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David, my "I'm too cool for this situation ...", laid-back, traveling comEditor In Chief rade and I were patiently waiting for our boarding passes taking in the airport with our carefully trained journalistic eyes. We had put in our dues, after waiting for a least two hours, we Welcome Back to the fray ... felt like line veterans but we had no clue what was about to happen.

David began to shake with trepidaImagine for a moment, a freak snow- tion, we were so close to the front of storm that dropped a little under two the line. As I became aware of our feet of snow in a day and a half, ef- impending freedom, something fectively shutting down the Eastern shocking transpired, something that Seaboard, the peak holiday, return- will stay with me for the rest of my life. ing home, chaotic travel day at A seemingly disgruntled airport Lester B. Pearson International Airport, worker appeared out of the crowd sixteen out of nineteen flights to Van- (not suprising considering the day) couver canceled, what seemed like and demanded that we move to the thousands of people vying for only a end of the other long line. My mouth few hundred seats on flights and a dropped open in shock, I looked at sea of people packed into single file Dave to make sure that I had heard lines, zig zaging across the terminal. the airport guy correctly.

Sure Only a week earlier, everyone had enough, Dave's face lost all colour celebrated good will towards man/ and that was the only thing that I women, this day however, something needed to see to make it real. Beentirely different had reared it's ugly fore I had the opportunity to think of face. Thisfrightful spectacle solidified something appropriate to say to the my original thinking that the holidays airport freak, I was suddenly blinded are more about appearance than by a stream of obscenities from my substance. I saw worn out, tired traveling comrade. "Very creative", I travelers faces, reacting to front-line thought to myself. It would seem in airline employees, who were not my shock induced stupor that I was making the imposition of the weather at a loss for words. Not the case for Dave. After the verbal exchange, the airport guy threatened to have us removed from the terminal. Dave and I, being fairly large human beings, were not deterred by this turn of deconstructing the events. Hell, we had about three hundred pounds on this pencil-neck master narrative airport geek. If the situation deteriointo violence, we were ready. u@[Q)~® ce@lrufr®lrufr® rated Fortunately for the geek, he stood down and moved the line barrier around behind us. "Smart thinking", I thought to myself, "Man, what a absurd day ... ".

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I have recently received information on a national student campaign to oppose the collection of GSTon textbooks. The campaign is being spearheaded by the Canadian Federation of Students and although UCFVisnot represented by the Federation, it is important that this information be relayed.

submit how much they had spent on textbooks for this school year. Students are spending anywhere from $300 to $2700 on textbooks. For some students they are paying almost $200 in GST.This is equal to two months public transportation, two weeks of food or a few necessary textbooks.

Post-secondary students were hit hard by the introduction of the GST. As you are certainly aware, the GST was the firsttax on books in Canada's history.There was almost no "hidden" Manufacturer's SalesTaxburied in the price of textbooks, because books were exempt from the MSTat every stage of production, so students were hit with an immediate 7% price increase.

In addition, the cost of textbooks has risen at a greater rate than the average cost of goods and services.

Except, that is, of the cost of tuition fees and other ancillary fees associated with post-secondary eduction.

The Federation, os well as other groups, predicted the before-tax cost of textbooks would rise after the introduction of the GST.The price increase has come about on account of, as in the before-mentioned case, students on a budget must forego one or more textbooks in order to pay for the GSTon others. For Canadian textbook publishers, this loss in sales drives up the per unit cost, which is passed on to the consumer, the student.

The Federation would like to highlight also that since 1993, $7 billion has been removed from the federal cash transfer payments to the provinces for post-secondary education and training. Nohe of the measures announced in the 1998 Federal Budget will help students with the ensuing escalating cost of tuition fees, ancillary fees, or cost of textbooks, due to the cuts.

As to the proposed amendments to exclude reading materials which include more than 5% advertising from the zero rating. Thiswill adversely affect medium and smaller size university and community college studentrun newspapers. A significant portion of a student newspaper's revenue is Here we are again, discussinga com- obtained from student union fees and mon concern of students - the taxa- it is illegal to charge the GSTon stution of reading materials. Bill S-10 re- dent union fees. Commercial newsceived itsfirst reading a year ago. The papers may charge GSTon subscripFederation last made a presentation tion and single copy sales. Student before this committee on Wednes- newspapers may not. day, May 27, 1998.The Federation has not changed its simple plea to re- We respectfully submit that the move the Goods and Services Tax amendment and the sub-amendfrom all books but especially on text- ment be ratified and that the GST books. once and for all time, be removed from all reading material.

As you know, post-secondary students purchase their own textbooks C. and otherleorning materials, often at considerable expense. Last week I requestedfrom the members of the Canadian Federation of Students to

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about you, but this type of police action worries me.

This is not the first time that the Abbotsford Police Department has been criticized. In 1991, a deputy kind of police force do you police chief was in hot water from the want in your community?

Do we B.C. Police Commission for not rewant one which always gets it's man, sponding to complaints of police bruno matter the cost, becoming a tality from two pensioners. In 1992, a threat to our safety and security? top court overturned two murder Would we rather have one which re- . convictions because Matsqui police spects the individuals and community had illegally extracted a confession which it serves? from a severely mentally handicapped suspect. Is this a pattern, or Earlier this month the Abbotsford po- are these isolated incidents? lice Emergency Response Team, after casing the residence for two hours, Abbotsford Police Chief Barry Daniel burst into a house suspected of be- has ordered an investigation into the ing used for drug trafficking. What the events surrounding the controversial police didn't suspect was that they birthday party drug bust. Daniel has were baout to execute their opera- · gone as far as to bring in an indetion right smack in the middle of a pendent disciplinary authority (New birthday party including 13 young Westminister Police Chief Peter children. To make matters worse, the Young) to oversee the investigation. officers were attacked by a dog However it is my opinion that, in light

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Aortion has been a very controversial subject during the last couple of decades. I recently read a newspaper article that described new scientific discoveries which pointed to fetuses experiencing pain when operated upon or aborted. The fetus began to feel pain at around the twentieth week of the gestational period. A number of doctors were recommending that fetuses be given pain killersbefore they were operated upon or aborted. The pain that isfelt by fetuses is not the same as that felt by humans. " ...New research from University College London which shows that newborn babies have a nervous system that makes them respond differently to pain- feeling it longer and more sensitively than adults." Thisadmission of fetal pain was prompted by the fact that animal fetuses have been protected from experiments since 1986because of fetal pain. The 1986 Animal Act specifically protects, "any living vertebrate other than man."

There isa significant problem here for the proponents of the pro-choice movement. The problem has to do with the use of the word pain. Pain is a word that is ascribed to individual living objects and nothing else. It does not make sense to say that a rock isfeeling pain because it is not a living object nor does it make sense to ascribe pain to an object that does

of past incidents, the Abbotsford police must go much further.

A police force is a very powerful entity in society. It is highly motivated, highly organized and highly armed.

But this position in society isnot a right of police forces and their officers. It is a-gift from the citizens, a gift which should be able to be taken away at any time. In return for their training, their funds, their weapons, and their powers, we the community expect to be protected. We expect to have our laws enforced, and we expect to feel safe and secure.

Some police forces walk a fine line in fulfilling their obligations to us. On one hand they want to be zealous in their assaults on the socially undesirable.

On the other they riskbecoming overzealous and a threat to the community's safety and security themselves.

In my opinion the recent action by the Abbotsford Police, along with previous incidents, makes a very important statement to you and me. Our

not have individualistic characteristics. The pro-cnoice proponents have argued that fetuses are not individuals at all and therefore they can be aborted. As the saying goes they want to have their cake and eat it too. A large part of their argument is based on the fact that the fetus does -not have rights because it is not an individual, but this new potential legislation says the opposite. The fetus has some characteristics of an individual (feeling pain) and this needs to be taken into account before extermination takes place.

The argument for abortion is being made much more difficult by this admissionbecause it isasserting the fact that the fetus does have some rights, and if the fetus does have any rights it begins to seriously undermine the case for abortion. I would like to hear a rebuttal to this position from someone who disagrees. The quotes in the article were taken from The Province, August 9, 1998, p. A3 l.

police force is only concerned with the end results and could not care lessabout means used.

The Abbotsford police must make an effort to show us that they deserve the position which we have bestowed upon them. Thismeans that a simple internal investigation will not do. We the community must be allowed to share in both the questioning of police actions, and we must as well be allowed to participate in the construction of new guidelines.

The Abbotsford police are servants of our community. It is time they acted as such.

