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LINTON
Twelve degrees of
separation
il
By Ronald Callender
as the oath-of-office snafu,
wherein Chief Justice John
Roberts stumbled over some
wording while President Obama was
being sworn in as the 44th president
of the U.S., a blessing in disguise?
Was poetic justice at work when the
snafu occurred? The snafu has been a
blessing in disguise, at least for me and
will be for anyone who has an interest
in U.S. politics. If it hadn’t occurred,
I would not have looked into the ways
President Obama’s circumstances and
actions have separated him from his
predecessor, George W. Bush.
Within hours of ascending to
the U.S. presidency, Obama signed
executive orders to create the
highest ethical standards for any
administration. His predecessor’s
administration was ethically
challenged. President Obama’s
executive orders dealing with issues
surrounding the military prison at
Guantanamo Bay (“Gitmo”), and its
prisoners are diametrically opposite
to Bush policies on the same matters,
and will close the military prison at
the U.S.’s Cuban naval station within
one year; establish an interagency task
force to deal with what should be done
with the approximately 245 prisoners
at “Gitmo;” restore the standard and
due process for the U.S. military
court-martial system; and end torture,
including water boarding, which was
conducted to get intelligence from
prisoners in U.S. military custody.
Bush’s policies were generally
described as not good for US. citizens
or the U.S. standing in the world.
8
Therefore, their undoing means the
snafu was pregnant with poetic justice.
The snafu also propelled President
Obama from just being one of 42
presidents into a special small-group
of presidents. That distances him again
from Bush.
Bush was never sworn in twice
in one term. But President Obama, by
retaking the oath “out of an abundance
of caution,” became only the third
U.S. president to do so in one term.
Chester Alan Arthur, the 21st President
of the U.S., had to retake the oath.
Calvin Coolidge was the second U.S.
president to take the oath twice in one
term.
President Obama is the only U.S.
president to graduate from Columbia
University and to hold a Juris Doctor
Law degree magna cum laude; second
youngest U.S. president ever elected
to the office he holds; one of five U.S.
presidents who invited an in-law to
live in the White House; the eighth
left-handed U.S. president; the first
US. president of African descent; and
the politician who ascended to the U.S
presidency the fastest.
The snafu is a good example
of how something can appear to be
bad for us, but can turn out for our
good: without the snafu, President
Obama would not be part of the
special small group of presidents with
a rare experience and he would not
have an official funny story to tell his
grandchildren about the role of the
“strict constructionist’ chief justice
in the snafu who was the jurist Bush
nominated and he voted against.
What-sexual’? The
prefixes are coming!
By Helen Clay
n Tuesday, February 17",
Justin and Helen of the
Douglas Pride Collective will
be hosting an information table for
pansexuality and asexuality in the New
Westminster campus concourse.
No idea what pansexual and asexual
means? You’re not the only one!
Pansexuality is a sexual
orientation characterized by what
some pansexuals refer to as “gender
blindness.” This means that gender and
sex are irrelevant in choosing a partner,
either romantic or sexual.
The key to understanding
pansexuality is to know the difference
between sex and gender. Sex is
biological, determined by your
hormones, your chromosomes and
what’s in your pants. Gender is your
perception of yourself as masculine or
feminine, or in some cases a little of
both or perhaps even neither. So one
could be of the female sex but have a
male gender identity or vice versa.
Now how does that relate to
pansexuality? Pansexuality means
rejecting the idea that only two genders
exist, male and female, perhaps even
thinking of gender as a spectrum,
which we move around all our lives.
So a specific gender is not the focus
in a sexual or romantic partner or
partners. Pansexuality is therefore an
attraction to all genders.
Can pansexuals be monogamous?
The answer is yes. Justin, himself, is
in a monogamous relationship at the
moment. Of course, some pansexuals
opt for non-monogamy, but that is
independent of their orientation, as
many heterosexuals also opt for non-
monogamy.
What about asexuality? An asexual
is defined as a person who does not
experience sexual attraction.
So, if asexuals don’t want to have
sex with anyone, who cares? Why does
anyone else need to know? Well, many
asexual people will still experience
romantic attraction and fall in love.
This gets to be a problem when all the
other people around you appear to be
sexual, and need to express their love
through sex.
There’s been little research on
asexuality to date. One study suggested
that one percent of the population
may be asexual—that’s 22,000 people
in Metro Vancouver! The problem
is that most of these 22,000 people
don’t know that asexual is a valid
orientation, and that they are not the
only ones who feel this way. They may
be in a relationship, very much in love
with their partner, but suffering stress
over the issue of sex. Or, perhaps they
have never felt the need for a close
relationship, and feel isolated from
the rest of society. Many asexuals find
understanding and like-minded people
on the web forum www.asexuality.org.
So come along on Tuesday,
February 17", and check out our
table in the concourse of the New
Westminster campus. We’ll have lots
of info on pansexuality and asexuality,
and Justin and Helen will be there to
answer any questions you may have.
If you’re not in school that day, come
find us in the Pride Office, located in
the New Westminster Students’ Union
Building (room 328). The general
office hours are posted around campus.
Justin’s hours are 12-2 p.m. Mondays
and 10:30 a.m.—2:30 p.m. Thursdays.
Helen is in on Mondays 2 p.m— p.m.
Justin and Helen from the Douglas Pride Collective
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oa
LINTON
Twelve degrees of
separation
il
By Ronald Callender
as the oath-of-office snafu,
wherein Chief Justice John
Roberts stumbled over some
wording while President Obama was
being sworn in as the 44th president
of the U.S., a blessing in disguise?
Was poetic justice at work when the
snafu occurred? The snafu has been a
blessing in disguise, at least for me and
will be for anyone who has an interest
in U.S. politics. If it hadn’t occurred,
I would not have looked into the ways
President Obama’s circumstances and
actions have separated him from his
predecessor, George W. Bush.
Within hours of ascending to
the U.S. presidency, Obama signed
executive orders to create the
highest ethical standards for any
administration. His predecessor’s
administration was ethically
challenged. President Obama’s
executive orders dealing with issues
surrounding the military prison at
Guantanamo Bay (“Gitmo”), and its
prisoners are diametrically opposite
to Bush policies on the same matters,
and will close the military prison at
the U.S.’s Cuban naval station within
one year; establish an interagency task
force to deal with what should be done
with the approximately 245 prisoners
at “Gitmo;” restore the standard and
due process for the U.S. military
court-martial system; and end torture,
including water boarding, which was
conducted to get intelligence from
prisoners in U.S. military custody.
Bush’s policies were generally
described as not good for US. citizens
or the U.S. standing in the world.
8
Therefore, their undoing means the
snafu was pregnant with poetic justice.
The snafu also propelled President
Obama from just being one of 42
presidents into a special small-group
of presidents. That distances him again
from Bush.
Bush was never sworn in twice
in one term. But President Obama, by
retaking the oath “out of an abundance
of caution,” became only the third
U.S. president to do so in one term.
Chester Alan Arthur, the 21st President
of the U.S., had to retake the oath.
Calvin Coolidge was the second U.S.
president to take the oath twice in one
term.
President Obama is the only U.S.
president to graduate from Columbia
University and to hold a Juris Doctor
Law degree magna cum laude; second
youngest U.S. president ever elected
to the office he holds; one of five U.S.
presidents who invited an in-law to
live in the White House; the eighth
left-handed U.S. president; the first
US. president of African descent; and
the politician who ascended to the U.S
presidency the fastest.
The snafu is a good example
of how something can appear to be
bad for us, but can turn out for our
good: without the snafu, President
Obama would not be part of the
special small group of presidents with
a rare experience and he would not
have an official funny story to tell his
grandchildren about the role of the
“strict constructionist’ chief justice
in the snafu who was the jurist Bush
nominated and he voted against.
What-sexual’? The
prefixes are coming!
By Helen Clay
n Tuesday, February 17",
Justin and Helen of the
Douglas Pride Collective will
be hosting an information table for
pansexuality and asexuality in the New
Westminster campus concourse.
No idea what pansexual and asexual
means? You’re not the only one!
Pansexuality is a sexual
orientation characterized by what
some pansexuals refer to as “gender
blindness.” This means that gender and
sex are irrelevant in choosing a partner,
either romantic or sexual.
The key to understanding
pansexuality is to know the difference
between sex and gender. Sex is
biological, determined by your
hormones, your chromosomes and
what’s in your pants. Gender is your
perception of yourself as masculine or
feminine, or in some cases a little of
both or perhaps even neither. So one
could be of the female sex but have a
male gender identity or vice versa.
Now how does that relate to
pansexuality? Pansexuality means
rejecting the idea that only two genders
exist, male and female, perhaps even
thinking of gender as a spectrum,
which we move around all our lives.
So a specific gender is not the focus
in a sexual or romantic partner or
partners. Pansexuality is therefore an
attraction to all genders.
Can pansexuals be monogamous?
The answer is yes. Justin, himself, is
in a monogamous relationship at the
moment. Of course, some pansexuals
opt for non-monogamy, but that is
independent of their orientation, as
many heterosexuals also opt for non-
monogamy.
What about asexuality? An asexual
is defined as a person who does not
experience sexual attraction.
So, if asexuals don’t want to have
sex with anyone, who cares? Why does
anyone else need to know? Well, many
asexual people will still experience
romantic attraction and fall in love.
This gets to be a problem when all the
other people around you appear to be
sexual, and need to express their love
through sex.
There’s been little research on
asexuality to date. One study suggested
that one percent of the population
may be asexual—that’s 22,000 people
in Metro Vancouver! The problem
is that most of these 22,000 people
don’t know that asexual is a valid
orientation, and that they are not the
only ones who feel this way. They may
be in a relationship, very much in love
with their partner, but suffering stress
over the issue of sex. Or, perhaps they
have never felt the need for a close
relationship, and feel isolated from
the rest of society. Many asexuals find
understanding and like-minded people
on the web forum www.asexuality.org.
So come along on Tuesday,
February 17", and check out our
table in the concourse of the New
Westminster campus. We’ll have lots
of info on pansexuality and asexuality,
and Justin and Helen will be there to
answer any questions you may have.
If you’re not in school that day, come
find us in the Pride Office, located in
the New Westminster Students’ Union
Building (room 328). The general
office hours are posted around campus.
Justin’s hours are 12-2 p.m. Mondays
and 10:30 a.m.—2:30 p.m. Thursdays.
Helen is in on Mondays 2 p.m— p.m.
Justin and Helen from the Douglas Pride Collective
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BCCAA Scoreboard
Saturday, January 31st, 2009
Men’s Basketball
H=2Poings 1 = 0 Points GP w L PTs PE PA ti: Home Away Fri. Jan. 30
As VIU 90 CBC 57
i Vancouver Island University Mariners 13 13 0 26 1086 831 4255 6&=9 7 Camosun 84 Quest 74
2 UNBC Zitmdberwolves 13 § s 16 Lost 976 105 3-2 §~3 UNBC 99 Kwantlen 84
3 Langara College Fa/cons 13 8 $ 16 934 943 -9 §~3 3-2 UBC-O 64 Langara 67
gd UBC-Okanagan Heat 13 8 § 16 932 961 -29 2-2 6-3 Capilano 66 Douglas 87
5 Douglas College Hopats 12 6 6 12 984 1001 -17 2-3 4~3
6 Kwantlen Polytechnic University Aagles 13 6 7 12 1041 1040 +1 5-4 3 Sat. Feb. 4
Capilano University Blues 12 s 7 10 1035 1025 +10 +2 ee ViU 89 CBC 84 (Overtime)
Columbia Bible College Bearcats 12 5 7 10 891 978 - 87 2.5 a Camosun 75 Quest 45
Camosun College Ohangers 13 4 9 8 948 975 -27 7.5 2-4 UNBC 72 Kwantlen 84
Quest University Canada Aermodes 12 0 12 0 821 1023 - 202 0-7 0-5 UBC-O 68 Langara 79
Women’s Basketball
= 2 Poms £= 0 Points GP Ww L PTs PE PA ti: Home Away Fri. Jan. 30
; VIU 93 CBC 30
7 Camommn College Chargers 3 12 t 24 928 642 +286 7-0 §~1 Camosun 71 Quest 37
2 UNBC Fimberwotves 13 it 2 22 8st 695 +156 4% ot UNBC 75 Kwantlen 69
3 Capilano University Béwes 12 9 3 is 863 664 +199 4-1 $-2 UBC-O 56 Langara 61
4 Vancouver Island University Mariners 13 8 $ 16 822 646 +176 4-2 4-3 Capilano 53 Douglas 41
5 Langara College Fa/cans 13 8 5 16 740 718 +25 6-2 AS
6 UBC-Okanagan Hear 13 6 ? 12 848 977 +71 so 4 3-6 Sat. Feb. 1
Douglas College Ropals 12 3 9 6 590 648 - $8 oe 5 VIU 87 CBC 30
Quest University Canada Aermades 12 3 9 6 586 723 -137 2 § 1-4 Camosun 64 Quest 45
Kwantlen Polytechnic University Zagles 13 3 10 6 778 841 - 66 7-6 0-4 UNBC 70 Kwantlen 57
Columbia Bible College Bearcats 12 0 12 0 423 1075 652 0-7 0-5 UBC-O 61 Langara 71 (Overtime)
Men’s Volleyball
Rank Men's TEAMS MW GW GL pts Fri, January 30
a ‘i ‘ “ ‘a am UFV 3 VIU 2 21-25, 25-16, 26-28, 26-24, 16-14
agan
2. Vanoouver island University Manure 0. ge So a Camosun $ CBC.0 pithy Neth ele
3 a UBCO 3 COTRO 25-21, 28-26, 25-19
osun College Chargers 9 4 34 i4 18 Ff
4 University of the Fraser Valley Cascades 8 4 26 17 16 Capilano 3 Douglas 0 25-23, 25-17, 25-22
$ Douglas College Aapads 8 $ 25 21 16
6 Capilano University Béwes 6 7 23 24 12 Sat, February 1
College of the Rockies Avalanche 3 9 it 30 6 ViIU 3 CBC 0 25-18, 25-16, 25-18
Columbia Bible College Bearcats 2 10 16 32 4 Camosun 3 UFV 0 25-22, 25-18, 25-19
Selkirk College Saxmes 6 12 3 36 8 UBCO 3 Selkirk 0 25-17, 25-17, 25-19
Women’s Volleyball
Rank Women’s TEAMS MP MW cw GL PTS | Fri, January 30
apes VIU 3 UFV 1 25-19, 25-19, 27-29, 25-19
| ee ’ es ° “ Camosun 3 CBC 2 25-19, 26-24, 23-25, 21-25, 15-7
-Okanagan Heat 2 38 8 24
3 Vanatinver Eland Uaiienaty Afeedeas 3 ae UBCO 3 COTR O 25-10, 25-6, 25-10
4 University of the Fraser Valley Cascades 4 25 16 16 Capilano 3 DouglasO 25-8, 25-17, 25-13
$ Douglas College Rorals 7 20 22 12
6 Columbia Bible College Bearcats 8 16 28 8 Sat, February 1
Camosun College Chargers 10 10 34 6 ViU 3 CBC 0 25-13, 25-20, 25-17
College of the Rockies Avalanche 10 32 4 UFV 3 Camosun 0 25-18, 25-15, 25-21
Selkirk College Saines 36 8 UBCO 3 Selkirk 0 25-13, 25-11, 25-13
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BCCAA Scoreboard
Saturday, January 31st, 2009
Men’s Basketball
H=2Poings 1 = 0 Points GP w L PTs PE PA ti: Home Away Fri. Jan. 30
As VIU 90 CBC 57
i Vancouver Island University Mariners 13 13 0 26 1086 831 4255 6&=9 7 Camosun 84 Quest 74
2 UNBC Zitmdberwolves 13 § s 16 Lost 976 105 3-2 §~3 UNBC 99 Kwantlen 84
3 Langara College Fa/cons 13 8 $ 16 934 943 -9 §~3 3-2 UBC-O 64 Langara 67
gd UBC-Okanagan Heat 13 8 § 16 932 961 -29 2-2 6-3 Capilano 66 Douglas 87
5 Douglas College Hopats 12 6 6 12 984 1001 -17 2-3 4~3
6 Kwantlen Polytechnic University Aagles 13 6 7 12 1041 1040 +1 5-4 3 Sat. Feb. 4
Capilano University Blues 12 s 7 10 1035 1025 +10 +2 ee ViU 89 CBC 84 (Overtime)
Columbia Bible College Bearcats 12 5 7 10 891 978 - 87 2.5 a Camosun 75 Quest 45
Camosun College Ohangers 13 4 9 8 948 975 -27 7.5 2-4 UNBC 72 Kwantlen 84
Quest University Canada Aermodes 12 0 12 0 821 1023 - 202 0-7 0-5 UBC-O 68 Langara 79
Women’s Basketball
= 2 Poms £= 0 Points GP Ww L PTs PE PA ti: Home Away Fri. Jan. 30
; VIU 93 CBC 30
7 Camommn College Chargers 3 12 t 24 928 642 +286 7-0 §~1 Camosun 71 Quest 37
2 UNBC Fimberwotves 13 it 2 22 8st 695 +156 4% ot UNBC 75 Kwantlen 69
3 Capilano University Béwes 12 9 3 is 863 664 +199 4-1 $-2 UBC-O 56 Langara 61
4 Vancouver Island University Mariners 13 8 $ 16 822 646 +176 4-2 4-3 Capilano 53 Douglas 41
5 Langara College Fa/cans 13 8 5 16 740 718 +25 6-2 AS
6 UBC-Okanagan Hear 13 6 ? 12 848 977 +71 so 4 3-6 Sat. Feb. 1
Douglas College Ropals 12 3 9 6 590 648 - $8 oe 5 VIU 87 CBC 30
Quest University Canada Aermades 12 3 9 6 586 723 -137 2 § 1-4 Camosun 64 Quest 45
Kwantlen Polytechnic University Zagles 13 3 10 6 778 841 - 66 7-6 0-4 UNBC 70 Kwantlen 57
Columbia Bible College Bearcats 12 0 12 0 423 1075 652 0-7 0-5 UBC-O 61 Langara 71 (Overtime)
Men’s Volleyball
Rank Men's TEAMS MW GW GL pts Fri, January 30
a ‘i ‘ “ ‘a am UFV 3 VIU 2 21-25, 25-16, 26-28, 26-24, 16-14
agan
2. Vanoouver island University Manure 0. ge So a Camosun $ CBC.0 pithy Neth ele
3 a UBCO 3 COTRO 25-21, 28-26, 25-19
osun College Chargers 9 4 34 i4 18 Ff
4 University of the Fraser Valley Cascades 8 4 26 17 16 Capilano 3 Douglas 0 25-23, 25-17, 25-22
$ Douglas College Aapads 8 $ 25 21 16
6 Capilano University Béwes 6 7 23 24 12 Sat, February 1
College of the Rockies Avalanche 3 9 it 30 6 ViIU 3 CBC 0 25-18, 25-16, 25-18
Columbia Bible College Bearcats 2 10 16 32 4 Camosun 3 UFV 0 25-22, 25-18, 25-19
Selkirk College Saxmes 6 12 3 36 8 UBCO 3 Selkirk 0 25-17, 25-17, 25-19
Women’s Volleyball
Rank Women’s TEAMS MP MW cw GL PTS | Fri, January 30
apes VIU 3 UFV 1 25-19, 25-19, 27-29, 25-19
| ee ’ es ° “ Camosun 3 CBC 2 25-19, 26-24, 23-25, 21-25, 15-7
-Okanagan Heat 2 38 8 24
3 Vanatinver Eland Uaiienaty Afeedeas 3 ae UBCO 3 COTR O 25-10, 25-6, 25-10
4 University of the Fraser Valley Cascades 4 25 16 16 Capilano 3 DouglasO 25-8, 25-17, 25-13
$ Douglas College Rorals 7 20 22 12
6 Columbia Bible College Bearcats 8 16 28 8 Sat, February 1
Camosun College Chargers 10 10 34 6 ViU 3 CBC 0 25-13, 25-20, 25-17
College of the Rockies Avalanche 10 32 4 UFV 3 Camosun 0 25-18, 25-15, 25-21
Selkirk College Saines 36 8 UBCO 3 Selkirk 0 25-13, 25-11, 25-13
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Wrap Up
Sree Steinbech and Ashley
Valentine’s Day at Douglas
On February 11" and 12", the Office for
_ New Students will be hosting a Valentine’s
Day event, which will include flowers and _
chocolates for sale in the concourse. Their
annual “He Said She Said” celebrity dating
‘panel will also occur again this year. This
"year will also see the inclusion of “Cupid’s
Arrow,” a game where students use toy bows
and arrows to shoot for prizes, as well asa
mony compete: a es contest.
ONS open house oS
The Office for New Students will open their
__ Office doors at the David Lam Campus so
"Shes sOSeaRe Fae roe ml nee gees
‘room A1360. ‘Food and beverages will also
_ be supplied by the ONS to help encourage
: Coquitlam students to come on out and take
part in this open house.
Lecture on climate change
_ On Tuesday, February 24" in room 2203 of -
‘ the New West Campus, Douglas College
students are invited to see world-renowned
botanist Richard Joseph Hebda speak about
climate change. _
Hebda will lecture on climate change
in British Columbia, the lessons from the
past and some strategies for the future from
‘11 am—12 p.m. with a question period
afterwards.
Besides serving as an adjunct professor
for the University of Victoria, Hebda also
works for the Royal British Columbia
Museum as a curator, and has served as an
export advisor for the Province of B.C. for
Burns Bog.
He is a popular expert on climate change
and has published and edited many books,
and reports on the topic.
_ For more information, please contact —
Dave Waddington at 604.527.5230 or
waddingtond@douglas.be.ca
é
i
Brainify simplifies web searching for students
By Ashley Whillans, Associate News Editor
rainify (www.brainify.com) is a new website
B designed to alleviate the stress of online
researching for students and professors alike.
Boasting itself as a website founded “for brainiacs and
by brainiacs,” Brainify is a social bookmarking tool that
aims to bring academics from around the world together
to share their favourite web-based resources.
Brainify works through participation. With
universities, organizations and professors putting up
tons of information on the Internet, the problem isn’t the
quantity of academic online content, but organization of
the available information.
Academic Social Bookmarking allows students to
look through websites previously bookmarked, flagged,
and rated by other students or academics instead of
resorting to broad and spam-ridden search engines. If a
user is unable to find what they are looking for through
Brainify, they can post their questions on the online
forum, or perform an “education filtered” web search.
“There are an amazing number of outstanding
academic sites on the web,” Goldberg said. “If a great
site exists, there is a student somewhere who knows
about it. If a student has a question, there is another
student somewhere who knows the answer. Brainify is
about student-focused education, academic community,
and peer learning.”
“T [have] always thought it would be really fantastic
for academic students to connect worldwide. Students
have great social networks outside of school such as
Facebook that go beyond the people that [are] around
them, but not so much with their academic studies,”
Goldgerg said. “When people start coming to Brainify,
they find a few websites that work the best for them,
bookmark them for their peers which not only saves
time for themselves and others, but ultimately has the
potential to help them do better in school.”
An additional feature of Brainify is the “user
Brainify.com
ti Gh,
reputation scale.” A user’s “reputation” is meant to
represent the value of an individual’s contribution to
the website. If a user is ranked amongst the highest
“contribution” they have the potential to receive money
for their efforts; Goldberg has in fact promised to
distribute 30% of the proceeds, if ever sold, to these
valued and “contributing” members.
While the future of Brainify seems promising, it
needs student support.
“Brainify is going to live or die by word of mouth
and if [the students] tell their friends, we can build
something that could be fantastic for students all over
the world. Hopefully Brainify will facilitate the creation
of widespread persistent academic communities for all
students,” Goldberg said.
Goldberg is hoping that with the help ‘of students
and professors, Brainify will become the place for
students to find academic information online, saving
time, money and most importantly, creating an academic
community outside of the classroom.
Murray Goldberg is also faculty member in the
Department of Computer Science at the University of
British Columbia, and previously founded WebCT.
Conservatives could put fish farms at risk
he Living Oceans
Society is accusing the
Conservatives of not
Lelie enough with last week’s
budget to help protect the
environment. There has been
a particular item that the government decided to include
that bothers the society.
The group has expressed great concern regarding
the regulation and screening system in place for areas
like aquaculture through the Environmental Assessment
Act, which they believe could be thrown out all together
by the Harper government at some point in the future.
What bothers them is the fact that any project that
costs less than $10 million will be exempt from any
screening programs. Their concern is the possibility
that this will lead to “sea lice infestations on juvenile
wild salmon and other negative impacts from salmon
farming” according to a recent press release from the
group.
Ironically, the Brian Mulrooney’s Progressive
Conservative government initially introduced the Act
well over 15 years ago when the Tories last had federal
power. The goal was to ensure proper regulations were
in place and that they were sustainable with aquaculture
industry that was developing at the time, and has grown
substantially on both of Canada’s coasts since.
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Douglas College
Wrap Up
Sree Steinbech and Ashley
Valentine’s Day at Douglas
On February 11" and 12", the Office for
_ New Students will be hosting a Valentine’s
Day event, which will include flowers and _
chocolates for sale in the concourse. Their
annual “He Said She Said” celebrity dating
‘panel will also occur again this year. This
"year will also see the inclusion of “Cupid’s
Arrow,” a game where students use toy bows
and arrows to shoot for prizes, as well asa
mony compete: a es contest.
ONS open house oS
The Office for New Students will open their
__ Office doors at the David Lam Campus so
"Shes sOSeaRe Fae roe ml nee gees
‘room A1360. ‘Food and beverages will also
_ be supplied by the ONS to help encourage
: Coquitlam students to come on out and take
part in this open house.
