The Cascade Volume 3 Issue 6 November 14, 1995

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Vol. 3 No. 6

November 14, 1995

Keeping you informed

since 1993

UCFV Men #1. in B.C.

Haroon Ali was in hot pursuit of a Douglas College defender at the

B C C A A provincial tournament, and over the long weekend was in pursuit of excellence at the international championship tournament of the CCAA in Medicine Hat, Alberta.

A huge pat on the back must go out to both the men's and women's soccer teams for playing so well fortheUCFVover the regular season, and congratulations to all involved in UCFV soccer.

For more soccer and basketball see page A4 and AS. Peter Hutchinson Phot

Are you at risk? .Budget Outcome A3

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pages A6-A7

Letters to the Editor A9-A10

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The Cascade

Tuesday, November 14, 1995

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NEWS

StudentsVote NO on a 1% Increase

Students invited {bythe treasurer to w-ork w-ith the UCFV Student Union Society to develop an acceptable budget.

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By Monique Marchant The November 1st meeting held by the UCFV Student Union Society sparked some confusion amongst those who attended. The agenda of the SUS appeared to be somewhat different than that of the students who went to ask questions and express their concerns.

One student who was present summed up the hour and a half meeting quite well by saying "this way you're just running around the tree and everybody's chasing each other and we're getting nowhere."

What the SUS was asking the students to do was vote on a 1 % increase on the Student Union fees, which all students pay when they register.

For many students, however, the percentage of increase was not the issue which concerned them. What they wanted to know is what was going to be done with the additional money if the results of the vote were "yes."

Lori N!!lson said that all they have to do is get the "student body to vote on an increase. They don't vote on the budget. The budgets are here only for information purposes."

One student, Rob Patterson, questioned why Lori Nelson, the Arts Program Representative on the SUS

Council was doing the budget and the treasurer, Shomik Bhattacharya, who was not present at the meeting. SUS President Robin Price started off saying that "Shomik is, um, unable to attend this meeting, um , Lori is our assistant treasurer. She came up with the budget with Shomik."

At this point a whispered conference was held by the SUS executive, after which Lori spoke to the students.

"Just to address your concern , as of today ... Shomik has resigned his position as treasurer and I have taken his place as treasurer and that is the reason why that I am doing the majority of the speaking and why I myself came up with the budgets."

In dealing with the concerns of the students over the budget, Nelson said "what I invite everybody to do is, if they have specific questions on the two budgets that we have if we don't get the increase, or the two budgets that we get if we get the increase, plus the one that was submitted by the Criminal Justice Association and BASA. How about we all sit down and look at it and then we come up with something concrete?"

For students who are interested in the budget, the SUS is required to provide anyone who gives 48 hours written notice 1 with a copy of the working budget.

Lack of agreement in regards to the issues at hand

were not the only concerns of the students. The SUS was also questioned on whether or not they were following their own constitution and the Society's Act, under which they are registered and are therefor required by law to follow.

On the agenda that was adopted, the meeting was titled as being a resolution meeting, instead of a special general meeting (which it was advertised as). The majority of the students voted yes, but according to the Societies Act, the referendum vote which was held required a 75% majority. For this reasons, the Student Union fees will not be going up 1 %.

In retrospect, Wilf Vicktor said that "asking for an increase and then not saying what you're going to do with it doesn't seem honest and up front. You're not being very accountable to the students if you do something like that."

This was one of the reasons that many students voted no. They want to know exactly where their money is going, and they want to have a say in it. These students, and all others, will be taking Nelson up on her offer to sit down and discuss the budget.

"By all means, if you have any concerns or questions about what we've allotted to particular items, you let us know," said Nelson.

Parents-To-Be Needed For UCFV Student Nurse Assignment Fraser valley pregnant women and their partners take note: your pregnancy and labour could help a student nurse learn about childbirth from the patient's point of view.

A new component of the Nursing diploma program at the University College of the Fraser Valley pairs student-nurses with pregnant women or couples for a series of visits, culminating in the birth experience.

After an initial getting-to-know-you visit the student accompanies the women or couple to a dootor' s visit, and a prenatal class. She or he writes up a non-identifying case study of the pregnant woman, exploring her feelings about pregnancy and the life changes having a baby will bring.

Then when the woman goes into labour, she calls the student, who will act as a labour coach for the woman or couple, both at home and when they go to the hospital.

The students receive labour-coach training at the university college.

The student will also visit the new family the day after the birth, and four weeks after.

"In the old program, student-nurses didn't meet pregnant women until they came into the delivery room in active labour. With our approach we want the student to follow a woman through a healthy transition through pregnancy and to parenthood," says UCFV nursing instructor Joyce Stewart, who coordinates maternity training.

"Our goal is for them to experience what it's like to have a baby in B.C. and to gain empathy for the pregnant woman. It's part of our new nursing curriculum, which fits well with the provincial New Directions in Health Care plan."

Stewart is currently looking for pregnant women due between now and December to volunteer to share their experience with a student. She has already made some successful match-ups, a couple

experience already.

Connie and Colin Lang of Chilliwack were one of the first couples to volunteer for the program. They welcomed student nurse Cathy Vrieselaar to their pregnancy team, and she was there for the birth of baby Ross an October 6.

"When we heard the program in prenatal class we looked at each other and said 'yeah, we'll do it,"' Colin recalls.

Part of their motivation was practical - Connie's parents passed away recently, Colin's live far away, and the couple is relatively new to the Chilliwack area.

"In prenatal class they recommend that you have two labour coaches so we thought we'd better take advantage of th1s opportunity," says Connie. "Our friends and family have young kids and weren't able to come at a moment' &-notice."

But they are also strong believers in education and wanted to help a student-nurse to learn.

On the fateful day, Cathy came to Lang's house in the evening, after Connie had been in mild labour most of the day. She helped them with the labour there, and went with them to the Chilliwack General Hospital and coached while doctors and nurses delivered the baby.

"It was great having Cathy there," says Colin. "She remembered all the breathing that I'd forgotten. It's nice to have someone who's not intimate}y involved along.

And when I saw the smile on Cathy's face after the baby was born, I knew there'd be no going back on her choice of career."

"I was nervous going in too- I'd never seen a birth before," says Cathy. "Now that I have seen it, I think maternity nursing could be very fulfilling."

Connie has no regrets about letting a student witness an intense personal experience. "If it can help her become a

little discomfort I felt" UCFV hasfound pregnant participants for most of the nursing students, but is looking fora~u~ 14moreFraserValleymoms-to-be to participate.

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If you 're expecting, live in the Fraser Valley, and would like to help a studentnurse experience birth through a mother's eyes, call UCFV nursing instructor Joyce Stewart at 795-2817.

