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The Cascade is funded with UFV student funds, and is overseen by the Cascade Journalism Society Board, a body run by a student majority. The Cascade is published every Wednesday with a print circulation of 1,000 and is distributed at Abbotsford, Chilliwack (CEP), Clearbrook, and Mission UFV campuses and throughout the surrounding communities.

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news@ufvcascade.ca Jessica Barclay — News Editor

NEWS

UFV //

NEWS BRIEFS Elections Canada reducing barriers for homeless voters

Somewhere across the rainbow UFV gets a rainbow crosswalk on the Chilliwack campus

Legislative changes effective for this federal election will help Canadians without a fixed living address vote.

Social agencies or organizations can now vouch for the residency of homeless individuals, thus confirming their identity, by either accompanying people living on the streets to a polling station or through a letter.

This legislation reverses restrictions the Conservative government put on vouching for someone without identification or a permanent address.

There are an estimated 200,000 homeless people in Canada, with a count of 233 homeless individuals in Abbotsford in a 2018 survey released by the city. Elections Canada offices around the country, including Abbotsford’s, have been working to inform the city’s homeless population about these changes.

Rainbow crosswalk. UFV Chilliwack. Oct. 2, 2019. (UFV Flickr)

JESSICA BARCLAY - Abby News

Canada’s top plastic pollutersv consistent to last year’s Greenpeace audit In Greenpeace Canada’s recent report on shoreline cleanups across the country, Nestlé and Tim Hortons were named as the top two companies contributing to branded plastic waste for the second year in a row.

The top five on the list of plastic polluters also included Starbucks, McDonald's, and the Coca-Cola Company. According to Sarah King, head of Greenpeace Canada's oceans and plastics campaign, the order of these companies shifts, but these five consistently crop up.

"We know that all of the top five companies to date haven't made significant efforts to reduce [plastic] production. Their products are going to be in the environment until that happens,” King said.

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UFV has installed a second rainbow crosswalk. The brightly painted crosswalk is located on the Chilliwack Canada Education Park (CEP) campus between Building A and parking lot 6.

The crosswalk at CEP comes a month after the City of Chilliwack voted against the installation of a rainbow crosswalk. Kyle Baillie, director of Student Life, said that UFV’s crosswalk was not in response to the city, but was an opportunity for the university to express the environment it is working to foster on campus.

“It is just another opportunity to try and express the type of inclusive community that we're always striving to be and be better at being,” Baillie said.

The first rainbow crosswalk was installed on the Abbotsford campus in 2016. Initially, the Pride Collective, which was the active pride group on campus at the time, voted against the idea saying that UFV had not done enough for LGBTQ+ individuals on campus to warrant the crosswalk as a show of progress and inclusivity.

Baillie said there has been a number of new initiatives on campus since this time. Directly after the installation of the Abbotsford crosswalk, UFV implemented a new easy name change policy. With a simple online form, any

student can change their name at any time, no questions asked.

“There's nothing more central to our being than our names. That's how we're called in the world,” Baillie said.

email with the exception for the final graduation credentials, as those are legal documents. However, UFV will reprint graduation credentials at the request of any alumnus who has had a legal name change.

UFV was one of the first universities to have an “other” option for gender.

They have recently been working to bring awareness to alternative pronouns and gender identifies at the Peer Resource Learning Centre (PRLC).

UFV has been working on a number of other initiatives, including the Pride Culture Conference that was held for the first time this fall in collaboration with the Student Union Society. The conference had a number of workshops including topics such as “Queerlonial: Addressing Decolonization Efforts in the Queer Community” and “Creating Dependable Allies.”

Baillie doesn’t expect a big response from the community directly regarding the crosswalk, but has noticed a positive reaction over social media.

The crosswalk is more of a symbol of what type of environment the university wants to create on campus.

“I hope that people see that and say, “Being able to do that accurately and ‘You know what, whether I identify allowing people to be represented by with that sidewalk or not I know that how they identify — that's important.” that means that people are welcome The name change applied to every- here,’ and we believe in inclusivity and thing across the university, including we believe in community here,” Baillie Blackboard, class registration, and said.

“I hope that people see that and say, ‘You know what, whether I identify with that sidewalk or not I know that that means that people are welcome here,’ and we believe in inclusivity and we believe in community here.”

Correction: In Vol. 27, Issue 21 of The Cascade, the article “All-candidates Q&A held at UFV” misattributed a statement made by Seamus Heffernan of the Liberal party to Michael Nenn of the NDP.

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OPINION

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opinion@ufvcascade.ca Carissa Wiens — Opinion Editor

Advice //

Editorial //

Fight for human rights with your vote

Dear Robin

JESSICA BARCLAY

ROBIN HALPER Life is tough and confusing and weird.

We all need help sometimes, and when you need an expert opinion, you turn to an expert opinion-giver like Robin Halper. Whatever problem you’re facing in life, Robin will have a solution.

The Cascade cannot guarantee the effectiveness of Robin’s unique approach to life, but if you’re in a jam, get some advice by writing to halp@ufvcascade. ca

Robin Political bust Dear Robin Last week I watched the election debates in English and French, but I only understood the French one and I don’t even speak French.

What’s wrong with me?

A munchy mess Dear Robin,

Sincerely,

Bilingual but not

Someone in my group project makes the nastiest noises when he chews his food. It’s like he’s producing an excessive amount of saliva and needs to make music with it. It gets so bad that I’m constantly leaving the study room because he snacks all the time. What do I do?

I just can’t live like this anymore and the project is due at the end of the semester.

Hello,

Sincerely, Snackily suffering

Hey, Those are the worst noises. I would rather listen to a baby scream than someone noisily chew. Unfortunately, you can’t be too harsh with your group project member; it can be a sensitive topic because they may not be able to control it. I think your solution here is to chew just as nastily when you’re near him and

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see if he notices it and makes an adjustment to his eating noises.

You’re probably not the only one in that boat. I only watched the English one and I was lost. Canada has too many political party leaders debating on too many topics to actually accomplish anything in a two-hour debate. I can’t even imagine what the American Democratic candidate debates look like with 10 people up there. But good for you for understanding French. It takes years for most people to grasp the language, but you learned it in two hours. I wouldn’t look into this further. Maybe politics are best understood in French. I’ll go watch the French debate now. And remember, the best way to learn about politics is not through debates or catchy platforms, but is to read the comments people post on electionrelated articles on the CBC website.

Robin

Although we are living in arguably one of the most peaceful times in human history, we cannot ignore the human rights violations currently ongoing worldwide from key economic players on the world stage.

In China, the new social credit system is being used to oppress minority populations.

Those found in violation of certain unspecified rules, or those whose social score drops to low, are being brought to “re-education” camps, often for an indeterminate period of time. Those who have escaped report torture, solitary confinement, and being kept in leg chains for months at a time.

In Syria, an investigation by the New York Times revealed that the Russian Air Force has been repeatedly bombing hospitals that treat citizens and refugees injured in the ongoing conflicts. Bombing hospitals is a war crime, and a serious violation of human rights.

In the United States, detained migrant children are being held away from their families in deplorable conditionals. The children live in overcrowded cages, are unwashed, and underfed. There aren’t enough hygiene supplies, and food is often spoiled.

It is easy to view the upcoming federal elections as only affecting Canada, but Canadians have a presence in the international community, and how we vote at home affects those outside as well.

Canada is a member of the United Nations, which works with its sometimes limited resources to protect those whose human rights have been violated by their governments. Canada has sent personnel on a number of peacekeeping missions and is perceived worldwide as diplomatic and humanitarian, to the point that American travellers will often sew Canadian flags on their backpacks to get a warmer reception while abroad. However, Canada has recently been criticized for not doing enough.

It pulled out early from a peacekeeping mis-

sion in Mali despite a request from the UN to stay longer. The lack of action on drinking advisories on First Nation reserves has also been criticized. Currently there are still 56 longterm advisories on First Nations reserves, though 87 have been lifted since November 2015. The Liberals have promised all water restrictions on reserves would be lifted by 2021, but the progress has come only after internal and international pressure.

Despite the unrest overseas and next door there has been little meaningful discussion on foreign policy in the federal election debate or candidate platforms. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau didn’t take part in the Maclean's debate that had a small section discussing foreign policy. Green Leader Elizabeth May, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, and New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh stumbled through the regular disappointing clichés regarding China's security state, Ukraine’s resistance to Russian expansion, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); it was, as Maclean’s called it, “a bit of a mess.”

It might be best said by the Washington Post’s motto: “Democracy dies in darkness.” This can refer not only to when citizens lack access to reliable information, but also when citizens willingly turn a blind eye to both the federal and global political climates.

