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the other press
Flash Gordon
dcsportseditor@yahoo.ca
fipril 7, 2004
Off-The-C
Lynne Desautels gives it
Flash Gordon
Sports Editor
When I started watching volley-
ball, P'll admit I was confused by
the game. Six players who take
turns bouncing the ball in the
air and once in a while they
smack it at one another. Even
still they have this strange posi-
tion called the Libero. The
Libero wears a_ different
coloured jersey and runs on and
off the court at will, while other
players must signal the referee to
be allowed on the court. I fig-
ured the title must be that of a
volleyball deity that goes
unbound by the laws of volley-
ball. Like every other day, I was
wrong. And true enough, I was
out of my league when it came
to writing about volleyball.
Lynne Desautels appeared on
the Royals’ active roster in the
second half of the season and
there was a bit of a cafuffle about
her return to the game. Yes, a
cafuffle. Her presence was
noticeable on the court; she
brought verve of her own and
this begged Flash to ask, “What’s
the deal with that anyway?” So I
tracked the dental assisting stu-
dent down to make her answer
some silly questions in no par-
ticular order.
Flash: Desautels, how do you
pronounce that anyway? —
Lynne: Dezz-oh-tels.
Flash: Is that Dutch?
Lynne: No it’s French Canadian.
My father’s side is from
Manitoba and my grandma is
from Ontario.
Flash: Uhh, okay. How impor-
tant is it for you to be a Royal?
Lynne: | think there’s a school
pride that goes with it. Youre
part of a program and you want
to make your school look good.
Flash: What is it about Douglas
that creates the lack of school
spirit?
Lynne: I don't know. That's a
tough one, Just the reputation of
the teams in general has gone
down. Some of the teams aren't
as good as they were a few years
ago. Nota lot of word of mouth.
There will be family, maybe a
few good friends at our games.
Flash: Does it affect you on the
court when there are or aren't
fans in the stands?
Lynne: Sometimes. If there are
more fans from the visiting
team, youre kind of like the
underdog in your own gym.
Flash: Do you think it’s mildly
amusing that some of your
teammates are a fair bit younger?
Lynne: The Grandma. Yes,
when they are five years younger
than I am and fresh out of high
school. They give me a good
laugh. I know what they are
going through. I’ve been there.
Flash: Do you carry any more
weight on the court knowing
that youre one of the most expe-
rienced of the group?
Lynne: Oh yeah. I’m the Mum
of the team. I’m hoping they've
come away with some knowl-
edge that I've brought but I just
play my game.
Flash: Do you feel any responsi-
bility to give back to the school?
Lynne: I would come back and
help like Wanda did this year.
Flash: Would you care to com-
ment on the success of the team
this year, especially with such a
young squad?
Lynne: They did good for a
young team. I didn’t know what
to expect. If they put in the time
and effort, they could go far.
They really progressed as a team.
Flash: How do you respond to
being selected second team all-
star in the conference?
Lynne: I dealt with it as only
having played half a season. I
obviously wanted more. We all
set goals for ourselves.
Flash: What does the awards
banquet mean to you as an ath-
lete?
Lynne: It’s great to see everyone’s
accomplishments and support
your team. It’s just a good way to
celebrate the year.
Flash: Where do you see your-
self after Douglas?
Lynne: Hopefully in a career in
dental assisting. Playing volley-
ball and traveling.
Flash: What’s your plan for the
summer?
Lynne: Good question...time to
relax, work, and make some
money.
Flash: Now for the fun stuff.
What's your sign?
Lynne: Cancer.
Flash: What's worse (a) stubbing
your toe, (b) getting soap in
your eye, or (c) slamming your
finger in a door?
Lynne: Slamming your finger.
ee Page 22 e http://www.otherpress.ca
Flash: Say you're stuck on an
island and you could only bring
three things, what would they
be?
Lynne: Volleyball, some compa-
ny, so a friend and food would
be good.
Flash: That killed that question.
If not volleyball, what would
you rather be playing?
Lynne: Umm that’s tough.
Probably gymnastics.
Flash: Aren't you a little tall?
Lynne: Yeah, that’s why I got out
of it.
Flash: Would you rather be an
inch taller or shorter?
Lynne: Taller.
Flash: You do realize that com-
pletely eliminates you from
gymnastics don’t you?
Lynne: Yeah, I guess so.
Flash: So are you a country girl,
urban chick or somewhere in
between?
Lynne: In between. I love coun-
try but also love the everyday
modern style.
Flash: If you were a holiday
what would you be?
Lynne: New Year's. New begin-
nings. A fresh start.
Flash: Would you believe I have
super powers?
Lynne: [gets up and leaves]
Flash: I guess not.
2003-2004 Male
and Female
Athletes of the
Year
Press Release
Andre Tee
BCCAA Sports Information Director
The British Columbia Colleges’ Athletic
Association is proud to announce this year’s win-
ners for the 2003-2004 BCCAA Male and
Female Athlete of the Year.
The nominations range from all four sports the
Association currently participates in (Badminton,
Basketball, Soccer, and Volleyball). Athletic
Directors place their vote for a male and a female
winner.
This year’s winner of the BCCAA Male Athlete
of the Year is Meysam Solanti of Capilano
College. Meysam is a member of the Blues Men's
Soccer National Championship team.
This year’s winner of the BCCAA Female
Athlete of the Year is Stephanie Bolin of
Malaspina University College. Stephanie is a
member of the Mariners women’s volleyball
team.
Congratulations to both of these athletes for an
excellent year.
Coast Capital Savings
Vancouver Community
Corporate Rowing
6th Annual Event
April 7-May 29, 2004
The Coast Capital Savings Vancouver
Community Corporate Rowing Challenge is
a seven-week rowing program for businesses,
groups and clubs in the Lower Mainland.
Each crew practices twice per week at one of
three convenient locations. Teams are
coached by Vancouver’s best rowers as they
learn basic boat handling, rowing and racing
skills. No experience is necessary!
Packages can be downloaded from the web-
site .
For more information contact Ed Lunn,
Activities Coordinator at 604.527.5005.
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om
© Sports
the other press
Flash Gordon
dcsportseditor@yahoo.ca
fipril 7, 2004
Off-The-C
Lynne Desautels gives it
Flash Gordon
Sports Editor
When I started watching volley-
ball, P'll admit I was confused by
the game. Six players who take
turns bouncing the ball in the
air and once in a while they
smack it at one another. Even
still they have this strange posi-
tion called the Libero. The
Libero wears a_ different
coloured jersey and runs on and
off the court at will, while other
players must signal the referee to
be allowed on the court. I fig-
ured the title must be that of a
volleyball deity that goes
unbound by the laws of volley-
ball. Like every other day, I was
wrong. And true enough, I was
out of my league when it came
to writing about volleyball.
Lynne Desautels appeared on
the Royals’ active roster in the
second half of the season and
there was a bit of a cafuffle about
her return to the game. Yes, a
cafuffle. Her presence was
noticeable on the court; she
brought verve of her own and
this begged Flash to ask, “What’s
the deal with that anyway?” So I
tracked the dental assisting stu-
dent down to make her answer
some silly questions in no par-
ticular order.
Flash: Desautels, how do you
pronounce that anyway? —
Lynne: Dezz-oh-tels.
Flash: Is that Dutch?
Lynne: No it’s French Canadian.
My father’s side is from
Manitoba and my grandma is
from Ontario.
Flash: Uhh, okay. How impor-
tant is it for you to be a Royal?
Lynne: | think there’s a school
pride that goes with it. Youre
part of a program and you want
to make your school look good.
Flash: What is it about Douglas
that creates the lack of school
spirit?
Lynne: I don't know. That's a
tough one, Just the reputation of
the teams in general has gone
down. Some of the teams aren't
as good as they were a few years
ago. Nota lot of word of mouth.
There will be family, maybe a
few good friends at our games.
Flash: Does it affect you on the
court when there are or aren't
fans in the stands?
Lynne: Sometimes. If there are
more fans from the visiting
team, youre kind of like the
underdog in your own gym.
Flash: Do you think it’s mildly
amusing that some of your
teammates are a fair bit younger?
Lynne: The Grandma. Yes,
when they are five years younger
than I am and fresh out of high
school. They give me a good
laugh. I know what they are
going through. I’ve been there.
Flash: Do you carry any more
weight on the court knowing
that youre one of the most expe-
rienced of the group?
Lynne: Oh yeah. I’m the Mum
of the team. I’m hoping they've
come away with some knowl-
edge that I've brought but I just
play my game.
Flash: Do you feel any responsi-
bility to give back to the school?
Lynne: I would come back and
help like Wanda did this year.
Flash: Would you care to com-
ment on the success of the team
this year, especially with such a
young squad?
Lynne: They did good for a
young team. I didn’t know what
to expect. If they put in the time
and effort, they could go far.
They really progressed as a team.
Flash: How do you respond to
being selected second team all-
star in the conference?
Lynne: I dealt with it as only
having played half a season. I
obviously wanted more. We all
set goals for ourselves.
Flash: What does the awards
banquet mean to you as an ath-
lete?
Lynne: It’s great to see everyone’s
accomplishments and support
your team. It’s just a good way to
celebrate the year.
Flash: Where do you see your-
self after Douglas?
Lynne: Hopefully in a career in
dental assisting. Playing volley-
ball and traveling.
Flash: What’s your plan for the
summer?
Lynne: Good question...time to
relax, work, and make some
money.
Flash: Now for the fun stuff.
What's your sign?
Lynne: Cancer.
Flash: What's worse (a) stubbing
your toe, (b) getting soap in
your eye, or (c) slamming your
finger in a door?
Lynne: Slamming your finger.
ee Page 22 e http://www.otherpress.ca
Flash: Say you're stuck on an
island and you could only bring
three things, what would they
be?
Lynne: Volleyball, some compa-
ny, so a friend and food would
be good.
Flash: That killed that question.
If not volleyball, what would
you rather be playing?
Lynne: Umm that’s tough.
Probably gymnastics.
Flash: Aren't you a little tall?
Lynne: Yeah, that’s why I got out
of it.
Flash: Would you rather be an
inch taller or shorter?
Lynne: Taller.
Flash: You do realize that com-
pletely eliminates you from
gymnastics don’t you?
Lynne: Yeah, I guess so.
Flash: So are you a country girl,
urban chick or somewhere in
between?
Lynne: In between. I love coun-
try but also love the everyday
modern style.
Flash: If you were a holiday
what would you be?
Lynne: New Year's. New begin-
nings. A fresh start.
Flash: Would you believe I have
super powers?
Lynne: [gets up and leaves]
Flash: I guess not.
2003-2004 Male
and Female
Athletes of the
Year
Press Release
Andre Tee
BCCAA Sports Information Director
The British Columbia Colleges’ Athletic
Association is proud to announce this year’s win-
ners for the 2003-2004 BCCAA Male and
Female Athlete of the Year.
The nominations range from all four sports the
Association currently participates in (Badminton,
Basketball, Soccer, and Volleyball). Athletic
Directors place their vote for a male and a female
winner.
This year’s winner of the BCCAA Male Athlete
of the Year is Meysam Solanti of Capilano
College. Meysam is a member of the Blues Men's
Soccer National Championship team.
This year’s winner of the BCCAA Female
Athlete of the Year is Stephanie Bolin of
Malaspina University College. Stephanie is a
member of the Mariners women’s volleyball
team.
Congratulations to both of these athletes for an
excellent year.
Coast Capital Savings
Vancouver Community
Corporate Rowing
6th Annual Event
April 7-May 29, 2004
The Coast Capital Savings Vancouver
Community Corporate Rowing Challenge is
a seven-week rowing program for businesses,
groups and clubs in the Lower Mainland.
Each crew practices twice per week at one of
three convenient locations. Teams are
coached by Vancouver’s best rowers as they
learn basic boat handling, rowing and racing
skills. No experience is necessary!
Packages can be downloaded from the web-
site .
For more information contact Ed Lunn,
Activities Coordinator at 604.527.5005.
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the other press e flashGordon e dcsportseditor@yahoo.ca
Aipril 7, 2004
An Awards Banquet to
Remember...Or Not
Flash Gordon
Sports Editor
More than anything, I was surprised
to receive an invitation from Judy
Weiss in the athletics’ office. Not
that I did anything to fall out of
favour with the athletics depart-
ment, I just wondered where I
would sit. I’m not one of the athletes
and I imagined the coaches and
players would sit at reserved tables.
I'm not part of the administration,
so I envisioned being cast off to a
corner somewhere. That wasn't the
case. Instead, my sweet ass was seat-
ed at one of the VIP tables among
the dignitaries of sorts.
Right next to me was Dave
Seaweed, First Nations Liaison at
the college and coincidentally the
master of ceremonies for the awards
banquet. Lucky Flash, you might
say to me. Easy to see, Seaweed was
nervous about the honour of his
position for the evening. He said to
me at one point, “If you write nice
things about me, I’ll see that you eat
first.” Then he realized we were sit-
ting at the same table amongst the
VIPs and that we would be eating
first anyway.
Dinner was culminated with the
keynote speaker Marni Abbott, a
Canadian Wheelchair Athlete. She
shared her inspirational story of her
skiing accident and the recovery she
endured that led to her success as a
representative of her country. I saw
more than a. few eyes get weepy
including that of the speaker as she
remembered the first gold medal she
won as a member of a Canadian
team. Even the hearty Flash Gordon
felt a twinge of emotion during her
speech. We should all ascribe to her
philosophy of maintaining a positive
mental attitude in life.
The awards followed and were
narrated by Dave Seaweed who
added in a few words of wisdom and
bad jokes along the way. The awards
went as follows:
Badminton:
Sarah Davis,
Most Improved Player
Robyn Shevchenko,
Most Determined Player
Amanda Hung,
Fair Play Award
Jason Chen,
Rookie of the Year
Oky Theodorus,
Most Valuable Player
Baseball:
Mike Pierce, Paul Daniel, Tyler
Marples, and Tyler Willson
Women’s Basketball:
Rachel Andrews,
Most Improved Player
Bridget O’Brien,
Rookie of the Year
Anna Rowinska,
Most Valuable Player
Men’s Basketball:
Geoff (Rudy) Lenahan,
Most Inspirational Player
Cody Berg,
Rookie of the Year
Nick Hope,
Most Valuable Player
Wheelchair Basketball:
Marni Abbott, Arley McNeney,
Jennifer Krempien, MJ Boudreault,
Shira Golden, Kei Futatsugi. Kevin
Hall, Ken Hall, Erik Hagreen, Brian
McLennon, Ross MacDonald, and
Richard Peter
Golf:
Ron Dorland,
Most Valuable Player
Women’s Rugby:
Jodie Lush,
Most Improved Player
Michelle Monchamp,
Outstanding Forward
Tanya Leigh,
Outstanding Back
Men’s Rugby:
Brian Fish,
Most Improved Player
Greg Doucette,
Outstanding Forward
Stan Ngalu,
Oustanding Back
Women’s Soccer:
Kelsey Lyster,
Most Inspirational Player
Kat Tesar,
Team Player
Katie Nelson,
Rookie of the Year
Hilda Simon,
Co-Most Valuable Player
Bronwyn Reelie,
Co- Most Valuable Player
Women’s Volleyball:
Jennifer Gerwing,
Most Improved Player
Kristy Alblas,
Rookie of the Year
Men's Volleyball:
Richard Forbes,
Most Improved Player
Mike Groff,
Best All Around Player
Amanda Gerhart, Raj Virdi, Jesse
Arnett, and Paul Sahota
All of the team awards were fol-
lowed by the froo froo scholarships
presented by the important people
of Douglas College. There were
some very deserving recipients of the
awards but by this point in the
evening, Flash was very very bored.
Dave Seaweed’s collection of bad
jokes just wasn't keeping me awake
so I had to come up with some spe-
cial awards of my own to be award-
ed ata later date...or not at all. They
went something like this:
Drunkest table:
The men’s volleyball team
Hottest table:
The women’s volleyball team
Guy whose feet were the most tired
from going up to receive awards:
Brad Davis
Girl who will have the most diffi-
culty bringing home all the bling-
bling:
Amanda Gerhart
Hardest speech to understand:
Joe Ormerod,
Head Coach Men’s Soccer
Guy who looked like he had arrived
from a bachelor party:
Cody Berg
Pimpinest outfit:
Donald Burton or Nick Hope
(Either one looked like the should
have been in a streetball video)
Worst Joke:
The badminton crew
Biggest cheerleaders:
The women’s soccer team
Weirdest Drunk Guy:
Richard Forbes of the men’s volley-
ball team
SFU Sings the Consolation Blues
Women’s Rugby
Dave Pearcey
CSRW
ee
Douglas 36 SFU 24
How the mighty have fallen. In
November these two teams
were undefeated and faced each
other in a league game to decide
first place. Now Douglas moves
on to play for fifth place in the
post-season tournament for the
second year in a row, while SFU
is relegated to the seventh place
match,
Even though this was a con-
solation round match-up, both
teams have been long-time
rivals and combined to produce
a very entertaining game of
rugby. Douglas struck first as
Corinne Jacobsen scored near
the corner flag after SFU was
penalized at the five metre
mark. SFU fullback Tina Carey
equalized as Douglas fullback
Kelly Kitamura went for an
interception and missed, allow-
ing Carey a clear 15 metre run
to score. Tara Kay converted
and a try by fleet-footed Jenny
Harvey gave SFU the lead
5-12. Winger Carly Albiston
made a great pass out of a tack-
le to set up flanker Michelle
McDonald for a score. The
conversion by Kirstie Smith
tied the score at the half.
The second half did not start
well for Douglas, as a loss of
possession right from the open-
ing kick-off led to an overlap
and Harvey took advantage,
sprinting 40 metres to give SFU
the lead again. Douglas fought
back and drove deep into their
opponent’s end, only to lose
possession again within metres
of the line. SFU spun the ball
out quickly and caught the
Douglas backs out of align-
ment. Harvey ran 90 metres for
her third and easiest score of the
day as nary a hand was laid on
her. The conversion by Kay saw
SFU up by 12-24.
Douglas was now up against
a wall, behind by 12 points and
losing wingers Amber
Cummings and Vickie Dhillon
to injury in the first ten min-
utes. To their credit, they didn’t
quit. In fact, the team came on
and totally took control of the
game from the Clan. The for-
wards and backs ran hard and
retained possession down the
field until centre Stacey Webber
found a gap and dove in for the
try (17-24).
Solid defense kept SFU
penned up in their end and
after taking possession, a series
of phases led to a penalty
awarded at the five-metre line.
Jacobsen carried three defenders
backwards to score. Smith
added the conversion from a
difficult angle to tie the score.
SFU could not stem the tide.
Douglas battled for and won
possession again. This time
Jennifer Fletcher scored under
the posts and Smith brought
the score to 31-24. Tanya Leigh
scored her 12th try of the sea-
son on the final whistle to seal
the victory.
Second Division:
Abbotsford 12 Douglas 5
The second division semi-final
went to Abbotsford in a tightly
contested affair. Douglas scored
first when Laura Heer snatched
up a dropped pass and out-
raced several defenders on a 50
metre scoring run. Abbotsford
countered just before the half
off a line-out and a well execut-
ed play that saw their backside
winger take a pass and break
through the heart of the
Douglas defense. The conver-
sion gave them a 7-5 lead.
Abbotsford — consolidated
their lead when the Douglas
players allowed the second
half kick-off to roll almost
right to their goal-line.
Now against the wind, the
visitors could not make
any ground and
Abbotsford took over
Possession. Despite
some strong defense, the
home side found room
to score their second try
and leave Douglas seven
points behind.
Hard work by
scrumhalf Rikkilee Jones
and #8 Maggie Dobbs saw
Douglas make some long
breaks downfield, but too
many of these opportunites
were lost when the ball could
not be retained in contact.
Douglas had their best oppor-
tunity to score as the game
wound down, but time ran out
as the ball was taken out of
bounds within 15 metres of the
Abby tryline.
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the other press e flashGordon e dcsportseditor@yahoo.ca
Aipril 7, 2004
An Awards Banquet to
Remember...Or Not
Flash Gordon
Sports Editor
More than anything, I was surprised
to receive an invitation from Judy
Weiss in the athletics’ office. Not
that I did anything to fall out of
favour with the athletics depart-
ment, I just wondered where I
would sit. I’m not one of the athletes
and I imagined the coaches and
players would sit at reserved tables.
I'm not part of the administration,
so I envisioned being cast off to a
corner somewhere. That wasn't the
case. Instead, my sweet ass was seat-
ed at one of the VIP tables among
the dignitaries of sorts.
Right next to me was Dave
Seaweed, First Nations Liaison at
the college and coincidentally the
master of ceremonies for the awards
banquet. Lucky Flash, you might
say to me. Easy to see, Seaweed was
nervous about the honour of his
position for the evening. He said to
me at one point, “If you write nice
things about me, I’ll see that you eat
first.” Then he realized we were sit-
ting at the same table amongst the
VIPs and that we would be eating
first anyway.
Dinner was culminated with the
keynote speaker Marni Abbott, a
Canadian Wheelchair Athlete. She
shared her inspirational story of her
skiing accident and the recovery she
endured that led to her success as a
representative of her country. I saw
more than a. few eyes get weepy
including that of the speaker as she
remembered the first gold medal she
won as a member of a Canadian
team. Even the hearty Flash Gordon
felt a twinge of emotion during her
speech. We should all ascribe to her
philosophy of maintaining a positive
mental attitude in life.
The awards followed and were
narrated by Dave Seaweed who
added in a few words of wisdom and
bad jokes along the way. The awards
went as follows:
Badminton:
Sarah Davis,
Most Improved Player
Robyn Shevchenko,
Most Determined Player
Amanda Hung,
Fair Play Award
Jason Chen,
Rookie of the Year
Oky Theodorus,
Most Valuable Player
Baseball:
Mike Pierce, Paul Daniel, Tyler
Marples, and Tyler Willson
Women’s Basketball:
Rachel Andrews,
Most Improved Player
Bridget O’Brien,
Rookie of the Year
Anna Rowinska,
Most Valuable Player
Men’s Basketball:
Geoff (Rudy) Lenahan,
Most Inspirational Player
Cody Berg,
Rookie of the Year
Nick Hope,
Most Valuable Player
Wheelchair Basketball:
Marni Abbott, Arley McNeney,
Jennifer Krempien, MJ Boudreault,
Shira Golden, Kei Futatsugi. Kevin
Hall, Ken Hall, Erik Hagreen, Brian
McLennon, Ross MacDonald, and
Richard Peter
Golf:
Ron Dorland,
Most Valuable Player
Women’s Rugby:
Jodie Lush,
Most Improved Player
Michelle Monchamp,
Outstanding Forward
Tanya Leigh,
Outstanding Back
Men’s Rugby:
Brian Fish,
Most Improved Player
Greg Doucette,
Outstanding Forward
Stan Ngalu,
Oustanding Back
Women’s Soccer:
Kelsey Lyster,
Most Inspirational Player
Kat Tesar,
Team Player
Katie Nelson,
Rookie of the Year
Hilda Simon,
Co-Most Valuable Player
Bronwyn Reelie,
Co- Most Valuable Player
Women’s Volleyball:
Jennifer Gerwing,
Most Improved Player
Kristy Alblas,
Rookie of the Year
Men's Volleyball:
Richard Forbes,
Most Improved Player
Mike Groff,
Best All Around Player
Amanda Gerhart, Raj Virdi, Jesse
Arnett, and Paul Sahota
All of the team awards were fol-
lowed by the froo froo scholarships
presented by the important people
of Douglas College. There were
some very deserving recipients of the
awards but by this point in the
evening, Flash was very very bored.
Dave Seaweed’s collection of bad
jokes just wasn't keeping me awake
so I had to come up with some spe-
cial awards of my own to be award-
ed ata later date...or not at all. They
went something like this:
Drunkest table:
The men’s volleyball team
Hottest table:
The women’s volleyball team
Guy whose feet were the most tired
from going up to receive awards:
Brad Davis
Girl who will have the most diffi-
culty bringing home all the bling-
bling:
Amanda Gerhart
Hardest speech to understand:
Joe Ormerod,
Head Coach Men’s Soccer
Guy who looked like he had arrived
from a bachelor party:
Cody Berg
Pimpinest outfit:
Donald Burton or Nick Hope
(Either one looked like the should
have been in a streetball video)
Worst Joke:
The badminton crew
Biggest cheerleaders:
The women’s soccer team
Weirdest Drunk Guy:
Richard Forbes of the men’s volley-
ball team
SFU Sings the Consolation Blues
Women’s Rugby
Dave Pearcey
CSRW
ee
Douglas 36 SFU 24
How the mighty have fallen. In
November these two teams
were undefeated and faced each
other in a league game to decide
first place. Now Douglas moves
on to play for fifth place in the
post-season tournament for the
second year in a row, while SFU
is relegated to the seventh place
match,
Even though this was a con-
solation round match-up, both
teams have been long-time
rivals and combined to produce
a very entertaining game of
rugby. Douglas struck first as
Corinne Jacobsen scored near
the corner flag after SFU was
penalized at the five metre
mark. SFU fullback Tina Carey
equalized as Douglas fullback
Kelly Kitamura went for an
interception and missed, allow-
ing Carey a clear 15 metre run
to score. Tara Kay converted
and a try by fleet-footed Jenny
Harvey gave SFU the lead
5-12. Winger Carly Albiston
made a great pass out of a tack-
le to set up flanker Michelle
McDonald for a score. The
conversion by Kirstie Smith
tied the score at the half.
The second half did not start
well for Douglas, as a loss of
possession right from the open-
ing kick-off led to an overlap
and Harvey took advantage,
sprinting 40 metres to give SFU
the lead again. Douglas fought
back and drove deep into their
opponent’s end, only to lose
possession again within metres
of the line. SFU spun the ball
out quickly and caught the
Douglas backs out of align-
ment. Harvey ran 90 metres for
her third and easiest score of the
day as nary a hand was laid on
her. The conversion by Kay saw
SFU up by 12-24.
Douglas was now up against
a wall, behind by 12 points and
losing wingers Amber
Cummings and Vickie Dhillon
to injury in the first ten min-
utes. To their credit, they didn’t
quit. In fact, the team came on
and totally took control of the
game from the Clan. The for-
wards and backs ran hard and
retained possession down the
field until centre Stacey Webber
found a gap and dove in for the
try (17-24).
Solid defense kept SFU
penned up in their end and
after taking possession, a series
of phases led to a penalty
awarded at the five-metre line.
Jacobsen carried three defenders
backwards to score. Smith
added the conversion from a
difficult angle to tie the score.
SFU could not stem the tide.
Douglas battled for and won
possession again. This time
Jennifer Fletcher scored under
the posts and Smith brought
the score to 31-24. Tanya Leigh
scored her 12th try of the sea-
son on the final whistle to seal
the victory.
Second Division:
Abbotsford 12 Douglas 5
The second division semi-final
went to Abbotsford in a tightly
contested affair. Douglas scored
first when Laura Heer snatched
up a dropped pass and out-
raced several defenders on a 50
metre scoring run. Abbotsford
countered just before the half
off a line-out and a well execut-
ed play that saw their backside
winger take a pass and break
through the heart of the
Douglas defense. The conver-
sion gave them a 7-5 lead.
Abbotsford — consolidated
their lead when the Douglas
players allowed the second
half kick-off to roll almost
right to their goal-line.
Now against the wind, the
visitors could not make
any ground and
Abbotsford took over
Possession. Despite
some strong defense, the
home side found room
to score their second try
and leave Douglas seven
points behind.
Hard work by
scrumhalf Rikkilee Jones
and #8 Maggie Dobbs saw
Douglas make some long
breaks downfield, but too
many of these opportunites
were lost when the ball could
not be retained in contact.
Douglas had their best oppor-
tunity to score as the game
wound down, but time ran out
as the ball was taken out of
bounds within 15 metres of the
Abby tryline.
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J.J. McCullough
OP Contributor
The Honorable Christy Clark is
Deputy Prime Minister of the
Province of British Columbia and
Minister of Children and Family
Development. She is also a
Member of the Legislative
Assembly representing the City of
Port Moody, and a leading figure
within the BC Liberal Party.
Minister Clark agreed to sit down
to an interview with the Other
Press.
Good morning, Madame Minister,
and thank you for agreeing to this
interview. Youve recently switched from
the Ministry of Education to the
Ministry of Children and Families.
I assume that was quite a
bureaucratic hassle. Based on your
own experiences, is this province mak-
ing any headway in cutting back gov-
ernment excess?
Yes. Yes with an exclamation mark.
In this ministry, Children and
Families, we have cut the headquar-
ters staff by 50 percent. We've gone
from 800 people down to 400 peo-
ple, so there are a lot fewer bureau-
crats working in Victoria. Now, we
try not to just fire people. We try to
pursue other means, like getting
people to retire voluntarily and then
get rid of their positions afterwards,
and that kind of thing. But no sin-
gle, great, mass firing. So in essence,
yeah, we've really slimmed down the
bureaucracy in Victoria.
That’ a good thing?
Yeah. I don’t think anyone wants to
ae Page 18
‘Interview with
Christy Clark
know that youre spending their
money on bureaucrats. People want
to know that if a government is pay-
ing people, it’s nurses and doctors
and social workers and people on
the front lines. In this ministry,
we've cut a few social workers. But
as a percentage, it’s a much smaller
percentage of front line workers
than it was of headquarters staff.
Ideologically, how do you define your-
self? What views are the foundation for
your political beliefs?
I have always defined myself as a
middle-of-the-road liberal. I was a
member of the BC Liberal Party
when we used to get 5 percent of the
vote. I was never Socred, I was never
New Democrat, so I’ve always
believed in very middle-of-the-road
politics. I think we've had a chal-
lenge in this last couple of years,
because BC swung so far to the left
under the NDP, anything that’s kind
of “back to normal” has required
taking some really tough meas-
ures—probably tougher than any-
body would have liked to have
taken—and we had to do it quicker
than anyone probably wanted to do.
But I think overall, when people
look back on our government they
will look at what we achieved, and
how we left British Columbia.
They'll say that this was a pretty
middle-of-the-road government.
BC Ferries, for example. We
didn’ sell it to the private sector. We
wanted it to operate better, get it
operating more like an independent
entity, so we spun it off from gov-
ernment, making it an independent
Crown corporation. That's a mid-
dle-of-the-road sort of solution. Lots
http://www.otherpress.ca
of things that we haven't done, peo-
ple think we should have. Liquor
store privatization, for example, and
privatizing ICBC. There are lots of
examples of things we didn’t do that
our supporters really wanted us to
do. But there are also lots of things
that we did do that people will look
at and go “Boy, that’s not centre of
the road. That's right-wing.” But
that’s the mix.
Photo by J.J. McCullough
I think the NDP had a basic philos-
ophy of entitlement. That’s part of
their theological view. It’s not ours.
We disagree about that and I think
to some extent they did help encour-
age a culture of entitlement. But I
do think that the results of the last
election showed a complete and
utter rejection of the NDP
approach. So, yes, I think they did
have an ideological bias that they
‘I was the third-highest vote-getter in BC
in the last election. But that doesn’t mean
I don’t have to work for the next one.”
So you wouldn't agree with the charac-
terization that the Liberal Party is
right-wing?
No, I don't think so. The period
we're in in British Columbia right
now is a period that every province
has gone through in the past: a
process of trying to get our expendi-
tures under control. The sad thing
is, in British Columbia we're just the
last in the country to do it.
Manitoba did it. Saskatchewan did
it—under NDP government. In
fact, Quebec did it. And we're just
kind of the last to come to the party.
But the process of trying to get your
finances under control and cutting
spending is painful. So no, we're not
unusual from the rest of the country
in that. It’s just we're so far behind
the curve it’s really noticeable.
Do you think the ten years of NDP
rule has negatively affected the way
British Columbians view the role of
government in their lives?
Deputy Minister Christy Clark
pushed, but no, I don’t think that
they were very successful.
A common complaint in this, and
other provinces, is that our system of
government forces us to give important
cabinet positions to men and women
who often do not have any experience
or education in dealing with their
portfolio topics. Wouldn't this govern-
ment be better served if we appointed
people from outside of the legislature to
cabinet, as they do in American states?
Well, it’s not part of the Canadian
tradition, the British parliamentary
tradition, to do that. The NDP. tried
that, actually, with Ed John. Ed
John was the chairman of the First
Nations summit, and they appoint-
ed him to cabinet. But they did it
with the understanding that he
would win a seat in the next elec-
tion.
Choosing people from outside
government has its advantages in
that you have a much bigger pool to
choose from. A premier has a very
limited pool of 79 people, or 50
people, or 35 people, depending on
how many seats his or her party has.
So you've got a really narrow group
of people to choose from. But the
downside of getting people from
outside of parliament is that they are
way less accountable. In that case, in
the United States, only the president
is accountable for what the secretary
of defense does, or what the secre-
tary of education does, or what the
secretary of housing does. He's
accountable for all that stuff. In our
system, I’m accountable for what we
do in the Ministry of Children and
Families. Rick Thorpe is account-
able for what we do in Revenue.
We're accountable to the parliament.
We're there every day to answer
questions from the opposition and
the public. That doesn’t happen in
the United States, so that results in a
lower level of accountability.
But they have congressional hearings
and that sort of thing, too. Personally,
though, you must see your duties as
minister taking precedence over your
duties as legislator. Doesn't this make
the legislature largely irrelevant, with
the executive and legislature being
merged like this?
It can if the private members don’t
have any say in the goings-on of the
House. The more limited their
power, the more whipped they get
by the party whip, the less say they
have. But you know, in Britain,
where our system comes from, they
have a really loose system where the
people are allowed to vote their con-
science, where the leader is elected
from the caucus all the time—that’s
Edited Text
© Features
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Barbara K. Adamski
e opfeatures@telus.net
fipril 7, 2004
J.J. McCullough
OP Contributor
The Honorable Christy Clark is
Deputy Prime Minister of the
Province of British Columbia and
Minister of Children and Family
Development. She is also a
Member of the Legislative
Assembly representing the City of
Port Moody, and a leading figure
within the BC Liberal Party.
Minister Clark agreed to sit down
to an interview with the Other
Press.
Good morning, Madame Minister,
and thank you for agreeing to this
interview. Youve recently switched from
the Ministry of Education to the
Ministry of Children and Families.
I assume that was quite a
bureaucratic hassle. Based on your
own experiences, is this province mak-
ing any headway in cutting back gov-
ernment excess?
Yes. Yes with an exclamation mark.
In this ministry, Children and
Families, we have cut the headquar-
ters staff by 50 percent. We've gone
from 800 people down to 400 peo-
ple, so there are a lot fewer bureau-
crats working in Victoria. Now, we
try not to just fire people. We try to
pursue other means, like getting
people to retire voluntarily and then
get rid of their positions afterwards,
and that kind of thing. But no sin-
gle, great, mass firing. So in essence,
yeah, we've really slimmed down the
bureaucracy in Victoria.
That’ a good thing?
