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Nuclear crisis a sign of things to come seems to be a logical option for the JEDMINQR EDITOR-IN-CHIEFcountry, but is building nuclear power plants in an active seismic The earthquake and subsequent zone a good idea? tsunami which caused untold The main reason that the Fudamage· in Japan has also sparked kushima Daiichi nuclear power new concerns regarding nuclear plant in Japan was damaged by energy. Japan is a world leader in the tsunami is that the retaining nuclear energy with a total of 55 walls around the plant were only plants operating within the coun- designed to handle a wave of five try .. Japan's geographical place- meters and the earthquake which ment near major fault-lines on the struck japan produced a tsunami pacific rim of fire it is also prone that was 10m high. The tsunami to earthquakes and tsunamis. Due · damaged the buildings which to the fact that Japan imports 61% housed the fuel rods within the of it's.energy needs nuclear energy reactor core resulting in fires and

the release of radioactive steam.

It appears that the situation is being brought under control. The "atomic samurai", a group of 500 workers who have stayed behind to try and avert a meltdown by cooling the fuel rods, are bringing the plant back on the power grid, but the risk of future nuclear crisis caused by nuclear disaster' is too great to be ignored.

In our current economic climate which rewards short term gains and ignores long term consequences nuclear power may be a necessity. The long term cost asso-

ciated with nuclear power, however, greatly outweigh the benefits.

Nuclear waste must be contained and is still dangerous after thousands of years, and no matter how nuclear plants are constructed there is always the risk of human error or natural disaster triggering a meltdown. Japan's nuclear crisis is currently being brought under control but unless we make a concerted effort to develop truly renewable sources of energy worldwide we will never be free of the nuclear energy poses to our planet.

Sorry if this comes across as critical but I am just hanging around UFV waiting for my next · class and I saw the UFV cascade

news paper (Friday, March 18th, 2011 edition). In it there was an article called "Discussions Below the Belt, May the best F""k win".

I think this is classless garbage.

Students at UFV have more class

than that. Your pathetic excuse for "news" insults .the whole student body. Some people in this world still have standards, so please at least try to respect those (apparently) select few.

Profanity is ignorance made audible.

Bryan Guevara

"It is a circle of sustainabilSTAFFWRITER ity," explained UFV Sustainability Coordinator Sheena Adams. hanks to Students for SustainCompost bins are located in ability, UFV is about to get a G Building at the ·Tim Hortons, whole lot greener: the group has in A Building at the Roadrunner taken the next natural step in re- Cafe and the Faculty Area, in the ducing our ecological footprint kitchen at U-House, and in Baker by introducing several compost- House. The most well-used bin ing bins on campus. SFS teamed so far has been the one located by up with local gardening company the Tim Hortons, followed closely The Answer and compost pick-up by the bin located in residence. company Down-to-Earth to make Bracken Unruh of Down-to-Earth the program possible; however, observed "It is apparent that stuthe initiative is currently only a dents are collecting in their rooms pilot project that will run until the and then bringing it to the pail in end of the Winter 2011 semester. the common room as I find smallThe initiative has already col- er bags inside the big one. It ls very lected over 426 pounds of com- promising to see." Behaviour such postable materials. The material as this, combined with the large collected at UFV is processed at volume of compost collected so The Answer, which is where far, points to the_potential future UFV's landscaping service gets success of the program. , the mulch and soil used on camStudents, staff, and faculty are

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encouraged to use the composting bins as an alternative to garbage cans for items such as coffee grinds, tea bags, egg shells, fruit and veggie waste, leftover food of any kind, paper coffee cups, paper towel, and paper plates. On the other hand, anything plastic or me_tal should not be composted, and compost bins to not double as recycling containers. Unruh encouraged aIJ.yone with questions to visit the UFV section of www. compostpickup.com, which lists items that can and cannot go in the pails, noting: "I add to it when-· ever I find something new that shouldn't be there as I'm sorting!'

Composting is an essential component of waste reduction and key to any sustainability effort. Food waste, when left to end up in a landfill, produces methane gas - a powerful greenhouse gas

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JoelSmart that is over 20 times more efficient at trapping heat than carbon dioxide. By composting, food and garden waste is diverted out of the waste stream and rapidly-filling landfills, and instead can undergo "natural recycling." With traditional composting, it once took up to a year to convert compostable materials into usable compost, but with the development of new industrial composting efforts, it is possible to convert large amounts of organic material into soil in as little as a few weeks.

Unruh said: "I keep a running tally of collections that I have done since the beginning of the pilot program. I hope that students will see the tally and know that, collectively, they make a difference_even if all they pers·onally contribute is a coffee cup or an apple core."

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Students raise nearly $4000 for disaster relief

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n ambitious fundraising campaign that will send humanitarian aid to victims of the recent 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that has devastated areas of northern Japan is well-underway at UFV. Organizer Ayaka Hatekeyama set up a donation booth near ~likz Cafe during the afternoon of March 14 - only a few days after the disaster struck - and plans to collect donations on behalf of the Canadi,\n Red Cross for three weeks with the help of fello:w Japanese students attending the university, many of whom have friends or family living in areas affected by the quake and the resulting tsunami.

"Our friends in Japan are still missing, so we have to do something in Canada," she said.

On March 19, The Globe and Mail reported the death toll in Japan had surpassed 8,000 people, while at least 12,272 are still missing and approximately 452,000 are living in shelters in the wake of the disaster.

The donation table as well as the surrounding windows and walls are covered in handmade signs imploring passers-by to "Pray for Japan" and ,;Save Japan," while volunteers make origami cranes and collect contributions that have totalled nearly $4,000 in the group's first five days of fundraising. · Hatekeyama explained that although it has been difficult to balance organizing the fundraising effort with li.er studies at UFV and her job at Little JaP.an - a local restaurant - she has received plenty of suppertfrom others.

"I don't have enough time to always be at the booth and do homework, but they are helping me," she said, gesturing to a group of student volunteers.

One of the volunteers is Midori Takeda, a UFV student from the Ehime Prefecture in southern Japan, who explained why the group has been making paper

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Megumi Hoshi, and Sayaka Goto (Left to Right) collect donations in front of Clikz Cafe. cranes. According to Takeda, folding- 1000 origami cranes is often said to make a person's wish come true.

"Usually when someone gets sick or gets hurt, we make 1,000 cranes to cheer them up," she said.

"In Japan, cranes are also ,symbols of peace."

Takeda urged students to give whatever they can spare, even if it is just the change from their coffee.

"I am also a student and I don't have money ... but a small amount will become a big amount if everyone gives,"·she explained. "I really appreciate everybody who thinks about Japan so much. Everyone has been so kind."

The cause is emotionallycharged for many of the organizers who have a personal connection to the tragedy.

Ayaka Hatekeyama said that she felt, "really worried and scared" when she first found out about the earthquake. She initially ·had trouble contacting h«?r family in Sapporo because the phonelines were tied up with other callers also trying to get in touch with their. loved ones. Once Hatekeya-

ma received word. of their safety, however, her relief became mixed with uneasiness as she remembered her other friends who were still in danger.

"My hometown is kind of far away from the earthquake and tsunami," she explained. "I was ... thinking, 'It may be okay,' but some of my friends were in dan. gerous places so I was mixed up."

Many of the Japanese students involved in the fundraising effort have stories of a friend or loved one with whom they had lost contact at some point during the aftermath of the disaster. Midori Takeda did not hear from her close friend Koichi until four days after the tsunami struck his hometown of Sendai, while 'iuji Shimizu, a fourth-year business student at UFY, described his concern for the safety of his friend Takashi - a former UFV student who also lives in Sendai.

"It's hard to imagine, right? He was studying here, at the university," said Shimizu. "I met him last year, in 2010. Npw, he is working at a finance company in Sendai, and he said that he experienced. .. the earthquake and tsunami. I just

sent an email to him and he wrote that he is okay right now." · Since October, Shimizu has been involved with organizing Japanese cultural activities at U House every Friday. Last week's event became a fundraising opportunity as members offered plates of homemade Japanesestyle curry chicken for a donation of $2 towards the cause.

Around 100 people attended the luncheon, including Owen Orsetti, a Bachelor of Arts student at UFV, who noted that the Japanese students have been "amazing" at organizing events to help the relief effort.

"Today there are people of all ages living in shelters in northern Japan without power, heatr sometimes water, and the area is currently experiencing an unusual cold snap with temperatures as low as mim,1.seight degrees Celsius. If it is in your capacity to give even a small amount to help get these people some kind. of relief and security, I sincerely hope that you would consider it," he continued.

According to Canadian Red Cross representative Bas Brusche,

Following a spectacular Rags to Radio show earlier this month, the UFV Student Union Society presents independent rock band This is Franco on Wednesday, March 30 at Corkys Irish Pub in downtown Chilliwack. The group is hosting a CD release party next month in Vancouver; they cite Eric Oapton, Counting Crows, Dashboard Confessional, and the Beatles as the artists they have ~een most influenced by.

The annual Canadian Cancer Society Daffodil Campaign begins next month; however, UFV InteFnational and Student Life have teamed up to bring you live daffodils and the popular lapel pins early. On March 30, 31 and April 1, student volunteers will be selling these bundles of hope at Alumni Hall in Abbotsford and at Chilliwack Campus Centre. Don't forget to stop by UFV's Daffodil Campaign kick-off - Raising Courage - in Chilliwack on Tuesday, March 29 at· 11 a.m. There will be popcorn and punch, an opportunity to meet Choosing to Smile authors

Glenda Standeven and Michelle Rickaby, and a banner project that asks "What would you say to cancer?"

Local . Suttton group realt9r Larry Neilsen will be hosting a new program - called Plugged into Cli.illiwack - meant to better connect Chilliwack to the online world. It kicks off April 12th at downtown Chilliwack's Mill Street Openhouse with an informal workshop led by Vancouver social media guru Owen Clark,

all financial contributions to the organization's Japanese relief fund will be forwarded to the Japanese Red Cross, who ·will determine where the funds can be best used.

"Currently, that is still search and rescue, providing first aid, and medical services," he explained.

"It will slowly shift toward mote recovery-type activities and also providing basic necessities to peo, ple like shelter, housing, food, et cetera."· Brusche explained that it is difficult to assess exactly how great the need is in Japan right now, but the organization expects that · financial assistance from abroad will be necessary throughout the reeovery' phase.

"The Japanese Red Cross has. said to us, 'Please help us financially.' They are well-organized, so they can do the first response - but mind you, the recovery from this disaster will take months if not years, and the scale of the devastation is truly immense."

As of March 18, Canadians had donated $9.5 million nationwide, and 170 fundraising events had registered the Canadian Red Cross as their beneficiary in .British Columbia alone. .

Hatekeyama pointed out that in the face of hardship, victims of the disaster have been altruistic, with most news outlets reporting surprisingly few cases of looting in areas where people have been forced to evacuate their homes. "[The people of Japan] share everything if it's an emergency,", she said. "I'm proud of that."

Those who wish to contribute can visit the donation table at Clikz Cafe from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every weekday until April 1, or one of the many boxes· the group plans to set up at local businesses and restaurants over th.e weekend.

There will be a second fundraising event held at U House on Thursday, March 31 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. featuring food donated by local Japanese restaurants, homemade refreshments, the construction of a giant paper crane, and more to be announced.

The Wack beat DESMOND DEVNICH and graffiti art. With their exCONTRIBUTOR pressive and thought-provoking works, students Karen Davis, Amn the past week, UFV students ber Key, Erika Lehner, Alex Stewcontinued to make Chilliwack art, Caitlyn Jensen, Dean Lewthproud in their accomplishments in waite, and Michelle Stubbe make academics, sports, humanitarian every effort to engage the viewer. work, and the visual arts. Here's Ashley Brown, Miss Universe what's new at UFV's Chilliwack Canada contestant and secondCampus: year j,olitical science student, First-year general studies ma- dropped the ceremonial puck and jor and Chilliwack resident Sarah signed autographs on Saturday, Wierks was named .UFVCascades March 19 at the final regular seaAthlete of the Week, an award son game of the ChUliwack Brupresented by the Abbotsford Heat. ins. Ashley, a Chilliwack resident, This basketball superstar scored will be competing with 63 other 12 points, took ten rebounds, and individuals across the country in two steals in our Uni:versity's first June. If she wins, she will have the Canadian Interuniversity Sport opportunity to work with Don(CIS) championship game against aid Trump and be an ambassador the University of Toronto Blues. for the United Nations, a signifiThe visual arts diploma graducant boost to her career. Ashley's ate show is on display at the Chill- heart is set on working for a noniwack Cultural Centre all month governmental agency that cares long. The exhibit, open Wednes- for women and children. She has day through Saturday, noon to 5 done mission work in Australia p.m., is free to the public. Entitled and Vanuatu, and participated in "Look No Hands," this year's gal- a London conference on achievlery features sculpture, photogra- · ing conflict mediation in war-torn phy, multimedia, acrylic painting, countries.

