the Cascade November 16, 1994 Volume 2 Issue 6

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UCFV lmprovementA3 Vol. 2 No. 6

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Behold the lonely notation of res/tty's drama, The model sufferance of traduce/ Once again, one more time, aboard the express to the gates of ult/mate sublime. In the kingdom frolic baby grands In ponds majestic. Submersed vibes send mus/ca/ sensations of serenity to caress thee. Lo/I/pops chase leprechauns - Golden/ At the crest of the only wave sit She-Seraphs glowing In contentment, absorbed by the breeze. On the sand, nude starfish do the tan. Atop the hi/I, weeping willows, weighed by sorrow overhang to sing a shade of melody; all the while, accompanied by winds Harmony. Tis' no such/

Top Ten Things

I Do Not Understand About Women's Soccer

Behold the fooly actor of fantasy's lure.

By Pete Hutchinson

Fate - w/11thy not paint my canvas black. for the picture of white, never ceases to taunt me.

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9. Why can't 'keepers

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7. 22 women on the field but there always a "man on"?

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UCFV Student Newspaper 16th November 1994 Vol. 2 No. 6 RoomE 242, Abby campus.

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We, the Staff, are composed of dedicated, warped individuals who have come together to produce this crazy publication. We are: Editor-in-Chief Bryan Sikora Managing Editor Monique Marchant

to me, I am Just one. To many I am a statistic, To me, I am real. To many I .emJust a voice, to me,/ have the power of speech. To many I am a far cry from an adult, to me,/ have many advenventures sought. To many my antks are chi/dish to me, I am Just having fun To many I won't make It big to me, big Is only the size yo make It. To many my sex Is a hlnderence To me, being a woman Is my strongest asset. To the rest they say I am their fut~re, to them, I say I am Just one of many.

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3. Why are there no half time shows?

By Paula Begley

2. How come no one ever cheers ref?

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1. How come it is the only time parents ever urge their daughters to score?

'Talking Sticks" a new play by UCFV Theatre Diploma graduate Lorraine Langteigne, will be read at Kariton House Cultural Centre, 2387 Ware St. November 19, 8 pm. Discussion and reception to follow. Admission by donation. Information: 852-9358

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Production Co-ordinators Pete Hutchinson News Director Monique Marchant Sports Director Bryan Sikora Entertaiment Director Deanna Walker Now Us Director Caroline Higgins Contributing Writers Len Catling, Colleen Mah, Nolan Webb, Dallas J., Robyn Fentie, Clare Goldman, Bob Campbell, Vincent Chand, Harwant, Paula Begley, Candace Ribchester, Clarence Giesbrecht, Bryan Andrew, Sarah McAlister, Ron Dart, Pete Hutchinson, Michelle Demers. Photographers Bryan Sikora Pete Hutchinson Advertising Director Chris Stier Advertising Representative Alon Kempler

Do not blame us for anything, for we are only pawns in a much larger game ....

On the Cover During the 1994 CCAA National Women's Soccer

Championships, TheCascadecould be found lining more than the usual birdcages and litter boxes. This issue was discovered lining a participant's hotel room's floor, ensuring no additional damage costs.

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The Cascade

Wednesday, November 16, 1994

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News Workshops Suggest Ways of Improvement By MoniqueMarchant

degrees, as no Science students were present to offer input. Thiessen said that he was "pleased with the ability of the students to work through a number of complex issues in the form of concrete proposals. That is particularly difficult given that a consensus was required." Althoughthe workshopwas on student issues,students were not the only ones who took part in this workshop. "A positive sign was that 18 faculty people attended

Although the end results of the success of the October 26 Renewing and Reviewing Workshops may not be seen for a long time, it is possible to assess the workshops themselves and the processes which will be evolving from them.

Politics, Leaming Environment, Degree Options: 13 Recommendations from Students

Of particular interest to everyone was the Student Issues Workshop facilitated by Jaclyn Rea, David Thiessen, and Gwen Coates.

One of the resultsof the October26 workshopswas a list of recommendationswhich have already been collected and forwardedto the T.A.S.C.Force. The Student Issues Workshop came up with a list of thirteenrecommendations.Three of them,numbersfour,five,and six,have been given to the StudentSocietyto be writtenup in the formofmorespecificrecommendations.Theserecommendations will then to be resubmittedto the T.A.S.C.Force. A compiledlist of the recommendationsmadeby each of the workshopsis now available. The students in attendance of the Student Issues Workshop made the following recommendations:

3 issues which affect all UCFV'ers hi-lighted st student workshops .

Three issues were introduced to the 100 plus students who attended the morning session. They were politics, learning environment, and degree options. The afternoon sessionhad approximately42 people taking the ideas from the morning session and coming up with recommendations -- 13 in total.

One of the main problems was that there wasn't proper studentrepresentationfrom all departmentspresentllatUCFV. David Thiessen said that he "was modestly pleased ■ that independencefrom SRJ (re:Arts programs)proceed with the results. I would have liked to have seen a greater as soon as possible and that other degree programs become representation of students, particularly from the Sciences." independentas they becomeready. We cannotbegin to consider Toe majority of the students present were from the developingour own degreeprogramswithoutindependence. Arts. This made it difficult to make decisions about Science ■ that UCl'..Y majorsprogramsincluderecognisablemajors combinedwith multi-disciplinaryand interdisciplinaryoptions. Majorsshouldbe developedaccordingto criteriasuchas demand, enrolment, current course offerings (e.g. English, History, Geographycould, based on this criteria, offering majors now, whileotherdisciplineswouldneed to developtheirareasfurther).

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Students planning to graduate this term with the following diplomas/degrees will need to submit a Request for Graduation to the Admissions and Records office: General Studies Diploma Academic Studies Diploma Associate of Arts Degree Bachelor of Arts - Extended Minors degree. The confirmation of the diploma/degree will appear on y~ur student record once it has been approved. Parchments will be made available to you in June at the Convocation Ceremony. · For more information contact Joanne Bishop at UCFV.

the workshop. A recognition of the fact that faculty and students, as well as administration, need to work through these issues together is, I think, beginning to surface" said Thiessen. "It is my sincerest hope that committees made up of onlyfacultyand management,that attemptto addressstudents' concerns, are a thing of the past. This, more than anything, is what October 26 meant to me."

choosingand will, of course,providerationalfor theirchoice. ■ that to acknowledge and encourage student political participation,studentsshouldbe given an honorariumin theform ofcreditsortuitionwaiver.Studentswhoapplyforthishonorarium mustmeeta set of criteria,whichcan includethenumberofhours or type of activity(e.g.StudentSociety)worked. ■ that UCFV implement a Professional Development Programfor teaching(PDP).

■ thatCareersdisciplines(currentlymajors,e.g. Criminology) shouldbe includedas part of an arts degree. Careersstudentsdo not wantto losethecareersaspect,buttheyalsowantthe optionof doing a B.A. (for graduatestudiesand/ormarketdemands). ■ that non-degreeprogramsbe maintainedand developed, and that we do not disregardthe importanceof theseprograms. ■ that we reiterateand followthroughon the importanceof creating/encouraging an intellectualandculturalenvironmentthat will enhanceUCFV.