Yeah. I don’t think anyone wants to
ae Page 18
‘Interview with
Christy Clark
know that youre spending their
money on bureaucrats. People want
to know that if a government is pay-
ing people, it’s nurses and doctors
and social workers and people on
the front lines. In this ministry,
we've cut a few social workers. But
as a percentage, it’s a much smaller
percentage of front line workers
than it was of headquarters staff.
Ideologically, how do you define your-
self? What views are the foundation for
your political beliefs?
I have always defined myself as a
middle-of-the-road liberal. I was a
member of the BC Liberal Party
when we used to get 5 percent of the
vote. I was never Socred, I was never
New Democrat, so I’ve always
believed in very middle-of-the-road
politics. I think we've had a chal-
lenge in this last couple of years,
because BC swung so far to the left
under the NDP, anything that’s kind
of “back to normal” has required
taking some really tough meas-
ures—probably tougher than any-
body would have liked to have
taken—and we had to do it quicker
than anyone probably wanted to do.
But I think overall, when people
look back on our government they
will look at what we achieved, and
how we left British Columbia.
They'll say that this was a pretty
middle-of-the-road government.
BC Ferries, for example. We
didn’ sell it to the private sector. We
wanted it to operate better, get it
operating more like an independent
entity, so we spun it off from gov-
ernment, making it an independent
Crown corporation. That's a mid-
dle-of-the-road sort of solution. Lots
http://www.otherpress.ca
of things that we haven't done, peo-
ple think we should have. Liquor
store privatization, for example, and
privatizing ICBC. There are lots of
examples of things we didn’t do that
our supporters really wanted us to
do. But there are also lots of things
that we did do that people will look
at and go “Boy, that’s not centre of
the road. That's right-wing.” But
that’s the mix.
Photo by J.J. McCullough
I think the NDP had a basic philos-
ophy of entitlement. That’s part of
their theological view. It’s not ours.
We disagree about that and I think
to some extent they did help encour-
age a culture of entitlement. But I
do think that the results of the last
election showed a complete and
utter rejection of the NDP
approach. So, yes, I think they did
have an ideological bias that they
‘I was the third-highest vote-getter in BC
in the last election. But that doesn’t mean
I don’t have to work for the next one.”
So you wouldn't agree with the charac-
terization that the Liberal Party is
right-wing?
No, I don't think so. The period
we're in in British Columbia right
now is a period that every province
has gone through in the past: a
process of trying to get our expendi-
tures under control. The sad thing
is, in British Columbia we're just the
last in the country to do it.
Manitoba did it. Saskatchewan did
it—under NDP government. In
fact, Quebec did it. And we're just
kind of the last to come to the party.
But the process of trying to get your
finances under control and cutting
spending is painful. So no, we're not
unusual from the rest of the country
in that. It’s just we're so far behind
the curve it’s really noticeable.
Do you think the ten years of NDP
rule has negatively affected the way
British Columbians view the role of
government in their lives?
Deputy Minister Christy Clark
pushed, but no, I don’t think that
they were very successful.
A common complaint in this, and
other provinces, is that our system of
government forces us to give important
cabinet positions to men and women
who often do not have any experience
or education in dealing with their
portfolio topics. Wouldn't this govern-
ment be better served if we appointed
people from outside of the legislature to
cabinet, as they do in American states?
Well, it’s not part of the Canadian
tradition, the British parliamentary
tradition, to do that. The NDP. tried
that, actually, with Ed John. Ed
John was the chairman of the First
Nations summit, and they appoint-
ed him to cabinet. But they did it
with the understanding that he
would win a seat in the next elec-
tion.
Choosing people from outside
government has its advantages in
that you have a much bigger pool to
choose from. A premier has a very
limited pool of 79 people, or 50
people, or 35 people, depending on
how many seats his or her party has.
So you've got a really narrow group
of people to choose from. But the
downside of getting people from
outside of parliament is that they are
way less accountable. In that case, in
the United States, only the president
is accountable for what the secretary
of defense does, or what the secre-
tary of education does, or what the
secretary of housing does. He's
accountable for all that stuff. In our
system, I’m accountable for what we
do in the Ministry of Children and
Families. Rick Thorpe is account-
able for what we do in Revenue.
We're accountable to the parliament.
We're there every day to answer
questions from the opposition and
the public. That doesn’t happen in
the United States, so that results in a
lower level of accountability.
But they have congressional hearings
and that sort of thing, too. Personally,
though, you must see your duties as
minister taking precedence over your
duties as legislator. Doesn't this make
the legislature largely irrelevant, with
the executive and legislature being
merged like this?
It can if the private members don’t
have any say in the goings-on of the
House. The more limited their
power, the more whipped they get
by the party whip, the less say they
have. But you know, in Britain,
where our system comes from, they
have a really loose system where the
people are allowed to vote their con-
science, where the leader is elected
from the caucus all the time—that’s
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Office Manager
Lynn Paus
lynnpaus@shaw.ca
Accountant
Alyona Luganskaya
tradexllc@hotmail.com
Columnists
Follow the Rainbow
J.J. McCullough
Nick Hogg
CF Miley
Cartoonist
J.J. McCullough
wart_mamu@yahoo.com
Contributors
Kim Meier, Ericka Young, Jessica L.
Plescia, Geoff Lewis, Ted Morrisson,
Arthur Crowson, Simon Hatton, Dave
Pearcey
New Westminster
Room 1020-700 Royal Avenue
New Westminster V3L 5B2
Ph: 604.525.3542
Fax: 604.525.3505
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Student and have time
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submit your resume by
April 8th to:
the_editor5/@hotmail.com
The Other Press is Douglas College's
collected every semester at registration, and from
The Other Press reserves the right to choose
Ma to? -
autonomous student newspaper.
The Other Press is run as a collective and is
published weekly during the fall and winter
semesters, and monthly (as a magazine) during
the summer.
We receive our funding from a student levy
local and national advertising revenue. The
Other Press is a member of the Canadian
University Press (CUP), a cooperative of student
newspapers from across Canada. We adhere to
CUP’s Statement of Common Principles and
Code of Ethics—except when it suits us not to.
what to publish, and will not publish material
that is racist, sexist, or homophobic. Submissions
may be edited for clarity and brevity if necessary.
All images are copyright to their respective
owners.
http://www otherpress.ca
Managing Editor
Kerry Evans
the_editor57@hotmail.com
News Editor
Kelly Parry
kelly-parry@telus.net
Opinions Editor
Kali Thurber
opinionsubmit@hotmail.com
Culture Editor
Amanda Aikman
submit_to_culture@yahoo.ca
Features Editor
Barbara K. Adamski
adamski@telus.net
Sports Editor
Adam “Flash” Gordon
desportseditor@yahoo.ca
David Lam Representative
Kim Meier
nocontrolling@hotmail.com
Proofreaders
Carla Elm Clement
Lisa Terepocki
Production and Graphic Design
Gerard Then
layout@otherpress.ca
Graphic Design
Trevor Hargreaves
bunkmedia@hotmail.com
Photography
Angela Blattmann
boomboomdarkroom@yahoo.ca
Web Editor
Dawn-Louise McLeod
dalomcl@telus.net
Advertising Manager
Vacant
ads@otherpress.ca
Distribution Manager
Brandon Ferguson
distribution@otherpress.ca
Office Manager
Lynn Paus
lynnpaus@shaw.ca
Accountant
Alyona Luganskaya
tradexllc@hotmail.com
Columnists
Follow the Rainbow
J.J. McCullough
Nick Hogg
CF Miley
Cartoonist
J.J. McCullough
wart_mamu@yahoo.com
Contributors
Kim Meier, Ericka Young, Jessica L.
Plescia, Geoff Lewis, Ted Morrisson,
Arthur Crowson, Simon Hatton, Dave
Pearcey
New Westminster
Room 1020-700 Royal Avenue
New Westminster V3L 5B2
Ph: 604.525.3542
Fax: 604.525.3505
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Marketing Canada #
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Sales & Service
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been providing students with outstanding
opportunities to advance their skills in marketing,
communication, and sales management. We are a
vibrant organization that offers preparation today
for the careers of fomorrow. If you're a positive and
energetic team player, apply now!
38 Locations Across Canada as of May Ist
Sensational Summer Opportunities!
Set a schedule that fits in with your summer plans!
Great starting pay offered.
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training and development programs are available.
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your chance to win free passes
to the screening.
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The Other Press is
looking for a new
managing editor. If you
have copy editing and
previous newspaper
experience, are a Douglas
Student and have time
to put in 20 hours a week,
submit your resume by
April 8th to:
the_editor5/@hotmail.com
The Other Press is Douglas College's
collected every semester at registration, and from
The Other Press reserves the right to choose
Ma to? -
autonomous student newspaper.
The Other Press is run as a collective and is
published weekly during the fall and winter
semesters, and monthly (as a magazine) during
the summer.
We receive our funding from a student levy
local and national advertising revenue. The
Other Press is a member of the Canadian
University Press (CUP), a cooperative of student
newspapers from across Canada. We adhere to
CUP’s Statement of Common Principles and
Code of Ethics—except when it suits us not to.
what to publish, and will not publish material
that is racist, sexist, or homophobic. Submissions
may be edited for clarity and brevity if necessary.
All images are copyright to their respective
owners.
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CO) "athe press
Managing Editor
Kerry Evans
the_editor57@hotmail.com
News Editor
Kelly Parry
kelly-parry@telus.net
Opinions Editor
Kali Thurber
opinionsubmit@hotmail.com
Culture Editor
Amanda Aikman
submit_to_culture@yahoo.ca
Features Editor
Barbara K. Adamski
adamski@telus.net
Sports Editor
Adam “Flash” Gordon
desportseditor@yahoo.ca
David Lam Representative
Kim Meier
nocontrolling@hotmail.com
Proofreaders
Carla Elm Clement
Lisa Terepocki
Production and Graphic Design
Gerard Then
layout@otherpress.ca
Graphic Design
Trevor Hargreaves
bunkmedia@hotmail.com
Photography
Angela Blattmann
boomboomdarkroom@yahoo.ca
Web Editor
Dawn-Louise McLeod
dalomcl@telus.net
Advertising Manager
Vacant
ads@otherpress.ca
Distribution Manager
Brandon Ferguson
distribution@otherpress.ca
Office Manager
Lynn Paus
lynnpaus@shaw.ca
Accountant
Alyona Luganskaya
tradexllc@hotmail.com
Columnists
Follow the Rainbow
J.J. McCullough
Nick Hogg
CF Miley
Cartoonist
J.J. McCullough
wart_mamu@yahoo.com
Contributors
Kim Meier, Ericka Young, Jessica L.
Plescia, Geoff Lewis, Ted Morrisson,
Arthur Crowson, Simon Hatton, Dave
Pearcey
New Westminster
Room 1020-700 Royal Avenue
New Westminster V3L 5B2
Ph: 604.525.3542
Fax: 604.525.3505
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Sales & Service
For more than 20 years, VECTOR Marketing has
been providing students with outstanding
opportunities to advance their skills in marketing,
communication, and sales management. We are a
vibrant organization that offers preparation today
for the careers of fomorrow. If you're a positive and
energetic team player, apply now!
38 Locations Across Canada as of May Ist
Sensational Summer Opportunities!
Set a schedule that fits in with your summer plans!
Great starting pay offered.
Conditions Apply.
Enjoy an enthusiastic and supportive environment where
training and development programs are available.
For more information and
to apply online, visit our
website at:
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Email editor @otherpress.ca for
your chance to win free passes
to the screening.
First ten people will win.
The Other Press is
looking for a new
managing editor. If you
have copy editing and
previous newspaper
experience, are a Douglas
Student and have time
to put in 20 hours a week,
submit your resume by
April 8th to:
the_editor5/@hotmail.com
The Other Press is Douglas College's
collected every semester at registration, and from
The Other Press reserves the right to choose
Ma to? -
autonomous student newspaper.
The Other Press is run as a collective and is
published weekly during the fall and winter
semesters, and monthly (as a magazine) during
the summer.
We receive our funding from a student levy
local and national advertising revenue. The
Other Press is a member of the Canadian
University Press (CUP), a cooperative of student
newspapers from across Canada. We adhere to
CUP’s Statement of Common Principles and
Code of Ethics—except when it suits us not to.
what to publish, and will not publish material
that is racist, sexist, or homophobic. Submissions
may be edited for clarity and brevity if necessary.
All images are copyright to their respective
owners.
http://www otherpress.ca
Managing Editor
Kerry Evans
the_editor57@hotmail.com
News Editor
Kelly Parry
kelly-parry@telus.net
Opinions Editor
Kali Thurber
opinionsubmit@hotmail.com
Culture Editor
Amanda Aikman
submit_to_culture@yahoo.ca
Features Editor
Barbara K. Adamski
adamski@telus.net
Sports Editor
Adam “Flash” Gordon
desportseditor@yahoo.ca
David Lam Representative
Kim Meier
nocontrolling@hotmail.com
Proofreaders
Carla Elm Clement
Lisa Terepocki
Production and Graphic Design
Gerard Then
layout@otherpress.ca
Graphic Design
Trevor Hargreaves
bunkmedia@hotmail.com
Photography
Angela Blattmann
boomboomdarkroom@yahoo.ca
Web Editor
Dawn-Louise McLeod
dalomcl@telus.net
Advertising Manager
Vacant
ads@otherpress.ca
Distribution Manager
Brandon Ferguson
distribution@otherpress.ca
Office Manager
Lynn Paus
lynnpaus@shaw.ca
Accountant
Alyona Luganskaya
tradexllc@hotmail.com
Columnists
Follow the Rainbow
J.J. McCullough
Nick Hogg
CF Miley
Cartoonist
J.J. McCullough
wart_mamu@yahoo.com
Contributors
Kim Meier, Ericka Young, Jessica L.
Plescia, Geoff Lewis, Ted Morrisson,
Arthur Crowson, Simon Hatton, Dave
Pearcey
New Westminster
Room 1020-700 Royal Avenue
New Westminster V3L 5B2
Ph: 604.525.3542
Fax: 604.525.3505
hetp://otherpress.ca
editor@otherpress.ca
For Life!
W VECTOR
Marketing Canada #
Positions in, Customer
Sales & Service
For more than 20 years, VECTOR Marketing has
been providing students with outstanding
opportunities to advance their skills in marketing,
communication, and sales management. We are a
vibrant organization that offers preparation today
for the careers of fomorrow. If you're a positive and
energetic team player, apply now!
38 Locations Across Canada as of May Ist
Sensational Summer Opportunities!
Set a schedule that fits in with your summer plans!
Great starting pay offered.
Conditions Apply.
Enjoy an enthusiastic and supportive environment where
training and development programs are available.
For more information and
to apply online, visit our
website at:
Film rated PG
Email editor @otherpress.ca for
your chance to win free passes
to the screening.
First ten people will win.
The Other Press is
looking for a new
managing editor. If you
have copy editing and
previous newspaper
experience, are a Douglas
Student and have time
to put in 20 hours a week,
submit your resume by
April 8th to:
the_editor5/@hotmail.com
The Other Press is Douglas College's
collected every semester at registration, and from
The Other Press reserves the right to choose
Ma to? -
autonomous student newspaper.
The Other Press is run as a collective and is
published weekly during the fall and winter
semesters, and monthly (as a magazine) during
the summer.
We receive our funding from a student levy
local and national advertising revenue. The
Other Press is a member of the Canadian
University Press (CUP), a cooperative of student
newspapers from across Canada. We adhere to
CUP’s Statement of Common Principles and
Code of Ethics—except when it suits us not to.
what to publish, and will not publish material
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may be edited for clarity and brevity if necessary.
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ame
After five years of debating and
negotiation, Burns Bog has been
acquired by the BC government
thereby preserving and protecting it
forever. Four levels of government,
provincial, federal, regional, and
civic, to safeguard approximately
5,054 acres of bog land, made the
$73 million dollar purchase possi-
ble. How the costs break down:
British Columbia 28.6 million
Canada 28 million
GVRD 10.4 million
Delta 6 million
The four levels of government
will develop a management agree-
ment for the lands, with the GVRD
holding responsibility for the man-
agement.
“We have protected over 5,000
acres—an area five times the size of
Stanley Park—that gives us clean air
and is home to an abundance of
plants and wildlife. This is truly an
investment in our future,”
announced Premier Gordon
Campbell. “I want to thank the peo-
ple of Delta and in particular our
two MLAs, Val Roddick and Reni
Masi, who've worked so hard to
ensure the preservation of the bog.
This is an accomplishment that we
can all celebrate.”
The deal includes more land than
was deemed necessary to protect the
Bog and also includes an additional
parcel of land on the eastern edge of
the bog, which adds valuable green-
belt attributes to lands already
owned by Delta.
“This achievement belongs to the
people. They've wanted the bog
saved. Their money has paid to save
it,” said Delta Mayor Lois Jackson.
“Now it is up to us, the four levels of
government, to ensure that this |
unique and precious ecosystem is
preserved.”
Title to the land was transferred |
and registered to the Province, the
GVRD, and the Corporation of
Delta after a legally binding agree-
ment was reached to acquire the
land. Covenants will now be regis-
tered in the name of these three
partners—permanently preserving |
and protecting the bog.
Burns Bog is the largest raised
peat bog on the west coast of North
America, and makes a significant
contribution to improving air quali-
ty in the Lower Mainland. It is an
- excellent example of a self-sustain-
ing ecosystem that contains an
impressive diversity of wildlife and
plants.
Ms -
Di
scover Artists Alive
April 7, 2004
Ericka Young
OP Contributor
The Fraser River Discovery Centre
gift shop has changed their format
to feature local artists. The
Discovery Centre is proud of the
artists and would like to share their
work with the rest of New
Westminster.
This month Dee Spenser is the
featured artist. Her native paintings
would complement bare space on
any wall. Her paintings are one of
the many local artists work shoppers
of original pieces can choose from.
All of the artists’ creations are
one-of-a-kind, and many of them
will create pieces made especially for
custom orders. A lot of the pieces fit
the starving student’s budget and
make great gifts at any time of the
year.
Gabriele Gottschlag is an artist
who creates a visual story with her
original prints. You can find her
designs on t-shirts, totes, and
framed in the Fraser River
Discovery Centre gift shop She also
has yoga pants, hoodies, and under-
wear in two different styles: thong
and shorts.
Amanda Sakara has recently
joined the artists’ team with her
inexpensive window decorations
created with glass and silver beads.
They are a beautiful addition to any
window or mirror. The decorations
also serve the purpose to keep birds
from hurting themselves. Sakara
also makes necklaces in many differ-
ent colours and lengths.
If you are looking for some origi-
nal houseware pieces Laurie Walsh
and Valerie Towler show their
expertise in one-stroke painting.
Their products range from wine
glass sets to welcome signs. Their
artwork is an inexpensive way to
add beauty and originality to your
home—or maybe your mom's, your
aunt’, or your neighbour's home.
Learn to paint the Chinese way
with Eileen Fong’s watercolour
book. She includes step-by-step
instructions onhow to create beauti-
ful paintings and also sells her own
prints. Learn techniques to paint
different flowers and birds.
These people are a few examples
of who the local artists are. The
Discovery Center is always looking
for new local artists as well. If you
know of someone who has an origi-
nal artwork and is looking for an
outlet, send him or her with some
examples to the Fraser River
Discovery Centre.
The Centre strives to educate
people about the importance of the
Fraser River and its basin to all of
the communities within and sur-
rounding it. The ongoing programs
and displays are one way that they
try to get their message out.
Whether you would like to learn the
history of the area, or about what is
happening in the area today, go on
down to the Centre. They will like-
ly have some answers for you.
Their website is a page dedicated
to the gift shop and the new Artists
Alive series, where you will find
examples of the artists’ work. The
gift shop page will change on the
first of each month. Visit the gift
shop at 788 Quayside Drive, locat-
ed beside the casino boat adjacent to
the Westminster Quay public mar-
ket. If you have any questions please
contact the Centre at 604.521.8401
or by email at info@fraserriverdis-
covery.org. Visit their website
/giftshop.html>.
Minority Report
Kelly Parry
News Editor
In a press release issued last week,
Canadian Business magazine, in
partnership with OMNI Television
released their list of top workplaces
for visible minorities.
There are approximately four mil-
lion visible minorities in Canada
with 1.3 million claiming aboriginal
ancestry. Out of 220,000 or more
newcomers that arrive in Canada
each year 70 percent to 80 percent
are visible minorities. ‘
The report discovered that,
although projecting an environment
of diversity, there were many com-
panies who equated hiring minori-
ties as a way to deal with affirmative
action issues, intrusive legislation,
red tape, and hiring quotas.
But according to the experts
Canadian Business spoke to, devel-
oping adiverse workforce simply
makes bottom-line sense. “Smart
Canadian companies are embracing
diversity for the sake of survival,”
says Scott Steele, Executive Editor.
“Diversity gives you a competitive
edge by reflecting the needs of your
customer base.”
http://www.otherpress.ca
Using federally regulated, work-
place data filed under the
Employment Equity Act, a panel of
four experts, organized and
crunched numbers in such cate-
gories as percentage of visible
minority employees, percentage of
senior managers thatwere visible
minorities, and the percentage of
employees earning over $100K that
were in each company was then
assigned a final score.
The top ten scoring companies
were:
* Call-Net Enterprises Inc. (Sprint
Canada)
* Canadian Imperial Bank of
Commerce
¢ TD Bank Financial Group
* Bank of Nova Scotia
¢ Bank of Montreal
¢ HSBC Bank of Canada
¢ Tele-Mobile Co. and TM Mobile
Inc. (Telus Mobility)
* Canadian Western Bank
* Citizens Bank of Canada
* Westcoast Energy Inc. (now
Duke Energy Gas Transmission
Canada)
¢ Intesa Bank Canada
For further information about this
report please contact:
Suneel Khanna at
the other press e KellyParry e kelly-parry@telus.net
ame
After five years of debating and
negotiation, Burns Bog has been
acquired by the BC government
thereby preserving and protecting it
forever. Four levels of government,
provincial, federal, regional, and
civic, to safeguard approximately
5,054 acres of bog land, made the
$73 million dollar purchase possi-
ble. How the costs break down:
British Columbia 28.6 million
Canada 28 million
GVRD 10.4 million
Delta 6 million
The four levels of government
will develop a management agree-
ment for the lands, with the GVRD
holding responsibility for the man-
agement.
“We have protected over 5,000
acres—an area five times the size of
Stanley Park—that gives us clean air
and is home to an abundance of
plants and wildlife. This is truly an
investment in our future,”
announced Premier Gordon
Campbell. “I want to thank the peo-
ple of Delta and in particular our
two MLAs, Val Roddick and Reni
Masi, who've worked so hard to
ensure the preservation of the bog.
This is an accomplishment that we
can all celebrate.”
The deal includes more land than
was deemed necessary to protect the
Bog and also includes an additional
parcel of land on the eastern edge of
the bog, which adds valuable green-
belt attributes to lands already
owned by Delta.
“This achievement belongs to the
people. They've wanted the bog
saved. Their money has paid to save
it,” said Delta Mayor Lois Jackson.
“Now it is up to us, the four levels of
government, to ensure that this |
unique and precious ecosystem is
preserved.”
Title to the land was transferred |
and registered to the Province, the
GVRD, and the Corporation of
Delta after a legally binding agree-
ment was reached to acquire the
land. Covenants will now be regis-
tered in the name of these three
partners—permanently preserving |
and protecting the bog.
Burns Bog is the largest raised
peat bog on the west coast of North
America, and makes a significant
contribution to improving air quali-
ty in the Lower Mainland. It is an
- excellent example of a self-sustain-
ing ecosystem that contains an
impressive diversity of wildlife and
plants.
Ms -
Di
scover Artists Alive
April 7, 2004
Ericka Young
OP Contributor
The Fraser River Discovery Centre
gift shop has changed their format
to feature local artists. The
Discovery Centre is proud of the
artists and would like to share their
work with the rest of New
Westminster.
This month Dee Spenser is the
featured artist. Her native paintings
would complement bare space on
any wall. Her paintings are one of
the many local artists work shoppers
of original pieces can choose from.
All of the artists’ creations are
one-of-a-kind, and many of them
will create pieces made especially for
custom orders. A lot of the pieces fit
the starving student’s budget and
make great gifts at any time of the
year.
Gabriele Gottschlag is an artist
who creates a visual story with her
original prints. You can find her
designs on t-shirts, totes, and
framed in the Fraser River
Discovery Centre gift shop She also
has yoga pants, hoodies, and under-
wear in two different styles: thong
and shorts.
Amanda Sakara has recently
joined the artists’ team with her
inexpensive window decorations
created with glass and silver beads.
They are a beautiful addition to any
window or mirror. The decorations
also serve the purpose to keep birds
from hurting themselves. Sakara
also makes necklaces in many differ-
ent colours and lengths.
If you are looking for some origi-
nal houseware pieces Laurie Walsh
and Valerie Towler show their
expertise in one-stroke painting.
Their products range from wine
glass sets to welcome signs. Their
artwork is an inexpensive way to
add beauty and originality to your
home—or maybe your mom's, your
aunt’, or your neighbour's home.
Learn to paint the Chinese way
with Eileen Fong’s watercolour
book. She includes step-by-step
instructions onhow to create beauti-
ful paintings and also sells her own
prints. Learn techniques to paint
different flowers and birds.
These people are a few examples
of who the local artists are. The
Discovery Center is always looking
for new local artists as well. If you
know of someone who has an origi-
nal artwork and is looking for an
outlet, send him or her with some
examples to the Fraser River
Discovery Centre.
The Centre strives to educate
people about the importance of the
Fraser River and its basin to all of
the communities within and sur-
rounding it. The ongoing programs
and displays are one way that they
try to get their message out.
Whether you would like to learn the
history of the area, or about what is
happening in the area today, go on
down to the Centre. They will like-
ly have some answers for you.
Their website is a page dedicated
to the gift shop and the new Artists
Alive series, where you will find
examples of the artists’ work. The
gift shop page will change on the
first of each month. Visit the gift
shop at 788 Quayside Drive, locat-
ed beside the casino boat adjacent to
the Westminster Quay public mar-
ket. If you have any questions please
contact the Centre at 604.521.8401
or by email at info@fraserriverdis-
covery.org. Visit their website
/giftshop.html>.
Minority Report
Kelly Parry
News Editor
In a press release issued last week,
Canadian Business magazine, in
partnership with OMNI Television
released their list of top workplaces
for visible minorities.
There are approximately four mil-
lion visible minorities in Canada
with 1.3 million claiming aboriginal
ancestry. Out of 220,000 or more
newcomers that arrive in Canada
each year 70 percent to 80 percent
are visible minorities. ‘
The report discovered that,
although projecting an environment
of diversity, there were many com-
panies who equated hiring minori-
ties as a way to deal with affirmative
action issues, intrusive legislation,
red tape, and hiring quotas.
But according to the experts
Canadian Business spoke to, devel-
oping adiverse workforce simply
makes bottom-line sense. “Smart
Canadian companies are embracing
diversity for the sake of survival,”
says Scott Steele, Executive Editor.
“Diversity gives you a competitive
edge by reflecting the needs of your
customer base.”
http://www.otherpress.ca
Using federally regulated, work-
place data filed under the
Employment Equity Act, a panel of
four experts, organized and
crunched numbers in such cate-
gories as percentage of visible
minority employees, percentage of
senior managers thatwere visible
minorities, and the percentage of
employees earning over $100K that
were in each company was then
assigned a final score.
The top ten scoring companies
were:
* Call-Net Enterprises Inc. (Sprint
Canada)
* Canadian Imperial Bank of
Commerce
¢ TD Bank Financial Group
* Bank of Nova Scotia
¢ Bank of Montreal
¢ HSBC Bank of Canada
¢ Tele-Mobile Co. and TM Mobile
Inc. (Telus Mobility)
* Canadian Western Bank
* Citizens Bank of Canada
* Westcoast Energy Inc. (now
Duke Energy Gas Transmission
Canada)
¢ Intesa Bank Canada
For further information about this
report please contact:
Suneel Khanna at
Edited Text
© News
the other press e KellyParry e kelly-parry@telus.net
ame
After five years of debating and
negotiation, Burns Bog has been
acquired by the BC government
thereby preserving and protecting it
forever. Four levels of government,
provincial, federal, regional, and
civic, to safeguard approximately
5,054 acres of bog land, made the
$73 million dollar purchase possi-
ble. How the costs break down:
British Columbia 28.6 million
Canada 28 million
GVRD 10.4 million
Delta 6 million
The four levels of government
will develop a management agree-
ment for the lands, with the GVRD
holding responsibility for the man-
agement.
“We have protected over 5,000
acres—an area five times the size of
Stanley Park—that gives us clean air
and is home to an abundance of
plants and wildlife. This is truly an
investment in our future,”
announced Premier Gordon
Campbell. “I want to thank the peo-
ple of Delta and in particular our
two MLAs, Val Roddick and Reni
Masi, who've worked so hard to
ensure the preservation of the bog.
This is an accomplishment that we
can all celebrate.”
The deal includes more land than
was deemed necessary to protect the
Bog and also includes an additional
parcel of land on the eastern edge of
the bog, which adds valuable green-
belt attributes to lands already
owned by Delta.
“This achievement belongs to the
people. They've wanted the bog
saved. Their money has paid to save
it,” said Delta Mayor Lois Jackson.
“Now it is up to us, the four levels of
government, to ensure that this |
unique and precious ecosystem is
preserved.”
Title to the land was transferred |
and registered to the Province, the
GVRD, and the Corporation of
Delta after a legally binding agree-
ment was reached to acquire the
land. Covenants will now be regis-
tered in the name of these three
partners—permanently preserving |
and protecting the bog.
Burns Bog is the largest raised
peat bog on the west coast of North
America, and makes a significant
contribution to improving air quali-
ty in the Lower Mainland. It is an
- excellent example of a self-sustain-
ing ecosystem that contains an
impressive diversity of wildlife and
plants.
Ms -
Di
scover Artists Alive
April 7, 2004
Ericka Young
OP Contributor
The Fraser River Discovery Centre
gift shop has changed their format
to feature local artists. The
Discovery Centre is proud of the
artists and would like to share their
work with the rest of New
Westminster.
This month Dee Spenser is the
featured artist. Her native paintings
would complement bare space on
any wall. Her paintings are one of
the many local artists work shoppers
of original pieces can choose from.
All of the artists’ creations are
one-of-a-kind, and many of them
will create pieces made especially for
custom orders. A lot of the pieces fit
the starving student’s budget and
make great gifts at any time of the
year.
Gabriele Gottschlag is an artist
who creates a visual story with her
original prints. You can find her
designs on t-shirts, totes, and
framed in the Fraser River
Discovery Centre gift shop She also
has yoga pants, hoodies, and under-
wear in two different styles: thong
and shorts.
Amanda Sakara has recently
joined the artists’ team with her
inexpensive window decorations
created with glass and silver beads.
They are a beautiful addition to any
window or mirror. The decorations
also serve the purpose to keep birds
from hurting themselves. Sakara
also makes necklaces in many differ-
ent colours and lengths.
If you are looking for some origi-
nal houseware pieces Laurie Walsh
and Valerie Towler show their
expertise in one-stroke painting.
Their products range from wine
glass sets to welcome signs. Their
artwork is an inexpensive way to
add beauty and originality to your
home—or maybe your mom's, your
aunt’, or your neighbour's home.
Learn to paint the Chinese way
with Eileen Fong’s watercolour
book. She includes step-by-step
instructions onhow to create beauti-
ful paintings and also sells her own
prints. Learn techniques to paint
different flowers and birds.
These people are a few examples
of who the local artists are. The
Discovery Center is always looking
for new local artists as well. If you
know of someone who has an origi-
nal artwork and is looking for an
outlet, send him or her with some
examples to the Fraser River
Discovery Centre.
The Centre strives to educate
people about the importance of the
Fraser River and its basin to all of
the communities within and sur-
rounding it. The ongoing programs
and displays are one way that they
try to get their message out.
Whether you would like to learn the
history of the area, or about what is
happening in the area today, go on
down to the Centre. They will like-
ly have some answers for you.
Their website is a page dedicated
to the gift shop and the new Artists
Alive series, where you will find
examples of the artists’ work. The
gift shop page will change on the
first of each month. Visit the gift
shop at 788 Quayside Drive, locat-
ed beside the casino boat adjacent to
the Westminster Quay public mar-
ket. If you have any questions please
contact the Centre at 604.521.8401
or by email at info@fraserriverdis-
covery.org. Visit their website
/giftshop.html>.
Minority Report
Kelly Parry
News Editor
In a press release issued last week,
Canadian Business magazine, in
partnership with OMNI Television
released their list of top workplaces
for visible minorities.
There are approximately four mil-
lion visible minorities in Canada
with 1.3 million claiming aboriginal
ancestry. Out of 220,000 or more
newcomers that arrive in Canada
each year 70 percent to 80 percent
are visible minorities. ‘
The report discovered that,
although projecting an environment
of diversity, there were many com-
panies who equated hiring minori-
ties as a way to deal with affirmative
action issues, intrusive legislation,
red tape, and hiring quotas.
But according to the experts
Canadian Business spoke to, devel-
oping adiverse workforce simply
makes bottom-line sense. “Smart
Canadian companies are embracing
diversity for the sake of survival,”
says Scott Steele, Executive Editor.
“Diversity gives you a competitive
edge by reflecting the needs of your
customer base.”
http://www.otherpress.ca
Using federally regulated, work-
place data filed under the
Employment Equity Act, a panel of
four experts, organized and
crunched numbers in such cate-
gories as percentage of visible
minority employees, percentage of
senior managers thatwere visible
minorities, and the percentage of
employees earning over $100K that
were in each company was then
assigned a final score.
The top ten scoring companies
were:
* Call-Net Enterprises Inc. (Sprint
Canada)
* Canadian Imperial Bank of
Commerce
¢ TD Bank Financial Group
* Bank of Nova Scotia
¢ Bank of Montreal
¢ HSBC Bank of Canada
¢ Tele-Mobile Co. and TM Mobile
Inc. (Telus Mobility)
* Canadian Western Bank
* Citizens Bank of Canada
* Westcoast Energy Inc. (now
Duke Energy Gas Transmission
Canada)
¢ Intesa Bank Canada
For further information about this
report please contact:
Suneel Khanna at
the other press e KellyParry e kelly-parry@telus.net
ame
After five years of debating and
negotiation, Burns Bog has been
acquired by the BC government
thereby preserving and protecting it
forever. Four levels of government,
provincial, federal, regional, and
civic, to safeguard approximately
5,054 acres of bog land, made the
$73 million dollar purchase possi-
ble. How the costs break down:
British Columbia 28.6 million
Canada 28 million
GVRD 10.4 million
Delta 6 million
The four levels of government
will develop a management agree-
ment for the lands, with the GVRD
holding responsibility for the man-
agement.
“We have protected over 5,000
acres—an area five times the size of
Stanley Park—that gives us clean air
and is home to an abundance of
plants and wildlife. This is truly an
investment in our future,”
announced Premier Gordon
Campbell. “I want to thank the peo-
ple of Delta and in particular our
two MLAs, Val Roddick and Reni
Masi, who've worked so hard to
ensure the preservation of the bog.