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uses a little bit of electricity and NEWSEDITOR an accurate picture of each cam- that definitely adds up over time." pus's regular consumption levels.

In fact - according to Earth Day nergy consumption recently Go Beyond's role in the com- Canada - home electronics congot a whole lot sexier with petition is to supply residences sume a whopping 75 per cent of the introduction of BC's first- with the tools that they need to be their total energy during the time ever province-wide "Do it in the successful in reducing electricity when they are not even in use.

Dark" residence energy challenge, consumption, from offering pamStoner said that as Do it in the thanks to Sarah Stoner of goBE- phlets containing simple tips on Dark is still a pilot project with YOND Campus Climate Network. saving energy to creating an on- limited resources, "at .this point The program encouraged· all BC line dashboard - found at http:// [they] simply have a plaque [to campuses to reduce their electric- buildingdashboard.net/ ufv/ offer as a prize], so it's all really ity consumption as much as pos- that allows participating residenc- about fame and glory [for] who sible by taking on simple chal-. es to track their progress- and see wins on the provincial scale." lenges such as air-drying laundry how they stack up against others.

However, she noted that some and taking shorter showers - and Stoner _explained that the pam- campuses have taken it into their upped the ante by tracking each phlets suggest students partici- own hands to sweeten the pot for campus's progress online and pate by "turning off... lights when students. crowning the most eco-friendly [they] leave the room ... not using a "At Thompson Rivers Univercampus as the winner. hair dryer to d,ry [their] hair, mak- sity, -for example ... if they manage Stoner's organization decided ing sure [they're] washing. all ... to... significantly reduce electricto bring the competition to BC af- laundry in cold water rather than ity consumption which then transter UBC Vancouver participated in warm because it takes electricity lates to a financial savings for the the Campus Conservation Nation- to heat the water ... [and] tak[ing] residence building in· the univeral - an American energy-reduction the stairs instead of the elevator ... · sity, they will then distribute that competition - in which the univer- really simple things that people back to the students, so there's a fisity placed second. So far, Stoner can do within their own lives nancial incentive ... [and] atOkanais pleased with the results of the to help reduce their ~nergy con- gan college... they are giving out provincial competition, noting: sumption." · prizes for people that post com"the campuses that are in... first The pamphlets also include m~nts on the [online dashboard] to third place in the BC competi- tips on lesser-known ways to cut every day ... like a $20 gift certifition right now are experiencing down, such as unplugging all cate to the closest grocery store higher reductions than the win- electronic devices when they• are or their campus cafeteria... just ning campus from the American not in use. Stoner pointed out that smaller prizes that really encourcompetition." when these items are left plugged age individual participation."

The competition's standings are in, they carry a "phantom load" Additionally, Stoner mentioned determined by per cent reduction - also known as standby power - that campuses with multiple resiof electricity use from a baseline which can have a surprising influ- dency buildings have encouraged measured during the two weeks ence on their consumption. the houses to compete among prior to the start of the competi"People don't often think about themselves, as each residency can tion. Residences were unaware the impact that their phantom load be individually tracked online. of the competition. until after the has, but whenever you have stuff At press time, UBC Okanagan baseline measurements had been plugged into the wall it constantly was firmly in the lead with an in-

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Former UofMstudents wanted on terrorism charges Two former UofMstudents arewantedfor dlargesrelated to terrorism, theManitoba RCMP announced at a pressconference onMarch 15.

Warrants havebeenissued forF-erid Ahmed Imam, forcharges ofinstructing to carryout tetrorist activity andconspiracy toparticipate in activity ofaterrorist group, andMaiwand Yar, for charges ofconspiracy toparticipate inactivity of a terrorist groupandparticipation inactivity ofa terrorist group,accordin9 toa statement issued bytheRCMP. ThetwomenflewtoPakistan in2007,afterwhich theysevered contact withtheirfamily andfriends.

According totheRCMP's statement, thewhereaboutsofthetwomeniscurrently unknown, and thecharges arebeinglaidinabsentia. · "These warrants aretheresultofa lengthy and thorough national security criminal investigation involving keypartners throughout Canada and theU.S.;assistant commissioner BillRobinson, saidinthestatement. · "Wearedeeplycommitted toourefforts~imed atcountering terrorism.

Thi~ investigation targets criminal activity andnotspecific communities or groups."

Thismarks thefirsttimethatManitoba RCMP havelaidterrorism-related charges, explained spokesperson Sgt.lineKarpish.

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go credible 55.5 per ·cent reduction, while Okanagan College was in a distant second at a nevertheless impre.ssive 25.8 per cent. UFV was nearly in last place, having actually experienced an increase in electricity consumption of 3.4 per cent, while UBC Vancouver tailed at_a slightly higher increase of 4.5 per cent. In total, over 200,000kilowatt-hours of electricity have been . conserved due to the competition.

To put it in perspective: the energy saved could power just over 6830 · 60-watt incandescent light bulbs for one month (assuming the bulbs

were kept lit for 16hours per day).

Stoner noted: "This is obviously the first time we've done it, and we definitely are learning a lot from the experience; [we] have some kinks to iron out but. .. we've been seeing some pretty great success out of it, so we'll definitely be doin& it again in the fall." She suggested that future competitions could also include a waste-reduction aspect, allowing the project to tie into other campus-based initiatives like composting.

Strikes onLibya settoslow, tstalemate feared

Canadian Turnitin servers down

Smoke andsteamrosefromtwoQfthemost Canada's minority Conservative government has Anti-aircraft firerangoutacross Tripoli fora third threatening reactors _atJapan's quake-crippled madea seriesoflast-minute budgetconce~sions nightbutairattacksonLibya arelikely toslow,a nudearplantonTuesday, suggesting thebattleto ina bidtowinenoughopposition supporttoavert U.S.generalsaid,asWashington holdsbackfrom averta disastrous meltdown andstopthespread of . anear1y {\lection, a government source revealed beingsucked intotheLibyan civilwar. radiation wasfarfromwon. onMonday. · Statetelevision saidseveral siteshadcomeunder Theworld's worstnuclear crisis in25yearsplaying Thegovernment willpresentitsbudgetonTu~s- attackinthecapitalonMonday.

Western powers out240km(150miles) northofTokyo wastrigdayandneedsthebacking ofoneofthethreeop- hadnoconfirmation ofnewstrikes ina U.N.geredbya hugeearthquake andtsunami onMarch position partiestopassthedocument.

Ifallthree mandated campaign toenforce a no-fly zoneand 11thatleftat least21,000 people deadormissing. voteagainst, theConservatives willfall,pushing protectcivilians fromMuammar Gaddafi's forces.

Tedlnidans worf<ing inside anevacuation zone Canada intoitsfourthelection inseven years.

Rebels, whohadbeendriven backtowardtheir around thestricken Fukushima Daiichi planton Thesource saidthegovernment would~end easternBenghazi stronghold beforettieairatJapan's northeast Pacific coasthaveattached power a program topaypeople whohadmadetheir tackshaltedanadvance byGaddafi's forces, have cables toallsixreactors andstarteda pumpatone homesmoreenergy-efficient andwouldalso sofardonelittleto capitalize onthecampaign ofthemtocooloverheating nudearfuelrods. helpdoctors andnursesmovet9ruralareas.Both - raising fearsthewarcouldgrindto astalemate.

ButKyodo newsagency saidsteamappeared to stepstouchondemands theleft-leaning New ButWashington, waryofbeingdrawninto berising fromreactor No.2andwhitehazewas Democratic Partyhasmadeasa priceforsupport- anotherwarafterlongcampaigns inIraqand detected above reactor No.3.There havebeen ingthebudget.

Afghanistan, hasruledoutspecific actiontooverseveral blastsofsteamfromthereactors during the ·we havebeendearwedonotwantanelection. throwGaddafi, thoughFrance saidonMonday crisis, which experts sayprobably released a small Weareserious.

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"Mysenseist~at- thatunlesssomething laterthesmoke hadturnedtosteamanditwas "Where theopposition havemadereasonable unusual orunexpected happens, wemayseea deemed safetocontinue worl< inbringing theplant suggestions, wehavelistened anditisclearthat decline inthefrequency ofattacks;General Carter undercontrol. wehaveacted," saidthesource, whoaskednotto Ham,whqisleading U.S. forces intheLibyan beidentified. operation, toldreporters inWashington.

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Theprogram manyCanadian professors useto avoidplagiarism andmaintain academic integrity inassignments wasknocked offiine sinceMarch 10.

Anupdatewaspostedto Ryerson University's onlinestudentaccounts onMarch 14stating, "There continues to beproblems forsomestudents and staffattempting to useTumitin.com, duetoa problem withtheirCanadian servers.

AllCanadian universities areaffected.

Turnitin believes the problem shouldbefixedear1y thisweek."

Tumitin isa digitalcodethatscreens a student's submitted workandrelays anyinformation that mayhavecomefromanothersource totheprofessor.

Thisway,theprofessor cancheck if sources werecitedproperly andthattheinformation has notbeenplagiarized.

Donna Bell,Ryerson's academic integrity officer, saidtheuniversity wasnotified oftheserver issuearoundnoononMarch 10andpostedan announcement onlineimmediately afterwards.

Theyweretoldtheservers wouldbeworking by 9 p.m.thatnight.Tumitin isnowsaying theissue will_be fixedbyear1y thisweekend.

Bellsaidthe university's responsibility isto updatethe faculty regularly because theservers areCanada-wide.

"Aslongaswecommunicated, wefeellikewe've. donewhatwecould," shesaid.

SarahDelGiallo - TheEyeopener (Ryerson Uni'lersity)

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The new dogma in a neo-spiritua]_ world BRANDIROGOCKY lation who are atheistic, agnostic, CONTRIBUTORor otherwise just non-practising in the religion that they inherited hroughout history, the rulers from their parents or spouse. of vast empires have typically We have seen the rise of neoused religion to que}l unres_tand to spiritualism, characterized by the keep public order on a day to day peace-loving hippy who takes the basis. Implementation of a state best of all spiritualism, the more religion has proven very effec- obscure the better, and yet adheres tive in the controlling of people's to none. It is unthinkable that here, behaviour during times when the in North -America, a state religion state may find it difficult or even could be imposed with the expecimpossible to monitor them, espe- tation of passive adherence. That cially if people generally adhere to does not mean that the rulers of this empire need go without the a religion en masse and without the use of force. Beliefs invoking benefits that dogmatic control fear of immoral, costly, or simply provides. Pervasive and popular unruly behaviour are stock mod- thought have now become the stock models for exerting this kind els for control.

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and visits from the Dalai Lama, only success. Worry, failure, deand look, aren't we kind and nice? pression, anger, fear, and frustraA veritable idol is made out of just tion, for example, are, by default, about the most passive human be- deemed negative. The scrutiny of• ing alive on the planet today. What one's fellow man ensures that this is accomplished in this but the di- negativity should never be exrection given to a people who are pressed, shared, or displayed. The over-worked, over-taxed, under- fear becomes that, if one were to paid, and under-serviced .to re- even carry on a conversation with main passive at all costs? This isn't someone who may be displaying even Ghandi-like march-in-thenegativity, c5ne now risks failing face-of-death passive, this is sit- to accrue happiness, health, rothere-and-coo-and-grin passive. mance, and riches simply because like attracts like in this model.

No, there is no fear of burning in hell if one were to not be this Negative energy then becomes a sort of passive, but there is what risk. there ha:,· always been with this Those that are worried, failed, sort of dogmatic control and that depressed, angry, scared, or frusis the scrutiny of one's fellow man. trated are directed to disguise this The sheep herd the sheep while under a big, round, yellow happy the shepherd sleeps the afternoon face or else be marginalized and away, glutted with mutton. alienated by their peers, friends, Consider, also, the popular .and even family. Emotional states model of positive thinking. This become moralized, with happy model is very attractive to nearly being good and anything uncomeveryone as it promises the accru- fortable being bad.

And so, we achieve a populaing of happiness, health, romance, and riches, merely by staying tion that is passive and fearful to positive. This translates to people discuss what might be bothering as agreeable and happy. This also them about their day to day lives, translates as the e~pectation of simply by such means as prevail-

Libraryetiquette 101

Clark'swage hike falls flat SOPHIE ISBISTER

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OPINIONEDITOR t's been all over the news. Our IClark new premier designate Christy is raising the minimum wage, and teenagers all over the province are rejoicing. But is this a good thing for "BritishColumbia, or is this just political posturing on the part of Clark and the Liberals?

