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Honouring Armistice Day since 1993

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A questionof balance PAUL ESAU and the position of my Mennonite THE CASCADE This Friday will be the first Remembrance Day ever to occur on 11/11/11, a notational quirk which will not be repeated for another cen.tury. Coincidentally, the year 2011 also marks the end of the first decade of Canada's involvement in Afghanistan, and the beginning of new noncombat role for the Canadian forces in Kabul.

For me, both November 11 and the transformed Afghan mission are hard to reconcile to my personal convictions about the nature of war. This is neither to say that I don't "support our troops," nor that I have adopted, as is so commonly expressed, the notion of divorcing the individuals in uniform from their role in the greater war machine, and praising one while damning the other. The reasons behind "the war inachine" are often a mix of justifiably righteous and grossly practical motivations, and the individual soldiers themselves are just as difficult to squeeze into one easily-definable mold. What I find hard to reconcile is a matter of principle - the need to honour those who fall protecting freedom, balanced against my need to condemn the method by which they protect it.

I'm not actually, at heart, a true pacifist. I am very aware of the contention between the moral absolutes which make (in my opinion) such a position untenable. Yet I have a deep respect for people like my grandfather, who spent WWII in a work camp as a conscientious objector,

ancestors in war-torn Russia, who were willing to give their own lives rather than harm the army deserters who raided their villages. For me, November 11 is about remembering them as well, along with the millions of other civilians who slipped beneath the tides of war, never to rise again. They may not have been part of the military complex, they may never have taken up arms in defense of king or country, yet their stories are tied up in the war experience and the questions that we are forced to ponder each November about _ourselves and the human capacity for violence.

I find myself more able to stand with Canada's military now that our official stance in Afghanistan has changed. However, as many of you know by now, on October 29, the Canadian Forces suffered its 158th casualty of the war, Master Corporal Byron Greff. While I am deeply against using a soldier's death in the line of duty as a segue into a critique of that same duty, it does bother me that the Corporal's death came after Canada has relinquished its "combat role" in Afghanistan. Much has been made of the Canadian Forces' new role as teachers, trainers, promoters of diplomacy, and deliverers of humanitarian aid, all of which I wholeheartedly support, especially since it implies die assurance of safety for our troops.

This official presentation of our role hardly seems to be consistent with the facts on the ground as I discovered from a conversation with a friend. In this new role, officially

Canadian troops are to stay behind if six private soldiers sitting around "the wire" (the guarded perimeter of can come to this conclusion then the the military camp), yet the reality of government [obviously can as well]." warfare rarely follows the official Aside from the logistics of transplan. portation, "the wire" itself is hardly As a former member of the British immune to "IDF," or indirect fire.

Army, my friend served in Iraq, and The mortar was essentially invented his brother is both a member of the to crack hardened positions, and Canadian Forces and a friend of the mortars are something the insurgenlate Corporal Greff. In his eyes the cy has in abundance. danger is still very real.

"A mortar team can jump out of "Before my brother deployed," he their Toyota pick-up, fire six bombs told me, "we were sitting around in what, thirty seconds, maximum, with a couple of his friends ...and we and be on their way before anyone were all talking and I said 'So your can do anything ... .ln Iraq, I think mandate isn't a combat role?'...'So one night we got hit with 75 107mm Chinese-made rockets in the span of you land in Kabul national airport,' and I said 'How are you getting to • six minutes. That was like some sort your base?'" of record, they fired from like 12 firFor those of you who don't know, ing points simultaneously."

Corporal Greff was one of13 NATO Obviously I'm not providing a personnel killed when a car packed comprehensive analysis of the new with explosives collided with their Canadian presence in Afghanistan, armoured bus. The armoured bus is nor implying that "the wire" will also the form of transportation used receive anything like the punishto ferry troops between the airport ment my friend's camp suffered in and "the wire," or military com- Iraq, but I am concerned about the presentation of this new role as a pound.

"IEDs are everywhere ... ," my safe alternative to combat duty. The friend continued, "people watch. You end of Canada's "combat role" does think that every single movement not neutralize the danger its troops that is made isn't watched? That's face working in a combat zone, nor insanity. They don't just put 700 kg the determined hostility of the opof explosives in a guy's car just to position.

This November 11, even as I atdrive around arbitrarily and look for tempt to reconcile my own personal a patrol. No, they've been watching that patrol, they've been calling out conflict, I will be remembering Corwhen they pass certain checkpoints. poral Greff and the rest of the CaIt's well thought out ...how do you nadian forces in Afghanistan. The get from point 'a' to point 'b'? Road men and women who are in danger move. What does that imply? IEDs. every day from a war that is officially What does that imply? [They'll] over, yet are pursuing a mandate that cut through an armoured bus in a I find closer to my own concept of _heartbeat. This isn't rocket science... freedom than any combat operation.

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NDP's Michelle Mungall visits UFV Advanced Education Critic talks politics witti The Cascade JOEJOHNSON riod. Right now we [have]the high-

THE CASCADE est student interest rate in the entire country on provincialstudent loans.

We want to go from last to leader.I Since early September, Michelle think that's doing right by students...

Mungall, the Advanced Educa- we also want to ensure that people tion Critic for the BC NOP, has from lowerincomefamilies alsohave been travelling across the prov- just as much support as someone ince to tour post-secondary in- from a higher incomefamily to get stitutions. At each college or uni- into post-secondaryeducation.And versity she's visited, she's been the way we can do that is to ensure looking to speak with administrathat BC has gone from zero dollars tors and students alike in order to in a needs-basedgrants system to a develop a better understanding of hundred-milliondollarsinto a needsthe issues important to us. basedgrants system. And that'swhat Mungall visited UFV on Novem- we want to do, and that's what we've ber 4th. She first spoke with the been calling on the Liberalgovernpresident, and then met with the ment to do, and that's exactly what Student Union Society and other we're going to do if we becomegovstudents at AfterMath to discuss ernment after 2013. whatever was on their minds, including of course, a little politics.

The location made for a relaxed setting that allowed attendees to get up to speed with what Wc\S happening in legislature, and what a few of the important implications of this are for students.

Afterwards, she made time to discuss details with The Cascade.

Joe Johnson:What got you into the politicalscene?

JJ:The big win for the ship building contract here was huge. Have you been to see the Trades& Technology Centrein Chilliwack?

MM: I have not been out to Chilliwack, unfortunately. The legislature session is going on right now so it's reallycut into the time I have to do a full tour of all the campusesthroughout the province. But... our trades and technologysectorhas so much to contribute,not just to that contract but to the jobs of tomorrow.80 per cent of jobs by 2017 are going to require some level of post-secondary education.And we are alsofacing a majorskills gap in the tradesby that same year, 2017. We are looking at 160,000jobs not beingfilled because we don't have the right skills in our labourforce to fill thosejobs. So we need to be supporting peoplegetting into the tradesand getting their ticket so thatwe havea labourforce ready for thejobs of tomorrow.

MichelleMungall: Well, I've always been very passionateabout politics and so this is very much something that I love to do.... There were afew peoplethatplayeda majorrole in encouragingme to runfor myfirst election, which I won (whichwas Nelson city council).And one of the people was actuallyJack Layton. We had a really great tete-a-tete strategizing session on how to win an election,a municipalelection.Of coursehe knew a lot aboutthat - he was a municipal councillor.And I employedhis strategies, and they were successful. ]]: Canyou discuss the goodand bad of [Bill 17]~ Jl: Intereston student loansis growing, and it begins right away in BC. MM: What it does is it amalgamates Theeconomyis down, so the possibil- the provincial and federal student ity offinding goodjobs is also down. loansystem, in terms of how students What can be done to help students experience it. Administratively, the when theyfinally leaveuniversityfor policiesand the decisionsaround the the realworld? provincial student loan system are still done by the province, but now MM: Well, I thinkfirst andforemost students will have one application, we need to a'ddress student debt. one repayment,and will not have to What the NDP has put forward is botherwith two levelsof government. that we want to eliminate interest They will have on place where they rates on student loans... And that can ask their questionsand get their would put a significant amount of servicesaround student loans. So it money backin students' pocketsover really easesand createsgreat convethe course of their repayment pe- niencearoundstudents' loans.There

will also be great educationaround debt and debt repayment... The bad thing is that it still doesn't address the majorissues that are top of mind, which are debt and affordability.

JJ:Bill 18,with considerationsto sections 18, 19, and 20 - can you speak to those?

tion is: "What are we going to do to makesure that thereis greaterpublic transit?"One of the thingsthatwe've proposedin the past.and we're looking at againfor our next platformis the GreenBondfund that is created by the province.And that money is used to invest into things like public transit in greening our infrastructure, and so on.

Another thing that we want to do is stop the revenueneutralityof the carbon tax. We want to take..therevenue from the carbontax and not,give it away to corporatetax cuts to... the biggest polluters... [but] put it into public transit. And so that will have tremendous revenue generating opportunitiesfor the government to do some really good work to get public transit out to placeslike Abbotsford, out to placeslike Chilliwack.

MM: The biggest concern here for students is section19,wherestudents elect their representative onto the board of governors.And section 19 now says that by a two-thirdsmajority of vote of the boardof governors, [the]students' electedrepresentative [may be removed].So it subverts the democraticprocesswhereby the person who was electedby the students can be removedby people who were not electedby the students; namely thosewho wereappointedby the government. So this flies in the face of Jl:What are your thoughtson youth democracyand it's a huge problem apathy towardspolitics, and how do and students really should be con- you turn that around? cernedaboutthis.

MM: I think the secret to getting JJ:Another issuefor students is tran- young peopleto participatein voting sit. Being out in Abbotsfordand the is education. When people underValley, getting out to Vancouveris stand how the system worksand how nearlyimpossible.What's the NDP's they can be involvedin it, it's hugely plan an that? empowering.And then people have a better understandingof how their MM: Specificallyaround the Lower vote translatesinto decisionmaking.

Mainland, in terms of where the And so I think that doing campaigns busesaregoing to go and everything, like 'Rock the Vote' or 'Get YourVote that's a municipalgovernmentfunc- On~ [can]be successful,I know they tion that decides that. But the ques- arestill successful.And I think that's

one of the best things that we can do to encourageyoung peopleto get out to vote, short of makingvoting mandatory.

JJ:What's the best thingstudents can do to affectpoliticalchange?

MM: Get involved,right?Get out to vote. That's reallyeasyand it doesn't take very much time. We've come up with systems in our country that meanvoting takesjust afew minutes.

And you get all of this, you get a democracyfor it. And if you don't vote, that democracywill go away... But if you... want to really influence the day-to-dayoperationsin government and the decision-making,you've got to get involved.Sometimesit's sending a letter to your MLA, or to an MLA who's working on the same thing that you careabout, like postsecondaryeducation.Send me a letter, send me an email or Facebook or Tweet. Get engagedabout what's going on and be a part of the conversation about the issues that are important to you... get involvedin your student union or... [if] you're really concernedabout green technologies and climatechange... get involvedin your localenvironmentalgroupsthat are working on those issues. When you become involved in a community like that, you empoweryourself and you empoweryour community's voice.

Six fundedTanzaniasummerInternshipsavallableto students TANYA RUSCHEINSKI coordinator, applied for and reTHE CASCADE ceived funding for the project

Students interested in making a difference internationally while simultaneously earning UFV credits have the opportunity this summer to do just that.

Six funded UFV interns will travel to Tanzania, Africa this May through UFV's Global Development Institute and spend 90 days taking courses on informal settlements at Ardhi University.

Outside of their classes, interns will make a positive impact in the area through various outlets and return to UFV with internship credits.

Cherie Enns, geography professor at UFV and Tanzania field

through the Canadian International Development Agency and the Students for Development Program. The whole internship project involves sending 16 funded UFV students to Africa over four years, as well as bringing four Tanzanian PhD students here, two of whom are potentially arriving in January of 2012.

According to Enns, student internships to Africa are a fairly new opportunity at UFV. "I grew up in Africa," said Enns, "and I've been doing projects in Africa for a long time, but we first started sending interns with funding to Africa about four years ago."

While there are only six funded internships available for the coming May project, unfunded

internship opportunities are also available to students. According to Enns, the unfunded internships will incorporate students working with a variety of organizations, and can include anything from aspects of social media to ground applications to research.

"They could [also] work with a children's centre," said Enns, "and doing more sort of hands on applied interactions."

The benefits of participating in projects like the Tanzania internship are numerous. "It strengthens your resume to show you've had this international applied experience," said Enns. Not only that - it gives students the ability to make a difference across the globe and it "opens [their] eyes to global international issues."

Gary Fehr, director of the

Global Development Institute, emphasized the diversity of backgrounds students can come from to contribute to the internship.

"Some are coming with business skills so they can create sustainable economic opportunities" said Fehr. "Some students are coming with skills so they can do mapping ... and some are working on trying to create environmental awareness."

The impact of these efforts on the community is also very real, Fehr pointed out. "It does help ...

It sometimes provides skilled support, other times it's support encouraging people... to be proactive." He noted, however, that possibly the biggest impact of the internship is the opportunity for students to be able to practically apply and understand what they

have been learning in class, and to begin the process of developing cross-cultural networks that can open doors for the future.

In order to apply for the internship, students need to send ·in a resume and cover letter to either Enns or Fehr. While the application deadline for two January internships is already over, the application process for the six funded internships in May is still open, and will finish around the end of November.

Students interested in applying are also encouraged to attend the information sessions on November 14 at noon in the Building A Geography Lab, and on November 17 at 5:00 p.m. in room A416.

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MayorGeorp Peary run for a secondterm In office GRACEROMUND it seems to me that I owe it to THE CASCADE the public. Because my health is George Peary, current Mayor of Abbotsford, worked as an administrator in the Abbotsford School District for 28 years. He went on to become an Abbotsford city council member for 18 years before stepping down from his position on council to be a school trustee on the Abbotsford school board for a year. Three years ago he ran for mayor of Abbotsford, and won the 2008 civic elections in Abbotsford with more votes than all of the other four mayoral candidates combined. This year, George Peary is on the campaign trail once again. The Mayor spoke with The Cascadethis week about his reasons for running for a second term in office.

Why run for Mayor of Abbotsford for a second term?

For the last three years, I've been mayor,.. I worked pretty closely with four different mayors, but until you do the job you don't really know it. Even as deputy mayor it's not the same.

So I've learned a lot being mayor.

I've met many people, and have had the opportunity to do many things. Having learned the job,

good, I still enjoy life and I think I am capable of doing the job again, so I'm going to run for a second term. Now l think I can be more efficient and more effective having gone through a term as mayor.

If re-elected, what are your plans going into a second term?

The campaign that I have put together with my colleagues, my team, is basically building on our successes, because over the last three years I believe we have done some spectacular things. To begin with, we managed to secure over $125 million worth of funding from the provincial and federal government for a variety of initiatives. No other council ever before has drawn in that much money from other levels of government to the benefit of our local citizens. To have funds come back from Victoria and Ottawa in that scope is huge, and it's to the amazing benefit of our community ... I am the Chair of the Police Board, that's one of the roles of the mayor ... [and] crime is down across the board, nowhere more spectacularly than in homicides.

We've gone from [being] the murder capital of Canada in 2009 with 11 homicides to... zero homicides

[this year] ... Abbotsford is becoming a very safe city. We have made dramatic in\provements and dramatic changes.

The election is largely going to be about watel'. What are your opinions on the proposed project? l learned about public-private partnerships because I was the local contact, and I worked for 19 years on our new hospital. I was intimately involved in that project, which was a public-private partnership. The solicitor general of British Columbia, who is the independent watchdog of the legislature, reported after that project was completed that the public saved $39 million by making it a public-private partnership. There are private operators in that hospital right now. It's a hospital, it's working as a hospital, and it is an amazing example of the success of public-private partnerships.