Lecture on climate change
_ On Tuesday, February 24" in room 2203 of -
‘ the New West Campus, Douglas College
students are invited to see world-renowned
botanist Richard Joseph Hebda speak about
climate change. _
Hebda will lecture on climate change
in British Columbia, the lessons from the
past and some strategies for the future from
‘11 am—12 p.m. with a question period
afterwards.
Besides serving as an adjunct professor
for the University of Victoria, Hebda also
works for the Royal British Columbia
Museum as a curator, and has served as an
export advisor for the Province of B.C. for
Burns Bog.
He is a popular expert on climate change
and has published and edited many books,
and reports on the topic.
_ For more information, please contact —
Dave Waddington at 604.527.5230 or
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Brainify simplifies web searching for students
By Ashley Whillans, Associate News Editor
rainify (www.brainify.com) is a new website
B designed to alleviate the stress of online
researching for students and professors alike.
Boasting itself as a website founded “for brainiacs and
by brainiacs,” Brainify is a social bookmarking tool that
aims to bring academics from around the world together
to share their favourite web-based resources.
Brainify works through participation. With
universities, organizations and professors putting up
tons of information on the Internet, the problem isn’t the
quantity of academic online content, but organization of
the available information.
Academic Social Bookmarking allows students to
look through websites previously bookmarked, flagged,
and rated by other students or academics instead of
resorting to broad and spam-ridden search engines. If a
user is unable to find what they are looking for through
Brainify, they can post their questions on the online
forum, or perform an “education filtered” web search.
“There are an amazing number of outstanding
academic sites on the web,” Goldberg said. “If a great
site exists, there is a student somewhere who knows
about it. If a student has a question, there is another
student somewhere who knows the answer. Brainify is
about student-focused education, academic community,
and peer learning.”
“T [have] always thought it would be really fantastic
for academic students to connect worldwide. Students
have great social networks outside of school such as
Facebook that go beyond the people that [are] around
them, but not so much with their academic studies,”
Goldgerg said. “When people start coming to Brainify,
they find a few websites that work the best for them,
bookmark them for their peers which not only saves
time for themselves and others, but ultimately has the
potential to help them do better in school.”
An additional feature of Brainify is the “user
Brainify.com
ti Gh,
reputation scale.” A user’s “reputation” is meant to
represent the value of an individual’s contribution to
the website. If a user is ranked amongst the highest
“contribution” they have the potential to receive money
for their efforts; Goldberg has in fact promised to
distribute 30% of the proceeds, if ever sold, to these
valued and “contributing” members.
While the future of Brainify seems promising, it
needs student support.
“Brainify is going to live or die by word of mouth
and if [the students] tell their friends, we can build
something that could be fantastic for students all over
the world. Hopefully Brainify will facilitate the creation
of widespread persistent academic communities for all
students,” Goldberg said.
Goldberg is hoping that with the help ‘of students
and professors, Brainify will become the place for
students to find academic information online, saving
time, money and most importantly, creating an academic
community outside of the classroom.
Murray Goldberg is also faculty member in the
Department of Computer Science at the University of
British Columbia, and previously founded WebCT.
Conservatives could put fish farms at risk
he Living Oceans
Society is accusing the
Conservatives of not
Lelie enough with last week’s
budget to help protect the
environment. There has been
a particular item that the government decided to include
that bothers the society.
The group has expressed great concern regarding
the regulation and screening system in place for areas
like aquaculture through the Environmental Assessment
Act, which they believe could be thrown out all together
by the Harper government at some point in the future.
What bothers them is the fact that any project that
costs less than $10 million will be exempt from any
screening programs. Their concern is the possibility
that this will lead to “sea lice infestations on juvenile
wild salmon and other negative impacts from salmon
farming” according to a recent press release from the
group.
Ironically, the Brian Mulrooney’s Progressive
Conservative government initially introduced the Act
well over 15 years ago when the Tories last had federal
power. The goal was to ensure proper regulations were
in place and that they were sustainable with aquaculture
industry that was developing at the time, and has grown
substantially on both of Canada’s coasts since.
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Alex Burrows
Dear Mr/Mrs. Burrows,
Alex is in the midst of another Solid
Season and has a dependable 11
80als and 12 assists in 49 games.
He’s run into Some penalty trouble
with 78 minutes in the box but
Overall has been his usual, scrappy
self. He isn’t afraid to fight or dish
out big body checks and has a real
knack for getting under the skin of
his opponents.
He’s become a terrific shutdown
player with Ryan Kesler and a
reliable penalty killer. Earning
Just the minimum Salary, Alex has
Proven to be one of the school’s
most underrated players. FIN AL GR ADE:
RECOMMENDATION : Alex
needs to stay out of penalty box
ON minors but other than that his
performance has been exemplary.
Dear Mt/Mrs. Bi
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Alex Burrows
Dear Mr/Mrs. Burrows,
Alex is in the midst of another Solid
Season and has a dependable 11
80als and 12 assists in 49 games.
He’s run into Some penalty trouble
with 78 minutes in the box but
Overall has been his usual, scrappy
self. He isn’t afraid to fight or dish
out big body checks and has a real
knack for getting under the skin of
his opponents.
He’s become a terrific shutdown
player with Ryan Kesler and a
reliable penalty killer. Earning
Just the minimum Salary, Alex has
Proven to be one of the school’s
most underrated players. FIN AL GR ADE:
RECOMMENDATION : Alex
needs to stay out of penalty box
ON minors but other than that his
performance has been exemplary.
Dear Mt/Mrs. Bi
Kevin has Ss
His numbers are g.
be much better.
eksa,
€cent but he can
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the Douglas college student newspaper since 1976
Issue 18, Vol 35, February 2/09
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the Douglas college student newspaper since 1976
Issue 18, Vol 35, February 2/09
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LETTITOR
“My Favourite Things’ are playing again and
again,
But it’s by Julie Andrews, and not by John
Coltrane”
—Elvis Costello, “This is Hell”
My least favourite things
This week, for some reason, the rage inside me
has been building at an ever-increasing rate.
I’m not sure why that is, but I’ve got five prime
suspects to blame.
STEPHEN HARPER: This week, in the
House of Commons, Stephen Harper said that
Jack Layton was pretending to be a “left-wing
ideologue” by pushing the Conservatives to
adopt a fairer process for women to get equal
pay for equal work. Right on, Stephen! You
show that goddamn communist who’s boss!
Seriously, though, if Stephen Harper considers
equality for women to be an issue of the radical
left, what does that say about his own feelings
about equality? I guess it’s no surprise that the
Conservatives never get much support from
women when they seem to think so lowly about
such issues.
COORS LIGHT: Okay, I’m sure every person
in Canada has seen the ads on TV for Coors’
new “Cold-Certified Can.” And, I certainly
hope that every person in Canada immediately
threw their remote through the TV in rage at
the poor regard that advertisers and product
developers have for consumers, and also,
for the stupidity of those very consumers for
buying such a product. I mean, really, has
society gotten to a point where we need a label
on our beer to tell us when it’s cold? Do people
not know what cold feels like? Here’s a clue for
ya, dumbass: it’s the opposite of hot.
RBC’S TORCH CONTEST: Speaking of
TV commercials, this ad has to be the most
irritating I’ve heard in a while. Not that the
idea of the contest or the values they’re trying
to promote are bad, it’s just that damn jingle. I
know it’s supposed to inspire me to do good in
my community, but really, I feel more inspired
to club a seal, drive an SUV, sell crack and
punch babies afterwards.
MATHIEU GARON: Seriously, dude, can you
stop anything that gets thrown at you?
PEOPLE WHO TELL ME I’M CRAZY:
This is really getting old. I’m sick of people tell
me that just because I’m stressed out or tired
that I’m “crazy.” Does anyone even consider
how disrespectful and mean that is? If someone
says that you’re crazy, what they’re trying to
say is that they don’t think what you say is
valuable or worthwhile, and that your opinion
doesn’t matter. Let’s face it, we all have
little rough patches that make us impatient,
frustrated or angry, and rough patches is just
what they are, not “craziness.” It’s a cold thing
to do to someone, and the secret messages
being broadcast to me from barking dogs on
TV are totally on my side with this one.
Your friend in high fidelity,
Liam Britten
Editor-in-Chief
The Other Press
Section Editor:
One of section editor positions may soon be available. If you'd be
interested in any of them please submit an application! We're looking
for someone with an engaging writing style, varied interests and a
desire to contribute. Please apply!
Pay: $270-$400 per month
Submit your application to editor@theotherpress.ca
~ mem (e@
Assistant Editor:
Duties include editing all copy submitted to the paper,
making sure nothing libelous is printed, and assisting the
Editor-In-Chief whenever he needs it!
Pay: $550 per month
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LETTITOR
“My Favourite Things’ are playing again and
again,
But it’s by Julie Andrews, and not by John
Coltrane”
—Elvis Costello, “This is Hell”
My least favourite things
This week, for some reason, the rage inside me
has been building at an ever-increasing rate.
I’m not sure why that is, but I’ve got five prime
suspects to blame.
STEPHEN HARPER: This week, in the
House of Commons, Stephen Harper said that
Jack Layton was pretending to be a “left-wing
ideologue” by pushing the Conservatives to
adopt a fairer process for women to get equal
pay for equal work. Right on, Stephen! You
show that goddamn communist who’s boss!
Seriously, though, if Stephen Harper considers
equality for women to be an issue of the radical
left, what does that say about his own feelings
about equality? I guess it’s no surprise that the
Conservatives never get much support from
women when they seem to think so lowly about
such issues.
COORS LIGHT: Okay, I’m sure every person
in Canada has seen the ads on TV for Coors’
new “Cold-Certified Can.” And, I certainly
hope that every person in Canada immediately
threw their remote through the TV in rage at
the poor regard that advertisers and product
developers have for consumers, and also,
for the stupidity of those very consumers for
buying such a product. I mean, really, has
society gotten to a point where we need a label
on our beer to tell us when it’s cold? Do people
not know what cold feels like? Here’s a clue for
ya, dumbass: it’s the opposite of hot.
RBC’S TORCH CONTEST: Speaking of
TV commercials, this ad has to be the most
irritating I’ve heard in a while. Not that the
idea of the contest or the values they’re trying
to promote are bad, it’s just that damn jingle. I
know it’s supposed to inspire me to do good in
my community, but really, I feel more inspired
to club a seal, drive an SUV, sell crack and
punch babies afterwards.
MATHIEU GARON: Seriously, dude, can you
stop anything that gets thrown at you?
PEOPLE WHO TELL ME I’M CRAZY:
This is really getting old. I’m sick of people tell
me that just because I’m stressed out or tired
that I’m “crazy.” Does anyone even consider
how disrespectful and mean that is? If someone
says that you’re crazy, what they’re trying to
say is that they don’t think what you say is
valuable or worthwhile, and that your opinion
doesn’t matter. Let’s face it, we all have
little rough patches that make us impatient,
frustrated or angry, and rough patches is just
what they are, not “craziness.” It’s a cold thing
to do to someone, and the secret messages
being broadcast to me from barking dogs on
TV are totally on my side with this one.
Your friend in high fidelity,
Liam Britten
Editor-in-Chief
The Other Press
Section Editor:
One of section editor positions may soon be available. If you'd be
interested in any of them please submit an application! We're looking
for someone with an engaging writing style, varied interests and a
desire to contribute. Please apply!
Pay: $270-$400 per month
Submit your application to editor@theotherpress.ca
~ mem (e@
Assistant Editor:
Duties include editing all copy submitted to the paper,
making sure nothing libelous is printed, and assisting the
Editor-In-Chief whenever he needs it!
Pay: $550 per month
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NTE iP Lah She
TT oT SE TE
LETTITOR
“My Favourite Things’ are playing again and
again,
But it’s by Julie Andrews, and not by John
Coltrane”
—Elvis Costello, “This is Hell”
My least favourite things
This week, for some reason, the rage inside me
has been building at an ever-increasing rate.
I’m not sure why that is, but I’ve got five prime
suspects to blame.
STEPHEN HARPER: This week, in the
House of Commons, Stephen Harper said that
Jack Layton was pretending to be a “left-wing
ideologue” by pushing the Conservatives to
adopt a fairer process for women to get equal
pay for equal work. Right on, Stephen! You
show that goddamn communist who’s boss!
Seriously, though, if Stephen Harper considers
equality for women to be an issue of the radical
left, what does that say about his own feelings
about equality? I guess it’s no surprise that the
Conservatives never get much support from
women when they seem to think so lowly about
such issues.
COORS LIGHT: Okay, I’m sure every person
in Canada has seen the ads on TV for Coors’
new “Cold-Certified Can.” And, I certainly
hope that every person in Canada immediately
threw their remote through the TV in rage at
the poor regard that advertisers and product
developers have for consumers, and also,
for the stupidity of those very consumers for
buying such a product. I mean, really, has
society gotten to a point where we need a label
on our beer to tell us when it’s cold? Do people
not know what cold feels like? Here’s a clue for
ya, dumbass: it’s the opposite of hot.
RBC’S TORCH CONTEST: Speaking of
TV commercials, this ad has to be the most
irritating I’ve heard in a while. Not that the
idea of the contest or the values they’re trying
to promote are bad, it’s just that damn jingle. I
know it’s supposed to inspire me to do good in
my community, but really, I feel more inspired
to club a seal, drive an SUV, sell crack and
punch babies afterwards.
MATHIEU GARON: Seriously, dude, can you
stop anything that gets thrown at you?
PEOPLE WHO TELL ME I’M CRAZY:
This is really getting old. I’m sick of people tell
me that just because I’m stressed out or tired
that I’m “crazy.” Does anyone even consider
how disrespectful and mean that is? If someone
says that you’re crazy, what they’re trying to
say is that they don’t think what you say is
valuable or worthwhile, and that your opinion
doesn’t matter. Let’s face it, we all have
little rough patches that make us impatient,
frustrated or angry, and rough patches is just
what they are, not “craziness.” It’s a cold thing
to do to someone, and the secret messages
being broadcast to me from barking dogs on
TV are totally on my side with this one.
Your friend in high fidelity,
Liam Britten
Editor-in-Chief
The Other Press
Section Editor:
One of section editor positions may soon be available. If you'd be
interested in any of them please submit an application! We're looking
for someone with an engaging writing style, varied interests and a
desire to contribute. Please apply!
Pay: $270-$400 per month
Submit your application to editor@theotherpress.ca
~ mem (e@
Assistant Editor:
Duties include editing all copy submitted to the paper,
making sure nothing libelous is printed, and assisting the
Editor-In-Chief whenever he needs it!
Pay: $550 per month
oO
TT oT SE TE
LETTITOR
“My Favourite Things’ are playing again and
again,
But it’s by Julie Andrews, and not by John
Coltrane”
—Elvis Costello, “This is Hell”
My least favourite things
This week, for some reason, the rage inside me
has been building at an ever-increasing rate.
I’m not sure why that is, but I’ve got five prime
suspects to blame.
STEPHEN HARPER: This week, in the
House of Commons, Stephen Harper said that
Jack Layton was pretending to be a “left-wing
ideologue” by pushing the Conservatives to
adopt a fairer process for women to get equal
pay for equal work. Right on, Stephen! You
show that goddamn communist who’s boss!
Seriously, though, if Stephen Harper considers
equality for women to be an issue of the radical
left, what does that say about his own feelings
about equality? I guess it’s no surprise that the
Conservatives never get much support from
women when they seem to think so lowly about
such issues.
COORS LIGHT: Okay, I’m sure every person
in Canada has seen the ads on TV for Coors’
new “Cold-Certified Can.” And, I certainly
hope that every person in Canada immediately
threw their remote through the TV in rage at
the poor regard that advertisers and product
developers have for consumers, and also,
for the stupidity of those very consumers for
buying such a product. I mean, really, has
society gotten to a point where we need a label
on our beer to tell us when it’s cold? Do people
not know what cold feels like? Here’s a clue for
ya, dumbass: it’s the opposite of hot.
RBC’S TORCH CONTEST: Speaking of
TV commercials, this ad has to be the most
irritating I’ve heard in a while. Not that the
idea of the contest or the values they’re trying
to promote are bad, it’s just that damn jingle. I
know it’s supposed to inspire me to do good in
my community, but really, I feel more inspired
to club a seal, drive an SUV, sell crack and
punch babies afterwards.
MATHIEU GARON: Seriously, dude, can you
stop anything that gets thrown at you?
PEOPLE WHO TELL ME I’M CRAZY:
This is really getting old. I’m sick of people tell
me that just because I’m stressed out or tired
that I’m “crazy.” Does anyone even consider
how disrespectful and mean that is? If someone
says that you’re crazy, what they’re trying to
say is that they don’t think what you say is
valuable or worthwhile, and that your opinion
doesn’t matter. Let’s face it, we all have
little rough patches that make us impatient,
frustrated or angry, and rough patches is just
what they are, not “craziness.” It’s a cold thing
to do to someone, and the secret messages
being broadcast to me from barking dogs on
TV are totally on my side with this one.
Your friend in high fidelity,
Liam Britten
Editor-in-Chief
The Other Press
Section Editor:
One of section editor positions may soon be available. If you'd be
interested in any of them please submit an application! We're looking
for someone with an engaging writing style, varied interests and a
desire to contribute. Please apply!
Pay: $270-$400 per month
Submit your application to editor@theotherpress.ca
~ mem (e@
Assistant Editor:
Duties include editing all copy submitted to the paper,
making sure nothing libelous is printed, and assisting the
Editor-In-Chief whenever he needs it!
Pay: $550 per month
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Ryan Johnson
Dear Mr/Mrs. Johnson,
If it weren't for his broken foot,
Ryan would be one of the class’
best defensive forwards this year.
He’s been fearless in front of the
net when blocking shots and his
faceoff skills have been adequate.
In 29 games he has only two goals,
but it’s clear that his talents lie in
other areas. He’s been a terrific
back-checker and has been superb
on the penalty kill.
RECOMMENDATION: Ryan
needs to find his groove after his
long-term injury that caused him
to miss 20 games. His value 1s 10
shot blocking and strong defensive
play, but a few goals here and
there would be a big help.
Sami Salo
Dear Mr/Mrs. Salo,
Sami has plummeted from his
reputable standing of a few
seasons ago. He has had frequent
attendance problems (he has only
been present 28 times this year)
and when he has been here, he
is nowhere near the student he
was. There is no effort shown; he
refuses point blank to utilize his
slap shot and he’s become a focal
point for floating in this class.
He has shown no improvement
in any area and with just three
goals so far, he’s contributed
next to nothing offensively. Quite
frankly Mr/Mrs. Salo, Sami has
been a waste of money.
RECOMMENDATION: His
attendance needs to improve
dramatically and he must start
using his slap shot again. If he
can’t do this very quickly, then
I recommend he be moved to
another class immediately.
FINAL GRADE:
Ryan Johnson
Dear Mr/Mrs. Johnson,
If it weren't for his broken foot,
Ryan would be one of the class’
best defensive forwards this year.
He’s been fearless in front of the
net when blocking shots and his
faceoff skills have been adequate.
In 29 games he has only two goals,
but it’s clear that his talents lie in
other areas. He’s been a terrific
back-checker and has been superb
on the penalty kill.
RECOMMENDATION: Ryan
needs to find his groove after his
long-term injury that caused him
to miss 20 games. His value 1s 10
shot blocking and strong defensive
play, but a few goals here and
there would be a big help.
Sami Salo
Dear Mr/Mrs. Salo,
Sami has plummeted from his
reputable standing of a few
seasons ago. He has had frequent
attendance problems (he has only
been present 28 times this year)
and when he has been here, he
is nowhere near the student he
was. There is no effort shown; he
refuses point blank to utilize his
slap shot and he’s become a focal
point for floating in this class.
He has shown no improvement
in any area and with just three
goals so far, he’s contributed
next to nothing offensively. Quite
frankly Mr/Mrs. Salo, Sami has
been a waste of money.
RECOMMENDATION: His
attendance needs to improve
dramatically and he must start
using his slap shot again. If he
can’t do this very quickly, then
I recommend he be moved to
another class immediately.
FINAL GRADE:
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Ryan Johnson
Dear Mr/Mrs. Johnson,
If it weren't for his broken foot,
Ryan would be one of the class’
best defensive forwards this year.
He’s been fearless in front of the
net when blocking shots and his
faceoff skills have been adequate.
In 29 games he has only two goals,
but it’s clear that his talents lie in
other areas. He’s been a terrific
back-checker and has been superb
on the penalty kill.
RECOMMENDATION: Ryan
needs to find his groove after his
long-term injury that caused him
to miss 20 games. His value 1s 10
shot blocking and strong defensive
play, but a few goals here and
there would be a big help.
Sami Salo
Dear Mr/Mrs. Salo,
Sami has plummeted from his
reputable standing of a few
seasons ago. He has had frequent
attendance problems (he has only
been present 28 times this year)
and when he has been here, he
is nowhere near the student he
was. There is no effort shown; he
refuses point blank to utilize his
slap shot and he’s become a focal
point for floating in this class.
He has shown no improvement
in any area and with just three
goals so far, he’s contributed
next to nothing offensively. Quite
frankly Mr/Mrs. Salo, Sami has
been a waste of money.
RECOMMENDATION: His
attendance needs to improve
dramatically and he must start
using his slap shot again. If he
can’t do this very quickly, then
I recommend he be moved to
another class immediately.
FINAL GRADE:
Ryan Johnson
Dear Mr/Mrs. Johnson,
If it weren't for his broken foot,
Ryan would be one of the class’
best defensive forwards this year.
He’s been fearless in front of the
net when blocking shots and his
faceoff skills have been adequate.
In 29 games he has only two goals,
but it’s clear that his talents lie in
other areas. He’s been a terrific
back-checker and has been superb
on the penalty kill.
RECOMMENDATION: Ryan
needs to find his groove after his
long-term injury that caused him
to miss 20 games. His value 1s 10
shot blocking and strong defensive
play, but a few goals here and
there would be a big help.
Sami Salo
Dear Mr/Mrs. Salo,
Sami has plummeted from his
reputable standing of a few
seasons ago. He has had frequent
attendance problems (he has only
been present 28 times this year)
and when he has been here, he
is nowhere near the student he
was. There is no effort shown; he
refuses point blank to utilize his
slap shot and he’s become a focal
point for floating in this class.
He has shown no improvement
in any area and with just three
goals so far, he’s contributed
next to nothing offensively. Quite
frankly Mr/Mrs. Salo, Sami has
been a waste of money.
RECOMMENDATION: His
attendance needs to improve
dramatically and he must start
using his slap shot again. If he
can’t do this very quickly, then
I recommend he be moved to
another class immediately.
FINAL GRADE:
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necessary. All images used are copyright to their respective owners.
Room 1020 — 700
Douglas College
Royal Avenue,
New Westminster, BC
V3L 5B2
TELEPHONE: 604.525.3542
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Liam Britten
editor@theotherpress.ca
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Shawna Swatez
assistant@theotherpress.ca
BUSINESS MANAGER &
ADVERTISING
Mark Fisher
accounting@theotherpress.ca
NEWS EDITOR
Matthew Steinbach
news@theotherpress.ca
ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Ashley Whillans
associate@theotherpress.ca
SPORTS EDITOR
Garth McLennan
sports@theotherpress.ca
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Chloé Bach
opinions@theotherpress.ca
OPINIONS EDITOR
Nikalas Kryzanowski
opinions@theotherpress.ca
HUMOUR EDITOR
Liam Britten
humour@theotherpress.ca
GRAPHICS
Timothy Arndt
graphics@theotherpress.ca
LAYOUT
Brian Yoo
layout@theotherpress.ca
ILLUSTRATOR
Ellen Lee
illustrator@theotherpress.ca
PHOTOGRAPHER
Priscilla Bartleman
photographer@theotherpress.ca
WEBSITE EDITOR/I.T.
Angela Szczur
web@theotherpress.ca
DISTRIBUTION MANAGER
Garth McLennan
CB Anyone can get published Submissions will be edited forclarity = NEWS SUBMISSIONS
in the Other Press! just email and style. news @theotherpress.ca
ED U"stor/tothe approprtesection _TheOtherPressillpay$50t SPORTS SUBMISSIONS
editor from the list on the right. any student whowritesanartieof . sports@theotherpress.ca
= doc file, and include your full name, soe arts@theotherpress.ca
email address, and word count. in ‘once per
Seber: editor @theotherpress.ca
submissions is Wednesday night for The Other Press holds weekly staff
Beeld cubiication the following Monday meetings at 6 PM on Mondays in OPINION SUBMISSIONS
faswee Letters to the Editor and“time- room 1020 of the New Westminster opinions @theotherpress.ca
nae sensitive” articles (weekend news, campus. All interested students are
[—~— sports, and cultural reviews) will be welcome.
accepted until Saturday at noon and
a can be submitted to the editor at
editor@theotherpress.ca
THE OTHER PRESS
“Mendoza, Argentina” by Timothy Arndt Student Newspaper of
Douglas College
PUBLISHED SINCE 1976
NEWS
What's stopping the DSU from getting out of
receivership?
-Matthew Steinbach, Pg. 6
Do we have free will? Or are we just puppets? Roll up a fatty,
because this article will blow your fuckin’ mind.
-Priscilla Bartleman, Pg. 6
FEATURE
We issue midterm report cards on the Vancouver
Canucks.
-Garth McLennan, page 14
SPORTS
Casey Pierro-Zabotel: long name, long list of
accomplishments.
-Garth McLennan, page 16
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
We review Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.
SPOILER ALERT: it’s not that bad.
