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HALLOWEEN MOVIES

FARMERS' MARKETS

Four spooky flicks and the best way to enjoy them!

Take a trip downtown for some fall produce.

OCTOBER 24 - NOVEMBER 6 | 2016

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News

Campus Life

Sports

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Features

Arts & Culture

Opinions

Columns

NATALIE MURRAY

CREEPYPASTAS (INTERNET HORROR STORIES)

THE STAFF

SUSTAINABILITY WEEK: OCT. 24-28

BIG CHANGES TO THE TV LANDSCAPE

UPCOMING IBA & CAPUMA EVENTS

CLOWNDEMIC SPREADS ACROSS THE GLOBE

COLUMNISTS

editor@capilanocourier.com Carlo Javier MANAGING EDITOR

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Natalie Murray Syd Danger After a summer of recalibrating her repulsor jets, re-polishing her vibranium shield and reclaiming her right to wield the mighty Mjolnir, resident nerd world super-fan Syd Danger is back. Her column will be breaking down the latest news and developments that strike the geek world and she’ll also be offering up her Maester-approved analysis.

Kevin Kapenda NEWS EDITOR

Gabriel Scorgie FEATURES EDITOR

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Paul Boici ART

Taylor Lee ART

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Jessica Lio opinions.capcourier@gmail.com

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Danielle Mainman

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OPINIONS EDITOR

FARMERS' MARKETS & FILIPINO CUISINE

CONTRIBUTORS

Andy Rice EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SEASON PREVIEW

Jacqueline Ranit With the fall season comes an influx of markets. Not stock markets, actual markets. That’s why we’ve brought in market aficionado Jacqueline Ranit to investigate and understand what some of Vancouver’s finest seasonal markets really stand for.

She’ll be finding the answers to questions like: which stand has the best bratwurst, what does the farmers market really mean to its immediate community, why should I go here?

ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR

Dominic Guieb PHOTOS

Jacob Muir WORDS

Scott Barkemeyer WORDS

Hassan Merali

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Christine Beyleveldt

James Tevlin

CAMPUS LIFE EDITOR

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Brandon Kostinuk & Kevin Kapenda

Cristian Fowlie ART DIRECTOR

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artdirector.capcourier@gmail.com Syd Danger LAYOUT DESIGNER

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These guys are like our own version of Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith, and that’s exactly what you should expect from this politically-charged column. Here you’ll find Kapenda and Kostinuk duking out their differing first takes on the developments that surround the battle for America’s survival and sanity: Trump vs. Clinton.

May the right honourable win.

Véronic St-Cyr WORDS

Kelly Batchelor WORDS

Justin Scott WORDS

Noah Penner

Graeme Findlay

MULTIMEDIA EDITOR

multimedia.capcourier@gmail.com Therese Guieb COMMUNITY RELATIONS MANAGER

community.capcourier@gmail.com POSITION AVAILABLE!

International House of Pancakes Food is one of the greatest universal languages and our new and improved “International House of Pancakes” lives by that mantra. Featuring a rotating selection of writers, IHOP will delve into the nuances and realities surrounding the cuisines that we’ve westernized, commercialized and taken for granted.

Authenticity is our best ingredient.

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Alexander Derbas WORDS

Rachel D'Sa WORDS

BUSINESS ADVISOR

business.capcourier@gmail.com Brandon Kostinuk WEB COORDINATOR

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EDITOR'S DESK

A LEAN, MEAN HALLOWEEN MACHINE Andy Rice EDITOR-IN-CHIEF for an aunt and a mother who was a stalwart subscriber to Martha Stewart Living magazine. This afforded me the ability to avoid the usual Halloween fashion clichés. I wouldn’t have been caught dead (ha!) as a zombie, mummy or a vampire. Instead, we challenged ourselves to come up with something far more inventive. I was Fred Flintsone in preschool, Woody from Toy Story in kindergarten, and in first grade I turned my back on Halloween’s pagan origins altogether, dressing up as one of the Three Wise Men from the Bible. I carried around a mason jar filled with a bunch of candied ginger, pretending to be the guy with the frankincense, and instead of yelling “trick or treat” I belted out my best rendition of “We Three Kings.”

That was also the year I learned what Jehovah’s Witnesses were, and how door-knocking can be a bit of a doublestandard sometimes.

I can’t remember when I stopped trick-or-treating once and for all, but I know I haven’t climbed into a costume for at least a decade. My lavish decorating days seem to be over as well, and the only pumpkins I’ve been bringing home lately have the words “spice” and “latte” beside them. Sometimes I wonder: what happened to me? Why am I as hollow inside as the jack-o-lanterns I once carved? When did I get… old?

That’s why I’ve decided that this will be the year I put up a few decorations, buy a box of candy and dress up once again. I just hope my costume isn’t too lame (or too scary).

I was thinking of going as the younger me…

THE VOICEBOX with Carlo Javier

Great job on the sports issue guys!

Thanks! That means a lot. You know, it was really just like sports – everything was down to the wire.

How did you guys do it amidst the power outage?

Through teamwork, hustle and a healthy mix of ginger beef and sweet and sour pork.

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When’s the couch potato issue coming out?

You can kind of see that every other issue we put out is basically our coach potato issue.

So, does Andy really suck at sports?

That depends on your understanding of quality. How many third basemen can watch their plates and run a cooking program at the same time? I can bet you Josh Donaldson can’t do that.

The Voicebox is back! If you have any questions, concerns or any other bitchin’ to do, text it over to our boy Carlo at 778-865-2649. “Please text me,” he says. “No one else does.”

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I’m an old man now, but in my younger days I was a lean, mean Halloween machine.

Our house was the place to be on October 31, despite the fact that it was situated mere feet from a major highway and received only a handful of trick-ortreaters every year. I guarantee you that it was the spookiest one on the block, no matter who showed up to claim their free bag of Cheezies. There’s a famous quote that perfectly sums up my efforts when it came to Halloween spirit: Dance like there’s nobody watching; sing like there’s nobody listening; trick like there’s nobody treating. Just kidding, I made that last thing up.

My love affair with this unofficial (and highly underrated) holiday began as a toddler with a series of ridiculously festive onesies and later ballooned into a teenaged obsession with seasonal porch decor. Planning would begin months in advance, as I gathered magazine clippings and dreamed up my next big outdoor display. Then, as October 31 drew closer, I’d spend days getting everything in ship shape at one of two entrances to our family home.

There were no Canadian Tire tombstones or Walmart witches in my world. Everything was made by hand, sparing no expense or inconvenience for anyone involved. My dad’s eyes nearly popped right out of his head the day he came home from work to find my mom and I carving one of the seven pumpkins we’d picked out at the grocery store that afternoon. “You guys are nuts,” he said – and frankly, he was right – but things tend to look better in larger quantities and odd numbers, so seven it was.

The madness didn’t stop at pumpkins, though. If it looked even remotely gourdlike, chances are I stuck a knife into it. Zucchinis, spaghetti squashes – no vegetables were safe.

When I ran out of exterior entranceways at my own house, I would visit my friend Jake Humphrey, who lived just up the street. He had a porch with more square footage than my entire basement, and we took full advantage of this. I remember one year his parents went away for the weekend.

Big mistake. By the time they returned, we had blacked out the entire facade of the house with garbage bags, piled up dozens of paper mâché corpses like firewood and changed all the lightbulbs to a sinister red colour. They came home to find me standing on the top step of an A-frame ladder, hanging the entire contents of their kitchen knife block onto a tree in the front yard.

Needless to say, our treacherous tinsel idea never got to have its shining moment that Halloween. It wasn’t particularly well-received at my house the following year either.

Thankfully, even in times when my decor lacked decorum, my costumes were always on point. I had a seamstress

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AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO CONNECT AND DISCUSS KEY ISSUES ChatLive series returns to Capilano for another year Jacob Muir CONTRIBUTOR

Every year, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at CapU hosts a series of talks and discussions known as ChatLive. This year, is it being convened by Dr. Sean Ashley, a sociology instructor at CapU. As Ashley describes it, Chatlive is really a setting for students to learn about something new, or a topic they’ve wanted to dive further into. “ChatLive is a weekly discussion. It’s hosted by a different faculty member each week who speaks on an area of interest; maybe their research or maybe something else they might be interested in and opens up a discussion for the student,” he said.

“There is free pizza as well.”

One can also earn a notation on their transcript alongside their classes and grades for participation in a undergraduate extra-curricular. Ashley notes its value in applying for graduate studies at other institutions. “It says ‘look, I’m involved in other aspects of the university. It’s extracurricular and it’s being engaged with discussions and debates’ which is beyond taking classes and simply getting grades.” To earn this notation a student need only attend three ChatLive events at any point during the academic year.

Attendees can expect a fairly familiar and relaxed situation when they do.

“It’s held in a typical classroom,” said Ashley. “It usually takes on the form

INDUSTRY DAY GIVES STUDENTS CHANCE TO CHAT WITH WORKING PROFESSIONALS Public, private and nonprofit sectors converge on Capilano to showcase their industries Kevin Kapenda

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If you would like to learn more about your field of interest, or are unsure about what you want to do with your education, Industry Day can help with either or both.

“Industry Day is an event where career services, as the responsible department, creates an opportunity for all of our students across multiple programs to speak to industry experts and specialists about information, resources and how their interested industry is like,” said Eileen Wang, manager of Career Services at Capilano University.

On Nov. 3, CapU’s Career Services department will be hosting Industry Day from 10 am to 1 pm in the Birch Cafeteria.

According to Wang, this event is not meant to be daunting for students, but casual and inviting. The purpose of Industry Day is

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of a discussion or a ‘chat.’ Sometimes [there is] nothing but discussion and sometimes it will be more of a formal presentation.”

Ashley has been a presenter for ChatLive in the past, but this is his first time as convener of the series. “I try to keep it varied. Really it’s about trying to get as much variety as possible,” he said.

Students can attend ChatLive every Thursday from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm in LB 188.

GHOSTS AND POLTERGEISTS The next ChatLive, titled Ghosts and Poltergeists, takes place on Thursday Oct. 27 and will be presented by Dr. Leonard R. George, an instructor of psychology at CapU. He brings a wealth of experience to the discussion, ranging from clinical practice, to freelance writing, to broadcasting for the CBC, and now as an educator and researcher. George speaks and delivers presentations around the world, his most recent one in Iceland, and an upcoming lecture in Mongolia.

George has also authored a book titled

to give students the rare opportunity to ask working practitioners questions about their desired industry or profession. “I think it’s more of an informal conversation, which makes it very comfortable for our students to speak to representatives from different industries. That’s kind of our intention,” said Wang. “The ultimate goal is to help students learn about their interested industry.”

To not only increase awareness about Industry Day, but the work Career Services does throughout the year, Wang would like to continue building bridges with the rest of the campus, so students can receive both the education and professional preparation they need by graduation. “We also want, through this event, to involve all the faculties and Cap communities,” said Wang. “Everyone always talks about the importance of communities on campus. Career services wants to take the lead and create opportunities for collaboration.”

As for the organizations that will be attending Industry Day, the different sectors are so well represented, there will be something for students from every program on campus. “We have many [industries] attending. Health care, entertainment and film are some,” said Wang. “We also have business including HR, finance, accounting, non-profits, which relates to the Global Stewardship program, and government – public services.”

Alternative Realities: The Paranormal, the Mystical and the Transcendent in Human Experience.

George’s interest in ghosts and poltergeists began when he was four.

“I had a significant head injury that led to many years of strange experiences, including hallucinations. That got me interested in studying all kinds of unusual experiences, from those associated with mental illnesses to the anomalistic (so-called "paranormal") experiences that many people have, such as seeing apparitions,” explained George.

George believes these phenomena are far more than superstition or made up tales. “I think of ghosts and poltergeists are experiences that people have. There's no doubt that millions of people through the ages have seen/ heard/felt mysterious presences. The tough question is, what causes these experiences?” said George. “It's not likely there's a single explanation for every report of a ghost or polty.

There are well-known psychological and neurological processes that could produce many of these experiences. But

some cases aren't easily explained in such terms. I'm open to the possibility that there might be other, weirder causes at play in some cases. Are dead people ever involved? I don't know.”

Halloween tends to get people thinking about ghosts, and for good reason. “The root of Halloween lies in the ancient Celtic belief that Halloween night was a time when the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead becomes very thin, and it's easy for departed souls to return,” he said. “Personally, I love Halloween.”

On Tuesday Oct. 25, the Capilano University Psychology Students' Club is hosting another talk by George, on Anomalistic Psychology, which includes the study of ghostly experiences. It will take place at 11:30 am in BR 205.

For those interested in attending George’s ChatLive presentation later in the week, he hopes students will come in ready to explore the possibilities as they’re presented. “Bring a critical but open mind,” he said. “Bring a ghost or poltergeist too, if you like.”

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to engage for their interest direction.

Sometimes it could be transferable skills or personal qualities you need to improve, or very specific and technical skills you need to work on,” said Wang.

“This part really prepares them for success in the workplace. It’s a huge transition when you are just a student, and move to being an employee. Employment environment is different than academic settings because employers have unique expectations.”

One of the great things Career Services also does is facilitate workshops in which groups of students, who enjoy learning with others, can explore all sorts of topics related to professional development, workplace performance and job hunting. “Last but not least, we also deliver workshops. We try to create an environment for students to learn in a group, since some students like to see how other peers learn,” said Wang. “We generally provide a series of workshops in four areas of career services: career exploration, job search, how to be successful in the workplace and proper workplace communication, how to build workplace relationships.”

No matter how far along you are in your studies, whether you’re in your final months of study or first two months, Wang believes that it is important students seek out the services her department offers, as a career and professional skills are not things that are earned overnight.

As for what Career Services offers students, it generally involves either one-on-one or workshop-style counselling, over four main categories. “There are really four ranges of services we provide students,” said Wang.

“This includes one-on-one services, for students who have individualized needs, such as helping them try to figure out what their career direction might be and how they get there.”