Some people seem to be upset rather than excited over the ne.ws, especially the service industry, which is already reeling from an economic downturn that caused. people to dine out less and the Harmonized Sales Tax, which has proven to be a negative factor in the industry. Additionally, th~ minimum wage for alcoholservers is going to be capped at . $9/hour, a decision that is a slap in the face to servers and other bar staff, many of whom are students who struggle with tuition fees and · living expenses.

Under the Gordon Campbell government, the minimum wage lagged far below the rate of inflation and cost of living-- in fact, he even effectively lowered· it by introducing the 6-dollar-per-hour training wage (which Clark has nixed.) The new wage of $10.25 per hour, to be phased in completely by May 2012, will match BC's minimum wage .with Ontario's, which makes for a splashy . feel-good headline.

However, an increased minimum wage does little to help the large class of working poor who may currently make a wage above $10.25, yet are still struggling with the high cost of living in this province. And while people could speculate that an even higher wage would cause employers to cut back hours and encourage more part-time employment, that is simply not the case.

A September 2010 study from the Institute of Research on Employment at UC Berkeley shows. that a higher minimum wage can benefit employers because it reduces employee turnover. A leg-,

ing popular opinion, without adherence to a particular religion or ideology. This is disempowering. What is empowering is free thought. That one can think or feel any way that they choose to without fear of horrible consequence, such· as the inevitable miserable failure due to having unhappy thoughts, is empowering to the individual. Free expression is empowering. That one can then convey these free thoughts without fear, even beyond corporeal fear, is empowering for society.

• It's time we abandon the notion that we live in a Peter Pan-style Never Never Land,· where thinking only happy thoughts causes· one to become airborne, or that there is some inexplicable nobility to just sitting there and taking all life's challenges or il,'ljustices with a trance-like smile on one's face. Silence is not golden, no matter how big the grin that dams the voice of the active mind within ..

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islated higher mm1mum wage with flashy legislation like this across the board may cause pric- one. Much like her fast-tracking es to rise minutely, but if people of the HST referendum, it could make more money then they will be argued that this is all ·politics.

Clark is effectively removing two have more to spend.

The concept of a "living wage," key New Democratic Party plator a wage that pays people what form points with the attention they need to cover the costs of she is supposedly paying to BC's rent, bills, nutrition and inciden- working class.

Among Clark's headlines in tal expenses, would be better for British Columbia than Clark's her first few weeks of rule, the paltry minimum wage hike. New most ridiculous had to have been Westminster was the first munici- the government release claiming pality in Canada to implement a that "individual students could living wage; all City of New West- cover [the] cost [of rising tuition] minster employees and contract by buying one less coffee each firms must be paid at least $16.74 week," according to a Canadian per hour. This is what New West Press article dated March 16. It has calculated is a fair living wage seems Clark takes one step forfor people in that municipality, so ward to empower the youth of BC that they can actually go out and and endear herself to them, but engage in their communities and . then takes two steps backw.ards with ignorant comments and legbe healthy and happy.

So if an increased minimum islation .that holds no water. Oark wage doesn't help the working .appears to be helping the people poor and if a living wage is the of Bi:itish Columbia when in fact only option to pull people' out of her actions only serve as a ballsy the cycle of poverty, then what is political move to crowd out the Clark qoing? She appears to be competition in the lead-u:p to a pandering to the people of BC 2012 election.

AllSIEMENS STAFF WRITER he library block during elT ementary school was always a treat. Filled with wonderment, the librarian would read you a story. You got to check out a book for a week, and sometimes your big buddies would even read with you. Sadly, those days are long gone, and now the library Laughing is unacceptable! Peis used to research papers and riod. 'Get out of the library. Your study rather than scrambling to jokes are not funny. In fact, there is find the one Where's Waldo book. nothing funny about studying for One of the rules of the library the end of the semester. It's hard_, as a young child was absolute and it requires concentration.

And answering · your phone? silence. I always found this annoying and a struggle as a child: I I understand that sometimes we just wanted to talk to my friends! all have important phone calls to Nonetheless, it was engrained make. The polite way. of handling info me to respect the rules and a situation like this is to answer, shut the hell up when in the li- ask the.caller to hold on for a minute, leave "The Quiet Zone," and brary!

Much like elementary school, take the phone call outside. You our library also has what they aren't studying while on the phone call "The Quiet Zone." Students anyway, so please stop disturbing are told to put their cell phones the people around you who are.

Now, I understand some talkon vibrate, and keep their mouths shut. This rule· does not trans- ing is required when you are late as well as it did in elemen- studying with a group, or trying to tary school because whenever I plan a presentation. However, this am studying there seems to be a can be done in a polite way that conversation going on about the doesn't disrupt the other patrons party bus heading to The Vanilla using the library facilities. Talk at Room this weekend. (Note: Party a whisper and stay on topic. It's easier to tune out a study group bus? Really?)

It's time we go over the library talking about" History than it is etiquette, because apparently stu- tuning out someone's weekend dents think that, because they are sex-capade chronicles . all-growed-up, they can be rude If you are a student who needs ' and disturb everyone else around constant entertainment, and you them with their annoying phone find yourself turning the library calls to their bros, or th~r inane - a cherished study space for diligossip about Marie and her con- .gent students -:-into a sitcom, reality TV show, or cheap version trolling boyfriend, The library is not a place for a of Gossip Girl, it's time to make some changes for the benefit of social hang out. These students show up with their tex~books everyone else. I know it's hard to and pretend they are studying, stay focused and study. Univerbut really they spend their time sity is a tough place. However, if discussing their plans for getting what you're studying isn't exciting wasted later that evening. You can enough, go back to your elemen· have a social life while you are in tary school librarian and ask her university, this is not the issue, or hi,n to read you a book, because but._does_everyone who is actu- you clearly.can't do it on your own. ally trying to achieve a good GPA · Stop acting like children, and start have to hear about your weekend respecting your fellow students. ofGTL? Some of us have work to do.

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Summer semester just makes sense SOPHIE ISBISTER OPINIONEDITOR

ummer is coming, and with it, images of days on the beach and warm nights are dancing in the heads of stressed and burnedout students all over the world.

But what about the few of us that choose to stay on UFV's beautiful campuses from May to August?

Why do we choo~e to spend idyllic days poring over musty books and crooked PDFs, and Il_loreimportantly, why should 'more students make th!! same choice?

The answers range from the mundane to marvellous. English •student Karen Aney says summer semester is great because, "You can actually find parking, and it gives my liver a break" English student Miriam Huxley says that she likes the smaller class sizes that an emptier campus brings, adding: ;,I think summer semesters also give you the opportunity to get. ~o know your instructors better."

There are definite advantages to smaller class sizes, as well as the dedicated. nature of the students that choose to show up. People go to summer semester because they want to be there. There is also something to be said for constant studying; pushing through and dedicating yourself. to your studies throughout the summer gives students a more realistic view of the workforce that they will enter once they leave school. As former business student Dave Walls says, "If someone can't handle four years of studying a fie!d without

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the need for multi-month breaks, they· are ill-equipped to begin a career in said field."

While it is nice to take advantage of a four-month break in classes to pursue ip.ternships or travel, not all students have that opportunity. Speaking from personal experience as an economically-challenged student, taking four months off makes no financial sense. Unless there was an abundance of well-paying jobs growing on trees, it would be difficult to survive without the student loans I rely o.n to pay my rent and bills. Even if I did find gainful employment in the summertime; it would be near-impossible · to juggle a full-time job with the two part-time jobs that I have on campus.

According to a February 2011 Statistics Canada report, youth employment has risen 1.1%in the last 12 . months. However, youth unemployment is still at a 30-year high, and this doesn't even include · statistics on under-employment.

This _phenomena is not unique to Canada; youth around the world cohtinue to be disproportionate-

ly unempioyed. It is well documented that this is a reason for the spike in university enrolment, an issue that has been hotly discussed at UFV. Given the dismal climate.of jobs for youth, especially on a short-term, summer basis, it just makes sense to take classes in the summertime.

There are lots of reasons to take a summer semester at UFV. For one thing, the campus is beautiful.

Classes are more intimate; the people are dedicated; and waitlists are shorter. Sticking with your studies encourages good habits that will carry into the fall semester. As well, taking summer classes can allow students the luxury of only taking three classes per semester, and still finishing their degree in four years.

We're not in high school anymore, UFV. The more people who sign up for a summer of education, the more classes will be offerea, and the more we can, as students, dedicate ourselves to improving student life on campus all year round, not just when it's rainy and miserable.

David Q: Are you takingsummerclasses?

A: No, I'm not. [...] Working, saving money.

Q: Do you thinkfeminism is relevant?

A: I'd say it's relevant. A lot of people try to say that it doesn't exist, but it's still in the minds of people and just because [equality) is on paper and j.t doesn't change how people see it, and view women, and how women view themselves.

Q: Didyou vote in the SUS election?

A: No. [...] I didn't really inform myself of any of the candidates.

Q: When you votefederally,do you votefor your MP orfor the party leader?

A: I have not voted yet, but if I was to vote I would probably vote for

the party leader more than _theMP. The party leader is the one who can make the bigger change.

s·ummerschoolsucks JENNIFER COLBOURNE STAFFWRITER

ummer school seems like a great idea, in theory. You can get your degree done faster, and you don't have to join the fray vying for a summer job. It sounds like a good deal, but in truth, it's not at all what it seems cracked up to be.

First of all, there are no courses.

The pickings are astoundingly "slim. If you're in your upper levels, most of your required courses are not likely to be offered. Equally disheartening, the selection of professors are even more scarce; most of the established, long-time profs are off on vacation, while a few sessional-instructors are left to take classes, wistfully dreaming of job security and a few months free to lie on the beach.

Second of all, there are no students. UFV may still be largely a commuter school, but there is a lot consistently going on around campus during the fall and winter semesters. In summer, most of the clubs are inactive, and while SUS and Student- Life certainly still put on events, not inany students are around to attend. Neither do the departments bother bringing speakers or films to campus with such a small percentage of stuaents enrolled, nor is there anywhere to hang out: places like the cafeteria and Tim Hortons have reduced hours during the summer months. UFV is almost eerily deserted.

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the studying - it all becomes too year that are now working at Starmuch. Sure, in the summer you bucks or in the mall would make may not feel that way, but next fall, you cry. BC's unemployment rate your brain will be screaming for a is sneaking closer and closer to 10 rest Essay after essay, test after per cent. That's right; nearly 1 out test - school becomes less enjoy- . of 10 people are currently without able and more of an inescapable a job. At least when you're taking chore. While summer jobs may be classes, you can get a student loan, tedious, the plentiful free time you but the faster you, graduate, the have left over more than makes up faster you have to pay that loan for it. Camping, swimming, hik- back. ing, fishing - it's the one time of Whatever you do, do not take a year we can actually go outside in full load of condensed courses. It's the Fraser Valley without getting humanly impossible and ehOugh soaked. We might as well enjoy to make anyone's brain explode it, rather than be cooped up pain- - we're talking 6-8 hours of lecfully inside a classroom. Besides, tures a week per class, never mind misery, stress, and boredom are the vast amounts of reading and serious GPA killers. studying required to keep up. In a Further, while it's true that shortened semester, midterms are you can graduate faster if you usually during Week 3 of classes! take summer school (that is if you If you really need to make up for can actually take the courses you a course or two over the summer, need), there's always the question: seriously consider taking them onwhy graduate faster? There are no line. Otherwise, if you don't have · jobs out there. We're in the midst to, don't go to summer school. Any of a recession. The best plan right child or teenager would strongly now is to stay in school. The num- agree: summer vacation rocks! ~e~gf.s_tP.-fi~n.t~.:\X!i-9 g~qpu~w1,!~~r

Q: Are you takingsummer classes?

A: Maybe. I'd get school done faster.

Q: Do you thinkfeminism is relevant?

A: In some facets it still is, of course. I would say more so in third world countries and undeveloped nations it seems to be more of an issue.

Q: Did you vote in the SUS election?

A: Definitely not. I just didn't care for it.

Q: When you votefederally,doyou votefor your MP orfor the party leader?

A: I've never voted actually.

Kristie Q: Are you takingsummerclasses?

A: Yes, because I'm in a certain program and I don't really have a choice. [...] it's called Health and Human Services. I'm actually in high school but I'm doing courses [here] at the same time.

Q: Doyou thinkfeminism is relevant? _ A: I think in some ways, yes, but in other ways, not so much! It's kind of going away.

