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Can a career· really.be follnd at:the Career Fair? is comfortable with. '.Indeed; even in wh<l,teverwas a ticket to a job, in JDRBROWN GUESTEDITORIALISTI myself atte°ilded in· the hopes of · whatever field of endeavour. But finding some potential employer that is true no longer; no longer The selling of the student body hitherto unknown to, me who can you study English literature began last week, with the coming would fulfill all of my desires of and find a job at a bank, or study and eventual passing of another providing me with an income. biology and end up as an execuCareer Fair. This event, occurring and economic meaning to my life. tive. Companies are loathe to conyearly, brings together a motley I wasn't quite surprised when I duct any training themselves anyassortment of employers and oth- discovered that no such employer more. Why pay to hire and train a er interested parties to make their was present (I guess booths were philosophy graduate to read balpitch to students and allow all at a premium). Rather, I was sim- ance sheets .and trade securitized those interested to speak to poten- ply left with the cold realization mortgages when the newly minted BBA has already done so on the tial employers. Officially billed as that the standard and ubiquitous state's dime? an excellent networking opportuargument for attending university nity - especially for those students was and continues to be a terrible Grade inflation has made most nearing graduation - the Career fucking lie. measures of academic perforFair marks the pinnacle of the Many of us were told either ex- mance even more meaningless awkward logic that has both given plicitly or implicitly that a univerthan they were previously (which birth to our particular institution sity degree was a necessity if we was a lot), while the credentializa(a regional, special purpose teach- were to find a well paying job. Un- tion of our culture has not resulting university) and continues to fortunately, those people making ed in a more thoughtful citizenry · drive government policy toward that argument are so far removed or public life, but instead more post-secondary institutions to our · from the contemporary university people who are good at slogancollective detriment. experience, not to mention the job eering and spouting doctrinaire I do hot begrudge all those em- market, that they have no idea platitudes, all the while paying for ployers who set up booths or even what they are talking about. It was the privilege of being able to cart nece.ssatily those students who at- absolutely true that when many around an increasingly meaningof our parents - boomers - went less degree. The current state of teI).ded. Who wants a well paying job? Most people, especially if it is through their educational experi- post-secondary education across the sort of work one's conscience ence earning a bachelor's degree most of the Western world is a

complete clusterfuck, and with the current state of government finances and attitudes, it's quite unlikely for that to change. We can look forward to the continued transformation of universities from centres of scholarship and teaching to brute training factories: consumer comes in, consumer goes out less some money and plus some sheepskin documents.

It was once said that Czechoslovakia had the most educated working class in the world. Because of communism, everyone was free to go on to higher education who had the interest and ability. But having not enough jobs for all of the graduates, many doctors or physicists were assigned important duties by the state, like street sweeping.

I wonder if we will soon have the least educated university graduates in the world. With no prospect of street sweeping, what does the future hold for me? Maybe I'll find some answers at next year's Career Fair.

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There's nothing wrong with B.C.'s new driving laws

NewsWriter,

Re: New driving laws taking us for a ride, October 1

Staff Writers

Alex Watkins

Trevor Fik I read· with interest Trevor Fik's articl~ on the new driving laws in the Oct 1 edition of the Cascade.

His first major point is essentially that 40km/h over the speed limit can be an honest mistake, and that it is irresponsible to take away someone's livelihood. What about personal responsibility?

Forty km/h over is in the neighbourhood of double the limit on the average suburban street. If you succeed in going that far over the limit, maybe it isn't the government that is being irresponsible.

If you find yourself accidentally that far over the speed limit with any regularity, maybe it is time to consider putting more care and attention into your driving.

Fik also takes issue with po-

C\:1e}~ea Thoi:nton Brittany Wiesner

•.;Dist,Jbution,Specialist Jack Brown Contributors Sara Bartsch

Raychel Bonshor Jennifer G:>lbourne lice officers having some leeway with how these laws are applied.

He seems to have missed the fact that this has been the case with all sorts of enforcement for years, and while it may lead to the odd bad call, it seems to largely work.

Fik's final major point that I

take issue with is his belief that people will just speed anyway and that we need more understanding before we can do anything effective. Fik is right that a segment of the population will continue to drive irresponsibly. But I think he is mistaken in the belief that we

will someday find a perfect solution. These are the tools that we have today and I hope they will reduce the percentage of irresponsible drivers, and if not, we must push our government for alternative solutions.

Shawn Feddes

Paul Esau Sean Evans Sophie Nao.n

Larry Porte:lance Ali Siemens

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U.S. (hnsul Generalon NAFrA, American-Canadian busine&g relationsand a Norlh Americanpoliticalunion PAUL BRAMMER countries such as India and Chi- find in countries with different N_E_W_S_&_O-=-P=-=IN.:..:..10-=-N=ED:a::l::.a-r==o=R na as· competitors and leaders in legal traditions. You don't have to the world manufacturing stakes. deal with questions of corruption; The North American Free Trade "[NAFTA has] been very success- you don't have a lot of the impediments you have elsewhere. This Agreement (NAFTA) is now in its ful in increasing trade between second decade of existence. The the countries and integrating their opens up the trade between the agreement has established a rap- economies. It has been a failure two countries, and the amount of prochement between Canada, the explaining to people what it does trade we do with one another will United States and Mexico, and and doesn't do ...There is this vi- · continue to increase."

The implementation of the U.S. Consul General Philip T. Chi- sion in the U.S., for example, that cola, on a recent whistle-stop tour NAFTA siphoned all these jobs trade agreement has led commento UFV's Abbotsford campus, be- out of the U.S.; it siphoned some tators to wonder where NAFTA lieves that NAFTA will one day be [but] most of the jobs were not si- will lead; the possibility of some subsumed into a more inclusive phoned ...The bulk of the jobs mi- kind of political union, not unlike agreement that may include great- grated elsewhere in the world for the European Union, is a possibility that may be explored in the er economic and political unity be- totally different reasons, nothing future. Chicola commented on the tween the three countries, similar to do with NAFTA." viability and possibility of such a to the European Union.

Recent statistics have intimated Chicola commented on the pos- that American and Canadian busi- union, using Europe as an examyears of the incipient E.U. evolving sibilities and complications that nesses are fostering closer links as ple. "I think [political integration] NAFTA faces in the proposed tra- a result of the trade integration ex- is much harder - I think it is much into what it is, it was basically jectory of its evolution. "I think pounded by the tenets of NAFTA. harder for several practical rea- trade organization in a much more eventually NAFTA will be super- Last month's HSBC Trade Confi- sons: I don't think the U.S. is pre- benign environment. It started out seded by a more comprehensive dence Index found that Canadian pared to give up sovereignty and, as a way to integrate Germany into agreement. [One] of the hardest businesses believed the U.S. to clearly, to start a system like that the European economy and only parts is continuing to get adjusted be one of their top three trading you have to make some serious de- in the '70s and '80s d_idit begin to cisions about giving up sovereignevolve into a political union. to the changes that those agree- partners, while a growing number "I think in North America it ments bring about. of businesses in the U.S. identify ty. I don't think Canada or Mexico would be much, much slower. At "That takes time to process and Canada as their top trading coun- are prepared to do that either.

"I think political integrasome point those political strucdigest, and the whole world trade try. picture is morphing and changing A number of reasons for this tion may happen but it will be tures will change, but that point all the time. How quickly those trade relationship were touched may be fifty, sixty, a hundred years far away ...Economic integration, changes will happen is anyone's on by Chicola - unifying them all dealing with trade barriers [and] in the future ... Certainly, people in guess. But they will happen, that is was the familiarity that Canadians reducing those trade barriers is all three countries would have to one thing in the schedule I think." have for American customs, busi- going to happen long before it change their views about nationality and what it means to be a sovOne common complaint made nesses and business practices, and happens." of NAFTA is that it has been re- vice-versa. "[They are a] very easy ereign power. They [would] have The European Union began sponsible for the siphoning of jobs place to do business - the rules are life as a trading body much like to stop thinking of themselves as away from one NAFTA country very similar; in most cases identi- NAFTA. Chicola commented on Americans or Canadians or Mexito another. While Chicola admit- cal. They speak the same language the characteristics of the E.U:, and • cans .. .In Europe they still think of ted that NAFTA is responsible for [so] they don't have to go running how that model can be useful in themselves as Spanish or French the relocating of jobs"to and from around, trying to find intermedimapping out the future of rela- or English, they don't think of cities and areas, the Consul Gen- ates. It is not subject to the kind of tions between the U.S., Canada themselves as Europeans."

One accusation levelled at and Mexico. "For the first 20, 25 eral pointed to the emergence of legal impediments that you would ____

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NAFTA is that it attempts to force artificial or unnatural changes on the member countries, at the cost of alienating their respective populations· and ways· of living.

Chicola explained that NAFTA is an agent 'of social evolution. "-Th,e question is - W(?Uld the person working the small plot in ·South Central Mexico, growing corn for himself and his family ... would that allow him and his family to have a better fl,lture? The answer is probably not. They probably are living today pretty much the same way they lived in the i;i.ineteenth century, so unless you bring in a law change ... their lives won't get better. fjo it's a terrible choice, it's a very di_ffjcult th,i11g,to expl~in, but it's,inevitaJ:,le ,in some f~shiol;l or other."

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Grow-op energytheft a growingconcern ALEX WATKINS NEWSWRITER

Electricity theft in British Columbia has seen rapid growth over the past four years, and it seems that the average citizen is the one left footing the bill. The most recent calculation by B.C. Hydro claims that $:ioO million in revenue is lost annually due to electricity theft in marijuana growing operations.

The last time B.C. Hydro made this calculation was in 2006, when the figure was considerably smaller - an estimated $30 million. Cindy Verschoor, B.C. Hydro spokesperson, told CBC that the upsurge in revenue loss is due to the increasing amounts of power that must to be consumed to fuel larger and more sophisticated grow operations.

"What the RCMP are telling us is the size and distribution of grow-ops is growing, as is the safety hazard associated with how they are stealing electricity," she explained.

Bret Cantera, of the RCMP's drug squad, stated that the operations have seen this kind of expansion due to the trend of moving them to more remote and rural areas, with the intention of concealing them more easily and making them largely inaccessible. He said, "In terms of hydro theft, every law-abiding citizen out there is having money taken right out of their wallet:' According to Verschoor, energy theft results in a yearly increase to the public's hydro bills of approximately three per cent. ·

NEWCO-ED CLUB· Verschoor said that B.C. Hydro was hoping to combat the problem by getting B.C. residents on board with their new smart meters. She explained that the meters would assist in catching energy thieves - . and grow operations.:- by re_cor_d-, ing the amounts of energy consumed per hour in each home and sending that information to B.C. Hydro.

"Smart meters are actually part of an overall system that will help to modernize the grid, and one of the benefits of that system is it will help us to identify theft, and that's a significant benefit to our customers."

B.C. Hydro hopes to have these meters installed in every home in · the province by 2012.

B.C. Hydro could use information gathered from these meters to create a list of homes using suspicious amounts of power and report that information to the appropriate municipality. This practice has become legal with the · passing of the amendments to the B.C. Safety Standards Act in 20Q_6, which allows B.C. Hydro to re:.c.· port all suspicious activity to par-

ticipating municipalities; prior to the amendment, this information could only be granted on a caseby-case basis.