Career Services can also help students with interview skills and how to make good first impressions. “Our services also include how to interview effectively,” said Wang. “Interviews contain a lot of facets, including self-presentation and non-verbal cues. Many people have a perception that it’s all about how you speak, but nonverbal communication, which is ignored by 90 percent of students, is critically important to convincing an employer that you are the best candidate.”

Often times, Wang notes that students need to develop certain skills before they are able to take on certain roles. Career Services can help students know what it is they need to land that special job, and, more importantly, thrive once they start. “Sometimes, we help students identify what their skill needs are given the abilities and experience they already have. We ask them what skills they need

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WHAT’S NEW WITH THE CSU? Board votes to appoint new directors to Capilano Students’ Union Kevin Kapenda NEWS EDITOR

On Oct. 21, the CSU Board of Directors held a meeting in which they voted on the appointment of new members who had been recommended to their body by an appointment committee.

All in all, the board had to vote on the appointment of 10 new directors to fill vacancies for positions that went uncontested in spring 2016’s CSU general elections. Notably, Board of Governors (BOG) and Senate representative, Elie Lubendo, was also appointed as CSU Students of Colour liaison, after being voted in by the other directors. Unlike the other nine appointees, Lubendo will serve as a voting member on the CSU Board of Directors, due to being the student representative to the CapU BOG and Senate.

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camera process, the other nine directors will be announced on Monday Oct. 24.

REPORTS In his report to the board, CSU president and vice president of external relations, Sacha Fabry, mentioned how the government relations meeting, which took place on Sept. 23, was well attended and important for the organization’s various goals, such as the ABCS housing campaign. Fabry also stated that discussions with the City and District of North Vancouver regarding campus housing would commence when CSU organizer, Patrick Meehan, returned to work after vacation.

Beatriz Miralles, who serves as vice president of student life, used her report to the board to announce the various events she is working on with her committee for November. These events include a Masquerade, happening on Nov. 25, the first screening of an upcoming film festival, and a “de-stress week.”

The masquerade is expected to cost $4,485 and host 100 students. One point of contention was the inclusion of a $700 contingency fund in Miralles’ planning tool for the masquerade. There was confusion with regard to whether or not

CSU RAIL JAM 2015 the contingency fund was for insurance purposes or a deposit towards the securing of the Art Gallery as a venue. In the end, this line in the planning tool was amended and the contingency fund was reduced to $200.

Aside from executives, other CSU board members submitted reports to the board, including global and community studies faculty representative Carmina Tioseco.

In her report, Tioseco discussed how the early planning around the sixth annual Uncapped Rail Jam, which takes place in

January, had begun. Uncapped Rail Jam is a daylong event that transforms CapU’s library courtyard into a mobile, ski and snowboard course. As per the Tioseco’s planning tool, the Rail Jam is currently projected to cost $4,600.

The next CSU Board of Directors meeting will take place on Nov. 4. Stay tuned to CapilanoCourier.com for the names of the other nine students who were appointed to the CSU Board during the week of Oct. 24.

TOURISM PROGRAM TO HOST INFORMATION NIGHT ON NOV. 2 Growth continues in both curriculum and industry Scott Barkemeyer CONTRIBUTOR

on developing and managing businesses in the adventure tourism industry, while the HRMC offers students that want to work in hotels and resorts opportunities to tailor their learning to achieve their goals. “All of the hotels I went to visit, not only the large ones but the small ones, were at 100 per cent capacity,” said Carnovale. “I really see opportunities both within the hotel and resort [sector] coupled with the growth of adventure tourism, which is growing like mad. I see no end of opportunities in this industry.”

Elements of the Tourism Management program have been offered at Capilano University for over 40 years. Not only is the campus located in North Vancouver, in a setting that the faculty refer to as “in nature near the city.” Instructors and graduates have connections across the industry, connections that students can harness for potential employment.

“It’s really exciting. Everyone is travelling, our American markets are up there, Mexican tourism is increasing over the last few years and the emergence of the Chinese market that everyone is talking about [tourism]. It is a really exciting time to be in the tourism industry,” Carnovale said.

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On Nov. 2, the Tourism Management program will be hosting an information night at Capilano University to interact and engage with potential students in regards to education and potential careers in the tourism industry. “It is an exciting time for potential students to be starting out or looking into this industry,” said program alumnus and instructor Chris Carnovale.

Within the Tourism Management School are three smaller programs that vary in length and in required courses. The newest addition is the Tourism Marketing Citation, a part-time program offered in the fall and spring semesters. The citation branch essentially provides students with an introduction to the tourism industry.

The second branch is the Tourism Management Co-Operative Education diploma, a full-time program that combines classroom-based learning with co-op positions that allow students to expand their skills in real world applications. Finally, the four-year bachelor’s degree program focuses on developing a student's understanding of key knowledge areas pertaining to tourism management and pairs it with real world problems and industry trends.

Recently, CapU added concentration programs within the bachelor’s degree program, the Adventure Management Concentration (AMC) and the Hotel and Resort Management Concentration (HRMC).

The addition of these concentrations is to offer students a more focused education path that fits their career goals. The AMC is focused

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UNIVERSITY HOLDS FIRST EVER ANNUAL SUSTAINABILITY WEEK Events held to celebrate CapU’s carbon-reducing culture Hassan Merali CONTRIBUTOR

Sustainability Week has begun at Capilano University, running from Oct. 24 to 28 at various locations around the North Vancouver campus.

For CapU’s sustainability manager Bill Demopoulos, Sustainability Week is a great way for students to get involved in environmentally sustainable activities.

Demopoulos pointed to Climate Action Day and Electric Vehicle (EV) Day as two great opportunities to engage. “Climate Action Now is an opportunity for students to engage with outside organizations and take action to address climate change. At EV Day, students have the opportunity to try (and pick) new low emissions

THE ENSHRINING OF A NEW ERA AT CAPILANO Investiture ceremony of President Dangerfield held on Monday Oct. 17 Kevin Kapenda NEWS EDITOR

Last week, Paul Dangerfield was installed as Capilano University’s third president at a formal investiture ceremony held at the Blueshore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts.

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INVESTITURE At the beginning of the ceremony, Christopher Doll, vice chair of the CapU Board of Governors, took time to introduce the various esteemed guests who were seated on stage, including Hon. Naomi Yamamoto, Ralph Sultan and Jane Thornthwaite, three of the four provincial MLAs elected to represent North Shore ridings. Many key administration officials from other post-secondary institutions, including Douglas College president, Dr. Kathy Denton, and Kwantlen Polytechnic University president, Dr. Alan Davis, were also in attendance. Many First Nations leaders were also present, including Chief Chester Moore of the Nisga’a First Nation, and Councillor Deanna George of the Tsleil-Waututh.

In attendance that afternoon was Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon, who opened the proceedings by offering many congratulations to the new president, also citing her confidence in his abilities to thrive in diverse environments and dedicate himself to learning. “In reading Mr. Dangerfield’s bio, it’s obvious he is on a journey of lifelong learning, which has taken him across Canada, from Ottawa’s Carleton University to Royal Roads [University] in Victoria,” said Guichon. “This pursuit, has also included a stint in the Canadian Armed Forces, which offers another broad spectrum of experiences. And even as he takes on

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transportation options.” he said.

Sustainability Week has been prepared extensively by Demopoulos and the Sustainability Office, as well as CapU Works mentor Natalia Pisarek, EarthWorks student Tessa Janzen, PowerWorks student Kaitlin Wong, PatchWorks student Mara Mennicken and FoodWorks Student Stella Silva.

Sustainability Week events include a kick-off party on Monday, where CapU president Paul Dangerfield and Suzanne Spence, executive director with the BC Ministry of Environment’s Climate Action Secretariat, will speak. There will also be live music and cake. On Tuesday, Climate Action Day will be held, with a panel from Fortis BC on campus to talk about Renewable Natural Gas. Wednesday will be Electric Vehicle Day and Friday will feature an Energy Forum, sponsored by BC Hydro. On Climate Action Day, nonprofit organizations that focus on energy, greenhouse gas emissions and climate change will set up tables in the CSU Library Lounge to engage with students.

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test driving/riding. The Energy Forum on Friday is a good chance for anyone interested in the future of energy management to learn about things like advanced building occupancy sensing (ABOS), “new age” lighting, waste heat recovery from sewage and electric vehicle smart monitoring (EVSM). Dangerfield will also speak at the beginning of Friday’s energy forum.

SUSTAINABLE CAPILANO Sustainability Week is being held to make the CapU community aware of the wildly successful efforts that CapU makes to be a sustainable community. From our zero waste stations, to the university’s incredible progress on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, CapU is leading the way in being an environmentally sustainable facility.

CapU has attained the benchmarks it set for itself several years ago. As part of BC’s commitment to being a Carbon Neutral Government, the university has pledged to reduce its emissions to 67 per cent below 2007 levels (2,746 tonnes) by 2020 and 80 per cent below those levels

by 2050. It had set a target of 33 per cent below 2007 levels (1,800 tonnes) by 2015, but already beat that goal by 2014; emissions were 1,668 tonnes that year.

For 2015, CapU’s emissions were around 53 per cent below 2007 levels (1,298 tonnes), which means the university beat its 2015 goal by a whopping 20 per cent! Since 2010, CapU has shed approximately 1,450 tonnes of GHG from its annual emissions compared to 2007 – an enormous amount to say the least.

CapU has been carbon neutral since 2010, which means the university offsets any emissions it produces by buying credits from the provincial government. These credits fund green projects all across the province. In some cases, the money comes back to the university to fund some of the sustainability initiatives on campus.

Last year, CapU paid $32,400, or $25 per tonne of emissions, to offset the emissions produced.

For more information about the schedule of Sustainability Week, please visit http:// capilanou.ca/sustainability and look under Events.

his new responsibilities here at Capilano University, he continues to broaden his horizons.”

After Guichon took the stage, CapU Board of Governors Chair Soon Kim and Chancellor David Fung took time to speak about Dangerfield and their support of him.

For Chancellor Fung, the investiture of a new president is start of a new era for CapU. “Today’s investiture of Paul Dangerfield as president marks a new beginning in the history of Capilano University,” said Fung. Later on in the ceremony, Fung invested Paul Dangerfield, and asked that Lieutenant-Governor Guichon administer the oath to office.

PRESIDENT DANGERFIELD In his address to the audience, Dangerfield expressed his eagerness to work with the various institutions and organizations that make up CapU. “To those who serve on the Senate and the Board of Capilano University, I thank you for attending, and for your support. I look forward to working with you to ensure good governance of the university and stewardship of the resources entrusted in us for the benefit of students and all stakeholders,” said Dangerfield.

“To the leaders of MoveUP, the Capilano Students’ Union and the Capilano Faculty Association, your voices as representatives of our faculty, staff and students are essential to a thriving and dynamic culture.

Our growth, transformation and evolution is made possible by your professionalism, engagement and commitment to innovative education and Capilano University.”

Throughout his speech, Dangerfield continued to stress his commitment to collaboration and consultation, affirming that no president can run a university without a strong administration and input from those affected by their decisions.

“No president can work in isolation.

No president can possibly have all the answers to the challenges we face in running a university. And no president has all the good ideas,” said Dangerfield.

“I firmly believe leadership comes from all levels and the leadership team, deans and

directors, you represent the important part of the team that provides leadership and vision to the University to your respective departments and service areas. Your expertise, innovation and compassion to develop solutions to the challenges that we face will be pivotal as we navigate through the complexities and exciting opportunities of higher education over the next decade.”

At the end of his address, Dangerfield also took time to thank the CapU Events and Ceremonies team, led by Julie Vanderyagt and her staff.

AMINA EL-MANTARI One of the highlights of the investiture ceremony was undoubtedly the address given by business administration and CSU executive Amina El-Mantari. El-Mantari offered her best wishes to the president and shared her experiences as a CapU student, before talking about her unique life story that brought her to Canada.

“Today I look at all of you who are gathered to show their support to our President Dangerfield and it reminds me of all those who have supported me during my five years of studies— my professors, my mentors and my family,” said El-Mantari.

“I am a fourth year business student, from Moroccan origin. I was raised in a family of

10 children, by a mother and father who do not know how to write and read, but they believe in education and high achievement.”

Towards the end of her speech, El-Mantari urged Dangerfield to work with students during his time at CapU, so that they are put in the best possible position to make change in the world when they leave.

“Students are the treasure of this university. And post-secondary education is vital to Canada’s future prosperity. It shapes our social structure and provides a higher quality of life to our global economy.

As students, we invest our time, money and resources to gain knowledge, we aim to graduate and be ready to make change in the world,” said El-Mantari. “This will happen by ensuring that we build new strategies that will shape the future growth of the programs and the success of students. We also must celebrate and protect the diverse, friendly, family-like and supportive culture that Capilano University is best known for. You are our leader. We have a full trust on you, we believe in your vision, support, continuity and mentorship so everyone succeeds.”

If you would like to see these historic moments yourself, you can do so on the university’s website, at https://www.capilanou.ca/ about/president-office/.

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PHOTOS: PAUL DANGERFIELD INSTALLED AS NEW CAPILANO UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT On Oct. 17, the Blueshore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts was packed to the rafters with students, faculty and special guests to witness the installation of Paul Dangerfield as Capilano University’s third president. Dignitaries included BC's Lieutenant Governor, Judith Guichon, who administered the oath of office. More photos can be found on the Capilano Courier Facebook page, or on our website, CapilanoCourier.com.

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MARKETING ASSOCIATION CHANNELS WEST COAST VIBE WITH WE ARE VANCOUVER CAPUMA to bring in Lululemon, Arc’teryx and others for annual winter social Carlo Javier MANAGING EDITOR

Capilano University students could be in for a treat at this year’s marketing winter social.

On Nov. 3, the Capilano University Marketing Association (CAPUMA) is bringing back their annual winter social with this year’s We Are Vancouver, a celebration of the west coast’s distinct business demographic.

The event includes speakers and representatives from some of Vancouver’s

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In 2012, a group of Capilano University students formed the International Business Association (IBA) with the intent to one day become one of the most active business associations on campus. The original team members have since graduated, and the IBA recently rebranded to better represent its new members. “We really want to emphasize that the IBA is not just international students or the internationally-concentrated, but it’s catered towards all Cap students,” explained director of external communication, Kashif Chaudhry.