Q: Did you vote in the SUS election?

A: No, I haven't yet, but I was going to today [March22.]

Q: Sinceyou can't vote,we havean alternatequestion:Doyoufind it rewarding

to do classesat a Universitywhileyou'restill in high school?

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CHRIS BONSHOR COPYEDITOR

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character interaction and developTREVORFIK STAFFWRITER ment occurring in each individual episode. · ~fore I begin this article_let ~e The faux-hip· father, the hardJO.Stsay that I do not wnte this ass patriarch, the desperate to in jest, or to offend those who pray please mother, all of the traditionat the gospel of Seinfeld.I, along al sitcom chara<;:tersare present in •with many who grew up in the Modem Family. What makes the nineties, did so under the tute- characters in Modern Family diflage of one Jerry Seinfeld and his ferent from other sitcoms is in the band of loyal friends. I was there depth they are afforded, the extra when Jerry fooled around during ticks each character is given,. and Schindler'sList, when George got the hilarity that often ensues from caught sleeping under his desk at their actions. the Yankees front office, and at the The characters, with all their show's riveting conclusion when· various eccentricities, are relatthe entire gartg ~as arr~sted. The able. Who hasn't accidentally stoshow mad~ an indelible mark on len a child's bike while attemptmy psyche, so when I say• "that a ing to teach their son a lesson, or new television ·program is a mod- showcased their newly atlopted ez:n-day equivalent, or perhaps daughter to the opening tune of even an improvement on Seinfeld, The LionKing?

I do so with the utmost respect for Even when they act insane, the earlier program. they do so in a way that is both huModern Family,which is based man and real. Similar to the oddpartially on the families of co- ball antics of George Costanza, creators Christopher Lloyd and Phil Dunphy and his family act in Steven Levitan, is premised on an a way that does not rely on tacky unusual extended family made one-liners or eye-roll inducing huup of the patriarch Jay, his young mour, but instead takes its time to Columbian wife Gloria, and her build up situational humour over son Manny, as well as Jay's own the course of an episode, droptwo children Claire and Mitchell. ping comedy bombs in its wake.

Claire is married to Phil Dunphey, ModernFamilycontinues to be a and together they have three chil- worthy successor to Seinfeld,and a dren. Mitchell is in a same-sex re- bold new program that can carry lationship with partner Cameron, the torch for quality and engagand they have an adopted daughing television comedy into a new ter. generation. Not since Seinfeldhave The show revolves around the you been able to experience the . various problems all three sepa- rare instance of laughing out loud. rate families face, and the relation- And not just laughing, but chuckships between all the members as ling to the point of tears. Whether they navigate various harqships it is at Manny's small stature and and hilarity. much grander advice, l'.,,1itchell While the issues dealt with in and Cameron's attempts at naviModern Family are not always as gating the difficulties of same-sex mature as those presented in Sein- parenthood, or Phil's depiction of feld, both shows means of present- what it means to be cool, Modern ing the trials and issues of charac- Familyinakes you appreciate comters over the span of one episode, edy in the same way tha.t a show with little or no continuation, is about nothing did over a dec;ide strikingly similar. In essence both ago. are shows about nothing, with

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is very good and quite charming, but as he notes in the beginning of the movie: "The hero cannot exist in a vacuum!

What our story needs.is an ironic, unexpected event, that 'will propel the hero into conflict." On this promise, the film delivers big time as it leads to an extremely impressive opening stunt,. which is simply breath-taking in the way it flips and flops t!te viewer's perspective, starting from the smallest of scenes in a terrarium to ·flying through the air and then sliding along asphalt in the Nevada desert. The visual effects are impressive, giving an easy realism to this animated feature.

The story is quirky and presented in a meta-theatrical, cute and funny way that doesn't get stale or boring: It begins: "We are gathered here today to immortalize in song, the life and untimely death of a great.legend. So sit back, relax, and enjoy your low calorie popcorn ancf assorted confections, while we tell you the strange and bewildering tale of a hero who has yet to enter his own story." However, that story is unoriginal and relies heavily on the cliche bumbler deceives people and then wins their trust in the end dynamic. As it plays out in the movie, Rango goes to the town of Dirt, accidently kills a hawk, and thereby wins the trust of the townsfolk and is made sheriff. In order to save the town, he must figure out what is causing a water shortage and stop the bad guy, whoever that is.

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ches, but the story is quite original is part of a recent trend in mainin other respects, like the char- stream animation films of moving acters being small, but definitely. slowly away from being "just for not cuddly critters. Good cliches, kids" (cf. Tangled}. like anything flying sounding In fact, the entire ensemble cast like a fighter plane from WWII was excellent. Isla Fischer puts in a that catches on fire and explodes surprising performance as ;i hick if shot, while ridiculous, under- lizard; Ned Beatty plays an excelscored the ridiculous meta-theatlent villain, though that is what he rical nature of the whole, which I is known for; Bill Nighy is an even think serves as a comment on the more excellent "."illain;Abigail Bremany cliches that we as movie slin (from LittleMiss Sunshinedoes · goers have come to accept in our a great job adding a great deal of movie fare without blinking. sympathy for the plight of the peoAs it almost always is, Johnny ple of Dirt; and Timothy Olyphant Depp's performance as the title does the best Clint Eastwood imcharacter, Rango, is Especially per~onation I have yet heard. worthwhile. He is a chameleon All in all, Rangois a very good dropped into the Nevada desert, animated movie. If you have kids, who has to solve the aforemen- I probably wouldn't bring them, as tioned water shortage problem. this is definitely not a kid's movie.

Instant iinks are made to Fearand That said, if you want to see a reLoathingin Las Vegas,which under- ally good animated movie to get lines that this is not really a kids' · you over ToyStory 3, go see Rango. movie, despite the animation and critter cast. There is a lot here to appeal to adults, and this movie

Book Review: Don Quixote PAUL ESAU Such is the beginning of a El Toboso."

SPORTS EDITOR story that follows the ridiculous Obviously, the idea of demandexploits of Don Quixot~, a man ing that a complete stranger admit t is rare to find a character in whose imagination warps reality to the peerless beauty of a woman a book that so infiltrates the to fit his fancy. He sets off upon unknown to him is absurd, yet it public mind that the name itself his fierce charger Rozinante (by has precedent in the romances of becomes an adjective. Only a few all accounts a most pitiful nag), the Middle Ages. Cervantes' point . examples come to mind: Faust, Ro- declares his undying allegiance is that, just as a mortal man could meo, Satan (and I'm reaching with to the ''Empress of La Mancha" (a not po~sibly survive the exploits that last one). Yet in the pages of peasant girl named Dulcinea), and of the fic.tional knights, so any Don Quixotedwells a being so un- immediately mistakes two whores .man who (to put it conventionally) abashedly strange that his __ name at an inn for noblewomen of an walks into a bar and challenges · has become synonymous with de- immense castle. The dichotomy the occupants to either admit his lusional behaviour. between Don Quixote's actual cir- girlfriend is the prettiest woman To be "quixotic'' is to be ·en- cumstances and what he perceives on-earth or fight him, is asking for grossed in chivalrous or idealistic makes the tale desperately funny, a mauling. Don Quixote is quickly fancies beyond the point of irra- a rare trait in a translated classic. deprived of his horse and weaptionality, perhaps even teetering Of course the funniest mo- ons and summa~y brutalized, a on the edge of insanity. It is a defi- - ments in Don Quixote require at humiliation which sets the tone nition which does the actual Don least a cursory knowledge of the for a number of similar incidents .Quixofe little justice, as author . courtly romances that are the root throughout the book.

Miguel Cervantes portrays him of Quixote's insanity, and the obTh~re is a lot of social commenas an outrageous lunatic in every ject of-Cervantes' satire. Quixote tary in Don Quixoteas well, poking sense of the word. ''Don" Quixote is desperate to emulate the acts fun at Cervantes' contemporary of La Mancha is a minor Spanish · of heroes within his treasured rivals, famous literature, and even gentleman whose obsession with books, and his interpretations of the Spanish Inquisition, yet mo~t books of chivalry leads him to these 'conventions' of the genre of it requires more knowledge or terrorize the countryside as a self- are often hilarious. Early in the more research than the average proclaimed knight-errant search- book, the would-be knight errant reader is willing to invest. What ing for adventure. "In short," Cer- approaches a group of travellers truly sets the book apart is that, vantes explains, ''he so immersed upon the road and spontaneously even without a wealth of backhimself in these romances that he issues the following challenge: ground information, Don Quixote spent whole days and nights over · "Let all the world stand still if is a joy to read. It's funny, wacky, his books; an9, thus with little all the world does not confess that and,· although a trifle long, prosleel'ing and much reading, his there is not i~ all the ~orld a fairer vides a joyful romp along the brains dried up to such a degree damsel than the Empress of La liminal where reality and fantasy that he lost the use of his reason."

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Absolute Style 2011 coming to UFV Fashion students willdisplay workinannual show KARENANEY. ing, and Surface Design. This STAFF WRITER aspect makes the show unique: rather than exhibiting simply niversity can be pretty bor- completed collections from grad ing if all you do is go to class, students, the depth of the departtake tests, and hand in papers. So ment is demonstrated through why not take advantage of your showing various techniques and campus activities? There's a great studies in different areas of the inevent happening on April 28 - ilie dustry. To clarify: it's kind of like UFV Fashion department's an- the best outfits from every episode nual fashion show, Absolute Style of Project Runway, all crammed 2011.There are two shows, ·ar 2:30 into one show. and 7:00 p.m., and it's being held While the show sold out last in the gymnasium at the Envision year due to its popularity, this Athletic Centre. So it's on campus, year promises to be even better. and classes are already over for The department has seen improve· the semester. Sounds like a good ments this year with the.introduc.situation, right? tion of new technology, bringing The show presents a myriad of it closer to current industry stanlooks from across the program. dards. Department head Deanna Grad students create three com- Devviit explains that the program plete outfits. These outfits are the has recently gained a computerproduct of many stages of work: ized floor loom, which allows the research into upcoming trends, students to create fabrics with intargeted market, appropriate tricate patterns an'.d designs. Furmaterials, and construction tech- ther, they have begun using new niques. All designs are sketched 3D software, "which will allow and submitted for approval before students to see their work on a the students progress with their 3D life-like model before ·cutting projects; in other words, these col- and sewing the garment." This is lections are extremely carefully a great advance for our school, as thought out and presented.

UFV is the only program in westAlso featured are individual ern Canada using this softw~e. courses in the Fashion program, Deanna f:urther explains: "the use such as Machine Knitting, Drap- of 3D is already revolutionizing

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the industry by cutting down on time and cost." To conceptualize that: if you're trying to write an essay, the equivalent of this machine would look at some notes you've written, imagine the essay for you, and tell you if it's worth the effort of writing it yet. That would make for some pretty fantastic papers; it's a great tool for the program to have access to.

For those of you who would like to attend, here are some things to keep in mind: first, media is always in attendance, so it's a great chance to show your fashionable side. Translation: this probably isn't the best time to wear your Uggs, no matter how much. they cost. During the show, it's alright to show your respe~t for the designers' hard work by cheering, . but do.remember that this is an artistic presentati9n; cheering so loud that the music is drowned out would not be appreciated.

If you're planning to go, buy your ticket now: the sales are already outpacing last year's. Tickets can be purchased only in advance by calling 604-864-4669, emailing Corinne.richardson@ ufv.ca, or visiting the fashion department's website at http://www. ufv.ca/Fashion.htm.

Schalkwyktalks Shakespeare TheBard'~ language-in theTempest andHamlet explored regardless of the restriction on JENNIFER COLBOURNE STAFF WRITER sharing books, ingeniously managed to keep the book circulating, avid Schalkwyk, Director of and would mark favourite passagResearch at the Folger Shake- es and initial them; Nelson Manspeare Library and editor of Shake- dela, for instance, marked "CowspeareQuarterly,gave two talks at . ards die many times before their UFV last week on March 14 and deaths, / The valiant never taste of 15. Both talks were very well at- death but once" from Act II, Scene tended. Schalkwyk is a foremost II of JuliusCaesar. scholar in the field of Shakespeare Schalkwyk examined the studies,· and his enthusiasm was similarities in language betwe~n undeniable, especially in the fer- Hamlet's imprisonment of the vour with whi~ he read passages mind, and the physical and psyfrom the plays; though an intimi- chological imprisonment of those ·datingly renowned academic and on Robben Island. He looked in ci:itic, he was also very warm and depth at the universal desire for approachable and got to know community, and how it is built several of the attending UFV stu- into the very structure of landents. guage itself through the pronouns His first talk, "Hamlet's "I," "you./' ,..,he/she," we," and Dreams: The Robben Island Bible," "they," as seen in the testimonies was directly based on a chapter of ex-prisoners of Robben Island from a new book he will shortly and Hamlet. He also pointed out be publishing. The Robben Island that Ophelia, much like the female Bible,as he explained, was actually ex-prisoners who were largely iga complete works of Shakespeare . nored as representative voices, is disguised as a religious text, read given no form of expression of her by prisoners in solitary confine- "self," unlike Hamlet; the female ment in the notorious prison on voice is displaced by the male in Robben Island in apartheid South both Shakespeare's time and in Africa. Different political prison- our own. ers· kept in solitary ·confinement, , ,In another. .. type , of language...