-Chloé Bach, Pg. 22
Happy Birthday Brent Spiner (60)
WHO WE ARE
The Other Press has been Douglas College’s student newspaper since 1976.
Since 1978 we have been an autonomous publication, independent of the
student union. Today we are registered society under the Society Act of
British Columbia, governed by an eight-person board of directors appointed
by and from our staff. Our head office is located in the New Westminster
campus.
The Other Press is published weekly during the fall and winter semesters,
and monthly during the summer. We receive our funding from a student
2
levy collected through tutition fees every semester at registration, and from
local and national advertising revenue. The Other Press is a member of the
Canadian University Press (CUP), a syndicate of student newspapers that
includes papers from all across Canada.
The Other Press reserves the right to choose what we will publish, and we
will not publish material that is hateful, obscene, or condones or promotes
illegal activities. Submissions may be edited for clarity and brevity if
necessary. All images used are copyright to their respective owners.
Room 1020 — 700
Douglas College
Royal Avenue,
New Westminster, BC
V3L 5B2
TELEPHONE: 604.525.3542
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Liam Britten
editor@theotherpress.ca
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Shawna Swatez
assistant@theotherpress.ca
BUSINESS MANAGER &
ADVERTISING
Mark Fisher
accounting@theotherpress.ca
NEWS EDITOR
Matthew Steinbach
news@theotherpress.ca
ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Ashley Whillans
associate@theotherpress.ca
SPORTS EDITOR
Garth McLennan
sports@theotherpress.ca
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Chloé Bach
opinions@theotherpress.ca
OPINIONS EDITOR
Nikalas Kryzanowski
opinions@theotherpress.ca
HUMOUR EDITOR
Liam Britten
humour@theotherpress.ca
GRAPHICS
Timothy Arndt
graphics@theotherpress.ca
LAYOUT
Brian Yoo
layout@theotherpress.ca
ILLUSTRATOR
Ellen Lee
illustrator@theotherpress.ca
PHOTOGRAPHER
Priscilla Bartleman
photographer@theotherpress.ca
WEBSITE EDITOR/I.T.
Angela Szczur
web@theotherpress.ca
DISTRIBUTION MANAGER
Garth McLennan
Edited Text
aes
CB Anyone can get published Submissions will be edited forclarity = NEWS SUBMISSIONS
in the Other Press! just email and style. news @theotherpress.ca
ED U"stor/tothe approprtesection _TheOtherPressillpay$50t SPORTS SUBMISSIONS
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= doc file, and include your full name, soe arts@theotherpress.ca
email address, and word count. in ‘once per
Seber: editor @theotherpress.ca
submissions is Wednesday night for The Other Press holds weekly staff
Beeld cubiication the following Monday meetings at 6 PM on Mondays in OPINION SUBMISSIONS
faswee Letters to the Editor and“time- room 1020 of the New Westminster opinions @theotherpress.ca
nae sensitive” articles (weekend news, campus. All interested students are
[—~— sports, and cultural reviews) will be welcome.
accepted until Saturday at noon and
a can be submitted to the editor at
editor@theotherpress.ca
THE OTHER PRESS
“Mendoza, Argentina” by Timothy Arndt Student Newspaper of
Douglas College
PUBLISHED SINCE 1976
NEWS
What's stopping the DSU from getting out of
receivership?
-Matthew Steinbach, Pg. 6
Do we have free will? Or are we just puppets? Roll up a fatty,
because this article will blow your fuckin’ mind.
-Priscilla Bartleman, Pg. 6
FEATURE
We issue midterm report cards on the Vancouver
Canucks.
-Garth McLennan, page 14
SPORTS
Casey Pierro-Zabotel: long name, long list of
accomplishments.
-Garth McLennan, page 16
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
We review Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.
SPOILER ALERT: it’s not that bad.
-Chloé Bach, Pg. 22
Happy Birthday Brent Spiner (60)
WHO WE ARE
The Other Press has been Douglas College’s student newspaper since 1976.
Since 1978 we have been an autonomous publication, independent of the
student union. Today we are registered society under the Society Act of
British Columbia, governed by an eight-person board of directors appointed
by and from our staff. Our head office is located in the New Westminster
campus.
The Other Press is published weekly during the fall and winter semesters,
and monthly during the summer. We receive our funding from a student
2
levy collected through tutition fees every semester at registration, and from
local and national advertising revenue. The Other Press is a member of the
Canadian University Press (CUP), a syndicate of student newspapers that
includes papers from all across Canada.
The Other Press reserves the right to choose what we will publish, and we
will not publish material that is hateful, obscene, or condones or promotes
illegal activities. Submissions may be edited for clarity and brevity if
necessary. All images used are copyright to their respective owners.
Room 1020 — 700
Douglas College
Royal Avenue,
New Westminster, BC
V3L 5B2
TELEPHONE: 604.525.3542
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Liam Britten
editor@theotherpress.ca
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Shawna Swatez
assistant@theotherpress.ca
BUSINESS MANAGER &
ADVERTISING
Mark Fisher
accounting@theotherpress.ca
NEWS EDITOR
Matthew Steinbach
news@theotherpress.ca
ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Ashley Whillans
associate@theotherpress.ca
SPORTS EDITOR
Garth McLennan
sports@theotherpress.ca
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Chloé Bach
opinions@theotherpress.ca
OPINIONS EDITOR
Nikalas Kryzanowski
opinions@theotherpress.ca
HUMOUR EDITOR
Liam Britten
humour@theotherpress.ca
GRAPHICS
Timothy Arndt
graphics@theotherpress.ca
LAYOUT
Brian Yoo
layout@theotherpress.ca
ILLUSTRATOR
Ellen Lee
illustrator@theotherpress.ca
PHOTOGRAPHER
Priscilla Bartleman
photographer@theotherpress.ca
WEBSITE EDITOR/I.T.
Angela Szczur
web@theotherpress.ca
DISTRIBUTION MANAGER
Garth McLennan
CB Anyone can get published Submissions will be edited forclarity = NEWS SUBMISSIONS
in the Other Press! just email and style. news @theotherpress.ca
ED U"stor/tothe approprtesection _TheOtherPressillpay$50t SPORTS SUBMISSIONS
editor from the list on the right. any student whowritesanartieof . sports@theotherpress.ca
= doc file, and include your full name, soe arts@theotherpress.ca
email address, and word count. in ‘once per
Seber: editor @theotherpress.ca
submissions is Wednesday night for The Other Press holds weekly staff
Beeld cubiication the following Monday meetings at 6 PM on Mondays in OPINION SUBMISSIONS
faswee Letters to the Editor and“time- room 1020 of the New Westminster opinions @theotherpress.ca
nae sensitive” articles (weekend news, campus. All interested students are
[—~— sports, and cultural reviews) will be welcome.
accepted until Saturday at noon and
a can be submitted to the editor at
editor@theotherpress.ca
THE OTHER PRESS
“Mendoza, Argentina” by Timothy Arndt Student Newspaper of
Douglas College
PUBLISHED SINCE 1976
NEWS
What's stopping the DSU from getting out of
receivership?
-Matthew Steinbach, Pg. 6
Do we have free will? Or are we just puppets? Roll up a fatty,
because this article will blow your fuckin’ mind.
-Priscilla Bartleman, Pg. 6
FEATURE
We issue midterm report cards on the Vancouver
Canucks.
-Garth McLennan, page 14
SPORTS
Casey Pierro-Zabotel: long name, long list of
accomplishments.
-Garth McLennan, page 16
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
We review Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.
SPOILER ALERT: it’s not that bad.
-Chloé Bach, Pg. 22
Happy Birthday Brent Spiner (60)
WHO WE ARE
The Other Press has been Douglas College’s student newspaper since 1976.
Since 1978 we have been an autonomous publication, independent of the
student union. Today we are registered society under the Society Act of
British Columbia, governed by an eight-person board of directors appointed
by and from our staff. Our head office is located in the New Westminster
campus.
The Other Press is published weekly during the fall and winter semesters,
and monthly during the summer. We receive our funding from a student
2
levy collected through tutition fees every semester at registration, and from
local and national advertising revenue. The Other Press is a member of the
Canadian University Press (CUP), a syndicate of student newspapers that
includes papers from all across Canada.
The Other Press reserves the right to choose what we will publish, and we
will not publish material that is hateful, obscene, or condones or promotes
illegal activities. Submissions may be edited for clarity and brevity if
necessary. All images used are copyright to their respective owners.
Room 1020 — 700
Douglas College
Royal Avenue,
New Westminster, BC
V3L 5B2
TELEPHONE: 604.525.3542
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Liam Britten
editor@theotherpress.ca
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Shawna Swatez
assistant@theotherpress.ca
BUSINESS MANAGER &
ADVERTISING
Mark Fisher
accounting@theotherpress.ca
NEWS EDITOR
Matthew Steinbach
news@theotherpress.ca
ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Ashley Whillans
associate@theotherpress.ca
SPORTS EDITOR
Garth McLennan
sports@theotherpress.ca
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Chloé Bach
opinions@theotherpress.ca
OPINIONS EDITOR
Nikalas Kryzanowski
opinions@theotherpress.ca
HUMOUR EDITOR
Liam Britten
humour@theotherpress.ca
GRAPHICS
Timothy Arndt
graphics@theotherpress.ca
LAYOUT
Brian Yoo
layout@theotherpress.ca
ILLUSTRATOR
Ellen Lee
illustrator@theotherpress.ca
PHOTOGRAPHER
Priscilla Bartleman
photographer@theotherpress.ca
WEBSITE EDITOR/I.T.
Angela Szczur
web@theotherpress.ca
DISTRIBUTION MANAGER
Garth McLennan
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War of
Words
Just like in the days of the
Vietnam War, some Amer-
ican soldiers have fled the
Army and sought safety in
Canada. But what is next
for them? Should they be
allowed to stay?
mo Ba
Army deserters should be deported
By Garth McLennan
ne of the hot topics right now is .
O the deportation orders involving
several American army deserters.
These cowards—and that is what they,
are—are desperately seeking the right to
remain in Canada.
So, over this period of time, the
activist left has come out in full force with |
big banners that proclaim how horrible
it is that these so-called soldiers actually
have to live up to their responsibilities.
They carry insulting signs and sing
annoying chants that all center on the
evil of the Iraq War and about how these
deserters are really heroes, just like the
“heroes” who fled the Vietnam War.
The big difference here is that the
war in Iraq, unlike the one 40 years ago
in Vietnam, doesn’t involve a draft or any
conscription-of any kind. Each and every
single one of these “war resisters” signed
up for the armed forces out of their own
free will. No one forced them to do it.
There was no obligation for
Jeremy Hinzman, deserted US Army
y
them to enlist. And it isn’t like they
didn’t know what they were getting into.
The Iraq war is almost six years old
now. The minimum term in the armed
forces for a soldier is three years. So, it
isn’t like they, signed up in 2002 before
the war started, became opposed to it
‘and now don’t want to go. The war has
been raging for six long years, and the
Afghanistan one for even longer, with
more coverage and analysis on it than
any form of combat in history. These
fugitives knew what they were getting
into when they signed up for the job.
I have no problem with people
who are opposed to the war. There isn’t
anything wrong with that. But if they
were so against it then why sign up in
the first place? To join the military freely
and then run away when they need you
to help them is shameful. Those that
are fundamentally opposed to the war
are allowed to apply for conscientious
objector status as well.
It would also be a disgusting move
by the Canadian government to permit
deserters who won’t honour their word
to remain in Canada when:we have so
‘many of our own men and women over in
Afghanistan and other parts of the world
defending freedom and putting their lives
on the line. a
With so many people who enlisted
in both the Canadian and American
militaries out of nothing more than
a sense of duty and right, how can
these snivelling cowards even look at
themselves in the mirror, knowing full
well that thousands of others had the
courage to do what is right? Plain and
simple, they abandoned their fellow
troops, and Stephen Harper is right to
kick them out.
By Jay Schreiber
ave you ever seen an
advertisement for the Canadian
Armed Forces? Looks pretty
cool to rescue people from helicopters
and retrieve hostages from behind enemy
lines. The truth is, being in the armed
forces isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Dating back to the days of
conscription in the U.S. and Canada,
people have been leaving their home
grounds in search of refuge from being
shipped off to war. Call me a pacifist, but
I have a strong dislike for war and refuse
to ever be enlisted in an activity where
my objective may be to kill another
human being. That aside, I do have a
respect for the military, and believe that
they do a lot of good work.
In some cases though, this work
has been WWI, WWIL, and the Vietnam
War to name a handful. Eligible men and
women, facing conscription,
who want nothing to do with
war activity, have a right to
choose not to fight. I don’t
believe the government should
ever force anyone to kill, but
rather dangle the opportunity to be put in
a situation that it may happen in front of
draftees.
I sympathize with people not
wanting to be forced into something they
don’t want to do. One of the things that
makes Canada such a great place is our
peaceful and accepting nature. Canada
(and specifically Vancouver) was host
to many American draft dodgers during
the ‘60s and ‘70s and was quite lenient
when finding and retuning them to the
states. For the most part, the Canadian
Draft dodging: the humane
thing to do
government looked the other way, and
before any of the captured dodgers ever
saw a court date, U.S. President Jimmy
Carter issued a full pardon
“I sympathize with people not wanting to be forced into something they of all escapees.
don’t want to do. One of the things that makes Canada such a great
place is our peaceful and accepting nature.”
Canada is a humane
and accepting culture, and
if we no longer accept draft
dodgers it would be a big step backwards
for our “live and let live” way of life.
After all, I, myself, am an American who
chooses to live in Canada.
Words
Just like in the days of the
Vietnam War, some Amer-
ican soldiers have fled the
Army and sought safety in
Canada. But what is next
for them? Should they be
allowed to stay?
mo Ba
Army deserters should be deported
By Garth McLennan
ne of the hot topics right now is .
O the deportation orders involving
several American army deserters.
These cowards—and that is what they,
are—are desperately seeking the right to
remain in Canada.
So, over this period of time, the
activist left has come out in full force with |
big banners that proclaim how horrible
it is that these so-called soldiers actually
have to live up to their responsibilities.
They carry insulting signs and sing
annoying chants that all center on the
evil of the Iraq War and about how these
deserters are really heroes, just like the
“heroes” who fled the Vietnam War.
The big difference here is that the
war in Iraq, unlike the one 40 years ago
in Vietnam, doesn’t involve a draft or any
conscription-of any kind. Each and every
single one of these “war resisters” signed
up for the armed forces out of their own
free will. No one forced them to do it.
There was no obligation for
Jeremy Hinzman, deserted US Army
y
them to enlist. And it isn’t like they
didn’t know what they were getting into.
The Iraq war is almost six years old
now. The minimum term in the armed
forces for a soldier is three years. So, it
isn’t like they, signed up in 2002 before
the war started, became opposed to it
‘and now don’t want to go. The war has
been raging for six long years, and the
Afghanistan one for even longer, with
more coverage and analysis on it than
any form of combat in history. These
fugitives knew what they were getting
into when they signed up for the job.
I have no problem with people
who are opposed to the war. There isn’t
anything wrong with that. But if they
were so against it then why sign up in
the first place? To join the military freely
and then run away when they need you
to help them is shameful. Those that
are fundamentally opposed to the war
are allowed to apply for conscientious
objector status as well.
It would also be a disgusting move
by the Canadian government to permit
deserters who won’t honour their word
to remain in Canada when:we have so
‘many of our own men and women over in
Afghanistan and other parts of the world
defending freedom and putting their lives
on the line. a
With so many people who enlisted
in both the Canadian and American
militaries out of nothing more than
a sense of duty and right, how can
these snivelling cowards even look at
themselves in the mirror, knowing full
well that thousands of others had the
courage to do what is right? Plain and
simple, they abandoned their fellow
troops, and Stephen Harper is right to
kick them out.
By Jay Schreiber
ave you ever seen an
advertisement for the Canadian
Armed Forces? Looks pretty
cool to rescue people from helicopters
and retrieve hostages from behind enemy
lines. The truth is, being in the armed
forces isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Dating back to the days of
conscription in the U.S. and Canada,
people have been leaving their home
grounds in search of refuge from being
shipped off to war. Call me a pacifist, but
I have a strong dislike for war and refuse
to ever be enlisted in an activity where
my objective may be to kill another
human being. That aside, I do have a
respect for the military, and believe that
they do a lot of good work.
In some cases though, this work
has been WWI, WWIL, and the Vietnam
War to name a handful. Eligible men and
women, facing conscription,
who want nothing to do with
war activity, have a right to
choose not to fight. I don’t
believe the government should
ever force anyone to kill, but
rather dangle the opportunity to be put in
a situation that it may happen in front of
draftees.
I sympathize with people not
wanting to be forced into something they
don’t want to do. One of the things that
makes Canada such a great place is our
peaceful and accepting nature. Canada
(and specifically Vancouver) was host
to many American draft dodgers during
the ‘60s and ‘70s and was quite lenient
when finding and retuning them to the
states. For the most part, the Canadian
Draft dodging: the humane
thing to do
government looked the other way, and
before any of the captured dodgers ever
saw a court date, U.S. President Jimmy
Carter issued a full pardon
“I sympathize with people not wanting to be forced into something they of all escapees.
don’t want to do. One of the things that makes Canada such a great
place is our peaceful and accepting nature.”
Canada is a humane
and accepting culture, and
if we no longer accept draft
dodgers it would be a big step backwards
for our “live and let live” way of life.
After all, I, myself, am an American who
chooses to live in Canada.
Edited Text
War of
Words
Just like in the days of the
Vietnam War, some Amer-
ican soldiers have fled the
Army and sought safety in
Canada. But what is next
for them? Should they be
allowed to stay?
mo Ba
Army deserters should be deported
By Garth McLennan
ne of the hot topics right now is .
O the deportation orders involving
several American army deserters.
These cowards—and that is what they,
are—are desperately seeking the right to
remain in Canada.
So, over this period of time, the
activist left has come out in full force with |
big banners that proclaim how horrible
it is that these so-called soldiers actually
have to live up to their responsibilities.
They carry insulting signs and sing
annoying chants that all center on the
evil of the Iraq War and about how these
deserters are really heroes, just like the
“heroes” who fled the Vietnam War.
The big difference here is that the
war in Iraq, unlike the one 40 years ago
in Vietnam, doesn’t involve a draft or any
conscription-of any kind. Each and every
single one of these “war resisters” signed
up for the armed forces out of their own
free will. No one forced them to do it.
There was no obligation for
Jeremy Hinzman, deserted US Army
y
them to enlist. And it isn’t like they
didn’t know what they were getting into.
The Iraq war is almost six years old
now. The minimum term in the armed
forces for a soldier is three years. So, it
isn’t like they, signed up in 2002 before
the war started, became opposed to it
‘and now don’t want to go. The war has
been raging for six long years, and the
Afghanistan one for even longer, with
more coverage and analysis on it than
any form of combat in history. These
fugitives knew what they were getting
into when they signed up for the job.
I have no problem with people
who are opposed to the war. There isn’t
anything wrong with that. But if they
were so against it then why sign up in
the first place? To join the military freely
and then run away when they need you
to help them is shameful. Those that
are fundamentally opposed to the war
are allowed to apply for conscientious
objector status as well.
It would also be a disgusting move
by the Canadian government to permit
deserters who won’t honour their word
to remain in Canada when:we have so
‘many of our own men and women over in
Afghanistan and other parts of the world
defending freedom and putting their lives
on the line. a
With so many people who enlisted
in both the Canadian and American
militaries out of nothing more than
a sense of duty and right, how can
these snivelling cowards even look at
themselves in the mirror, knowing full
well that thousands of others had the
courage to do what is right? Plain and
simple, they abandoned their fellow
troops, and Stephen Harper is right to
kick them out.
By Jay Schreiber
ave you ever seen an
advertisement for the Canadian
Armed Forces? Looks pretty
cool to rescue people from helicopters
and retrieve hostages from behind enemy
lines. The truth is, being in the armed
forces isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Dating back to the days of
conscription in the U.S. and Canada,
people have been leaving their home
grounds in search of refuge from being
shipped off to war. Call me a pacifist, but
I have a strong dislike for war and refuse
to ever be enlisted in an activity where
my objective may be to kill another
human being. That aside, I do have a
respect for the military, and believe that
they do a lot of good work.
In some cases though, this work
has been WWI, WWIL, and the Vietnam
War to name a handful. Eligible men and
women, facing conscription,
who want nothing to do with
war activity, have a right to
choose not to fight. I don’t
believe the government should
ever force anyone to kill, but
rather dangle the opportunity to be put in
a situation that it may happen in front of
draftees.
I sympathize with people not
wanting to be forced into something they
don’t want to do. One of the things that
makes Canada such a great place is our
peaceful and accepting nature. Canada
(and specifically Vancouver) was host
to many American draft dodgers during
the ‘60s and ‘70s and was quite lenient
when finding and retuning them to the
states. For the most part, the Canadian
Draft dodging: the humane
thing to do
government looked the other way, and
before any of the captured dodgers ever
saw a court date, U.S. President Jimmy
Carter issued a full pardon
“I sympathize with people not wanting to be forced into something they of all escapees.
don’t want to do. One of the things that makes Canada such a great
place is our peaceful and accepting nature.”
Canada is a humane
and accepting culture, and
if we no longer accept draft
dodgers it would be a big step backwards
for our “live and let live” way of life.
After all, I, myself, am an American who
chooses to live in Canada.
Words
Just like in the days of the
Vietnam War, some Amer-
ican soldiers have fled the
Army and sought safety in
Canada. But what is next
for them? Should they be
allowed to stay?
mo Ba
Army deserters should be deported
By Garth McLennan
ne of the hot topics right now is .
O the deportation orders involving
several American army deserters.
These cowards—and that is what they,
are—are desperately seeking the right to
remain in Canada.
So, over this period of time, the
activist left has come out in full force with |
big banners that proclaim how horrible
it is that these so-called soldiers actually
have to live up to their responsibilities.
They carry insulting signs and sing
annoying chants that all center on the
evil of the Iraq War and about how these
deserters are really heroes, just like the
“heroes” who fled the Vietnam War.
The big difference here is that the
war in Iraq, unlike the one 40 years ago
in Vietnam, doesn’t involve a draft or any
conscription-of any kind. Each and every
single one of these “war resisters” signed
up for the armed forces out of their own
free will. No one forced them to do it.
There was no obligation for
Jeremy Hinzman, deserted US Army
y
them to enlist. And it isn’t like they
didn’t know what they were getting into.
The Iraq war is almost six years old
now. The minimum term in the armed
forces for a soldier is three years. So, it
isn’t like they, signed up in 2002 before
the war started, became opposed to it
‘and now don’t want to go. The war has
been raging for six long years, and the
Afghanistan one for even longer, with
more coverage and analysis on it than
any form of combat in history. These
fugitives knew what they were getting
into when they signed up for the job.
I have no problem with people
who are opposed to the war. There isn’t
anything wrong with that. But if they
were so against it then why sign up in
the first place? To join the military freely
and then run away when they need you
to help them is shameful. Those that
are fundamentally opposed to the war
are allowed to apply for conscientious
objector status as well.
It would also be a disgusting move
by the Canadian government to permit
deserters who won’t honour their word
to remain in Canada when:we have so
‘many of our own men and women over in
Afghanistan and other parts of the world
defending freedom and putting their lives
on the line. a
With so many people who enlisted
in both the Canadian and American
militaries out of nothing more than
a sense of duty and right, how can
these snivelling cowards even look at
themselves in the mirror, knowing full
well that thousands of others had the
courage to do what is right? Plain and
simple, they abandoned their fellow
troops, and Stephen Harper is right to
kick them out.
By Jay Schreiber
ave you ever seen an
advertisement for the Canadian
Armed Forces? Looks pretty
cool to rescue people from helicopters
and retrieve hostages from behind enemy
lines. The truth is, being in the armed
forces isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Dating back to the days of
conscription in the U.S. and Canada,
people have been leaving their home
grounds in search of refuge from being
shipped off to war. Call me a pacifist, but
I have a strong dislike for war and refuse
to ever be enlisted in an activity where
my objective may be to kill another
human being. That aside, I do have a
respect for the military, and believe that
they do a lot of good work.
In some cases though, this work
has been WWI, WWIL, and the Vietnam
War to name a handful. Eligible men and
women, facing conscription,
who want nothing to do with
war activity, have a right to
choose not to fight. I don’t
believe the government should
ever force anyone to kill, but
rather dangle the opportunity to be put in
a situation that it may happen in front of
draftees.
I sympathize with people not
wanting to be forced into something they
don’t want to do. One of the things that
makes Canada such a great place is our
peaceful and accepting nature. Canada
(and specifically Vancouver) was host
to many American draft dodgers during
the ‘60s and ‘70s and was quite lenient
when finding and retuning them to the
states. For the most part, the Canadian
Draft dodging: the humane
thing to do
government looked the other way, and
before any of the captured dodgers ever
saw a court date, U.S. President Jimmy
Carter issued a full pardon
“I sympathize with people not wanting to be forced into something they of all escapees.
don’t want to do. One of the things that makes Canada such a great
place is our peaceful and accepting nature.”
Canada is a humane
and accepting culture, and
if we no longer accept draft
dodgers it would be a big step backwards
for our “live and let live” way of life.
After all, I, myself, am an American who
chooses to live in Canada.
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anye, Kanye, Kanye... did your mother
kK drop you on your head when you were
young? Is that the cause of its permanent
swelling?
Recently, Kanye West became a fashionista.
He “designed” a shitty, unoriginal, over-priced
pair of plain red sneakers for Louis Vuitton, which
means, naturally, he has to change his name to
something more conducive to royalty.
Kanye has declared that “due to what has
happened— what has happened so severely when
the red shoes hit the runway, I was forced to
change my name to Martin Louis the King Jr.