“I think our diverse culture within our association is probably one of our strong suits,” said Chaudhry. The IBA consists of local and international students who, as one, bring together a myriad of experiences and knowledge of languages and worldwide business practices. “Furthermore we really look to engage, but at the same time provide networking opportunities for individuals,” he explained. The IBA caters to students through a variety of workshops, and affords them the option to engage with professionals rather than listen to them speak about their careers. Their first event, the fall 2016 mixer, was held on Sept. 23 and brought together students of all disciplines.

On Nov. 10 from 6 to 8 pm the IBA will be hosting a panel on Global Sustainability in Business. The event is free and open to students of all concentrations. Three panelists from organizations that practice corporate social responsibility will be speaking in LB 321 and 322. Speakers are from the Consulate of Brazil and the Vancouver-based Climate Smart, which is a company that works with name brand

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best-known homegrown companies, namely Lululemon, outdoor clothing supplier Arc’teryx, Telus and the Donnelly Group, which operates a number of nightclubs in Vancouver. “We wanted to target these companies because they are really well-known and successful Vancouver-based companies,” said Nicole Jones, director of corporate relations for CAPUMA. “We wanted to provide Capilano University students with an exciting opportunity to learn from people who have roles in the marketing of these companies.”

The presence of Lululemon and Arc’teryx are representative of the unique vibe that west coast businesses emanate – a distinct proximity to an outdoor lifestyle. “I think a lot of it has do to with our uniquely outdoor lifestyle and ‘green’ values,” said Jones. “It’s different from the rest of Canada, and we want to explore why that is.” CAPUMA also sees value in bringing together a lifestyle brand, such as Arc’teryx, with CapU – a school entrenched in the natural environment.

CapU is five minutes away from Arc’teryx headquarters and many of the north

organizations toward developing sustainable and eco-friendly business alternatives. Teck Resources is a mining and precious metals company that operates zinc and copper mines in Canada, Peru and Chile. The company is also devoted to responsible development and will be sending a panelist to speak on their behalf at CapU. “Sustainability is a topic that every industry, every concentration should know,” said Chaudhry.

“As corporate social responsibility is becoming more and more involved in companies’ strategic plans and strategic objectives, I think it’s really important for students that are going into the working world to understand what companies are doing right now,” said Chaudhry. He noted that corporate social responsibility is not just important within the field of international business, but within any work structure. The Global Sustainability in Business panel will serve as an opportunity for personal growth and a way for students to connect with professionals. Graduating with connections is one of the best advantages students can give themselves in the job market.

Most of the IBA’s events provide networking opportunities for students.

The purpose is to engage students and create awareness about the field of international business. As the world continues to become more interconnected, more than ever, international connections are at the forefront of businesses and an understanding of culture will aid worldwide business relations. Businesses overseas might have more efficient business models that Canadian companies can learn from and vice versa. Uber and Airbnb are two such business models that have seen enormous success worldwide.

“International business is just not business, it’s also learning about culture,” said Chaudhry. “The sharing economy is huge, which is why international business is a huge part of the world today. International business is playing a huge aspect as governments create relations, barriers to trade decrease and as the world becomes more one.”

For more information on IBA and their upcoming event, visit FB.com/CapUIBA.

shore’s stunning trails.

The CAPUMA winter social is one of the well-touted annual events organized by the many associations within the School of Business, and throughout the years they have managed to maintain a level of consistency within their operations.

The organization named two main factors that contribute to their culture. First, the group has the guidance of Arianne Liu and Kelsey Singer, two previous CAPUMA members who have maintained positions as mentors. The organization has benefitted from having them around to pass on their knowledge, especially with new members bringing new ideas to the table every year. There is also a level of engagement and the eagerness among members to organize an event on such a large scale.

This year, CAPUMA hopes that students continue to take advantage of the events and initiatives that the many student-led organizations on campus organize. Ileana O’Keefe, director of events, understands that off-campus initiatives provide a great addition to

the classroom lessons that students have access to, “Students can learn quite a lot at school, however sometimes there are opportunities to learn outside of the classroom. I think this event will offer insight and knowledge that students wouldn’t otherwise find at school.”

Based on the companies invited, We Are Vancouver is poised to open another networking platform where students can have the chance to meet with industry professionals. For the CAPUMA team, this opportunity might be one of the most appealing facets of the event to attending students. “In most cases, job offers don’t get served to you on a silver platter,” said O’Keefe. “Networking allows people to create connections that could perhaps provide future jobs.”

CAPUMA’s We Are Vancouver will take place on Nov. 3 at the Holiday Inn and Suites down the hill from Capilano University. The event begins at 6 pm, tickets are available for $10 through Eventbrite.ca or from CAPUMA booths in the Birch Cafeteria.

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Based on the distance from my home to Capilano University, my fitness level and most importantly, my willpower, my personal Bike to Work Week would be more like a Bike to Work in a Week event. I respect all those warriors who bike up that hill to CapU, though — I can hardly even walk up it!

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THUNDERBIRD ARENA

8 PM / $39.50+

After nearly three years, Kanye’s best prodigy is finally coming back to town to promote his critically-acclaimed third mixtape, Coloring Book. I’ve never seen a show in the Thunderbird Arena before so it better be able to contain the soul, because we don’t want no devils in the house, we want the lawd!

GHOST STORY SLAM INVITATIONAL CAFÉ DEUX SOLEILS 8 PM TO 10 PM / $10 It’s a slam poetry jam, but with ghost stories. Here’s mine: “Okay first thing’s first I’ll eat your brains, then I’ma start rocking gold teeth and fangs, because that’s what a mothafuckin’ monster do, hairdresser from Milan, that’s the monster do, monster Giuseppe heel that’s the monster shoe. Young Money is the team, that’s the monster crew.”

MEC DISCOUNT NIGHT FOR HUB MEMBERS 130 WEST BROADWAY 7 PM TO 9 PM /$ - 10% OFF Oh, what do we have here? Another calendar entry for HUB Cycling? I’m sensing a pattern here.

I have not made any prior deals with HUB, or MEC, but what I do know is that I need a new waterproof jacket, one that looks nice and functions well. MEC makes some dope and functional waterproof jackets, so….

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ALL DAY / $ - ONE INFINITY STONE From what I know, the Courier staff won’t be holding the usual Friday proof on this specific Friday because it is layout designer and IDEA program legend Syd Danger’s birthday. I don’t know what the staff will do on their unexpected day off, but I do know Syd will be walking her cat and pondering whether Gendry will be making a return to Season 7 of Game of Thrones.

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Don’t let the location fool you, Capilano University is the official host of this year’s Provincial Championships. I don’t know why it’ll be held outside of campus, but here is my guess: CapU couldn’t order more benches in time for the tourneys. Anyhow, look for both Blues squads to challenge for a spot on the podium. Those guys and girls are pretty darn good.

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Is Niykee Heaton an aspiring r&b singer with a curvaceous, Instagram-famous body, or is she an Instagram model who saw a better life singing and giving lap dances to all three members of Migos than selling Fit Tea and protein shakes? She’s got a pretty decent voice though, but as is the case with every other Instagram model – trust no one.

FOOD TALKS

VANCOUVER AQUARIUM

6 PM / $20 In celebration of Ocean Wise month, the Vancouver Aquarium will be playing host to Food Talks, a gathering that aims to spread awareness about ocean-friendly seafood. Food talks to me to, especially when I get a new flyer in the mail from the neighbourhood pizza joint, or when my Donair Town card is full of stamps.

CAPUMA: WE ARE VANCOUVER HOLIDAY INN & SUITES 6 PM / $10 The Capilano University Marketing Association is continuing their annual tradition of winter socials with this year’s “We Are Vancouver”. The networking event will feature success story speeches by representatives of West Coast companies like Lululemon, Telus and Arc’teryx. I have been to a handful of these before and I gotta say, they’re pretty great. Event should be called “We are North Vancouver” though – represent!

BARACK OBAMA’S 8TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY AS PRESIDENT

EVERYWHERE ALL DAY / FREE The primary reason that this is here is because of the ominous events that’ll soon follow. Eight years ago, as we all know, Barack Obama made history. As the old adage goes, people never get the flowers while they can still smell them, and as BO inches closer to making his exit, let’s just take the moment to acknowledge that neither of the lesser of two evils coming up will ever match his contributions to society.

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1 PM / FREE They might tell you that the IDEA Open Studio was the show that made the likes of Fowlie, Danger, Collinson, Javier and Milne.

Don’t let these people fool you, because without Fowlie, Danger, Collinson, Javier and Milne, the IDEA Open Studio wouldn’t be the prestigious showcase that it’s been this past few years.

MAC MILLER

VOGUE THEATRE 8 PM / $40+ I personally think that Mac Miller has dramatically improved his game over the years. His sound has evolved, his style has adapted and his fan base has also diversified. Props to you Mac, if I could call you Mac, you are very good at your craft, and you have spent the time to continue improving.

MAJID JORDAN COMMODORE BALLROOM

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Let’s be honest, Majid Jordan’s magic vanished after “Hold On We’re Going Home” left the airplays. Their Drake-less effort proved to ultimately be a moody r&b album that is straight out of Noah “40” Shebib’s playbook, but without either 40 or Drake. They still got a catchy name though, just like every other failed Drake disciple out there (i.e. PARTYNEXTDOOR and iLoveMakonnen).

HALLOWEEN EVERYWHERE 6 PM / “FREE” Unlike Christmas, the way we enjoy Halloween shifts as we age.

When I was younger, all I cared about was getting as much candy as possible. Now, I’m very picky about what I get and give away.

It’s calculated really, I keep all the KitKat to myself, and give the rest away depending on how good the costume is. PSA: Clowns are no longer welcome, I’m not fucking around.

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SEASON PREVIEW: BLUES WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Recharged unit looks to make championship run this season James Tevlin CONTRIBUTOR

The Capilano Blues Women’s Basketball team had a strong outing last season, finishing third in the Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST) and taking home silver at the Provincial Finals. After an off-season of reflection and personal development, the Blues are well rested and primed for another strong year. The upcoming season will be an opportunity to expand on last year’s success and take it one step further.

According to seasoned fifth year forward, Amber Kavanagh, the Blues have outlined three separate goals that they will be working towards achieving this season. First, defence will be a focus for the team, as Kavanagh expressed a desire to be the best defensive team in the league. Second, the Blues are determined to raise the bar they set last year and win their league. Finally, The Blues have started looking ahead, and according to Kavanagh, their ultimate goal is to win a PACWEST Championship and get to Nationals.

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goals will not be easy. However, with the roster that Head Coach Ramin Sadaghiani has put together, and a focus on defence and a strong work ethic, the Blues are in a great position to accomplish their goals.

Coming into the 2016 season, Sadaghiani has a lot of confidence in his roster and points to a specific area of strength that could separate this team from others in the league. “I think our experience is one of our biggest strengths this year. We have several players in third, fourth and fifth year, players who understand our systems and know what it’s like to compete for a PACWEST Championship,” said Sadaghiani.

Kavanagh agreed, pointing out that the Blues’ experience is one of their greatest strengths. However, with experience comes responsibility, and Sadaghiani has set high expectations for his more experienced players. “We expect our vets to lead by example on and off the court,” said Sadaghiani. “They know what it takes to be successful on and off the court so we expect them to continue to lead our program in the right direction.”

The returning players are expected to take up mentor roles and help the newer recruits integrate properly into their program. For Kavanagh, an important role of the veterans is going over game aspects with newer, younger players when they are off the court. The goal is to reduce the amount of time it takes to bring new players up to speed

on concepts, plays and strategies, as well as create a bond between the players that will manifest itself on the court.

Chemistry is incredibly important for Sadaghiani, “Our team is really coming together and our chemistry is fantastic because most of our girls are familiar with each other and have gone to battle for one another for several years now.”

The importance of experience continues to be stressed, and it is up to the veterans to help pass their experience to newer players, while allowing them to gain their own experience as well.

The Blues have not yet named the captain for the 2016 season, but Kavanagh sees several players that will take up leadership roles this year. First, Kavanagh lists Karyn Nelson, a fourth year forward who she described as, “a skillful post player who can also shoot the outside shot. She is a physical threat who is great at leading through her actions and communication.” Second, Kavanagh mentions Carmelle M’Bikata, a fourth year forward. She is described

by Kavanagh as “a very skilled post player who makes it all look easy. She is a great athlete and is a physical threat.

Her speed and physicality make her very hard to guard.” Finally, Ashley De La Cruz Yip, a fourth-year guard, is spoken very highly of by Kavanagh. “She is our go-to point guard, she calls the plays.

She is a speed demon who maintains great control of her body when driving to the basket and making plays.”

In wake of previous captain Michelle Ericco’s graduation, Sadaghiani will

be looking for a group of players to fill her leadership role. “Our program has never been about one player,” he said.

“Everyone has a different skill set and brings different things to the table. I don’t think that we will be replacing Michelle with one player. We have several players that can do most things that Michelle did very well.”

The 2016-2017 roster will feature a few new faces, some of which are poised to make an immediate impact. Transfer student Robyn Aulin-Haynes will be looking to build on last year and is emerging as a possible leadership candidate. Kavanagh points out that her experience playing for the UBCO Heat at higher level is a major plus. Sadaghiani also speaks very highly of Aulin-Haynes. “She is a well-rounded player that brings another dimension to our team,” he said. “I have coached and watched Robyn for many years and I think she does may things very well. At the end of the day I just expect Robyn to be Robyn.” Furthermore, second year player, and recent transfer from Langara College, Brittney Wertman is expected to have a significant role early on.

The Capilano Blues Women’s Basketball team have a unique combination of veterans and new recruits that give the team a special depth. The veterans are hungry for a championship, and the new recruits are looking to make an impact.

Sadaghiani stressed the importance of staying consistent September through April. With their eyes set on Nationals, and a strong coach at the helm, the sky is the limit.