So when we were looking at opportunities to seek additional funding for our water source, there was a federal crown corporation (PPP Canada) which funds P3 partnerships. They examine a project and determine if it is eligible and then award up to 25 per cent of [the cost] of the eligible project. We were looking for an

opportunity to acquire some additional funds for this project.

We went through a very exhaustive process and arrived at Stave Lake as the preferred option. We applied to PPP Canada, and they said "Yes, your project will qualify." So they, in fact, have agreed to give use up to $65 million for the project if we make it a publicprivate partnership ...

The controversy comes because the national union, public sector union, is opposed, and they are funding a very vigorous campaign of opposition. Much of their campaign is mendacious. They are trying to convince people that the City of Abbotsford wants to privatize its water system. That is not at all what the City of Abbotsford wants to do. The City of Abbotsford will own the water coming out of the lake, it will own the water going into the treatment plant, it will own the water while it's in the treatment plant, and it will own the water coming out of the treatment plant. A private operator will operate the plant.

Why? Because it gives us a 25year warranty. If something goes wrong with the plant, the private operator has to fix it at their expense. So it transfers the risk from the public sector to the private

sector.

What differentiates you from other candidates?

I think the primary differentiation is that none of the other candidates have been involved in politics at any level. That to me is quite astounding, to think that the four of them [are] an 18-year-old, a 32-year-old lady, Mrs. Peachey, and Mr. Banman.

They all think they can jump into the role of mayor and be mayor.

The learning curve for any of them would be incredibly steep.

It was challenging enough for me having spent all those years in city hall; it would be extremely challenging for someone who has never been exposed to municipal government in any formal sort of way ...

We had an all-candidates meeting last night, and it was my first opportunity to sit, discuss and debate the issues with the others.

They speak in what I would call, perhaps not flatteringly, banal generalities full of platitudes, but they have not had any significant leadership opportynities. Indeed, with the exception of perhaps Mrs. Peachey. That to me is a little bit troubling.

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Local Abbotsford citizen Meghann Coughlan is a 32-yearold mother of four who has lived in Abbotsford for 10 years and has now decided to run for mayor in this year's civic election. She is registered to attend classes at UFV in the Winter 2012 semester in the event that she is not elected. Coughlan states that she is a "normal human being" in the community who is now trying to make a change. Coughlan spoke with The Cascadeabout some of the more heavily discussed issues in the election, and why she has decided to run.

Why run for mayor of Abbotsford?

I've lived here since 1991, and I've seen Abbotsford go through a lot of changes. We're heading in the right direction, but it's taking a little too long. If you don't

you can't complain. What kind of person am I if I don't try to change it when I know it needs to be changed? And there are a lot of things that are really unacceptable, fundamentally wrong with the way things are going here. So someone needs to do something.

I'm running, and hopefully I win.

I'm not hoping to win for the paycheque or the business card that says I'm the mayor. I'm hoping to win so that I can actually make a change. And if I don't, maybe next time someone else will run that has a little more community credibility and they will take us in the right direction.

What are your goals specifically in running for mayor?

This isn't Footloose, and it some times feels to a lot of people in the community that we're living in the movie Footloose. There's no reason for that. We're so close to Vancouver, but Abbotsford is so closed to so many things that are

important in society. I know that there are certain groups of people that do not feel as welcome here as other people. I think that is ridiculous. It's 2011 - I think we need to stop being concerned with religion, sexuality and race.

I see that a lot here and I know the council isn't going to say that happens here because it doesn't look good on paper. I would like to see us move forward. Property taxes are ridiculous, and they affect everybody. I know a lot of people don't think it affects them if they rent, but it's absolutely affecting you because your rents aze going up. People can't afford to live here. So if we're looking at paying rents that are comparable to Vancouver, then Abbotsford as a city should be comparable to Vancouver. That's the direction that I would like to go.

The election is largely going to be about water. What is yow opinion on the proposed P3

pIOject?

I'm hugely against P3. That's ridiculous. I don't see how that is an option. I don't see how privatizing water is a good idea. I just don't understand it. I'm not going to pretend to understand it.

The city is bullying us by saying "Vote this, or you get no water".

I've actually compared [Jay} Teichroeb to the soup Nazi from Seinfeld. What are you talking about? They think we're stupid.

I'm going to look at city managers and economic development managers. When are their contracts up? I am annoyed. It seems like the council, aside from Patricia Ross, really seem arrogant, as if they had forgotten somewhere along the line that they have been voted in to serve people. So I want to bring it back to that. When I first moved here Abbotsford was more of a community of people that say, "Hello." You say "hello" to people in the streets today and

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they grab their purses. I want to bring it back to normal. I don't know what happened here.

What differentiates you from other candidates?

I'm not a career politician. I'm not money-hungry. I'm not in it for the paycheque or the prestige that's supposed to go on with it.

I'm in it because I really want to help the people, and I don't think the council has been listening. I've talked to certain interest groups who have said they have approached council about things, but council just doesn't listen ...

I'm absolutely just for the people.

I want to represent the best interests of the people of Abbotsford.

I want it to be an affordable place to live. I like to focus on crime prevention instead of punishment.

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of FV DearSAPC, I'm really confused about what to do. My parentswant me to study one thing, but l want to major in something else that I like better,and that I'm betterat. But theyjust ask, "How will that get you a job?" I don't want to disappointthem, and they arepaying for my education, but I don't want to befrustrated all my life because I'm living my life on someone else'sterms. What shouldI do?

Sincerely, Confused& Conflicted Dear Confused & Conflicted, It is important to acknowledge that there are multiple things that factor into the way you are feeling right now, and that a single column doesn't give us much room to address them all, but we're going to give you the tools to help you identify, acknowledge and address them on your own (and

we're here for follow-up if you need us).

As we talked about last week, it is an overwhelming season for many students. When we feel overwhelmed, everything seems to come at us all at once. In actuality, when we feel compromised, our awareness of our environment, circumstances, situations, etc. becomes heightened. We become more conscious of things and, more importantly, begin to question things.

Think about it: how often do we question things when we are happy? When is the last time you, or someone you knew said, "Life is great, I wonder why?" That's not usually what we do. It's when things don't go according to plan (and more specifically, our plan) that we start to question our beliefs, our assumptions, our values and sometimes the very founda-

tions our lives!

The questioning of beliefs, values and assumptions is philosophy! So you're almost there on your own as far as the philosophy goes. The next step, which is where philosophical counselling comes in, is asking ourselves the right questions.

There are a standard series of questions that we begin with.

These questions are adjusted and applied to everyone differently.

After all, we all receive and understand information differently, so sometimes we have to use· different applications-or multiple applications-but the process remains the same, and the questions stay the same. These questions are designed to facilitate your thought processes and help you help yourselves. So what are these magical questions?

Firstly: "What is, or are the issues? What is it about this situation that is upsetting you to begin with?"

Remember, there can be, and probably are in this situation, multiple factors that contribute to how you feel. It's important to identify and acknowledge as many factors as we can so that we can better address the concern.

Secondly: "What is, or are the conclusion(s) that have been drawn? And what has lead to these conclusions? i.e. the premises."

Reasoning is an application of philosophy. Determine the argument your mind has created to lead you to the conclusions you have made.

Thirdly: "What values, beliefs and assumptions have led to

those premises?"

This part of the process is where we can identity any fallacies or discrepancies in our reasoning. Socrates said, "No one can knowingly do what is bad for themselves." This is why having an outside perspective is helpful. Sometimes our values, beliefs and assumptions are so deeply embedded that we don't consider questioning them.

There you have it. That's what we do in a very condensed form, so we encourage you to contact us if you have more questions, about this or philosophical counselling in general.

We hope this helps, SAPC Submit your own question to the SAPC by emailing alex@ufvcas-

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Abbotsfordall-candidates'debate kicksoff final leg of mayoralrace THE CASCADE.

Travis Daleman opposed the project, bringing up problems some European cities have had The P3 water project, crime, after committing to similar projand taxation were the foremost ects, while Bruce Banman opitems on the agenda for the Ab- posed voting yes on the grounds botsford mayoral debate held at that the public deserved to be more involved in the selection City Hall last Wednesday.

The first debate between the process of what source and methdeclared candidates kicked off od for supplementing the city's the final stretch before the mu- water supply is eventually used.

Gerda Peachey disliked the nicipal election later this month and featured incumbent George idea that an outside source would Peary squaring off with Tivals be involved in the project.

"No international company is Bruce Banman, Meghan Coughlan, Travis Daleman and Gerda going to want this job if it's just a little line of profit, they're going Peachey.

George Peary was the focus to do it if it's a good profit," she early and often, fielding the most said.

In response, Peary cited the questions from the public during an open question and answer pe- recently constructed Abbotsford riod and frequently being made Regional Hospital as an example the subject of discussion and de-• of how P3 developments can work rision over issues such as the P3 and repeated throughout the water project, which is also being night that the city of Abbotsford, put to a vote on November 19. not a private company, would Peary Was singled out as the own the plant, pipeline, and the only supporter of the deal, which water itself.

On the subject of crime, would see Stave Lake used as a Meghan Coughlan recounted the water source for the city through the construction of a water treat- recent spate of robberies as reason to believe the Abbotsford poment plant and pipeline.

lice can be doing a better job.

"It's nice that we aren't the murder capital anymore, but we've had 12 robberies since September," she said.

Incumbent Peary countered with the statistics showing crime has been reduced over his tenure, with zero murders this year in a city previously notorious for their frequency.

Bruce Banman raised the issue of the law enforcement bud·get, currently taking up nearly half of the city's budget.

"I think they really have to be open to having that budget looked at in a transparent manner," he said.

Another financial subject raised was the Abbotsford Heat, heavy on taxpayers' minds due to their low attendance and resulting tax burden. Peary, when asked why they were pursued, responded that the Plan A project was inherited by him, and that the arena "needed an anchor tenant...[to]book 40 events [a year]."

Peachey questioned the $24 million in economic spinoffs cited

by Peary and also asserted that

the proposed upgrades to the Tra- Daleman were the recipients of only one directed question from dex Centre, totaling $7.35 million the public attendees. is something she is against.

CJVL station manager Aaron Banman, when asked about the possibility of reviewing the cur- Levy, who was in attendance on Wednesday night, said that such rent ten-year contract between Abbotsford and the Heat after it is a narrow focus on the banner halfway finished, said that "no" campaign issues can prevent votmight have to be the response to ers from getting to know how the candidates will handle the many the team.

"If they're not paying their end other issues that are sure to come by the end of five years, then this up in the next term.

"I feel like it's a challenge to get is a bad deal," he said.

The recently introduced tiered some new issues thrown into the · mix," he said. water rate system was another Levy also expressed disapfinancial issue for Abbotsford residents that both Coughlan and pointment that so few of the . questions \Yere directed towards Banman spoke out against.

The audience in attendance re- Daleman.

"It's too bad nobody gave Dalesponded favorably to Banman's man a chance,'' he said. idea of improved city infrastrucVoters will have one final opture, and the notion of public involvement in the water project ap- portunity to present their quespeared to go over well. Peary was tions to the candidates at the all most derided when the topic of candidates debate presented by the wage increase for city coun- the UFV Political Science Stuselors, passed unanimously in dents' Association, which is the past year, was brought up, but scheduled to take place Monday, received, along with Banman, the November 14 at 7 p.m. in room BlOl of UFV's Abbotsford cammajority of the audience queries pus. and attention.

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Morethan30,000 Canadian students seek foodbanksupport everymonth Hunger(ount, anannualstudyoffoodbanksand foodprograms inCanada, foundthatin2011,an average of851,000 individuals wereassistedby foodbankseachmonth- andfourpercentof themwerepost-secondary students.

•Fourpercentmeansthatthere[aremorethan) 34,000studentseverymonththataregoingto a foodbankforhelp," saidFoodBanks Canada executive director Katharine ~chmidt ·1rsa groupofpeopleinthiscountry thatis important to us.Educating ouryoungpeopleand preparing peoplefortheirfuturesisimportant, so to knowthatwtvegotabout34,000Canadians whoarewalking intoorgettinghelpfroma foodbankeachandeverymonth,whoarepostsecondary students, Ithinkisa largenumber:· Since2008,overall foodbankuseinCanada has increased by26percent "Therealityisthatsomeone usinga foodbank couldbeyourneighbor, it couldbea friend,it couldbea family member, it couldbesomebody yousatnextto onthebusonthewayto school - really,itcouldbejustaboutanyone," suggestedSchmidt Briana Hill- CUP OttawaBureau Chief

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onnuclear bombdesign: University ofManitoba president Iranworked makes historic apology U.N. University ofManitoba president David Barnard made history onOct.27,w~ha statement ofapology for theuniversity's indirect roleintheresidential schools system.

Thestatement wasmadebefore theTruth and Re<onciliation Commission inHalifax, N.S. Barnard is thefirstuniversity president toformally apologize for perpetuating thesystem, which waslaunched bythe Canadian government inthe19tllcentury asameans toassimilate aboriginal children intoC.inadian society.

Residential schools-thelastofwhich dosedin 1996- arewidely recognized asabusive anda formof aggressive 35Similation.

While theuniversity didnotfundorhelpoperate residential schools, Barnard apologized totheuniversity's 1,900 self-declared Aboriginal students, aswellasto theUofM'saboriginal staff, forfailing"to recognize or challenge theforced assimilation ofAboriginal Peoples andthesubsequent lossoftheirlanguage, culture and traditions.· "That wasa grave mistake.

Itisourresponsibility.

We aresorry; hesaid.Visibly emotional, Barnard wenton toexplain thattheuniversity educated"and mentored individuals whobeG!me clergy, teachers, social workers, civil servants andpolitkians"that carried outpolicies aimed attheassimilation ofaboriginal peoples in Manitoba.

Sarah Petz- TheManitoban (University ofManitoba)

Iranappears to havewori<ed ondesigning an atomic bombandmaystillbeconducting relevant research, theU.N. nudearwatchdog saidina hardhittingreportonTehran's nudearprogram likely to raisetensions intheMiddl.e East Citing whatitcalled"credible"information from member statesandelsewhere, theagency listeda seriesofactivities applicable todeveloping nuclear weapons, suchashighexplosives testingand development ofanatomic bombtrigger.

Thehotlyanticipated International Atomic Energy Agency report,whichwaspreceded byIsraeli media speculation ofpre-emptive airstrikes onIranian nuclear sitesbyTehran's arch-foe, detailed new evidence apparently showing concerted, covert efforts toacquire thecapability toproduce atomic bombs.

Someofthecitedresearch anddevelopment activitiesbyIranhavebothcivilian andmilitary applications,but"others arespecific to nuclear weapons," saidthereport,obtained byReuters Tuesday ahead ofanIAEA boardofgovernors meeting.

Tehran, whichhasdeniedeverseeking nuclear firepower, immediately condemned thereport. "(It)isunbalanced, unprofessional andpolitically motivated," saidAliAsgharSoltanieh, Iran's ambassadorto theIAEA. Reuters

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Syria crackdown toll rises despite Arabpeace deal:U.N.

Bank ofCanada's 2 percent inflation targetrenewed

Morethan3,500peoplehavebeenkilledinSyria's crackdown onprotesters, theUnitedNations said Tuesday, asthemilitary presseditscampaign to putdownresistance inthecityofHoms against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.

Despite anagreement to endtheassaultagainst whatthegovernment saysare•armedgangs," the UnitedNations andactivists saidtroopsandmilitiamenloyalto Assad hadextended theircontrol overHoms aftersixdaysofbombardment.

"Thebrutalgovernment crackdown ondissent inSyriahassofarclaimed thelivesofmore than3,SOOSyrians,"U.N. HumanRights Office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani toldreporters inGeneva.

"Since Syriasignedthepeaceplansponsored by theleagueofArabStateslastweek,morethan 60peoplearereported to havebeenkilledby military andsecurity forces, including at least19 ontheSunday thatmarked Eidal-Adha (themain Muslim feast)."