B.C. Hydro assures the public that most ordinary homes would not appear on sQch a list, as only houses consuming several times the average amount would be ex- . amined. Additionally, they note that consumption history can only be shared "upon the verified request of a municipality wishing to undertake a safety-focused growop initiative."

According to B.C. Hydro, a grow-op may consume as much as 10 times the energy of an ordinary home. As the individuals must conceal this by stealing energy or risk being the target of an investigation - they cause a significant loss for the company, which is recovered through increased costs to all consumers. Verschoor emphasized this fact as the reason that British Columbians should be interested in targeting electricity theft.

"The cost of t}!eft is borne by all. of us, and when we ·reduce electricity theft, all i;:ustomers benefit."

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deals with one of society's greatffittaboos

University ofJohannesburg proftalksaboutaccepting polygamy marriage!:l.

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A man may, in reality, have four CONTRIBU1DR wives, but only the first one is recPolygamy - it's a fancy word for . ognized by the state. This meant a custom that most North Ameri- - until the implementation of recans find repulsive, and for which cent legislature - that in the event laws have been introduced to of his death or divorce of one or stamp it out. Would it be surprismore of those wives, his property ing then, to learn that last week a was only divided among those speaker at UFV advocated the ac- relations officially recognized by ceptance of polygamy? Would it the state. The death of a husband be even more shocking to learn he could therefore leave his wives wanted to include it under the cur- entirely dependent on his initial spouse and her children. Divorce rent legal system?

The speaker was Dr. Jan Neels, a of a wife married under religious professor at the University of Johan- rather than state sanction was nesburg. His presentation was on even easier, given that the marthe recognition of Hindu and Mus- riage never officially existed in the lim personal law within South Af- first place.

Neels concluded that a revision -rica, and polygamy provided the catalyst for the issue, rather than · of the marriage laws is needed being the issue itself .. While his to protect "the weaker socioecosolution does include legal accep- nomic party" within the context of · tance of polygamy, it is because he polygamous -marriage. Although believes it to be a legal necessity minor revisions have been made within the cultural and religious in recent years, the marriage laws framework of South Africa. still only recognize monogamy in According to Dr. Neels, about Hindu and Muslim contexts, and two· per cent" of the South Afri- Dr. Neels believes full recognican populace practices polygamy. tion rather than qualification of Legal considerations exist for the polygamy is necessary to provide , practice among indigenous com- this protection. Only with the full munities, but it has long been application of secular law can the unaddressed among other prac- courts successfully arbitrate dotitioners (generally Hindus and mestic and family issues within Muslims). While polygamy is un- polygamous communities. lawful in South Africa, the law is The ability of the law to adapt to rarely enforced because of the re- religious and cultural rights is religious nature of the -practice. This stricted by the necessity of retain"blind eye," Dr. Neels argues, cre- ing the foundational principles of freedom and equality. The law of a ates a problematic situation within the Hindu and Muslim communicountry must therefore oe considties involved, because it forces the ered a balance between the rights of the individual to retain their law to ignore multipl~ "religious" •

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socio-religious practices and the right of the courts to enforce constitutional practices.

Ironically, the act necessary to enforce human rights within these communities destroys it in others. ·The South Africaa courts argue that polygamy is a direct violation of the constitutionally-

Harper Hepatitis breakthrough at University Ontario universities hiredprofessionals · BrutalbookonStephen causes pre-election stir ofAlberta to lobbygovernment University ofAlbertaresearchers havepioneered a It wasrevealed thatnineOntario universities and Anunflattering biography ofPrime Minister Stephen breakthrough inthefight:against hepatitis C. colleges hiredlobbying firmsto advocate tothe Harper thatportrays himasacontrol freakdedicated It haslongbeenknownthatthedisease attacks government ontheirbehalf. tocrushing hisopponents iscausing abigstirin theliver,causing insulation andcirrhosis of Andrea Horwath, theleaderoftheOntario NDP, Ottawa justmonths ahead ofalikelyelection. announced theinformation to theprovincial "Harperiand;' byveteran newspaper columnist theliverandeventually livercancer if leftlong enough.

However, afterjustundertwoyears of legislature onOct.5.Itwasobtained through Lawrence Martin, relates howHarper imposed a research, Christopher Power's teamofresearchers freedom-of-information requests. remarkable levelofcontrol overOttawa afterthe havespentacombined $1millionof pub- Conservatives havediscovered thathepatitis Cisalsoadisease Schools wonaminority government inJanuary ofthebrain. licfundsonvarious professional lobbying firms, 2006.

University dolingout$102,000 Harper's "We've knownforalongtimepatients whohave withLaurentian chiefspokesman, DmitriSoudas, dismissed hepatitis Chavesymptoms of poorconcentration, forStrategyCorp andYorkUniversity spending ap- thebook, noting thatMartinhaswrittentwobiograpoormemory, sense ofapathy, fatigue- pointing proximately $500,000 onthreedifferent groups. phies offormer Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chretien. bereadthrough theprism ofMr. to problems withthebrainaswell;'said_ Power.

WilfridLaurier University spent$69,825 to hire ''Thebookshould abig-LLiberal sympathizer;'he saidin theDevon Group overtheperiodofayear,begin- Martinbeing Thisdiscovery couldleadto newformsoftreatmentand,possibly, tothedevelopment ofa ningin2009,to lobbytheprovincial government. astatement.

Kevin Crowley, Laurier director ofcommunicationsMartinwrites vaccine orevenacure,saidPower. thatHarper, highlyintelligent and Power saidtheimportance of histeam's research andpublicaffairs, explained thattougheconomic amaster strategist, is"oneofthemoretalented concerns ledto the Canadian political leaders tocome alongindecades:' is"two-fold: It raises awareness ofbrainproblems times,budgetandpension to bringin aprivate firm. in people withhepCinfection.

Oftenneurologi- decision Yet,toooftenheisletdownbythedarker sideofhis "Weneeded afirmthatcouldhelpuswiththose character, Martinsays. calproblems areignored inpeople withother issues, askthosequestions atQueen's Parkand Martin, noting thatHarper twicehadParliament medical problems. shutdown, says theprimeminister hasgradually "It alsoprovides someunderstanding formoving makesurewewereontrackwiththeanswers;' hesaid. weakened allchecks andbalances intheCanadian forwardto develop newtreatments to stopthe Theprovincial government isnowexamining a political system. virusgettingintothebrain,ormaybe evento banonpublicspending onprivate lobbying firms. wouldbegreat:' develop avaccine - avaccine

given right to "equality between genders," and therefore cannot be made lawful. Of course, it is another constitutional right, that of "freedom of religion," which justifies the polygamy debate in the first place, and must be dutifully recognized. The question of contradiction between these two

Canada loses access to UAE military camp

B.C. Youthstillmostimpoverished in nation

Canadian forces cannolongerusea UnitedArab Emirates militarycampnearDubai fromwhichit supported itstroopsinAfghanistan, aUAE source saidonSunday, in anescalation ofa dispute over landingrights.

Thedecision comes aftertheUAE failedto convinceCanadian authorities to allowitstwomajor airlines to increase flightsto Canada.

"Canada keptgivingexcuses andplaying fortime;' saidthesource.

TheUAE source saidtheagreement allowing Canada to usetheairbase hadexpired inJune.It was-extended to September atCanada's request.

"Inthespiritofgoodwill, theUAE wentahead andgavethemtheextension.

TheMOUhasnow expired andthatisthat:' Othercoalition forces in Afghanist~n, including Australia, alsousetheairbase.

"Australia (bound)_flights forexample havegone upfrom30flightsaweekjustafewyearsbackto 100flightsaweektoday;'the source said.

"Obviously, youdon'texpect theUAE to extend thesame facilities to Canada asit doesto Australia;'headded.

"Wehavegrowing andimproving relations withonewhiletheotherisplaying for

Moststudents haveto battletightschedules with lowfundsandlittletime,.Addbeinghomeless totheequation, andenergy spentoneducation begins to loseitsreality.

WithHomeless ActionWeekhappening throughoutB.C. fromOct.10-16,manyareasking why theprovince doesn't takeastronger stance on impoverished youth.

In2007,Census Canada reported thatB.C.isthe onlyprovince withsteadily increasing childand youthpoverty rates, whileallotherprovinces haveseenratesdecline since2000.

SethKlein,theB.C. director fortheCanadian CentreforPolicy Alternatives, believes thatsolutions foraidinghomelessness havebeenclearfromthe get-go- it'sjustamatteroftheprovince taking charge.

"There's nogreatmystery to it; welfare rates needto behigher, especially foryouthin deep poverty;' saidKlein.

"Oneofthemostc~allenging demographics to dealwithisthe18-to25-yearoldpopulace because theyfallbetween thelines ofchildren andadults.Butwe'restillseeing those people inthelabourforceandwe'restillwaiting forB.C. to increase theminimum wageand consider theadoption oftheUving wage:'

time:' Tannara Yelland - CUP Prairies & Northern Bureau Chief

MikeLakusiak - TheCord(WilfridLaurier University)

constitutionally guaranteed rights is something even Dr. Neels could not fully resolve.

"Don't sacrifice constitutional rights on the altar of multiculturalism," Neels warned. However, it would appear that the realities of life in countries such as South Africa dispute that idiom.

David 4unggren - Reuters Mahmoud Habboush andTamara Walid- Reuters Danielle Pope - CUP Western Bureau Chief

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Writing Centre honours exceptional Work at ceremony SARA BARTSCH

l)FVWrlting·.Centre Writing

CONTRIBUTOR The Writing Centre held an awards ceremony to celebrate the accomplishments of UFV students who have produced an exceptional piece of writing in their field of study. The event took place on September 29 on the Abbotsford campus.

While the Writing Centre has held the competition for several years, this is the first time that an event was held so that students could receive public recognition for their work.

The Vice President of Students Karen Evans introduced the event, and each winner was invited to share a brief description of their work with the audience. According to Gloria Burrows, an organizer of the event, everyone at the Writing Centre had been working toward the event for a long time.

Shurli Makmillen said that she believed that the Writing Centre awards are important because they encourage students by recognizing their hard work, and it pushes them to take their own writing more seriously. Having

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won such an award, students are driven even harder to excel and consider their writing on a professional level. Evans pointed out that university writing is important because it engages the community in knowledge.

Papers are submitted to the competition by professors who believe a particular paper written by a student in their class is exceptional. Every year, the Writing Centre and faculty convene a meeting where they choose vol-

unteers to judge entries. "We give them food first so they feel obligated," Makmillen joked. Organizers of the event made sure to thank all of the faculty members who took time out of marking papers to mark yet more papers. Awards are given in different categories, and in disciplines running the gamut from social work to math.

The competition is specifically designed to be as inclusive as possible to all UFV students.

Presentations ranged from an upper level analysis of literature in French to a sociology paper about the unique relationship between a woman and her foetus. One presentation was from a UFV student who had previously been a journalist in Hong Kong.

She shared with the audience her struggle to write again after brain damage caused by a car accident.

Her achievement was made all the more remarkable due to the fact that she had won an award for writing in her second language.

Professors who worked with students on their winning papers collected awards for students who could not be present at the ceremony. Recipients of the awards received a cash prize as well as recognition by the school.

The UFV Writing Centre is located in the Peter Jones Learning Commons on the Abbotsford campus, and in A205 on the Chilliwack campus. Students can go there for one-on-one feedback on writing they are doing for a UFV course.

