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NEWS BRIEFS Scout group’s campground menaced by black bear

Go with the Flow campaign asks for free menstrual products in UFV bathrooms

Over Thanksgiving long weekend, a Richmond scout group encountered a black bear and cub while camping up in Mount Seymour Provincial Park. Two of the group leaders, who had taught the scouts bear safety the night before, spotted the bears outside the cabin where the scouts were eating dinner. The leaders made themselves appear large and threw items at the bears before entering the cabin, and later made a noisy sweep of the site to scare the bears off. The tents were found to be “completely destroyed” according to Martin Yu, group leader, with cotton from the sleeping bags strewn all over the site, and one sleeping bag dragged into the woods, driving the scout group to sleep in the cabin.

- Global News Menstral products. Oct. 22, 2019. (Mikaela Collins/The Cascade)

Greta Thunberg mural defaced with pro-oil message A mural of Greta Thunberg painted on a downtown Edmonton “free wall” (a street art installation wherein artists normally paint over each other’s work) by Alberta-local artist AJA Louden was defaced within days of creation. On Sunday, Oct. 20, a CBC journalist capturing footage of the mural witnessed a man begin spraypainting “Stop the Lies. This is Oil Country!!!” over Thunberg’s face. The man told CBC he decided to go and deface the mural once he saw it on social media, because “This is Alberta. This is oil country […] We don't need foreigners comin' in and telling us how to run our business, support our families, put food on our tables.”

When CBC returned to the mural, a second man was defacing it further with a derogatory term against Thunberg and a statement that she should get out of the country.

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Since these menstrual products would be offered in all the bathrooms, it would help to remove the stigma The UFV Faculty and Staff Association around the topic of menstruation.

(FSA) has partnered with the Student “According to a survey by Plan InUnion Society (SUS) in a campaign to ternational Canada, nearly 81 per cent bring free menstrual products to UFV’s of women under age 25 feel the need bathrooms. to hide that they are bringing a pad The “Go with the Flow” campaign is collecting signatures to request that UFV administration provide free tampons and pads in all UFV bathrooms.

The campaign suggests that students shouldn’t have to pay extra to have a basic toiletry that is essential for hygiene, similar to paper towels and toilet paper that is available in bathrooms.

“We have a goal to gather 1,000 signatures on the petition, and to deliver the petition to UFV administration on Dec. 10 (International Human Rights Day), and we'd ideally like to see these products installed within the next fiscal budget,” Melissa Naman, assistant in the office of the dean for access and continuing education, said.

According to Micheala Reist, SUS pride coordinator, there are many or tampon to the bathroom at work or benefits to having menstrual products school,” Naman said. provided in every bathroom. First, it “Because people are too scared to would help students who need a tam- talk about menstruation, they may not pon or pad if they got their period un- feel comfortable asking for help from a expectedly and were unprepared. It coworker or friend, and because there would also help those who can’t afford are no products provided in washmenstrual products. According to sta- rooms, that combination can lead to tistics from Plan International Canada people using inadequate materials cited by the campaign, a third of Ca- such as toilet paper, wearing a tampon nadian women have had difficulty at for an extended and unsafe period of some time paying for menstrual prod- time, and/or missing work or school ucts.

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“Nobody should be unfairly disadvantaged and have to miss school or work because they don't have access to these products.”

altogether. Nobody should be unfairly disadvantaged and have to miss school or work because they don't have access to these products.”

Free menstrual products are available from Student Life, but that is not easily accessible for all on campus, Naman said. Periods can happen unexpectedly and that is a factor to consider when thinking of providing menstrual products on campus.

The campaign looks to include menstrual products in every bathroom on campus. There are some members of the LGBTQ+ community who may use the men’s bathrooms and need these products.

Reist and Naman hope that the campaign at UFV can influence other universities to follow suit. The government of B.C. has already made it mandatory that all schools (elementary to high school) must have menstrual products in every bathroom, but haven’t made it mandatory in universities. Libraries in Halifax now offer menstrual products in all of their bathrooms and the Liberals made this mandatory in all government-operated offices. Naman said that the petition is orientated only for UFV and due to personal information will not be sent to the government of B.C. Reist said that in the future, she hopes that the government of B.C. or Canada will be paying for this basic need.

“This campaign has mostly been met with overwhelming support,” Naman said.

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UFV //

Shakespeare Garden returns Interdisciplinary course resurrects UFV Chilliwack’s Shakespeare Garden ALEISTER GWYNNE An interdisciplinary course at UFV is making plans to recreate the Shakespeare Garden, which was once a beloved feature of UFV’s former Chilliwack North campus. It was shut down in 2012 following the completion of the new campus on the south side of Chilliwack. Classes and programs formerly headquartered at Chilliwack North relocated, and the old campus, together with the Shakespeare Garden, was demolished in 2016.

Interdisciplinary Studies 300 (IDS 300) has taken up the challenge of designing a new Shakespeare Garden. IDS 300 is an intersection of multiple academic disciplines, including biology, English, Indigenous studies, and others, with different topics being covered each semester. The current semester’s class has the task of designing the new garden. Next semester’s IDS 300F class will begin construction on the Chilliwack Education Park (CEP) grounds.

The garden will be located on the south side of Building A at CEP, but the exact position hasn’t been chosen yet. Work on the first phase of development - planting and landscaping - is expected to be completed in April 2020. Alan Reid, a UFV biology professor who helped design the IDS 300 course, said that the garden will always be a work in progress.

“I don’t think a garden is ever complete. We know so little about plants that we would fool ourselves into thinking this is the ultimate and it is done,” Reid said. “We should be aware that ecosystems are dynamic, alive, and filled with passion. If we say it is complete, then we are stifling that growth. We must keep passion alive and we must make a conscious effort that this is a living testament to unity and harmony.”

The Shakespeare Garden got its name because it was designed in part as an homage to the works of William Shakespeare, and included species of plants mentioned in his plays. UFV’s new Shakespeare Garden is not only about Shakespeare, though. Indigenous culture and learning have always been an important component of the garden, and this will be even more the case in its new incarnation.

The new garden will include bilingual signs in English and

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Halq'eméylem and include a space for storytelling and performance, according to Melissa Walter, UFV English department head. Both introduced and native B.C. plants will be included, sometimes with the latter standing in for the former, such as western red cedar in place of other cedar species that Shakespeare would have known and referred to. The garden is in many ways a symbol of reconciliation. The planning process “involved learning about Indigenous plants as well as Shakespeare-related plants and considering how these plants could grow together well in one garden,” Walter said.

The original Shakespeare Garden at UFV was also an interdisciplinary project. It was the brainchild of horticultural teacher Nancy Moore and her students, who designed and built the old garden at Chilliwack North. The project had input from the agriculture, theatre, English, and health sciences departments of UFV, and received funding from Friends of the Theatre, a local community group.

The concept of a Shakespeare Garden is not unique to Chilliwack. UFV’s former garden was featured in the book ***Shakespeare in the Garden by Mick Hales, which showcased several Shakespeare Gardens across Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. According to the book, one section of UFV’s garden was modelled after a passage from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows, Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine.

The new Shakespeare Garden is also intended as a place of healing and refuge.

“A garden is a place of reflection, solitude, and mindfulness, and we often forget that plants are an integral part of our lives,” Reid said. “Anyone that needs an area to sit quietly or feel the grass on their bare feet will be enriched by a garden. If we can bring awareness of plants, literature, harmony, reconciliation, and a sense of wonder to just one person then the garden has enriched all of us.”

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Campaigning period for SUS by-elections extended

Delays in confirming candidate eligibility pushes back voting to Oct 22-24 JESSICA BARCLAY The Student Union Society’s (SUS) by-elections have had a last minute change in schedule.

The campaign period will now run until Oct. 21 and voting will take place from Oct. 22 to 24. Campaign results will be announced in the ratification board meeting Oct. 25 at 8 a.m.

The previous campaign period was from Oct. 1 to 14, with ratification on Oct. 21.

According to Jessica Levesque, chief electoral officer for the SUS elections, there were delays in confirming the eligibility of candidates during the

nomination period, as one of the security officers was out of the office due to illness. The security checks are a regular part of the SUS election procedure to check that there were no security incidents regarding candidates on campus.

The candidate statements were not posted on the SUS website until Oct. 7. SUS bylaws require the candidate names and statements to be published on the first day of the campaign period, Oct. 1.

The campaigning dates also ran over the October long weekend, and the university was closed Monday, Oct. 14. Many students were not on campus

over this weekend. Levesque said extending the campaign period would give the candidates more time to interact with the student body.

“We felt it would be of benefit to each candidate to re-arrange the dates of the campaign to give each student a fair opportunity to share their platform with the university, as well as giving students a better window of opportunity to vote,” Levesque said over email.

