machines, heart p,,cenrnkers. ur insulin are .ilso nor l1111n.in.Of wursc we know this is false. There ii, 110 cthi cal differt:ncc bctwccn an unborn child \\ hn is plugged into and Jcpc11de111 llpon its mother and ., kidney pulic111 who is plugged into and dcrendc11t IIpo11,1 kidnt:y muchinc.

Our t.:lub. Sllldent Advocates for Life. believes th,1I thc unborn arc human 111:ings.anJ we arl!commilleu 111 defending life from conception t11n:11u1al de.ith. Thc only is. uc rclc\.,lnl 1111hc abortion debate is whether '·1i-·,~ hl1111un or not, Canadi.l. through aburtiu11.k.1lh I 15, 000 babies ;i year. Canudians therefore are killing children. and this i~ genocide. There 11reno nborliun laws in unada at this time. Women 1hc111sclvcs nre also victims in this horrible injustice. We believe that wo111e11 in a crisis pregIianey need tn have oil tllC foets about their baby and the abortion process, and husi ness.

I lclp for those in a crisis prcg11ancyis ,)\ail.ible tll; 1-877 88 WOMAN.

If ynu would likc tu gi.:t in conIacI with our duh, y11ucan e-n,ail us at :,all200l@hotn1ail.com.

Web~ites of interest for further inlo:

www.inlcrlife.org

www. l'eminis1sforl i fr .nrg www.lifcsile.net

www.ncln.ca

SPphia Schmidt

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ABORTION PRO

I would like to respond 10 your article

Abortion: The Other Side. which appeared in the October I 0-24 issue of The Cascade. I make this response not because I feel 1h01you arc wrong u11dI am right. but because 1 0111just c1s e11tiIleu 10 have 11Iyopi11ionhcurd by fello\\ UCFV studc11tsas you urc.

nrst I want to say 1ha1I a111not proaburtion, but pro-ch0ice. I bcli1.:ve.just as you do. that aborti<111is a sad and lrngic thing.. llowcver. I must acccpt that unwanteJ pregnancies arc ;1 facl of life. While it is essential lhul we do everything we can to prevent them (birth control, nbstinence) there are ~imply racwrs which we cannot conIrnl. In a perfect world n woman would 1101 have to face an unplanned pregnnncy. We <lo nnt live in n perfect wnrld.

Choosing to termin,Hc u pregna11cyis u chnice thnt I wish 110 fellow fe111alc would ever have to make. The fo1,;1of the mailer i~. that sometimes, fnr sonIt: people thnI is the right choice. While we must do our best to prc~cnl all options. neither you nor I have the right 10 tell n woman sht: must carry a child to term. l see from ynur article that we t1grec on one thing; people mu,~tbe educ,lled on the facts of t1bonion. /\s with any surgical prnced11re.there are side effects lo ,1hortion. There ore nlsti, as you put it. "c111otio11alrisks" to it. Thal docs 1101 mean 1ha1abortion is universully evil and wrong. Do not think for n second lliHl there arc no side effects or "e1110Iio1n1Irisks" l\l carrying nn unwnnrecl pregnancy tu term. In racI, cvi.:n when the b,1hy is plu11necl,postpurtum Jcprcssion can bring intense stress to the new mother.

I am !>Url·that you ,11IdI t:uuld dl·batc thi~ is:sw: for quite ,0I11etim1.:.1 have much 111oreto say uII this ~uhjeu 1hc11 WhLltI have \Vritlen hel'e. 1 only hope that rny words help ynu Lu undeNanJ the other, other side.

Bk:ssings of whomcv.:r.

Glynis Hannaford

To WHOM IT MAYCONCERN:

I' v,: be~·11c11couragcJIn put forth i11letter form;lt I he events that happened <111 01.:1nber23rd, 2001. I fear this I11aybe the 1.ist written work I ~ubmit 10 U.F.Y.C. While- I have alw,1ys found full-lime studies in nllllition to single parl'.nting extremely chnl ll'.nging. it has now become overwhelming. 11ill nnt that I'm unable 10 fullill the academic work lon<l: Iny four yrar nld ~<111and I can no longer cope with inadcqu:.11e parking acrnmnwdwions anti abusive r,olk1l'.s cv1dcnI by Ilic M:t:urity staff. My son oltc11dscampw, daycare while I'm in c.:lass.After class i~ over, I hn\e fifteen mim11es10 pick him up a11ddri,·c him ll> ldndergartcn. ~tnpping rnr lund1 on the wuy. T rypic.illy park in line nf ihe f<1urspn-:esdcsignated rur <.layenre

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ALLABOUTANTHRAX

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HALIFAX (CUP) - r:'rom the American Congres~ tn the Canadian Senucc. From university campuses to post offices. Since Sept. 11, anthrax scare!>- and in some in~tnnce conlirrncd cases - have been popping up acros~ North Amcrk:a.

But how much <foes the average.: pc.:rson really know about this pote111inlly dc.:adly bacteria?

Anthrax is actually an acute infectiQUSdise.isl.! cnused by the sporc.:-forming bacteria anthracis. rnost comn1only found in domes• ticated animnls such as cuttle and sheep. Humans can become infected with anthrax by in~csting ii, inhaling it or thrnugh cuts and abrasion~ in the !>kin. ,.., r-1 1~ id<:?"

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The bacteria may :.ound nc.:wIn the gcnernl public hut is actually well k11ow1110 Cun(ldian scientists.

''A 101of work on anthrax a~ u biological weapon was done in Canada in the 1940s. It was tmc of the first biological wcupons 10 bi! producc.:d and is one of the easiest lo make," said John Thompson, director of the Mackenzie lns1i1u1c, which does research and provides commentary on organized violence and politicul instability.

Although anthrax has been around for decades, it has seldom been used as a weapon.

"What's 11ur111ullyprevented slates from using anthrax arc two things: There are more effective biological and chemical weapons available and stulcs know that if you attack the U.S or a NATO c11u111rywith it you can c.:xpcct to see your capital city lllrned into a parking lot," Thompson said.

Although amhuritics have 1101determined the source of the current anthrax outbrenk, Thompson believes it is another form of terrorism. He bh1mcs terrorist ' lock of national identity or allegiance with their willingness to use anthrax as a biological weapon. particularly against the U.S. "lslomk fundamentalists want 10 tttrget Western civilization. The U.S is just the flagship."

Ahhough Thompson believes he will sec the use of' anthrax on "mass scale" during his lifetime. he doesn't believe the general public should live in fear of the bacteria.

"You can· t prepare against every attack or contingency. I'm more worried about not looking both ways before crossing the: street or having a heart attack or getting c.:ancerthan I um ,tbout anthrax."

by Sarah MacNeill Morriso11.

Ubysscy at $6 an hour. you arc effectively complctc.:ly disadvantaged Md I think many employVANCOUVER (CUP) -The B.C. govern en; would not hesitate to take advantage of ment announced this week it will introduce students and fomilies," she.:said. a lower minimum wage for youth working their first jobs.

Starting November 15. first-tin,e workers in che province will be paid a 'first-job rate' of $6 an hour for the first 500 hours of their employment. The wage is $2 below B.C.'s regular minimum wage, which was rnised 40 cenls 10 $8 an hour this week.

"The first-job rate is n first slc.:p lo help strengthen youth employmc.:nt options:· labour minister Uruham Bruce said in u release. ''The l'irs1-job rate rccogni~cs the valu.ible service employers provide to new worker~. and the l'uct 1hu1it can take severul months before new workers arc fully lraincd.

Howc.:vcr, NOP MLA Jenny Kwa11,said the new system could easily be abused by employers.

''A person could work up lo chise to six nmnths ot $(1 pc·1hour and then gel !ired." she said. "I think it's a very dangcrou~ thing to do. :ind i1 puts pc.:oplcal u very , utnerable stage in terms of c.:rnploymcnt practices and e111ployme11ts11rndurds.

''ll's shocking LO me 1hat they have implc men1cd this," Kwan sail.I.

The B.C. Govcrnmc.:nt and Service Employees· Union alsl1 critici1.ed the move. The union's presidenL, Gcorgc Heyman, culled the new wage "an insult to young workers.''

"This program is subject to wide-open nbusc by employers and will need a whole new system of record keeping to insure that each employees· hours arc accounted for." he said in a press release.

"I wonder if the premier is willing lo pay his ministers and deputy ministers 25 pc.:r cent less until they learn the ropes," Heyman said.

Kwan also expressed concern that 1hc new wage would affect you11g people. particularly students working towards posr-secondary degrees whu often rely on fourmonth work periods 10 fund their education.

"If you have to go through a training wage

Yvet1c Lu, a vice-president of the University of 13rilish Columbia's student a~sociution, said 1h1;diffc.:rcncc bcLween the regular minimum wage and the first-job wage could be prohibitive for students try• ing to pay for their education.

"This will be tough for s1udenls because six months is n I011g1i111r;and 500 hours al $2 nn hour [isJ $ IOOOand $ 1000 is a lot of money for a sIudc.:111,"she said.