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Ross Lang is the apple of his parents' eyes, and is also admired by UCFV nursing instructor Joyce Stewart (top left) and studen-nurse Cathy Vrieselaar (top ight). Cathy got to know Ross's parents, Colin and Connies Lang, through a new program that links UCFV student-nurses with pregnant women or couples. The student-nurse interviews the woman, accompanies her to a doctor's visit and a prnatal class, acts as a coach during labour, and pays postnatal visits. It's all part of an attempt to get the students to expeience childbirth through the mother's eyes before they do their stints on the maternity ward. More pregnant participants are needed. Call UCFV nursing instructor Joyce Stewart at 795-2817 or 853-7441, local 2817 to find out more.

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The Cascade

Tuesday, November 14, 1995

NEWS

UCFV Launches jFuture Now Fundraising Campaign !

The futurebeganMonday,October 30, for the University College of the Fraser Valley. That's when UCFV launched its first-ever major fundraisingdrive, the FutureNow campaign.

FutureNowcampaignorganizershope to raise $2 million for educational equipment, computers and other technology, library resources, scholarshipsand bursaries,theatre equipment, and new initiatives over the next two years. ''UCFV has been growing and changing at a rapid rate over the past few years and has receivedsignificantfundingfrom ' governmenttoincreasestudentnumbersand build new facilities.

But thereis a substantialshortfallinfundsrequiredforequipment, technology,and other needs required to prepare our students fawottandlife,"saysUCFVpresidentPeterJones. ''Wealsoknow thatgovernmentfundingwillbereducedfurtheroverthenextfew years,"Jonesnotes. ''That'swhywe're turningtoourcommunities in a formal way for the first time, and askingthem to supporttheir universitycollege through the FutureNow campaign."

Jones adds that education is an investment that provides great returns. "It may seem like a high-cost item, but postsecondaryeducation is an excellent investment. It provides us with the trained and knowledgeablecitizens we need to build a strong, information-and-service-basedeconomy in Canada in general and the Fraser Valley in particular."

Thecampaignhas been runningin a low-keyway over the past year as organizersidentifiedthe major areas of need. UCFV began its first fundraisingproject last winter with its Best Seat in the Housetheatrecampaign,whichhas raised $90,000towardsits $100,000 goal for equipment for the new Chilliwack campus theatre. It also received strong community support for its Betty Urquhart bursary fund, created by the friends of Betty Urquhart ,

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to honour one of the university college's founders, who passed away this year. This fund has reached $30,000 so far. ''We know that there is support fa- our goals in the community,"saysUCFVCommunityRelationsandDevelopment director Bob Warick. "In fact community volunteers from both the eastern and western regions are really taking the leadership role in this campaign."

FirstHeritageSavingspresidentBemieProftishonourary chair of the FutureNow campaign. Brian Minter of Chilliwack chairs the East campaign committee, while Brian Siborne of Abbotsfordchairs the West committee.

Internal support will also play an important part in the campaign. Manyfaculty,staff,andadministrata-satUCFVhave already supportedthe theatre campaign and individualbursaries.

Startingnext month they will also be asked to support the UCFV library through the Buy a Book campaign. ''We realize that if we're going to ask our communitiesto invest in UCFV, we have to show that employees believe in the effa-t too," says Warick.

ThemajorareasofneedidentifiedbyUCFVareequipment; and new initiatives. A fund has been created for each of these areas. In addition,a planned giving fund has been started, so that people can donate to UCFV through wills and insurancepolicies.

The equipment and Technology fund has a goal of $1.2 million. Funds raised will go toward specialized equipment for particular programs (for example dental chairs for the Dental Assistingprogram),and computerequipmentfor general use and specific purposes.

The Library Resources fund has a goal of $300,000.

UCFV's libraries have been under enormous pressure since the

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FSA Rep. is Interested in Forming a Local Status of Women Committee As a local of the College Institute Educators' Association (CIBA), the Faculty and Staff Association (FSA) has representation on a provincial Status of Women committee (SWC). Georgina Marshall attended a provincial SWC meeting in October and is now looking to start a local committee here at UCFV. Marshall says that it is necessary to come together as a committee soon so that they can join forces with community-based women and other women at UCFV who want to organize around the December 6th memorial date.

The SWC has an educational institute focus, yet feminist organizing necessarily incorporates sharing and networking, so that the focus can be on many levels.

This committee will address several issues. First an executive will be created that reflects equity in representation of campuses, staff concerns, student interests, community needs, and faculty issues. The created structure will be an open, one that is inclusive of all women and which allows a sensitivity to multidimensional lives and the problems which are faced as a result of racism, sexism, homophobia, poverty, discrimination against people with disabilities, etc. The agenda that is created will allow for fun stuff as well as things such as planning for the December 6th activities, and the SWC' s role in relation to UCFV' s Harassment Policy.

Interested people can contact Georgina Marshall at 853-7441, local 4292.

SPORTS

transitionto the university-collegestatus. The goal of this fund is to ensure that UCFV studentshave the same accessto information through books, periodicals, computerized databases and audiovisual materials as those at any first-rate undergraduate institution.

The Scholarships and Bursaries fund has a goal of $200,000. This money will go toward creating a perpetual fund to provide support to exceptional students and those who need financial help in order to attend.

TheTheatre fund has a goal of$ l 00,000. The Best Seat in the House campaign has raised $90,000. Organizers hope to raise $10,000 more in order to reach the goal.

The Ne\Y Initiatives endowment fund has a goal of $200,000. Income from this fund will be used to cover the costs of guest lecturers, technicalexperts, and visiting scholars, as well as special new initiatives for which government funding is not available.

ThePlanned Giving fund has a goal of $300,000,to come from wills, estates, and insurance policies.

With over 60 diploma and certificate programs covering tradestraining,appliedstudies,upgrading,scienceandtechnology, and the arts, and its eight bachelor's degree programs, UCFV is uniquelyprepared to serve the educationalneeds of Fraser Valley communities. Theuniversitycollege gotits start as Fraser Valley College in 1974 after a strong community campaign. Similar community support helped it to expand to university-college status in 1991.

Currently,morethan5,000studentsareenrolledinUCFV credit programs.

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Ahh...Never A Dull Moment In Kamloops UCFV Women won while the Cascade Men experienced their first defeat of the season.

By Paul Becker On October 28 I took my first road trip with the Cascades to watch them play the UniversityCollegeof the CaribooSun Dem>ns.

The womenwereeasilysuccessfulwhilethe men had last minutedifficultiesin executionthat cost them their first loss.

The womencame out strong and stayed strongthroughoutthe game.Theyclearlywere in charge and held their opponentsto 49 (I think. I wasn't given the score sheet like I asked).