Address me as such,” which he followed up by
saying “I’m going to go and take an internship and
just do something that’s like completely normal,
and just rap at the weekends or something.”
Ugh, Kanye. Why do you have to be a
all the money he makes from his shoes he could
hire a PR rep to write his blogs for him— you
know, portray the intelligence that he is unable
to. Or, better yet, he could make a donation to a
children’s literacy foundation of sorts, make sure
the next generation’s hip-hop icon has a better
grasp of their own first language.
Secondly, why the hell would he have a right
to more or less name himself after one of the
world’s greatest and most eloquent civil rights
activists? Yes, buddy can put on a show, belt
out a pretty catchy tune and is, in my opinion,
artistically talented, but I can’t think of any
international, life-altering accomplishments of his.
It’s really an insult to the legacy of Martin Luther
King.
Enough is enough Kanye; your ego will be
the death of you, and as it stands, the only thing
you are the king of is being a douche.
walking stereotype?
First of all, that doesn’t even make any sense
(much like most of his blog entries). Maybe with
Kiss fans, pucker up for a harsh reality check
By Jay Schreiber
(other than jocks, the VPD and
Republicans) it’s a famous rock
band with no musical drive whatsoever.
In the case of Kiss, their drive is
embedded in the eight-digit figures they
bring in from merchandise alone and
the blond bimbo in the front row who’s
going backstage after the set to play
ring toss with Gene Simmons’ other
instrument.
The term “sell-out” is tossed
around a lot nowadays, but what does
it actually mean, and where did it
come from? In the 1970s, there were
two types of music that flooded the
airwaves: disco and hard rock (soon
to be known as heavy metal). Kiss
lead the resistance against disco with
the formation of what is known as the
“Kiss Army,” composed mainly of
pimply-faced 15-year-olds who hated
any dance music with a passion.
In 1977, however, Kiss released
the song “I Was Made For Loving
You,” and sent shockwaves through
all the soldiers under their command,
using a disco beat and lyrics that
could make anyone wearing Kiss
merchandise question their existence.
bi my friends, is the essence of
if there’s one thing I can’t stand
.
selling out. Kiss forgot about the fans
that followed them religiously and did
what they wanted to do all in the name
of money.
Who do I blame? Easy: Gene
Simmons, the god of selling himself.
Gene Simmons has made a catalogue
and a half of seemingly useless
merchandise all credited to Kiss.
After School of Rock became a
hit in 2003 and launched the career of
Jack Black, Gene Simmons jumped on
the ball. He created a TV show where
he himself is the teacher and teaches
British school kids how to rock. I think
a little part of me died after the pilot
aired.
As if that wasn’t enough, Gene
felt the show wasn’t focused on him
enough, and the egotistical bastard
created a new show, Gene Simmons
Family Jewels. This show focused
on the life of the old fart as well as
his family and their spending habits.
Who the hell watches this crap? Has
American TV gotten to the point where
you pay for cable only to watch a show
about how rich people throw their
money around for extravagant bullshit?
The rest of the members of Kiss
are a mixed bag; Paul Stanley, guitarist
and vocalist for the group is probably
the most tolerable member, due to his
stage presence and decent voice. Paul
has stayed with the group through
several line-up changes and has kept
a fairly level head. Ace Frehley, lead
guitarist and most talented member of
the quartet, is a complete buffoon who
wouldn’t be able to keep sober in a
monastery. ‘Nuff said.
Then there’s Peter Criss, the
wimpy one. A drummer with nine
cymbals and eight toms and still only
knows how to produce the most basic
rock beat. In addition, he was the
vocalist for the Kiss ballad “Beth,” one
of the lamest songs of all time. The cat
man of the group has probably never
been complimented on anything he’s
ever done and quite frankly, he doesn’t
deserve it.
I think Family Guys Peter Griffin
put it best: “Nobody wants to be Peter
Criss, not even Peter Criss!”
Right then, back to Gene. When
asked about all the money he’s made
and if he regrets selling out at all, he
simply stated, “My bank account is
happy and that’s all that matters.” For
every teenage boy that buys a Kiss
hoodie and thinks they’re part of some
greater organization: you should wake
up and realize that all that disposable
income is going right into Mr.
Simmons’ back pocket.
Gene sued King Diamond, a
prolific metal vocalist, for wearing
makeup that is too similar to that of
Kiss, but failed because of the hundreds
of other bands that also use similar
corpse paint. As Gene stated himself,
Kiss is rock brand not a rock band. He
then claimed that he also invented the
question mark.
While the Kiss army continues to
march on, it appears that their numbers
have only skyrocketed with new
products like Kiss dolls, Kiss bread
slicers, and the Kiss credit card that you
can purchase other Kiss items with.
There are only two kinds of people
that wear that much makeup in this
world: clowns and death metal groups,
and neither should be taken seriously!
anye, Kanye, Kanye... did your mother
kK drop you on your head when you were
young? Is that the cause of its permanent
swelling?
Recently, Kanye West became a fashionista.
He “designed” a shitty, unoriginal, over-priced
pair of plain red sneakers for Louis Vuitton, which
means, naturally, he has to change his name to
something more conducive to royalty.
Kanye has declared that “due to what has
happened— what has happened so severely when
the red shoes hit the runway, I was forced to
change my name to Martin Louis the King Jr.
Address me as such,” which he followed up by
saying “I’m going to go and take an internship and
just do something that’s like completely normal,
and just rap at the weekends or something.”
Ugh, Kanye. Why do you have to be a
all the money he makes from his shoes he could
hire a PR rep to write his blogs for him— you
know, portray the intelligence that he is unable
to. Or, better yet, he could make a donation to a
children’s literacy foundation of sorts, make sure
the next generation’s hip-hop icon has a better
grasp of their own first language.
Secondly, why the hell would he have a right
to more or less name himself after one of the
world’s greatest and most eloquent civil rights
activists? Yes, buddy can put on a show, belt
out a pretty catchy tune and is, in my opinion,
artistically talented, but I can’t think of any
international, life-altering accomplishments of his.
It’s really an insult to the legacy of Martin Luther
King.
Enough is enough Kanye; your ego will be
the death of you, and as it stands, the only thing
you are the king of is being a douche.
walking stereotype?
First of all, that doesn’t even make any sense
(much like most of his blog entries). Maybe with
Kiss fans, pucker up for a harsh reality check
By Jay Schreiber
(other than jocks, the VPD and
Republicans) it’s a famous rock
band with no musical drive whatsoever.
In the case of Kiss, their drive is
embedded in the eight-digit figures they
bring in from merchandise alone and
the blond bimbo in the front row who’s
going backstage after the set to play
ring toss with Gene Simmons’ other
instrument.
The term “sell-out” is tossed
around a lot nowadays, but what does
it actually mean, and where did it
come from? In the 1970s, there were
two types of music that flooded the
airwaves: disco and hard rock (soon
to be known as heavy metal). Kiss
lead the resistance against disco with
the formation of what is known as the
“Kiss Army,” composed mainly of
pimply-faced 15-year-olds who hated
any dance music with a passion.
In 1977, however, Kiss released
the song “I Was Made For Loving
You,” and sent shockwaves through
all the soldiers under their command,
using a disco beat and lyrics that
could make anyone wearing Kiss
merchandise question their existence.
bi my friends, is the essence of
if there’s one thing I can’t stand
.
selling out. Kiss forgot about the fans
that followed them religiously and did
what they wanted to do all in the name
of money.
Who do I blame? Easy: Gene
Simmons, the god of selling himself.
Gene Simmons has made a catalogue
and a half of seemingly useless
merchandise all credited to Kiss.
After School of Rock became a
hit in 2003 and launched the career of
Jack Black, Gene Simmons jumped on
the ball. He created a TV show where
he himself is the teacher and teaches
British school kids how to rock. I think
a little part of me died after the pilot
aired.
As if that wasn’t enough, Gene
felt the show wasn’t focused on him
enough, and the egotistical bastard
created a new show, Gene Simmons
Family Jewels. This show focused
on the life of the old fart as well as
his family and their spending habits.
Who the hell watches this crap? Has
American TV gotten to the point where
you pay for cable only to watch a show
about how rich people throw their
money around for extravagant bullshit?
The rest of the members of Kiss
are a mixed bag; Paul Stanley, guitarist
and vocalist for the group is probably
the most tolerable member, due to his
stage presence and decent voice. Paul
has stayed with the group through
several line-up changes and has kept
a fairly level head. Ace Frehley, lead
guitarist and most talented member of
the quartet, is a complete buffoon who
wouldn’t be able to keep sober in a
monastery. ‘Nuff said.
Then there’s Peter Criss, the
wimpy one. A drummer with nine
cymbals and eight toms and still only
knows how to produce the most basic
rock beat. In addition, he was the
vocalist for the Kiss ballad “Beth,” one
of the lamest songs of all time. The cat
man of the group has probably never
been complimented on anything he’s
ever done and quite frankly, he doesn’t
deserve it.
I think Family Guys Peter Griffin
put it best: “Nobody wants to be Peter
Criss, not even Peter Criss!”
Right then, back to Gene. When
asked about all the money he’s made
and if he regrets selling out at all, he
simply stated, “My bank account is
happy and that’s all that matters.” For
every teenage boy that buys a Kiss
hoodie and thinks they’re part of some
greater organization: you should wake
up and realize that all that disposable
income is going right into Mr.
Simmons’ back pocket.
Gene sued King Diamond, a
prolific metal vocalist, for wearing
makeup that is too similar to that of
Kiss, but failed because of the hundreds
of other bands that also use similar
corpse paint. As Gene stated himself,
Kiss is rock brand not a rock band. He
then claimed that he also invented the
question mark.
While the Kiss army continues to
march on, it appears that their numbers
have only skyrocketed with new
products like Kiss dolls, Kiss bread
slicers, and the Kiss credit card that you
can purchase other Kiss items with.
There are only two kinds of people
that wear that much makeup in this
world: clowns and death metal groups,
and neither should be taken seriously!
Edited Text
By Chloé Bach, Arts Editor
anye, Kanye, Kanye... did your mother
kK drop you on your head when you were
young? Is that the cause of its permanent
swelling?
Recently, Kanye West became a fashionista.
He “designed” a shitty, unoriginal, over-priced
pair of plain red sneakers for Louis Vuitton, which
means, naturally, he has to change his name to
something more conducive to royalty.
Kanye has declared that “due to what has
happened— what has happened so severely when
the red shoes hit the runway, I was forced to
change my name to Martin Louis the King Jr.
Address me as such,” which he followed up by
saying “I’m going to go and take an internship and
just do something that’s like completely normal,
and just rap at the weekends or something.”
Ugh, Kanye. Why do you have to be a
all the money he makes from his shoes he could
hire a PR rep to write his blogs for him— you
know, portray the intelligence that he is unable
to. Or, better yet, he could make a donation to a
children’s literacy foundation of sorts, make sure
the next generation’s hip-hop icon has a better
grasp of their own first language.
Secondly, why the hell would he have a right
to more or less name himself after one of the
world’s greatest and most eloquent civil rights
activists? Yes, buddy can put on a show, belt
out a pretty catchy tune and is, in my opinion,
artistically talented, but I can’t think of any
international, life-altering accomplishments of his.
It’s really an insult to the legacy of Martin Luther
King.
Enough is enough Kanye; your ego will be
the death of you, and as it stands, the only thing
you are the king of is being a douche.
walking stereotype?
First of all, that doesn’t even make any sense
(much like most of his blog entries). Maybe with
Kiss fans, pucker up for a harsh reality check
By Jay Schreiber
(other than jocks, the VPD and
Republicans) it’s a famous rock
band with no musical drive whatsoever.
In the case of Kiss, their drive is
embedded in the eight-digit figures they
bring in from merchandise alone and
the blond bimbo in the front row who’s
going backstage after the set to play
ring toss with Gene Simmons’ other
instrument.
The term “sell-out” is tossed
around a lot nowadays, but what does
it actually mean, and where did it
come from? In the 1970s, there were
two types of music that flooded the
airwaves: disco and hard rock (soon
to be known as heavy metal). Kiss
lead the resistance against disco with
the formation of what is known as the
“Kiss Army,” composed mainly of
pimply-faced 15-year-olds who hated
any dance music with a passion.
In 1977, however, Kiss released
the song “I Was Made For Loving
You,” and sent shockwaves through
all the soldiers under their command,
using a disco beat and lyrics that
could make anyone wearing Kiss
merchandise question their existence.
bi my friends, is the essence of
if there’s one thing I can’t stand
.
selling out. Kiss forgot about the fans
that followed them religiously and did
what they wanted to do all in the name
of money.
Who do I blame? Easy: Gene
Simmons, the god of selling himself.
Gene Simmons has made a catalogue
and a half of seemingly useless
merchandise all credited to Kiss.
After School of Rock became a
hit in 2003 and launched the career of
Jack Black, Gene Simmons jumped on
the ball. He created a TV show where
he himself is the teacher and teaches
British school kids how to rock. I think
a little part of me died after the pilot
aired.
As if that wasn’t enough, Gene
felt the show wasn’t focused on him
enough, and the egotistical bastard
created a new show, Gene Simmons
Family Jewels. This show focused
on the life of the old fart as well as
his family and their spending habits.
Who the hell watches this crap? Has
American TV gotten to the point where
you pay for cable only to watch a show
about how rich people throw their
money around for extravagant bullshit?
The rest of the members of Kiss
are a mixed bag; Paul Stanley, guitarist
and vocalist for the group is probably
the most tolerable member, due to his
stage presence and decent voice. Paul
has stayed with the group through
several line-up changes and has kept
a fairly level head. Ace Frehley, lead
guitarist and most talented member of
the quartet, is a complete buffoon who
wouldn’t be able to keep sober in a
monastery. ‘Nuff said.
Then there’s Peter Criss, the
wimpy one. A drummer with nine
cymbals and eight toms and still only
knows how to produce the most basic
rock beat. In addition, he was the
vocalist for the Kiss ballad “Beth,” one
of the lamest songs of all time. The cat
man of the group has probably never
been complimented on anything he’s
ever done and quite frankly, he doesn’t
deserve it.
I think Family Guys Peter Griffin
put it best: “Nobody wants to be Peter
Criss, not even Peter Criss!”
Right then, back to Gene. When
asked about all the money he’s made
and if he regrets selling out at all, he
simply stated, “My bank account is
happy and that’s all that matters.” For
every teenage boy that buys a Kiss
hoodie and thinks they’re part of some
greater organization: you should wake
up and realize that all that disposable
income is going right into Mr.
Simmons’ back pocket.
Gene sued King Diamond, a
prolific metal vocalist, for wearing
makeup that is too similar to that of
Kiss, but failed because of the hundreds
of other bands that also use similar
corpse paint. As Gene stated himself,
Kiss is rock brand not a rock band. He
then claimed that he also invented the
question mark.
While the Kiss army continues to
march on, it appears that their numbers
have only skyrocketed with new
products like Kiss dolls, Kiss bread
slicers, and the Kiss credit card that you
can purchase other Kiss items with.
There are only two kinds of people
that wear that much makeup in this
world: clowns and death metal groups,
and neither should be taken seriously!
anye, Kanye, Kanye... did your mother
kK drop you on your head when you were
young? Is that the cause of its permanent
swelling?
Recently, Kanye West became a fashionista.
He “designed” a shitty, unoriginal, over-priced
pair of plain red sneakers for Louis Vuitton, which
means, naturally, he has to change his name to
something more conducive to royalty.
Kanye has declared that “due to what has
happened— what has happened so severely when
the red shoes hit the runway, I was forced to
change my name to Martin Louis the King Jr.
Address me as such,” which he followed up by
saying “I’m going to go and take an internship and
just do something that’s like completely normal,
and just rap at the weekends or something.”
Ugh, Kanye. Why do you have to be a
all the money he makes from his shoes he could
hire a PR rep to write his blogs for him— you
know, portray the intelligence that he is unable
to. Or, better yet, he could make a donation to a
children’s literacy foundation of sorts, make sure
the next generation’s hip-hop icon has a better
grasp of their own first language.
Secondly, why the hell would he have a right
to more or less name himself after one of the
world’s greatest and most eloquent civil rights
activists? Yes, buddy can put on a show, belt
out a pretty catchy tune and is, in my opinion,
artistically talented, but I can’t think of any
international, life-altering accomplishments of his.
It’s really an insult to the legacy of Martin Luther
King.
Enough is enough Kanye; your ego will be
the death of you, and as it stands, the only thing
you are the king of is being a douche.
walking stereotype?
First of all, that doesn’t even make any sense
(much like most of his blog entries). Maybe with
Kiss fans, pucker up for a harsh reality check
By Jay Schreiber
(other than jocks, the VPD and
Republicans) it’s a famous rock
band with no musical drive whatsoever.
In the case of Kiss, their drive is
embedded in the eight-digit figures they
bring in from merchandise alone and
the blond bimbo in the front row who’s
going backstage after the set to play
ring toss with Gene Simmons’ other
instrument.
The term “sell-out” is tossed
around a lot nowadays, but what does
it actually mean, and where did it
come from? In the 1970s, there were
two types of music that flooded the
airwaves: disco and hard rock (soon
to be known as heavy metal). Kiss
lead the resistance against disco with
the formation of what is known as the
“Kiss Army,” composed mainly of
pimply-faced 15-year-olds who hated
any dance music with a passion.
In 1977, however, Kiss released
the song “I Was Made For Loving
You,” and sent shockwaves through
all the soldiers under their command,
using a disco beat and lyrics that
could make anyone wearing Kiss
merchandise question their existence.
bi my friends, is the essence of
if there’s one thing I can’t stand
.
selling out. Kiss forgot about the fans
that followed them religiously and did
what they wanted to do all in the name
of money.
Who do I blame? Easy: Gene
Simmons, the god of selling himself.
Gene Simmons has made a catalogue
and a half of seemingly useless
merchandise all credited to Kiss.
After School of Rock became a
hit in 2003 and launched the career of
Jack Black, Gene Simmons jumped on
the ball. He created a TV show where
he himself is the teacher and teaches
British school kids how to rock. I think
a little part of me died after the pilot
aired.
As if that wasn’t enough, Gene
felt the show wasn’t focused on him
enough, and the egotistical bastard
created a new show, Gene Simmons
Family Jewels. This show focused
on the life of the old fart as well as
his family and their spending habits.
Who the hell watches this crap? Has
American TV gotten to the point where
you pay for cable only to watch a show
about how rich people throw their
money around for extravagant bullshit?
The rest of the members of Kiss
are a mixed bag; Paul Stanley, guitarist
and vocalist for the group is probably
the most tolerable member, due to his
stage presence and decent voice. Paul
has stayed with the group through
several line-up changes and has kept
a fairly level head. Ace Frehley, lead
guitarist and most talented member of
the quartet, is a complete buffoon who
wouldn’t be able to keep sober in a
monastery. ‘Nuff said.
Then there’s Peter Criss, the
wimpy one. A drummer with nine
cymbals and eight toms and still only
knows how to produce the most basic
rock beat. In addition, he was the
vocalist for the Kiss ballad “Beth,” one
of the lamest songs of all time. The cat
man of the group has probably never
been complimented on anything he’s
ever done and quite frankly, he doesn’t
deserve it.
I think Family Guys Peter Griffin
put it best: “Nobody wants to be Peter
Criss, not even Peter Criss!”
Right then, back to Gene. When
asked about all the money he’s made
and if he regrets selling out at all, he
simply stated, “My bank account is
happy and that’s all that matters.” For
every teenage boy that buys a Kiss
hoodie and thinks they’re part of some
greater organization: you should wake
up and realize that all that disposable
income is going right into Mr.
Simmons’ back pocket.
Gene sued King Diamond, a
prolific metal vocalist, for wearing
makeup that is too similar to that of
Kiss, but failed because of the hundreds
of other bands that also use similar
corpse paint. As Gene stated himself,
Kiss is rock brand not a rock band. He
then claimed that he also invented the
question mark.
While the Kiss army continues to
march on, it appears that their numbers
have only skyrocketed with new
products like Kiss dolls, Kiss bread
slicers, and the Kiss credit card that you
can purchase other Kiss items with.
There are only two kinds of people
that wear that much makeup in this
world: clowns and death metal groups,
and neither should be taken seriously!
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That’s right;
nothing could be weirder than the
Recession 2009 budget tabled last week
by the Conservatives and the opposition
parties’ réaction to it.
Meant'to be chock full of government
spending goodies to help Joe Canuck
stave off the imminent hard times that
are starting to fall upon this great land.
“Oh ho, this had better be good,” you
could hear them saying, smacking their
lips.
No reaction was more surprising
than the drawn out decision of NDP
leader Jack Layton. For weeks prior
to the budget he had been chattering
his intentions to defeat the four-page
document before actually reading it.
Just imagine yourself in a boardroom at
the fiscal meeting of the year for your
company. The CEO (whom you don’t
get along with because you covet his
job) comes into the room to announce
the projects and initiatives he’s going to
pursue for the next few years and you
refuse to hear him out. You dismiss him
outright and vote against him before
even reading his report. You’d probably
be turfed out onto the sidewalk before
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty
you can utter the phrase “Dow Jones.”
That’s Jack Layton for you; the
leader of an opposition party that’s so
principled it would cut off its moustache
in spite of its face. The budget with its
$12 billion towards infrastructure, $7.8
billion for social housing, $2 billion in
“green” research and upgrades, $335
million to artists, and an extension of EI
benefits is practically a love letter to the
NDP leader.
But you can’t back down once
you show your hand, right? No cheap
sweater jokes can help Layton out of
this one. There was no way he could
reverse his position no matter what the
budget contained. And Layton thinks
it’s only the Conservatives that are
power hungry... sure, Jack.
Well, just maybe the Conservatives
are power hungry! Layton is right
when he says that Harper probably
doesn’t believe in most of the budget
his party has tabled. Finance Minster
Jim Flaherty wrote that budget with
the seething, brooding and bloodthirsty
coalition in mind. The Conservatives
have also learned that McKenzie King’s
initial “do nothing” approach to the
Great Depression was not the way to
handle a faltering economy and with
provincial and municipal leaders lining
up with wish lists for their make work
projects, that it’s better for government
to work with the provinces than to lord
over them.
The Liberals on the other hand, their
reaction has come to define the party as
of late. Prop up the Conservatives until
their own party—in shambles internally
with its own financial crisis—can muster
up what they need to drag themselves
out of their $6 million debt and the
echoes of moral bankruptcy that seem to
bounce off the walls of Stornoway from
time to time. They'll support the budget,
but “with reservations,” of course;
it’s laughable, Liberal leader Michael
Ignatieff putting the Conservatives “on
probation” with this budget. In typical
Liberal fashion, they don’t have the
muffins to stand up for what they really
feel is good for Canadians. It’s the same
situation that dragged on for much
of last year with Stéphane Dion. The
Conservatives bait, Liberals back down
because they’re unprepared but all the
while try to engineer themselves a way
to look principled without actually being
so.
It turns out the budget is just that—a
budget; full of tax cuts and social
spending; one that will erase billions
of dollars of black ink and a decade
of progress towards paying down the
national debt. That said, with the extra
money I’ll be saving on taxes next
year, I wonder how’s the weather in
Bermuda?
How free Is free will?
By Priscilla Bartleman
ife is full of unique
experiences, and I have had
one of those that enlightened
me to a world that can be dark,
cruel and unusual. It started off with
a philosophical question stemming
from my Psych 3308 class and that
is, “Do we have free will?”
I was thinking about whether
or not a human being was able
to act freely in certain situations
independent of natural and social
compulsions. Are our actions free
of moral, cultural, religious and
social obligations? My answer
came to me Monday and through
this week something happened that
enlightened me. It helped me better
understand people. I have become
aware of my own little bubble I
live in because of the fact that this
action came to me as a surprise and
the bigger surprise was that there
are many other people who feel this
way.
Where does this fit in with free
will? A person I know was able to
rant publicly about her “politically
incorrect” point of view on the
internet and this was free of moral
and social obligation, there is
nothing anyone can do.
that is really Free Will when,
yes, she did speak freely from
moral, cultural, religious and
social obligation but was it really
independent of a natural and social
compulsion? The focus of my
disbelief is because there are other
people who feel this way, and
that natural compulsion is seen to
be at arms length with someone/
something that is unlike what I see
as normal.
a world where people are unique,
different and amazing in their own
way. When you take the time to get
to know someone you can see the
beauty, and (sadly, sometimes like I
have this week) the darkness. I now
understand her actions were not
independent of natural and social
compulsion, that there are many
other people who fear things that
do not reflect their ideas of beauty,
wellness and normal but I think I
like my world better—it hurts less.
The question then is whether
Maybe I am crazy, but I live in
The strange nature of our insatiable political beast
i... t’s as if
Nikalas [= was
Kryzanowski J a twilight
zone in the
Bermuda
triangle.
That’s right;
nothing could be weirder than the
Recession 2009 budget tabled last week
by the Conservatives and the opposition
parties’ réaction to it.
Meant'to be chock full of government
spending goodies to help Joe Canuck
stave off the imminent hard times that
are starting to fall upon this great land.
“Oh ho, this had better be good,” you
could hear them saying, smacking their
lips.
No reaction was more surprising
than the drawn out decision of NDP
leader Jack Layton. For weeks prior
to the budget he had been chattering
his intentions to defeat the four-page
document before actually reading it.
Just imagine yourself in a boardroom at
the fiscal meeting of the year for your
company. The CEO (whom you don’t
get along with because you covet his
job) comes into the room to announce
the projects and initiatives he’s going to
pursue for the next few years and you
refuse to hear him out. You dismiss him
outright and vote against him before
even reading his report. You’d probably
be turfed out onto the sidewalk before
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty
you can utter the phrase “Dow Jones.”
