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Man or monkey: The struggle within

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PAULESAU THE CASCADE I'd like to inform you all that I made a speling mistake in last week's paper. To some of you this doesn't really come as a surprise, as you've been writing papers long enough to realize that errors are essentially a fact of life.

Others are perhaps more troubled by the implication that I only made "one" error, when, in their opinion, this publication is a joke tabloid being produced by glorified orangutans.

For those who don't remember the error (or found a different one), you should read Opinion Editor Jack Brown's editorial "We suck and here's why" for clarification. Last week I made a change to the title of his article which introduced a spelling error, and consequently damaged the credibility of his work. While I _might plead that the change was made at the end of a frantic twelve-hour editing cycle, excuses can't recall the 1,500 issues of The Cascadewe distributed with an error beside Jack's name.

Thankfully the man has since forgiven me, ·yet the experience made me ponder what exactly it means to "be in charge." As SUS communications director Jhim Burwell told me today "As Spiderman/Batman once said 'With great power comes great responsibility."' Ob.viously Jhim isn't very familiar with his superheroes, and the saying has been worn to death, but the truth in th~t statement hasn't changed over the years.

The fact is that all of the institutions we use, from university to food services, are operated and run by individuals with V1!fYIDg degrees er o r us an ere ore varying degrees of responsibility for us). Some of these individuals, like Spiderman/Batman himself, or even Sode?<OManager Douglas Fowler,

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CopyEditor JoeJ@~ca Joef Smart . hold significant amounts of power, enough to pump us full of batarangs (or at least raise the cost of cafeteria sushi). _ These individuals are supposedly in their positions because they've proven capable of handling the responsibility, yet no one's infallible. Mistakes are sometimes made, details are missed, and yet the greater the power invested in the individual, the greater the consequences _oftheir oversights. Despite my personal disagreements with aspects of Sodexo policy, I cannot help but empathize with Mr. Fowler as he seeks to defend himself and his employer agamst the various criticisms. No individual is perfect, and as corporations are made up of individuals, they are far from perfect as well.

Not that I believe implicit humanity makes

the criticism less accurate, or justifies mistakes. This piece is not designed as a shallowly-veiled attempt to elicit sympathy for my poor spelling, but instead a call to remember that power can be as difficult a thing to possess as it is to challenge. As students we are often called to rebel, to rise up against the institution and "stick it to the man," so to speak.

I would just ask us to remember that "the man" is ultimately just that, a man (or woman, although that ruins the analogy) and that he or she deserves the same respect as anyone else on this wonderful planet.

I also, for one, enjoy the cafeteria sushi, although I would still have some suggestions . for Mr. Fowler, should I ever meet him in person.

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TUDENT UNION SOCIET the student registration system, THE CASCADE they have no immediate control over it. Another topic of discussion was the switch from Casey's to Aftermath; this was done partially to address the issue of the deficit that Casey's has traditionally run. IsThe Student Union Society's sues with the U-Pass were covered recent attempt to host an Annual as well - namely, the possibility General Meeting (AGM) on Sepof opting out of the program. This tember 23rd was unable to proisn't currently an option, but any ceed as planned, as it failed to · issues with the program can be reach quorum - the amount of peoaddressed to the U-Pass program ple that must be present to make coordinator, Kieran Sampson, at a voting faction. Only approxichilliwack@ufvsus.ca. mately 50 individuals showed An overview of the following· up, which was significantly short topics, which were on the meetof the approximate 100 needed to ing's agenda and are to be disrepresent one per cent of the total cussed at the upcoming AGM, student body. Though the meeting are available on the SUS website could not go forward, SUS chose (www.ufvsus.ca): first, there is a· to host a discussion forum regardproposal to change the job title of ing the topics that will be voted on "Students With Disabilities Repnext week at the second attempt at resentative" to "SUS AccessibilanAGM. ity Representative." Secondly, it Items discussed included the is proposed that this position (and excess fees paid by those in prothe six others that fall into the grams that don't follow the typi- 'Community Representatives' catcal semester format (such as the egory) be changed to require a 10 teacher program and some trades hour work week, rather than a five programs); this is an issue the SUS hour work week. With this would is aware of and is working with the come an honorarium of $500 per president to resolve as soon as pos- month. sible. As it's a technical issue with This is of even greater impor-

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tance because two more propositions being voted on would add two more Community Representatives: the "Gender and Pride Representative" and the "Sustainabil~ ity Representative." This would mean nine positions in total would now be paid a combined $4500, funded by student fees. Any member of SUS is available to discuss the services these positions provide - their contact information is available at the SUS website previously listed.

Another item on the meeting's agenda is in regards to last year's audit and this year's proposed amended budget. This can be viewed, again, on the website.

As some of the changes are fairly significant, students are encouraged to check out both the website and the upcoming AGM for themselves (for example, the proposed budget for Mileage Allowance is $12,000. The actual cost of mileage claims in the 2010/2011 year was $2,744.36). If you attend the AGM, you have the power to vote for or against each of these proposals, and hear the explanations for each item yourself. 'fl\e second attempt at the AGM. will be held on September 30th at 12 p.m. in the theatre on the Chilliwack campus. Because this is the second attempt, SUS does not need in order to vote on to hit .:<J...uorum these matters. This means that decisions can be made regarding these issues without input from the student body. Empower yourself by attending this meeting; find out what your SUS can do for you and if you feel the decisions they're making are in your best interest.

they hope to start doing other kinds of things as well, such as CONTRIBUTOR cooking classes, potluck suppers, and mass movie nights.

Let's be serious - we've all, by The BHRA may soon start now, glanced surreptitiously and making its way into the lives of jealously at the posters around the·non-Baker House student; it's campus advertising the fact that only this past year that they've if we lived in Baker House, we voted in a full board, and those could be home by now. But other involved are getting bigger and than that, the brick goliath above bigger ideas. Even though events the campus bookstore remains a have been aimed primarily at largely a mystery to the everyday Baker House residents in the student. It might be because it's past, the BHRA is hoping to start tucked away on an unassuming involving more of the general comer of campus, but have you student body - Doyle sees a future ever seen anyone go in ... or out? in which they co-sponsor events Well, there's more going on in with Student Life or UFVs athletthat building than meets the eye. ics department, which would Even if you don't live in residence, allow the BHRA to both "connect you might find yourself hearing to more students in general, and more and more about it in the to advocate on a larger scale for semesters to come.

Baker House."

It all boils down to the organizaIn short, Doyle imagines a tion that keeps Baker House sticks clubs and future in which UFV' ing together: the Baker House Resassociations are all laced together idents' Association. Basically, the and interconnected, which is students who live in Baker House definitely the direction the BHRA vote ir) a board of students who is headed. Eventually, Doyle said, in tum try to keep things running they hope to enlist the help of the smoothly. As Chris Doyle, the sec- various culture clubs, video game ond floor rep, put it, "We provide clubs, and other games clubs, He the basic events and programs to explained that it is his ultimate attempt to keep people at Baker goal to see the BHRA "get more House entertained. We also try involved with student matters, beto provide a listening ear and a cause while events are good, we as voice for the students [who live in a group should try to go outside Baker House.]" In short, they keep of that realm and help students in the place running by smoothing a more personal way." ruffled feathers when students get And after all, even if only 200 into spats, providing shoulders out of nearly 16,000 students at to cry on when midterms roll UFV live in Baker House, the around, and generally keeping the BHRA is doing on a smaller scale peace. what the University is trying to They also plan barbeques, do as a whole: give students a daytrips to Vancouver, and other sense of pride, and ensure that events aimed at getting students the memories they make here are out of their rooms and involved in good ones. campus life. This year, Doyle said,

Gluten-free cooking class for _agrowing Celiac population negative result. barley, rye and oats." Gluten is Orser, who led the gluten-free the protein composite common to CONTRIBUTOR these four seeds that makes them ethnic night at Lepp Farm Market, was diagnosed with Celiac disease toxic for people with Celiac. Ten several years ago after many years years ago an awareness of gluten of health problems leading up allergies was less common, but Celiac disease-which, accordto her diagnosis. As she began today there are a growing number ing to the Canadian Digestive to de~onstrate the first glutenof companies including the phrase Health Foundation, currently free dish of the night, peri-peri "gluten-free" as a selling point on affects over 330,000 Canadianschicken, she told the story of how the packaging of their products, seriously alters the food choices she learnt to cook meals that fit and more and more people are available to individuals who have with her altered lifestyle, then being diagnosed with Celiac. "I it. But exactly what kind of restricdecided to share this information think it's because [foods contions does the disease put on an by writing a cookbook; Orser still taining gluten] are more readily individual's diet, and how can a experiments with new gluten-free available fhan they once were that menu be altered to accommodate dishes constantly.

Celiac is becoming more comsuch restrictions? On the evening The idea behind the dishes premon," Dr. Peer noted. of Friday September 23, Lepp sented at the Lepp Farm Market Even in his own family practice, Farm Market hosted a glutenevent, was not everyday living Dr. Peer said he had noticed Cefree ethnic night that addressed and everyday food, but rather ethliac disease become more prevathis very issue. The evening was nic dishes. Eating out at a favoulent. "It seems to run in families, hosted by Leslie Orser, author of rite Mexican or Indian restaurant and I've seen it more in females," the gluten-free cookbook A Celiac becomes a thing of the past when he reported. is Coming, and included not only an individual is diagnosed with There are many possible sympa sampling of Orser' s recipes but Celiac because everything has toms of Celiac disease, which also a discussion,the disease itself. gluten in it. Orser taught her class can range from gastrointestinal The purpose of the evening, like how to enjoy enchiladas and curry problems to dermatitis herpetiforthe purpose of Orser' s cookbook, - gluten-free style. mis - the skin rash associated with was to help those with gluten Those who don't have to pay gluten allergies. There is a blood allergies learn to make tasty, attention to which products they test available that can determine hassle-free dishes that they can eat whether or not an individual has consume due to Celiac might not without getting sick or aggravatrealize how many·goods contain Celiac disease; however, Dr. Peer ing their disease. gluten. A perfect example of a: cautioned that patients "must be But what exactly is the disease? food many wouldn't suspect on a gluten [inclusive] diet for the As local family physician Dr. contains wheat is soy sauce - in blood test to work." Therefore, Thsaan Peer, MD explained to The . a patient can't stop eating wheat fact, almost all soy sauces contain Cascade: "Celiac is a gastrointeswheat unless otherwise specified. products in an attempt to ease tinal disease which is a response symptoms before being tested as a However, Orser said there's a "big of your body to certain foods. It's difference" between when she was potential Celiac because the blood a reaction to four seeds: wheat, diagnosed with Celiac and now test will come back with a false

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when it comes to availability of products that people with gluten allergies can eat. Orser offered Lepp Farm Market as an example of a store which has clearly labelled products so people with Celiac can shop easier than they once could. She said, "When I was first diagnosed there was maybe one brand of gluten-free bread available - now there are upwards of six or seven." Most of the sauces and the meats used in the demonstrations of the glutenfree cooking class were from Lepp Farm Market.

Orser i~ a member of the Cana-

dian Celiac Association and she advised that joining is "the first thing to do," when diagnosed with the disease. Newcomers to the association are se~t a New Member Kit to help them adjust to eating gluten-free. Additionally, they are invited to events and conferences about the disease to help further their understanding of it.

Orser' s cookbook A Celiac is Coming is available in printed or e-book format at Lepp Fatm Market.

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Beyond the Blues: Depression anxiety screening and education at UFV SASHA MOEDT tions or concerns to staff. They

non-threatening; · in going over gone over the test, Burkholder the questionnaires with The Cas- explained,"a brief interview with nity to fill out a short self-test or cade, Burkholder didn't outright the clinician to discuss the results a test regarding a loved one they ask for reasons behind certain of the form and next steps, learn may be concerned about, but it's answers, but simply added up the about community resources and completely optional. This is the score and explained what sympreceive a follow-up sheet summa"screening" portion of Beyond toms and signs she was looking rizing the student's results will the Blues. for and what that might mean. take place."

"Transparency •is important," Burkholder walked The Cascade · Students should fe'el safe and through the screening_ self-tests; Burkholder said. The person un- welcome taking the exam, and the actual test is simply a ques- dergoing the test should undereven those who don't believe they tionnaire. There are one- to two- stand what the counsellor is look- have a real concern are encouring for and how they are scoring page self-tests for depression, aged to participate_ - filling out to come to the conclusion of the the sheet and the talking with a anxiety and stress disorders, and alcohol abuse. It only takes screening. The goal of the screencounsellor is a really good, handsten to twenty minutes at most to ing, however, is not diagnosis. on way to build understanding "We are here to educate," Bur- around depression, anxiety, suifill all of them out, and is a fairly basic process. Confidentiality is kholder explained, "not to scare." cide prevention and risky drinkemphasized; students filling out Everyone has stresses and wor- ing, regardless of one's individual the forms will be able to do so in ries; at an escalated level, these mental health. a private area. The staff will not anxieties can effect one's school "Beyond the Blues is a 'health ask for names. and social life, and that's when it literacy' program," Burkholder After completion, students becomes a problem. But if particiexplained, "building knowledge have the option of handing the pants show some signs of stress, and skills around prevention, they won't be pegged with a diag- early intervention, and appropriforms in and getting the opportunity to meet with a clinician, nosis. In fact, students will not re- ate help-seeking. The intent is to one-on-one, to go over the results. ceive a complete diagnosis at all, empower attendees with themes Those who choose this option will but they will learn [f they would of hope and recovery and allow be given a number, and be called benefit from a more complete attendees to talk to others about their situation in a non-threatento a private area to look over their evaluation. self-test. The process is entirely After participants . have ing, supportive venue."

THE CASCADE will also be offered the opportuStudents dealing with the pressures of academia, debt and relationships may find that becoming aware of the very real risks associated with mental health and illnesses is an important thing to do. Canada's Mental Illness Awareness Week, which takes place October 2nd through October 8th, is aimed at encouraging Canadians to do just that - and on October 6th at UFV, counsellors are bringing the event to us, with "Beyond the · Blues: Depression Anxiety Education and Screening Day." UFV counsellor Eileen Burkholder explained exactly what the event will look like: "The goal is to help students learn the signs of depression, anxiety disorders, and risky drinking, and to help connect them to community supports."