Please take the time to contact both the Abbotsford Police and your local . politicians. Let them know that you feel that the community and public at large have a right to play a role in any investigation which takes place.

You have the power to decide what type of police force we have in Abbotsford, use it.

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without representatives of their own, . . the rest of the institution was establishing protocols by which the FVC writer would conduct its affairs. The institution, not having a student voice, made no provisions for holding itself accountable to students. Thuswhen Twenty-odd years ago, FraserValley students were finally prepared to College was established to make voice their opinions they faced an post-secondary education more ac- institution in the habit of not hearing cessible to residents of the valley. FVC from them, and conducting business fulfilled this mandate by offering stu- according to processes designed to be responsive to every major interest dents the opportunity to complete the first two years of a university de- group except for students. Student gree in their home community, after representatives were an addendum; which it would be necessary to trans- an after thought. Participating in fer to a larger institution to continue structures of power tailored to be reone's studies. Because students were sponsive to virtually every community active in the institution for only a very interest except for students therefore created the impressionthat their presshort time, they had little opportunity to play a significant role in shaping ence was as much an exercise in tothe institution. What's more, the Min- kenism than legitimate representaistry in Victoria did not recognize the tion. value of student input and made few provisions to ensure an effective stu- The institutional habit of working on dent voice. The legacy of FraserVal- behalf of students, rather than with ley College's origins issuch that it has students, isslowly being eroded: Stutoday become a curse on the institu- dents are being welcomed, and sought out, in more spheres than the tion. active few can possibly attend to.

Throughout the '-?O'sand '80's, FVC Most individuals within the establishexperienced a high rate of student ment are happy to assiststudents takturn over. By the time students ing the initiative to approach them learned the ins and outs of the insti- with constructive ideas. However, on tutional power structure and bu- the whole, the atmosphere at UCFV reaucracy they were already continues to be little better than what headed out the door. That being the one might find at the local dentist's case, other elements of the college office or mall. It's a place students community stepped forward to fill the go because they must in order to get void left by studAnt' s lack of partici- what they need, not because it's ofpation, and it is to the credit of the fering anything more. But universityfaculty, staff, and management of college can and should be so much the institution that genuine efforts more than that. Even a commuter were made to address student issues. college spread over multiple campuses can support a lively student When FVC achieved degree grant- community. Why then, is it so difficult ing status in the early '90's, a number to find at UCFV? of students seized the opportunity to remain in their home communities There are a number of reason. As far throughout their entire post-second- as the establishment is concerned, ary career.

Attending UCFV to there needs to be a great deal more achieve a full degree, students were effort put towards recruiting students soon spending four, five, or six years to take part in the life of the instituwithin the institution. With more stu- tion. Thismeans first of all educating dents remaining on campus for long students about the structural working terms there came the recognition of UCFV;if students don't know what that students could begin contribut- functions the BoG and UCC play they ing a great deal more to the institu- can hardly be expected to take an tional community, and so provisions interest in dedicating the time and were made to have student repre- energy to working within those bodsents on the Board of Governors and ies. Furthermore, once students are University-College involved their participation must be Council. seen to be effective and meaningful. If, despite earnest efforts to meet Unfortunately the formative early their responsibilities,students continue years of FVC had created power to perceive themselves to be less structures which ensured meaningful than full and equal members of the student participation would remain institution the resultsare bound to be limited. While students were negative. Consider the following ex-

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How do students become so cynical so quickly? The official system through which the institution interacts with students is one which belittles them on a daily basis. Trying to book a room for a group function, or sign equipment out of IMS for a project students quickly learn they are not trusted. Despite the fact that the socalled average student is twenty-six years old, written permission from Mom ... oops, I mean an instructor ... is stillrequired. (Apparently equipment and facilities are so very limited at UCFV that the institution simply cannot afford to risk having unaccountable students damage the precious little that isavailable. Yet, atthe.same time no resource isas scarce at UCFV as library texts and they've found a way to hold us accountable on that one.) Another example is the higher fees students are asked pay. When students buy a course pack of required readings we pay significantly more per page in printing costs than does the rest of the institution. And finally, there is the supremely aggravating tendency to neglect to inform students of important meetings once they do take the time to get involved.

It says a lot about the value assigned to student input when committees consistently fail to inform students of scheduled meetings. These are only a few randomly selected examples; there are many others. The point is, students would not feel as though they were second class citizens if they were not encouraged to do so.

Lolita me personally say here, that individuals in management, faculty, and staff are, with very rare exception, phenomenal. Their willingness to meet with students, hear their concerns, and support them by taking action is indisputable. As a student rep on the Board of Governors last semester, I was able to successfully address a number of student issuesbecause of the support of such individuals. However, it is revealing that as often as not it was necessary to sidestep the system in order to accomplish anything.

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For many students UCFV is their primary community: it's where they spend their time, see their friends, and it's what they organize their lives around. Those students need to step forward and take responsibility for making the most of their experience.

The institution needs to do more to make that happen.

We are no longer a college; the system devised to address the issues Fraser Valley College faced are no longer appropriate.

The strategic planning process ought to close by addressing the system by which UCFV operates, not just the direction in which it is heading.

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chalk in hand, they set out to improve the atmosphere of a rarely seen part of the school. The huge slab concrete walls were a beacon to those who's creativity was gnawing at their souls, waiting to be exorcised. The grey alcove was soon to fall victim to a select group of stu dents, weilding brilliant colors, giddy with relief of finishing exams, and aching with anticipation of the party that was to follow.

This was rather odd seeing as the quote was obviously written and not spoken. Furthe(down, a boat filled with horrified faces was sailing over a waterfall into hell. The flames were coloured with the full rainbow of the chalkbarrel. This was all accompanied by some drivel about the world being insane, and some dutchman being rational. Spinning 180 degrees would reveal a curious looking set of eyeballs with the caption, ''I'm afraid of Americans."

Nearby, another quote, this one from Rousseau: "Man 1$ born free, but is everywhere in chains." A lone chair sat under an overhang, quizzically labelled "UCFV Pub, cigars 25 cents."

s were to pasassionate dasloving "gqoct sex. I ·1y;at leastconXpart. Butl realxperiencing go9d r:ough the motions, Jhe conveyor belt ·· IIrather mechanit its best, sex isn't Security was narrowly yet creatively It's about emo- averted. Down the stairs the artists reedom. One went, and there they found a tool to Clearly, these creators were a ·disilluin love, or de- aid their quest. A twelve foot step sioned bunch with a dark outlook on share in an ac- ladder was employed to get colour experience.

Sure, experience was 1nandapprecito the top of the walls. An arrow the goal, but their expression was a nothing of the sort pointed the way to the exhibit, but reflection of anger, confusion, and ut intensity, and its' most dimly aware students would not ultimately uncertainty.

Neither vioing - I delight in it. notice this. Anyone who did wander lence nor profanity exhibited itself as I look for lovers rather into this lesstraveled area would heve is often portrayed in random acts of . . er sexual partner. graffiti. Essentially, these were harmfound an eclectic creation crowned contribution. Hail the by an image of a man climbing a lessstudents looking for a place to exI Revolution" .(Army of Darkness) mountain, his fist raised in triumph. press themselves.

The image was capped with the ini~ tials "L.M." and with the caption, "Its Alas, even if one were to look for said not about being right, its about BE- alcove, it would be difficult to find.

ING." The initials were worth noting. The established powers found it and The shaft of the "L" was capped with sanitized it. Obviously this display of a halo, and the most eastern stick of expression was unwelcome; bare must ask yourself when you have the "M" drooped into a forked tail. concrete seems to be more attraccommitted a crime so horrendous The north wall to the left had an odd tive than coloured concrete.

I'm that your cat refuses to talk to you. quote from Adolf Hitler: sure, though, that even this situation They are guaranteed to at least will not be permanent. The cleansed amuse you it not solve the problems /know men are won over less by the slabs are still inviting for other budding that seem so pressing in your life. written than by the spoken word, that artists with a pail of chalk at their dis- · every great movement owes its posal. ~ 1. Does it affect the price of beer?

1JNIVEJISITY<XILLJ!QE Unless you just burned down Molson ., 11wFaA5IJtVAU.IY Contiuui.ns Education breweries, I highly doubt it. Here you have a simple, temporary escape from your problems.

2. Iswhat you did going to effect the grades you get this semester? Only if you keep sitting around and lamenting the fact that you've committed A four-partseries of FREE lecturesexploringissues surroundingthe modem-day this deed. Get over it! treaty processof our First Nations People.