SyriaagreedtotheArableagueplanonNovember2, pledging to pullitsmilitary fromrestive cities,setpolitical prisoners freeandstarttalkswith theopposition, whichwantsto remove Assad and introduce moredemocratic freedoms.

Reuters

Thegovernment andtheBank ofC.inada agreed on Tuesday torenew without change thecentral bank's five-year mandate totargeta 2percent overall inflation rate.

Thatcontrasts withthedualmandate oftheU.S. F-ederal Reserve totargetinflation andemployment.

TheBank of C.inada hadexamined andrejected theideaoflowering theinflation targetandalsooftargeting price levels instead.

Ajointstatement from thegovernment andBank of Canada madenomention ofadding financial stability to thecalrulations whensetting monetary policy.

However, Bank ofC.inada Governor Mark Camey has increasingly spoken -mostrecently inLondon on Tuesday-about theneedforflexibility intermsofhow quickly inflation mustreturn tothebank's targetPutin another way, thatcould meansomeflexibility inhow longdeviation fromthetargetwould be permitted.

"The experience oftheglobal economic andfinancial crisis underscored thevalue ofCanada's flexible inflation-targeting framework,"the statement said.

"The inflation-targeting framework, prudent fiscal policy anda sound domestic financial system have helped ensure thatCanada hasbeenoneofthe strongest performing advanced e<onomies during and following theglobal economic andfinancial crisis.'

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Band of Halloween creaturescollects UNICEFfunds at UFV

REBECCAGROEN THE CASCADE

Ask a UFV student why they dressed up on October 31st and they'll likely answer you with two words: "It's fun." Ask a UFV student why they went from department to department trickor-treating on the afternoon of October 31st and you may just get a different answer. "I do it to help out those in need," said a nefarious cherub. As students paraded around campus in their Halloween finery, led by Student Life director Martin Kelly, they collected donations for UNICEF. Each time a coin was donated, shouts of "UFV cares!" could be heard through the halls. "Isn't fun the best thing to have?" says Kelly. "Fun should be useful as well." UFV is currently the only university in Canap.a that collects funds for UNICEF on Halloween.

"I have done this every year since I started," said a friendly-looking witch. "It's a good way to help

A lJPVpeupedive on VPD riot chargerecommendations JOE JOHNSON

THE CASCADE group ranges in age from 16 to 52

It was the largest crime spree in the history of the province, according to Vancouver police chief Jim Chu. And now after five months of taking criticism over their handling of the riots, including complaints about the slow process afterwards, the Vancouver Police Department are now ready to begin moving forward.

The investigation up to this point has largely consisted of amassing a database with 30,000 pieces of evidence obtained from sources like Facebook and Youtube. It has also involved combing over 5,000 hours of video footage, posting photos on the VPD website, and utilizing new technology at the University of Indianapolis to pinpoint suspects.

The results of this work have now become the first set of recommendations to be forwarded to the Crown council where the evidence will be sorted through.

It consists of charges against 60 alleged rioters over 163 separate acts. 50 of those to be charged are men and 10 women, and the

years old. Some of these cases are over 500 pages each.

The greatest number of the charges come from Surrey (21), then Vancouver (12), Maple Ridge (9), Abbotsford (2), Delta (2), and the rest are distributed scattershot among other local ,municipalities. Of note is one person from Seattle, Washington.

With so much evidence, the police force must take their time to ensure that best practices are maintained, meaning it could take up to two full years to have all charges laid on up to 700 people. Chu defended the VPD's actions in a news conference, stating: "Over the past few months there have been those who have told us that our decision to be thorough was wrong. They urged us to rush cases to court. We believe the public expects more from the police."

Chu's sentiments certainly ring true at UFV - the majority of students who spoke with The Cascade on the issue supported taking the time necessary. Don Ngo - a business and aviation student - of-

fered, "It's a little long compared to what other people are doing, [for example,] compared to the one in London where they laid charges pretty much right away.

It's long, but it takes time to investigate all of the actions of the people, I guess. It's long but it's thorough." Kylie Lim, a fashion design student, differed in her take on the issue, saying, " I don't know how many people are on the case, but two years seems long ... I mean, [long] if [someone's] going to get arrested two years later for a little broken window."

There was no sympathy for the rioters to be found on campus.

Visual arts student Kate Feltren said, "I think that many people would agree that police should crack down on the rioters. I think it's unfair to let it-slide just for this particular case, and I think that lots of people need to be made an example of." Alanah Jones - a fashion design student - agreed.

"I think it shouldn't be taken lightly. That was so barbaric and embarrassing and testosteronefilled," she said.

However, some question

whether certain aspects of the investigation are worth the effort.

Jan MacKenzie, a UFV criminology professor with over 30 years of experience on both the VPD and Abbotsford Police Department, spoke on the issues of effort and cost-effectiveness. For example, he explained, the VPD sought resources in Indianapolis for a cost of $300,000 to catch an additional eight suspects who may have been caught using traditional techniques here.

MacKenzie also discussed how most charges will be of breakand-enter and mischief, but given the circumstance, the laws concerning the different stages of the riot will also be levied. These are sections 63 and 64 of the Canadian Criminal Code: unlawful assembly and rioting. Unlawful assembly is defined as the gathering of three or more people with the purpose of causing fear for those in the vicinity, -while advancing others to disturb the peace. Rioting, a serious offence, is "an unlawful assembly that has begun to disturb the peace tumultuously."

MacKenzie noted that the sentencing of rioters may, in the end, be considered light by some, as "the judge must sentence based not only on the offence, but also on the particular circumstances of the specific offender."

"General deterrence will be important," he explained, "but it is not the only factor that will be considered. Assuming that many of the rioters are not actually criminals, don't be surprised if they are not sentenced to jail but instead get fines, probation, etc."

MacKenzie said he was interested to see how these events will work themselves out in court. "It is clear that there is political and public pressure to see some harsh sentences," he said, "but judges are constrained by the law and sentencing guidelines, and I certainly would not be surprised if there is a dichotomy between public expectations and the sentences that are actually handed out."

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Peary, Banman emerge as frontrunners following first debate "I' II have to see just how demanding the job will be" • Bruce Banman MICHAELSCOULAR THE CASCADE This statement, referring to if Banman will be able to juggle both his _work as a local chiropractor and potential mayor, is the kind of apparent lack of insight into the job and what it entails that plagued the four candidates running against incumbent George Pea,ry at the City Hall-hosted mayoral debate last Wednesday.

Megan Coughlan kicked off the debate with opening remarks that attacked the big problems in the city that need to be fixed: crime, poverty etc. How she specifically intended to address those issues was the question, and as the debate progressed she proved she did not have an answer. After lier carefully crafted and typed opening statement, Coughlan mostly repeated her talking points of a government with "compassion" and of how despite Abbotsford is no longer the murder capital of Canada, convenience store and bank robberies are completely unacceptable. The lasting impression of Coughlan was her lack of professionalism. Talking in terms of herself rather than addressing the people she woi,vd want to persuade (tangents into her experiences with rent and illegal suites) throughout the debate, Coughlan in a final act of desperation threw up her rebuttal card on a question regarding hospital parking discrepancies between New Westminster and Abbotsford to offer the helpful tip that parking fees are not enforced before a certain time in the evening, so you can get away with breaking the rules if you're careful.

Gerda Peachey has been involved in Abbotsford's politics for a number of years, but apparently has grown "tired of watching city

council" make choices she, we can assume, does not agree with. Either due to disinterest or lack of information, Peachey rarely approached issues with anything more than a surface awareness.

When it came to crime, Peachey talked of keeping criminals locked up and off the streets of Abbotsford. Her moral indignation that Abbotsford would dare allow a sex show into Tradex was answered ·by George Peary who pointed out that event booking is handled by Tourism Abbotsford, not the mayor or city council.

Peachey based most of the rest of her argument around her opposition to the P3 water project, which made her closing remarks regarding the proposal, "Go ahead and do it if you feei you need to do it," odd.

Travis Daleman essentially pre-empted his entire performance in the debate and election by saying that if he has increased awareness in local politics in Abbotsford's youth, then that will have been enough for his running to be a success. While that could be taken as a roundabout way of Daleman saying he's just happy to be here, his being upfront about his intentions was encouraging.

While his answers were marked

by nervous breaks and rushing through sentences, that Daleman was able to hold himself well as he did surrounded by far more accomplished adults is to be commended, though it has rendered part of the debate and election a bit of a joke. He didn't have much of a game plan for the debate either, agreeing with other candidates' answers aad proposing ideas that were either not fully thought out or thought up on the spot: widespread roof upgrades for added rain catchments and rapid rail transport to Vancouver.

Where would these projects take place and ·where would the funding come from? Who knows. One thing Daleman did offer is his perspective as a university student (though he has yet to earn a credit). At one point, a voice was overheard saying "he's such a sweetheart." Maybe someday Travis Daleman will be a serious candidate for mayor, too.

Bruce Banman appears to be the strongest challenger to Peary in this election. Attempting to reach out to every possible audience from his opening: business owners, religious groups, youth, seniors, Banman continued to hit on all of his major points, turning questions around to suit his

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platform in multiple cases. Banman clearly possessed the best oratory skills of the candidates, articulating some of the same reasons against the P3 water project as others, but connecting with the audience in a way the other members of the opposition could not.

Also squnding great, though perhaps less feasible, were Banman's dreams of a better Abbotsford. His well researched idea of Abbotsford as a more condensed city, in which "building up, not building out" is the plan going forward, set him apart from the other candidates.

Less urban sprawl makes for easier transit links, which makes it easier for everyone, especially those that cannot drive, to commute to work and other destinations. While it sounds great, there was nothing in what Banman said to indicate Abbotsford has the resources to commit to such a drastic change, or where such a project would begin. Banman describes the future city not as the skyscrapers of New York, but more in line with what Paris has in their city.

Dreaming big is great, but it is difficult to see if this man with no political experience has any idea what would actually happen, what the job would be like were he

elected mayor. Banman had wellexpressed statements on crime, taxes, and repeatedly emphasized making Abbotsford a better city for today's youth to live in and one day lead. It's very likely he won over a number of people at the debate on the strength of his speak- _ ing abilities.

Incumbent George Peary did everything he possibly could have to impress and sway the audience _ in the debate. Right from the start, he did not possess the velocity or volume of some of the other candidates, but had a level of knowledge no other combatant could approach. Statistics filled his answers, which in every case either sounded good in that they spoke to a success or legitimacy to his point or sounded good in that not everyone knew exactly what they meant, but Peary sounded like he knew wh~t he was talking about.

One of the earliest topics: crime, illustrated this best. While, yes, there has been a spate of robberies lately, Peary rightly pointed out that murders have dropped under his tenure.

Crucially, Peary did all the candidates one better by mentioning that not one of them had been in contact with anyone from the police prior to the debate. This is how many of the answer sessions went.

While other candidates made the point that if we judge by experience alone, then of course Peary is the only one for the job, but in this debate Peary showed how experience and commitment to the job matters more than the supposed unfairness of his advantage. No other candidate was as specific in their approach. His composure continued as he came under fire for his stance on the P3 water project (he's the only one in support) and his spending for advertisements supporting it. Whatever you think of Peary's performance so far, there is little room for maneuvering when it comes to discussing his ability to manage his public perception, which in the end might be enough in this election.

ISA discovered in Fraser River sockeye SASHAMOEDT '1t is essential that we move forTHE CASCADE ward to establish an international The inquiry looking into the decline of the sockeye salmon of BC's coast, the Cohen Commission, is focusing on the recent verifica- · tion that infectious salmon •anemia (ISA) is indeed in our water.

ISA, a diseasethat has wiped out fish stocks in Norway and Chile, was found in the Fraser River.

The discovery is a heavy blow environmentally, as the disease was discovered in the wild salmon, and is also a huge threat to the salmon farming industry.

Biologist Alexandra Morton points to the introduction of · the · disease by imported salmon eggs - namely, fish farms. Morton says she is "on a steep learning curve" in her recent blog entry.

board to make sure testing is done in a highly and scientifically defensible manner, establish a BC lab that can culture and test for ISA virus and report publicly, test widely for the virus in the ocean, rivers and lakes and include other possible species such as herring, [as well as] mandate tests on every Atlantic sahnon facility, especially the lake-rearing facilities by more than one lab so that no one lab bears the brunt of this and so the public can take full confidence in the test."

Colleen Dane of the BC Salmon Farmers Association, on the other hand, said that they have "done in the past few years 5000 tests and we've never found ISA on our farms ... we are looking at our sam-

pies and continuing monitoring protocols on our farms, and we're continuing to not see the disease in our farmed fish. So what that news does is it raised a lot of questions ... how long it's been here, what effect it has on the salmon because not all strains of ISA are pathogenic, they don't all cause disease that then kills the fish."

Dane stressed the importance of care taken foi farmed salmon, at the base level of farms and at industrial research levels, with immunizations and screenings.

Activists like Morton and salmon farmers clash constantly at the Cohen Commission. Issues of disease and viruses are consistently raised, but Dane responded to the lack of evidence. "It's important to consider, when you are talking about people who are criticising salmon farming,

and raise disease, it's important to consider what diseaseexactly they are talking about,. and whether it's actually here. Becausethere is quite a bit of consideration about what or what might happen but actually isn't happening in British Columbia" The four independent experts hired for the Commission to look into the correlation between the decline and fish farms evidently found nothing. Morton condemns the "secrecy" in government research of the issues of disease.

'There is an astonishing silence from government How is it possible they have never found ISA virus?"

We need to look at our priorities, and our government's. Are they trying to save an economically-profitable, environmentally-devastating industry by keeping quiet about re-

search? Or are they avoiding looking into the issues altogether?This is, apparently, a democracy.Weneed open, direct information about this issue public understanding, where all the information is available and clear.

We don't need the government to be cloak-and-daggering around with incompetent reports, muzzled scientists, and withdrawn research funds.

The impact of ISA on the marine environment is only just dawning on us. H wild salmon were to be wiped out like the farmed stocks in other . countries, what would become of the wildlife that depends on the salmon for survival? The action of the Cohen Commission to look into the discovery of ISA in the Fraser River is somewhat reassuring, but with a government that has skewed priorities, who knows what's coming.

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We do not remember them J.O.R.BROWN THE CASCADE There was not much fanfare or media coverage when the Canadian Forces left Kandahar Province earlier this year, and even less when Master Corporal Byron Greff was killed in Kabul nearly two weeks ago. Since the invasion of Afghanistan, I've witnessed a number of spasms of patriotism. Immediatefyfollowing our first casualties, who were bombed by American fighter jets, there was a great hue and cry followed by an extremely well attended public memorial; the death of Captain Nichola Goddard, Canada's first female soldier to be . killed in combat, elicited a good deal of public mourning and saw her widowed husband receive the Memorial Cross. There have been others, of course, most w_ithrepatriation ceremonies and speeches from bereaved parents and opportunistic politicians, but these remain most vivid tome.

I am not put off by public mourning, only by the nauseating rhetoric so often offered and interminable forgetfulness of the participants.

And it is those two qualities that I find most often during the observance of Remembrance Day. We

might buy our poppies and even shuffle on down toward the local cenotaph, but that is quite often • the end of it for most. The exhortations to remember are received and chanted by us most dutifully, but all of the reflection and mindfulness of the silence is forgotten by lunchtime.

What's left is an ersatz mourning and a Hollywood remembrance.

The spectacle of television specials and movies mixed with a dogmatic, unthinking commitment to support our troops is woven into every speech and given wall-to-wall coverage for exactly one day. Most will appreciate the bombast, but for any other day of the year it is unlikely that you will find the average citizen contemplating the hell where youth and laughter go, as Sassoon would have us do.