Students who stop by will be able to pick up resource materials on depression, anxiety and related topics as well as voice ques-

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Greece couldtriggerglobalbanking crisis: Canada

Libyan interimgovernment forces closeinonSirte

Aglobalbanking crisis willeruptunlessEu-· Libyan provisional government forces have ropeproperly dealswithGreece's debtproblems, closedinonMuammar Gaddafi loyalists holed ofthe Finance Minister JimFlaherty saidonWednesday, upinSirte,oneofthelasttwobastions notably hardening hiscriticism ofEuropean deposed leader.

Theadvance onMonday fromtheeastto authorities. fromthecenterofGadFlaherty saidfinance ministers oftheGroup about2 km(1.2miles) dafi'shometownraisedhopesthattheNational of20nations wouldfocusonGreece when Transitional Council (NT() wasonestep_closer to theymeetinWashington onThursday.

Finance ministers fromthesmaller Group ofSevenalso claiming fullcontrol ofthefractured country.

NATO aircraft launched airstrikes against discussed Greece whentheymetinFrance earlier positions ofGaddafi loyalists inSirte,paving the thismonth. wayforthedeeppushbytheNTC fighters.

"Thenumber onethingwe'lltalkabout tomorrow nightat dinner-aswedidinMarseilles Thick blacksmokebillowed intotheairas withtheG7- isthatEurope hasto picka lane fighters battledGaddafi loyalists onSunday at a here,they'vegottodealwiththatissuerespect- roundabout 2 kmfromthecenterofthetown.The ingGreece;' hetoldtheCanadian Broadcasting thudoflargeexplosions couldbeheardasNATO aircraft roaredoverhead·.

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Theadvance couldbeshort-lived, however.

"Otherwise themarkets willgetahead,we willhavesomesortofa crisis, itwillbecome a Interim government forces havepreviously retreated fromSirteandtheotherremaining banking crisis, itwillaffectbanksallaroundthe stronghold, BaniWalid, afterpoorly world, wecouldbeintoanothercreditcrisiswhich Gaddafi organized attacksmetfierceresistance. willcausecontraction intherealeconomy.

So Onthewestern edgesofSirteonMonday, we'vegottodealwiththat;'hesaid.

NTC fighters andGaddafi loyalists tradedheavy Flaherty saidEuropean nations could "get machine gunfire,rocket-propelled grenades and aheadofthegame"iftheywere prepared to rounds.

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Beyond the Blues is an annual event, based on the National Depression Screening Day program developed in the US. It was started up in 1994 and now around 65 events are held around BC, helping 4000 people each year.

Burkhart hopes that students will become more aware of both depression and anxiety at this event, as well as of the resources available in the community and at UFV. "If a student is experiencing stress which is impacting them in ways that they don't 1ike, UFV Counsellors are helie to talk to. Other areas of support UFV counsellors offer to all students is personal, crisis and career counselling and study skills help."

The event, sponsored by the UFV Counselling Department, is free and drop-in. All are welcome to drop by and check it out on October 6 at the Abbqtsford campus from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will be located in front of the lecture theatre, B 101, by the cafeteria.

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Trialof Ukraine ex-PM resumes~ pressurefromWest

ThetrialofUkraine's former primeminister Euro-zone officials areworking tomagnify thefireApple Incsharesslipped onMonday following Yulia Tymoshenko resumes onTuesday aftera power oftheregion's rescue fund,European Central ananalystreportthatsaidthecompany was two-week breakwiththepolitical leadership Bankpolicymakers saidonMonday, whilePresident cuttingorders fromsuppliers ofpartsforitsiPad underpressure fromtheWesttoendthecase Barack Obama piledonpressure forEurope to tablet. againsther. a leading opposition figure,has staunch a sovereign debtcrisis thatthreatens the JPMorgan Chase saidintheresearch noteout ' Tymoshenko, over worldeconomy. ofAsiathatseveral suppliers indicated inthepast beenontrialsinceJuneforabuseofoffice a gasdealsignedwithRussia in2009.Shecould Obama, saying thecrisis"is scaring theworld," twoweeksthatApple lowered fourth-quarter faceupto 10yearsjailifconvicted. urgedleaders ofthe17-nation eurozonetoact iPadordersby25percent.

Theadministration ofPresident Viktor Yanuquickly tohelpa region wherebankshavenotfully "Ourunderstanding isthatthisisnotin kovich says the deal, which Tymoshenko brokered, fora newmodellaunch;' saidGokul recovered fromthe2008financial crisis andwhich preparation leftUkraine paying anexorbitant priceforRussian debt Hariharan, isnowsuffering fromtheG~k government's JPMorgan's AsiaPacific electronic gassupplies.

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Apple declined tocomment onthereport. caused streetdemonstrations against Yanukovich, ECB Executive Board member Lorenzo Bini wasabruptly adjourned onSeptember 12after Smaghi, speaking inNewYork, saidthatthe440 "TheiPhone 5launch ismuchmoreimportant theUnited andEuropean Union expressed States· thantheiPadrightnow;'saidBG(Partners billion eurosinthebailout fund,known asthe freshconcern overherprosecution.

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.Respoa~esto ''A Dic.kMove," 01,1r September 7 feature on · c1rcumc1s1on

by Joel :::;mart:

Dear Editor, Though an odd topic choice for a university newspaper, the circumcision article started out informative and respectful. However, when it came to the interview with the founder of CAN-FAP, the line was crossed.

Up until then, points were well-reasoned.

However, promoting a seminar where "using [his] own penis and some multimedia materials, [he] demonstrates how to achieve several different types of orgasm" as an alternative to the BC sex ed curriculum is going too far. Boys are more than capable of figuring out masturbation on their own in the privacy of their own homes or no-girlsallowed treeforts, and if not they can traverse the bowels of the internet to discover more than they ever dreamed of. Does the Cascade really want to be promoting a live in-person masturbation show, masquerading as education, for children?

Sasha Moedt spoke in her article about the dangers of censorship, and how presenting unconventional and inappropriate views shows "courage and forward-thinking".

While I am against censorship, I disagree with the clamant and unrestrained use of this right. Yes, you can publish whatever you like in our free society, but exercising this right can drastically changes the image of yourself that you portray. Instead of being a fair, balanced, informative, respectable newspaper, you become one that publishes topics the same way a seven-year-old presents bugs to a female classmate. You're not looking to edify anyone, but instead looking to shock them into paying attention to you.

I would encourage you guys to have a sit-down and discuss the purpose and mandate of the newspaper. Once these are established, articles should be measured against them. And remember that just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

Looking forward to reading uncensored stories about UFOs and celebrity pets, -Derek Froese

Responesto Derek Froese

by JOEL SMART Dear Derek Froese, The different interviews chosen for the feature were chosen to provide readers with a relevent mix of perspectives. I stand by the choice to interview Glen Callender, considering the fact that he is a local activist who has received media attention in respectable news media across North America for his seminars (including a September 2010 issue of The Martlet, the student newspaper at the University of Victoria, and most recently a September 27, 2011, article in San Francisco's George K. Polk-winning SF Weekly).

Callender was kind enough to respond directly to your complaint, and a short excerpt from his letter should clear up your misunderstanding: "I said that my 'Foreskin 101' seminar was my revenge against the B.C. -sex ed curriculum, not an alternative to it. Big difference! The 'Foreskin 101' seminar is only available to adults, so your assertion that The Cascade is 'promoting a live in-person masturbation show, masquerading as education, for children' is nothing more than a figment of your fevered imagination," Callender said. Thank you for your perspective Derek. I hope that clears things up.

Universities are an ideal place for challenging dominant social ideologies and increasing our knowledge of important issues facing our world. If you can accept that an increasing number of people see the forced circumcision of healthy children to be a human rights issue, then I am sure you can see why I felt a university newspaper was the

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right venue to share what I had learned.

-Joel Smart Thank you for having the guts to write about something so controversial. Thank you for standing up for equal rights/human rights regardless of gender. The craziest thing about routine infant circumcision is that we all don't think it's totally crazy. Barbaric is a good word for it. It has nothing to do with religion, it has to do with a person's right to a whole unharmed body.

-Valkyrie

Well-chosen interviews. Hypothetical (if not fictitious) medical benefits hardly justify a permanent alteration of another's genitals.

I wasn't circumcised for health reasons, though I'n:,.sure they were offered. I was circumcised because my intact biological father succumbed to his own pathetic psychological weaknesses and needs in regard to social conformity, primarily the perception that only poor people didn't circumcise their children.

Cutters always seem to have some argument- "Look like daddy" was not emphasized in my case, because looking like daddy would have meant no paycheck.

Devon

I, personally, have come to the conclusion that "cosmetic genital surgery" is at the core of an artificial "war between the sexes", for sexual difficulties are an inevitable result of having altered genitals.

And I do believe that at least some of the factors that make feminists resent men may be related to the fact that many men have been cut and most have not yet processed the pain and betrayal of it - and are therefore cut off from their natural emotions, aka in denial. There are certain psychological traits that result from the trauma of circumcision. Most often we are aware of the physical, sexual effects. But due to the usually forgotten assault, mosf circumcised people are especially self-protective, coming across on one hand as offensive and aggressive, but equally hurtful to relationships, is their selfprotective retreat into social withdraw and relationship avoidance. They also have unusual sexual appetites, virtually unknown in intact societies. Unfortunately, they pass on the abuse.

This is why I think we need to all work to end circumcision as a routine medical procedure.

I have great appreciation for people who are clear on the concept that genitals belong to their owners, not to the parents, not to society, and that cosmetic surgery can always wait until the child is an adult and able to make educated decisions.

-Patricia Robinett

Unlegitimized commentary from a pathetic Canadian student. First off, your schools are crap. That's why your health system has been crippling the country for years now. Second, you contradict yourself with your poor quotes taken out of context.

And third, you can make all the same arguments for braces, glasses, acne, and a whole host other maladies that are inherent in being human. Are their rights violated if they treat such conditions? But they were born with it, shouldn't they leave it untouched and untreated? ...Your dumb, and your country is dumb. Don't try to drag the rest of us down with you. Now go and play with your ant-eater dick.

An interesting, refreshing, and new way of looking at male circumcision, more recently named male genital mutilation, male genital cutting, partial penile amputation, and/or penis reduction surgery. Without regard to whether one believes the newer, more descriptive phrases are accurate or are over-hyped rhetoric, it is absolute fact that a circumcised penis is less penis.

Congratulations to Joel Smart for his contribution to new perspectives.

-Smart Guy, USA Professor Tellentire may wish to look into what male circumcision does to women. Beside psychological and physical effects it may have on the man a woman may spend A very well written and informative armuch of her life with, there is growing tide, Joel (and Violet). I hope that as society awareness of direct effects on a woman's .becomes mere enlightened about the myths sexual interaction with a circumcised man. and misconceptions they have come to beYes, we all know that myth and lore of cir- lieve as truth, that the sooner the practice of cumcising cultures say it makes no differ- circumcision comes to an end. ence. And then there is the risk of running Maybe one day in the future, men won't • afoul of dogma that says women are not in- need Viagra and help with ED, women terested in the size of a man's penis; to make won't need to feel like its their fault they this mistake requires conflating quantity • can't achieve orgasm, and the whole world and quality. What we are about here is new will be happier because good sex makes evperspectives. The mechanics of coitus die- ery one happy. tate that, upon thrusting, a circumcised peA~d hopefully some day in the near funis must abrade its contact points within the ture, all males will be treated with respect feminine anatomy; on the other hand an in- and dignity as they enter the world. tact, whole penis is equipped with "expanMay future generations be appalled that sion" tissue that provides for the thrusting this practice was ever popular. motion to be absorbed by the male organ itself, transferring the sensation of thrust to -Kylara the woman through male tissue that serves to cushion and moderate it. The abrading ·may be so slight as to be unnoticed in some cases, but in other cases it can cause discomThere is some FoXXen, without Tails. fort and possibly an open point of abrasion.

Some observers have described this crudely, They lost theirs, for various reasons. It does not surprise me, that they look with suspibut aptly, as the difference between having sex with a broomstick or having sex with a cion, downTo the Tails of the other FoXXen. And it does not surprise me either, that well functioning piston with all its moving they are inclined to regard these Tails as a parts.

Burden, as a Rudimentary Organ, as ugly, ·Let us look for more and more underas unhygienic, as the origin of various disstanding as to why we have inexplicable urges to cut up the genital of children, and eases, and, in some brighter moments, as the source of sinful, senseless pleasure. The find ways to quit doing so. most dangerous FoXXen that I met, where those, that had had their Tail amputated, in adulthood, bcz they despised it! They had -Richard Russell as OBVIOUSLYnot had the opportunity to elicit the sinful pleasure out of their Tail OR

they had had an Agenda with sinful pleasure per se. Now some of these FoXXen shout all-the-louder, how useless the Tail be. I know better. I am one FoX that has much pleasure from still having a Tail. I was as luKKy as to have generous German FoXXXXEn parents that would grant me, the right on my complete anatomy. Expose all the FoXXen without TAIL, THAT advocate for Tail Amputation!

-KLEENEX3000AntEater

Excellent article. I'm a cut Dad in the US (b. 1952) but my son (b. 1990) is intact. He seems to be healthy, and AFAICT his only sexual problem is fending off the girls. He's also over six feet tall (1.9meters, to you polar folks) and doesn't need glasses. I'm merely 5'10" (1.8 m) and had to get glasses in sixth grade (yes, they'd invented them by then).

Are these two deficiencies due to my newborn circ? YOU decide! But seriously folks, I've also had problems with skin tearing, urine spraying due to damage to the meatus .

(Latin for pee opening) and often painful abrasion of the circ'd portion of Mr. Trusty, during those rare moments when I'm not having sex. So this dad from the Cut Gen1

, Respon~es to "Students ar1<.etfjd by CamQus atf}s,' from our Septembei 4 issue:

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eration says, Spare The Child- Don't Spoil His Rod!

-JohnC Hi NickI read your article today on Campus Cards and wish to share my thoughts with you.

I think its a great idea - I am one of the advertisers. My website offers Free Real-Time stock quotes on all North American stock exchanges to anyone in the world ($45 per month value).

This is a huge tool in learning for any business students that may be interested in starting a career in the stock market. If I can reach or help only 1 percent of all the students that get a deck of cards; I am happy. You never know; it could be because of my advertisement and the hard work that the owners at Campus Card put into these decks that help some students decide what they want to do with their life.