3. Can you think of a good song that relates to your problem? Most likely, All faculty, staff and students, as well as members of the community, are welcome to attend. this has always been the case for me.

That means you're not the only one Please join us for the first lecture; having these problems. Find this song -&rltlshColumbiaafter Delgamuukw:What Isn't In the News• and play it until you can no longer with DaraCulhane. stand the artist or what he's singing about. At the same time, you're Dara Culhane is Assistant Professor at Simon Fraser University, Department of learning to empathize with all your Sociologyand Anthropolo~ and author of An EfTOf'in Judgemem and The P~re friends who have had to listen to you qf the Crown. Dara will discuss issues and positions on the Delgamuukw judgement lament about your problems for the and the public debate that ensued. last two weeks.

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Everything bad that happens to me, I chalk up as a good learning experience. I've heard many stories of how holidays went for everyone, and it seems that rhost of you made a few blunders in the middle of your celebrations. Thisis the life of a college student. Unfortunately, your friends are the ones suffering because most of you have not learned the simple rules of quickly overcoming your dilemmas. As a simple solution to all of your post.holiday woes, I've come up with a list of questions that you have to ask yourself whenever you find that you've broken the social boundaries.

Of course we all know the common questions you use to evaluate your situation never work.

"Will anyone care in ten years?"

Of course not, but that won't help the fact that you've been rejected from society and your friends for the next six months. Another common statement your friends may make is: "Well, you've always got me."

Great, I'm sure at this time, when you're completely without hope, you need a friend who most likely has a serious other, a good outlook on life, and the ability not to do stupid drunk things while hanging around you.

So, here are the questions that you

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Finally,for all of you out there who simply refuse to ask yourself a few simple questions .... (obviously not psychology students) Just do what I do and take every bad situation that you come across and chalk it up as one of life's little learning experiences.

With this philosophy in mind, my friends, go now and make as many mistakes as you feel are humanly possible. Then justify them as credits for Life 101, and for god's sake, stop

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Date: Wednesday.January20. 1999 Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm Place: AbbotsfordCampus.Room BIO 1 (Theatre) Fee: FREE Audience is welcome to stay after the lecture for bannock and tea, and to meet the speak.er.

This series is coordinated by Patricia Kelly. First Nations Commissioner, Student Union Society. UCFY, and Catherine McDonald, Program Director, Continuing Education.

To register for this lecture, or for more information, please call Marna LeVae at 854-

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n anticipation of grievous and wicked pain, I dreamt an erotic nightmare. It was a nightmare for which I am thankful, and a release from the meaningless and mundane concerns of my consciousness.

The dream would leave a dark void, a cold pain in the soul. Colder than Christmas dinner at the bus depot.

As I brooded upon my brass throne, surrounded by the shattered metallic husks of those that once lived, the primary began its long descent to the horizon. The hills diffused the light leashed a euphonious orchestra from from the discs of companions.

A of a sister. Her flesh was delicious sickly orange glow filled the darken- beyond comprehension; her gift was my many limbs. Joy! Bliss! After ing sky as my mandibles tittered and as selfless and beautiful as she was. countless cycles of waiting, the revelries had begun! As quickly as my clacked. There was little to do until My generosity would be comparable: the festive orgy of tonight's mating Without a warning a faint odour be- turgid form would allow, I dismounted began. Soon, very soon, the songs came detectable.

This new odour the throne into the anxious groping would begin. This night was long in was unlike any other, fiery and aro- appendages of the females. They coming and if I was properly pre- matic. It spoke of hidden pleasure, overbore me quickly, and it was bliss. pared it would be deliciously long- of delight not yet perceived.

The The inferno of scent and sound inlasting. It seemed such a short while short hispid hairs that covered my fused me with a god-like vitality, that ago that I was just a newly formed body began to moisten while my same vitality that the females desperately craved. I stood tall and hunbroodling. Soft and moist, blind and mouthparts began furiously chewing helpless. With these memories re- -and sucking at the sugary air. SOON! gry. The frenzied females organized turned the scents of my youth and SO VERYSOON! aaahhh! I could al- themselves into a line. Dizzy and adolescence. I recalled sickly sweet most see the rancid fury ofmy antici- drunken I extended my barbed phal-. vapors of decaying flesh in a heap, patory secretions. Cilia waving, I de- lus, to begin the task that I was bred the boiling vinegar in vats stored tected sounds from behind the to do. The first eager female received deep. I quivered in excitement, re- throne. Rigid with excitement I let me with reckless abandon, her shining carapace a pulsating beacon for leasing a symphonic burst of sound forth my song of lust. The chamber from my legs. One season, not too was awash with the scents of passion. -my savage passions. As quickly as it long ago, the rains had fallen and I, A cloying cloudlike fog of burning cin- began, it ended .... and began anew young and supple in my prime, was namon filled the room. A throng of with the next jointed beauty. I was lucky enough to consume the body females crowded around me. I un- an insatiable tyrant. My spiracles

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Rush creates a finely controlled and textured character, which exposes a clever intellect and a somewhat pained attitude in the character's actions. Nonetheless, Elizabeth's advisor isquiet in his resolve to complete his duties for the greatness of England.

Another notable performances is by Joseph Fiennes as Norfolk. For t.hose. who know of acting legend John Gielgud, he has a short role as the Pope. Today, Gielgud is still acting at the age of 94.

were awash with the heavenly scent of victory, and I, a mighty king crowned in lustful glory. I had long since lost count of the myriad chromatic females I had serviced. Yet still there were more. Hours passed, and as the passionate chaos increased I was suddenly faced with the most horrific realization I had ever known ....my resolve was waning. The concentrated scents burned at my spiracles, untiring tendons and sinews began to tire. With furious aggression they compelled me to do my duty.

Sadly, fatigue was affecting my ability, and it was beginning to show. A sharp electric pain punctured my side. I knew I was unable to master these females nor my own fears. A dark hole had opened and was growing wider each second. One of the females drove a foreclaw in and out with repeated savage thrusts.... I had failed them and now I would be punished. My hedonistic pleasure quickly became the most putrid nightmare as the insatiable females began pulling my limbs from their very sockets. I was no match for their wicked lust, and I soon fell victim to their multiple attacks. Now, armless and legless, escape was out of the question. I watched helplessly as they feasted upon a steaming trail of blood and entrails. Innards whose previous home was now a scorched and profane bleeding hole. Flayed and diced, my pulpy remains lay upon the stained chamber floor. My beautiful, shining carapace was broken and shattered beside the husks of those who, like myself, once knew the spendor and glory of the throne.

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gle. It seems instead to focus on the acting to create a vibrant mood which prevents the film from dragging.

One interesting parallel appears in a late sequence of the film when Elizabeth istrying to vanquish her enemies. one looks at the Middle Thissequence recalls the last scenes ages many will find it a fascinating of the Godfather where Michael period of romance, politics, and inCorleone destroys his enemies as he trigue. The film Elizabeth is an outbecomes godfather to his sister's son. standing produ9tion that tells the Shekhar Kapur, who also directed story of Queen Elizabeth, the daughBandit Queen, seems adept at directter of King Henry the VIII and Anne some circles she was_called a femiing biographies, particularly those Boleyn. nist because of her desire to be The general production of the film is about strong willed and independent is women. The costumes are beautiful treated as an intellectual equal to excellent. The cinematography The premise of the movie is the rise of beautiful, but dark.

It seems as if there men.

Even if one does not wish to and the locations used are gorgeous.

Elizabeth and the parallel rise of Engwas a conscious decision to use bright read this deeply into her character, land in the 15th century. The religious politics between the Protestants and the acting itself is superlative. The colors in the earlier sequences when I can see this film as having a very Catholics isthe background story that main performance by Blanchett is Elizabeth is not yet queen. The ap- good chance for Oscar nomination. illuminates the proceedings. The fric~ outstanding in her ability to portray propriate contrast to this occurs when I hope that at least the Best Actress Elizabeth's innocence and determi~ muted colours are integrated during category includes Cate Blanchett. tion between the Protestants and nation in contradiction with one an- the more tense moments in the film. For those interested in companion Catholics, as well as the politics beThe direction itself is inventive and pieces to illuminate their understandother. tween England, France, and Spain. lacks the static feel that some direc- ing of the religious politics of this peare fascinating as we see how Elizators tend to create when directing Another performance of note is riod, they should rent A Man for all beth chose to deal with the situations. period pieces.

The direction is not Geoffrey Rush as Elizabeth's protecSeasons and Anne of a Thousand We see the strength, cunning, and overbearing in it's use of camera antor during her early reign and later as Days. ~ independence she posessed. In

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Artist Of The Year

With a double greatest hits album, "The Singles 86-98, and a world wide arena tour DM re-emerged triumphant in 98.