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Christina Henderson Upper Level Process/ Policy Analysis SecuringAbortion Rights:An Examinationof Historicaland ContemporaryPolicy Course: SOWK 493 Instructor: Georgina Marsom

Nik Zimmerman Upper Level Research 1948 and All That: How the Refugee ProblemBecamethe Root of the Israeli-PalestinianConflict Course: History 335 Instructor: Steven Schroeder

Kam Fung Li Lower Level Short Fiction Chicken or Egg: A Food Story of a FamilyCustom Course: English 081 Instructor: Susan DeLong

Matthew Loewen , Upper Level Literary Analysis The Nature of. Tragedy in Lorca's BloodWedding Course: English: 338 Instructor: Miriam Nichols

Katey Stickle Upper Level Critical Analysis in French Huis Clos et la theorieexistentialiste Course: Fran\ais 315 Instructor: Betty-Joan Traverse Upper Level Critical Analysis Michelle Hamel Women Within the Black Panther Party:A HistoriographicalTreatment Course: History 370 Instructor: Sylvie Murray

William Brooke Upper Level Critical Analysis RichardRorty's Children Course: Philosophy 364 Instructor: Anastasia Anderson Alison MacNamara Upper Level Discourse Analysis An Anti-Racist Critiqueof Avatar Course: SOWK 320 Instructor: Lisa Moy Brett Pardy Lower Level Film/Play Analysis The Effectsof the Remnants of Fascismin Fassbinder'sAli: FearEats the Soul Course: Film 120 Instructor: Lorette Clement-Smith

BarbaraHallam Lower Level Research Video Games in Public Libraries: Game On Course: Library Technology 200 Instructor: Jan Lashbrook Green Bradley W. Carss Upper Level Research Reports The Measurementof Transformational Leadership Skills in the Workplace: The Path towards Innovative and High PerformanceTeams Course: Business 430 Instructor: Joe Ilsever Ci))dy Phillips Lower Level Critical Analysis FinalReport Course: Philosophy 100 Instructor: Moira Gutteridge Several of the winning papers can be found online at www. ufv.ca/Writing_ Centre.htm? by following the links to the UFV Writing Prize Competition.

The Writing Centre is located in G126 in the Peter Jones Learning Centre in Abbotsford, and in A205 on the Chilliwack Campus.

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The ups and downs of Motherhood What's instore forYOUI

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15th, 2010

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CHRIS BONSHOR COPYEDITOR

RAYCHEL BONSHOR NEWMOTHER

The other day I was talking to a co-worker about the possibility of her becoming a mother. She was really excited, and I couldn't resist the urge to deflate her dreams a little, as my wife and I recently have gone through the whole baby thing. Anyway, I decided to interview my wife and collect her hard won wisdom into an article about pregnancy and childbirth.

The information within is primarily about the ups and downs of the first parts of motherhood with regards to our experiences.

It only seeks to inform the reader about one possible outcome. What is set down here is not set in stone, nor does it try to cover every aspect of the childbearing process.

Enjoy!

A bit about motherhood In the beginning you're sick but you feel excited and hopeful - the whole thing seems doable. You think, "Aw man, this is going to be so great!" By the second trimester you become more uncomfortable, but you feel a lot better and are still mobile. You can still see and maybe touch your toes.

By the third trimester, and especially those last eight weeks, you're huge and can't do anything.

You might be able to get to the floor, but you certainly can't get back up by yourself. If you drop something, forget it; it's gone. Two months can seem like a long time!

In the summer it is far worse because you have a space heater in you tummy.

When you're overdue, it is really stressful. You want to do everything naturally and have as few "interventions" as possible because that is what they sort of train you to want and think will happen. Then one morning you wake up and you're ready to go.

My experience got really awful from this point on as it did not go the way they said it would at all.

Twenty-two hours of labour followed by a c-section was not fun, especially as the last eight hours had been the worst pain I have ever experienced. But then you finally have your baby.

I still felt like a failure at this point because I wasn't able to have my baby naturally and needed all sorts of "interventions." Then you think, "Oh well, at least I can breastfeed my baby." But you are so tired and stiH recovering from surgery and drugged out and every half hour or so the baby needs you and it hurts so bad (your nip-

William Q. What is your major?

A. Visual Arts.

Q. What is your focus?

A. Sculpture.

Q. Which artists inspire you most?

A. Picasso .. .I just love his abstract.

Q. What was the last movie you saw in the cinema?

A. Cant really remember .. .I think it was X Men Legends:Wolverine.

Q. There's going to be a sequel. Would you watch it?

A. I would say so.

ples are raw and even bleeding) - it is just totally ridiculous! You still literally haven't slept in three days, by the way.

Then you finally get to go home and they say, "Oh, your baby has lost a pound, so you need to supplement." Great, I failed at breastfeeding, too! Whatever's best for baby (repeat this mantra)... By the way, you literally won't sleep for a week. What with one thing and another - worrying about baby, taking care of baby, worrying about your spouse - you can't take any breaks (even with a helpful mother and husband).

When baby wakes you up for the third time at three in the morning you just want to run away. Then you look at her in their crib/cradle and you think, "Okay, I can get out of bed for this sweet thing." Then you are home and there are no nurses to help anymore, you are still in so much pain, everyone wants to see your baby and you feel like you're being pulled in 27 directions. You just want to sit there and hold your baby say "Leave me alone!"

This eventually calms down and sorts itself out (thank God!), but at the time it feels like your world, at least as you know it,

has come crashing down around you. Then you eventually''get into a schedule. Yet you feel like you can't be there for your spouse because all of your energy goes to baby. So when baby finally goes to sleep, you just want to sleep, wonderful sleep. This is while your spouse is hugging you and hoping for alone time (see: sex column).

It never ends. It especially sucks when you have to go see people, because loading the baby and all the "sold-separately" accessories into the car totally blows chunks.

But then the baby smiles at you and laughs and it is all worth it.

Then you just can't wait for everything and you start to be able to look forward to her milestones.

You get to help this tiny baby, who can't do anything by herself, become a real person.

I haven't even gotten into all of the crazy changes that your body has gone through by this point (Is this still even my body?). Nor have I gotten in to the many costs (monetary and otherwise) of having a baby. I think I will leave you on the hook waiting for that for next time.

Chris and Raychel welcomedtheir babygirl into the world on July 22 at 3:24a.m. after 22 hours of labour.

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Ryan Q. What is your major?

A. Business Q. What was the last movie you saw in the cinema?

A. The last movie I saw would have been The Other Guys.

Q. Did you like it?

A. Yeah, it was good. I was laughing pretty hard.

Q. What superpower would you have?

A. I'd say the ability to be invisible.

Q. Do you have midterms?

A. Starting next week. .. pretty stressed, yeah, working full-time too.

Q. How do you balance full-time work and studies?

A. Still trying to figure it out.

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A. Visual arts.

Q. What is your focus?

A. Photography.

Q. Which artists inspire you?

A. Lee Friedlander, Robert Frank, Nan Goldin.

Q. What was the last movie you saw in the cinema?

A. Catfish.

Q. What superpower would you have?

A. To be able to go back and forth in time.

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GayToday,GoneTomorrow?

Baby, I hate you

SEAN EVANS ways sound like the worst idea in

ALEX WATKINS NEWSWRITER

the world.

Of course, it's not like this problem has gone unrecognized, or completely unaddressed. There are projects formed in direct response to this trend, such as the "It Gets Better" project on YouTube.

Closer to home, two more school districts in B.C. have added provisions to protect LGBTQ students as of this school year.

But beyond that, the most basic thing we can do is lead by example. Complacency is the ultimate enemy here; as long as we allow anti-gay slurs and hateful sentiments to pass unchallenged, we'll keep sending the mistaken message that such behaviour is acceptable.

Asher Brown. Seth Walsh. Billy Lucas. Tyler Clementi. Raymond Chase. These are just the ones w.e know about, the ones who made the headlines. And as this is going on, 50 Cent is busy tweeting that "if you a man and [you're] over 25 and you don't eat pussy just kill your self damn it. The world will be a better place." Y'know, just in case you didn't already think he was a total douchebag.

It can be easy to confront hate in writing, though. In person, confrontation is usually awkward and uncomfortable. I'm sure we've all let things like that slip by- I know I have - but it's time to stop ignoring the hate. After all, what's a little bit of discomfort compared to knowing you could have made a difference when it really counted but didn'.t?

And if you're that student who feels trapped and alone, remember that there is alwaysa better option.

UFV has some wonderful counsellors, or if you seek anonymity, you can reach the province-wide crisis and suicide prevention hotline at 1-800-SUICIDE, or chat with a trained volunteer online at YouthinBC.com - by "youth" they mean anyone under 35, though they claim never to turn anyone in need away based on age. Just remember .that it does get bett_er, and you don't have to go it on your own.

UFV PRIDECOORDINATOR

I hate babies.

Ok, I'll rephrase that: I hate the idea of having a baby. They're adorable when they belong to other people. They're sweet and inno. cent; they make cute little noises and can be vastly entertaining for brief periods of time.

But the minute the screaming, defecating and projectile vomiting kicks in, I'm more than happy to hand over that little bundle of joy to the proud parents. I've been told mon.

However, the argument makes one too many times with a smile sense. In leaving a career to raise and a knowing nod that eventually I'll change my mind - this a family, even for a brief period by strangers, friends and family, of time, a woman stops building experience in her field, which is young and old alike. an invaluable asset in what is beI've heard over and over again that my biological clock is a tick- coming an increasingly competiing time-bomb, and that one day _ tive job market. This puts familyI'll suddenly be seized with ba- oriented, professional women at by-making fever. I've been told a distinct disadvantage; after all, that I'm selfish or unfeminine, as how many men choose to take pamotherhood is naturally the no- ternity leave? blest calling in life for a woman.

While my reasons for not wantThese emphatic objections to my ing children are generally due to own personal choice often seem so the fact that raising a family does backwards and offensive that I can not agree with the rest of my dehardly believe what I'm hearing. sires, I can't help but question As for the argument that wom- whether it is in fact more selfen who wish to remain childless ish to have offspring that are not are selfish, I suppose I can underwholeheartedly wanted. Wouldn't stand the thought process; a lot of a child generally be better off in a my reasons for not wanting chil- family that passionately desired dren stem from self-interest. to raise him/her? If the maternal I like doing whatever I please instinct isn't really there, the child with my free time and prefer to will be the one to suffer. spend a lot of it alone. I like to On a more global scale, if the spend the fruits of my labour on world's population and consumpmyself and those close to me, rath- tion is increasing at such a rapid er than on a screaming and often pace that we will eventually beungrateful diaper-filler. Perhaps come unable to sustain ourselves, the single most important reason, isn't it less selfish to leave the however, is my desire to pursue child-rearing to those who genumy education and - with any luck inely desire it?

- a successful professional career.

Assuming that motherhood Research suggests that the is the height of womanhood is persistent wage gap and lack of demeaning and backwards. Yes, women in high-ranking positions raising a child is a difficult enis connected to the necessity for deavor, and those who manage women to temporarily leave their to do it well and raise productive, field in order to raise families. socially-conscious human beings Yes, I realize that there are excep- should be given credit. However, tions, and that stay-at-home Dads the assumption that a woman's - while still a relatively rare occur- ultimate goal should be to raise rence - are bJcoming more com- a family discredits our gender's

contributions in other pursuits.