■ that students be adequatelyor "authentically"assessed uponentranceintoUCFV. This issueis particularlyimportantas ■ that by the fall of I 995, the campusesof Chilliwackand it is linked to a student's self-esteem If a studentis not prepared Abbotsfordwilleachhavea StudentUnionBuilding.Althoughthe to meet the challengesof a given course,a sense of failurewill date is, of course,negotiable,it is importantto rememberthat we prevail. Assessmentsare not intendedto exclude students,but feel an urgency about this issue. A student-operatedbuilding ratherto empowerthemby givingthemthenecessaryinformation wouldfacilitateamuchneededintellectualandculturalenvironment.to realisetheir own success. It will also provide a central public space for studentsto meet, organise,and disseminateinformation. ■ thatinstructorsbe adequatelyassessed;everyoneatUCFV shouldall be strivingfor excellence.To date, manystudentsfeel ■ thatthe StudentSocietybecomea completelyautonomous that the evaluationprocessis an exercisein futility.This pi:ocess bodyapartfromUCFVadministration.Currently,StudentServices has thepotentialto be an effectiveway to encourageexcellencein and StudentActivitiescontrolsthe studentfees collectedfor the instruction.It must,however,be revampedand, of course,taken Legacy Fund ( 1%) and StudentActivities(3%). fu their bid for seriously.Alsorecommendedwasthatbothstudentsandinstructors independence,the Student Society recognisesthat they mustbe createa new evaluationprocesscollaboratively. in controlof the allocationand use of these funds. ■ that better student aid, both financialand academic,be ■ that funds be put aside to hire an external advisor for provided.Morebursariesandscholarshipsareneededtobeawarded constitutionalreform and restructuringof the Student Society now that UCFV is a four-yearinstitution. Expandedacademic government. This agency or person will be of the Society's counsellingis alsorequired.

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Wednesday, November 16, 1994

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West Council Names New Chairperson Clarence Giesbrecht appointed to Campus Chair position after Melanie Glaim's resignation By Bryan Sikora The West Campus Council has named Clarence Giesbrecht to the position of West Campus Council Chairperson. Replacing Melaine Glaim, who resigned October 25, Giesbrecht was appointed to the position at the November 1 meeting of the UCFV Student Society, according to the current by-laws. "I think it's awesome - I'm.really looking forward to the challenge" of being the Chair, Giesbrecht said later. The new appointee - a second-year science student - has many ideas which he hopes will improve student life at UCFV. "We're petitioning for the present library to be tumedintoaS.U.C. Hole-that's a Student Union Centre - when the new L.R.C. opens up. Also, a lot of ideas came out of the October 26 forum which must be acted upon." The shadow of unprofessionalism stills cloaks the Student Society, but Giesbrecht won't have any of it. "There was disrespect coming from the previous Chair, but that won't happen with me. There were some hard feelings between society members, but those are gone now." "Our meetings will now have more structure and order, and we'll always keep

the door open but the onus is on students to come forth with their ideas." Other West Council members seemed relieved to have a new Chair. "There's a positive environment that's conducive to an effective and constructive year," Clare Goldman, West _Campus Member-at-Large says of the present atmosphere of the Society. " T h e personalities involved with the Photo By Bryan Sikora West Campus now Always avallable to llsten to your problems or successes Is the new West Campus Councll Chairperson, work well Clarence Giesbrecht. He comes to the Student Society with many new thoughts and Ideas; for some of them, together. Wehave please see the Student Society section on page A12. -a team "He's a bi-pedal, oxygen-breathing, Council at press time, but relayed that a atmosphere, and open communication carbon unit that did more than just inhale. I change of West Campus Chairs was needed. between the East and West Councils." predict good things for Clarence!" The Society is currently working on Bob Campbell, Public Relations East Council Public Relations officer their new Constitution, and planning events officer of the West Council commented on James Kozakcouldn't comment for the entire for the Winter semester. the forthcomingness of Giesbrecht.

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Wednesday, November 2, 1994

Entertainment

From Wilder to Wilde: Who's Next? First play of the season is a success; an "earnest" effort at a comedy of manners By Monique Marchant TI-IE IMPORTANCEOFBEING EARNEST by Oscar Wilde, 1894. Presented by UCFV Theatre Department; November 11-26, 1994; directed by Ian Fenwick; set design by Astrid Beugeling; costume design by Jody Cameron; lighting designed by Frank Froese; stage managed by Maureen Sawasy. At the UCFV Studio Theatre, 45600 Airport Road, Chilliwack. Derek Payne ........................ Lane Richard Peters ..................... Algermon Moncrieff Andrew Smith .................... .John Worthing, J.C. Margaret Rayworth .............Lady Bracknell Paula Antil .......................... Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax Ann Cooper .................... ....Miss Prism Erin Wells ........................... Cecily Cardew -Gordon Hamilton ................ Merriman Jim Servizi .......................... Rev. Canon Chasuble, D.D.

Once again the UCFV Theatre Department has managed not only to chose a popular play to open their season with, but also to do an excellent job of producing it. 1HE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST is a three-act play set in London, England and the Countryside in the year 1894. It satirizes the triviality and shallowness of people living in both the country and the town. A comedy of manners can be a difficult style of play to work with. It is perhaps one of the few instances where an actor is more successful in their role if it is over-acted. The more exaggeration that there is, the better the play will be. Of course this can be overdone, but the actors and actresses in this production did an excellent job of maintaining the balance necessary for this type of production. The cast chosen for the roles of this first production of the year could not have played the parts better if they were the characters themselves. One character that will remain the memories of everyone is that of Merriman played by Gordon Hamilton. Although it is only a minor character, when he was on stage he had the attention, and laughter, of the entire audience. It takes a great deal of patience and skill to present a character who walks and talks like Merriman. A flicker of amusement briefly passed over the faces and danced in the eyes of many of the other actors as they tried to remain in character and not react along with the audience. Miss Prism, played by Ann Cooper, is another character to watch. Her reactions to those around her are displayed so vividly in her facial expressions. Her skittish jumps and flittering about makes her character all the more real. The character of Algermon Moncrieff, portrayed by Richard Peters, was very realistic. Or perhaps, being a comedy of manners, realistic is not the word that should be used. Peters seemed to be very relaxed in his role, carrying himself about the room in a confident manner. He exists as the character instead of acting.

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Algermon Moncrieff, played by Richard Peters, makes an earnest attempt at winning the affections of Cecily Cardew, played by Erin Wells In Oscar WIide's The Importance of Being Earnest. For ticket Informationcall 795-2814.

Andrew Smith's soft spoken manner and wide open eyes filled with sincerity helped him to give a believable performance of John Worthing, also known as Jack in the country and Earnest in town. Even when he was angry he was still able to maintain the appearance of being "earnest." Once again Paula Antil and Erin Wells take on the characters of the women in love. They seem to be much more comfortable on the stage this time as the Honorable Gwendolen Fairfax and Cecily Cardew than they did in Thornton Wilder's play 1HE MATCHMAKER last autunm. They do a good job of presenting the young women of the town and country. The set was very much suited to the period of time depicted in 1HE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, and it was well designed for the amount of space available to them in the Studio Theatre. Perhaps one of the most unusual aspects of the play was the fact that the audience applauded the in-theatre scene

change which occurs between Acts two and three. It was done so well that it almost seemed to be another scene added on to the play Everyone on the set crew was dressed as either a butler or a maid from the period, and throughout the entire scene change they all kept in character. Even Merriman kept in character as he bumbled along, hurrying to get the job done in his hopelessly slow manner. A comedy of manners, when well done, is guaranteed to be a success with audiences. The UCFV Theatre Department's production of Oscar Wilde's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST is no exception. On a note of interest: Last autumn the play was written by Wilder. This year it is by a Wilde. Who's up fornext year, is there a Wild out there somewhere? Or perhaps there is some sort of subliminal message here about the theatre department... For tickets and information call 795-2814.