There was one Q&A session for the by-elections, hosted on Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. in the Student Union Building atrium in Abbotsford.

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Senate overview October 2019

Updates on Building A renovations, a new research centre, and academic misconduct at UFV MIKAELA COLLINS Senate is the academic governing body of UFV, with the university president and vice chancellor Joanne MacLean as the chair. They are responsible for making decisions on everything academic: approving new courses and programs, approving changes to programs, setting entrance requirements, and setting the academic calendar. The Board of Governors, which looks at the business side of the university, is advised by Senate on matters of mutual interest.

All at the university are welcome to attend Senate’s public meetings, held once a month at either the Abbotsford or the CEP campus, but most do not. Regardless, Senate makes decisions that impact the daily lives of both students and faculty.

Update on Building A renovations Nicolle Bourget, project manager for the ongoing renovations to Building A, gave a presentation on the progress of the improvements and the impact they will have on students and staff.

Building A has been damaged by rainwater infiltration, so the exteriors all along the building are to be removed and replaced with aluminum cladding.

Renovations have begun on the eastmost wing, which primarily houses geography, biology, and criminology classrooms and offices. The work done so

far has been low-impact, but Bourget said that noisier work would begin the week of Oct. 21; disruptions to classes will be monitored as contractors begin chipping away concrete.

Around 35 parking spots in front of Building A are currently cordoned off and will remain unavailable until August 2020, when it is estimated the work will be completed, but the parking spots which are currently blocked off in front of Building K will be released when renovations there are finished. Biology and geography staff have already been moved into Building T, the portable outside of the gym, and criminology staff will join them Nov. 4.

Some classes will be moved from Building A to Building K starting Nov. 4. Students affected will be contacted via email by the registrar.

Creation of a new research centre approved Senate approved the creation of a new research centre which, as a working title, is called the Health and Social Innovation Hub. The centre will be a collaboration with Fraser Health and the Fraser East Divisions of Family Practice, and will be focused on health challenges faced by Fraser Valley East, which runs from Abbotsford to Hope.

The documents containing the

full description of the proposed new centre were not attached to the meeting’s agenda in time for Senate members to review them, but to avoid risking the loss of a significant grant, the motion to approve the centre’s establishment was left on the agenda and approved. Senate will be able to fully approve the hub itself at the next Senate meeting on Nov. 15, after members review and discuss the documents.

Academic Misconduct Report The Office of the Registrar presented a summary of reported instances of academic misconduct from the Fall 2018, Winter 2019, and Summer 2019 semesters. The report found that 26 per cent fewer instances of academic misconduct were reported than over the same period last year, but the number is slightly higher than in 2016-17.

The Chandigarh, India campus did not document any instances of academic misconduct in 201819.

This report is the last that will be published under the former Student Academic Misconduct policy (70). The previous policy was in place until Aug. 31, 2019.

The new Policy 70 may have an impact on how much academic misconduct is counted toward further reports as it contains clearer definitions of academic misconduct, and separates it into seven categories.

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Meet the SUS vice-president internal candidates JESSICA BARCLAY Tania Smart Studying: Accounting, third year

What's your elevator pitch for students on why they should vote for you?

I genuinely do believe I'm the best qualified person for the job. Essentially right now I'm already writing policies and procedures at SUS, just for internal and financial. I spend a lot of time going over our policies and procedures and I really do understand what the position entails.

I believe that I am capable of getting 12 months of work done in [the] six months that we have to hold this position before the next election. I've got a lot of plans of things I want to do, and they really do have the students' best interests at heart, and I'm willing to hold myself, SUS, and students to a higher standard because of that.

Considering that VPI is mostly an internal role, how would you go about improving the communication between SUS and the student body about the work that you would be doing?

I would like to make it like a regular thing. SUS currently communicates at the end, so once a decision has been made, then they kind of make students aware of it. I'd like to move to more of a “This is where we're wanting to go with this,” where students' thoughts are [reached out for] before the decision has been finalized.

I do believe a lot of the policies and procedures are out of date. C&A [Clubs and Associations] has been changed and not updated. I think that should be more of a conversation rather than just like a monologue. There's a lot of miscommunication and misunderstanding, especially with the C&A. Students don't necessarily understand it [what the system is] because it hasn’t been communicated properly. From the voices I've heard, it doesn't line up with what students want. So let's actually have a conversation and determine if that's a possibility.

How do you feel about the way Clubs and Associations are currently run?

From the VPI perspective, you shouldn't

update the policy and not update procedure, and it needs to get cleaned up.

I do think there should be a dialogue and I'd like to push for, at the very least, a Q&A session between VP students, VPI, [and students], whether or not I'm elected. First let's communicate what the system actually is. Because, from students that I've talked to, most of them are unaware of what the system actually is.

Then clean it up so it's in line with what they want. To a certain extent, there are things that students want that aren't necessarily realistic. But at the same time at least then have that dialogue.

I think it's unacceptable that we updated the policy and didn't update the procedure and didn't update any of the information on the website and didn't communicate it to students when it happened until six months after it happened.

And that was still not an official communication.

Ryan Chandler Studying: Human resource management, fifth year

Are there any current SUS bylaws or policies that you would want to change and why?

At the end of the day, I think they should vote for me because I've had some experience at the UFV Indian campus and I really appreciate the Indian culture and I feel like I could bring some of that back to Canada, back to the Abbotsford campus here, whether it'd be adding chai or Maggi, or whether it is maybe having a housing assistance program for Chandigarh students or any Indian student that comes over. I know that's kind of a problem right now.

I’d treat clubs fairly and everything like that. I've been a UFV student for five years; I have some ideas of seeing this place grow.

I'm like every other UFV student. I know where to park for free. I get disgruntled when someone brings a huge thing of Triple O's into a class after a break and just smells the whole entire place up. I want a 24-hour study space. I want an entrepreneurial day. I want the revitalization [of the cafeteria] with some Indian options.

I started going through the policies and procedures with a notebook when I first decided to run for VPI. There's not a single one that doesn't need at least one update of some sort.

Specifically the one that I had the most issues with is the student fees. I think a lot of students still feel like they have questions regarding their student fees.

Especially, specifically with the SUS fees one, none of the links work. It'll direct you to go and see this UFV policy and it just gets you 404 error. Again, that’s not okay.

I'd like a more uniform layout for all of them. SUS updated their marketing, so that needs to get updated, and again, it should be the same across the board in a professional looking manner, so it's easy to read and quick to find what you're looking for.

Is there anything in the past that SUS has done that you would've done differently or believe could have been done differently?

I think it comes down to communication.

I believe that students should find out about things happening before it's a final decision. There should be an opportunity for students to say, “Hey, that's not in line with what we were wanting to do.” And I think there have been some big decisions made that it doesn't come out until it's already been finalized. I don't necessarily think that students should vote on [everything] but at least should have the opportunity to email someone and be like, “Hey, this isn't okay with me and I need you to have it on record that at least one student [disagrees].” I just feel like there's been a lot of big decisions that don't come out until the last minute. Whether or not I agree or disagree with the opinion, I think students should have the right to have a conversation about it and before it's a done deal.

at UFV, no one has come up to me and asked me my individual thoughts on the student union and what they should do.

Are there any current SUS bylaws or policies that you would want to change and why?

What's your elevator pitch for students on why they should vote for you?

Considering that VPI is mostly an internal role, how would you go about improving the communication between SUS and the student body about the work that you would be doing?

Literally the first person that I knew that got into the student union was G (Gurvir Gill), the old president and now one of the VPs [VP external]. But he was the only person that I ever knew in the student union in a high position. And I feel like that's a problem. They need to be more out there and talking to the community and the students and seeing what they actually want.

I guess like the best way to really reach the students, you can take advantage of online platforms, but just getting out more and talking to them. If you tried to hit each department individually and then just kind of get like a survey of students from each and then collectively get the average opinion, that's probably one of the best ways. I don't know, something drastic though because in five years

I read a bit in the bylaws when I was applying to the position, but I don't know too much about it. So that would be something I would kind of do if I get elected to the position. I feel like there needs to be more student opinion on what is included in their fees. Maybe there's something additional that we're not looking at that can be added.

I feel like there's such a drawing small business sector in downtown Abbotsford. I feel like UFV can at least kind of join with that somewhat.

Is there anything in the past that SUS has done that you would've done differently or believe could have been done differently?

One thing that comes off the top of my head is just recruiting for this position, how it's just an email and a little side thing on the myUFV website. That doesn't draw enough attention to it. For a school of [around] 16,000 students across six different campuses, you would think there'd be more candidates for some of these positions and they'd be able to fill all the roles, but I don't think they're stressing the importance enough.