Some claim that a person who is capable, · healthy and successful should share those genes so that future generations can improve the world, to which I respond: why not just put that superior genetic matter to use and take up the cause yourself?

The biological clock argument, scientifically grounded as it may be, is also a bit offensive. In most other situations, claims that we are powerless to resist the urges of our hormones and animal instincts would not be accepted. I challenge any cheating male to try and justify his actions by citing his excessive testosterone levels and biological propensity to stray and see how that goes over with his partner.

We generally believe that human beings posses a higher consciousness, which frees us from being mere slaves to our urges.

Why, then, do we continue to accept *is argument? I feel that the concept of a biological clock is largely the re-labeling of increased sexual desire as a desire to breed in order to make it more acceptable in Western society, which is often uncomfortable with female sexuality.

I guess my real issue is the persistent intolerance of women who choose not to have families. Despite our society's social progress, I still find myself fielding all sorts of awkward and rudely-worded questions. But in the long run, I guess it could be worse. Point in case: I will never have to set foot in a Chuck E. Cheese.

Over the last month, there have been five high-profile suicides by students in U.S. high schools and universities.

Asher Brown, 13, was tripped down two flights of stairs by bullies the day before his suicide.

According to news reports, his parents repeatedly attempted to address the issue of bullying with school officials, to no avail.

Seth Walsh, 13, had been tormented mercilessly by his classmates. School officials were aware of the problem, but did not step in.

Billy Lucas, 15. The bullying didn't go unnoticed, but, yet again, no one stood up against it.

Tyler Clementi, an 18-year-old freshman at Rutgers University, jumped off of the George. Washington Bridge after his roommate and said roommates friend secretly filmed him in an intimate moment with another man and then broadcast it online, distributing the link via Twitter. Allegedly.

And now, a fifth. Raymond Chase, 19, was a student at Johnson and Wales University. His death is still under investigation.

All five of these young men were gay, and they were all subject to anti-gay harassment and bullying.

"But that's the U.S., right?

Aren't Canadians, well, better than that?" I've fallen into that trap before, too. Unfortunately, there's alwry~ some asshole around. to remi_nd me otherwise. Even ignoring the number of CanacUans,who, frankly, aren't particularly. queerfriendly, we don't live in isolation.

Our culture is closely tied to that of our southern neighbours.

Take a quick look around, and you'll see that we're inundated with U.S. media. And when you're a teenager who's been targeted by peers - or worse, by those whom you should be able to turn to for help - and whose primary exposure to information about current LGBTQ issues comes from news anchors listing off the dead, joining that list of names doesn't al-

Proven100 per cent: farmingsmells... and not quite likeroses CHELSEA THORNTON STAFFWRITER Imagine you live in Vancouver.

You've loved being a renter in the city, but now you are. ready to buy. a house, and the prices downtown are impossible.

You decide to move east, into the Fraser Valley, still an easy drive from the city you love, but with much more affordable real estate. You've driven past Abbotsford on the freeway a few times, and remember the picturesque vineyards to the west, and the corn fields to the east. Even the town's slogan, "The City in the Country," sounds delightfully quaint. So you make the move, and buy a house with a big yard out in the farmland. It should be like a modern day Little House on the Prairie,but with better amenities, right? Wrong.

Apparently, there are people who are terribly confused by the realities of country life. They imagine a lovely country horn~ with 0 .cows grazing in the backgrouhd, . .but forget that cows smeil and

require loud tractors and other According to the October 8 edimachinery for their maintenance. tion of The Province,there were 12 They don't realize that living next complaints made in the Fraser Val- · to a chicken farm will mean a con- ley in 2009-2010, and seven since stant supply of unpleasant odours April of this year. Plus, the FRB and noise. They are surprised, and mediated about 50 informal comappalled, to discover that farmers plaints in 2009, while the Ministry spray manure on their fields. of Agriculture deals with 20 to 40 What surprises me, however, is of them every year. that they actually complain about These farms are operating on iJ- p.ptjust casually to th~ir family The Agricultural Land Reserve,.· arid friend,s - l?ut a.lso officially, to· ... which is ~land, µe$igfiated by the ' the Farm Industry Review Board. provincial government where ag~ ·

riculture has priority usage. Farming is encouraged, while other land use is limited and controlled.

Although the boards usually find in favour of the farmers, who are, after all, using the land for its legislated purpose, it seems like a terrible waste of time and resources (and money) for these organizations to have to deal with these complatnts at all. . . . .•.·...First, if you are going to ·choose a farmer for your neighbor, you

should be prepared for what seem like pretty obvious co,nsequences.

Although it might be a bit of a shock to some, our food doesn't pop out of the ground sanitized and neatly packaged. Despite the extreme technological advancements in 'farming, it is stHl anchored in the management of living resources, and no amount ,of technology will change that.

More importantly, farming is an economic power in the Fraser Valley. A 2008 Chamber of Commerce reported stated that the agriculture sector in Abbotsford sup:. ports 11,300 full time jobs, which translates to one out of every four jobs in the private sector. The average wage for a farm worker is sixteen dollars an hour, twice the minimum wage- in B.C.. Agribusiness generates a lot of money as well, with about 1.8 billion dollars in yearly expenditures.

The next time someone complains about the smell of manure contaminating the. mood of their barbeque, you may· want to point out-to them that that smell played a crucial role in providing the fate for the evening.

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CAREERFAIR, WHAT!

On Oct 6, the UFV Career Fair took place in Envision Athletics Centre. Students had a chance to meet with potential employers and grad schools, and score some swag.

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The Singles The Magician and the Gates of Love Nathan Moes is the driving force behind Langley's finest pop group, The Magician and The Gates of Love, who have recently released four installments of an online singles collection. The collection includes melodic slower songs like "The Lions" and "A Gentlemen's Harvest," which show a growing compositional sense in the young songwriter.

The crowning achievement of The Singles comes in the form of "Banner Year," which is full of multiple time signature changes, along with vocal harmonies reminiscent of Brian Wilson's "Our Prayer."

Nathan is just beginning to flex his songwriting muscles, but has already shown that he's the real deal. The Singles are available at http://themagician.bancamp. com/.

When Night Comes The State Lottery Only seconds into The State Lottery's sophomore effort, When The Night Comes, you are pushed into a healthy variation of a yelling and shout-out-loud-chort,!S engulfed in saxophones and guitar driven punk songs. The band's lead singer crams words into tight spaces, much like the New Jersey outfit, Titus Andronicus. Lyrically infused with stories about growing up in New York, death, boy scouts· and · the not too distant future; The State Lottery rolls all the best elements of folk punk into one concise nine-track album.

When The Night Comes, is available on vinyl or free download on W\Yw.ifyoumakeit.com

Invented Jimmy Eat World

Hemmingway '.sWhiskey Kenny Chesney

Hands All Over Maroons

Everyone Everyone still loves Jimmy Eat World's classic hit "the Middle"; it's still a hit, and is used for numerous soundtracks. Their new album, Invented, has all the excitement and energy that they once mixed with a unique blend of pop and electro-dance. It seems all the bands now-a-days are trying out the synthesized dance sound club goers love and many aren't able to pull it off, but Jimmy Eat World (surprisingly) does. They keep their old, well loved sound and mix it well with what's in style currently. It's all selling records, and lets hope with their new sound their able to stay on top.

Kenny Chesney is one of America's mo~t popular and well-loved country singers. Boys want fo be him - girls want to be with him.

And while he is talented, it's hard to notice'that all his songs have a similar sound _and idea. It's all about beaches and babes for Kenny, and it seems as though that has finally run its course. In this album, he ventures about a bit (to country roads and babes) but still keeps the same sound. I wonder if he realizes the literary reference in the album title and what Hemingway actually did with the whiskey.

It's so hard not to like Maroon 5.

Every bone in our musically elite bodies tells us to hate these guys, but in all truth, we secretly love them. There's a reason their singles have all been top of the charts.

And this new album is no exception. Their lyrics and melodies are painfully catchy and will get stuck in your head for days, which may or may not be a bad thing.

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AlbumReview NeilYoung - LeNoise

or, imparting as much sorrow at the death of California's natural beauty as he did at the death of Kent State's students.

On the haunting "Love and War" Young questions the titular themes he has so often plumbed for inspiration. In exploring them once again, he also examines his own motive for using them; he sings, "Said a lot of things that I can't take back, but I don't really know if I want them." The theme of love and war is employed literally as Young's bread and butter, but also metaphorically as Young takes on his toughest critic: him-

self. The perfectionist in Young may explain why his work has so often taken strange turns and created remarkable sounds, but it also seems to depict a constant internal struggle.

The album is far from a downer though. Working solo, serving up these eight tracks with only guitar and vocals, Young still creates a soundscape that is at once discouraging and inviting. This is thanks in no small part to legendary producer Daniel Lanois, who has a heavy hand on the album (Lanois= Le Noise, hmm). "Angry World" quickly breaks into a spacey, effects-driven freak out, and "Hitchhiker," a wonderful partial memoir, is also soaks in reverb and other studio tricks.

The result of Young and Lanois' partnership is an album that sounds particularly relevant in the modern music scene. This isn't just an elder having hi~ last say; this is a talented musician continuing to create fresh and innovative music nearly 50 years into his career.

Don't kid yourself into thinking Neil Young is spent; this disc is a real treat and should be enjoyed by old fans and skeptical hipsters alike. Young's 32nd studio effort (amidst all the live, compilation, archival, Buffalo Springfield, and CSN albums) sounds as good as his first.

of the band's most rewarding genre experiments, "Licenses to Hide" seems to be trying to cover too much ground with its myriad changes from McCartney-esque piano ballad to theatrical baroquepop to bouncy sing-along that prove more style than substance, never settling into a truly satisfying place musically. That said, the missteps are few and far between on The Posies' -111ost recent LP. "So Caroline," the title a winking nod to The Beach Boys' "Caro-

line No," is a playful, hook-filled track that finds The Posies exploring more familiar, but never tired territory.

Elsewhere, the driving "Take Care of Yourself" is a blazing example of the band's strengths as songwriters and performers, showcasing its central duo's signature interlocking vocal harmonies.

'Tm ready for daylight," sings Auer on one of the album's highlights; "The Glitter Prize" is an angstridden minor-key production that is disquietingly ethereal but propulsive nonetheless, typifying Blood/Candy's fine balance between shadow and sunshine suggested by its evocative title.

On the production side, The Posies dial back the fuzz to levels much closer to Dear 23 than Frostingon the Beater or Amazing Disgrace, and it suits the material quite well, allowing for some excellent embellishments, such as the Brian Wilson style vocals-only outro to "She's Coming Down Again!"

Though Blood/Candy doesn't quite achieve the same consistency as some of The Posies earlier work, it is a worthy addition to - their growing catalogue, featuring an ample selection of perfectly crafted pop songs and minor das. ·· sics that are sure to .be fan favourites for years to come.

PAUL FALARDEAU ARTS& LIFEEDITOR

Grown-Ups*

Neil Young is undeniably one of the artists many minds turn to when thinking of the iconic figures of Canada's musical past. Albums like Heart of Gold, Everybody Knows This is Nowhereand After the GoldRush, to take a small selection from Young's prolific library, are the stuff of legends in the Canadian music world.