Have a great weekend,

Neil Currie, Vice President VantageWire.com

I think a free deck of cards is great. It's way better than getting another keychain or a cheap frisbee that's branded strictly with one advertisement. It seems by your article that Campus Cards didn't have much time to attract clientele in Abbotsford, hopefully next year they can get more local businesses so that the deck is better suited to our university. After all, ads are everywhere, at least this company gives us an opportunity to save some money. I wish them luck and hope to see more deals next year.

-John Dimer

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th, 2011

No losers at the Emmys

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J.D.R.BROWN write op-eds or letters to the editor THE CASCADE (excepting the brave Mr. Fowler), The Cascade has struggled with the quality of its content in the past, and while there have been some tremendous improvements over the last two years, sloppiness can undo months of work and make fools of those who produce this fine publication. That's what happened last week, when my superiors saw fit to change the headline of my column at the last minute before sending the paper to press. By itself, changing the headline is not objectionable in the least - everyone has a boss, and mine decided that my suggested headline was too risque. But what you all have noticed by now is that last week's headline had an error.

That's right, a typo. A misspelling.

I conceive of The Cascadeand the opinion section in particular as a forum within which members of the campus community may write and argue about whatever it is that sticks in their craw. To that end, I've endeavoured to publish a wide range of pieces with a diversity of views, from both students and non-students. And while in recent times no faculty or staff members have come forward to

the opportunity exists for any and all to submit and to discuss. Such an environment of open discourse - something which the very concept of the university is dedicated - requires a fearless honesty and respect which so very often goes unarticulated.

The error in the headline to my column last week was terribly embarrassing for me personally and for the paper as whole, and served to undercut my rebuttal to Mr. Fowler's letter. And while it is understandable that a student publication would make errors and typos from time to time, the blunder in the headline is ultimately small potatoes.·Rather, what matters is the retreat from honesty in our discourse, and the courage of the participants to put themselves up for public scrutiny. In the latter case, Mr. Fowler's doomed attempt to defend Sodexo ought to be warmly welcomed. Not because I or any of us may agree with it-I certainly do not-but because our campus is chock-full of a diversity of views and individuals, and the very best way to understand them is to engage critically with them.

My original headline was "Sodexo sucks and here's why." I still

feel that it is a superior headline, but not just because of its pith or simplicity. It's superior because it is honest, and it accurately reflects what my argument and view of Sodexo was in my response to Mr. Fowler's letter. I think that Sodexo sucks, and I set out my reasons for thinking so. Retreating into politeness does no favours for anyone, especially if that politeness means typo-laden absurdity. Trying to deflect the full force of my criticism or the intensity of my antipathy toward Sodexo only made us all look like fools, and I'm sure did not change Mr. Fowler's reaction in the least.

We at the paper need to be fiercer in our honesty, but that will only come when the rest of the campus community begins to actively demand it. I'll continue to publish what I can and fight to keep things as honest as they themselves are, no matter how disquieting it may be. Until the rest of you-students, staff, and faculty alike-begin to contribute and enter this public forum, we at the paper will never have the proper incentive to be as fearlessly honest as we really ought to be.

And in the end, all of us will be diminished because of it.

Omphaloskepsis: Redheads need not apply JAMESINGLIS to shoot a video that could be put CONTRIBUTOR up on the paper's website. Of course Have you ever thought about donating sperm? Okay, apart from you Steve. No? Me either, but apparently thousands not only think about it, but can earn as much as $1200a month by barely lifting a finger. I know what you're thinking and I never thought I'd be writing a column where I would be repeatedly using the words sperm and masturbation. Oh, come on you knew we were going to end up there. I had originally intended to write a column about the mysteries of food scierice. You know, like who thought it was a good idea to make green ketchup, what was Crystal Pepsi all about and what was being smoked at McDonalds when they came up with the McDLT? A hot side, a cool side, please just put the burger together for me, but all that will have to wait.

How have I ended up stooping so low? Good question. For the record it was all a simple misunderstanding. I was at the weekly writers' meeting playing "Angry Birds" on my phone as usual. I heard the editor mention there was an issue that needed to be covered where tact and sensitivity was required. Now in my defense I thought he said SPAM donation. I love SPAM and I've always been a big supporter of Food Banks. I've even memorized the SPAM song from Monty Python, so I told the editor I'd be a perfect fit to write the story. I mentioned I loved its taste and would be prepared to include a photo of myself making a donation at the bank. I even offered

now with the benefit of hindsight I realize why the entire writing staff was staring at me.

Hey, did you know there were elephant sperm banks? It's true. North America's first elephant sperm bank is nearing completion at the Pittsburg Zoo. Officials are waiting for government approval to import 16 litres of elephant semen from a sperm bank in Africa. I wonder what dirty magazines they give the elephants to look at?

I know it's too late for this year, but mark next year's calendar because May is "National Masturbation Month''. It's been around since 1995.Personally, I'm still trying to wrap my mind around ''Borderline Personality Disorder Month''. That's in May too. If you think a whole month might be too big a commitment there's always the ''Masturbate-a-Thon''. It only lasts for two days. The organizers suggest asking for pledges of $10an hour from every donor. Don't worry, the cash donations are totally tax deductible. I wonder what's written on the receipt.

Okay, let's get back to the business at hand (that reminds me, did you know someone took the time to catalogue over a thousand terms for masturbation? I'm guessing someone's still living in their parent's basement). The issue that cried out for this column to be written is the wanton discrimination of an entire group of men from the ability to earn an honest living by the labours of their own hands. Cryos International, the world's largest sperm

bank has decreed that redheaded men need no longer apply because no one wants a redheaded child (In an unrelated story there are unconfirmed reports of a dramatic -decrease in the number of repetitive stress injuries occurring in Ireland).

Cryos denies this decision has anything to do with the comedian Cauot Top. The company's media representatives refused comment on Conan O'Brien. If you're looking to start a business though, Cryos wants you to know franchises are available.

Now lets get to the part you guys really want to know about. Sperm donors for companies such as Cryos need to be university students (or graduates) between 18-39,(noredheads) and willing to make deposits (you know what they mean) at least twice a week. Donors must abstain from sex, drinking alcohol and smoking for at least 48 hours before each deposit. (Do they want university students or not? Make up your minds). ATTENTION: Before the basketball team disappears you need to know you don't get paid for it in Canada (against the law), so wait for your away games.

Just a few final words to the newly unemployed redheads, idle hands are the Devil's workshop (Yes,I know it makes no sense here but give me a break, it gave me the chance to write "idle hands". Nothing says classy writer like another masturbation reference). Seriously guys, I don't know why you haven't thought of this yet. It's called hair dye. Look it up. It'll be at least nine months before anyone figures it out.

BANZCHAUHAN CONTRIBUTOR cases. Prevennia, a pill that claims

to prevent breast cancer. A blinged Although not all actors and out bejewelled toaster. $600Mink eyelashes from Shu Uemura. The actresses are nominated in the black hole of ratings that is the last time I got a gift bag was when I August Emmys, the famous swag was at a birthday party when I was bags are bigger and better than the six and got a candy necklace! actual award itself. Gifting suites are Why is it that these people get filled to the nines with enormous multi-million dollar payouts for amounts merchandise from compaacting in a few shows and then still nies pouncing on celebrities to give get these free items? Is this how they them free booty. Bags are overflowstay rich? Perhaps some celebrities ing with designer clothes, jewelthink that getting these free items is , part of having fame. Now, who are lery, accessories, concert packages, you calling a loser? cosmetics, food items, botox, oxygen When it comes to free stuff addtreatments, trips and electronics to ing to the income of the individual, name a few. Advertisers give their the IRS has stated that "the person products away for free in the hope has received taxable income equal to that a famous person will walk, talk or tweet for 15 seconds about the the fair market value of the bag and item. But I ask you, is that fair? its contents and must report that The items in the bags can be amount on his or her federal income tax return:' Companies give out downright weird. Last year's Emmy 1099 forms for any items over $600. swag included a $5000 miniature pig - some of these celebrities canAt least it is not completely free, but not look after themselves, can they I would love to just pay tax on a free look after a pig? Charlie Sheen could computer or trip! use the $8,800 "surgery to clear up Recently, I read that George red eye" from Boxer Wachler. A $680 Oooney doesn't accept gifts and he Trans D-Tropin, which is rubbed avoids gift suites at awards shows on the forearms and promises to be and parties because he doesn't want a "fountain of youth'' is probably to be seen as being greedy, giving it used by the un-aging Demi Moore. away to charity. I learned that Ellen KRAVE electronic cigarettes - each DeGeneres auctions her bounty for is equal to 500 puffs; Brad Pitt comes donations. Neil Patrick Harris doto mind with those. "Stemsational," nates his swag bag to Food to Foot a $325 anti-aging serum made Charity, which helps the poor and of adult stem cells (not a baby's). the homelessness in Los Angeles.

Chocolatines, with flavours such as These three celebrities at least do white gold. All-natural dog-cleaning the right thing. Stars can keep the supplies, including "Doggie Slobber bags and pay tax, gift it or give it to Window & Glass Oeaner," "Dogcharity and receive a tax deductible gie Doo Doo Oxy Stain Remover" receipt. Oh, poor babies! and "Thirsty Dog Toxic Free Toilet I won a game of monopoly last Bowl Cleaner." Just in Case (safe is night- where's my goddamn gift the new sexy) blinged out condom bag?

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Tuition is on the rise

KATIE STOBBART education for financial reasops. The THE CASCADE longer we wait, the more students According to Statistics Canada, there was an increase of 4.3 per cent in tuition and related fees for the average Canadian student. In British Columbia, we're locked in at a two per cent tuition increase every year, as the Ministry of Advanced Education proudly claims. While that's half of the national average, this does not feel like an accomplishment so much as it is a reminder that things could be worse.

When our car spluttered and died a few months ago, it could have been worse. It could have exploded, or careened into a fence. It didn't, but it still had to be fixed or towed away. The point is, the car sat in the driveway for a long time while we tried to decide whether we could afford to fix it, or whether we could afford to lose it.

The same thing is happening to tuition. It's sitting in the driveway of the provincial government, while they try to decide whether to fix it. Limiting increases to two per cent is not eno"4gh.This is seen as a progressive move, but tuition fees are still increasing, and financially strapped students are taking on more and more financial debt, or choosing not to pursue a higher

we lose.

In 1966,the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights was adopted by the United Nations, to come into effect January 1976.Article 13 of the document outlines goals for educational development and accessibility. While primary and secondary education has been made freely accessible, we are ignoring the next step: section C says that "higher education shall be made equally accessible to all, on the basis of capacity, by every appropriate means, and in particular by the progressive introduction of free education." Canada has had almost 36 years to make post-secondary education free, and raising tuition fees each year is counter-productive to that goal.

In BC, we have the fourth lowest average tuition at $4,852.If students did not need food, shelter, utilities, or textbooks, this would probably sound like a manageable figure.

However, those costs are also inflating annually. Our Quebecois counterparts are paying almost half of our tuition fees after a 4.5 per cent increase from last year. "Fourth lowest" no longer seems like something to brag about.

The dilemma is that no one, ex-

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cept students, seems able to justify free tuition. Why should students get a better deal than everyone else? What benefit does free tuition provide for the society, for nonstudents? Many students take their high-quality, government-subsidized education to higher-paying countries upon graduation, and take the investment of our tax dollars with them.

In the interest of the "progressive introduction of free education," I would propose the following. Make post-secondary education conditionally free. Entertain this hypothetical scenario: upon entering university, students may choose to commit to the completion of a degree. They do not have to pay a fee for tuition, as it is conditionally paid by our tax dollars.

Upon completion of the degree, the student has three options. (1) Choose to commit to a ten-year term of working in Canada in their field of expertise, and consider their education paid for; (2)commit to a five-year term of working in Canada, and repay half of their total educational costs or; (3)work outside of Canada, and repay their educational costs in full. The repayment of those costs could follow a similar model as student loans, in instalments.

Thus, the society pays for the education of students, and those students return the favour by contributing economically to the country that paid for their education.

Educated people are an investment into the future of our society - if we are to benefit from the skills of doctors, lawyers, and graduates from other disciplines, Canada must first enable students financially.

This is only one suggestion.

Ho""'.'ever,we need to begin looking at our options and working together toward free education.

Think outside the box. Tuition fees are increasing, in BC and in all of Canada. While it could be worse, it could also be a lot better - university is not yet truly accessible. We have to fix it, because we cannot afford to lose it.

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Praying_for Palestine: And why the U.N. can't help

PAULESAU Neither can it successfully repartiTHE CASCADE tion Jerusalem,nor can it prevent

. Hamas from hammering Ashkelon Some say this is a historic mowith Iranian rockets.The distance ment for Palestinians, the chance to between the JordanRiver and the take the negotiation of their stateMediterranean,within which the hood out of Israeli hands and place two states will potentially coexist, is it before the world. Others say it's less than fifty miles, and this simple the desperate effort of Palestinian geopolitical fact ensures that no National Authority leader Mah- · foreign resolutionwill ever succeed m:oud Abbas to make something, unless it is supported the majority of citizens of both states. anything happen before his moderIn essence, this means that the ate Fatah party is swept from power.

Either way, it's another round Palestinians must go back to negoof inflammatory speeches at the tiating with Israel. The possibility U.N., and another chance for some of a Palestinian state without Israeli fist-shaking and rock throwing on support is microscopic, and, furtherthe ground. It's no secret that Abbas' more, economically and politically disastrous. The 1967boundaries . application for Palestinian statehood is doomed to failure (the U.S. has upon which the U.N. application promised to veto it in the Security is based already requires numerCouncil), yet even the most naive ous negotiations, from complicit doubt that Abbas is counting on its Israeli approval of a transit corridorsuccess. In fact, if the State of Palesbetween the Gaza Strip and West tine was recognized by the U.N., it Bank, to formal wrangling over water rights (since Israel controls would most likely be a disaster for all involved. The last time the U.N. the upper Jordan). These issue are played at "state-making" in the recurrently resolved, yet any attempt gion was 1948,and there's a reason to politically outmaneuver the Israelis at the level of the U.N. could that year sounds familiar.