Lucy Watson, an Ort(aniic.:r for the Canadian Federation of Students said her

organization wn~ concen1l'd over the possibili1ic1>of u 1ui1ion increase 111the province. A dc.:crc.:asc in the minimum wuge for young workers, shc said. ~ould leave many people.: unable to afford college or university.

"It's very much I\ concern when we hear that students and young people arc put into a category thul's separate and dislinct,'' she said. "The B.C. Ubernls arc showing contempt for the v;1lt1e of work for young workcr1;."

8.C. will not be.:the only prnvince to have a 'training wage.'

Nova Scotia, the Nonhwest Territories and Ontario also have separate minimum wages for first-time workers.

However. the gap between the two different minimum wages in B.C. is $2. In olher provinces and territories thc variance ranges from 45 to 90 c.:cnls.

B.C. has the highest youth unemployment rate.:in Western Canada m 13.6 pa cent, compared with 8.4 per cent in Albc.:rta, I 0.5 p!.!r cent in Saskatchewan and 8.8 per cent in Muuitobu.

GUM FOUNDON STUDENT

by John Barker

Recently, a dangerous phenomena has been sweeping high school und college campuses lately. It's affected everything from huge, impersonal universities to our own small, local campus. This phenomc.:non is th!\l of students carrying gum 10 classes. We at the Cascade are concerned for the safety and well being of the student populous. On any given day we see hun• dreds of students walk by our humble office carrying gum, or chewing gum, or travelling in large pack of people. a majority of which have.:easy access 10 gum. Insrnnces

of gum-related dcalh increase exponentially in countries whel'e gum is 1101outlawed, and ore practically non-ex istent in countries that have banned gum (like Singapore). Groups such as the Coalition for Gum Control have begun lobbying the government for laws protecting citizens from gum recently, saying that the Canadian government nc.:edsto protect it's citizens from gum deaths. The NDA (National Dcntyne Association) has been coumer-lobbying, saying 1ha1the deaths of a few people are no re11sonlo limit the freedoms of responsible gum owne1·s.Public; opinion seems split 50/50. and so the debme rages un.

ESSENTIALSERVICE?

The Liberals' plan for education and what you need to know about it.

by Shannon Loewen

We've all dealt with them. Our experiences with them have been good, or bad. or r,robably both, but in the end have heen rewarding. as they have !liven us the most important gift of nil: knowledge. By them. r mean our teachers, from both elernenrary uml high school. And they're about to be screwed if our Liberal government has its way with them.

In its altempts to 'cul the fat' from government spending. the Libernls have turned their eye:. tu our teuehers, who they have m<1de.in essential ervice to minimi1e the amount of resistan<:ethey <,;Unput up so the governmcnl can do whatever they want 10 euui;;ution. And the Liberals de111011i1ewhoever does tnflke a stand so they appear to the gcncrnl public as l:uy. overpaid, ungrateful workers who just want to suck the public and the taxpayer, dry.

However. thi is certainly not the case. Here are a few facts the government has neglect• cu to mention while spewing propaganda about the teachers.

Forget 11.:achcr's assistants, counsclors, library technicians and rhe like. Under the Uberais· new plan for educntion. you won't find most, ir nm all. in your local school

any111ore.They have be1.:ndeemed 'unnecessary' and 'wasteful' by thost: responsible for determining how the schools arc. run. Howtwcr, what the governInerll doesn't realize is that if Ihey sl.ish these peoples' jobs. they slash apart the much vaunted qunlity of education you can find here in B.C. Without these people to assist teachers and make learning as effective as il can bt:, students' performance~ will crush, which means bad news to our future economy. If Wl! don't have the kind of bright. innovative people 8.C. needs in the l'uturc, then the Liberal's t1ourishing economic fuIure is a dream. and a fanciful one nt that. What mnke~ it worse is thnt the adrniniwation of ench school must decide what must cul to meet the Libcral's agenda: straining relations between the teucht:rs and the administration when they ore supposed to be workinit together for the greater benefit of the students.

It also seems that the government believes that teachers do not need to cm. 'rhe governrnent wants to take away lhe tcad1ers· lunch hour so thcy can be supervising the stuuents out. ide instead of the lunch hour supervisors. 'rht: government says this is necessary be<.;ausestudents don't listen tu the lunch hour supt:rvisurs, but in reality ull they want to do is cut 'unnecessary' spend-

''KIDS ON THE SIDE''

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K. & 11.Sedore

at their school." (This, in my eyes, would make tardiness l'urgivable). Hey, l'n1 as

So hove you noticed the large populnt,on guilty as the nc>.t pcrson for sleeping in of "111murcstudents" here at UCFV co111- and occasionally being late for clnss (I i;;an pared to other collc.:ges?Not really'? Well. count on one hand how many times it's apparently there arc a lot of us. ulthough r happened this semester and still have fintlo11't know if .111yonc'sactunlly <lone a gers 11:ftover). My question is, though. if I tnlly to lind out exactly how many students can hustle four kids out rile door and to the are con1bining academic pursuits with rais- 'sitter's in the morning and still make it to ing kids on the side. We arc. rn our house, class in ample time, what excust: did this both of us sit down to homework in the studenc have? Piss-me-off.factor: eight. evening·: in forty-five minute intervals. of nine-and-a-hair when this person arrived course, as 011c of us has to go and switch with a hot coffee from Tim Horton's thi.: laundry over... (might as well rnnkc the detour, you're late So what's life like wearing two very dif- for cl,iss anyway). ferent hats? r:or St!lrters, we probnbly get So saying that. the rcul reason instructnrs up earlier than ihc uvcragc student, some want our butts in dass on time is probably day~ .is early as 5:30nrn. We stnrl rolling because they're in the same parentini; boat kids ou1 bc;:twccn6:30 & 7am nnd they are as us "matu:·~ stuclc~ts"; ~lccp-<ler,rivt:d <lroppt:cloff the bubysitter's for Bum when I a~d over-c~llfrnate~ JUSI to be punctual 1/wc have an 8:30am class. OK, well with one lunctwnrng nerve and tardy that's the plan, anyway. ft doesn't always a1t.endee juSt got 0 it. work, I'll adrnit that once -just once- l've ~11hout l~1u~ch111g_ into a rnrnr-lecture (gtvdelivcrcd a kid at thl! 'sitter's wh() wasn't 111gyou rnlorrnatron you already knowquite dressed. Alrighl, truth be known. she that's yo~r parents' privilege), I'll in~1e~1d was buck naked, wearing only her jacket sa_Y,,how1111p.~essed I am with t\1e nrn,1or11y and boots. it's not like it was cold outside! ot younger students who I ve rnet at But J mode it to class lll1 tirne!

.Speak.ingof punctuality, I had an 8:30am class one year that had u chronically late student. ln fact. r don't recall this student e-..er grucing tht: clas:-.room bcrore 9arn. One dny I approached the tardy inuividual during a break and asked innocently how many children s/hc had. "Oh. none" was the response. "Why did you think I had kids?" "I thought you wcrt: always late because you had to first drop your klds off

UCFV. (Take issue with rhc adjcctiv,;. if you want. after all. the reciprocal or "mature" would he ?).

ln closing I'd like to make a couple of looug• gestio11sIll the aclministnition here nt the college:

I. Sy11chroni1,ethe buildings' clocks. the technology does exist, people!

2. Make the ability to read t1nd eompre• hend an analogue clock a prerequisite.

ing in schools. Also the government wants t0 i111.:reasecla.s si1.e again at all lcveb. despite advice from the teachers that it would be H bnclideu to do so. as it would affect the lime the tcni;;hcr c.:ould interact directly one on one with each student. decreasing the general quality of education. Yet in the government's view, this is another good wny to t;lll expenses.

/\s to the general belief teachers an: laq. Lio nothings nothing could be l'urlhcr from the truth. Unlike many people. who lead nine 10 five jobs und don't hring their woI k with them, a teacher's job begins befnre the bell rings ,111ddocsn·t end when it rings.

Teachers arc responsible f'or marking, lcs• su11 planning and writing reporl cards nniong various other things. whkh tukes hours after the school day is done nnd 1Ivcr with, And while they're at school they 111us1 dcal with belligererH students. hostile purents (not snying all parents are hostile), the ever present social worker, and at limes, the police. If working alongside vinlcnce, drugs, and indifference is supposed tn be an idyllic joh, thc11I fear what a really tough one looks like. Tead1ers also often voluntt:er hours of their extra time to students, ranging from 0111.: on one tutoring 10 t:Xtruc.:urricular acti vii ies. As for tile fact they have two months vncc1tionwhile school

is out of session. may it be reminded thm teachers do not get paid <luring thO!-.etwo months nnd ui'tell have difliculties making ends meet during those times.