#2 Barenaked Ladies

New Artist Of The Year

#3 George Michael After being arrested for a "lewd act" earlier in the year, the better half of Wham beat the critics back with a top selling, best of double CD.

Finally, after years of hard work and constant touring the Barenaked Ladies have made it big time. I'm sure that we' re all sick of " One Week," yet we have to be proud of those good Canadian kids.

#3 Alanis Morrisette Thisproud Canadian out-smarted all her overly eager critics by releasing an album that forced people to realize she's more than a one album wonder.

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Things That Made Me Laugh Awards # 1 RufusWainwright It's been a huge year for RufusWainwright. Firstcame the release of his debut album on the Dreamworks label which became a huge critical hit for the talented crooner with Canadian roots. Next came his Gap add which featured him at a piano singing "New Year's Eve". No small feat for a young musician whose classical style can seem familiar and yet wonderfully new at the same time.

# 1 Beastie Boys Nobody in 98 made an impact in the music industry like the Beasties did.

With a critically acclaimed and best selling album in "Hello Nasty", hit singles in "Intergalactic" and "Body Movin", a prosperous North American tour and the incredibly successful Tibetan Freedom Concert the B-boys have emerged as kings of the new school.

#2 Natalie Imbruglia What a huge year this Aussiehas had.

Her achievements include a multiplatinum record with "Left Of The Middle," several hit singles, and the adoration of fans and critics alike (never a simple feat).

#2 Lauryn Hill Single-handedly turned'the world of soul and hip-hop upside down by proving that in this genre creativity and authenticity can do wonders.

#3 Hole Spearheaded the comeback of glam and created the album of the year despite being hated by most everyone in the music biz.

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# 1 Smashing Pumpkins In 1998 the Smashing Pumpkins suffered their greatest set back yet. They received what every artist fears the most, fan apathy. Even though they released a stellar album full of moody and yet optimistic pop songs, nobody bought it. That wasn't the only disappointment to plague the once mighty pumpkins. 1998also saw them put together a tour that failed across North America despite being a series of non-profit events with the proceeds going to local charities. With . another album due out in early 99, let's hope that Corgan and company can turn it around.

# 1 Anything Swing If there's ever been a bigger industry #3 Placebo fueled trend than swing music I'm at This glam outfit from England looks a loss to say what it is. Sure some of poised to be the next big thing. Their it's fun and some of it is even good album "Without you I'm Nothing" isa music, but over all I've never witstrong effort, and hey, David Bowie nessed such a laughable attempt at likes them, that's good enough for controlling the public's music buying me. tendencies. The sad thing is that it worked. Luckily however, it will be a Canadian Artist Of The dead phase in a couple of months Year and something else will take its place.

This is another example of how shallow and hit-oriented the music world is, and it shows how easily the public can be suckered. I feel sorry for all the authentic swing fans out there because their music has been turned into a joke.

#2 Goo Goo Dolls #2 Van Halen

#1 Pearl Jam Well don't count them out yet, because in 1998 PJ bounced back with two solid albums, a studio and a live recording, a home video and one of the most successful tours of the summer. Creatively, "Yield" was one of the most delightful and energetic albu ms that they have released in some time and 99 looks good with another studio album on the way.

I'm not the biggest VH follower to begin with, but 98 was a horrible year for the band which now includes new lead singer Gary Cherone. These once-mighty guitar rockers released a lousy album that received no air play and registered low sales.

#3 Scott Weiland Like the Pumpkins, Weiland released a great album this year and nobody noticed. Rumor has it that he's finally out of rehab and recording somewhere with STP.Here's hoping that's true.

Let's face it, the Goo Goo Dolls are just getting through their musical careers doing a bad imitations of Bon Jovi power pop and love ballads.

# 1 Matthew Good Band What a year this B.C. native has had with his successful "Underdogs" album. Influential Canadian magazine "Chart" has named him their Canadian Artist Of The Year. Hisalbum has been a huge seller across the country, and with his single "Apparitions," he has reached the upper echelon that all Canadian artists strive for, a place on the new "Big Shiny Tunes3".

#3 Matchbox 20 If MB20were to enter the "Real World" they'd realize that they're an industry joke. Nobody respects their bythe- numbers radio-friendly songs except for the gullible masses. You don't believe me? Just wait, their next album won't sell even a quarter of what "Yourself Or Someone Like You" did.

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Hole "Celebrity Skin"

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I have never been the biggest Hole fan, until now. l=hisyear my highest accolades go out to Courtney Love for this incredible album, "Celebrity Skin." It's a powerful rock album which serves to explain Love's own transformation from Seattle grunge queen to L.A. glam princess. This record's strength's lie in Hole's ability to construct intricate pop melodies and infuse them with a sense of desperation and faded glory. Listen to the tracks "Malibu," and "Boys On The Radio," and you won't be able to resist falling into Love's dark soundscapes.

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Lauryn Hill "The Mis-Education Lauryn Hill"

This album came out of no where and blew me out of the water. With his first album Wainwright recaptures the magic of an era lost. The album includes melodic piano lounge tunes and reminiscent lyrics of lovers lost, and m~mories found. It's an innocent sounding record, but with it Rufus manages to create a meaningful adventure into soul and emotion that too many artists are afraid to tackle. Singles such as "April Fools" and "Imaginary Love" go to prove that Wainwright is a creative genius.

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Apparently, Lauryn Hill is just as sick of all the crappy gangsta rap hip-hop that seems to be ruling the charts these days.

With her solo debut she leads a one person crusade to bring credibility, originality and authenticity back into her genre. On "The Miseducation of.. ..," Lauryn Hill fuses 60' s soul with the hip-hop of today, and the results are overwhelming. Hill manages to blend all her influences so fluently that what she creates isboth beautiful and harsh. It serves as both a rallying cry for sincerity and as a sharp criticism for the meaningless art that is being sold as "Black Culture" today.

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Elliot Smith "XO"

Elliot Smith first garnered critical attention when in front of millions of viewers he performed his song "Miss Misery" from the , "Good Will Hunting" soundtrack at the 98 Oscars. It was a dramatic way to be introduced to the world as an artist and immense pressure followed with the release of his debut record. With "XO" Smith has emerged as one of indie music's premier song crofters. "XO" isa beautifully sorrowful masterpiece in the vein of Hayden and Matthew Sweet. If you're into self indulgent folk pop check it out.

Smashing Pumpkins "Adore"

Despite being ignored as if it were a new Motley Crue record, the Smashing Pumpkins released one of the finest disc's of 1998 with "Adore." Thisalbum is a mellow and somewhat optimistic departure from previously loud and angst filled Pumpkin's records, but it is a pleasing new direction for the group. Playing up such influences such as Depeche Mode and The Cure, BillyCorgan seems to have gained confidence in his own instincts by taking a gamble that pays off for anyone willing to give the new sound a shot.

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Garbage "Version 2.0"

Shirley Manson scares~me. I think that it has to do with her consistent look of control, She's like a cat who always looks ready to pounce. Garbage's music plays much the same way. Pop melodies jumping out at you all over the place. Aptly titled "Version 2.0", their second disc is a record for the end of the millennium. It's fast beats, familiar sampling, and guitar layering complete an album which never loses it's direction or focus.

Filled with countless singles, Garbage shows that they're around to stay.

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Pulp "This IsHardcore'

Jarvis Cocker, lead singer of Pulp, is the most under appreciated musical artist.

Hailing from England, Pulp has been critically acclaimed for years, but they have yet to score a major hit in North America.

Their newest release, "This is Hardcore", is a brilliant album about growing old and being lonely in an increasingly impersonal world. Cocker unfolds song after song of such desperation that the listener is forced to either enter his world or turn the disc off. Although, if you give it a chance, you'll find that nobody makes desperation sound as tantalizing as Pulp.

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Semisonic "Feeling Strangely Fine"

Of all my choices for the albums of 1998, I may take the most heat for choosing Semisonic as number eight. However, anyone who criticizes this choice clearly hasn't given the whole record a listen. "Feeling Strangely Fine" is a pop album of unusual intelligence and intricacy. The beauty of songs such as "Secret Smile," "Gone To The Movies," and "Singing In My Sleep" reflect a band who is a million times smarter then the one-hit wonders currently ruling the charts (AKA Chris Mullins and Matchbox20).