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ONE-ON-ONE: CADEN ROWLAND Versatile swingman adds leadership and dynamic scoring to Men’s Basketball team Carlo Javier MANAGING EDITOR

Caden Rowland is taking his talents to North Vancouver.

After a stint playing in the Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC), the swingman is looking to use his smooth jumper, versatility and athleticism to help bolster the Capilano Blues Men’s Basketball team’s championship hopes.

At 6’5, Rowland measures in as one of the tallest guys on the team. Although he adds much-needed size and length to the roster, it’s his combination of height and versatility that has the Blues’ coaching staff excited. “His versatility will help us the most,” said Head Coach Cassidy Kannemeyer. “He can play several positions in our offence and the same goes for the defensive side of the ball – he can guard several positions which allows us to defend in ways that we couldn't last year.”

Offensively, Rowland’s immediate impact on the game can be gauged by his ability to put the ball in the basket.

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He possesses a smooth and confident shooting stroke – a weapon that is even deadlier when augmented by his height and elevation. However, Kannemeyer sees greater value in Rowland’s holistic approach to the offence. “Caden will be the first to admit that his shot is one of his greatest assets but he doesn't rely on it. He can create off the dribble, finish at the rim and run the floor,” said Kannemeyer. Moreover, Rowland expects his offensive versatility to create more opportunities for the rest of the team. “[The three-point shot] is going to extend the floor out for everyone, especially our point guard [Martin Bogajev]. We’re a great shooting team and me hitting shots from deep, it’s going to give everybody else the opportunity to get shots also,” he said.

“I’m a bigger guy, my shooting is going to make guys come out and guard me.”

Positional diversity has always been around for Rowland. He played the point guard position in high school and his ballhandling was developed at an early age. “My parents are small and short so I was always taught how to handle the ball,” he said. Now with the Blues, Rowland is eager to transition to another position. There will be lineups where Rowland may play as the team’s nominal big and there will be sets that call for him to be the screen setter. Along with 6’4 forward Greet Gill, Rowland expects his ability to set screens and stretch the floor to greatly benefit the team’s spacing and offensive attack,

“Us screening and getting rebounds, it’s just going to give more opportunities for everyone,” he said. Furthermore, Rowland has also displayed the grit and toughness needed to play inside.

Having played football throughout high school, Rowland has the experience with physicality, while his impressive athleticism looks to boost the Blues’ rebounding on both ends of the court, “He has a tremendous second jump which allows him to keep plays alive and contend shots around the basket,” said Kannemyer.

Despite his talents on the offensive end of the court, Rowland’s seamless acclimation to a new varsity program might be even more impressive.

Per Kannemeyer, the new recruit has already displayed an exuberant positivity in the locker room, as well as the leadership intangibles required to transform a promising team into a great team. “[Assistant] Coach Kile [Cooke] and I had sensed at our ID camp in April that he would fit in with our team culture and he's proved us right,” said Kannemyer.

Position-less basketball has been one of the preeminent features of a modernday NBA team, and for Rowland, watching his idol LeBron James has him ready to play any position to help the Blues win games. “Anytime, anything the coach needs me [for], it doesn’t matter, I’ll play it,” he said. “[Blues] got fourth last year, I’m trying to bring a championship this year.”

finally realized he could play at the highest levels in Canada. “I don’t know exactly, I think I had a couple pretty good years at Cap and then after that I played for UBC and had another couple good years up there.

That’s when I stared really thinking I could possibly do something else with this game.”

new teammates, play high level football and travel North America is something he will never forget. “It was good. It was a lot of fun again and obviously we got to do a lot of training, do quite a bit of travelling, and experience a lot of North America that I maybe wouldn’t have experienced,” said Dailly.

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After winning two consecutive national titles with the Blues, Dailly moved onto UBC before joining the modernday Vancouver Whitecaps, known as the 86ers then, in 1995. With few entry drafts present in professional soccer, there is usually some story involving a coach or scout when the jump from amateur or collegiate football is involved. “During my second year at UBC, we had actually finished our [collegiate] season and I was playing for a team called North Shore Pegasus in the Premier Division of the Metro Vancouver Soccer League,” said Dailly.

At one of his games for Pegasus, he would get an offer that led to his big break. “Carl Valentine, who was coaching the 86ers at the time, he was out scouting a game of ours,” recalled Dailly. “We won the game and I played quite well that day, and I remember Carl approached five or six of us from my team and asked us to come and try out for the 86ers in the summertime.

We ended up going and I believe all of us ended up making the team.”

As for what he remembers from his days as an 86er turned Whitecap, having another opportunity to meet

Daily has served as the head coach of the men’s soccer team since he retired from the Whitecaps in 2003. As for what drew him to coaching, he cites his biggest footballing influence of all time: his father. “My dad coached me all through youth, so he definitely had an influence on me as far as that,” said Dailly. “Joe Iacobellis is another one who coached me up at Cap. I learned a few tricks from Joe. Dale Mitchell probably and Tony Fonseca, probably two of the best coaches I’ve ever had professionally.”

As coach of the Blues, Dailly has done something that most people around the game never do, which is achieve massive success both as a player and manager. Since becoming head coach in 2003, Dailly has won two national titles, something he also did in the early 90s as a Capilano player. In his 13 years as head coach, Dailly has also led the Blues to four provincial crowns.

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fan of the British game his whole life, watching the football league and Scottish international matches whenever he could. “I used to watch quite a bit of soccer on TV with Dad and I always watched Liverpool games in which Kenny Dalglish was a part of,” said Dailly.

As a youth, Dalglish, who is also Scottish, quickly became Dailly’s favorite player, with Liverpool, a club that dominated British football during the 70s and 80s. “He had a huge influence on me. [Dalglish] wore number 7 and I’ve always worn or tried to wear number 7 on every team I’ve went to. I just liked how he played, how tenacious he was, and also how skillful he was,” said Dailly. “He could beat players one-on-one, he could score goals, whip good crosses and ball into the box. As a kid, I always thought that could be me one day and I always had the thought of the next level. Turning pro.”

These days, Dailly is captivated by one of the world’s most notable clubs, Barcelona, but still enjoys the British game every now and then. “There are certain games that I wouldn’t watch, and games that I probably would,” explained Dailly.

“For example, I like the derbies of course – the intensity around them.

You can just feel the passion they bring, not only from the fans, but the players and the atmosphere.

Also, some of the top-tier teams I’ll watch, like Man United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea. Not only to see how they play, and but quality they have.”

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Dailly began playing football in Lynn Valley, where his father coached him and his teammates all through his youth. “My dad coached me when I was growing up, playing for the Lynn Valley organization back in the day.

We had a solid team, but I remember it was one of my friends and me at the time, we used to score all the goals,” said Dailly.

While he was always one of the best players on his youth teams, it was at Capilano College when Dailly

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While most people currently attending or working at Capilano University know Paul Dailly as the coach of the men’s soccer team, his relationship with the school, and sport, began many years ago.

“I [was introduced] at a young age in Scotland, growing up,” said Dailly.

“My dad played at a fairly high level, semi-pro in Scotland, and obviously introduced me to the game at a young age. I started kicking the ball around as early as I could walk.”

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CARVING OUT A TRADITION The history of Jack O’Lanterns and their creators

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Nothing screams autumn like pumpkins.

The moment fall arrives, nearly everyone seems to be nursing a warm pumpkin spice latte, grocery stores have replaced all of their desserts with pumpkin pie, and displays of pumpkins litter every storefront. However, as October creeps forward, those pumpkins take on a personality of their own. Whether it’s a glowing portrait of Marilyn Monroe, a scratched out scene from The Nightmare Before Christmas or the increasingly popular ‘Trump-kin’ there’s nothing better to get you in the mood for Halloween than carving out a pumpkin with a few simple tools from your kitchen.

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If you’ve ever carved a pumpkin before, you know how much time and effort really goes into making them look great.

Not only do you need to have the right tools but also just the sheer patience and commitment toward bringing a hollowed-out gourd to life. The practice of decorating “jack-o’-lanterns” originated in Ireland, where large turnips and potatoes served as an early canvas. The name comes from a legend about Stingy Jack, a miserable old drunk who liked to play tricks on everyone and anyone – including the devil. One night, Jack went out for drinks with the devil and then had the balls to refuse to pay the bill. Jack convinced the devil to temporarily turn into a coin to pay, but instead of using the devil to pay the bill, Jack decided to keep the coin in his pocket along with a silver cross to keep the devil from returning to his original form. The next year, Jack freed the devil and once again tricked him. Jack convinced the devil to climb a tree and pick some fruit, but while the he was up in the tree, Jack carved a cross into the tree’s bark so that the he could not come down until he promised to not take Jack’s soul when he died. The devil agreed.

When Jack died and went to the pearly gates, Saint Peter told him that he was a mean, miserable man who would not be allowed into heaven. But when Jack went to hell the devil kept his promise.

Instead of taking his soul, he sent Jack into the dark night with only a burning coal to light his way. The legend says that Jack put the coal into a carved-out turnip

and has been roaming the Earth with it ever since. The Irish began to refer to this ghostly figure as “Jack of the Lantern,” and then, simply “Jack O’Lantern”. In Ireland people began to make their own versions of Jack’s lanterns by carving scary faces into turnips or potatoes and placing them into windows or near doors to frighten away Stingy Jack and other wandering spirits. When the tradition moved to North America, people began using pumpkins and it went on from there.

MODERN DAY CARVERS For those who take the art of pumpkin carving to heart, there are a variety of competitions out there. Locally, there’s the UBC pumpkin carving competition, or the West Vancouver Community Centre’s competition. However, for those who are looking to see what some of the best carvers in the world can do, there’s an online competition that happens every year at www.extremepumpkins.com.

This competition was created by Tom Nardone in 2004 to head start the ‘rebirth’ of pumpkin carving. He takes the lighthearted, fun approach to competition and gives out 30 to 40 prizes each year to the submissions he receives, prizes which he said range from “crappy to really crappy.”

Nardone started carving pumpkins in order to decorate his house for Halloween and delight the hundreds of trick-ortreaters in the neighbourhood that he moved to just outside of Detroit. He described the neighbourhood as “The first safe neighbourhood where you could really go trick-or-treating,” and with a lack of his own Halloween decorations and a desire to partake in the fun, Nardone went to the farmers market and, “bought some pumpkins and started doing silly things with them and it just went on from there.” Even when he first started carving pumpkins he was already experimenting with more extreme techniques, having even lit some of them on fire.

Nardone said that his favourite submission came back in 2012. “There was a comedian called Richard Pryor who lit himself on fire [while high on] cocaine and I got a submission of a crazy Richard Prior pumpkin that was flaming. To this day it still makes me laugh.”

“Allegedly his drug-induced psychosis

had him try to kill himself by dousing his body with rum and lighting it. Then he ran down the street until the police were able to subdue him. He spent months in the hospital with third degree burns on over 50 per cent of his body. It was a wild act done by a wild man and easily the biggest entertainment story of 1980.”

As if that wasn’t an interesting enough tale on its own, Pryor’s explanation of that night was even better. “Two years later in his comedy act he explained what really happened on that fateful night: ‘I was dunking a cookie into a glass of low-fat and pasteurized milk, and it caused an explosion,’” said Nardone.

Even with his extravagant techniques, Nardone tries his best to make his carving methods easily achievable for everyone using only things that he finds lying around the house or at the store. He states that he tries to steer clear from using anything exotic to show that anyone at home can partake in the fun of pumpkin carving. To help those that want to try pumpkin carving at home but don't feel quite comfortable going in blind, Nardone has written a series of books. He describes them as craft books, where he starts off describing the supplies you need in order to complete the pumpkin before providing instructions on how to carve it. He also likes to include “Halloween tips and gross facts,” to keep the book in the mood of the season.

His books Extreme Pumpkins, Extreme Pumpkins II, and Extreme Halloween are available in bookstores now.

When it comes to the nitty gritty of pumpkin carving, Nardone recommends spending no more than 20 minutes on a pumpkin or else it just becomes boring. Even though he’s broken four world records around pumpkin carving, he has never spent more than four hours carving and finds that carving for upwards of 12 hours, as many serious carvers do, is boring and unnecessary. In fact, his records have mostly been given to him for his speed.

This Halloween, get in on the festivities.

Grab some friends, some power tools and a pumpkin and get carving. Or if you’re of the less creative type, you could always just go for drinks with your friends and let them pick up the bill, in true Jack O’Lantern fashion.

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The Internet’s Most Famous Horror Stories Gabriel Scorgie FEATURES EDITOR

awake for 15 days using an experimental stimulate gas to test the effects of prolonged sleep deprivation. This was the premise of the Russian Sleep Experiment, a story that appeared on an online forum in 2010 by poster, Orange Soda. What made the Russian Sleep Experiment stand out were the photos that appeared alongside the story. The most well-known photo associated with the story is of what only resembles a person. The man is lying in the fetal position with his skin so tight the outline of his skull is clearly visible. At the time, nobody knew where the photos came from or if they were fake or not, causing many people to believe the story to be true.

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FROM THE WEB TO THE SCREEN Since the success of Footsteps, a few other stories have been able to rise above the rest. Candle Cove started as a story that

horror writer Kris Straub posted to his website, Ichorfalls.com. The story was formatted as an archived series of posts made on another forum about a creepy kids TV show. “Believe it or not, Candle Cove was specifically inspired by an old article on The Onion: ‘Area 36-Year-Old Still Has Occasional Lidsville Nightmare.’

It’s so accurate,” said Straub to Unk, an online forum poster. “It ended up shared without my knowledge at much more popular horror fiction sites, where it reached a much bigger audience. I know 4chan helped to spread it around. The first time I saw people re-enacting the story, post for post, to scare an unsuspecting forum, I was so gratified.” Now, Candle Cove has reached a much bigger audience than Straub could have ever hoped for after the Syfy channel decided to use his story as the main focus for the first season of their new show, Channel Zero, a horror anthology based around Creepypastas.

Episode One premiered on Oct. 11.