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As UFV's production of The Tempestis currently being· staged, this last lecture in particular was undoubtedly very insightful for the many theatre·students who attended it. However, the talks overall were an enlightening success for both students and professors; Schalkwyk seems to have dramatically altered previous conceptions about language and Shakespeare at UFV.

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Outside the(take out) Box Lecture series concludes examining poet's "green spirituality"

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STAFF WRITER Not only are sandwiches offered in plenty, but freshly baked scones he historic Porter's Coffee and muffins for under two dol& Tea House located on the lars, as well as pies, cakes, and northeast side of the five corners squares to tempt even the most roundabout offers much more than . rigid dieters. For breakfast, there recent joint release from Anvil and inhabiting a place spiritually, eco- its name suggests. This little Mur- are a handful of options bearing PAUL FALARDEAU ARTS& LIFEEDITOR UFV press, Making Waves:Reading nomically, and' compassionately in rayville treasure. at the crossroads the names of Porter's generational BC and PacificNorthwest Literature. respect for other forms of animal, of 216th St and 48th Ave boasts an clan from the P.Y.Porter to Karen's he first rourid of this year's This essay formed the basis for the natural, and even non-sentient array of freshly made sandwiches, No Carb all for under ten dollars. university lecture series came talk given to the UFV audience. forms can be seen as an engaged cookies, drinks, soups, salads, and As a prominent community to an end on the aJter,poon of · The first time Carolan encoun- form orf"bioregional" citiz_en- lasagnes, not to mention their vast coffee shop, Porter's supports local March 16 with English professor tered Snyder in person was at Hol- ship." selection 9f candies, conjuring up musicians every other Saturday.

Trevor Carolan speaking to a full lyhock Institute in 1985, after he "And one good way we can feelings of yore when little kids Though I was inter~sted in hearaudience in room Bl21 on UFV's first researched Snyder's poetry practice responsible stewardship" saved up their allowances for one ing just what they had to ·offer in Abbotsford campus. The event °fo- during his Master's work. They reflects Carolan, "is to engage in cent candies instead of iPods. the way of music and foodie atmocused on the idea of community have since corresponded and Car- the sometimes tiresome, but necThe history of Porter's speaks sphere, I had to settle for take-out and its changing meaning in the olan has written extensively on essary work of true community volµmes, especially for those in because of their recently adjusted present day amidst prevalent news Snyder's work. They have also col- eIJ.gagementin the day to day civic the area who can still remember ,, schedule. Monday to Friday they of war and disaster, both natural laborated on several critical inter- decision-making· processes of the effect it had on members of are open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Satand man-made. To this end, Caro- views, oRe of which - "The Wild our schools, air & water quality the community during the Great urday I visited they were open 8 lan centered his remarks on the Mind of Gary Snyder" - appeared boards, local council government, Depression. P.Y.Porter bought the .a.m. to S p.m., but every other Satlife and work of noted Northwest in Shambhala Sun magazine in environmental quality commit- place in 1916and opened it up as a urday they are open from 8 a.m.

I eco-poet and generational sage 1996,and is now a frequently cited tees, and so on." He went on to general store. After World War II, to 10 p.m. Sundays they are ready Gary Snyder. source in Snyder research studies, suggest a need for becoming self- it was taken over by his son Eldy, tci offer a weekend snack from 10 Carolan, a member of the faculThe well-attended lecture fo- org~nizing and self-disciplined, and at the end of the twentieth a.m. to 5 p.m. ty of English at lJFV for ten years, cused on how Gary Snyder contin- living a little more lightly and century, Eldy's daughter Karen · For a take-out dinner, I had the emigrated from England with his ues to inform the heart of our con- simply. took over the store and turned it chance to feast on their delicious family in 1957. Since his arrival; temporary ecological discourse.

The fulcrum of Carolan's lec- into- a coffee and tea house. The spinach lasagne that, though lackhe has carved out a fo11IUdablere- ''With his emphasis on ecological ture, and the true center of Sny- feeling of generations that have ing in presentation, was abundant sume on the west coast of Canada stewardship," Carolan states, "his der's legacy, is- the development owned, operated, and experi- in homemade flavour. For dessert starting at the age of 17, when he ideas compel us toward a rethink- of "Green Spirituality" among enced Porter's is still present in I couldn't resist picking up one of filed dispatches for The Columbian ing of what citizenship might people of various world faiths. the original fixtures, floors, and their advertised "gooey cinnamon newspaper from San Francisco's mean in the global age." .

Concluding, Carolan said that cabinetry, as well as ti-1enumerous buns" that did not disappoint.

Haight-Ashbury counter-culture Snyder's ideas come back to a "Through the influence of .such knickknacks that line the shelves. · For the two, my bill only came to scene. He hasn't looked back from relationship that sees the 'inter- ecological ideas, something close Though its name suggests just an- eleven dollars, _wh.ichis more than there; including extensive travel in relatedness' of humanity and the to an actual school of thought is other independent coffee shop, it a bargain for dinner and dessert.

Europe and Asia, pehas put in time natural world, rather than an op- · developing here on the west coast, offers flavour and atmosphere inThe atmosphere itself is very in municipal government, served positional, dualistic world-view and we can imagine this as a new side and out. quaint, and much_improved over as the first executive director for in which humans assume a posi- way of regarding what citizenship They have a sandwich menu the last few years with several renthe Federation of BC Writers, and tion of dominance over nature. can, and perhaps needs to, be, in of freshly made creations served ovations. The owners and employas Literary Coordinator for the Throughout the speech, Carolan our evolving 21st century." on a variety of breads. There are ees are more than amiable in offer15th Olympic Winter Games Arts reminded the audience of Snyder's Following the lecture, a lively eight different sandwich options ing their services, from a space to Festival in Calgary, published 16 · terms "etiquette of freedom" and Q & A session allowed audience ranging in price from $7.1,5for a rent out for events to freshly baked books, and has worked as mediij "a practice of the wild," relating members, including students, pro- Pastrami and Swiss to $8.85 for a bread every day. The hours need advocate on behalf of internationthem to such practices as yoga, fessors, and community members, Breakfast Sandwich. If in the area some help, but . the community al human rights, Pacific Coast wa- daily meditation, or prayer. to engage with tlie professor con- with little time to spare, they also feeling is ever present. tershed issues, and •First Nations Furthermore, Carolan empha- cerning his material. The lecture offer the option to. call ahead with land claims. He holds a MA from sized how Snyder's "Turtle Island" was the last in the current series, Humboldt State in California and view, named after his Pulitzer but administrative representatives a PhD from Bond in Australia.

Prize winning poetry collection assured the crowd that more were Amongst these and others, per- and the Native American myth in the works to appease the popuhaps the most notable of Carolan's from which it takes its name, lar demand this first round has qualifications are his time spent brings us in contact with tradi- generated. under the tutelage of the Beat tional, widely-held First Nations Making Waves is availabie at the poets Allen Ginsberg and Gary understandings of this cont~nent UFV Bookstore, at fine book retailSnyder. The latter of which is the of North America .- of which we ers, and online from Anvil Press, subject of Carolan's extensive es- can· all come appreciate ourselves and includes work from several say "Ecosystems, Mandalas and as being truly inhabitants - not professors, students and alumni of Watersheds: The Dharma Citizen- conquerors. Carolan summarizes the Univef!,ity of the Fraser Valley. ship of Gary Snyder,:• found in the this, s~ying, ,;The idea,,of .ful~y. , , ._,,

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As High as the Highest Heavens andfrom the Centerto the Circumferenceof the Earth Dallas trio True Window's second. record, As High as the Highest Heavensand from the Center to the Circumferenceof the Earth is a muddy affair. That is, the self-proclaimed "Stonegaze" band brings the bottom - big time. The album is all rumbling bass, humming cymbals, and guitar that doesn't screech so much as it growls. Reverberating vocals, set_amidst this instrumentation, promote a less than chipper vibe. Opening track, "Jackyl" broods like its namesake, and although tpe following cut, "Blooden Horse" is (perhaps surprisingly, given its name) a bit of pick-me up, True Window revel in their gloom. Still, although their metal lineage is evident in sound and song names, True Window has much more at play. Instead of featuring thoughtless machismo, cut-throat solos, or a wall of noise, High is bursting with nuance and innovation; loudness itself becomes a musical tool. The result leans closer to the Sonic Youth than to Metallica.

SmokeRingfor My Halo Since his exit from Philadelphia's The War on Drugs back in 2008, Kurt Vile has released an increasingly well-crafted and personal series of fuzz-folk records.

On his fourth solo outing, Smoke Ring for My Halo, Vile dials back· some of the drone-y haze and densely-layered effects pedals of his earlier records, allowing his sharp melodic sense, virtuosic · guitar work, and seemingly disaffected, yet resiliently haunting, vocals to come to the fore. Smoke Ring draws equally from classic ·rock and indie influences and listeners are likely to notice the spectres of either Bob Dylan and Lou Reed or Beck and Guided By Voices depending on their own record collection. Often lonesome and occasionally sweet, Vile's latest of. fering distils the best guitar music of the last 40 years into a surprisingly distinctive style, making it an early contender for album of the year.

lyphoon KNew Kind of House

If this EP were sold in the produce department, it would be in the organic section. Beautifully simplistic melodies are highlighted by a variety of instruments: drums, piano, acoustic guitar, violin, tuba, trumpet, trombone, and others combine tastefully to create a sound that allows each instrument to stand out. Rhythmically and dynamically, A New Kind of Housedraws the listener in - this is not elevator music. At a time when massive "Orchestral" indie groups (i.e. Arcade Fire and Broken Social S~ene) are all the rage, this 12-member group actually utilizes their numbers - the sound is big, while remaining acoustically driven. Portland based Typhoon leaves us ~anting more with A New Kind of House. This s_hort, 5 song EP could have easily been expanded to be a full-length album. This release is sure to give Typhoon some much deserved attention in 2011.

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GimmeSome From the glorious country that brought us lhe Sedin twins comes Peter Bjorn & John; the group named for the first names of each of its members. Their new album, Gimme Some is PB&}'s follow-up album to _2009'ssuccessful Living Things.While this album ~emonstrates a clear maturation from the previous work, its bare bones are the same. While there isn't any whistling, the melodies are light and playful; in other words, easy to whistle al6ng to, even if they don't bother to record it: The rhythm is light yet persistent: the first single, "Second Chance," is a good example of this - while the tempo is upbeat, the lack of any bass line to speak of ke·eps the otherwise driven song a light and relaxing listen. This is pretty indicative of the rest of the album: light, airy, with enough rhythm to keep it from being the kind of folk music sung by people who don't shower.

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VIOLET HART strange glance or two - though not

if he just fucks her. What's implied SEXPERT here is that our society thinks it's perfectly normal for men to be atreud was wrong. We don't all tracted to women much older or have a repressed, burning de-· younger than them, but abnormal sire to have sex with our mother for women to be attracted to a man or father (at least, most of u.sdon't). significantly older or younger. At However, it is not unusual to feel least, such is the double standard attracted to people our parents' for heterosexuals; the LGBT com- . age, or even our grandparents' munity largely does_n't seein to age. Now don't get me wrong; if give a damn . you see a fifty year ·old man or In reality, attraction is obviwoman with a teen-aged girl or ously a two-way street. It's norboy, that's definitely called tak- mal for both men and women to ing advantage. Yet once you've find a variety of ages attractive. become a mature adult, it really , Certainly some students at UFV doesn't matter if you decided to feel that way. S<o/sone UFV male be with an, er, even more mature student: '1t's unfair for people to actult. say women are unattractive when At least, it shouldn't mat- they're older'... with any gender, ter. Still, women who s~eep with some people keep well with age ·older men are often labeled gold and some people don't. I find that I diggers, and women who seek am more attracted most times to a younger men are nearly always sexy mature milf ["mother I'd like referred to as "cougars." Quite un- to fuck"] than some young bouncfairly, men largely seem to be free Jng blonde with big tits. There is from rece_ivingthis kind of social just something about a beautiful stigma, though a young man mar- older woman .that makes me go rying an older woman might get a 'sha-wing."'