Skiers, Boarders, Chillidogs, & Mt. Baker Over one hundred and sixty centimeters of snow brings earliest opening in 15 years By Pete Hutchinson It is that time of year again when a young man or woman's fancy turns toward the heavens in search of the perfect ski hill. With the recent cold weather and the regular amount of rain for the west coast most local ski hills are off to a flying start. Mt. Baker had it's earliest opening in fifteen years. They started full operation on November 5, and as of November 10 they had over 160 cm. On a recent escape from the rain soaked lower mainland I journeyed up to this wonderful winter wonderland to regain my ski legs. There was only one chair that was not in operation and this was due to a heavy

avalanche danger on Pan Face. Throughout the day you could hear the sound of explosives going off in the not so far distance. The snow was typically heavy for this time of year but there was one difference on the mountain that made this absolute hell: the grooming of the runs was pathetic. One would even have a hard time getting your turns back into shape. Even tucking and trying to maintain mach 2 was difficult because of the hard crud that the groomers left behind. So with a lot of psychotism and a little brains, I managed to find the old speed jumps and the 90' s that make you wish gravity would take a break while you're skiing. As usual I toured off into the trees looking for the ultimate in air time only to

find the snow was so heavy that turning was only accomplished at high speeds and small ridges or by laying your ass out and bouncing back up after gravity had completed it's work. In search of the usual air spots I found the only way to get air was to make it myself. In light of this fact I spent the majority of my day building kickers and floaters and no, I will not tell you where I built them because past experience has shown me that some buttheads like to roll over the jumps or take their skis off and put three-foot boot holes into the arc of the jumps. The only way you will find these jumps is if you take me skiing and then, and only then, will you find the best air. Oh, one more thing -- no boarders. Sorry guys, I've already built one jump that

was destroyed by you fools that think big air is a whopping six inches. Mt. Baker seemed extremely swamped by these butt sliding, mogul ruining, wanna be KurtCobain freaks. This infestation of boarders has had a serious detrimental effect on the mountain. Any run that used to be a glorious line of moguls is now nothing but sweeping three-foot trenches for it's entire length. Over all, Mt. Baker is still Mt. Baker; lots of possibilities, great terrain, and a somewhat friendly staff. Snow conditions will only get better and their chillidogs couldn't get any worse. So just remember, skiing is like sex: it never is~ bad. See you fools up on the hills or just look up and I'll be flying over head.


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RANTS, RAVES, AND ASSORTED REVIEWS

Does Our Culture Need a New Shine? experience. By Nolan Webb Although loosely based on folk, they cover the entire musical landscape. Their sound is at times strangely haunting and A few thoughts on ... Discrimination??: While in Seahypnotic and they can change on the drop of Tac Airport recently, I was disgusted to see a dime to an acid jazz feel. Lead singer Mira an Africandisplays original American man talent and a shining shoes. flourishing stylistic range that leaves the Let me try to listener gasping for give you the full air. The remaining impact of this image. The people who were musicians showcase their talents in having their shoes instruments that shined, who were range from viola, almost all white, sat mandolin and far atop him in an old-fashioned chair, bouzooki to the standard guitars and the kind that is an drums. It's icon for inequality to most people. The impossible to thing that made me pigeonhole this sick was the fact that group but a general Photo By Bryan Sikora description as this man was shining Do these sh lny shoes perpetuate the lnequa lity "progressive folk" shoes for a living. of the various cultures of the world today? seems to suit them Immediately it made me think of the indigenous people in quite fine. Another White Male Yesterday Alberta that are annually paid by white Rolled By...(Boom) I saw this band perform entrepreneurs to dress in traditional garb and "play the part" for tourists at the Calgary live at an AIDS benefit recently and was blown away by the shear passion and anger Stampede seUing trinkets and parading by this Vancouver-based industrial group. around. But who must be blamed for this Their first CD reveals much of this same intensity. inequality; the people selling out their culture and perpetuating their oppressed past or the Undoubtedly beneficial to their white culture that financially supports it? continuing success is, among other things, their passionate youth, their obvious love for It often seems that our culture has been merely "treading water", this industry, and their sound which is accented by loud vocals and a second, standdevelopmentally speaking. up bass played by a talented artist. In short, I love this band. And you will too if you're a Some Reviews ... Acoustically Inclined SelfTitled (Oh fan of the recent loud and experimental Yah!) This debut disc from this thoughtmovement in the same vein as N.I.N and provoking Winnipeg six-member folk group Ministry. This band expresses an angry but intelligent energy that is unstoppable . unlocks, for the listener, a truly diverse

Wednesday, November 2, 1994

This Sho-w Definitely Won't Change the World Love Affair flick a decent get-away from the rat-race of society. By Candace Ribchester

I know what you are probably thinking, "Not another one of those pathetic movies where a man falls in love with a woman, tries to sweep her off her feet, succeeds, then fails, then succeeds again, and then they all live happily ever after". Well, yeah, it is, but it is a good movie. Personally, I can't stand romance movies, and whatever possessed me to see it in the first place is beyond me, but I am actually glad I saw it. As soon as the movie started I was engrossed. True, there is no intensely deep dialogue, and the only heart wrenching scenes are when ...well, at the end, but the movie has its own charm. A lot of romance movies can make a person sick, especially if you are temporarily in-between a boyfriend/ girlfriend, or if you are still searching for that someone you can tolerate for any short amount of time, but Love Affair made me feel hopeful. I felt hope for everyone who has lost hope in the idea of love because it appears to be a myth to them. Love Affair is a classic remade, and I am not sure how good the original was since I haven't seen it, but the new

version is likeable. Of course the cast is glamorous and the scenery is divine, but the script is also somewhat uplifting. It does give hope to the idea of finding a true love. The movie shows how cruddy someone's life is, then suddenly gives it a much needed change. In a lot of ways, the characters' lives on the screen are like normal people's lives. Their lives were bland and then they were spiced up. This definitely isn't the years best movie, but it isn't the worst either. It doesn't have a message that will better the world, but for a change, it doesn't have a violent one that will worsen the world either. Love Affair is a good escape film. This is a movie that is good for both couples and single people seeing it with friends. I don't think that it is only a movie that is good for girls, but I think that guys can see it too and enjoy it. Love Affair is a definite option to see at the theaters, but one piece of advice: make sure you are in the mood for a semisappy movie and not a comedy or action. I made that mistake when I went to see it and suffered for it.

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Comedy Night in Chwk Pub and cash prizes featured at Nov. 25 event On November 25, Student Society is hosting a Comedy Night, featuring David Bruce, on the Chilliwack Campus. An "Amateur Comedy" contest is also being held at the event, with everyone welcome to stand up and attempt to make people laugh. A first prize of $50 is being offered to the top amateur, with $25 going to two runner-ups. Door prizes will be given out during the evening. There will also be a pub open during the event. All ages are welcome, although ID is required to enter the "pub". Tickets on sale now at The Cascade office, either Student Society office (Abby/Chwk), or various Society officers. There will be a ticket booth in the Chilliwack cafeteria on November 22 from 11- 2pm, and in the Great Hall in Abby on November 23 from 11 - 2pm. MC'ing for the night will be Tony Sams. The Student Society looks forward to seeing you there. WANTED: Servers for Nov. 26. Will Pay. Contact the UCFV Student Society for more info .

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In the November 2 issue of The Cascade, we mistakenly credited Oscar Wilde's play, The Importance of Being Earnest, to William Shakespeare. We apologize for any confusion caused by this error. - Editorial Staff

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Nice Guys (Wotnen) Do Finish Last By Michelle Demers While considerable attention was/will be paid to the teams entrenched in the hard fought battle forgoldintheCCAA Women'sSoccer Nationals, one must not forget those teams that find themselves not on the medal podium. In the case of the battle fought out at Bateman Park in the preceding week, three teams - despite their hard work and intensity - returned home without any hardware in their suitcases. What they did return home with however, were new-found friendships, great memories and the pride that comes with knowing that your team is one of the top six women's collegiate soccer teams in Canada. Take the team from St. Thomas University in New Brunswick, for example. Finishing up at the nationals in sixth place, this team traveled across five provinces to reassure themselves of their place near the top in women's collegiate soccer. St. Thom's Tommies perhaps best embodied that spirit of fair play and sportspersonship that is often

absent in today's world of competitive sports. These athletes and coaches were a breath offreshairina week of cheap shots, foul language and general bitchiness that permeated' the top teams in this tournament. Talking with some of the St. Thomas players, they expressed their genuine pleasure of playing in the national tournament, regardless of the outcome. Asking player Tanya AtkinsonWest - who played her final game of collegiate soccer in this tournament what the best part of the _tournament was for her, she simply stated that just being here was everything. The time spent in British Columbia, the people and the tournament will not soon be forgotten. For this writer, it was a shame that St. Thomas could not be officially recognized for their positives attitudes and hard work, but alas, it was not to be. What St. Thomas will be returning with to New Brunswick however, aside from the new tattoos (see front page), is a most- deserved pride for a job well done.