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n a rainy Thursday night in November,, Bolster,, the editor-in chief, and I headed out to Area 51, hoping to shoot some great photos and entertain my first inteNiew. It was none other than the infamous Bif Naked; one of Vancouver's own Top 100 recording artists.

We waited outside the dressing room, while Bif and her Russian bassist/bodyguard signed autographs for nearly an hour. After the crowd cleared, we mode our way to the door. They invited us in and kicked the opening bond and few lucky fans out. We sot down, introduced ourselves, and ...

Kev- This is actually the first inteNiew I have ever done and it's pretty intimidating. - • Bit - You've got a nice captive audience here. So good luck!

Kev- I've done a bit of research into the type of questions you've been asked in past interviews and one predominant theme seems to have been where your music fits into the spectrum, like: punk, rock, pop. How do you react to these types of questions because as I've read up on you it seems that you

really don't like to be pigeonholed into one group. · Bif - I think I really have to react to it politely because I don't think they're purposefully trying to belittle my intelligence and I don't think they want to come across as stupid as they are, so I try to be really nice to them because they just really want to know, because people need to call it something to feel like they can understand what they are dealing with here, and I just always say it's just rock'n'roll.

Kev- Just rock'n'roll.

Bif - It's just rock' n' roll. Its like it runs the' spectrum; it runs the gamma, you know?

Kev- In an interview in April you were talking about the Lilith Fair phenomenon, and you said, "I came from a society that doesn't consider it right to ostracise anyone."

Exactly what society is that?

Bit - In my household where I grew up with my parents, who were bleeding-heart Liberals,my father taught us to think of everyone, especially considering people in the arts; whether they are in the performing arts, whether it's dance or ballet, whatever it is,even if I don't like someone's style of music it doesn't mean it's not valid.

Kev- Yeah that's for sure!

Bit - Right, and I think that a lot of people say that they don't like something or they are quick to be opinionated about someone else·s art

and that's bull shit. It doesn't make it invalid just because it's not their taste, and so my beef with a lot of Lilith whiners, who are whining about Lilith Fair because they thought it was folky or sucky or whatever, it's not their taste, but it doesn't mean it's shit or shitty; it's just their taste.

Kev- How do you think the way you personify yourself, 'your image', affects the way people perceive your music?

Bif- People, I guess, as North Americans will always judge a book by its cover and if a girl has tattoos they assume that you' re either doing death metal or they assume you're going to be a hard-ass or that you can't articulate or that you're uneducated or that your whatever. I mean some of it's really gender specific or a lot of it is your taste in clothes and stuff like that. It's more geared towards that.

Kev- I know as a child you moved around a lot. How do you feel that that experience has affected your music today?

Bif-1 don't think it's affected my music, but it's definitely helped me tour for ten years and not been concerned about not having a home base., I think that my father really prepared us.

Kev- So that's also been reflected in your touring, the musician style of life. You've been in many different bands before your actual, Bif Naked band. What role did these other bands have in developing your musical style and taste?

Bit - The first band I was in was a world beat band with a lot of different musical cultures represented. It was very nurturing; I was very young and it was a good introduction into working with others and enjoying different styles of music.

The second band I was in was a kind of punk/funk band, which was interesting because we enjoyed being a novelty act. There weren't a lot of female singers around and we got to open for bands like Fishbone and the Chili Peppers and stuff like that, so It was a real good introduction into the bigger shows. And the third band I was in was really guitar oriented and kind of, like Agro, so that was interesting for me because I got to act like a guy on stage and that really

helped me hone my Agro-stage because I got into allot of fights. I was kind of able to deal with being a female on the stage. You know, if you're not doing folk music, you kind of have to defend yourself a lot of the time.

Kev- The essence of punk isthat you do it for the love of the music and not anything else. Do you feel that that is a large part of your music; that is purely for the love of it?

Bif - Maybe the mentality, but not the style. The songs I write are essentially pop songs or I hope they are, being short for popular. You know we just want to rock hard.

Kev- Are you saying you're catering your music to your audience in that way?

Bif - I mean anyone who doesn't want their song on the radio is full of shit,

and if I write a song that gets on the radio and someone calls it pop music; which it short for popular then fuck'n great, I'm going to cum over it, it's wicked that's great!

Kev- Your music seems to have a personal edge to it. I really noticed

that in all your tracks on I Bificus.

Bif - Right.

Kev-After I listened to it closely, in real depth I felt like I almost knew you and I mean it's hard to say that just from somebody's music, but it must be a really important part of your life. And I'm sure that many other listeners can associate with that feeling. Isit your intent for your fans to get to really know you from your lyrics or is it purely that it's just your way of release? Or? Bif - A lot of the songs are kind of personal and autobiographical, but I just really have never felt that any subject should be taboo and if I write about my own experience with abortion or heartbreak or anything like that. I don't believe that I should hide it. People can relate to it. We need to demystify these topics and make them part of the common. You know just common society discussions.

Bolster-Stuff that we talk about.

Bif - Ya and I don't want to have taboo in anything. A lot of my audience is younger girls. And you know, I don't want them to feel like, 'just if I have to'! If they're going to be my audience I'm forced into a responsibility.

Kev- So nobody should hide anything; it should be all out in the open?

Bif - People should just be honest and you know I'm honest in my lyrics and if that makes people feel like they know me, well then that's OK. Kev-And one last question. What's your favorite Star Wars character?

Bif- Oh, Chewbaka!

Kev- Chewbaka; Chewy, yeah!

Bolster-Yeah, of course!

Kev- Now, is Chewy a man or a woman?

Bif-A man.

Kev- Ho.w do you know?

Bif - I don't, but I just always assumed it was a male Wooky.

Bolster- I just have this theory that Chewbaka is a woman.

Bif- Maybe, it might be a female Wooky and I'm Bif. Bolster-Yeah, I think so because at the end of Return of the Jedi, Han and Luke Skywalker and Chewy and Princess Loia are all standing around and Luke is saying, 'you know this is a really big mission, we' re going to go on from here and I can't volunteer you guys to go because, you know, you might die. So Han goes, I can't say anything for you old girl you gotta make up your own mind.

Bif - I never thought of that. Yeah, I'm looking forward to the new one.

Bolster- Have you seen the trailer for that?

Bif- No. Bolster- It's great, it looks totally cool.

Roadie - I've seen it!

Bif - He said saw it, he's very excited about it.

Kev- Thanks a lot.

Bit - Thank you very much! Thanks a lot for coming, I'm glad that we could get it done.

I asked Bif if I could shoot a couple photos of her. She gladly obliged.

She asked where. I said here was fine.

Just relax. She then hod the idea of using the bathroom, I gladly obliged.

From my first interview I learned an invaluable lesson from Bif: blunt honesty. As I sat down with her, she looked me directly in the eyes, and today that's a nice change from the impersonal conversations we commonly encounter. ~

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don't know about you folks, but I am as confused as Billy Hunter and Patrick Ewing as to what just went on in the recent NBA lockout. So with the The facts are foggy on both sides of shortened, now only 1999 season the labour dispute when it comes to slowly dragging to a start I thought I media and public knowledge. The would try to use some deductive rea- owners cried bloody murder at the soning to solve some of the questions sight of those ridiculous contracts that were dealt out during the last collecI have. tive bargaining agreement. But were he Commodified World of Sports.

Firstly,my main question iswho are the they really in that big of trouble?