In many ways the internet is the perfect breeding ground for horror. Seeing a story appear on a message board by an inconspicuous poster can be terrifying if it’s done right. Slenderman came from a small Internet board that was doing a scary Photoshop competition. Somebody posted it on another forum to scare a bunch of people and now it’s hard to find someone who hasn’t heard of him. There’s a part of everyone that enjoys being scared and something about these stories resonates with people. Creepypasta serves as a reminder that the best parts of horror don’t come from big budget productions or widely anticipated book releases. Horror can come from anywhere as long as it feels real.

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Since the rise of these stories, many people started to write their own stories hoping theirs would be the next one to appear all over the internet. One of the places that aspiring writers have flocked to is the subreddit, /r/NoSleep, which has over eight million subscribers.

What makes the subreddit stand out is that it’s open to anybody as long as they follow a set of rules. “While you're in /r/ NoSleep, everything is true. Outside of NoSleep, a story may be fact or may be fiction. The important thing is that while you're here, treat everything as though it is a true recount of events,” said NoSleep moderator, IBiteMyNails, as a response to a question on the forum. The golden tenant of the place is that all stories must be first hand accounts and all responders must act is if what they’re saying is true – creating the perfect environment for horror stories. In fact, one of the first

Creepypastas to garner attention from mainstream media came from NoSleep.

When user 1000Vultures first appeared on the subreddit, he wrote about the time he thought he was nearly kidnapped as a kid. The story eventually evolved into a six-part series that garnered so much attention it got sold to a movie company and turned into a book. In 2014 it made the list of top 100 scariest books, at number 53, right below Stephen King’s The Stand. It was absolutely supposed to be a one-off. “I read a bunch of stories.

"Stinson Beach," "Butcherface," etc., and I just wanted to throw in. Who gives a shit, right? Worst case scenario: I get some downvotes and someone comments that I ruined their day with my rotten story.

I could delete my account and pretend it never happened – maybe even create an alt account and talk shit about myself with other readers. I waited so long to push "Submit" that the screen timed out and I had to re-enter to captcha. I was barely ready to post a single story, much less a whole series,” said Dathan Auerbach, the creator of the story and the account 1000Vultures, on a recent episode of the NoSleep podcast. “NoSleep only really allows for short stories, which for me was perfect, because the first story I told was designed to be pretty brief. I like short stories because of the challenge they present. You have such a short space to grab someone's attention and make them feel something.”

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The horror stories that stick with us are the ones that seem the most personal.

Stories shared around the glow of a camp fire or late at night at a sleepover.

Stories that are just slightly removed from reality, but make us think it could happen to us – an invisible force that hovers over our beds at night, or people disappearing in the forest just outside of Blair, Wisconsin. With that in mind, it’s no wonder that the Internet has provided people with some of the best horror material in the last 20 years – sleep experiments performed in the 1940s, pen pals who know a little too much about who’s on the other end and a creepy kids show a group of friends watched one summer are just some examples of what the internet has brought to the world of horror. The term Creepypasta originated from the term copy-paste, internet slang for taking a story and repeating it all over the web.

One of the earliest Creepypastas was called Ted the Carver, and started as an Angelfire website back in 2001. The story was setup similar to how they are now – a first person account of something the writer claimed was currently happening to them. This story was about Ted and a group of friends who found a cave and discovered hieroglyphs deep inside. The series was set up as a bunch of blog posts and for the final entry, Ted said he and his friends would be bringing a gun into the cave after a series full of nightmares and hallucinations. The blog was never updated again and it wasn’t until 2005 that the author revealed it was a work of fiction and nobody was harmed.

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3 SCARY THUMBS UP! The Courier’s guide to the best Halloween movies and how to watch them Kelly Batchelor CONTRIBUTOR

HOCUS POCUS (1993)

PRACTICAL MAGIC (1998)

THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993)

A virgin lit the black light candle. Hocus Pocus is the ultimate Halloween movie. Set in both the 1700s and modern day Salem, this movie shows the quirky and difficult challenges that three witches face in the contemporary world. Using their magic spells and hilarious personalities, these witches must lure the children of the town back to their house and suck the life out of them before the night is over. If they don’t, they will die. Countered by Max, his sister Dani and his love interest Allison, these three witches will wish they never challenged the present world.

It’s the curse of the Owens women. Once again, this movie is perfect for fall. It’s mostly family friendly, but there are some scary moments that the Owens women face. For generations, the women of this family have fallen madly in love, but their husbands have tragically been killed by the curse laid on them by their ancestor.

Sally Owens is responsible and level headed, while Gillian is wild, outgoing and always looking for new men. This gets Gillian into trouble, and the madness unfolds from there. Watch as the strength of family conquers all.

There's no better combination than Tim Burton and Halloween. This movie is a classic. In The Nightmare before Christmas, we follow Jack Skellington, who is better known as the Pumpkin King.

Everyone in Halloweentown adores him and he is considered the best at scaring people in the real world. While he seems happy with his life to the rest of the town, he is searching for something else. As fate would have it, he stumbles upon Christmastown and all of its twinkling lights and Christmastime glory. Jack plans to kidnap Santa Claus and take Christmastown for his own.

HALLOWEENTOWN SERIES (1998-2006) Okay, we are in university and yes, these are technically children’s movies, but who can resist? These movies will make you feel like a kid again – carefree, debtless and maybe even cuter than you are now. They are all about Marnie and her strange family, and how they navigate the regular human world and the world of Halloweentown. On her 13th birthday, Marnie is told the reason she is so odd is because she is a very powerful witch. Her beloved grandmother takes her to Halloweentown, the home of ghosts, strange creatures and almost anything else your imagination can create.

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HOW TO WATCH: Hocus Pocus is best watched with a good old-fashioned cup of hot chocolate (with marshmallows, of course) and a giant bowl of buttery popcorn. Dim the lights, grab a blanket and let yourself laugh off those disappointing midterm exam marks.

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Pie, baby! This movie is perfect for any kind of pie.

Apple, Key Lime, Pumpkin, Blueberry… you name it.

Warm it up and maybe add some vanilla ice cream to eat on the side. Grab your favourite kind of tea, wear your coziest sweat pants and sit back to watch this crazy plan unfold.

This movie is all about the actual night of Halloween, which obviously calls for Halloween candy. You know, the small little candy bars and gummies you went out and got when you were a kid. Sit down with a box (or two) of those and a hot cup of apple cider and you’re in for a good time.

We recommend rounding up your best friends, binging on candy apples and watching until everyone either falls asleep or passes out from a sugar coma. This may be a children’s movie, but the old-fashioned feeling of having a cozy sleepover with friends, watching Disney movies and eating terrible food never gets old during the Halloween season!

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THE TELEVISION IS BEING REVOLUTIONIZED How Netflix and the culture of binge-watching is changing storytelling and vice-versa Carlo Javier MANAGING EDITOR

It has been about a decade since Phillip Djwa started working in the television industry. The Capilano University instructor not only splits his time between the Motion Picture Arts (MOPA) and the Illustration/Design: Elements and Applications (IDEA) programs, he is also the founder of Agentic Digital Media, a web development agency that specializes in design, strategy and the promotion of social change in digital platforms like film and television.

THE NETFLIX REVOLUTION The television landscape is like an organic entity. It is constantly shifting and, at times, its very fabric is altered.

Although these changes often occur in long stretches of time and as minuscule, near-inconspicuous details, the ones happening now are becoming more and more evident.

For Djwa, at the forefront of this revolution is Netflix. “I feel like the shows on Netflix have broken a lot of barriers around what we considered was appropriate for network television,” he said. “That’s [an] interesting kind of freedom, the storylines and the way in which shows have developed.”

For television writers, the way Netflix has tackled traditional run time might be one of the streaming platform’s more significant contributions. Network television shows that are given the 30-minute time slot tend to have 22 minutes’ worth of content, with the remaining eight dedicated to

THROUGH (WITH) THE WIRE Reviewing the best wireless headphones on the market Jessica Lio

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commercials and advertisements. For hourlong television shows, 43 minutes used to be standard for content while the remaining 17 were reserved for commercials. “They don’t need to fit into a TV hour so as a writer that does give you a lot more freedom. It used to be quite tricky to end off your show in 22 minutes. So, I think that’s impacted writing, you can tell the story as long as you want,” Djwa said.

Another one of Netflix’s more impactful moves is the appeal it placed on serialized television. In the past, television producers were partial towards episodic TV – shows that don’t feature a continuous plot – as it lent itself better for the randomized showing of syndication. However, Netflix, along with other major players such as AMC, USA and of course, HBO, have led the way for shows with a continuous story arc. This in turn, coupled with Netflix’s full-season releases, have been suspected to have ignited the culture of binge-watching.

Although Netflix and other streaming platforms have provided the perfect avenue for the success of binge-watching, Djwa is not so keen to give full credit to Netflix, in terms of the changing culture of consumption. In fact, he argues that maybe it is the materialization of a smarter audience and a smarter storytelling that paved way for Netflix to succeed. “It might

be that binge-watching is a reflection of the sophisticated and more complicated stories that are going on – it might be the opposite,” he said. “It isn’t the fact that binge-watching created all of these changes in writing. It’s that writing, the new kinds of writing and the more complicated storytelling, has created the opportunity for somebody to binge watch.”

us – which they are calling AirPods, the Courier has you covered. We've rounded up some of today's best-selling wireless headphones that are on the market, so you can have your new iPhone 7 and listen to it too.

BEATS SOLO 2 — $300

Every time Apple releases a new product, it's suddenly everyone's favourite thing to go on a social media rampage complaining about how not okay they are with its new features. People forget how quickly we learn to get used to the design changes, because we simply don't have the buying power to affect what Apple wants their new products to look like. This is what happened back in September, when it was revealed that the new iPhone 7 wouldn't have a headphone jack.

By now we've learned quietly to accept that Apple's vision for the future is going to happen, whether we’re ready for it or not. But if you haven't yet bought into the two halves of a broken Q-tip that Apple's marketing team has decided sell

If your pockets are anything like typical university freshmen, they might have been putting on enough weight to put these headphones in your price range.

They're considered the best active noisecancelling headphones on the market, and with excellent sound quality that's touted by listeners, plus 20 hours of wireless listening per charge, it's tough to compete without shelling out a bigger fortune. They're relatively lightweight at 10.9 ounces — Google tells us this converts to less than one pound — and Bose even developed an app that lets you conveniently switch devices.

Unfortunately, your profs are definitely still going to notice if you keep nodding off in class while wearing them.

The successor to the Beats Solo headphones has been well received by music lovers, delivering clearer sound and more articulated bass, even at low volumes. Their design features the bold branding that we've seen from other Beats products, and you can find these headphones in a variety of bright, fun colours. Notable specs include soundisolating technology, foldable design and an LED “fuel gauge” battery indicator to let you know when they're in need of a charge. Second year communications student Helen Aikenhead tells the Courier that Nicki Minaj has been endorsing these headphones, so you know these are the real deal.

URBANEARS PLATTAN — $120 You've probably seen people wearing these colourful beauties on public transit or even around the CapU campus. These connect via bluetooth pairing, allow up to 14 hours of listening per charge and feature

a button-less swipe interface that allows you to skip songs or reject calls discreetly.

Their minimalistic design and fun selection of colours will please anyone who's obsessed with aesthetic, plus the quality of sound they produce isn't terrible, given the affordable price. A downside is the plastic materials used for the ear cups, which don't make for great build quality. If you want classic style on a budget, and you're good at not breaking things, these are for you.

INSIGNIA IN-EAR — $39.99 If you're really on a tight budget, these earbuds will link you up to your phone or computer for wireless listening with without all the bells and whistles. You'll be able to take handsfree phone calls, adjust volume and pair up with devices up to 33 feet away. With the lower price, you'll sacrifice any hope of receiving state of the art audio and you won't be able to block out the noise of everything around you, but they mimic the familiar design of the Apple headphones that you're probably used to and they'll get the job done.

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BOSE QUIETCOMFORT 35 — $450

Throughout his career, CapU School of Communications professor, Ted Hamilton, has studied the trends that emerge in the way media is produced and consumed. For Hamilton, the decision-making process of the content creators and the consumption habits of audiences go together. “If people are binge watching, the logic of TV writing and TV production changes as well, it has to keep up with the patterns of viewership,” said Hamilton. “Now you have these episodic programs that has to end with – not a cliff-hanger but more like, it lets people flow right into the next episode, like an interrupted narrative.”

Yet, the “all-you-can-eat” style of television viewing doesn’t just indicate a change in the television industry, it represents a bigger and possibly more ominous shift in society. “I think it’s exhausted people – binge

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eating is not about the flavour of the food, it’s about the act itself of eating,” Hamilton said.

“One of the affects of [binge watching] has been to create this environment of exhaustion, where people will consume television not because they really like what they’re watching, but because it’s available.”

On the surface, one of the greatest appeals that Netflix and streaming platforms have is the elimination of traditional commercials.

Gone are the days of unwanted interruption and incessant advertisements – but could it really have been that simple? The underlying truth might not be the most comforting information. “Advertising in our world is not about the advertising message that gets to the consumer,” Hamilton said, “The things that are happening in the back end to bring those ads to you in the first place are things like big data analytics and adaptive software algorithms.” Essentially, what Netflix is able to do is conduct its own market research by analyzing viewing habits and browsing behaviour, which it then meta-tags with data in order to develop tasting patterns. “That information, that huge accumulated data of patterns of views is really the source of value,” Hamilton said.

Although the lack of commercials may seem like a victory for the consumers who’ve normally despised advertisements, the truth is that the value has shifted from direct advertisements to big data analytics.

Hamilton put it simply as, “the users themselves are the engines of what used to be called market research.”

In regards to advertisements, Hamilton’s sentiments were echoed by Djwa. “I think Netflix is a lot more calculated than we imagine,” he said. “They don’t release any of these kinds of information so it’s kind of hard to know.”

This past month, Netflix officially released its Q3 global streaming revenue and announced that behind the popularity of Stranger Things and Narcos, the platform was able to surpass the $2 billion benchmark for the first time (a 35 per cent rise compared to last year). With a host of shows coming up, and with HBO essentially allowing Game of Thrones to reformat the television structures to best suit the content, one could assume that the revolution of television is only getting started.