Looking away won’t help. One of the best ways to make meaningful change is by being politically active, and that starts with voting.

For more information on voting procedures see the Election Canada website. The CBC has a feature outlining the main federal party platforms, as well as a “Vote Compass” quiz that informs you what party your interests are most in line with.

Advanced polling is over, but regular polling will be up in numerous locations on Oct. 21. vvThe Cascade does not endorse a specific political party, but we strongly endorse you exercising your democratic right to vote.

OPINION

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2019

UFV //

Video game narratives are literature, and UFV should acknowledge them

UFV’s english courses range from medieval poetry to graphic novels, but no video games course.

NIC JACKSON

As a student majoring in English, it is my duty to interpret, analyze, and critique literature given to me by my professors; however, as a passionate fan of video games, I often find myself contemplating the deeper mean-

about the medium's influential story telling.

Gone Home, by The Fullbright Company, is set up like a horror game, but as the game unfolds, the player is greeted with a family drama about a daughter coming to grips with her sexuality. It is a game that teaches students how to implement genre tropes to mislead the player — or reader — and how

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ing that developers have sprinkled into their works of art. Gaming has not only shown me the fun of competing online, but more importantly, it has also allowed me to interact with some of the best stories ever told.

As I progress through my degree at UFV, I have found it harder and harder to believe that the English department has yet to offer a literature course studying video game narratives. Although UFV has yet to acknowledge the art form as literature, universities, like the University of Toronto, have incorporated video game-driven English courses into their curriculum.

Not only would this course cost no more than an average class at UFV, it would also be as beneficial as a traditional English course focused on novels, poems, and short stories. Courses at UFV can be expensive, and so can the books students are forced to buy; however, sticking to video games like Gone Home, Bioshock, Fallout 3, and Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead, a teacher can have enough material to analyze, while costing students less than $70.

Each of the games mentioned were not picked just because I had a great time playing them, but because they can teach students

to successfully subvert expectations.

From the surface (pun intended), Bioshock seems like a generic science fiction and firstperson shooter, however, towards the end of the game it is revealed that the phrase “Would you kindly” is a trigger phrase used to trick the protagonist, Jack, into committing acts on violence. As the player hears this phrase countless times throughout the game, they are never asked to think much about it. This reveal demonstrates the importance of building up a plot twist, as well as questions how many have become desensitized towards violence in video games.

Bethesda Softworks' Fallout 3 on the other hand, made the list because it teaches the importance of world building. Novels like George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series can be used to teach world building, but a video game like Fallout 3 also shows the importance of implementing sidequests to enrich a player’s experience. Allowing the player to have freedom to explore an open world, and take quests that are not part of the main narrative builds a sense of realism a novel can not do.

Lastly, Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead is such a dense game that it could fill up a

Lifestyle //

The Mcdonaldization of social interaction Don’t underestimate the importance of face-to face interaction DARIEN JOHNSEN Many people feel lonely, even when constantly communicating. Socializing on our phones may be efficient, but in my experience, it does not maximize our social benefit and may leave people feeling more isolated in the long run. Often we are left unsatisfied or with a short-term satisfaction after we put our devices down.

Having a lack of public spaces where people congregate is a concern, especially here on campus where the suppression of clubs and associations gathering spaces has been a pretty big problem over the past few years. Human interaction has been relegated to the online sphere, be it through institutional suppression (such as the lack of places to hang out) or the fact that humans tend toward convenience (it’s easier to chat online than to go out and meet in person).

What I see in this a larger trend where our society has become highly isolated from each other. American sociologist George Ritzer coined the term “McDonaldization,” defined as “the process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society as well as the rest of the world.” By this, he’s referring to predictability, standardization, efficiency, and convenience. We’ve absorbed a refined, specialized, and automated culture which allows us to put less and less thought into basic tasks.

Everything is quick and dirty, in and out, just like how McDonald’s operates.

With Skip The Dishes, grocery delivery, e-transfers, and technology being used as a primary form of communication and transaction, we can spend

course by itself. The game showcases the lengths to which humans will go to protect the ones they love and survive in dire situations. The game throws out complex controls to specifically focus players on the narrative. With The Walking Dead, players are asked hard questions throughout the narrative, like whether life is worth living or not when those you love are all gone. Furthermore, the game works to question which is more important, morality or survival?

Since the video game crash of 1983, the gaming industry has bounced back and become a $138-billion-a-year business.

With games like Red Dead Redemption 2 making over $700 million in its first three days, it is safe to say that fans desire story-driven games. UFV’s English department uses novels, poems, short stories, and even comics to further students’ understanding of literature, but professors should look to video games as well. The

entire weeks at home and hardly ever physically interact with other humans.

This could be seriously damaging to our human psyche. In my opinion, humans were not made to live this way or we would probably never have ventured outside of caves and would be some sort of weird, deformed, bat-like creatures who’d never seen the sun.

Many will argue that communicating through social media and technology is vital because it keeps us connected with people we can’t often see, which is true. Personally though, I would much rather see my grandmother and give her a hug than tell her I miss her over a Facebook post. This seems more like a last resort than an actually satisfying interaction. When we’re too busy, broke, or anxious to actually find the time and means to interact with each other, these things seem beneficial. I think we’re failing to address a larger underlying and systemic issue: the reason we are so limited in the resources of time and money is due to a capitalist system that doesn’t really care about our well-being.

Quantity of interaction doesn’t necessarily equal quality. With mental health issues becoming more common in society, we need to be working toward prioritizing our time to include things that make us mentally feel better. We often think we can replace the social experience online, but I argue that we are missing out on the rewards of face-to-face interaction. I’m a big believer that emotional vibes can be transferred directly between people.

So go check out some fun social events that may carry some good vibes, and push yourself out of your comfort zone. Your phone won’t give you the same experience as attending an actual event with actual people can. video game industry needs writers, and UFV can help students understand how video game storytelling differs from a novel, so that if they apply as a writer at a company like EA, Ubisoft, or Bethesda, they will have the upper hand.

For many students in the English program, writing a novel or collection of short stories sounds like an amazing career goal; however, the video game industry has opened up new and exciting job opportunities for writers. The Oxford English Dictionary classifies literature as “pieces of writing that are valued as works of art.” Video game narratives fit this description. With other universities giving video games the appreciation they deserve, a class in the UFV’s English department would be a good step towards acknowledging how video game narratives have impacted the literary world in the recent years.

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CURTAILED COMMENTARY ON CURRENT CONDITIONS

Illustrations by Kelly Ning

Punk is dead and so is the “reclaimed counterculture”

The worst time of year to be vegan I have been a vegetarian since I was 10 years old — that makes 16 years without eating the flesh of an animal.

For the past two years I have continually struggled with taking the next step of going vegan; going vegan has a multitude of health benefits, is much cheaper than an omnivore’s diet, and saves the planet from the pollution of industrialized factory farms that process animal products.

However, being a vegan is a hassle during the holidays. Thanksgiving, with sides smothered in butter surrounding a turkey stuffed with old bread. Halloween, with those hardto-resist little candy bars that usu-

Isn’t that a safety hazard?

If you have spent any amount of time in the Student Union Building (SUB), you’re likely to have noticed furniture placements that are questionable at best; specifically, the table and two chairs positioned directly along the ENTIRE bottom left step (if you are descending) of the central staircase. It is unsafe, impractical, and, quite frankly, very irritating. There is little to no room available to navigate around them.

Any attempt to descend past them is fraught with danger.

I have witnessed more than a few people move the furniture away

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ally contain milk ingredients and produce copious amounts of plastic waste. Christmas, with endless potlucks and end-of-the-year parties, countless homemade cookies, and a multitude of family dinners to attend in which your only vegan option is a scoop of cranberry sauce.

So, with a heightened sense of social anxiety, I serve myself mashed potatoes that are whipped with milk, and peas and carrots that are drenched in butter, in order to not look like the odd one out, or seem ungrateful for having been invited.

Andrea Sadowski

from the stairs, pushing it a mere inch or two away for the sake of safer stair access and, every time, without fail, within 24 hours the furniture is back to its starting point, blocking the stairs. How is this safe? How many people have been hurt? How many people must seriously injure themselves maneuvering around illogical furniture arrangements before we see change? I want answers gosh darn it! Why are they there!?

Elyssa English

If I see another trendy, “reclaimed,” upscale, boutique shop opening in downtown Abbotsford I’m probably going to lose it. I’m not sure exactly why these businesses rub me the wrong way — sure we can throw the word gentrification (the process of transforming a neighbourhood to conform it to middle-class taste) around until we make ourselves sick, but what difference does it make? Poverty, income inequality, and trendy hipsters who can’t drink or eat something unless it’s “craft” will exist anyways. Is that an excuse not to clean up an area that’s historically been pretty downtrodden? Most of these businesses are independently owned, so it’s not big business occupy-

ing the area, it’s citizens. They’re free to try and make a living for themselves if this is how they so choose.