This isn't to imply the vote is a jeopardize all previous agreements. complete waste of time. Given a ma- , The critical issues, such as continujority in the General Assembly, the ing Israeli settlement and the posPalestinians could upgrade their sta- session of East Jerusalem, require Abbas and the Palestinians to sit tus to permanent observer "state," down at the table with Netanyahu which, as many commentators have and his ilk; something the PNA has ~n quick to point out, is the same status enjoyed by the Vatican. The been curiously loath to do in the last application is also the fulfillment of . decade.

Ultimately, this push for UN. a promise made to the Palestinian people, and could prevent Abbas' recognition cannot be (and should not be)a legitimate attempt to Fatah party from losing ground to the more radical Hamas movement. achieve statehood for Palestine.

Instead we should call it what it is, Although, since a poll by the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion· another in a long line of publicity stunts in an increasingly desperate shows that 45 per cent of Palestinpolitical game. Perhaps this "stunt" ians believe their application will succeed, Abbas is stuck in a difficult will fulfill Abbas' goal of restarting Israeli-Palestinian negotiation, and position. The same organization perhaps not. Ironically, it was Abbas alleges that 70 per cent of Palestinians are expecting a third Intifada if himself who stalled talks last year negotiations with the Israelis "reach after the end of the Israeli settlean impasse," and a failure at the ment freeze in the West Bank, and UN. could definitely be interpreted one has to wonder if he regrets that as an "impasse". decision in light of current events.

Yet the real problem with the Mahmoud Abbas is running out of time, Hamas is running wild, and U.N. vote (from Abbas' perspective) is that"it addresses none of the Palestinian people are, once the issues that really stand in the again, apparently out of luck. way of Palestinian statehood. The UN. is not capable of forcing two people groups to coexist peacefully.

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Canadian Parliament in Session But we haven't really been able to see if the Conservatives CONTRIBUTOR have that 'hidden agenda'. Sure, if watched closely enough it was alHeigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho, it's off ways evident the sort of bills they to work they go. That is, like the would pass, but their more exseven dwarfs, our 41st Canadian treme policies were always limited Parliament is back hard at work. in order to obtain enough support Qnly instead of hammering away from the opposition. in a mine, they'll be hammering We no longer have that check away on bills. in place. The opposition parties September 19 saw the Parlia- are all in flux as, outside of the ment resume with a very differ- Greens, are being helmed by interent looking gover1-1ment.Stephen im leaders. Nycole Turmel is servHarper's Conservative party has ing as the NDP interim leader. Bob finally won it's much sought after Rae has taken the role of interim majority, making it potentially one leader for the Liberals while they of the most powerful ruling par- look to replace the very bland Mities to grace the walls of the House chael Ignatieff. And the Bloc, with of Commons. The NDP has now only four seats aren't currently become the official opposition but in the conversation of power, but are left without their chartsmatic they too are seeking a riew leader leader. The once powerful Liber- to take over from the fiery Gilles als are relegated to a distant third.

Duceppe.

Sovereignist party, the Bloc QueSo what are some of the first becois, has all but been obliterated things to be on the table for this by the NDP. And the Green party government? Well, taking up most of that table space is the crime has finally broken through with their leader· Elizabeth May win- omnibus bill. A collection of nine ning the party's first ever seat. separate, hard-hitting, pieces of Truthfully, I am afraid of the . legislation that the Conservatives Conservatives. For years they had been trying to get through the have been held in check by being last Parliament are now set up to be hammered through in one shot. limited to a minority government.

And perhaps this is why they have Titled "Safe Streets and Communities", the bill particularly targets finally been able to pull through young offenders, drug, and child on the last election; the populace has now had enough time to be- exploitation crimes, all of which come comfortable with Harper in are on the rise. These do need to power. be addressed.

JOEJOHNSON

However, the crime rate in Canada has actually been steadily declining over the past 20 years, with a drop of 5 per cent in the last year alone. When Justice Minister Rob Nicholson was on CTV's Power Play last week, he made the statement "We don't govern on the basis of statistics, we govern on the basis of what Canadians have told us and what we believe is in the best interest of the country." So we essentially have the government saying that statistics don't matter, that truth doesn't matter. On top of this, some of the mechanisms that will be brought in, such as mandatory minimum sentences, have been proven to do little in preventing crime. As well, even more pressure based on the prosecutions from this bill will be placed on Provincial courts courts that can barely handle case loads as they are now. Finally, the government refuses to attach costs to this massive piece of legislation.

There are changes that need to take place in how we handle crime in this country, but perhaps laws based on an ideological stance is not the way to fight crime.

Also up is the real priority, the economy and job creation. I'll give credit to Harper and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, they have kept themselves from tampering with the Canadian economy. It was only a couple of years ago, before the fi.nancial meltdown, that they were

looking to move towards the deregulation of our banking system which would have opened it up to greater risk. But now with massive uncertainty in the world economy, they're taking a very low-risk approach. And they have to, as we've seen our dollar just drop below the American - thanks to the selloff of commodities and reinvestment in the saf~ haven of the greenback.

We're also seeing banks not lending, and people not spending. We have the European debt crisis to worry about, and even China's economy is beginning to look a little unsure. But in spite it all, Canada is still set to outperform any other country in the G7.

So with the Bank of Canada keeping interest rates extremely low for some time still, it's also time for the government to get investments and jobs rolling. This will prove to be tough, though,

with the American economy remaining stagnant. But Canada's Economic Action Plan, the government's marketing tool to promote .their jobs plan, is moving forward with temporary tax credits for small businesses, funding for the completion of the northern Dempster Highway, and more funding for R&D of clean energy.

These plans, focused where they should be, are based primarily on private sector job growth. The government is also going to continue with establishing free trade agreements, such as the ones with Panama, Jordan, and most recently Columbia.

It's going to be a very raucous ride in Ottawa over the next four or five years, now that the sheep's clothing has been shed.

or no, experience with work in the past. Employers in the town of Abbotsford, even for very basic jobs, usually like to see a long list of experience in the field for which one is applying. This can become a serious obstacle if one does not have enough previous experience.

If that is the case, the applicant usually ends up being turned away. Of course, with this attitude adopted

by Abbotsford employers, acquiring a job becomes a Catch 22, where the unemployed must have experience in order to procure a job, but cannot get said experience without already having said job. This creates a vicious cycle which fuels unemployment. Abbotsford also has a large

population of young people, and there are fewer jobs than there are people.

There is also the new system of hiring that many local businesses have adopted, in which face-to-face applications do not occur. The new system forces many to apply to the desired job online. The online application process speeds things up in many ways, but many have argued that it takes away from the human contact aspect of the application process, disallowing the applicant to show off their winning personality, or tactful charm - something that doesn't come across on a resume.

Instead, it has been argued, that the online application process turns

the applicant, in the eyes of the employer, into a statistic rather than a potential employee.

All that aside, while it may at times feel like an unattainable goal, the procurement of work in this town is not impossible. Be persistent, get involved with the community, and keep an eye out.

Soon enough, you'll have work. It might not be your dream job, in fact you might hate it, but it's something in these harsh economic times.

Because of all these previously mentioned factors, you might just have to take what you can get. Just remember that the most important thing is to keep calm and carry on.

Keep Calm and Carry On ALEXEI C. SUMMERS going up, rather than going down.

CONTRIBUTOR While the straits we are in are nowhere as dire as theywere during Great Depression of the 1930s,and It is no secret that it is difficult nobody is having to ride the rails to to obtain employment in the town find work, it is still having serious of Abbotsford, British Columbia. repercussions on young people, Abbotsford was hit rather hard in particularly university students. the recession of 2008,and has never Most students who attend the fully recovered. As soon as the University of the Fraser Valley have recession hit, many people who had the need to work. Work in Abbotssteady jobs for years were required ford is scarce, and with the growing to leave, as lay-offs occurred in the cost of tuition, goods, as well taxes wake of this devastating event. The unemployment rate for the past year to worry about, many university students are finding themselves in Abbotsford has more or less kept to be very stressed out over these a steady nine per cent, sometimes economic concerns. spiking, and sometimes dropping It is particularly difficult to oba few points of a per cent. The tain work for those who have little, national unemployment rate itself is

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Though the master chef competition is a prestigious event, with winnings valueq over $2000, the atmosphere was generally friendly. Of course, there was the odd jab at one another as the finals took place. Nevada Cope, champion of last year's competition in Vancouver, did her best to defend her title from up and coming Kamloops chef, Romeo Olorejismo.

The competition was "black box" style, which basically means the chef must devise a main course by only using the foods the black box -contains, which are ingredients unknown to the participants prior to the competition. The chefs had to improvise, relying on creative talents to come up with an innovative idea and prepare it in the time allowed, which was thirty-five minutes. · Competitors were also allowed to take one ingredient from their stores prior to knowing their ingredients. Nevada Cope used green apple sauce in her main dish for an interesting twist. She was the first female winner of the master chef competition last year, beating sixteen other males. This year, however, old Romeo took the prize.

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Did you know there are hundreds - possibly a thousand - different varieties of cheeses? And did you know that they are not grouped or classified by a single method? It's the final frontier. But, it is hard to classify cheeses; there are the vague "types," the hard, soft, firm, and fresh. Then take into consideration all the elements of making it: the ageing, ripening, controlling the moisture content, texture and fat-milk content. No wonder it's tough to classify, and so interestirtg to learn about.

Luckily then, The Dairy Farmers of Canada had their own seminar area. I heard a loud voice from afar: "If it's a heady, strong, goat's milk cheese, why would you pair it with a dark, full-bodied fruit wine?!" My head snapped in that direction.

It so'ttnded important.

I stood in line, hoping to get a seat for the next seminar. The people sitting in the lecture already had cheese samples sitting in front of them, listening to details on wine and cheese pairing. I learned that cheeses and wines, beers and ciders, are essentially good partners based upon the balance of salt and sweet they provide. You have to consider acidities, aroma, and textures, though. Creamy with tannic can't go wrong, and rich and smooth with bubbles goes well. With my limited experience in wines (though I can't say the same for cheeses), I hung on every word.

The lecturer was Reg Hendrickson, a trainer and consultant with Dairy Farmers of Canada. He guided the attendees through a "sensing" of the varieties of cheese at each seminar, also touching on the subject of the storage techniques and production of cheeses and how that leads to the texture, A woman in front of me, Casey, had the same idea as me: "I thought the cheese samples looked really good so I'd better stand in line!"

The atmosphere, Casey said, was "really lively." At that moment the cheese consultant lifted a pale chunk of cheese to his nose and inhaled exaggeratedly. The audience followed suit. Lively it was; people can be very passionate about food. "Can you smell that pungent odour?" Hendrickson asked the crowd.

Casey watched, and then continued, "Everyone at the stands are really nice and happy to talk about their restaurant and their food," she said, and then pointed to the master chef competition: "Even the competition is really easygoing, nice and interesting to watch even though I think the final is on right now ...it's worth an afternoon I think."

"You really get the feel of Abbotsford and the people in the Valley here, so thaf.s really nice to see ... " She trailed off, and then stared hard at me, making it clear that she was aware of my antics. I had tried to budge by interviewing her, because she stood near the front of the line.

Unfortunately, I had to return to my spot, which means I didn't get in, but I did learn that those "all you need is cheese" commercials weren't lying.

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The ClayburnVillageBed and Breakfaststand Leslie Stettler sat in front of a blown up photo of a lovely Victorian-era room, looking o the public about her and her husband's establishment, the Oaybum Village Bed and Breakfast.

As a very new B&B, two months open, she was hoping for some exposure.

"We think the kind of people who are interested in fine food would also be interested in fine accommodations which are uniquely different than a hotel offering. Hopefully people will re--·, member us!"

Their booth was quite crowded, according to Leslie. "We were overwhelmed at times ... you could barely get down the aisles. Lots of people [have] stopped to talk at our booth after we handed out tea bags wrapped in a small envelope which said 'To Die For' on the outside. Those are advertising our Murder Mystery Nights."

The Murder Mystery night, she explained, is an overnight game for those Sherlock Holmes buffs, out there. "We set some weekends aside in October and November for couples or groups to come to our event," she continued, "they get wine and appetizers, a three course meal, the Murder Mystery game, overnight in one of our luxury rooms and breakfast.the next mon:ung!"

Basically, guests are given the roles of suspect, murderer, sleuth, and so on. Their murders are from the 1900s and on. As a guest, you would be assigned a character and info about that.character, too. Oues are revealed throughout the night, over dinner and dessert.

"We found all of the folks [here are] very friendly. The vendors [could] spend lots of time talking about the items they're promoting ... overall it was all very positive. The response is great!"

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The CranberryBooth Most of the booths were decorated in interesting ways to attract the attention the people passing by. One of the most interesting booths was the BC Cranberry Marketing Commission. The cranberry lady was standing in her waders and galoshes, knee deep in a pool of floating cranberries.

When I asked her if she was uncomfortable standing all day in water, she handed me a yogurt-covered cranberry. "Well, you have to wear padding for standing on the cement floor, but it's waterproof. The main thing is, for us, when we stand in a pool of beaten cranberries in our gear you get a lot of attention."

The cranberry booth was set up not so much for food (though the yogurt cranberry was pretty good, and so was the dried cranberry I got later) but for education about what the cranberry harvest is all about in the Fraser Valley. "We talk about what the industry in BC is·like so people understand about cranberry farming and how significant it is for the province."

Ninety five per cent of BC's cranberries are grown for the processing market, like the yogurt covered berry, while the rest are sold as fresh berries. Cranberries are actually BC' s largest berry crop, quantity and value-wise.

I got a lesson as to how cranberries are harvested. They grow on low-lying vines, in a bog removed of its wild growth. When it's harvesting time, the field is flooded and ''beaten" so that the cranberries, which grow in clumps, float on the surface. They are then corralled by booms, and pumped and loaded onto trucks.

"We're busy and it's fun. It's a lot of fun to do, and we get a lot of really good feedback. So we're pleased to be here and share our cranberry farming stories. It works for us really well."

OrganicEat·ing? e · o we of Chill Winston Chef Derek Bothwell of two downtown eateries shared his own take on the classic calamari appetizer at the Celebrity Chef Food Stage on Friday, September 16. Although Bothwell is also the brain behind the !ood at Guilt & Co., it is his position at Chill Winston that occupied most of the conversation.