Teachers were offered an eight pen.:cntraise by the government. and have he-.!n vilified f'or :J!,~i11gfor lhirty percent. The government has said there·s no money for such a raise. yet believed there was enough to give themselves a nice. fut raise in the process. F,ight percent is an insult lo the hard working teachers. when the l:qually hardwnrking nurses ask1.:dfor si>.ty four percent nnd got 1hir1y two. Tt:ac.:hersdon't expecI they'll gt:t n thirty peri;;ent raise, but they bdievc they deserve " fair ont:. rc11ccting or the.:amount of hard work th<:y put in. So the strike. Teachers don't like th1: foct of depriving education lo students nnymorc than the parents do, but they'll dn it ro insu,e the fn1:t thut lhc students get the qu,1li1yof t:ducation they deserve.

So 110w the big que!-.ti1111.Do Liberals belit!ve that education is really e~~cnti,II? By 11Iakingit an essential service, i~11'1it e,1',H!11licll that students get a quality educm1on'! Apparently not. It's bad that there's going tn be a s1Iike. bul it would he c-..en \\Orse 1r there was,,·t 011c.

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CRAZY DRIVERS

by Arnundu Mills

lt is my np1nion thnt something must 111.: done ,\imut the pnrking lot smrn. In thc p;1rking lnt there ,ire IHl yield or str,p signs. Th~y' re: there when ex it i ng the parking lot h111what abnut lxt11een ~ectil>ns'! In th1: rrnnt parking lul there is a 11,aind1·ui;!hut goes all thl' wuy ni.:niss to the nther purki Ilg lot. Plus then.: ure se\,Cl'td Innes thal interscl:t "i1h tl,is ltrri~· Dri\cr:- HIT tuk111g mh.intagc nr othcr drivers by not ktting them 111rrnnl m by culling tht:m off Yrhcn they an: tryi11g Ill kn1c. Okay if one c.:ar goes hy in t'rn111that one th111g,but tl1nigl11

I SU\\ three cars CUI 111rro111or a Dmlge trul'k Nut unc ol the peuplc v.hu cul 111111

11111\:,1l'd lli ,.i) tlia11k)'Oll f'n1lclt111gthem

111.111d 11111,111l'"'" lhe pcnplc I sn\\ i:111nlf h11nkcJ th1,:i1lh1t11. 11·,;1hrn11time tlley \h11ulJ.

I \\l'l11t111l1e -.i;ltn11I ,\I 4ptn tl1li;1y, Oi.:tnhc1 till' mth, u11dI Stl\1 lnur (11.:l:llll'Clll"l'S thut sho1tld 11111lt,1\e happen,.:d. 111the Iron! purkili!-! 1111The ri1s1 wu, a l)ndgt: lrui.:k gclli11!,!i.:111nl'I' hy 1h1eel:<11,. I dnn't know

f>ede~trio.111~ do not have to yield In vehicles hut 1hcy shoulcln·1 wnlk out ~lowly between two parked cars. They shouldn't walk across two Innes holding up th,·ee c.irs. notice th,11they should move foster but they slnw down. anti ~1,1-earat the one Jriver who i'i11<1llyhnnked his hllrn at thc,e l\\ll younld teenager:;, The third w.i:,, .i ,lupid, arrog,1111prnblcrn th,ll could hi.we been ~oh.-ed ea~ily with bnlh ,1Jes rnopcrnting. At live thirty I wutehcJ two cars leaving the 11l'\Vparking IOI n11J the one by lhL· libraty. As you know liien: arl· two swp signs hl:rl· on both ~idl's. Ndllll'I' driver stoppl·d or illokcd. .ind both 1<llled In tltc 1hird ~top sign hl·Hd· ing out 011It! llte rnml. The dri~crs ,ILlrpl'd side hy stdc al the tlmd stnp i-ign and ycllcJ at each nther ror gn111gon tlw nthcr's turn. I was trying to get \lUl Clr the pm king lut and glll :.tuck behind these two ,pnn~ cnr~. J wutchcJ a~ tlit'y yelled ,0111c 111oreand both tried lo inch i'1Jrwardto go When the durk one 11nthe lct't hit his ga~ and p1illt:d out in l'n1111oi' thee other he nlt1H1s1hit "i.:nr thut wih trying 1t1get into

WILL LIFTINGTHE FREEZEBENEFITYou?

whut kinJ they are but they were dark blue, red, and greenish. The Dodge let the first in but the second i;tarted going after the Dodge began moving. They ulmo~t collided wht:n tht: Dodge stopped. Then the red i.:ar went uheud of him. The green car saw un opportunity and pulled out again making the Dodge stop. Behind the Dodge wus four very understanding cars who I hemsel ves were cut off by one or anotht:r in theit· dnys. When the dodge finally made it to the stop sign seven minutes later. he had to wait for another six cars tu go by before he was kt in by u burgundy minivan. ihc Dodgl;l waved thanks and got in the exit lane to turn left onto King Ruud. I watr.:hcd as the cars slowly crept l'orwurd one by one. Prom the time the Dodge let the first person in to when he got on to the road to go home, eighteen min• utes had passed. And be was only parked ju~t un tup of the hill in the upper level parking lot.

My second trugecly that was avoided by extreme patience was in the Church purking lot 011King RcJad. A car tried for nine minutes to turn left onto King Road. When the car finally i;ot a chance to turn two students darted nut in l'ront of the car and nearly got hit. This car, a light blue Honda Civit (it said so on the bumper) hud parked curs to the right and left or her. There was no visibility and she had to slam on her breaks because rhe students came nut rrom two parked curs on her immediate left and she couldn't see them from what 1 saw. Them was a huge truck behind u tiny hatchbai.:k on her left anc;f the students came out from behind the truck.

the parking lot.

Not here at tilt: schuul, but there was two tnxi drivers that I am remindt:d of thinking of these two men. These taxi drivers were in Toronto, Ontario. One was turning left on to Young Street and the other was in the on coming traffic turning right on to Young Street. The two cars didn't stop and yield to the driving rules and let the one turning right go first, and smashed into each other. Their bumpers got caught and they had to block the entire intersection due to ~heer srupidity. This is a regular occurrence in Ontario. Drivers don't drive defensively, but offensively.

The third was a case occurred last week and it ranges on the opposite side of che scale. This woman and her group of four friends let six cars go in front of her, at one time. She let three n1ore one the way out of tht: parking lot. She :.ilso let four off the highway exit onto McCnllum. Tttook her until a yellow light before she would 1urn left onto Marshall Road. She was a very nice driver to the cars in front of her but the cars behind her were getting a litlle bit angry with her nnd l heard three honks, from three separate cars.

To flx these problems simple measures should be taken. Putting stop, and or yield signs in the parking lots, instead of just around them might help. People with uuthority should be passing our tickets to enforce these rules. Punishment should be given to thuse whu ''hog the road" und disreg.ird others who need to get somewhere too.

by Beth Kt:llcher

The SUS sponsored a forum on the future of tuition fees Munday, October 29.

I must ndmit, that when T suw the poster advertising this meeting [ wns rather impressed • or at least mildly interested • that the t:lusive SUS was involving themselvt:s in this cause which so obviously affects the quality and availability of education for UCFV students. Not only should UCFV students be able to expect this kind of interest and involvement from its council representatives, but we 100, as fellow members of SUS and as students should be expressing our interest and concern in such issues. I walked into the meeting excited at the prospect or receiving answers and being/heuring the student voice of UCFV react to the prospect of Ii fting the current tuition freeze.

In 1996the NDP government implemented a tuition freeze that has been in effect for tbe last 6 years. Last May, the Liberal Party won the provincial election and the tuition freeze has been under review since.

This past fo.11,in an effort to win the popular stuJent vote, tuition fur the 2001/2002 school year was cut by 5%, however the far reaching implications l>I' the millions in lost revenue has sent many institutions of higher learning reeling. The prospect of cutbai.:ks in government funding coupled with decreased or fro1.en tuition is making it impossible lo provide programs with the necessary funding to grow or even maintain their current standards.

Thus SUS organized this forum in an el'fori to educate student~ regaroi ng the issues at hand and solicit feedback from the student body ill order tu represent UCFV students to the Minister of Advanced Education. Knowing these things, I entered the boardroom, expecting a large turnout, and was 1,ac;f ly disappointed and frustrated that there were only 21 people there. Of those in attendance, 2 were Cascade representaLives, 2 were Toe representatives, 4 were SUS council members. at least 2 were faculty, as well as honored speakers, John Less MLA, and our own president, Dr. Skip Ba~sford. (Jn summary, that only 9

students showed up out of their own free will and interest!)

According to Les, maintaining the tuition freeze will increase pressure on capital expansion. In essence,UCFV has an annual operating budget of approxirnatcly 45 million, 29 million uf which is government (taxpayer) funded, 5-10 million of which comes from student's tuition, and 6-11 of which must be raised independently. While education is of absolute basic importance" claims Les, "the key to our growth in the future" may have l\> suffer some severe funding cutbacks, if tuition doesn't start increasing incrementally.