And that is the crux of the problem. We have spent an entire decade in the middle of Central Asia, losing 157 soldiers in the process, and there has never been a clear articulation of why we are there. At first, it was to fulfil our treaty obligations as part of NATO. Then we were there to oust the Taliban and liberate Afghanistan. For awhile, we were nation-building: educating Afghan girls, building roads, and bringing democracy. But that fell by the way-

side like all the others. We ended up fighting so that we wouldn't just cut and run - perhaps to beat the Taliban into submission? But that, too, has come to an end; we are no longer sending our men and women beyond the wire to wait for that awful crack of an IED. There have been peace talks between us and the

Taliban.

It is said by us every year that at the going down of the sun we will remember them - all of them, all of our brothers and sisters who have died from this war and all the others. But the reality is we do not.

We do not remember them; not their lives, or their sacrifice, or the bloody wars where they bought the farm.

We continue on with our petty little worries and think nothing of sending our troops every decade or so into yet another quagmire, so long as we don't have to think about it very much. · Ypres was nearly a century ago; we ought to have learned that lesson bynow.

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The end is nigh for the Canadian Wheat Board JOEJOHNSON

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THE CASCADE competition, and gives them cost Is that a sickle which the Conservative government is slashing away with? It must be, as the Canadian Wheat Board is under attack from the right-of-centre party that is seeking its demise. The Tory government is in a complete ideological battle with the wheat board.

The significance of the wheat board should not be understated it's an important piece of Canadian history. It had a role in preserving our wheat growers during the Great Depression and, to this day, still ensures that farmers receive a minimum revenue from their crops.

Fstablished in 1935, the wheat board acts as a government mandated single buyer to the producers of both wheat and barley. The producers grow their crops, sell it to the wheat board, and then the wheat board resells that product all over the world. This establishes an average world selling price which is then distributed back to the farmers based on the amount of wheat they contributed. It is a great way to maintain fiscalsecurity for the farmers. It shields them from major

savings with economies of scale.

This system has worked very well over the years, but it's not perfect. It only has operational control in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the Peace-River region of BC.Because of this, there is contention between those growers that fall under the jurisdiction of the wheat board and those who don't. And if a farmer within the jurisdiction would prefer to take their chances on the open market, it actually puts them in violation of the Canadian Wheat Board Act. This opens them up to fines that may be levied, or the more serious possibility of jail time.

It's then easy to imagine that anyone wishing to leave the wheat board would be very frustrated and see this as a violation of free enterprise.

Internationally, the wheat board has come under attack from the US by way of challengesto NAFTA violations. And while the Americans love to challengeCan_ada about the way we operate our business, this is just another thorn sticking into the board. H the federal government wants to improve relations with our trading partners, abolishing it

An open letter to the human race regarding the lack of recent composure of letters ALEXEI SUMMERS

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CONTRIBUTOR that would otherwise go undeveloped in the form of an email. It also Dear Humanity, Why do you not write letters anymore?

Why, when I was a lad, we used to write letters all the time. But now it seems that le~ have become quite extinct. My elementary school eyen used to have a day devoted to the writing of letters. We would go into the gymnasium and sit down at desks and write a letter to family, and to friends. And you know what? It was fun. That was back in the days before email. That was in the days before you could just type something up on a screen, and press a button. Back then, it took a whole week to send a message from here to California. Now a person can send a letter in five seconds, effectively eliminating the good old "Oh, I guess my letter to you was lost in the mail" excuse, and ultimately making life very dull for postal workers. Of course, that same school also still used typewriters to instruct students how to type when I was attending it, so perhaps things were a little far behind in the technology department. I loathe the thought of what that same elementary school must be doing now in the place of the letters - probably email.

The last decade of technology has made a lot of things easier, but there's something to be said about the romanticism of letters. There are certain emotions you can't convey in an email that you can on a written page. There is a certain. charming sinceritytoseeingtheinkonthe page - do you remember that? Real ink?

There are serious advantages to writing letters. For one, it develops

develops patience. H you can recall, we used to spend a lot of time waiting for responses,and replies. None of this instant gratification stuff.

There are no more opportunities for fancy calligraphy, and rm sure many people's penmanship is suffering tremendously for it There is also no time to learn how to write a good old fashioned love letter. Now it's all done digitally. Many skills have beenlost as time has gone on. Truly. Many skills have been lost. And let's not forget the most important thing of~ - that being that in the event of a nuclear war with North Korea, we probably will not even have email. Those of us who survive will have to once again revert to using letters.

There's no sense denying it. As a species we've gotten lazy. We've traded in what was more personal and intricate, for something simple and easy.

I for one still do write letters.

Perhaps not on a regular basis, but I do pen them when I have time.

And I must admit rm a little disappointed in you all, and myself, for having allowed things to get to the point where a person doesn't receive any letters from anyone besides Visa demanding that one pay their credit card bill.

Honestly, humanity. Sometimes you make me feel so very old. It is a digital world, and sometimes I feel like the last of the analog dinosaurs.

Now, if you need me, rll be in my dressing room. I will be writing letters, and awaiting the imminent nuclear war with the communists.

is definitely one way to do it.

Bill C-18 will see August 1, 2012,as the day farmers are allowed to independently market their own wheat and barley. And it will also be the beginning of a five-year transitional plan for the government to take control of the wheat board.

During this span they will then begin to look for realistic ways for it to be replaced by a private company.

However, if that's not possible, the wheat board will be shut down entirely.

So this sounds like good news for the farmer as they will be given choice for the first time. The only problem being that the whole organization will erode underneath the feet of farmers that wish to remain with the wheat board. As farmers opt to fend for their selves in the hopes of greater return, their prices will undercut that of the wheat

board's. Over a period of time the wheat board will~ face greater and greater competition, driving prices down until the cost of the wheat board is no longer sustainable. This is one of the greatest concerns of farmers, that the price they receive for their product will drop significantly without the powerful wheat board behind them.

It's certainly an exceptional tactic on

the part of the government, though.

The Conservatives know that they don't have the farmers support. A recent plebiscite found that 62 per cent of wheat growers still support the wheat board.

This debate is greater than just the preservation of the wheat board.

The issue is the role of government and how our social and economic bodies function.

Omphaloskepsis: It seemed like a good idea at the time in women's sports. In 2004, the International Federation of AssociaCONTRIBUTOR tion Football (FIFA)president, Sepp Blatter suggested that it would be I was deep in thought decida great idea to have female soccer ing on what to write about when I players be required to wear really was brought back to reality by the tight shorts in order to make the unholy sound of a ram's horn blast. sport more popular. Strangely, the I desperately need to find a better suggestion was not adopted As an alert sound for my iPhone. The blast _interesting digression, Mr. Blatter is informed me of a tweet from The currently in his fourth term as presiVancouver Sun reporting that for dent. I think that speaks volumes to the 2012Olympic games, the Interthe forward thinking nature of that national Amateur Boxing Associagoverning body, but hey what do I tion (AIBA) was considering requirknow? ing female boxers to wear mi!liskirts To be completely fair it's not that while fighting in the boxing ring. I wearing a miniskirt in the ring is a thought, well that certainly sounds totally new thing. Modern bastions more interesting than a column on of gender equality like Poland and the social and political ramificaRomania often have their female tions upon society of the "Occupy" fighters wear miniskirts. Proponents movement. suggest skirts bring a greater level For those who don't know and of femininity to the sport. I suggest really why would you, after years of that if its femininity they're looking furious lobbying, women's boxing for watching a sport where the goal will be making its first Olympic of the participating women athletes appearance at the 2012games in is to beat each other senseless might London. rm sure the AIBA only has not be the sport they should folthe best interest of the sport in mind low. Perhaps the Lingerie Football when the first order of business in League, synchronized swimming or getting the Olympic community men's figure skating might be better to look upon Women's Boxing as choices. a worthy addition to the games While I was researching for this seems to be somebody saying, "hey, article (Hey, that's not nice, I do I know how we can get the Olympic research. It's not like I make it all community to look upon Women's up. Okay, rn admit sometimes it Boxing as a worthy addition to the may seem that way.) I was surprised games. Let's make the boxers wear at the amount of women's boxminiskirts:' ing gear that's available out there.

Of course this isn't the first time There's pink boxing gloves, pink a strange suggestion has appeared mouth-guards, pink hand-wraps,

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pink headgear and pink female groin protectors (who says there's no femininity in this sport?). Oh yes and pink 100per cent polyester boxing skirts shipped direct from the boxing gearcapital of the world, Pakistan. Did you know that there is a website for women's boxing?

Yup, www.womenboxing.com. The website has lots of info and photos on the sport and the fighters. I didn't know that the mullet hairstyle was still so popular.

The AIBA is not the only group promoting femininity in sport With absolutely no ulterior motive whatsoever that I can find, the cosmetic industry has devised whole product lines of "Sport Makeup" to create, excuse me, to meet this demand.

The best promotional marketing slogan rve seen was from a company that shall remain nameless, "Sport proof makeup for action packed chicks." H that doesn't bring credibility to women's sport I don't know what will.

The AIBA believes that having female boxers wear skirts in the ring would make it clear to the spectators they are watching women's boxing and not men's boxing. I would have thought the spectators having purchased tickets for women's boxing might l:!aveindicated that. H that's all the AIBA wants then let me draw the association's attention to the fact that in the ancient Olympic games the participants competed in the nude. Just saying.

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THE CASCADE tal science professor, and honorary member of the beaver resistance, in an interview with the National Post Canadian Conservative sena- Hers is a statement to which I am tor Nicole Eaton has, as it appears, nodding with utmost vigour. "No a deep-seated personal vendetta animal can change the landscape against the longtime mascot of Ca- like the beaver can," she continued, nadlan spirit and arguable quirki- referring to the little rodent's exness, the beaver. Eaton is calling traordinary ability to saw through for epically-proportioned change tree trunks aided by nothing but a in Canada - the proverbial chuck- pair of oversized incisors. '1 think ing of our beloved national rodent the beaver is probably- by comparafrom prominence in favor of an ani- tive size- stronger than polar bears." mal that represents "strength, cour- Them's fightin' words, my friends. age, resourcefulness, and dignity." It currently looks as if the beaver is I'm sorry, but what? not going down without a struggle.

Senator Eaton, in an OctoberSenI love polar bears as much as the next person. I support the fight for ate meeting, went on to further and publically emasculate the beaver their survival as an endangered species, and am even okay with by reducing it to a "dentally defecCoca-Cola turning their iconic red tive rat:' For one thing, is this really cans white m support of the snow- what our senators are gabbing about coloured Northern specimen - a behind the closed wooden doors of longtime mascot of the soda com- Parliament? How much tax money pany. However, I must stick with does she propose this little switchmy guns on this one with a hearty eroo will cost? And lastly, what in "good grief, Senator Eaton!" Can we heavens' name does this woman cut the beaver some slack, please? have against beavers? This is beginShe implies, with her hailing of ning to seem like some weird Freudthe polar bear's "strength... [and] ian complex that Eaton should probresourcefulness" that the beaver ably seek some counselling over. Did possesses none of these traits. Oh, a beaver chew down your favourite how wrong she is. 'The beaver rep- childhood tree,. Senator? I think resents tenacity, intelligence and an this issue has more to do with you ability to survive even the harsh- than the innocent little animal you est climates," said Glynnis Hood, apparently despise. I propose you

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find a way to work through it. On another note, this whole issue reeks of capitalist propaganda - mow down the hardy little worker in favor of the big, strong giant of nature.

Karl Marx would not be pleased.

Seriously, though. Why change?

The beaver is as deeply intertwined with our dear country's history as maple syrup and lumberjacks, heralded in 1975 by the choice of the furry brown rodent as our mascot of choice. This choice paid homage to the earliest days of Canada, when merchant explorers landed on our shores in search of beaver pelts (then available in the millions) for top hats to be worn by all the high-fashion dandies of the day.

This opened up huge trade opportunities for the Native American population and European traders alike, and was one of the building blocks for our economy today.

So why the hate? Polar bears are beautiful animals that deserve our utmost protective efforts, but why can't Eaton simply donate to say, the Coca Cola polar bear fund, or invest in beaver braces, since she apparently has such a problem with beaver teeth? Or here's a novel idea, take a few polar-bear friendly proposals down to her buddies at Parliament. Is it really necessary to oust the beaver completely? You tell me, Senator Eaton.

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SASHAMOEDT emment, the strength and violence THE CASCADE of the feared drug cartel, Los .zetas, is growing. People have been tor-

Anonymous, a rogue internet hacker group, is posed to take on the Mexican drug cartel Los .zetas.

A video was posted this October featuring a masked man accusing Los Z.etas of kidnapping one of their members, threatening the powerful drug cartel with the release of names and information.

"We are fed up with the criminal group .zetas who have concentrated on kidnapping, blackmailing, and stealing in different ways," the members say.

Anonymous came about as an anarchic online community; actions credited to Anonymous are carried out by unknown people who apply the Anonymous label to themselves as attribution. They are associated with collaborative, international 'hacktivism.' It's a way for people to attribute actions to a faceless group that initiates active civil disobedience, which has increasingly become about issues of freedom of speech and internet freedom.

Recently, Anonymous took down 40 child pornography sites in operation DarkNet, p~lishing over 1000 names of people who visited those sites. Anonymous also appears to be in support of Occupy Wall Street, with blogs and masked members turning up in local protests.

We can't help but admire the vigilante. They seem to give power back to the people, in a time when it feels like democracy is uselesssuppressing, even-because of the strange divide in definition and truth of that system, when it feels like the government is working for someone other than the 99 per cent There is something very reassuring about the video stream posted on YouTube.Watch a political advertisement, and you feel manipulated Bfit watching this, a suited man in a Guy Fawkes mask condemning his goverrunent and threatening the corrupt, it has the opposite effect. While every motion, word, and kindly smile of the politician is carefully placed to convince the public to vote, the garbled voice, mask and terse speech of the Anonymous member is that of an angry citizen, not convincing but representing a whole.

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tured and killed for reporting crimes on internet forums, their bodies displayed with warning signs. Judging by the angry, accusatory statements from the video, saying "We are fed up with taxi drivers, and police seen as officers... who are chickens and who have made themselves the most loyal servants of these assholes," the government is collaborating rather than doing justice.

"For the time being we will not post photos or the names of the taxi drivers or the journalists or newspapers nor the police officers," the Anonymous member states, "but if needed we will publish and include their addresses to see if by doing so the goverrunent will arrest them."

Already on October 28, Anonymous appeared to make their first strike, defacing a former state prosecutor's website, writing "Gustav Rosario is .zeta" over an ill].age of a carved jack-o-lantem. , 'We cannot defend ourselves with a weapon but if we can do this with [Los .zeta's] cars, houses, brothels and everything else in their possession. It will not be difficult. We all know who they are and where they are. You made a huge mistake by taking one of us."

There will always be speculation and doubts. What if Anonymous mistakenly exposes an innocent person? What would happen to them?

But the goverrunent's system of justice isn't flawless either. Who's to say they are incapable of making mistakes? I would rather have a rogue vigilante group hounding a violent gang of drug cartels than a government that seems more prone to corruption and collaboration than executingjustice handling it themselves.

'We are anonymous. We are legion. We do not forgive; we do not forget. Wait and see:' Oh, to be a member of Anonymous! It's too bad you have to becomputer-l_iterate.But if they ever need meto tum on a computer and login to my Facebook account. .. I'm their girl The internet is a place of information and therefore empowerment.

To have a group of citizens dominating the internet could be something to be worried about - but for now, I'm rooting for Anonymous.

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The Weekly Horoscope StarSignsfromtheSumasSibyl Aquarius: Jan 20 - Feb 18

Gemini: May 21 - June 21

Libra: Sept 23 - Oct 22

Your lucky number of the week is yellow.

Did you remember the fifth of November?