Chill Winston is located in Gastown and its food philosophy is cooking from scratch in an ethical manner.

It boasts a huge patio and hip atmosphere for people who want a place to eat and relax. They're open 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. every day and they adhere to a "no reservations" policy.

Bothwell likes to work with the seasons when it comes to creating his menus. In the summer he leans his sauces tO\,yards more of a yogurt base, but in the winter he brings romesco onto his plates for that hearty, savoury taste that seems to pair so easily with cold weather.

The romesco is what Bothwell pairs with his calamari. Most every red sauce out there is tomato based, but for this chef heartburn is a nagging issue and the acidity of the tomato doesn't work well. His solution? He makes his romesco with a red pepper base so that he can still take advantage of those wonderful fall vegetables, without having to pair his meals with Zantac.

Calamari, he admits, can be an intimidating dish for a novice foodie, but squid need not strike fear into the hearts of many. You can buy squid mantle froin any fishmonger and one place where it's guaranteed to be found is Steveston. If, however, you don't feel like driving down Highway 99 for some mantle, you can pick it up frozen at a local grocery store (just remember not to buy it in tentacle form - the meat is in the mantle). The key to making the little calamari curls is to score the top of the piece so that when it fries, the fish can form into those delightful little curls, so after cutting it open, use a sharpknife to scrape out the guts

It's not news to anyone that ethical eating is quickly becoming the main concern of conscientious eaters, but it's not always easy to be sure the food at the grocery store adheres to one's own social conscience.

Black Creek Ranch, based out of Kamloops, offers everyone's solution to the Food,Inc. dilemma in the form of grain-fed beef. They promise to be "no antibiotics, no hormones, all natural." When asked if they were certified organic, they explained that being "certified organic" doesn't necesand start the scoring process. sarily mean that you are prohibited from using antibiotics. Even certified Bothwell likes, as I mentioned, to serve his calamari organic farms still occasionally use antibiotics in the treatment of their in red romesco sauce, but every good chef knows that even the best sauces need a bit of an 00mph. He seems animals. Black Creek Ranch, though, includes their promise in their slogan for a reason. They do not deliver to many locations in the Valley, but to favour olives, and handpicks them for his restauthey do offer it at Choices in Vancouver; according to their website, they rant. Interestingly, the greener an olive is, the less ripe it is, so it depends on what flavour is desired for the . "combine deliveries with pick-ups by working with Heartland Quality Foods" in order to lessen their carbon footprint. (www.blackcreekranch. dish.

The fun part is what comes next: every aspiring chef com) The Chicken Out! booth had a rather interesting eye-catcher of chickwould like to create a really good frying pan fireball, ens in a cage. According to the lady there, she had seen more than several but not every chef is so confident in their own skills to people double-take her booth out of fear that they were live. It was a great be able to do this without (a) acquiring severe burns conversation starter in learning about what eggs the ethically minded on their hand or {b) losing one or both eyebrows. grocery shopper should buy. If a product promises "free run" eggs, that Bothwell has the perfect solution for such a problem. does not mean the same as "free range." For a chicken to be "free range," Get a skillet quite hot to the point when the oil in the the chicken has to be outside a third of their lifetime, but "free run" eggs pan is smoking, once the pan is at that temperature, all you have to do is drop the cut, scraped and scored just means they are loose in a barn with no outdoor outings to speak of.

When asked about what the Black Creek Ranch booth said about certified mantle into the oil and let the fire speak for itself. It's just a flash in a pan, literally, but that's half the fun. It organic sellers still using antibiotics, she explained the process of treating an ill bird. If a farm is certified organic, they must remove the ill chicken only takes about 45 seconds to cook the calamari, and and treat it separately from the rest and only when it is completely .healed once it's done you can scoop it out onto a paper-towel can they return it back to the flock. Ultimately, though, there is no better lined plate. At this point, a regular skillet is going to option for egg buying than certified organic which is guaranteed to be have some build-up which is when it's time to reach for the pinot gris to loosen it up, then add olives, gar- free range. (www.chickenout.ca) Along this vein of ethical farming is one place that's rather close to lic, chorizo and other ingredients to the romesco, fry home: located on Sumas Way across from Winners and only five minup some mushrooms and shallots, add the romesco mixture to the pan and then add the calamari to the utes east of UFV, Vitala Foods offers shopping with a "low carbon footprint, sustainable farming practices and animal comfort and care." Even sauce. Top it all off with some fat (butter or cream} and though they cannot actually receive organic certification because, accordlet the flavours get to know each other before serving it out on a plate. From start to finish, this meal only ing to their website, "organic certification standards do not currently exist for ocean-based fish stocks," they adhere to the same rigid principles takes about 15 minutes.

When asked what his favourite meal would be, if he of local, natural foods. Their yogurt, which they had out as samples, is was forced to choose, Bothwell went classic with an- naturally sweetened with only the sugar from the real fruit and real fruit juices used. I sampled the blackberry and was tempted to take the whole other twist. He favours a strip loin bison steak with mushrooms and bone marrow mixed with butter on tray with me. Their eggs, though, are what struck me as the most intertop. The :bone marrow gets at the core of the beefy fla- esting. They are currently in the process of coming out with new eggs that have more vitamin D. Instead of fortifying the eggs, the vitamin D vour, enhancing the entire plate's delicious !actor. will be given to the chicken and the egg the chicken lays will then have a greater vitamin D content making the process much more natural. Vitala food products can be purchased at local grocery stores such as Safeway, or straight from their location on Sumas Way. (www.vitala.ca) For those who want to keep up with the next greatest eco-friendly, ethically driven, sustainable farming product, it can be difficult to keep track of where to shop, where not to shop, and which farmer's markets are open when. However, My Garden Footprint offers the solution to this particular conundrum. Their goal, like many others, is local, sustainable shopping and they' facilitate this in two ways: they work with local businesses, schools, restaurants and old folks' homes to ensure this practice is followed from Langley to Chilliwack and they also have a website that ha~ a list of local farmers for every product you can think of, as well as recipes, gardening tips and a community forum. (www.mygardenfootprint.com)

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Outsidethe Take-OutBox: Vi-La be rather crippling, it turns out, and so with slight trepidation, I opened the door to a new taste experience at Vi-La Palace located on Mt. Lehman Rd two doors down from Mystic Mug. What greeted me on thE_!other side was not what is commonly expected when entering an ethnic restaurant that was rumoured to AMYVANVEEN THE CASCADE serve delicious fare. Usually one has to sacrifice attractive decor in As someone who has eaten at favour of such tasteful luxuries, her fair share of restaurants, it but Vi-La offers a classy, quality seems strange that Vietnamese has space to match their menu. never entered my radar; then Vi-La Along either side of the restauwas introduced to me and a .world rant are two long, leathered black of new flavours was experienced. benches with a handful of tables My avoidance of this type of cui- on each side. Tables also run down sine has been a mixture of never the middle, all sized to cater to having had the opportunity and, parties of two to four; however more notably, fear of onions. It's larger parties are easy enough to not that the vegetable itself haunts fit with a little rearranging, or one my every dream, but rather that of the larger tables at the back. The the flavour associated with .this sleek furniture is matched with particular family of earthy prod-, tasteful decorative elements that ucts has always kept me at bay. suggest owners who actually care Given the choice, I would choose about their diners' experience. At bitter over salty, salty over sweet, the back of the restaurant is the sweet over sour and all four before kitchen area where a waitress was ever thinking of touching that fifth incredibly prompt to guide me to a flavour: umami. , table for one and offer me a beverThe fear of the unknown can age.

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repeating. The pho was an array of tastes that I had never before experienced. Sure I had eaten beef, and I've experienced it alongside onion - but the full savouriness of that fifth flavour definitely stood on its own. I had only ordered the small size, but that bowl could have lasted me from lunch until dinner with ease.

The spring roll, though, was the icing on the cake. Not literally, since it contained a bit more umami than cake icing would, but it rounded out the meal just the same. With just the right amount of crunchy pastry to balance out the tasty filling, this was definitely something I would swing by to pick up on my way to or from class.

Vi-La, as mentioned, is a great place to eat-in for a party of one, two, or as many as you can fit.

They also do take-out for the travelling student and delivery for the lazy student (provided the order is a minimum of $30 and within five kilometres). A family owned business since 1997, Vi-La Palace is there to offer a friendly atmosphere and flavourful dishes within a collegiate kid's budget.

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Unlikely remake gives gamers second chance

JOEL SMART God of War, for example, these THE CASCADE games were relatively obscure and The way a creation has the ability to touch or affect you is often a standard through which an art form or artistic medium is judged.

We likely all have memories of experiences with a film or a song that was able to stir emptions in us, or that helped us to work through a difficult time. Most games focus on being fun or challenging, instead of the way they make us feel.

As a result, many feel that video games are not art. However, critics often point to a handful of games that have led the way into defining gaming as a valid, important artistic medium; two games that almost always come up are Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. For good reason then, video game aficionados would be seriously missing out if they failed to pick up the remastered versions with high definition graphics and 3D support in the just-released ICO & Shadow of the ColossusCollection for PS3.

There is something that sets the new $40 HD combo release of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus apart from the other collections that Sony has released so far. Unlike

never sold particularly well, despite being among the most critically acclaimed games of all time.

Originally PS2 games, they were both created by a small Japanese company that became known only asTeamlco.

What sets Ico apart from most other games is the way players come to care about a character in the game other than the one they are controlling. Yorda is the young, innocent, often helpless princess that young Ico must lead by the hand in his attempt to escape from a giant castle filled with puzzles and shadow creatures that threaten to steal Yorda away. To say any more about the game would be a travesty, because the experience of playing it, taking in the sights and sounds, and appreciating the way the game makes you feel really stands on its own. There is a reason why many game designers have since said that they took a lot of inspiration from this game when designing their own. It is a masterpiece. There will be times that players find the decade-old artificial intelligence of Yorda' s character a bit frustrating, but it is

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more than manageable. As Charles Herold said in his original review in The New York Times, "Ico is not a perfect game, but it is a game made up of perfect moments."

Shadowof the Colossusshares many stylistic elements with Ico, but in many other ways it is an entirely unrelated adventure. Players take control. of a boy on the quest to save the life of a young girl name Mono. In order to do so, he must travel on horseback out into a vast, barren land~cape and destroy 16

great, towering beasts. The isolation of the unpopulated countryside creates a bond between the player and his horse Agro. Joe Juba, in a Game Informer review of the new collection, stated that this is the best he has ever seen the new 3D feature used, noting that, "The scale of the colossi - and the sense of vertigo caused by dangling from them - is conveyed well through the 3D effect." Though, he stopped short of recommending players invest in a 3DTV for the game.

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This collection provides PS3 owners an opportunity to experience something incredibly special, and it should not be passed up. Few people have ever played these games, but those that have routinely place them at the very top of their list of favourite games. As a bonus, the collection also includes a sneak peak at Team Ico's third game, The Last Guardian, which is set to be released sometime next year.

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Historically-based sports movies occupy an area between drama and documentation. Stuck in the "100 Thousand Poets for Change" middle, they are forced to adhere is a global event which took place to what can only sometimes be on Saturday, September 24. Nearly a considered riveting material, and hundred people from the Fraser Valin recreating the scenes that were ley and Greater Vancouver gathered remarkable enough to inspire a at the Reach Gallery ~d Museum in · book or a movie, they can end up Abbotsford to hear more than a dozen being less entertaining than the poets, musicians, and speakers from 1 real thing. Moneyball has the adp.m. until 4 p.m. The theme chosen for vantage of a different approach Abbotsford's gathering was ecology, from a traditional sports narrative, and the entire event was streamed live one that isn't based solely on the online to YouTube. win/loss record or even the playSumas elder Ray Silver, Sr. warmly ers of the sport, but in the world of welcomed everyone to the event. "This managing and scouting. territory is our tl:rritory - belongs to The most prominent of the creus all," he said. "I want to thank you ac to ative names involved in Moneyay ver, r. was invite from the bottom of my heart .. .I open the podium, and expressed his gratiball is Aaron Sorkin, most recently my hands to you." tude and relief that so many other peopraised for his Social Network Over the course of the afternoon, ple truly cared about environmental is- screenplay. But where that movie we heard detailed accounts of local sues the way that he did. "I remember," was a masterwork of editing and environmental issues such as gravel he shared, "the Fraser River when it speed-spoken dialogue that bemining at Lake Eroc, free-range farmwas clean. I look at it today and it just came as much a soundtrack to the ing, the threat of incinerators, and the makes me sick." There was sadness in movie as Trent Reznor and Atticus privatization of water. Regina Dalton his voice as he continued. "I feel so bad Ross's work, Moneyball is a hackurged a receptive audience to keep wawhen I look at children ... they will work of pace-halting editing, flatter a publicly owned and controlled renever see this country as I saw it." footed dialogue, and a purported source, stressing the value of the "blue The program concluded with a romanticism with the game of gold." Kat Wahamaa spoke and sang reading by Trevor Carolan, who spoke baseball that fails to come through about her concerns regarding water about a writer's responsibility and the in the finished work. It is imporand gravel mining which literally takes role of contemporary poets and cre- tant to note that the script is not the place in her backyard. ative people. work of Sorkin, but a re-write of One poet, Deborah Kelly, read A local poet, Terry Broadworth, his work by Steven Zaillian, which a poem called "Eulogy for Mother shared two eco-themed poems at the was originally itself a rewrite of Earth," in which she compared the open mic, and summed up the event ,.the movie's first script,, written by crimes humanity has committed warmly: "I look around this room, and Stan Chervin. against the Earth to rape, dismemberI am surrounded by friends, and I am In its final form, there is very ment, and murder. home." little that has the semblance of reAfter a five-minute intermission, In future, it would be encouraging ality. While early scout meetings there was a performance by local muto see more events of this nature. but {and, in particulat;, Jonah Hill's sician Willis Taylor and a reading by perhaps over the course of more than character) are a mixture of chaotic John Vissor, followed by City Counone event. A series, for example, or an busywork and trne lo life banalcillor Patricia Ross, who appealed to event split up over the course of the ity, the aitical scenes involving listeners to speak up to governments day with a lundi break in between Brad Pitt as Oakland Ath1etics and corporations. "Silence is interpretmight be an effective way to avoid general manager Billy Beane fail ed as acceptance," she explained. "Corrunning over the scheduledeventto convince_ Every trade-callgoes porations count on individuals getting time (by aboutan hour in this case). off. without a hitm, every family frustrated and tired and giving up."