Bassford suggested that the continued tuition free2:e might hinder the quality of educotion to the point where a degree isn't worth enough to hoister the economy. At the very least, maintaining the tuition freeze at present detracts from UCFV's ability to offer more sections, maintain it'll low class sizcs, and continue to offer the services .ind programs it doe.~.much less exp.ind.

Questions raised include what the affects of increased tuition will have on the availability of student loans and grants, and what the government's advant.ige would be in increasing tuition, (i.e. "Isn't it in the governmt:nt's best interest to educate people?").

To both of these questions, the response was somewhat vague, although Mr. Les and Dr. Bassford reassured the inquiring students thHt the government's and the institution's goal for students remains "a good education for a fair price." One of the slUdents present suggested that his education W<lS "a bargain at any price" and he'd be "willing to pay I 0 times more" than the current UCPV tuition. Other concerns raised included exactly how much the proposed increase would be, and how the government proposes to maintain availability of higher education to lower income residents by increasing tuition. No numbers were proposed at this forum, howcvcr the suggestion that the percentage increase of tuition be matched by that same

percentage increase in government funding was raised. II was also suggested that the increase be marginally incremental in proportion 10 inflation. As to the cunt:nued accessibility of education for lower income residents. this issue was also skirted nicely by the promise that "education is an investment in the future."

In foct uncertainty seemed to be the resounding theme of this meeting. Few. in any of students questions were directly answered, thus, in considermion that only a hand flll I of students attended and they were not satisfied with the information they received, we may conclude thut the first objective of this meeting - to educate the students of UCFV • foiled. The second objective - to receiving slltdent input - WHS slightly more successful. though not by much_ Of those present, .ipproximately half of the students voiced opinions: most of, which favored the lifting the tuition. freeze.

Whal are the implications of this meeting?

Basetl on one forum, advertised by a few dozen posters, and the opinions of not-even• .i-dozen students, only one of whom a1;lively opposed the lifting of the tuition frccze, an idea of "the student perspective" was formed. This perspective, as well as opiniom. which surfaced in personal conversations rnembers of SUS have had with their fellow students, becomes the current UCFY student perspective regarding the lifting of the tuition freeze. In other words, based on the misreprcsentativc inference that 0.1% of he student body represent the whole student body, 90% ofUCFV students are in favor of lifting the tuition freeze! Members of the SUS council are attending a meeting with the Minster of Advanced Euucalion on Thursday, November I at which this information will be presented as reprcscntati ve of the students of UCFV !

Now, if you're like me, this will fru~trate you - particularly becauseyou weren't even aware that this was an issue. The reason you weren't made aware of this meeting

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prior to it's occun-ence by the C.iscnde is because we only learned of it 5 minutes before it began. The rea~onSUS didn't alert you of' this issue is because they were given the information 13 uays before their meeting was to occur, and evidently, that is only enough time to post a few dozen posters and hold a forun1. However. SUS is still looking

for your on-going feedback on this issue. which is still for from reaching conclusions of any kinu. If want your voice to be he;ird, fill oul lhe survey in this issue and drop it by the Cascade of SUS oflicc, or better yet. stop in for a chat wirh Dave Bllrnie. himself!

SUSTUITIONSURVEY

by Dave Burnie

This survey is to collec:1infom1ation from UCFV srndents on their thoughts/feelings regarding Tuition Rales

Thank you for taking the timt! to fill this out, when you have completed it please tear out this page and hnnd it into one of the Stuucnt Union Society offices.

I = Strongly Disagree

5 "" Strongly Agrne

I. What program are you et1rolled in?

2. What year are you in'> 1st 2nd 3rd 4th

3. Are you Full or Part Time (circle one)

4. Approx. how much will you spend on tuition fees this year (Fall 200 I and Winter 2002)

$

5. Would you be willing to pay 5% more in tuition to maintain the current level of avnilability anu quality?

2 3 4 5

6. Woulu you supporl u greati.:rincrease t(.)better 1hequality and availability of classes?

2 3 4 5

7. Would you support cuts in progra111areas to allow thc university to maintain operulion in nil other areas in orui.:r for tuition to remain thc same'?

Ph.:.iscprovidt: uny additional comnient:. you Jllay have here: Pleasecome by rhe US offices with any comments nnd questions.

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Gr • _,jm1ng ain'tjust for the Dogs

by Ruby Soho

A small herd of us wannabe socialites went out one night ton poet• ry reading (also known us an excuse to drink). On the way, we picked up a guy • a strnnger to me• named Rod. As he got into the car, he took a final sip ul' his vanilla Boost and proudly proclaimed, "l just groomed nn<l<lan111. it reels great 1" Apparently it was the first time Rud had bravely ventured "down there" with his mom ·s rusty gurdcn shears. Or cuticle scissor~ • l can ·1 n:mcmber which. Du ~mailer scissors mean less chanci.: nl' slk:ing yoursclf' 1 And aren·t porn stars and the "especially hniry" the only ones whn trim h.ick their fuliuge'!

Look at the people uround you; my bets are thnt ~he has u neat little landing strip on her rnuns and he has balls smoother than b(iccc. The odds are even greater that if you arc in the "sexually active" category. you have prnhuhly corn,idcn:d the option~ of what lo <lo with that pesky pubic hnir ynursell'. Let's look at these options. There's thl! ·•au natural" look. wherein you let 111uthcrnature reign supreme::OVL'r your privates and watch that heautil'ul bush grow wild as can be. Perhap~ yol, si,nply enjoy u lush genital garden. ur perhaps you're the only gardener anyway. so who cai·es ii' your vines arc pruned?

Bl!sidcs, the curlie~ could be there for gonJ n:uson. ~erving to protect your precious parts from foreign nhjccts. But then there's those of u~ who want foreign objects in our rarts, und we say. "bring on the grooming appliances!"

But first, why uo we groom? I could get into thc debate thnt it'~ a prepubescent fantasy und that guys who prefer their partners shaven are petlophiles. However. that's just not true. It's a personal preference, just like girls who prefer their men witlmut facial hair. Sometimes we like u muus1ad1e,sometime~ H i;untce, full beard. anJ sometimes clean-shaven - same goes for the pubic urea. Fur us girls, the must rcwai·ding reason for cleaning things up down there is that it helps us feel more sensitive to touch. It's the difference between "oh, thut 's feels nice•· to "rnothcr of pearl, l' m a quivering mass of lust pudding!" And believe me, you'll neverfeel o much like u sex goddess as right after you've had a wa,111buth nnd shave-down scssion.

Now us a goddess in a sexual relntionship, I know it makes my part• ner's experience of oral pleasuring more plcasanl if there arc less ohstucles in the way. I low exhilarating to forget the fur licking while reducing the risk of a hairball hack-up. Here's an idca • ask your partner what he or· she prefers and brucc yourself for the answer. Don't get offended if he or she says. "I'd kinda like you tu shave u little heart un there!" Consider it u form of' artistic expression and enjoy the results.

[ also hear the Bra1.ilian wa.>.is quite pop11lu1right 1111w;it's a total removal ol all hair in the gcnitul area. anJ it ple;i,e\ not only the significant lllhcr who like to sec and kl.!1 as much ul' thc genital region as possible, h11tit gives the wrnmrn thut spe-:ial sexual sensitivity I was 1..111-ingnbout c,1rlicr. Alas, boldly huld i!- not my bag• T'm your average bikini-line and trim kind of girl, with the occashrnnl l'oray into more. It's rny kind nfhaireut: Ro<l agrees. We've been partners in snips. shaves. anti love for quite st1metime now. What can I s.1y. un open mind anu wcll-grollmcd hot.!y is a hot combination. So whatever your current combinntion may be. try clear-cutting that pubic forest jllsl once. You might like it. l know l do.

WHAT IS PORNOGRAPHY?

by Beth Kelleher

This is a respo11sc10 1he Edi1or of the Toque :v decision to include 011 excerpr fro111 a piece I wrote - at their r('(J/lest- entitled "What is Pornography'!"

S111•emlweeks ago, I attended a Toque staff 111eeti11g - back 1Vhe11members of the Toque swff were still ntte111f)ti11g to recruit me to their project - and found myself debating morality issuesfor 111os1 of the meeting. At 1he time, editot: Kris Lind did a stellar job maintaining objectivity - a11effort that he is to be co111me11dedfor. Ar the e11dof the meeting, it wa.v s11gg<'Slc:dthm I 1vrite a "cross-Jire·· article on thl' specific issue of pornography, whirh Ivas discussed at length.