One might think that a man who cut his chops in 1966 Toronto playing with the Rick James-fronted Mynah Birds might begin slowing down after well over 40 years in the game. Not true. Unlike some - in fact many - of his contemporaries and followers, Young has continued to change and in- albums including the nostalgic novate with music; a chameleon of folk of Prairie Wind, the raw protest-driven Living with War and the song, Young has taken a journey through folk-rock, country, punk, wo~ky electric-car-guitar jumble grunge and electronic music, pio- of Fork in the Road. On his most recent effort, Le Noise, Young conneering about half those genres and inspiring leagues of eager tinues to experiment with musical style and sound while continuing minds along the way. Even during to deliver all of his trademark attimes when Young had dropped from the limelight he was experi- titude and lyrical prowess.

Despite years of fiddling with menting with new sounds and making amazing gems, like the different styles, Young has managed to capture and keep somecritically underrated Trans.

Now, like peers Bob Dylan and thing that is uniquely his in each album he releases. That is present Robert Plant, Young has risen from the ashes into somewhat of here to be sure. "Peaceful Valley" a renaissance with a string of hit is sung in Young's trademark ten-

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SuperficialArtificial Petroleum By-Product*

2

The Suburbs

The Arcade Fire*

3

CrystalCastles(II)

Crystal Castles*

4

TV, Deathand The Devil

Nu Sensae*

5

It's the Evil White Lung*

6

Burnt CDs The B-Lines*

7

Not Friends

Fission Film School

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Busy Singles The Tranzmitors*

10

Mount Benson Apollo Ghosts*

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You Say Party*

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EyesIn The Night

Striker*

13

Rock'n'RollAvenue Blisterin' Barnacles*

14

EaseUp On The Breakdowns!

Thee Manipulators*

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Born Speedinb/w Gimme Gasoline The Jolts* * indicates Canadian artist.

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ThePosies - Blood/Candy NICKUBELS ONLINEEDITOR The Posies are so good at creating their distinctive variety of immaculate, guitar-driven pop songs that they make it look easy.

Formed in Bellingham, Washington as a home recording project

by Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow in 1987,The Posies went on to become one of the most underrated acts of the early 90's power pop revival that included the likes of Teenage Fanclub, Jellyfish and Matthew Sweet, scoring moderate college radio hits with both the jangle-pop gem "Golden Blunders" and the harder-rocking "Dream All Day," taking some cues from Seattle's well-documented grunge scene on later recordings.

Yet since the turn of the century, the band has functioned on a slightly less than full-time basis, taking' centre stage only when other commitments such as solo projects and touring stints with R.E.M. and, up until the death of Alex Chilton last March, the reformed Big Star have not required their full attention.

Case in point: Blood/Candy*is The Posies first album in five years and only the second to feature their current rhythm section: Matt Harris on bass and Vancouver's Darius "Take One" Minwalla on drums. Both have performed steadily with the band since 2001.

While 2005's Every Kind of Light featured song writing contributions from all four of the band's members, Blood/Candy returns fhe focus to the original partnership of Auer/Stringfellow. That said, the spirit of collaboration · h~ not compl~(ely vanished: the · first three tracks feature guest

vocals from Hugh Cornwell (The Stranglers), Kay Hanley (Letters to Cleo) and Lisa Lobsinger (Reverie Sound Review, Broken Social Scene) respectively.

Their seventh record finds The Posies at their most adventurous to date, taking a number of bold steps outside of their usual musical palate, albeit to somewhat varying degrees of success.

Although the beautifully understated, slightly psychedelic "Accidental Architecture" is one

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The Traveling Wilbury's

There's There's something about hearing some of the greatest musical minds of our time having this much fun that creates a great auditory experience. This is a prime example. Dylan, Harrison, Lynne and Petty sound happy as pigs in shit - and like they would fit into the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack with ease.

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The Beatles

Recently, I heard the comment that the Beatles were good, but their lyrical content was often not much more than Jonas territory.

Fair enough. The Beatles wrote some pretty straight up love songs without a bunch of "depth" and "meaning." The Beatles, as this track demonstrates, are a big deal for two reasons: because they take the simple and make it meaningful - and because they do it so well.

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Radiohead

If Radiohead was to tuck me in tonight, I could only hope they'd sing me this song.

You Can't Hug Your Children (With Nuclear Arms)

Cassandra Gemini: A. Tarantism

NeoTokyo

The Mars Volta

The guitar is awesome and the talent is local, what more can you ask for? The Neo Tokyo crew has a very Iggy and the Stooges vibe going here, so if that's your bag, then check out their new album, The Rising Sun Sessions. The band recommends you download it via torrent.

This is one freaky song, but with a name like that, what did you expect? Still, freaky as it is, it is too awesome to be dismissed as masturbatory guitar mish-mash.

This is Mars Volta doing what they do best, and sometimes that's all you can ask.

similarities between the inner and outer landscape, writing specifically within the context of Northern British Columbia.

Aside from the inclusion of UFV authors and their worthy contributions!- there .are several other praiseworthy . entries, including Joseph Blake's historic interview with the legendary P.K. Page, Judith Copithorne's helpful recounting of Vancouver's literary movements, Mike Doyle's memoir like reflection about his connection to George Woodcock and former Vancouver Poet-laureate, George McWhirter's Origins and Peregrinations, which also concerns itself with UBC's creative writing department.

This is but a brief list of some of the fantastic work contained in Making Waves; the information contained in each piece is eye

opening. The different voices that come out of each essay offer an intriguing look into the many different areas of literature in BC and the Northwest United States. This book will surely serve as a stepping stone for a more widespread appreciation of the regions talent.

Often blown away by the aptitude of writers outside of our home, we miss what is right under our nose. As Thornton writes, "We are awed by the Amazon, but we ignore the forests outside our cities." Next time you are searching for a good book to take your mind off of the stresses of school, pick up Making Waves and get ready to gain more appreciation for the province we live in.

books under review MakingWaves Edibedby TrevorCarolan ALISIEMENSin its grasp of the region's literary

traditions.

CONTRIBUTOR Beyond its importance as the first book from UFV's press, MakUFV hit a milestone recently ing Waves is also significant as a with the release of Making Waves: showcase of the talent on campus: five of the essayists hang out here Reading BC and Pacific Northwest Literature, the first book from its at UFV.Carolan and Hilary Turner new university press. The book, are both English professors, and released in partnership with Talon Ron Dart teaches Political SciPress in Vancouver, was edited by ence. Alongside these professors, UFV professor Trevor Carolan and two students (and Cascade stafffeatures work by students, profes- ers), Paul Falardeau and Chelsea sors and literary veterans. Making Thornton also contributed to the Waves is a collection of essays that book. examines the different strains of Literature from the Northwest BC and Pacific Northwest litera- coast is a topic that has not always ture, especially its poetics. Mov- been at the forefront of many Enging from the birth of the creative lish specialists' minds. However, writing department at UBC to to assume that the area's literature appreciations of literature that does not contribute substantially focuses on the landscape of the to literature as a whole is appallNorthwest, Making Waves is a col- .ingly incorrect, as the writers in lection that is timely and diverse Making Waves have offered their

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readers with the book's multifaceted look into the many different avenues Northwest literature offers.

Each writer explores a different path of BC literature. Turner's work, entitled - Creators Versus Embalmers, focuses on the 1963 battle at UBC within the English department and the subsequent creation of the Department of Creative Writing. Dart offers a compelling essay about the history of Canada's literary-politics. Carolan writes about Gary Snyder and the dream of building communities through Buddhist practice; a new world dharma translated into the twenty-first century. Falardeau talks about the Haida oral traditions and their significance to British Columbia literatures of the past and present, and Thornton discusses the differences and

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La Vie en Mulch PAUL BRAMMER NEWS& OPINIONEDITOR I've been writing this column for the best part of a year now.

They told me it'd stop the voices in my head but it hasn't, but I keep doing it anyway. In the course of my run as Culturus mulcherus, to give it its scientific name, there's definitely a progression (or should that be regression?) of my alterego that can be charted. The broad strokes of a human being are there, but, as Bret Easton Ellis said, "I simply am not here."

Basically, reading my Mulchers over the last months ca~ give you a rough sketch of what type of person I am - a pretentious, boring, hateful little shit with no friends who has inexplicably been given a soapbox to rant and rave fro,m.

My invectives have been farranging and scattershot, and my profundity has been in even lesser supply. There is, however, some definite conclusions that I think can be drawn from my.emaciated body of work.

If you were building a Frankenstein's monster of a melange of all the attributes and qualities that I hate, it would probably go like this: someone beautiful; someone involved in some kind of popular

activity or pastime; someone who does advertisements; someone whose talent and fame seems to come from them completely effortlessly; someone who has all the women of the world weak-kneed with carnal desire; someone who was in a boy band.

The more perceptive of you will have recognized that this description fits perfectly with one Justin Timberlake. Why, then, do I love Justin Timberlake? I physically love him in a way as close to gay as possible without being completely gay. It's about two-thirds gay, if I'm being honest.

Justin Timberlake was in the boy band N'Sync - you may also remember that his hairstyle during his N'Sync days looked like he'd taken a load of pube shavings off the floor and glued them to his

head. He has been romantically involved with former sex symbol (now shame symbol) Britney Spears· and Cameron Diaz.

He's never off adverts for shitty aftershaves like Davidoff's Cool Battery Acid. He seems to never get out of third gear, and can become a millionaire just on the twinkle of his eyes and his bastard good looks.

In short, Justin Timberlake may be the embodiment of everything I've ever hated in this pallid world. However, he is somehow infinitely more than the sum of his parts. I unashamedly love his music, and I must admit, all joking aside, that he is carving out an impressive niche in his fledgling acting career - he legitimately almost _stolethe entirety of David Fincher's The Social Network, and his turn in Alpha Dog rightly earned him rave reviews.

What next for JT? A run for public office? A cure for cancer? A sustainable, funky alternative to fossil fuels? I mean, this man started out his career as a child star on the frigging Disney Channel. Pretty much everyone else who was his contemporary on the show is now either cracked out, dead in a ditch somewhere or on the shopping networks. JT seems to have

avoided each and every pitfall of fame and fortune that America throws at its young stars. Perhaps by the time this goes to print news of some kind of bestiality ring in his house will surface, but I'm sure we'll all just laugh it off and listen to "SexyBack" again. The man can do no wrong and I should despise him for it. But I can't.

I don't know what can be done - if I was getting off on videos of murderous dictators or enjoying the company of rapists and cannibals then there are professionals who can look around in my head and prescribe me some meds, and possibly secure facilities where I can take up residence until I stop smearing excrement on the walls like Geoffrey Rush in Quills. But there is no prescription that can be given for inexplicably loving someone that you should hate. It's a bit like Fox and the Hound, except I'm not a hound and JT's not a fox.

And we don't live in a forest. And this isn't an animation. I bet JT'd make a great fox, while I bumbled around as a mangy old mutt, fit for nothing except lolling around and licking my own testicles. So it wouldn't be that different from my life now, then.

We all have guilty pleasures, I suppose, and that's natural - like

the way that all the tight-jean brigade secretly love listening to dross like Lady Gaga, but use alcohol and the murky darkness of some sweaty club to hide their adoration for the Queen of Shit Music.

There, you see? In two sentences I've managed to unfairly lump together all people who wear ridiculous tight jeans, and I've also managed a pop at Lady Gagger, but I can't even pretend to dislike JT. Maybe I should start stalking him and/ or shoot him to death.