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GOING ALL OUT FOR A NIGHT IN Food and beverage pairings for a Halloween spent at home Andy Rice EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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The second you learned that Oct. 31 was a Monday this year, you knew your usual Halloween shenanigans were going to have to take a sabbatical. That 8:30 am class on Tuesday wasn’t going anywhere – and that meant that when it came to the night before, neither were you. Still, the invites kept pouring in, and your Facebook feed was becoming more and more cluttered with club shows and costume parties.

Then, all of the sudden, it hit you: why not plan a Halloween at home with enough treats to make your bar-hopping buddies wish they had morning classes too? They could go ahead and spend their money wandering up and down the Granville strip taking tequila shots in honour of their fallen comrade. You and your faithful canine companion would be curled up on the couch, enjoying a veritable feast in the name of safety and silence.

We asked Courier food and beverage columnist, Max Ley, to give us a hand in choosing some great, easy pairings for a memorable night in. Try them out this Halloween and let us know if they made your friends jealous!

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6 PM: CHEAP CANDY WITH A FINE WINE

8:07 PM: SCARY MOVIE WITH A PUMPKIN BEER

11:40 PM: DRESSING UP WITH A BLOODY MARY

On the way home from work, you bought a giant box of Nestlé candy with absolutely no intentions of sharing it with anyone. You also splurged for a fantastic bottle of wine with a sinister title that is more than worthy of Halloween night: d’Arenberg’s The Dead Arm Shiraz. At $70 per bottle, the price is enough to leave you shaking in your boots, but just remember — a night on the town would have cost you that much or more!

“Chester Osbourne, the current winemaker at d’Arenberg, is a wild eccentric who loves the finer things in life,” said Ley. “If you were to drink his decadent, fruit forward and spicy Shiraz while eating bottom-of-the-barrel Halloween chocolate, I'm sure he'd be simply thrilled. The dark fruit and pepper notes of this Shiraz will match perfectly with the milk chocolate wafer of a KitKat, and Aero bubbles melt just oh so much better with a layer of wine beneath them.”

With a belly full of cheap chocolate and fine Australian wine, Netflix is now calling your name. In an effort to ward off some persistent trick-or-treaters earlier in the evening, you turned off all of the lights in your house. Despite the obvious difficulties of preparing popcorn in complete darkness, you have succeeded without injury and are now trying to pick a movie. Whether it’s The Blair Witch Project, The Ring, Conjuring or Paranormal Activity you end up choosing, there’s no better accompaniment than an ice cold pumpkin ale.

“Schadenfreude is the term for the enjoyment one feels at another's pain,” said Ley. “The name alone makes Parallel 49's pumpkin ale a perfect beer to pair with any scary movie! Are pumpkin beers and Oktoberfest beers overdone?

It depends on who you ask, but as far as pairing with a perfect scary movie, this beer will warm your heart, and might just be the arm around your shoulder you need while facing spooky films.

Well, it looks like you fell asleep on the couch. Nice job. Thankfully, you have friends who felt the need to check in on you, and their text messages are becoming more relentless than the barrage of kid feet on your doormat several hours earlier. You weren’t planning on going out but somehow they’ve convinced you. As you throw together a last-minute costume, you can’t help but picture Bloody Mary paying you a visit in the bathroom mirror — speaking of which, a Bloody Mary might just be the perfect beverage to trick your biological clock into its second wind.

“What could be better?” said Ley. “And honestly, while you're struggling over the finer points of your costume, you'll need the booziest, bloodiest drink you can get."

Cubed ice. Tomato Juice. Vodka.

Worcestershire sauce. Lime. Grated horseradish. Cracked salt and pepper.

Stir with a celery stick and make it spicy by using an ounce or two of Sons of Vancouver’s delicious chilli vodka.

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Rogers Arena, Oct. 17.

NxWorries (Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge)

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When I first listened to NxWorries debut album, Yes Lawd!, it was a dark, rainy and windy day. Strangely, however, I felt a sense of bliss usually reserved for warm sunny days come over me. NxWorries is a collaboration between the 30-year-old rap and r&b phenom Anderson .Paak and East Coast born, but West Coast located producer Knxwledge. While the two have previously released music under the NxWorries moniker, 2015’s Link Up & Suede was a six-track appetizer for this year’s 19-track main course. Yes Lawd! is a smooth and sultry record, with the mellow signature of a work created in California.

Stylistically, .Paak and Knxwledge seem to be a perfect match for one another. Knxwledge’s flowing, funkinfused and laidback beats offer the perfect sonic backdrop for .Paak’s dynamic vocal offerings. Tracks like “What More Can I Say” and “Suede” see .Paak flowing over the sample-based productions with precision and ease.

Others, like “Best One”, allow the duo to embrace their church-going heritages, and has .Paak, accompanied by soulful background vocals, unleashing his full vocal capabilities over Knxwledge’s slowed down production. While it may not have a specific story to tell, Yes Lawd! is an undeniably cohesive album.

This is some of the best music made by its creators. Due to his recent success, .Paak appears to have less to prove, and comes across as being more comfortable with himself and his abilities. Knxwledge has found his stride, and is only perfecting his sound at this point. Expect to hear a number of tracks off this album in the near future, as it is one of this year’s best releases.

Solange may never escape the shadow of Beyoncé, but with her aptly-titled latest release, A Seat at the Table, the younger Knowles songstress continues her impressive streak of inventive, avant-garde and more importantly, provoking brand of r&b.

A Seat at the Table is an impressive addition to Solange’s small but potent discography. The album is laden with honest storytelling about what it means to be black in America – tackling both current and historic issues that AfricanAmericans face, without edging towards an overtly political tone. Sonically, the album is expansive. Production credits range from established r&b legends like Raphael Saadiq to prolific indie musicians like David Longstreth and Rostam Batmanglij.

But the star of the show is, without a doubt, Solange.

The singer showed off her impressive vocal chops, bobbing and weaving through waves and notes like a world champion boxer. In album highlight, “Cranes in the Sky”, she sings of pain and escape, but the dark subject of the song is masked by her vocals that border on ethereal – can’t blame Kaytranada for immediately hopping on the remix opportunity for the majestic tune.

Also impressive is the Longstrethproduced “Mad.” The song not only exhumes a mellow yet irresistible beat, it also features arguably the best bars from Lil Wayne since 2008.

A Seat at the Table is a powerful cohesive project that satisfies both sonically and in terms of context.

As race issues continue to dominate American media and as protest music becomes more relevant each passing release, Solange’s A Seat at the Table not only manages to be relevant – it is undoubtedly one of the more significant records of 2016.

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Three years after he unceremoniously cancelled (twice!) on Vancouver, Kanye West finally came back to the city that had once vilified him. Playing to a packed and raucous crowd at Rogers Arena on Oct. 17, West skipped any mentions of his unforgettable fiasco and instead treated the crowd to a healthy mix of The Life of Pablo and some of his biggest hits throughout the years.

West quickly established the atmosphere by opening his set with an extended sample of Pastor T.L. Barrett’s “Do Not Pass Me By”, and then smoothly transitioned to Pablo jams like “Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1” and the vitriolic “Famous”. “I’ve been waiting to play this song in a concert,” West admitted as he led the crowd to multiple repeats of his now infamous lyrics about Taylor Swift.

One of the most-talked about aspects of West’s Saint Pablo Tour has been his creative take on stage planning and presentation. The show featured a platform that was kept in constant motion above the floor crowd, essentially creating what seemed like a micro-mob whenever his platform paused above a cluster of fans.

Though the show’s lighting and presentation was eye-catching, West’s song choices were ultimately lazy and seemed very much catered to new fans.

Seeing Kanye West perform live was a highlight in its own, but missing out on deep cuts like “Gone”, “Late” and “Through the Wire” was a shame.

Despite the lack of older classics, West did elate the crowd with thunderous renditions of “Stronger”, “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” and Pablo-highlight, “Waves”. Many of the songs performed fit perfectly with the moshfriendly floor crowd, but the undeniable highlight of the night was West’s slow and emotional rendition of “Only One” – dedicated to both his mother and first child, “Only One” provided a welcome transition from the show’s electric environment, into a more somber and soulful scenery.

To close, West performed a shortened version of “Ultralight Beam”, though the song suffered from the cut version, as foregoing Chance the Rapper’s verse-of-theyear candidate completely altered the spirit of “Ultralight Beam”.

The Vancouver stop of the Saint Pablo Tour will be memorable because of the circumstances that surrounded it and because of West himself, but as a whole, the show was hampered by an uneven set list and a poor closing choice.

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JEEPERS PEEPERS CREEPERS Home Depot removes Peeping Creep from its shelves Graeme Findlay CONTRIBUTOR

With Halloween just around the corner, stores everywhere are carrying an abundance of scary costumes and strange novelties. It’s a wonderful and spooky time of year. Kids will get all the sugary treats they could ever hope for, Netflix will see people enjoying the great Halloween pastime known as "horror movies and chill" and, of course, the season wouldn’t be complete without a few pranks played by youngsters trying to scare their friends. But some pranks can only be funny to a certain extent.

Home Depot’s ‘Scary Peeper Creeper’ is a prime example of why we have to draw the line with certain pranks. Sure, we’re all entitled to one good scare, but using predatory behaviour that preys on people’s real fears and concerns to

solicit laughs just isn't all that great.

The creepy object in question is made to resemble a Peeping Tom wearing a hoodie, looking into people’s houses. The life-like decoration is attached with a suction cup to the outside of a window, and is meant to draw majorly creepedout reactions from people who see it.

The company was prompted to pull this product from the shelves of all stores after receiving complaints from shoppers who found the product distasteful, as it "made light" of serious real-life issues that women face. Newspapers in both Canada and the US reported that the Peeper Creeper was pulled for being too scary, and those fears and complaints are reasonable. Online, however, the product is currently still listed.

Using something like this could be acceptable to play a prank on a friend once, and once only, under some circumstances. For example, if you were heading over to your friend’s house, and decided to put it up to the window before you entered so you could witness his reaction, it could be good for a laugh.

However, given the amount of sexually predatory and violent behaviour that far too many women have actually

experienced, doing this to play a prank on women is a different story, and so going beyond that would be unacceptable for a number of reasons.

It's no wonder women in particular are highly uncomfortable with what Home Depot was selling. There have been plenty of crimes that have started with voyeurism in Canada, and nobody should have to experience the fear of seeing someone looking into their homes, into the intimate space of a bedroom, or any other space where people are supposed to feel safe. Needless to say, it derides a very real and serious crime – instances that happen in the present day to people we know and that have happened to people of our parents' generation. In addition, there appears to be a rise of sexual assault cases in Vancouver within the past couple years causing many to feel vulnerable going through their day-to-day activities.

This kind of prank preys on those fears exactly, and it's not worth the harm or trauma that it can cause.

Sure, there is the question of whether it would still be acceptable if the object was made to resemble of an alien, animal or something other than a human. After

all, was Home Depot out to hurt or offend anybody with this creation? Of course not. I am sure it was all for fun, and for a playful prank. A joke is just a joke, right?

Well, there are lots of things that are defended as being “just a joke” such as racial, culturally insensitive or chauvinistic comments. Somewhere, you do have to think before you speak, and think hard about what you’re trying to sell and market to customers. A commercial by the company that produces the Scary Peeper even shows the decoration being used to scare an unsuspecting woman inside her house, confirming that people still think it's funny to taunt women in this kind of manner.

The initial idea of this Peeper Creeper could produce a chuckle depending on who you’re with and what you do with it, but it is completely justified to have them removed from stores. The women who were concerned about it had every right and reason to be. At the end of the day, we are all entitled to one good scare, but let’s have a good Halloween laugh without using cruel and traumatizing situations that so many people live in fear of every day.

who simply dress up like clowns in an attempt to scare and intimidate people, and the harmless (generally professional) clowns whose aim is to provide happiness, humour, fun and joy to their audiences.

Creepy clown sightings are generally no threat to the public, as the vast majority of these sightings are pranksters wanting a good laugh and fun out of their scary pranks. The last time a clown committed murder was on Dec. 11, 1978, in Chicago, Illinois, when John Wayne Gacy, Jr., otherwise known as

“Pogo the Killer Clown”, murdered and sexually assaulted 33 young men and teenaged boys between 1972 and 1978.

This horrific incident occurred nearly 38 years ago, and since then, no clown has committed murder.

Professional clowns, however, have been the most impacted by these recent clown sightings and phenomena, and Pam Moody, President-elect of the World Clown Association has stated, “It does frustrate us, because we work very hard at our art form, and we take it very seriously. It brings clowning a bad light as a profession.” Due to fearmongering, social media, movies like Stephen King’s It depicting clowns as frightening and people who want to deliberately scare people for their own enjoyment, the loathing and fearing of clowns is exacerbated.

This isn’t to say that all creepy clowns are all peaceful pranksters – in fact, some of them may start running after you or even try to physically assault you (in which case run away, do not engage with them, call 911 if necessary and physically defend yourself as a last resort). Realistically, the trend of sightings are being completely exaggerated and blown out of proportion, as the vast majority of clowns, both professional clowns and the creepy prankster clowns we see on the news, intend no harm, and the Clowndemic is most likely just a Halloween horror prank that we should try to ignore.

For now, creepy clown sightings are on the rise and show no sign of ending anytime soon; the best that can be done is to wait for this fad to dissipate and in the meantime treat these creepy clown sightings as a stupid prank rather than an actual threat.

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Beginning in late August of this year, the creepy clown sightings as we've come to know them began in Greenville, South Carolina, where creepy clowns tried to lure children into the woods. At first, this was thought to be a single scary prank, just a regular hoax. This notion quickly reversed as more reports of creepy clown sightings, clowns luring children into the woods, and crimes committed by creepy clowns rapidly grew.

Sightings across various American states began shaking up civilians nationally, and now they even have been reported throughout North America, Australia, New Zealand and Western Europe. Even though people across the world are now terrified of seeing clowns in their neighbourhood, the only thing we can do is wait for the hype to end.