I did so and submitled it to the Toque well before their deadline, fitlly intending for my article to be published as writ/en in their next issue. Several days qfter sending my s,ory, I bumped imo a couple of rhe Toque staff' Ine111berswho it!fonnecl 111ethat they /1(u/ both read my piece, 1hecross~/ire had11'1been written yet, and thl'y Wl'l'f pla1111i11g to cw1cel the cro.1·.1·:firero/1111111.They l'ir,i111edthat my editorial Ivus "ud homo• 11y111i1111<1111/'e ·• and that they didn '1 wunt 10 print so111etltingrhc// appenred ro a/lack i11dl11hl1wlpeo1ile. A/1hough my piece Iva.,· never inte11,/edro /Je a perso11alartock i11 a11yway, I trnstt•t/ t/teJc so-caffecl 'joum,tf. ists •,o 11rint what 1sfni1·and li1•eb\' rite pm, ciples the,· pmcloi111c•cl10me. Just to h,, sI11·.-,though, I requested t!tot I he al;le to previ<'W o copy o( whatawr the) d,•rld<'d 10 /Jf'illt vf my article he.fnre it wa.I· sent to tlw pl'iII/ers, I al.10 /ook,:d i11111pub· fishing poli<•ies. 011d was told 11,1r1D'iciolfy that the s1r111t/cmlcop\'l'ight I prr111ow11a.l'hip sto11dardsare rhc// ll'hme,·er is ,rnlm1it• r,•d to a publil' papn i.v pm1Ierry of' Iha1 paper ON!,Y AFTER IT IS ?UB/,JSIIJ::[) (grn111edrhe Toque i,,, 1101 a puh/ic papt!I'), I a.1su111ed,hm1•e1•,•1:that I .l'till nw11<'dIIIy 1vri1i11g{If /ea.H duri,1~ the 10 days <4tt'I' it Wll.\' wri11e11.befo1'1? it 11•111·puh/ished (1l'hie'lt I 11•a.1·told it lt'</.1·110/ going to /Je). hy a si111ilar ,•rhlc.

I lo11•e1•e1;to<lny I /1icf..ed11/Ja copy rf the /011g-awa1h•dsecond edition <f rhe Trique only to fi.11tlap11m,1i111aIelr/Oo/cof my orrirlc appeared i11the letter·to·the-ediror .wrtio11. fr WUJ C1lTompw1iedhy r, l'cply that claimed tha, "the le/la wr/fer (/111')would• 11'r know sexunlity if It .~lapped ha aao.1·.1· the jc,ce" Thm {lf>JJ<'<Into bl' a /u'r,w11al arwck, does it 1101?

Firsr of all, 11111ilI•eIy recently. I had the u11dl'r,1·tn11di11g rltat I fwd a srmng, positive. working relt1tio11sltipwith members <!I' tltl! 1bq1w. I a,111101,and never was, i11/erested in rt 11111cl-slh1xi11,/,/mmc/1 with them, wul do 1101 11•ishtn a/lack any of them in wIy ll'ay. 'J'/l('ir papa io1prt•,ue.1·111e.in xeneral, and 1f 11·,• 11•<'re to xer perso11nl. I 1vasoriginally ltrmored h, t/1eir o/fi•r w wri11 1 .ftir 1ftc111, hecm1.1eI 1ecog11i::etlu•11111s e.\f'<'l'ie11ced mril ru!t·111edi11C!it·idua/1·.

Se,·,111dlr,rny i11rt'/ii'cffwl /Jl!r.l'/U!cti1 11' ,111 por,wgm11hy hos lilfll!. i{ w11·thi11g,ro r/11

11·itlt"'-' 1n•rso11a/,1cwalit,·. I 1111,h•ntcmd that tfte edito1; 11,Jw,,·rote the r,:ply to my Jliece, i.1·actually .w111eo11e/'1•e only 111et tll'ice a11cldo Iw1 know, 011dtherefore has 110 basis for co111me,,ri11,<011my se,x.ualiry. Aside /mm the fact 1hnr rhe 11rit11edparngraph was rake11out of comext, and the

reply a/lacked me p<:rsonally, ir ,ilso mcmip• u/ated the wordiflg of that paragraflh 10soy what it wam 't 111ea11t to say. The phrase ",vould seem to BORDER ON soft-<'ol'e pomography" wltich appeared in 111yarticle, should 1101ltove been challR<'rl10 "whllr size claims to BE f'O/'llography " i11 rite reacrio11.

Of co11rse.I (as well as other Cascader.l') were L/f'SCI witft this issue of rhe Toque (regarding huf/1 fl<!/'S0nal isrnes and its attack on 11t,, Cascade as a wltole ). However this orric/e is 11or111ea111 10 be a11 anRI')' reaction: I 011/ywant facts and opi11• ion.~to he nmveyecl trnthfully and accurately. I ro111ple1elyagree wirh Cascade a11d Toque members alike in the recent decisio11 10 e11dthe UCFV newspaper wa,: "Good Joumalis111" is objecrive, 1101per.l'onal, right?

So in <:onc:lusion, I would like to at-long-last p11blish rhe original, 11011-attacking,defensive article "Wt,a, is Pornography?"

What is Porno~raphy'!

by Beth Kelleher

I allt:nded my lirst 'official' stnff meeting nf the Toque ft1ll of ideas but so111t:whathcsi tant lo <liw into something dull Sl'Cms tl1 me to l-w;hoth a journali~tic mid political flail for all em ion as well as a pct•projec1 bw 11 merely out of !>pile and vengeance wwurd~ S111<lentUnion Society. However, it \\ as,i' 1 until abollt half way into the 111ee1inglln11 that it dnwneLI on me that my pmblen: was mH ith the Toque Ideology itself. but rntiler with purtit:ular ethical Is~IIes raised by sc11I1efellow 'foque volunteers.

The particular <lchate UI h,tnd was thnt of 'whm con~tilutc~ pornogrnphy: a t.liscussion inspired by both thc story ·'Whl're Sex and Sports tvket" and the pulilically and sexually crude cartnon of ( ieorge W. Bush and f3in Lrndin that appeared in our last i!>suc. A~ providence would h.we it, I l'nun<lmy),elf in the ccnter of n heated moral debate that la~lcJ the duration of 1iur meeting, but I11orc over has been an cver-rresent mnnil Llispute for centuries.

Sll ju~t what IS pornography? It's n question I'd never really consiLlcre<l before - at least not academically • but definitely one for which I had a passionate anu innate reaction! ] 11foct, the concept, u~ n wlwlc is one I so fervemly opposed to, thnt I'd imH.1• vertcntly rejected anything with even the most re11101eassociation. However after some enlightening di!,cussion. and much thought, I now h.ive so111clogical n:asoning for rcacting as I <li<l.

"I think that pornogrnphy 1s wrung in any sense'' HSSertst1 like minded student conscr vative morality. "il's the perversion of God, design." Whether you're li Christian or otherwise. 111()~1 peoplu believe thut thcre is something <1wesnmcand he,1util'ul about the human body: it hus over 2000 purts that each pcrf'orn1 i-pc1.:ificand vital functions in 1.:omplexsy~tems that :dlo\\ u, to exist and dn tht: countll'ss and 111tricatt:things v,e do We were not invented. cannot he ma11ui'HcIured, and arc capable of' profoumJ r11rinnnl Iht1LJghtand that sets us apart fru111c,ery· thing dsc nn this planet, thus. at least lo u cenain degree, human beings arc sacred.

It is true that we urc created as sexual beings, und the natural expression of this

nature is completely acceplable. pornography is sexually explicit material that promotes the perversion of or our natural sexuality. Tht: human race depends on sexual reproduction, so in that context. sex it vi1nl to our society. And sex in the context of a committed love relationship (111arl'inge)is a beautiful and nutural thing tha1 can be enjoyed, However, it is clearly not a biological instinct to procreate nor the intimate pleasure of relationship that leads people to show off their bodies !'or mass sex appeal in the media!

Pornography is when you cross the line from simple nudity. to nudity that is deformed or llaunte<l for sexual intent. Thus pornography is clearly not a natural expression ol' gender identity: it perverts people's concept and understanding their gender identities and threatens the truly unique and perfect purposes of our sexuality. Being that the goal of pornography is to play with people's lust, pornography also gives society as a whole a distoried view of sexuality. It ruins marriages, corrupts teens, and scares those immersed in its production and trudt:, ft directly promotes illicit sex, and indirectly promotes, lying. chcatini;. and gcnerul dissatisfaction wi1h reality. Pnrnognrphy cats away at society from the im,idt:, fro111the core. by toying with the l'antasics Inust invnlved won't nd111it tu having.

A fine line exists het,\een nudity dcpictt:d in art form or objective reJ')l>rtingand pornography. Nudity will alway~ contain ll <legrl't ul'sexuality. hcrncver, ntttltly nm.Ipornogra•

phy are not synonymou$. I believe that lhis delicate boundary is crossed when an image is exploited or displayed with irnrnnral intent as u tool lo lake advantage of hidden innate weaknesses of in<lividuul~ or a socie• ty. l cringed, for example. When I saw a 15 year okl boy pick up a wpy of the Toque, flip through it's pagc~. and stop to gawk for a full minute at the accompanying ric1ure, before reaJing Ihe article about Sex and Sports. That picture, though J' rn told it was necessary as "objectively reportecl news," would seem to border on soft-core pornography ns it pnradcs sexuality into an area thnt docs not requin; it nor benefit from it. And al the very least, it caused a boy who's struggling to come to terms with what sexuality is nnd isn't to needlessly faller in his morul effort. Similarly. the graphic and i.;ruue cartoon of Bin Laudin and Bush. which was idcntifit:S a1, "political art," wus guilty of subtly planting rude and vulgar thoughts in reader's minds that they do not benefit from having. Thus publishing such i,;ontent for pure shock-vnluc or out of unadulterated moral insolence, is publishing mnterinls with pornogrnphic c:onlcnl.