But people need to get more dug in at school. They can't just treat it like, “Oh yeah, I have to do my two hours and 15 minutes and get the hell outta here.”

I think there should definitely be more student involvement and I feel like SUS needs to stress that.

How do you feel about the way Clubs and Associations are currently run?

I know when I was talking to some of the World University Services of Canada (WUSC) members at their meeting, they were having some real problems with the student union — not being able to advertise a lot of their stuff and host events inside of the Student Union Building. I feel like that's a problem.

But, it's also like, kinda take everything with a grain of salt and examine each case individually. It's an easy situation to just come down on these current vice presidents and presidents just like, “Oh, this sucks, this is completely your fault.” But like they're in a sticky situations as well. I would examine each situation on a case-by-case basis, but in a favourable manner.

Both interviews have been edited for length and clarity.

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opinion@ufvcascade.ca Carissa Wiens — Opinion Editor

Advice //

Editorial //

It’s not a choice if there is only one option

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 A sick mess Dear Robin, I’ve been feeling a little under the weather lately, and obviously I want to skip class for a day or two to get better, but it’s midterm season so it might not be the wisest choice. Plus if we skip class because we’re sick, the professor requires a doctor’s note, and those things are expensive, and who has a doctor these days? What do I do?

Sincerely,

Skip for sick Hello, I know it’s absolutely ridiculous that professors who have an attendance policy require a doctor's note because of a skipped class, but sometimes we just have to follow the man. If it’s just a simple lecture, who cares, your professor can’t make you be there. You’re a grown

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up and you’re responsible for your actions. But if there’s a midterm and you’re incredibly ill, then I hate to say it, but go wait in line at the walk-in clinic for the note, email your professor beforehand (like at least several hours before the test), and submit to the societal strains.

Robin Family politics Dear Robin, How should I tell my dad that I didn’t vote Conservative in this election? I know he’s going to ask when I see him at family lunch on Sunday. I just don’t want him to be disappointed in me, but I know I made the right decision.

Sincerely, Cutting Conservatives Hey hey, So let’s assume your dad will ask about whom you voted for, and when he does, it’s best to lie. Tell him you voted for the Christian Heritage Party and see what he says because they’ve got some, to put it politely, different ideas. If he’s disappointed in you for that one, then you can lay the truth down, “I voted Green!” By that point he’s already been let down by you, so whatever.

Robin

Is it an election if you can’t vote? In fascist dictatorships it is. And, apparently, at the Student Union Society.

The ongoing SUS by-elections have been more disorganized than usual. Policies are being ignored and information is scarce, with timelines and dates being altered without the changes being announced. This only matters half as much as it should, though, because according to SUS policy, students only get to vote if there are multiple candidates for a position. There is no option to vote against an uncontested candidate.

To elect means to choose. In an election — at least, in a democratic one — there is a choice between people, parties, or ideas that a voter gets to pick from. If there is no choice, there is no election.

According to SUS policy, the SUS election ballot contains a list of the positions up for election and the candidates available for each position. Only candidates are listed, so if there is only one candidate, there is only one bubble to click.

Not ideal, but you can just choose not to select an uncontested candidate if you don’t want them to win, right? Wrong. If no candidates are chosen, the ballot is considered “spoiled” and is not counted. (See Electoral Oversight Policy 4.1.3.)

This is, of course, if SUS follows their own policies. This has not been the case so far in the current by-elections.

There was only one Q&A session during the by-elections, despite the campaign period being extended by a week. There should have been two, one in Chilliwack and one in Abbotsford (Electoral Oversight Procedure), giving students on both campuses an opportunity to hear the candidates’ platforms. It doesn’t matter if students actually attend; what matters is that they are given the chance to.

The single Q&A session was held in Abbotsford on Oct. 21 at 6 p.m., and I have a chocolate bar for the first person who can find any advertisement of this event on SUS social media platforms.

Throughout the last two weeks the timeline of the elections has not been respected, and the changes have not been properly com-

municated to students. The voting period was pushed back a week from Oct. 15-18 to Oct. 22-24.

The announcement was made by discretely changing the dates on the around-campus posters and online advertisements. No explanation was given anywhere as to why the changes were made.

The election candidates were announced online a week after they were supposed to be, and their statements were taken off the website at the start of the voting period.

As of Tuesday evening at midnight, the information section of the SUS election page still hadn’t been updated to include the correct voting period. These are all things that should have been organized before the original campaign period even started, not during, and certainly not after.

SUS likely has a good reason for these issues. They are currently without a vice-president internal, who would be the one overseeing many aspects of the by-elections, and a chief electoral officer stepped in last minute to take on the role when there were no applications.

But the confusion is not fair to candidates and it is not fair to the student voters. There is a reason bylaws and policies are in place for elections. There is a reason why two Q&A periods are required, with one in Abbotsford and one in Chilliwack, and there is a reason why key and mandatory campaign events are supposed to be planned before the campaign period.

SUS’s election policies are in place to enable students who are voting to receive adequate information on the candidates so they can be informed voters. They ensure all candidates have equal chances in the elections, and that they receive the same information and have the same time period and resources to campaign.

The policies aren’t just there for fun; they are in place to ensure the fair and free election of candidates who will represent the students’ best interest in a society that handles $4 million in student funding per year. However the way that they have skirted these policies shows that they feel entitled to operate independently of the student body. They are not. Hold them to account, show them you’re watching.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2019

Life //

Stop expecting a PC culture in a non-PC time EMMA KENT-DION I’ve noticed there’s this new trend where people take old movies, songs, recorded moments, and quotes, and judge them as audacious in light of modern sensibilities. Taking politically correct (PC) culture to the extreme can lead people to misconstrue some art and not acknowledge the art for what it is as a whole, instead basing our evaluation of it on the fact that some parts of it are insensitive.

The movie Airplane! is a classic movie from the 1980s with witty humour. However, there is one scene where two black men are talking in jive with subtitles underneath, implying that they are obviously unintelligible to the audience. The scene is inappropriate, and it personally made me uncomfortable. However, I will not discredit the entire movie based on

this blatantly racist scene because I consider the time period it was made in. I find it unfair to expect the standards of today be put on art produced in the past, in times which had completely different guidelines for what was okay and what was not. The rest of the movie is quite hilarious. I suggest instead of saying "Airplane! is a bad movie because of the one racist scene,” we should approach it as "Airplane! is a good movie except for the one scene with the racist joke."

I hope that in the future, people can see these movies and appreciate the good aspects and leave the bad ones. It’s unfortunate when we ban a whole piece of art for a mistake that was considered okay back in the day. Racism appeared more in TV and movies from the ‘80s than it does today and often in casual fashion rather than a critical one.

Another example would be the song

“Baby It's Cold Outside.” An article from CBC describes the perception of the song in the wake of the #MeToo movement and how it is perceived as being sexist and a manifestation of rape culture. In the Variety article “End the War on ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside,’” Chris Willman argues that the woman in the song is essentially saying no while nodding her head when invited to spend the night with a man she isn’t married to not because the man won’t take “no” for an answer, but because society won’t take “yes”. That’s a perspective on the song that no one would have if they jumped to the PC conclusion. This is an example of how we can take an old song, misconstrue it through the lense of political correctness, and throw it away without really looking at the state of the world in which it was created.

I understand the goal of PC culture is

to strive for equality, but the concepts should be applied to today's society and its creative productions. Obviously there are some works of art that completely miss the mark with what was correct at the time. However, using a critical eye, art is a great way to peer into the past. I find the best we can do is reflect on what we did wrong but not dismiss the entirety of art based on its lack of political correctness today. I find it best to focus critique on art that is produced today that doesn’t coincide with today's inclusive ideals and judge it accordingly; it’s a realtime criticism that can actually make a change. By judging and throwing away the entirety of an art piece from the past, it does not contribute to the purpose of political correctness, which is to make the world as it is today have an inclusive and sensitive society.

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Canada //

Dropping the voting age What would happen if Canada’s voting age reduced to 16?

CARISSA WIENS In Alberta, individuals can obtain a learner’s permit at 14, in Nunavut, 15.

The rest of the provinces and territories allow youth to begin driving a motor vehicle at age 16, yet, these young drivers are not allowed to vote in municipal, provincial, or federal elections. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May argued for the voting age to be lowered if their parties would’ve been elected. The two leading parties based on Monday’s election, the Liberals and Conservatives, have not pushed for such a change.

Argentina, Austria, Brazil, and Ecuador all have reduced their voting age to 16. Some argue that by following in these country’s footsteps, Canada would

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eventually have a larger voter turnout because those who vote from an early age are more likely to continue to vote throughout their life, and those that don’t vote at an early age are not likely to.