Brandee Fort took control of the game like a trueback-courtveteranand led the women to their victory. Carol Vinson also showed leadershipin the form of tenaciousdefense and she deservesa skillz sticker.

In the paint it was guess who'! Denise Rehmanmade the Sun Deroonslook more like Sun Dogsas shetooktheCariboopostplayersby the collars and finished with 20 points. Rookie KateGreen showedup for thegame and put in an outstandingfirst half in the paint as well.

As alwaystheCascadesshowedexcellent ball movement and almost always insured themselvesnice open shots at the hoop. Lots of hustlewasput intotheCascade'sdefensiveeffort and it providedmany steals. These players can reboundwiththebestof themandprovidedmany second and thirdchanceopportunities.

As a final note, the Women's team isn't even toobad attrashtalking(wellon thesidelines during men's games) as I was witness to their nature. They were able to make one male Sun Dem>n finger them during the men's game. Is there anythingthey can't do'!

Themenplayedasolidgameanddeserve full respectfor their effort.Unfortunately,due to afewbadlyexecutedplaystheysufferedtheirfirst leagueloss.

It was a damn good game though, as ShayneRogerstook the top scorerposition with 23 followedby "And l" Nohr who drilled in 19 points. The game featuredfast paced tempothat · was forcedby the Cascades.

The Sun Demons got lucky in the beginningand secureda 5 pointlead that dogged the Cascades all through the game until they finally took the lead with 12 minutesleft.

MattSheutzprovedto be relentlesson the rebounds(Did you buy thoseboards man'! You sure seemed to own them ..) and was followed closely by his team mates who also rebounded well as a whole.

Onis "Skip" Spence proved to be the brave soul on the team as he dived to save a ball which resulted in a chipped tooth. Awesome effort Skip.

Wade Tamblyn stroked a few sweet 3's and SeanCoulterstuffeda few SunDem>nswith

Denise Rehman looks about while playing the UniversityCollege of the Carlboo's Sundemons.

The women went on to win the game, butthe men fell to the UCC men's team.

To cheer your team on be sure to check out the "A" lounge calender for game times.

Be sureto show your support at the upcoming Presidents CupatTWU.

Paul Becker Photo

authority(he even smiledat them to showhe was

.hrndoing his job).

Sadly,a few bad passes led to a ten point lead that was uncatchableat the end of the game.

The Cascadesleft frustratedand I felt for them as

thechumpCariboofans made their pitifulattempts at trash talking as the men walked by. I pointed at them and laughed as I walked by Fmal Score was 108-93 (thanks for. the score sheet).

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Tuesday, November 14, 1995

SPORTS

LastMinuteTieWith DouglasCollegeClinches First Place For UCFV Men's Soccer Team

Women

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UCFV striker Mike Hofer scored the tying goal in the 88th minute against Douglas College in New Westminster, Sunday,leading his Cascademen's side to first place in the 1995 BCAA Conference Table.

The last game of the regular season for both teams was destined todetenninefirstplace, butDouglas needed a victory, whereas UCFV, conference leaders all season, needed only a tie. UCFV, Douglas, Malaspina College and Langara College all advance to the conferenceplayoffs at UBC on Nov 3and4.

Both teams played well in a

conference

tightly played first half that produced few opportunities of quality. UCFV' s best chance to score came on Jamie Dopson' slow drive through the Douglas wall that forced keeper Mike Tam to come up with a difficult save. But at 37 minutes a Douglas attacker turned UCFV defender Mike Greenway inside out on the end line.

Greenway's valiantattemptto tackle the ball from behind was punished with a Douglas penalty shot by Gareth Wilkshire and Douglastook a 1-0 lead and an inside track on the first place into the half.

Douglas might have put the game away in the opening minutes

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of the second half, when the UCFV defenders left Douglas' Sean Blakeway alone with the ball to face Cascade keeper Cory Breure at point blank range, but Breure made the save. Cascade midfielder Sean Hayes, overall the best player on thedayforUCFV,mighthavepulled the Cascades even midway through the second half, but his hard, low header from fifteen yards was well saved by Douglas keeper Tam on the goal line.

UCFV continued to press, committingeveryoneforward in an effort to get the tying goal.

Greenwaywas able to get a piece of a Douglas clearance, Cascade

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sweeper Mark Futter headed the ball to Hayes who in tum found Hofer attacking left to right in the penalty area. Hofer's perfect shot on the ground beat Tam, and UCFV had the tie and first place.

Cascade head coach Scott Fast said he found the result especially satisfying in light of the fact that UCFV wasplaying without the services of three starters, out due to injuries or cards. ''We had a good team effort, and showed more of the form that made us so successful in the first half of the season."

The UCFV men finish with a record of five win' s, two ties and

place.

one loss. Their semi-finalFriday at UBC begins at 2:00.

The UCFV women, who defeated 1WU 8-0 in exhibition play, Saturday, finish their conference season in third place with a record of five wins and two losses. They face University College of the Caribou, Friday at UBC at 2:00 as well.

Men's and Women's Cup Final and Consolation Finals take place Saturday at UBC at 12 p.m. and 10 a.m. respectively. Playoff champions will fly out Tuesday to Medicine Hat, Alberta and the National Championships.

UCFV Men Grab First-Ever B.C. Soccer Title • Women finish third In BCCAAchampionship The University College of the Fraser Valley men's soccer team won its first ever BCCAA provincial championship two weekends ago, defeating Malispina College 2-0 in the semi-final Friday and Douglas College 2-0 in the cup final on Saturday at UBC. The playoff victory gave UCFV the right to represent British Columbia in the CCAA national championships in Medicine Hat, Alberta which began Wednesday,November 8.

Fmishing on the top of regular season table and raokedfourtlfnationalfy before their weekend of playoff success, University College of the Fraser Valley midfielder Brad Peterson was lllUiled tournament MVP while Cascades' Cory Breure and Aaron Williams werenamed outstanding keeper and striker respectively.

Earlier in the week, Peterson, and Breure were named to the CCAA All-Canadian Team, as was Bianca Wilkinson from the UCFV women's team. Sweeper KyleWilliamsandmid-fielder Merv Byers were named to the secondprovincial all-star team, and head coach Scott Fast was voted College ''Coach of the Year'' in British Columbia, all part of a week of unprecedented accolades and success for the UCFV men's team.

The UCFV women, ranked eighth nationally, suffered a ~appointing 1-0 loss to the University College of the Cariboo in the semi-final on Friday, but bounced back to defeat Langara College in the bronze medal game 3-2. Keeper Rose Phillip-Stewart was

tournament.

named outstanding women's keeper in the playoff tournament.