That’s Jack Layton for you; the
leader of an opposition party that’s so
principled it would cut off its moustache
in spite of its face. The budget with its
$12 billion towards infrastructure, $7.8
billion for social housing, $2 billion in
“green” research and upgrades, $335
million to artists, and an extension of EI
benefits is practically a love letter to the
NDP leader.
But you can’t back down once
you show your hand, right? No cheap
sweater jokes can help Layton out of
this one. There was no way he could
reverse his position no matter what the
budget contained. And Layton thinks
it’s only the Conservatives that are
power hungry... sure, Jack.
Well, just maybe the Conservatives
are power hungry! Layton is right
when he says that Harper probably
doesn’t believe in most of the budget
his party has tabled. Finance Minster
Jim Flaherty wrote that budget with
the seething, brooding and bloodthirsty
coalition in mind. The Conservatives
have also learned that McKenzie King’s
initial “do nothing” approach to the
Great Depression was not the way to
handle a faltering economy and with
provincial and municipal leaders lining
up with wish lists for their make work
projects, that it’s better for government
to work with the provinces than to lord
over them.
The Liberals on the other hand, their
reaction has come to define the party as
of late. Prop up the Conservatives until
their own party—in shambles internally
with its own financial crisis—can muster
up what they need to drag themselves
out of their $6 million debt and the
echoes of moral bankruptcy that seem to
bounce off the walls of Stornoway from
time to time. They'll support the budget,
but “with reservations,” of course;
it’s laughable, Liberal leader Michael
Ignatieff putting the Conservatives “on
probation” with this budget. In typical
Liberal fashion, they don’t have the
muffins to stand up for what they really
feel is good for Canadians. It’s the same
situation that dragged on for much
of last year with Stéphane Dion. The
Conservatives bait, Liberals back down
because they’re unprepared but all the
while try to engineer themselves a way
to look principled without actually being
so.
It turns out the budget is just that—a
budget; full of tax cuts and social
spending; one that will erase billions
of dollars of black ink and a decade
of progress towards paying down the
national debt. That said, with the extra
money I’ll be saving on taxes next
year, I wonder how’s the weather in
Bermuda?
How free Is free will?
By Priscilla Bartleman
ife is full of unique
experiences, and I have had
one of those that enlightened
me to a world that can be dark,
cruel and unusual. It started off with
a philosophical question stemming
from my Psych 3308 class and that
is, “Do we have free will?”
I was thinking about whether
or not a human being was able
to act freely in certain situations
independent of natural and social
compulsions. Are our actions free
of moral, cultural, religious and
social obligations? My answer
came to me Monday and through
this week something happened that
enlightened me. It helped me better
understand people. I have become
aware of my own little bubble I
live in because of the fact that this
action came to me as a surprise and
the bigger surprise was that there
are many other people who feel this
way.
Where does this fit in with free
will? A person I know was able to
rant publicly about her “politically
incorrect” point of view on the
internet and this was free of moral
and social obligation, there is
nothing anyone can do.
that is really Free Will when,
yes, she did speak freely from
moral, cultural, religious and
social obligation but was it really
independent of a natural and social
compulsion? The focus of my
disbelief is because there are other
people who feel this way, and
that natural compulsion is seen to
be at arms length with someone/
something that is unlike what I see
as normal.
a world where people are unique,
different and amazing in their own
way. When you take the time to get
to know someone you can see the
beauty, and (sadly, sometimes like I
have this week) the darkness. I now
understand her actions were not
independent of natural and social
compulsion, that there are many
other people who fear things that
do not reflect their ideas of beauty,
wellness and normal but I think I
like my world better—it hurts less.
The question then is whether
Maybe I am crazy, but I live in
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The strange nature of our insatiable political beast
i... t’s as if
Nikalas [= was
Kryzanowski J a twilight
zone in the
Bermuda
triangle.
That’s right;
nothing could be weirder than the
Recession 2009 budget tabled last week
by the Conservatives and the opposition
parties’ réaction to it.
Meant'to be chock full of government
spending goodies to help Joe Canuck
stave off the imminent hard times that
are starting to fall upon this great land.
“Oh ho, this had better be good,” you
could hear them saying, smacking their
lips.
No reaction was more surprising
than the drawn out decision of NDP
leader Jack Layton. For weeks prior
to the budget he had been chattering
his intentions to defeat the four-page
document before actually reading it.
Just imagine yourself in a boardroom at
the fiscal meeting of the year for your
company. The CEO (whom you don’t
get along with because you covet his
job) comes into the room to announce
the projects and initiatives he’s going to
pursue for the next few years and you
refuse to hear him out. You dismiss him
outright and vote against him before
even reading his report. You’d probably
be turfed out onto the sidewalk before
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty
you can utter the phrase “Dow Jones.”
That’s Jack Layton for you; the
leader of an opposition party that’s so
principled it would cut off its moustache
in spite of its face. The budget with its
$12 billion towards infrastructure, $7.8
billion for social housing, $2 billion in
“green” research and upgrades, $335
million to artists, and an extension of EI
benefits is practically a love letter to the
NDP leader.
But you can’t back down once
you show your hand, right? No cheap
sweater jokes can help Layton out of
this one. There was no way he could
reverse his position no matter what the
budget contained. And Layton thinks
it’s only the Conservatives that are
power hungry... sure, Jack.
Well, just maybe the Conservatives
are power hungry! Layton is right
when he says that Harper probably
doesn’t believe in most of the budget
his party has tabled. Finance Minster
Jim Flaherty wrote that budget with
the seething, brooding and bloodthirsty
coalition in mind. The Conservatives
have also learned that McKenzie King’s
initial “do nothing” approach to the
Great Depression was not the way to
handle a faltering economy and with
provincial and municipal leaders lining
up with wish lists for their make work
projects, that it’s better for government
to work with the provinces than to lord
over them.
The Liberals on the other hand, their
reaction has come to define the party as
of late. Prop up the Conservatives until
their own party—in shambles internally
with its own financial crisis—can muster
up what they need to drag themselves
out of their $6 million debt and the
echoes of moral bankruptcy that seem to
bounce off the walls of Stornoway from
time to time. They'll support the budget,
but “with reservations,” of course;
it’s laughable, Liberal leader Michael
Ignatieff putting the Conservatives “on
probation” with this budget. In typical
Liberal fashion, they don’t have the
muffins to stand up for what they really
feel is good for Canadians. It’s the same
situation that dragged on for much
of last year with Stéphane Dion. The
Conservatives bait, Liberals back down
because they’re unprepared but all the
while try to engineer themselves a way
to look principled without actually being
so.
It turns out the budget is just that—a
budget; full of tax cuts and social
spending; one that will erase billions
of dollars of black ink and a decade
of progress towards paying down the
national debt. That said, with the extra
money I’ll be saving on taxes next
year, I wonder how’s the weather in
Bermuda?
How free Is free will?
By Priscilla Bartleman
ife is full of unique
experiences, and I have had
one of those that enlightened
me to a world that can be dark,
cruel and unusual. It started off with
a philosophical question stemming
from my Psych 3308 class and that
is, “Do we have free will?”
I was thinking about whether
or not a human being was able
to act freely in certain situations
independent of natural and social
compulsions. Are our actions free
of moral, cultural, religious and
social obligations? My answer
came to me Monday and through
this week something happened that
enlightened me. It helped me better
understand people. I have become
aware of my own little bubble I
live in because of the fact that this
action came to me as a surprise and
the bigger surprise was that there
are many other people who feel this
way.
Where does this fit in with free
will? A person I know was able to
rant publicly about her “politically
incorrect” point of view on the
internet and this was free of moral
and social obligation, there is
nothing anyone can do.
that is really Free Will when,
yes, she did speak freely from
moral, cultural, religious and
social obligation but was it really
independent of a natural and social
compulsion? The focus of my
disbelief is because there are other
people who feel this way, and
that natural compulsion is seen to
be at arms length with someone/
something that is unlike what I see
as normal.
a world where people are unique,
different and amazing in their own
way. When you take the time to get
to know someone you can see the
beauty, and (sadly, sometimes like I
have this week) the darkness. I now
understand her actions were not
independent of natural and social
compulsion, that there are many
other people who fear things that
do not reflect their ideas of beauty,
wellness and normal but I think I
like my world better—it hurts less.
The question then is whether
Maybe I am crazy, but I live in
The strange nature of our insatiable political beast
i... t’s as if
Nikalas [= was
Kryzanowski J a twilight
zone in the
Bermuda
triangle.
That’s right;
nothing could be weirder than the
Recession 2009 budget tabled last week
by the Conservatives and the opposition
parties’ réaction to it.
Meant'to be chock full of government
spending goodies to help Joe Canuck
stave off the imminent hard times that
are starting to fall upon this great land.
“Oh ho, this had better be good,” you
could hear them saying, smacking their
lips.
No reaction was more surprising
than the drawn out decision of NDP
leader Jack Layton. For weeks prior
to the budget he had been chattering
his intentions to defeat the four-page
document before actually reading it.
Just imagine yourself in a boardroom at
the fiscal meeting of the year for your
company. The CEO (whom you don’t
get along with because you covet his
job) comes into the room to announce
the projects and initiatives he’s going to
pursue for the next few years and you
refuse to hear him out. You dismiss him
outright and vote against him before
even reading his report. You’d probably
be turfed out onto the sidewalk before
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty
you can utter the phrase “Dow Jones.”
That’s Jack Layton for you; the
leader of an opposition party that’s so
principled it would cut off its moustache
in spite of its face. The budget with its
$12 billion towards infrastructure, $7.8
billion for social housing, $2 billion in
“green” research and upgrades, $335
million to artists, and an extension of EI
benefits is practically a love letter to the
NDP leader.
But you can’t back down once
you show your hand, right? No cheap
sweater jokes can help Layton out of
this one. There was no way he could
reverse his position no matter what the
budget contained. And Layton thinks
it’s only the Conservatives that are
power hungry... sure, Jack.
Well, just maybe the Conservatives
are power hungry! Layton is right
when he says that Harper probably
doesn’t believe in most of the budget
his party has tabled. Finance Minster
Jim Flaherty wrote that budget with
the seething, brooding and bloodthirsty
coalition in mind. The Conservatives
have also learned that McKenzie King’s
initial “do nothing” approach to the
Great Depression was not the way to
handle a faltering economy and with
provincial and municipal leaders lining
up with wish lists for their make work
projects, that it’s better for government
to work with the provinces than to lord
over them.
The Liberals on the other hand, their
reaction has come to define the party as
of late. Prop up the Conservatives until
their own party—in shambles internally
with its own financial crisis—can muster
up what they need to drag themselves
out of their $6 million debt and the
echoes of moral bankruptcy that seem to
bounce off the walls of Stornoway from
time to time. They'll support the budget,
but “with reservations,” of course;
it’s laughable, Liberal leader Michael
Ignatieff putting the Conservatives “on
probation” with this budget. In typical
Liberal fashion, they don’t have the
muffins to stand up for what they really
feel is good for Canadians. It’s the same
situation that dragged on for much
of last year with Stéphane Dion. The
Conservatives bait, Liberals back down
because they’re unprepared but all the
while try to engineer themselves a way
to look principled without actually being
so.
It turns out the budget is just that—a
budget; full of tax cuts and social
spending; one that will erase billions
of dollars of black ink and a decade
of progress towards paying down the
national debt. That said, with the extra
money I’ll be saving on taxes next
year, I wonder how’s the weather in
Bermuda?
How free Is free will?
By Priscilla Bartleman
ife is full of unique
experiences, and I have had
one of those that enlightened
me to a world that can be dark,
cruel and unusual. It started off with
a philosophical question stemming
from my Psych 3308 class and that
is, “Do we have free will?”
I was thinking about whether
or not a human being was able
to act freely in certain situations
independent of natural and social
compulsions. Are our actions free
of moral, cultural, religious and
social obligations? My answer
came to me Monday and through
this week something happened that
enlightened me. It helped me better
understand people. I have become
aware of my own little bubble I
live in because of the fact that this
action came to me as a surprise and
the bigger surprise was that there
are many other people who feel this
way.
Where does this fit in with free
will? A person I know was able to
rant publicly about her “politically
incorrect” point of view on the
internet and this was free of moral
and social obligation, there is
nothing anyone can do.
that is really Free Will when,
yes, she did speak freely from
moral, cultural, religious and
social obligation but was it really
independent of a natural and social
compulsion? The focus of my
disbelief is because there are other
people who feel this way, and
that natural compulsion is seen to
be at arms length with someone/
something that is unlike what I see
as normal.
a world where people are unique,
different and amazing in their own
way. When you take the time to get
to know someone you can see the
beauty, and (sadly, sometimes like I
have this week) the darkness. I now
understand her actions were not
independent of natural and social
compulsion, that there are many
other people who fear things that
do not reflect their ideas of beauty,
wellness and normal but I think I
like my world better—it hurts less.
The question then is whether
Maybe I am crazy, but I live in
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Family Literacy Week attempts to set world
record
By Ashley Whillans
Associate News Editor
children across Canada busily practiced
their reading and listening skills, in hopes
of setting a world record for the most children
reading (simultaneously) with an adult.
It is estimated that over 180,000 children
nationwide participated in the event which
took place on Friday, January 23™ and
Saturday, January 24". However, official
numbers will remain unknown until collected
and sent to Guinness World Record officials.
This world-be record attempt was the
first feature event of Family Literacy Week,
an initiative started by ABC Canada Literacy
Foundation to raise awareness about the
literacy services available to B.C. families,
and spotlight important issues motivating the
development of innovative family literacy
programs.
For 30 minutes, all participants read the
same material —in this case, Robert Munsch’s
collection Munschworks 2 (which includes
his popular stories Pigs; Mortimer; Purple,
Green and Yellow; Murmel, Murmel, Murmel)
and Something Good—and many schools,
community centres, libraries, malls, and
I: conjunction with Family Literacy Day,
private homes took part in the events.
While the total number of readers will
remain unknown for many months, the current
record—78,791 readers—was set in the U.S.
Marni Ashdown of the Coquitlam Public
Library told The Other Press that regardless of
whether or not the world record was broken,
the event was a huge success.
The event attracted almost 50
enthusiastic children and their families to the
Coquitlam Public Library, excited at the idea
of participating in a possibly world record-
breaking event.
“The event was a great way to highlight
literacy and the schools were really positive
about it,” said Ashdown. “The kids were
really excited about breaking the Guinness
World Record and more importantly they were
excited to read.”
It also has had an impact on library
circulation; after the event, copies of the
Guinness Book of World Records were
nowhere to be found!
Many other events are scheduled for
Family Literacy Week, including story time,
puppet shows, and spelling bees.
More information is available from
www literacybc.ca.
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CSRW clubs seek DSU funds
By Matthew Steinbach, News Editor
ver the last couple of weeks,
readers of The Other Press have
heard all about the new clubs the
Centre for Sport, Recreation, and Wellness
(CSRW) is attempting to create new clubs
on campus.
However, when asked if these clubs
would officially register with the Douglas
Students’ Union (DSU) to receive up to
$500 match funding per semester, Paul
Granat explained that they would like to,
but first what needs to happen for these
clubs is “little steps.”
In other words, Granat would like to
see the organizational side take off first, and
he wants to see if there is enough student
interest before he attempts to register with
the Students’ Union. The next step for the
YCSRW'
(Dovidlam &
New Westminster
: Campuses}
Community
Programs
Camps)
Recreation
&
CSRW is to have a meeting with all those
interested on February 4" at 4:30 p.m. in
room 1811. Any new or interested students
are also invited to attend.
What is required for a club to get
DSU funding?
Any club that wants to become “official”
in terms of funding has to comply with
the DSU’s rules, which set out that there
must be ten active members, three of which
have been elected by those members to sit
as president, vice-president, and treasurer.
[he match funding is also only handed
out based on deposits made during the
semesters from the clubs to the DSU, and
external accounts are not permitted. The
money is also supposed to be raised through
fundraising.
Tragedies strike Comox Valley
and New Westminster MLAs
By Matthew Steinbach
News Editor
rovincial politics hit home in a
personal way over the past few
weeks as a pair of seats in the
provincial legislature were left vacant by
personal tragedies.
Stan Hagen remembered for legacy in
education
Stan Hagen, Liberal MLA for Comox
Valley, died of a heart attack on January
20", 2009, a tragedy that John Nuraney,
MLA for Burnaby-Willingdon, described
as “shocking.”
However, Nuraney stated that Hagen
left a legacy for all British Columbians—
and not just in his constituency —
especially in education, in which many of
the programs he initiated still stand today.
Hagen’s death was a personal loss for
Nuraney; he described Hagen as a “mentor
and a friend” who “really showed me the
ropes.” Nuraney said Hagen was one of
the first MLAs he befriended after being
elected to the legislature.
Stan Hagen was first elected in 1986
and served as a cabinet minister in various
capacities for the last two B.C. Liberal
governments.
Cancer diagnosis forces resignation of
Chuck Puchmayr
Chuck Puchmayr, NDP MLA for New
Westminster also had to bow out of public
life recently to battle liver cancer.
Diane Thorne, NDP MLA for
the Coquitlam-Maillardville, called
Puchmayr’s exit from provincial politics
“devastating.”
“T’m devastated; I lost my friend in
the next riding,” she said.
Thorne explained that this was a
personal loss for her as they had been
friends since the 1980s; both had been
elected to their respective city councils
in the same year, and even ran together
provincially for the first time in 2005.
She went on to say that he is missed
within the NDP caucus, that he was
“funny, smart, and committed,” but also
that she was confident that her party
will retain his seat and find many other
qualified candidates to help carry on their
work as a party.
Thorne also stated that both
Puchmayr’s and Hagen’s unfortunate
circumstances display how tough of a job
politicians have.
She mentioned that when health
problems do occur they are that much
worse as they come on more like a “crash”
than an average illness. She concluded that
this “underlines how stressful and hard [of
a] job” politicians have in front of them.
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Family Literacy Week attempts to set world
record
By Ashley Whillans
Associate News Editor
children across Canada busily practiced
their reading and listening skills, in hopes
of setting a world record for the most children
reading (simultaneously) with an adult.
It is estimated that over 180,000 children
nationwide participated in the event which
took place on Friday, January 23™ and
Saturday, January 24". However, official
numbers will remain unknown until collected
and sent to Guinness World Record officials.
This world-be record attempt was the
first feature event of Family Literacy Week,
an initiative started by ABC Canada Literacy
Foundation to raise awareness about the
literacy services available to B.C. families,
and spotlight important issues motivating the
development of innovative family literacy
programs.
For 30 minutes, all participants read the
same material —in this case, Robert Munsch’s
collection Munschworks 2 (which includes
his popular stories Pigs; Mortimer; Purple,
Green and Yellow; Murmel, Murmel, Murmel)
and Something Good—and many schools,
community centres, libraries, malls, and
I: conjunction with Family Literacy Day,
private homes took part in the events.
While the total number of readers will
remain unknown for many months, the current
record—78,791 readers—was set in the U.S.
Marni Ashdown of the Coquitlam Public
Library told The Other Press that regardless of
whether or not the world record was broken,
the event was a huge success.
The event attracted almost 50
enthusiastic children and their families to the
Coquitlam Public Library, excited at the idea
of participating in a possibly world record-
breaking event.
“The event was a great way to highlight
literacy and the schools were really positive
about it,” said Ashdown. “The kids were
really excited about breaking the Guinness
World Record and more importantly they were
excited to read.”
It also has had an impact on library
circulation; after the event, copies of the
Guinness Book of World Records were
nowhere to be found!
Many other events are scheduled for
Family Literacy Week, including story time,
puppet shows, and spelling bees.
More information is available from
www literacybc.ca.
Munschwé
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CSRW clubs seek DSU funds
By Matthew Steinbach, News Editor
ver the last couple of weeks,
readers of The Other Press have
heard all about the new clubs the
Centre for Sport, Recreation, and Wellness
(CSRW) is attempting to create new clubs
on campus.
However, when asked if these clubs
would officially register with the Douglas
Students’ Union (DSU) to receive up to
$500 match funding per semester, Paul
Granat explained that they would like to,
but first what needs to happen for these
clubs is “little steps.”
In other words, Granat would like to
see the organizational side take off first, and
he wants to see if there is enough student
interest before he attempts to register with
the Students’ Union. The next step for the
YCSRW'
(Dovidlam &
New Westminster
: Campuses}
Community
Programs
Camps)
Recreation
&
CSRW is to have a meeting with all those
interested on February 4" at 4:30 p.m. in
room 1811. Any new or interested students
are also invited to attend.
What is required for a club to get
DSU funding?
Any club that wants to become “official”
in terms of funding has to comply with
the DSU’s rules, which set out that there
must be ten active members, three of which
have been elected by those members to sit
as president, vice-president, and treasurer.
[he match funding is also only handed
out based on deposits made during the
semesters from the clubs to the DSU, and
external accounts are not permitted. The
money is also supposed to be raised through
fundraising.
Tragedies strike Comox Valley
and New Westminster MLAs
By Matthew Steinbach
News Editor
rovincial politics hit home in a
personal way over the past few
weeks as a pair of seats in the
provincial legislature were left vacant by
personal tragedies.
Stan Hagen remembered for legacy in
education
Stan Hagen, Liberal MLA for Comox
Valley, died of a heart attack on January
20", 2009, a tragedy that John Nuraney,
MLA for Burnaby-Willingdon, described
as “shocking.”
However, Nuraney stated that Hagen
left a legacy for all British Columbians—
and not just in his constituency —
especially in education, in which many of
the programs he initiated still stand today.
Hagen’s death was a personal loss for
Nuraney; he described Hagen as a “mentor
and a friend” who “really showed me the
ropes.” Nuraney said Hagen was one of
the first MLAs he befriended after being
elected to the legislature.
Stan Hagen was first elected in 1986
and served as a cabinet minister in various
capacities for the last two B.C. Liberal
governments.
Cancer diagnosis forces resignation of
Chuck Puchmayr
Chuck Puchmayr, NDP MLA for New
Westminster also had to bow out of public
life recently to battle liver cancer.
Diane Thorne, NDP MLA for
the Coquitlam-Maillardville, called
Puchmayr’s exit from provincial politics
“devastating.”
“T’m devastated; I lost my friend in
the next riding,” she said.
Thorne explained that this was a
personal loss for her as they had been
friends since the 1980s; both had been
elected to their respective city councils
in the same year, and even ran together
provincially for the first time in 2005.
She went on to say that he is missed
within the NDP caucus, that he was
“funny, smart, and committed,” but also
that she was confident that her party
will retain his seat and find many other
qualified candidates to help carry on their
work as a party.
Thorne also stated that both
Puchmayr’s and Hagen’s unfortunate
circumstances display how tough of a job
politicians have.
She mentioned that when health
problems do occur they are that much
worse as they come on more like a “crash”
than an average illness. She concluded that
this “underlines how stressful and hard [of
a] job” politicians have in front of them.
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By Ashley Whillans, Associate News
Editor &
Matthew Steinbach, News Editor
re you bored with your
classes? Do you have new
ideas to make school more
interesting and engaging for yourself
and others? Put your ideas into action
with the Douglas College Education
Council and College Board.
The Education Council is
currently looking for four student
elected representatives, and the
College Board is looking for
two students as well to serve the
2009/2010 term at Douglas College.
Not only will elected students
receive great job related experience,
but they will also have the opportunity
to make important decisions affecting
all Douglas College students.
| Students on the Education
Council will have the opportunity
to make important decisions about
special programming, curriculum
content, policies relating to transfer
credits as well as they will make
—
recommendations to the College
Board on allocation of funds to
specific programs. Last year alone,
the Education Council decided to
close the school down for two weeks
to enable students to volunteer their
time and take part in the Olympic
festivities in 2010.
Board members will learn what
it is like to be financially responsible
for an organization and they will be
directly responsible for all major
budget and long-term decisions that
Douglas College must make to ensure
the college’s survival in the 21"
century education system.
There are other benefits to being
involved than just being a part of the
decisions.
“In addition to being involved in
your community, being on a board of
some sort gets you in the door, looks
good on your resume, you can get
reference letters if you are a looking
for a job afterwards and it is a good
experience for public speaking,” says
Alysia MacGrotty, current Douglas
College Board Member.
College Board and Education Council
seek student representatives
Elections are open for any student
interested in serving a one-year term
with either committee or both if a
student chooses to run for the council
and the board.
However, two education council
seats are reserved for students whom
are registered in 50% of their courses
at the campus they wish to represent.
The voting for each representative
will take place within the constituent
group (either New Westminster or
Coquitlam) and students may be
eligible to serve additional terms upon
election. These restrictions do not
affect the board.
The deadline to become a
candidate is February 9", and
interested students must fill out a
nominee application, available online
at www.douglas.bc.ca (search for
Education Council and/or College
Board and click on the elections link)
or in person at either the Registrar’s
Office or the Douglas Students’ Union
main office.
News Shorts
By Matthew Steinbach and Ashley
Whillans :
Two years later, and the DSU is
still in receivership
By Matthew Steinbach, News Editor
ast month was the start of the second
| year of receivership for the Douglas
Student’s Union (DSU). They were first
placed in this position by the courts in 2007
and have never gotten out of it.
Geoff Lenahan, treasurer for the
Students’ Union, commented recently that the
DSU is moving forward, and that it’s time that
they left receivership “for the Sudents’ Union’s
health.”
He went on to explain that he was “tired
of constant delays from the school.”