Jesus doesn't love you. Apparently Baha'u'llah does, though, so you've got at least one friend up there.

Scorpio: Oct 23 - Nov 21

Pisces: Feb 19 - March 20

Cancer: June 22 - July 22

The Martians are going to invade and kill all of mankind - unless you tell someone. It's all on you.

The fates divine that you shall purchase a slinky. Why not? Everyone loves a slinky.

In your past life you were Attila the Hun. Let's just say you've got a lot to make up for.

Leo: July 23 - Aug 22

Sagittarius: Nov 22 - Dec 21

Uh oh! You've got your sext\al orientation all wrong. Oops.

It is highly recommended that you refrain from wearing your Halloween costume on November 11. Definitely the wrong holiday.

Virgo: Aug 23 - Sept 22

Capricorn: Dec 22 - Jan 19

The spirit of the ranging cowboy says "Yipee ki-yay! Watch out for wild steer rampaging down the wilds of your heart, partner!"

Watch out, floods are a-coming.

Oh wait, that's just your mom getting out of the bathtub.

Aries: March 21 - April 19 Big Bird wants to know if you still know how to get to Sesame Street. Oscar's got your crack waiting for you in the back alley.

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UFV celebrates sixth annual pumpkin chuck ALEXEIC. SUMMERS THE CASCADE _ UFV hosted its sixth annual Pumpkin Chuck on November 1 - an event that provided ample opportunities for Smashing Pumpkins puns. Students from all over the school congregated outside U-house at the Abbotsford Campus to take out some of their adolescent rage by destroying leftover pumpkins from Halloween with a vast assortment of spades, baseball bats, frying pans, and croquet mallets. It was a pumpkin massacre, a battlefield of pumpkins, with orange guts and seeds strewn across the small lawn outside of U-house. All pumpkins in sight quickly became decimated piles of orange squash in the crisp fall midday sun, all to the tune of Richard Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" issuing forth from the stereo system.

"The horror. The horror."

Participation was quite good, and even faculty such as associate vice president of research and graduate studies Yvon Dandurand took part in the festivities, sending one particular pumpkin into the great big pumpkin patch in the sky with some fatal blows delivered by a razor-sharp spade. The grand spectacle of the day occurred when a student from the UFV Chemistry Department, garbed in a colourful labcoat, showed up to make a smoke bomb using chemicals.

The event was organized by Student Life Programmer Martin Kelly. "I'm the one cleaning it up, with the help of Ryan Petersen, volunteer extraordinaire," Kelly said. "Everything gets composted."

The pumpkins never saw it coming.

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Arabian Nights promises a spectacle you won't • want to miss DESSABAYROCK named Scheherazade who has to THE CASCADE tell stories to save her life. Her life The UFV theatre traditionally puts on three major productions a year; this year, the first production is ArabianNights. The mind immediately leaps to the folk tale every kid is vaguely familiar with, but don't let that fool you - this show is in no way intended for kids. As Josh Tompke, one of the actors, put it, "younger children and the prudish should find a better use of their evening." It is raunchy; it is sexy; it is hilarious; and it's a spectacle you won't want to miss.

The show is very similar to the pasteurized version of the folktale we all kind of learned as kids, but much like the difference between Grimm's original fairy tales and the Disney versions, the grown-up version promises to be a lot more fun. As those involved keep telling me, "There's no sweating and we keep our clothes on." But there is a generous helping of innuendo and various physical gags to keep things - shall we say - lively.

The plot revolves around a girl

lasts only as long as the stories do; this lends it a sort of urgency, but also ensures suspense to keep the audience engaged. If it gets boring, theoretically, the story-teller dies.

So obviously the tales will be entertaining - not only for those she tells them to in order to save her life, but also for the audience.

Theatre at UFV is generally of a high calibre. Unlike other theatre programs elsewhere (cough, UVic, cough, cough) the theatre department places very little emphasis on competition. And unlike other post-secondary institutions, anyone is able to audition for any role, and there are never limited spots in the program that have to be fought for. This creates a bond between cast and crew that is palpable onstage - it lends them an energy and a spice that is lacking in many theatre productions. It's not just a community, but a family, and this attitude is infectious.

In a fast-paced, high-energy, songand-dance show like this one, having a cast that trusts and loves one

another might sound like a hippy, theatre ideal, but it's one that works.

In any case, it promises to be a spectacle, in every sense of the word - not only is the theatre department known for its solid acting, but also elaborate sets, props and costumes. "I'm wearing several layers of embroidered velvet," Thompke said. "It's as uncomfortable as it sounds, and twice as impressive." Spencer Densmore, another actor, agreed. "Plus you absolutely have to see some of the amazing hats we have ... seriously," he said.

A word to the wise - theatre productions are generally a perfect way to impress that special some-. one with your cultural affluence, and make a great first, second, or hundredth date.

Preview nights and student rates also make it affordable: ticket prices run from $9-$20. Shows run from November 9 to 27, and the box office can be reached at 604795-2814 or 604-504-7441 for tickets, show times or more information.

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Outsidethe Take-OutBox:The Roasted Grape and makes it rewarding. Located on the corner of Montrose Ave and South Fraser Way (within spitting distance of O'Neill's), The Roasted Grape takes up the old residence of a retired Bank of Montreal building - I admit it took me a moment to remember what used to occupy the old square fa~ade, but the vault-turned-kitchen inside (comwith a quick Google check) AMYVANVEEN bined verified my suspicions.

THE CASCADE The only downside of the exIt's difficult to be surprised by perience was the awkwardness a dining experience, especially upon first entering the restaurant. in Abbotsford. No offence to the Is it a seat-yourself? ls it a wait-toLower Mainland, but most restau- be-seated? That part is still a little rateurs prefer to keep their diners fuzzy to me, but I would recomhappy with the conventionally cli- mend waiting to be seated so they ched "tried and true." Cross over know you're there and waiting to downtown Vancouver and that's for a menu. A simple sign could where restaurants are allowed to solve this conundrum, but since experiment. When people go over the space itself is still a work in the Port Mann or the Oak Street progress, it's an easy oversight to Bridge, it's almost expected to en- forgive.

After bringing the menus, the counter something unexpected, but in the Valley, we usually have waitress checked if we had been to deal with the ordinary, the tradi- there before, since our answer was tional and the less risque eateries in the negative, she brought us that predictability has allowed us up to speed on how The Roasted Grape worked. Most of the into find solace in.

To be fair,. if every restaurant in gredients on the menu are locally the 'burbs decided to be experi- grown and distributeq products mental, it would probably get pret- from different farms across the ty old, pretty fast, but when it's a Valley. Since the restaurant has a little jewel of a surprise, the experi- particular focus on tea, some of the meats and condiments are made ence is more than worth it.

The Roasted Grape, one of Ab- infused with loose leaf tea. One exbotsford' s newest culinary set-ups, ample is the Ruby Pagoda roasted turkey (which was delicious, by takes the idea of the unexpected

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the way): it is rubbed with a loose tea-a substitute for traditional herbs-making for flavourful, tender perfection.

There are a couple of different ways to eat at The Roasted Grape.

I'm not talking technique-that's pretty much up to the individual-but rather how to order a meal.

One option is to buy an entree (one of their freshly made sandwiches, stews or other selections). Another way to go is the tasting bar. Within the tasting bar menu, there are three options: one is to get a tasting platter that has any selection of two meats, two cheeses and two condiments from their vast collection of local and homemade ingredients. Or the tasting menu can be combined as part of the three course meal: the first course being

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a salad, e second is the platter and the third is a tasting platter of their made-from-scratch desserts.

The third tasting bar option is to order the ·wine samples with three different three ounce glasses. For a date, special occasion or fun treat, the three course meal is a highly recommended choice for only $23.95.

The tasting platter was my selection and when shared it comes out to about $9 with tax. Sided with fresh baguette breads and herbed crackers, the platter was slightly too big for its contents, making the delicious helpings look sparse and sadly displayed. It was a drawback in presentation, but it didn't take away from the taste. The two meats were, as mentioned, the ruby pagoda roast turkey as well as red

wine salami. The cheese choices were Jarlsberg and a locally made Farmstead smoked gouda. And finally the condiments were a mango salsa and tea-infused balsamic glaze. The salsa was juicy and perfectly paired with either of the cheeses. The meats, as mentioned, hit the spot and offered an unexpected flavour (but definitely not in a bad way). The glaze, though, was probably the most intriguing thing on the platter. It was so rich and concentrated it only needed a comer of the bread dipped to be enjoyed - any more than that and it was overpowering.

The Roasted Grape is a new establishment, which means there are still a few kinks to work out, a few signs to be hung, and a boutique to be set up, but the flavour, service and completely different atmosphere speaks volumes. On the outside it still looks a little stuffy (like a financial institution would), but on the inside, they've taken advantage of the high ceilings, architectural windows and vast openness by keeping it intimate and cozy with just the right decor and paint colours to keep it from feeling barren. With couches, comfy chairs, plenty of table seating and a beautiful island bar atop huge wooden barrels, The Roasted Grape off~s Lower Mainlanders something new, without a trafficfilled trip across the bridge.

Drinko'theweek: Red Flame Martini

KatherinePalmateeris the creatorof the Anti-ism Mandate (AIM) group on campusand volunteersat the Warm Zone in herfree time. She can befound around campus with her nosein a book,rallying an organizedpetition, and sporting mismatchedshoes.She is currentlyin the SocialServicesDiplomaprogramwith the intent of eventuallygetting a double majorin both SocialWork and Women Studies. She is often found creatingfusion dishesthat she can sharewith friends.

"A fall salad that'll have you begging for more!"

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Pasta: 2 cups penne pasta 2 cups cubed cooked chicken 1 cup thoroughly washed bean sprouts 4 green onions 2 apples (preferably green) 2 stalks celery 1 sweet red pepper 2 tsp chopped peanuts Dressing: 4 tbsp peanut butter 3 tbsp soy sauce 3 tbsp water 3 tbsp sesame oil 1 tbsp granulated sugar 1 clove of garlic, minced ½ lime squeezed for juice ½ tsp hot pepper sauce (optional) Directions: First, whisk together dressing ingredients in a small bowl and set aside. Then, cook penne pasta according to package directions, let cool. Next, chop all your salad ingredients into chunky cubes,"leaving bean sprouts whole. Finally, mix all ingredients into a large bowl. Serves four.

Enjoy! *For a great vegetarian dish, just leave out the chicken.

Estimated cost: $10

A tart martini with strongflavour that will appealto those who like drinks with a punch.

2 oz. citron vodka 1 oz. raspberry liqueur ½ oz. lime juice 2 oz. cranberry juice Combine citron vodka, raspberry liqueur, lime juice and cranberry juice in a shaker with ice. Shake, strain and pour into a martini glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Ideal for: After dinner, to sip at while watching a movie Bad for: Acid reflux sufferers The Cascade final grade: B

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The song I am reviewing is a review of Bikini Kill read out by Kathi Wilcox. Bikini Kill is the most intense grrrl band I've ever heard, and the lack of credit, and the negativity they got in the 90' s was ridiculous! Most of the time you can't understand the review over instrumental distortion, chorus, and terrifying screams. You'll love it!

Terror Bird - "We Were Monsters (Human Culture)"

I'm going through this mega-huge pop phase right now, and what I like most about indie pop is swearing. I'm a big fan of casual swearing, and to hear it in an anti-love song over a dark pop beat is the ultimate! Terror Bird is like a basic •but better and more powerful, version of Siouxsie!

Blondewich - "Boom Boom (More Ham Than Sandwich)"

This song is a cover of The Granny Smiths. (Is it a cover when original members are in the 'covering' band?) The original is very poppunky. This version is slower, almost droning on to create a better version. The yelling at the end is painful and heartfelt, like every good love song should be.

The Decemberists' latest album, Long Live The King, is a basically the B-side to their last album, The King Is Dead. This being said, it gives ardent Decemberists fans the verve they've been looking for. It is a spirit that was notably absent in their last album, which was met somewhat disappointingly. This album, although only six tracks long, manages to give fans a taste of the old spunk and bite of vintage Decemberists sound.

That being said, the first two tracks are not especially good examples of this. As most of the promotional material attached to this EP will tell you, the collection of songs on Long Live The King are songs or demos that didn't make it onto The King Is Dead for one reason or another. In the case of "E. Watson" and "Forgone," the first two tracks on the album, they were probably cut due to space constraints more than anything; spiced with a taste of country- was a disappointingly normal style guitar, and lyrics relatively pop/ indie sound from The King Is uncrowded with typical Decem- Dead.It is with relief that we listen berists imagery, they could both to "Burying Davy." Here, at last, have fit quite comfortably among are the Decemberists we know the tracks of The King Is Dead.That and love. Back to singing about creepy Victorian funerals. How I being said, when not surrounded by 10 other tracks done in the same have missed you. The sparse and style, I grew attached to them and formulaic verses allow the band the underlying country-ish ambi- to fool around with the interludes ence relatively quickly; whereas and variations on the melody - anThe King Is Dead took some serious other element that was sadly lacking in The King Is Dead. listening to get used to.

If Hazards of Love wasn't your It's with the next song on the alkick, the last two tracks on the album that the listener is suddenly transported back to The Hazardsof bum ("Row Jimmy'' and "Sonnet'') Love - intense electric guitar dis- lean more towards the simple lyrtortion cut through with a solid, ics-and-guitar style of Picaresqueor highlighted drum track could be Castaways and Cutouts. "Sonnet'' a sibling of "Won't Want for Love especially feels like a homecom(Margaret in the Taiga)," which, ing to their earlier work when they frankly, is a relief to hear after what get into the big brass band portion of the song - once again, the De-

The Q&A:Teen Daze AMY VAN VEEN THE CASCADE

TeenDaze is a localchillwaveartist who lives and breathesFraser Valley air. Although his style is difficult to pin down, his music often incorporates electronicelements and is guided by strong pop sensibility.With a handful of albumsand EPs underhis belt, Teen You Say Party! We Say Die! - "The Daze offersmusic fans an alternative Gap (between the rich and the to whateverpopsoundsfill theiriPods. poor) (Hit the Floor)" He has performedshows acrossNorth America,recentlyat CMJMusic MarDo you remember how fun this athon in New York City, and opened band used to be to see? The Gap for TV on.the Radiothe last time they has the most anarchistic message playedin Vancouver.Checkhim out on out of any of YSP! WSD!'s songs. Facebook,Myspaceand Bandcampas Becky yells the whole song out, but well as at http://asilentplanet.com/. unlike the other songs reviewed How and when did you get starthere, her voice isn't terrifying or ed playing your own music? painful. It's strong and confident.

I grew up in a musical house, so it's hard to say. A very early age.

How would you describe your style?

Post-sleep.

Do you have any major musical inspirations?

The Final Fantasy X soundtrack.

How did the name 'Teen Daze' arise?

It arose when, like most things associated with the band, it was chanted by Sweet Dave, Body Gray and Darcy.

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writing songs?

Just trying to bring a little happiness into the world.

Do you perform often? Where do you enjoy performing the most?

I do, and San Francisco is my favourite place to play.

Between live shows and studio work, which do you tend to prefer?

They're completely different experiences. I enjoy them both to a certain degree.

What are your current projects? (ie touring, recording, etc.)

I'm playing my last two shows of the year in Seattle and Vancouver.

Other than that, I just bought Fallout 3, so I'll be focusing on that for the next little while.

Who have you been listening to lately?

Balam Acab, Tycho, Jurgen Muller, Yuck,Atlas Sound, Youth Lagoon to name a few.

In your travels, do you have a significantly memorable moment that inspired your songwriting/ musicality?

Spending seven weeks studying philosophy in the Swiss Alps.

What do you guys do in your spare time (ie when not playing)?

Troll West Abbotsford with Oh No! Yoko.

Whafs the best post-gig food?