As we can see, climate change has become an increasingly important issue in Canada. Young people are the ones who will experience the effects of climate change the most, so they should have a say in how the government will approach the issue. The older voters are the ones who most likely won’t be around if and when the sea level rises higher and the Amazon vanishes; therefore, it makes sense that youth get a say in their future.

At the age of 14, people are legally able to work a job and pay taxes in British Columbia, with their parent’s permission.

Even though not many get a job that young, many teenagers do at some point in their high school years. This means that there’s a whole group who are working and paying taxes, but they’re not able to vote in how the government spends that tax money.

If the voting age would be lowered to 16, high school social studies classes that discuss Canadian government wouldn’t be filled with hypothetical discussions, but rather discussions that concern matters that the students are affected by and can have a say in. By having these discussions at school, students who had originally not planned on voting may change their mind because of what they learned in class.

In Nunavut, youth have become vocal about the lack of public services, like medical, education, and mental health

services, in the Inuit languages, Inuinnaqtun and Inuktitut. These are various aspects of life that directly affect the youth in the North, but they do not have a vote in the matter.

If candidates had to also engage with youth for their vote on top of the older population, the political parties would be forced to make concrete plans for a better future for Canada to persuade the younger voters, because they will most likely be the ones primarily focused on the future.

The results from Monday’s election might have been incredibly different if people aged 16 and 17 were able to vote.

We will see if our government will make voting age reduction a priority, but unfortunately, it doesn’t look like they will.

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Move back or get off

Wanted: Ghost hunting gang Spooky month has been decidedly unspooky so far. Where are the Halloween decorations, the fun occultthemed clothing, the sense of impending dread that has nothing to do with midterms? Why is nothing haunting my home? No one has even pretended to be a zombie in my presence, and that’s the easiest possible way to scare me (see also: needles and trying to make me touch something made of velvet). We are coming up fast on Halloween, and there is nothing supernatural or scary in the air; it’s like it’s November already, and we skipped right past the fun spooky stuff into the most morose month of the year.

IKEA on a Sunday

IKEA on Sunday is the first day of my period: I argue with my partner about the wood stain of a bedside table, my only desire is to get under the silky covers of the on-display bed, all I want are four $1 hotdogs with extra mustard, the screams of children prompt me to scream louder, and I always forget my tote bag.

IKEA on Sunday is my deep-sleeping nightmare: slow walkers stay on the left side; fast walkers bump into my shoulder; price tags are absent from the products I want, giving me the time to realize that it’s definitely out

I made a vow in the summer to be really invested in spooky month this time around, especially since the last few have gotten less and less “Halloweeny” every year, but apparently no one else got the memo. So my solution: go looking for the ghouls myself. If you’ve always wanted to be part of a Scooby Gang, are also feeling disillusioned by the lack of general uncanniness this October, and/or come with your own ghosthunting equipment, please hit me up so we can chase some spectres while the pumpkins are ripe.

Here’s a revolutionary idea for all you transit riders out there: did you know you can actually stand at the back of the bus? Yup, just up those two tiny steps — you just lift one foot up, put it on the first step, then the other foot, put it on the next step, and you’re at the back of the bus! There’s even little handles dangling down for you to hang on to. It’s great because you can see over the tops of everyone’s heads and out the front window. It feels like you're in a cool spaceship or something. What’s even cooler is that you're making room for more people to get onto the bus. You don’t have to cuddle

up near the driver, breathing down his neck and preventing new riders from getting on, making them wait half an hour for the next bus. You can actually look around and think critically and courteously about your environment and the people around you and then act on it. Wow! Crazy!

Sincerely, Someone who almost wet their pants last week waiting for the next bus because five people couldn’t take two steps to the back of the bus to make room for new passengers.

Darien Johnsen

Nadia Tudhope

of my price range; and nuclear families in puffy vests fantasize about their suburban dream home together.

But, IKEA on a Tuesday morning is realizing there’s an extra slice of cake in the fridge: soccer moms who drive massive SUVs are at their “mommy n’ me” clubs with their screaming babies; the 9-5ers do their kitchenware shopping online; the employees greet me with a smile, not a shrug; and I never have to weave around people.

Carissa Wiens

The modern love letter is a text Am I the only one who thinks being good at texting is actually really attractive in a significant other? I’m probably exposing myself as a child of the internet right now, but I feel like relationships involve a lot more texting than calling these days, especially if both parties have fulltime jobs or it’s long distance. This is important stuff, people! I’d like to think it really just comes down to communication skills. I mean, what extinguishes the embers of love quicker than not being able to main-

tain a text conversation with your love interest because they only ever reply with short, abrupt messages?

Ask yourself: can you accurately portray your empathy and humour through text? Do you only ever reply to one part of a long message?

Are you chronically forgetting to text back? Now I’m no Dr. Phil, but you may have bad texter syndrome, and it could be killing your love life.

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Article by Darien Johnsen Photos by David Myles

Here at The Cascade we’re all getting excited for everyone's favourite capitalist holiday, Halloween. One thing that I personally have beef with over this holiday is the exclusivity of trick-or-treating. I wholeheartedly disagree that only children should be allowed to dress up and beg for candy. We should have adult trick-or-treating, where we can dress up and beg for candy, or people can set aside some beers for the mature trick-or-treaters.

One fond memory I have of trick-or-treating as a child was walking up to super spooky houses. The really scary houses were always the most rewarding to get candy from — you know you truly earned your treats then. In order to not miss out on this part of the holiday, we at The Cascade went out house hunting for you in the cold rain (as is tradition for Halloween in B.C.) and hunted down some spooky decorated houses for you to enjoy from the comfort of your home while you binge eat a bag of candy and drink a case of beer.

I’m impressed by what these houses were able to accomplish with their tiny front yards, but the scariest thing about this neighbourhood was how cookie-cutter identical all the houses were and how terrifying it is that they probably cost a million plus dollars and are totally inaccessible to our generation. Spooky.

What was really scary about Abbotsford was the amount of Conservative signs in people’s yards.

This house was simple but high quality. The giant dinosaur skeleton was one of the most impressive pieces we encountered, and you had better believe I had a hard time looking at that doll hanging in the tree.

This house was packed with spooky little details: particularly chilling was the animatronic spider whose head rocked back and forth, and witch legs sticking out of the garden are always a classic. This house wins Darien’s award for best decorated, for which the prize is a gold sticker and a hug.

Not only did this house have an impressive yard full of cool decorations, but they even slipped in some political commentary on the atrocious realty market in the Fraser Valley.

This house had some classic tasteful decorations, but off to the side of their yard they had an absolute masterpiece of a pun-filled graveyard.

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culture@ufvcascade.ca Andrea Sadowski — Culture Editor

UFV event //

Blood Donation Clinic UFV Students Saving Lives

Blood donation clinic. UFV Abbotsford. Oct. 17, 2019. (David Myles/The Cascade)

KAREN WHITE Donating blood is a significant help for cancer patients, transplant patients, and accident victims. It takes many donations of blood to help just one person in need.

It can take up to five donors for someone who needs heart surgery, 50 donors to help save someone after a serious car accident, and eight donors a week to help someone with leukemia.

On Thursday, Oct. 17, UFV hosted Canadian Blood Services for a blood donation clinic. The blood donation clinic ran from 12 - 7 p.m. with the goal of reaching 108 donations. Students were able to make an appointment prior to this day online or could schedule one in person at the event.

There are many restrictions on donating blood. Some are to protect patients against blood-borne illnesses, including HIV. In Canada, there is a very low risk of becoming infected with HIV. According to Canadian Blood Services, in 2015, the “residual risk of HIV transfusion-transmitted infection was one in 21.4 million donations.”

There are a list of restrictions around who can donate blood, including age, when people have traveled and to where, health of the donor, and recent surgical procedures. Prescription medication use may also affect eligibility.

Arleen Asi and Nancy Bryan, the event coordinators from Canadian Blood Services, said that in some cases just one person might need about half the blood that gets donated from one clinic. I feel like if people were more aware of how much blood just one single person may need, maybe more people will see the importance of donating and will donate themselves.

Asi and Bryan helpful in answering any questions that anyone had and let students know that if they couldn’t donate that day that the Canadian Blood Services were coming back again on Wednesday, March 18.

“We have a constant need for blood.

So, we are always looking to recruit new donors in Abbotsford and throughout the Fraser Valley. The challenge that we have is that not everyone can donate, so we ask everybody to go to blood.ca and look at the

Blood donation clinic. UFV Abbotsford. Oct. 17, 2019. (David Myles/The Cascade)

eligibility quiz online to discover if they are eligible,” said Bryan.

Depending on the number of donors that

“It’s not on a shelf waiting to be used, it’s only there from a person coming in, keeping their appointment, and giving us their [time] and volunteering to donate their blood.” come to this event and the one in March, Canadian Blood Services might start coming three times a year to UFV.