Overall. however,the event suoxeded moment is sweetly swept under We also heard from writers and community advocates Lynn Perrin, in uniting manycommunitymembers the rug, and every sentenre is easand writers undera common banner ily finished Thereis no hint of the Paul Falardeau, Robert Martens, Shelof envirorunentalcoocan.. spontaneity and unpredictability ley Haggard, Braeden Sawatsky and thatoften defines the sports world.

Daan van der Kroon.

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The initial meetings with the club's scouts and Hill are music-less and serve as a sort of demystifying of the big jobs within sports organizations. In these opening scenes, there are no brash announcements or grand speeches. But by the end, the usage of these sports diches becomes impossible to overlook.

The most egregious error is the handling of Billy Beane' s motivation. This is a critical question of · historical importance in the context of the film. Why does he make these moves, both when it comes to player swaps and career choices? After a dramatic unfolding of late season games, we are left with the statement that none of it means anything next lo "Changing the Game Forever." The· movie then takes an overly sentimental turn (complete with camera shoved into Pitt's watering eyes) into his familial link, suggesting his ultimatum is done as a result of parental love. Both of which are refuted by the overly simplified final title cards.

MDn.eybaU never commits lo telling any part of Beane' s story well, leaping from tangent to tangent like an aimless documentaiy.

This lack of committal also comes through in where this movie is targeted..Deeming its material too esoteric,. Mm1Lyball gives a surface explanation of the rules of the game and how they are being broken, yet never takes the next step: never uses these narrative decorations to do somethingother than giving the cinematic equivalent

of a dissertation on the effect of sabeimetrics on baseball. There is no velocity to the developments of Moneyball. It has no problem skip- · ping through time to hit on all the major events in the season, but has no purpose to its cuts; they play like a rough sketch of a baseball team, rather than an intimate look into one. We're told, not shown, almost everything concerning the math in the movie, a far cry from what Sorkin was able to do with programming and The Soaal.Network. The closing moments, which contain a character giving a minilecture on how people will react lo what Beane has done and what that says about the state of the game is the final, limp blow..

Mon.eyballhas very little to say about baseball that will be interesting to non-fans or insightful enough lo those who know the significance of the statistical acronyms that have become ingrained in baseball culture. This film had quite an opportunity to do something new in the realm of the sports movie, and the talent on.screen plays the material well enough, but the material, which can't even avoid having its share of training montages and unprompted speeches,needed to be better to support its 130-plus minute running time_ In a slight paradox, perhaps the best scenes in the movie concern the trading of players, not the o:rdlestration of the trades.

Thafs not the movie Moneyboll could or should have been.

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What's so terrible about sex?

VIOLET HART THE CASCADE The sex column traditionally comes under attack at the beginning of the school year, and this year was no exception. I can't say I really like it, but what the hell- it comes with the territory. A few issues ago, an article was published in The Cascade defending the sex column. If you haven't read it, check it out our website (www. ufvcascade.ca). And no, it wasn't written by me!

I don't need to cover again what Ms. Moedt has so excellently written in defence of my colv.mn. What I want to di~cuss is why the sex column needs to be defended in the first place. Like I said, I've accepted from the beginning that criticism comes with trying to write about sex in North America (and in the Bible belt, no less!). In' fact, we've all accepted that sex is pretty taboo in society. Now, why

is that?

Sex is the most natural thing in the world. It's how we reproduce, how we show love, how we enjoy pleasure. It's really strange, then, what a big deal we Westerners make of it. Certainly nobody thinks pleasures like eating or drinking are taboo.

Of course, there are rules around sex for many people - sex should only be with non-relatives, with monogamous partners, with humans - but I don't think these rules have much to do with prudery. Just because we may choose to only have sex with one spouse doesn't mean we can't talk about . penises or positions, right?

Most human societies, to my knowledge, cover up the genitals.

Personally, I think that's common sense. I mean, if I was going to protect one part of my body, it would definitely be my most sensitive spot. There were other practical reasons to cover up the genitals,

too. I'm sure smells and erections were especially embarrassing if you didn't want someone to know you were aroused.

But the rule is, whatever you hide becomes taboo. Back in the day, women hid their ankles, and boy, was it ever scandalizing

and hot when a little bit of ankle showed! In some societies, people think nothing about breasts because topless women are normal well, I'm sure you can all imagine the reaction a woman would get if she walked around UFV topless.

But really, if you think about it logically, all of this hullabaloo we make about sex is pi:etty silly.

These taboos we have created are completely artificial and serve little purpose. After all, parts are just parts. We all have-them, and there's no point pretending we don't. Nor is there any point in pretending we don't have sex.

Some people believe sex won't be as special if we all talk about it and know what a penis or vagina looks like. Personally, I don't believe that this is in any way true.

Sex is special not because it's a mystery, but because it's an intimate act that plays an important role in human relationships.

Sex should not be a mystery.

Book Review

New York Fashion Week

JenniferWeiner- Then Came You

Reticence revisited: thoughts on a nostalgic season

There are a lot of important things to learn about sex; otherwise you can end up with health issues or an unsatisfied partner. You know a great way to end a relationship?

Shitty sex. Sex brings people together, and if the sex is awful, well... You simply have to learn good sex. It doesn't all come instinctively. Unfortunately, women are all too often the sufferers because of inadequate sex knowledge. Sex is so much more than having a man cum.

Honestly, I'd rather have my children watch sex than violence.

Violence destroys life - at least sex is a celebration of life. It's strange how we stigmatize and hush up one of the greatest things we human beings have. Sex isn't some amazing mystery, nor is it a terrible dirty secret. It's really just the facts of life - and a banging good . e.I tim

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Jennifer Weiner's latest novel, Then Came You, revolves around the most oddly intimate of modem day transactions: ·egg donor-ship and surrogacy. The lives of four very different women intertwine in unexpected ways in this new novel, each telling their own life story.

The story - told from alternating perspectives - opens with Julia Strauss, also known as Jules, a beautiful Princeton senior from a seriously broken family. She lives at a puzzled distance from her own beauty and the way it attracts men and repels women. Among those has a character forced into the it attracts is a suit-clad representaspotlight. Once the media sensative of the Princeton Fertility Clintion dies down, each woman's ic, who's interested in her body, own storyline eventually interbut not in the usual way. twines with the others. Along the Annie, the eventual surrogate, way, each woman is forced to reis a 24-year-old stay-at-home mom evaluate their own lives, who they whose husband, a TSA guard at are, why they ate this way, and the Philadelphia airport, -is most who they are meant to be. turned on when she sports her She has created a book with mass skin-tight Phillies nightshirt ("I . commercial appeal. The characters thought it made me look like a link reflect a cross section of women, of chorizo, but it was, I knew, his one of which is likely to resonate favourite"). There are interracial with readers because of their age couples and same-sex relationor circumstance. In all honesty, ships that go beyond chick lit's even though Weiner provides sintired "my gay boyfriend" subplot. cere motivation for each of the four India Bishop is Weiner's most women, she doesn't stray very far 'interesting character, who we befrom stereotypes. lieve to be a gold-digging New With startling tenderness and York trophy wife with a mysterilaugh-out-loud humour, Jennifer ous past. She decides she wants a Weiner once again takes readers baby, and since she is lying about into the heart of women's lives in her age, she is forced to find both an unforgettable, timely tale that an egg donor and surrogate. Her interweaves themes of class and step-daughter Bettina is a bit of a entitlement, surrogacy and donoryoung, tortured soul, who loves ship, the rights of a parent and the her father and becomes highly measure of motherhood. suspicious of her step-mother, so Is there romance here? Yes and she decides to hire a private invesno. Each of these women has, or tigator to dig up some dirt on the finds, love of some sort. But friendwoman who forced her way into ship is the main event. Then Came her father's life.

You is most centrally about women As the story progresses, the being each other's fairy godmothreader sees each character grow, ers, each other's "mysterious yet show off their flaws and reveal benefactors" - with money, with their pasts. Weiner again writes inspiration, with love, with learnmultiple characters who screw up ing, with luxury. If you're a Weiner their lives in some fashion, and fan, one of those queuing up for a who have to deal with the consecoffee date, you'll lap it up. And if quences of their actions. Just like you don't know her yet, here's the some of her previous novels, she chance to change that.

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Was it Coco Chanel who said that "fashion fades, and only style remains the same"?

One could certainly imagine the grand dame of style herselfexhaling from an inevitaqle cigarette-uttering those words. She would be wearing, of course, trademark black and white, in clean simple lines. Coco Chanel or not, she was right. There is most definitely something to be said for the idea of eternal style. Who doesn't remember childhood afternoons spent rifling through boxes of your grandma's old clothes? I distinctly remember trying on elaborate hats, long ropes of pearls, and (stop reading, PETA!) silky furs. Standing in front of the bedroom mirror, I would become a Hepburn, Dietrich or Monroe. At the risk of sounding sentimental, I have to say that my love affair with fashion began with clothes from the past. There was . something so brilliantly escapist about those clothes. They possessed a magic that allowed my ten-year-old Abbotsfordian self to be, at least for a minute, something timeless.

It seems that designers, too, have caugnt on to the inimitable thrill of dressing up evident in the fall fashion magazines and store-racks. Themes for this season consist of nostalgia and an almost universal return to the days gone by. With remarkable authenticity, couture houses have evoked the mood of various fashion eras, all with a distinctively modem twist that takes period dressing from the 30' s boudoir to the modem bar or boardroom.

Louis Vuitton' s Fall 2011 show was a spectacle of film noir and fetishism that involved starched collars, stockings, and black leather all melded together with buttoned up formality and undeniable raunch. Calvin Klein's line consisted of a return to mod and other 60s elements such as rust-coloured blazers, miniskirts, beehive hairdos, and pillbox hats. Gucci's fall collection evoked 40s femme-fatale

images that included long trench coats, black fedoras and red lips. . The Ralph Laurel\ Fall 2011 show, however, exemplified beyond all else the nostalgic air of the season. Drawing its inspiration from chinoiserie, 1920s socialites, and Art-Deco architecture, the line unlocked a luxurious, city-siren mood. Deep reds, glossy blacks, and rich greens were prevalent, as were high-slitted skirts, open backs and opulent beading. The show held a theme of high drama mixed with Louise Brooks-like lavishness, and prompted Vogue's Andre Leon Talley to hail the collection as "simple masterpiece.

[Lauren] is unstoppable in his sense of taking the classics and giving them new twists and new drama."

Now doesn't that sound like a S½;ellparty? .

Words to the style-wise: as much fun as dressing up is, life is not a costume drama. We no longer abide in the age of the corset, and all out period-dressing can appear stilted, and frankly, a little

too out there. I mean, who really wants to strut through Superstore in full flapper garb? It is the spirit, the tone, and mood of those times, though, that carry through even the most edgy and futuristic creations (latex evening gown, anyone?). It's all part of mixing the then and the now. The timeless allure of the 1950s pencil skirt or the ladylike qualities of Victorian lace can translate into our age and add just the right amount of escapism to the everyday.

So what does the future hold?

New York Fashion Week has come and gone, !1fld the Milan shows are well underway. The spring/ summer 2012 collections being exhibited most definitely run in the same vein as fall - an unabashedly authentic tribute to the good old days. Rodarte's Mulleavy sisters relied heavily on Gatsby-esque white linens and simple cuts - perfect for Long Island lawn parties.

Tommy Hilfiger is back with a repertoire of timeless preppy essentials - all in bright, 1980s Nantucket hues. Dior's spring/ summer line treads the line between erotic and innocent, with frothy, bedroom inspired negligee dresses and 1950s lace bustiers (harking back to Bettie Page calendars). It seems everyone is jumping on the nostalgia train (with a vintage Vuitton trunk, no doubt), and in my opinion, it's too exciting to miss.

Nostalgia always carries an element of wistfulness - the longing for a golden age we may or may not have experienced. In our days of economic turmoil, political skepticism, and downright nastiness, who wouldn't grasp blindly to times when things, at least superficially, seemed to be set in stone? When men sipped gin in ttiree-piece suits, and ladies wore pearls to the dinner table - or perhaps when motorcycle mods hit the streets against a backdrop of · Rock and Warhol. From Victorianism to Disco, the past has always held a certain allure. While we can't tangibly reproduce an idealistic time, we can certainly escape through what we wear. Style verdict? The past is here to stay.

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Daryl Johnson is the host of Disposable Existence, airing every Monday from 1 to 3 p.m., where he plays a vast array of delightful music.

CIVL station manager Aaron Levy hosts Cascade Check Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. where he talks entirely about UFV athletics with players, coaches and media guru David Kent.

CR Avery - "For Gangsters of the Highway" CR Avery has toured since before some freshman were born, so when he laments slowly, "We're Just a couple of kids shootin' hoops 'neath the moon, but there ain't no Nike endorsement baby, for this game winnin' goal, there ain't no money in Rock n Roll," we're wise to take heed.

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The Magician,akaNathan Moes, puts together everything from brash and catchy to h_ushedand gentle music with the help of his band The Gatesof Looe.The Gatesof Lovearemadeup of Andrew and Nick Kooleon vocalsand horns, while Conrad Dykman deals with the percussionduties. Their new single, "I Want It All" (now available on Bandcampand iTunes) is a shimmering pop gem that'sfull of glorious horns, wide-eyedlyricsand a beat that keeps the passionate playing under control. The band recently answered some questions about recording,performing and life in general.

Rouge - "Modem Lovers I" Like David Bowie and YYY' s, Rouge documents the evolution of relationships and attraction with poise and power. At a sweaty dance club, the girl you're eyeing and her boyfriend both like what they see, noticing you noticing them. Are you a boy? Girl? Either way, Rouge has you seeing red.

Could you guys give me a brief history of the band?

Andrew: Our first show as a band happened here in Abbotsford, at what used to be The Bull and Raven.

Nick: I believe Conrad and Nathan had already played a few shows together before. Nathan asked me to play trumpet for one song at a show at Wired Monk. I guess he B.A. Johnston - "Retro Hell" liked it, because I started playing consistently afterwards and every Canada's most well-traveled road warrior details a thankless job. show I played we incorporated more trumpet. Andrew started "Too old to have a job with 'boy' in the title, so 'bus boy's what I playing saxophone with us not am, God kill me; bus boy on retro long after that and more gradual night. Don't remember when Sub- incorporation of horns and harmolime became retro-0-0-0, and then nies ensued.