That worked for Mark Chapman, right? Right?

I have given my affection to the wrong people before, I must admit - I was a big fan of Michael Vick, O.J. Simpson and Josef Fritz! back in the day, but, after the whole killing animals for fun/NOT murdering his wife/locking daughter in basement and having children with daughter and being a father and a grandfather to the bastard children before getting caught, my enthusiasm for them waned somewhat. Maybe I'll write to JT and ask him to tear some dogs' throats out and begin incestuous relations with a close family member so I can get over my awkward love for him. That's not too much to ask, I don't think.

RELOW THE RELT VIOLET HART SEXPERT Every once in awhile, even the most mature of adults enjoy indulging in the joys of childhood, whether flying a kite, playing a video game or fiddling with an old yo-yo. However, the enjoyment of cribs, soothers, diapers, onesies that is the joy of re-experiencing infancy, or paraphilic infantilism - remains the province of only a very small group.

Now I'm guessing a quick disclaimer is in order. Paraphilic infantilism is in no way related to pedophilia or infantophilia; its participants want to become infants, and whether or not this is a sexual experience for them, it does in no way mean that they desire to interact with actual infants or children sexually. In fact, there a,re a significant number of paraphilic infantilists, known as "adult babies," who do not associate their infantile desires in any way with sexuality. Of course; there are still adult _b<;lbieswho are also diaper

lovers, that is infantilists who incorporate their fantasy with sex.

There are many - similarities between this fantasy and that of animal role play. The role of the

"baby" allows a feeling of innocence, simple joy and carefree existence. It is unsurprising that a high-stress, fast-paced society has produced a set of people who de-

sire to revert to their earlier, more positive and primitive experience of life. Often, a partner will play the role of "parent"; again, this has nothing to do with incest or pedophilia, but rather the comfort of having a caregiver who offers unconditional love and security.

As with animal role play, the "parent" is in a dominant role of trust over an _innocent being in their care.

Another aspect to diaper lovers, and for those who are not also adult babies, is that of the diaper fetish. For some, just the feeling of wearing a diaper is arousing; often, it is the material of it - such as rubber or plastic - that is the source of this pleasure. For others it is the feeling of urination or even defecation that is the turn on; undoubtedly for some this is related to coprophilia, the sexual pleasure of feces (forever celebrated in pop culture as the notorious Cleveland steamer). Others, it is presumed, enjoy the responsibility-free pleasure of not having to worry ·about. .. well, having·to use

the bathroom.

Aside from paraphilic infantilism, diapers also enjoy a role in bondage (allowing prolonged sessions, , as well as being used as a method of control and shame) and Omorashi, a fetish related to having a full bladder. Unlike diaper lovers, however, diapers are used more practically and are not necessarily a source of sexual fascination in itself.

Oddly enough, the infantile fantasy has its largest appeal to males (at a rough estimate of 20 males to one female), which really gives another meaning to the term "mama's boy." It is unsurprising, though, for Western culture has tended to put the pressure on males to be "tough" ("big boys don't cry" and all that bullshit), so the pleasure of reverting to a state of pre-gender innocence is likely all the greater for males. Of course, there's also the physical fact that the tight, constricting sensation of a diaper would undoubtedly feel more noticeably pleasurable to a penis!

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Rocking and Rolling onEssendene and Montview LARRY PORTE LANCE CONTRIBUTOR It was a cool October school night when The Progressive Thinker (TPT) and The Blisterin' Barnacles (TBB) performed right in the heart of old historic downtown Abbotsford. With two excellent D.I.Y. Abbotsford bands performing for free, the Airfair Lounge was packed with plenty of punks and a healthy dose of hipsters.

And where else would one want to be on a Thursday night?

At Casey's where people were drinking dangerously and fighting despite the very costly s~curity presence? Or at a greasy downtown Abbotsford pub full of the good vibes that come with a place filled with people there for the music? Take your pick and to each their own.

Anyway, TPT took to the stage sometime around 9:40 p.m. and

immediately got to -work put- about the stage shenanigans, and ting on a rock and roll show. TPT this time he kept blasting a fogdished out a great serving of spas- horn at random intervals. Howtic energy, and the crowd was ever, the foghorn could barely be digging every moment of it. With heard as the guitars and bass were over a decade in the local music really loud.

It was so loud that it also scene, TPT certainly knows how to perform. drowned out the drumming of By the time TPT got onto their Stu Hood. Maybe something second song, "You Are What We could have been -done, but loudLike To Eat," the band were jump- ness typically defines a TPT show. ing around on top of tables, chairs . Besides, there were still plenty of and amps. For Jason Nicholas, gui- shouting and epic guitar riffs to tarist and vocalist of TPT, it is all enjoy. When TPT performed "The

Constitution," Will Sabotage, lead singer of TBB, was handed the mic, and he provided the main vocals for that and a few other songs.

It was really neat to see that kind of music scene camaraderie.

TBB were next up. TBB had a line-up change as their bassist Davey Cuthroat fell off a ladder at work and broke his arm. So in came Captain Haddock (Zach Bell). Any way you slice it this pirate, punk party had plenty of swashbucklin' sass.

Starting off with their song "Masturbatory Habits," TBB quickly got into their zone, and this made the sea of punk vests on the floor itching to mosh. They all wavered side-by-side with the music until TBB played "Just Say Fuck." Then the moshing started, and lead vocalist Will got flattened.

Once TBBplayed the local punk anthem "Brewsers Rock N' Roll," the moshing reached a climax and

people in the pit were in a cathartic state. And on the rad punk music went. It was great to hear a cover of the Screeching Weasel song "Cool Kids" because here were the TBBmaking the AirFair into a real cool club.

TBB will be performing in Chilliwack on Sat, Nov 6 with Eugene's Axe and The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. As for the AirFair Lounge, it is quickly becoming the choice spot for live, unpolished and gritty music in Abbotsford. The greasy bar always hosts Harma White on Wednesd-ays. Then on Sun, Oct 24, B.A. Johnston and the Magnificent Sevens will stop by Abbotsford to perform with Fraser MacLean and The No Regretskis.

So see you at the next show, and as Stephen O'Shea of TPT and You Say Party! says, "support your local music scene because it is the only one you got."

RI.P. Soul pioneer Solomon Burke house. He was that good."

NICKUBELS ONLINEEDITOR Early last Sunday, the man responsible for such R & B classics as "Down in the Valley," "Cry to Me" and "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" passed away of natural causes at Amsterdam's Schipol Airport. The 70-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member was set to perform at Paradiso on Tuesday.

"There will never be another Solomon Burke," said Sam Moore of the legendary Stax duo Sam & Dave to Rolling Stone this May. "When I first saw him, I couldn't believe that one man could have a voice that big. He could rock a

"Big Soul," as Burke came to be known, had strong roots in gospel music, beginning his career as a preacher in Philadelphia before signing to Atlantic records in the early 60's. While he never achieved the same mainstream success as contemporaries Sam Cooke and James Brown, Solomon Burke was an instrumental figure in the development of early popular soul music. His powerful, unpolished vocals and incorporation of blues and country inflections into the genre distinguished his prolific recordings. Burke's songs would eventually be covered by The Rolling Stones, Wilson Pickett

and Otis Redding among others.

Underappreciated in his heyday, Burke experienced something of a popular revival in recent years, starting with the release of Don't Give Up On Me on which he sang songs written specifically for the album by the likes of Tom Waits, Bob Dylan and Elvis Costello. The album scored Burke a Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album.

"As long as I have breath to do it," said Burke in his most recent interview with The Telegraph,''I'll sing, with God's help."

Solomon Burke leaves behind 21 children and 90 grandchildren.

MovieReview YouAgain BRITTANY WIESNER past as well.

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You Again has an all-star cast including Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver, Kristen Bell, Kristen Chenoweth and Betty White. Yet, even if you're dying to see it, you may want to wait for the video.

While it is hilarious and the cast is amazing, there's still something to be desired.

The plot revolves around Marni (Kristen Bell}, a woman who, despite her current success, was a consistently teased loser in high school. She heads home for her brother's wedding only to find out he's marrying the girl, Joanna (Odette Yustman}, who was a key player in making Marni's life a living hell. Hilarity ensues as Marni tries to not only save her brother from the marriage but also prove that she's not the same girl she was in high school. Her mother, Gail (Jamie Lee Curtis), becomes sympathetic to her plight when Joanna's aunt, Ramona (Sigourney Weaver), arrives and brings with her the wrongs frop,. her mother's

lievable side of things.

Over all it's a comedic movie foBy the end of the film the charcusing on the idea that you aren't · acters have learned something, what you were in high school: you resolved issues and ended up aren't your label, you can change friends, There is even a Hall and and grow and just because you Oates musical number with evwere something in high school eryone dancing: This is the perfect doesn't mean you'll be the same in amount of cheesy to add to an althe real world. It's a powerful mes- ready cheese-tastic film, and adds sage and one many teens need to to its appeal as a chick-flick/rent learn. on a girl's night/watch with your However, the film does not mom type movie. convey it as well as it could have.

While the lesson is there, the There was little growth from the filmmakers should have expandcharacters; they resort to petty, ed on it to really prove their point. mischievous actions, which at Sitting in the theatre you can't help times were more ridiculous than but relive embarrassing or traufunny. matic events from high school and The cast saved the film. The co- think how you've changed since medic stylings of Betty White, the then. What happens in high school talent of Sigourney Weaver and barely matters in the real world, Jamie Lee Curtis and Kristen Bell, but, sadly, it will define who you who's a quickly rising star, were become - it shouldn't but it does. all able to save the heart of the In the end the film just shows that film. If it weren't for their talent, the geek will become successful, this would have become a straight and the bitch that tormented her to DVD movie. Not to say the writ- (or him)_will have a worse off life, ing is terrible, it's just that there's while the truth of the matter is it a fine line between laugh worthy can go either way for everyone. All and just plain silly- and they tend in all, watch this for the cast, but toward the ridiculous and unbe- wait until the DVD comes out.

BELL What doesn't kill you .., ls going to marry your brother.

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Movie Review Suki Yoki Wester Diango CHELSEA THORNTON

their head throughout the entire movie. The oddities in the plot are matched by a slightly unreal visual landscape. The world of the story is largely gray, but the action takes place in vivid color. The two gangs, which differentiate them-

selves by wearing either red or white, stand out against the colorless background, as does the copious amount of blood they spill. The costumes are also surreal: a combination of eastern and western fashions, the rich textures and odd shapes come across as almost sensual, but at the same time, the fabrics are all slightly distressed and ragged.

Against the backdrop of constant violence, Miike adds a more human back-drop - a portrait of a family caught in the middle of the gangs' war. Again, the strange prevails. The family, consisting of a grandmother, her daughterin-law, and her grandson, represents the spectrum of ways that people can deal with the kind of world shift brought about by civil violence, but their reactions are

Bored to Death is back for a second season on HBO. The show, set in New York City, was created, written and loosely based on the life of novelist Jonathan Ames, played by Jason Swartchzman. In season one Ames is struggling to

write his second novel, so he decides to put an ad on craigslist as an unlicensed private detective. After solving a few minor cases, his focus turns more to being a private detective than being a novelist.