UCFVWomen's Soccer: the Cascades

1994 National

Soccer Championships Revisited Photos By Bryan Sikora & Pete Hutchinson

The road to the Bronze medal is not always a painless one, as UCFV Assistant Coach Norm Williams wraps the knee· of midfielder Tanya McCracken during the Nationals.

Above: Coming together in an impromptu huddle, the Cascades celebrate a goal during the National Soccer Championships. Left: UCFV Coaches Tom Fast (r) and Norm Williams cheer on their Cascades to the Bronze medal. The UCFV Cascades hosted the 1994 CCAA National Women's Soccer Championships Nov. 9-12.

1994 CCAA Women's Soccer National Championship

Round Robin Scores Langara Falcons Grant MacEwan Griffins

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Round Robin Results: Group A Langara 2 Wins, 0 Losses, 4 Goals For, 1 Goals Against Grant MacEwan 1 W, 1 L, 3 GF, 2 GA St. Thomas OW, 2 L, 0 GF, 4 GA GroupB Lethbridge 2W, 0 L, 4 GF, 2 GA UCFV 1 W, 1 L, 3 GF, 3 GA Fanshawe OW, 2 L, 2 GF, 4 GA

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Wednesday, November 16, 1994

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The Bronze Belongs To Us! Hosting UCFV Women's soccer team places third in CCAA National Championship Stories By Bryan Sikora & Len Catling The UCFV Cascades women's soccer squad is No. 3 in the nation for the second year running. Beating Grant MacEwan College Griffins 2 -1 enabled the women to take home the bronze mdeals. With both the Cascades and the Griffins finishing round-robin play with identical 1 - 1 records, the opportunity was theirs to meet in the Bronze medal match, held Saturday, Nov. 12 at Bateman Park. With the rain finally letting up, this allowed the competitors to play soccer in relatively dry, yet very cold, conditions. MacEwan and UCFV showed extreme patience in the first half, controlling the ball well, waiting for a scoring chance. Both teams came out playing defensively, testing each other to find any potential weakness that could be exploited. The majority of play occurred in the midfield, with the occasional poor scoring opportunity quickly being shutdown by the defenders. It wasn't until midway through the second half that the tempo picked up. Sensing that time was wasting, and not wanting overtime, both teams began to pressure the opposing defenders. lnthe55thminute,MacEwansentaballdeepdownthe left side. MacEwan striker Karen Stewart was able to trap the ball and fire off a shot to the near side The shot - innocentlooking enough - fooled UCFV keeper Rose Phillip-Stewart and slipped through her arms, allowing MacEwan to take a 1 - 0 lead. ' With time running down, UCFV picked up their game and began taking it to the MacEwan defenders. Attempt after attempt was made to find the equalizer, but shots were being

Photo By Bryan Sikora

Beating a MacEwan defender, Cascader Alison Slane moves the ball up the field in UCFV's 2 -1 victory over the soccer squad from Grant Mac Ewan College. The win left the Cascades in third place in the 1994 CCAA National Championships.

fired wide or straight into the arms of the opposing net minder. Onacomerkicknearthe70thminute,JoAnnRadcliffe headed a great high ball towards MacEwan's net. With confusion reigning in the 5-yard box, the ball managed to find the mesh, slipping past a defender and the netminder. With the game tied 1 - 1, UCFV increased the pressure on MacEwan, hoping fo~.the winning goal.

The long and winding With a crowd of approximately 50 people watching the host UCFV Cascade team's first game, Lethbridge Community College (LCC) ~odiaks took the early initiative and jumped to a commanding 2 - 0 lead at the half, then went on to win 2 - 1 on Nov.9. A mix-up in the UCFV defense in the 15th minute gave All-Canadian Millissa Smith the opportunity to steal the ball and beat UCFV keeper Rose Phillip-Stewart with a shot to the top-left corner of the goal, resulting in the first goal of the game. The final Leth bridge tally came when Smith crossed the ball from the right side, with Alison Kanewisher one-timing it just underneath a diving Phillip-Stewart's outstretched arms. LCC was extremely dominant through out the first 60 minutes, with UCFV making lazy passes and uninspired attacks. The last 20 minutes belonged to UCFV, but it was too little too late. Good ball movement led to many potential scoring

With this win, UCFV placed third in the tournament, giving them the bronze medal, behind first place Lethbridge College Kodiaks, and second place Langara College Falcons.

road to the Bronze medal

chances, but the finish wasn't there, similar to UCFV regular season games. Head Coach of UCFV, Tom Fast, said "nerves were our main enemy today. Once we got over that, our play picked up and we started to take it to them. At this point, both teams were fairly even and neutralized each other." UCFV's only goal came on a lob b:• Katherine Fast from 25 yards out that caught Lethbridge keeper Michelle Ratkai greatly out of position. UCFV' s frustration began to show in the end, with many bard, uncontrolled tackles made against LCC. Sweeper Brenda Cooper of the LCC Kodiaks bad a superb game, thwarting many good UCFV scoring opportunities. Head Coach of LCC Alvin Tietz commented "It was good for the team to win our first game." "We started on fire in the first half, but as the game went on, we fizzled out. We should have buried them in the second half,

but little things started to go wrong - it was like a chain reaction." Game Two UCFV made up for its disappointing showing against the Lethbridge Kodiakswith a well-rounded effort against Fanshawe CommunityCollegeFalconsofLondon, Ont., winning 2 - 1 on Nov. 10. UCFV' s forwards and mid-fielders exhibited effective ball-control while their defenders were able to neutralize f ansbawe' s speedy attackers. UCFV Head Coach Tom Fast said ''We played awesome. We really moved the ball well today and outworked them in all aspects of the game" ''The first goal broke things open for us. There was some luck involved with it, but we'll take it." JoAnne Radcliffe opened the scoring when she sent a floating corner kick to the near post, which became a shot as it was bobbled over the goal line by the Fanshawe backstop when she became mixed up with a defender.

1994 CCAA Women's Soccer National Championship Final Standings: 1. Lethbridge Community College Kodiaks 2. Langara College Falcons 3. UCFV Cascades 4. Grant MacEwan Community College Griffins 5. Fanshawe College Falcons 6. St. Thomas University Tommies

It paid off when Lisa Broad found the space and time to rocket a shot into the right corner from 7 yards out, giving the keeper little chance of reeling it in.

A turning point in the game occurred in the 56th minute when UCFV was awarded a penalty kick. Taken by Melanie Chernoff, Fanshawe keeper Melanie Moulton made a spectacular diving save to her right, knocking the ball past the post. Minutes later, Fanshawe scored their only goal. Jennifer Granger recovered a UCFV tum-over 35 yards out from the goal, and flew in towards the goal where she , delivered a perfect shot past UCFV keeper Rose Phillip-Stewart's lower right. This goal seemed to wake up the UCFV side as they dominated the final half hour of the match, searching, and eventually finding the winning goal. Streaking in towards the net, Cascade attackerLisaBroadbeataFansbawedefender to get a perfect shot from 7 yards out. The Fanshawe keeper had no chance as the ball rocketed into the right side-meshing. Fanshawe Head Coach John Pacheco attributed the poor play of his team to a twoweek lay off.