'I'wo hours after I entered the ineeting. I left the makt:shift Toque office (set up in the apartmcnt of a bi1.arre. blinke,ed. yet benevolent stall-member) thorn11ghly deter111ined to complctely reject the imn10rnl11y the "'hole ~ubjec:l. A wt:ck. and 900 wnrds Inter. I have completely <lone so - or nt the very least I have defined the is!'.ue f'or lllyself' - which is what 111yrn-dehaters challe1I1,1ellI11eto <lo in the f1rst place.

META4

by Dawn

Ever wondered what would happen if you mixed good beats with middle eastern harmonics? That's 1hequestion Meta4 asked when he compiled his collection of tunes on his latest CD, Geosonic Grooves Volume .Of. This album, produced by Neuwerk Productions, compiled and mixed by Meta4, brings together a solid album of listener friendly music. Immediately after pressing play on my CD player, I'm introduced to multi-lingual artistry with songs like Alguam, by Bebel Gilberto,and f-lumanim1, by Sultana. ( feel as if I'm travelling through Tndia as I become captivated by the smoothness of the first few tracks. This flow is immediately interrupted by the new age drums of De/eri11m, one of the latest hit groups of this genre. Chanting has ·become quite popular as of late, and Deleriums song, For,:ouen Worlds, relTiinds me or u similar souncling Enigma. In keeping with its middle eastern theme. the album goes into great pieces such as Vire Avid, by Smadj, and a fast-paced Mosquito Coast, produced by Mr. Gone. I really liked the modern mix with indian int1uencc, and the lute 60's "acid trip" feel of the songs. I recom• me11clthis album to electronic, trance, and new age listeners who are looking to broaden their horizons by taking a temporary trip into asian beats and culture.

INFAMOUS PEN REVIEW

by Andrew lark

by Noah Arney

From the first seconds, you are hooked. ''Shut Your Mouth" sets the stage for Beautifulg.irbage with it's in your face lyric~ and music. Once the song "Androgyny" begins, you have fallen in love with Garbage. Soon, you are iiit by

WAY OUT WEST

by Beth Kelleher

Way Out West's "Intensify" is a powerful insight into the heart of these musicians. More than just ultra-talented DJ's, codrcamers, Nick Warren and former child prodigy, Jody Wisternoff have teamed up to blend their passion for dance beats with their appreciation for progressive house music rhythm and their desire to connect with emotionally concentrated listeners. Stemming from untouchable careers as world-recogni:,,;edDJ's, the releaseof "The Gift" in 1997 brought them the recognition for their natural flair for spinning heart .ind sound that they were after.

what seems to be bubble gum and sugar coated, until the crystal clear lyrics start with "Can't Cry These Tears Anymore", "Cup of Coffee'' .ind "Cherry Lips" and realize the irony of the music compared to the lyrics. The combination of Rock, Pop, and Eighties Electronic, with the emotional, poetic lyrics will blow you away.

A multi-genre album, ''Intensify" has a sound somewhere in-between Enya, and Chemical Brothers. Tracks such as the confused "The Fal I" and it's remix embody the soulful nature of the .ilbum, while "Call Me" intro~uces American Funk overtones .ind both title-tracks. ''Intensify P.irt 0 I" and "Intensify Part 02" re-introduce the audacious dance-tcchno from which Way Out West originally Found it's identity.

This week's pen is a talking Darth Vader head. Star Wars was cool when I was four. Other things that were cool at about the same time were jogging pan1s, T-ball. dinosaurs, Light-Brite, and Transformers. We don't go out after school to play T-bal I and transformers anymore, so why the f'ascinotion with Sutr Wars? I am such a geek. The nostulgia part aside, this pen was a bitter Jisappointmcnt. Wi1h the nid of the packaging I was able 10 Jecipher Darth's cryptic, gibberish. Phr.ises like "Don't undcrcstimaw the power of the force" and "Whal is thy bidding, my master:· arc real-

Iy only good in the bedroom, and how. The writing quality leaves much to be de~ired, after about ten minutes, it refused lo write. My advice to concerned consumers is to save yC)ur$5.50 and buy some dental noss instead.

Just think about it...

"Intensify" has a seamless flow that interweaves the profoundly mixed evocative music of Warren and Wisternoff with eerie and deeply emotional vocals from a vari· ety of female singers. Kirsty Huwkshaw and Aly Kennon, produce a musical invention that connects with sentimentalists as much as it unites dancers in the club scene.

Rating: 3 / 5

,Potatoescan't write,th~y haver10harids. Sendus youf pensso we can bashthem '

IN THEATRES:

by James Clark

From Hell is a fnt 1--idtrying to cah:h a train, /\t first we lhink that he'll make it but as the train pulls nut o the statilln. he falls in a sweaty heap. From hell is a new lllnk al the ol<l mystery of jack thc Ripper. It's an umalganrntion l>f' everything that pop nilture knows about Victorian Urituin. or shoul<l we "'Y that it\ what the politically correct would haw liked it to lrnve been. Johnny O1:pp rlays Shcrlnck llolmcs' iucntkal, poorly n.:sca1chcdtwin: an opiu111sni,il-..ing./\bsinth1: drinking, hullucinating ddcctivc. In this vcrsion uf' the ~tory, Jack the Ripper is not just an educated psyehnpath hut al-,o n nw1nhl 1 ul a secret society al the head a Roswell ,1yk conspiracy.

lnsleaJ or ,ll·tion, (fut kids arc ,lnwl we arc gi vcn an urgy or blood un<lguts. Movies like Sc, en unJ Silcm;c of the Lamb~ uscd the la1:k or car dl,l',CS and explosions lll builJ sus JK'nse From Hcll uses this time lo c11nl'use. This nm\ le is so ambitious that it tries to include all motives anJ possible sw,pcets in solving the riddle of the killings. /\nliScrnitism, class warl'arc, women's rights and. of course, the Masons arc all brought out and snnitiled for our Twenticth Ccmury scnsibili ties.

The movic's overall "look'' is terrific. The costumes, scenes,uml props arc all cxcelknt. The accents arc poor. Overall the movic is poor to ball, but I really have tu give them credit for having thnt many horses on a sound stage at once.

ABBOTSFORDCOFFEESHOPS

by Noah Arney

Well, T spent the lust week going around to Coffee shops doing reviews, so you don't have too. I have here a list of

I Over all

the top 11 coffee shops in Abbots ford. ( I being the besI) it obviously doesn't have all of the coffee shops in Abbotsford, us 1101even I can drink that much coffee inn week. But here it is.

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''MEMORYAND BELIEF ART SHOW''

by Mary e. glasguw

Memnrie~ and religious beliefs were the themes that motivated the images in the nrl gallery's third year photography sIudenI art show last month.

Dave Donatdli's photo wllectiun. "Christ

All Mighty" (below) clearly rcllects the religious beliefs of Christiunity.

Trevor GuertL.en caplllred his grandfather's s111ileunu the me111uriesbehind the crackled image nf his photo entitled "Johnny Ooy" (which he explains i11tlelail at the hn1to111of the pngt:)

CombI11ing both concepts of memory and rcligton. "True Beliet"(right) manages tu drnw on photographer Jim Lai's visit to homeland Taiwan where a temple with twirls of hurning incense hring back memorie~ of his childhood in Hong Kong.

"Johnny Boy"

-Trevor Goert7,en

This photograph, "Johnny Boy," is in honour of my granuf'uther. His name is John anu he has always been a large pan of my life. When I was u kiu, he liveJ right across thc stI·ect und I used to see him every duy. 111fact, every morning before rhe school bus came, my brother and I would run over to his house so he .ind grandma could throw us ench a candy from their kitchen window. In the afternoons he would drnp in. unnnnuum:cd but

always expected, and there was al way~ more candy to be found in one of the pockets of his hig black coal. Now we've both moved and I don't get lo sec him near as much. That's probably more my fault than it is his. The title. "Johnny Boy." comes from a racehorse that was named after my grandfather. The smile you see, is the same one that Grandpa displayeu when he was asked if that would be a name for u horse.

To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

continued from page 3

drop off. drive tu the overflow free-park- responded with physically intimidating ing area and walk (actually I usually have tactics. whereas my objections were mereto run) to class. 011 that morning I ly verbal. I wonder if these actions are returneJ my vehicle to the drop off zone something which the U.F.V.C. administraduring the class break, and so Zane (my 1ion npproves of because in my opinion. son) would have enough tim;;: for lunch i1's contrMy to the pl'inciples of higher anu not be late for school. After class I learning. ran tu my car as a tow truck driver preparcu for my vehicle to be towed.