“The most important thing is that there is a constant need for blood donors. It’s not on a shelf waiting to be used, it’s only there from a person coming in, keeping their appointment, and giving us their [time] and volunteering to donate their blood. It’s a huge impact that it makes to the recipient as well as the recipient’s family,” said Bryan.

At the end of the day, the blood clinic event had a total of 149 donors. The total amount of successful donations was 114, which was over the goal that the Canadian Blood Services had set. There was also a total of 43 successful new donors.

The Canadian Blood Services also have a Facebook page called Fraser Valley Blood Donation Events where they will highlight any other future events that will happen.

Clinics are held throughout the Fraser Valley at least once a month. Some upcoming clinics are at Abbotsford Pentecostal Church on Mar. 28, and at Emmanuel Mennonite Church on Nov. 19, Dec. 12 and 17, Jan. 14, Feb. 11, and Mar. 10. For more information on the clinics, visit https:// blood.ca/en.

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College of Arts on display Freebies, pizza, and professors at this year’s Art Expo ANDREA SADOWSKI On Wednesday, Oct. 16, UFV held its annual Arts Expo in the Envision Athletics Centre. The event was an informal gathering, with representation from each department in UFV’s extensive College of Arts.

The atrium was full of students eager not only to grab some free pizza, but to learn about the various programs College of Arts offers.

I never realized just how many programs fall under College of Arts. The event had tables representing communications, English, graphic and digital design, history, philosophy, economics, political science, psychology, peace and conflict studies,

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global development studies, Indigenous studies, geography and the environment, and general studies. As well, there were representatives from the School of Creative Arts, the Modern Languages Institute, and the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Professors and students manned these tables, eager to answer any questions students may have about their discipline.

The arts department advisors from UFV’s Advising Centre also had a table equipped with career counsellors ready to book an appointment with students to discuss their academic and career goals.

If a student is ever unsure about what to major in, or exactly what classes to take to graduate on time, making an appointment with an academic counsellor can be

extremely beneficial. They help students navigate through the myriad of programs and courses UFV offers and plan their semesters far in advance so they are not adding and dropping courses last minute.

Aimee Fauteaux, communication strategist for the College of Arts dean’s office, organized this year’s Arts Expo, and said that this casual networking event was mainly about building connections.

“It is showcasing all of the departments of the College of Arts and it’s a way to connect students to other students, their peers and faculty, and they can ask any types of questions that they have about any of the programs or courses or anything in relation to the College of Arts,” said Fauteaux.

The starving student that I am, I snagged

a couple slices of pizza, and stuffed my pockets full of the mini candy bars that were on seemingly every table. College of Arts had the best collection of freebies I have ever seen at an event like this: water bottles, tumblers, notebooks, sunglasses — this is the kind of free stuff I dream of.

Whether you have your major and minors declared and your academic journey laid out perfectly, or if you are dabbling in various courses from different programs to see what you like, it is always beneficial to connect with your professors and other students. Not only will this help you currently as a student, but will potentially be a source of employment opportunities as well.

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UFV Event //

Earth first: saving our home planet

How sustainable urban planning can solve the climate crisis ANDREA SADOWSKI Gerben van Straaten, founder of World of Walas, a collection of sustainable urban development companies, gave a lecture entitled “Mission: Earth First,” on Friday, Oct. 18. The conference room in the U-House was packed full of about 50 faculty and students, all there to learn about innovations in sustainable development.

There has been a lot of talk recently about humans becoming an interplanetary species; NASA is currently considering setting up a colony on Mars within the next 20-30 years with Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, endorsing this ambitious project. Van Straaten said that while these goals are admirable, if we applied this same push for technology into sustainable development, we would be able to make Earth into a liveable planet, not threatened by extinction, forcing humankind to relocate. That is why his talk was entitled “Earth First”: there is so much that Earth has to give to us that we have not yet discovered, and that is why humanity should focus efforts here on Earth.

Van Straaten chose to focus on cities because of the mass migration of people from rural to urban areas. According to the UN, the world population living in urban areas will see an increase from 55 per cent in 2018, to 60 per cent in 2030.

This makes sustainable urban planning crucial to be able to adjust to this influx of people. Pollution levels and energy consumption in cities are a major focus of Van Straaten’s company. As

well, he thinks of holistic community development, as cities need to think of housing solutions, job opportunities, and food security for all of the people in the city.

Van Straaten highlighted solutions that have already been invented for healthy food production in cities, such as hydroponics (a method of growing plants without soil), urban gardens on rooftops, and green garden walls. He is also a big believer in encouraging cities to plant more trees, help offset energy costs, use renewable energy sources like solar and wind, not use new materials in construction, and use algae as a fuel source and sewage solution.

Social structures are another crucial part of urban planning, considering how people interact and the roles they play in society. His company values local labour and tries to build big groups of small companies; he compared it to building a school of fish rather than one big shark.

“Think about the social structure because that is where your real strength is; if you create a situation where people feel strong and involved, they can redevelop themselves, give you their ideas, and that is where the future is,” said van Straaten.

The point he wanted to get across to the audience was that we must collaborate together on innovative solutions. With many cities at risk of going underwater, and corporations emitting and consuming excessive amounts of carbon and nitrogen, people must work together to create technologies that will prevent a mass migration inland.

Column //

Cascade Kitchen: butternut squash & lentil tacos

Perfect fall tacos. Oct. 14, 2019. (Andrea Sadowski)

ANDREA SADOWSKI 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.

I present to you: the perfect fall taco. Everything you could want from spooky season, all on a taco. It’s vegan, easy to make, is a perfect packed lunch, and best of all, it’s delicious. I used red lentils with this recipe, but you can use brown or black instead if you like your lentils a little more firm.

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Ingredients: 1 butternut squash, weighing approximately 454 g (1 lb) A drizzle of olive oil 1 lime 125 ml (1/2 cup) cashew milk 200 g (1 cup) dry lentils 2.5 g (1 tsp) cumin Salt and pepper Small, soft-shell tacos 30 g (1/4 cup) pumpkin seeds 1. Preheat oven to 400 F. 2. Peel squash with a potato peeler, and cut it in half. Scoop out the seeds and all that weird stringy stuff that the seeds are attached to. Dice the squash into cubes and place on a baking tray. Coat the cubes in olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and pop the tray in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes, until the squash is tender.

3. While the squash is cooking, combine the lentils and 500 ml (2 cups) of water in a small pot. When the water starts to boil, add a little over 2.5 g (a heaping tsp) of cumin, and a generous pinch of both salt and pepper. Cover the pot and boil until the lentils have absorbed all the water and become soft.

4. In a food processor, blend squash, cashew milk, and the juice of one lime until the mixture becomes creamy.

5. Now you’re ready to put together your taco. Grab your soft-shell taco, add a scoop of lentils, a scoop of squash, and finish with a handful of pumpkin seeds.

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SPORTS

VOL. 27 // ISSUE 23

sports@ufvcascade.ca Alex Jesus — Sports Editor

Q&A //

Cassidy King and the Cascades women’s volleyball team are on the rise In her fifth and final year with the Cascades, Cassidy King reflects on her athletic career

UFV Cascades Sports Scores Oct. 18 – Oct. 20, 2019

Men’s Soccer Game/Date: UFV Versus The University of Victoria/Friday, Oct. 18 Score: UFV 0 UVIC 1 Game/Date: UFV Versus University of British Columbia/Sunday, Oct. 20 Score: UFV 0 UBC 3

Women’s Soccer Game/Date: UFV Versus Thompson River University/Friday, Oct. 18 Score: UFV 4 TRU 2

Cassidy King. Abbotsford, BC. Oct. 11, 2019. (UFV Athletics)

ALEX JESUS It’s not easy making a sports team at the university level, let alone staying for five years, but that’s exactly what fifth-year libero Cassidy King has done with the UFV Cascades. Now, the team moves towards Canada West, leaving behind the PACWEST conference. However, they get to close out their run with one of their most respected veteran teammates as she comes to the end of her own journey with the team.

After playing well in high school, a friend’s parent saw potential in King as a solid volleyball player and they helped King finance a season of club play. After playing club for one year, King went on to join the Cascades’ volleyball squad, kicking off her university athletic career.

According to King, the decision to play at the university level wasn’t based on the question of if she had the ability; she did.

Instead, it came down to whether or not she wanted to play. The answer was a resounding yes. King couldn’t imagine end-

ing her athletic career anytime soon.

“I think my decision to want to play really came down to [the fact that] I wasn’t done being an athlete,” King said.

Being an athlete has been a positive experience for King, who played softball at a high level for years before her transition to full-time volleyball. When she decided to choose a different sport, the transition allowed King to grow as she realized new things about herself.