Medal Games Saturday, Nov 12. GOLD MEDAL GAME: Lethbridge 1

Langara

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BRONZE MEDAL GAME: UCFV 2

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5th PLACE GAME: Fanshawe 3

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The Cascade

Wednesday, November 16, 1994

Editorial

Shall We Trade With Saddam, Too? Prime Minister Jean Chretien's comment may come back to haunt him next election. Watching the evening news this past week. I wasshownthatourPrime Minister was in communist China. along with many provincial premiers and many •big business· leaders. Their objective was to secure millions and millions of dollars in contracts tor Canadian c om pan i es w i t h t he Chinese. In other words: make more money. At the same time. advocates of democracy in China are being •censored· in various ways. Human rights are beingtossedrightoutthe bank window to the gutters below. to be

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replaced with Canadian goods and services. When our Prime Minister was questioned about the relationship between trade and human rights, it was unbelievable what came out of Mr. Chretien's mouth: • ... trade is not linked to human rights.· Picking myself off the f I o or • I began to slowly think about what I had just heard - •trade is not linked to human rights.· If this is so. when can I expect to read about Canada's new multimillion dollar deal with Saddam Hussien and the. country of Iraq; or with

there apparently has not been much improvement in the· human rights situation in China over the past five years. And we're still doing business with them. especially s i nee the student uprising in Tiananmen Square? Mr.Chretien is saying that trade is not I inked to human r i g ht s. What we should shout back at this uneducated person is th-at human rights should be the BASIS of and for trade. A suggestion to Mr. Chretien: check out the humanrightsdisplaycase here at UCFV: a thing or two may be learned. - Bryan Sikora

Take Action or Don't Bother Cotnplaining

Congratu I at ions to a 11 the students who have good thoughts. Now if only they would_ do something with them. Approximately 1 90 students

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Indonesia and the human rights at r o cities committed by General Syharto (among others). The· I ist goes on and on. Chretien went on to comment that it is not possible to put economic objectives on hold in order to improve conditionsforallhumans. Countries must work together i n order to b r i n g about better I iving and working conditions. But what effort must be made on the part of the offending country to improve conditions? Richard Lee. of the Vancouver Society in Support of Democratic Movement. has said that

signed up to participate in the October 26 work.shops. Only about ha If of them showed up. Those who were there. however. enthusiast i ca I ly participated in

Society~~~

West Chair's Message

How 'bout Your Own S.U.C. Hole? For those of you who don't follow the rumour mill of Fraser Valley too closely, this may come as some what of a surprise. Tuesday, November 1, your Student Society chose a new leader to take over at the helm. A fearless man of impeccable virtue. A man with superhuman organizational skills who is able to plan incredible activities in the blink of an eye ... WHAT A LOAD OF CRAP! That man was the only one stupid enough on the Student Society to accept the position of Chair when Melanie Glaim stepped down. I've met many of you, and to the rest, I'd like to introduce myself. I'm Clarence Giesbrecht, a second year Biology student. Why did I take the job? Well, it's true that no one else wanted it, so what other reason do I need? Seeing as how I'm a rookie at this sort of chairing stuff, I need your help. Us few tormented and overworked slaves in the Student Society all need your help. We need great ideas for stuff you want to see happen. What do you think of turning the "old" library, when it moves, into a Student Union Centre? Your own, personal S.U.C. Hole? Adam Bodnar and Clare Goldman came up with that idea at Finnegan's. Hey, in the S.U.C. Hole, maybe we could have our own beverage centre, with CHEAP liquids to satisfy your thirst. We'll give the old library back when we get our own Student Union Building. Sounds like a good idea? We'll soon have a petition for you to sign here in our office. We're also working on the idea of a trimester system. ,Any thoughts? Drop in and tell us.

Speaking of the office, it's located in E building, room 244 (between the pop machines and the snack bar). It's open whenever someone's here. In case that's not good enough for you, we've also got office hours too. Hours are posted on our door and around the school.

Office Hours Monday Tuesday

Wednesday Thursday

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Bal lOam-1 lam Dennis lpm-2pm Clare 11:30am-12:30pm Clarence lpm-2pm Clarence 12pm-lpm Bal 10am-11am Bob4pm-5pm Clare 11:30am-lpm Bob lpm-2pm Dennis lpm-2pm

Without your involvement, we're pretty much useless. We're not mind readers so if you don't come to us with your gripes, we won't be ale to get them off the ground. When we're in the office, our door is open even if it's closed. If you stop by when I'm here, maybe I'll steal something out of Michelle's lunch for you if you're hungry. Your new West Campus Council Chair Clarence Giesbrecht

the discussions.' Many students expressed their concerns about the visibi I ity of the student society and their ab i Ii ty to communicate who and what they are and what they are doing. A I though the Student Society may not be communicating to their fullest potential. neither are a I ot of the students. The Student Society has open off ice hours on both the Abbotsford and Chi 11iwack campuses and their meetings are open to a 11 students, yet only a minuscule portion of the student body takes advantage of this. Students are asking who the Student Society is. and the Student Society is asking who the students are. You have to meet ha I fway. Don't complain unless you're wi 11ing to take a step in the right direction. S.A.S.S. Who are you anyway? It is ironic that an individual or group can complain but wi 11not (a) identify themse Ives, or ( b) do something usef u I. The et fort is there to i I legally stick posters al I over the wal ls ... why don't you take it one step further and do something useful. Also. here's a newly learned I esson that we• 11 pass on to you: If you won't attach your name to what you say, then don't say it. Forget the letters. phone cal Is. and speeches. The squeaky whee I gets the oi I only if the wheel wi 11 work in the end. - Monique Marchant


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Letters to Ed.

Wednesday, November 16, 1994

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Buzz & Skeeter: Satire or something different? Dear Ed.: This letter is regarding Buzz and Skeeter's "mega anti-women movement". I really had no problem with it. I don't know of any woman who thinks of men as "oppressive, sexist, racist, macho bastards" for more then a day or two. I might live in a sheltered world, but then again, what I thought was satire might be a sign of something deeper. I thought that what the aforementioned duo said of man-hating feminists also applies to

women-hating "masculinists": EVERYONE who is too hung up on hating the opposite sex "needs a big fucking enema"! I'm not mentioning names here. You know who you are. Ifl'm wrong, if it's not a satire, then Buzz and Skeeterneed to be educated. They might even go so far as to seek professional help, and change their names. If you're confused, look up the word "satire". It's listed as a word in my computer, and should also be in those big, thick books called dictionaries. Tanya Kozak

Make use of a thesaurus next time. Dear Ed.: On behalf of some of the students in our Human Services 120 class, I wish to express our deep disappointment and disillusionment with an article in The Cascade. The column was titled "Man-Hating Feminists". We are disappointed and disillusioned to learn that part of our student fees fund a paper that would jeopardize the reputation of our college and make females feel degraded by association. We think our student fees can be put to more constructive and humanitarian causes within the college. This column could have been written with more tact and less hostility toward feminists. If Buzz and Skeeter wish to make a strong point on any particular subject, we would suggest that they take the time with a thesaurus to utilize words other than the lewd, archaic and slang comments used to graphically illustrate the intellect of the writers. Mary Boudreau

Ignorant tnessage Dear Ed.: First of all, if my student fees are funding such articles as Buzz and Skeeters article on feminism, I do not wish to fund a newspaper that condones such blatant sexist, homophobic, hate material. As a woman and a proud feminist, not only is it offensive to me personally, but to all other pro-feminists. It disturbs me that at an institution of higher education, such narrow minded thinking takes place, and makes it to print!

from B&S The message it sends to students is frightening. We should all try to understand one another, not make ill-informed assumptions about a topic we know nothing about, to do so only perpetuates what already is a very real problem. With the anniversary of the Montreal massacre approaching, I hope all students and faculty take the time to realize what an impact violence against women can have. For Buzz and Skeeter. I have two words for you, misogynist pig!! Aerin Barnes