This is an accomplishment that we
can all celebrate.”
The deal includes more land than
was deemed necessary to protect the
Bog and also includes an additional
parcel of land on the eastern edge of
the bog, which adds valuable green-
belt attributes to lands already
owned by Delta.
“This achievement belongs to the
people. They've wanted the bog
saved. Their money has paid to save
it,” said Delta Mayor Lois Jackson.
“Now it is up to us, the four levels of
government, to ensure that this |
unique and precious ecosystem is
preserved.”
Title to the land was transferred |
and registered to the Province, the
GVRD, and the Corporation of
Delta after a legally binding agree-
ment was reached to acquire the
land. Covenants will now be regis-
tered in the name of these three
partners—permanently preserving |
and protecting the bog.
Burns Bog is the largest raised
peat bog on the west coast of North
America, and makes a significant
contribution to improving air quali-
ty in the Lower Mainland. It is an
- excellent example of a self-sustain-
ing ecosystem that contains an
impressive diversity of wildlife and
plants.
Ms -
Di
scover Artists Alive
April 7, 2004
Ericka Young
OP Contributor
The Fraser River Discovery Centre
gift shop has changed their format
to feature local artists. The
Discovery Centre is proud of the
artists and would like to share their
work with the rest of New
Westminster.
This month Dee Spenser is the
featured artist. Her native paintings
would complement bare space on
any wall. Her paintings are one of
the many local artists work shoppers
of original pieces can choose from.
All of the artists’ creations are
one-of-a-kind, and many of them
will create pieces made especially for
custom orders. A lot of the pieces fit
the starving student’s budget and
make great gifts at any time of the
year.
Gabriele Gottschlag is an artist
who creates a visual story with her
original prints. You can find her
designs on t-shirts, totes, and
framed in the Fraser River
Discovery Centre gift shop She also
has yoga pants, hoodies, and under-
wear in two different styles: thong
and shorts.
Amanda Sakara has recently
joined the artists’ team with her
inexpensive window decorations
created with glass and silver beads.
They are a beautiful addition to any
window or mirror. The decorations
also serve the purpose to keep birds
from hurting themselves. Sakara
also makes necklaces in many differ-
ent colours and lengths.
If you are looking for some origi-
nal houseware pieces Laurie Walsh
and Valerie Towler show their
expertise in one-stroke painting.
Their products range from wine
glass sets to welcome signs. Their
artwork is an inexpensive way to
add beauty and originality to your
home—or maybe your mom's, your
aunt’, or your neighbour's home.
Learn to paint the Chinese way
with Eileen Fong’s watercolour
book. She includes step-by-step
instructions onhow to create beauti-
ful paintings and also sells her own
prints. Learn techniques to paint
different flowers and birds.
These people are a few examples
of who the local artists are. The
Discovery Center is always looking
for new local artists as well. If you
know of someone who has an origi-
nal artwork and is looking for an
outlet, send him or her with some
examples to the Fraser River
Discovery Centre.
The Centre strives to educate
people about the importance of the
Fraser River and its basin to all of
the communities within and sur-
rounding it. The ongoing programs
and displays are one way that they
try to get their message out.
Whether you would like to learn the
history of the area, or about what is
happening in the area today, go on
down to the Centre. They will like-
ly have some answers for you.
Their website is a page dedicated
to the gift shop and the new Artists
Alive series, where you will find
examples of the artists’ work. The
gift shop page will change on the
first of each month. Visit the gift
shop at 788 Quayside Drive, locat-
ed beside the casino boat adjacent to
the Westminster Quay public mar-
ket. If you have any questions please
contact the Centre at 604.521.8401
or by email at info@fraserriverdis-
covery.org. Visit their website
/giftshop.html>.
Minority Report
Kelly Parry
News Editor
In a press release issued last week,
Canadian Business magazine, in
partnership with OMNI Television
released their list of top workplaces
for visible minorities.
There are approximately four mil-
lion visible minorities in Canada
with 1.3 million claiming aboriginal
ancestry. Out of 220,000 or more
newcomers that arrive in Canada
each year 70 percent to 80 percent
are visible minorities. ‘
The report discovered that,
although projecting an environment
of diversity, there were many com-
panies who equated hiring minori-
ties as a way to deal with affirmative
action issues, intrusive legislation,
red tape, and hiring quotas.
But according to the experts
Canadian Business spoke to, devel-
oping adiverse workforce simply
makes bottom-line sense. “Smart
Canadian companies are embracing
diversity for the sake of survival,”
says Scott Steele, Executive Editor.
“Diversity gives you a competitive
edge by reflecting the needs of your
customer base.”
http://www.otherpress.ca
Using federally regulated, work-
place data filed under the
Employment Equity Act, a panel of
four experts, organized and
crunched numbers in such cate-
gories as percentage of visible
minority employees, percentage of
senior managers thatwere visible
minorities, and the percentage of
employees earning over $100K that
were in each company was then
assigned a final score.
The top ten scoring companies
were:
* Call-Net Enterprises Inc. (Sprint
Canada)
* Canadian Imperial Bank of
Commerce
¢ TD Bank Financial Group
* Bank of Nova Scotia
¢ Bank of Montreal
¢ HSBC Bank of Canada
¢ Tele-Mobile Co. and TM Mobile
Inc. (Telus Mobility)
* Canadian Western Bank
* Citizens Bank of Canada
* Westcoast Energy Inc. (now
Duke Energy Gas Transmission
Canada)
¢ Intesa Bank Canada
For further information about this
report please contact:
Suneel Khanna at
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Ray Floret’s Foray: Gas Lawn Mowers |
Geoff Lewis
OP Contributor
When deciding what kind of
mower to own, consider what kind
of car you drive. Gas mowers are like
little cars that you push, unless
youre rich, or the spouse mows the
lawn for you. Then you must buy a
self-propelled mower. Unless the sit-
uation is that your spouse should
impress you with their musculature.
Then you're back to push mowers.
In that case, get the six horse. It’s
heavier, and more demanding upon
your loye-slave. For the land barons,
it must be a riding mower, but that
is to be saved for another article.
Stuff you should know about your
gas mower: Air-cooled engine. Lawn
boys are two-stroke engines, requir-
ing a gas-oil mixture like chainsaws
and any other gas motor you carry.
Better power/weight ratio. Other
mowers are four-stroke engines.
With four-stroke engines, the gas
and oil are separate. Car gas, car oil,
just like a little car. One spark plug,
one air filter, and no oil filter. Just
like your car, if it had only one mis-
erable cylinder. © Lawnmower
engines, incidentally, make good lit-
tle go-cart motors.
Gas lawnmowers pollute, gallon
for gallon, far more than cars, since
they have no emission control sys-
tem. I use about two to three gallons
of gasoline per year in my 3.5 horse
power mower. It mows two big
lawns and one small lawn every
week, or as seldom as I can get away
with. By contrast, an SUV uses
about two to four gallons per hour.
Assuming two hours of driving per
day, that would be 2,100 gallons of
gasoline converted into pollution
per year. That would fill a very large
pool. I'm not certain how many
flushes it would take to flush that
volume down a toilet.
In any event, that’s a lot more pol-
lution emitted than my gas mower, I
suspect. Emissions would be princi-
pally comprised of nitrogen oxides
(to make that nice brown morning
haze), carbon monoxide, carbon
dioxide, and many other organic
molecules. (It’s ok, they’re organic).
To reduce pollution, why not drive
your lawnmower to work, instead of
a two tonne fantasy about some-
thing stupid and irrelevant? The two
most common car fantasies seem to
be “My car/truck makes me feel
safe” (yeah right, safer than the com-
pact car driver you'll kill in a colli-
sion) and “My truck/car makes me
feel sexy” (you're only sexy to the
prostitute in the passenger seat.
S/he’ll judge you first by your
car/truck).
May I suggest, to address these
safe and sexy car fantasies pumped
into us all, to daily either feel safe at
home or confront your fears. The
roads are scary, really. Try lying
down on one, if you don't believe
me. The sexual connotations
attached to cars and trucks are, gen-
erally, absurd. Feel sexy with your
loved one, not with your vehicle.
Feel sexy away from your vehicle,
instead. Or at least park somewhere
private first, like your own driveway
perhaps. If you find yourself trolling
for playthings in your Hummer you
already lose. And, if you must feel
sexy in your vehicle, why not intro-
duce yourself to video pornography?
You can view it in your vehicle now,
I understand. You know, DVDs in
the back seat of the mini-van. I can’t
speak for many, but SUV and mon-
ster truck drivers, even if otherwise
appealing, would turn me off. If you
can make out proficiently in a small
hatchback, however, you have the
kind of nubile flexibility and exhibi-
tionistic bravado many of us seek in
a mate. Look for telltale footprints
on the inside of the windshield.
Any twinges of penitence yet? No?
How about you crush that monster
and melt it down into a couple of
compacts and a swing set. And an
aboveground pool...with a diving
board. There might be enough
paint, steel, plastic, copper, ceramic,
lead, and rubber left over to make a
gas lawnmower for yourself.
A good way to understand fear is
to bicycle around town for a
while—interactions with your fel-
low road-user all involve your being
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crushed, squished or smeared, jam-
like against the asphalt and concrete.
Just like grating a tomato. No air
bags, no computer-assisted brakes,
no groovin’ tunes and lattes, cell
phones, and makeup. Just sweat,
fear, cautiousness, and eventually,
nice legs, back, arms, and good bal-
ance and reflexes. To level the
asphalt playing field, perhaps cyclists
should routinely carry a spark plug
on a stick. Tap the ceramic against
any drivers’ side window and the
glass will shatter into a thousand fun
pieces. Ceramic shatters car win-
dows, a truth known among smash-
and-grab artists and other low-lifes.
Permit me to indulge a fantasy,
based on a recent commuting expe-
rience. I wheel up to the driver’s side
of a stopped car with which I am
recently acquainted. Tap, tap,
smash! “I apologize for the intru-
sion, citizen, but your car passed by
very closely to me even though I was
exceeding the posted 50km speed
limit for cars, on this bicycle, down
that long straight hill behind us.
That felt very frightening to me,
particularly in light of the eraser-like
brakes I have for stopping. Seeing as
I have caught up to you at this red
light, you did not save even two sec-
onds of your valuable life by passing
me. I held you up not at all, yet you
risked removing all of the rest of my
life in your quest to save time or
whatever. Citizen, that was not very
thoughtful. Ponder your pathetic
possible motivations. Why did you
do that? And you should invest in a
less flimsy side window. You could
hurt yourself.”
My fantasy didn’t happen. I
specifically do not ride with a spark
plug in my pocket. I did catch up to
the guy who passed me, however,
and his window was rolled down. I
wheeled up, between cars, and slow-
ly passed him on the drivers’ side. I
didn’t spit, swear or drift him. I laid
a hand on the edge of his windshield
briefly, for balance, my gold ring
making a startling tick sound against
his chrome, my fingertips edging
into his field of vision. I got a good
look at him. I'll make a voodoo doll,
maybe. Next time Ill take a lock of
hair—if I live.
Many drivers think, without
thinking, that bicyclists are obvious-
ly poor, and therefore not equal con-
tributors to society. Ergo, it follows
that cyclists’ lives don’t need to be
protected as carefully as the more
“productive” driving caste. Ride an
old bike with a garbage bag full of
empty cans and drivers will acciden-
tally aim for you. I know, I also
drive. The carnage is unending
because many of us drive like the
macrocephalic chimps we are.
Anyway, where was I? Oh yeah,
lawnmowers. Change oil at least
once a year. You can tip the mower
over and drain the oil out the top
spout if you want, it’s easier. Recycle
the oil at a gas station. Check oil
level before every use, with the dip-
stick. Don’t store mowers with fuel
in them for months and months.
Run them empty by pouring the gas
out, tying a string around the dead
man switch and having a coffee
nearby while they run until they
conk out. Clean wet grass out from
under the deck, so the deck doesn’t
rot out through moist grass pressed
against chips in the paint under-
neath. Change air filter every year,
and spark plug when it looks
burned, worn or gunky. Unplug the
spark plug whenever working under
the mower deck, to save on fingers.
And drive those mowers carefully,
okay?
A good way to understand fear is to bicycle
around town for a while—interactions with
your fellow road-user all involve your being
grating a tomato
crushed, squished or smeared, jam-like
against the asphalt and concrete. Just like
Edited Text
© the other press ¢ Opinions
April 7, 2004
Ray Floret’s Foray: Gas Lawn Mowers |
Geoff Lewis
OP Contributor
When deciding what kind of
mower to own, consider what kind
of car you drive. Gas mowers are like
little cars that you push, unless
youre rich, or the spouse mows the
lawn for you. Then you must buy a
self-propelled mower. Unless the sit-
uation is that your spouse should
impress you with their musculature.
Then you're back to push mowers.
In that case, get the six horse. It’s
heavier, and more demanding upon
your loye-slave. For the land barons,
it must be a riding mower, but that
is to be saved for another article.
Stuff you should know about your
gas mower: Air-cooled engine. Lawn
boys are two-stroke engines, requir-
ing a gas-oil mixture like chainsaws
and any other gas motor you carry.
Better power/weight ratio. Other
mowers are four-stroke engines.
With four-stroke engines, the gas
and oil are separate. Car gas, car oil,
just like a little car. One spark plug,
one air filter, and no oil filter. Just
like your car, if it had only one mis-
erable cylinder. © Lawnmower
engines, incidentally, make good lit-
tle go-cart motors.
Gas lawnmowers pollute, gallon
for gallon, far more than cars, since
they have no emission control sys-
tem. I use about two to three gallons
of gasoline per year in my 3.5 horse
power mower. It mows two big
lawns and one small lawn every
week, or as seldom as I can get away
with. By contrast, an SUV uses
about two to four gallons per hour.
Assuming two hours of driving per
day, that would be 2,100 gallons of
gasoline converted into pollution
per year. That would fill a very large
pool. I'm not certain how many
flushes it would take to flush that
volume down a toilet.
In any event, that’s a lot more pol-
lution emitted than my gas mower, I
suspect. Emissions would be princi-
pally comprised of nitrogen oxides
(to make that nice brown morning
haze), carbon monoxide, carbon
dioxide, and many other organic
molecules. (It’s ok, they’re organic).
To reduce pollution, why not drive
your lawnmower to work, instead of
a two tonne fantasy about some-
thing stupid and irrelevant? The two
most common car fantasies seem to
be “My car/truck makes me feel
safe” (yeah right, safer than the com-
pact car driver you'll kill in a colli-
sion) and “My truck/car makes me
feel sexy” (you're only sexy to the
prostitute in the passenger seat.
S/he’ll judge you first by your
car/truck).
May I suggest, to address these
safe and sexy car fantasies pumped
into us all, to daily either feel safe at
home or confront your fears. The
roads are scary, really. Try lying
down on one, if you don't believe
me. The sexual connotations
attached to cars and trucks are, gen-
erally, absurd. Feel sexy with your
loved one, not with your vehicle.
Feel sexy away from your vehicle,
instead. Or at least park somewhere
private first, like your own driveway
perhaps. If you find yourself trolling
for playthings in your Hummer you
already lose. And, if you must feel
sexy in your vehicle, why not intro-
duce yourself to video pornography?
You can view it in your vehicle now,
I understand. You know, DVDs in
the back seat of the mini-van. I can’t
speak for many, but SUV and mon-
ster truck drivers, even if otherwise
appealing, would turn me off. If you
can make out proficiently in a small
hatchback, however, you have the
kind of nubile flexibility and exhibi-
tionistic bravado many of us seek in
a mate. Look for telltale footprints
on the inside of the windshield.
Any twinges of penitence yet? No?
How about you crush that monster
and melt it down into a couple of
compacts and a swing set. And an
aboveground pool...with a diving
board. There might be enough
paint, steel, plastic, copper, ceramic,
lead, and rubber left over to make a
gas lawnmower for yourself.
A good way to understand fear is
to bicycle around town for a
while—interactions with your fel-
low road-user all involve your being
a Page 8 http://www.otherpress.ca
crushed, squished or smeared, jam-
like against the asphalt and concrete.
Just like grating a tomato. No air
bags, no computer-assisted brakes,
no groovin’ tunes and lattes, cell
phones, and makeup. Just sweat,
fear, cautiousness, and eventually,
nice legs, back, arms, and good bal-
ance and reflexes. To level the
asphalt playing field, perhaps cyclists
should routinely carry a spark plug
on a stick. Tap the ceramic against
any drivers’ side window and the
glass will shatter into a thousand fun
pieces. Ceramic shatters car win-
dows, a truth known among smash-
and-grab artists and other low-lifes.
Permit me to indulge a fantasy,
based on a recent commuting expe-
rience. I wheel up to the driver’s side
of a stopped car with which I am
recently acquainted. Tap, tap,
smash! “I apologize for the intru-
sion, citizen, but your car passed by
very closely to me even though I was
exceeding the posted 50km speed
limit for cars, on this bicycle, down
that long straight hill behind us.
That felt very frightening to me,
particularly in light of the eraser-like
brakes I have for stopping. Seeing as
I have caught up to you at this red
light, you did not save even two sec-
onds of your valuable life by passing
me. I held you up not at all, yet you
risked removing all of the rest of my
life in your quest to save time or
whatever. Citizen, that was not very
thoughtful. Ponder your pathetic
possible motivations. Why did you
do that? And you should invest in a
less flimsy side window. You could
hurt yourself.”
My fantasy didn’t happen. I
specifically do not ride with a spark
plug in my pocket. I did catch up to
the guy who passed me, however,
and his window was rolled down. I
wheeled up, between cars, and slow-
ly passed him on the drivers’ side. I
didn’t spit, swear or drift him. I laid
a hand on the edge of his windshield
briefly, for balance, my gold ring
making a startling tick sound against
his chrome, my fingertips edging
into his field of vision. I got a good
look at him. I'll make a voodoo doll,
maybe. Next time Ill take a lock of
hair—if I live.
Many drivers think, without
thinking, that bicyclists are obvious-
ly poor, and therefore not equal con-
tributors to society. Ergo, it follows
that cyclists’ lives don’t need to be
protected as carefully as the more
“productive” driving caste. Ride an
old bike with a garbage bag full of
empty cans and drivers will acciden-
tally aim for you. I know, I also
drive. The carnage is unending
because many of us drive like the
macrocephalic chimps we are.
Anyway, where was I? Oh yeah,
lawnmowers. Change oil at least
once a year. You can tip the mower
over and drain the oil out the top
spout if you want, it’s easier. Recycle
the oil at a gas station. Check oil
level before every use, with the dip-
stick. Don’t store mowers with fuel
in them for months and months.
Run them empty by pouring the gas
out, tying a string around the dead
man switch and having a coffee
nearby while they run until they
conk out. Clean wet grass out from
under the deck, so the deck doesn’t
rot out through moist grass pressed
against chips in the paint under-
neath. Change air filter every year,
and spark plug when it looks
burned, worn or gunky. Unplug the
spark plug whenever working under
the mower deck, to save on fingers.
And drive those mowers carefully,
okay?
A good way to understand fear is to bicycle
around town for a while—interactions with
your fellow road-user all involve your being
grating a tomato
crushed, squished or smeared, jam-like
against the asphalt and concrete. Just like
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Matters
Canada Missing Out On Clean Economy Potential
David Suzuki
David Suzuki Foundation
“Climate Ee has stuck its head
above the parapet—it’s not an issue
politicians can hide from much
longer.” Climate expert Dr. David
Viner told this to New Scientist
magazine the day before the release
of Canada’s federal budget.
Well, someone clearly forgot to
tell it to Prime Minister Paul
Martin. Or maybe he’s just hoping
to hide out until after the election,
because there was certainly nothing
in the budget that promises to take
Canada out of the environmental
dark ages.
Yes, Canada adopted the Kyoto
Protocol a couple years back, but we
have done virtually nothing since.
There is no plan to achieve our
goals. There is no leadership. In
spite of the widely held belief that
we are good environmental stew-
ards, Canada is actually one of the
Name:
Matt
Age:
20
Program at Douglas College:
Marketing
Last CD in your stereo?
Rancid
Are you doing anything excit-
ing over the long weekend?
Gettin’ drive-thru and doing it
Oh yeah, four...a full load.
What would you rather be
doing right now?
Just about anyching,
Paparazzi
Angela Blattmann
OP Photographer
least efficient, most polluting coun-
tries in the developed world. Our
rankings compared to the other
member nations of the
Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development read
like a shopping list of failure. Air
pollution? Second worst. Water
consumption? Ditto. Energy effi-
ciency? Again, 28 out of 29.
At some point the federal govern-
ment is going to have to wake up to
the fact that our economy is fully
one-third less efficient than the
United States’. Every free-market
pundit in the country should be up
in arms about that number. How
can a country possibly compete
when it is so wasteful? Wasting
water and energy is just plain stu-
pid. It’s bad for business and bad for
the environment.
Unfortunately, Mr. Martin has
given us a budget only a Luddite
would love. Innovation? Not here.
Vision? Sorry. What we got was
more of the same. More sweet deals
for the fossil fuel industry, more
stalling on improving efficiency and
little commitment to clean energy.
In fact, the dirtiest energy source,
x
coal, has-been given a reprieve in the
budget under the guise of being
“clean coal.” Of course, there’s no
such thing. Coal is dirty, period.
You can reduce a couple of the pol-
lutants coming out of the smoke
stacks, but it’s still the most ineffi-
cient and dirtiest of all fossil fuels.
The heat-trapping emissions alone
from coal should have us keeping it
in the ground instead of burning it
like there’s no tomorrow.
Speaking of emissions, Mr.
Martin actually released his budget
the day after the US National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration reported that levels
of heat-trapping gases in the atmos-
phere have hit a record high. The
American team started recording
atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide
(the main greenhouse gas) in the
50s. Back then, levels were around
315 parts per million (ppm). Today,
they are at 376 ppm in the air and
rising. If we continue to burn fossil
fuels like oil, coal and gas at present
quantities, the amount of carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere is expect-
ed to more than double by the turn
of the century.
This, of course, is a recipe for dis-
aster. Scientists have told us again |
and again that the resulting temper-
ature increases would severely dis-
rupt our global climate, leading to
more droughts and storms, rising
sea levels and radically altered
weather patterns. We have set this
course for ourselves. It’s not too late
to change, but we need to see some
real leadership from government
and businesses to chart a new path.
We need to overhaul our econo-
my to reward clean, non-polluting
behaviours and discourage actions
that damage the air we breathe and
the water we drink. We need to
encourage innovation that spurs
new jobs. We need to recognize that
doing things differently can mean
doing things better. A clean econo-
my actually means a healthier econ- |
omy and a better quality of life for
Canadians. Mr. Martin clearly had
other concerns in this budget, but
he cannot hide from this issue much
longer. When and how he addresses
it will be a true test of his leadership.
Take the Nature Challenge and
learn more at
.
21
Program at Douglas College:
CISy
Last CD in your stereo?
Star Ocean, OS2
Are you doing anything exciting
over the long weekend?
Watching anime? That's exciting.
Til watch more than normal.
Are you taking spring semester
classes?
- Nooo...I need the summer off.
What would you rather be
doing right now?
Something else. Playing Disgaea.
http://www.otherpress.ca
Third
Degree
Angela Blattmann
OP Photographer
Name: Corey
Answer: | think reality tele-
vision is lame. I thought it
was interesting initially
when the first Survivor came
out, but it’s degenerating the
local film industry and
monopolizing prime time.
Name: Catherine
Answer: It’s pretty pointless.
There are other more educa-
tional programs to watch.
Name: Cindy Lou
and Daniel San
Answer: No, we don’t watch
any reality TV. It takes away
jobs from actors.
Page 7
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Aipril 7, 2004
e the other press ©
~
=~ Science
Matters
Canada Missing Out On Clean Economy Potential
David Suzuki
David Suzuki Foundation
“Climate Ee has stuck its head
above the parapet—it’s not an issue
politicians can hide from much
longer.” Climate expert Dr. David
Viner told this to New Scientist
magazine the day before the release
of Canada’s federal budget.
Well, someone clearly forgot to
tell it to Prime Minister Paul
Martin. Or maybe he’s just hoping
to hide out until after the election,
because there was certainly nothing
in the budget that promises to take
Canada out of the environmental
dark ages.
Yes, Canada adopted the Kyoto
Protocol a couple years back, but we
have done virtually nothing since.
There is no plan to achieve our
goals. There is no leadership. In
spite of the widely held belief that
we are good environmental stew-
ards, Canada is actually one of the
Name:
Matt
Age:
20
Program at Douglas College:
Marketing
Last CD in your stereo?
Rancid
Are you doing anything excit-
ing over the long weekend?
Gettin’ drive-thru and doing it
Oh yeah, four...a full load.
What would you rather be
doing right now?
Just about anyching,
Paparazzi
Angela Blattmann
OP Photographer
least efficient, most polluting coun-
tries in the developed world. Our
rankings compared to the other
member nations of the
Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development read
like a shopping list of failure. Air
pollution? Second worst. Water
consumption? Ditto. Energy effi-
ciency? Again, 28 out of 29.
At some point the federal govern-
ment is going to have to wake up to
the fact that our economy is fully
one-third less efficient than the
United States’. Every free-market
pundit in the country should be up
in arms about that number. How
can a country possibly compete
when it is so wasteful? Wasting
water and energy is just plain stu-
pid. It’s bad for business and bad for
the environment.
Unfortunately, Mr. Martin has
given us a budget only a Luddite
would love. Innovation? Not here.
Vision? Sorry. What we got was
more of the same. More sweet deals
for the fossil fuel industry, more
stalling on improving efficiency and
little commitment to clean energy.
In fact, the dirtiest energy source,
x
coal, has-been given a reprieve in the
budget under the guise of being
“clean coal.” Of course, there’s no
such thing. Coal is dirty, period.
You can reduce a couple of the pol-
lutants coming out of the smoke
stacks, but it’s still the most ineffi-
cient and dirtiest of all fossil fuels.
The heat-trapping emissions alone
from coal should have us keeping it
in the ground instead of burning it
like there’s no tomorrow.
Speaking of emissions, Mr.
Martin actually released his budget
the day after the US National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration reported that levels
of heat-trapping gases in the atmos-
phere have hit a record high. The
American team started recording
atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide
(the main greenhouse gas) in the
50s. Back then, levels were around
315 parts per million (ppm). Today,
they are at 376 ppm in the air and
rising. If we continue to burn fossil
fuels like oil, coal and gas at present
quantities, the amount of carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere is expect-
ed to more than double by the turn
of the century.
This, of course, is a recipe for dis-
aster. Scientists have told us again |
and again that the resulting temper-
ature increases would severely dis-
rupt our global climate, leading to
more droughts and storms, rising
sea levels and radically altered
weather patterns. We have set this
course for ourselves. It’s not too late
to change, but we need to see some
real leadership from government
and businesses to chart a new path.
We need to overhaul our econo-
my to reward clean, non-polluting
behaviours and discourage actions
that damage the air we breathe and
the water we drink. We need to
encourage innovation that spurs
new jobs. We need to recognize that
doing things differently can mean
doing things better. A clean econo-
my actually means a healthier econ- |
omy and a better quality of life for
Canadians. Mr. Martin clearly had
other concerns in this budget, but
he cannot hide from this issue much
longer. When and how he addresses
it will be a true test of his leadership.
Take the Nature Challenge and
learn more at
.
21
Program at Douglas College:
CISy
Last CD in your stereo?
Star Ocean, OS2
Are you doing anything exciting
over the long weekend?
Watching anime? That's exciting.
Til watch more than normal.
Are you taking spring semester
classes?
- Nooo...I need the summer off.
What would you rather be
doing right now?
Something else. Playing Disgaea.
http://www.otherpress.ca
Third
Degree
Angela Blattmann
OP Photographer
Name: Corey
Answer: | think reality tele-
vision is lame. I thought it
was interesting initially
when the first Survivor came
out, but it’s degenerating the
local film industry and
monopolizing prime time.
Name: Catherine
Answer: It’s pretty pointless.
There are other more educa-
tional programs to watch.
Name: Cindy Lou
and Daniel San
Answer: No, we don’t watch
any reality TV. It takes away
jobs from actors.
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Douglas College Events ed wife visits him regularly to offer © Artswest Society For more information call
advice Show of members’ work 604.734.1611
Paintings and Art Objects by To April 24, Metro Theatre To April 18, New Westminster
Janis Blyth For tickets and information call Public Library J-Live Amanda Aikman
Works presented by the Amelia 604.266.7191 For more information call Triple Threat recording artists Culture Editor
Douglas Gallery 604.527.4660 from New York City, with guests
To May 21, Amelia Douglas Husbands and Wives People Under the Stairs from LA Crazy Courtney.
Gallery The White Rock Players Club Supernatural April 10, Richard’s on Richards At 39 years of age, Courtney Love
Psrennre satcmocian coll presents Woody Allen's comedy Works by Neil Campbell and Beau Tickets at Zulu, Scratch, and has still got it. Provided that “it” is
604.527.5495 about two New York couples play- — Dick Bassix the ability to act like an idiot in
ing a game of marital musical To April 25, Contemporary Art For more information call public.
2004 UT Music Program chairs Gallery 604.687.6794 In a low-rent Drew Barrymore
Auditions To April 24, White Rock For more information call impression, the lovely Ms. Love
April 23, 24, 30 Playhouse 604.681.2700 50 Cent repeatedly flashed David Letterman
For more information call For tickets and information call Multiplatinum gangsta rapper during her recent appearance on
604.527.5495 604.536.7535 Rites & Passages from New York City (“In Da CBS's The Late Show. Following the
Works by sculptor Miles Lowry Club”), with guests David Banner, taping, she proceeded to bare her
2004 Theatre Program Auditions Carousel To May 5, Simon Fraser Gallery Kardinal Offishall, and Melanie breasts for patrons at a nearby
April 28, 29, 30 Royal City Musical Theatre For more information call Durant Wendy's restaurant. Nothing says
For more information call Company presents a classic musi- 604.291.4266 April 12, GM Place classy like a little fast food strip-
604.527.5495 cal love story by Rodgers and Tickets at Ticketmaster, ping.
Hammerstein, directed by Ed Concerts 604.280.4444 The wacky widow then moved
Theatre Harrington on to a local club where she jumped
To April 24, Massey Theatre Nerve Issue Release Party The Strokes up on stage and ended up hitting an
Shteanciteds Tickets at Ticketmaster, The Nerve magazine celebrates the Guitar-rockers from New York audience member in the head with
The Arts Club Theatre Company 604.280.4444 release of its April issue with per- City play tunes from latest CD, a mike stand. Love was arrested for
presents Noel Coward's comedy : : ay formances by Ten Foot Pole, Room on Fire, with guests the assault and spent the remainder of
about a former husband and wife “0's Afraid of Virginia Wolf? SideSixtySeven, and Ghosts of Raveonettes the evening in jail. Yup, she’s still
who find themselves in adjoining A New Theatre Co. presents Modern Man April 16, Plaza of Nations got it.
stdisuntl ako ciel betel din Edward Albee’s classic drama April 9, Brickyard Tickets at Ticketmaster,
Normandy, with their respective To May 2, 6050 Sussex Ave., Tickets at Zulu, Scratch, Noize!, 604.280.4444, and Zulu and You're Fired!
new spouses in tow Burnaby : ; and Red Cat Records Scratch Records What a deal! Pretty soon you'll be
To April 11, Stanley Theatre For tickets and information call ee able to act as badly as you want to
Tickets at Ticketmaster, PTB BIDAIS2 at work and if you're employer tries
604.280.3311 to do anything about it you can sue
Galleries for copyright infringement.
Pal Joey That's right, Donald Trump has
Studio 58 presents Rodgers and
Hart's musical about a womanizing
young nightclub singer who ditch-
es his innocent girlfriend for a
wealthy socialite
To April 11, Studio 58
Tickets $9-16 at Festival Box
Office, 604.257.0366 To April 16, Exhibitions Gallery ices—but a girl can dream.
For more information call
The Buz’gem Blues 604.224.4866 Marriage For Gatmies
Donna Spencer directs Drew (by eae: 4 ; 3
Hayden Taylor's comedy about No Fixed Address Everybody's favourite spoiled air-
political correctness and the dating _ Site-specific installation by Rita heads, Jessica Simpson and Nick
rituals of contemporary Native McBride Lachey, are reportedly writing the
people To April 17, Artspeak book on matrimony. A frightening
To April 17, Firehall Arts Centre
For tickets and information call 604.688.0051 nessed the couple's train wreck of a
604.689.0926 marriage on the reality television
21 Sleeps and no Tomorrow program Newlyweds.
Never get Smart with an Angel Interdisciplinary works by Kim The book is supposedly going to
Metro Theatre presents George Dawn be titled Jessica Simpson and Nick
Tibbles’s comedy about an Italian To April 17, Helen Pitt Gallery Lacheys Secrets for a Happy (and
immigrant widower whose depart-
Face the Music: Portraits of
Musicians
Photographs by Mark Mushet
To April 15, Zulu Records
Rob Edmonds
Rock concert posters
For more information call
For more information call
604.681.6740
allegedly filed papers with the US
patent office to trademark his
Apprentice catchphrase, “You're
Fired.”
Unfortunately it is rumoured
that the trademark will apply only
to clothing, games, and casino serv-
thought for anyone who has wit-
Sexy!) Marriage. 1 smell a Pulitzer.
Amanda Aikman
Culture Editor
April 8, 1996:
Ted Nugent, a staunch hunting advocate,
declared the sport was a great way to keep
kids off alcohol and drugs. And most
importantly, he added, it was a great way
to keep them “on” violence and murder.
This Week In History...
April 9, 1989:
players.
Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman
announces he is to marry 19-year-old
Mandy Smith. He reveals the two have
been dating for six years. Wow, what's her
secret? When I was 13 I could never seem
to hook up with any hot 47-year-old bass
April 12, 2000:
University,
Metallica files suit against Napster, Yale
University of Southern
California, and Indiana University for
copyright infringement. Once these cases
were settled, the band moved on to sue
every 16-year-old who had ever included
one of their songs on a mixed tape."
ae
http://www.otherpress.ca
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Edited Text
© Culture
the other press e fmandaflikman e
submit_to_culture@yahoo.ca fipril 7, 2004
Douglas College Events ed wife visits him regularly to offer © Artswest Society For more information call
advice Show of members’ work 604.734.1611
Paintings and Art Objects by To April 24, Metro Theatre To April 18, New Westminster
Janis Blyth For tickets and information call Public Library J-Live Amanda Aikman
Works presented by the Amelia 604.266.7191 For more information call Triple Threat recording artists Culture Editor
Douglas Gallery 604.527.4660 from New York City, with guests
To May 21, Amelia Douglas Husbands and Wives People Under the Stairs from LA Crazy Courtney.