Theories about the origin of this frightening trend range from a marketing campaign executed to promote the new remake of Stephen King’s It, pranksters having fun and promoting the trend in a desire for attention and popularity, and, as suggested by Steve Robson of Mirror, a creepy “old McDonald’s advert” that inspired the creepy clown sightings.

Dozens of videos depicting pedestrians being chased and intimidated by creepy clowns lurking in the shadows and alleys, or even in plain sight, have generated great unease. On Oct. 13, Swedish police began looking for the “killer clown” responsible for the stabbing of a Swedish teen in Varberg, adding to the terror that has been evoked. To top it off, no one knows how these creepy clown threats, assaults and scares began happening at the same

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time around the world or whether they are somehow connected.

Critics of this new phenomenon claim that these creepy clown sightings are simply over-exaggerated and done by pranksters in an effort to attain popularity, attention and fun. Threats made by creepy clowns on social media websites such as Facebook and by phone have frequently been hoaxed or thought to be imagined. Many police announcements have stated that these aren’t “real clowns” to encourage civilians to distinguish between people

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DISMANTLING AN OLD CONNECTION New Pattullo Bridge will take a toll on commuters Christine Beyleveldt CAMPUS LIFE EDITOR

The Pattullo Bridge connecting Surrey and New Westminster is in desperate need of renovation. Despite the $25 million overhaul completed over the summer to replace the deck of the bridge, results of a long-term study has concluded that the structure likely wouldn’t survive in the event of an earthquake or even a severe windstorm. Translink’s newly announced $1 billion plan to replace the 73-year-old structure with a brand new toll bridge, however, will leave commuters with only one toll-free route between Surrey and Vancouver, Highway 91a. For Translink to implement a permanent toll on the new Pattullo Bridge, given the current state of the transit system, would show that the company is not all that interested in serving the public's best interest.

According to the report submitted to Translink, the current state of the Pattullo Bridge represents the company’s “most urgent major infrastructure risk.” Despite its apparent fragile condition, the Pattullo is one of the busiest crossing points in the Lower Mainland. Over 80,000 vehicles cross the bridge every single day, and many drivers aren’t happy about the looming threat of a toll once the new bridge is unveiled. Translink has promised to consult the public before proceeding, but they have a shoddy reputation for not actually taking the public’s concerns into account.

The Port Mann Bridge a few kilometres to the east also links the banks of the Fraser River between Surrey and Coquitlam. However, since a toll of $3.15 per crossing was introduced after the Port Mann’s replacement in 2012, the Pattullo has seen more traffic from daily commuters who want to avoid the hefty

TOO DARK TO BE SMART How institutional racism disenfranchises minority professionals Kevin Kapenda NEWS EDITOR

of public consultations they are holding throughout this month.

In North Vancouver, many are accustomed to crossing the Ironworkers Memorial and Lions Gate bridges, neither of which are tolled. However, when the Lions Gate was constructed in 1938, commuters were charged a toll of 25 cents per crossing until 1963. If the newly constructed Pattullo Bridge is going to be tolled, it would be reasonable to expect those who make use of it to help alleviate the costs so long as it wasn’t designed to generate an excess of revenue. An estimated toll of three dollars per crossing can add up quickly for the commuter travelling from Surrey to Capilano University. A bridge is not a luxury for commuters, it’s a necessity, and barring access across it is counterproductive.

their idea of an "actual" physician, nurse, or medical personnel. Shocked as Cross was, she proceeded to still offer help, but to no avail. Instead, she was continuously denigrated with more condescending and discriminatory remarks.

Being told you’re lying about what you do because of the colour of your skin has to be one of the most humiliating things that could ever happen to you.

In a society where visible minority professionals already struggle to earn credibility, the last thing you want is to be publicly humiliated by someone who thinks you can't do your job, let alone judged by someone who doesn't even work in the same profession as you.

Many influential figures, such as US President Barack Obama and London Mayor Sadiq Khan, tell minority youth to dream big and pursue education that leads to well-paying, virtuous professions like law and medicine. Even Republican Senator Tim Scott opened up about his experiences of discrimination, including being demanded by a police officer to present identification even though he was wearing a pin that identifies members of the senate, on

his way to a meeting on Capitol Hill.

If a black man who has been working in government for more than 20 years is blatantly questioned about his credibility and identity, how are youth supposed to heed that advice and prove to society that they are good enough to be themselves?

Cross's recent experience, though painful for many who have experienced similar moments, sheds an important light on institutional racism, and the type of language we are hearing, even from prominent figures such as Donald Trump, for instance. Racist dialogue is not only about trivializing the struggles of minority groups, like Trump’s claim that African-Americans live in uncivilized hell, but also reinforcing the belief that they’re incapable of becoming distinguished leaders or professionals too. While the flight attendant was confident there were qualified physicians on the plane, she just couldn’t accept that one would be black.

As a society, we spend a great deal of time discussing how implicit biases hurt disadvantaged minorities, like lethal force and mass incarceration,

or overrepresentation of Indigenous women in street prostitution. However, rarely do we talk about how these same racist structures that prevent progress and upward mobility. If society doesn’t believe that a man with dreads or a woman with traditional braids can be a lawyer or doctor, how can youth from minority backgrounds be expected to hold similar aspirations?

Despite the minimizing comments that have followed stories like this, the #WhatADoctorLooksLike hashtag that broke Twitter earlier this month is not a response to an isolated gaffe or lapse in judgement. Racist perceptions in Europe and North America don’t only exist to disparage, but to repress communities as well. To keep them in their place. By insisting that all members of a specific group are criminal or lazy, implies that the opposite, hard-working and honest, is rare and unlikely.

Telling someone in our “colour-blind” society that they can be anything has proven to be quite easy. Unfortunately, believing them once they've achieved their dreams is clearly still something society has yet to learn.

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government. The least Translink could do is hold a public referendum instead of announcing that tolling will be in effect, or provide an alternative option.

Given the enormous expense of the undertaking and the fact that a bridge is a public necessity, a toll is a reasonable deduction so long as it is not a permanent one nor is it the only viable means of transport. The alternate solution, for Translink to raise taxes, was struck down in a referendum last year, requiring everyone living in the Lower Mainland to chip in to fund the cost of a bridge used mainly by the residents of Surrey and New Westminster. Given the reputation Translink has for being run as a private corporation, it won’t be surprising if the public’s concerns go unheard in the round

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After graduating university and working hard to earn a respectable professional designation, the last thing you’d expect to encounter is someone not believing you actually do that job because of your race. Unfortunately, for many engineers, lawyers, financial professionals and doctors, as we discovered last week, this scenario happens all too often.

Earlier this month, during a flight from Detroit to Houston, a passenger began screaming for help because her husband fell unconscious. When flight attendants called out for physicians on board, Tamika Cross stood up, ready to provide medical assistance, but her offer was rejected. Why, you ask? Because the flight attendant didn't have time to waste on someone who didn't look like

expense. Drivers can’t afford to travel through Delta to avoid paying tolls, and Translink’s inefficient and unreliable system rules out transit as a practical mode of transportation for residents who need to cross the bridge in order to get to work and school.

Replacing the Pattullo Bridge is a nonnegotiable construction project because the safety and lives of commuters are at stake. However, it is also expected that the George Massey Tunnel connecting Delta to Richmond will be upgraded to a toll bridge at the same time as the Pattullo Bridge.

Residents see the entire operation of tolling as an unfair way for the city to gain from the construction project considering that other infrastructure in need of upgrading is covered by the provincial

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THE WEEK IN GEEK The Week of Sequels

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What a great week to be a nerd.

I woke up the morning of Oct. 20 with the cape of my Batman onesie swishing around me, completely unaware of the absolute nerd-shitstorm that was going down that day. We've got game teasers and movie trailers to break down so get comfy, and as always take this spoiler warning now and direct all hate-mail to The Voicebox.

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I did my waiting – six years of it. I gathered every plant, completely wiped out the buffalo population and was really grossed out by that side quest where you gather flowers for that guy’s dead wife.

Now finally, Red Dead Redemption fans have been rewarded with a trailer for the highly anticipated sequel Red Dead Redemption 2. Well, Rockstar’s calling it a sequel even though technically, RDR was already a sequel to the 2004 game Red Dead Revolver… whatever, I’m so pumped I’m just going to give them this one.

The visually stunning trailer hinted to the return of the game’s several signature staples, such as its beloved open-world map, which gave players the opportunity to live their dreams and spend 15 minutes galloping from Perdido to Tall Trees, just to be killed by a massive bear. Mysterious sources (always a great way to gather information on games) have said that the game’s storyline will take place before the story of RDR, in a location further east. The unconfirmed map does show a surprising lack of railroad tracks, which would set it further in the past, and make people actually travel with the caravans, which I personally avoided with every fibre of my being.

The initial release of the game has already hinted at a bigger emphasis on multiplayer. With Grand Theft Auto Online being such a huge success for Rockstar, I’m sure they’re hoping to extend the longevity of RDR2 by making me interact with idiots. The upside to this is every “I fucked your mom” comment will be made 100 times more impactful by being able to ride off in to the sunset afterwards.

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Geeks of the world meekly rejoiced when a teaser for the much-anticipated Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 dropped.

The trailer sets up some of the absolutely gorgeous shots that director James Gunn is known for, while also giving us some little teasers of what kind of problems the Guardians are going to be facing in this movie.

Back at ComicCon, Gunn was extremely open about the fact that

this movie would not feature one of the Infinity Stones, which led me to believe that this will be a bit more of a self-contained story focusing more on character development than the development of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Teaser scenes included a classic Drax feelings joke, getting to see Yondu finally rock his full head fin and some tension between Nebula and Gamora – a dynamic that will probably get further emphasis this time around.

The Ravagers were also featured a lot more in the trailer, and I would expect them to be one of the main villains of the film. There was no sighting of the Guardians newest member Mantis, but I would hope we will see a bit more of her when the full trailer drops, which is likely coming with the release of Doctor Strange.

As I expected, Baby Groot was heavily featured in the teaser. He’s way too marketable for Marvel to have him fully grown. Hey, they have to make that sweet Funko Pop cash somehow right?

FOX DROPS THE LOGAN TRAILER Channeling The Last Of Us with a little Walk The Line, the trailer for the X-Men film Logan premiered with me completely ill-prepared for this level of pure badass. There is a level of cheese and forced flair that I have come to expect from the X-Men franchise, but Logan was a pleasant surprise.

Set in the distant future, Logan takes heavy inspiration from one of the best X-Men comics of all time Old Man Logan. (Yeah, I said it. Fight me). In this post-apocalyptic world, mutants have all pretty much died out, leaving Wolverine and an extremely old Professor X to fend for themselves. I mean, Wolverine must be over 150 years old in this movie, and for that age he’s honestly looking pretty good. I’d still hit it.

A huge feature in the trailer was the introduction of a young mutant named Laura, who has not confirmed to be X-23 but… she’s X-23. If you’re not familiar with the character Laura Kinney, aka X-23, she is actually a genetic clone of Wolverine. So, like Logan, she has regenerative healing powers with enhanced strength, speed and reflexes. She also has Wolverines classic retractable bone-claws, with a small difference being that she has two claws on each hand, and one for each foot. Gnarly, I know.

It’s been reported that this movie is an adaptation of the Old Man Logan storyarc from the comics, but I don't really see them doing that exact storyline.

You know, the one where The Hulk eats Wolverine and he claws his way out of his stomach? However, I do think the overall tone of the comic and movie will be the same, and I am holding out hope for an R rating following the success of Deadpool. If we don't repeat the X-Men Origins: Wolverine disaster of 2009 I’m happy. Oh, or The Wolverine catastrophe of 2013. You know, maybe my optimism is poorly placed.

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CLINTON EMAIL SCANDAL AT WORST SOMETHING MOST POLITICIANS GET AWAY WITH Kevin Kapenda NEWS EDITOR

If we judge politicians by the office they hold, rather than by the error or scenario in question, we’ve already set the democratic bar far too low.

Hillary Clinton’s email controversy, in which she used a private server and handle for all her years as Secretary of State, is nothing more than futile, partisan trivialization on the part of the Republicans and other Democratic opponents, such as Senator Bernie Sanders.

By using a private email server and non-government handle, Clinton’s records were not accessible through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests or subjectable to congressional subpoena. Although I’m a firm believer that personal correspondence and professional communication should be done through separate emails, the democratic nominee for president is certainly not the first politician to blur those lines. Unfortunately for Clinton, it just so happens that she’s the most

famous one.

Many politicians, including members of Parliament and MLAs across this country, use personal emails to correspond with media, constituents, strategists and individuals that might not be so popular with their voters, such as influential business and labor leaders. This idea that her use of a private email is somehow unique to her character and ethics as a public servant is extreme, since nothing she has done is unprecedented or different from any other leader.

Interestingly, Secretary of State John Kerry is the first individual in his role to only rely on the state.gov email handle, a sign he is trying to create a culture around access and transparency, since all government correspondence that isn’t classified is subject to congressional subpoena and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. One must also take in to account that, despite the large role email plays in our lives, it is still a relatively new technology. No number of emails makes Clinton any more corrupt

than that local MP you can’t remember.

Furthermore, the technology simply wasn’t used as much in the Bush years, as it has been since President Obama took office. Of course, that doesn’t mean hiding from FOIA, as most politicians in the US and Canada do, makes it any less wrong.

Indeed, this column is not meant to defend Clinton’s use of a private email server in any way, but to do away with the story altogether, so both her campaign and the opposition can focus on real issues. Too much of this election cycle has been devoted to things that don’t really matter, and this fiasco about her emails is no exception. In fact, Trump and his campaign have probably spent more time referencing Clinton’s emails and the absence of charges that stemmed from various investigations than they have on education, race relations and America’s all too important relationship with Canada (like how we have ineffective health care).

As an individual of African descent, who has many relationships across the border, I am more concerned with

the treatment of people who share my heritage at the hands of police, and the highly dehumanizing comments Trump has made about “Blacks living in hell”, which alienates white voters against them, than I am with the not so inaccurate jokes Clinton has made about certain Republicans through email.