This -season we find out that his publisher has rejected the second novel because he has spent his tJme solving cases instead of writing his new book. Now Ames is stuck teaching writing classes at a community college in an attempt to pay back his advance. All Ames has left is his two best friends: Ray the cartoonist and his magazine publishing tycoon pal George (played by Ted Danson), whom he also works and writes articles for.

Bored to Death airs on Sundays at9 p.m. on HBO

Things are heating up in Beverly Hills in season three; there is nothing better than rich people acting naughty. Naomi is still dealing with being raped; last season she claimed that a teacher sexually assaulted her and then she broke down and said that she made it all up because she was mad at him. Then that same teacher actually did rape her. Annie confessed to her hit and run murder and has just finished her house arrest. Liam's bad streak has re-surfaced and he has a thing for Annie, but Annie won't date him because of her loyalty to Naomi.

Liam's half brother has also come into the picture and has taken a liking to Annie as well. Oh and Teddy had a homosexual experience with someone at school. The drama never ends! You can catch 90210 on Mondays at 8 p.m. on the CW and there is also a repeat on Wednesdays on Global._

God of War 2 on the same BD for a low price with improved textures and higher resolution, not to mention trophy support for those trying to bolster their trophy scores.

The rerelease sold quite well, considering it came out just before the third game in the series and allowed people who hadn't played the originals to catch up on the back-story at a reduced price.

Thus began the "Classics HD" line for the PS3, high definition BD rereleases of beloved previousgeneration PlayStation games. The soonest to arrive will be The Sly Collection,featuring the three Sly Coopergames released on the PS2, now in HD. The Sly Collectionis introducing new gameplay as well, by adding in Move support. That means parts of the game will now

be playable with the new motion control device.

The most exciting of this new rerelease line to be revealed is the !co and Shadow of the Colossus Collectionfeaturing both Ico and Shadow of the Colossus in high resolution. Both games undersold when they were initially released, but developed cult followings for their incredible story and gameplay.

Both are brought up regularly to bolster the argument that "video games are art," and so it is pretty cool to know that these two games will get one more chance at reaching the public. Another swell feature that will be added to the series, beyond trophy support, is the fact that the games will feature the option to play them in 3D, when played on a TV that supports it.

Considering the incredible atmosphere of both games, this could be a jaw-dropping experience.

There are also two fairly likely rumours for new "Classics HD" to be released as well. The first one is a Mortal Combattrilogy, while the other is Prince of Persia3D, which would feature the PS2 trilogy in 3D on a single BD. While buying rereleases can be costly and sometimes unjustified, they can be great for those who never got the chance to play them the first time. For fans, having a newer, better version of a treasured game experience can also make rereleases worth it. So, while it may initially seem like a cash grab, the hard work put into some of these_ newly re-mast~red editions is a positive thing.

STAFF WRITER Directed by Takashi Miike, Suki Yaki Western Django is a classic cowboy movie, in a not so-classic location. Instead of the American Southwest, the action takes place in small-town Japan. The plot line is pretty standard: a mysterious outsider arrives in town in search of riches, only to discover that two rival gangs have claimed the town.

The usual -violence ensues.

More cinematically aware minds than mine have accused the film of drawing on too many of its pre~ decessors, generally lacking in any innovation or original thought.

If, however, you are willing to shut away your critic's eye for a couple of hours, Miike has actually provided a delightfully odd viewing experience. The movie is completely Japanese; the writers, director, actors and locations all hail from Japan - but the script is almost entirely English. And so begins the list of oddities that Suki

Yaki Western Djangocan boast of.

From the opening scene, which takes place against a painted set like you would see in an elementary school play, to one gang leader's obsession with Shakespeare, Miike keeps the viewer scratching

extremes, beyond the bounds of normal human experience. They embody the improbable, as does the rest of the world of Suki Yaki Western Django.

Possibly the most wonderfully offbeat character in the movie is the town sheriff. Under the regime of Jhe two gangs, the stress of walking the line between the two sides has literally split his personality in two. He is a more comical version of The Lord of the Rings's Gollum/Smeagol combination, without all the emotional baggage.

The punching bag of both gangs, he seems almost indestructible, making him the perfect source for classic, Three Stooges-type comedy.

Suki Yaki Western Djangobeautifully walks the fine line between entertainingly random and completely impossible to comprehend.

The strangeness of the film makes what would otherwise be a poorlyplotted festival of violence into a truly hilarious and intangibly intriguing story.

ChannelSurling Channel Surfing JUSTIN ORLEWIQ SPORTS EDITOR

Jersey Shore: Well another season of fistpumping action is coming to an end, and the guido's and girls from the North East are wrapping up their second season of Jersey Shore. They were in Miami this season, but the show stayed the same. Angelina left early last season after a fist fight with Snookie and a situation with the "the Situation," and she left early again this year. Even with her out of the house there was still plenty of drama, which the Situation seems to be missing because now he is stirring the pot with Vinny by trying to steal his girl, Ramona. Ronnie and Sam are back together and will do another season, maybe this seem to be happier than ever, de- time in Jersey? Jersey Shoreis on at spite the secret letter she received 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Thursday's on from Nicole and Jwoww. I am very MTV. curious to see how this season of Bored to Death: Miami Shore,err I mean JerseyShore will end and whether or not they

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cascadelrcade TheRe-Release JOEL SMART SPORTS EDITOR We've seen it in the film industry many times. As new mediums emerge, our old favourite films are rereleased in the new form. If you bought it on VHS, the special features and crisper picture may have had you ready to buy your favourite films again on DVD. Then Blu-ray Discs (BD) came along, with even better forms of the same films. The same is true of music. If you're old enough, you might have a version of the same album on record, tape, CD and mp3. Now it's beginning to happen more _often with your favourite video games.

The Wii features the Virtual Console in which you can buy digital copies of your favourite old

Nintendo games. The PlayStation 3 features a section on the PlayStation Store that allows you to download old PlayStation games for extremely low prices that can then be played on the PS3 and PlayStation Portable.

The newest trend is the HD rerelease. Sony began this past year when they released Godof War and

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NFLweekfivein review Sexts, delusional statements and Brett Favre's elbow TREVOR FIK future hall of fame wide-receiver STAFFWRITER Randy Moss to the Minnesota Vikings. Moss, who has been voWith week five action in the cal this past season about his unNFL coming to a close, what is be- happiness with contract negotiacoming most evident is that this is tions in New England, jumped at the first season in recent memory the chance to go back to the team where a dominant team has not where his career began. Moss was separated itself from the rest of traded in exchange for a third the pack, as there are no clear Su- round draft pick, and made his per Bowl contenders. And as pre- debut Monday night catching four season championship favourites, passes for 81 yards and a touchsuch as the Dallas Cowboys and down.

Minnesota Vikings, fall to 1-3, pre-· Concussions, which have beviously disregarded squads like come a debilitating drag on teams the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa availability of healthy players this Bay Buccaneers are posting win- season, claimed another player ning records and high numbers. this past Sunday with Green Bay Up is down, left is right, and the Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgformer Super Bowl champion New ers leaving the game against the Orleans Saints were defeated by a Redskins after he was tackled Kurt Warner-less Arizona Cardihard Sunday afternoon. Chicago nals 30-20! This season has proven Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, who to be astounding week after week, was sacked eight times by the and we are only a month and a New York Giants defence in week half in. four, also missed a game in week Going into the fifth week of five due to issues relating to a conplay, only one team had remained cussion suffered in that game. unbeaten. If you would have told In what has to be the most deme, and anybody who has fol- lusional statement made by somelowed the NFL in the last decade, one associated with the NFL this that the team would be the Kan- season, San Fransisco 49ers' ownsas City Chiefs, you would have er Jed York has made the bold asbeen sacked faster than Matt Cas- sertion that his 0-5 49ers are going sell trying to leave the pocket. The to shock the NFL by winning the Chiefs had their work cut out for NFC West division and make the them if they were to remain un- playoffs. The 49ers, who lost Sunbeaten, however, going up against day's game against the Eagles 27an Indianapolis Colts' squad who 24, face the Oakland Raiders next was eager to get back on the field in what is sure to be a continuaafter their devastating loss to Jack- tion of their abysmal slide into the sonville the week before. bottom ranks of the NFL. Look for With Colt's quarterback Peyton 49ers' coach Mike Singletary to be Manning unable to hit anything back on the job market next searesembling a receiver all day, the son, as York looks for someone to game came down to the final five shift the blame onto. minutes when Colts' back-up runAnd what would a week in the ning back Mike Hart _took over. NFL be without one of its starHart, who was filling in for the studded athletes being accused of injured Joseph Addai (who left some form of highly inappropriate the game in the third quarter with behaviour? This week's culprit is a shoulder injury), ran through none other then Minnesota Vithree Chief's players for an 11-yard kings quarterback Brett Favre. Of touchdown that put the Colts on all things, he has been accused of top 19-9. sending a number of suggestive The biggest story this week was "sexts" and photographs to Jenn the New England Patriots trade of Sterger, a former game-day host

for the Jets.

Although the report has been neither confirmed nor denied by Favre, the NFL is investigating the claim, which broke on the football blog site Deadspin, as a potential case of sexual -harassment.

For those interested in sneaking a peak at Favre's "playbook," Deadspin is reporting upwards of 2 million views of the story already.

Needless to say, most of this week's action centered on the Minnesota Vikings, with the Randy Moss trade and Brett Favre allegations fresh in everyone's mind.

As a result, the highly anticipated Monday night football game between the New York Jets and the Minnesota Vikings was the game most worthy of being viewed this past weekend. While the drama surrounding this contest threatened to make the game itself unimportant, the level of play that fans were treated to Monday night put to rest any idle chatter that did not directly involve what was happening on the field.

With both teams putting up strong defensive efforts initially, both offences were forced to sit idly until the second half when the action picked up. Down 22-20 with three minutes remaining, Favre attempted to rally the Vikings offence down the field to take the lead. The night was not to go in Favre's favour, however, as an interception that was returned for a touchdown by Jet's defensive back Dwight Lowery ended the game with the final score being 29-20.

As much respect as Favre deserves for being the iron man that he is, he showed signs of his age Monday night. More then one time he grabbed his elbow after a particularly deep pass, and looked out of sorts trying to evade Jets defenders. While I hope this season marks the last of Favre's storied career, I also hope that it does not inevitable tarnish the reputation of one of the sports true heroes.

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tened end a little shorter than a CONTRIBUTOR • hockey stick's end. The ball used Hurling, contrary to what the is about the size of a baseball and name might imply, is not a game is called a sliotar. It weighs about of championship vomiting after 110 grams, is lighter than a basecompetitive drinking; it's the tra- ball, and is filled with cork and ditional Gaelic sport in which you flies extremely far when hit. Playcompete before consuming sev- ers can hit the ball with their hand or the hurley and can carry the eral dozen pints. ball for three steps, but they can't Hurling is said to predate throw the ball to another player Christianity. The field stick-andthey must slap it either with their ball sport, which was brought to Ireland by the Celts over 2000 hand or the hurley. Passes can be either short or long, and goals are years ago, may seem like a strange scored by either hitting the sliotar candidate for this column, having been well established for so long over the crossbar (called a point) in Ireland and other parts of West- or into the net (called a goal and ern Europe. But did you know you worth three points).

The game can be brutally viocan watch a hurling match right lent. With 15 players p,er team, here on the West Coast?