1 hegged him to bc rca~onablc and explained the situation: my son allendi. daycare and I was just about to pick him up. I found it difficult to believe my car was there for more than twenty minutes. asked what proof there was r had gone over limit. The ticketed time was I l: 12, nnd the tow-away time (nlso the time I arrived) was 11:29. T explained that clearly this was not over twenty niinutes. He said it didn't matter. I was on the 'hot list', I diun't have a daycare puss ancl he wouldn't release my vehicle until he got his money,

I retrieved my son and the daycare parking pass, which the staff had previously not been able to locate for me. I put my sun in Ihe rassengcr scat, and attempted to reason with the tow-truck driver and a fcmnle security staff member, now calleJ to the scene. Tht=y were both unimpressed lhllt I now had a parking pass. "Your vehicle hn~ been here since 8:30 this inorning," the female at1endanIreplied. I knew J coukl prove that this was outright fabricotion. When I asked her if she wns willing to make a written statement to this effect, she saiu. "You're not making me sign anything." The tow truck driver still wanted money: l kept protesting. Now thar my son wns in the cur, the driver couldn't legally tow away my car. Extra security wns called.

I continued to stand my ground even though l was now up against three security personnel and the tow-truck driver. J received encouragement and support l'rum several passing students who angrily chas• tised the driver and security staff. The hend of security, Bill, took over and uskcd me to address all comments to him. I explained Ihat because my son is 'special needs'. it's absolutely crucial he attend everyday of kindergarten, and that I simply clid not have the money. Fifty-six uollar in towing fees replaces four nnd a half hours of therapy for my son. Bill said that I "should take responsibility for myself and quit using my son." He threatened to cnll the police. After a couple of attempts, f linally produced a credit cnru that would allow me to withdraw Ihe arnounl rcquiretl. l got my van back thanks 10 12% financing.

Even after the tow truck driver left. Dill stayed. "You should acci.:ptthis as n lesson nncl learn from it." I guess he really wanted to teach me a lesson because at one point I had 10 a~k him to please step backwards, I admit I was indignant about the whole situation. My education at U.FV.C, has encouraged me to voice my opinion nnd has enabled me to argue with some proficiency. I never rcsorteu to abusive language or gestures. yet Bill

I am not trying to get away with free-parking. I have numerous parking receipts supporting my willingness to comply with parking regulations. When I don't have to take my son to daycare. I can park outside campus along with rhe olher poor students and ;;:njoy the exercise. When Zane is with me, a ten minute walk can take thi1ty minutes. On the day in question, it was rainy, windy and miserable. 1rike most uays. the parking next to the daycare was full. As I mentioned earlier, if I park farther away from the daycare, my son will either miss lunch or be late for school.

I resent Rill's remark which implied I use my son for my own advantage. If his condition and needs do nut warrnnt special parking privileges. then why does the U.F.V.C. daycare 1101 allow us full-time care like everyone else? For the price of full-timc care ($500+ per month) we receive less than half the available tare given tu everyone else. If it is detem1ined that I should be able to manage wilh the same parking conJitions anti rules that apply to everyone. then Zane shoulcl nnt require an entire staff plus u support worker, and he should be able to stay at the centcr as long as the other children.

If 1 was indepcnuently wenlthy und had no children, parking would not be an issue and I would nnt be writing this letter, wking time away from my studies. I also foci I have a moral responsibility voice my objections when I see injustice. I believe the parking nt U.F.V.C. is unfair to students who have children in daycare.

U.F.V.C. has designated a Student Parking are.i, an Employee Parking area, even a Parking Reserved ror Women After Dark aren. While l applaud the concern for female student's safety. I nm dismayed at the lack of consideration for young children. The parking lot beside the daycare or a larger portion of should be reserved fur students with daycare children. I have spoken with the daycare staff and they agree: four twenty minute drop-off stalls are not enough.

Regretfully I feel I have no choice but to withdraw from classes unless these conditions arc addressed. Hondicuppcd parking close to the daycare should be available for Zane. If it is determined that he docs not meet lhe triteria for being handicapped, then I demand he he offered fullti mc dnycnre services like any other stu• dent. I would also like the ,lltitude of' the security staff and the tactic~ they employ revii.:weu. If U.FV.C. condudcs thni the security staff involveu acted inappropriatt> ly and insensitively, then I would like an apology.

Yours truly,

Shelley Ronwick

by Mary e. Glasgm,

STUPID SANITATIONQUIZ

Humans can get some pre11yweird idea~ when il comes to the iLlt:n of what it means to be clean. This quiz hos been cons1ru<.:tedfor lht purpose nf scouring out all the filthy extremes soaked in by years of washing them di:..hcs.

How often do you take out the Garbage?

u) When I can ·1see the bottom of the garbage bug anyn1ure

b) When no more garbage can be squashed in

c) Well, the last time I took the garbage out, I found liulc worms crawling around so I've avoided close <.:on1uc1 with that green monster ever since!

According to you, Deodorant is:

al My lilllc "dove" and I meet so often, l include her nalllc 011 my li~l of "significant others''

b) A sub).tunce, usually fragrance and made for the µurpose of uniting underarms with lht freshness that is associated with uvoiding body odor

c) A dead ant?

How oftt!n do your dothcs get lucky with the wa~hing machine?

a) As &oon as I peel them off my body

b) When they take on u smell of' their own

c) As soon a1othey <.:anstand by themselves

How often <lo you buy toothpaste'?

u) Every other day (unlci>s I invest in Costco's three-pack. in which cnsc. once a week)

b) Bi-weekly

tl) I don't have to. Sanla leaves men wbe in rny l>tocking EVERY year!!!

Enter your bcoroom and:

a) Be sure to leave your shoes ul the door

b) Just shove my books ofl the bed and have a scat

c) The snow shovel shoultl be just outside the door

Cleaning the bathroom incllllfos:

a) On a good clny- only 3.75 hours

b) The hasic "3 T's'' (Tub, Toilet. Tap)

c) Flushing the toilet

If you answered mostly a·s Clenning is nm an Olympic sporl, hpwever with the !ruining you 're putting in you might want to look into Lhc for-

mnli1b needed to do so!

If you answcreu mostly b's

So far, you seem to be preuy balanced in your view of keeping well saniti,ed however watch out. it is a thin rope ynu walk on.

c) Look uroum.l, is there anyone within a ten point three meter radius left standing, you must smell like a the friuge I clear1edout thut had been hosting a rotim temperature bng of meal for way Loo long! However. I have to say I respect your laziness for leaving your dwelling tls u garbage heap despite the pressures of your peer world.

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Another soccer season ha!-;come to .in end at U.C.F.Y, yel bo1h the men anJ the women walked awuy with well-de~erved hardware. This past weekend our soccer squads competed in the 13.C provi11dal tournament in Capilano. Every player ran 10 the ends of 1he earth. through rorr~nlial rain 1111dsubzero temperatures, for the chflnce to represent our province in the natiotud churnpionship. As n result. U.C.EV is now lhe proud owner of third place in the prnvini::e for both genders.

for the women's team. their first game was the contin11ation of an i111e11serivalry with Cariboo College. Unfort11natcly the ladies came out on the wrong end of a 3-0 score Ii nc. The second game on Sunday had a di f. l'crcnl ending. After regulation play

DOUBLE-BRONZEWEEKEND

U.C.F.V was all-square at 1-1 with Langara College. With a skillet! goal, allstar forward Laurie Blakeway made sure an over1i111e periotl would decide 1he match. In the extra time, all-star midfielder Jamie Zarin stole the show with the game-winning goal. Wi1h the win against Langara, the women's sqund received bronze medals und respect for their effort. 'l'he men'::; team followed the same winJing road that the ladies took in order to find their bron1,e 01ctlals. The first game against Langara. third in the country, was a buttlc where every player left a part of himself or herself nn the ritcli. Lflngara wus the eventual winnel' with a gmtl tlrnt crawled in the net with 8 minutes to go in regulation tit11c. It was the amazing piny of

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the U.C.F.V keeper, Ryan Konarski. which gave the men an excellent chance for the upset win. All star Sean Hayes thought he had n goal with 12 minutes left, but his game-winning strike was called back because of o mysterious hnm.lball penalty from the referee.

ln true " Valley" fashion, the second game was an uffair to remember. Arch rival· U.C.r.V and Cariboo College were going hend to head against each other for the third time this season. Caribou had won the previous matches with a scores of 2-0 and 4-3. I am very lrnppy lo say that the buys did not make it a clean sweep in the series fur Cariboo. Striker Tyler Willnru used his pretty face to head in the equaliz~r with just 7 minutes left in the game. It

wa~ a 45-yard throw in into the penalty area by all-star Gord Dickson that made Wi Ilnrd's goal possible. It wns 1-1 after the full 90 minutes of pluy. With nails being bit1en on the sideline and coach Scott Fast pacing with ancicipation, the men took to the field for overtime. Victory came in the tenth minute of extra time with a brilliant strike from all-star forward Yassir Abdalla. The scuson of 2001-2002 looks very bright with the majority of players coming back for both teams. The spirit of "Valley" ball i. alive nnd well after the weekend and will continue in to next enson. Let us as fellow students congratulate both temns on a wonderful and inspiring year of U.C.F. V soccer,

UCFV CASCADES

Friday November 9 at Robert Bateman

Secondary School

Women tip-off at 6:30PM and the men go at 8: I5PM

Saturday November 10 at St. John 8rebcur

Secondary .Schon!