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A female UFV student feels similarly about older males: "older men... are not necessarily ·"old" . in the bedroom. Although a few experiences led me down a. path of boring missionary position that lasted 3 minutes due to their poor stamina, some older men are kinky and high energy. In one case, when I lean~d over to get-a condom from this guy's bed side table, when I looked in the drawer, he had about lOXthe sex toys I did.

And a sex swing! So don't judge a book by its cover... as they· say, older and wiser - older men generally know their way around the bedroom, and [the] female bodythey can locate the mystical areas known as g-spots and the ... CLIT!" Having taken a small poll of UFV students, a whopping 41 per cent had been attracted to people up to 10 years older than them, 23 per cent up to.20 years,older than them and 9 per cent up to 30 years older. Over half had banged people up to 10 years older than them, 18 per cent had banged people up to 20 years older than them, and

9 per cent up to 30 years older.

Asked which of a selection of decently-kept 50+ celebs they would bang, 50 per cent of students said Meryl Sqeep was the most bangable older female celeb and 18 per cent said Kevin Costner was the. most hangable male (with Sean Connery, Patrick Stewart, ·and Ian McKellen close behind).

It seems, or so I hope, that attitudes are subtly beginning to change more favorably towards generational attraction for both the sexes. Regardless, at the end of the day, it's not any of our goddamn business who fucks who as long as it's consensual and legal.

So perhaps the next time you start to call a woman a "cougar," you should hesitate and change it to "milf!"

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Album Review: EbeneQuartet Fictions marks a q.efinite departure from CHELSEA THORNTON

STAFFWRITER their inaugural effort. The quartet has revealed that they are in his time of semester, I always fact closet jaz2 players, and filled find that my choice of music the album with sixteen jazz domibegins to change. As finals loom nated pieces. In thE; album's liner · closer, my regular playlists are notes the quartet explains that replaced by an increasingly clas- they named it Fictions because ·it sically dominated list, in hopes embodies a "pseudo-reality of a that all· that research indicating string quartet that plays and imBeethoven and Mozart magically provises in order to regain the make you smarter holds· some freedom that all classical musiweight, or at least enough heft to cians had in the past." The album get me through April. The Ebene ·definitely has a storybook feel to it, Quartet,. or Quatuor Ebene as it combining a myriad of iconic muis known in its native France, fea- sic moments into one kaleidoscope tures violinists Pierre Colombet of an album. Here you can find and Gabriel le Magadure, violist covers of "Someday My Prince Mathieu Herzog, and cellist Ra- Will Come" from the soundtrack phael Merlin. With the label Vir- of Disney's Snow White, Nat King gin Oassics, partner label to EMI Cole/Charlie .Chaplin's "Smile," Classics, which produces Paul Mc- Bruce Springsteen's· "Streets of Cartney's classical compositions, Philadelphia," "Over the Rainthe Ebene Quartet made a name bow" from The Wizard Oz, and for themselves with interpreta"Come Together" by The Beatles .. tions of classical music by DeThe most surprising song on bussy, Ravel, and Faure. the album is definitely the sucTheir new album, Fictions, cessful cover of "Come Together."

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The weird, rattling, psychedelic strangeness of the original song's opening is reproduced by the quartet by bouncing their bows off their strings, and they somehow manage to make violins, a viola, and a cello sound a little bit rock and roll. There is even a real solo that captures all the scorch~ ing intensity of an electric guitar.

A video of a live performance of the song revealed that at times the violinists hold their violins like guitars and lJick the strings.

One of the surprisingly endearing features of this album is the presence of soft French accents in the many vocal portions. The quartet's violist sings "Streets of Philadelphia" with a barely there accent that shows most str~ngly in his pronunciation of the titular sical genre where they achieved city, while Fanny Ardent echoes their first success. The song, while Edith Piaf in "Lilac Wine." jazz-y overall maintains some of "Footprints" is where the the sweeping power of classical quartet strikes the finest balance music through its use of rising crebetween their current album's scendos_and smooth, flowing falls jazz-driven sound and the clas- through the scales.

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Ce~ain ages tend to mean a lot to us, ·so much so that we frequently immortalize them in song. Here are a few ages that musicians seem to have found some significance in. ·

Overall, the album feels like a band geek's musical rebellion: he might not be playing Mozart anymore, but he won't be asked to play the school dance either.

Thirteen Although he never mentions the age in the song, its lyrics carefully capture that tender age where innocence converges with experience in Blake-ian proportions as the opposite sex becomes attractive and rock and roll seems invincible.

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Alice Cooper I'm Eighteen Alice Cooper may be known as a shock-rock pioneer, but his songs, like "fm Eighteen" hold up s.urprisingly well. Lyrically Cooper is tough and gritty, and musically he captures the rebellious nature of the age perfectly.

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LCD Soundsystem Watchthe Tapes From an album where James Murphy battles with growing old, "Watch the Tapes" warns twentyfive year olds of their impending doom as its narrator exclaims "it's not getting better, it's just getting older." Fortunately the bad news is delivered in a dance-ready format.

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The Strokes - Angles· PAUL FALARDEAU these circumstances ~ and a fiveARTS& LIFEEDITOR year hiatus - that The Strokes release their fourth LP, Angles. t the beginning of the last The first track of Angles, "Madecade, few bands could ri- chu Picchu," whirs into existence val the dazzling- success of the like an old pinball machine upon New York bred saviours of rock start up. Shortly, it proceeds to lay and roll. At the time, The Strokes down a rather tropical sounding seemed t~ have no equal amongst guitar background and all hopes the hip, young music crowd, aside of the Strokes going back to basics from perhaps the White Stripes seems to be dashed. Yet, in a flurry who were morphing into existence of exhilaration, the chorus ushers somewhere on the other side of the in a flash of classic-Strokes genius musical spectrum. In fact, in ma.ny before returning to its, now ingeways the Strokes' music, captured nious, Hawaiian send-off. Each reon their debut album, Is This It?, turn to the chorus brings the band was incendiary. Followed by Room closer to its roots as guitar parts on Fire,which nominally and mu- brilliantly intermingle and riffs sically propagated that sentiment, revel in all their staccato greatThe Strokes' first two albums are, ness. True to form, the end of the in many ways, the beginning of song is even cut short. modern "indie" music. So, it was The next track, "Under the a manner befitting Icarus that the Cover of Darkness" is a full on Strokes burnt and crashed after orgy of retro-Strokes that could the overall failure of their third stand right next to "Last Night" or release, First Impressionsof Earth, any other classic. But don't call it· which was almost uniformly re- a comeback just yet. From here on jected by fans and· critics alike for the album gives its name deeper its reckless and unsubstantiated meaning as the band seems unfinexperimentation. So, it is from ished with its experiments.

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That, on Angles, does not seem to be wholly a tragedy. In fact, at times it takes the band soaring. to new heights. "You're So Rjght" finds the New York lads all dark and electro-ed out, with a serious Crystal Castles injection. The result is exciting and brings the band into the new decade, but is anchored by a solid solo courtesy of Albert Hammond Jr; there is still a lot of Strokes in this modern track. Continuing this trend is the funky and cocksure "Taken for a Fool" which sounds like nothing short of a renaissance.

If only that were all there was to say. Unfortunately other tracks on Angles fall short, like the unfortunately synth-ridden "Games" which sounds like elevator music with-an additional hit of painkillers. It seems to be blatant - and poorly executed - jump on the wagon, where other tracks redefine trends. Othet instances, such as "Grati~faction" and "Metabolism" are not necessarily bad, but sound odd on a Strokes album, like covers of Weezer and Muse

respectively.

This is not a bad thing-per se, The Strokes burst from the seams of their old reputation while still keeping a lot of the disaffected cool that made them popular to begin with. Some experiments fail, but over 75 per cent of them sound great, if a little all over the place at times. Anglesbuilds on the failures of FirstImpressionsof Earth

and admirably continues to take steps forward. If it ever fails "it is when it plays it safe. Still, is this ls This It? Bluntly put: no. It is an enjoyable and well-made album, though. More so, it should herald the return of The Strokes to the house they built with their own dis-enchanted hands.

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Davie Cage winsat BAFTA Video Game Awards JOELSMART was PlayStation 3 exclusive Heavy tive, multiple QTEs are often preSPORTS EDITOR Rain, winning the three separate sented in the game, forcing playBAFTAawards. ers to choose specific paths that elebrating the best the gaming Though the experience of play- drastically alter· the progress of industry has to offer in both ing Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain is the game. PlayStation Move suptalent and innovation, the British not without its faults, it did offer port allows players to physically Academy of Film and Television a powerful and highly-interactive act out the QTE actions, adding a Arts (BAFTA) held the Seventh detective thriller in a capacity further layer of interactivity to the British Academy Video Games the world has never before seen. experience. , Awards on March 16. The awards Interestingly, both Mass Effect 2 . In an interview with the Playare amongst the most prestigious and Heavy Rain used Quick Time Station Blog, Quantic ·Dream in the video game world.

Events (QTE), which are short founder and CEO (and writer/di17 awards were handed out, on-screen directions for specific rector of Heavy Rain) David""Cage including an Academy Fellow- button combinations. However, revealed that the studio is hard at ship award for game designer Pe- in Heavy Rain these QTE prompts work on another game, but that ter Molyneux, best known for the -are an integral part of the story, "it would not be a sequel. "We're action role-playing (ARPG) Fable and are used to create highw spe- going to be exploring a different series as well as God games like cific controls for each scene of the direction, which will still be very Populous and Black & White. The game. How these are performed dark and still for adults, but comgreatest award, best game, went to or ignored shapes the progress of pletely different to Heavy Rain," he the ARPG multiplatform sequel, the story, meaning that there are said. "Our challenge is lo· satisfy and blockbuster hit Mass Effect numerous endings to the story. our fans, and also surprise them."

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,of auteur theory for the future of gaming, and the need for the industry to trust the creative vision of the director. "I know no good stories written by 50 people." Cage said. "If this industry wants to mature and' evolve then we need to talk about emotions and work on stories that appeal to all people, not just h~rdcore gamers between the ages of 15 and 17.

We have a much wider market out there just waiting to interact if we can go to them with the right ideas." Cage's thoughts are pretty divergent in an industry currently driven largely by market research and risk-minimizing to appease stockholders and investors.

At the BAFTA awards, Heavy Rain won the awards for Story, Original Music, and Technological Innovation, of which Cage admit-

ted Story was the most gratifying · to win. The game was also nominated for Artistic Achievement, Best Game, and Garneplay, and the public-voted GAME Award of 2010(which went to-Call of Duty: BlackOps). Both Callof Duty: Black Ops and Assassin's Creed:Brotherhood matched Heavy Rain's seven nominations, but each won only a single award. The win for Gameplay went to SuperMario Galaxy2.

Godof War III topped Limbofor the Artistic Achievement award. The iPhone (and iPad) physics-puzzler Cut the Rope picked up the Handheld award, while Civilizations V beat out top nominees Fallout:New Vegasand StarCraftII: Wings of Liberty for the Strategy award.

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SPORTS & HEALT

Vigneault's journey toVancouver pays off JOEL SMART

ours in his first season with the C~nucks, a barrage of injuries and a disappointing finish saw the s he quicl<ly approaches his team finish with just 88 points in .

50th birthday, head honcho his second season with the club, behind the Vancouver Canucks missing the playoffs completely. bench Alain Vigneault has been However, the team rebounded in perfecting the craft of coaching for 08-09, as Vigneault lead them to nearly half his life. Thirty-three the second round after capturing seasons ago, Vigneault began to the Northwest Division title with play for the Hull Olympiques in 100 points. The team improved the Quebec Major Junior Hockey to 103 points the following year, League (QMJHL) at the young age but once again fell to the Chicago of 16. His playing career would Blackhawks in the second round. prove to be short-lived, with only Now, in the 2010-2011season, two seasons in the NHL, but his coach "AV." has lead the team to true talent as a coach emerged it's fastest-ever 100-point season. shortly-thereafter as he took the In his 400th career game with the reigns of a team he had played Canucks on March 16, Vigneault's for just a few years before. It was team captured the Northwest Dia road that would eventually see vision title in fewer games than }:umin Vancouver.where he would it ever has before. The impressiye win the Jack Adams Award for the regular season has come despite NHL coach most responsible f<;>r key injuries to Alex Edler, Dan his team's success. · Hamhuis, Keith Ballard, Sarni Starting in the 1978-79 seaSalo, Alex Burrows, Kevin Bieksa, son, the 5'11 Quebec City native Tanner Glass,· and, most recently, played defence for five seasons in Manny Malhotra .. the QMJHL. He scored 11 goals CHL Montana Magic; in 47 games Montreal Canadiens. ond-ro~d playoff exit, Alain ViRegardless of what happens and 46 points in his rookie sea- he had 16 points and 139 PIM. He coached the Canadians gneault would establish himself as from this point forward, Vigneault son with the Olympiques. His 90 ·Just three seasons later, Vi- from 1997-2001- just over three an elite NHL head coach in his in- must again be considered a leadpenalty minutes (PIM) jumped to gneault was the main man behind seasons. The team only made the -augural season with the Vancou- ing candidate for the Jack Adams 217 in a scrappy second season, a the Trois Rivieres Draveurs bench. playoffs in his first year, when ver Canucks.