The Cascade men started immediately against Malispina. Mike Hofer sent an over-lapping Toivo Hutikka down the right wing and Hutikka's perfect cross found the head of unmarked team-mate Sean Hayes at the far post. Hayes confidently finished the goal and UCFV took a 1-0 lead in the second minute.

Twenty minutes later Aaron Williams edged out Malispina's all-conference defender Scott Jolly in a hip-to-hip race for keeper Breure' s long accurate ball from the back. Williams just managed to touch the bouncing ball under the charging Malispina keeper and UCFV had a two goal lead.

Malispina pressured to get back into the game, forcing Breure to make several key saves, 'including two while on the ground in a scramble. UCFV got the game back under control in the second half, but Peterson's two goals posts on great shots from outside 30 yards would be the only offensive highlights.

Against Douglas in the cup final it was the UCFV back line, led by Kyle Williams, Woody Bradford and Mike Futter, with substantial contributions from Mike Greenway and Raj Randhawa, that controlled the Douglas College attack and set the tone for a game locked in a scoreless draw at the half.

University College of the Fraser Valley, looking to capitalize on their dominant play, came out flying to start the second 45 minutes. Pressure byCascadestrikersHaroonAliandAaronWilliams set up Shawn Webb inside the penalty area and Webb made no mistake in beating Douglas Keeper Mike Tam. Douglas star Garth Wilkshire was badly injured on the play, and their fortunes took a turn for the worse. Six minutes later Brad Peterson's direct kick from near the corner found its way over Tam's outreached hands and into the far corner on the goal line. The desperate attempt of Douglas defender Chris Clement to clear only served to drive the ball into the back of the net to give UCFV its 2-0 margin of victory and seal the provincial championship and a trip to the national ' tournament in Medicine Hat. TheMen'steamflewoutearlylastTuesday

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University College of the Fraser Valley Cascades Women's soccer team congratulates the Unlsverslty College of the Carl boo Women's soccer team, the Sundemon's, In their win on Friday November third atthe BCCAA Provlnclal Championships. The Sundemon's went on to the nationals In Medicine Hat Alberta, as did the University College of the Fraser Valley men's soccer team.

As of November lOthe UCFV men's soccer team had played two games in Medicine Hat for the CCAA national title.

On Thursday November the ninth the men faced Mt. Royal College and below freezing temperaturesin their quest for gold.

Unfortunately, after a hard fought battle UCFV fell to Mt. Royal after two 15 minute overtimes 4-2.

Coach Scott Fast pulled the defense up in the final minutes of the last overtime in a desperate attempt to tie the game but

morning for Medicine Hat. Full results from the national s will be printed in the next issue of The

Cascade.

The UCFV women looked the better team, carried much of the play and bad the better opportunities against the UCC women, but found themselves behind when two defenders collided to create the space for the Cariboo women to take a 1-0 lead with 20 minutes remaining. UCFV produced but missed on several good opportunities to tie (including a penalty shot) and then saw JoAnn Radcliffe's apparent tying goal with five minutes remaining called back for reasons known only to the referee. On Saturday in the consolation final against Langara College, Bianca Wilkinson, Lisa Broad and Jocelyn Hultman scored the goals for UCFV in their 3-2 victory.

unfortunatelytheplan did not followthrough and Mt. Royal put the final nail in the coffin to seal the game up.

On Friday November 10 the men met Mohawk College of Hamilton. That game finished in a 1-0 win for the UCFV men, the only goal of the game score by Raj Rhandhwa.

Due to the first loss the men have a chancetoplacethirdintheCCAAnationals, results will be published in the next issue of The Cascade.

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Tuesday, November 14, 1995

er Every year BACCHUS CANADA, the alcoholawarenessorganizationwhich works exclusively for the post-secondary market, strives to inspire students from a wide spectrum of campus life to review their lifestylesand to challengetheirpeers to make better,healthierdecisionswherealcoholabuse and healthissues are concerned. Their goal is to educate,to challenge,and hopefully create change.

No one is telling you not to drink. But for the pastten years,BACCHUS CANADA has been asking you not to drink and drive.

In thepasttowweeksbannersandposters

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have been placed on campus. The banners are for the students to show their personal commitmenttostoppingdrinkinganddriving.

This is part of a nation wide campaignthat lets students tell other students how they feel about this issue.

Sign our banner November 16th in the cafeteria on the Abbotsford campus.

The BACCHUS campaign this year is "Hit the bars - but if you drink, don't drive."

On November 16th at 11:30 in the cafeteria on the Abby campus we will be hosting our first Indy 500 tricyclerace. There will be spacesfor eightteams. Each team will consist of four members: one drinking driver, one designated driver, one officialtimer,and one assistant.Drivers will do 5 laps of the circuit, take a . breathalyzer, and then down either a ·:::,·cocktail or a mocktail. This will tr t continue for a maximum of 25 laps.

A chart will show the progress of · · our drivers in regards to speed, coordination, and accidents.

Prizes will be awarded for liveliest crew (excluding drinking driver) and 'Jest decorated trike.

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UCFVstudentswill be taking part In an Indy 500 tricycle n Inthe photosfrom a previousrace. Drinkingand deslgnatE will administerbreathalyzertests, and pit crewswill time U

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Comeoutandshowyoursupport. There will be displays, draw prizes, free chocolate bars, a Monkey Mountain Climbing Wall,

OPINION

"Quote .45" IBylenCatling

Six Blasts Straight To The Mental

What was said ....

What was censored ....

" ... we are dealing with a druglord.

His brutality and atrocities will be halted.no matter what drastic action must occur."

- GeorgeBush on former PanamaniandictatorManuel Noriega

''That son of a bitch Noriega Frrst he tries to raise the prices of the cocaine and then he wants control of the Panama Canal. Is the CJ.A.' s money not good enough for him?"

" This is your brain. This is your

" This is public opinion. This is public opinion on propaganda These are U.S troops invading Panama. Any questions?

Didn't think so."

brain on drugs. Any questions?"

- anti-substancenetwork commercial

" One small step for man, One giant leap for mankind."

- Neil Armstrong

" Let's see the Reds try and touch this."

"I was impressed with Mr. Farakk:on's organisationand approach."

-Colin Powell, residing U.S. military bigwig talking on "the Million Man March"

" How are you ever going to attain a token role in U.S. politics if you keep telling everyone you're a Muslim."

What was said ....

What was censored ....

" ... we are dealing with the questions raised with promptness and level heads."

- Premier Mike Harcourt on the NDP bingo scandal

" Hello I'm Richard Nixon and you must be Hellen Keller."

" ... they are contributing to the ignorance in society."

- Al Gore, U.S. vice-president, on daytime T.V. talk shows

" People are being brainwashed by left-wing banner wavers instead of our right-wing rhetoric."