Gallery The White Rock Players Club Supernatural April 10, Richard’s on Richards At 39 years of age, Courtney Love
Psrennre satcmocian coll presents Woody Allen's comedy Works by Neil Campbell and Beau Tickets at Zulu, Scratch, and has still got it. Provided that “it” is
604.527.5495 about two New York couples play- — Dick Bassix the ability to act like an idiot in
ing a game of marital musical To April 25, Contemporary Art For more information call public.
2004 UT Music Program chairs Gallery 604.687.6794 In a low-rent Drew Barrymore
Auditions To April 24, White Rock For more information call impression, the lovely Ms. Love
April 23, 24, 30 Playhouse 604.681.2700 50 Cent repeatedly flashed David Letterman
For more information call For tickets and information call Multiplatinum gangsta rapper during her recent appearance on
604.527.5495 604.536.7535 Rites & Passages from New York City (“In Da CBS's The Late Show. Following the
Works by sculptor Miles Lowry Club”), with guests David Banner, taping, she proceeded to bare her
2004 Theatre Program Auditions Carousel To May 5, Simon Fraser Gallery Kardinal Offishall, and Melanie breasts for patrons at a nearby
April 28, 29, 30 Royal City Musical Theatre For more information call Durant Wendy's restaurant. Nothing says
For more information call Company presents a classic musi- 604.291.4266 April 12, GM Place classy like a little fast food strip-
604.527.5495 cal love story by Rodgers and Tickets at Ticketmaster, ping.
Hammerstein, directed by Ed Concerts 604.280.4444 The wacky widow then moved
Theatre Harrington on to a local club where she jumped
To April 24, Massey Theatre Nerve Issue Release Party The Strokes up on stage and ended up hitting an
Shteanciteds Tickets at Ticketmaster, The Nerve magazine celebrates the Guitar-rockers from New York audience member in the head with
The Arts Club Theatre Company 604.280.4444 release of its April issue with per- City play tunes from latest CD, a mike stand. Love was arrested for
presents Noel Coward's comedy : : ay formances by Ten Foot Pole, Room on Fire, with guests the assault and spent the remainder of
about a former husband and wife “0's Afraid of Virginia Wolf? SideSixtySeven, and Ghosts of Raveonettes the evening in jail. Yup, she’s still
who find themselves in adjoining A New Theatre Co. presents Modern Man April 16, Plaza of Nations got it.
stdisuntl ako ciel betel din Edward Albee’s classic drama April 9, Brickyard Tickets at Ticketmaster,
Normandy, with their respective To May 2, 6050 Sussex Ave., Tickets at Zulu, Scratch, Noize!, 604.280.4444, and Zulu and You're Fired!
new spouses in tow Burnaby : ; and Red Cat Records Scratch Records What a deal! Pretty soon you'll be
To April 11, Stanley Theatre For tickets and information call ee able to act as badly as you want to
Tickets at Ticketmaster, PTB BIDAIS2 at work and if you're employer tries
604.280.3311 to do anything about it you can sue
Galleries for copyright infringement.
Pal Joey That's right, Donald Trump has
Studio 58 presents Rodgers and
Hart's musical about a womanizing
young nightclub singer who ditch-
es his innocent girlfriend for a
wealthy socialite
To April 11, Studio 58
Tickets $9-16 at Festival Box
Office, 604.257.0366 To April 16, Exhibitions Gallery ices—but a girl can dream.
For more information call
The Buz’gem Blues 604.224.4866 Marriage For Gatmies
Donna Spencer directs Drew (by eae: 4 ; 3
Hayden Taylor's comedy about No Fixed Address Everybody's favourite spoiled air-
political correctness and the dating _ Site-specific installation by Rita heads, Jessica Simpson and Nick
rituals of contemporary Native McBride Lachey, are reportedly writing the
people To April 17, Artspeak book on matrimony. A frightening
To April 17, Firehall Arts Centre
For tickets and information call 604.688.0051 nessed the couple's train wreck of a
604.689.0926 marriage on the reality television
21 Sleeps and no Tomorrow program Newlyweds.
Never get Smart with an Angel Interdisciplinary works by Kim The book is supposedly going to
Metro Theatre presents George Dawn be titled Jessica Simpson and Nick
Tibbles’s comedy about an Italian To April 17, Helen Pitt Gallery Lacheys Secrets for a Happy (and
immigrant widower whose depart-
Face the Music: Portraits of
Musicians
Photographs by Mark Mushet
To April 15, Zulu Records
Rob Edmonds
Rock concert posters
For more information call
For more information call
604.681.6740
allegedly filed papers with the US
patent office to trademark his
Apprentice catchphrase, “You're
Fired.”
Unfortunately it is rumoured
that the trademark will apply only
to clothing, games, and casino serv-
thought for anyone who has wit-
Sexy!) Marriage. 1 smell a Pulitzer.
Amanda Aikman
Culture Editor
April 8, 1996:
Ted Nugent, a staunch hunting advocate,
declared the sport was a great way to keep
kids off alcohol and drugs. And most
importantly, he added, it was a great way
to keep them “on” violence and murder.
This Week In History...
April 9, 1989:
players.
Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman
announces he is to marry 19-year-old
Mandy Smith. He reveals the two have
been dating for six years. Wow, what's her
secret? When I was 13 I could never seem
to hook up with any hot 47-year-old bass
April 12, 2000:
University,
Metallica files suit against Napster, Yale
University of Southern
California, and Indiana University for
copyright infringement. Once these cases
were settled, the band moved on to sue
every 16-year-old who had ever included
one of their songs on a mixed tape."
ae
http://www.otherpress.ca
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Dear Telus: What A &
Tangled Web We Weave
LIKE WORKING
WITH PEOPLE?
yo ee
CT RING
x fo
oe
Do you have a 3.0
average and desire
to help other students
do well in their courses?
Do you want to work
ina dynamic, flexible
environment that is
in the same building
as your classes?
Ted Morrison
OP. Contributor
Well, well, well, me hearties. Let's
sum up the action taken on Telus so
far.
November 2003: I ask the Telus
online directory for all entries in
their category “Musical Instrument
Shops” within 200km of Vancouver.
The directory responds, informing
me that there are none. I beg to dif-
fer, in writing, to the complaints
department via the email link on
Telus’ own web page.
November 2003 + a day or two:
Into my inbox comes my complaint
letter to Telus—not answered, but
bounced. That is, the complaint let-
ter I sent Telus, from a Telus page,
was bounced by a Telus server as
“address unrecognized.” I laugh hol-
lowly and write the first “Dear
Telus” piece.
January 2004: Upon my arrival
home from Xmas holidays, I discov-
er that the chairman of Telus has
included in the envelope containing
my monthly bill, a sincere letter, full
of shame and pain, about the lousy
service Telus customers have been
receiving. Feeling Mr. Entwistle’s
pain, I write hima letter explaining
that he can expiate his guilt by sim-
ply returning $63 (about one
month's worth of my phone bill) to
me at the above address, and thank-
ing him for the depth and sincerity
of his contrition. This experience I
incorporate into “Dear Telus”
episode II.
February 2004: Mr. Entwistle has
a friendly fellow from the Telus head
office call me. This nice guy explains
how they'd love to refund my
dough, but it’s illegal, due to regula-
tions put in place by Big Brother—I
mean the CRTC.
About the same time: I write to
the CRTC to let them know their
foul ruse has been discovered. A very
nice lady writes me back the follow-
ing day, asking for clarification.
After explaining the situation in
complete and utter honesty (I’m
asking for a refund not because my
service has been any shittier than the
usual Telus standard, but because
they say they're so very sorry with-
out really meaning it), I get a mes-
sage from the CRTC stating that
there is no reason why Telus cannot
issue me a refund “for any amount,
including $63” or for any reason.
This information is loyally compiled
into “Dear Telus” mark III.
March 2004: I write back to Mr.
Entwistle, asking him to quote me
the chapter and verse wherein the
bad ol’ CRTC says I can’t have my
refund—which brings us to the
most recent happening. On March
18 I got a phone message from one
Bonnie Anderson at Telus corporate
HQ. Ms. Anderson, understandably
not familiar with my case, apparent-
ly read my letter and concluded,
“Tm not sure what you're asking
for.”
It’s like this, Ms. A: I am asking
for my $63 back. Failing that, I
want you to show me where it is
written down that Telus cannot,
nay—must not, give me this refund.
I placed a call to the Alberta head-
quarters of Telus today—but it turns
out Ms. A only gets in at 10am. So I
left a message. Privately I’ve decided
that if they stall me again this time,
I will up my demand to $126. That's
a lot less than the value of the time
I’ve wasted being jerked around by
Telus.
It’s now 9:30 am BC time—10:30
am Telus (AB) time. Obviously Ms.
Anderson must be fairly high up in
Telus, because she’s not exactly get-
ting a wiggle on to get back to little
ol’ me, is she? Actually—ir’s now
llam two days later—I’ve aged a
year in the interval (my birthday was
Monday). I’ve left a new message
telling Ms. A. that she can call me
tomorrow whenever she gets in.
Thursday March 25: Triumph! I
have conquered the monster Telus
Corporation!
Having not heard back from Ms.
Anderson in several days I called
again today. She answered her own
phone. I explained exactly what had
taken place, and quoted the words
of the Telus rep I'd talked to earlier,
“It would be illegal” to refund me
my $63. Instead of temporizing,
Ms. Anderson responded with, “It
isn't, of course. That person total-
yan
In a warm rush of good feeling, I
spared her having to say, “lied.” Ms.
Anderson explained that I was not
entitled to a refund for defective
service (which I have admitted
before). I stated that I did not seek
the refund for that reason—I just
wanted Darren Entwistle to return
one twelfth of the $756 I was
charged for what the “president,
CEO, and proud member of the
Telus team” himself called “substan-
dard service” over the last year.
“Each customer has to be looked
at as an individual,” I was told
(which I assume is code for “the
squeaky wheel gets the grease”). Ms.
Anderson has said that she will
refund my money by the goodwill
credit mechanism—built into Telus
for exactly these sorts of cases. The
$63 will be subtracted from my next
bill. It truly restores my faith in the
company to know that basically, any
sufficiently pissed-off customer can
get their money back from Telus at
Telus’ discretion. Provided they're
willing to write a few letters.
Will there be a fifth “Dear Telus”
installment? I get my next bill
around the April 10. I'd ding them
for the time I’ve spent being talked
to, and sometimes grossly lied to, by
them, for the time writing to the
CRTC, and for the hours I spent
writing letters and OP pieces. But
$63 is 36 beers. What the hell, it’s a
victory, and for the most part—it’s
been fun!
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Ted Morrison
OP. Contributor
Well, well, well, me hearties. Let's
sum up the action taken on Telus so
far.
November 2003: I ask the Telus
online directory for all entries in
their category “Musical Instrument
Shops” within 200km of Vancouver.
The directory responds, informing
me that there are none. I beg to dif-
fer, in writing, to the complaints
department via the email link on
Telus’ own web page.
November 2003 + a day or two:
Into my inbox comes my complaint
letter to Telus—not answered, but
bounced. That is, the complaint let-
ter I sent Telus, from a Telus page,
was bounced by a Telus server as
“address unrecognized.” I laugh hol-
lowly and write the first “Dear
Telus” piece.
January 2004: Upon my arrival
home from Xmas holidays, I discov-
er that the chairman of Telus has
included in the envelope containing
my monthly bill, a sincere letter, full
of shame and pain, about the lousy
service Telus customers have been
receiving. Feeling Mr. Entwistle’s
pain, I write hima letter explaining
that he can expiate his guilt by sim-
ply returning $63 (about one
month's worth of my phone bill) to
me at the above address, and thank-
ing him for the depth and sincerity
of his contrition. This experience I
incorporate into “Dear Telus”
episode II.
February 2004: Mr. Entwistle has
a friendly fellow from the Telus head
office call me. This nice guy explains
how they'd love to refund my
dough, but it’s illegal, due to regula-
tions put in place by Big Brother—I
mean the CRTC.
About the same time: I write to
the CRTC to let them know their
foul ruse has been discovered. A very
nice lady writes me back the follow-
ing day, asking for clarification.
After explaining the situation in
complete and utter honesty (I’m
asking for a refund not because my
service has been any shittier than the
usual Telus standard, but because
they say they're so very sorry with-
out really meaning it), I get a mes-
sage from the CRTC stating that
there is no reason why Telus cannot
issue me a refund “for any amount,
including $63” or for any reason.
This information is loyally compiled
into “Dear Telus” mark III.
March 2004: I write back to Mr.
Entwistle, asking him to quote me
the chapter and verse wherein the
bad ol’ CRTC says I can’t have my
refund—which brings us to the
most recent happening. On March
18 I got a phone message from one
Bonnie Anderson at Telus corporate
HQ. Ms. Anderson, understandably
not familiar with my case, apparent-
ly read my letter and concluded,
“Tm not sure what you're asking
for.”
It’s like this, Ms. A: I am asking
for my $63 back. Failing that, I
want you to show me where it is
written down that Telus cannot,
nay—must not, give me this refund.
I placed a call to the Alberta head-
quarters of Telus today—but it turns
out Ms. A only gets in at 10am. So I
left a message. Privately I’ve decided
that if they stall me again this time,
I will up my demand to $126. That's
a lot less than the value of the time
I’ve wasted being jerked around by
Telus.
It’s now 9:30 am BC time—10:30
am Telus (AB) time. Obviously Ms.
Anderson must be fairly high up in
Telus, because she’s not exactly get-
ting a wiggle on to get back to little
ol’ me, is she? Actually—ir’s now
llam two days later—I’ve aged a
year in the interval (my birthday was
Monday). I’ve left a new message
telling Ms. A. that she can call me
tomorrow whenever she gets in.
Thursday March 25: Triumph! I
have conquered the monster Telus
Corporation!
Having not heard back from Ms.
Anderson in several days I called
again today. She answered her own
phone. I explained exactly what had
taken place, and quoted the words
of the Telus rep I'd talked to earlier,
“It would be illegal” to refund me
my $63. Instead of temporizing,
Ms. Anderson responded with, “It
isn't, of course. That person total-
yan
In a warm rush of good feeling, I
spared her having to say, “lied.” Ms.
Anderson explained that I was not
entitled to a refund for defective
service (which I have admitted
before). I stated that I did not seek
the refund for that reason—I just
wanted Darren Entwistle to return
one twelfth of the $756 I was
charged for what the “president,
CEO, and proud member of the
Telus team” himself called “substan-
dard service” over the last year.
“Each customer has to be looked
at as an individual,” I was told
(which I assume is code for “the
squeaky wheel gets the grease”). Ms.
Anderson has said that she will
refund my money by the goodwill
credit mechanism—built into Telus
for exactly these sorts of cases. The
$63 will be subtracted from my next
bill. It truly restores my faith in the
company to know that basically, any
sufficiently pissed-off customer can
get their money back from Telus at
Telus’ discretion. Provided they're
willing to write a few letters.
Will there be a fifth “Dear Telus”
installment? I get my next bill
around the April 10. I'd ding them
for the time I’ve spent being talked
to, and sometimes grossly lied to, by
them, for the time writing to the
CRTC, and for the hours I spent
writing letters and OP pieces. But
$63 is 36 beers. What the hell, it’s a
victory, and for the most part—it’s
been fun!
Apply now at
Centre for more
information.
Come tutor at the
LEARNING
CENTRE!
We are looking for people like
you to join our team
for the Summer
Semester starting in May.
www.workopoliscampus.com,
and come by The Learning
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how Margaret Thatcher went down.
It works really well in that individual
members have a lot of say, but are
also accountable. I think in Canada,
the direction we've gone in has been
very unhealthy, where really all the
power gets vested in the prime min-
ister, or the premier, because the
prime minister or the premier elects
cabinet, and cabinet doesn’t elect the
leader. And then private members
get whipped into line and they say
“if you don't vote the way we want
you to on this, you're out,” more or
less. So it’s not healthy.
But on the other hand, the
American system not only doesn’t
elect the cabinet, it has a sort of per-
verse impact, electing people as indi-
viduals, as opposed to party mem-
bers. Yes, they vote their conscience,
but in the United States they've
become extremely vulnerable to the
money of special interests, and that
hasn't happened in Canada because
we have a party system. If you are
the gun lobby, and you've got a mil-
lion bucks, you don’t go to Christy
Clark and say, “I’m going to put a
million dollars into advertising
against you in your riding.” What
you do is you try to defeat the
Liberal Party. But it’s much harder
for you to try and leverage your mil-
lion dollars on a nation-wide or
province-wide campaign than it is
on individual campaigns. So in the
United States individual congress-
men and individual senators are so
vulnerable to that, they know that if
someone decides to put a million
bucks on their forehead, they're
going to lose. Period. So they really
feel pressured to try to follow the
orders of the special interests.
Some people, though, might say that in
our system the special interests are just
concentrated all at the top, as weve
seen with Prime Minister Martin’
government, and all of the scandals
swirling around there. While the indi-
vidual legislators might be totally left
in the cold, the top part, the executive
branch of the government is sort of
where all of the special interests con-
verge.
If you were just an MP Im sure
no one would ever contact you, just on
the basis that you wouldnt have any
actual power within the structure of
the government. I think special inter-
est groups in this country realize that
to affect anything, you go to where the
power is, and that means that you go
straight to the top of the government,
the cabinet and the prime minister—
which can allow for a concentration of
corruption.
Yes, except because you're talking
about trying to affect a national
campaign, as opposed to an individ-
ual, local campaign, you have got to
have a lot more money than any-
body does in Canada to be a special
interest group that has that kind of
affect. Because the value of my mil-
lion dollars to the Liberal Party,
nationally, or the Conservative
Party, nationally, isn’t very much
compared to the value of my million
dollars if I decide I am going to
spend it defeating you, J.J., in your
riding. Special interests can’t get big
enough, really, to have that same
kind of control over a national party
that they can have over individual
candidates, because individual can-
didates just can't compete with that
kind of money. Unfortunately, polit-
ical campaigns are all about money.
So whoever has the most money
wins, and at an individual level, if
we didn’t have spending maximums
here, and the NDP decided to spend
$500,000 to defeat me, they proba-
bly could—just because they wanted
to defeat me. But nobody does that,
because I’m part of a party, and what
you want to try and do is influence
the total number of members who
get elected. It’s much harder for spe-
cial interests to target people, so it
dilutes the value of their money and
makes it much harder for them to
manage it.
But you're right. It does con-
centrate power in the prime minis-
ter’s office, or the premier’s office.
There is no question about that.
And that’s the trade-off that we
make. We should have a system
more like the British system. We
should go back to that, where we let
people vote their conscience and
give them some real power and con-
trol of who the leaders of the parties
are, and that kind of thing.
What do you think of the whole idea
of “confidence votes?” Ive always
thought of that as being a sort of out-
dated notion. Thats why I’ve sort of
admired Premier Campbell in setting
election dates, because that seems to
ensure a lot more stability. I mean, I
dont think that the public really feels
like having an election every time the
government gets defeated on some triv-
ial bill about the budget or whatever.
So do you think that perhaps its an
idea whose time has passed?
Yeah, I do. I think the nature of a
confidence motion is to say that on
some things, you cannot vote
against your government no matter
what your conscience says, and if we
really want to free up peoples’ con-
sciences and let them vote in a way
that reflects their own views and the
views of their constituents, you're
right, we have to get past that
notion,
So another thing that Gordon
Campbell did was define what a
confidence motion was. He said that
certain types of legislation are not
motions of confidence.
Minister, you are currently serving as
deputy premier, which I think is a
position very few Canadians fully
understand. What exactly does the job
entail? If Premier Campbell had
resigned last summer, would you be the
Premier right now?
I don't know. It’s not an automatic
thing. Because in British Columbia
leaders of parties are elected by the
political parties, or maybe by the
caucus. So it’s not an automatic suc-
cession.
The deputy premier’s job is to
chair cabinet when the premier is
not there, and that’s a very impor-
tant role. I do all the “visiting digni-
tary” kind of roles that I need to do
when he is not there, as well. I con-
fer with him quite a bit about poli-
cy, too, and those kinds of things.
It’s a role that is probably different
in every jurisdiction. It depends on
what the premier is like, and what
the deputy premier is like.
Would you say, then, that it’s an exag-
geration to say that you're the “second
in command” of the province?
Well, I have a responsibility to
answer all the questions that are put
to him when he’s not there. I don’t
know if you could say there’s a sec-
ond in command, though. It really
depends on the issue. But when he is
not in the House, for example, I
answer his questions. So I suppose
on a flow chart, that’s how it works,
yes. But the reality is nothing ever
works that way. Everything is a little
more fluid than that. Like for exam-
ple, at your home, is your mom the
head of the household, or is your
dad the head of the household? Or,
are neither of them really head of the
household, and you're all kind of in
charge in your own way? It’s more
like that—in a political party a cau-
cus is like a family.
During your tenure as education min-
ister, you were subjected to intense crit-
icism, and more than a few rather
brutal personal attacks. I was wonder-
ing if that had any kind of personal
effect on you.
No. It doesn’t get to me at all.
Because I know that the critics don’t
care about me, they care about my
position. I’m just a concept to them,
I’m not a person to them. And I
know they're not attacking me as a
person, they're attacking me as a
concept of what I represent to them
(laughs). So it’s like, okay, fill your
boots. Now that I’m gone, they're
just going to attack the new guy. So
its not about me, it’s about them,
police to track down grow opera-
tions. That’s not an issue every-
where. They wonder about the
future of Burrard Thermal. There
are specific local issues that I need to
pay attention to.
I won the last election with 75
percent of the vote. I was the third-
highest vote-getter in BC in the last
election. But that doesn’t mean I
don't have to work for the next one.
I always have to work, and I have to
make sure I am out there, listening
to my constituents. That’s Job One
of every politician, to tend to your
constituents first, and then do all the
other jobs that the premier gives to
you, or the caucus gives you, or
whatever, as a second priority.
Do you feel, then, that in your own
riding you're a popular figure that will
not have a difficult time winning re-
election?
(Long pause) I get lots of positive
feedback from people. I mean, there
are lots of critics out there too, no
question about that, but I do get lots
of positive feedback from people.
And I’m working hard, and I’m in
my community a lot. So I guess we'll
know the answer to that question at
the next election.
What would you say is the publics
biggest misconception about your gov-
ernment?
I think that the single biggest mis-
conception is that we want to bal-
ance the budget because we like to
play with numbers. The reality is,
we want to balance the budget
because that’s the only way we can
support social programs. Again, if
we don't get BC on a sound financial
footing, we are not going to be able
I know they're not attacking me as a
person, they're attacking me as a concept
of what I represent to them. So it’s like,
okay, fill your boots.”
Deputy Minister Christy Clark
and what they want. Trying to criti-
cize me is just a means to that end.
It’s not personal, and so I never take
it that way.
Do you view yourself as being popular?
Um, I don't know. I’ve never really
thought of myself in those terms.
That’s
an interesting question.
Well, how confident do you feel about
your re-election?
Well that’s a more specific question.
We always have to think about
whether or not we're going to get re-
elected. And the reason we have to
be concerned about that is because if
we're not going to get re-elected it
means we probably haven't paid
enough attention to the people in
our riding. It’s often on a very spe-
cific basis. For example, people in
Port Moody care about the big issues
like taxes, but they also have some
very specific concerns about whether
or not BC Hydro is providing them
with enough information for the
to afford to pay for education or
healthcare anymore. So what we
want to do is put us on a sound
financial footing so we can pay for
those things, and more importantly,
recognize that a deficit really is a
matter of saying that “We want to
spend all the money that we take in
and we want to take all the money
that belongs to the next generation,
too. So we don't care if they get pen-
sions, we don't care if they get
healthcare, we don’t care if they get
anything in their future. We want to
use it all.” That’s what a deficit is.
One generation being greedy
enough to say “We want you to give
to us, and take from our kids, too,
and let them figure out the prob-
lem.” So I think we have to work
hard to scale down our expectations
in a generation. Because we have to
leave something for people like you.
We have to. Otherwise, all we'll have
at the end of our reign as govern-
ment is more debt. That's all you're
going to pay for. You're going to be
paying the banks. So you're not
going to be thinking about “Gee,
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should we be expanding medical
coverage to cover podiatrists?” you're
going to be thinking, “Okay, maybe
we shouldn't be covering heart trans-
plants at all.” Those are going to be
the kinds of questions that your gen-
eration is going to have to ask unless
we take care of it. And it’s just not
fair. Because you don’t use up a lot
of resources of government. The
years when you use up a lot of
resources of government are when
you turn 60 or 70. So all those peo-
ple who are making the cases for
those who are 60 or 70 right now are
using up the resources for your
future.
On a personal level, what frustrates
you the most about government?
(Long pause) I...would say...the dis-
tance between a politician making a
decision and the people who receive
service on the front lines. Someone
like you could come to me and say,
“We have a real problem at our hos-
pital and it’s this.... and it is so hard
for me as a politician to change that,
because there is so much bureaucra-
cy and decision-making and com-
plexity between the top level of gov-
ernment and the bottom level, the
front lines. That’s the most frustrat-
ing thing. Nobody in any political
party you run for gets into office
with anything other than the idea
that they want to change everything,
they want to make things better for
people. That’s why we do this. And
then you get there, and it is really,
really hard to get things done. It’s
just so unwieldy and cumbersome.
What party do you hope wins the
federal election?
I don’t publicly speculate about that.
Because our provincial party has a
whole coalition of people. We have
people who are Federal Liberals,
who are working on the Liberal
campaign, and people who are
working on the Federal Alliance
campaign, and people on the
Federal Conservatives. Actually, I
guess they are one party now.
Lastly Minister, where do you see your
iy J J
political career going in the next ten
years?
I don’t know...
Is there a dream job you have in mind?
I want to be a mother again. I want
to have another baby. That’s what I
want to do. But I think I can accom-
modate a professional job at the
same time I have another baby. So I
don’t know. The thing about politics
is that it doesn’t lend itself to long-
term planning, in terms of personal
career planning. You get re-elected,
or not, every four or five years. So
your future is not in your own
hands, and I think it is foolhardy for
any politician to try to make a long
term personal career plan, because
who knows when you're going to be
chucked out of office.
Thank you for your time, Madam
Minister. Best of luck in the future.
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how Margaret Thatcher went down.
It works really well in that individual
members have a lot of say, but are
also accountable. I think in Canada,
the direction we've gone in has been
very unhealthy, where really all the
power gets vested in the prime min-
ister, or the premier, because the
prime minister or the premier elects
cabinet, and cabinet doesn’t elect the
leader. And then private members
get whipped into line and they say
“if you don't vote the way we want
you to on this, you're out,” more or
less. So it’s not healthy.
But on the other hand, the
American system not only doesn’t
elect the cabinet, it has a sort of per-
verse impact, electing people as indi-
viduals, as opposed to party mem-
bers. Yes, they vote their conscience,
but in the United States they've
become extremely vulnerable to the
money of special interests, and that
hasn't happened in Canada because
we have a party system. If you are
the gun lobby, and you've got a mil-
lion bucks, you don’t go to Christy
Clark and say, “I’m going to put a
million dollars into advertising
against you in your riding.” What
you do is you try to defeat the
Liberal Party. But it’s much harder
for you to try and leverage your mil-
lion dollars on a nation-wide or
province-wide campaign than it is
on individual campaigns. So in the
United States individual congress-
men and individual senators are so
vulnerable to that, they know that if
someone decides to put a million
bucks on their forehead, they're
going to lose. Period. So they really
feel pressured to try to follow the
orders of the special interests.
Some people, though, might say that in
our system the special interests are just
concentrated all at the top, as weve
seen with Prime Minister Martin’
government, and all of the scandals
swirling around there. While the indi-
vidual legislators might be totally left
in the cold, the top part, the executive
branch of the government is sort of
where all of the special interests con-
verge.
If you were just an MP Im sure
no one would ever contact you, just on
the basis that you wouldnt have any
actual power within the structure of
the government. I think special inter-
est groups in this country realize that
to affect anything, you go to where the
power is, and that means that you go
straight to the top of the government,
the cabinet and the prime minister—
which can allow for a concentration of
corruption.
Yes, except because you're talking
about trying to affect a national
campaign, as opposed to an individ-
ual, local campaign, you have got to
have a lot more money than any-
body does in Canada to be a special
interest group that has that kind of
affect. Because the value of my mil-
lion dollars to the Liberal Party,
nationally, or the Conservative
Party, nationally, isn’t very much
compared to the value of my million
dollars if I decide I am going to
spend it defeating you, J.J., in your
riding. Special interests can’t get big
enough, really, to have that same
kind of control over a national party
that they can have over individual
candidates, because individual can-
didates just can't compete with that
kind of money. Unfortunately, polit-
ical campaigns are all about money.
So whoever has the most money
wins, and at an individual level, if
we didn’t have spending maximums
here, and the NDP decided to spend
$500,000 to defeat me, they proba-
bly could—just because they wanted
to defeat me. But nobody does that,
because I’m part of a party, and what
you want to try and do is influence
the total number of members who
get elected. It’s much harder for spe-
cial interests to target people, so it
dilutes the value of their money and
makes it much harder for them to
manage it.
But you're right. It does con-
centrate power in the prime minis-
ter’s office, or the premier’s office.
There is no question about that.
And that’s the trade-off that we
make. We should have a system
more like the British system. We
should go back to that, where we let
people vote their conscience and
give them some real power and con-
trol of who the leaders of the parties
are, and that kind of thing.
What do you think of the whole idea
of “confidence votes?” Ive always
thought of that as being a sort of out-
dated notion. Thats why I’ve sort of
admired Premier Campbell in setting
election dates, because that seems to
ensure a lot more stability. I mean, I
dont think that the public really feels
like having an election every time the
government gets defeated on some triv-
ial bill about the budget or whatever.
So do you think that perhaps its an
idea whose time has passed?
Yeah, I do. I think the nature of a
confidence motion is to say that on
some things, you cannot vote
against your government no matter
what your conscience says, and if we
really want to free up peoples’ con-
sciences and let them vote in a way
that reflects their own views and the
views of their constituents, you're
right, we have to get past that
notion,
So another thing that Gordon
Campbell did was define what a
confidence motion was. He said that
certain types of legislation are not
motions of confidence.
Minister, you are currently serving as
deputy premier, which I think is a
position very few Canadians fully
understand. What exactly does the job
entail? If Premier Campbell had
resigned last summer, would you be the
Premier right now?
I don't know. It’s not an automatic
thing. Because in British Columbia
leaders of parties are elected by the
political parties, or maybe by the
caucus. So it’s not an automatic suc-
cession.
The deputy premier’s job is to
chair cabinet when the premier is
not there, and that’s a very impor-
tant role. I do all the “visiting digni-
tary” kind of roles that I need to do
when he is not there, as well. I con-
fer with him quite a bit about poli-
cy, too, and those kinds of things.
It’s a role that is probably different
in every jurisdiction. It depends on
what the premier is like, and what
the deputy premier is like.
Would you say, then, that it’s an exag-
geration to say that you're the “second
in command” of the province?
Well, I have a responsibility to
answer all the questions that are put
to him when he’s not there. I don’t
know if you could say there’s a sec-
ond in command, though. It really
depends on the issue. But when he is
not in the House, for example, I
answer his questions. So I suppose
on a flow chart, that’s how it works,
yes. But the reality is nothing ever
works that way. Everything is a little
more fluid than that. Like for exam-
ple, at your home, is your mom the
head of the household, or is your
dad the head of the household? Or,
are neither of them really head of the
household, and you're all kind of in
charge in your own way? It’s more
like that—in a political party a cau-
cus is like a family.
During your tenure as education min-
ister, you were subjected to intense crit-
icism, and more than a few rather
brutal personal attacks. I was wonder-
ing if that had any kind of personal
effect on you.
No. It doesn’t get to me at all.
Because I know that the critics don’t
care about me, they care about my
position. I’m just a concept to them,
I’m not a person to them. And I
know they're not attacking me as a
person, they're attacking me as a
concept of what I represent to them
(laughs). So it’s like, okay, fill your
boots. Now that I’m gone, they're
just going to attack the new guy. So
its not about me, it’s about them,
police to track down grow opera-
tions. That’s not an issue every-
where. They wonder about the
future of Burrard Thermal. There
are specific local issues that I need to
pay attention to.
I won the last election with 75
percent of the vote. I was the third-
highest vote-getter in BC in the last
election. But that doesn’t mean I
don't have to work for the next one.
I always have to work, and I have to
make sure I am out there, listening
to my constituents. That’s Job One
of every politician, to tend to your
constituents first, and then do all the
other jobs that the premier gives to
you, or the caucus gives you, or
whatever, as a second priority.
Do you feel, then, that in your own
riding you're a popular figure that will
not have a difficult time winning re-
election?
(Long pause) I get lots of positive
feedback from people. I mean, there
are lots of critics out there too, no
question about that, but I do get lots
of positive feedback from people.
And I’m working hard, and I’m in
my community a lot. So I guess we'll
know the answer to that question at
the next election.
What would you say is the publics
biggest misconception about your gov-
ernment?
I think that the single biggest mis-
conception is that we want to bal-
ance the budget because we like to
play with numbers. The reality is,
we want to balance the budget
because that’s the only way we can
support social programs. Again, if
we don't get BC on a sound financial
footing, we are not going to be able
I know they're not attacking me as a
person, they're attacking me as a concept
of what I represent to them. So it’s like,
okay, fill your boots.”
Deputy Minister Christy Clark
and what they want. Trying to criti-
cize me is just a means to that end.
It’s not personal, and so I never take
it that way.
Do you view yourself as being popular?
Um, I don't know. I’ve never really
thought of myself in those terms.
That’s
an interesting question.
Well, how confident do you feel about
your re-election?
Well that’s a more specific question.
We always have to think about
whether or not we're going to get re-
elected. And the reason we have to
be concerned about that is because if
we're not going to get re-elected it
means we probably haven't paid
enough attention to the people in
our riding. It’s often on a very spe-
cific basis. For example, people in
Port Moody care about the big issues
like taxes, but they also have some
very specific concerns about whether
or not BC Hydro is providing them
with enough information for the
to afford to pay for education or
healthcare anymore. So what we
want to do is put us on a sound
financial footing so we can pay for
those things, and more importantly,
recognize that a deficit really is a
matter of saying that “We want to
spend all the money that we take in
and we want to take all the money
that belongs to the next generation,
too. So we don't care if they get pen-
sions, we don't care if they get
healthcare, we don’t care if they get
anything in their future. We want to
use it all.” That’s what a deficit is.
One generation being greedy
enough to say “We want you to give
to us, and take from our kids, too,
and let them figure out the prob-
lem.” So I think we have to work
hard to scale down our expectations
in a generation. Because we have to
leave something for people like you.
We have to. Otherwise, all we'll have
at the end of our reign as govern-
ment is more debt. That's all you're
going to pay for. You're going to be
paying the banks. So you're not
going to be thinking about “Gee,
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should we be expanding medical
coverage to cover podiatrists?” you're
going to be thinking, “Okay, maybe
we shouldn't be covering heart trans-
plants at all.” Those are going to be
the kinds of questions that your gen-
eration is going to have to ask unless
we take care of it. And it’s just not
fair. Because you don’t use up a lot
of resources of government. The
years when you use up a lot of
resources of government are when
you turn 60 or 70. So all those peo-
ple who are making the cases for
those who are 60 or 70 right now are
using up the resources for your
future.