You haven't heard of it? It's a new real bad guys in all of this and who Were the owners really putting themshow about how we keep getting our loses the most? Thisbeing a lockout, selves out of business? I think the NBA money sucked from us by sports and one's first inclination isto perceive the has managed the lockout quite their loving corporate companions. owners as the natural villains. The shrewdly. They had most of the meplayers only wanted to play and dia and fans on their side by the end The basketball world has seen everyof this thing, with the Plqyers Associamake money, but the owners thing but a season this year. This is couldn't take the bloodletting they tion coming across as uninformed. apparently due to endless negotiawere administering. Should the own- uncompromising, and unwilling to tions determining whether it's the ers have the right to preempt a bind- take part in seriousnegotiations to get players or the owners who have the ing legal agreement they endorsed the season started. Why is it we the most balls. just because it allows some of the public always have the tendency to deeper pockets around the league side with the employers in labour disThe above could be said of both the to drive players salaries through the putes of professions other than our players and the owners. Apparently own like Pro-sportsand the Civil Servroof? I guess they do. money seems to rule their puny hearts ice? I think our own ignorance is the and ego-seeking minds. There isnow The players on the other hand have key. The employer is always in a beta plan to resolve the issue, in which it had their share of the pie. I don't ter position i.[1a labour dispute, with is stipulated that the players will only know the exact terms for each player more resources to wait out the other receive 55 percent of league rev- media, have criticised the exorbitant but we all remember the outrageous side and to sway public opinion to enues. Thisfigure'is lower than the 57 salaries given to young players. The 5 to l O year $40 to $100 million dollar their side. percent they asked for, but it ishigher onus is now on the players. Thisrule deals that players like Alonzo Mourn(continued on page 12) . than the owner's 53 percent pro- will positively affect college students posal. Regardless, the manipulative thinking of leaving college early in techniques of David Stern have hopes of entering the NBA for big worked and now his greatest job is to money. They may now realise that renew confidence in the NBA and the big money will only come if they deal with the post-Jordan era. How survive for five years in the league. It he deals with the next few years will is hopeful that many students will be of interest to those in the business recieve an education before enterworld in particular. I qualify this previ- ing the NBA because once their playous statement with the acknowling days are over, not everyone is edgement of Stern's leadership and going to become a Karl Malone, MJ, savvy in turning c mediocre and third Barkley or Olajuwon. tier sport of the late 70'sand early 80' s into a marketing phenomenon. It is Thisis a wake up call for the players a phenomenon only bested by soc- as many become destitute due to the cer in terms of world popularity. lockout and poor money management. Players who have maybe ten The new agreement has at least one good years of the game, in an expositive implication. Now, rookies will hausting league, cannot afford to let be signed to five year contracts that their coffers run dry. This,especially will have a cap or restriction in terms when faced with the reality of havof the salary they receive. Previously, ing no skillsor value outside of being the salaries of these players was di- able to smile and play b-ball. rectly reflected in the ticket prices that most consumers would have to I am not a regular watcher, but I enshell out. Now, with greater salary re- joy the sport nonetheless. I look forstrictions, especially on rookies. the ward to playoffs this year, but I hope effort and quality of play that is ex- that Basketball players at the pro level pected will be sustained. For years. will realize that they need to smarten fans and league officials. along with up and start maturing. ~

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For Richard, the opportunity to attend the Games is as much a thrill culturally as it is athletically: the fourth-year biochemistry major has never been to Europe.

"This is my first chance to represent my country." said Richard, who's been playing hockey for 18years. "It's a great feeling to be recognized in

At 5' l 0", 170 pounds. Richard is by no means a physically imposing adver~ary. But his advantage, he says, is in his head.

"Mental toughness has always been one of my stren~ths," he said. "As a second goalie, you never know when you're going to jump into a game; you always have to be ready."

Richard demonstrated this confidence at the University of Guelph last month when the Canadian team played host to the Slovakian Junior Team that won the bronze medal at the recent World Junior Hockey Championships. Richard was sent in with 15 minutes left to play, and although Slovakia emerged with a 4-3 win, Richard held the Slovaks scoreless for the duration of his shift.

Now in his last semester of university, the Stinger teammate is looking to pursue his hockey career beyond the walls of Concordia's arena. If all goes well, Richard says, the Games will give him the exposure he needs to break into the European market and allow him to make a name for himself there.

Coach Beaucage is optimistic about his chances.

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In this particular dispute the owners played some hardball that the players weren't prepared to deal with.

The NBA wasn't in a glorious position to start off with but they had the know-how and the ruthlessnessto pull off such a lopsided deal. First, they lock out the players, jeopardizing a big chunk of their $5 billion T.V.deal with NBC. But they took a position in the "negotiations" and were steadfast in their determination to get what they wanted. They weaseled the players into giving them a hard cap on salaries in the various age groupings which was huge. It looks as though the owners didn't compromise on any point, and to add to that there has been speculation by some that the league has avenues of under the table revenue that it hides from the players, thus making the real take of the players much lessthan the mid 50% numbers that the new deal is based on. The owners tactics are classic economics in this case. Claim all manner of disadvantage and calamity in order to get your way (in other words lie, cheat, and use force).

The more desperate side lost in this case, even though the players representation, Hunter and Ewing, were posturing that they were strong and committed to standing up against the league. The players lost because their livelihood was on the line. They are not businessmen; they don't have assets and funds coming out of their ears like the owners do.

The owners will live past the NBA. Their are many more businesses in their

control and many more ventures to be taken. The players on the other hand can't see past tomorrow. It's as if they've won the lottery. Regular Joe Blow gets rich quick, goes on a spending spree, and is back to work 9-5, five days a week, six months later.

So the players took a hit.· The owners are sitting pretty having protected themselves from themselves. The shrewd businessmen took the day, as they always will when it comes to these matters. The players should just be content with what they have for now.

In the final analysis the third part of the equation has all but been forgotten. The fans have been taken for a ride and we always will be. The NBA and the owners are the real bad guys in all of this, the players come a distant second in their attempts to mimic and reciprocate the actions of their much more powerful employers. The battle of the millionaires versusthe bil- , lionaires seems firstly to have been a financial slaughtering by the later of the former, and secondly, it was an act on both sides that served to further alienate, dishearten, and take advantage of the fans. So what else is new?

If they hike up ticket prices another l 0% the owners can act like they can now afford to pay Shareef Abdur Rahim his 13 million per that he is expecting. Maybe we'll be lucky and the Grizzlieswill make the playoffs this year. That should pacify us for the time being. ~

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Canadian Federation of Students could find itself staring at an expensive phone bill after its leaders participate in a conference call this weekend to discuss a public inquiry into allegations of racism and sexism within the organization.

had some concerns about the decision to hire Link_ concerns they say the CFSdid not adequately address.

Horsesto the position of national aboriginal students' representative last May.

And while the federation is poised to finally address those concerns, some argue the delayed response is in itself cause for criticism.

After the election, Many Grey Horses was told she would have to vacate the position because of election irregularities. The re-election didn't take place until last November.

"I think that the leadership had to be forced to address this issueand I think that's a problem," said Marjorie Brown, graduate issues coordinator for the University of Regina Students' Union.

The federation's members mandated the inquiry last November, in response to what some say was a mishandling of the aftermath of a staff member's acquittal of an assault charge.

"If people hadn't kept agitating I don't think it would have been addressed."

Philip Link, then a staff member with the federation's British Columbia component, was acquitted last June in B.C. Provincial Court.

Leigh Borden, vice president of the student union at Memorial University, agrees the organization's national executive failed to properly address membership concerns over Link'spromotion.

The assault charge stemmed from a November 1997 incident involving But she adds that she still has "a lot of Lanna Many Grey Horses, who was faith" in the lobby group's national the organization's B.C. aboriginal stu- executive. "I think that they admitdents liaison at the time. ted that they probably kept it a little quieter among the members than Concerns arose within the organiza- they should have, and that they also tion when, a few months after his ac- hadn't given the time or consideraquittal, Link was hired to work in the tion that they should have to the issue," she said.

CFSnational office in Ottawa.

At least one member, the student union at the University of Regina.considered leaving the organization because of the move.

It and other student unions said they

There are other issuescontributing to internal rifts within the organization.

Brown, for one, saysshe's also uncomfortable with the way national staff handled the election of Many Grey

But while the same election irregularities also affected national women's representative Anita Zaenker, she was able to keep her position until November.

CFS national chairwoman Elizabeth Carlyle says Zaenker was allowed to keep her position only because the national executive wasn't informed about irregularities in her election.

"We received notification in the summer about the aboriginal caucus issue," she said. "We didn't receive a complaint or notice of irregularity (about Zaenker's election) until fairly close to the November meeting."

The national executive will have the final say over how the investigation, which may take up to two years to complete, is handled.

To begin preparing for the process, Carlyle says the CFShas begun consulting with other groups that have held internal inquiries. ''I'm hoping that we can find a way to deal with conflict," she said.

"There's an understanding within the organization of how to deal with this kind of issue,but when it comes down to the details of it, and the specific situations, it's hard to know what to do when we haven't had much history in dealing with this kind of thing."

For now, Carlyle and other national staff must focus on coming up with guidelines for the inquiry which it will then pass on to its members at the federation's annual general meeting in May.

Carlyle says she hopes the inquiry will Not so, says Brown. She says she in- begin soon after that. formed national staff of irregularities in the elections yet they only acted But the process, she cautions, will be on the election of Many Grey Horses. meaningless unlesspeople are willing to see it through.

"I pointed these things out right away to the people in the national execu- ''I'm not saying that the onus is on tive," said Brown. people who may have suffered to bring those. discussions forward," she The organization's internal inquiry, said. "But I think (the inquiry) can only currently in its research phase, faces be useful if there's a commitment to the task of sorting out these and other working.with the organization to makissues. ing it better, not simply a commitment to attack and to criticize." ~

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Like many other New Brunswick students, Ricker is in a precarious financial situation this month because of administrative changes to her student loan.