What I find most amusing about this whole situation are these businesses’ failed attempt at being countercultural. These alternative little hipster boutiques are just clones of every other heritage town. Buying some old-school chairs, painting your shop white, and calling it reclaimed doesn’t make it particularly unique; it just becomes another homogenized counterculture.

These shops are about as genuinely alternative as a punk jacket bought from Forever 21.

Darien Johnsen

Video games just make me sad now

I remember gaming as a good thing. I used to literally get up on schedule at 5 a.m. before school to play Call of Duty, only to return after school to play the remainder of that day away with my friends. Slowly, this whole becoming an adult thing really changed that.

Sitting in front of a TV or a computer gaming bums me out now. I mean sure, I still like video games to some degree, but my sessions have changed from 10 hours a day to 30 minutes if I’m lucky.

I just can’t connect with it like I used to, and frankly, I feel the most isolated

when I'm sitting in my computer chair on my third cup of coffee trying to level up despite the countless responsibilities that await me. I don’t really know why that’s the case, yet here I am, adulting. World of Warcraft Classic just came out, so pray for me. I’ll keep fighting the good fight, forcing my outof-shape self to the gym and steering clear of IGN’s game reviews.

Alex Jesus

STUDY BREAK Crossword //

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Made by Andrea Sadowski DOWN

ACROSS

1: A sensory experience in which a person can see, taste, hear, or smell something that is not there.

1: The dwelling place of a hermit.

2: The placenta and fetal membranes discharged from the uterus after the birth of offspring.

3: To predict by projecting past experience on known data.

4: An excavation or structure created in the ground that provides water.

5: A deerlike, North American mammal with a stocky body, long, slim legs, and black horns.

6: A tall structure built to create an elevated observation point.

5: A clothing size, in French.

6: A state of armed conflict between two nations.

7: A small pointed tool used for piercing holes.

8: The browser mode you choose when you want to keep your Google searches private.

9: An undergarment for women.

9: The basic monetary unit of Thailand.

10: A cheer of encouragement or approval.

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11: A person whose state capital is Des Moines.

ANSWERS: Down: 1: Coincidental 3: Naked 4: Paperweight 5: Earth 6: Equalization 7: Taboo 10: Señor 11: Maize 12: Quran

Across: 2: Omnipresent 8: Perturb 9: Hello 10: Steam 13: Nothing 14: Rallentando

12: A commentary delivered to accompany a movie.

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Illustration by Elyssa English

Horoscopes //

Your weekly life predictions as told by Ang the Great

Aries — Mar 21 to Apr 19 This week search for wisdom and understanding in all that you do, for wisdom is better than silver, and holds more wealth than gold. Do not despise whatever wisdom comes your way, but accept it with an open and grateful heart.

Leo — Jul 23 to Aug 22 Take heed to discipline and be open to correction. Remember that you are not always right, and admit your faults when you recognize that you have done wrong. Repair the damage your actions may have caused and be humble.

Sagittarius — Nov 22 to Dec 21 Do not try to reason with fools. They do not understand what you are saying, what you are going through, or what needs to be done.

Let them continue on in their ways, and you in yours, and you will find peace in letting go of the things you cannot control.

Taurus — Apr 20 to May 20 Watch your temper this week, you hot-headed Taurus. You do not know the harm your words and actions may have on somebody, so practise self-control and discipline as you try not to lose it on somebody.

Virgo —Aug 23 to Sep 22 So long you have anxiously waited for the blessing that has come into your life, embrace this blessing and tend to it as you would a precious tree: water it and let it grow roots into your heart. Be grateful for the time you spent waiting.

Capricorn — Dec 22 to Jan 19 Lift up your heart this week and you will feast on the fruits that you have planted long ago. Be generous and invite your friends to the table and you will enjoy much laughter together.

Libra — Sep 23 to Oct 22 The words of a person’s heart are like deep waters, and a wellspring of wisdom like a flowing brook. Take care of your heart this week before all else to avoid burnout and to continue being a source of life to your community.

Aquarius — Jan 20 to Feb 18 Reconsider your friendship with someone who is hot-headed. Surround yourself only with people who inspire you to be the best version of yourself. Do not get dragged down by relationships that are hindering your growth.

Scorpio — Oct 23 to Nov 21 You will be greatly blessed this week! Share this blessing with others, for what you will get in return will be of greater value than you ever thought possible.

Pisces — Feb 19 to Mar 20 My child, enjoy the sweet things of life this week. You will enjoy a sweet rest once the hard work is over, so keep going and do not give up hope.

Gemini — May 21 to Jun 20 Keep looking straight ahead. Think carefully of where you place each step, and let all your actions be purposeful. Don’t lose focus this week: keep to task and set an example for others.

Cancer —Jun 21 to Jul 22 Weigh each word that comes out of your mouth this week, because your words hold great power. Let your speech be filled with justice, kindness, and thanksgiving. Show patience to everyone and be aware of the influence your words have

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Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, a Hearthstone esports player, Ng “Blitzchung” Wai Chung, voiced his support for Hong Kong protests in a post-tournament interview. Hearthstone is an online card-based strategy game created

by Blizzard Entertainment, a U.S.-based company. As a result of his expression of support, he was banned by Blizzard for a year and all of his winnings were taken away.

In the English-speaking areas of the internet, the company explained that he had violated the tournament rules, citing section 6.1 that states: “Engaging in any act that, in Blizzard's sole discretion, brings you into public disrepute, offends a portion or group of the public, or otherwise damages Blizzard image will result in removal from Grandmasters and reduction of the player's prize total to $0.”

This, however, differed from the explanation given by their partner company in China. The statement, as translated by IGN, said: “We express our strong indignation [or resentment] and condemnation of the events that occurred in the Hearthstone Asia Pacific competition last weekend and absolutely oppose the dissemination of personal political ideas during any events [or games]. The players involved will be banned, and the commentators involved will be immediately terminated from any official business. Also, we will protect [or safeguard] our national dignity [or honor].”

Chinese game publisher Tencent has made investments in Blizzard, which may explain the ruling, but in no way makes it acceptable. This event has sparked a debate about American companies siding with China due to profitability, which in turn allows China to influence the actions of the company.

This is also not the first time that China has drawn worldwide attention.

On Dec. 1, 2018 chairwoman and chief financial officer of Chinese communications company Huawei, Meng Wanzhou, was detained in Canada at the request of U.S. authorities for financial conspiracy. Huawei is currently in the middle of a data security scandal, as a provider of equipment for many countries’ 5G networks. There is concern that because Huawei is a Chinese telecommunications company, it will comply with any order from the Chinese government to hand over client data.

How would you feel if a Canadian company banned a player for express-

ing his support for human rights? How would it feel to have your personal data handed over to Canadian authorities just because you are using a device

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Article 9: No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.

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made by a Canadian telecommunications provider? That would cause an outrage, protest, and the government would probably start an investigation.

What is also important to remember is the fact that China is a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council and has an obligation to uphold the principles of human rights as outlined by the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR). The UNDHR is a document that was drafted and adopted by 18 United Nations member states after the Second World War. It is meant to ensure that all human rights are respected and that people are not treated unfairly, no matter what country they live in, what religious practices they follow, or what political stance they have.

However, it seems that China has little regard for human rights when it crosses their political or economic interests, a concern shared by the many citizens currently protesting in Hong Kong. Ever since sovereignty over Hong Kong was handed over from the United Kingdom to China in 1997, the people of Hong Kong have been relatively safe from Chinese intervention due to the conditions of the handover, specifically the Basic Law which expires in 2047. The Basic Law is a mini-constitution which states that Hong Kong has its own economy, legal and legislative system, and defends the civil liberties and freedoms of its people.

In June 2019 protests erupted in Hong Kong as a response to the introduction of a bill that looked to amend the extradition laws in Hong Kong. If passed, the

bill, called the Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019, it would allow Hong Kong authorities to detain and extradite accused or convicted criminals to areas with which Hong Kong currently does not have agreements regarding extradition. Such areas include Taiwan and, most importantly, mainland China, both of which are under the control of the Communist Party of China.

Citizens of Hong Kong were worried that the bill would allow the government of China to impact the autonomy of the region and civil liberties of both residents and visitors. A united movement against the bill was formed in June, and since then, the protestors have been fighting both the government and the Hong Kong police. The Chinese government has already expressed its readiness to intervene in the protests, despite the fact that Hong Kong already had its own police units dealing with the situation.

While the protesters are fighting for these objectives, there is another issue that is being discussed in Hong Kong media, which is mainland China’s social credit system and the possibility of its implementation in Hong Kong.