On a personal level, what frustrates
you the most about government?
(Long pause) I...would say...the dis-
tance between a politician making a
decision and the people who receive
service on the front lines. Someone
like you could come to me and say,
“We have a real problem at our hos-
pital and it’s this.... and it is so hard
for me as a politician to change that,
because there is so much bureaucra-
cy and decision-making and com-
plexity between the top level of gov-
ernment and the bottom level, the
front lines. That’s the most frustrat-
ing thing. Nobody in any political
party you run for gets into office
with anything other than the idea
that they want to change everything,
they want to make things better for
people. That’s why we do this. And
then you get there, and it is really,
really hard to get things done. It’s
just so unwieldy and cumbersome.
What party do you hope wins the
federal election?
I don’t publicly speculate about that.
Because our provincial party has a
whole coalition of people. We have
people who are Federal Liberals,
who are working on the Liberal
campaign, and people who are
working on the Federal Alliance
campaign, and people on the
Federal Conservatives. Actually, I
guess they are one party now.
Lastly Minister, where do you see your
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political career going in the next ten
years?
I don’t know...
Is there a dream job you have in mind?
I want to be a mother again. I want
to have another baby. That’s what I
want to do. But I think I can accom-
modate a professional job at the
same time I have another baby. So I
don’t know. The thing about politics
is that it doesn’t lend itself to long-
term planning, in terms of personal
career planning. You get re-elected,
or not, every four or five years. So
your future is not in your own
hands, and I think it is foolhardy for
any politician to try to make a long
term personal career plan, because
who knows when you're going to be
chucked out of office.
Thank you for your time, Madam
Minister. Best of luck in the future.
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Rude Canadians?
Kelly Parry
News Editor
Calling Canadians rude is like
calling Americans shy. It’s an
affront to all things Canadian.
Macleans, Canada’s national
weekly newspaper, is shatter-
ing the myth of the polite,
quiet, and accommodating
Canadian.
Maclean’s national affairs
correspondent Charlie Gillis
categorizes eight types of
boorish Canadian behaviour;
Thumb People, E-tards, Cell-
heads, Potheads, Number-
oners, Tattoo Victims, Real-
time film critics, and VIP
Parkers.
Gillis suggests that technol-
ogy has allowed Canadians to
become ruder, with palm
pilots, list serves, and cell
phones making users dismiss
their family and friends to
take calls, answer meaningless
mail messages, and annoy
people with tinny sounding
cell phone songs.
However, some boorish
traits cannot be attributed to
just Canadians. People who
criticize movies in the theater
while others are trying to
watch are an_ international
epidemic. Tattoo Victims, can
simply be a cultural phenom-
ena that doesn’t necessarily
make tattoos a rude action,
just a matter of taste. Should
marijuana be decriminalized
in the next year, then
Potheads will be as common-
place as Airheads.
Is “flipping the bird” always
rude? No, not when you are
dealing with a VIP parker
who parks diagonally across
three spaces just to protect his
Top Ten Places Not
to Hide Easter Eggs
Laura Secord Press Release
Having been a part of
Canadian Easter traditions for
more the 90 years, Laura
Secord knows a thing or two
about chocolate eggs and the
traditional Easter egg hunt. In
an effort to assist the Easter
Bunny in making this year’s
festivities go as smoothly as
possible, Laura Secord went
to Canada’s true egg hunting
experts for advice on where
not to hide Easter eggs.
To gather the necessary
information, the chocolatier
conducted interviews with “Or
Canadian Easter “Eggsperts,”
aged four to nine years old,
asking them where are the
best and worst places to hide
Easter eggs.
“To ensure we were getting
Laura Secord’s Top Ten
Places Not To Hide Easter
Eggs
“Behind delicate stuff like
Mom's vases or on the rim of
light bulbs.”
Mark 9, Chester, Nova Scotia
“My Poppy's smelly fishing
boat.”
an honest response on thisegg “N
hiding issue, we felt. it was
ee
necessary to consult our core _
consumers,” said
Thompson, Vice President of
Marketing for Laura Secord. —
“It is our hope that this infor-
mation will help to better pre-
pare the Easter Bunny for this
year’s Easter egg hunt.”
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iy
or her precious high-priced
cars.
What some people see as
rude, others see as a right to
self-expression. If you are ever
charged with behaving like a
rude Canadian, know that
you have just joined the ranks
of Pierre Trudeau and Ralph
Klein. Tell people that you are
not rude, just a technological-
ly open, cultural critic, and
body artist with a really nice
car.
If you have been a victim of
unsubstantiated, random rude-
ness, let the world, or at least
Canada know. Maclean’, is
looking for stories that spot-
light the rude things
Canadians do to one another.
Send your stories to
website@macleans.ca.
Madison 7,
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
“Just make sure my dog can’t
get them first.”
Morgan 8,
Montreal, Quebec
“I would keep them out of the
dryer vent—the lint is very
messy.”
Mia 4,
Campbellville, Ontario
“Please don’t put them out on
a table because that isn’t really
floor _ challenging ar all,”
Vancouver, British Columbia
“Don't hide them in tight
places that we can’t get into—
behind the computer or
fridge.”
Fallon 7,
ES Oe
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Introducing...2
Kelly Parry
News Editor
Until this year, young urban couples had no
one to turn to when seeking answers to life's
biggest questions. Where would advertisers
including Mazda, Toyota, Diesel, Royal
Doulton, Wedgwood, Ralph Lauren, and
Tommy Hilfiger, find this young market.
Thanks to Diane Hall and Neil Morton,
readers and advertisers now have a new
home.
This new Canadian focused magazine,
simply called 2, is the only lifestyle publica-
tion catering to the needs and interests of 25-
to 34-year-old men and women entering life
partnerships and forming new households.
“2 is smart, sexy, voyeuristic, irreverent,
and gender neutral—clearly reflecting the
sensibility of today’s generation of young
couples,” says publisher Diane Hall.
Neil Morton, former editor-in-chief of the
http://www.otherpress.ca
acclaimed Shift magazine, is editor-in-chief
of 2. Thirty-three years old and married with
two young daughters, Morton is well aware
of the attitudes and interests of today’s
media-savvy young couples. “We've brought
together Canada’s finest writers, photogra-
phers, and illustrators to cover sex, travel,
careers, sports, personal finance, parenting,
pop culture, food, and wine—all areas perti-
nent to the lives of young couples,” he says.
Articles in the premiere issue include 15
excellent couple adventures, Jamie Oliver's
food secrets for couples, nine best CDs to get
it on, tips for first-time homebuyers, and
advice columns by such experts as a head-
hunter, plastic surgeon and decor specialist.
2 magazine is distributed on newsstands,
by subscription, at consumer lifestyle shows,
and to couples registered with the Hudson's
Bay Company gift registry. Published quar-
terly, 2’s next issues will come out in June,
September, and November.
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News e¢ the other press ©
Rude Canadians?
Kelly Parry
News Editor
Calling Canadians rude is like
calling Americans shy. It’s an
affront to all things Canadian.
Macleans, Canada’s national
weekly newspaper, is shatter-
ing the myth of the polite,
quiet, and accommodating
Canadian.
Maclean’s national affairs
correspondent Charlie Gillis
categorizes eight types of
boorish Canadian behaviour;
Thumb People, E-tards, Cell-
heads, Potheads, Number-
oners, Tattoo Victims, Real-
time film critics, and VIP
Parkers.
Gillis suggests that technol-
ogy has allowed Canadians to
become ruder, with palm
pilots, list serves, and cell
phones making users dismiss
their family and friends to
take calls, answer meaningless
mail messages, and annoy
people with tinny sounding
cell phone songs.
However, some boorish
traits cannot be attributed to
just Canadians. People who
criticize movies in the theater
while others are trying to
watch are an_ international
epidemic. Tattoo Victims, can
simply be a cultural phenom-
ena that doesn’t necessarily
make tattoos a rude action,
just a matter of taste. Should
marijuana be decriminalized
in the next year, then
Potheads will be as common-
place as Airheads.
Is “flipping the bird” always
rude? No, not when you are
dealing with a VIP parker
who parks diagonally across
three spaces just to protect his
Top Ten Places Not
to Hide Easter Eggs
Laura Secord Press Release
Having been a part of
Canadian Easter traditions for
more the 90 years, Laura
Secord knows a thing or two
about chocolate eggs and the
traditional Easter egg hunt. In
an effort to assist the Easter
Bunny in making this year’s
festivities go as smoothly as
possible, Laura Secord went
to Canada’s true egg hunting
experts for advice on where
not to hide Easter eggs.
To gather the necessary
information, the chocolatier
conducted interviews with “Or
Canadian Easter “Eggsperts,”
aged four to nine years old,
asking them where are the
best and worst places to hide
Easter eggs.
“To ensure we were getting
Laura Secord’s Top Ten
Places Not To Hide Easter
Eggs
“Behind delicate stuff like
Mom's vases or on the rim of
light bulbs.”
Mark 9, Chester, Nova Scotia
“My Poppy's smelly fishing
boat.”
an honest response on thisegg “N
hiding issue, we felt. it was
ee
necessary to consult our core _
consumers,” said
Thompson, Vice President of
Marketing for Laura Secord. —
“It is our hope that this infor-
mation will help to better pre-
pare the Easter Bunny for this
year’s Easter egg hunt.”
Ellen a )
iy
or her precious high-priced
cars.
What some people see as
rude, others see as a right to
self-expression. If you are ever
charged with behaving like a
rude Canadian, know that
you have just joined the ranks
of Pierre Trudeau and Ralph
Klein. Tell people that you are
not rude, just a technological-
ly open, cultural critic, and
body artist with a really nice
car.
If you have been a victim of
unsubstantiated, random rude-
ness, let the world, or at least
Canada know. Maclean’, is
looking for stories that spot-
light the rude things
Canadians do to one another.
Send your stories to
website@macleans.ca.
Madison 7,
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
“Just make sure my dog can’t
get them first.”
Morgan 8,
Montreal, Quebec
“I would keep them out of the
dryer vent—the lint is very
messy.”
Mia 4,
Campbellville, Ontario
“Please don’t put them out on
a table because that isn’t really
floor _ challenging ar all,”
Vancouver, British Columbia
“Don't hide them in tight
places that we can’t get into—
behind the computer or
fridge.”
Fallon 7,
ES Oe
_all the things under there.” __
- Winnipeg, Manitoba -
Building a Community Of
Life Savers.
Olympic First aid
Services
First Aid / CPR
Courses
emergency First Aid Course
eStandard First Aid course
e Residential Care
e Automatic External Defibrillator Course
eCPR Recertification's
www.olympictrstaid.com
First Aid Services
Olympic First Aid Services
Office (604) 420 - 1748
www.olympicfirstaid.ca
Introducing...2
Kelly Parry
News Editor
Until this year, young urban couples had no
one to turn to when seeking answers to life's
biggest questions. Where would advertisers
including Mazda, Toyota, Diesel, Royal
Doulton, Wedgwood, Ralph Lauren, and
Tommy Hilfiger, find this young market.
Thanks to Diane Hall and Neil Morton,
readers and advertisers now have a new
home.
This new Canadian focused magazine,
simply called 2, is the only lifestyle publica-
tion catering to the needs and interests of 25-
to 34-year-old men and women entering life
partnerships and forming new households.
“2 is smart, sexy, voyeuristic, irreverent,
and gender neutral—clearly reflecting the
sensibility of today’s generation of young
couples,” says publisher Diane Hall.
Neil Morton, former editor-in-chief of the
http://www.otherpress.ca
acclaimed Shift magazine, is editor-in-chief
of 2. Thirty-three years old and married with
two young daughters, Morton is well aware
of the attitudes and interests of today’s
media-savvy young couples. “We've brought
together Canada’s finest writers, photogra-
phers, and illustrators to cover sex, travel,
careers, sports, personal finance, parenting,
pop culture, food, and wine—all areas perti-
nent to the lives of young couples,” he says.
Articles in the premiere issue include 15
excellent couple adventures, Jamie Oliver's
food secrets for couples, nine best CDs to get
it on, tips for first-time homebuyers, and
advice columns by such experts as a head-
hunter, plastic surgeon and decor specialist.
2 magazine is distributed on newsstands,
by subscription, at consumer lifestyle shows,
and to couples registered with the Hudson's
Bay Company gift registry. Published quar-
terly, 2’s next issues will come out in June,
September, and November.
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RPG Watch
If you're a fan of RPGs, I urge you
not to lose hope during these dark
times, because there are three note-
worthy RPGs hitting the stores this
summer. And as most RPG fans will
tell you, summer is the best time to
play Because all the time you'd nor-
mally spend on homework can be
poured into a RPG.
Granted, you don’t want to be
spending the whole summer
indoors—but at least you can
knock off a few of those deathly hot
days fighting evil.
Fist up, releasing anytime
between right now and May is La
Pucelle Tactics, which, as the name
gives away, is a tactical RPG.
Although it’s not just any Tactical
RPG, its a Nippon Ichi RPG.
That's right it’s the same people
who made Disgaea: Hour of
Darkness, the game that most of us
have been playing straight since late
last August.
As a friendly forewarning, this
visn’t a sequel, it’s not even really a
prequel; it’s just sort of the game
that came before Disgaea. It’s kind
of old and has dated graphics, but
the game play is the main reason
anyone is going to pick this up. I
suggest anyone who liked Disgaea,
or anyone who missed Disgaea and
now really, really wants to play a
good tactical RPG, should check
this out.
For midsummer we have Front
Mission 4. The Front Mission series
is a great one because it combines a
tactical RPG with robots and polit-
ical intrigue stories that would put
Tom Clancy to shame.
Oddly enough, not a_ huge
amount of details have come flood-
ing out for this title, despite the fact
that the Japanese version is almost
entirely in English. Not that it will
play on a North American PS2,
mind you.
The battle system works in a
turn-based manner, with each side
using a team of fully customizable
robots. How in depth is the cus-
tomization you ask? Basically you
can choose the legs, main body and
arms as parts and mix as match as
you wish—provided they are not
over the specified weight. You can
also equip a variety of hand-held
and shoulder-mounted weapons.
This isn't going to be the hit RPG
of the year, but those who are into
this type of game would be well
advised to pick it up when it hits
stores.
And finally appearing on the PS2
is the North American version of
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
Directors Cut. If you're a regular
reader then you know I've pretty
much given this game 10/5 before it
has even come out. | believe that
Star Ocean will achieve a large
measure of success for its innova-
tion,
It has a fully 3D real-time combat
system with two party allies being
Al controlled, and it allows you to
take control of any of your three
party members during the battle.
All magic charges and casts are in
real time as well—same as with the
use of items in battle. There is also
an extremely in-depth item-creation
system that lets you make and
improve weapons, make food and
healing items, and even compose
music for instruments.
Now, since we didn’t get the reg-
ular edition, the Directors Cut, for
those who want to know, adds new
story sequences, expands the bonus
dungeon, adds an additional bonus
dungeon, and adds two new charac-
ters (bringing the total list of
playable characters up to 12). This
is the kind of RPG that sets the bar
for future games, and will probably
be on most people's best-of lists for
2004.
So yes, we will have something to
Disgaea
look forward to this summer, and to
keep us entertained. Provided of
course that none of this is pushed
back to a later release date. But
then, if you even slightly follow
games, you already know the pain
of having to wait another six
months for the game you have wait-
ed almost two years for. Such is life
when youre a gamer.
Trigun
The $60,000,000,000 Man
Well, Trigun isn't new by
any means, but it does come
in a slightly new package
from Pioneer, I mean
Geneon, with its new signa-
ture series. Basically it’s the
DVDs of old but popular
series you passed up because
of the huge price tag that
was attached.
Now you can get the same
great anime for less, actually
a lot less. It's enough to
make the people who paid
the Pioneer price a while
back bitter, very bitter.
At first, I swear I couldn't
figure out what was wrong
because the DVD auto
plays, that’s right—no
menu. Meaning you can
watch the entire DVD
without having to use the
menu. I find it odd because
the menu design was origi-
nally stylish, and functional.
Now for extras, they’re a lit-
tle on the thin side here.
There are no clean opening-
or-closing animations,
although I should state for
the record that this DVD
was first made before the
clean open-and-close laws
came into effect.
The disc does have a
character sketch gallery that
is quite nice, and there are
no trailers for anything on
the DVD. And despite the
fact that this is just a reprint
of an earlier DVD, the pic-
ture quality is still good.
The colours are vibrant and
don't bleed together. In fact
sthe only problem with the
picture is that some still-
shots tend to jitter around a
bit. ’'m not sure if that’s a
defect of the DVD, or the
original animation process,
but it’s not very noticeable.
Lastly, both 2.0-channel
sounds tracks, English and
Japanese, are done rather
well for being regular stereo
tracks. I was also impressed
with the quality of the voice
acting and of the dub tim-
ing; Trigun is an early exam-
ple of an English version
done right.
So what’s an anime like
Trigun about anyway? Well,
it’s what you could call a
post-apocalyptic western,
although that’s not a real
genre, but it aptly describes
Trigun.
We follow the exploits of
two insurance agents, Millie
and Meryl, who are search-
ing for Vash the
Stampede—a man so dan-
gerous the government put
a $60,000,000,000 bounty
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on his head. Their job is to
try and prevent him from
causing too much damage
and havoc, and that’s only
after they find him.
Obviously, you know the
guy on the cover is going to
be Vash. The entertaining
part is that Vash doesn’t
quite have the personality of
a wanted gunman. Who has
ever watched a series with a
gunman that doesn’t fire his
gun, eats lots of donuts,
cries a lot, and doesn’t like
to see people get hurt or
killed?
The story does have
depth to it, but in the first
four episodes you don’t get
to any of it. This DVD is
pretty much a setting and
character introduction,
nicely setting the stage with
some comedy and a bit of
foreshadowing.
Is this series worth the
investment even though it’s
gong to be eight DVDs
long and is fairly old? I can
say without a doubt, yes.
First off, at the new pric-
ing point under the signa-
ture series its only $20,
which you cannot really
complain about, unless you
bought the DVD a couple
of years ago and paid twice
as much.
Secondly, this is a classic
of anime. It’s on a lot of fans
all time top-ten lists, mine
included. It’s got great char-
acter design, a stand out
story that blends comedy
with drama, an excellent
English voice-acting cast,
and a flawless English dub.
There isn’t much more you
can ask for in a series. If
you've neglected Trigun in
the past, nows your time
to add this gem to your
collection.
April 7, 2004
Anime Laser
This week’s look at what's going on
in the anime world.
What's Hot Right Now:
Inu. Yasha should barely qualify as
being entertainment, but with 15
DVDs out so far, the story that puts
most people to sleep just keeps on
going.
You've got to admire the brains
behind Jnu Yasha. | mean the writer
is committed enough to run a story
into the ground until people will lit-
erally stop watching. After 15 vol-
umes they've got about 25 of the
possible 25,000 jewel shards they
must collect, now that’s entertain-
ment. Hell, they might as well be
counting grains of sand, at least that
wouldn't put me to sleep as quickly.
What's Going to be Hot:
On the top of the “it took damn
well long enough” list is Ghost in the
Shell Stand Alone Complex, which
you may of may not remember had
a movie with a North American the-
atrical release in 1995.
The series takes place sometime
after the film, and has excellent
looking computer animation and
loads of action. Now, as for the
story—well, complex would be an
understatement. It seems that
whenever you go to the trouble of
blinking you've already missed large
portions of the plot. And really, who
doesn't enjoy a series that you have
to pay more attention to than a cal-
culus lecture?
What’s Hot in Japan:
There’s only one thing better than a
popular anime—a popular anime
that has more merchandise than
you can shake a stick at.
That’s where One Piece comes
in—it follows the adventures of the
wannabe pirate Luffy and his small
crew of misfits. And as polls show,
pirates rate an acceptable second
behind ninjas in cool professions.
They. may not have ninja stars but
they “Arrrr”, pirates, so you have to
give them that.
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RPG Watch
If you're a fan of RPGs, I urge you
not to lose hope during these dark
times, because there are three note-
worthy RPGs hitting the stores this
summer. And as most RPG fans will
tell you, summer is the best time to
play Because all the time you'd nor-
mally spend on homework can be
poured into a RPG.
Granted, you don’t want to be
spending the whole summer
indoors—but at least you can
knock off a few of those deathly hot
days fighting evil.
Fist up, releasing anytime
between right now and May is La
Pucelle Tactics, which, as the name
gives away, is a tactical RPG.
Although it’s not just any Tactical
RPG, its a Nippon Ichi RPG.
That's right it’s the same people
who made Disgaea: Hour of
Darkness, the game that most of us
have been playing straight since late
last August.
As a friendly forewarning, this
visn’t a sequel, it’s not even really a
prequel; it’s just sort of the game
that came before Disgaea. It’s kind
of old and has dated graphics, but
the game play is the main reason
anyone is going to pick this up. I
suggest anyone who liked Disgaea,
or anyone who missed Disgaea and
now really, really wants to play a
good tactical RPG, should check
this out.
For midsummer we have Front
Mission 4. The Front Mission series
is a great one because it combines a
tactical RPG with robots and polit-
ical intrigue stories that would put
Tom Clancy to shame.
Oddly enough, not a_ huge
amount of details have come flood-
ing out for this title, despite the fact
that the Japanese version is almost
entirely in English. Not that it will
play on a North American PS2,
mind you.
The battle system works in a
turn-based manner, with each side
using a team of fully customizable
robots. How in depth is the cus-
tomization you ask? Basically you
can choose the legs, main body and
arms as parts and mix as match as
you wish—provided they are not
over the specified weight. You can
also equip a variety of hand-held
and shoulder-mounted weapons.
This isn't going to be the hit RPG
of the year, but those who are into
this type of game would be well
advised to pick it up when it hits
stores.
And finally appearing on the PS2
is the North American version of
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
Directors Cut. If you're a regular
reader then you know I've pretty
much given this game 10/5 before it
has even come out. | believe that
Star Ocean will achieve a large
measure of success for its innova-
tion,
It has a fully 3D real-time combat
system with two party allies being
Al controlled, and it allows you to
take control of any of your three
party members during the battle.
All magic charges and casts are in
real time as well—same as with the
use of items in battle. There is also
an extremely in-depth item-creation
system that lets you make and
improve weapons, make food and
healing items, and even compose
music for instruments.
Now, since we didn’t get the reg-
ular edition, the Directors Cut, for
those who want to know, adds new
story sequences, expands the bonus
dungeon, adds an additional bonus
dungeon, and adds two new charac-
ters (bringing the total list of
playable characters up to 12). This
is the kind of RPG that sets the bar
for future games, and will probably
be on most people's best-of lists for
2004.
So yes, we will have something to
Disgaea
look forward to this summer, and to
keep us entertained. Provided of
course that none of this is pushed
back to a later release date. But
then, if you even slightly follow
games, you already know the pain
of having to wait another six
months for the game you have wait-
ed almost two years for. Such is life
when youre a gamer.
Trigun
The $60,000,000,000 Man
Well, Trigun isn't new by
any means, but it does come
in a slightly new package
from Pioneer, I mean
Geneon, with its new signa-
ture series. Basically it’s the
DVDs of old but popular
series you passed up because
of the huge price tag that
was attached.
Now you can get the same
great anime for less, actually
a lot less. It's enough to
make the people who paid
the Pioneer price a while
back bitter, very bitter.
At first, I swear I couldn't
figure out what was wrong
because the DVD auto
plays, that’s right—no
menu. Meaning you can
watch the entire DVD
without having to use the
menu. I find it odd because
the menu design was origi-
nally stylish, and functional.
Now for extras, they’re a lit-
tle on the thin side here.
There are no clean opening-
or-closing animations,
although I should state for
the record that this DVD
was first made before the
clean open-and-close laws
came into effect.
The disc does have a
character sketch gallery that
is quite nice, and there are
no trailers for anything on
the DVD. And despite the
fact that this is just a reprint
of an earlier DVD, the pic-
ture quality is still good.
The colours are vibrant and
don't bleed together. In fact
sthe only problem with the
picture is that some still-
shots tend to jitter around a
bit. ’'m not sure if that’s a
defect of the DVD, or the
original animation process,
but it’s not very noticeable.
Lastly, both 2.0-channel
sounds tracks, English and
Japanese, are done rather
well for being regular stereo
tracks. I was also impressed
with the quality of the voice
acting and of the dub tim-
ing; Trigun is an early exam-
ple of an English version
done right.
So what’s an anime like
Trigun about anyway? Well,
it’s what you could call a
post-apocalyptic western,
although that’s not a real
genre, but it aptly describes
Trigun.
We follow the exploits of
two insurance agents, Millie
and Meryl, who are search-
ing for Vash the
Stampede—a man so dan-
gerous the government put
a $60,000,000,000 bounty
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on his head. Their job is to
try and prevent him from
causing too much damage
and havoc, and that’s only
after they find him.
Obviously, you know the
guy on the cover is going to
be Vash. The entertaining
part is that Vash doesn’t
quite have the personality of
a wanted gunman. Who has
ever watched a series with a
gunman that doesn’t fire his
gun, eats lots of donuts,
cries a lot, and doesn’t like
to see people get hurt or
killed?
The story does have
depth to it, but in the first
four episodes you don’t get
to any of it. This DVD is
pretty much a setting and
character introduction,
nicely setting the stage with
some comedy and a bit of
foreshadowing.
Is this series worth the
investment even though it’s
gong to be eight DVDs
long and is fairly old? I can
say without a doubt, yes.
First off, at the new pric-
ing point under the signa-
ture series its only $20,
which you cannot really
complain about, unless you
bought the DVD a couple
of years ago and paid twice
as much.
Secondly, this is a classic
of anime. It’s on a lot of fans
all time top-ten lists, mine
included. It’s got great char-
acter design, a stand out
story that blends comedy
with drama, an excellent
English voice-acting cast,
and a flawless English dub.
There isn’t much more you
can ask for in a series. If
you've neglected Trigun in
the past, nows your time
to add this gem to your
collection.
April 7, 2004
Anime Laser
This week’s look at what's going on
in the anime world.
What's Hot Right Now:
Inu. Yasha should barely qualify as
being entertainment, but with 15
DVDs out so far, the story that puts
most people to sleep just keeps on
going.
You've got to admire the brains
behind Jnu Yasha. | mean the writer
is committed enough to run a story
into the ground until people will lit-
erally stop watching. After 15 vol-
umes they've got about 25 of the
possible 25,000 jewel shards they
must collect, now that’s entertain-
ment. Hell, they might as well be
counting grains of sand, at least that
wouldn't put me to sleep as quickly.
What's Going to be Hot:
On the top of the “it took damn
well long enough” list is Ghost in the
Shell Stand Alone Complex, which
you may of may not remember had
a movie with a North American the-
atrical release in 1995.
The series takes place sometime
after the film, and has excellent
looking computer animation and
loads of action. Now, as for the
story—well, complex would be an
understatement. It seems that
whenever you go to the trouble of
blinking you've already missed large
portions of the plot. And really, who
doesn't enjoy a series that you have
to pay more attention to than a cal-
culus lecture?
What’s Hot in Japan:
There’s only one thing better than a
popular anime—a popular anime
that has more merchandise than
you can shake a stick at.
That’s where One Piece comes
in—it follows the adventures of the
wannabe pirate Luffy and his small
crew of misfits. And as polls show,
pirates rate an acceptable second
behind ninjas in cool professions.
They. may not have ninja stars but
they “Arrrr”, pirates, so you have to
give them that.
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Canucks Corner
CF Miley
Op Columnist
I was happy for many different rea-
sons last Saturday night. Following a
5-2 win over a desperate Edmonton
Oilers team, the Canucks clinched
the Northwest Division title, and
sewed up a third place seeding for
the upcoming playoffs. The
Canucks played like a swarm of real-
ly big killer bees, buzzing the ears of
Oiler players all night long.
Vancouver dominated every facet of
the game, and were full marks for
the win. But that wasn't the only
reason I was happy.
I was overjoyed—practically
bursting at the seams—at the
prospect of not having to watch a
gloating Pierre Lacroix’s fat jowls
bounce up and down in front of
reporters as he explained once again
how the Avalanche were able to win
a tenth straight division title. Up
yours Avs, the Northwest belongs to
the ’Nucks.
I was ecstatic that my favorite
team had somehow righted the ship,
won six straight games, and looks to
be on a roll going into the playoffs.
Somewhere between the Canucks
surrendering three third-period
goals to Columbus on March 21,
and the LA game on March 24,
Vancouver has rediscovered its work
ethic and commitment to team
defense. The Bertuzzi incident, fol-
lowed by a string of lackluster
games, forced every single Canuck
to take a good long look in the mir-
ror and work just a bit harder.
Vancouver's key to success has
always been outworking their oppo-
nents. Stan Smyl did it in 1982.
Trevor Linden did it in 1994. The
Canucks as a group have done it
over the last six games of the regular
season.
I was titillated at the thought that
the "Nucks had clinched home-ice
advantage for at least the first round
of the playoffs. Plus, I just like the
word, “titillated.” It just kind of rolls
off the tongue—titillated.
I was overjoyed at the prospect of
playing Calgary rather than Dallas
in the first round. Dallas has all but
owned the Canucks for the last three
years, whereas Calgary is a hard-
working, well-coached team with
very little playoff experience. As
most Vancouver hockey fans can
attest to, playoff experience goes a
long way in hockey. In most years,
the teams that have had their mettle
hardened in the pressure cooker that
is the chase for Lord Stanley’s mug,
stand the best chance of playoff suc-
cess. The Calgary Flames are playoff
newbies, while Dallas has a host of
veterans that are battle tested.
Mostly though, I was delighted
for one Markus Naslund. Let’s face
it, the Canucks’ captain has had a
rough month and a half since Steve
Moore knocked him silly in
Colorado on February 16. First, he
wakes up after a hit and gets to be
concussed for two weeks. Next, he
watches as one of his best friends
almost kills-Moore in an attempt to
exact a pound of flesh in retribution
for the hit. Bertuzzi’s life turns into
tabloid hell, he’s suspended for at
least the rest of this season. The
team, and the friendship, have both
suffered greatly as a result. Next up,
the Canucks begin to falter, ques-
tions begin surfacing, and Naslund
was left with a sore elbow pondering
whether the team can do it without
Todd or not. With last Saturday's
win, I was thrilled to see Naslund
put the ghosts of division races past
behind him.
Last year, Naslund showed some
true heart and candor when he stat-
ed simply that the team had
“choked” after game 82. A 2-0 loss
to the LA Kings cost Vancouver a
division crown that they had worked
hard to earn. A_heart-broken
Naslund, addressing the GM Place
faithful after the game, made a
promise to the Vancouver fans—a
promise to be better. A promise that
he and his fellow Canucks began to
fulfill with a playoff comeback over
St. Louis, a promise that he kept
over the final six games of this sea-
son. The tables were turned this sea-
son, and the hunted became the
hunters as Vancouver won game
after game to track down the stink-
ing Avs for the division title.
It’s not a question of whether or
not the team choked last season or
not. They did. It’s a question of
whether they learned from the expe-
rience and became better players
after the setback. Last Saturday
night, I saw a team with experience
and grit outwork a team playing for
their playoff lives. Good job,
Markus. Good job, Canucks. Let’s
give it up for the 2004 Northwest
Division Champions, your
Vancouver Canucks!
As with every team, the Canucks
will rely on goaltending to see them
through the spring. Dan Cloutier
shouldered much of the blame for
last year’s Minnesota meltdown, and
he has something to prove this sea-
son. Cloutier’s play will likely decide
more than just Vancouver's fate in
the post season, though. I'll also
have a direct bearing on how many
zeroes are on Dan's new contract for
next year. Cloutier is playing for
more than pride and the thrill of vic-
tory; he’s playing for millions of
extra dollars.
I stated last week that I was going
to give some tips on winning an
NHL Playoff hockey pool this week,
but due to the fact that nobody will
read this until after the playoffs have
begun, I have decided to hold off on
the pool wisdom. If anyone feels like
they need some guidance or answers
to burning, pool-related questions,
email me at:
snazzymortuzzi@yahoo.ca, and I'll
do my best to get back to you with-
in 48 hours.
I've got the white towels ironed
and ready, my bobbleheads are all
nodding in post season approval,
and I’ve hired a voodoo priest to
whip me up a concoction of splen-
did repute, guaranteed to bring
good fortune to both the Canucks
and my great uncle’s farm. As
Michael Buffer says before a prize-
fight, “Let’s get ready to rumble....”
GO FREAKING ’NUCKS.
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Canucks Corner
CF Miley
Op Columnist
I was happy for many different rea-
sons last Saturday night. Following a
5-2 win over a desperate Edmonton
Oilers team, the Canucks clinched
the Northwest Division title, and
sewed up a third place seeding for
the upcoming playoffs. The
Canucks played like a swarm of real-
ly big killer bees, buzzing the ears of
Oiler players all night long.
Vancouver dominated every facet of
the game, and were full marks for
the win. But that wasn't the only
reason I was happy.
I was overjoyed—practically
bursting at the seams—at the
prospect of not having to watch a
gloating Pierre Lacroix’s fat jowls
bounce up and down in front of
reporters as he explained once again
how the Avalanche were able to win
a tenth straight division title. Up
yours Avs, the Northwest belongs to
the ’Nucks.
I was ecstatic that my favorite
team had somehow righted the ship,
won six straight games, and looks to
be on a roll going into the playoffs.
Somewhere between the Canucks
surrendering three third-period
goals to Columbus on March 21,
and the LA game on March 24,
Vancouver has rediscovered its work
ethic and commitment to team
defense. The Bertuzzi incident, fol-
lowed by a string of lackluster
games, forced every single Canuck
to take a good long look in the mir-
ror and work just a bit harder.
Vancouver's key to success has
always been outworking their oppo-
nents. Stan Smyl did it in 1982.
Trevor Linden did it in 1994. The
Canucks as a group have done it
over the last six games of the regular
season.
I was titillated at the thought that
the "Nucks had clinched home-ice
advantage for at least the first round
of the playoffs. Plus, I just like the
word, “titillated.” It just kind of rolls
off the tongue—titillated.
I was overjoyed at the prospect of
playing Calgary rather than Dallas
in the first round. Dallas has all but
owned the Canucks for the last three
years, whereas Calgary is a hard-
working, well-coached team with
very little playoff experience. As
most Vancouver hockey fans can
attest to, playoff experience goes a
long way in hockey. In most years,
the teams that have had their mettle
hardened in the pressure cooker that
is the chase for Lord Stanley’s mug,
stand the best chance of playoff suc-
cess. The Calgary Flames are playoff
newbies, while Dallas has a host of
veterans that are battle tested.