Hurling is known as "the fast- that's 30 hurlers on the pitch at a time, and that means a lot of sticks est game on grass" and combines skiils from hockey, lacrosse and waving around. Many hurlers baseball. Due to the speed of the will do anything to get to the sliotar and make or break a goal, but game and the intense athleticism required, hurling is quickly there are rules against full body checks. Only shoulder checkgaining popularity across North America. In fact, it was even fe.a- ing is allowed, and that's a good tured in an episode of CSI: New thing, because hurlers don't traditionally wear any protective gear York. Gaelic Athletic Associations have b een in North America since other than shin pads and gloves.

Though, as of January 2010, play1888, but hurling was frequented ers are now also required to wear mostly by Irish immigrants.

The sport took decades to a light helmet with a face-mask.

The sport is best known for its be recognized and adopted by Americans, but now there are over camaraderie and sportsmanship.

Players often hang about on the 100 clubs in the North American pitch after the game to talk to one GAA and 12 dubs in Canada. another, and hurling and pub culThe largest hurling club in North America is populated mostly by ture definitely go hand in hand.

Americans. In 2008, the Vancouver Hurling is also a sport played mostly by amateurs. Even players Harps Hurling Club was formed, and they have been competing in on popular teams in Ireland still maintain a day job. You don't see matches in Seattle and Western any of the pro-sports posturing Canada for the last three hurling seasons. Hurling has also broken and million dollar deals of popuinto the campus sports arena, most lar North American sports. That notably in California. In 2009, the seems to be the allure of hurling, California Collegiate Gaelic Ath- though. It's a down to earth game letic Association formed and host- that is completely focused on athleticism, competition and good ed the first ever university hurling match between college teams from showmanship. With its lightning speed pace, daring moves and Stanford and UC Berkeley. strong team mentality, hurling is The sport is a fast and unpredictable game. It's played with a stick, taking off in the west; maybe it's called a hurley, which is about 80- time we took on hurling at UFV. 0

Canucks entertaining but undisciplined in home opener JOEL SMART SPORTSEDITOR

The Vancouver Canucks welcomed in season 40 with a celebration to their past. The culmination was the naming of Henrik Sedin as captain of the squad. Though the Canucks lost the game 2-1 to the Los Angeles Kings in a shootout, there are plenty of things worth taking away from the night.

Perhaps the most important thing about the Canucks performance in the first game of the season was the fact that the new lines seemed to be doing a good job together. There weren't an egregious amount of odd man rushes or communication errors to fault the Canucks on. Hey, until the shootout, the team only allowed one goal all night.

Despite this, they r(:.!ally let themselves down with undisciplined penalties taken by team leaders. A fair case could be made

that Ryan Kesler single-handedly gave away a point in the standings by taking a dumb penalty at the benches with the puck nowhere in sight. With Kesler in the penalty box, and under four minutes in the game, the Kings inevitably found the back of the net. Kevin Beiksa, newly embued with assistant captaincy, also needs to be named as a leader who let his team down. His

elbowing penalty came immediately after he allowed a different Kings player to sneak past him with the puck. A little more discipline could have gone a long way.

Counteracting this downside is the incredible penalty kill the Canucks were able to put up. One can only hope that this is a trend we can expect to see built upon over the rest of the season. The penalty

kills were huge all game long, but trying to hold the puck out, but none was as thrilling as the full held the line until the whistle two minute penalty,kill in the Ca- blew. Hopefully Luongo works on nuck's zone on the 4-on-3. It was his shootouts, though, because the an incredibly tense moment, and Canucks don't.inspire much confishining brighter than all the rest dence in their fans when the overtime draws to a close. was the Canuck's star goaltender, Luongo.

Truth be told, despite being imOne thing a lot of people were pressed and hoping the negative complaining about after the game things from the game improve, was the record of Luongo in the and the positive things stay the shootout. He is able to make amazsame, the results of the game can't ing saves all game long, but it is be applied to the rest of the seaundeniable that he hasn't been the son. This team will evolve over the season a lot more than Canuck's most impressive goaltender during the shootout. It's just a fact. teams in recent years.

However, if you blame the results While the dumb penalties we of the game on the shootout alone, took were disappointing, it was an undeniably exciting game. There you fail to account for the fact that the same person was responsible was a seemingly endless supply of bone-crunching hits; you could for keeping everyone in the game tell there was some real emotion up to that point. One highlight reel save that really stuck out to in the game after the Kings were me was when he lept across the -eliminated by the Canucks in the crease with his legs in the air to playoffs last year. If the Canucks catch the puck underneath him. can increase their scoring producLater in the game, he was nearly tion while staying this sound depushed right into his net while fensively, we'll be looking great.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15th, 2010

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guins, Islanders, Flames, Maple JUSTIN ORLEWICZ

SPORTS EDITOR Leafs, Devils, Bruins, Blackhawks, Canucks and the Blues that have Over the past few weeks I have made their third jerseys a retro been talking about players, teams one. Teams like the Oilers, Flyers, and who has the potential to win. Capitals and the Sabers who have This week I am going to look at the sold so many retro jerseys that cosmetic side of the game. No, I'm they have made them their full not going to discuss their make- uniforms.

The Maple Leafs also changed up; I'm talking about their jerseys.

I am an avid hockey jersey col- their regular jerseys to make them lector, and if I see a retro jersey look a little more retro and simithat looks cool I just have to have lar to the ones that they wore the it. In both this season and the last, last time they won cup. I must say, teams have started going with they look very sharp. Then you their retro uniforms, some even have the teams like the Red Wings making their retro jerseys their and "Les Canadiens", whose jerseys haven't changed in almost regular, every game uniform.

Then there are teams like the Pen- a century. Their jerseys are so

perfect that it would almost be a crime to change them at this point.

The Canucks have also brought back their first ever jersey in light of their fortieth year celebration.

The jerseys are identical to the design from the team's first ever season, except they now have Reebok symbols on them. The jersey is white, with the blue and white rectangular crest and the hockey stick in the middle of it. There is also a "V" sewn onto the sleeves.

The Canucks revealed their new retro jerseys last Saturday night at their home opener against the Kings at Rogers Arena. The Canucks played their first ever game exactly 40 years ago to the

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are usually the simplest ones, and most retros are. You just can't mess with a classic look. It also gives you that nostalgic feeling when you see an old hockey jersey, especially if you can remember when they actually used to wear them on a regular basis. Jerseys are the same as cars; you can't miss with an original classic.

It is also worth noting that the Toronto Maple Leafs have started the season 2-0 for the first time since 1999. I told you they were looking good this year. Watch out for them this year. It must be the jerseys, or maybe it's their stacked blue line. Either way they are going to be a threat this season.

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SARA BARTSCH CONTRIBUTOR

UFV has two rowing teams, each for a different skill level. The novice rowing team is an opportunity for beginner rowers to learn the sport. The novice program is designed to introduce inexperienced students to rowing. Novices go through several stages of training before they are ready for competition. They are first shown technique on land and then put it to practice on water. After first learning endurance and balance on the larger, more stable eightman boat, they move on to the smaller four-man boat.

According to the Canadian Rowing Association (CRA), the majority of rowers who go to the national level have been introduced to rowing at university introduction programs. Each year, the CRA goes to each university's amateur program and looks for potential national rowers. UFV has its own novice program, which has been a strong contributor to the university's varsity team. Brother and sister rowers Courtney and Spencer Landsiedel began in the novice program and are now on the varsity team.

Once a member of the novice team has shown enough skill and dedication, they are invited to join the more competitive varsity team. They regularly attend regattas to compete against other uni-

day against the Kings. The King's were nice enough to participate in the Canucks fortieth anniversary festivities as well and even opted to wear their retros from that same era. Unfortunately this season opening game ended the same way that the first Canucks game ended with a loss to L.A. Henrik Sedin was also named the team's thirteenth captain in a pregame ceremony, where first ever Canuck Captain Orland Kurtenbach handed him a new retro jersey with a "C" on it and asked for his old one.

Retro seems to be the new trend in the NHL, and personally I think it is a great idea. The best jerseys

BOARD Men's Basketball

Women'sBasketball

Oct 2: UFV vs. UNBC W 84-79

Oct 2: UFV vs. TRU W 76-55

Oct 8: UFV vs. Guelph L 73-76

Oct 3: UFV vs. Kwantlen W 9340

Oct 9: UFV vs. Brock L 76-98

versity teams, such as teams from UBC and UVIC. Competitions include both a short, one kilometre length and a long, eight kilometre length. The competitions also feature boats ranging in size from one to eight rowers. It is important for the team to work together and synchronize their rowing in ord_er to maximize speed and complete the race with the fastest time.

The rowing season starts up every fall and continues through until spring. Varsity rowers are out on the water to practice at 6:30 a.m. every morning, except Thursdays and Sundays. The practice spot of choice is on the Bedford Channel in Fort Langley. They practice in rain, frost, snow and yet even more rain. The only weather that seems to dampen their determination is fog, which, due to poor vis-

ibility, does occasionally keep them from training in the small side channel of the Fraser River.

Their perseverance to practice in all weather pays off when it comes time to compete for real.

The UFV Cascades men's and women's rowing team has been successfully coached by Liz Chisholm for many years, as she enters her tenth season as head coach. She has been its driving force and has lead UFV into victories over other notable universities, including UBC. The UFV rowing team has two upcoming races: the UBC Invitational on October 16 and the Western Canada University Championships on October 23 in Fort Langley. Both games begin early in the day at 9 a.m.

Oct 10: UFV vs. McMaster U L 73-82 Oct 14: UFV vs. CBC@ CBC @ 7:00 p.m.

Oct 16: UFV vs. Laurentian @ EAC@ 7:90 p.m.

Oct 29: UFV vs. Manitoba @ EAC@ 6:00 p.m.

Oct 30: UFV vs. Manitoba @ EAC@ 5:00 p.m.

Men's Soccer

Women's Soccer

Sept 26: vs. Alberta L 1-3

Oct 3: UFV vs. TWU W 2-1

Oct 3: UFV vs. Victoria L 2-3

Oct 8: UFV vs. TWU @ TWU @ 5:00 p.m.

Oct 9: UFV vs. Victoria W 3-0 Oct 9: UFV vs. UBC W 4-3 Oct 16: UFV vs. Alberta@ Alber-ta Oct 17: UFV vs. Saskatchewan @ Saskatchewan

Oct 16: UFV vs. Alberta@ Alberta Oct 17: UFV vs. Saskatchewan @ Saskatchewan

Oct 23: UFV vs. TWU@ Bateman Park@ 2:15 p.m.

Oct 23: UFV vs. Manitoba @ Bateman Park@ 12:00 p.m.

Oct 2/3: VIU Golf Tournament - 2nd Place ( + 1)

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Oct 15: UFV vs. Capilano C @ EAC @ 6:00 p.m.

Oct 24: UFV vs. Portland Bible C@ EAC@ 1:00 p.m.

Golf

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Oct 14: UFV vs. Lethbridge @ EAC@ 6:00 p.m.

Oct 12/15: CCAA University Championships @ Kamloops @9:00 a.m Oct 23-24 Capilano C Golf Tounament@ Capilano@ 9:00 a.m.

Rowing Sept 25: Head of the Nicomekl @ Crescent Beach - M Silver/ W Silver (+0.08) Oct 16: The Fraser Fours@ UBC-Richmond @ 9:00 a.m.

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