In 2014 the Communist Party of China officially announced plans to establish the social credit system, a population surveillance measure which allows the government to reward and punish citizens for their actions. Essentially, it is a point-based system of government trust, in that Chinese citizens lose or gain points for different actions, much like the way a credit score works. The system is still being run as a trial in over 43 Chinese cities, and while there i s

One of the protestors’ main objectives was to have the government

withdraw the extradition bill from consideration, which happened on Sept. 4.

The protests, however, have not stopped as there are four more objectives which the protesters aim to achieve: •

stop characterization of the protests as riots

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release and exonerate those arrested during the protests

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investigate the legitimacy of police activities during the protests

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see the resignation of Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam

not yet an official way to gain points, some things that can be done are donating blood, giving money to charity, helping clean public areas, volunteering, and reporting on someone’s misbehaviour or family issues. Points can be lost by drinking too much alcohol, buying too many video games, refusing to settle problems out of court, littering, jaywalking, and swearing. The amount of points someone has influences what they can do — like buying train and airline tickets, applying for loans, sending children to certain schools, getting discounts on utilities and rent, and accessing bicycle-share services.

These facts alone are glaring violations of several UNDHR articles. The prohibition of airline and train ticket purchasing may go against article 13.1: “Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each State.”

Denying the use of certain schools or public services, such as bike sharing, violates article 21.2: “Everyone has the right to equal access to public service in his country.”

Very high or very low social credit scores can also be publicly praised or shamed on television; blacklists of people with low scores are being published on the internet, and there are even apps which allow Chinese citizens to see if there are people with monetary debt around them.

Publicly shaming citizens with low social credit scores violates article 12: “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.”

But what is more alarming is the fact that system is being introduced nationwide and by 2020 will encompass all regions and national minorities in China. One of the minorities to suffer from the social credit system has been a Turkic Muslim group called Uyghurs.

Although they have communities in countries around the world, such as Kazakhstan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Canada, and the U.S.A., a very large percentage of the population lives in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China.

Through occasional trips to the region — the latest being in 2018 — an investigative journalist writing for the Russian newspaper Meduza has seen changes in the region over the past 15 years. China has been reshaping the area, slowly destroying the Uyghur architecture and culture and replacing it to reflect Chinese values. Since 2009 the region has been shaken by explosions, stabbings, and fights, an ongoing reaction to the Han Chinese killing of Uyghur workers in southern China. The killings sparked protests among the non-Han population in the region’s capital, Urumchi. The Chinese authorities responded to the unrest by killing 197 Uyghur people, arresting a thousand protestors, and later selecting 30 to be executed as a warning to potential rebels. Uyghurs have been constantly retaliating, but their region was cut from internet access for a whole year when the protests began, so this information barely became public. Xinjiang is also very important to the Chinese government because it is where most of China’s oil and gas is processed. Selected as the original trial city for China's surveillance system, Xinjiang has been actively populated with surveillance systems including facial recognition cameras since

early 2017, which give enough information about a person that he or she may be identified within minutes. Chinese authorities are also actively destroying old Uyghur literature and Muslim-inspired architecture, closing down mosques, banning traditional knife sales, Uyghur language, and religious and cultural practices. Those who are resisting these restrictions, and the social credit system, are sent to re-education camps.

The camps have been previously called fiction by the Chinese government, but in 2019, some were shown to a selected handful of journalists, including BBC’s John Sudworth. What the journalists have been allowed to see paints a positive picture of Han Chinese helping the Uyghur and other minority populations to correct extremist behaviour, which the Chinese government claims stops them from fully participating in society.

The Uyghurs spoken to say that they have “made a mistake,” had a “weak awareness of laws,” were “affected by extremism,” and are happy to learn how to be better.

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Article 18: Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion…

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In order to learn to be better, the prisoners or “students,” as they are referred to by the staff during the interviews, are constantly learning about the Chinese Communist Party and its achievements; how to speak Mandarin; practicing acceptable forms of entertainment, such as dancing or painting; and how to work in the service industry. They are forced to live in a room with bunk-beds and toilet in the same room. Survivors of these camps say that the ones shown to the public are “show-camps,” where people are sent after spending time in much tougher camps, but even then they are threatened with violence and being relocated back to the stricter camps.

The stricter camps look more defensive and intimidating with watchtowers, barbed wire on the walls, and armed guards. The staff actively try to stop anyone from entering or even filming around them and journalists who have tried to go undercover are routinely stopped. The police forces are also controlling how much the even the local

Han Chinese population may engage with foreign tourists, journalists, and other visitors.

Very few Uyghurs have managed to escape Chinese camps and those that have described a dystopian situation. In a recent Vice documentary, survivors of the camps said when people are taken away, Han Chinese occupy their property and become owners of Uyghur houses. People would usually be taken at night, and parents and children are separated and taken to different camps, likely never to see each other again. The government treats children of the Uyghur detainees and those who have tried to escape overseas, sometimes being forced to leave their children behind with relatives, as orphans and are sent to orphanages sometimes very far away from their home communities.

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It is often unclear why individuals are being sent to the camps. They are given sentences and accused of some sort of misconduct; survivors in the documentary were arrested for learning Arabic or Uyghur languages, studying the Qur’an, or opening a non-Madarine speaking kindergarten.

When pressed about the fact that they collect people and send them to the camps, the Chinese authorities say that they are able to determine if the person will commit crimes ahead of time and thus re-educating them will prevent that from happening. Since Xinjiang is within the government’s jurisdiction, the local population has few ways of defending themselves apart from asking for help from other countries.

This is not the only time that the Chinese government decided someone’s guilt without due reason. In 1999, the Communist Party of China began and still continues to prosecute followers of a spiritual practice, called Falun Gong or “Practice of Dharma Wheel.” The practice started in 1992 and became very popular in China as it focuses on meditation techniques, moral teachings, and lacked a rigid structure. The Chinese government began to view it as a potential threat to the state due to its increasing size, independence, and requests to be legally recognized. The practice was banned in 1999 and since then many practitioners of Falun Gong have been arrested. According to an independent tribunal sitting in London, detained followers of the religion are “probably the principal source” of force-harvested organs in China. Similarly to the Uyghur population they cannot find help within their country and have to ask for outside help and protection.

Both of these cases, with the Uyghur people and the Falun Gong followers,

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and going back to the more recent case with Blizzard, we can see violations of several articles within the UN Declaration of Human Rights, specifically 9 and 18.

Article 18 states: “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.”

Article 9 states: “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.”

Being pursued and punished simply because your religion or spiritual practice is considered a threat to the political security of the government is a serious human rights violation, but China does not seem to have a problem with that.

In fact, China seems to be more worried about trade deals and expansion into all possible markets. Huawei and Blizzard are just some of the examples of China pushing itself into other countries and their politics. China has invested into and owns many gaming companies which have players all around the world, including Canada.

Knowing about these events allows us to reconsider the view that China is just another player in worldwide politics. A player respects the rules of the game, but China is actively making its own rules and tries to enforce them upon others.

Now, it is a personal choice for each and every one of us whether to use or not use Chinese-made technology or purchase games from companies that have close ties with China. However, we have to make sure that whichever choice we make, we are informed about all the possible issues connected with that choice; as in this example, companies could be and sometimes are, connected with human rights violations.

CULTURE

VOL. 27 // ISSUE 22

culture@ufvcascade.ca Andrea Sadowski — Culture Editor

Community Event //

A Little Bit of Abstract Kariton Art Gallery presents abstract art

erational hours and discuss their artwork.

I met with Roy Williams, a member of the Fraser Valley Watermedia Society On Friday, Oct. 11, I had the opportunity whose artists create with acrylic, ink and to attend the Kariton Art Gallery’s new fall wash, and watercolour. exhibit A Little Bit of Abstract. The gallery “We need Culture. With a capital C,” showcases local artists who also serve as Williams said, when asked about the immembers of the Abbotsford Arts Council. portance of these events in the Fraser The exhibit premiered on Oct. 6 and runs Valley. “It makes us more human. It’s not until Oct. 26 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and necessarily a soft side of us, but it’s introit offers an exclusive opportunity to meet spective.” with a diverse variety of artists during opWhile each piece of art displayed different characteristics, the majority of the featured pieces included depictions of nature, providing an accessible starting point for abstract media. Williams admitted that modern art can be tricky to navigate.

“I’m not thinking of the biology of a fir tree when I’m painting one,” he said.

“Although maybe I should.

Maybe that’s what abstraction is all about: impressionistic.”