“When I let go of that [softball], it was kind of like I lost a little bit of that athlete identity. Just kind of reclaiming it and wanting it back made me pursue and look out to other sports or other opportunities,” King said.

When the chance to play with the Cascades came up, King had a very simple response: “I’m going for it.”

Being a fifth-year means leadership for many athletes in Canada, due to it being the last year available to play. Playing for as long as she has, King definitely picked up new skills along the way, including the art of being a leader on a large team of skilled athletes.

“I think that as I’ve progressed through sports in general, I’ve just been a natural leader. There’s lots of different lenses to leadership, right? So I think my role as a leader has changed,” King said.

“I definitely love the opportunity of being a leader and for people to look up to me and just to kind of share what I’ve learned in any way that the team needs.”

When it comes to motivation, King offers a humble yet passionate response to what drives her as a person and an athlete.

“Connections, and building connections with people. That’s super motivating to me. I’m always looking to network and to build those relationships and to meet new people, as well as build on the old ones. Just being open-minded and letting all those opportunities come does motivate me because it opens up new doors.”

Come watch King and the Cascades in action this weekend as they take on the College of the Rockies for two home games here in Abbotsford, beginning on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. and on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.

Game/Date: UFV Versus University of British Columbia Okanagan/Saturday, Oct. 19 Score: UFV 4 UBCO 2

Men’s Volleyball Game/Date: UFV At Vancouver Island University/Friday, Oct. 18 Score: UFV 0 VIU 3 Game/Date: UFV At Vancouver Island University/Saturday, Oct. 19 Score: UFV 0 VIU 3

Women’s Volleyball Game/Date: UFV At Vancouver Island University/Friday, Oct. 18 Score: UFV 0 VIU 3 Game/Date: UFV At Vancouver Island University/Saturday, Oct. 19 Score: UFV 2 VIU 3

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SPORTS

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2019

Women’s Soccer //

Men’s Soccer //

The Cascades dominated Winless weekend for the weekend with two the Cascades ends wins in two days their season early After an unsuccessful double header against Trinity Western, the Cascades end their season on a high note

back of the net. Minutes before the half was over, Cascades’ Katie Lampen also scored.

Lampen’s goal saw the Cascades take the UFV’s women’s soccer team was in full force lead for the first time in the match. this weekend, hosting Thompson River Determined to continue the pressure the University (TRU) on Friday, and the Univer- Cascades started in the first half, UFV took sity of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) a total of 10 shots in the second, while also on Saturday. After losing both games last keeping the Wolfpack to only five. With a weekend to TRU, the Cascades had gone great defensive effort, the Cascades were their last eight games without a win. With able to stop TRU from scoring again. The these two games being the last of the regular only change to the score in the second half season for the Cascades, the team looked to came when Zacharuk scored her second of end their season on a high note. the night for the Cascades in the 78th minute Friday night’s game saw the Cascades of play. trailing the TRU Wolfpack early on. At After a 4-2 win over TRU, the Cascades had roughly the three-and-a-half-minute mark, just over 24 hours until their game against TRU’s Camryn Curts scored when UFV’s the UBCO Heat. Much like Friday’s game, goalkeeper, Andrea Perkovic’s initial save the Cascades saw themselves down early on. deflected the ball into the path of Curts. After only two minutes and 35 seconds, JilWith nothing between Curts and the net, lian Hunt of the Heat scored the first goal of she kicked the ball straight in. Following up the night; however, the Cascades answered Curts’ goal, TRU were able to push their lead fast. Within only 14 minutes of Hunt’s goal, to two when the Wolfpack’s Taylor Miller the Cascades’ Katie Lampen was able to anscored while on a breakaway, just before the swer with a pair of her own goals. Following 25-minute mark.

Lampen’s second goal, Zacharuk was able to Although the Cascades were down two add to the Cascades’ lead. With Zacharuk’s goals with a quarter of the game behind third goal of the weekend, the Cascades them, they were determined to fight for the ended the first half of Saturday’s game, 3-1. win. Within the next four minutes of play Early into the second half, the Cascades after Miller’s goal, the Cascades were able were awarded another point when UBCO accidentally scored on their own net. Following this error, neither team could change the score for the majority of the half. With less than 10 minutes of play in the game, the Heat’s Erica Reis was able to add to UBCO’s score.

However, with this goal, the Cascades were still too far ahead for the Heat to catch up. After Reis’ goal, the Tavia Jasper. Abbotsford, BC. Oct. 19, 2019. (UFV Athletics) game concluded shortly after with a score of to answer with two points of their own. The 4-2 for the Cascades. first goal came when Cascades’ Brittney With the two wins this past weekend, the Zacharuk shot the ball from the left side of Cascades ended their season in fifth place in the box. With no one around her, Zacharuk their division, clinching a playoff spot. This smacked the ball into the top-left corner of weekend was not only a milestone for the the net. team as a whole, with three goals and three Following this was the tying goal by Cas- assists over the weekend, Brittney Zacharuk cades’ Kate Fisher. After initially deflecting is now tied for the most goals ever for a Casa pass from Zacharuk toward the net, Fisher cade player. In addition, Zacharuk has also was able to recover and gain possession of become the Cascades’ all-time points record her own rebound. On the crease, Fisher slid holder. into the ball foot first, tapping it into the

With two losses over the weekend, the Cascades narrowly miss clinching a playoff spot

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Gurmaan Jhaj. Abbotsford, BC. Oct. 18, 2019. (UFV Athletics)

NIC JACKSON In the Cascades’ last weekend of the regular season, they hosted the University of Victoria (UVIC) Vikes on Friday, before heading to Vancouver to face off against the University of British Columbia (UBC) Thunderbirds on Sunday. Coming off two wins the previous weekend, the Cascades aimed to carry their momentum forward.

The last time the Cascades faced off against the Vikes was nearly two months ago. That match was only the second game of the season for the Cascades. Although the Cascades battled through their first game against the Vikes, two goals in the second half for UVIC resulted in a 2-0 loss for the Cascades.

In Friday’s game, the Cascades looked to answer for their previous loss against the Vikes. For over a quarter of the game, neither team was able to score; however, in the 35th minute of play the Vikes’ Isaac Koch was able to place a shot past UFV goalkeeper, Ethan Duggan. This goal came when Koch positioned himself in the 18-yard box, on the right. From here he shot the ball low, into the opposite corner of the net. After Koch’s goal the two teams battled for the remainder of the half, but neither team could score.

When the Cascades started the second half, they were eager to tie the game. Throughout the second half, they took a total of 12 shots, while keeping

the Vikes to only three shots. Although the Cascades were relentless with their offensive pressure, Vikes’ goalkeeper Jas Lally had an exceptional game. UFV forced Lally to make a total of 12 saves throughout the game. With his stellar performance, the Vikes were able to win off Koch’s first-half goal, and Lally took home a shutout.

After starting their final regular season weekend off with a loss, the Cascades travelled to Vancouver for a match against the division leader, UBC. Much like with the Vikes, the last time the Cascades faced off against UBC was their season opening weekend. In the previous game against UBC, the Cascades lost 2-0.

Unfortunately for the Cascades, their final game of the season saw them unable to score. In the first half of play, UBC’s Sam Fletcher and Kerman Pannu both placed the ball past UFV’s goalkeeper, Duggan, resulting in a 2-0 lead for the Thunderbirds after the first half of play. Shortly following half-time, UBC’s Thomas Gardner increased the Thunderbirds’ lead to three after being awarded a free kick. For the rest of the game, neither team put another point up on the board, and the Thunderbirds won 3-0.

Entering the weekend, the Cascades held the fourth spot in the Canada West Pacific standings. Without a win over the weekend, they fell to the sixth spot, narrowly missing making the playoffs.

Cascades finished their 2019 season with a record of 5-6-4.

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STUDY BREAK Crossword //

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Made by Andrea Sadowski DOWN

ACROSS

1: Sharply or bitingly critical, sarcastic, or ironic in temper, mood, or tone.

1: A marine mollusc that has a pearlescent shell and is illegal to harvest in B.C.

2: The boundary of land, particularly at the end.

3: Financial instruments that are a type of derivative security, such as stocks.

5: An imaginary line around the middle of a planet, dividing it into Northern and Southern hemispheres.

4: Inadvertent incorrectness.

8: A period of rest or waiting before a further stage in a journey.

9: An event or a group of events occurring as part of a larger sequence.

6: A type of cryptocurrency currently worth over $10,000.00 CAD per unit.

10: The male child of one’s spouse belonging to a previous marriage or relationship.

7: What you may have when you cut the top of your sleeves off your shirt.

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11: When you jump out of an airplane with a parachute strapped to your back.