Mostly though, I was delighted
for one Markus Naslund. Let’s face
it, the Canucks’ captain has had a
rough month and a half since Steve
Moore knocked him silly in
Colorado on February 16. First, he
wakes up after a hit and gets to be
concussed for two weeks. Next, he
watches as one of his best friends
almost kills-Moore in an attempt to
exact a pound of flesh in retribution
for the hit. Bertuzzi’s life turns into
tabloid hell, he’s suspended for at
least the rest of this season. The
team, and the friendship, have both
suffered greatly as a result. Next up,
the Canucks begin to falter, ques-
tions begin surfacing, and Naslund
was left with a sore elbow pondering
whether the team can do it without
Todd or not. With last Saturday's
win, I was thrilled to see Naslund
put the ghosts of division races past
behind him.
Last year, Naslund showed some
true heart and candor when he stat-
ed simply that the team had
“choked” after game 82. A 2-0 loss
to the LA Kings cost Vancouver a
division crown that they had worked
hard to earn. A_heart-broken
Naslund, addressing the GM Place
faithful after the game, made a
promise to the Vancouver fans—a
promise to be better. A promise that
he and his fellow Canucks began to
fulfill with a playoff comeback over
St. Louis, a promise that he kept
over the final six games of this sea-
son. The tables were turned this sea-
son, and the hunted became the
hunters as Vancouver won game
after game to track down the stink-
ing Avs for the division title.
It’s not a question of whether or
not the team choked last season or
not. They did. It’s a question of
whether they learned from the expe-
rience and became better players
after the setback. Last Saturday
night, I saw a team with experience
and grit outwork a team playing for
their playoff lives. Good job,
Markus. Good job, Canucks. Let’s
give it up for the 2004 Northwest
Division Champions, your
Vancouver Canucks!
As with every team, the Canucks
will rely on goaltending to see them
through the spring. Dan Cloutier
shouldered much of the blame for
last year’s Minnesota meltdown, and
he has something to prove this sea-
son. Cloutier’s play will likely decide
more than just Vancouver's fate in
the post season, though. I'll also
have a direct bearing on how many
zeroes are on Dan's new contract for
next year. Cloutier is playing for
more than pride and the thrill of vic-
tory; he’s playing for millions of
extra dollars.
I stated last week that I was going
to give some tips on winning an
NHL Playoff hockey pool this week,
but due to the fact that nobody will
read this until after the playoffs have
begun, I have decided to hold off on
the pool wisdom. If anyone feels like
they need some guidance or answers
to burning, pool-related questions,
email me at:
snazzymortuzzi@yahoo.ca, and I'll
do my best to get back to you with-
in 48 hours.
I've got the white towels ironed
and ready, my bobbleheads are all
nodding in post season approval,
and I’ve hired a voodoo priest to
whip me up a concoction of splen-
did repute, guaranteed to bring
good fortune to both the Canucks
and my great uncle’s farm. As
Michael Buffer says before a prize-
fight, “Let’s get ready to rumble....”
GO FREAKING ’NUCKS.
s e
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Red body, grey interior. Air cared.
Bridgestone tires (2001). Trailer
package. Ski rack. One owner.
No accidents. $5,200.
604.525.1707
1989 Isuzu Trooper IT. Manul
transmission. Gray 4x4 with roof
rack. Great off -road, the Box that
Upgrade ($270) includes blue
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and floppy drive. P4 Celeron
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mals. $380/month. 604.525.9881
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One private, unfurnished room in
a two bedroom basement suite in
Coquitlam (close to Brunette and
Schoolhouse). It’s one block from
the 153/156 and up the street
from 159/169. Asking
$340/month rent (flat rate, all-
inclusive). Close to stores, restau-
Please contact Andre @ rants, etc.
778.883.6805 Call 604.529.1531
For Sale |Saw_ You
Home and Study Furniture
Services
Black study desk with seven draw-
ers, $25
Black dresser with gold trim and
drawers, $30
Two Computer chair mats (protect
carpet), $5 each
Sectional Sofa with Hide-a-Bed
and lots of cushions, $225
Sofa, $65
All furniture is used but in great
shape
Business/cell call 604.562.6452
Bed/Futon: Twin (single) bed,
clean, includes box spring, $50.
Metal Frame, add $25. Clean
double futon and wood frame,
converts to sofa, $75. Call
604.939.1914
Housing
Female student seeks same as
roommate. Lovely room for rent
in apt. bldg.
Room is furn. or unfurn. Near
SkyTrain/bus/shops. Friendly
neighbourhood. Must like ani-
PRIVATE PIANO LESSONS
I teach from Beginner to
Intermediate.
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the College.
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and number.
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April 7, 2004
Sports
e the other press ©
Canucks Corner
CF Miley
Op Columnist
I was happy for many different rea-
sons last Saturday night. Following a
5-2 win over a desperate Edmonton
Oilers team, the Canucks clinched
the Northwest Division title, and
sewed up a third place seeding for
the upcoming playoffs. The
Canucks played like a swarm of real-
ly big killer bees, buzzing the ears of
Oiler players all night long.
Vancouver dominated every facet of
the game, and were full marks for
the win. But that wasn't the only
reason I was happy.
I was overjoyed—practically
bursting at the seams—at the
prospect of not having to watch a
gloating Pierre Lacroix’s fat jowls
bounce up and down in front of
reporters as he explained once again
how the Avalanche were able to win
a tenth straight division title. Up
yours Avs, the Northwest belongs to
the ’Nucks.
I was ecstatic that my favorite
team had somehow righted the ship,
won six straight games, and looks to
be on a roll going into the playoffs.
Somewhere between the Canucks
surrendering three third-period
goals to Columbus on March 21,
and the LA game on March 24,
Vancouver has rediscovered its work
ethic and commitment to team
defense. The Bertuzzi incident, fol-
lowed by a string of lackluster
games, forced every single Canuck
to take a good long look in the mir-
ror and work just a bit harder.
Vancouver's key to success has
always been outworking their oppo-
nents. Stan Smyl did it in 1982.
Trevor Linden did it in 1994. The
Canucks as a group have done it
over the last six games of the regular
season.
I was titillated at the thought that
the "Nucks had clinched home-ice
advantage for at least the first round
of the playoffs. Plus, I just like the
word, “titillated.” It just kind of rolls
off the tongue—titillated.
I was overjoyed at the prospect of
playing Calgary rather than Dallas
in the first round. Dallas has all but
owned the Canucks for the last three
years, whereas Calgary is a hard-
working, well-coached team with
very little playoff experience. As
most Vancouver hockey fans can
attest to, playoff experience goes a
long way in hockey. In most years,
the teams that have had their mettle
hardened in the pressure cooker that
is the chase for Lord Stanley’s mug,
stand the best chance of playoff suc-
cess. The Calgary Flames are playoff
newbies, while Dallas has a host of
veterans that are battle tested.
Mostly though, I was delighted
for one Markus Naslund. Let’s face
it, the Canucks’ captain has had a
rough month and a half since Steve
Moore knocked him silly in
Colorado on February 16. First, he
wakes up after a hit and gets to be
concussed for two weeks. Next, he
watches as one of his best friends
almost kills-Moore in an attempt to
exact a pound of flesh in retribution
for the hit. Bertuzzi’s life turns into
tabloid hell, he’s suspended for at
least the rest of this season. The
team, and the friendship, have both
suffered greatly as a result. Next up,
the Canucks begin to falter, ques-
tions begin surfacing, and Naslund
was left with a sore elbow pondering
whether the team can do it without
Todd or not. With last Saturday's
win, I was thrilled to see Naslund
put the ghosts of division races past
behind him.
Last year, Naslund showed some
true heart and candor when he stat-
ed simply that the team had
“choked” after game 82. A 2-0 loss
to the LA Kings cost Vancouver a
division crown that they had worked
hard to earn. A_heart-broken
Naslund, addressing the GM Place
faithful after the game, made a
promise to the Vancouver fans—a
promise to be better. A promise that
he and his fellow Canucks began to
fulfill with a playoff comeback over
St. Louis, a promise that he kept
over the final six games of this sea-
son. The tables were turned this sea-
son, and the hunted became the
hunters as Vancouver won game
after game to track down the stink-
ing Avs for the division title.
It’s not a question of whether or
not the team choked last season or
not. They did. It’s a question of
whether they learned from the expe-
rience and became better players
after the setback. Last Saturday
night, I saw a team with experience
and grit outwork a team playing for
their playoff lives. Good job,
Markus. Good job, Canucks. Let’s
give it up for the 2004 Northwest
Division Champions, your
Vancouver Canucks!
As with every team, the Canucks
will rely on goaltending to see them
through the spring. Dan Cloutier
shouldered much of the blame for
last year’s Minnesota meltdown, and
he has something to prove this sea-
son. Cloutier’s play will likely decide
more than just Vancouver's fate in
the post season, though. I'll also
have a direct bearing on how many
zeroes are on Dan's new contract for
next year. Cloutier is playing for
more than pride and the thrill of vic-
tory; he’s playing for millions of
extra dollars.
I stated last week that I was going
to give some tips on winning an
NHL Playoff hockey pool this week,
but due to the fact that nobody will
read this until after the playoffs have
begun, I have decided to hold off on
the pool wisdom. If anyone feels like
they need some guidance or answers
to burning, pool-related questions,
email me at:
snazzymortuzzi@yahoo.ca, and I'll
do my best to get back to you with-
in 48 hours.
I've got the white towels ironed
and ready, my bobbleheads are all
nodding in post season approval,
and I’ve hired a voodoo priest to
whip me up a concoction of splen-
did repute, guaranteed to bring
good fortune to both the Canucks
and my great uncle’s farm. As
Michael Buffer says before a prize-
fight, “Let’s get ready to rumble....”
GO FREAKING ’NUCKS.
s e
Classifieds
‘Scodenes sihicillatiat@inet
For free student classifieds up to 30
words, email: (
the_editor57@hotmail.com with your
name, student number, desired section,
and put “classified” in the subject line.
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(30 words max). Open rate of $5 per
line. Enquiries: call our advertising
manager at 604.525.3542.
Pictures
Classifieds pictures are $10 each
printing for all of the above cate-
gories. The picture size is 3.5cm x
2.5cm, black and white.
When placing an ad please
remember...
All ads must be received by
Thursday to be published in the fol-
lowing Wednesday's paper. Check
your ad for errors and please call or
email our offices to report any cor-
rections. To ensure the integrity of
our student newspaper, we reserve
the right to revise, reclassify, edit, or
refuse your ad.
Announcements
Swimming with the Sharks
The Second Annual Business
Administration End of Semester
Party
Crush Champagne Lounge
1180 Granville St.
Thursday, April 8th
Olympic First Aid Services
First Aid/CPR Courses
* Courses tailored for Nursing and
Medical students
¢ Residential Care Courses
¢ Emergency First Aid Course
¢ Standard First Aid Course
Automatic External Defibrillator
Course
¢ AED Endorsements.
All courses are offered at the
New Westminster Douglas College
campus
www.olympicfirstaid.com
Phone: 604.420.1748
Call now to book!
Automobiles
Looking for 2001-2003 used car,
in good condition. Contact me at
speak2denny@yahoo.ca
1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee. V-8,
5.2 Litre. Automatic transmission.
Red body, grey interior. Air cared.
Bridgestone tires (2001). Trailer
package. Ski rack. One owner.
No accidents. $5,200.
604.525.1707
1989 Isuzu Trooper IT. Manul
transmission. Gray 4x4 with roof
rack. Great off -road, the Box that
Upgrade ($270) includes blue
| RAM and Celeron 1.8GHz CPU.
rocks. Asking $4,200 Call -
604.472.0091
Computers
Celeron 1.8G system ($395) with
stylish silver case, 256MB ram,
52x CD-ROM, 40GB hard drive,
and floppy drive. P4 Celeron
case, asus motherboard, 256MB
mals. $380/month. 604.525.9881
ROOM FOR RENT
One private, unfurnished room in
a two bedroom basement suite in
Coquitlam (close to Brunette and
Schoolhouse). It’s one block from
the 153/156 and up the street
from 159/169. Asking
$340/month rent (flat rate, all-
inclusive). Close to stores, restau-
Please contact Andre @ rants, etc.
778.883.6805 Call 604.529.1531
For Sale |Saw_ You
Home and Study Furniture
Services
Black study desk with seven draw-
ers, $25
Black dresser with gold trim and
drawers, $30
Two Computer chair mats (protect
carpet), $5 each
Sectional Sofa with Hide-a-Bed
and lots of cushions, $225
Sofa, $65
All furniture is used but in great
shape
Business/cell call 604.562.6452
Bed/Futon: Twin (single) bed,
clean, includes box spring, $50.
Metal Frame, add $25. Clean
double futon and wood frame,
converts to sofa, $75. Call
604.939.1914
Housing
Female student seeks same as
roommate. Lovely room for rent
in apt. bldg.
Room is furn. or unfurn. Near
SkyTrain/bus/shops. Friendly
neighbourhood. Must like ani-
PRIVATE PIANO LESSONS
I teach from Beginner to
Intermediate.
Reasonable rate, and right here at
the College.
Ask for Lian at 604.526.2649 or
leave a message with your name
and number.
It’s that time again. Tax returns
only $25. Drop-off and pick-up at
NW campus. Self-employed
income may require additional
charges.
Call Millie at 604.255.0255
Wanted
The Other Press positions
currently available:
Sports Editor
News Editor
Send resume to:
editor@otherpress.ca or drop off in
RM 1020 New West Campus
20th annual World Partnership
Walk
seeks Green Team Volunteers, for
organizing committee or Walk day,
to reduce environmental impact of
hosting the Walk on Sunday May
30, 2004. Contact Rahim:
rahimvalli@shaw.ca or
604.939.3622
Canadian
Red Cross
Authorized Provider
Delivering quality First Aid
training for over 12 years
Courses offered:
- Standard First Aid/CPR C
- CPR C
- C Recert
;- ChildSafe
- First Aid Instructor School
Courses at Douglas College
New Westminster Campus
Best competitive rates
Call: 604-644-4709
Check: www.vital-link.ca
http://www.otherpress.ca
Page 23
Sports
e the other press ©
Canucks Corner
CF Miley
Op Columnist
I was happy for many different rea-
sons last Saturday night. Following a
5-2 win over a desperate Edmonton
Oilers team, the Canucks clinched
the Northwest Division title, and
sewed up a third place seeding for
the upcoming playoffs. The
Canucks played like a swarm of real-
ly big killer bees, buzzing the ears of
Oiler players all night long.
Vancouver dominated every facet of
the game, and were full marks for
the win. But that wasn't the only
reason I was happy.
I was overjoyed—practically
bursting at the seams—at the
prospect of not having to watch a
gloating Pierre Lacroix’s fat jowls
bounce up and down in front of
reporters as he explained once again
how the Avalanche were able to win
a tenth straight division title. Up
yours Avs, the Northwest belongs to
the ’Nucks.
I was ecstatic that my favorite
team had somehow righted the ship,
won six straight games, and looks to
be on a roll going into the playoffs.
Somewhere between the Canucks
surrendering three third-period
goals to Columbus on March 21,
and the LA game on March 24,
Vancouver has rediscovered its work
ethic and commitment to team
defense. The Bertuzzi incident, fol-
lowed by a string of lackluster
games, forced every single Canuck
to take a good long look in the mir-
ror and work just a bit harder.
Vancouver's key to success has
always been outworking their oppo-
nents. Stan Smyl did it in 1982.
Trevor Linden did it in 1994. The
Canucks as a group have done it
over the last six games of the regular
season.
I was titillated at the thought that
the "Nucks had clinched home-ice
advantage for at least the first round
of the playoffs. Plus, I just like the
word, “titillated.” It just kind of rolls
off the tongue—titillated.
I was overjoyed at the prospect of
playing Calgary rather than Dallas
in the first round. Dallas has all but
owned the Canucks for the last three
years, whereas Calgary is a hard-
working, well-coached team with
very little playoff experience. As
most Vancouver hockey fans can
attest to, playoff experience goes a
long way in hockey. In most years,
the teams that have had their mettle
hardened in the pressure cooker that
is the chase for Lord Stanley’s mug,
stand the best chance of playoff suc-
cess. The Calgary Flames are playoff
newbies, while Dallas has a host of
veterans that are battle tested.
Mostly though, I was delighted
for one Markus Naslund. Let’s face
it, the Canucks’ captain has had a
rough month and a half since Steve
Moore knocked him silly in
Colorado on February 16. First, he
wakes up after a hit and gets to be
concussed for two weeks. Next, he
watches as one of his best friends
almost kills-Moore in an attempt to
exact a pound of flesh in retribution
for the hit. Bertuzzi’s life turns into
tabloid hell, he’s suspended for at
least the rest of this season. The
team, and the friendship, have both
suffered greatly as a result. Next up,
the Canucks begin to falter, ques-
tions begin surfacing, and Naslund
was left with a sore elbow pondering
whether the team can do it without
Todd or not. With last Saturday's
win, I was thrilled to see Naslund
put the ghosts of division races past
behind him.
Last year, Naslund showed some
true heart and candor when he stat-
ed simply that the team had
“choked” after game 82. A 2-0 loss
to the LA Kings cost Vancouver a
division crown that they had worked
hard to earn. A_heart-broken
Naslund, addressing the GM Place
faithful after the game, made a
promise to the Vancouver fans—a
promise to be better. A promise that
he and his fellow Canucks began to
fulfill with a playoff comeback over
St. Louis, a promise that he kept
over the final six games of this sea-
son. The tables were turned this sea-
son, and the hunted became the
hunters as Vancouver won game
after game to track down the stink-
ing Avs for the division title.
It’s not a question of whether or
not the team choked last season or
not. They did. It’s a question of
whether they learned from the expe-
rience and became better players
after the setback. Last Saturday
night, I saw a team with experience
and grit outwork a team playing for
their playoff lives. Good job,
Markus. Good job, Canucks. Let’s
give it up for the 2004 Northwest
Division Champions, your
Vancouver Canucks!
As with every team, the Canucks
will rely on goaltending to see them
through the spring. Dan Cloutier
shouldered much of the blame for
last year’s Minnesota meltdown, and
he has something to prove this sea-
son. Cloutier’s play will likely decide
more than just Vancouver's fate in
the post season, though. I'll also
have a direct bearing on how many
zeroes are on Dan's new contract for
next year. Cloutier is playing for
more than pride and the thrill of vic-
tory; he’s playing for millions of
extra dollars.
I stated last week that I was going
to give some tips on winning an
NHL Playoff hockey pool this week,
but due to the fact that nobody will
read this until after the playoffs have
begun, I have decided to hold off on
the pool wisdom. If anyone feels like
they need some guidance or answers
to burning, pool-related questions,
email me at:
snazzymortuzzi@yahoo.ca, and I'll
do my best to get back to you with-
in 48 hours.
I've got the white towels ironed
and ready, my bobbleheads are all
nodding in post season approval,
and I’ve hired a voodoo priest to
whip me up a concoction of splen-
did repute, guaranteed to bring
good fortune to both the Canucks
and my great uncle’s farm. As
Michael Buffer says before a prize-
fight, “Let’s get ready to rumble....”
GO FREAKING ’NUCKS.
s e
Classifieds
‘Scodenes sihicillatiat@inet
For free student classifieds up to 30
words, email: (
the_editor57@hotmail.com with your
name, student number, desired section,
and put “classified” in the subject line.
Fast Cash Ads 3 lines 3 times for $20
(30 words max). Open rate of $5 per
line. Enquiries: call our advertising
manager at 604.525.3542.
Pictures
Classifieds pictures are $10 each
printing for all of the above cate-
gories. The picture size is 3.5cm x
2.5cm, black and white.
When placing an ad please
remember...
All ads must be received by
Thursday to be published in the fol-
lowing Wednesday's paper. Check
your ad for errors and please call or
email our offices to report any cor-
rections. To ensure the integrity of
our student newspaper, we reserve
the right to revise, reclassify, edit, or
refuse your ad.
Announcements
Swimming with the Sharks
The Second Annual Business
Administration End of Semester
Party
Crush Champagne Lounge
1180 Granville St.
Thursday, April 8th
Olympic First Aid Services
First Aid/CPR Courses
* Courses tailored for Nursing and
Medical students
¢ Residential Care Courses
¢ Emergency First Aid Course
¢ Standard First Aid Course
Automatic External Defibrillator
Course
¢ AED Endorsements.
All courses are offered at the
New Westminster Douglas College
campus
www.olympicfirstaid.com
Phone: 604.420.1748
Call now to book!
Automobiles
Looking for 2001-2003 used car,
in good condition. Contact me at
speak2denny@yahoo.ca
1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee. V-8,
5.2 Litre. Automatic transmission.
Red body, grey interior. Air cared.
Bridgestone tires (2001). Trailer
package. Ski rack. One owner.
No accidents. $5,200.
604.525.1707
1989 Isuzu Trooper IT. Manul
transmission. Gray 4x4 with roof
rack. Great off -road, the Box that
Upgrade ($270) includes blue
| RAM and Celeron 1.8GHz CPU.
rocks. Asking $4,200 Call -
604.472.0091
Computers
Celeron 1.8G system ($395) with
stylish silver case, 256MB ram,
52x CD-ROM, 40GB hard drive,
and floppy drive. P4 Celeron
case, asus motherboard, 256MB
mals. $380/month. 604.525.9881
ROOM FOR RENT
One private, unfurnished room in
a two bedroom basement suite in
Coquitlam (close to Brunette and
Schoolhouse). It’s one block from
the 153/156 and up the street
from 159/169. Asking
$340/month rent (flat rate, all-
inclusive). Close to stores, restau-
Please contact Andre @ rants, etc.
778.883.6805 Call 604.529.1531
For Sale |Saw_ You
Home and Study Furniture
Services
Black study desk with seven draw-
ers, $25
Black dresser with gold trim and
drawers, $30
Two Computer chair mats (protect
carpet), $5 each
Sectional Sofa with Hide-a-Bed
and lots of cushions, $225
Sofa, $65
All furniture is used but in great
shape
Business/cell call 604.562.6452
Bed/Futon: Twin (single) bed,
clean, includes box spring, $50.
Metal Frame, add $25. Clean
double futon and wood frame,
converts to sofa, $75. Call
604.939.1914
Housing
Female student seeks same as
roommate. Lovely room for rent
in apt. bldg.
Room is furn. or unfurn. Near
SkyTrain/bus/shops. Friendly
neighbourhood. Must like ani-
PRIVATE PIANO LESSONS
I teach from Beginner to
Intermediate.
Reasonable rate, and right here at
the College.
Ask for Lian at 604.526.2649 or
leave a message with your name
and number.
It’s that time again. Tax returns
only $25. Drop-off and pick-up at
NW campus. Self-employed
income may require additional
charges.
Call Millie at 604.255.0255
Wanted
The Other Press positions
currently available:
Sports Editor
News Editor
Send resume to:
editor@otherpress.ca or drop off in
RM 1020 New West Campus
20th annual World Partnership
Walk
seeks Green Team Volunteers, for
organizing committee or Walk day,
to reduce environmental impact of
hosting the Walk on Sunday May
30, 2004. Contact Rahim:
rahimvalli@shaw.ca or
604.939.3622
Canadian
Red Cross
Authorized Provider
Delivering quality First Aid
training for over 12 years
Courses offered:
- Standard First Aid/CPR C
- CPR C
- C Recert
;- ChildSafe
- First Aid Instructor School
Courses at Douglas College
New Westminster Campus
Best competitive rates
Call: 604-644-4709
Check: www.vital-link.ca
http://www.otherpress.ca
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Culture
e the other press ©
Guilt Show,
The Get Up
Kids
Simon Hatton
OP Contributor
In a quest to segregate rock n’ roll
even further, sometime in the dis-
tant past critics and music fans alike
embraced the term emo to describe a
certain type of pos- punk music. For
lack of a better explanation—a
kinder, gentler punk rock. One of
the bands to make this term a house-
hold name was The Get Up Kids
(TGUK).
While TGUK’s debut release Four
Minute Mile gained them a respect-
ful amount of notoriety, it was their
1999 release Something to Write
Home About that had every baggy,
faded-jean emo-core fan wearing
their heart on their retro-ringer t-
shirt sleeve. Something To Write
Home About was a perfect pop-rock
record laden with hooks and lyrics
wrought with heartbreak and hope-
lessness. I don’t know about you but
to me that’s a pretty solid formula.
The much anticipated follow up
to Something... came in 2002 with,
what I consider TGUK’s finest
release—On A Wire. Although this
album seemed to alienate some of its
fans by showcasing a more subtle
approach to their songs, On a Wire
also received much praise for its
maturity and strength in songwrit-
ing.
In what seems like an attempt to
appease both critics and fans of their
2002 release, TGUK try and give us
the best of both worlds with their
latest effort Guilt Show. In what
would seem like a recipe for a great
rock n’ roll record, what we actually
end up with are some great ideas
trounced by an effort to fit into a
genre that they have well outgrown.
Despite a few genuinely perfect
pop songs, Guilt Show feels like it’s
trying too hard to be the record the
band thinks its fans want. In place of
authentic energy, many of the songs
fall back on decibels and speed—
almost to the point of feeling rushed
and loud—to achieve some kind of
youthful oomph.
Guilt Show is definitely a good
record, but far from great. It lacks
the fluidity and assurance of
TGUK’s previous records. Each
song that feels like it is going to take
you to that great place that only a
great song can take you just seems to
leave you content but somewhat
unsatisfied.
Ten Years Later
Amanda Aikman
Culture Editor
Do you remember where you were
when you heard John Lennon had
been shot? How about Tupac
Shakur? Personally, Lennon was
before my time, and Tupac, well—
no offence to his friends and fami-
ly—but his passing had little effect
on me.
I do, however, vividly recall what
I was doing on April 9, 1994, when
I first heard that Kurt Cobain had
| been found dead in his Seattle home
the day before.
I was on my way to pay my
tuition at the University of
Winnipeg when I got the bad news.
I was shocked. Everyone was
shocked. The voice of our genera-
tion had been silenced just as it was
finally speaking up.
I never got around to paying my
tuition that day; I decided a trip to
the mall would be more cathartic.
(What kind of a city builds a
University next to a mall, anyway?
It's like they were forcing me to
drop out.) So I spent the day buying
CDs and shoes and asking myself,
and anyone else who would listen,
“why?”
Why did it happen? Sure, Cobain
wasn't exactly the picture of men-
tal/physical health and stability, but
why did he have to take himself
away? Why couldn't he have contin-
ued to slug it out with the rest of us?
Was it selfish of me to wish an
anguished life on him just so I could
have a few more songs to listen to?
Probably, but oh man, can you
imagine how great those songs
would have been?
Those of you under the age of 25,
and sadly there are many of you
(when exactly did I get to be so
old?), may not remember how
Nirvana transformed the musical
soundscape of the 90s—but believe
me, it was monumental. They
changed everything. They tran-
scended musical boundaries, and
redefined both rock “and” roll.
As one of the founding fathers of
the “grunge” phenomenon, Nirvana
was also directly responsible for
unleashing the chain of events that
eventually led to an unfortunate
mass affection for plaid shirts and
Eddie Vedder. You may think you're
tired of seeing Britney Spears and
50 Cent look-alikes at the mall
these days, but that’s nothing. You
should have seen how many people
were sporting “Cobain Couture” in
1992. Oversized, moth-eaten cardi-
gans, thermal underwear peeking
out from torn-up jeans; converse
sneakers, and dirty hair—these were
the hallmarks of one of Kurt's Kids.
What was it about this Seattle rock-
er that had kids in Saskatchewan
dressing up like him and lip-synch-
ing along to his every song? It was
likely a combination of his honesty,
his style, his sincerity, his anger, and
above all—his music.
Cobain’s music (particularly with
the mainstream success of Nirvana’s
Nevermind album) spoke to, and
for, a generation that was ready for
him and his band. A generation that
needed them as much as they want-
ed them, if not more. Nirvana was
so many things to so many people.
It unified a generation of listeners
who had, until then, never seen eye
to eye. Or heard ear to ear. Nirvana
was heavy. Nirvana was melodic.
Nirvana was different. Nirvana was
real.
But regardless of what Nirvana
was, we'll never know what Nirvana
could have been. When Kurt
Cobain committed suicide ten years
Courtney Love
ago, he left behind an amazing lega-
cy (and a crazy, strung-out spouse),
but he took with him the future of
one of rock and roll’s most innova-
tive and creative bands.
That sucks. But who knows, per-
haps his brief tenure at the top of
the pops was not as fleeting as it
seemed. After all, there is always the
possibility that those legions of fans
he inspired could rise up one day
and create something as beautiful
and perfect as Cobain himself once
did. Don’t make that face, it could
happen. And if it does, I'll even
spring for a congratulatory gun-cab-
inet lock—just in case.
Welcome to
Reality
(And how to avoid it for a little while longer)
Amanda Aikman
Culture Editor
Congratulations! You have survived
(hopefully) another school year.
Many of you will even be graduat-
ing from your programs at Douglas
this spring. Your father and I are so
proud.
Now, I don’t know how long you
have been toiling/hiding away in
school, but let me tell you—the real
world ain’t all it’s cracked up to be.
For one thing, if you stay out late
indulging at a student union pub
night, you can’t just “skip” the first
hour or two of an actual “job.” And
get this—in the real world they
don’t even have pub nights. You
have to pay full price for your drinks
at these places they call “bars.” I
know, it’s sick.
So before you rush out to join the
rat race, why not take a week or 12
to celebrate/mourn your academic
passing and acclimatize yourself to
the real world and its real ways. I
find the best way to do this is from
the comfort of your couch. Your
couch is always there for you—
never judging, always welcoming.
Your couch doesn’t want to inter-
view you for an entry-level position;
it doesn’t expect you to dress in
appropriate business attire; and it
isn't looking to start collection on
the shocking student loan debt you
have managed to rack up in the past
two years. Your couch is going to
help you through this period of
transition.
“But what is the best way to make
use of my couch time?” you ask.
Well silly, that’s easy—watching tel-
evision. Or more specifically, watch-
ing movies on your television.
Since you are new to the real
world, we'll take it slowly. How
about we start out by watching
movies about graduating? There are
many fine films about people just
like you—graduates. So why not
give it the old college try and check
out some of these educational flicks?
Ir'll be great, you can trust me—I’ve
got a Masters in procrastination and
a Ph.D. in laziness.
Reality Bites
Crazy slackers shake off the shackles
of their post-secondary educations
and spend their days smoking,
dancing, and watching old televi-
sion programs. But they are watch-
ing them “ironically,” so it’s cool,
not pathetic. It’s a fine line, kind of
like you watching this movie instead
of getting out there and looking for
a real job.
Graduation Day
Nothing says “school’s out for sum-
mer” like kickin’ back and watching
a bunch of small-town high school
kids being systematically slaugh-
tered on their big day.
Filmed in 1981, this classic slash-
er film features a young Vanna
White. What, you didn’t think she
was an educated woman? Right, and
I suppose you thought those vowels
just pointed to themselves, college
boy.
Say Anything
Hands down, the best film ever
made about graduating from high
school. As Lloyd Dobbler, John
Cusack is the embodiment of the
sensitive, charming, cool guy you
always wish you had had the nerve
to talk to in math class.
When asked what he wants to do
with his life, Dobbler gives one of
the greatest speeches ever uttered by
an idealistic graduate, “I don’t want
to buy anything, sell anything or
process anything. I don’t want to
buy anything sold or processed, sell
anything bought or processed or
process anything bought or sold....”
Wow, why is it that all the good
men are either gay or fictitious film
characters from the late 80s?
The Muppets take Manhattan
In this classic film, the muppet gang
graduate from college and decide to
take their stage show to Manhattan.
Unfortunately, even muppets have a
hard time making a go of it on
Broadway, and they are forced to
split up and get regular jobs to sur-
vive.
It’s your typical bittersweet com-
ing-of-age story. You know the type
where characters realize the true
meaning of friendship while singing
rats back up a cameo by Liza
Minelli.
The Graduate
And finally we have the granddaddy
of all graduation films, The
Graduate.
In this hilarious 1967 social
satire, Dustin Hoffman plays the
befuddled Benjamin Braddock, a
recent college graduate trying to
cope with the realities of his future.
With options such as a mind-
numbing career in “plastics,” it’s no
wonder the depressed young man
turns instead to an illicit affair with
a seductive, older family friend.
Problem is, the older family
friend is also the mother of the girl
Ben falls in love with. Don't you
hate it when that happens?
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Guilt Show,
The Get Up
Kids
Simon Hatton
OP Contributor
In a quest to segregate rock n’ roll
even further, sometime in the dis-
tant past critics and music fans alike
embraced the term emo to describe a
certain type of pos- punk music. For
lack of a better explanation—a
kinder, gentler punk rock. One of
the bands to make this term a house-
hold name was The Get Up Kids
(TGUK).
While TGUK’s debut release Four
Minute Mile gained them a respect-
ful amount of notoriety, it was their
1999 release Something to Write
Home About that had every baggy,
faded-jean emo-core fan wearing
their heart on their retro-ringer t-
shirt sleeve. Something To Write
Home About was a perfect pop-rock
record laden with hooks and lyrics
wrought with heartbreak and hope-
lessness. I don’t know about you but
to me that’s a pretty solid formula.
The much anticipated follow up
to Something... came in 2002 with,
what I consider TGUK’s finest
release—On A Wire. Although this
album seemed to alienate some of its
fans by showcasing a more subtle
approach to their songs, On a Wire
also received much praise for its
maturity and strength in songwrit-
ing.
In what seems like an attempt to
appease both critics and fans of their
2002 release, TGUK try and give us
the best of both worlds with their
latest effort Guilt Show. In what
would seem like a recipe for a great
rock n’ roll record, what we actually
end up with are some great ideas
trounced by an effort to fit into a
genre that they have well outgrown.
Despite a few genuinely perfect
pop songs, Guilt Show feels like it’s
trying too hard to be the record the
band thinks its fans want. In place of
authentic energy, many of the songs
fall back on decibels and speed—
almost to the point of feeling rushed
and loud—to achieve some kind of
youthful oomph.
Guilt Show is definitely a good
record, but far from great. It lacks
the fluidity and assurance of
TGUK’s previous records. Each
song that feels like it is going to take
you to that great place that only a
great song can take you just seems to
leave you content but somewhat
unsatisfied.
Ten Years Later
Amanda Aikman
Culture Editor
Do you remember where you were
when you heard John Lennon had
been shot? How about Tupac
Shakur? Personally, Lennon was
before my time, and Tupac, well—
no offence to his friends and fami-
ly—but his passing had little effect
on me.
I do, however, vividly recall what
I was doing on April 9, 1994, when
I first heard that Kurt Cobain had
| been found dead in his Seattle home
the day before.
I was on my way to pay my
tuition at the University of
Winnipeg when I got the bad news.
I was shocked. Everyone was
shocked. The voice of our genera-
tion had been silenced just as it was
finally speaking up.
I never got around to paying my
tuition that day; I decided a trip to
the mall would be more cathartic.
(What kind of a city builds a
University next to a mall, anyway?
It's like they were forcing me to
drop out.) So I spent the day buying
CDs and shoes and asking myself,
and anyone else who would listen,
“why?”