One of my favourite pieces from the exhibit was “Harvest Moon” by Marlyn Clark. The painting was texA Little Bit of Abstract. Kariton Art Galery. Oct. 11, 2019. turized by natural samples (Krystina Spracklin/The Cascade) of reeds and branches, pro-

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A Little Bit of Abstract. Kariton Art Galery. Oct. 11, 2019. (Krystina Spracklin/The Cascade)

viding a 3D component above the abstract hues of the sky and waterlines. “Harvest Moon” has a haunting quality, with a golden moon and thin, finger-like branches that leap off the canvas.

My own exposure to abstract art hasn’t been extensive outside of a visual arts course, but it wasn’t challenging to enjoy the exhibit and bounce ideas off with Williams. Abstract art can appear daunting to those who are unfamiliar: its depictions of colours, patterns, random placement, and shifting directions are uncontained. The

viewer is confronted by undefined composition and tasked to derive meaning through their own interpretations. Most importantly, the artist is experimenting with new signals to connect with their audience — and it’s why we bond to art.

Even if abstract art appears complicated, this particular exhibit allows newcomers and fans alike the opportunity to converse with the artists and investigate their inspirations. The gallery offers free admittance too; so, the more, the merrier!

UFV Event //

Mental health screening event held at UFV

Counsellors services holds outreach and awareness event ALEISTER GWYNNE On Thursday, Oct. 10, which is World Mental Health Day, UFV Counselling Services held an outreach and awareness event in the Alumni Hall of Building B on the Abbotsford campus as part of the Here to Help “Beyond the Blues” mental health screening days. The centrepiece of the event was a mental health screening activity open to any students wanting to participate.

A row of laptops sat to one side of the room for students to take the first part of the screening, which consisted of an online questionnaire divided into several categories, including personal details, general mental well-being, depression, mood disorder, anxiety, and alcohol use. Most sections were optional. The screening questionnaire was provided by the Here to Help organization, which helps provide assistance and information for those dealing with issues of mental health or substance abuse. The questionnaire can be taken online at heretohelp.bc.ca.

After completing the questionnaire, a university counsellor went over the results with the respondent in their office nearby.

The interview typically lasted about 10 to 15 minutes. Results were confidential between the student and counsellor, except for certain cases involving high risk of harm.

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Counsellors cautioned that the results these have been held at UFV for as long In addition to the screenings, there were not a formal diagnosis, but merely as she has been working here, which has were pamphlets, Timbits, and other freeindicated conditions one might be dealing been over 10 years. Results from these bies such as pens on offer. There were with. Students with a likelihood of hav- screenings help CMH update its services also three Pacific Assistance Dogs Society ing one of the issues that the test screens based on apparent demand, according to (PADS) therapy dogs named Gelato, Haifor were encouraged to follow up with Heppner. ku, and Mudge. a healthcare professional, and the counsellors could provide assistance in doing so. In addition, links to community mental health services, such as FoundryBC and the Abbotsford and Chilliwack Youth Health Centres, were provided. Students also had the opportunity at this time to set up appointments with UFV’s own counsellors.

Events like Beyond the Blues are encouraged by the Canada Mental Health (CMH) Association at university campuses across the country, according to Carolyn Heppner, a UFV counsellor who was conducting interviews at the event. She Info table; UFV mental health screening. Abbotsford, BC. Oct. 11, 2019. (Aleister Gwynne/The Cascade) said that events like

CULTURE

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2019

Club Q&A //

Q&A with UFV WEST founders UFV women in engineering, science, and technology ANDREA SADOWSKI UFV now has a club supporting all female-identifying students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). I got to sit down with three of the club’s four founders and executive members, Isabelle St-Martin, Kennedy Zwarych, and Aisa Dobie to talk about what their club does and why they said goodbye to what little free time they have to start it.

UFV WEST, which stands for Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology, had their first Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Oct. 10, and are just starting to get established here at UFV. Although they do not currently have regular meeting times, the three of them, along with the fourth executive Emma Rose, a UFV alumnus, are already planning two upcoming events this semester.

On Nov. 28 they will hold a career panel, with professionals in the STEM field coming to talk about how they got there, what they do, and the challenges they face. They are currently confirming the attendance of the panelists and are actively looking for female-identifying, hopefully local, professionals in STEM. UFV WEST aims to bring awareness to gender barriers that exist in STEM fields and to empower women and other minorities to find success in STEM, in order to take action and move forward. This career panel aims to inspire more women to continue in their field, despite the obstacles they face.

On Dec. 6, UFV WEST will be part of the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, a memorial UFV holds every year for the École Polytechnique massacre.

In 1989, a man entered the École Polytechnique, an engineering school in Quebec, and killed 14 women. This is the deadliest shooting in modern Canada, and is not often talked about. The club will be promoting the vigil to its members to gain more support and attendance, and to bring attention to this memorial dedicated to the death of women killed for pursuing a STEM education.

UFV WEST’s goal is to recognize and celebrate the contributions that women have made and continue to make in the scientific community,

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which have often gone under-acknowledged. The club understands that women are underrepresented in STEM fields and that they lack support and opportunities.

Students who are members of UFV WEST can expect to be educated about unrecognized female achievements in the STEM field. On the club’s Instagram they make a point to highlight female scientists and their accomplishments.

These women started the club because of their mutual passion towards this topic, to recognize women’s achievements and further their careers in STEM. “I don’t think there is really another option; I think we all just know that UFV needs this,” said St-Martin. “When I started looking at what other institutions have, like TRU, UBC, every other university or college has some kind of support or a group to promote women in STEM and we didn’t. It’s just so much bigger than all of us, and I think we all see how important this is.”

The club has received an influx of support from other students and faculty. At the first events they attended, U-Join and the Science Social, there was a lot of encouragement from faculty.

“The dean of science, Dr. Lucy Lee, was really excited about our club and started forwarding us emails of events we can promote and people we can talk to,” said Dobie. “It seems like it’s a needed field and the faculty are really excited.”

UFV WEST advocates for equity and inclusion, so everyone is welcome to join the club; you don’t need to be a STEM student or identify as a woman to join. Anyone who wants to support women in STEM is welcome to join the club and attend its events.

“This is open to everyone … Anyone who feels at all passionate about this should feel like this is a place that they can come to,” said St-Martin.

“It’s not just science and not just women.”

Like the club on Facebook at UFV WEST, follow them on Instagram @ufvwest, or email them with any questions or to be added to the email list that lets students know about upcoming events and opportunities, ufvwest@gmail.com.

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Cascade Kitchen: Pumpkin pie

Pumpkin pie. Oct. 14, 2019. (Chandy Dancey)

CHANDY DANCEY The Cascade Kitchen is a student-run food column that brings you budgetfriendly recipes and cooking tips. Check back bi-weekly for something new to try in the kitchen, or if you want to see your own recipe featured next, get started by reaching out to culture@ufvcascade.ca.

Is the fall season truly complete without pumpkin pie? Thanksgiving might be over in Canada, but that doesn’t mean you can’t pumpkin spice things up.

Pumpkin pie in particular is shockingly easy to make: mix some pumpkin and spices together, pour into pie shells, and bake! And if you find one of those big, nearly 30 oz. cans of pumpkin, you can double the recipe and make four pies — enough to share with loved ones, bring to gatherings, or freeze for yourself.

Where else are you going to find that kind of value?

Ready in: 45 minutes. Makes: 2 pies Ingredients: 2 eggs 103 g (1/2 cup) packed brown sugar 70 g (1/3 cup) white sugar 2 g (1/2 tsp) salt 5 g (2 tsp) cinnamon 2.5 g (1 tsp) ground ginger 0.6 g (1/4 tsp) ground nutmeg 0.6 g (1/4 tsp) ground cloves 0.4 g (1/8 tsp) ground cardamom 1.3 g (1/2 tsp) lemon zest 425 g (15 oz) of canned pumpkin 355 ml (12 oz) of canned evaporated milk Two pie crusts (each pie doesn’t need a top) Tip: This can easily be made vegan with an egg replacer/flax egg and a can of coconut milk!

1. Preheat your oven to 425 F. 2. Mix all the dry ingredients and the eggs in a large bowl.

3. Add in the pumpkin and evaporated milk and mix. It’ll be quite liquidy, but don’t worry.

4. Pour into pie shells and bake at 425 F for 15 minutes (on the 2nd-totop rack), then lower the temperature to 350 F and bake for another 30 minutes or so. If the crust is getting too brown, you can put strips of aluminum foil along the edges to keep them from overcooking.

5. When your pie has a slight jiggle in the middle and a knife or toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean, it’s finished! Allow to sit and cool before serving. Enjoy!