ANSWERS: Down: 1: Hallucination.

2: Afterbirth.

3: Extrapolation.

4: Well.

5: Pronghorn.

6: Watchtower.

9: Baht

Across: 1: Hermitage.

5: Petit.

6: War. 7: Awl. 8: Incognito.

9: Bra. 10: Rah. 11:Iowan.

12: Narration.

12: Feeling or showing a desire to have what someone else has.

13: A physician who performs operations.

Cascade Calamities

Horoscopes //

Your weekly life predictions as told by Ang the Great

Aries — Mar 21 to Apr 19 It’s time for a total reset and reboot! Marie Kondo your entire life: your furniture, your clothes, all those random bottles of lotions and soap under your sink, your mess of a cutlery drawer, your circle of friends — get rid of everything and everyone that does not spark joy.

Leo — Jul 23 to Aug 22 You have been grinding so hard for so long.

Take joy in the little things this week and try to sprinkle some zest in every activity to make it just a little more enjoyable. Remember that the semester is half-way over; you’ve got this!

Keep on keeping on!

Sagittarius — Nov 22 to Dec 21 You will experience a miscommunication and misunderstanding with your significant other this week. Be patient with each other and recognize your own fault in the matter. Know that this will soon all blow over and you’ll be kissing and making up in no time.

Taurus — Apr 20 to May 20 Take care of your damn self. You are one hair away from a total burnout. What in God’s name were you thinking when you decided taking five courses and working part-time was a great idea?! Have a much needed self-care day sometime this week: soak in the tub, put on a heavenly face mask, and treat yourself like royalty.

Virgo —Aug 23 to Sep 22 You are lost. You have wandered down a wrong path somewhere along the way and now you are somewhere unrecognizable, wondering how on earth you arrived here.

Scream out for help if you must; a search and rescue team is on their way, and they will bring you back to where you belong.

Capricorn — Dec 22 to Jan 19 You will heavily rely not on your blood relatives, but on your chosen family this week.

Embrace these connections and relationships that you have been so utterly blessed with.

Never take your people for granted and know that they love you no matter what.

Gemini — May 21 to Jun 20 There will be a radical shift in one of your close relationships in the coming days. Don’t let it take you by surprise and shake up all your emotions, just take this new chapter in your relationship with peace and the understanding that this is what is best for now.

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Cancer —Jun 21 to Jul 22 Something will completely set you off this week. All of those emotions you have so long bottled up and let simmer deep down inside you will come roaring to the surface after an extremely heated interaction. Just clean yourself up afterwards and keep on living.

These things happen.

Libra — Sep 23 to Oct 22 This week you will experience a gorgeous transformation. Just as chlorophyll is breaking down in the leaves, allowing other beautiful colours from green to red or yellow or brown to shine through, so will something break down in you. Welcome this new version of you, cause it’s so beautiful, perfectly matching the season you are in.

Scorpio — Oct 23 to Nov 21 A long-held grudge, or long-standing disagreement you are currently in with a friend or family member will fade this week and you will finally be able to move on from what tore you apart in the first place.

Aquarius — Jan 20 to Feb 18 Speak love this week. Leave no room in your heart for negative energy, and speak only kind words. Remember that what goes around comes around and that if you spread an ugly message this week, the consequences will find their way back to you.

Pisces — Feb 19 to Mar 20 Step away from your phone — better yet, step away from all of the screens you can. They are sucking the very life out of your body and causing you to be unnecessarily tired. Give your eyes and brain a break from that blinding blue light.

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arts@ufvcascade.ca Chandy Dancey — Arts Editor

VOL. 27 // ISSUE 23

Book //

CHARTS 1 Jenny Hval

The Practice of Love

2 Becky Ninkovic Woe

3 Kristin Witko

Zone Of Exclusion

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Rae Spoon Mental Health

Merlot 5 Mr. City Sex Vol. 2

6 Apollo Ghosts Living Memory

7 Zach Fanta 8

SHUFFLE AARON LEVY

JANE AUSTEN PROTAGONIST

CIVL Station Manager Aaron Levy isn't worried about going too far with this one. He may not be the POTUS, but he's a white man in power who tries to recognize his privilege, so... there is no parallel between the two of us

The Cars - “Just What I Needed” Ric Ocasek did just pass away this past month, but the title and chorus to this classic power pop tune definitely encapsulates my — and if you value a future that doesn't result in fascism, environmental destruction, and nation-wide protectionism, your — entire feelings about the outcomes of this Monday's straw poll.

I Ain't Tha 1

The New Pornographers In the Morse Code of Capital Cities - “Safe and Brake Lights

Sound”

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Kirsten Ludwig Wasted Time

Like many of you, CIVL Radio marked itself safe and sound on Facebook from the natuPyramid ral disaster (terrorist attack?)

10 Peach Bright Blue of Andrew Scheer and his failed government (what DonMatana Roberts might refer to as a coup, 11 Coin Coin Chapter Four: ald perhaps) and their attempt to thwart our national growth, Memphis comfort, and togetherness, so that's a win.

Big Dave McLean 12 Pocket Full Of Nothin'

Goodwyn 13 Myles Myles Goodwyn and

Mclusky - “You Should Be Ashamed, Seamus”

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The opposite of this title is true, as UFV alum and current Alumni Association director Seamus Heffernan led a heroic effort in Abbotsford to accomplish what no other human being has been able to do in two decades, i.e. unseat long-time incumbent and former cabinet minister, the Honourable Ed Fast.

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Ghislain Poirier - “Wa La La Leng”

18 Sarah Pagé

A song by a French Canadian that mimics the national feelings we'd be reeling through in the case of a formerly "CRAP" titled federal party (Canadian Reform Alliance Party) aligned leadership, taking control and ushering in an Americanized style of urban policing. Instead, our song has a more Indigenous twang.

Friends of the Blues Crissinger 14 Mark Believe In Love

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Equivalents Limbo

A Distant Call Dose Curves Geoffroy

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Horrific hauntings in Ninth House The ghosts and secret societies of Leigh Bardugo’s Ninth House NADIA TUDHOPE As an ardent lover of both the dark academia genre and Leigh Bardugo’s work, I was terribly excited about the release of Ninth House. Dark academia, often considered to be pioneered

by Donna Tartt’s The Secret History, is a genre centred on academic life and troped by murder, the elements of a tragedy, an intensely close friend group deeply entrenched in their area of study, and typically features LGBTQ+ characters.

In Ninth House, Bardugo explores power and privilege through a magical lens, while also delivering a gripping nexus of mysteries with horror elements. As Bardugo’s first adult novel, it ventures into dark territory in explicit detail, and fans of her young adult novels should be advised to consult the content warnings beforehand.

Ninth House centres around Galaxy “Alex” Stern, who has been granted a role she is unqualified for and a full-ride scholarship to Yale due to her unprecedented ability to see ghosts.

She is the newest member of Lethe House, the ninth of Yale’s secret societies and the one tasked with monitoring the occult activities of the others, ensuring their rituals do not go awry. The novel opens, in typical dark academia fashion, with a jump forward in time that reveals to readers that things are going to end very poorly for the protagonist, and murder will almost certainly be involved.

The first few chapters of Ninth House leave one reeling, trying to adapt to the world Bardugo has built and the odd combination of withheld information and information dumping. If it weren’t for the cheatsheet at the

end of the book to remind me who the secret societies were, I would’ve had a hard time following along. Remembering all the societies is especially difficult since each one’s focus and particular kind of magic often sounds nothing like their name would suggest — take “Skull & Bones,” for example, which actually has nothing to do with necromancy or bones, whereas “Book & Snake” does.

Much of the magic in the novel doesn’t have a clear enough

system or limits: we know very little about how each society is able to do the things they do beyond the fact that their “tomb” must be built on a magical nexus and they require rituals to maintain their power. Rules or limitations will be laid out and then broken, and although our protagonist knows little about much of the magic in the world Bardugo has created, it feels as though we the readers have little hope of understanding it either.

That being said, when it comes to ghosts in the novel, the magic

system they exist in is masterfully done. Bardugo makes it clear immediately what ghosts are doing here, what they want, and what they should be capable of, so that when the rules are broken we are swept into the same helpless horror as Alex.

Bardugo manages to make such a well-explored subject of terror fresh and interesting.

Although there are few characters to latch onto, Bardugo does a good job making them compelling. At first, Alex and Darlington as characters seem overshadowed by their flaws, but as the story progresses, you begin to fall in love with them and desperately want them to overcome the tragic events their story has inescapably laid out for them. Alex’s development in the novel, and the fierceness with which she cares about others and getting justice for them, is stunning.

However, I was disappointed that Bardugo, who was once criticized for including “unnecessary lesbianism” in her books, had no overt LGBTQ+ characters in this one.