Nathan: The Gates of Love came it hits me: I am so old." around after a few conversations The R~lling Stones - "Dead Flow- with another friend who was thinking of names for his band. ers" One that I thought was hilarious There's nothing like Keith Rich- was "Father Jon & The Healing Touch." Quite moving, yet also ards' blues guitar and Jagger's possibly perverted. I think "The salty sweet howls of time-weathGates of Love" had that sense of ered wisdom. Townes Van Zandt helped re-popularize this Sticky grandiosity, perhaps generosity, Fingers classic in The Big Lebows- that we thought (I thought?) could ki with his acoustic version, but be both funny and touching. there's nothing like the original.

Where did you record your new Mick's Little Susie will always single "I Want It All"? think she's the queen of the underground.

Nathan: At Buena Vista Audio with Jonathan Anderson. I like Jon a lot, as a friend and producer.

I like him as a producer because he's a friend, and he's a friend because he was our producer. I can't imagine recording with someone I didn't want to call up whenever I was in Langley.

Were there any specific eras of music or artists you were think-

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Nathan: I am looking to the past.

60' s pop. Almost always. And sometimes Belle & Sebastian.

Do you ever feel creatively blocked and how much revision is there? Do you spend a lot of time reworking the lyrics?

Nathan: Perpetually creatively blocked. Typically a hook or chord progression will pop into the head, but lyrically, it is nearly always a last minute effort moments before the show. Once I feel that our current songs have overstayed their welcome, I try to bring something new to the set. But I need a deadline to complete it.

Nick: Nathan writes all the lyrics and music. Occasionally we'll be practicing for a show and he'll ask us about different lyric options or songs will sort of rework themselves through some practice, but it's 99 per cent him. It's nice because I can love all of the songs and brag about them without feeling the slightest bit arrogant.

Where is your favourite venue to perform?

Nick: Two places come to mind.

We've played a couple shows at The Reach in Abbotsford. They have a grand piano which is always a huge bonus and the natural reverb in that room is incredible.

For sound quality and general wow-factor, it's gold. The Brewpub in Squamish is always a blast.

A bar tab and a lot friends making the trip sums it up well enough, I think.

Nathan: I like the Brewpub too.

It's a mini-roadtrip for all of our friends as well. And I get to eat this incredible pulled pork pizza, which I have, in fact, successfully duplicated at home. (Add walnuts!)

When I see your band play, you really light up a room and grab everyone's attention, so I have to ask: when you were growing up were there any formative concert experiences that showed you how live performance could be something apart from the usual?

Andrew: No specific performances come to mind, but personally, I tend to judge a show based on how

well the performer can authentically engage the audience. It's best when the band and the audience are working together to have a good time.

Nick: Again, no specific performances. I love to see a band enjoying themselves. If they're having a good time, I'm usually having a good time too. People feed off the energy.

Nathan: I have been watching all of the Peak Performance showcases this year, and I have been surprised with who I have really been captured by. It's been bands like Current Swell and The Boom Booms who put out this visceral, primal energy that is really, put your hands in the hair and get crazy vibration. Who knew I was into that? Mostly I like to sit down at shows though. Theatre shows.

My favourite. Something beautiful. And keep it short since if it gets too long then I want a water to stay hydrated, but then I have to go to the bathroom a couple times, or I might get hungry. Awful, huh? I am a real bad show attendee.

What's your favourite post-show meal?

Andrew: I don't know about postshow, but we all love Cielito Lindo · in Langley. Mexican food!

What's your store?

favourite record

Andrew: I like Audiophile, on Commercial in Vancouver. The guy who runs the place is really approachable.

Nick: I also like Audiophile.

Nathan: Value Village?

Who have you been listening to lately?

Nathan: Jordan Klassen, Ron Sexsmith, David Bazan, Chades Bradley.

Andrew: James Blake and Ray LaMontagne, mostly.

Nick: Anything I haven't listened to in a while. Also, Fleet Foxes and recently some Elliot Smith.

What are your plans for the band moving forward?

Andrew: Mega-stardom.

Nick: What he said.

Nathan: A quiet life. With a pretty wife.

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AlBUM REVIEW Tori Amos - Night of Hunters KARENANEY

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THE CASCADE DG made quality recordings of Tori Amos is recognized as a talent in the musical world, having garnered immense popularity in the 1990s and having received eight Grammy nominations. Her musical career began early; at the age of 11 she had already been asked to leave the Peabody Conservatory of Music (which she attended on a full scholarship), because even after years of study she disliked reading sheet music and the study of classical song. Despite her aversion to classical education, her musical ear remained strong, and her compositional skills continued to flourish. Her first single was released in 19'77 at the age of 18. Now, in 2011, she has released her latest album, Night of Hunters.

This is her first album released under the Deutsche Grammophon label after her leave from Universal Republic for financial and creative differences. Deutsche Grammophon (DG) is known for their classical music records. They came to North America at a time when classical artists we.re being dropped by their respective labels

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their music instead, which means they have a history of presenting classical music properly - a rare talent in this era of electric-dominated sounds. Another musician of note who records with DG is Philip Glass. Even if you don't recognize his name, you have probably heard something he wrote; he has composed scores for many films including The Hours and Notes on a Scandal.

DG is an excellent choice for this album. Tori's piano-driven melodies are accompanied by what sounds like a string quartet with very minimalistic sounds. Rhythm is predominately provided by the piano - in orchestration, the piano is actually considered a rhythm instrument, though contemporary music generally doesn't use it as such. Any percussion instruments used are minimal and for effect, such as the chimes at the beginning of "Battle of Trees."

Though it seems like classical music on paper, it's very accessible for the average listener. The melodies , and chord progressions are interesting - a tribute to the

Wild Flag Wild Flag ive years into eater- nney s in efinite hiatus, former lead singer an ·tarist Carrie Brownstein's musi al rebirth has arrived in the for f Wild Flag-. a punk outfit strongl ndebted to Wire and Television. 0 eir eponymous debut, the grou ns in a vigorous, but inconsisten d conflicted collection of songs n a blog post on All Songs .Consid red, Brownstein wrote that her ne roject was prompted by a desire t vercome her increasingly detache nd analytical approach to music. 0 er new record, she has yet to com letely shed this somewhat clinic ethodology. While songs like firs ingle, "Romance," are both inventiv d emotionally resonant, Wild Flag' ominal and resolute aggression i ften hampered by a self-awarenes er ging on neurosis. This conflict c roduce some moments of dangerous ·ghtly-wound suspense, but it too of en translates into over-thought an nder-felt exercises in unnecess omplication like "Something Cam ver Me." If Wild Flag can shake o e rust and find a way to reconcil ome these contradictions, their ne ecord might fulfill the promise o eir first.

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composer's classical education (however brief). The second single, "Snowblind," sounds more like something that belongs in a Zelda video game than on an orchestra stage.

Despite the modem sound many of the songs have, most are almost directly based on existing classical tunes. Among the artists emulated are Chopin and Schumann: those with classical training can tell you that this is an impressive feat for any pianist, even one who has been playing for so long. Both composers are known for creating technically heavy melodies that require great skill to play or replicate in any way. Another referenced musician is Sondheim, known for his musical theatre tunes (So if you like Glee, odds are you'll like it).

These are all pretty heavily classical examples, but Tori's background playing rock piano means that she lends a certain edge to the sound.

Though it wasn't apparent on the first listen, the album in its entirety is actually a song cycle. This means that all the songs relate to one another and tell a story. When the lyrics are isolated, this becomes

more obvious - though it isn't necessary for enjoying the album by itself. A further point of interest is that the album includes a second voice: Amos' daughter, Natashya Hawley. At 11, her voice already emulates her mother's, but with a more raspy quality - think Adele, but a little more young and pure.

The song that features her is "Job's Coffin". If the CD doesn't seem like your thing, this track is definitely worth the purchase on its own: her voice is great, her mother's composing is better, and it's not so far off from what's on the radio now that your friends will judge you if they hear it in your car.

Girls

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Junk of the Heart

And The Giraffe Something For Someone

On Father, Son, Holy Ghost San Francisco's Girls take pop roots stretching from decades past and branches them out, elevating their sound to surf rock heights and acid-rock lengths, proudly wearing their influences on their sleeves. The real charm of Father, Son, Holy Ghost lies in Chris Owens making his albums play like mix tapes, blending the pleasures of modern music with his bedazzlement of the world. The simplicity of the lyrics, co-written by songsmiths Owens and White, combined with the sympathetic and wide-eyed voice of Owens make you truly believe in his desire for love, sex and friendship in this world.

The album focuses on Owen's hopeful yearnings in life, whether that involves expressing his love for someone, confessing how he let down a loved one or sincerely asking for forgiveness. As a collection, this album mostly keeps pace with their critically acclaimed 2009 debut record Album, however the last two tracks, "Love Like a River" and "Jamie Marie" fall into mediocrity and let the rest of the record down.

We already know that a broken heart can go a long way for musicians. The songwriter of British lndie band The Kooks, Luke Pritchard, has carried his onto the third album.junk of the Heart, however, isn't begging for our sympathy, which makes it bearable. The tracks neither push creative boundaries nor do they settle for a carbon copy of their previous albums. The Kobks keep things consistent and sentimental with tracks that are easy-going and mild, sort of a detached view of a romance.

There is no sign of straying from the generic parameter throughout the first five tracks. So when we reach "Time Above the Earth," the opening string quartet sound is cool to hear. The remainder of the tracks fall back on the generic, but with tracks like "Petulia," reminiscent of the Beatles' "Michelle," and the pretty sound of "Runaway," The Kooks retain their own sound and once more appeal to the feeling that made them so popular, that everyone can't help but .go for: love - lost and longing.

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This EP, Something/or Someone, is the brainchild of two friends from Florida who (accurately) describe their genre as "drearnfolk"; the songs wander along with a slow insistence that works its way into your brain. The foggy distortions and echo effects are completely surreal - as though by listening to it, the album has set the listener down in the middle of the Mojave Desert. This is especially evident as Nick Roberts croons on the third track, "Oh, suburbia, you're gonna make a mess out of me. Oh, suburbia, I think you already have." Although I've seen other bands try this dreamy approach with little to no success, And The Giraffe has just the right mix of clear vocals and wellblended distortion effects. Overall, it's like the lyrics rest on a background of watercolours - the guitar lines (both electric and acoustic) meld seamlessly into minimalistic drums and the occasional rattlesnake effect. It's not what anyone could call a peppy album, but the six tracks of Somethingfor Someone keep it short, sadly sweet and quietly excellent.

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The importance Anyone for Pesapallo? of sleep NICK UBELS

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have an epidemic of sleep deprivation

CONTRIBUTOR caused by artificial lights which keep It always seems that by the end of ·the sem~ster your ability to stay organized and motivated can be measured by the number of all-nighters you've had to pull to keep up with writing papers and studying for exams. We've all had to stay up to the wee h ,urr of the morning to finish assignments.

It's obvious that if you don't sleep the next day you feel fatigued and incapable of functioning at maximum capacity, but what are the medical ramifications of never getting a good night's rest?

In a conversation with Dr. Jacques West, MD ofMedimax Abbotsford I had the opportunity discuss the importance of sleep and why students should attempt, as best as possible, to maintain a decent sleep pattern: "It's important to get a great night's sleep," said Dr. West, primarily because "it's restorative." Evidently, one of the primary reasons to get decent sleep is to have enough energy to get through the next day. The doctor's orders are that the average person should be getting eight to 10 hours of sleep every night.

And it's not just a matter of getting sleep, but when you get that sleep: "It's important not to go to sleep. too late because you want to have your base hour~ before 12 p.m.," Dr. West explained, "because of circadian rhythms, basically the day and night cycles .. .in the brain."

The idea is that if you have eight hours of sleep from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. they will be more restful and restorative because it will be ·more in tune with your innate sleep cycle, whereas if you sleep 1 a.m. to 9 a.m., although it may be eight hours, you will not _have as good a sleep because it does not adhere to your natural circadian rhythm. Dr. West continued, "We

us awake." Modern man has made it possible to throw circadian rhythms the way of the dinosaurs because of the invention of electricity. Therefore, if another good show comes on TV just as you're about go to sleep you can defy nature to sit up and watch it.

There are, however, consequences to being a perpetual night owl. Dr. West cautioned that since we have a society which is consistently sleep deprived there is greater risk of car accidents resulting from falling asleep at the wheel, as well as many medical repercussions ranging from depression and increased anxiety to a poor immune system. Dr. West went on to say that a lack of sleep causes "accelerated degeneration" of the body.

"People who don't .get proper sleep will age more quickly. You'll look younger and you'll feel younger if you get sleep."

If you aren't trying to keep yourself awake with coffee and energy drinks to finish writing a paper or to cram for an exam, and you're still not getting any rest then Dr. West proposed several possibilities. "The cause of going to bed easily because you're tired, but then waking up really early and can't get back to sleep is most likely depression. Sleep apnea is when you sleep for eight hours, but you don't have a restorative sleep because you're not breathing properly ... anybody that snores should get assessed because that could indicate sleep apnea."· The doctor's final words of advice Were that afternoon naps are also extremely good for you, and that if you feel without energy in the afternoon the best cure is a short nap that will leave you refreshed and ready for the rest of the day. Some thing we can all agree on.

Sucking in another breath of frigid autumn air, the batter approaches home plate. Bases loaded; two outs. She taps her· bat against the sole of her cleated left shoe and slowly raises her gaze to match the pitcher's.

The teams are wearing opposite colours of ·what vaguely resembles a NASCAR outfit. That is to say both the stylized jumpsuit masquerading as sports uniform aspect and the thick layer of ads coating it aspect reek of a stock car jockey's attire. Everybody's wearing a helmet. The pitcher glares back with a dead-eyed certainty.

She is standing precisely eight feet away from the batter. at least 15,000 Finns took part in Blame it on the horrifyingly cold winters or the 100 per cent some league play in 2009. literacy rate, but the Finns don't You may be wondering how it mess around when it comes to works. Your correspondent imagines that delivering a thorough sports.