The college has a say in this process as
they were the organization that initially helped
place the DSU in receivership, along with the
Canadian Federation of Students’ B.C. wing
(CFS-BC), CFS-Services and the Canadian
Union of Public Employees (CUPE) because
of outstanding debts and other concerns
regarding financial controls.
q Lenahan explained that the main delay
: is the college’s lingering concerns over the
organization’s fiscal controls, but this could all
be resolved sometime after February 17" when
the DSU officially will meet with the college’s
finance committee to discuss terms for the
DSU to formally end receivership.
If this meeting does not go as planned,
though, Lenahan did explain that the DSU
would be prepared to take their case to court if
need be to resolve their current predicament.
However, both himself and Taylor, staff
relations officer, do not believe that will
transpire.
Geoff Lenahan explained that Marne
6
Jensen, receiver-manager for the DSU, has
had “no hands in our operations” for the last
year except in the case of major staff hiring
and purchases. Taylor explained that they
have been working closely with their auditors
“to ensure financial accountability,” and have
been able to put in place many new controls,
policies and procedures with the help of their
newest staff member, the Finance and Services
Coordinator Roxanna Matanzas. With her
help, Taylor explains they have been able to
keep everyone at an “arms length from cash.”
However, she was unable to go into specifics.
Despite any setbacks the DSU may
be facing with the college, at least one of
the DSU’s creditors was supportive of their
plight. Shamus Reid, chair for the CFS-B.C.,
explained that as far as they were concerned
their debts have been paid off, and that “the
DSU should be let out of receivership.”
Marne Jensen, the receiver-manager,
could not be reached for comment. She will
have a final say as well on the end of her
appointment, which is expected to occur on
February 17" at the same financial meeting
with the college.
(Quick Facts on Receivership
What is Receivership?
Receivership is a court-ordered appointment
of a person to control an organization because
of what is seen as the loss of financial control
over the organization. Creditors and other
groups have to actually take the society to
court to have this imposed upon them. The
receiver, once put in place, has ultimate control
a the organization’s property, finances, and
( operations until all parties can agree to release
the society or until a court orders that the
organization is in compliance.
So, why did this happen to the students’ union?
Several years back, the DSU was close to
bankruptcy, owed two rather large loans back
to the CFS-B.C. and CFS-Services and a
smaller loan to CUPE. Douglas College was
also withholding the fees that students pay
to the organization because their financial
situation was considered to be out of control.
So, in January 2007, these four groups put
them into receivership.
Who is this Marne Jensen?
She is the general manager of the University of
Victoria Students’ Society, which had several
financial issues of their own about five years
before her appointment. She was appointed to
repair the dire situation at the DSU. She was
recommended by the CFS-B.C.
Is she paid by or accountable to students?
She is paid $100 for every day she works on
the DSU’s file but she is only accountable to
the Supreme Court of British Columbia. She
can also hire anyone she deems necessary to
help complete her work at the DSU, including
assistants, bookkeepers, etc.
How long was this supposed to take?
The time to correct the situation was initially
believed to be 3-6 weeks because Jensen
was already acting as a financial advisor
temporarily to the organization, so she was
aware of the file.
Vleet) Scheel is heey aed -
=
Budget passes without a fuss
Last week, The Other Press reported that
the coalition was still in play. However, on
Wednesday, the Liberals decided instead to
force the Conservative government to give
into their demand of detailed reporting, and
then supported the budget. This was meant
to serve as a confidence motion, so if the
opposition was not impressed with how the
Tories were handling the economic crisis
they could be ousted.
¢
Pattullo Bridge re-opens
_ Commuters \ ho were expecting a month of.
~ extended SkyTrain hours and bus re-routes
_ had an unexpected surprise last Monday
when TransLink suddenly announced that
they would re-open the bridge only after a
week since the fire that caused the closure.
As it turned out the damage was not as
severe as Translink had initially expected
\ ee ne up the retrofit to
After 95 vate in operation, Glen |
By Ashley Whillans, Associate News
Editor &
Matthew Steinbach, News Editor
re you bored with your
classes? Do you have new
ideas to make school more
interesting and engaging for yourself
and others? Put your ideas into action
with the Douglas College Education
Council and College Board.
The Education Council is
currently looking for four student
elected representatives, and the
College Board is looking for
two students as well to serve the
2009/2010 term at Douglas College.
Not only will elected students
receive great job related experience,
but they will also have the opportunity
to make important decisions affecting
all Douglas College students.
| Students on the Education
Council will have the opportunity
to make important decisions about
special programming, curriculum
content, policies relating to transfer
credits as well as they will make
—
recommendations to the College
Board on allocation of funds to
specific programs. Last year alone,
the Education Council decided to
close the school down for two weeks
to enable students to volunteer their
time and take part in the Olympic
festivities in 2010.
Board members will learn what
it is like to be financially responsible
for an organization and they will be
directly responsible for all major
budget and long-term decisions that
Douglas College must make to ensure
the college’s survival in the 21"
century education system.
There are other benefits to being
involved than just being a part of the
decisions.
“In addition to being involved in
your community, being on a board of
some sort gets you in the door, looks
good on your resume, you can get
reference letters if you are a looking
for a job afterwards and it is a good
experience for public speaking,” says
Alysia MacGrotty, current Douglas
College Board Member.
College Board and Education Council
seek student representatives
Elections are open for any student
interested in serving a one-year term
with either committee or both if a
student chooses to run for the council
and the board.
However, two education council
seats are reserved for students whom
are registered in 50% of their courses
at the campus they wish to represent.
The voting for each representative
will take place within the constituent
group (either New Westminster or
Coquitlam) and students may be
eligible to serve additional terms upon
election. These restrictions do not
affect the board.
The deadline to become a
candidate is February 9", and
interested students must fill out a
nominee application, available online
at www.douglas.bc.ca (search for
Education Council and/or College
Board and click on the elections link)
or in person at either the Registrar’s
Office or the Douglas Students’ Union
main office.
News Shorts
By Matthew Steinbach and Ashley
Whillans :
Two years later, and the DSU is
still in receivership
By Matthew Steinbach, News Editor
ast month was the start of the second
| year of receivership for the Douglas
Student’s Union (DSU). They were first
placed in this position by the courts in 2007
and have never gotten out of it.
Geoff Lenahan, treasurer for the
Students’ Union, commented recently that the
DSU is moving forward, and that it’s time that
they left receivership “for the Sudents’ Union’s
health.”
He went on to explain that he was “tired
of constant delays from the school.”
The college has a say in this process as
they were the organization that initially helped
place the DSU in receivership, along with the
Canadian Federation of Students’ B.C. wing
(CFS-BC), CFS-Services and the Canadian
Union of Public Employees (CUPE) because
of outstanding debts and other concerns
regarding financial controls.
q Lenahan explained that the main delay
: is the college’s lingering concerns over the
organization’s fiscal controls, but this could all
be resolved sometime after February 17" when
the DSU officially will meet with the college’s
finance committee to discuss terms for the
DSU to formally end receivership.
If this meeting does not go as planned,
though, Lenahan did explain that the DSU
would be prepared to take their case to court if
need be to resolve their current predicament.
However, both himself and Taylor, staff
relations officer, do not believe that will
transpire.
Geoff Lenahan explained that Marne
6
Jensen, receiver-manager for the DSU, has
had “no hands in our operations” for the last
year except in the case of major staff hiring
and purchases. Taylor explained that they
have been working closely with their auditors
“to ensure financial accountability,” and have
been able to put in place many new controls,
policies and procedures with the help of their
newest staff member, the Finance and Services
Coordinator Roxanna Matanzas. With her
help, Taylor explains they have been able to
keep everyone at an “arms length from cash.”
However, she was unable to go into specifics.
Despite any setbacks the DSU may
be facing with the college, at least one of
the DSU’s creditors was supportive of their
plight. Shamus Reid, chair for the CFS-B.C.,
explained that as far as they were concerned
their debts have been paid off, and that “the
DSU should be let out of receivership.”
Marne Jensen, the receiver-manager,
could not be reached for comment. She will
have a final say as well on the end of her
appointment, which is expected to occur on
February 17" at the same financial meeting
with the college.
(Quick Facts on Receivership
What is Receivership?
Receivership is a court-ordered appointment
of a person to control an organization because
of what is seen as the loss of financial control
over the organization. Creditors and other
groups have to actually take the society to
court to have this imposed upon them. The
receiver, once put in place, has ultimate control
a the organization’s property, finances, and
( operations until all parties can agree to release
the society or until a court orders that the
organization is in compliance.
So, why did this happen to the students’ union?
Several years back, the DSU was close to
bankruptcy, owed two rather large loans back
to the CFS-B.C. and CFS-Services and a
smaller loan to CUPE. Douglas College was
also withholding the fees that students pay
to the organization because their financial
situation was considered to be out of control.
So, in January 2007, these four groups put
them into receivership.
Who is this Marne Jensen?
She is the general manager of the University of
Victoria Students’ Society, which had several
financial issues of their own about five years
before her appointment. She was appointed to
repair the dire situation at the DSU. She was
recommended by the CFS-B.C.
Is she paid by or accountable to students?
She is paid $100 for every day she works on
the DSU’s file but she is only accountable to
the Supreme Court of British Columbia. She
can also hire anyone she deems necessary to
help complete her work at the DSU, including
assistants, bookkeepers, etc.
How long was this supposed to take?
The time to correct the situation was initially
believed to be 3-6 weeks because Jensen
was already acting as a financial advisor
temporarily to the organization, so she was
aware of the file.
Vleet) Scheel is heey aed -
=
Budget passes without a fuss
Last week, The Other Press reported that
the coalition was still in play. However, on
Wednesday, the Liberals decided instead to
force the Conservative government to give
into their demand of detailed reporting, and
then supported the budget. This was meant
to serve as a confidence motion, so if the
opposition was not impressed with how the
Tories were handling the economic crisis
they could be ousted.
¢
Pattullo Bridge re-opens
_ Commuters \ ho were expecting a month of.
~ extended SkyTrain hours and bus re-routes
_ had an unexpected surprise last Monday
when TransLink suddenly announced that
they would re-open the bridge only after a
week since the fire that caused the closure.
As it turned out the damage was not as
severe as Translink had initially expected
\ ee ne up the retrofit to
After 95 vate in operation, Glen |
Edited Text
we”
By Ashley Whillans, Associate News
Editor &
Matthew Steinbach, News Editor
re you bored with your
classes? Do you have new
ideas to make school more
interesting and engaging for yourself
and others? Put your ideas into action
with the Douglas College Education
Council and College Board.
The Education Council is
currently looking for four student
elected representatives, and the
College Board is looking for
two students as well to serve the
2009/2010 term at Douglas College.
Not only will elected students
receive great job related experience,
but they will also have the opportunity
to make important decisions affecting
all Douglas College students.
| Students on the Education
Council will have the opportunity
to make important decisions about
special programming, curriculum
content, policies relating to transfer
credits as well as they will make
—
recommendations to the College
Board on allocation of funds to
specific programs. Last year alone,
the Education Council decided to
close the school down for two weeks
to enable students to volunteer their
time and take part in the Olympic
festivities in 2010.
Board members will learn what
it is like to be financially responsible
for an organization and they will be
directly responsible for all major
budget and long-term decisions that
Douglas College must make to ensure
the college’s survival in the 21"
century education system.
There are other benefits to being
involved than just being a part of the
decisions.
“In addition to being involved in
your community, being on a board of
some sort gets you in the door, looks
good on your resume, you can get
reference letters if you are a looking
for a job afterwards and it is a good
experience for public speaking,” says
Alysia MacGrotty, current Douglas
College Board Member.
College Board and Education Council
seek student representatives
Elections are open for any student
interested in serving a one-year term
with either committee or both if a
student chooses to run for the council
and the board.
However, two education council
seats are reserved for students whom
are registered in 50% of their courses
at the campus they wish to represent.
The voting for each representative
will take place within the constituent
group (either New Westminster or
Coquitlam) and students may be
eligible to serve additional terms upon
election. These restrictions do not
affect the board.
The deadline to become a
candidate is February 9", and
interested students must fill out a
nominee application, available online
at www.douglas.bc.ca (search for
Education Council and/or College
Board and click on the elections link)
or in person at either the Registrar’s
Office or the Douglas Students’ Union
main office.
News Shorts
By Matthew Steinbach and Ashley
Whillans :
Two years later, and the DSU is
still in receivership
By Matthew Steinbach, News Editor
ast month was the start of the second
| year of receivership for the Douglas
Student’s Union (DSU). They were first
placed in this position by the courts in 2007
and have never gotten out of it.
Geoff Lenahan, treasurer for the
Students’ Union, commented recently that the
DSU is moving forward, and that it’s time that
they left receivership “for the Sudents’ Union’s
health.”
He went on to explain that he was “tired
of constant delays from the school.”
The college has a say in this process as
they were the organization that initially helped
place the DSU in receivership, along with the
Canadian Federation of Students’ B.C. wing
(CFS-BC), CFS-Services and the Canadian
Union of Public Employees (CUPE) because
of outstanding debts and other concerns
regarding financial controls.
q Lenahan explained that the main delay
: is the college’s lingering concerns over the
organization’s fiscal controls, but this could all
be resolved sometime after February 17" when
the DSU officially will meet with the college’s
finance committee to discuss terms for the
DSU to formally end receivership.
If this meeting does not go as planned,
though, Lenahan did explain that the DSU
would be prepared to take their case to court if
need be to resolve their current predicament.
However, both himself and Taylor, staff
relations officer, do not believe that will
transpire.
Geoff Lenahan explained that Marne
6
Jensen, receiver-manager for the DSU, has
had “no hands in our operations” for the last
year except in the case of major staff hiring
and purchases. Taylor explained that they
have been working closely with their auditors
“to ensure financial accountability,” and have
been able to put in place many new controls,
policies and procedures with the help of their
newest staff member, the Finance and Services
Coordinator Roxanna Matanzas. With her
help, Taylor explains they have been able to
keep everyone at an “arms length from cash.”
However, she was unable to go into specifics.
Despite any setbacks the DSU may
be facing with the college, at least one of
the DSU’s creditors was supportive of their
plight. Shamus Reid, chair for the CFS-B.C.,
explained that as far as they were concerned
their debts have been paid off, and that “the
DSU should be let out of receivership.”
Marne Jensen, the receiver-manager,
could not be reached for comment. She will
have a final say as well on the end of her
appointment, which is expected to occur on
February 17" at the same financial meeting
with the college.
(Quick Facts on Receivership
What is Receivership?
Receivership is a court-ordered appointment
of a person to control an organization because
of what is seen as the loss of financial control
over the organization. Creditors and other
groups have to actually take the society to
court to have this imposed upon them. The
receiver, once put in place, has ultimate control
a the organization’s property, finances, and
( operations until all parties can agree to release
the society or until a court orders that the
organization is in compliance.
So, why did this happen to the students’ union?
Several years back, the DSU was close to
bankruptcy, owed two rather large loans back
to the CFS-B.C. and CFS-Services and a
smaller loan to CUPE. Douglas College was
also withholding the fees that students pay
to the organization because their financial
situation was considered to be out of control.
So, in January 2007, these four groups put
them into receivership.
Who is this Marne Jensen?
She is the general manager of the University of
Victoria Students’ Society, which had several
financial issues of their own about five years
before her appointment. She was appointed to
repair the dire situation at the DSU. She was
recommended by the CFS-B.C.
Is she paid by or accountable to students?
She is paid $100 for every day she works on
the DSU’s file but she is only accountable to
the Supreme Court of British Columbia. She
can also hire anyone she deems necessary to
help complete her work at the DSU, including
assistants, bookkeepers, etc.
How long was this supposed to take?
The time to correct the situation was initially
believed to be 3-6 weeks because Jensen
was already acting as a financial advisor
temporarily to the organization, so she was
aware of the file.
Vleet) Scheel is heey aed -
=
Budget passes without a fuss
Last week, The Other Press reported that
the coalition was still in play. However, on
Wednesday, the Liberals decided instead to
force the Conservative government to give
into their demand of detailed reporting, and
then supported the budget. This was meant
to serve as a confidence motion, so if the
opposition was not impressed with how the
Tories were handling the economic crisis
they could be ousted.
¢
Pattullo Bridge re-opens
_ Commuters \ ho were expecting a month of.
~ extended SkyTrain hours and bus re-routes
_ had an unexpected surprise last Monday
when TransLink suddenly announced that
they would re-open the bridge only after a
week since the fire that caused the closure.
As it turned out the damage was not as
severe as Translink had initially expected
\ ee ne up the retrofit to
After 95 vate in operation, Glen |
By Ashley Whillans, Associate News
Editor &
Matthew Steinbach, News Editor
re you bored with your
classes? Do you have new
ideas to make school more
interesting and engaging for yourself
and others? Put your ideas into action
with the Douglas College Education
Council and College Board.
The Education Council is
currently looking for four student
elected representatives, and the
College Board is looking for
two students as well to serve the
2009/2010 term at Douglas College.
Not only will elected students
receive great job related experience,
but they will also have the opportunity
to make important decisions affecting
all Douglas College students.
| Students on the Education
Council will have the opportunity
to make important decisions about
special programming, curriculum
content, policies relating to transfer
credits as well as they will make
—
recommendations to the College
Board on allocation of funds to
specific programs. Last year alone,
the Education Council decided to
close the school down for two weeks
to enable students to volunteer their
time and take part in the Olympic
festivities in 2010.
Board members will learn what
it is like to be financially responsible
for an organization and they will be
directly responsible for all major
budget and long-term decisions that
Douglas College must make to ensure
the college’s survival in the 21"
century education system.
There are other benefits to being
involved than just being a part of the
decisions.
“In addition to being involved in
your community, being on a board of
some sort gets you in the door, looks
good on your resume, you can get
reference letters if you are a looking
for a job afterwards and it is a good
experience for public speaking,” says
Alysia MacGrotty, current Douglas
College Board Member.
College Board and Education Council
seek student representatives
Elections are open for any student
interested in serving a one-year term
with either committee or both if a
student chooses to run for the council
and the board.
However, two education council
seats are reserved for students whom
are registered in 50% of their courses
at the campus they wish to represent.
The voting for each representative
will take place within the constituent
group (either New Westminster or
Coquitlam) and students may be
eligible to serve additional terms upon
election. These restrictions do not
affect the board.
The deadline to become a
candidate is February 9", and
interested students must fill out a
nominee application, available online
at www.douglas.bc.ca (search for
Education Council and/or College
Board and click on the elections link)
or in person at either the Registrar’s
Office or the Douglas Students’ Union
main office.
News Shorts
By Matthew Steinbach and Ashley
Whillans :
Two years later, and the DSU is
still in receivership
By Matthew Steinbach, News Editor
ast month was the start of the second
| year of receivership for the Douglas
Student’s Union (DSU). They were first
placed in this position by the courts in 2007
and have never gotten out of it.
Geoff Lenahan, treasurer for the
Students’ Union, commented recently that the
DSU is moving forward, and that it’s time that
they left receivership “for the Sudents’ Union’s
health.”
He went on to explain that he was “tired
of constant delays from the school.”
The college has a say in this process as
they were the organization that initially helped
place the DSU in receivership, along with the
Canadian Federation of Students’ B.C. wing
(CFS-BC), CFS-Services and the Canadian
Union of Public Employees (CUPE) because
of outstanding debts and other concerns
regarding financial controls.
q Lenahan explained that the main delay
: is the college’s lingering concerns over the
organization’s fiscal controls, but this could all
be resolved sometime after February 17" when
the DSU officially will meet with the college’s
finance committee to discuss terms for the
DSU to formally end receivership.
If this meeting does not go as planned,
though, Lenahan did explain that the DSU
would be prepared to take their case to court if
need be to resolve their current predicament.
However, both himself and Taylor, staff
relations officer, do not believe that will
transpire.
Geoff Lenahan explained that Marne
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Jensen, receiver-manager for the DSU, has
had “no hands in our operations” for the last
year except in the case of major staff hiring
and purchases. Taylor explained that they
have been working closely with their auditors
“to ensure financial accountability,” and have
been able to put in place many new controls,
policies and procedures with the help of their
newest staff member, the Finance and Services
Coordinator Roxanna Matanzas. With her
help, Taylor explains they have been able to
keep everyone at an “arms length from cash.”
However, she was unable to go into specifics.
Despite any setbacks the DSU may
be facing with the college, at least one of
the DSU’s creditors was supportive of their
plight. Shamus Reid, chair for the CFS-B.C.,
explained that as far as they were concerned
their debts have been paid off, and that “the
DSU should be let out of receivership.”
Marne Jensen, the receiver-manager,
could not be reached for comment. She will
have a final say as well on the end of her
appointment, which is expected to occur on
February 17" at the same financial meeting
with the college.
(Quick Facts on Receivership
What is Receivership?
Receivership is a court-ordered appointment
of a person to control an organization because
of what is seen as the loss of financial control
over the organization. Creditors and other
groups have to actually take the society to
court to have this imposed upon them. The
receiver, once put in place, has ultimate control
a the organization’s property, finances, and
( operations until all parties can agree to release
the society or until a court orders that the
organization is in compliance.
So, why did this happen to the students’ union?
Several years back, the DSU was close to
bankruptcy, owed two rather large loans back
to the CFS-B.C. and CFS-Services and a
smaller loan to CUPE. Douglas College was
also withholding the fees that students pay
to the organization because their financial
situation was considered to be out of control.
So, in January 2007, these four groups put
them into receivership.
Who is this Marne Jensen?
She is the general manager of the University of
Victoria Students’ Society, which had several
financial issues of their own about five years
before her appointment. She was appointed to
repair the dire situation at the DSU. She was
recommended by the CFS-B.C.
Is she paid by or accountable to students?
She is paid $100 for every day she works on
the DSU’s file but she is only accountable to
the Supreme Court of British Columbia. She
can also hire anyone she deems necessary to
help complete her work at the DSU, including
assistants, bookkeepers, etc.
How long was this supposed to take?
The time to correct the situation was initially
believed to be 3-6 weeks because Jensen
was already acting as a financial advisor
temporarily to the organization, so she was
aware of the file.
Vleet) Scheel is heey aed -
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Budget passes without a fuss
Last week, The Other Press reported that
the coalition was still in play. However, on
Wednesday, the Liberals decided instead to
force the Conservative government to give
into their demand of detailed reporting, and
then supported the budget. This was meant
to serve as a confidence motion, so if the
opposition was not impressed with how the
Tories were handling the economic crisis
they could be ousted.
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Pattullo Bridge re-opens
_ Commuters \ ho were expecting a month of.
~ extended SkyTrain hours and bus re-routes
_ had an unexpected surprise last Monday
when TransLink suddenly announced that
they would re-open the bridge only after a
week since the fire that caused the closure.
As it turned out the damage was not as
severe as Translink had initially expected
\ ee ne up the retrofit to
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The Bro Code
Barney Stinson
Ever wonder if you are someone’s
bro? If so, what is the proper
etiquette to being this bro? It can
be quite confusing; luckily, the
TV show How I Met Your Mother
has put out a book to answer all
of these unsolved questions and
to give everyone a proper and
necessary guideline to being a bro.
With several facts about how one
is to act if one crashes on another’s
couch, how to high five, and even
how to help a bro pick up chicks,
clearly there is a little something
for everyone in this book. So, hurry
out and learn all the rules quickly,
lest you want to be conned by
another bro on the rules of proper
etiquette.
— Matthew Steinbach
Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
There is no other band that can make
complete fools out of themselves
and look this cool when they do it,
So, it’s no wonder they are so often
imitated. Franz Ferdinand uses the
most ridiculous beats you’ve ever
heard, such as on their new lead
track “Ulysses,” where it sounds like
they’re using a Casio keyboard and
they stretch out the intro well past the
point of absurdity. This album contains
many eye-rolling and chuckle inducing
moments like this. But serious dance-
rock fans—I know you're out there—
will find a lot to like on this album as
well. Franz Ferdinand is one of the few
bands out there that can make an album
which people take them seriously and
people who think they’re a complete
joke will both enjoy listening to. This
album will make you want to dance
and make you want to laugh, and don’t
be surprised if you end up doing both
at the same time.
—Mark Fisher
Slumdog Millionaire
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Back in 2000, Regis Philbin played
host to prospective millionaires as he
provided the questions on Who Wants
to Be a Millionaire? If you were asked,
“What movie won four Golden Globes
in 2009,” your final answer should
be Slumdog Millionaire. The Golden
Globes got it right; this movie’s plot
and character development are bang
on. The film encompasses the life of
Jamal Malik and his brother Salim as
they are left without parents or a home.
The story follows them through their
lives growing up in the streets of India,
stealing shoes, giving fake tours of the
Taj Mahal, and the budding romance
between Jamal and Latika right to
his fiery split with Salim. Slumdog
Millionaire jumps from the present
to the past as it follows how a simple
beggar becomes one of the richest men
in India. This genuine and emotionally
charged story is perfectly crafted and
should definitely be seen.
—Albert Leung
Prttriei er
When the Mob Ran Vegas
Steve Fischer
Written by long-time Las Vegas
historian Steve Fischer, When the Mob
Ran Vegas: Stories of Money, Mayhem
and Murder is a relatively short book
consisting of many intriguing stories
about Las Vegas’ early days when it was
controlled by the Mafia. Fischer has
compiled a multitude of entertaining
tales, many involving hidden backroom
deals, much of Frank Sinatra’s time in
Vegas and the legendary story of the
infamous Bugsy Siegel’s Flamingo
hotel and casino. Fischer sheds a
fascinating light on many previously-
unknown mob characters and tells their
stories with a wealth of detail and often
humour. You’ll learn about key players
in the development of what Vegas is
today, such as Johnny Forelli, Tony
Accardo and more. When the Mob Ran
Vegas is a great, easy read that you
won’t want to put down. The stories are
told in short bursts so it isn’t hard to
read one and then take a break.