After four years of probing and prodding, the email sword has failed to reasonably wound Clinton in a substantial way. The real question now is not whether Trump will appoint a special prosecutor (Rudolph Giuliani) “to jail her”, but when voters are going to start demanding stricter use of government handles both on this side of the border and south of it. That way, the Clinton email scandal can finally be characterized as a lesson in democracy for all who represent us, rather than a misogynistic reason to, as Trump says, “ignore everything she says.” As we’ve come to expect with crime and punishment of vulnerable groups, it’s not about what you’ve done. But who’s done it.

that Clinton herself “was at the centre of negotiating a $12 million commitment from King Mohammed VI of Morocco,” per reporting by Ed Henry of Foxnews.com.

Bloomberg’s Ben Brody reported that, “A top official at the Clinton Foundation said he could name “500 different examples” of conflicts of interest, including some involving former President Bill Clinton.”

Now, some Clinton defenders — including Clinton herself — revert to Colin Powell and his recommendation she use a personal email address to facilitate operation of the State Department.

However, Powell denied any suggestion of using privately-hosted server for sensitive information, stating in an official statement released through his office, that he did write former Secretary Clinton an email memo describing his use of his personal AOL email account for unclassified messages and how it vastly improved communications within the State Department.

And that’s not a typo above. Powell is making a reference to using an AOL email account, which begs us to remember: Powell served from 2001-2005 under the

George Bush administration.

Technology advances rapidly and with it so do security protocols that must respond and combat black hat tactics.

Hacking grows and evolves and is reason sensitive communications must, at very least, fall under secure, end-to-end encryption.

Clinton’s use of a privately-hosted server demonstrated her unknowingness to place state secrets potentially at risk.

The expunging of emails illustrated her department’s willingness to remove documents that did not belong to them, but rightfully, the public.

But what’s most grating is the need to swallow the pill whole. To believe a woman as smart, as shrewd, as hardworking as Clinton would not know — or educate herself — on the ethical murkiness and potential illegality of what she was doing.

And as a candidate who understands the role of government and its part to play on behalf of the citizenry, the selfinterest displayed is frightening all the more as the woman is weeks away from securing more power than recently bestowed in her role as State Secretary.

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Democratic nominee and presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has been embroiled in her email scandal, if you would call it a scandal, since winter 2015. And while supporters of Clinton will argue this is nothing other than an overblown mistake, a political nonsequitur that leads to nothing more than: no harm, no foul.

However, Clinton backers should take a collective — taxpaying — type of step back.

“Emailgate” forces two indisputable facts: Secretary of State Clinton (20082012) was found to have used, in addition to a non-work email address, a private, self-hosted email server for work and personal communications.

Staff members of then-Secretary of State Clinton also accessed and used the same privately-hosted server. The ramifications are both ethical and of legal concerns.

Much the same as Canada, US officials serving in government are there to serve on behalf of taxpaying citizens.

Plain and simple. The communications filing in and out of the Secretary of State’s office are for the public domain.

Further, Clinton’s privately-hosted server infringes on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and it denies taxpayers — US citizens — rights to their own documents. Then there’s the Great Expunge. As reported by BBC, “The FBI found ‘several thousand’ workrelated emails that were not turned over to the State Department.”

However, the investigation also drew a conclusion that the emails were deleted prior to 2014 and were not intentionally removed "in an effort to conceal them.”

While there’s some solace to be had in this, it doesn’t amount to an unequivocal pardon of wrongdoing. Clinton bills $200,000-plus in speaking fees alone.

These are speeches delivered to highsociety, high-powered executives.

Further, there have been implications with the Clinton Foundation, a nonprofit corporation founded by Clinton’s husband and former President of the United States, Bill Clinton. Just late last week it was revealed by WikiLeaks through a new batch of emails releases

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INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES Get to know Filipino cuisine Mitchell Guieb THE MOST TALENTED OF THE GUIEBS

If you have a Filipino friend, chances are you have been to a Filipino party. If you've been to a Filipino party, then you must have had Filipino food – and lots of it. Now think about an instance when you had Filipino food out of your own accord, without having a Filipino to take you around. Can you remember a time?

Unlike Chinese, Japanese or Korean cuisine, Filipino food doesn’t get the same international acclaim. It doesn’t help that we don’t have a singularly popular item like sushi or kimchi that draws a vivid picture in your mind as soon as someone suggests it. So, what is Filipino food? This is a question that I, and am sure most Filipinos, often get asked, although not many of us have a clear answer.

The Philippines has been colonized by other countries throughout its history.

Chinese merchants came through it to trade porcelain and silk for pearls and medicinal plants before it was ruled by the Spanish for 333 years. This was ended by the Philippine Revolution with the help of the Americans, which led to the American occupation of the country.

World War II then brought about the Japanese rule and it wasn’t for another five years before it finally gained its independence.

It comes as no surprise then that our food is directly influenced by all this history. Take for example Lumpia. The spring/egg roll like snack comes in two popular forms. One, composed of a pork and vegetable mixture and deep fried

into a golden crisp, and another that’s stuffed with a veggie and shrimp mix that is often served fresh with peanut sauce. This is a dish that very much reflects Chinese cuisine.

There is also Adobo, a highly contested dish in every Filipino household as families often boast their own variation.

The general recipe tends to consist of cooking meat or seafood in a broth of soy sauce, garlic and vinegar that directly takes the name from its Spanish counterpart, with the spices being the primary difference.

American influences are also strongly seen in our food and you can see it in the high concentration of American fast food chains in the Philippines – most of which feature menu items that have a Filipino twist to them. One of the most popular fast food items is the Filipino spaghetti, served with a straightforward meat sauce but with the addition of ketchup and cut up hotdogs. Yes, hotdogs — strange I know, but delicious!

Make no mistake about it though.

Places like Maharlika in New York City and Qui in Austin, Texas are paving the way for Filipino food to come out of obscurity and into the mainstream. Last year’s CNN poll on Facebook even cited the country as the second most popular culinary hotspot in the world. You would think that after all of this, our cuisine would be more well-known, right?

Personally, I think our food is great, and the reason it doesn’t get the attention it deserves is because of its lack of familiarity and accessibility to non-Filipinos. There are a handful of establishments in the Lower Mainland that have managed to find success with the cuisine, places like Pin-Pin, Kulinarya and Aling Ening. However, they are very much focused mostly on catering to Filipinos and it makes it hard for non-Filipinos to feel comfortable without a guide. Thankfully, a younger

generation of Filipino cooks in Vancouver are recognizing this problem and the scene is growing for it. Fliptop and JJ’s Trucketeria are food trucks that have literally been bringing the cuisine to the streets and Asian fusion restaurants like Bao Down and The Union are incorporating it into their menus. Here's a thought: the next time you go out to eat, bring a friend or maybe five and opt for Filipino food for a change. You’ll be glad you did.

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When it comes to buying fresh local produce, an EasyPark lot next to Stadium-Chinatown Station isn’t the first place you’d think of. Yet, when I stopped by the Downtown Vancouver Farmers Market (DVFM) and saw colourful gourds, Brussels sprouts on the stem and an impressive variety of mushrooms, I started to think twice.

Surrounded by sleek high-rises and the iconic BC Place, this emerging neighbourhood plays host to the DVFM each Thursday afternoon. Here, a small collection of vendors and artisans gather to show off locally made, BC-grown products. Welcomed by the smooth Latin beats of the Rio Samaya Band, this is where urban shoppers trickle in for the freshest picks off the farm.

One of eight different locations across the Lower Mainland, the DVFM got its start in the humble lot of the Croatian Cultural Centre in 1994. Despite

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setbacks from city bylaws, which made it illegal to sell fruits and vegetables off the backs of trucks, the communitydriven movement persisted and now includes over 200 participating craft and prepared food vendors.

After sampling a bit of tempeh, a savoury fermented soybean snack, I was waved over by a friendly face across the lot. There, I was met by David Blatherwick and his wife, the team behind Autumn Wild Rice Enterprises.

Growers and distributors for 28 years, the Blatherwicks are proud farmers of Saskatchewan wild rice farmed on crown land. “We’ve had a lease

with the government since 1988,” said Blatherwick, who along with his spouse spends the middle of August to September every year harvesting the four protected lakes. “Our rice has no chemicals, double the iron content and is available in health food stores, unlike paddy rice.”

As I listened in to their farming process, I couldn’t help but find it surreal that this couple is involved with every step until completion, from beating the crop in airboats, carrying 65-pound sacks of rice to shore and overseeing the roasting method where moisture is drained from the husks. There’s a huge

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emphasis on transparency here that you just can’t get from your typical grocery store chain.

For District Manager Randy Elliot, the Downtown Vancouver Farmers Market represents more than just a place to buy local ingredients. “It’s a way to connect urban people with where their food comes from,” he said, a proud member of Eat Local since 2011.

“In urban cities like ours, our markets bring locals out. It's an opportunity to meet and talk with the people in your neighbourhood."

With community health and local economic development at the top of their list, there’s some real good work that takes place at the DVFM each week. Not only does it provide local farmers with the opportunity to continue doing what they love, but it also acts to inform the public about the food they consume.

Despite a forced relocation from their previous spot in Yaletown, the DVFM is going on strong but could always do with some help. If you’re looking to get involved, consider becoming a volunteer, a market ambassador for your home or office, or simply a regular shopper.

After just one visit I guarantee – your grocery store experience will never be quite the same.

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Capilano University's renovated weight room has many students buzzing. If you’ve been dying to lay your eyes on some cool, steel weights and solid, black spin bicycles, then this article may be of help to you. As having checked out the reformed foundation, I found myself compiling a list of essentials and tips for one's first trip to the gym.

If you find yourself working out solo, and you feel a little lonely, text your friends.

Multi-task by texting (moving your fingers also burns calories!) and using a simple machine such as the leg press, or the elliptical. If you find that you get distracted and stop using the machine and someone asks you to move, make sure to let them know that you're still using it. You were there first, after all.

THE BELLS AND WHISTLES

LOUD NOISES!

Incorporating these nifty bits and bobs ensures excellence in your strides on the treadmill, and efficient muscle building when proceeding to do calf raises.

Making noise is a way of communicating at the gym. By screeching, grunting and dropping the heavy weights, you let others know that you’re done with them.

AXE, AND LOTS OF IT

LIFT HEAVY AND ONLY HEAVY

Who needs to bother with deodorant when you have Axe? Simply spray liberally all around the gym, and perhaps, consider bathing in the aqueous solution for optimal stench removal.

Professionals say to gradually work your way up when it comes to weights. Why do that when you can really enhance your workout by lifting only the heaviest weights? By doing this, you don't have to do as many reps. So what if you tear a muscle or two? It'll just add to your athletic build. Trouble lifting the weights off the rack? That’s where the grunting comes in.

TRUE RELIGION JEANS, OR TRUE RELIGION EVERYTHING FOR THAT MATTER Forget about breathable sweat-wicking materials giving you full range of motion. Jeans and trucker hats are the way to go. The more uncomfortable you feel, the more effort you must put into continuing your workout, therefore, advancing your existing workout techniques. It’s not like you’ll be working your legs out anyway. True Religion is the new Nike, right?

BEATS BY DRE HEADPHONES

Some Words of Wisdom:

Every member of the “Fit Fam” knows that music assists in prolonging stamina by providing motivation and a distraction from the burn you feel while working out. So why not help distract the entire gym. The most popular way of styling these bad boys is to wear them around your neck while playing music at the loudest possible volume. By doing so, those around you can be included, and bask in the glory of your painfully obvious Beats by Dre.

SELFIES BEFORE YOU STRETCH When you first enter the gym, you may feel tempted to hop on a machine and begin your workout. Don’t. Start by taking some selfies. The gym isn't just a place to break a sweat and pick people up. It has so much to offer. With subpar lighting and vast egos, snapping selfies has never been easier. Make sure to upload the nicest shots to all social media. How else are people supposed to

BATHE IN YOUR GLORY Lastly, when preparing to leave the weight room, you may see others wiping down the equipment used during their workouts. Don’t wipe down any of the machines you used. By leaving traces of your sweat and odour, you mark your territory for your next visit to the gym.

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IF YOUR BIRTHDAY IS THIS WEEK: Lay back and wait for death's sweet embrace.

What would you do if you ran into a clown on campus?

“I’d probably watch where he was going.”

LIBRA (SEPT. 22 - OCT. 23):

ARIES (March 21 - April 19):

The good news is there’s plenty of other fish in the sea. The bad news is that none of them want to fuck you either.

Most people’s problems are temporary and fleeting. Yours are inoperable and terminal.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20):

SCORPIO (OCT. 24 - NOV. 21):

With Halloween approaching this is your chance to put on a mask and pretend to be attractive.

The whip next to your bed wouldn’t seem that weird if you weren’t so damn proud of it.

Shauna Fabbro, first year rehabilitation assistant diploma

“Well I don't really have phobias of clowns so I'd probably take a selfie with it if it's not scary.

Andrea Mendoza, first year rehabilitation assistant diploma

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 - DEC. 21):

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20):

You will die alone and in Crocs.

Life won’t be handed to you on a silver platter, instead it will be taken away by that incoming bus.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 - JAN. 19): Figure it out yourself.

CANCER (June 21 - July 22):

What happens to you this week will always be described by your friends as ‘the incident’.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 - FEB. 18):

Look to the stars for answers. Maybe they’ll bring better news.

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22):

It really is all your fault.

“I would probably fall asleep or ask him to go away. “ Kevin Tran, second year acting for stage and screen

“I would probably make fun of him.”

Yukon Deleeuw, second year acting for stage and screen

PISCES (FEB. 19 - MARCH 20):

This week you will meet the man of your dreams. Too bad you’ve been having all those night terrors recently.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 21):

Life will catch you buy surprise. Then it will drop you on your head just for the hell of it.

“I would join forces with him to kill the bat.”

The Joker

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"Don't be afraid to take chances. Don't be nervous when you're doing things you want do to. Now that I'm older, it's a little easier. I was afraid to talk in class and do things that I was too scared to do. You get to experience a lot of new things. Now I'm having more fun with life."