Cascade has faculty member feeling disgust, sadness, and anger. Dear Ed.: Today during a few minutes of reading I digested two items. One gave me some hope, though mingled with disappointment, while the other left me with disgust, sadness and some anger. First I read the announcement of a conference to be held later in November in Vancouver on the topic of "Stopping the Violence." I was encouraged because some excellent speakers will be addressing some important topics, and a large audience is expected. My disappointment is that acts of violence have become so frequent, so commonplace, and that thousands of tax dollars must now be spent to support o few days talk about violence. Then I read the UCFV "Cascade" of November 2, 1994, and was disgusted and angered that other tax dollars - students' activity fees are being used to implicitly promote violent activity and thinking. The offhand condoning in the piece entitled "Page Two" of carrying a straight edge razor in your boot, daily abuse of alcohol, the pulling out of a gun in all situations, shooting someone because they might look at you, shooting at cops, snorting cocaine and shooting heroin does not do a single thing to reduce the increasing frequency of acts of violence in society. I would argue that such attempts at humour, shock or entertainment (I guess that's what it

was supposed to be) serve to massage minds into numbness towards violence, and for some, into the worldview that says, "Hey, violence is normal, everyone's doing it, everyone's talking (or writing about it) so what's the big deal once in awhile?!" I do not accept that inclusion of the "Page Two" piece was validated because it was a take-off from a semisuccessful Hollywood movie. Do the editors of "The Cascade" wish to let Hollywood violence be the norm for our UCFV community culture? What not exercise the freedom to be different, the freedom to resist the tendency towards violence in the media? As well, I am disturbed by what seems to me to be an editorial fascination in "The Cascade" for photos representing the dark and the violent. Over the past year, numerous photographs in the "The Cascade" have depicted violence, including the cover photo of an exploded jack o' lantern in the November 2, 1994 issue. I have heard the clich~ about "freedom of the press," but I think "freedom" is being abused in this non-subscription student newspaper. Freedom of the press must be balanced by accountability to fee-paying students who have a set of community standards worth maintaining. It is disappointing that the large number ofUCFV students who would prefer a different editorial direction remain quiet, when they

could become part of the editorial board for "The Cascade." (The editor lamented, in a conversation last week, the fact that more students do not participate in the production of the student newspaper.) I wonder if students are aware that over $14,000 of their fees will be used this year to produce "The Cascade," and that students are the shareholders. Students have the freedom to set a different course: collect a mere 50 student signatures, call an extraordinary meeting of the Student Society, and take action to head in different editorial directions. Unfortunately I will not be able to attend the November conference in Vancouver on "Stopping the Violence." However I believe that we all must attend to stopping the increasing amount of violence in our culture, particularly in the media. This belief contributes to my motivation to make these comments about "The Cascade," a publication too often containing material which runs counter to values I hold, and yet carries the name of the place where I work, and is part of the community where I live. And a final thought: are there no law enforcement officers enrolled as students right nor who might wish to lodge a formal harassment complaint against "The Cascade" for material carried in the November 2 issue? Mark Hoffmann UCFV Faculty Member


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The Cascade

Wednesday, November 16, 1994

Now Us SIMPL V SUBLIME

And Now ... Buzz & Skeeter APOLOGIZE! By Bryan Andrew Let me first say that the reason I am writing this is because I know of the furor that has arisen out of my article addressed to "Man-Hatini: feminists' - or rather~ women. I would beg you all to read this knowing that I am sincere about what I am now writing, in this explanation and apology of the aforementioned article. I have heard about what several people have taken out of the article; that I am sexist and an abusive person, but ~. this could not be further from the truth. I do, however, see what the furor is about.

In writing the article, it was never my intention to attack ( 1) feminism, (2) lesbianism, or (3) women in general. The fact that it came out in this way was never my intention. Whatl was trying todo was startle sexist women into realizing that man-hating is stupid. Unfortunately, due to my anger, the

shock-value took a drastically wrong turn into the area of offensiveness - severe offensiveness, and for this I must apologize. It was (to make a big understatement) a massive error

"an action stemming from anger is almost always much more powerful and offensive than it was intended to be. " to write this article out of anger - for as anyone can tell you, an action stemming from anger is almost always much more powerful and offensive than it was intended to be. Hey, wars have resulted from these situations (Don't worry, I won't be running foroffice any time ever.). The worst part is, it did get written, it did get printed, and yes, I will shoulder all of that blame.

My girlfriend, who has been repeatedly abused throughout her life, (and who is a feminist) has read my article. She sees that the offense taken by many women is real. She is a 'survivor' (coined by Laura Davis, co-author of The Courage to Heal and author of Allies in Healing) and yet she still forgives me. Why? Because she knows that I did not intend to slam feminism, women, or lesbianism. For her, this apology is enough. I however, realize that for some of you, it won't be. Unfortunately, this piece of my conscience is all that lean give you. It will have to be enough. And since it is possibly the most sincere piece I have ever written, if this doesn't do it, nothing will.

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By Bob Campbell Let's talk about spleen venting, shall we? lean 't believe a whole issue has come and gone and I haven't received one letter yet. The best I have heard is "why are there six hot-dogs in a package, but buns are in packages of eight or ten. This is cute, but I WANT BILE! I WANT WHAT EATS AT YOUR IMMORTAL SOUL! Actually, the SASS wrote in indicating there next meeting is on Feb. 30, 1996. So much for an intelligent alternative to the Student Society. The only idea I can come up with is penning my own letter in the hopes that I can inspire some of you to take a mental laxative in order to unblock your cranial constipation. Here goes-

Dear Bob (you apathetic piece offeces): What really bothers me is our student newspaper, the Cascade. This attempt at unbiased journalism borderlines on the ridiculous. If Dallas J puts his "Ear To The Ground" one more time I'm gonna put my boots to it. I tried to be movie star like his last top ten list suggested, but I only ended up making my girlfriend upset. When I mixed up my ritalin and prozak prescriptions (sorry I won't do cocaine

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I was very disappointed in Melanie Glaim's conduct during Student Society Meetings, where separate associations (Crim Justice) were presentto speak up on issues. She used 'unprofessional' conduct when speaking to the Criminal Justice Student Association.

In fact she was IYd.e. to our members. This conduct marred our opinion of the Student Society as a whole, unfortunately.

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or heroin) I ended up a very depressed horny bastard. The only good result is, as a side effect, I can know understand Salvador Dali's paintings. In addition to Dallas, I just don't understand this Michelle Demers person. What planet does she live on? What colour is the sky in her world? I mean, come on- Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip insults her and she writes about it like it was a compliment. · And what about this Criminology pin-head, Clare Goidman? I've seen more sincere compassion in laboratory rats than in her article entitled, "Crim students ready to donate, pany, and make $$$'' Let us not forget our editors, Mr. Sikora and Ms. Marchant. What can I say about you two? You are responsible for what goes into these papers. I can get more excited about examining my own . stool than in reading this trash (which is usually done right after I have deposited this aforementioned stool). Last but not least Bob, I don't really give a damn about cheap software in the bookstore. I go in there when I'm forced to buy books that have no pictures. Why don't you go and choke on your own bile.

Yours obtusely, John Q Publick

Ouch! This titne ifs personal! Dear Ed.: The budget's been cut again. It is almost prohibitive to stay in school long enough to get the education you need to ~ucceed. The summer is like a speed bump in the road to independence and by the time you find a job to pay the costs of the year to come you may be so far behind that when September rolls around you have only just caught up on the cost of summer, "WHEW!". Time to start all over again. Would it be better to go to school for those four months of summer? If so pay attention for notices telling you of a way to make your voice heard the way it counts the most "IN NUMBERS". Don't let the government take away the one thing you need to succeed. SHOUT BACK!! Visit the "Voices" table in the cafeteria for more information and your chance to get your voice in a chorus of others to fight for this cause. Sincerely Allen B. Kind A fellow voice!


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Peacekeeper,

Wednesday, November 16, 1994

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or Keeper of the Status Quo?

Canadians must decide whether to fund the military or increase humanitarian aid By Ron Dart Canadians tend to see themselves as a middle power, a state historically concerned with peacekeeping and, at best, a peaceful kingdom. We need, though, to uncover some of the hidden facts so we can see ourselves more clearly and honestly. The mirror of hard facts holds up to us the real picture of who we are rather than the comfortable but deceptive image of who we imagine ourselves to be. Canada is the 13th largest military spender in the world; this places us in the top 10% of the more than 180 states around the world. All of the states who ar-ethe top military spenders in the world belong, explicitly or implicitly, to the 1st world consortium, and they strive to protect 1st world interests against 3rd world resistance and challenge. It is difficult for a person born and bred in an imperial culture to understand how deeply the culture prejudices their perceptions ofinternational politics.