Peace-out Solution It appears certain factions of the student body have trouble with spontaneous thought.

Thinking on your feet enables you a better sense of direction when it comes time to move.

Variationamongstthoughtis a neccesity,not an option. Always speak yourmind and criticise when, and only when, faced with ignorance which is bred from prejudiced morality. It is up to you to recognise this ignorance. Your capacity to separate it from constructive or creative opinion will reflect upon your character. Don't shoot just to pollute. Peace-out.

Peace-out Bitterness For all the misguided fools who think the Cascade should be a battle of intellectual wills instead of a matter of intellectual skills ...

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Ibe Cascade

How well do you know your drinking habits?

To find out, answer questions 1 to 10 of the Personal Drinking Checklist and total your score.

For each question, check the box beside the choice which best describes your usual behavior.

If an activity does not apply to you, check "never".

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combined with most drugs, causes high levels of impairment.

If you are taking medication, you should never drink unless you first check with your doctor or pharmacist.

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Question 1: You're in the same group as almost 50% of all drinkers if you have 1 to 6 drinks a week - levels unlikely to cause alcohol problems in most people.

About 70% of all drinkers have 12 drinks or less a week.

More than 12 drinks a week greatly increases your risk of alcohol problems.

The less you drink, the lower your risk.

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8: Drinking affects your balance, reflexes, and hand-eye coordination. Any time that you drink and participate in recreational activities, you increase your risk of accidents.

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Their first video screams sell out poseurs almost as much as the latest version of Van Halen. I mean come on, are we supposed to believe for even an ooh-baby second that because you' re all dressed in black and a couple of you lost the eighties bockeyhaircutinexchangefortimelygoatees that you deserve the time of day from discreet music fans?

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The Cascade

Tuesday, November 14, 1995

EDITORIAL~=============

Campus Cliatter What do you think can be done to solve student apathy?

"More promotion. You don't hear a lot about it unless you pick up a paper."

2nd year business student, Shawn Hoogstra.

CASCADE "The problem begins with the fact that we have no gym or pub on campus."

1st year general studies student, Heidi Hazelwood.

"If we had a gym here I'd definetly go to more games. Or what about a school mascot?"

2nd year business student, Ed Onderwater"

"If we had a gym, or pub, or a student lounge that would make people hang out more."

1st year General studies student, Tania McCartney.,

VIEW

Not Allowed to be a Friend In life it is important to be able to separate yourself, to be able to recognize the different relationships that exist between people. If you are part of an organization, all things you say and do when you are acting as a representative must be from the point of view of that organization and not the individual.

This is a difficult thing to do. There are many students who find themselves in this position everyday. Before they speak, it must be made clear who itis that they are speaking as. An individual, a student, a representative of a group, or someone else. The boundaries are nearly impossible to distinguish, but it must be done.

Melinda Waters should not have been phoned regarding her letter to the Editor. At the beginning of the conversation it was stated that the call was being made from the position. offriend and not editor. This is the one, and only time, that someone has ever been contacted in reference to the content of a letter to the Editor. Our mistake for trying to be a friend.

All letters to the Editor which are received are published verbatim. We do not censor or edit the letters that are received. They are also published with the full name of the author(s). (Would the person who submitted the letter and requested it to be published anonymously please contact us? We need to know if you want it published with your name or not at all).

This is an academic institution. We are all here to learn. The lesson the Editorial Staff learned is that sometimes you cannot be a friend. It is a lesson that has been drilled into our heads over the last few weeks, and it is not one that we will be able to forget On another note, this paper is the voice of the students. However, I would prefer it to be the pen of the students. We need additional members on our staff who would be interested in covering news stories. This involves interviewing people, playing phone tag, and digging around for information. Only true news hounds at heart need apply. There is also an opening in the sports section if you are interested in Rugby.

If you feel that a particular issue needs covering, let us know. But don't expect to just stop by and say so. We'll invite you in and ask you write something. If you're a little bit shaky on how to write something, we'd be glad to help you. After all, you're helping us.

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MONIQUE MARCHANT, Editor-in-Chief CAROLINE HIGGINS, Managing Editor PETER HUTCHINSON, Executive Editor

Contributors: Len Catling, Nolan Webb, Clare Goldman, Paul Becker, Chris Clarke, Richard Woods, Corey Hoy, Rob Patterson, Bruce Harms, Photographers:

Peter Hutchinson, Paul Becker

Advertising: Peter Hutchinson, Caroline Higgins

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Our Paper, Our Voice? infonning herthat she may want to withdraw the letter that she submitted to the editor because ifthe paper prints it there may From the Province, I expect garbage; from the be legal action taken against her. No explanation was given Globe and Mail, I expect "news"; from the Vancower as to who would take that action. There was nothing directly Sun, a bitof both. If there is one thing most of us students slanderous in the letter. This is censorship at its finest. Upon have learned hereat UCFV, it is that the mass media, and calls to a lawyer, among other things, Melinda decided to go even our texts, for the most part lean toward the ahead and print it, despite the Editor's "warning". Myquestion maintainment of the status quo; whether that be a prehere is: How many people have revoked or seriously changed planned agenda or simply a provision of what is expected their submissions as a result of this, or some other form of will be left to another discussion. However, of all the censorship by our newspaper staff? mediums that one woukt expect to allow for a breaking 2nd story Coverage of the recent British Columbia of this "tradition" of complacency, whatever its cause, Women's History Network Conference: One of the largest surely a University Newspaper should be at the top of the groups of women ever to gather in the Fraser Valley met list. It breaks my heart that our school newspaper is here at UCFV on October 14, 1995.

These women gather following the mainstream system of the maintainment of with the intention of both exploring and writing "women's the status quo,whichincludes the use of at least attempted direct censorship. Astrongaccusation? I havetwoshort history", something seriously missing within all written works as our text books here on campus clearly attest to. Though stories to tell: Letter from Melinda Waters to the Editor, printed in I am not a member of the group, I attended the conference the October 17 CASCADE: At 10:00 p.m. the evening of and came away with the realization that women are simply October 10, 1995, MeHndareceived a phone call at home not written down; on paper we have no history. The realization of the significance of this reality truly hurts; but it gets worse.

Our own CASCADE carried this tradition right into Dear Ed: the present by manifesting this When I'm asked to comment on yournew shirt, I might just say, "looks good," sad truth right before my eyes but when I'm asked to evaluate an instructor, a more honest and critical assessment when, after an incredible is called for. It seems that some students do not realize the importance of this undertaking done by the many distinction and that some Instructors and administrators are deaf to criticism. This women who organized and makes the usefulness of instructor evaluations questionable. attended the conference, Orla, To make my point let's assume that for years many students, faculty and a personal friend of mine who support staff have know that an English Instructor at UCFV is misogynist, racist, had attended the conference, and a less than adequate teacher. Why, Why, Why, would he be walking our halls was asked to provide an when some of his peers are driving taxis? I suggest that part of the problem is that interview on the conference in many students are more than happy to have an "easy" teacher who does not the CASCADE, as "the first male challenge them to learn and the good evaluations he receives from these apathetic member of the BC Women's students contributes to his continued employment.