The mysteries in Ninth House, though, are what make it worth the read: while there are almost too many to grapple with at the beginning of the novel, each is inextricably entwined with another in an example of Bardugo’s masterful plotting. Each new clue to one mystery has ripple effects in others, sucking readers into the tangled murders and secret societies populating New Haven. The climax is rife with plot twists that were so subtly set up that I certainly didn’t see them coming. The novel’s denouement managed to cleverly answer even the sneakiest of the story’s remaining mysteries.

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Movie //

Feminism in horror: a trick or a treat?

CHANDY DANCEY Horror movies: a genre that keeps audience members coming back for more, combining the perceived safety of sitting on your couch with the indulgence of experiencing action on screen. Despite my love for anything horror, there are times when even I contemplate the combination of sex and violence that are so often paired together, especially in poorly made gore flicks that seem to delight in female suffering.

There are times when I crave horror movies where a woman makes it out alive and manages to be a badass while doing it.

But fear not, ladies and gentleghouls, I’m here to dish out some recommendations that’ll get you through until Halloween where the leading ladies kill it, both literally and figuratively.

The Craft - 1996 What this cult classic from the ‘90s does best is showcase a group of girls who are unconventional and proud, who are magic-wielding witches but also very much teenage girls at heart. What do they do with this magic? They make themselves prettier, seek revenge, and attempt to wield the all-consuming power of the deity Manon. When her friends’ thirst for power grows out of control, protagonist Sarah Bailey has to choose whether she’ll confront them or indulge.

Witchcraft is used by these women to empower themselves. Instead of coping with their abusive homes or accepting racial slurs thrown their way, the characters seek justice for themselves on their own terms. Of course, it’s for the audience to decide if this works out for them in the end. The Craft makes witchcraft look glamorous but at the same time warns us of its abuse.

Ginger Snaps - 2000 Ginger and Brigitte are goth sisters obsessed with death and suicide pacts, but on the night of Ginger’s first period, she’s attacked by a werewolf. Ginger Snaps is a work of art that draws parallels between female puberty and the changes Ginger experiences as she turns into a monster.

She has those delightful moments of realizing hair is growing in new places (and not where you’d think) and that her body is changing (as in she’s growing a tail and razor sharp talons).

Brigitte is fueled by her love for her sister in her race against the clock to try and save Ginger from herself — and others from her — before a full moon on Halloween. While normally the follower of her sister’s ideas, Brigitte is forced to question her identity and fend for herself, making some tough decisions along the way.

er — but it oozes female empowerment.

As the protagonist, Elaine, puts it: “All my life I’ve been tossed in the garbage except when men wanted to use my body.

So, I decided to find my own power, and I found that power through witchcraft.

That means that I take what I need from men and not the other way around!”

Elaine is a witch with her heart set on finding the perfect man, and if he’s married or emotionally unavailable, well, that’s just a small inconvenience. But when men begin dying of suspicious causes, she finds that her love potions might be a little too strong. Elaine’s a complex character. At times we side with her and her mistreatment by men, and at times we resent her decisions and question why she’s never happy with men who would, and do, die for her.

I’ll admit, the acting can be clunky, but it’s forgivable considering the plot and dialogue are rife with meaning. This film juggles the themes of female sexuality, gender roles, and freedom of religion, managing to pull them off in an impactful, visually appealing way.

Jennifer’s Body - 2009

This movie was criminally underrated for its time. Not only does it feature Megan Fox in the starring role of Jennifer, but it does an amazing job of drawing in audiences with the promise of female sexualization only to weaponize it instead. Jennifer, a ditzy cheerleader, is violently converted into a bloodthirsty succubus who preys on high school boys drawn in by her looks. While Jennifer’s Body enticed viewers with a movie poster suggestive of an onscreen “straight male fantasy,” what they got to watch instead is a dark, humour-filled joyride where straight males are torn apart by Jennifer for sustenance.

Furthermore, the most important relationship in the film is not between Jennifer and her seduced male victims but instead between her and her nerdy best friend, Needy. This leads to some serious romantic tension between the two where it’s obvious that Jennifer is vying for her attention even if she might be eating boys.

This movie does a great job of subverting expectations, empowering female beauty, and including a complex best friend relationship.

The Descent - 2005

The Descent perfectly encapsulates the instinctual fears we all share of navigating tight spaces and finding out what lurks in the dark. The protagonist, Sarah, is grieving over the loss of her husband and daughter when she goes spelunking with a group of friends only to become trapped in a cave system and hunted by humanoid creatures. These monsters are grotesque, eyeless beasts that have evolved to hunt The Love Witch - 2016 in the dark, picking off the women one by one.

Not only is this movie absolutely gorgeous Before entering the cave, Sarah was listto look at — it has the ‘70s aesthetic down less and depressed, but something ignites to a T and incorporates art work and hand- in her along the way: she wants to live. made costumes by the director, Anna Bill- What really sells this movie is how Sarah

manages her grief when confronted with death, her primal desire to survive empowering her to hack, slash, and escape.

Along the way she comes to terms with a secret her best friend has been keeping from her about her late husband and has a bone-chilling scene where she hides in a pool of blood from the hideous creatures closing in on her.

Rosemary’s Baby - 1967 Many will recognize this title from the 1968 film of the same name directed by Roman Polanski, a convicted child sex offender. I will admit that Rosemary’s Baby is a film that defied the boundaries of what a typical horror movie was in the ‘60s, but that’s as far as I’d go for praise. It’s difficult to separate the movie’s feminist themes from Polanski, who was a terrible man undeserving of your money. Instead, I recommend the novel by Ira Levin that inspired the movie, written a year prior to the cinematic release.

The protagonist, Rosemary, moves into an apartment with her husband and is looking to have her first child. The building is full of eccentric characters who

seem a little too interested in Rosemary’s wellbeing, and she soon fears that they may have ulterior motives for helping her when she discovers she’s pregnant.

Rosemary becomes a mother under disturbing circumstances: she’s drugged and assaulted by her husband while unconscious, having strange dreams of demonic rituals. She has no one to turn to, isolated by her husband, forced to drink concoctions from her neighbours, and when she begins to suspect what’s really going on she’s dismissed as hysterical. She’s treated like property, and it’s rightfully framed as awful and unjust.

Despite being stripped of power, this ‘60s housewife makes her own choices about her body: she wants her child to be born, and even after finding out the insidious truth, she wants to raise him herself.

At the end of the novel, rather than chanting “Hail Satan!” as they do in the movie, her neighbours chant “Hail Rosemary!” as they gaze upon her and her child. Although some aspects of this novel are dated, its messages on female gaslighting, marital sexual assault, and a woman’s reproductive rights are still relevant today.

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Note:

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

Events Calendar • 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.

• 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.

• Hallowe’en BandJam 4 @ Abbotsford Arts Centre, 2:00 p.m. - midnight • 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.

• A Lecture by Jonathan Kuttab @ UFV (Abbotsford), B121, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 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.

• Patrick Gavigan @ Trading Post Brewing (Abbotsford), 6:00 – 8:00 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.

• Save your Semester: Study Skills Workshop @ UFV (Abbotsford) A315, 12:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Do you have an event coming up that you’d like to share here? Let us know about it by sending an email to: culture@ufvcascade.ca

• JATSWorker Acoustic w/ Tess — Halloween Acoustic @ SippChai Cafe 2.0 (Abbotsford), 7:00 – 11:00 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.

• Random Dander, No Faith in Fortune, Villain Villain, Plague Doctor @ Captains Captain Pub, 8:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.

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

• Archive Consignment Pop Up @ Highstreet Mall (Abbotsford), 5:00 – 9:00 p.m.

• Archive Consignment Pop Up @ Highstreet Mall (Abbotsford), 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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

• Archive Consignment Pop Up @ Highstreet Mall (Abbotsford), 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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

• Design School Info Night @ UFV (Abbotsford), C1422, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.

• Clay Scott @ Trading Post Brewing (Abbotsford), 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

• Long Night Against Procrastination @ UFV (Chilliwack), Building A, 3:00 – 10:00 p.m.

• Long Night Against Procrastination @ UFV (Abbotsford), Building G, 5:00 – 11:59 p.m.

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

• TedxAbbotsford (re)imagine @ UFV (Abbotsford), 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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

• Hastings @ The Railyard (Mission), 7:00 – 11:30 p.m.

• Zurich Cloud Motors with Dirty Phil, Cokebottleglasses @ Carport Manor (Abbotsford), 8:00 – 10:00 p.m.

• Joel Willoughby @ Trading Post Brewing (Abbotsford), 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

• Town & Gown @ UFV (Abbotsford), SUB, 5:30 – 9:00 p.m.