Award, but what is clear season he managed 13 goals and He coached them to just 28 wins they fin_ished the season with 87 Dave Nonis, ---------.......11---54 points. Midway into his third and 58 points in the 70-game sea- points. They made it to the second in just his secIt's his calm, collected is that he is season, with 39 points and 82 . son - well out of the playoffs. The round, but were swept by the Buf- ond season as nature that makes him far· more conPIM already, he was traded to the next season he was coaching for falo Sabres. In the 99-00 season, general man- such a reliable force be- cerned about Trois Rivieres Draveurs, where the team he first played for. The Vigneault was nominated for the ager, brought hindthe bench;it'sthe way how the team he finished with an additional 25 Olympiques managed 43 wins Jack Adams award, despite miss- highly-touted he sticks up for his play- does this year points and 93 PIM. In the follow- and 90 points, enough to top the ing the playoffs, due to the 35-win, goalternder ers, as he did last season in the playoffs, ing 1980-81 season, his 62 points Lebel Division. They went on win 83-point performance of a team Roberto Lu- for Alex Burrowswhen Ron ratherthanhow and 181 PIM, bolstered by some a seven-game series against the crippled with injuries. However, ongo to the Maclean accused him of impressive he impressive defensive play, got him _ Drummondville Voltigeurs in the he was fired early the next season team; it would divingand 'ring about the has looked as a noticed by NHL talent scouts. · QMJHL Finals, taking them to the due to a poor start. mean a Jack controversia remarks of coach this year.

In the eighth round of the 1981 1988Memorial Cup to face the top In 2003, Vigneault was hired Adams Award referee Stephane Augee. It's his calm, NHL Entry Draft, Alain Vigneault OHL and WHL teams. Ultimately as head coach of another QMJHL £or Vigneault. That's what makes him so collected na(who acquu:ed the fnfamous nick- they_were defeated by the Trevor team, the P.E.I.Rocket. In his first Despite a five- special, his ability to find ture that makes name Barn-Barn) was selected by Linden-led Medicine Hat Tigers. season, the team came alive with game second- tfle delicate balance be- him such a relithe St. Louis Blues. That season Despite the loss, Vigneault was 40 wins and 90 points in the 70- round loss to tween professionalism and able force behe played 64 games for the CHL awarded the CHL Coach of the game season. Unfortunately, they the Anaheim tellingit like.itis. hind the bench; it's the way he farm ~earn, the Salt Lake Golden Year award. He would spend four lost in six games to the Moncton Ducks and _____________ Eagles, gaining 12 points and 266 more years with team, each with a Wildcats in the second round. The ex-GM Brian sticks up for his PIM. He also made his NHL de- winning percentage. He also won next season they managed only 55 Burke, the Canucks had an incred- players, as he did last season for but and played 14 games for the a gold medal for team Canada as points, and missed the playoffs al- ible year. Not only did Vigneault's Alex Burrows when Ron Maclean Blues. During that short stint, he assistant coach in the 1991 World· together. Regardless, the Canucks first season lead to a Northwest accused him of diving and lying scored his first NHL goal. In the Junior Championships. organization saw potential in Vi- Division title for the C~nucks in about the controversial remarks of 82-83 season he doubled his time It was enough to land him an gneault, and hired him to coach an astounding 49-win, 105-point referee Stephane Augee. in the NHL with 28 games, but ,assistant coaching gig in the NHL, the 05-06 season for their AHL performance, but the team was That's what makes him so spestored only 6ne more goal, and where he spent just over three sea- farm team, the Manitoba Moose. able to top the Dallas Stars in the cial - his ability to find the delicate finished his NHL career with just sons with the Ottawa Senators.

Then, after seven seasons as first round of the playoffs, despite balance between professionalism seven regular season points. He Though it ~as good experience at head coach of the Vancouver Ca- failing to score a goal in three of and telling it like it is. He also has also played four games in the 1983 the time, he entered the organiza- nucks from 98-06, Marc Crawford the games. The most impressive the ability to temper his passion playoff run by the Blues, and man- tion during a rebuilding period, was fired after the team failed win of the series was the opening with much-appreciated humour. aged a single assist. He was traded and the team did poorly each year. to make the playoffs in its first game, in which the Canucks al- Though sometimes criticized for the following year, and played So midway through the 95-96 sea- post-lockout season. With just a lowed 76 shots before Henrik Se- his constant juggling of lines, the just 11 games in the AHL for the son he returned to the QMJHL single season under his belt with din scored the game winner with results speak for themselves. ViMaine Mariners. In the following to coach the Beauport Harfangs. the Moose, a season they finished a minute left in the fourth over- gneault has played an enormous 83-84 season he played his last After two seasons, he was named with 100 points (including only time period. role in the current success of this year of professional hockey for the head coach of the greatly-adored 24 regulation losses) and a secDespite coach of the year hon- team.

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SportsYou've Never Heard Of: Toe Wrestling take place are cheap if a contestant ALI SIEMENS

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2, 3, 4; I declare a thum- ... wait, a toe war? Toe wrestling, different from thumb wrestling, but similar to arm wrestling, is an official sport in the United Kingdom. Although unusual and relatively unheard of, toe wrestling has been around since 1976,starting in Wetton, Derbyshire. Patrons of 'Ye Olde Royal Oak Inn' decided to hold a toe wresting competition the same year, and ever since, the world championships have been occurring annually.

The rules of toe wrestling are easy to understand, and the equipment necessary for the sport to

· has not had their toes amputated.

Courtesy of the World Toe Wres- · tling Organization, the rules are clearly written and easy to understand.

A match is played.by two contestants, either two men or two . women - no mixed matches allowed. The opponents must sit across from each other on a platform known as a "toedium" during the toe ceremony. The opponents must remove their socks and shoes, and have their feet inspected for any funny business, such as hidden daggers or fungus between their webbed-weapons.

After inspection, the players interlock their right feet, preparing for

the toe tussle. When the players are ready to start the match, the referee yells, "toes away," beginning the phalange feud.

The object of ·the battle is to try and force the side of their opp<;>nentsfoot to the floor, respectively referred to as a, "toe down," comparable to the object of arm wrestling. Just like regular wrestling, toe wrestling has an option of "tapping out" if the pain becomes unbearable. Instead of using your fingers to tap against the mat, the player must shout, "toe much," and the referee will stop the match.

The matches are played as a best-of-three legs, but if another round is needed to decide who

the toe champion is, a decider is used. During the matches, players have to keep their non-wrestling foot off the ground at alf times, making balancing difficult. Also, players must keep both palms of their hands flat to the mat, and their bums on the floor: no lifting, bouncing, or farting.

Attempts were made~tohave the new found sport accepted into the Olympics; however, it was turned down. One cannot say whether it's because the sport itself"is laughable, or if it's because they allow players to be drunk while participating.

The 2010 T<;>e Wrestling Championships proved to be just as competitive as the years p_rio~.

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Alan 'Nasty' Nash won the Championship again in 2010, and has been deemed a three-time World Toe Wrestling Champion. In 1997, His Majesty King Leo I of Redonda, in the West Indies, presented the champion with a new name; he was knighted "Sir Alan Nasty Nash" for all of his accomplishments in the Toe Wrestling world. · Two-time winner, female participant Twinkle Toes Lisa may be on her way to her own 'knighting' if she keeps up the hard work.

Toe Wrestling is a competitive sport that leaves room to make an ass of yourself. If you have a "toedium" and alcohol, you could be the next neighbourhood champion.

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lJ1:\f I.1:(;I:N-1) S PAUL ESAU played, me and my brother, for SPORTS EDITOR years and years and years. He was always mtich bigger than me. He was HUGE, and I never thought I he UFVsportsseasonis would be taller than my brother ... winding down, and ifs now I'm about four inches taller.

nadian backpacker came through.

He played al a college in Alberta, Lakeland, which is right on the border of Alberta and Sask. He used to play there and he got me in touch with his old coach. He said 'Hey, you're tall do you play time to acknowledgethose basketball?' and I'm like 'Yeah, I who '1ave played their Nowyou'rea three-point play a little bit'. And he said 'Do .shooter based upon that last game in the greenyou waf!t fo go to Canada and and-white, scored their crate techniqueapparently. play college ball?' I thought it was last points, and dug their a little bit of a joke at first but I'm last hit. Over the coming That's probably where I got it all like 'Yea, no worries I'll talk to your coach'. But then it was early weeks,The Cascadewillbe from. (laughs).

August so I kind of had to make a interviewingeach of these Likea squarecrate too? snap decision if I wanted to make individuals, recognizing it in time for classes. Of course I Like a milk crate. Yeah. As a kid had to give my company a month's them both for their charI just loved it, I would go down to ·notice, and I just did it. So I played acter as leaders and their · the basketball court by myself for there, played for a year. I came in .skillas players.Thesemen three or four hours at a time and really out of shape, I was like 250, and women are the "leg- just shoot, just messing around. just horrible, but I got better, got a ends"of UFVSports.

That's kind of where I developed. second team all-star for the ACAC. Just loved it, just loved to play the Then I called up Coach Craddock game, just couldn't get me off the and it's all history from there.

Whereare youfrom? court.

So youjust came overwith Australia. Perth. It's statistiAre there any other sports cally the most isolated city in the no experiencewithcollege world. No joke, look on the map. that you play? ball?Youplayedin high-

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Howdid you start playing basketball?I wouldn'tthinkof Australiaas a big basketball country.

Name: James Elliot

Sport: Basketball Postion: Centre.

Height: 6'8 Weight: 235 lbs ShoeSize: 13

It is, kind of.. .I think our Men's internationally is ranked _like six or something. Women's I think is about top four in the world? It's all club back home, we don't have much of a high-school development, college development there.

I suppose it's just not as known.

I got into it because my older brother was playing it, so being the younger brother you always want to beat your older brother at whatever he's doing. (laughs).

No matter whatever he does, you want to do it better. That's kind of how it started. In the backyard we had a crate with the bottom clipped out ·of it and we tied that to the balcony and that's how we

I played cricket first for three or four years before I started basketball. I was.a big cricket kid.

Whatmadeyoutransitionto basketball?

It was easier to play, basketball because all you needed to do was pick up a basketball and go down to the basketball court.

Cricket was hard; you needed three people really to make it happen whereas basketball I could do by my$elf. I a~so played a lot of Australian football when I was a younger kid as well. AFL? Aussie rules footpall?

schoolI'm assuming?

Played high-school, played in a semi-pro league back home for two years, played a lot of club basketball. I felt I had a lot of talent, a lot of ability, but I was out of shape, and I was working a lot and basketball wasn't really a priority.

I'd actually taken a break three months prior to meeting that guy.

I'd taken a break from the game for . like a year and a half. Took up golf.

Youcame over sight-unseen to try outfor this [Lakeland] team?

Well he'd already offered me a scholarship in academics, so ...

Neverheardof it. Howdid you get to UFV? A: Initially I was working back home as a sales manager and a Ca-

UFC Strikef orce Merger TREVORFIKtracts and leaving the running of As listed above, Strikeforce will STAFFWRITER the company up to current Strike,- have the most to give i_nterms of force CEO Scott Coker. Yeah, tell heavyweight talent, but what of would be remiss in my duties that to the fighters at Pride, WEC, the other divisions? And what is as an MMA aficionado if I did and the WFA, all of whom were to become of fighters such as Paul not spend this week's column dis- purchased by Zuffa and either ab- Daley and Josh Barnett; both of cussing the recent acquisition of sorbed at a later date or had their whom left the UFC under notoriStrikeforce by UFC parent com- good sections picked apart in a ously poor conditions? Well, White pany Zuffa. In a move that sent mad MMA feeding frenzy. · has taken an adamant "business shockwaves through the MMA With the acquisition of Strike- as usual" stance in terms of UFC world, the merger has provided force the roster of fighters under and Strikeforce operations. Many more questions than answers, as the Zuffa umbrella swells drasti- believe that it is only a matter of fighters and fans alike look to the cally from the 260 fighters current- time before the UFC adds the enfuture of the world's fastest grow- ly on contract with the UFC to 400. tire Stnkeforce roster to their fold, ing sport.