Since the Royal Bank's abrupt exit from the province's student loan program last month, students across New Brunswick have had to put up with confusion, red tape and uncertainty about when their money will arrive.

"There is a real sense of frustration," said Ricker, who is in her second year of law school at the University of New Brunswick's Fredericton campus.

Royal Bank's decision to withdraw from the province's loan program isn't the only thing contributing to the frenzy. The Canadian Imperial Bank

of Commerce and the Federation des Caisses Populaires, a collection of credit unions, have also diminished their roles in the program. Where there were nfour banks administering New Brunswick's student loans only a month ago, now there is effectively only one.

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Students have als0 expressed concerns that National Bank is inaccessible from some Universityof New Brunswick campuses, and are angry about the timing and lack of communication about the changes.

Sam Millar, the student union president at Mount Allison University in The smaller, Quebec-based National Sackville, says he didn't learn about Bank is now the lead lender to stu- Royal Bank's withdrawal from the prodents in the province and the only fi- gram until he returned to school afnancial institution that will grant stu- ter the holidays. dent loans to new clients.

"Nobody told me about this," he said.

Royal Bank spokesman Sean Kirby "I came back to school and found a says when the bank's contract with National Bank table set up in the hallthe province expired last Dec. 31, it way outside (my office)." offered to continue administering the loans but the province decided to Millar says he's concerned students pursue other deals. with loans will have a hard time getting services, since the National Students whose loans were with Royal Bank has no branches in Sackville and Bank now have no choice but to deal only one in Fredericton. with National Bank.

Anthony Knight, president of the New Ricker says she's unhappy about the Brunswick Students' Association, also change. has some concerns about National Bank's ability to run the program.

"You're really being limited to one -bank and if you have an issue with But he says he's mostly disappointed their services, there's nowhere else to with Royal Bank for shirking its go," she said. social responsibility to young people in New Brunswick by withdrawing

from the program, leaving them with very few options.

"That Royal Bank was losing money is not a good enough reason for them to pull out," said Knight. "Especially when they've just made the highest single quarter profits ever."

Kirby says Royal Bank would not have left the program if another bank hadn't come in to take over its business. But he adds the bank was unhappy with the five per cent riskpremium it was getting from the province.

Under its new contract with the province, National Bank receives a l Oper cent risk premium.

Kirby says actual default rates were much higher than what the province was paying back to the banks in risk premiums.

"Although we're not in this business to make money, the reality is that we were losing a significant amount," Kirby said.

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teacher education program at the country's only Christian university should be accredited by British Columbia's teachers' college, a recent court ruling states. The B.C. Court of Appeal ruled on Dec. 30 that the B.C. College of Teachers must accredit the teacher education program at Trinity Western University.

The ruling comes after a drawn-out conflict 'between the college and Trinity, which has a code of conduct that forbids homosexual behaviour on the grounds that the Bible condemns it.

Members of the gay and lesbian community however, said they were disappointed by the ruling.

Steve LaBelle, a spokesman for Gay and Lesbian Educators, argues Trinity's code of conduct regarding homosexuals contravenes the Canadian Charter of Rightsand Freedoms.

"Private institutions should adhere to the Charter regardless of their beliefs," he said.

LaBellealso saysthe code of conduct The college has refused to accredit is problematic because graduates of the program partly because it says Trinity's teacher education program Trinity was discriminating against ho- may go on to teach in public schools. mosexuals.

"The worldviews espoused by a uniIts refusal to accredit the four-year versity like Trinity matter if the instituprogram meant that graduates had tion is to (train) teachers working in a to go on to either Simon Fraser Uni- public school system. If the policies (of versity or the University of British Co- an institution) are discriminating, it lumbia for another year of hands-on, can't help but influence the people practical training before they were going through their program," he eligible to teach. said.

In their ruling, two of the three appeal judges concluded there was no evidence of discrimination or intolerance by graduates of Trinity'steacher education program.

Doug Smart, registrar for the B.C. College of Teachers, said Friday the association plans to appeal the decision before the Supreme Court of Canada. '

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But Dr. Guy Saffold, executive vice president at Trinity,says his university doesn't produce intolerant teachers.

"In the multicultural society that we have, we recognize that we all have deep convictions, but we don't necessarily translate those into intolerant behaviour," he said.

If the College of Teachers follows the court order, Trinityhopes to add a fifth The B.C. Civil Liberties Association, year to its teacher education degree which inteNened in the case on Trini- by the fall of 1999. ~ ty's behalf, said it was pleased with

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post-secondary education, disagrees with the argument that the province's default rates are too high and banks are losing money from student loans.

According to her figures, only 15 per cent of New Brunswick students allow_ their loans to slide into default, well below the national average of 25 per cent. And just because a loan is defaulted doesn't mean that it won't eventually be paid in full, she says.

"Banks do make money off student loans," Bard said, adding that while students are in school the provincial government pays interest to the banks on their student loans. "They need to remember that students are future clients." ~

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Y2K Hype

WELCOME BACK! SUS President Message

Welcome back to all you hard suggestions, you are invited to Everyone is talking about workingstudents! Are you ready attend the Gym users committee Y2K these days. Even people for another round of abuse? I meetings on Friday mornings at who hate computers have hope you all had a GREAT 9:30 am. Come into the SUS heard it -- and maybe even holiday and partied like it's 1999 office in room A2 l 4 and let us talked about it. But what is it (we'veall heard this too much so I know if you're interested. We are really? said it one last time). also looking for volunteers and Registration is having some ideas for Human Rights week in MAJOR problems this term so if February, so come out and get Back in the olden days of you are in ANY classes consider involved. computers (1960's) when yourselflucky! memory was more expensive On the sad side ... the SUS has than gold, programmers It looks like the much needed run out of Emergency Student deci"ded to · save precious shuttle bus between Abbotsford Grant funds and will be unable to and Chilliwack is underway provideany this term, UNLESS... memory space by storing (despite concerns about the cost). we can match the ministries offer dates in such a way that the of $2000. We're working on it. year was represented by two SUS has been working hard However,we were glad to help as digits instead of four ( 66 trying to get more of you involved many people as we did in the first instead of 1966) -- so when and this term we have a whopping semester. Emergencyfunding has 21 reps! If you have any extra been a big help for a lot of the Year 2000 or Y2K hits us, all the computer programs time on your hands or just want to students. bog yourself down a little more, that have two digit year fields come into the office and find out The food bank referral service is will not be able to tell if it is what's going on. Our next few under way on . the Abbotsford the year 2000 or 1900. It will meetings will be at noon till 2:00 Campus so our next task is pm Friday Jan 29th in Chilliwack Chilliwack, we hope to get this just know that it is the year 00. This will cause problems the Feb 12 in Abbotsford,so join going soon! with any program that us - they're A LOT of FUN (promise)!!!

Our webmasterextraordinairehas requires the date in order to updatedthe website.Checkit out! do calculations or We'restill workingon the Gym so maintenance checks.

This if any of you have commentsor Jeda Boughton,SUSPresident does not only · apply to programs that are running on $ $ $ $ $ $ EASY COME, EASY GO $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ computers, but also Line up and get your money extra fees are charged, such as appliances, cars and industry here!

It's student loan time assessment tests. Also to blame machinery that has embedded once again...

A time that for our instructors being computer chips. These chips s~udentscan finally pay off those overworked and underpaid. also have programs, and if . bill collectors and have some Insurance: If you get hurt or they aren't Y2K compliant, peace. disabled while at UCFV (or at a they may malfunction or shut So what's the latest scoop on d getting your loans? How about UCFV function), this insurance own. a 7 to IO day wait for your can kic:k in on paying medical So what does this mean to the money?! If you are having fees over and above basic health average person? Even if you problems paying your tuition care, in or out of the province, don't own a computer, you and/or purchasing your books, and will also pay lump sums for may still be affected when contact Kwenu Turkson or accidental death or January 1st, 2000 hits. There Carol Ambridge in Student dis~emberment. (More specifics is a lot of speculation going Financial Aid to see about available from Mutual of Omaha on about just how bad things getting a loan to tie you over 1- 800 -565 -~883 ) . are going to get, and some until you get your money st udent Umon Society Fee: To are comical to say the least. from the bank. yours truly... to the tune of . approximately $65,000 per year If you happen to get your money (there's the a_nswerfor that o~e before the balance of vour fees survey queSt10n on the web.). are due (J anuary 22 n• d} , then The majoritv - of the fees are used · what all for the student handbook, the vou mav be wondenng -t hose ch-arges are. Here' s a bn.ef Cascade newspaper, staff and explanation: .