This recipe was adapted from Elise Bauer’s on Simply Recipes

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SPORTS

VOL. 27 // ISSUE 22

sports@ufvcascade.ca Alex Jesus — Sports Editor

Interview //

Meet Graham Walkey from UFV men’s volleyball Transferring from Columbia Bible College, Graham Walkey begins the latest chapter of his volleyball career here at UFV. ALEX JESUS As UFV volleyball goes through its transition to the Canada West conference within U SPORTS, you may notice that many of its players are brand new to the program. That said, if you attended the Cascades games with Columbia Bible College (CBC) last season, there’s one you might recognize. Graham Walkey made the switch to the Cascades for the 2019-20 season, which is great for UFV volleyball and its supporters considering his experience. He joins Landon Uy as a team captain for the 2019-20 team.

Long before Walkey played in the PacWest conference or even at the club level, he knew that volleyball was something he wanted to be part of his journey.

“That’s actually throwing back to about grade five. So, 11 years old, just playing with family out at a summer camp.

They’d always have tournaments there, so I kind of got involved as early as I could and that led into playing in elementary school, then [in] club up in Prince George,” Walkey said. That’s where it all began for Graham, who played his entire highschool and club career in Prince George.

The moment his game became recognizably transferable to higher levels came in his first year of club play, where Walkey would realize he was capable of taking his career to the university level.

“My first year playing club in grade eight I had a lot of support from coaches.

With that, I had a really strong group of guys I was playing with. We all played on the same club team, went to the same highschool. We kind of collectively fell in love with the sport.”

For Walkey, it’s the parts of the game fans don’t always see that he enjoys the most.

“There’s a lot of behind-the-scenes work that goes into having a successful team.”

Having a successful team will be very crucial to UFV this season more than most, not only due to their move to the Canada West conference, but also due to their 2-22 record last season. It’s hard to imagine the Cascades playing any worse this year considering the roster moves they’ve made thus far. Walkey is certainly a part of that positive reinforcement the roster has seen this year. As a third-year setter, his veteran knowledge will help a lot.

Relationships with coaches ultimately led to Walkey taking his career to CBC, before his move to UFV. Helping out with youth programs in the summers alongside CBC coaches helped develop their relationship, which serves as further learning for Walkey as he continues to grow as a leader. He spent time this past summer

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working with the Cascades to build team chemistry. Now named a team captain in his first year with the Cascades, it only adds to the resume Walkey has built for himself as both an athlete and a person.

There are challenges that come with that honour, but Walkey is up for the test.

“I think a challenge is that I’m still new to the program and new to how things run, but with that I see that as a fresh start — a way to start building a new culture at the school with the team, as well as with our new coach.”

There is no doubt that the program has

changed and has been impacted by its latest additions, so Walkey hopes for the best.

“Hopefully I can make an impact on that. It’s been really great getting to know the guys. I think those of us that are halfway through our career are looking to stay here; I’m really excited to keep working with them.”

Walkey and the team will now hit the road, heading to Vancouver Island University this weekend before returning home to play the College of the Rockies here at UFV.

UFV Cascades Sports Scores Oct. 11 – Oct. 6, 2019

Men’s Soccer Game/Date: UFV At Trinity Western University/Friday, Oct. 11 Score: UFV 3 TWU 2 Game/Date: UFV Versus Trinity Western University/Sunday, Oct. 13 Score: UFV 3 TWU 2

Women’s Soccer Game/Date: UFV At Trinity Western University/Friday, Oct. 11 Score: UFV 1 TWU 5 Game/Date: UFV Versus Trinity Western University/Sunday, Oct. 13 Score: UFV 0 TWU 3

Men’s Volleyball Game/Date: UFV Versus Columbia Bible College/Friday, Oct. 11 Score: UFV 3 CBC 0 Game/Date: UFV Versus Columbia Bible College/Saturday, Oct. 12 Score: UFV 3 CBC 2

Women’s Volleyball Game/Date: UFV Versus Columbia Bible College/Friday, Oct. 11 Score: UFV 3 CBC 0 Game/Date: UFV Versus Columbia Bible College/Friday, Oct. 12 Score: UFV 3 CBC 0 Graham Walkey. Oct, BC. Sept. 11, 2019. (UFV Athletics)

SPORTS

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2019

Men’s Soccer //

UFV’s men’s soccer team triumphs again

This weekend saw the Cascades play their first set of games in nearly two weeks, this time against The Spartans NIC JACKSON After a weekend of rest, the Cascades men’s soccer team were back into the regular season action with two games against the Trinity Western University (TWU) Spartans. The Cascades’ last pair of games were back on Sept. 28 and 29, where they left the Okanagan with one tie and one loss.

The first game of the weekend saw the Cascades hosted by the Spartans at Chase Office Field. Fresh from the long break, the Cascades started the game with energy.

Once the game started, it took less than 10 minutes for Cascades’ Jehmrode Kahlon to find the first goal of the weekend. This goal came just seconds after Kahlon stole the ball from a TWU defender. On the move down the centre of the field, Kahlon danced around the same opponent before shooting the ball from outside the box, and into the bottom left corner of the net.

Although the Cascades took the lead early, the Spartans soon answered with a goal of their own. Only two minutes after Kahlon’s goal, Spartans’ player Cody Fransen was able to tie the game at 1-1. Before the end of the half, the Spartans were able to take the lead for the first time in the game. This goal came in the 28th minute of play by TWU’s Jake Ruby.

When the second half of the game started, the Cascades trailed 2-1. Not giving up on the game, they continued to battle in all areas of the field. The Cascades’ efforts resulted in them not allowing the Spartans to score for the rest of the game. Not only did the Cascades shut down the Spartans defensively, but they were able to score two more goals and win the game 3-2.

These goals both came roughly halfway through the second half from Gurmaan Jhaj and Trevor Zanatta, respectively.

After grabbing the win in the first of two games against the Spartans, the Cascades entered Sunday’s game with momentum on their side. Once again, the Cascades opened the scoring of the game. This time the first goal was scored by Manpal Brar.

With less than a minute of play Brar found himself in front of the TWU goaltender, inside the box, with no defenders around.

He shot the ball low, into the middle of the net. Following Brar’s goal, the Cascades scored another, increasing their lead to two. This goal came when Cascades’ Jehmrode Kahlon passed the ball to Jhaj, who deflected it in past the TWU goalie.

Before the game was over, the Spartans were able to tie the score 2-2. One of the goals came just seconds before the first half was over, while the other was scored in the 61st minute of play. Although it looked like the Spartans were turning the game in their favour, Zanatta was able to capitalize on a scramble in front of the TWU net. After a throw-in resulted in a couple scoring attempts for the Cascades, the ball bounced to the feet of Zanatta.

Aiming the ball past a cluster of players, Zanatta scored the third goal for the Cascades, which would ultimately be the game winner.

Next weekend the Cascades will be playing their last two games of the regular season. Friday, Oct. 18 the Cascades will host the University of Victoria Vikes at 8 p.m., followed by a road game on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the University of British Columbia at 2 p.m.

The Cascades. Abbotsford, BC. Sept. 15, 2019. (UFV Athletics)

Women’s Soccer //

Double-header against the Spartans results in double loss

A pair of games against Trinity Western University pushes the Cascades to a 2-5-5 record.

NIC JACKSON Last weekend the Cascades faced off against the University of Northern British Columbia and the University of Calgary, in which they were unable to come up with a win. This weekend the Cascades played a pair of games against Trinity Western University (TWU).

Heading into the weekend the Cascades sat at a record of 2-3-5, while the Trinity Western Spartans were in second place in the division with an 8-1-1 record.

Before this weekend, the Cascades and the Spartans had yet to play against each other in the current season.

The first half of Friday’s game saw the Cascades struggle to take advantage of any opportunity they had. The Spartans were able to take the lead early. Within the first 10 minutes of play Spartans players Rachel Hutchinson and Jenaya Robertson were able to score. As the first half continued, the Cascades were unable to answer with a goal of their own, and the Spartans remained on the attack.

Before the half was over, the Spartans were able to add another pair of goals to the scoreboard. This time, the goals came from Spartans Brooklyn Tidder and Gabi Short.

When the second half started, the Cascades’ Brittney Zacharuk was able to find the Spartans’ net. However, this goal was the only one the Cascades would make. Although the second half saw the Cascades playing a more sound defence, the dying minutes of play saw them let in one more goal, scored again

by Robertson. Shortly after Robertson’s goal, the game ended with a score of 5-1 for the Spartans.

Sunday’s game saw the Cascades play their first home game since Sept. 28 against the University of Victoria Vikes.

Coming off Friday’s loss, the Cascades needed to be prepared for a battle. When Sunday’s game started, the Cascades were hungry for a goal. In the first half of play the Cascades took a total of 11 shots, opposed to the Spartans’ nine. However, it was the Spartans that opened the scoring. With just under 30 minutes of play, Spartans player Hutchinson once again scored the first goal of the game against the Cascades. Although the Cascades were unable to stop Hutchinson from scoring, her goal was the only one the Spartans could score that half.