Why did it happen? Sure, Cobain
wasn't exactly the picture of men-
tal/physical health and stability, but
why did he have to take himself
away? Why couldn't he have contin-
ued to slug it out with the rest of us?
Was it selfish of me to wish an
anguished life on him just so I could
have a few more songs to listen to?
Probably, but oh man, can you
imagine how great those songs
would have been?
Those of you under the age of 25,
and sadly there are many of you
(when exactly did I get to be so
old?), may not remember how
Nirvana transformed the musical
soundscape of the 90s—but believe
me, it was monumental. They
changed everything. They tran-
scended musical boundaries, and
redefined both rock “and” roll.
As one of the founding fathers of
the “grunge” phenomenon, Nirvana
was also directly responsible for
unleashing the chain of events that
eventually led to an unfortunate
mass affection for plaid shirts and
Eddie Vedder. You may think you're
tired of seeing Britney Spears and
50 Cent look-alikes at the mall
these days, but that’s nothing. You
should have seen how many people
were sporting “Cobain Couture” in
1992. Oversized, moth-eaten cardi-
gans, thermal underwear peeking
out from torn-up jeans; converse
sneakers, and dirty hair—these were
the hallmarks of one of Kurt's Kids.
What was it about this Seattle rock-
er that had kids in Saskatchewan
dressing up like him and lip-synch-
ing along to his every song? It was
likely a combination of his honesty,
his style, his sincerity, his anger, and
above all—his music.
Cobain’s music (particularly with
the mainstream success of Nirvana’s
Nevermind album) spoke to, and
for, a generation that was ready for
him and his band. A generation that
needed them as much as they want-
ed them, if not more. Nirvana was
so many things to so many people.
It unified a generation of listeners
who had, until then, never seen eye
to eye. Or heard ear to ear. Nirvana
was heavy. Nirvana was melodic.
Nirvana was different. Nirvana was
real.
But regardless of what Nirvana
was, we'll never know what Nirvana
could have been. When Kurt
Cobain committed suicide ten years
Courtney Love
ago, he left behind an amazing lega-
cy (and a crazy, strung-out spouse),
but he took with him the future of
one of rock and roll’s most innova-
tive and creative bands.
That sucks. But who knows, per-
haps his brief tenure at the top of
the pops was not as fleeting as it
seemed. After all, there is always the
possibility that those legions of fans
he inspired could rise up one day
and create something as beautiful
and perfect as Cobain himself once
did. Don’t make that face, it could
happen. And if it does, I'll even
spring for a congratulatory gun-cab-
inet lock—just in case.
Welcome to
Reality
(And how to avoid it for a little while longer)
Amanda Aikman
Culture Editor
Congratulations! You have survived
(hopefully) another school year.
Many of you will even be graduat-
ing from your programs at Douglas
this spring. Your father and I are so
proud.
Now, I don’t know how long you
have been toiling/hiding away in
school, but let me tell you—the real
world ain’t all it’s cracked up to be.
For one thing, if you stay out late
indulging at a student union pub
night, you can’t just “skip” the first
hour or two of an actual “job.” And
get this—in the real world they
don’t even have pub nights. You
have to pay full price for your drinks
at these places they call “bars.” I
know, it’s sick.
So before you rush out to join the
rat race, why not take a week or 12
to celebrate/mourn your academic
passing and acclimatize yourself to
the real world and its real ways. I
find the best way to do this is from
the comfort of your couch. Your
couch is always there for you—
never judging, always welcoming.
Your couch doesn’t want to inter-
view you for an entry-level position;
it doesn’t expect you to dress in
appropriate business attire; and it
isn't looking to start collection on
the shocking student loan debt you
have managed to rack up in the past
two years. Your couch is going to
help you through this period of
transition.
“But what is the best way to make
use of my couch time?” you ask.
Well silly, that’s easy—watching tel-
evision. Or more specifically, watch-
ing movies on your television.
Since you are new to the real
world, we'll take it slowly. How
about we start out by watching
movies about graduating? There are
many fine films about people just
like you—graduates. So why not
give it the old college try and check
out some of these educational flicks?
Ir'll be great, you can trust me—I’ve
got a Masters in procrastination and
a Ph.D. in laziness.
Reality Bites
Crazy slackers shake off the shackles
of their post-secondary educations
and spend their days smoking,
dancing, and watching old televi-
sion programs. But they are watch-
ing them “ironically,” so it’s cool,
not pathetic. It’s a fine line, kind of
like you watching this movie instead
of getting out there and looking for
a real job.
Graduation Day
Nothing says “school’s out for sum-
mer” like kickin’ back and watching
a bunch of small-town high school
kids being systematically slaugh-
tered on their big day.
Filmed in 1981, this classic slash-
er film features a young Vanna
White. What, you didn’t think she
was an educated woman? Right, and
I suppose you thought those vowels
just pointed to themselves, college
boy.
Say Anything
Hands down, the best film ever
made about graduating from high
school. As Lloyd Dobbler, John
Cusack is the embodiment of the
sensitive, charming, cool guy you
always wish you had had the nerve
to talk to in math class.
When asked what he wants to do
with his life, Dobbler gives one of
the greatest speeches ever uttered by
an idealistic graduate, “I don’t want
to buy anything, sell anything or
process anything. I don’t want to
buy anything sold or processed, sell
anything bought or processed or
process anything bought or sold....”
Wow, why is it that all the good
men are either gay or fictitious film
characters from the late 80s?
The Muppets take Manhattan
In this classic film, the muppet gang
graduate from college and decide to
take their stage show to Manhattan.
Unfortunately, even muppets have a
hard time making a go of it on
Broadway, and they are forced to
split up and get regular jobs to sur-
vive.
It’s your typical bittersweet com-
ing-of-age story. You know the type
where characters realize the true
meaning of friendship while singing
rats back up a cameo by Liza
Minelli.
The Graduate
And finally we have the granddaddy
of all graduation films, The
Graduate.
In this hilarious 1967 social
satire, Dustin Hoffman plays the
befuddled Benjamin Braddock, a
recent college graduate trying to
cope with the realities of his future.
With options such as a mind-
numbing career in “plastics,” it’s no
wonder the depressed young man
turns instead to an illicit affair with
a seductive, older family friend.
Problem is, the older family
friend is also the mother of the girl
Ben falls in love with. Don't you
hate it when that happens?
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April 7, 2004
Culture
e the other press ©
Guilt Show,
The Get Up
Kids
Simon Hatton
OP Contributor
In a quest to segregate rock n’ roll
even further, sometime in the dis-
tant past critics and music fans alike
embraced the term emo to describe a
certain type of pos- punk music. For
lack of a better explanation—a
kinder, gentler punk rock. One of
the bands to make this term a house-
hold name was The Get Up Kids
(TGUK).
While TGUK’s debut release Four
Minute Mile gained them a respect-
ful amount of notoriety, it was their
1999 release Something to Write
Home About that had every baggy,
faded-jean emo-core fan wearing
their heart on their retro-ringer t-
shirt sleeve. Something To Write
Home About was a perfect pop-rock
record laden with hooks and lyrics
wrought with heartbreak and hope-
lessness. I don’t know about you but
to me that’s a pretty solid formula.
The much anticipated follow up
to Something... came in 2002 with,
what I consider TGUK’s finest
release—On A Wire. Although this
album seemed to alienate some of its
fans by showcasing a more subtle
approach to their songs, On a Wire
also received much praise for its
maturity and strength in songwrit-
ing.
In what seems like an attempt to
appease both critics and fans of their
2002 release, TGUK try and give us
the best of both worlds with their
latest effort Guilt Show. In what
would seem like a recipe for a great
rock n’ roll record, what we actually
end up with are some great ideas
trounced by an effort to fit into a
genre that they have well outgrown.
Despite a few genuinely perfect
pop songs, Guilt Show feels like it’s
trying too hard to be the record the
band thinks its fans want. In place of
authentic energy, many of the songs
fall back on decibels and speed—
almost to the point of feeling rushed
and loud—to achieve some kind of
youthful oomph.
Guilt Show is definitely a good
record, but far from great. It lacks
the fluidity and assurance of
TGUK’s previous records. Each
song that feels like it is going to take
you to that great place that only a
great song can take you just seems to
leave you content but somewhat
unsatisfied.
Ten Years Later
Amanda Aikman
Culture Editor
Do you remember where you were
when you heard John Lennon had
been shot? How about Tupac
Shakur? Personally, Lennon was
before my time, and Tupac, well—
no offence to his friends and fami-
ly—but his passing had little effect
on me.
I do, however, vividly recall what
I was doing on April 9, 1994, when
I first heard that Kurt Cobain had
| been found dead in his Seattle home
the day before.
I was on my way to pay my
tuition at the University of
Winnipeg when I got the bad news.
I was shocked. Everyone was
shocked. The voice of our genera-
tion had been silenced just as it was
finally speaking up.
I never got around to paying my
tuition that day; I decided a trip to
the mall would be more cathartic.
(What kind of a city builds a
University next to a mall, anyway?
It's like they were forcing me to
drop out.) So I spent the day buying
CDs and shoes and asking myself,
and anyone else who would listen,
“why?”
Why did it happen? Sure, Cobain
wasn't exactly the picture of men-
tal/physical health and stability, but
why did he have to take himself
away? Why couldn't he have contin-
ued to slug it out with the rest of us?
Was it selfish of me to wish an
anguished life on him just so I could
have a few more songs to listen to?
Probably, but oh man, can you
imagine how great those songs
would have been?
Those of you under the age of 25,
and sadly there are many of you
(when exactly did I get to be so
old?), may not remember how
Nirvana transformed the musical
soundscape of the 90s—but believe
me, it was monumental. They
changed everything. They tran-
scended musical boundaries, and
redefined both rock “and” roll.
As one of the founding fathers of
the “grunge” phenomenon, Nirvana
was also directly responsible for
unleashing the chain of events that
eventually led to an unfortunate
mass affection for plaid shirts and
Eddie Vedder. You may think you're
tired of seeing Britney Spears and
50 Cent look-alikes at the mall
these days, but that’s nothing. You
should have seen how many people
were sporting “Cobain Couture” in
1992. Oversized, moth-eaten cardi-
gans, thermal underwear peeking
out from torn-up jeans; converse
sneakers, and dirty hair—these were
the hallmarks of one of Kurt's Kids.
What was it about this Seattle rock-
er that had kids in Saskatchewan
dressing up like him and lip-synch-
ing along to his every song? It was
likely a combination of his honesty,
his style, his sincerity, his anger, and
above all—his music.
Cobain’s music (particularly with
the mainstream success of Nirvana’s
Nevermind album) spoke to, and
for, a generation that was ready for
him and his band. A generation that
needed them as much as they want-
ed them, if not more. Nirvana was
so many things to so many people.
It unified a generation of listeners
who had, until then, never seen eye
to eye. Or heard ear to ear. Nirvana
was heavy. Nirvana was melodic.
Nirvana was different. Nirvana was
real.
But regardless of what Nirvana
was, we'll never know what Nirvana
could have been. When Kurt
Cobain committed suicide ten years
Courtney Love
ago, he left behind an amazing lega-
cy (and a crazy, strung-out spouse),
but he took with him the future of
one of rock and roll’s most innova-
tive and creative bands.
That sucks. But who knows, per-
haps his brief tenure at the top of
the pops was not as fleeting as it
seemed. After all, there is always the
possibility that those legions of fans
he inspired could rise up one day
and create something as beautiful
and perfect as Cobain himself once
did. Don’t make that face, it could
happen. And if it does, I'll even
spring for a congratulatory gun-cab-
inet lock—just in case.
Welcome to
Reality
(And how to avoid it for a little while longer)
Amanda Aikman
Culture Editor
Congratulations! You have survived
(hopefully) another school year.
Many of you will even be graduat-
ing from your programs at Douglas
this spring. Your father and I are so
proud.
Now, I don’t know how long you
have been toiling/hiding away in
school, but let me tell you—the real
world ain’t all it’s cracked up to be.
For one thing, if you stay out late
indulging at a student union pub
night, you can’t just “skip” the first
hour or two of an actual “job.” And
get this—in the real world they
don’t even have pub nights. You
have to pay full price for your drinks
at these places they call “bars.” I
know, it’s sick.
So before you rush out to join the
rat race, why not take a week or 12
to celebrate/mourn your academic
passing and acclimatize yourself to
the real world and its real ways. I
find the best way to do this is from
the comfort of your couch. Your
couch is always there for you—
never judging, always welcoming.
Your couch doesn’t want to inter-
view you for an entry-level position;
it doesn’t expect you to dress in
appropriate business attire; and it
isn't looking to start collection on
the shocking student loan debt you
have managed to rack up in the past
two years. Your couch is going to
help you through this period of
transition.
“But what is the best way to make
use of my couch time?” you ask.
Well silly, that’s easy—watching tel-
evision. Or more specifically, watch-
ing movies on your television.
Since you are new to the real
world, we'll take it slowly. How
about we start out by watching
movies about graduating? There are
many fine films about people just
like you—graduates. So why not
give it the old college try and check
out some of these educational flicks?
Ir'll be great, you can trust me—I’ve
got a Masters in procrastination and
a Ph.D. in laziness.
Reality Bites
Crazy slackers shake off the shackles
of their post-secondary educations
and spend their days smoking,
dancing, and watching old televi-
sion programs. But they are watch-
ing them “ironically,” so it’s cool,
not pathetic. It’s a fine line, kind of
like you watching this movie instead
of getting out there and looking for
a real job.
Graduation Day
Nothing says “school’s out for sum-
mer” like kickin’ back and watching
a bunch of small-town high school
kids being systematically slaugh-
tered on their big day.
Filmed in 1981, this classic slash-
er film features a young Vanna
White. What, you didn’t think she
was an educated woman? Right, and
I suppose you thought those vowels
just pointed to themselves, college
boy.
Say Anything
Hands down, the best film ever
made about graduating from high
school. As Lloyd Dobbler, John
Cusack is the embodiment of the
sensitive, charming, cool guy you
always wish you had had the nerve
to talk to in math class.
When asked what he wants to do
with his life, Dobbler gives one of
the greatest speeches ever uttered by
an idealistic graduate, “I don’t want
to buy anything, sell anything or
process anything. I don’t want to
buy anything sold or processed, sell
anything bought or processed or
process anything bought or sold....”
Wow, why is it that all the good
men are either gay or fictitious film
characters from the late 80s?
The Muppets take Manhattan
In this classic film, the muppet gang
graduate from college and decide to
take their stage show to Manhattan.
Unfortunately, even muppets have a
hard time making a go of it on
Broadway, and they are forced to
split up and get regular jobs to sur-
vive.
It’s your typical bittersweet com-
ing-of-age story. You know the type
where characters realize the true
meaning of friendship while singing
rats back up a cameo by Liza
Minelli.
The Graduate
And finally we have the granddaddy
of all graduation films, The
Graduate.
In this hilarious 1967 social
satire, Dustin Hoffman plays the
befuddled Benjamin Braddock, a
recent college graduate trying to
cope with the realities of his future.
With options such as a mind-
numbing career in “plastics,” it’s no
wonder the depressed young man
turns instead to an illicit affair with
a seductive, older family friend.
Problem is, the older family
friend is also the mother of the girl
Ben falls in love with. Don't you
hate it when that happens?
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Guilt Show,
The Get Up
Kids
Simon Hatton
OP Contributor
In a quest to segregate rock n’ roll
even further, sometime in the dis-
tant past critics and music fans alike
embraced the term emo to describe a
certain type of pos- punk music. For
lack of a better explanation—a
kinder, gentler punk rock. One of
the bands to make this term a house-
hold name was The Get Up Kids
(TGUK).
While TGUK’s debut release Four
Minute Mile gained them a respect-
ful amount of notoriety, it was their
1999 release Something to Write
Home About that had every baggy,
faded-jean emo-core fan wearing
their heart on their retro-ringer t-
shirt sleeve. Something To Write
Home About was a perfect pop-rock
record laden with hooks and lyrics
wrought with heartbreak and hope-
lessness. I don’t know about you but
to me that’s a pretty solid formula.
The much anticipated follow up
to Something... came in 2002 with,
what I consider TGUK’s finest
release—On A Wire. Although this
album seemed to alienate some of its
fans by showcasing a more subtle
approach to their songs, On a Wire
also received much praise for its
maturity and strength in songwrit-
ing.
In what seems like an attempt to
appease both critics and fans of their
2002 release, TGUK try and give us
the best of both worlds with their
latest effort Guilt Show. In what
would seem like a recipe for a great
rock n’ roll record, what we actually
end up with are some great ideas
trounced by an effort to fit into a
genre that they have well outgrown.
Despite a few genuinely perfect
pop songs, Guilt Show feels like it’s
trying too hard to be the record the
band thinks its fans want. In place of
authentic energy, many of the songs
fall back on decibels and speed—
almost to the point of feeling rushed
and loud—to achieve some kind of
youthful oomph.
Guilt Show is definitely a good
record, but far from great. It lacks
the fluidity and assurance of
TGUK’s previous records. Each
song that feels like it is going to take
you to that great place that only a
great song can take you just seems to
leave you content but somewhat
unsatisfied.
Ten Years Later
Amanda Aikman
Culture Editor
Do you remember where you were
when you heard John Lennon had
been shot? How about Tupac
Shakur? Personally, Lennon was
before my time, and Tupac, well—
no offence to his friends and fami-
ly—but his passing had little effect
on me.
I do, however, vividly recall what
I was doing on April 9, 1994, when
I first heard that Kurt Cobain had
| been found dead in his Seattle home
the day before.
I was on my way to pay my
tuition at the University of
Winnipeg when I got the bad news.
I was shocked. Everyone was
shocked. The voice of our genera-
tion had been silenced just as it was
finally speaking up.
I never got around to paying my
tuition that day; I decided a trip to
the mall would be more cathartic.
(What kind of a city builds a
University next to a mall, anyway?
It's like they were forcing me to
drop out.) So I spent the day buying
CDs and shoes and asking myself,
and anyone else who would listen,
“why?”
Why did it happen? Sure, Cobain
wasn't exactly the picture of men-
tal/physical health and stability, but
why did he have to take himself
away? Why couldn't he have contin-
ued to slug it out with the rest of us?
Was it selfish of me to wish an
anguished life on him just so I could
have a few more songs to listen to?
Probably, but oh man, can you
imagine how great those songs
would have been?
Those of you under the age of 25,
and sadly there are many of you
(when exactly did I get to be so
old?), may not remember how
Nirvana transformed the musical
soundscape of the 90s—but believe
me, it was monumental. They
changed everything. They tran-
scended musical boundaries, and
redefined both rock “and” roll.
As one of the founding fathers of
the “grunge” phenomenon, Nirvana
was also directly responsible for
unleashing the chain of events that
eventually led to an unfortunate
mass affection for plaid shirts and
Eddie Vedder. You may think you're
tired of seeing Britney Spears and
50 Cent look-alikes at the mall
these days, but that’s nothing. You
should have seen how many people
were sporting “Cobain Couture” in
1992. Oversized, moth-eaten cardi-
gans, thermal underwear peeking
out from torn-up jeans; converse
sneakers, and dirty hair—these were
the hallmarks of one of Kurt's Kids.
What was it about this Seattle rock-
er that had kids in Saskatchewan
dressing up like him and lip-synch-
ing along to his every song? It was
likely a combination of his honesty,
his style, his sincerity, his anger, and
above all—his music.
Cobain’s music (particularly with
the mainstream success of Nirvana’s
Nevermind album) spoke to, and
for, a generation that was ready for
him and his band. A generation that
needed them as much as they want-
ed them, if not more. Nirvana was
so many things to so many people.
It unified a generation of listeners
who had, until then, never seen eye
to eye. Or heard ear to ear. Nirvana
was heavy. Nirvana was melodic.
Nirvana was different. Nirvana was
real.
But regardless of what Nirvana
was, we'll never know what Nirvana
could have been. When Kurt
Cobain committed suicide ten years
Courtney Love
ago, he left behind an amazing lega-
cy (and a crazy, strung-out spouse),
but he took with him the future of
one of rock and roll’s most innova-
tive and creative bands.
That sucks. But who knows, per-
haps his brief tenure at the top of
the pops was not as fleeting as it
seemed. After all, there is always the
possibility that those legions of fans
he inspired could rise up one day
and create something as beautiful
and perfect as Cobain himself once
did. Don’t make that face, it could
happen. And if it does, I'll even
spring for a congratulatory gun-cab-
inet lock—just in case.
Welcome to
Reality
(And how to avoid it for a little while longer)
Amanda Aikman
Culture Editor
Congratulations! You have survived
(hopefully) another school year.
Many of you will even be graduat-
ing from your programs at Douglas
this spring. Your father and I are so
proud.
Now, I don’t know how long you
have been toiling/hiding away in
school, but let me tell you—the real
world ain’t all it’s cracked up to be.
For one thing, if you stay out late
indulging at a student union pub
night, you can’t just “skip” the first
hour or two of an actual “job.” And
get this—in the real world they
don’t even have pub nights. You
have to pay full price for your drinks
at these places they call “bars.” I
know, it’s sick.
So before you rush out to join the
rat race, why not take a week or 12
to celebrate/mourn your academic
passing and acclimatize yourself to
the real world and its real ways. I
find the best way to do this is from
the comfort of your couch. Your
couch is always there for you—
never judging, always welcoming.
Your couch doesn’t want to inter-
view you for an entry-level position;
it doesn’t expect you to dress in
appropriate business attire; and it
isn't looking to start collection on
the shocking student loan debt you
have managed to rack up in the past
two years. Your couch is going to
help you through this period of
transition.
“But what is the best way to make
use of my couch time?” you ask.
Well silly, that’s easy—watching tel-
evision. Or more specifically, watch-
ing movies on your television.
Since you are new to the real
world, we'll take it slowly. How
about we start out by watching
movies about graduating? There are
many fine films about people just
like you—graduates. So why not
give it the old college try and check
out some of these educational flicks?
Ir'll be great, you can trust me—I’ve
got a Masters in procrastination and
a Ph.D. in laziness.
Reality Bites
Crazy slackers shake off the shackles
of their post-secondary educations
and spend their days smoking,
dancing, and watching old televi-
sion programs. But they are watch-
ing them “ironically,” so it’s cool,
not pathetic. It’s a fine line, kind of
like you watching this movie instead
of getting out there and looking for
a real job.
Graduation Day
Nothing says “school’s out for sum-
mer” like kickin’ back and watching
a bunch of small-town high school
kids being systematically slaugh-
tered on their big day.
Filmed in 1981, this classic slash-
er film features a young Vanna
White. What, you didn’t think she
was an educated woman? Right, and
I suppose you thought those vowels
just pointed to themselves, college
boy.
Say Anything
Hands down, the best film ever
made about graduating from high
school. As Lloyd Dobbler, John
Cusack is the embodiment of the
sensitive, charming, cool guy you
always wish you had had the nerve
to talk to in math class.
When asked what he wants to do
with his life, Dobbler gives one of
the greatest speeches ever uttered by
an idealistic graduate, “I don’t want
to buy anything, sell anything or
process anything. I don’t want to
buy anything sold or processed, sell
anything bought or processed or
process anything bought or sold....”
Wow, why is it that all the good
men are either gay or fictitious film
characters from the late 80s?
The Muppets take Manhattan
In this classic film, the muppet gang
graduate from college and decide to
take their stage show to Manhattan.
Unfortunately, even muppets have a
hard time making a go of it on
Broadway, and they are forced to
split up and get regular jobs to sur-
vive.
It’s your typical bittersweet com-
ing-of-age story. You know the type
where characters realize the true
meaning of friendship while singing
rats back up a cameo by Liza
Minelli.
The Graduate
And finally we have the granddaddy
of all graduation films, The
Graduate.
In this hilarious 1967 social
satire, Dustin Hoffman plays the
befuddled Benjamin Braddock, a
recent college graduate trying to
cope with the realities of his future.
With options such as a mind-
numbing career in “plastics,” it’s no
wonder the depressed young man
turns instead to an illicit affair with
a seductive, older family friend.
Problem is, the older family
friend is also the mother of the girl
Ben falls in love with. Don't you
hate it when that happens?
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From The Editor
Well my friends, the semester has come to a
close. Some are struggling to finish exams or
hand in projects and papers at the last minute,
but bottom line is...it’s over. Some people are
just finished their first year but others are
graduating. Congratulations! I am graduating
from my second diploma unless I fail geogra-
phy, which is a very real possibility.
Soon we will all have to get jobs that will
occupy our time from 9-5. There will be no
more daytime banking, meeting friends for
lunch, or sleeping in on the weekdays. School
has definitely provided a flexible lifestyle, for
me anyways. I come and go as I please and I
am going to miss that...a lot.
So for some of us, this is good-bye to
Douglas College and hello to the real world.
Or if you read Amanda’ article about avoid-
ing reality, maybe not. I will only oversee the
May and June issues and the by mid-summer,
you will find that another managing editor
has taken over as I have been thrust into the
world of commuting to a 9—Ser.
I am going to miss you all. Truly.
Managing Editor
Kerry Evans
Hard Copy, Soft Sell:
A Custom Publishing Case
Study
Once dismissed as a curious combina-
tion of cheque book journalism and
stealth advertising, custom published
magazines have become more important
to publishers as their traditional titles
bers and an ugly advertising downturn.
Join editor and: art director Rick
Staeling, as he explores the differences
between traditional and custom publi-
Se
April 22, 7:30pm, SFU Harbour
Centre. Fee $10, info at sasrnioacla
e the other press ©
Contents
News
4 Burns bog—Protected Forever
4 Discover Artists Alive
4 Minority Report
5 Rude Canadians?
5 Top Ten Places Not to Hide Easter Eggs
5 Introducing...2
Opinions
6 Coming of Age in the Reality TV Realm Page 4
6 Buzzocracy
6 Stolen Words
£ Science Matters
7 Paparazzi
7 Third Degree
8 Ray Floret’ Foray: Gas Lawn Mowers |
9 Dear Telus: What A Tangled Web We Weave
10 Editorial Cartoon
Wilson’s Section
11 Horoscopes
12 Photo[graphic] Page 8
Culture
13 What’s On Around Town
13 Culture Clips
13 This Week in History
14 Golden Slice Award
16 Fanboy’s Corner
Av Guilt Show, The Get Up Kids
v7. Ten Years Later
a7 Welcome to Reality
Page 14
Features
18 Interview with Christy Clark
20 Who is this guy, anyway?
Sports
21 An Awards Banquet to Remember...Or Not
21 SFU Sings the Consolation Blues
22 Off-The-Court: Lynne Desautels gives it to Flash
23 Canucks Corner
Classifieds Page 22
23
THE OTHER PRESS |
SPORTS EDITOR
Is the phrase “She shoots, she scores” always on the tip of your tongue but you never seem to
have a real use for it? Well, be silenced no more. The Other Press is looking for a Sports Editor
as of yesterday. Five hours a week, all the school spirit you can handle, and some cash for your
empty pocket. Don’t delay, send in your resume today!
NOW HIRIN
NEWS EDITOR
Do you have a nose for news? Are you just waiting for your chance to report on the important
issue of the lack of funding and the equally important bake sale in the concourse? If so, the
Other Press would love to hear from you. Five hours a week, some pocket change, and yes,
business cards! Apply for the now vacant position!
Fax: 604.525.3505
Phone: 604.525.3542
Email: editor @ otherpress.ca
Drop off: Room 1020, New West Campus
The weekly deadline for submissions is Wednesday for
publication the following Wednesday. Letters to the
Editor, vacant sections, and “time sensitive” articles (week-
end news, sports, and cultural reviews) will be accepted
until Saturday noon and can be submitted to the editor at:
the_editorS57@hotmail.com
The Other Press Submission Guidelines
News Kelly Parry: kelly-parry@telus.net
Opinions
Culture
Kali Thurber: opinionsubmit@hotmail.com
Amanda Aikman: submit_to_culture@yahoo.ca
All other submissions should be forwarded to the
appropriate section editor. Please include your name,
phone number/email address, the word count, and submit
4 MS Word.d h ‘ Features Barbara K. Adamski: adamski@telus.net
i i ord.doc attachment
Petes ‘ } ee Sports Adam Gordon: desportseditor@yahoo.ca
attention of the appropriate editor.
David Lam Kim Meier: nocontrolling@hotmail.com
Representative
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From The Editor
Well my friends, the semester has come to a
close. Some are struggling to finish exams or
hand in projects and papers at the last minute,
but bottom line is...it’s over. Some people are
just finished their first year but others are
graduating. Congratulations! I am graduating
from my second diploma unless I fail geogra-
phy, which is a very real possibility.
Soon we will all have to get jobs that will
occupy our time from 9-5. There will be no
more daytime banking, meeting friends for
lunch, or sleeping in on the weekdays. School
has definitely provided a flexible lifestyle, for
me anyways. I come and go as I please and I
am going to miss that...a lot.
So for some of us, this is good-bye to
Douglas College and hello to the real world.
Or if you read Amanda’ article about avoid-
ing reality, maybe not. I will only oversee the
May and June issues and the by mid-summer,
you will find that another managing editor
has taken over as I have been thrust into the
world of commuting to a 9—Ser.
I am going to miss you all. Truly.
Managing Editor
Kerry Evans
Hard Copy, Soft Sell:
A Custom Publishing Case
Study
Once dismissed as a curious combina-
tion of cheque book journalism and
stealth advertising, custom published
magazines have become more important
to publishers as their traditional titles
bers and an ugly advertising downturn.
Join editor and: art director Rick
Staeling, as he explores the differences
between traditional and custom publi-
Se
April 22, 7:30pm, SFU Harbour
Centre. Fee $10, info at sasrnioacla
e the other press ©
Contents
News
4 Burns bog—Protected Forever
4 Discover Artists Alive
4 Minority Report
5 Rude Canadians?
5 Top Ten Places Not to Hide Easter Eggs
5 Introducing...2
Opinions
6 Coming of Age in the Reality TV Realm Page 4
6 Buzzocracy
6 Stolen Words
£ Science Matters
7 Paparazzi
7 Third Degree
8 Ray Floret’ Foray: Gas Lawn Mowers |
9 Dear Telus: What A Tangled Web We Weave
10 Editorial Cartoon
Wilson’s Section
11 Horoscopes
12 Photo[graphic] Page 8
Culture
13 What’s On Around Town
13 Culture Clips
13 This Week in History
14 Golden Slice Award
16 Fanboy’s Corner
Av Guilt Show, The Get Up Kids
v7. Ten Years Later
a7 Welcome to Reality
Page 14
Features
18 Interview with Christy Clark
20 Who is this guy, anyway?
Sports
21 An Awards Banquet to Remember...Or Not
21 SFU Sings the Consolation Blues
22 Off-The-Court: Lynne Desautels gives it to Flash
23 Canucks Corner
Classifieds Page 22
23
THE OTHER PRESS |
SPORTS EDITOR
Is the phrase “She shoots, she scores” always on the tip of your tongue but you never seem to
have a real use for it? Well, be silenced no more. The Other Press is looking for a Sports Editor
as of yesterday. Five hours a week, all the school spirit you can handle, and some cash for your
empty pocket. Don’t delay, send in your resume today!
NOW HIRIN
NEWS EDITOR
Do you have a nose for news? Are you just waiting for your chance to report on the important
issue of the lack of funding and the equally important bake sale in the concourse? If so, the
Other Press would love to hear from you. Five hours a week, some pocket change, and yes,
business cards! Apply for the now vacant position!
Fax: 604.525.3505
Phone: 604.525.3542
Email: editor @ otherpress.ca
Drop off: Room 1020, New West Campus
The weekly deadline for submissions is Wednesday for
publication the following Wednesday. Letters to the
Editor, vacant sections, and “time sensitive” articles (week-
end news, sports, and cultural reviews) will be accepted
until Saturday noon and can be submitted to the editor at:
the_editorS57@hotmail.com
The Other Press Submission Guidelines
News Kelly Parry: kelly-parry@telus.net
Opinions
Culture
Kali Thurber: opinionsubmit@hotmail.com
Amanda Aikman: submit_to_culture@yahoo.ca
All other submissions should be forwarded to the
appropriate section editor. Please include your name,
phone number/email address, the word count, and submit
4 MS Word.d h ‘ Features Barbara K. Adamski: adamski@telus.net
i i ord.doc attachment
Petes ‘ } ee Sports Adam Gordon: desportseditor@yahoo.ca
attention of the appropriate editor.
David Lam Kim Meier: nocontrolling@hotmail.com
Representative
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Horoscopes
| See Window Washing in Your Future _
Miss Fullah Shyt
OP Contributor
Ahh the end of the semester and
the mad dash for either those sum-
mer jobs or gawd forbid a real
career. I have looked deep into my
crystal ball and it is abysmal at best.
It sure made me glad that I am
such an esteemed fortune teller.
Find your sign below to find what
your true calling is.
_ Aquarius
January 20-February 18
= Your love of children and
animals will be incorporated into
one job. You will be allowed to get
dirty for very little pay. I just know
this is the news you have been
crossing your fingers for. Aquarius
Career: This summer you will be
working at the children’s petting
zoo of your choice.
- Pisces
) February 19-March 20
You love the water, fish,
and boating. It would be fantastic if
you could retire on the beaches of
Mexico right now, but you are just
a few RRSP payments away.
Kwantlen
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
Instead you will have to find anoth-
er way to use your talent for mak-
ing money. Pisces Career: Better
buy a bottle of Pepto Bismel
because I see many summers of
being a deckhand in your future.
= Art has always fascinated
you. The meaning behind art, the
colours, and especially how they
can cover up big holes on the wall.
Well, my friend, you are in luck.
Not only is your next job going to
involve art and the creation of it,
but your future careers will also fol-
low down that same path. Aries
Career: Arts and crafts supervisor at
the local park—all summer!
Woohoo!
Taurus
April 20-May 20
Due to the government
cutting grants and your reluctance
to send out your resume, all the
good summer jobs have been filled.
On the upside, this is going to be a
fantastic time to battle that fear of
heights you have been hanging on
to as well as your hay fever. Taurus
Career: Cutting lawns and cleaning
the windows of many skyscrapers is
going to keep your wallet full this
summer. Well, full with the loonies
that the old ladies tipped you with.
a Gemini
— May 21-June 21
MB You have taken great care
of your body over the years. Don't
think we haven't noticed! Your posi-
tive attitude and toned physique
would be perfect for many jobs. It
is time to take some extra classes.
Gemini Career: Personal Trainer.
Yes, you!
7 Cancer
és June 22-July 22
Taking care of people is
second nature for you Cancer. You
have learned some pertinent skills
in your studies at college and you
are now prepared for your immedi-
ate future. You are going to have a
couple choices over the next year.
Cancer Career: Medical office assis-
tant or youth care worker.
© Leo
or July 23-August 22
7 Your taste for the spicy life
has always played second fiddle to
your more practical side. The next
few months are going to be exciting
and fun. Learning on the job in a
fast paced atmosphere is just
around the corner. Leo Career:
Short order cook. Muy caliente!
|. Virgo
_ August 22-September 22
Being competitive and fly-
ing by the seat of your pants have
always been what you are known
for. That isn’t about to change. You
are who you are. Get ready to
wheel and deal. Virgo Career:
Craps dealer at the PNE.