History Network"! Let's just fly But, what about the evaluations completed by students who truly care about over the heads of a couple of their education and the academic standards at UCFV? They probably aren't hundred hard working, ignored by all Departmert Heads and Instructors, but are they taken seriously by dedicated women and grab the the right people? Instructors who ignore the criticisms of students are likely those one of only three men there and who could most benefit from the exercise. When Administrators, intent on put him on a pedestal shall we! maintaining the status-quo, do not take evaluations seriously the process is Sorry for the facetiousness, but reduced to an expensive and futile exercise. come on! The conference had Last year I joined a group of faculty and students to develop a student immense substance, yet the complaint policy. When (and if) it is put in place it will not be a threat to the vast recording of male history was majority of hard working, talented UCFV faculty members. It will give students a at the.top of the CASCADE's voice and I hope rid the classrooms of poor instructors who have found a sanctuary agenda; as I said, a there-those who have not been influenced by an ineffective evaluation process. manifestation of the very

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When the Network was informed of the CASCADE's intention, Sandra Seekins, faculty member, and member of the Network, ended up doing the interview. The quality of the article that followed presents a sorryrepresentation of an incredibly powerful and meaningful event. The balance of Sandra's interview was ignored and substituted with a series of misquotes and misrepresentations. To top it all off, even though one of UCFV's own students, Lori Macintosh, presented a masterful paper at the conference, Orla received a CASCADE "A" for being the first male member of the BC Women's History Network. He was also mentioned in the article AND he got headline billing; all for putting up his hand at a meeting. Lori Macintosh's paper and presentation at the conference was not even mentioned! Ouch. Some people just don't get it.

My point is, that surely a University newspaper has an obligation to provide a censorship free, nonpartisan, unbiased medium from which the students all students - can express themselves. As mentioned above, of all the mediums to break the mainstream tradition and give students a complete voice - including marginalized and unheard voices (in this case women) - surely it is a University newspaper! I beg of the CASCADE to give this some serious thought and consideration. You are the students voice. Let us speak.

P.S. I want Dallas Back -By Dianne Schwartz Editor's Note: Please see The Original Letter (left).

This is the original letter written by Melinda Waters.

The previously printed one was a second draft. Also see CASCADE VIEW for further comment.

Student Accepts Challenge To Write Dear Ed: How's this for an article of consequence?

This theory might sound a little paranoid, but I don't know, you tell me if the pieces fit.

Truth is supposedly stranger than fiction ...

Behind the Quebecois separatist sentiment (and I'm not saying their concerns aren't legitimate, I'm sure after 200 years of Anglo-Centric Government and Societal sentiments, they are) is an American big-business and CIA plot to whip up these feelings of resentment among francophones, hand in hand with a highly-placed provincial officials and their cronies.

Why should this shadow syndicate do this? Three things 1) Hydro-electric Power 2) Natural Resources 3) Maple Syrup 1) With a separated Quebec desperate for cash to boost it's fledgling economy, and federal regulations governing the sale of power to the U.S. removed, the new

leaders of the independent Quebec and their pals would stand to make a lot of money from the sale of surplus power to an energy-starved Eastern U.S. Seaboard and it's metropoli.

Also removed would be federal enyjronmentalcontrols concerning the construction/expansion of the power generating capacity of Quebec.

The hydro-projects of the late 1970's that were put on hold (thru efforts of the tribes who claim the land as there own) would be back on track, posthaste.

2) Natural resources such as Quebec's mining and lumbering resources, and the fact that they share the Canadian shield, considered one of the safest places to store nuclear waste.

I won't expand on point 3 because it's been brought to my attention that Maple Syrup is actually a natural resource (my thanx to Devin Larson) But I could also point out that land claims negotiations between The First Nations (who reside in Quebec)

and the Feds could be derailed by a newly powerful Quebec Government.

Having said all this, (and hoping youdon'teditthisout)lwouldquestion the automatic assumption that this is a bad thing. Deregulation of power and resource sales could benefit the rest of Canada as well - we could buy' that power, those resources, foster competition in their new economy and gain cheap goods, etc. etc.

And finally just to deflect anger possibly generated by this theory, I'll make it sound a little more like the rantings of a marginalized, paranoid white (mostly) male, the black helikopters in the skies of North America are beaming microwave brain-scrambling messages in preparation for the U.N. take over of our perfect, God-Fearing way of life.

Yeah.

Yeah.

And Howard Hughes is secretly running the country from inside NORAD headquarters in Cheyenne Mountain, somewhere in the mid-western U.S. Thanks for ya time.

-Joshua Pratt

P.S. to Len Catling Rap has a claim to socialmessage-brinlinc only because it's being sold so successfully.

Unfortunately, it's power is being diluted by the co-option of it's styles and look by pasty-faced, zitty, white urban youth looking for something to be mad about. The same youth were \ listening to Sabbath and Led Zepplin 20 years ago. The parallels in the message and the delivery are striking - "Bad Boys" versus corrupt "Good Boys". The percentage of crappy rap i to good rap is probably about the sameasitisforotherformsofmusic.

10% good, 75% bad, 15% OK. , Unfortunately, theshearvolume of (meaning total amount) traditional white - boy rock'n'roll being sold means that it appears to be less ''valuable" than rap at this point in pop history (it's a volume-discount-onquality sort of thing) Wait 30 years and it'll all sort itself out. The next wave: Asian influenced music.

However, I must do some work nice ranting @ you again.

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The Cascade

Tuesday, November 14, 1995

Problem With the People, or the Policies? me the exact reason that you are criticizing construdiveaiocismandrathertojustbelabour legislativeprocedures?You are responsble the point.I wasif1i:>ressed to hearabout one forhaW the proceduresand legislaturethat guy who had little one-linersto say about weareusing......andjustbecauseyouwerein everything.Manythanksto Pete Hutchinson our places doesn'tmean you cfldt the right from a objectivepoirt or did they just have a who asked that felbw to keep his comments way. One 'NOl'd for you - 8111)8thy.

Anyways, problemwith certainpeople. I think the time to himself.Itisabouttimecriticismisofferedas we areaftglad it's over withas Ithastaken1..p has come for us to bury the personality awosedto interference.Beforeyou sayyour so ITlldl a our time that other issues have problemsand get on withirrf>ortantmatters q:>i"lionabcuS.U.S.askyourselfthisquesoon?been puton the backbumer.