The second half of the game saw the Cascades unable to find the same opportunities as the first half. The Cascades found themselves flat-footed, only being able to take just over a third of the shots they took in the first. Throughout

Kailyn Halvorson. Abbotsford, BC. Sept.

13, 2019. (UFV Athletics)

the second half, Spartans players Robertson and Kathryn Harvey were able to increase the Spartans’ lead. Unable to answer with a goal of their own, the Cascades lost 0-3.

Next weekend the Cascades will be playing their last two games of the regular season, and both will be at the Matsqui Rec Centre in Abbotsford. On Friday, Oct. 18 the Cascades will host Thompson River University at 5:30 p.m., followed by a game on Saturday, Oct. 19 against the University of British Columbia Okanagan at 7 p.m.

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arts@ufvcascade.ca Chandy Dancey — Arts Editor

VOL. 27 // ISSUE 22

Album //

Opeth gorgeously critiques society with new album CHARTS 1 Kristin Witko

Zone Of Exclusion

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Apollo Ghosts Living Memory

3 Ryu Darko

Nightclub in Heaven

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Blessed Salt

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Mr. Merlot City Sex Vol. 2

6 Akurei

September EP

7 Pudding 8 9

Pop Over

Dead Soft Step Out (Single) Woolworm Hold the Bow (Single)

10 Non La Demos

11 Necking

Cut Your Teeth

SHUFFLE AARON LEVY

BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY

CIVL Station Manager Aaron Levy wants to chronicle the following songs that the incumbent Republican presidential nominee has been asked to cease and desist use of lately.

Queen - “We Are the Champions” “We are the champions / We are the champions / No time for losers / ‘Cause we are the champions of the world.” You can see how Donald would love this song, with its taunty, bravado-laden chorus, despite the fact that the song’s singer was a patriated immigrant who would hate him.

Prince - “Purple Rain” If the artist formerly known as Prince had been alive today to witness the GOP rally in his native Minnesota (not Minneanapolis, as the commander-in-chief so ineloquently called it, but Minneapolis), we wouldn’t imagine that he’d have asked the POTUS what the five fingers said to the face

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Russell 13 Arthur You Did It Yourself (Single)

I’ve admitted in shuffles before: on 9/11/01, I subwayed from school to Yorkdale, home of Drake when he shopped high school, and bought Silver Side Up, their sophomore release, before going to work at McDonalds.

This song and Trump’s reference to it are both still completely asinine.

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Goodwyn 14 Myles Myles Goodwyn and Friends of the Blues

15 17 Chris Crack

Never Hated I Just Waited

18 16 Frankie Cosmos Close It Quietly

19 Mount Eerie

Lost Wisdom Pt. 2

20 Men I Trust Oncle Jazz

Paradise Some Songs Weyes Blood Titanic Rising

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Neil Young - “Rockin’ in the Free World” Sometimes referred to as one of the “Granddaddies of Grunge,” this classic and jocular tune from the postReagan era has been a staple at open mics and acoustic sets ever since, but certainly ol’ Winnipeg Neil and partner Daryl Hannah (of Splash fame) would prefer if Donald laid off.

DARIEN JOHNSEN Celebrating 30 years of musicmaking, Opeth released their 13th album,In Cauda Venenum.

The album was released in both Swedish and English.

The band has always been about extravagance in sound, and this album is dynamic and creative, featuring funky bass, a vocal preference for singing over screaming, a progessive sound and catchy theme intertwined with orchestral glory.

For a handful of tracks, menacing voices and laughter are added as an undertone. Drifting further away from their death metal roots, In Cauda Venenum opens with an intense choir of sound. It’s gorgeously melodic, featuring a signature ‘70s metal sound, heavy chord progressions, colourful acoustics, and some eerie synth.

The lyrics are the most fascinating part of this album. It seems that Mikael Åkerfeldt, the primary songwriter Opeth's songs, is struggling while he watches society turn into something meaningless and empty.

While there’s clear commentary on society, there also may be commentary about hanging onto or struggling with hanging onto religion. In “All Things Will Pass” the lyrics talk of an “old tradition” in the midst of chaos: “A simple test in an iron cage / Old tradition in a modern age / Strong and true are the weak at heart / I am you, you am I.”

“Heart in Hand” is the third track and contains clear societal commentary, acknowledging that we’re overwhelmed by information and that it’s getting harder and harder to find the truth: “Factual drowning stream, you believe / Slaves will follow conspiracy / Turn the locks on brother and kin.”

In the same song there’s a calling out of society for its shallowness and worship of the wrong things, such as monarchy, symmetry, beauty, and quick temporary highs: “And while losing ground, make sure to worship monarchy / Death is but a story in a land of borrowed wealth / The burdened scale weighs heavy with the hunt for dopamine.” A critique on extreme wealth divisions are present in the lyrics of “The Garrator:” “The beautiful people look down from ruby vantage points/While in the gutter, starvation invites us to join.”

The lyrics for “Next of Kin” portray a possible feeling of isolation from society: “I am outside waiting / Outside waiting / Am I the last one of my kind / Who's afraid of dying? / But I would perish to save a child / And give all I can for love.”

In some of the English versions of the songs, children speaking in Swedish are left untranslated.

In “Charlatan” a child is being asked about their belief in God. The Swedish lyrics translate as: “‘Who is God? (What is God?)’ / ‘It's a hard question!’ / ‘I do not believe in God? (Do you believe

in God?)’ / ‘No!’ / ‘Why should I?’” The lack of translation from Swedish is an interesting stylistic choice. We know for sure that in “Charlatan” the recordings were actually sampled from a Swedish children’s puppet show from the ‘70s. Personally, I enjoy the untranslated lyrics; it adds a bit of mystery and intrigue.

“The Garroter” is one of my favourite tracks; while the lyrics are dark and disillusioned, the piano comes off a bit whimsical, almost as if someone were losing their minds in the midst of a blasé society.

The song “Dignity” was accompanied by a dystopian, animated, art-noir music video featuring a young girl being forced into an arranged marriage similar in style to their “Cusp of Eternity” music video released in 2014 for their Pale Communion album. The use of film adds more depth to the lyrics to help listeners piece together Åkerfeldt’s abstract concepts of social commentary and personal values.

As a whole, the album is intricate, epic, and heavy with meaning. I was thoroughly impressed; not only did it blow me away musically but also lyrically. It’s always refreshing to hear a band with immense talent feature an intelligent and insightful lyrical critique as well. Of course, we’ll each see what we want in this album, but as for me, I liked what I heard and am looking forward to seeing other interpretations.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2019

Movie //

Alleluia: “The Lonely Hearts Killers” KAREN WHITE Alleluia is a foreign film from Belgium, directed by Fabrice du Welz, about a dark love story inspired by the “Lonely Hearts Killers.”

For anyone unfamiliar with them, the “Lonely Hearts Killers” were an American serial killer couple from the late ‘40s.

They were suspected to have up to 17 victims. The killers met their unsuspecting victims through lonely hearts ads, which were personal ads equivalent to what we would consider online dating today.

Alleluia is a film that is not for the faint of heart. It is not a horror film filled with cheap scares but, instead, it captures how one slowly loses their mind. Du Welz’s directing is impressive and the detached tone throughout the film was enhanced through the unhinged performances by Lola Dueñas and Laurent Lucas.

The film is a harsh, bleak mood piece.

Alleluia is a horror film for those who like to be haunted by grim, unsettling, and depressing characters. In the first scene, we are introduced to Dueñas’ character, Gloria. While working in the morgue, Gloria is washing a dead, naked man’s genitalia with vacant fascination. The moment feels unnatural because of the disconnection that Gloria has with the world. Gloria is a single mother who doesn’t get out that much. Her friend persuades her to go out with a man one night whom they saw on an online dating site.

The audience is then introduced to Lucas’ character, Michel. While preparing for his date with Gloria, Michel rehearses his lines in front of a mirror, which we would all think is pretty normal, until he starts to perform a creepy ritual with a photo of her in hopes that he will gain sexual control over her.

After their dinner date, Gloria falls hard for Michel.

One can tell that she is hooked from the hungering, doeeyed leer that Dueñas has on her face in every scene during the honeymoon phase of their relationship. Soon afterward, Gloria uncovers that Michel secretly seduces lonely women and takes their money.

At first, she is upset and goes to confront him, but when she does Michel gets an overwhelming headache that gains Gloria’s full

attentiveness. At that moment, Gloria becomes an unhinged, erratic woman. She enthusiastically offers to help steal from helpless women. Gloria is completely under Michel's control and she follows him so blindly that she even leaves her daughter alone with a friend while she goes off with him for months.