—Garth McLennan
Bind.
What the hell is a Hayao
Miyazaki film?
s a young boy
growing up
in the *80s,
my standard movie-
going fare—besides
Star Wars and Indiana
Jones—were Disney films. Star Wars and Indiana
sometimes scared the shit out of me; Disney
movies made me feel warm and fuzzy inside. I
was firmly convinced that Mola Ram from the
Temple of Doom was going to rip my heart out
from age five to age twelve.
One animator has carried on Walt Disney’s
legacy, though: Hayoa Miyazaki, largely unknown
in North America, has produced and directed
the highest-grossing film in Japan, Princess
Mononoke, as well as received an Academy Award
for his work on Spirited Away. Both films are
anime and both films have been grossed millions
in Japan.
Unlike the polished CG animations of late,
these films were produced using single cell
animation over painted backdrops, giving the
overall film an unpolished whimsical look and
feel. These films have a warm quality in much the
same way that vinyl records “just sound better;”
like vinyl, these films just look better. There is
a magic hidden within that is not found in CGI
animation.
Miyazaki has managed to stay true to
traditional pen-to-paper animation; however,
Princess Mononoke, Howl’s Moving Castle and
Spirited Away have all contained CGI elements.
The CGI used has had a more natural flavour when
compared with the CGI used in Toy Story or The
Incredibles.
Miyazaki has also stated that no CGI will be
used for his upcoming film, Ponyo on a Cliff by
“what the hell?”
the Sea, an adventure, which almost takes place
entirely underwater or in the sea. He feels this will
allow for more artistic license and imagination
when presenting the elegance of the sea.
Miyazaki’s films draw their strength from
their innocence; the stories are generally centered
on the wonder of flight, parallel worlds or the
environment. Reoccurring themes are a concern
for ecology, human impact on the environment,
the harmful nature of the military and morally grey
villains.
Many of Miyazaki’s characters are not what
they seem. For example, Jigo, a wandering monk
in Princess Mononoke, begins the film by aiding
the hero, but later almost turns the world to the
shadows. Or Totoro, a forest spirit, is a large troll-
like creature who turns out to be quite gentle and
aids a pair of sisters in My Neighbour Totoro.
Hayao Miyazaki acts as both writer and
director on his films and many of his stories are
based upon Manga that he has produced over
the years. This personal touch is reflected in
Miyazaki’s characters; they are round and dynamic
and not easily pigeonholed into traditional
concepts of good and evil, black and white.
As a testament to Hayao Miyazaki’s feminist
ideals, all films have strong female protagonists
as well as strong male characters. This is a stark
comparison to western films, which are usually
focused on the adventures of young boys or a
young boy and a girl. For this reason, Miyazaki’s
films encompass a universal appeal to both
genders.
As strange as this sounds, I think these are
films I would show my kids one day, but for now,
it will have to be the dog who gets weirded out
when I try and sit her down to watch some cartoon
about castles in the sky.
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The Bro Code
Barney Stinson
Ever wonder if you are someone’s
bro? If so, what is the proper
etiquette to being this bro? It can
be quite confusing; luckily, the
TV show How I Met Your Mother
has put out a book to answer all
of these unsolved questions and
to give everyone a proper and
necessary guideline to being a bro.
With several facts about how one
is to act if one crashes on another’s
couch, how to high five, and even
how to help a bro pick up chicks,
clearly there is a little something
for everyone in this book. So, hurry
out and learn all the rules quickly,
lest you want to be conned by
another bro on the rules of proper
etiquette.
— Matthew Steinbach
Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
There is no other band that can make
complete fools out of themselves
and look this cool when they do it,
So, it’s no wonder they are so often
imitated. Franz Ferdinand uses the
most ridiculous beats you’ve ever
heard, such as on their new lead
track “Ulysses,” where it sounds like
they’re using a Casio keyboard and
they stretch out the intro well past the
point of absurdity. This album contains
many eye-rolling and chuckle inducing
moments like this. But serious dance-
rock fans—I know you're out there—
will find a lot to like on this album as
well. Franz Ferdinand is one of the few
bands out there that can make an album
which people take them seriously and
people who think they’re a complete
joke will both enjoy listening to. This
album will make you want to dance
and make you want to laugh, and don’t
be surprised if you end up doing both
at the same time.
—Mark Fisher
Slumdog Millionaire
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Back in 2000, Regis Philbin played
host to prospective millionaires as he
provided the questions on Who Wants
to Be a Millionaire? If you were asked,
“What movie won four Golden Globes
in 2009,” your final answer should
be Slumdog Millionaire. The Golden
Globes got it right; this movie’s plot
and character development are bang
on. The film encompasses the life of
Jamal Malik and his brother Salim as
they are left without parents or a home.
The story follows them through their
lives growing up in the streets of India,
stealing shoes, giving fake tours of the
Taj Mahal, and the budding romance
between Jamal and Latika right to
his fiery split with Salim. Slumdog
Millionaire jumps from the present
to the past as it follows how a simple
beggar becomes one of the richest men
in India. This genuine and emotionally
charged story is perfectly crafted and
should definitely be seen.
—Albert Leung
Prttriei er
When the Mob Ran Vegas
Steve Fischer
Written by long-time Las Vegas
historian Steve Fischer, When the Mob
Ran Vegas: Stories of Money, Mayhem
and Murder is a relatively short book
consisting of many intriguing stories
about Las Vegas’ early days when it was
controlled by the Mafia. Fischer has
compiled a multitude of entertaining
tales, many involving hidden backroom
deals, much of Frank Sinatra’s time in
Vegas and the legendary story of the
infamous Bugsy Siegel’s Flamingo
hotel and casino. Fischer sheds a
fascinating light on many previously-
unknown mob characters and tells their
stories with a wealth of detail and often
humour. You’ll learn about key players
in the development of what Vegas is
today, such as Johnny Forelli, Tony
Accardo and more. When the Mob Ran
Vegas is a great, easy read that you
won’t want to put down. The stories are
told in short bursts so it isn’t hard to
read one and then take a break.
—Garth McLennan
Bind.
What the hell is a Hayao
Miyazaki film?
s a young boy
growing up
in the *80s,
my standard movie-
going fare—besides
Star Wars and Indiana
Jones—were Disney films. Star Wars and Indiana
sometimes scared the shit out of me; Disney
movies made me feel warm and fuzzy inside. I
was firmly convinced that Mola Ram from the
Temple of Doom was going to rip my heart out
from age five to age twelve.
One animator has carried on Walt Disney’s
legacy, though: Hayoa Miyazaki, largely unknown
in North America, has produced and directed
the highest-grossing film in Japan, Princess
Mononoke, as well as received an Academy Award
for his work on Spirited Away. Both films are
anime and both films have been grossed millions
in Japan.
Unlike the polished CG animations of late,
these films were produced using single cell
animation over painted backdrops, giving the
overall film an unpolished whimsical look and
feel. These films have a warm quality in much the
same way that vinyl records “just sound better;”
like vinyl, these films just look better. There is
a magic hidden within that is not found in CGI
animation.
Miyazaki has managed to stay true to
traditional pen-to-paper animation; however,
Princess Mononoke, Howl’s Moving Castle and
Spirited Away have all contained CGI elements.
The CGI used has had a more natural flavour when
compared with the CGI used in Toy Story or The
Incredibles.
Miyazaki has also stated that no CGI will be
used for his upcoming film, Ponyo on a Cliff by
“what the hell?”
the Sea, an adventure, which almost takes place
entirely underwater or in the sea. He feels this will
allow for more artistic license and imagination
when presenting the elegance of the sea.
Miyazaki’s films draw their strength from
their innocence; the stories are generally centered
on the wonder of flight, parallel worlds or the
environment. Reoccurring themes are a concern
for ecology, human impact on the environment,
the harmful nature of the military and morally grey
villains.
Many of Miyazaki’s characters are not what
they seem. For example, Jigo, a wandering monk
in Princess Mononoke, begins the film by aiding
the hero, but later almost turns the world to the
shadows. Or Totoro, a forest spirit, is a large troll-
like creature who turns out to be quite gentle and
aids a pair of sisters in My Neighbour Totoro.
Hayao Miyazaki acts as both writer and
director on his films and many of his stories are
based upon Manga that he has produced over
the years. This personal touch is reflected in
Miyazaki’s characters; they are round and dynamic
and not easily pigeonholed into traditional
concepts of good and evil, black and white.
As a testament to Hayao Miyazaki’s feminist
ideals, all films have strong female protagonists
as well as strong male characters. This is a stark
comparison to western films, which are usually
focused on the adventures of young boys or a
young boy and a girl. For this reason, Miyazaki’s
films encompass a universal appeal to both
genders.
As strange as this sounds, I think these are
films I would show my kids one day, but for now,
it will have to be the dog who gets weirded out
when I try and sit her down to watch some cartoon
about castles in the sky.
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Kyle Wellwood
Dear Mr/Mrs. Wellwood,
Since transferring in from Toronto,
Kyle has been a confusing student. On
the one hand, he’s second in the class
in goals with 14 and has done very
well at getting into the prime Scoring
areas. But on the other hand, his play
has fallen off dramatically in recent
weeks,
After lighting it up early, he hasn’t
scored in seven games and has just
three goals in his last 23 games. His
play has teally dropped off as of late.
I understand that similar things have
“a been a happened before in Toronto with Kyle,
your son ee but he needs to tediscover the scoring
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Kyle Wellwood
Dear Mr/Mrs. Wellwood,
Since transferring in from Toronto,
Kyle has been a confusing student. On
the one hand, he’s second in the class
in goals with 14 and has done very
well at getting into the prime Scoring
areas. But on the other hand, his play
has fallen off dramatically in recent
weeks,
After lighting it up early, he hasn’t
scored in seven games and has just
three goals in his last 23 games. His
play has teally dropped off as of late.
I understand that similar things have
“a been a happened before in Toronto with Kyle,
your son ee but he needs to tediscover the scoring
hent this ert far touch he had at the beginning of this
down “a
: lass season.
ird in the ¢ :
fea ae ability RECOMMENDATION: Needs to FINAL GRADE:
nt with ‘nts in 38 ° go
than 25 poin
ded back to what he was doing earlier in
d class for exten! the year. Go to the tight spots beside
Pe and he needs to the net and bury passes from his line
mates.
es —
put his 13-goal ie
.. The class’s entr a
ch Pavol has ge
to be better t0 1 has
| Sedin twins. en
Mats Sundin ap him to
| rise steadily for e
e near being — n to
hillion contract give
ner.
Needs to find
DATION: th line
ce of chemistry pone
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The police need to be better
By Garth McLennan
hether it’s been the RCMP
or municipal forces, police
officers have really come
under fire lately. And unlike most
times, the harsh criticism currently
being levied on the cops is completely
justified.
Pretty much everyone has heard
of the Robert Dziekanski tragedy that
happened at Vancouver International
Airport back in 2007. A highly
distressed Dziekanski was tasered
multiple times after losing his cool by
four RCMP officers and died within
moments. Dziekanski, who spoke
no English, had wandered around
the secure area in the airport for nine
hours before eventually blowing up
and throwing furniture and computers.
While he was clearly out of line, there
was absolutely no call whatsoever
for the police reaction. Video of the
incident was captured and millions
have now seen Dziekanski screaming
in agony while suffering from both
the repeated taser blasts as well as the
four officers piling on him, including
driving their knees into his throat.
There was massive public outrage
in the aftermath of the incident, which
was compounded by the announcement
that the four officers responsible would
not face criminal charges.
Unbelievably, one of the officers
involved in the tasering of Dziekanski,
Cpl. Benjamin Robinson, drove home
drunk with his kids in the car back in
October of 2008. On the way, travelling
at high speeds, he smashed into 21-
year-old motorcyclist Orion Hutchinson
and killed him. Without even checking
to see of Hutchinson could be helped or
saved, Robinson fled the scene.
Recently, things got even worse
when three off-duty officers, one each
from the municipal forces of West
Vancouver, Delta and New Westminster
allegedly robbed and viciously beat
47-year-old newspaper deliveryman
Phil Khan outside of the Hyatt Hotel
in downtown Vancouver. The three
officers, two of whom have now been
charged, are reported to have savagely
beaten Khan while shouting racial slurs
at him. Most often the phrase, “We
don’t like brown people” was uttered.
Kahn has engaged all three in lawsuits
and will quite likely be suing their
respective departments as well.
The scene was recorded on the
Hyatt’s security video and the taxi
driver who dropped the officers off
was in full view of everything. While
Khan was being kicked and punched
in the head he is said to have screamed
for help from the police, to which the
officers allegedly replied, “We are the
police.” Khan’s cell phone and $200
were stolen.
Constable Scott Klassen of New
Westminster has been suspended with
pay, essentially a vacation, and the
other two involved have been assigned
to desk duty.
Honestly, that is an absolute
disgrace. I fully support the notion that
everyone should get their day in court
but with the already overwhelming
evidence and as many as nine
witnesses, things appear to be pretty
cut and dried. At the very least all
three of the officers should have been
suspended indefinitely without pay.
One of the biggest issues the public
has with cases such as this is that the
police investigate themselves, which
has led to the not-so-unwarranted
suspicion that offending police officers
get an easier ride than anyone else.
When you consider the Dziekanski file,
it isn’t hard to see why people tend to
think that way.
The fact is most police are good
cops. They do exactly what they’ ve
been trained to do, protect us. The
problem is that when some of the bad
apples do things like the ones listed
above, the public perception of the
police becomes one of intense mistrust
and suspicion.
If anyone is to have any faith left
in the justice system, these cops should
be tried and sentenced like anyone else
would be. If they are let off the hook or
swept under the rug the public backlash
will be incredible, and if that happens,
then the police will have no one to
blame but themselves.
| got a taste of freedom and | want it back!
By Wendy A. Case
of real freedom. Due to the construction on
the Pattullo Bridge after the fire on the Surrey
side of the bridge, TransLink was forced to run the
SkyTrain earlier in order to ease the burden on the
Alex Fraser and Port Mann bridges. The service
change was expected to last up to four weeks, and
was an unbelievably good thing for my coworkers and
me. Some of our morning staff come from as far away
as Surrey, and normally that means that they can get
to the store around 5:30 a.m., but as our store opens
at 6:00 a.m. it means that we often open late and are
cranky at that. The service change allowed all of us
to get to the store by 5:15. It was a godsend even for
those of us who live in Vancouver because it meant
that you didn’t have to wait twenty minutes between
H or one week in January, transit users got a taste
buses in the negative temperatures.
However, the service change was only in effect
for one week. That week was paradise, but it was
cruelly ripped away. The fact that TransLink has
dismissed longer hours for the SkyTrain has long been
the topic of many Facebook groups and petitions. The
amazing response to the emergency hours instituted
during that week should be a clue to TransLink; early
morning Skytrain service is viable. People will take
it if it’s available. It just takes a little thought and
ingenuity. Please, for the sake of us transit users,
10
please bring it back.
Hell, go a step further and just give us 24-hour
service. It’d be great for all those people who leave
the downtown clubs drunk at 2 a.m. Having been
there with a large group I can tell you, it’s not easy
to get a cab at that time of night. Even if you’re
lucky and you get one, you’ll be hard pressed to
get them to go outside of Vancouver. Why not give
people an option other than paying for an extremely
expensive cab or driving home drunk? Add in the
environmentally friendly aspect and that could be part
of the B.C. Liberals’ election campaign. A nice warm
and fuzzy transit package for all us transit users. I tell
you, they’d have my vote.
In the meantime, though, I’m a lot more
dissatisfied with my commute. It leaves me out in the
cold. Having had a taste of freedom, you can never
really be satisfied with captivity again. So, thank you,
TransLink for giving me a glimpse of how good it can
be.
Now I’m asking, can you make it that good all
the time?
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Ceffon
The police need to be better
By Garth McLennan
hether it’s been the RCMP
or municipal forces, police
officers have really come
under fire lately. And unlike most
times, the harsh criticism currently
being levied on the cops is completely
justified.
Pretty much everyone has heard
of the Robert Dziekanski tragedy that
happened at Vancouver International
Airport back in 2007. A highly
distressed Dziekanski was tasered
multiple times after losing his cool by
four RCMP officers and died within
moments. Dziekanski, who spoke
no English, had wandered around
the secure area in the airport for nine
hours before eventually blowing up
and throwing furniture and computers.
While he was clearly out of line, there
was absolutely no call whatsoever
for the police reaction. Video of the
incident was captured and millions
have now seen Dziekanski screaming
in agony while suffering from both
the repeated taser blasts as well as the
four officers piling on him, including
driving their knees into his throat.
There was massive public outrage
in the aftermath of the incident, which
was compounded by the announcement
that the four officers responsible would
not face criminal charges.
Unbelievably, one of the officers
involved in the tasering of Dziekanski,
Cpl. Benjamin Robinson, drove home
drunk with his kids in the car back in
October of 2008. On the way, travelling
at high speeds, he smashed into 21-
year-old motorcyclist Orion Hutchinson
and killed him. Without even checking
to see of Hutchinson could be helped or
saved, Robinson fled the scene.
Recently, things got even worse
when three off-duty officers, one each
from the municipal forces of West
Vancouver, Delta and New Westminster
allegedly robbed and viciously beat
47-year-old newspaper deliveryman
Phil Khan outside of the Hyatt Hotel
in downtown Vancouver. The three
officers, two of whom have now been
charged, are reported to have savagely
beaten Khan while shouting racial slurs
at him. Most often the phrase, “We
don’t like brown people” was uttered.
Kahn has engaged all three in lawsuits
and will quite likely be suing their
respective departments as well.
The scene was recorded on the
Hyatt’s security video and the taxi
driver who dropped the officers off
was in full view of everything. While
Khan was being kicked and punched
in the head he is said to have screamed
for help from the police, to which the
officers allegedly replied, “We are the
police.” Khan’s cell phone and $200
were stolen.
Constable Scott Klassen of New
Westminster has been suspended with
pay, essentially a vacation, and the
other two involved have been assigned
to desk duty.
Honestly, that is an absolute
disgrace. I fully support the notion that
everyone should get their day in court
but with the already overwhelming
evidence and as many as nine
witnesses, things appear to be pretty
cut and dried. At the very least all
three of the officers should have been
suspended indefinitely without pay.
One of the biggest issues the public
has with cases such as this is that the
police investigate themselves, which
has led to the not-so-unwarranted
suspicion that offending police officers
get an easier ride than anyone else.
When you consider the Dziekanski file,
it isn’t hard to see why people tend to
think that way.
The fact is most police are good
cops. They do exactly what they’ ve
been trained to do, protect us. The
problem is that when some of the bad
apples do things like the ones listed
above, the public perception of the
police becomes one of intense mistrust
and suspicion.
If anyone is to have any faith left
in the justice system, these cops should
be tried and sentenced like anyone else
would be. If they are let off the hook or
swept under the rug the public backlash
will be incredible, and if that happens,
then the police will have no one to
blame but themselves.
| got a taste of freedom and | want it back!
By Wendy A. Case
of real freedom. Due to the construction on
the Pattullo Bridge after the fire on the Surrey
side of the bridge, TransLink was forced to run the
SkyTrain earlier in order to ease the burden on the
Alex Fraser and Port Mann bridges. The service
change was expected to last up to four weeks, and
was an unbelievably good thing for my coworkers and
me. Some of our morning staff come from as far away
as Surrey, and normally that means that they can get
to the store around 5:30 a.m., but as our store opens
at 6:00 a.m. it means that we often open late and are
cranky at that. The service change allowed all of us
to get to the store by 5:15. It was a godsend even for
those of us who live in Vancouver because it meant
that you didn’t have to wait twenty minutes between
H or one week in January, transit users got a taste
buses in the negative temperatures.
However, the service change was only in effect
for one week. That week was paradise, but it was
cruelly ripped away. The fact that TransLink has
dismissed longer hours for the SkyTrain has long been
the topic of many Facebook groups and petitions. The
amazing response to the emergency hours instituted
during that week should be a clue to TransLink; early
morning Skytrain service is viable. People will take
it if it’s available. It just takes a little thought and
ingenuity. Please, for the sake of us transit users,
10
please bring it back.
Hell, go a step further and just give us 24-hour
service. It’d be great for all those people who leave
the downtown clubs drunk at 2 a.m. Having been
there with a large group I can tell you, it’s not easy
to get a cab at that time of night. Even if you’re
lucky and you get one, you’ll be hard pressed to
get them to go outside of Vancouver. Why not give
people an option other than paying for an extremely
expensive cab or driving home drunk? Add in the
environmentally friendly aspect and that could be part
of the B.C. Liberals’ election campaign. A nice warm
and fuzzy transit package for all us transit users. I tell
you, they’d have my vote.
In the meantime, though, I’m a lot more
dissatisfied with my commute. It leaves me out in the
cold. Having had a taste of freedom, you can never
really be satisfied with captivity again. So, thank you,
TransLink for giving me a glimpse of how good it can
be.
Now I’m asking, can you make it that good all
the time?
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We need to re-think the all-star game
ne mee qT
very
year at
about the
midway point
of the hockey
season, the
NHL plays their annual all-star game.
The format consists of the best from the
Western Conference squaring off against
the top players residing in the East.
Unfortunately, however, almost every year,
the NHL all-star game turns out to be a
dud.
Despite the best hockey talent
displayed in a single game, there is
absolutely zero emotion, which is what
hockey thrives on. The stars have nothing
to play for and so it becomes a high-priced
game of shinny every year without fail.
There’s no defense to speak of and the
best goalies in the world get lit up like
Christmas trees.
Sure, the offensive wizardry put on
display by guys like Alexander Ovechkin
is dazzling, but there isn’t too much to get
out of a 12-11 game where everyone skates
at half speed and checking is a foreign
word.
The skills competition, which
precedes the game, is the best part of the
all-star weekend. That’s where the true
talent and ability of the world’s best come
out in force and the fans get their money’s
worth.
The all-star game conundrum has been
talked about and re-hashed more than the
presidential election, but the fact remains
that if Gary Bettman and the NHL want
the all-star game to be at all relevant,
something needs to change.
Proposals have been floated around
to alter the format where it becomes the
under-27-year-olds against the over-27-
year-olds or back to the old North America
versus Europe layout. Those ideas don’t
solve the problem of putting any sort of
reason to play into the game, though.
I have two ideas that would spice
up the game and get everyone excited
about it. The first is to have the defending
Stanley Cup Champions, which this year
16
would have been the Detroit Red Wings,
take on an all-star cast from the rest of the
league. That’s how it was done from the
1940s up until the late ‘60s. It becomes a
great honor for the Stanley Cup winners
and also gives the rest of the league’s
best a crack at the champions. Like it is
currently done, the game would rotate
between NHL cities each year.
The second method is a bit more
radical but would be much more exciting
than anything else the NHL could cook up.
The NHL continues with its all-star
weekend like they always do, but instead
of having a single game, have a mini-
tournament between the divisions. There
are six divisions in the league with five
teams in each one. Have all-star squads
from each division compete in a round-
robin system on the Saturday with the final
game on Sunday. All the teams from the
winning division get home ice advantage
in the first round of the playoffs. If two
teams from the same division end up
facing each other then it reverts back to the
current points system.
That would sure give the players an
incentive to try hard and it would also
allow fans to see more players from
different parts of the league. Like always,
it would switch cities every year.
Now, this would be tough to get teams
to agree to, but it would be awesome for
the fans. Teams like Detroit would rather
relocate to Florida than go through with
this because it would punish them for
winning so much. They play in a weak
Central division against struggling teams
like Nashville and Columbus most of
the time. The argument could be made,
though, that that is the price they would
have to pay for racking up such easy
points.
Either way, something has to be done.
In principle, the all-star game is a fantastic
.idea and a great showcase for the league,
but every year it turns out to be much
bigger hype than it’s worth.
Giant’s winger breaks
team record
By Garth McLennan, Sports
Editor
he Vancouver Giants have a
new star in town.
Left winger Casey
Pierro-Zabotel has set a new mark
for points in a single season when
he notched an assist, and his 88"
point of the year, in his 49" game
against the Medicine Hat Tigers last
Wednesday. The Giants went on
to win 4-3. Pierro-Zabotel picked
up his historic helper on a goal by
winger Craig Cunningham.
Pierro-Zabotel surpasses former
Giant star Gilbert Brule, who
previously held the distinction when
he posted 87 points in 70 games
back in 2004-05. Pierro-Zabotel,
who is in his final WHL season
playing as an overage 20-year-old,
has put up 27 goals and 61 assists.
He’s been a star for Vancouver all
year as he’s only been blanked on
the score sheet five times all season.
While Brule, who was drafted sixth
overall to the Columbus Blue Jackets
in 2005 and is now a member of the
Edmonton Oilers organization, was
a hard-to-the-net power forward,
Pierro-Zabotel is a slick playmaker
with sublime passing skills.
Breaking the Giants single-
season point record isn’t the only
high Pierro-Zabotel is going through
this season. His 88 points are good
enough to lead the entire Western
Hockey League in scoring and his
61 assists also lead the loop by
an astounding 13. In fact, Pierro-
Zabotel’s assist totals have already
set a team record earlier in the
season. They broke former Giant
Darren Lynch's record of 53 that was
set way back in the team’s inaugural
campaign in 2002-03.
_Pierro-Zabotel,whoisa
prospect in the Pittsburgh Penguins
system via the 2007 entry draft when
he was selected in the third:round,
80" overall by the Penguins, is also
leading the WHL in plus/minus.
He’s proven that he is a phenomenal
player defensively as well as
offensively with a terrific +53 rating
so far.