I salutethe StudentAssociations who such as what the student body needs (as DoI haveaproblemwiththe peopleor isIttheir awosed to what you don't like abolJ Slb policies?To the people that have been on came out and flexedtheir collectiverruscles, StudentGovernmentIask thisquestion-do alsolsal!Jethemerrbersofthoseassociations paragraphsand such).

Orwasltjustageneraldislikeofpolitical you not rememberwhat Itis likeand if so,tell who offeredconstructivecriticism.I frownat

Dear Ed: I wonderl personal misgivingswith people on studentgovernmenta~ intothe dialoguesat the SGM as I heardabout the complaintsfrom aNsides. Did people argue

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A Congratulations "We all have a need for crawling into cozy conceptual boxes, any box, so Jongas it gives promise of relieving the pains of cognitive uncertainty or easing problematic tension ... and then we defend our happy domicile to death ... the saving grace is the ability of individuals, occasionally, to climb out of such boxes and look around; to see around the edges of our received concepts, our formal belief systems " (Sigmund Koch).

A recent issue of the Cascadenewspaperawardedme an "A" report card for becoming a member of the Women's HistoryNetwork. To be perfectly honest, my initial reaction or feeling was, "OH (pause) O.K."; I was preoccupied, overworkedand, as per usual, lacking sleep. There was not much room for deep thought Upon laterreflection, however, I came to an understandingof what this recognition meant to me, and bow it was perceivedby others. I hope to relay some of my perceptionson this matter, in the context of the human struggle for equality.

As a periodically visible consequence of our over consuming capitalistic system which provides for and or supports the elite (male majority), my life as a struggling student is sometimes a typical example of 80% of the population which functions as life support for a "fools paradise": a pragmatic acceptance of inequality. Many moons ago I began to increase my conscious awareness of how I contradictedmy personal values, ethics and morals. I started facing fears and began to finally peek out of my box.

By Mandy Klepic ImportantDates: Nov. 2 Winter 1996 registration appointment schedule is posted. Reference copiesare availableat Registrationand Student Services.Pleaselookup yourregistrationdate.

Nov. 10 Winter 1996 timetables are availableat registration. Be kind to yourself, read the fine print at the front!

Nov. 14 LAST day to withdrawfrom fall classes without a "W'' appearingon your transcript. (Excludingupper division courses in Biology, Chemistry, English, Geography, History,Math (excludingMath 302), Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology. 'The deadline for ·the above listed bas alreadypassed. (Withdrawaldetails are availablefrom-theRegistrationoffice.)

November 16 Returning student registrationbegins. Full detailsare availableat the Registrationoffice. r If all this news about the timetablebas made you panic - RELAX- we're here to help.

The following services are available from coooseling and advising staff (found in the studentservicesoffices).

If you need courseplanning assistance please see an advisor. Advisors are available for 45 minute appointmentsor for 10 minute drop in sessions.The drop in sessions are for quick questionswhich canbe answeredwithin 10minutes. Appointmentand dropin timesare available from the receptionists at student services. In Abbotsford,Building B 214, in Cbilliwack,BuildingE. If you need somehelp with studyskills, decreasing your stress level, increasing your personal effectiveness, career planning, or personal issues counselors are available for

-Simply, Paul Becker

For Everyone Involved

During my high school years I rejected the grading structure as one of the many competitive distractions which steer us away from truth-the truth of what a human being is and does. Unfortunately the perception of human beings working together in harmony for each other and for mother earth is termed as an idealistic thought.

The majority of people live in a box of illusory security and accept a variety of justifications for not working out their fears. When striving for success many people fall prey to the traps of consumerism and the dehumanization process. Living the illusion of success separates one from the truth, from "self'. We live under a dying democracy which unemotionally observes the overwhelming variety of human right violations, unless it can be portrayed as a consumerproduct. The realistic and sad truth is, in the greedyhierarchy men all too often discriminate women. The historic patriarchal social structures are too slow in changing thus the people still struggle to promote gender equality.When we come back to the idealistic theory that we as human beings need to come togetherheal, and stop the destruction of mother earth which supports all life, we seem to fail. It is ironic that what the majority consider idealistic is actually quite realistic to those who promote human equality.

The recent introduction to the WHN presents a significant learning and growing opportunity to foster · equality. I look forwardto women sharing their experiences and efforts to empowerpeople, promote women's rights and

ACADEMIC ADVISING

nit-pickerswho may have had a point but I really get the feeling that they cfldn't.I also salutethe non-affiliatedstudentswhocameto themeetingsandvoted.Manyfrownstotheno voters as I might not get anotherchanceto thank you later when the Cascade runs into financalprob~ due to the lack a funding.

TheCascadeisoneoftheonlyespiritdecorps objectsa UCFVand you may haveended It. Ahh well,at~ we have the budget out of the way.

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individual appointments or group sessions. Details are available from the student services receptionists.

If you need a CPT score for applyingto a specificSeptember1996 program you should be writing the CPT test in November or December 1995. A handout about the CPT is available at Student Services or at Registration.

If you are interested in the UCFV Associate of Arts, Liberal StudiesDiploma, or the BA program checkforrelevantupcomingeventsby reading the bulletin board outside of B220. This informationis postedby Joanne Bishop (Faculty of Arts Advisor)and PamelaMercer (Faculty of Arts AcademicAssistant).

As promised in the last article...Hereis a profileof a policywhichmay be of interestto some of you. A policymanual is availablefor your reference.See Mandy in B214 for details. Many policies are being reviewedthis year. Check with your Student Union about how to get your input to the Admissionsand Standardscommittee.

Policy 350.08 Course Audit A student may audit a course upon payment of the prescribed tuition. An Audit (AU) indicates that the student bas attended classes and has participatedas a regularclass member,buthas not completedany or all class assignments or examinations. With the permissionof the instructor,a studentmay be declared an Audit (Au) up to the last day of classes. Anauditisnotagradeandassucband is therefocenot included in the calculationof tbeGradePointAverage(GPA),butisreported on the officialtranscript

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gender equality. The very enlightening and educational WHN workshop proved that the women organizers must have worked very bard to make it such success. I commend all the women involved and all the unrecognized women of the world. My heart goes out to all of you.

By getting involved in organizations such as the WllN, FVPIRG and attending workshops I learn things about myself. The WllN bas expanded my awareness of the overwhelming number of success stories by women. A UnitedNationsconferenceI attended showed the importance of effective commooication. A youth perspective of reform on Internationaldevelopment and women's rights would not have been successful without the open <;ommunication exercised between 10 women and 4 men. The workshop of violence against women (held at UCFV) inspired me to make some self observations. I also became aware of the amount of fear many women live with daily. I hope to learn bow develop common ground for people to learn and grow together rather than apart. I encourage all men and women to be open minded enough to keep communication open.