Alleluia is filmed in such a way as to make the viewer feel uneasy at all times with its claustrophobic close-ups and unnerving sound design. There is a scene in which Gloria kills for the first time and has the body laid out on a kitchen table.

Music starts to play, and she is just standing there looking at the camera. When the lyrics start, her mouth moves to the words being sung and, once the lyrics are done, she starts sawing off a limb.

In real life, the “Lonely Hearts Killers” were caught and arrested after a double murder of a mother and her two-yearold child. They were both sentenced to death soon after. The film ends on a bittersweet note. Unlike the original story, Gloria makes Michel kill the last victim in Alleluia and then goes after the child, but Michel lets the child go free. Gloria phones her daughter whom she left at the start of the film and realizes how much she misses her. Their conversation is the last scene of Alleluia.

Overall, the movie is well done but hard to sit through. Du Welz’s directing tells the unpleasant tale of the “Lonely Heart Killers” in the dark and bleak way it should be.

Rewind //

Beetlejuice, the complete series (“you know I love it”) Animated Beetlejuice is perfect to keep you pumped on Halloween all month DARIEN JOHNSEN I’m a sucker for anything Tim Burton, so when I discovered the animated Beetlejuice series last August I was thoroughly stoked and also thoroughly disappointed that I wasn’t exposed to this masterpiece as a child.

It’s all good, because now I have my entire adult life to overwatch and get sick of it. It’s my own personal Halloween tradition to watch the Beetlejuice movie on Halloween and I’ve been doing so for as long as I have memories of this holiday. Previously I had to wait anxiously for the entire month of October to watch one of my favourite movies.

Well, now all my problems are solved because I can throw on a 20-minute episode of the animated Beetlejuice to satisfy my appetite.

The characters Beetlejuice and Lydia are not voiced by Michael Keaton or Winona Ryder, like in the movie, but their replacements, Stephen Ouimette as Beetlejuice and Alyson Court as Lydia, do a good job of sounding the same. The show features Beetlejuice and Lydia’s adventures in the “Neitherworld” and the normal world, with Beetlejuice often helping Lydia through her problems in school, and alternatively, Lydia being a voice of reason during Beetlejuice’s immature and wild adventures.

While targeted at kids, this show is great to watch at any age. Lydia retains her mature, collected, and intelligent demeanour while Beetlejuice is his usual sassy, cheesy pun-filled self.

(I would make a rough estimate that 80 per cent of his dialogue is puns; there’s actually a 40-minute compila-

tion video of all them on YouTube.)

Often he shapeshifts to match up with his puns, like in the episode “Snugglejuice,” when he claims that he’s really got to “catch up” and turns himself into a bottle of ketchup.

The plot of the show progressively gets weirder and more obscure as the seasons go on, starting with everyday issues in the early episodes and more political and social commentary as the show aged.

What I really love about the show is the friendship between Beetlejuice and Lydia.

Beetlejuice affectionately refers to Lydia as “Babes” and is genuinely very attached to her, knowing that he’s pretty lost without her guidance while also bringing some goofy joy to Lydia’s life.

The animation in Beetlejuice is creative and innovative. Often different styles are used. On TVs in the Neitherworld, for example, digital animation is used to depict super creepy characters often trying to sell ridiculous products such as worm deodorant or exploding thermometers that can be bought at “inconvenient stores.” The TV often borders on surrealist short clips and is sometimes oddly disturbing though you can’t quite place your finger on why. For example, in the episode “Prince of the Underworld,” Lydia and Prince Victor go see a film called he Crying Clown, which features close-up shots of a lowbudget, 3D-animated clown crying in front of a pepperoni pizza. Something about it just doesn't seem right, but it’s still funny. This short, random clip really does sum up the essence of the series quite well. Beetlejuice is well worth the watch for all ages and is a Halloween month classic.

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Some of these events require tickets, most are on Facebook. If something catches your eye, take to the internet for more details.

Events Calendar • Arts Expo 2019 @ UFV (Abbotsford), Envision Athletics Centre, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

• C3 - Contemporary Art Tour Part 2 @ The Reach Gallery (Abbotsford), 10:30 – 11:00 a.m.

• Spooking Succulent Sale Fundraiser for the Wildlife Protection Club @ UFV (Abbotsford), Student Life Lounge, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

• Arts & Cultural Activities - Mini Button Blanket and Beaded Flowers @ UFV (Abbotsford), Indigenous Student Centre, 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

• Family Feud @ Townhall Public House (Abbotsford), 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.

• UFV Blood Drive @ UFV (Abbotsford), Student Union Building, 12:00 – 7:00 p.m.

• Art History Course: Art of Medieval Pilgrimage @ The Reach Gallery, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

• “Mission: Earth First” Free Public Talk by Gerben van Straaten @ UFV (Abbotsford), University House, F124, 1:15 – 2:00 p.m.

• UFV French Club Launch Party @ Trading Post (Abbotsford), 6:00 p.m.

• Open Mic @ Tractorgrease Cafe (Chilliwack), 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.

• Jada Klein @ The Rail District (Abbotsford), 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.

• Geoff Berner @ Tractorgrease Cafe (Chilliwack), 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.

• Junk, Switch, Wes Paul and Guests @ Replay Board Shop (Abbotsford), 7:00 – 11:00 p.m.

• Clothing Fix It x City of Abbotsford @ Matsqui Centennial Auditorium (Abbotsford), 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

• Hike to Lindeman Lake @ Lindeman Greendrop Trailhead (Chilliwack), 11:00 a.m.

• Art of the Carver Woodcarvers Competition @ Matsqui Community Hall, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

• Harma White @ Tractorgrease Cafe (Chilliwack), 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.

• Beginner Trail Running Workshop @ Garrison Running Co. (Chilliwack), 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

• Sunday Family Arts @ The Reach Gallery (Abbotsford), 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. and 3 - 4:30 p.m.

• Annual Perennial Exchange and Seed Swap @ Gwynne Vaughan Park (Chilliwack), 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

• Association of Geography Undergrad Students Fall Fundraiser @ Townhall Public House (Abbotsford), 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.

• What to Do With Your History Degree @ UFV (Abbotsford), B133, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

• 2019 Election Watch Party @ UFV (Abbotsford), B101, 5:30 – 11:00 p.m.

• Exploring Diversity: A Dialogue on Culture, Ethnicity, and Identity Through the Arts @ The Reach Gallery (Abbotsford), 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.

• President’s Town Hall @ UFV (Abbotsford), A225, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

• President’s Town Hall @ UFV (Chilliwack), A2428, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

• Customer Appreciation Day @ Clearbrook Library (Abbotsford), 2:00 – 8:00 p.m.

• Psychological Hygiene Workshop @ UFV (Abbotsford), A225, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

• Peacebuilding Through Comprehensive Development @ UFV (Abbotsford), F125, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

• C3 - Man in Motion Tour @ The Reach Gallery (Abbotsford), 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

• Arts & Cultural Activities — Medicine Bags & Beaded Flowers @ UFV (Chilliwack), A1201, 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

• Dutch Blitz Tournament @ Boardwalk Cafe and Games (Abbotsford), 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.

• Blue Moon Marquee @ Tractorgrease Cafe (Chilliwack), 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.

• UFV Cascades Men’s Volleyball Oktoberfest @ Abbotsford Centre, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

• The Great Agitator: Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times @ UFV (Abbotsford), G171g, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

• 16th Annual Mane Event Equine Horse Expo @ Chilliwack Heritage Park, 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

• Hallowe’en BandJam 4 @ Abbotsford Arts Centre, 2:00 p.m. - midnight • Cult and Crafts Night: Halloween (1978) @ Ravens Brewing Company, 6:00 – 10:00 p.m.

• Kyler Pierce @ The Rail District (Abbotsford), 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.

• Spooky Halloween @ Tractorgrease Cafe (Chilliwack), 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.

• Dinner en Flannel @ Old Yale Brewing (Chilliwack), 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

• SUS Pumpkin Carving Contest @ UFV (Abbotsford), SUB, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

• Metis Awareness Day @ UFV (Chilliwack), Gathering Place, A1457, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

• SUS Pumpkin Carving Contest @ UFV (Abbotsford), SUB, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

• C3 — Off the Beaten Track @ The Reach Gallery (Abbotsford), 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

• SUS Pumpkin Carving Contest @ UFV (Abbotsford), SUB, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

• Screening of Because We Are Girls @ Matsqui Centennial Auditorium, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.

• The New Customs @ The Railyard (Mission), 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.

• English Student’s Association Coffeehouse @ UFV (Abbotsford), D3070, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.