This is only Pierro-Zabotel’s
second season with the Giants
and, unfortunately, his last, but his \
improvement has been meteoric.
Last season, he netted 49 points in
48 games while scoring 19 goals
and was a +19. His development has
skyrocketed and so has his place on
the Penguin’s depth charts.
.The Giants are rolling on the
strength of Pierro-Zabotel and the
Giants’ other young superstar and
projected top-five draft pick Evander
Kane. They have been among the
league leaders all season long and
Pierro-Zabotel has a very real chance
of capping off his'dream season with
a national championship Memorial
Cup at the end of the year.
Edited Text
Sh toMrs.
We need to re-think the all-star game
ne mee qT
very
year at
about the
midway point
of the hockey
season, the
NHL plays their annual all-star game.
The format consists of the best from the
Western Conference squaring off against
the top players residing in the East.
Unfortunately, however, almost every year,
the NHL all-star game turns out to be a
dud.
Despite the best hockey talent
displayed in a single game, there is
absolutely zero emotion, which is what
hockey thrives on. The stars have nothing
to play for and so it becomes a high-priced
game of shinny every year without fail.
There’s no defense to speak of and the
best goalies in the world get lit up like
Christmas trees.
Sure, the offensive wizardry put on
display by guys like Alexander Ovechkin
is dazzling, but there isn’t too much to get
out of a 12-11 game where everyone skates
at half speed and checking is a foreign
word.
The skills competition, which
precedes the game, is the best part of the
all-star weekend. That’s where the true
talent and ability of the world’s best come
out in force and the fans get their money’s
worth.
The all-star game conundrum has been
talked about and re-hashed more than the
presidential election, but the fact remains
that if Gary Bettman and the NHL want
the all-star game to be at all relevant,
something needs to change.
Proposals have been floated around
to alter the format where it becomes the
under-27-year-olds against the over-27-
year-olds or back to the old North America
versus Europe layout. Those ideas don’t
solve the problem of putting any sort of
reason to play into the game, though.
I have two ideas that would spice
up the game and get everyone excited
about it. The first is to have the defending
Stanley Cup Champions, which this year
16
would have been the Detroit Red Wings,
take on an all-star cast from the rest of the
league. That’s how it was done from the
1940s up until the late ‘60s. It becomes a
great honor for the Stanley Cup winners
and also gives the rest of the league’s
best a crack at the champions. Like it is
currently done, the game would rotate
between NHL cities each year.
The second method is a bit more
radical but would be much more exciting
than anything else the NHL could cook up.
The NHL continues with its all-star
weekend like they always do, but instead
of having a single game, have a mini-
tournament between the divisions. There
are six divisions in the league with five
teams in each one. Have all-star squads
from each division compete in a round-
robin system on the Saturday with the final
game on Sunday. All the teams from the
winning division get home ice advantage
in the first round of the playoffs. If two
teams from the same division end up
facing each other then it reverts back to the
current points system.
That would sure give the players an
incentive to try hard and it would also
allow fans to see more players from
different parts of the league. Like always,
it would switch cities every year.
Now, this would be tough to get teams
to agree to, but it would be awesome for
the fans. Teams like Detroit would rather
relocate to Florida than go through with
this because it would punish them for
winning so much. They play in a weak
Central division against struggling teams
like Nashville and Columbus most of
the time. The argument could be made,
though, that that is the price they would
have to pay for racking up such easy
points.
Either way, something has to be done.
In principle, the all-star game is a fantastic
.idea and a great showcase for the league,
but every year it turns out to be much
bigger hype than it’s worth.
Giant’s winger breaks
team record
By Garth McLennan, Sports
Editor
he Vancouver Giants have a
new star in town.
Left winger Casey
Pierro-Zabotel has set a new mark
for points in a single season when
he notched an assist, and his 88"
point of the year, in his 49" game
against the Medicine Hat Tigers last
Wednesday. The Giants went on
to win 4-3. Pierro-Zabotel picked
up his historic helper on a goal by
winger Craig Cunningham.
Pierro-Zabotel surpasses former
Giant star Gilbert Brule, who
previously held the distinction when
he posted 87 points in 70 games
back in 2004-05. Pierro-Zabotel,
who is in his final WHL season
playing as an overage 20-year-old,
has put up 27 goals and 61 assists.
He’s been a star for Vancouver all
year as he’s only been blanked on
the score sheet five times all season.
While Brule, who was drafted sixth
overall to the Columbus Blue Jackets
in 2005 and is now a member of the
Edmonton Oilers organization, was
a hard-to-the-net power forward,
Pierro-Zabotel is a slick playmaker
with sublime passing skills.
Breaking the Giants single-
season point record isn’t the only
high Pierro-Zabotel is going through
this season. His 88 points are good
enough to lead the entire Western
Hockey League in scoring and his
61 assists also lead the loop by
an astounding 13. In fact, Pierro-
Zabotel’s assist totals have already
set a team record earlier in the
season. They broke former Giant
Darren Lynch's record of 53 that was
set way back in the team’s inaugural
campaign in 2002-03.
_Pierro-Zabotel,whoisa
prospect in the Pittsburgh Penguins
system via the 2007 entry draft when
he was selected in the third:round,
80" overall by the Penguins, is also
leading the WHL in plus/minus.
He’s proven that he is a phenomenal
player defensively as well as
offensively with a terrific +53 rating
so far.
This is only Pierro-Zabotel’s
second season with the Giants
and, unfortunately, his last, but his \
improvement has been meteoric.
Last season, he netted 49 points in
48 games while scoring 19 goals
and was a +19. His development has
skyrocketed and so has his place on
the Penguin’s depth charts.
.The Giants are rolling on the
strength of Pierro-Zabotel and the
Giants’ other young superstar and
projected top-five draft pick Evander
Kane. They have been among the
league leaders all season long and
Pierro-Zabotel has a very real chance
of capping off his'dream season with
a national championship Memorial
Cup at the end of the year.
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Vera’s Burger Shack
By Kris Watrich
hat’s more American than
burgers? Other than Apple
pie, freedom fries and
blowing shit up? With my hip friend
Barack in office, everyone from
Tehran to Tokyo is trying to get back
on ol’ red white and blue’s good side.
So why not salute our gun-toting
cousins south of the border with a
little homage doused with cheese,
pickles and fried onions?
Unquestionably the best burger I
have ever had is from Vera’s Burger
Shack. Some may argue with this
predominantly due to price, but if
your idea of gourmet is Boston Pizza
or White Spot, you are either seven
or so uncultured you think Sarah
Palin was a good pick for VP.
Any topping imaginable is
available: blue cheese, guacamole
or half a hot dog just to name few
(and the burger will still only run
you between six and eight dollars).
If you’re not feeling like beef today,
why not try a lamb burger or a
turkey burger? If you are planning on
bringing your girlfriend or mom or
some other female with you, veggie
burgers are also on the menu. And
don’t forget to check out their daily
special!
Vera started this unassuming
burger shack with husband Frank
in 1977 and took pride in serving
quality food with the best possible
fresh ingredients. So fresh, in fact,
that only when an order is placed will
the fresh ground beef be moulded
into patty form, placed on a hot grill
and be served slightly pink. All menu
items are still made using Vera’s
original recipes. The milkshakes
contain real ice cream and the French
fries, well, they’re double fried.
That’s right: twice the frying, twice
the goodness.
Although Vera and Frank are no
longer active in the business, Gerald
and Noah Carter have kept the spirit
of this simple delicious business
alive. You just can’t beat Vera’s meat.
Four forks out of four.
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produced, Paul Blart: Mall Cop: Sandler, behind the camera is where
you belong.
It’s true. I can’t stand his on-camera roles, but this movie turned out
to be quite decent.
Of course, the success of the movie was not Sandler’s doing alone,
but also his pal’s, Kevin James (co-producer, writer, actor). Since the two
got married (fictitiously, of course) in ] Now Pronounce You Chuck and
Larry, they have been good chums. Apparently, a solid friendship can do
wonders in a work context because their collaboration produced a good
picture.
The title of the movie is a fitting preface to the main character, Paul
Blart (Kevin James), who is stubbornly convinced that rather than mall
security, he is a “mall cop.” He conducts himself in a police-like manner
and enjoys strictly enforcing rules, such as speed limits for wheelchairs
in the mall. He completes the look by sporting a macho moustache as he
attempts to intimidate by cruising on a Segway (a two-wheeled, upright
electric vehicle).
However, he is mocked and humiliated for the way he carries
himself and fails at advancing a casual relationship with a woman of
interest. After learning that he is in the midst of an in-mall robbery, he
must choose whether he will surrender to fear or unleash his cop-like
heroism... if he has it.
The plot is refreshingly simple and innocent, and as expected,
includes James’ character repeatedly poking fun at his own obesity.
Personally, I think Kevin James is an underrated actor that dwelled
in the shadow of Will Smith in the movie he co-starred in, Hitch. I base
this on seeing his wacky and wild side (look for the drunken scene in the
movie); a funny blunt side, best demonstrated by his brutal honesty with a
straight face; and a relatable side as just an average guy.
With some movies, it’s good to go with your gut instinct and see it
despite negative reviews. This is one of those movies.
Generally, it has garnered poor ratings, even from a big name, Roger
Ebert. He asks, referring to the movie’s decency, “Isn’t wholesome [a]
code word for boring?” If I could review his review, I would give it no
stars out of five or whatever the heck it is.
In one sense, he’s right that most moviegoers have become so brain
dead that if they are not amused with f-bombs every other second or the
like, they are inclined to doze off. But what he’s doing is just promoting
the way we have been conditioned to think.
In the end, some might not see this movie because of inaccurate and
misleading reviews like Ebert’s. But believe me; go see it.
|= to offer Adam Sandler my advice after seeing the movie he co-
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Vera’s Burger Shack
By Kris Watrich
hat’s more American than
burgers? Other than Apple
pie, freedom fries and
blowing shit up? With my hip friend
Barack in office, everyone from
Tehran to Tokyo is trying to get back
on ol’ red white and blue’s good side.
So why not salute our gun-toting
cousins south of the border with a
little homage doused with cheese,
pickles and fried onions?
Unquestionably the best burger I
have ever had is from Vera’s Burger
Shack. Some may argue with this
predominantly due to price, but if
your idea of gourmet is Boston Pizza
or White Spot, you are either seven
or so uncultured you think Sarah
Palin was a good pick for VP.
Any topping imaginable is
available: blue cheese, guacamole
or half a hot dog just to name few
(and the burger will still only run
you between six and eight dollars).
If you’re not feeling like beef today,
why not try a lamb burger or a
turkey burger? If you are planning on
bringing your girlfriend or mom or
some other female with you, veggie
burgers are also on the menu. And
don’t forget to check out their daily
special!
Vera started this unassuming
burger shack with husband Frank
in 1977 and took pride in serving
quality food with the best possible
fresh ingredients. So fresh, in fact,
that only when an order is placed will
the fresh ground beef be moulded
into patty form, placed on a hot grill
and be served slightly pink. All menu
items are still made using Vera’s
original recipes. The milkshakes
contain real ice cream and the French
fries, well, they’re double fried.
That’s right: twice the frying, twice
the goodness.
Although Vera and Frank are no
longer active in the business, Gerald
and Noah Carter have kept the spirit
of this simple delicious business
alive. You just can’t beat Vera’s meat.
Four forks out of four.
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produced, Paul Blart: Mall Cop: Sandler, behind the camera is where
you belong.
It’s true. I can’t stand his on-camera roles, but this movie turned out
to be quite decent.
Of course, the success of the movie was not Sandler’s doing alone,
but also his pal’s, Kevin James (co-producer, writer, actor). Since the two
got married (fictitiously, of course) in ] Now Pronounce You Chuck and
Larry, they have been good chums. Apparently, a solid friendship can do
wonders in a work context because their collaboration produced a good
picture.
The title of the movie is a fitting preface to the main character, Paul
Blart (Kevin James), who is stubbornly convinced that rather than mall
security, he is a “mall cop.” He conducts himself in a police-like manner
and enjoys strictly enforcing rules, such as speed limits for wheelchairs
in the mall. He completes the look by sporting a macho moustache as he
attempts to intimidate by cruising on a Segway (a two-wheeled, upright
electric vehicle).
However, he is mocked and humiliated for the way he carries
himself and fails at advancing a casual relationship with a woman of
interest. After learning that he is in the midst of an in-mall robbery, he
must choose whether he will surrender to fear or unleash his cop-like
heroism... if he has it.
The plot is refreshingly simple and innocent, and as expected,
includes James’ character repeatedly poking fun at his own obesity.
Personally, I think Kevin James is an underrated actor that dwelled
in the shadow of Will Smith in the movie he co-starred in, Hitch. I base
this on seeing his wacky and wild side (look for the drunken scene in the
movie); a funny blunt side, best demonstrated by his brutal honesty with a
straight face; and a relatable side as just an average guy.
With some movies, it’s good to go with your gut instinct and see it
despite negative reviews. This is one of those movies.
Generally, it has garnered poor ratings, even from a big name, Roger
Ebert. He asks, referring to the movie’s decency, “Isn’t wholesome [a]
code word for boring?” If I could review his review, I would give it no
stars out of five or whatever the heck it is.
In one sense, he’s right that most moviegoers have become so brain
dead that if they are not amused with f-bombs every other second or the
like, they are inclined to doze off. But what he’s doing is just promoting
the way we have been conditioned to think.
In the end, some might not see this movie because of inaccurate and
misleading reviews like Ebert’s. But believe me; go see it.
|= to offer Adam Sandler my advice after seeing the movie he co-
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Rise of the Lycans surprisingly good
By Chloé Bach, Arts Editor
Underworld series was released on
the big screen; in 2006 its sequel,
Underworld, Evolution was released,
and admittedly, I saw neither at the time
because, well, they looked straight-up
shitty. There are so many campy vampire
flicks out there that I didn’t even bother.
That said, when I finally got around
to watching them this past year I was
pleasantly surprised. Sure, they’re no
Academy Award material but they’re
super entertaining and chock full of
attractive actors. What more could you
ask for?
And the latest prequel does not
disappoint. In fact, it exceeds its
predecessors.
On January 24", Underworld: Rise
of the Lycans hit theatres and grossed
almost $21 million, second only to that
stupid Mall Cop movie starring that
annoying fat guy (seriously people, what
the fuck is wrong with you? Paul Blart?
Number one?) The film stars the very
[I 2003, the first movie of the
accomplished Bill Nighy as Viktor and
Michael Sheen (who also plays David
Frost in Frost/Nixon) as Lucien as well as
the less-well-known Rhona Mitra (who
would be exceptionally better looking if
there was a way to extract the collagen
from her lips) as Viktor’s daughter, Sonja.
The film takes us back about 1,000
years before the initial Underworld
to tackle how this rivalry between the
vampires and the half-human werewolves
known as Lycans was spawned. The story
chronicles Lucien’s life, as the first Lycan,
from a crying baby, to a scrappy teen with
superior combat skills, to a hunky were-
man who spends the majority of the film
without a shirt.
The gist of the story is that Viktor,
one of the vampire coven’s founding
fathers, breeds Lucien (makes him bite
other humans) to create an army of
Lycans who will protect his castle from
the pure werewolves. Essentially, Viktor
treats the Lycans like slaves and forces
them to wear inward facing spiked collars
to prevent them from transforming into
their wolf forms. However, the film
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takes an exciting turn when Lucien starts
nailing Viktor’s daughter, Sonja, and
breaking some of the coven’s most basic
rules.
The graphics and fight scenes
that ensue are surprisingly well done
and at the very least, pretty damn
entertaining. As Lucien leads his fellow
Lycans in a rebellion, you'll see several
transformations between their hu man and
wolf forms that are substantially more
impressive than most other out-of-date
and even current movies featuring these
fantasy monsters. Even Twilight. Yes, I
said it. As dreamy as Ed Cullen is, the
special effects in that movie blew.
So, while you may not hear the
words Rise of the Lycans so much uttered
at the Oscars this year it’s an amusing,
action-packed film with a romantic twist
that will appeal to men as well as the s
fairer sex. This movie is a great way to by
spend a rainy Tuesday night, and so I
recommend you do just that.
Rhona Mitra as Sonja
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Rise of the Lycans surprisingly good
By Chloé Bach, Arts Editor
Underworld series was released on
the big screen; in 2006 its sequel,
Underworld, Evolution was released,
and admittedly, I saw neither at the time
because, well, they looked straight-up
shitty. There are so many campy vampire
flicks out there that I didn’t even bother.
That said, when I finally got around
to watching them this past year I was
pleasantly surprised. Sure, they’re no
Academy Award material but they’re
super entertaining and chock full of
attractive actors. What more could you
ask for?
And the latest prequel does not
disappoint. In fact, it exceeds its
predecessors.
On January 24", Underworld: Rise
of the Lycans hit theatres and grossed
almost $21 million, second only to that
stupid Mall Cop movie starring that
annoying fat guy (seriously people, what
the fuck is wrong with you? Paul Blart?
Number one?) The film stars the very
[I 2003, the first movie of the
accomplished Bill Nighy as Viktor and
Michael Sheen (who also plays David
Frost in Frost/Nixon) as Lucien as well as
the less-well-known Rhona Mitra (who
would be exceptionally better looking if
there was a way to extract the collagen
from her lips) as Viktor’s daughter, Sonja.
The film takes us back about 1,000
years before the initial Underworld
to tackle how this rivalry between the
vampires and the half-human werewolves
known as Lycans was spawned. The story
chronicles Lucien’s life, as the first Lycan,
from a crying baby, to a scrappy teen with
superior combat skills, to a hunky were-
man who spends the majority of the film
without a shirt.
The gist of the story is that Viktor,
one of the vampire coven’s founding
fathers, breeds Lucien (makes him bite
other humans) to create an army of
Lycans who will protect his castle from
the pure werewolves. Essentially, Viktor
treats the Lycans like slaves and forces
them to wear inward facing spiked collars
to prevent them from transforming into
their wolf forms. However, the film
On Jonuory 21, 2009, CANADA STUDENT LOAN DEBT wil reach
A RECORD HIGH OF $1 3 BILLION
Student loan debt is higher fodey Mon # hos ever been
Tuition fees hove more than tripled in the lost fen years
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Douglas Students’ Union
2
takes an exciting turn when Lucien starts
nailing Viktor’s daughter, Sonja, and
breaking some of the coven’s most basic
rules.
The graphics and fight scenes
that ensue are surprisingly well done
and at the very least, pretty damn
entertaining. As Lucien leads his fellow
Lycans in a rebellion, you'll see several
transformations between their hu man and
wolf forms that are substantially more
impressive than most other out-of-date
and even current movies featuring these
fantasy monsters. Even Twilight. Yes, I
said it. As dreamy as Ed Cullen is, the
special effects in that movie blew.
So, while you may not hear the
words Rise of the Lycans so much uttered
at the Oscars this year it’s an amusing,
action-packed film with a romantic twist
that will appeal to men as well as the s
fairer sex. This movie is a great way to by
spend a rainy Tuesday night, and so I
recommend you do just that.
Rhona Mitra as Sonja
Ty ee
CSE CONS ea
Se ax COUNTRY CABARET
Oe “2 19040 Lougheed Hwy
Pitt Meadows, BC
www.roosterscountry.com
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What is the lamest or most interesting Valentine you have gotten?
Rowan Weismiller Hanna Opiol
General Studies 1 Semester History 1“ Year
Valentines has not been relevant for me There is a Women’s Day in Poland like Valentine’s Day and one year my
since Grade 2. boyfriend gave me flowers and asked where his sandwiches were.
Shazia Bandali
General Studies 2"! Year
I liked cartoon cards, the ones you would get in your paper
mailbox at the end of your desk. I wish we did that here!
Raed Hodroj is transformed into an old man during a make up artistry class.
Video Relay Service BC, an organization that wants to improve phone
service for the hearing impaired, held a meeting at Douglas this week.
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Word on the Street sy rriscite sariemen
What is the lamest or most interesting Valentine you have gotten?
Rowan Weismiller Hanna Opiol
General Studies 1 Semester History 1“ Year
Valentines has not been relevant for me There is a Women’s Day in Poland like Valentine’s Day and one year my
since Grade 2. boyfriend gave me flowers and asked where his sandwiches were.
Shazia Bandali
General Studies 2"! Year
I liked cartoon cards, the ones you would get in your paper
mailbox at the end of your desk. I wish we did that here!
Raed Hodroj is transformed into an old man during a make up artistry class.
Video Relay Service BC, an organization that wants to improve phone
service for the hearing impaired, held a meeting at Douglas this week.
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Royal Rumble 2009: Good, but predictable
By Garth McLennan, Sports Editor
anuary 25" marked the beginning of the new
Age of Orton.
One of WWE’s biggest heels, Randy
Orton, won the 22™ annual Royal Rumble, which
automatically qualifies him to be in the main
event for the 25" WrestleMania in Houston,
Texas on April 5".
Orton entered the 30-man battle royale,
which is one of WWE’s premier events, in the
eighth spot and lasted 48:27 before eliminating
Triple H to win.
There were several matches on the
evening’s undercard. John Cena retained
the world heavyweight championship by
defeating JBL while Jeff Hardy lost the WWE
Championship to Edge in a no-disqualification
match. Also, Jack Swagger successfully
defended the ECW Championship against Matt
Hardy in his first title defence.
Overall, the PPV was good, but not great.
I’ve got nothing against Randy Orton, but it
was just too predictable. WWE is scripted
entertainment, but it’s still a lot of fun to get
caught up in. In the weeks prior to the Rumble,
WWE had been really building up both Orton
and Triple H. It was clear as well that Jeff Hardy
was going to lose the WWE title to Edge over
a month ago. The big rumour heading into the
Rumble was that Christian Cage, who has just
left TNA wrestling, would make his return by
screwing Hardy out of the title, but that didn’t
end up happening. Instead, Jeff’s real life brother
Matt turned heel by belting Jeff on the head with
a chair and allowing Edge to steal the win.
Aside from the Matt turn, it wasn’t hard
to see everything else coming. I mean, before
the Rumble started, they played a Randy Orton
promotional video to the audience.
There were some minor surprises thrown
in. Rob Van Dam, who had been out of action
for over a year, made a special return in Detroit,
where the Rumble was held, and lasted for a
while.
With Orton’s win the main event at
WrestleMania, it appears to be set with a match
between Orton and Cena for the world title.
Cena, who won the belt back at Survivor Series
from Chris Jericho, is the company’s biggest
face, or good guy, while Orton is easily their
top villain. They have feuded briefly before at
Summerslam and Unforgiven back in 2007, but
when Cena seriously injured his arm and needed
surgery, he missed four months and plans for the
feud to continue were scrapped. Ironically, Cena
returned and won the Royal Rumble last year.
Both Cena and Orton are members of the RAW
roster.
On the Smackdown side, their main event
appears to be Edge against Triple H. At the
biggest WrestleMania in history, there is no way
Triple H won’t be headlining it, and Edge won’t
drop the title in two months. A Matt Hardy vs.
Jeff Hardy grudge match also seems to be set as
well, and considering that both of them are up
and coming superstars who are very talented,
their contest could wind up stealing the show.
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Royal Rumble 2009: Good, but predictable
By Garth McLennan, Sports Editor
anuary 25" marked the beginning of the new
Age of Orton.
One of WWE’s biggest heels, Randy
Orton, won the 22™ annual Royal Rumble, which
automatically qualifies him to be in the main
event for the 25" WrestleMania in Houston,
Texas on April 5".
Orton entered the 30-man battle royale,
which is one of WWE’s premier events, in the
eighth spot and lasted 48:27 before eliminating
Triple H to win.
There were several matches on the
evening’s undercard. John Cena retained
the world heavyweight championship by
defeating JBL while Jeff Hardy lost the WWE
Championship to Edge in a no-disqualification
match. Also, Jack Swagger successfully
defended the ECW Championship against Matt
Hardy in his first title defence.
Overall, the PPV was good, but not great.
I’ve got nothing against Randy Orton, but it
was just too predictable. WWE is scripted
entertainment, but it’s still a lot of fun to get
caught up in. In the weeks prior to the Rumble,
WWE had been really building up both Orton
and Triple H. It was clear as well that Jeff Hardy
was going to lose the WWE title to Edge over
a month ago. The big rumour heading into the
Rumble was that Christian Cage, who has just
left TNA wrestling, would make his return by
screwing Hardy out of the title, but that didn’t
end up happening. Instead, Jeff’s real life brother
Matt turned heel by belting Jeff on the head with
a chair and allowing Edge to steal the win.
Aside from the Matt turn, it wasn’t hard
to see everything else coming. I mean, before
the Rumble started, they played a Randy Orton
promotional video to the audience.
There were some minor surprises thrown
in. Rob Van Dam, who had been out of action
for over a year, made a special return in Detroit,
where the Rumble was held, and lasted for a
while.
With Orton’s win the main event at
WrestleMania, it appears to be set with a match
between Orton and Cena for the world title.
Cena, who won the belt back at Survivor Series
from Chris Jericho, is the company’s biggest
face, or good guy, while Orton is easily their
top villain. They have feuded briefly before at
Summerslam and Unforgiven back in 2007, but
when Cena seriously injured his arm and needed
surgery, he missed four months and plans for the
feud to continue were scrapped. Ironically, Cena
returned and won the Royal Rumble last year.
Both Cena and Orton are members of the RAW
roster.
On the Smackdown side, their main event
appears to be Edge against Triple H. At the
biggest WrestleMania in history, there is no way
Triple H won’t be headlining it, and Edge won’t
drop the title in two months. A Matt Hardy vs.
Jeff Hardy grudge match also seems to be set as
well, and considering that both of them are up
and coming superstars who are very talented,
their contest could wind up stealing the show.
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