Nothing, I normally just go to bed.

cemberists reassert themselves as something other than your typical pop or indie band.

Despite the disheartened attitude that was typical of devoted Decemberists fans after the release of The King Is Dead (a title that many took to be prophetically fitting), Long Live The King, while only a short collection of B-sides, is a ray of hope. As a group, they are still capable of the style they grew popular for. Unfortunately, it'll be a while before we see another studio album from the Decemberists - the group is ominously going on hiatus for an indeterminate amount of time, so Long Live the King, ironically, might very well be their swan song.

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This kid is like the British Eminem, except he doesn't sound like he's crying while he sings. He makes you feel tired, as if he's stealing breath from you and that's how he can sing so fast, but that's the nature of rapping. The songs in which his British accent is clear are the best: "Spinning Out" and "Avalon."

A variety of artists are featured - Sierra Kusterbeck, Fink, Ruth Anne and Emeli Sande, to name a few. In fact, out of the 15 tracks, less than half are without other featured artists, but Pro·fessors Green's voice is one that you can use a break from sometimes. In terms ofindividual tracks, "Astronaut" is a quiet one that runs with a pleasant piano. "Nightmares" is catchy: "in your nightmares/ I'll be right there."

It sticks in the head, and the lyrics are, again, reminiscent of Eminem: "sick in the head" sort of things. A warning: there is a Charlie Sheen reference in "Remedy." Professor Green keeps the hard angst up in his urban pop, a decent follow-up to his prior album, Alive Till I'm Dead. He's maintained his sharp sarcasm; interjecting wit into pasJ torments will always work.

At YourInconvenience is worth a listen.

Band of Horses guitarist and song- Veteran British post-punk group writer Tyler Ramsey temporarily re- Comet Cain's latest release stretches turns to his solo career after releasing beyond their usual C86 touchstones 1he Valley Wind last month on Fat to incorporate elements of garage, 80s Possum Records. With this album, he punk, psychedelia and even alt-country firmly establishes himself as an artist to varying degrees of success. Howl of that values an Americana record in the the Lonely Crowd starts off strong most traditional sense. Very cohesive, with the acoustically-driven swagger with a beginning middle and end, al- and verbose wordplay of "Clang of though his rustic and stoic songs would the Concrete Swans," but other sonic sound much more fitting coming out experiments don't fare so well. This of a set of big speakers on an old vinyl inconsistency is perhaps best captured record than it would coming out of on "A Memori.al for Nobody I Know" computer speakers. Ramsey leaves be- where an ill-advised spoken-word hind the ever-present harmonies and verse gives way to a compellingly broarena rock guitars of Band of Horses ken-sounding ballad that would make for a minimal folk rock overlain with Paul Westerberg jealous. Some of these warm vocals. His songs sound weary, tracks just outstay their welcome; ideas but remain melodic and accessible. better suited to 2.5-to-three minutes Lyrically,Ramsey narrowly focuses on are often · stretched to five minutes the beauty and cruelty of the natural plus. Despite these song-writing misworld, which is captured wonderfully steps, the album sounds incredible. in his mournful ~d soft-spoken track Producer and Ex-Orange Juice front "The Nightbird." Ramsey's casual man Edwyn Cullins lends Howl a confidence demonstrated on 1he Val- hazy, worn-cassette complexion, his ley Wind is uncommon amongst most hand never straying too far from the side projects, which serves to brighten compression dial. While Comet Gain an already promising career for him doesn't always hit the mark, it is heartoutside ofBand of Horses. ening to encounter a band so willing to explore such a diverse range ofideas at this point in their career.

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Kimya Dawson Thunder Thighs Although every musical artist brings unique traits to the music industry, KirnyaDawson has a truly inimitable voice. In her most recent album, 1hunder Thighs,Dawson explores an array of issues in her life, expressing them in her usual story-telling fashion. In her studio version of what could be acclaimed as her single, "Walk Like Thunder," is a 10 minute song that is the perfect listen for an open freeway headed anywhere. 'J¾e song describes different adversities 'in Dawson's life including drugs, abuse, dying friends and pregnancy.Her song is completely attributed to walking like thunder no matter what mishap presents itsel£ This ballad's instrumental background compliments Dawson's distinctive voice as we listen to her journey. Of course, Dawson's voice is constant like her other albums, but in 1hunder 7highs,listeners are connected to her demanding voice to walk like thunder and listen even more intently.

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THE CASCADE lace, has capitalized on the human In 2005, a diamond necklace crafted for and owned by Russian empress Catherine the Great sold at a Sotheby's auction for $1.5 million. The late actress Elizabeth Taylor's exceptional 300-piece jewelry collection (valued at $30 million) was recently auctioned off by Christie's. Taylor, in her book My LoveAffair with Jewelry,referred to her many jewels as ;,... temporary gift[s]. In truth, we 'owners' are simply the caretakers." There's definitely a sort of romance in the idea of owning something that was so personal and treasured by great historical figures, or even a muchadmired family member that lends an air of careful preservation. As if a pers.on's very being can be conserved inside of their gem collection.

Jewels, as a status symbol, prized possession, "Or cinematic crime target, have always seemed to fascinate the public. There's something about their value, or their continuity, that possesses an almost universal appeal. After all, where did Audrey Hepburn's Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's go when she felt down? The diamond counter at New York's Tiffany & Co, of course.

Fall 2011, from Oscar de la Renta' s epically-sized rings and bracelets to Roberto Cavalli' s fluorite

fascination with sparkly things, and set light to a season that is fuller than ever of glitter and gold.

Carat couture, why must you be so darn delightful?

The average UFV student probably can't fathom forking out $3 million for a pearl necklace (the winning bid at Christie's auction for Elizabeth Taylor's La Peregrina pearl), or even the slightly lower price tag of $1,120 for Cavalli's fox necklace. While the decadence-factor of such iconic jewel tales is riveting, this particular fashion columnist rarely finds her bed laid with sapphires, with an invitation bidding me to "choose one" (as 1930s US Ambassador Jock Whitney once did for his then-lover, actress Tallulah Bankhead). The truth is, however, it is not as difficult as it seems to find truly exceptional jewelry and just plain fun pieces at a somewhat comprehendible price tag.

So what do the average student's jewelry prospects consist of? Retailers as affordable and close to home as H&M, Bootlegger, Guess, Le Chateau, and Aldo present a wide array of trendy and unique pieces that provide the perfect addition to any fall look. Gold jewelry, while often mistakenly railed against as "tacky," is fantastic as statement or simple jewelry set against a sleek black outfit. Large

pieces of costume jewelry, su as rings or chunky bracelets can be found just about anywhere, and bold, Eastern-influenced pendants inlaid with motifs of elephants, tigers, or birds can contribute a necessary "wow" factor to an outfit, and lend truth to the notion that jewelry can very well be central to a look. In fact, the choice of jewelry can provide a fabulous starti:ng point and inspiration in terms of piecing an outfit together. All it takes is a few essential pieces to get you started. Feathei;s are great as earrings, on necklaces, or as hairpieces, and can add just the right amount of hippie-esque glamour.

The trick is to not shy away from pieces that at first glance can appear "loud" or "gaudy."

e increasing nearness of the Christmas season, there is also no better time to glitter. Rich coloured jewels such as reds, blues, and purples are in this season, and it's possible to achieve a completely couture-worthy jewellook without breaking the bank.

The truth of the matter is to be not afraid of the rhinestone. Fear not of the imitation topaz! There is no shame in shamelessly copying. A huge amount of stores sell faux jewelry that is as beautiful and awe-inspiring as their genuine counterparts. Aldo currently stocks a large collection of elaborate, exotic and glittery bracelets that provide the perfect amount of sparkle. Guess sells many different styles of earrings that are colourful

and unique enough to top off an outfit beautifully.

Fall is a season of statements, and even irt the realm of ampedup costume jewelry, there is something for everyone.

'Tis also the season, and is arguably always the season, for reusing the pieces of old. As a selfproclaimed (and often outspoken) believer in modernizing the retro, I have had many a fruitful search through old jewelry boxes. What to wear with my contrasted rocker/ semi-Victorian ensemble of a lace top and leather jacket? Why, an heirloom cameo necklace! How to amp up my winter uniform of a black coat, skinny jeans, and black suede boots? A huge, hand-medown Tiffany ring. I was recently gifted with an antique silver wristwatch that possesses sentimentaiity along with its rare elaborate design that I've yet to find in any jewelry store. I've worn it with a number of outfits, and have been impressed each time with how well it blends into today's looks.

Jewelry is, and will always be, yet another fabulous mode of fashion-related self-expression. Fall is the perfect time to experiment with different looks, and there are so many experimental opportunities out there. It just takes a little bit of imagination, and perhaps some iconic inspiration.

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Cascade ArcadeThedownsideof downloadablecontent JOEL SMART start to charge for almost any part THE CASCADE of the game they want.

It's easy to see the positives when a game you love releases some exciting new downloadable content (DLC). However, the heavy focus on such extras has its share of detractors as well. Charging players of the game exorbitant amounts of money for new stuffcharacters, levels, and even horse armour-is not the least of these downsides. Just recently, a DLC pack for the popular third-personshooter Gearsof War 3 (GoW3) created all kinds of controversy for the way it was charging players for content that was already included on the disk.

When GoW3 shipped their game, they included the first DLC "Horde Command Pack" for the game on the disk. However, in order to access the content, thE::y needed to pay Epic Games $10 to unlock it. It opens up a number of ethical questions. Is it okay to sell players a disk and then sell them more and more parts of what is included on that disk as they go along? Is it fair to allow players to pay full price for a disk only to find out later on that part of what they paid for is not actually accessible until more money is paid?

Players may feel that the situation is relatively harmless in the case of GoW3,but it opens the door to practices that push the line even further. After all, the very point of DLC was to add content to the game that simply wasn't available at the time of release. I£ that's no longer the case, developers may

A satirical, timely indie-game for the Xbox 360 called DLC Quest is capitalizing off the idea, pretending to charge players for every action they complete in the game, from the ability to move left to the ability to pause the game.

The game even mocks Bethesda Softwork' s Oblivionby offering its now infamous horse armour DLC pack - in DLC Quest; the pointless armour ends up being the most expensive object in the game. It's funny, but it might not be too far off the mark with the way things are headed. Thankfully, as a parody, the DLC can only be purchased with in-game coins.

In the case of GoW3,the decision to include the content on disk was actually part of a plan to avoid another annoying aspect about DLC. Rod Fergusson, executive director of GoW3, told Kotaku that the decision to include the content on the disk was justified because it enabled the team to avoid their original plan of forcing all those who bought the game to download the DLC to their hard drives even if they didn't want it, so that their games would retain functionality in multiplayer matches with those who do buy it.

"One of the concerns was we would have to have people download compatibility packs because, with a big emphasis on the extra characters and weapons skins, that whole thing is a vanity play," Fergusson said. "We felt it was a win/ win because no one is going to

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have to download anything huge when the DLC comes out." I suppose in this case the term "DLC" was theoretical, since all players had to download was a tiny "key" that would unlock the data already on their disks. Sure, GoW3 isn't a small game, so it isn't as though players are owed the content from the first DLC pack, but something just doesn't feel right about selling additional content to gamers that was already available upon release. The fact that their original plan was even lamer does not justify the situation. ' This really isn't the first time similar tactics have been on dis-

play. For years it has been common practice for smaller games to force players to download the entire game in order to try out the dem0 - with a small DLC key needed to unlock the rest. That takes up a lot of space on a hard drive, and a lot of bandwidth to download. Fergusson also told Kotaku that there are multiple other companies that have tried to trick gamers into buying content they'd already downloaded. There is also the growing prevalence of "timed exclusive" DLC, which was most recently announced to Bethesda's upcoming and highly-anticipated Skyrim. According to Microsoft,

gamers using platforms ot er an the Xbox 360 will be forced to wait an additional 30 days after the game's DLC packs are released before they can play it.

Perhaps the most frustrating thing about these tactics is that it feels as though the gamer is not being treated with respect. It's a straight-up money grab. It's time that gamers stopped playing into the hands of these maneuvers, and started demanding better treatment. If not, DLC Quest might end up being less of a parody and more of a prophecy.

PaulfaJexander - Salinger: A Biography

ALEXEI C. SUMMERS action against it, achieving this THE CASCADE by blocking its publication on the

childhood and college days where he faced much anti-Semitism in grounds that the manuscript con- early 20th century New York City, and then eventually it also takes There are few literary icons tained his personal letters quoted as enigmatic ' and mysterious as word-for-word. Years later, Alex- a look at his later years where he ander picked up those same notes seemingly lived in the middle of the reclusive JD Salinge~ author of highly-lauded coming-of-age and continued where Hamilton nowhere for the rest of his days. novel The Catcherin the Rye.There had left off, this time excluding There are frightening intE!rludes, is very little known about Salinger the letters, and being very careful and images that might disturb because he rarely granted inter- not to do anything that might give some Salinger fans. Salinger, is views, and when he did he did not Salinger the ability to block publi- not exactly portrayed as the kindallow video or audio recording; cation again. In the end, there was est man in the biography - in fact, thus, he went into hiding for much nothing JDSalinger could do, and he's revealed as being quite the the book was published. monster to his wives. Residents of of his life. There are no primary It has been almost a year since Cornish interviewed in the book sources when it comes to·an investigation into the life of JDSalinger, the author passed on in his home recall him as having been kind and for JDSalinger did not want to talk, in Cornish, New Hampshire, and just a regular person who wanted and most of the people who knew while many fans were hoping for his privacy. The book reports that him still to this day respect his a new story to be published upon Cornish, by the 1980s, had become wishes for privacy. Paul Alexander his death, so far there has been no something of a tourist attraction seeks to tear down these high walls such luck. The last story that Salin- for many literary types because of solitude that the hermit author ger published was in 1965.The sto- they would come to get a glimpse constructed during his time on this ry was entitled Hapworth16, 1924; of this man who did not want to be earth in order to gain a better un- it was published in The New Yorker. seen. Locals would send them on But why the silence? Alexander wild goose-chases when asked for derstanding of who the man was directions to his house. Of course, and what happened to him in his proposes several times throughbook entitled Salinger:A Biography. out his book the quite fantastic all they had to really do was read Salinger, as a biography, explores claim that perhaps the whole "I Alexander's book, because quite the author's motivations and rela- don't want to talk to you, get off invasively, the author gives vague, tionships, as well as the events that my lawn," hermit-thing was just and yet still obvious, directions to shaped him into the lone wolf liter- a ruse created by Salinger to gain the author's home.

This examination into the auary figure that he became. Nothing publicity. If that is indeed true, it is very clear about Mr. Salinger, but worked, because Salinger became thor's life is quite revealing, and one thing about this biography is well-known for his strange, elusive shows us many things we did not know about JD Salinger. Be preexceedingly clear - JDSalinger did behaviour. not want it to be written. To write The book is full of fun Salinger pared to be a little disillusioned, the biography, Alexander relied anecdotes, stories from his old war for it does not always paint a pretty on notes from an earlier attempt buddies with whom he stormed portrait of the author; in many secat a Salinger biography written by the beaches of Normandy, and the tions of the book, his very sanity is British author Ian Hamilton. Sa- chasing off of the Nazi scourge even called into question. The book linger found out about this work- in the forests of France. As well, is informative, does not pretend to answer any questions, and, in fact, in-progress and sought out legal there is a glimpse into Salinger's

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Discussions Below the Belt Is your sex toy toxic?

VIOLET HART and kidneys, and tests on humans THE CASCADE are confirming that they cat;se Dildos are no new phenomenon.

They were popularly used in such ancient civilizations as Egypt, China, Greece and Rome, and even during the Stone Age. However, dildos have radically changed in recent years - perhaps not in shape, but certainly in material.

Most of our dildos, like everything else in 21st century life, are made of plastic.