Emergency grants _ Activities Fee: More than half , t funds the athletic teams Recycle JuS DO IT· Th ere 1s · a 1o t o f hype gomg · . . centers now take d f (basketball and soccer) with the Recychng · th on, an even more rumors o rest going to activities who help alummum cans, o er meta1cans h d d d y K · · (1arge or smaII), soft t e. rea e 2 -- .we. , want campus clubs and groups get from JUice 1 · · · organize · d. drink and water bottles (look for to hear them. Drop off activities · h the l · the recvcle svmbol) other plastic most outrageous Y2K orror F C L egacy ee: urrent Y gomg .

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Strategic Planning Conf ere nee · February 25th, 8:30 am - 1 pm If you didn't make it to the We still need more students last strategic planning on some working groups. conference, here's your These committees will run change to provide your until the beginning of insights in the direction March.

Please consider UCFV takes in the next five joining one now in order to years. ensure student perspective in UCFV's plans. We need The day will open with Skip students on: Bassford giving a overview of the process and sharing Program Delivery: the latest draft of the Contact: Wendy Burton Mission Statement.

Burton@ucfv.be.ca Local: 2413 This will be followed by three sessions in which you Scholarships: Contact: can choose to attend Ernest Kroeker different work group Kroekere@ucfv.be.ca presentations and provide 864-4641 feedback to their progress.

Community Relations: The day will be followed by Contact: Raj Toor a free lunch in the cafeteria.

Rtoor@chill.org 795-7295 The working groups are made up of students, Partnerships: 1 faculty, staff, administration Contact: Michael MacColl and community members Maccollm@ucfv.be. ca who will make final Local: 4585 recommendations to the coordinating committee, which in tum will submit a Make a diff ere nee proposal to the Board -~ get Involved! www. ucfv. bc. ca/strat-plan has updated progress reports

WHERE WILL THE GYM GO?

The proposed building site for the new gym is located behind D building, and NO, it will not affect the pond!

An extension of the roadway between C and D buildings will circle behind the new·gym and back towards McKenzie Road, where a new parking lot is planned. Design will likely

take 3 to 4 months, while 7 to 8 months is expected for construction. This places the official opening date in the Spring of 2000.

Negotiations are still in progress regarding the inside layout of student space. For more info, contact the SUS office

COUNCIL MEETING

January 29th at 12 - 2 pm, Chilliwack Campus - Room D202 February 12th at 12 - 2 pm, Abbotsford Campus - Room D211 HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

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Ross hopes the event will also bring UCFV and the broader community together in a celebration of diversity.

Already a number of community groups that are active in human rights issueshave confirmed their participation, including Ten Thousand Villages.

Amnesty International. the Abbotsford Community Development Committee.and the Abbotsford Task Force Response to Violence Against Women.

The celebration will also feature a global array of local and visiting performGuest presenters will include chief ers. including Daughters of the Wind. commissioner of the B.C. Human a Cree drumming group from SasRights Commission, Mary Woo Sims. katchewan. the Masaba Culture filmmaker and East Timor activist.

Company, a drumming group from Elaine Briere, Headlines Theatre direc- West Africa. lndo-Canadian dancers. tor. David Diamond. and FirstNations First Nations dancers. and a student treaty process spokesperson. Herb talent event organized by UCFV's InGeorge. Forums and panel discus- ternational Education department. sions will look at labour rights. civil rights. religious freedom. and human Most of the events take place on the rights in the workplace.

Abbotsford campus. with three events on the Chilliwack campus. A "Thisweek isan opportunity to be very complete schedule of events will be aware of diversity in our communities. available at the end of the month. and the need to understand and honour that diversity." says Maggie "I encourage everyone to come Ross. who is chairing the organizing out," says Ross. 'because human committee. rights are about all of us." ~

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World Religion day was established to aid of understanding between different religions by focusing on their similarities. By celebrating the unity between religions_.everyone can aspire to achieve equality which will ultimately grow into humanitys· first block upon which to build future successes. In the past. the absence of such a foundation (whether it be

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Religious history is as important. if not more important, than any other type of history. It is the common thread of all of civilization. The bond of a common faith has been one of the most integrating of people throughout history. With such a strong unifying power. people have become motivated towards founding the great civilizations of the past. Through the observance of World Religion Day leaders are encouraged to acknowledge the similarities between all faiths. so that everyone may be made to see 'the whole earth as one country and all humanity its citizens'.

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Events January 20 - February 6.

1999 UCFV Theatre presents a play

by Norm Foster, The Melville Boys Chilliwack Campus theatre.

For more info on show times and tickets call the UCFV Box Office 604.795.2814 or Email: theatre@ucfv.be.ca

Intramural Every Monday, 8 - 10 pm Intramural Basketball

Every Tuesday 12-lpm Spanish 12-lpm, French

All students, staff, & faculty may play a FREE drop in program!

Show up & play. Career Training Centre - maps available at A2 l 5.

Every Wednesday.

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March 10- 27, 1999 UCFV Theatre presents a play by the Ma3ter, William Shakespeares, Richard III. Chilliwack Campus theatre. For more info on show times and Ucke ts call the UCFV Box Office 604.795.2814 or Email: theatre@ucfv.be.ca

Every Thursday.

8 - 10 pm Intramural Volleyball

April 29-May 2. 1999 Fourth Annual Directors Theatre Festival A four day extravaganza, with some of the best young theatre talent in the province, featuring directors, performers and writers from UCFV and other university and college theatre programs. A tasty smorgasbord of theatrical fun and excellence!

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Every Friday, 12-3pm English Conversation Partners

Library Classes

All students, staff, & faculty may play a FREE drop in program!

Show up & play. Career Training Centre - maps available at A2 l 5.

January 20, 12-lpm Library Orientation chwk

Every Thursday, 8 - 10 pm Intramural Badminton

January 26. 7 - 8pm Drop in Library Orientation abby

All students, staff, & faculty may play a FREE drop in program!Show up & play. Career Training Centre - maps available at A215.

January 27, 1 - 2pm Fulltext Database Training - Academic Search Fulltext Elite abby January 27. 12-lpm Fulltext Database Trainging Academic Search Fulltext Elite chwk

The Proper Burial Silent virtue finds its' eyes Is the rain the completion of my despair Are toads free of the anticipation of being eaten alive While my wandering parakeet waits for lovely pieces of seed The caged beast is lost It's identity caught in the essence of steel Whoever are heroes maybe, are false reflections of our own warped beauty Shomik

TruthfulDenial In Solace may we discover our gift Our thoughts are wanderers without care but looking for intent If we dare to look for ourselves We are indeed looking at the contradicting denial of our souls We are survive and change Our tapestry predicates itself on the mistruth we allow ourselves to live with We are liars looking for a winter of endless _content.

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Amnesty International meetings will be held every Tuesday at 7pm in room A219 (next to the Roadrunner). Everyone iswel. come. If you are interested in international human rights issuesor just want more information about us come on by. We will be posting our office hours soon. Feel free to come in and check out our Amnesty merchandise - posters, t-shirts and more. The Amnesty International student conference will be held at UBC on February 27. We can give you more information on fees and transportation for this event- contact Shannon or Amy.

January 28, 10-1 lam Drop in Library Orientation abby ·February 1, 2:30-3:30pm Research Skills Class abby Februarly 3, 12-lpm PsycINFO on the Web abby February 3, 12-lpm Psyc INFO on the Web chwk February 10. 11:30 12:30pm Fulltext Database Training- ABI/ INFORM (Business & management) abby

As if new Cauterization I need detach the limbs invalid dreams of floating I am flying nothing ~o guide me no fin to control tail to propel caught in the stormy wind tis but a pieee of me and the whole that is you · gingerly swept up ·into the arms of dreams and nightmare's forgotten in a lime light paling to gray of shadow swan songs slow white knights upon vagabond steeds placing lips soft and supple to your ass begging the stars and you left to your dilemma enigma of choice does one hear another's voice or perhaps only through screams shall they hear the voice inside it tries in vain to explain that I do not need you to tell me that I am not needed here perhaps a thousand years perhaps tomorrow I shall flip that page turn that corner into a new set of arms trapped by a venomous tongue solid heart crumbles at that familiar touch to be plucked picked up again and turned around again an old beginning painted to look as if new ~ Jason Richards