Canada's military budget is larger than the military budget of all the countries of South America combined. Our annual budget (12 million) is more than twice as large as the

"we are hawkish people, determined to protect rank and privilege in a feudal world order where 40,000 children . .. die each day of hunger related causes" entire annual peacekeeping budget of the United Nations. There are those who argue that we need a military for peacekeeping and defense. But, at the present time, the Department of National Defense (DND) only spends 5.8% of its budget on peacekeeping; in short, peacekeeping is a rather marginal aspect of the Canadian military. Does Canada need a large military budget for defence? Canada is not a superpower and we need not spend as if we are amongst the military elite of the world. Canada is not at war, and we are not on the borders of potential or current wars.

Our military is not used to repress Canadian citizens (unlike 73 military controlled states around the world). We need, I suspect, to own up to the fact that we are hawkish people, determined to protect rank and privilege in a feudal world order where 40,000 children (under 6 yrs.) die each day of hunger related causes and, almost 2 billion people live in a state of absolute or relative poverty. Canada, it can be easily argued, has not adopted a more balanced approach to international security since the end of the Cold War.The DND has not taken its share of budget cuts. If we chose, as a people, to reroute military finances to humanitarian aid, development and justice issues, our public rhetoric might have more substance. But, given the fact we belong to a powerful 1st world consortium, we are not likely to sacrifice our privilege, for the least of these. The military, it can be argued, exists to protect 1st world liberty when it collides with the longing of those who are weaker and poorer.

EAR TO THE GROUND

Author is Amused - Readers Beware The thumb is in position; don't make him use it or we ALL might be sorry By Dallas J. It always amuses me when people take things too seriously, especially the things that I say. As of late, we all have been watching our words very carefully for fear of getting nailed for what could be called "unsavory subject material." Hey, deserved ostracism or otherwise, we all should watch what we say, but it seems strange to me that people have nothing better to complain about than the fact that I described a scene from a recent movie or created a supplemental character profile list to go with that movie, as a joke. I was told that I gave away the entire film of Pulp Fiction when I reviewed it in the last paper and that by doing so, I ruined the movie for others. The scene that I briefly described was to justify my praising of the

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film since I personally cannot promote something without justification. Sorry, that is just me. The scene is fantastic yet minimal in the frame of the entire film since there are approximately thirty different sup-plots in the work, and it seemed that it would be O.K. to describe it, so what are you complaining about? Are you surprised that Jules kills a man in the end of the scene? What did you not understand when they were discussing the use of handguns versus shotguns before they went into the building? Did you tl_linkthat they were going in to trade their guns for the loot? Get a grip. If this spoiled the movie for you, then you probably did not understand the whole film, so go see something else. As for my list, violent actions result in violent ends for all who abuse power. This is

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evident if you have seen Tarrantino's other films and I was merely playing off of the character types in his movies. The list is basically an inside joke for those who have seen the movies; as for anyone else, of course it was not funny-you have not seen the films! I do not promote violence, I see it only as a way that certain people get things done and then suffer the consequences. Besides, if anyone with a brain in their head and a glimmer of rational thought in their mind thought that all of those points led to a good time, then maybe a needle through the chest sounds like a fun weekend for them and the list was a moot point. Get over it. Everybody knows that this is going nowhere.

O.K.. So I forgot to pay the electric bill and the Blue Light was shut off for a week. Forgive me but I was slightly busy/distracted/ drunk and subsequently my little space was filled up with something other than cheap cheery fun. So, with the weather being the shits and your warm fuzzies looking increasingly more warm and fuzzy, may I suggest ways of combating the winter blahs suitable for that intimate gathering of you and that special someone or that less than intimate "hey I'm bored and it's raining so come over and hang/pig out with the girls/guys/gang"? For starters, location is everything with "in" being the theme here. The closest your going to get to the great outdoors is the front door to pay the delivery person. Choose a house with the most comfortable TV. room with lots of cushions and maybe even a fireplace (especially if you are going the one on one route). It must big enough for the whole group and of course contain a TV. Next, you hav~ to focus on your appearance for the event. As mentioned before, warm fuzzies are de rigeurin a case like this but try and tailor the cl9Uiesto what you expect (hope?) to happen. And don't forget the slippers. Remember, comfort is everything. Makeup is

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Maybe I will start to review things with either "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" because too many of you out there do not seem to understand anything else. C-YA!

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Fight Back Those Winter-Time Blues By Michelle Demers

Food and beverages consumed during the production of this paper: Multi-ll•voured jellybeans Smartfood popcom Vegetable Thins ThunderCrunch Coca-Cola Rootbeer Water Gerwllrztramlner Wine Dorltoe Chocolate cake Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream Banana Cake

optional. Food and entertainment are next on the list. Food probably shouldn't be from any of the four major food groups because then it would be healthy and that is not part of the theme here. Just a thought - curly fries, Coke, Hagen Daas Chocolate icecream, and extra strong vodka paralyzers are a particularly tasty combination. Entertainment should reflect the agenda of "slacker" in a lazy boy. Videos fit this bill to the T. The Doors and Rattle and Hum go well with a music theme and of course, anything scary will do. However, one must never forget the timelessness and always right for any setting movies of Quentin Tarantino. Especially those cozy nights for two. To keep it cheap, steal from your parents fridge and always split the bill among friends or else they won't be your friends for much longer. I don't advise driving after an "in" evening but I do suggest you tum it into a sleep over. You '11wonder why you never did this before, especially if it's coed.

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Deep Thoughts: the Real Meaning of Life conception is that at the moment every person is conceived, the only thing that acknowledges their existence is the chemical process that takes place in the woman's body. Have you ever really thought about the concept of life In other words, when every individual is conceived, and how one would go about describing it? We define life as their existence is not known by anyone including their parents, the state of being alive, as opposed to being dead. including themselves. In fact, their existence is not even But what really constitutes being alive? Having a acknowledged by the mother until pregnancy is suspected or heartbeat and oxygen intake? Or maybe it goes beyond that. confirmed. What about having artificial respiration and heart Regarding my second alternative defining being alive beat, for example, by being hooked up to machines and possibly brain dead? Would you consider that being alive, as when the fetal brain is developed to a certain degree, it is hard to say when the brain would be sufficiently developed. dead, or would it fall into the category of borderline? Another way we use the word life is to describe the How are we to know if and when the fetus' brain allows it the period during which one is alive. Here, we run into the same acknowledgment of its existence? It is equally hard to define life as beginning at birth problem: is one alive at the moment of conception, or once the fetal brain is somewhat developed, or at the moment of because obviously there is a lot before that: the process of development, the fetus becoming the infant. birth? Extremists may even go as far as saying that life begins It is somewhat hard for me to conceive of myself as for one when both the egg and sperm of one's composure being alive at a time during which I have no conscious exist, which would mean the time during which the mother's recollection. Not only that, but during a time in which no one sex cells differentiated (early in her life) and later on, when the has a recollection of my existence. sperm was generated. But then one could ask whether both Obviously, (or maybe not so obvious) I do not sperm and egg must be in existence or simply the egg, or remember being born and being a baby. The furthest back I sperm. can reniember is when I was about two years old. I have a Another problem with this definition is that only half mental recollection, a single image of a green shag rug in a dim room, louvered saloon swinging doors and the people . the DNA of a human being would be in existence. Each sex cell would only have twenty-three chromosomes, so are we next door owning a big sheep dog. Upon discussing this with my mother, I have discovered able to call that life? I will not pursue these theoretical definitions of the that when we lived in Montreal, in 1978, our family room had that awful green shag carpet and saloon swinging doors and beginning oflife any further. What about life itself? There are the people next door owned a big sheep dog. Even though I so many different aspects of life, that describing it could be do not remember beyond that time, I can easily conceive of \ being alive before then. The reason for this is because my , CRIM mother, father, and grandparents were fully aware of my ' existence, since I was born. They can remember me when I can not remember myself. The problem with defining life as the moment of

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never-ending. I would like to take a general, somewhat abstract view on life. It is like being on a stage. The curtain on this stage begins all the way down, and when you are conceived no one even knows there is something behind th'? curtain. When the conception is acknowledged, the curtain remains all the way down, but some people know that there is something behind it; although it cannot, in any sense be known. At birth, the curtain lifts ever so slightly. You can only see a sliver of what's really out there. Whoever and whatever is watching you can only see a sliver of what you really are through the small amount the curtain is raised. Only things such as your sex and physical appearance at that point can be seen. As your life progresses, the curtain is raised slowly, very slowly. People are still not able to see anything close to all of what you perceive yourself to be, and neither can you fully see any one else. In fact, there will always be, throughout life, a tremendous restriction. This curtain makes you unable1Q see all and vice-versa, it disables anyone one from seeing all of you. It is only wen you die, during your last drop of life that your curtain is raised all the way up. That is you show. For at that moment you will have seen all you will ever see of being alive. Because that is when being alive, as we vaguely define the concept, is terminated. The only show we really have is our death. What follows after that remains either to be discovered when we die, by each and every one of us, or never known.