The small Scandinavian na- account of the rules of pesapallo in fewer than 800 words would tion may only boast a population roughly one million stronger than · render the reader nearly as bewilthe province of British Columbia, dered as the audience after the unforgettable scene in the Wes but your correspondent is willing Anderson film Fantastic Mr. Fox to bet that his Canadian homeland would be thoroughly trounced by where Owen Wilson's Coach Skip explains the convoluted rules of any of Finland's Superpesis clubs.

Superpesis is the current incar- Whackbat to the prodigiously nation of Finland's most elite pesa- athletic young fox Kristofferpallo divisions for men and wom- son. Without the benefit of a deen. Its logo teeters on the brink tailed, generously proportioned of a copyright infringement suit diagram, the feat is simply imposfrom one of the big three Ameri- sible. Therefore, the best way to can television networks that shall proceed is to point out the major herein remain unnamed. Suffice it differences between Pesapallo to say that if the peacock squeaks, and baseball, its closest North it would not be surprising in the American counterpart: Difference #1: Vertical pitching least.

Pesapallo "itself is colloquiThe most significant difference ally known as pesis and the two between baseball and pesapallo terms are used interchangeably is the start of play. In pesapallo, among most enthusiasts. Pesis is the pitcher stands mere feet away a hybrid of American baseball and from the batter. The pitcher then traditional European ball and bat tosses the ball straight up at least games. It's also the national sport three feet above the batter's head of Finland: and runs like hell to avoid receivFormer Finnish· track and field ing a bat to the face. This style of star Lauri "Tahko" Pihkala is the pitching opens up a tremendous pioneering sportsman responsible variety of ways to hit the ball. Acfor refining this national past- cording to .the official website of time. With roots ~tretching back to pesapallolito, the players' union, the heady days of Finland's new- vertical pitching allows for more, found independence from Russia "speed and tactical dimensions in the 1920s, pesapallo is deeply than in baseball." Interestingly, entrenched in the nation's sport- the batter can swing from either ing culture. It also has a lot of sym- side of the plate and hit the ball bolic value. Presumably, this owes fair up to three times before comprimarily to the fact of the appro- mitting to run to first base. Which priate socio-political climate sur- brings us to: Difference #2: Zig-zag base rounding its inception. While it is not quite as popular as ice hockey, placement

cated about halfway between where home and third would be in American baseball. From there, the runner must cross the width of the field to second. Third base is located directly behind first and rests twice as far away from home, following in a straight line. The possibility for collision between runners is somewhat staggering.

Newcomers are advised to determine a directional lane system with their teammates before hitting the field.

Difference #3: Other assorted differences Pinch hitters are called jokers.

If a batter hits a triple, it counts as a home run. However, the player stays on third base and can score again as a regular runner.

All this makes for a somewhat chaotic defensive situation. The manager is left to call out plays on the fly in a knee-jerk response to however the batter decides to play the ball. Combine this unpredictability with offensive players criss-crossing each other mid-field and it becomes incredibly difficult to keep track of the play from an overhead perspective let alone the field itself.

In recent years, this national obsession and weirdly compelling twist on the old American pasttime has become Finland's chief recreational export. Small leagues have sprung up in Australia, Germany, Japan, and even Canada. So why not rediscover your old baseball gear and show a little Finnish pride?

Vartenmuisto Lauri Pihkala.

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THE "HEAT REPORT 13 return from Calgary training camp SEAN EVANS Troy Ward of the Abbotsford Heat THE CASCADE has encouraged his players to keep

Disappointment: .a word that is all too common at the beginning of the AHL season. As thirteen members of the Abbotsford heat have been sent home from training camp with the Calgary flames, hopes of making the NHL have been delayed for another season.

Most members of the Heat roster, if not all, wish they could be playing hockey on a bigger stage, yet they've been assigned to Abbotsford. While this news is discouraging for young players, head coach

their chin up.

Speaking with Scott Cruickshank of the CalgaryHerald, Ward explained the message he gave to those heading to Abbotsford: "It's disappointing, I understand that.

We've felt (rejection) in different ways, but I understand it. Now you have ·to come down (to Abbotsford), work hard and p,rove that you-want another chance."

Also speaking with Cruickshank was John Negrin, who just got word that he is going to play with the Heat this season. "Obviously, it's tough," Negrin said.

"You've got two choices - you can

be positive or negative. I'm going to go with the positive. For me, it's about getting back out there and playing. They're really happy that I'm healthy. I've had a full summer of training. I did the work off the ice, now I need to do the work on the ice."

The discouragement is sure to fade, however, as the Heat begin the regular season and the reality of the work that needs to be done becomes clear. With Troy Ward as the new head coach, the style of play is sure to change. Last season the Heat, under Jim Playfair, were defensively minded and only scored a meager 186 goals. Ward, and the fans of the Heat, are hop-

ing that newly arnvmg players will be able to pick up the slack.

Heat president Ryan Walter said of the coaching change: "Troy Wardis going to open up the gates.

His team is going to go ... create more offense, be in the offensive zone rather than wait for people to come back into our zone" The question, then, is whether the Heat will have the talent to succeed with the style of play. Last season was not devoid of goals simply because of the coaching style;. the coaching style was the result of the talent, experience and health of the players with which Jim Playfair had to work.

Management, at the local level

and in Calgary, believe that they have added enough offensive talent to solve the problem.

For example, Ryan Howse is a player that could add some offensive juices to the Heat roster.

Howse, an early cut from the Flames training camp, scored 51 goals last season with the Chilliwack Bruins and hopes to bring some of that scoring touch with him to Abbotsford.

With just a couple weeks until puck drop, nothing is solidified as far as a roster goes. And, as far as what style of play we can expect from the Heat this season: that remains to be seen.

·Bills defeat Patriots for the first time since. 2003 BALRAJDHILLON

ence. Yes, that was not a typo, Brady

CONTRIBUTOR did indeed throw as many interceptions in one game as he did all oflast If someone told me that by the end · season. Ryan Fitzpatrick, who's had a of the Buffalo-New England game tremendous start to this season, finished the game having completed 27 Tom Brady will have thrown more interceptions than touchdowns, I would passes for 369 yards, two touchdowns feel the need to exploit their lack of and two interceptions.

As usual when it comes to the Pafootball intelligence. However, that triots, the record books were changed. was the case at Ralph Wilson stadium in Buffalo on Sunday afternoon. To Just three games into the season, add on to a game which was full of Brady has thrown for an astoundunordinary occurrences, the Bills beat ing 1326 yards, which is the most in the Patriots with a last second field the first three games in NFL history.

However, the more important streak goal by Rian Lindell.

Although Brady finished a solid to be broken was the Bills 15-game 30 passes for 386 yards and four losing streak to the Patriots. The last time the Bills had defeated the New touchdowns, it was the four intercepEngland club was in the season opentions he threw which made the differ-

er of the- 2003 season, in which the Bills shut out the Patriots 31-0. This was also the first three-plus interception game Brady has thrown since November 2006, where he threw four interceptions versus the Colts.

Predicted to be a shoot out by many experts and analysts, this game did not let down. Defensive backs on both teams were lit up by the aerial attack displayed by both Fitzpatrick and Brady. For the Bills, Donald Jones led the way with five catches for 101 yards followed by Steve Johnsgn who· had eight catches for 94 yards and a touchdown. As per usual, the reliable Wes Welker led the way for the Patriots, hauling in an incredible 16 catches for 216 yards and two touch-

downs. Tight end Rob Gronkowski, starting in place of the injured Aaron Hernandez, caught seven catches for 109 yards and two touchdowns. Chad Ochocinco, who brought a lot of hype over from Cincinnati, continues to be integrated very slowly into this offence, only catching two passes for 33 yards.

At the beginning of the season, no one could have predicted the Bills starting with a perfect 3-0 record, with a very good chance of being 4-0 as they head into Cincinnati to play the Bengals the next week. Running back Fred Jackson continues to lead the league in rushing and is a vital part of this offense as a deadly check down option for Q!3 Fitzpatrick. The

Patriots head to the West Coast next week into Oakland's "blac.k hole."

Look for Q!3 Tom Brady to have a huge bounce back game; he has never had back-to-back games with multiple interceptions in his career.

Around the League: The self proclaimed, "dream team," the Philadelphia Eagles lose 29-16 and drop to 1-2 on the season; Q!3Michael Vick who was questionable with a concussion heading into the game, broke his nonthrowing hand during the game but continued to play. Detroit keeps their winning streak alive, winning a nailbiter versus the Vikings in overtime.

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Canucks open practice to public at Rogers Arena KAREN ANEY

ing into his right side almost at all.

THE CASCADE It could just be the style of play he's

On the weekend of September 17-18, the Canucks held two open practices at Rogers Arena. They were free, and general admission, which resulted in a plethora of uneducated puck bunnies - but the product on the ice was enough to make the necessary ear-plugs quite worth it.

The players included a mix of veterans and new recruits. Those on try-out contracts mixed with the new, young draft picks looking for a way to come up through the ranks.

Watching the players interact with each other was fascinating: seasoned players were paired with new ones, and seeing how everyone interacted was great.

Injuries were apparent in who made appearances. Ryan Kesler, while he did not participate in practice, skated on the ice by himself beforehand. He appeared to be skating fine, but watching a player of his calibre skate slowly without anyone checking him is hardly a telling standard by which to judge his fitness. His status remains unclear: all we know is that he isn't going to be around to start the season.

Absent entirely were Mason Raymond (another player guaranteed to miss October 1st), and Manny Malhotra. His status is week-to-week, and while no official comments have been made about his more recent procedures, logic would dictate that he's had a very recent one that kept him office.

Henrik Sedin was at practice, looking amazing as usual - his hockey smarts are as strong as ever, and these perhaps over-compensated for any residual injury. - He's struggled with a hip problem since playoffs, and while it didn't appear to hold him back while skating against his own teammates in a practice environment, it doesn't seem 1ike he's going to be going head-to-head with Chara anytime soon. His left side appeared to be fine, but he refrained from lean-

developed; a certain way he likes to play, but when you focus carefully on a player of his caliber for 20 minutes and he doesn't do a signal crossover that requires pressure to be applied on his right leg, something's probably up.

Unfortunately.

So, with two centres - maybe three - not on top of their game, that put plenty of pressure on the young guys.

Cody Hodgson didn't particularly shine. Sure, he showed some fairly good skill, but the kid is fighting for a second-line position - the heart he showed didn't match the nail-biting fans are doing over who's going to lead what line to victory. His game play in the preseason games thus far hasn't shown much more promise, but maybe he's waiting for the season to start. Doesn't seem like a great move on his part.

Niklas Jensen, our first-round draft pick, showed some pretty great skill, but still seems a little bit out of his league. He appears used to being the best on the ice, and didn't take kindly to failure - the veterans were playing fairly rough with him, and he took just a little more time to recover fr.om hits than necessary on NHL ice.

Darren Archibald looked gooa, particularly skating with Henrik. He showed some flashes of brilliance, akin to what Burrows looks like when playing with the twins. He fit.

However, his skills (and experience) aren't quite prodigious enough for the first line, and while his size (6-foot3 and 211 pounds) qualifies him for the fourth line, he's a cerebral player, not a gritty one. So while he fit with Henrik at practice, the question is where does he fit within the organization?

Changes continue to be made throughout the preseason. With a few key players injured, anything can. happen. Hopefully, any choices made by the organization take them as far as we went last year (and maybe just that little bit further).

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Here comes Duco fill the void the Canucks are currently seeking to fill.

THE CASCADE It's no surprise to anyone that the Canucks are in need of a role player With six inches in height and at after losing a lot of grit in the offseason. That is where the talents of least 20 pounds difference between Duco really begin to shine. Florida them, it was quite a sight to see Mike Panther Jason Garrison, a White Duco in a fist fight with Anaheim Duck's captain Ryan Getzlaf during a Rock native who played with Duco, Saturday night throw-away preseason thinks the 24-year-old agitator will be a fan favourite in Vancouver, acgame. cording to The Province. "He will Duco isn't the biggest contender for a roster spot, at just 5-foot-10 provide so much energy. He's small, and 200 pounds on a good day, but but he's super fit," he said in an earlyAugust interview. "He'll go out there he's got the spirit of a wild stallion and hit everything in sight and he'll he actually seems to be channelling fight anybody. That's how he plays Raffi Torres when he goes in for a hit. the game." Prophetic words after the He can also get under an opponent's skin with ease; he's one of those play- Getzlaf fight, but no one could have ers that you can only love when he's predicted Duco's short-handed gamewinning-goal in the previous game on your team. against Edmonton - a game in which Proof of that is pretty easy to find.

Duco received some serious scorn Edmonton was highly favoured to from Vancouver fans when his Twit- win.

Duco is no stranger to scoring ter comments made it abundantly clear that he was not cheering for the goals, though. He scored 20 and addCanuck's during the playoffs. "2-1, ed 11 assists in his last season, playing for the Rochester Americans in the lets go san jose! what is luongo thinking coming out of his net like that?" American Hockey League (AHL). read a May 24 tweet from @Duco87. But in the 12 NHL games he has had On June 6, his tweet was even more the opportunity to play in over the blatant: "sick of watching the sedins last two seasons with the Panthers, he has yet to score a poi,;it. If Duco dive and lay on the ice."

Of course, Duco was soon traded . were to make the line-up this year to Vancouver in exchange for Sergei for the Canucks, it is unlikely he'd be expected to score goals; he'd be a Shirokov and his next tweet was that fourth-line energy guy, wearing out he was glad to be part of the Canucks organization. To be fair, we couldn't the other team and hopefully keeping have expected the guy to cheer for the the puck in the opponent's end of the good guys, since he's originally from rink. In fact, a much more relevant Toronto. All will be forgiven ifhe can statistic than points scored might be

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the fact that he had 126 penalty minutes in 67 games with the Americans last season. However, with the way Vigneault likes to shuffle the deck when things aren't working, he could potentially get an opportunity to test his offensive abilities.

Most likely, though, he won't land a permanent roster spot, but he's certainly getting himself noticed over the course of this preseason, and that certainly bodes in his favour. The fact that he also seems to be the player most willing to drop the gloves also makes him an appealing candidate, but only if he can be counted on to play responsibly. It's all fine and good to have an agitator type on your team, but only if he draws more penalties than he takes.

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