Now the problem with plastic, as scientists are starting to realize, are chemicals called phthalates.

These chemicals are often added to plastics in order to soften them for product$ like, well, sex toys.

Unfortunately, these phthalates leach from plastic over time and, like many chemicals, are not good for you. Tests on rats have shown damage to the liver, lungs, testes

problems with hormone regulation and reproduction. Additionally, they're starting to think that phthalates are carcinogenic (cancer causing).

So, as you can imagine, phthalates aren't exactly something you want leaching into your body through the vaginal or anal walls.

Sadly, most cheap dildos are made with PVC or latex/jelly rubber, materials which contain phthalates. Greenpeace recently did an analysis and found an extremely high concentration of phthalates in PVC sex toys, with seven out of eight with concentrations of 24-51 per cent.

Unfortunately, sex toys are not regulated v~ry well. Manufacturers classify them as "novelties" so that they can avoid having to com-

ply with FDA regulations, despite the fact that sex toys are clearly intended to be used internally. As well, here in North America we're rather behind the times with banning phthalates that can be ingest-

ed by e body, unlike the E.U., which has banned the use of six types of phthalate softeners in children's toys.

However, there are plenty of alternatives to cheap plastic and

latex dildos. Medical-grade silicone, hard plastic, steel, glass and ceramic dildos are all phthalate free, and unlike plastic and latex dildos they are non-porous and can be sterilized. None of these are hard to find, and if you go to any sex shop or website, they should be able to tell you which dildos are phthalate free. Your biggest tip off, though, is that strong plastic smell that cheap dildos have; phthalatefree dildos should be odorless.

In our world, we come into enough contact with dangerous chemicals without adding potentially harmful toxins straight into our bodies via dildos. Dildos have been a fun staple in the bedroom for countless millennia, and should continue to be enjoyed worry-free.

Some things are worth spending a few extra bucks for, and a toxicfree dildo is one.

POP CULTUREESSAY One student's delirious musings on exhaustion DESSABAYROCK THE CASCADE I am so tired that I had a single dream last night. It lasted two hours, which was all the sleep I got, and it was a single word, which was the French word for square. Carre. Carre. Carre.It was actually quite interesting. This is how tired I am.

The whole problem is that I am trying to pull up my GPA. It is currently a 3.34. (I'm not sure how politE;.that is to say. I get the distinct feeling that I may have just done the academic equivalent of streaking. Put a paper bag over my head. Hmmm, wonder who that is. Obviously not terribly well-endowed.) The point is it needs to be higher. I have not slept especially much lately.

This is how tired I am. I've had maybe 10 hours of sleep over the last four nights combined. At a certain point there is some interesting blurring .between real life and things that are not real. Like Twitter. I am so tired that I'm thinking in hashtags. I should stop tweeting. The Republican party in the USA has apparently been developing an internet kill-switch for years. Can you imagine all the ways that could go horribly, horribly wrong? They should make it a huge, red button. Preferably emblazoned with the word "danger."

Oops. I was bringing the president his coffee and I bumped it. Goodbye internet. Goodbye forever. #MaybeICanStudyNowWithoutGettingDistracted.

My mouth tastes like copper and zinc. Yesterday I had 14 shots of espresso and three cups of coffee over the course of 14 hours. This shit doesn't even keep me awake any more. Then I had a cup of tea.

I was trying to trick my body into accepting more wakeful drugs. I was all, what is this hot beverage?

This is not coffee! Wow. How delicious. What's that? It's caffeinated?

Oh man, I didn't know that. And

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I studied for a midterm so hard that I slayed it. This is why I didn't really sleep two out of the last four days. I slayed it like a dragon. My word processor is trying to inform me that the proper past tense of the verb "to slay'' is "slew," which I knew. But I think I like "slayed" better. (The Copy Editor has conniptions. "Slayed"? "Slew"? Now that I've mentioned this conundrum specifically, you can't just

edit it out. Hmm. While we're at it, does anybody really know how to spell imedieatley? Immediately?

Immodiatalaw?) Now nothing looks right. I am sorry, Copy Editor. This is the problem with English these days. It's tricky. It's like a Mortal Kombat knockoff. Without the wicked theme song, it's worthless - even if µi.e animation graphics are exactly the same.

I am so tired that I have begun to develop a couple of genius ideas.

One of them is to re-write T. S. Eliot's The Wasteland as a children's book about animals. The last line will be "This is the way the world ends / not with a fang but a flipp~r*." It's a work in progress. To tell·you the truth, that's about all I have. But it's genius. I'll make millions.

I'm so tired I think I might be dying. My mouth tastes like zinc and copper. My tongue tastes like electricity. Life has that arid qual-

ity some dreams have. Like Donnie Darko.I want to drink three or four bottles of vitamin water. I wonder what it would be like to drown in · vitamin water. Your body would be hating on you but also loving you. "Thanks for trying to hydrate!" It might say, "But who are you trying to fool? We know you don't do yoga. We know." *Ocelot vs. shark. Obviously.

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FilmReview TheRumOBfY ALEXEI C. SUMMERS son (portrayed by Aaron Eckhart) THE CASCADE was based on a character from the novel. The character in the film is a rich, manipulative public relations whirlwind journey through the consultant/ real estate mogul with strange 1960s American wasteland cruel intentions and ulterior moof the Caribbean island of Puerto tives. Yet, in the novel, the same Rico, seen through the eyes of Paul character is a poor journalist workKemp, a thinly-disguised alias for ing on the paper along with Kemp. the story's original author - Dr. The film is Bruce Robinson's first Hunter S. Thompson. Thompson film in 19 years, and it is rumoured previously collaborated with di- in cinematic circles that he broke rector Terry Gilliam in the produc- six years of sobriety while writing tion of the film adaptation of his it, drinking as much as a bottle a major non-fiction gonzo work, Fear day. Given the film's subject matand Loathingin Las Vegas,as well as ter, this is not entirely unlikely. The with director Art Linson in an ear- drinking in the film is highly exlier adaptation of the same story aggerated for the audience's plea- the film was called Wherethe Buf- sure. In the book, much less drinkfalo Roam and it starred Bill Mur- ing occurs than it does on-screen. ray as Hunter S. Thompson. This Also disappointing was Amber time, Hunter was unable to give Heard' s portrayal of the character his approval to any of the film, as Chenault, Paul Kemp's love interhe committed suicide in his home est in the film. While she looked in Woody Creek, Colorado in 2005. the part, she spoke about five Nevertheless; the film turned out lines in the entire film, all of which very well. Although true die-hard were fluffy flirtatious remarks Hunter S. Thompson fans might with veiled undertones of sexualbe a little disappointed at how ity- and because of her character's the film changed major aspects of lack of involvement in the story the plot of the novel. Of course, it she was little more than candy for would've been nigh impossible to the eyes of the audience, and one transfer the novel into film as it found it hard to understand why was.

Kemp was so drawn to her.

Many key details have been Throughout the film we see a changed, and much of the original young journalist confronted with novel was not incorpor:ated into the problem of "The Bastards," as the film. Characters were dropped, he refers to them. He is faced with and some were changed com- the problem of the poverty on the pletely. The character of Sander- island; he sees the disparity be-

The Rum Diary is a fast paced

tween the rich Americans getting off the boats and planes to come take advantage of the beautiful island, and the poor locals who seem to be forced into shacks and huts for the sake of those same Americans. As the film progresses, and Mr. Kemp sees more and more poverty, and drinks more and more rum, he becomes both disillusioned and fascinated with the American dream, and from that disillusionment, the idealistic, altruistic, chaotic, and deeply flawed character of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson is born - and we see a transformation on screen as he becomes the same beloved character from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

There is even a scene where we see Mr. Kemp discovering psychedelic drugs - something which plays heavily in Fear and Loathing.

Depp's portrayal of Kemp is quirky, fun and convincing. He is more or less playing the same character from Fear and Loathing {minus the shaved head), though this movie is certainly chronologically a prequel, and is set many years before the aforementioned American saga through the heart of the world's gambling capital.

While the film has not received very positive reviews from most of the major professional film reviewers-many believe the film missed its mark-this journalist, for one, quite enjoyed the film.

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The comedy spy-thriller, Johnny English Reborn, is the sequel to _ 2003's JohnnyEnglish.It i_snot clear why it took eight years to make the sequel; perhaps the film.makers were waiting for people to forget the original. The sequel is far superior to the original in pretty much every way, although that's not really a very high hurdle to clear.

When Johnny English Rebornbegins, Her Majesty's Secret Service, MI7, is attempting to uncover an assassination plot against a world leader. The person with the vital information on the plot will only speak to Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson). Unfortunately, English has been thrown out of the agency for his role in a particularly nasty failure in Africa and his current whereabouts are unknown; thus the search for English is on. Of course English is tracked down and reinstated to MI7 and at the risk of spoiling the end Johnny, with detours through Tibet, Hong Kong, Macau, London and Switzerland, ultimately saves the day.

Rowan Atkinson is a comedic genius. His career boasts Not the

As a spy spoof, specifically of the James Bond genre of film, the question arises why spoof a film franchise that isn't around to be spoofed? The glory days of James Bond have faded, at least for now.

The last JamesBond movie was released in 2008 and the next ·one is still to be finished. Johnny English Reborn, unfortunately, is a movie that lacks a credible target audience as the dismal box-office reNine O'clock News, Four Weddings turns in North America reflect. Apand a Funeral,Blackadderin all its parently, though, it 1s doing very, incarnations, Mr. Bean and, of very well in the Philippines. course, the original Johnny English.

Director, Oliver Parker clearly There are other actors in Johnny laboured hard to create a film that EnglishReborn,but this is a vehicle has the look and feel of a James clearly designed to highlight Mr. Bondmovie. He gives the audience Atkinson's talent and, on that levexotic locales, as well as some great el, the movie succeeds. Atkinson looking action and stunt work. has a face he can mold to create all Parker's cast is top notch with Giltypes of deadpan expressions. He lian Anderson (TheX Files)playing is very good at physical comedy the head of MI7, Rosamund Pike and Johnny English Reborn gives (Pride& Prejudice)as the sinart and him many opportunities to show beautiful object of desire and Tnn this strength.

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The movie seems to have almost all the parts required to make a film successful: direction, cinematography, good dialogue, locales, great gadgets, good actors, but what it lacks is a plausible plot and believable climax· (oops). What it does have in abundance, though, are laughs. Not just chuckles or guffaws, but tears rolling down your face laughs. ff you need to be cheered up for 101 minutes and you possess a spectacular ability to suspend disbelief, then your money won't be wasted seeing Johnny English Reborn,but act fast it isn't going to be in theatres for long.

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Men lose pair of weekend matches to VIU MICHAEL SCOULAR THE CASCADE It was a story of too late in Friday's near-win and too little in Saturday's loss against the visiting VIUMariners for the men's volleyball team.

Bringing a .500record into their first meeting against the Mariners, the Cascades appeared to be overpowered from the start, unable to respond after repeated kills by fifth year Milo Warren and a supporting cast that was bigger and more experienced than the Cascades' roster.

Coach Greg Russell swapped players frequently, trying to find a court lineup that would work His efforts were unsuccessful through the first two sets, which UFV surrendered to YIU. As one-sided as the game was, with leads doubling up on the home team at various points, it could have been worse. While the Cascades were plagued with mistakes on services, so too were their opponents, over-aggressively landing balls out-of-bounds and directing .balls into the net. Whether for or against, YIU was landing most of the points on the scoreboard.

The one constant was Aaron Flanagan, accounting for the majority of the Cascades' kills. But there was not much secondary scoring to be found on the Cascades' side.

But then something clicked. "We found a combination of guys that worked," coach Russell said after the game.

Despite being down, the Cascades never quit and refused to dwell on the hole they had dug themselves, clawing back to take what could have been the final set that the Mariners led for all but the Cascades' final winning points.

Taking their first lead of the match with that late resurgence, the re-energized Cas-

cades excelled in the fourth set. Flanagan continued to kill and block effectively, but the combination Russell had found that included Josh Togeretz, Trevor Nickel, Adam Chaplin, and Jason Boroevich, all put forward all-around efforts, stunning the Mariners and tying the match at two sets apiece.

In the final set, the Cascades charged out to a 5-0leadbeforefallingtoadeterminedVIU group.

While the outcome did not end up in a victory, this gutsy play from the Cascades has been seen earlier this season and marks this team as one that might not win every game, but has the ability to turn matches around and make top tier teams look beatable, something that could not be said for last year's UFV squad. "We looked like we were done, but we made a match of it," Russell said. "We just couldn't finish."

VIU finished off their two-win weekend with a three set decision against the Cascades the next day.

The Cascades played more consistently, receiving excellent contributions off the bench from Victor Zych, but were again outmatched, facing impenetrable blocks from Lee Hamilton and Chris Harris.

There were also multiple disputes over questionable calls by first referee Erickson; two of his calls were overturned, one at what could have been the end of the match after a VIU player acknowledged a tip before the ball travelled out-of-bounds.

But it had little bearing on the play, which was decidedly in the Mariners' favour; the Cascades could not shift the game's momentum this time.

The Cascades continue their season at home next weekend on November 11 and 12 against Capilano.

Women rally after slow start, improve to 7-1 Late in the fourth set, with the Cascades down 2-1 and clinging to a thin lead, the men's teams, THE CASCADE having prepared for their following game after The women's volleyball team lost their second the decisive victory to open the game, amassed and third sets of the season, but not their fourth at the doors to the court, waiting for the game in their first of two meetings with their toughest to end. The Cascades made them wait longer. opponent so far this season, the VIU Mariners.

The final set played out in a similar tight Despite the teams' identical undefeated re- fashion, with the game locked in score as cords coming into the weekend's matchup, a dif- late as the eleven point mark, but the Casference was apparent from the match's opening. cades prevailed, extending their undeThe Cascades began Friday's game with an un- feated start to the season to seven games. characteristic lack of composure, allowing the Coach Bokenfohr's ability to connect with Mariners to take the first set by a 10-point mar- his players and get positive results out of gin off the strong play of Leanna Gildersleeve. them was on display during the match, but Following briefly contesting a call on he took no credit for the victory: "I didn't rethe landing of the ball that ended the set, it ally change anything, it was the girls that seemed coach Dennis Bokenfohr did every- changed their performance. They played thing possible to get his team back into the more aggressively, started to believe." game. Never sitting down for the rest of the Regarding the slow start, Bokenfohr asserted match, Bokenfohr was more vocal, coaching that "there are different paths to getthe results we and addressing his players in between points. want," placing an emphasis on "how we finish."

And his team. responded, improving on The women' svolleyball team wasnotabletofinthe missed blocks that previously did them ish the weekend as successfully as they started it. in, with Jillian Saunders and Brittany StewAfter a start that nearly mirrored the art leading the way in that area. Krista Ho- previous night, the Cascades dropped gewoning, Jenna Evans, and Kayla Bruce three straight sets, unable to break the were the standouts in the areas of kills, 20-point barrier in all three losing efforts. digs, and serves, respectively, a!lowing the An at times non-existent blocking game Cascades to draw even on the scoreboard. and an inability to string together points-a Neither team has had to deal with this kind strong point for the Cascades in their victoof adversity so far in the season, and Mariners ries-marked their lacklustre performance. coach Shane Hyde could be overheard telling Strong serves from Alyssa Wolf and Jacquehis team to "calm down." By contrast, the Cas- line Doleman and solid defensive work allcades played passionately, the bench erupting around for the Mariners drove them to victory. after desperate plays and hard fought points.

"VIU just executed better than we did," was After the lopsided opening set, the how Bokenfohr described the margin of victory. rest of the game saw the two teams perThe Cascades continue their seapetually separated by one or .two points, son at home next weekend on November making every play tension-filled. 11 and 12 against top-ranked Capilano.