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By Clare Goldman Paintball....November 19,1994 see your friendly OSA rep for more info and cheap tickets. Pizza Pizza .....Feed your face, feed the social fund. On Thursday, November 17, 1994 the. first of many CJSA pizza days. Party Party ....Dec. 5, Ledgeview Golf Course: Annual Crim Christmas Party. Includes buffet dinner, music, and fun fun fun! Tickets on sale Nov. 21, Great Hall, daily 1-2pm. $20 per person. Special Guest: SANTA! Donations will be accepted at the door for Christmas Bureau Food Hamper.

Other than the above there's not much else for me to say this time around. "Thank God", you say. Well, if you think you have something to say that people may want to heai:, now' s your chance to seek fame and fortune. (or Beer and Pizza). The Crim column is looking for guest writers. So, get out that pen, or dust off that keyboard, and start emoting!! ! Drop off your non-offensive, politically correct masterpieces in E244 attention: Clare. Please keep it down to a page and no foul language. Well, I survived mid-terms but now those dreaded term papers loom over my long-weekend (Thanks, Terry &Peter).

I decided this year I'd try some thing a little different to see if it would jump-start my procrastination about when to start my literary exploits ....I'm going away for the weekend Novel concept, go visit some friends far away who just happen to own a computer and spend all weekend typing, drinking - OOPS typo, I meant to say thinking. Dream on you say. Well, on Monday when I show up with my two beautifully written, scholarshipwinning papers, you can all say "welcome back Clare, how was your trip to Fantasy Island?".

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By Pete Hutchinson Another Thursday, Another piss-up. Holy fuck. Call me an Alchy, I don't care it feels good!! If I had my way everyone would feel like this all the time. Buzzed to the point where the Id talks and reality floats in every direction opposite to where you are going. Reality, where is it, what is it? Am I a realist? Why the hell should I take Philosophy class when I have beer. Fuck I should have my own philosophy class called "Philosophy 469, Pete's Philosophy"tuition 1 6-packofbeer a class. If you don't become a philosopher you become an alcoholic. Either way you get an "A". Call me what you want, fuck I don't care. The people that matter know what I am really like, all the others can fuck themselves. As I said to my roomy "Every minute you live is a minute you come closer to dying." So why live an existence of shit ass expectations of others? As the song says "who is fucking with my head?" It must be those comic ass fuckers called patriots. Their not Canadian though, Canadians are too cool for that shit, it is those bastards south of us who believe in an American Dream. Give it up, that went the way of Ben

Johnson's gold medal, right up the ass. If you believe that money is the answer to lifetime happiness, give your head a shake after you pull it out of your ass. Money Sucks!! It buys me beer and that is all it has to do! Although I know happiness ain't in the bottom of a beer bottle all the other things that bring me happiness are free and they are all inside of me.No one can give them to me. I don't take them either, I earn them. The song sings "I ain't going to work for no soul sucking jerk." I guess if you find happiness hoarding cash fine, then fuck you, but now take a step back and look around. I know I'll be stinking rich if I want to, but I find true happiness in being happy, stress ain't happy. Battling rush hour ain't happy. Paying revenue Canada thousands ain-'t happy. O.K. money is a necessity, but it ain't the end all and be all. If you need cash to do something you enjoy, get it and do it. Don't think of 65 and a gold casket, because lightning strikes and a bus may jump a curb. In the end I do not know, I just do not know. Party on, be happy, don't praise at the alter of paper, live your life to the extent it was meant to be. Write a book, solve a research problem, have a family of 9. Do what you want, just be happy. Smile for fuck sake, or I will beat it into you.


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More Trade or More Care? Canada visits nations with horrendous and brutal humanity records By Ron Dart Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the Humana Report and many other major human rights organizations, in their annual reports, have consistently ranked China and Indonesia as some of the worst states in the world when it comes to respecting and protecting civil and political rights. It is somewhat ironic yet predictable that Canada, a state that prides itself on peacekeeping and upholding fundamental human rights, would travel to Asia, on its largest every trading mission, to court and further woo China and Indonesia on lucrative trade relations. Our Prime Minister and his dutiful acolytes have persistently ignored requests to meet with Amnesty International; none of the business executives or the delegation have sought information on

these brutal and violent states they are visiting. When opportunities for expanded trade by our elected representatives and their business cohorts eclipse and ignore respect for human rights, we are, tragically, sacrificing, literally, thousands of lives to the Moloch of economic profit. Sadder still, is the way many Canadians remain silent and docile while our leaders anesthetize their political conscience for a few extra coppers to fill their gilded coffers. It is hypocritical of us, as a people, to criticize human rights violations in small states such as Cuba, Haiti, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Nicaragua while ignoring the more monstrous evils of China and Indonesia. When will we rouse ourselves from our insulated affluence and intellectual duplicity and ask ourselves hard questions about the meaning of consistent and equitable justice?

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My Personal Selection of Wit, Humour, and General, Bitter Sarcasm

Think Now-: Only 339 Days Left By Colleen Mah

TOPIC #666: Star-Rated, Hallowe'enCostumes Legend: * Aren't you a little old for this? ** Okay, okay... I'll give you a treat. *** Can I copy that (for next year)? ****This is a Kodak moment! *****We'renotworthy!We'renotworthy!

1. BOX OF KRAFTDINNER Inspired from cheap food, what a great idea! (Nextyear I'll expect SPAM.) It must have been a little uncomfortable, but an overall superb costume! Dressing up as Kraft Dinner-now that's what lcall using your noodle! ! **** Four Stars

2. SATAN I must have seen "the evil one" at least four dozen times that night. Playing pool, in a raxi, over at McDonald's .... okay, point proven: Hell has frozen over. Yet there's

5. ELVIRA/CHER something awfully unappealing about I have to put these two eccentric ladies watching the devil do the "shimmey" on , together because honestly: who can tell the thedancefloor-inaL YCRAsuit.(Ugh !) difference?! (Only Sonny can.) Elvira may ** Two Stars be a little more "endowed", but stringy jet(for the mere courage of wearing lycra in blackhair, pointy cheekbones and plunging public.) necklineonlymean one thingin Hollywood: FAKE! FAKE! (Liposuction, plastic 3.MEDUSA surgery, implants- the works.) It took me awhile to figure out the * One Measly Star rubber-snakehairdo, I guess "real" snakes would have been a little difficult to Now for all you sad souls who manage. But talk about ORIGINALITY: missed out on the BARENAKED LADIES a lot of thoght went into this costume. And Hallowe'en concert: "Too bad, so sad!!" the grey face-paint added that extra But let me tell you what these "morgue touch". crazzzy boys were dressed up as! *** Three Stars 4. SUPERGROVER Being a die hard "Sesame Street" fan in my youth, leads me to the biased opinion that this is TIIEHallow'en costume of 1994.Standback, while Ilead the applause. Who couldn't resist our furry, blue friend? Why, I think theres• a tear in my coffee mug... what a moment! ***** Five Stars

-Steven- Hulk Hogan Eddie- Satan (But I forgive him, because he has a beautiful voice.) -Andrew- Phantoni/Monster -Jim- "Super Jim" ( Another sad case of lycr'a.) Well, until next year my little trick-ortreaters.......

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