Women lip-off at 6:tl0PM ut1tl the men start nt 8:00PM

AWAY:

Friday November I 6 at K want len

Universily College (Surrey Campus)

Women stort al 6:00PM unc.lthe men stnrt at X;OOPM

In baskctbnll, there arc two kinJ~ of THEY PLAY THEIR PIRST LEAGUE gamcs those that count. and those that GAMES AT HOME!!! count even more. The weekend of October 26 was one of those weekends where the games counted if only us practice for what is shaping up to he an awesutne season for cuscudes basketball. October 26th had the UCrV men's team playing down in Washingto11 Stute at Everett Community College, where they bounced their host to a final score of 80-60at the cn<l ur regulation time. The women. who plnycc.1 Skagit Vullcy. also from Washington State. on the 27th, began what looked like a close contest with so111cnice pressing and perimeter shots. but surged uhcad 10 win with a fint1l scort or 87-55. Thi); was ,1nexcrc:llcntweekend for both teams.

Due to the print deadline. the games 011 lht \\eel.;end of November 2 will lu1ve !heir results posted in the next issue. Check out

Sa1urtlay November 17 at Douglas College (New West Campus)

Women sturt at 6:00PM am.Ithc men slart at 8:00PM

THIRD AT SOCCER PROVINCIALS

It was bronz.e all around HS the ucrv men's und women's teams brought home metluls from the British Columbia Colleges AIhletic Asso1.:iation (BCCAA) provincial championship tournaments this past weekend.

On S,1111rduy.Oct0bcr 27, UCFV women Inst their semi-final match to UC Cariboo by o score or 3-(). The men were dcfeatcu J. 0 in their match wi11l Langara.

On Sunday, October 28. the women earned a bronle medal hy beating Langara 2 I in golden goal overtime. Cascade Laurie 13lakew11ysc1)red the first gonl, and also crossed the ball to Jarnic Zurin who scnrt:d

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If you thl>ughl 1h,11the only sports at UCFV were soccer. bn!-.kethall. vollt:yball and softball: the new UCFV rowing icum made its appearnnr.:elast month with quite a s1art.

The team is rnthcr new, ii was created twu or three months ago in association with the Fort Langley ruwing club. Most of the rowers in the team ure new lo lhe spot 1, so you can imagine what they went thrnugh learn ing how the boats 11rc called (no, not ho.ns. "shells") lCl the different pnns llf it. Suying this. you rnight think that the team wouldn't dare to go on a race. right? Wrllng, in fact.

I:ist Sunday (Ot:lubcr 28) the teani came hC1mefrom !heir se1.:011dregattu which was held in Victoria,

In the firs! regatta. The Undergrndua1e Clas)tic, UCFV cu111tin FIRST! nn thrc:sec nncl final C1f1he Co-cd eighl (the ones that have H people itt it). 11mlthird uI1the scconc.l finul ol'the wnme11·squad (the one that havc 4 people in it). (CONGRATUI.A'l'IONS

ucrv CREWS!) It was [I novice 500 111e1er race. but considering that our leant had hcen nn Lile water only 6 to 8 times learning how to row. AND that they raced aguinst URC. UVIC, SFU. ur1dother novice cn:ws of that culibcr. rhey ditl rxccllcnl I The Co-ed eight also did tile second best time ( I :.'.14.94)overall.

By the wny, it was quite" show w11tchi11g a novice crew race, a few of lhent aimost crashed either with each oilier, or with the dock •· way olf 1.:uurse.Many crew~ were wearing costun1es. They had names like ''Coxed suckers", "Stroke Mc Hurd''. "Chtxs With Stix~." etc. (Many names had "Cox" somewhere in them because the person who sits in the bout guiding tt1e crew - the one that you see yelling "row. row, row!" in 1he Olympics - is culled Coxswain or "Cox"). Remember. it wos n nnvic.:I!race!

The Head orTht: Elk. the 11therregatta, w:is .i rather formal, and more 1han 70 crews rn~ed, including Canac.la's Olympic team. UCPY crews meed in the 'men's novice

rhe winning goal in sudden-death overtime Zarin. Blakewuy, nnd Andrea Northcott were oil named to the secrnJd (cum on the provincial all-star team.

The women placed third in league play. The men Juplicutec.l the 2-1 result, first on a tying goal by Tyle1· Willard and then by beating UC Caribon 2-1 in overtime on a goal by Yassir Abdalla.

Abdalla wns named a first team all-star on the provincial nil-star teum. Fellow Cascutle~ Scan Hayes and Gord Dickson were second team all-f.t.irs. The lllen placed fourth in lcagul.\ play.

eight' with 5 mcn and 3 woI11en.( Yeuh right. like they were going to race thcOlyn1pi1; te,un ) The results of this regatta are 1101nul 111lht momenl; but it

was a fairly long race - 8 kms.

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nu LANGUAGE or HUMAN RIGHTS

One need nut be bilingual tu speak the lnnguuge of human rights for it is a language inherent in us all. Amnesty International and the Student Events dcpurtmenL arc husting a campaign to reminJ UCJJV students of just how relevant and local Human Rights and Humnn Rights issues cnn be.

By concentrating on Diversity, Tolerance, Advocucy, Dignity and Freedom. the Lnngunge or Human Rights cnmpaign will highlight a Jifferent organization or department within ucrv a it pertains LO one of these impo11ant issues. 'fo be featured nn bulletin boards across the campus. this campaign will fearnre information. issm:~ of concern, ways to get involved locally and internution.illy. und people to contact.

The aim of this campaign is 10 raise awareness to specific issues surrounding Human Rights as well as to encourage students to get involved with orl.lanizations on this campus.

FEED THE HUNGRY AND HIT THE LOPES,

UCFV students and their families are hungry. Hungry enough to seek out over 60 food hampers alone last year. You can help. Bring ,1 donation or food 111 any Student Events office and be entered in a draw lo win fabulous prizes. Grand pri1.e is a Season·s Pass to Hemlul'k Moun Lain. There arc weekly prizes to win as well. llelp the hungry you· 11 be glad you <lid. SeeA 215 in Abbntsfonl or E IOI in Chilliwack.

Angels at UCFV

Student Events and Student Union arc pleased to host the Angel Tree Program again this year at lJCFV. Each fall, Angel Tree applications are made available to needy UCFV students as u way of pr')viding an extra present under the tree on Christmas day for their children. Once they arc registered, Angels will be hang• ing from cumpus Chris1111astrees and ready to be sponsored by fellow UCFV !"acuity,staff und students. Please be generous, as these children really need a great holiday. For more information. or if in need of an application, plea e ee the nearest Student Events or Student Union ~1fficefor details.

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HowTH£ susGAVETHEMSELVES PAY RAISES

Abboisford, October 25 - On August 30, the Student Union Society council passed a motion lo offer the six executive positions (President, VP-Internal, VP-externlll. Director of Finance, Director of East Campus and Public Information Officer) a salary rather than an honorarium.

The honornria consisted of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) per month. The salaries now consist of fifteen hundred dollars($ I ,5(X}) per month. The change has been discussed by rnuncil the past couple ol' years, and it hns now finally come through. The current SUS council passed the motion by closed ballot. The decision was presented (It the Annual Genernl Meeting.

The minimum requirement imposed for these positions are at least twenty-five hours of work per week.

The main reason for this change is LhUL the UCPV StuJent Uniun Society needs student involvement. The SUS needs people who can devote their time in order co iniprovc services to students. It will give students who could not afford to spend an average of thirty hours per week in $ludent politics to get involved.

Any UCFV student can run for council. Brochures placed throughout the campuses provi<le information about the mailer. Because of Lhc low attendance of students to the Annuul G1;ncral Meeting held in October, the brochures also have a ''comments slip" that cnn be torn off and returned to the SUS. The ·•comments slip" poses the following question: "Would you be interested in assisting a special meeting to discuss the Student Union Society executive positions being paid'?"

Accmding IU the feedback received, the Student Union Suciety will <lccide whether or not to have u Special lnformatiun Meeting tu inform students about the mailer. Further ways of gelling this informution to students are being ~tudied by the communications committee • uny suggestions are welcome.

The SUS is looking forward to increasing student involvement as much as possible. It would be worthwhile to say that the U "FY Student Union Society is relatively young. und is looking for motivated students. Any comments ur suggestions on .rny mutter all ulways welcome. If you have any questions or comments about this or other current nrnuers, feel free tu contm.:t me.

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