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Sport You've Never Heard of: Cardboard Tube Fighting JAMES INGLIS

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CONTRIBUTOR shower is really necessary. Let I've often wondered who invented the cardboard tube. Okay, honestly until about five minutes ago I'd never given it a thought, but if I had the chance to meet the person who did invent the cardboard tube I'd like to go to them and say, "Really? Of all the things that you could have invented that would have actually been of benefit to mankind the best you could come up with was a tube to wind gift-wrapping paper and toilet roll around? What were you thinking?"

At this point some of you may be saying, "don't be so critical". To which I respond, "Whom are you talking to?

I'm not even in the same room as you.

I can't hear you." However, I digress; I know there really are many uses for cardboard tubes. There is a whole paper towel tube craft industry out there and who hasn't made napkin holders out of cardboard tubing? Perhaps the most interesting use for the product was devised by the "Cardboard Tube Fighting League" or as those in the league like to call it the CTFL. The name sort of says what they use cardboard tubes for so I'll just skip over that part.

Cardboard tube fighting is one of the world's lesser-known sports and some say perhaps that's for good reason. You may be thinking this is a sport enjoyed by similarly-minded people destined to die virgins, who enjoy getting together to discuss comic books, Dr. Who, Steampunk

me assure you that okay, while some of that may be true, cardboard tube fighting is a legitimate sport.

The sport is tolerated in at least three continents that I'm aware of: North America, Europe and Australia. There are literally dozens and dozens of people that take up this sport despite what their families may say.

The creator of this sport is Seattleite Robert Easley - or Rob to his friends. As Eas-• ley told a news reporter who drew the short straw, "You are attempting to break your opponent's tube without breaking your own." This may be an appropriate moment to point out that Easley is also actively involved in "Live Action Role Playing" games.

Now what is a sport without its rules? For cardboard tube fighting the rules are pretty straightforward.

Rule number 1: you do not talk about cardboard tube fighting. Actually that isn't a rule; I just think it's probably a good idea if you don't want to have total strangers randomly beating you up.

The rules state combatants must not break their tubes. If the tube is broken the holder is deemed to be a loser. If both duelists break their tubes they are both considered losers.

I'm thinking even if they don't break

their tubes - no never mind. Stabbing and lunging is not permitted. No face hitting. Combatants must only use official CTFL cardboard tubes.

Tubes must be held near the end. If a combatant holds the tube in the middle it is cause for disqualification.

There are a few more rules but at this point even I don't care what they are.

Competitions can either be multistage tournaments or battles. Tournaments have one winner, while battles result in shared victories. Tournament bouts can last between 30 minutes to hours or even minutes that just seem

like hours. As an added bonus, battle participants are permitted to wear cardboard armour. If that is not enticement enough to get involved, battle participants are subjected to live bagpipe music. Bragging rights and handmade cardboard swords are awarded as prizes.

Currently, there are three active branches of the CTFL located in Seattle, San Francisco and Sydney, Australia. Bristol in the United Kingdom also has a fledging group of cardboard tube fighting enthusiasts. The strength of the sport can

best be summed up in the CTFL's three core beliefs: "People need more ways to play and take themselves less seriously. Events can be fun without alcohol and cardboard sword fighting is fun." The CTFL is always looking for new recruits and if you want more information you can check out their Facebook page. Any day now they are going to break 100 likes.

Basketball Home-Openers MEN'S BASKETBALL (Envision Athletic Centre)

November 11

Manitoba

8:00 p.m.

November 12

Winnipeg

7:00 p.m.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (Envision Athletic Centre)

November 11

Manitoba

6:00 p.m.

November 12

Winnipeg

5:00 p.m.

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL (Envision Athletic Centre)

November 11

Capilano

7:45 p.m.

November 12

Capilano

1:45 p.m.

WOMEN'S VOLLEY~ALL (Envision Athletic Centre)

November 11

Capilano

6:00 p.m.

November 12

Capilano

12:00 p.m.

For more information, call 604-557-4041 scan the QR code or visit www.ufv.ca/ athletics

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Heat earn one of possible four points over the weekend SEAN EVANS THE CASCADE The Abbotsford Heat came out of a weekend series against the Oklahoma City Barons with a single point out of a possible four. Having given up a two-goal lead in the final frame of last Thursday's game to lose 3-2 to the junior Oilers, the Heat were looking for redemption this past-Saturday night.

In the first period, undisciplined play led to the Heat spending 11 minutes on the penalty kill. That said, they managed to come out of the first frame with a 2-2 tie. The Heat were helped by a fluke short-handed goal which came after the Barons netminder David LeNeveu attempted to clear the puck, but instead gave it to Greg Nemisz who buried it in the yawning cage.

The teams exchanged goals in the

second, despite the Heat allowing just four shots in the period. In a divisional match, there was not much room to be found - the Heat allowed only seven shots in the final two periods,

but managed 16 of their own. Yet the game remained tied and went into overtime.

In extra time, Gilbert Brule of the Oklahoma City Barons scored the

game winner from the right face-off circle, beating Heat back-up goaltender Joni Ortio blocker side. Ortio, on his first start of the season stopped 21 of25 shots.

Following the game, Greg Nemisz, who had two goals on the night said "We definitely didn't finish the way we wanted to... We can feel good about the third period but we need to start putting some wins up."

What seems to be the problem is the lack of secondary scoring. Speaking after the game, Heat head coach Troy Ward made some stinging remarks. "We just don't score a lot of goals. If they dQn't end up in the back of the net, the realization of the business we're in, they won't play here."

He continued, "It's nothing against those guys, it's just the nature of the business we're in." A number of players have yet to score, and those that have scored have not done so with consistency - perhaps Ward is send-

ing a message to his team with his post-game comments.

It is a tough business indeed, one that will chew you up and spit you out.

That fact can be seen in the story of Gilbert Brule, member of the visiting Barons. Once drafted sixth overall in 2005 by the Columbus Blue Jackets, Brule shouldered high expectations from the hockey world. Arguably entering the NHL too early, Brule had a successful rookie campaign, but began to slow dqwn in his second season. A few injuries later, Brule has found himself playing in the AHL and being described as inconsistent at best. Indeed, Brule hardly stood out on Saturday night, except in his overtime winner. Brule will be fortunate to see time in the NHL again.

The Heat head back out on the road this week, playing their next seven games away from the AESC.

Statement game by Canucks proof they sti 11have it JOEL SMART of the second period. Coincidentally,

Kevin Bieksa re-established his physi-

THE CASCADE cal game with the night's best scrap It was an early game on a Sunday,

but the Canucks had no trouble getting up against the Chicago Blackhawks in their 15th game of the season. The Vancouver team was starting to concern fans with their lacklustre start to the season - seven regulation losses heading into the game. Meanwhile, Chicago came into the game with just two regulation losses, sitting atop the Western Conference with 19 points.

Add in the loss of Alex Burrows to the lineup; and it wasn't hard for fans of the Canucks to imagine a different outcome than the one they ended up witnessing - a 6-?shellacking of a Chicago team that had a lot to prove after being ousted by the Canucks in the first round of the playoffs last season.

Just as the defeat of the Blackhawks then really let Canucks know they could go all the way, so too could this statement game be a motivating factor that ends the mediocre, inconsistent play that the team has struggled to rid itself of. They can be a top team.

They've arguably got a significantly improved lineup from ,last year. David Booth, who has the potential to go on a real tear with line mate Ryan Kesler, has so far failed to live up to expectations. Yet, he opened the scoring just six minutes into the game with his first goal of the season, and his first goal as a Canuck - and notched an assist later in the game for good measure. That was the kind of game it was.

When the Canucks are firing on all cylinders they are a team to be feared, and this was a game they knew they somehow had to win. Roberto Luongo battled back after letting in a soft first goal, making several key stops including a last-second deflection at the end

just moments after the save, versus Chicago tough-guy Jamal Mayers. No one showed up bigger than team captain Henrik Sedin, though, who finished the night with four points, including a third period power play goal.

It was actually a very important night for special teams. The Canucks tied a team record by scoring five power play goals against the Blackhawks - and they did it in just six opportunities. Rubbing salt in the wounds, the Canucks stymied Chicago on each of the five penalties they took.

Sure, it's just a single game, and even the worst teams in the League will occasionally pull a convincing win out of a hat, even against a top team. Maybe it is just wishful thinking, but it felt like a game that meant something. After the fan-paranoia and goalie-criticism began hitting new peaks in the city-including that ill-advised editorial in The Provincecalling for a Luongo trade-it was important to see the team come together to take on their greatest rivals. If that doesn't put some pep in their step for the next couple of games, knowing that they definitely have what it takes to beat the best teams in the league, than I don't know what will.

Perhaps .it was fitting that the win only put the Canucks back to .500 - a fresh start. That makes it the perfect game to reflect on as the Canucks progress through the season. Will they carry on at the same miserable pace they've set so far and miss the playoffs altogether, or will they find their game and attempt to outdo their efforts from last season? Judging by the glimpses of brilliance that sparkled through against Chicago, it is a good bet that happier times are on their way.

Callingfor Teaching ExcellenceAward Nominations.

Chris Bertram:

Recipientof the 2011UFV TeachingExcellenceAward.

Once again UFVwill provide an award to an individual in recognition of teaching excellence.

Those eligible for nomination include all UFV faculty and lab instructors who have completed two years of instruction or sessional instructors who have completed the equivalent time.

Nominations will be accepted from faculty, students, alumni, and staff.

Selection criteria in·ctudes mentorship, attention to student learning in the instructional environment and in coursework, respect for students, exemplary scholarship and professionalism.

Nomination packages are available at the offices of the Deans, Faculty Services, and Student Services.

Packages can be downloaded from www.ufv.ca/tea.

For more information, contact LisaTassone at 604--504--7441ext 5114or lisa.tassone@Ufv.ca.

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FOOTBALL

The 49ers have found their man BALRAJDHILLON

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CONTRIBUTOR given his team a chance to win each The San Francisco 49ers, with Alex Smith at quarterback, are 7-1. No, you are not being punk'd.

It's true; the football club out of northern California have lost only one game this season and are the second best team in the NFC. Qyarterback (Q!3) Alex Smith, who has previously been labelled as a bust after being drafted with the first overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft, has been playing like a top tier Q!3this season. Head coach Jim Harbaugh, who agreed to a five-year contract with the NFL club after serving as a head coach at Stanford University for four years, came into training camp and told Alex Smith that he was their guy; clearly the confidence and faith in Smith has allowed him to excel.

Prior to Sunday's matchup versus the Washington Redskins, Alex Smith had thrown for 1267 yards, nine touchdowns, and only two interceptions, earning him a Q!3 passer rating of 95.7. Smith hasn't put

game by not turning the ball over.

Head coach Jim Harbaugh replaced San Francisco's previous offensive system with his own, passfirst West Coast offence. Harbaugh brought in his own offensive coordinator and signed wide receiver Braylon Edwards through free agency to be their featured guy. Add in a healthy Frank Gore and Harbaugh has perfected a winning formula.

On Sunday, Alex Smith once again threw a near perfect game. En route to a 19-11 win, Alex Smith was 17/24, throwing for 200 yards and a touchdown. Running back Frank Gore ran for 107 yards on 19 carries, the defence caused three turnovers and David Akers kicked four field goals as the 49ers won their sixth straight. It's the longest winning streak the 49ers have compiled since 1997.With the win, San Francisco remains undefeated on the road, something they haven't done since 1992.

In other news, The Miami Dolphins have finally won their first

game of the season and they did it in a big way. The Fins downed the streaking Kansas City Chiefs 313. Q!3 Matt Moore threw for three touchdowns, and the Dolphins now leave the Indianapolis Colts as the only winless team in the NFL. The Green Bay Packers won a thrilling shoot out versus the San Diego Chargers 45-38. Packers Q!3 Aaron Rodgers threw for four touchdowns as did Chargers Q!3 Phillip Rivers. However, Rivers also threw three interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns. This game was every fantasy football fanatics dream game. Broncos rookie quarterback Tim Tebow rebounded from last week's horrible performance, throwing for 124 yards and two touchdowns. Tebow also rushed for 117 yards as the Broncos downed the Raiders 38-24. Raiders recently acquired and out of "retirement" Q!3 Carson Palmer threw for three touchdowns and three interceptions in only his second game of the season.

HEALTH

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KAREN ANEY

part in weight loss as we would think.

THE CASCADE There have been many studies that Aspartame, originally referred to as NutriSweet, was discovered in 1965 by James M. Schlatter. At the time, Schlatter was attempting to create a drug to fight ulcers. While wetting his finger to lift the corner of a piece of paper, he inadvertently licked some of the product off his fingers. It was then, during a moment that must have been akin to Newton getting conked on the head with an apple, that he noticed the sweet taste.

Aspartame is an artificial sweetener. It's used in everything from diet soda to mouthwash, yet the safety· of the substance remains under constant scrutiny. Some of the reasons for questioning the chemical are easily negated, yet there are many that don't come with easy explanations.

One of the aspects of aspartame that frightens people is that once it is digested by the body, it turns into substances like methanol and formaldehyde. These words look scary to anyone that's taken introductory science classes, but the truth is that the levels of both substances occur naturally and in higher amounts in produce such as tomatoes; according to Health Canada, a glass of tomato juice contains approximately six times more methanol than aspartame, for instance.

The American Food and Drug Administration explains that aspartame is approximately 180 times sweeter than sugar. Because of this, and because of its lower caloric content, a smaller amount of aspartame is needed to sweeten food and drink products. This makes it popular in diet versions of our favourite processed foods, but may not play as big a

show those who consume aspartame regularly tend to have higher rates of obesity when compared with those who don't. In one such study from the University of Texas, 474 people were followed over 9.5 years. In that time, any participant who reported weight gain was tracked. Those who consumed diet soda had an increase that was 70 per cent higher than those who did not.

These studies have been widely discredited from a scientific standpoint, but the numbers speak for themselves. Some hypothesize that the reason for the increased weight gain is purely psychological - sort of a "hey, it's ok to eat half a pie because you had aspartame in your cola instead of sugar". That's an extreme example, but the point remains the same. If we subconsciously believe that diet products will not make us gain weight, we're likely to eat more.

In a similar study at Purdue University, it was shown that rats who were fed yogurt with aspartame gained more weight over a two-week period than those who did not. The other sample group of rats was fed with a sweetener that had more calories than sugar but less sweetness.

Unless Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is true, rats don't have an extremely high cognitive threshold: this suggests that something in the chemical fools our brains into wanting more calories. However, none of this can currently be explained scientifically without being discredited.

Another aspect for concern surrounding the intake of aspartame is the potential for the substance to act as a carcinogen. Health Canada and its American and European counter-

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parts say the risk is negligible when intake is under their recommended levels per day (40 mg in Canada and Europe, 50 mg in the USA). This equates to roughly 21 cans of Diet Coke, assuming that you're a relatively healthy individual and weigh around 165 lbs. Studies that have shown increased risks of cancer have been questioned by health officials due to the high dosage levels given to test subjects. Health Canada claims that their recommended intake of aspartame reflects all current research, and that even the discredited studies

are taken into account when making the intake recommendation.

Final words of advice from Health Canada regarding aspartame and other sugar substitutes are good to keep in mind. For those who are diabetic and pregnant, they recommend that Canadians "consider how sugar substitutes can play a role in a healthy, balanced diet." Translation: you're not getting many nutrients from aspartame, so don't let the intake fool you into thinking you are. Another point to remember is that aspartame, like most other substances, can cause

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addiction. As a result, if you ingest too much aspartame, you could experience headaches, diarrhea, nausea, problems with balance and more. If this happens to you, Health Canada suggests that you discontinue your intake of the substance. Though there are many concerns surrounding aspartame, it appears that when used in moderation the substance is relatively safe. Then again, we said the same thing about smoking. Proceed with caution, diet-cola drinkers.

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