The roster now includes past UFC as they did with World Extreme The buyout of Strikeforce by fighters S}-!Ch as Dan Henderson, Cagefighting (WEC) late last year.

Zuffa, which has long rumored to Paul Daley, Fabricio Werdum, and The difference is, however, that have been in the works by Zuffa Andrei Arlovski, as well as no- the much larger Strikeforce will owners Frank Fertitta ill and Lo- table competitors such as current swell the ranks of the UFC to the renzo Fertitta, essentially puts Strikeforce Heavyweight Champi- point where many fighters will the UFC in the unique position of on Alistair Overeem and the much · be cut simply by virtue of having such a large stable of fighters. having a monopoly on the sport of sought after Fedor Emelianenko.

MMA. And while competing proThe matehups have many MMA The UFC, for better or worse, motions do exist (Bellator, MFC, fans salivating at the prospect of needs quality competition like Shark Fights), none can compete potential dream fights, ranging Strikeforce. Separate entities such with the UFC in terms of resourc- from a heavyweight bout between as these serve to allow promising es, sponsorship, and, most impor- Emelianenko and Brock Lesnar, · fighters an arena in which they ta~tly, fighter talent and division to the return of Dan Henderson can hone their skills against other depth. to the middleweight division. Just quality opponents. Not allowing Dana White and the UFC brass, months ago these fights were lit- them this would be the e!}uivahowever, have made it clear that tle more than an MMA fan's wet lent of having football players go for the time being they intend to dream; now they are as close as straight from high sch6ol ·football run Strikeforce as a completely they have ever been ~o be\:oming to the NFL. separate entity, honouring all con- a reality.

The level of play suffers, the

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quality of players is sub-par, and UFC merger, these issues will be the ones who end up paying are worked out in a manner that benthe fans and owners. efits both fighters and fans. alike.

The purchase of Strikeforce is a Dana White and the Fertitta br9thgenius move as it will consolidate ers did not make the UFC the the UFC as the premier destina- dominant organization for MMA tion for MMA and establish the 6y not appealing to its employees organization as a Mecca that fight- and consumers.~ While organizaers journey to in the harsh and un- tions will continue to rise and fall forgiving landscape of the MMA . with the .shifting allegiances of world. their fighters, the UFC will continCompeting organizations will ue to hold dominance over MMA inevitable form to pick up the as long as the organization continslack, and while issues of spon- ues to give fans a quality and ensorship and contracts will plague tertaining product. the early days of the Strikeforce/

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Juston the wordof the playerwhotalked to you?

Yeah, he hadn't even seen me play. I'd literally sent him two emails, I was brutally honest about my strengths, weakness, what I thought I could do, what I knew I couldn't do. He got a good feeling from me. He said, 'I've got a good feeling from you James, come over.' I mean, for him it wasn't a huge risk, I was fronting the flights, I was fronting all my board and food and all that, he just paid for my five classes.

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which have built on that chemistry, if that makes sense? A lot of the younger guys have the passion, just to, like you see them in the gym everyday, the likes of Jasper, Sheldon, Ryan, everybody.

They're in there every single day, working. So I think the dedication has grown. Being a younger program they've seen through our play on the court tha~ we can be so much better. We can beat the likes of TWU pretty easy. There's a winning mentality here.

Whathas beenyour favorAndto movefrom that to UFV ite memorydo youthink? youjust gave CoachCrad• .

Bestgame?Bestsituation? dock a call?

Bestbus-rideor prankyou Yeah, I spoke to a number of played? coaches in that league. I wanted to get to BC. The winter up there [at Lakeland], oh man, minus-15 prairie winter. I don't know if you've ever lived through one? Just brutal. I mean, coming from Australia? I spoke to him about UFY, he mentioned that it was a new upcoming program and there would be some opportunity there. And the coach had used a player like me before, kind of the five man trailer who liked to shoot threes and he liked that kind of player, so I contacted him and he obviously thought I was worthwhile. ·

Howhave youseenthisUFV team growor improvein the time you'vebeen a part of it?

The chemistry was there from day one. with all the guys. A lot of these guys have played BC provincial team together, but it's grown even more. 'Cause we've been through some hard times as well, we've had some big games as well. Like last year beating Trinity in our gym was huge, this year was telling getting beaten by Trinity, you know? So I thinl< there's been a lot of trials and tribulations

Best memory ...That's tough man, that's tough. I've had a'lot of fun on road trips before. I tµink the best time I think I've had was Quest [University], • Quest preseason this year .. In early September or late August we went to Quest for a two day training camp.

So we hadn't really seen any of the rookies yet, they had just come to town. We were introducing some of our rudimentary plays, you know, the basic philosophy behind our offences. And making us run, that kind of stuff. We stayed there for one night, and that night that we stayed there, we had a practice the next day, but there was a big toga party on the campus. I swear Coach knew about it! (laughs). I swear he knew about it 'cause obviously it's part of bonding and Coach understands that, but he didn't give ...usually on road trips he'll give us a curfew, sometimes he'll come around and check on rooms and stuff, especially if we've got a game the next gay. It's completely understandable; players are committed and nopody messes around. But he specifically didn't do this and of course we're seeing people on campus w,alking

around so, pretty much all of us just got up and went to this party.

So yeah we all went down and it was, it was a great party [read: homegirl].

So what'sthe biggestthing youappreciateaboutCoach Craddock,aboutplayingfor him?

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ally well, and that guy is just an absolute friggin' champion in my mind.

What'sbeenthe team'sbig• gest accomplishm~nt in the last coupleyears?

schoolin general?

I think you said it: the community. Literally everyone I've come in contact with, whether it's been faculty, students, everyone in the athletic program, has been fantastic, so supportive, so happy, really enthusiastic, just awesome really.

Everyone's just so nice! It's been phenomenal. I'm so immersed, being in residence the whole time; I just feel like kind of entrenched in it, and that makes me so happy. I feel like I've got a lot of support, like I've got a family around me.

I think, I mean beating Saskatoon this year, in their gym, in the second week of the seaHis, I mean with his strategies son. They're national champions. and so forth he's very passionate. We lose the first night by, maybe He's very good at getting guys twelve, fifteen, and then we come to buy in if that makes sense. He back big and beat them on the secallews everyone to feel comfort- ond night, That was just huge. able within the offence, he allows I think last year as well, which In one sentencewhatwould everyone to feel like they can con- was our second-last round of dou- you say is your most importribute. He's really well prepared ble-headers. We knew we needed tant p1eceof advicefor UFV as well, but I think just as a per- to win to get into playoffs. We studentsin the future? son, he's got a really good person- needed to at least split to have a able demeanor. So you always feel chance, and we had to play TrinI don't think yqu appreciate the comfortable going up and talking ity the next weekend. So, the first college lifestyle until you leave. I to him. I think he gets the best out night I think it was pretty close, mean, it's hard work, but then you of his players because there's that but then we lost on the buzzer- have so many awesome people respect as Coach, but there's that beater. A guy, one dribble pull-up around you, and so many oppor'like' as a person as well. from the three-point line, loss. It tunities to get involved in so many was just heartbreaking because things that to just go to school, go we felt we'd earned the win, we to class and go home, you're miss. If you hadto pick a five playerUFVdreamteam, with. felt we'd earned the right for play- ing out on so much. Different peooffs. So the second night we go ple like different things, but just yourselfbeingthe centre obviously, whichteammates into their gym and we're down 22, find something you like and get I think, mid to late in the third. So involved. If you don't like it you wouldyouwantto playwith? we're all thinking ·that's our sea- can quit, but just try something, · [Kyle]Grewal, to isolate him on son right? Coach is sitting there, you know? the post. 'Cause when that kid gets everyone's on the bench just, you on the post, high post, he's usually know. And then Zeon put us on niat wasmorethan one senthe guy who pulls it out and does his back and just, I don't know if tence but I'll forgiveyou. So about five or six dribbles between you're aware of what took place wheredo you go from here? his legs before he moves a foot for- during that game, but Zeon just ward, back, left, or right. So that's started killing it. The whole team Well I'm flying home on the always entertaining. Um, I think I just rallied -behind him and we 19th of May. A buddy of mine is really like· the way, I think I'd like ended up winning it. I actually · coming up and we're doing a roadFriesen to run the point, cause I scored the last two baskets of that trip to Vegas fir~t, going to be fun. always like a tall point-guard. He game on offensive rebound put- But I'm flying home, going to get can make easier passes into the backs, for us to go ahead and win back into university, get my Maspost and all that stuff for my per- it. We knew that when we won that ters in business, and keep playing sonal selfish means. He's creative, game that was our playoffs really. semi-pro. Keep playing, keep tryand he looks for his teammates It was a huge feeling; we could not ing to get better. And who knows? · as well. Freeman at the two, and have been more pumped up.

Maybe go play for some horrible at the three spot I'd have to put division three team in Greece for Connor Oldham because we're Whathaveyou mostappreno money but an awesome experijust buddies. He's my roommate ciated aboutbeingpart of ence! (laughs). Just enjoy life man, over at residence; we get along re- ~FV,the community,and the it's a riot.

Bruinsdraw Chiefsin -firstround MAnHEW TANNERins did have some success against RESIDENT BRUINS EXPERT Spokane this season, going 1-2-01 on the year, but the Chiefs are a he Chilliwack Bruins played top notch team considered to be fabulous hockey during the among the upper echelon in the . last month of the season. The Bru- WHL. ins went 7-1-2-1in the month of This series promises to be a dyMarch, which has earned them namic one, with some of the best the sixth seed in the Western Con- junior hockey fn Canada about to ference. The Chilliwack Bruins be played in our backyard. The (33-31-4-4)will.play the third seed two teams sport the. two highest Spokane Chiefs (48-18-4-2)in the goal scorers in the WHL, with the first round of the 2011 WHL play- CJ:tlefs'Tyler Johnson having netoffs, ted 53 gqals and the Bruins' Ryan The standings were not settled Howse notching 51 tallies of. his till the final whistle blew in the own. Spokane scored the most WHL season. The Vancouver Gi- goals in the WHL in the regular' ants picked up two points on the season (310) and allowed the secfi'nal day to go one point ahead of ond lowest amount (193).The Bruthe Bruins in the standings, fin- ins sport one of the most potent ishing fifth in the final standings. lines in the League, featuring the The other Western Conference aforementioned Howse and the first round matchups include: top import duo in the Dub, RoPortland vs. Everett, Kelowna vs .. man Horak and Robin Soudek.

Prince George, and Tri-City vs. The Bruins also have netminder Vancouver.

Lucas Gore tending to the twine, While the matchup with Spo- who closed out the season with kane wasn't the best case scenario a 3-0 shutout against the Everett for the Bruins, they feel they still Silvertips. Just last week Gore set have more to accomplish this sea- a WHL record for most saves in a son. With that in mind though, game against the Spokane Chiefs, this Bruins squad will be in a where he got in front of 77 of 78 tough spot to make it past the shots, but wound up losing 2-1 in Chiefs in the first round. The Bru- the shootout.

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One big difference between these two teams is their special teams. The Spokane Chiefs finished first on both the power play and the penalty kill. The Bruins ended in fifth on the power play and middle-of-the pack on the penalty kill. What may help the Bruins even up these numbers is the presence of Philadelphia Flyers prospect Brandon Manning on the blueline. Manning missed large chunks of the season to injuries and suspensions, but he is one of the premier power play quarterbacks in the League and should really help turn around the team's numbers on the kill.

The· series will open• in Chilliwack on Friday and Saturday night and then head to Spokane for the three games after that. If the Bruins plan to come out on top they will need to check hard, play a smart game, and capitalize on any chances they get with the extra man. Gore will need to continue playing lights out hockey, and the penalty killers will have to pressure on the forecheck to disrupt Spokane's flow. One thing is certain in CHL hockey, anything can (and Qften does) happen.

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Mff'1'Cb 28 @ 2:30 ,.m.

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CAMPUS UNION

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Extraor_dinaryGeneral Meeting Agenda 1. Adoption of the Agenda 2. Motions 2.1 : To allow the UFV Student Union Society to join a provincial lobbying organization.

2.2 - To adopt the 2011-2012 ·uFV Student Union Society·Budget as presented.

3. Question Period 4. Adjournment

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