When more people come out of their boxes then humans can promote equality. "The secret for harvesting from existence the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment is to live dangerously" Nietche (1895). My "A" report card is an opportunity to share with the human ·race a recognition, that deep inside the heart, we all deserve an A. Congratulations!

-Orla Peterson Jr.

My First PoliticalSpeech Dear Ed: I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myseH to you. I am a 4th year commercial art student who rarely ventures beyond the confines of the art department.

However, one day I found out that there was an open seat on the Student Union Society of the University College of the Fraser Valley.

Now, I didn't care, but my friends wanted me to run since, traditionally, art programs are always shafted without proper government representation. -My friends signed me up, while I was virtually unaware of their actions. ( as I think I was working on my pornography assignment or something.) Two weeks later, and after I had finished applying smut to.the college walls, I found out that I was student government.

I went to meetings, made new friends, and I was told to look at these papers- This is the budget!

Cool! Finally I'll have my chance to tell all those financial big shots to quit cutting out the art department; we need better funding too. At first, the budget didn't make sense as this is my maiden voyage into politics. It was then I realized that, as students, we actually pay money directly to the student union when we register each year! Now my job, as part of the SUS, was to actually figure out what to do with these thousands of dollars. I had no idea; as if art students really care about the rest of the school. After a lot of number juggling by the executive members, multiple budget proposals were produced and displayed to the student body. Most students weren't very receptive to a SUS honorarium or a 1% increase. This didn't matter as the students were to vote on whether they wanted the 1%or not. lhe election was held up by Clare Goldman, Wilf Victor, and the rest of the Criminal Business students making petty remarks about meeting protocol and subclause-6B' s. What in the world would actually possess you to worry about procedure when all you have to worry about is a yes or no vote. After wasting an hour and a haH of everyone's time, the students were finally allowed to vote. Honestly, I can't believe that someone actually wasted that much of their life to memorize college government regulations to come to meetings and act like a pseudo-intellectual. I think that if they actually cared about our school at all, they would just have to run for a position; Its so easy to get in! I got 150 votes from people who don't even know me; I know this is true, because everyone that I know at this school never votes, coupled by the fact that I had, less than, no election campaign.

Even though I am taking 6 courses, I have found that I still have the time to attempt to make the school better. I am writing this urging other students to quit whining about how things are as such, and participate in, maybe, a constructive society.(?)

I would like to make this known that this is my opinion, may, or may not, be that of the rest of the SUS, and/or this paper.

-Representing the students and their money, Brian Gnyp, Applied program rep., SUS, UCFV.

The Cascade

STUDENT

Tuesday, November 14, 1995 All

GROUP MESSAGES~~~~~~

Last Words Before Our Real Work STUDENT UNION

By Paul Becker Well, the budget meetings are over and finished. Voting on approval of the increase in fees was completed and the increase was approved by the majority of the students who voted. Unfortunately, due to legislature the 75% majority number was not obtained and we have been limited to the current available funds. Well, now that the stuff is out of the way we canget on with our business.

One student mentioned during the meeting that while she was at University

College of the Caribou the student society of that Campus was able to provide all the services we wanted-to provide without our budget increase. She made it clear that they were able to do everything with the money that we already had. Well, Jamie Hellewell did some -phone work and reported the following: "I called UCC and talked with their Treasurer ..he said the UCC Student Society Budget was $366,000.00! It works out to $9 .84/per3 credit course;compared to$ I.@/ per 3 credit course at UCFV. Even with the increase we were asking for we would still be only asking for 1/3 of the amount per student that UCC does."

Hmmmm.Did she misread our budget or was there just a desire to run interference occurring? You be the judge.

As for things that we are working on... I'll dedicate therestofthiscolumn to the student poverty issue. Sandra Hakanson is working in conjunction with Activities and students on developing and implementing the Angle Tree which is a Christmas donation committee. Also, the Student Emergency Loan Program is being set-up for those students that are in need of assistance. These aregood things and I hope they will be given support even if they don't necessarily apply to you. There are people that are honestly trying and not able to make it - this is our

responsibility as a Student Union. We are students like everyone else and we don't want to see any one of the student body go down unnecessarily.

The N.D.P. is being hounded for copies of the letters they sent to the finance minister regarding transfer payments. All these things are related to the student poverty issue and need to be looked into.

If you have suggestions or questions for us come on in to the office. If you have specific concerns I'll take the time now to direct your comments to Sandra Hakanson.

If you don't know who she is someone in our office will make sure you find her. Time for work.

What•s to Come BUSINESSBRIEFS

By Richard Woods

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Fin al

For those of you interested in a more specialized degree,UCFV is in the process of developing degree minors.

Minors may be in the fields of Marlceting, Economics, and Operations Management. Currently, UCFV offers courses in these disciplines but does not offer a recognized degree.

After long delay, BASA t-shirts are now available in the book store. Supply is limited so get your shirts soon. Also look for sweatshirts to come!!!

EVENT SCHEDULE: Thurs., Nov. 23 2:30 p.m. Room A334, Abby Campus.

Speakers JimAinsley, VP of Operations and Finance and, Bruce Tennant, Controller of Trinity (NA) Holdings Inc. Trinity (NA) Holdings Inc. is the publisher of local papers across the lower mainland. Both speakers have considerable experience in international operations, union negotiations, job market, career opportunities, and desired employee characteristics. Open to,all busill!!SSstudents. Refreshments and snacks to follow.

Fri., Nov. 24 5:00 - 10:00 p.m. Al0l/Cafeteria, Abby Campus. Quentin Tarentino Movie Mania Night Movies include: Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs. Pizza and **Beverage Garden**. All UCFV students welcome. You don't want to miss this one!

Wed., Dec. 20 7:00 - 12:00 p.m. Major League Sports Pub, Chilliwack. End of Exam Wind Down Look for food and drink specials to soothe your exam sorrows.

More information to come!

Word ...

Top Ten Ways To Help Finance Your Tuition 10. Buy beer and take back the empties.

9. Tin cup, sunglasses, and white cane.

8. Offer to clean the Biology fish tank (take a look).

7. Student Union Budget Consultant.

6. Volunteer for scientific experiments (Dr. Dennison's run out of sheep brains) 5. Join Jo-Jo in her quest for psychic and financial enlightenment.

4. Take that money your instructor has been offering you to drop their class.

3. Get a real job.

2. Sell your pancreas (or another not so vital organ).

1. Hit New York Times Best Seller List with 101 Ways to Cook Kraft Dinner -A Students Guide to the Culinary Arts.

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