% Libra
| September 23-October 22
You sure have studied hard.
Your love for reading is evident.
You always go that extra mile when
writing that important paper. Your
efforts haven't been wasted. Renew
your library card and get ready to
stick your nose into some more
books. Libra Career: Library assis-
tant or researcher.
- Scorpio
we October 23-November 21
- You can't go a day without
making your opinion known.
Those who appreciate that about
you will be thrilled when you delve
into your next position. Prepare
yourself for the fan fare you are
about to receive. Scorpio Career:
Opinions columnist.
Sagittarius
November 22-December
21
Who says it isn’t important to
know how to cry on cue? Well,
probably lots of people but your
supervisors in your new career will
be kissing your feet. Buy some stur-
dy shoes and get ready for standing
around...a lot. Sagittarius Career:
An extra on some upcoming local
movie sets.
| Capricorn
December 22- January 19
: Times are hard. As you see
above, all the other signs have
snapped up most of the lucrative
jobs. Don’t you worry Capricorn;
the best is yet to come for you.
While you have been putting time
into those dead end jobs, someone
has been just waiting to give you an
opportunity. Who you ask? Who?
Capricorn Career: Manager at
McDonald’. That’s right, sweeping
the floors and taking out the
garbage all these years has finally
paid off.
Itustrations by J.J. McCullough
What are YOU
doing after college?
To learn more, call 604.599.2100
More education can mean
better jobs and pay
Over the next five years, the most promising jobs will require a post-secondary
education. More education will lead to significantly higher lifetime earnings. *
Earn your bachelor degree at Kwantlen University College.
Apply now to open more doors to your future.
e Bachelor of Applied Arts in Community Criminal Justice (NEW)
e Bachelor of Applied Arts in Psychology
¢ Bachelor of Applied Design in Fashion Design & Technology
¢ Bachelor of Applied Design in Graphic Design for Marketing
¢ Bachelor of Applied Design in Interior Design
e Bachelor of Applied Journalism
e Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting
¢ Bachelor of Business Administration in Entrepreneurial Leadership
¢ Bachelor of Science in Nursing
¢ Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology
*Source: Government of Canada, www.jobfutures.ca
www.kwantlen.ca/degrees
http://www.otherpress.cae
Kwantlen
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
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Horoscopes
| See Window Washing in Your Future _
Miss Fullah Shyt
OP Contributor
Ahh the end of the semester and
the mad dash for either those sum-
mer jobs or gawd forbid a real
career. I have looked deep into my
crystal ball and it is abysmal at best.
It sure made me glad that I am
such an esteemed fortune teller.
Find your sign below to find what
your true calling is.
_ Aquarius
January 20-February 18
= Your love of children and
animals will be incorporated into
one job. You will be allowed to get
dirty for very little pay. I just know
this is the news you have been
crossing your fingers for. Aquarius
Career: This summer you will be
working at the children’s petting
zoo of your choice.
- Pisces
) February 19-March 20
You love the water, fish,
and boating. It would be fantastic if
you could retire on the beaches of
Mexico right now, but you are just
a few RRSP payments away.
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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
Instead you will have to find anoth-
er way to use your talent for mak-
ing money. Pisces Career: Better
buy a bottle of Pepto Bismel
because I see many summers of
being a deckhand in your future.
= Art has always fascinated
you. The meaning behind art, the
colours, and especially how they
can cover up big holes on the wall.
Well, my friend, you are in luck.
Not only is your next job going to
involve art and the creation of it,
but your future careers will also fol-
low down that same path. Aries
Career: Arts and crafts supervisor at
the local park—all summer!
Woohoo!
Taurus
April 20-May 20
Due to the government
cutting grants and your reluctance
to send out your resume, all the
good summer jobs have been filled.
On the upside, this is going to be a
fantastic time to battle that fear of
heights you have been hanging on
to as well as your hay fever. Taurus
Career: Cutting lawns and cleaning
the windows of many skyscrapers is
going to keep your wallet full this
summer. Well, full with the loonies
that the old ladies tipped you with.
a Gemini
— May 21-June 21
MB You have taken great care
of your body over the years. Don't
think we haven't noticed! Your posi-
tive attitude and toned physique
would be perfect for many jobs. It
is time to take some extra classes.
Gemini Career: Personal Trainer.
Yes, you!
7 Cancer
és June 22-July 22
Taking care of people is
second nature for you Cancer. You
have learned some pertinent skills
in your studies at college and you
are now prepared for your immedi-
ate future. You are going to have a
couple choices over the next year.
Cancer Career: Medical office assis-
tant or youth care worker.
© Leo
or July 23-August 22
7 Your taste for the spicy life
has always played second fiddle to
your more practical side. The next
few months are going to be exciting
and fun. Learning on the job in a
fast paced atmosphere is just
around the corner. Leo Career:
Short order cook. Muy caliente!
|. Virgo
_ August 22-September 22
Being competitive and fly-
ing by the seat of your pants have
always been what you are known
for. That isn’t about to change. You
are who you are. Get ready to
wheel and deal. Virgo Career:
Craps dealer at the PNE.
% Libra
| September 23-October 22
You sure have studied hard.
Your love for reading is evident.
You always go that extra mile when
writing that important paper. Your
efforts haven't been wasted. Renew
your library card and get ready to
stick your nose into some more
books. Libra Career: Library assis-
tant or researcher.
- Scorpio
we October 23-November 21
- You can't go a day without
making your opinion known.
Those who appreciate that about
you will be thrilled when you delve
into your next position. Prepare
yourself for the fan fare you are
about to receive. Scorpio Career:
Opinions columnist.
Sagittarius
November 22-December
21
Who says it isn’t important to
know how to cry on cue? Well,
probably lots of people but your
supervisors in your new career will
be kissing your feet. Buy some stur-
dy shoes and get ready for standing
around...a lot. Sagittarius Career:
An extra on some upcoming local
movie sets.
| Capricorn
December 22- January 19
: Times are hard. As you see
above, all the other signs have
snapped up most of the lucrative
jobs. Don’t you worry Capricorn;
the best is yet to come for you.
While you have been putting time
into those dead end jobs, someone
has been just waiting to give you an
opportunity. Who you ask? Who?
Capricorn Career: Manager at
McDonald’. That’s right, sweeping
the floors and taking out the
garbage all these years has finally
paid off.
Itustrations by J.J. McCullough
What are YOU
doing after college?
To learn more, call 604.599.2100
More education can mean
better jobs and pay
Over the next five years, the most promising jobs will require a post-secondary
education. More education will lead to significantly higher lifetime earnings. *
Earn your bachelor degree at Kwantlen University College.
Apply now to open more doors to your future.
e Bachelor of Applied Arts in Community Criminal Justice (NEW)
e Bachelor of Applied Arts in Psychology
¢ Bachelor of Applied Design in Fashion Design & Technology
¢ Bachelor of Applied Design in Graphic Design for Marketing
¢ Bachelor of Applied Design in Interior Design
e Bachelor of Applied Journalism
e Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting
¢ Bachelor of Business Administration in Entrepreneurial Leadership
¢ Bachelor of Science in Nursing
¢ Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology
*Source: Government of Canada, www.jobfutures.ca
www.kwantlen.ca/degrees
http://www.otherpress.cae
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Arthur Crowson
OP Contributor
As a student, sometimes things can be
tight, and you may not have the time to
cook a meal. When you find yourself in
that situation nothing works better than
a slice of pizza for a reasonable price. The
problem is that finding the right slice can
be a throw of the dice.
There are five pizza places near
Dougkts College that offer by-the-slice
service: Bella Pizza on 8th St., Big Slice
Small Price Pizza on Carnavon Street,
Peter Pan Pizza on Columbia, Royal Hut
Pizza on 6th, and Pizza Pizza which is
located in the College. My goal is to find
out the best slice for the cheapest price.
My criterion for reviewing is simple: One
slice of pepperoni pizza from each place.
I will also rate the restaurants on atmos-
phere and how close they are to the
College. Each individual piece will be
evaluated on the following factors: The
quality and quantity of the toppings
(cheese, sauce, and meat) and the crust.
A price-to-value ratio will also be cre-
ated in the process. Therefore, an average
tasting slice of pizza could possibly beat
out a better tasting piece if the better
tasting slice is considerably more costly.
, Size does matter when it comes to a slice
of pizza, and the slices are measured from
the tip of the slice to the crust and then
from one side of the crust to the other
(see below).
There can be only one winner in this
grueling, intense, extreme, brawl-for-it-
all test. Only one will get the coveted
Golden Slice Award. The others will sim-
ply be average pieces and will most likely
be forgotten.
First up, Big Slice Small Price (BSSP)
on Carnavon. BSSP is a unique stop in
one way, because it is the only pizza joint
in the surrounding area that offers a
whole-wheat crust. The question
is...would that give them an unfair
advantage against the rest?
No, no it would_not.
I found the crust to be bland and unin-
spiring. It was soft on the bottom, soggy
would be a better way to put it, and not
much better on the edge. The cheese was
all right but the sauce was very sparse.
The pepperoni was present in three large
but thin morsels. I thought that it was
nothing special, and overall the pizza was
very dry and not especially delicious.
The price was a decent $1.25 for a
20.5 by 13.3cm slice. Perhaps my bias
against the whole-wheat crust swayed
this rating but it’s a review I’m willing to
stand by. On a positive note, the atmos-
phere was very nice and the service was
friendly. If you really feel like whole-
wheat crust then by all means go to BSSP,
but for the rest of us, it’s on to Bella Pizza
on 8th.
Bella Pizza was not the nicest looking
place. You'll want to buy your pizza and
go. There's a single dirty arcade machine
along with some tables that are freakishly
high. The service was nice, though, and
the pizza was quite good.
The crust iwas soft and chewy all the
way around, but not soggy. The cheese
was gooey and tasty. The sauce was good
and it had a unique “peppery” taste to it.
Pepperoni is again 3 large slices, these
ones were thicker than BSSP, though.
The piece was 18.5 by 16cm for $1.25. It
also has a great location next to the New
Westminster Skytrain station. Altogether
a convenient package that is worth the
price of admission.
Peter Pan’s Pizza on Columbia remind-
ed me of Bella’s in that it had a dirty old
arcade machine in the corner as well. The
pizza was disappointing. The crust was
soggy on the bottom and the edge was
soft. None of the toppings were all that
special, the cheese being bland, and the
pepperoni being three large slices that
were quite tasteless. The sauce was sparse
and the pizza was below average.
One good thing was the price the pizza
was an outstanding $1.05 for a 21 by
14cm slice. I hurried along to my next
stop: Royal Hut Pizza.
Royal Hut Pizza is very close to
Douglas and offers pizza for what seems
the average $1.25 per slice. The cheese
was good, the sauce was good, the crust
was soft and chewy on the bottom but
crispy on the edge. The not-so-good
things about the pizza were it’s below
average pepperoni (which instead of
being placed on the pizza as a whole was
first chopped up and then sprinkled on)
and small size (16 by 15cm).
The restaurant itself was nothing to
write home about either, with cheap-
looking tile, cheap-looking chairs, cheap-
looking tables, and blaringly bright flo-
rescent lights. It was very spacious
though.
Last stop, Pizza Pizza. Ah, Pizza Pizza,
where the slices are big (19 by 18cm), the
toppings are plentiful and the restaurant
is clean. I can’t say enough good things
about Pizza Pizza compared to the other
slices. The cheese is good, the crust is
perfectly crispy on the bottom, but soft
and chewy on the edge, it’s not too dry,
the pepperoni is tasty and you get eight
pieces of it.
You might be thinking that Pizza Pizza
is going to run away with this one but
before you think too much let me tell
you—there is a drawback, and it’s a
drawback of epic proportions: a slice
costs 2.85.
This is so much more expensive then
the competitors it’s almost blasphemy. So
who will be the ultimate victor and win
the Golden Slice Award? Read on my
friends, read on.
After carefully comparing and tabulat-
ing results, the winner of the Golden
Slice Award has been chosen and without
any more delay here it is... Bella Pizza.
Why you ask? Well, to be honest, it
came down to two pieces, the aforemen-
tioned Bella and the Pizza Pizza slice.
Bella simply excelled in just about all the
categories and did not have the steep
drawback in price that Pizza Pizza had.
Pizza Pizza is an excellent slice, but the
fact remains that you can get two slices of
Bella for less than the price of one Pizza
Pizza. So for this year, Bella Pizza is
crowned King of Pizza land.
Photo.
BELLA®?
* PIZZA
\
S2uii
s by Angela Blattmann
http://www-otherpress.ca
Culture
e the other press ©
Arthur Crowson
OP Contributor
As a student, sometimes things can be
tight, and you may not have the time to
cook a meal. When you find yourself in
that situation nothing works better than
a slice of pizza for a reasonable price. The
problem is that finding the right slice can
be a throw of the dice.
There are five pizza places near
Dougkts College that offer by-the-slice
service: Bella Pizza on 8th St., Big Slice
Small Price Pizza on Carnavon Street,
Peter Pan Pizza on Columbia, Royal Hut
Pizza on 6th, and Pizza Pizza which is
located in the College. My goal is to find
out the best slice for the cheapest price.
My criterion for reviewing is simple: One
slice of pepperoni pizza from each place.
I will also rate the restaurants on atmos-
phere and how close they are to the
College. Each individual piece will be
evaluated on the following factors: The
quality and quantity of the toppings
(cheese, sauce, and meat) and the crust.
A price-to-value ratio will also be cre-
ated in the process. Therefore, an average
tasting slice of pizza could possibly beat
out a better tasting piece if the better
tasting slice is considerably more costly.
, Size does matter when it comes to a slice
of pizza, and the slices are measured from
the tip of the slice to the crust and then
from one side of the crust to the other
(see below).
There can be only one winner in this
grueling, intense, extreme, brawl-for-it-
all test. Only one will get the coveted
Golden Slice Award. The others will sim-
ply be average pieces and will most likely
be forgotten.
First up, Big Slice Small Price (BSSP)
on Carnavon. BSSP is a unique stop in
one way, because it is the only pizza joint
in the surrounding area that offers a
whole-wheat crust. The question
is...would that give them an unfair
advantage against the rest?
No, no it would_not.
I found the crust to be bland and unin-
spiring. It was soft on the bottom, soggy
would be a better way to put it, and not
much better on the edge. The cheese was
all right but the sauce was very sparse.
The pepperoni was present in three large
but thin morsels. I thought that it was
nothing special, and overall the pizza was
very dry and not especially delicious.
The price was a decent $1.25 for a
20.5 by 13.3cm slice. Perhaps my bias
against the whole-wheat crust swayed
this rating but it’s a review I’m willing to
stand by. On a positive note, the atmos-
phere was very nice and the service was
friendly. If you really feel like whole-
wheat crust then by all means go to BSSP,
but for the rest of us, it’s on to Bella Pizza
on 8th.
Bella Pizza was not the nicest looking
place. You'll want to buy your pizza and
go. There's a single dirty arcade machine
along with some tables that are freakishly
high. The service was nice, though, and
the pizza was quite good.
The crust iwas soft and chewy all the
way around, but not soggy. The cheese
was gooey and tasty. The sauce was good
and it had a unique “peppery” taste to it.
Pepperoni is again 3 large slices, these
ones were thicker than BSSP, though.
The piece was 18.5 by 16cm for $1.25. It
also has a great location next to the New
Westminster Skytrain station. Altogether
a convenient package that is worth the
price of admission.
Peter Pan’s Pizza on Columbia remind-
ed me of Bella’s in that it had a dirty old
arcade machine in the corner as well. The
pizza was disappointing. The crust was
soggy on the bottom and the edge was
soft. None of the toppings were all that
special, the cheese being bland, and the
pepperoni being three large slices that
were quite tasteless. The sauce was sparse
and the pizza was below average.
One good thing was the price the pizza
was an outstanding $1.05 for a 21 by
14cm slice. I hurried along to my next
stop: Royal Hut Pizza.
Royal Hut Pizza is very close to
Douglas and offers pizza for what seems
the average $1.25 per slice. The cheese
was good, the sauce was good, the crust
was soft and chewy on the bottom but
crispy on the edge. The not-so-good
things about the pizza were it’s below
average pepperoni (which instead of
being placed on the pizza as a whole was
first chopped up and then sprinkled on)
and small size (16 by 15cm).
The restaurant itself was nothing to
write home about either, with cheap-
looking tile, cheap-looking chairs, cheap-
looking tables, and blaringly bright flo-
rescent lights. It was very spacious
though.
Last stop, Pizza Pizza. Ah, Pizza Pizza,
where the slices are big (19 by 18cm), the
toppings are plentiful and the restaurant
is clean. I can’t say enough good things
about Pizza Pizza compared to the other
slices. The cheese is good, the crust is
perfectly crispy on the bottom, but soft
and chewy on the edge, it’s not too dry,
the pepperoni is tasty and you get eight
pieces of it.
You might be thinking that Pizza Pizza
is going to run away with this one but
before you think too much let me tell
you—there is a drawback, and it’s a
drawback of epic proportions: a slice
costs 2.85.
This is so much more expensive then
the competitors it’s almost blasphemy. So
who will be the ultimate victor and win
the Golden Slice Award? Read on my
friends, read on.
After carefully comparing and tabulat-
ing results, the winner of the Golden
Slice Award has been chosen and without
any more delay here it is... Bella Pizza.
Why you ask? Well, to be honest, it
came down to two pieces, the aforemen-
tioned Bella and the Pizza Pizza slice.
Bella simply excelled in just about all the
categories and did not have the steep
drawback in price that Pizza Pizza had.
Pizza Pizza is an excellent slice, but the
fact remains that you can get two slices of
Bella for less than the price of one Pizza
Pizza. So for this year, Bella Pizza is
crowned King of Pizza land.
Photo.
BELLA®?
* PIZZA
\
S2uii
s by Angela Blattmann
http://www-otherpress.ca
Edited Text
fipril 7, 2004
Culture
e the other press ©
Arthur Crowson
OP Contributor
As a student, sometimes things can be
tight, and you may not have the time to
cook a meal. When you find yourself in
that situation nothing works better than
a slice of pizza for a reasonable price. The
problem is that finding the right slice can
be a throw of the dice.
There are five pizza places near
Dougkts College that offer by-the-slice
service: Bella Pizza on 8th St., Big Slice
Small Price Pizza on Carnavon Street,
Peter Pan Pizza on Columbia, Royal Hut
Pizza on 6th, and Pizza Pizza which is
located in the College. My goal is to find
out the best slice for the cheapest price.
My criterion for reviewing is simple: One
slice of pepperoni pizza from each place.
I will also rate the restaurants on atmos-
phere and how close they are to the
College. Each individual piece will be
evaluated on the following factors: The
quality and quantity of the toppings
(cheese, sauce, and meat) and the crust.
A price-to-value ratio will also be cre-
ated in the process. Therefore, an average
tasting slice of pizza could possibly beat
out a better tasting piece if the better
tasting slice is considerably more costly.
, Size does matter when it comes to a slice
of pizza, and the slices are measured from
the tip of the slice to the crust and then
from one side of the crust to the other
(see below).
There can be only one winner in this
grueling, intense, extreme, brawl-for-it-
all test. Only one will get the coveted
Golden Slice Award. The others will sim-
ply be average pieces and will most likely
be forgotten.
First up, Big Slice Small Price (BSSP)
on Carnavon. BSSP is a unique stop in
one way, because it is the only pizza joint
in the surrounding area that offers a
whole-wheat crust. The question
is...would that give them an unfair
advantage against the rest?
No, no it would_not.
I found the crust to be bland and unin-
spiring. It was soft on the bottom, soggy
would be a better way to put it, and not
much better on the edge. The cheese was
all right but the sauce was very sparse.
The pepperoni was present in three large
but thin morsels. I thought that it was
nothing special, and overall the pizza was
very dry and not especially delicious.
The price was a decent $1.25 for a
20.5 by 13.3cm slice. Perhaps my bias
against the whole-wheat crust swayed
this rating but it’s a review I’m willing to
stand by. On a positive note, the atmos-
phere was very nice and the service was
friendly. If you really feel like whole-
wheat crust then by all means go to BSSP,
but for the rest of us, it’s on to Bella Pizza
on 8th.
Bella Pizza was not the nicest looking
place. You'll want to buy your pizza and
go. There's a single dirty arcade machine
along with some tables that are freakishly
high. The service was nice, though, and
the pizza was quite good.
The crust iwas soft and chewy all the
way around, but not soggy. The cheese
was gooey and tasty. The sauce was good
and it had a unique “peppery” taste to it.
Pepperoni is again 3 large slices, these
ones were thicker than BSSP, though.
The piece was 18.5 by 16cm for $1.25. It
also has a great location next to the New
Westminster Skytrain station. Altogether
a convenient package that is worth the
price of admission.
Peter Pan’s Pizza on Columbia remind-
ed me of Bella’s in that it had a dirty old
arcade machine in the corner as well. The
pizza was disappointing. The crust was
soggy on the bottom and the edge was
soft. None of the toppings were all that
special, the cheese being bland, and the
pepperoni being three large slices that
were quite tasteless. The sauce was sparse
and the pizza was below average.
One good thing was the price the pizza
was an outstanding $1.05 for a 21 by
14cm slice. I hurried along to my next
stop: Royal Hut Pizza.
Royal Hut Pizza is very close to
Douglas and offers pizza for what seems
the average $1.25 per slice. The cheese
was good, the sauce was good, the crust
was soft and chewy on the bottom but
crispy on the edge. The not-so-good
things about the pizza were it’s below
average pepperoni (which instead of
being placed on the pizza as a whole was
first chopped up and then sprinkled on)
and small size (16 by 15cm).
The restaurant itself was nothing to
write home about either, with cheap-
looking tile, cheap-looking chairs, cheap-
looking tables, and blaringly bright flo-
rescent lights. It was very spacious
though.
Last stop, Pizza Pizza. Ah, Pizza Pizza,
where the slices are big (19 by 18cm), the
toppings are plentiful and the restaurant
is clean. I can’t say enough good things
about Pizza Pizza compared to the other
slices. The cheese is good, the crust is
perfectly crispy on the bottom, but soft
and chewy on the edge, it’s not too dry,
the pepperoni is tasty and you get eight
pieces of it.
You might be thinking that Pizza Pizza
is going to run away with this one but
before you think too much let me tell
you—there is a drawback, and it’s a
drawback of epic proportions: a slice
costs 2.85.
This is so much more expensive then
the competitors it’s almost blasphemy. So
who will be the ultimate victor and win
the Golden Slice Award? Read on my
friends, read on.
After carefully comparing and tabulat-
ing results, the winner of the Golden
Slice Award has been chosen and without
any more delay here it is... Bella Pizza.
Why you ask? Well, to be honest, it
came down to two pieces, the aforemen-
tioned Bella and the Pizza Pizza slice.
Bella simply excelled in just about all the
categories and did not have the steep
drawback in price that Pizza Pizza had.
Pizza Pizza is an excellent slice, but the
fact remains that you can get two slices of
Bella for less than the price of one Pizza
Pizza. So for this year, Bella Pizza is
crowned King of Pizza land.
Photo.
BELLA®?
* PIZZA
\
S2uii
s by Angela Blattmann
http://www-otherpress.ca
Culture
e the other press ©
Arthur Crowson
OP Contributor
As a student, sometimes things can be
tight, and you may not have the time to
cook a meal. When you find yourself in
that situation nothing works better than
a slice of pizza for a reasonable price. The
problem is that finding the right slice can
be a throw of the dice.
There are five pizza places near
Dougkts College that offer by-the-slice
service: Bella Pizza on 8th St., Big Slice
Small Price Pizza on Carnavon Street,
Peter Pan Pizza on Columbia, Royal Hut
Pizza on 6th, and Pizza Pizza which is
located in the College. My goal is to find
out the best slice for the cheapest price.
My criterion for reviewing is simple: One
slice of pepperoni pizza from each place.
I will also rate the restaurants on atmos-
phere and how close they are to the
College. Each individual piece will be
evaluated on the following factors: The
quality and quantity of the toppings
(cheese, sauce, and meat) and the crust.
A price-to-value ratio will also be cre-
ated in the process. Therefore, an average
tasting slice of pizza could possibly beat
out a better tasting piece if the better
tasting slice is considerably more costly.
, Size does matter when it comes to a slice
of pizza, and the slices are measured from
the tip of the slice to the crust and then
from one side of the crust to the other
(see below).
There can be only one winner in this
grueling, intense, extreme, brawl-for-it-
all test. Only one will get the coveted
Golden Slice Award. The others will sim-
ply be average pieces and will most likely
be forgotten.
First up, Big Slice Small Price (BSSP)
on Carnavon. BSSP is a unique stop in
one way, because it is the only pizza joint
in the surrounding area that offers a
whole-wheat crust. The question
is...would that give them an unfair
advantage against the rest?
No, no it would_not.
I found the crust to be bland and unin-
spiring. It was soft on the bottom, soggy
would be a better way to put it, and not
much better on the edge. The cheese was
all right but the sauce was very sparse.
The pepperoni was present in three large
but thin morsels. I thought that it was
nothing special, and overall the pizza was
very dry and not especially delicious.
The price was a decent $1.25 for a
20.5 by 13.3cm slice. Perhaps my bias
against the whole-wheat crust swayed
this rating but it’s a review I’m willing to
stand by. On a positive note, the atmos-
phere was very nice and the service was
friendly. If you really feel like whole-
wheat crust then by all means go to BSSP,
but for the rest of us, it’s on to Bella Pizza
on 8th.
Bella Pizza was not the nicest looking
place. You'll want to buy your pizza and
go. There's a single dirty arcade machine
along with some tables that are freakishly
high. The service was nice, though, and
the pizza was quite good.
The crust iwas soft and chewy all the
way around, but not soggy. The cheese
was gooey and tasty. The sauce was good
and it had a unique “peppery” taste to it.
Pepperoni is again 3 large slices, these
ones were thicker than BSSP, though.
The piece was 18.5 by 16cm for $1.25. It
also has a great location next to the New
Westminster Skytrain station. Altogether
a convenient package that is worth the
price of admission.
Peter Pan’s Pizza on Columbia remind-
ed me of Bella’s in that it had a dirty old
arcade machine in the corner as well. The
pizza was disappointing. The crust was
soggy on the bottom and the edge was
soft. None of the toppings were all that
special, the cheese being bland, and the
pepperoni being three large slices that
were quite tasteless. The sauce was sparse
and the pizza was below average.
One good thing was the price the pizza
was an outstanding $1.05 for a 21 by
14cm slice. I hurried along to my next
stop: Royal Hut Pizza.
Royal Hut Pizza is very close to
Douglas and offers pizza for what seems
the average $1.25 per slice. The cheese
was good, the sauce was good, the crust
was soft and chewy on the bottom but
crispy on the edge. The not-so-good
things about the pizza were it’s below
average pepperoni (which instead of
being placed on the pizza as a whole was
first chopped up and then sprinkled on)
and small size (16 by 15cm).
The restaurant itself was nothing to
write home about either, with cheap-
looking tile, cheap-looking chairs, cheap-
looking tables, and blaringly bright flo-
rescent lights. It was very spacious
though.
Last stop, Pizza Pizza. Ah, Pizza Pizza,
where the slices are big (19 by 18cm), the
toppings are plentiful and the restaurant
is clean. I can’t say enough good things
about Pizza Pizza compared to the other
slices. The cheese is good, the crust is
perfectly crispy on the bottom, but soft
and chewy on the edge, it’s not too dry,
the pepperoni is tasty and you get eight
pieces of it.
You might be thinking that Pizza Pizza
is going to run away with this one but
before you think too much let me tell
you—there is a drawback, and it’s a
drawback of epic proportions: a slice
costs 2.85.
This is so much more expensive then
the competitors it’s almost blasphemy. So
who will be the ultimate victor and win
the Golden Slice Award? Read on my
friends, read on.
After carefully comparing and tabulat-
ing results, the winner of the Golden
Slice Award has been chosen and without
any more delay here it is... Bella Pizza.
Why you ask? Well, to be honest, it
came down to two pieces, the aforemen-
tioned Bella and the Pizza Pizza slice.
Bella simply excelled in just about all the
categories and did not have the steep
drawback in price that Pizza Pizza had.
Pizza Pizza is an excellent slice, but the
fact remains that you can get two slices of
Bella for less than the price of one Pizza
Pizza. So for this year, Bella Pizza is
crowned King of Pizza land.
Photo.
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* PIZZA
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Coming of
Age in the
Reality TV
Kali Thurber
Opinions Editor
For years now I have been left out of
coffee shop talk, dismissed as an
uncultured hag, and even verbally
harassed for not being up to date on
the new reality TV show of the sec-
ond. The absence of a television
altogether was the obstacle for a cou-
ple of those lonely years, then when
I gave in and bought a cheap TV
from the thrift store I still refused to
purchase cable, and so continued in
my old-fashioned ways with only
three channels. But three weeks ago
all of that changed—I was shocked
to find that my roommate had gone
behind my back and signed us up
for six months of basic cable. Watch
out TV junkies, I am now in the
loop...and desperately seeking the
exit.
Reality TV has taken over the air-
waves, my friends. Of course, you
probably know this already, and
have most likely just labelled me
“Pretentious bush-whacking hippy,”
“Wannabe anarchist,” or just plain
“Stupid.” I know your type—I had
to beat one of your kind off with
sticks a few years back when I asked,
“Who is this Geri?” to a group of
hardcore Survivor fans. Bad idea,
trust you me.
The reality TV fad has reached a
point of no return and the crazy
thing is that nobody even cares.
Reality shows seem to have taken the
reality out of the simple life, er I
mean...reality. You see? I can’t even
construct a regular sentence without
accidentally slipping in some reality
TV reference. You can’t walk down
the hallway without hearing that
Paris Hilton ripped her mini skirt on
a fence, or go to the bank without
encountering some lady intent to
give you a complete recap of the last
episode of Queer Eye for the Straight
Guy. People talk about the “actors”
Aipril 7, 2004
Buzzocracy
Jessica L. Plescia
OP Contributor
Democracy. So, what is this buzz-
word all about anyway? It’s been
around for a few hundred years now,
but nowadays it’s smothered all over
the place. We hear it murmured,
disgruntled in the streets. We taste it
in the chocolate flakes sprinkled on
our coffee shop lattés. We see it
flaming red at the protests—being
whipped around left, right, and cen-
tre (well, mostly to the left), but
really, is the fundamental essence of
democracy truly understood among
the masses? If you have an iota of
wonder dancing about your cerebral
cortex, then keep reading.
Democracy is a system that func-
tions only when activated, like the
on/off button of your television
screen. When democracy is activat-
ed, the show that comes on should
be one that you would most likely
choose to watch. In this way,
democracy sets the foundation for
the rights and regulations that you
will your leaders to implement. If
you partake in the democratic
process, your voice will be heard.
There are very few ways in which
Canadian citizens can actually exer-
cise democracy, and I can assure you
that voting is the most effective (it
sure beat referendums or public
forums—geez, how often do you see
these forms of democracy come
around?).
So what, you thought you were
democratic just because you live in
Canada? Wrong! Democracy is an
action, not a flimsy adjective.
Democracy is participatory, mean-
ing that it is achieved once it is
engaged. Your values, your morals,
your concerns, your opinions,
everything and anything that pro-
pels your self-existence, attitude and
identity can only ever be represent-
ed by the leaders that you vote for.
No vote = No representation, No
representation = No democracy. So
then what are you waiting for?
Feeling motivated yet? Is the
blood surging through your veins
and is your will aching for atten-
tion? No? Do I sense some discon-
tent here? Are you thinking what
many democratic skeptics are think-
ing? Are you wondering if your vote
really does matter? Is our electoral
system fair and will your concerns
truly be heard?
If youre in this bandwagon,
youre definitely not riding alone.
This wagon would more likely be
seen in the traffic packed multi-lane
highway off the Toronto 401 than
the solemn, dusty, old dirt road usu-
ally associated with it. Okay, so let
me explain how this can all change.
You see the best part about democ-
racy is that you have the choice to
alter it in the manner in which you
see best fit. Democracy is malleable,
it can come in any flavour, it just has
to be the flavour most people are
diggin. And I can comfortably
ascertain that chocolate is not the
flavour of our electoral system as we
have it, that’s for sure.
So if you're tickled pink about the
fact that Canada is one of the three
remaining democracies left in the
world to adopt a more proportional-
ly representative voting system, or if
youre irked by the mere thought of
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knowing that only four Federal gov-
ernments in the past 100 years have
actually been a majority government
as a result of our skewed First Past
the Post Party system—then change
it!
There are a number of initiatives
in progress as we speak. Check out
the websites, get reading those party
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Choose to support those that sup-
port you. Vote in your next election,
and feel what democracy is really
all about.
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tuition by providing more than
$130,000 in scholarships through
its Education Awards program.
“We are delighted to be able to
offer 66 Education Awards worth
$2,000 each,” said Lloyd Craig,
President and Chief Executive
Officer, Coast Capital Savings. “We
believe that by helping students
achieve their education goals, we
can foster their growth as future
leaders and in turn, strengthen our
communities.”
The credit union has a long histo-
ry of helping set students on the
path to success and has awarded
more than $500,000 in scholarships
since 2000.
“We want to award students who
have taken a leadership role in our
communities and have made
ble for scholarships,” said Craig,
In order to be eligible for an
Education Award, applicants must
be registered in a post-secondary
program or planning to register
within the year. Selection is based on
community service, school activi-
ties, leadership, and academic per-
formance.
The application deadline is April
15, 2004. Education Awards appli-
cations are available at Coast Capital
Savings branches or at
.
Coast Capital Savings is Canadas | |
second largest credit union with
$6.4 billion in assets, 300,000 mem-
bers and 42 branches across the
Fraser Valley, Lower Mainland, and
Vancouver Island. Coast Capital
Savings re-qualified as one of
apparently, just like the people on notable contributions to improving Canada 50 Best Managed | I could think was thank God | never have to be a snarky
the screen who're looking out at me the lives of others. This includes stu- Companies for 2004. ;
between commercials.
see Page 6 e _http://www.otherpress.ca
on reality shows as if they are
engaged in an intimate relationship Perhaps it’s the pending arrival of summer or my growing
with the people who pretend to act inability to hand in assignments within a week of their
natural on the screen before them.
It’s a sickness I tell you, but it has no
advised due date, but this last week has forced a multi-
tude of flashbacks to being a self-absorbed thirteen-year-
cure.
Now that I am fully accepted as a
citizen of the western world—thor-
oughly informed as to what colour
of nail polish made Jennifer feel new,
old girl. Take this scene for example: it’s a bright Monday
morning when I flop down into the only empty seat on
the pyr next to a middle-aged woman and ibrar teenage
EN b cae
i ite scowlit g teenage! Is felce are! Orel amin) full-on club
fresh, and exciting on Extreme
gear—white, faux-skater shoes so puffy they appear to be
Makeover, and wholly acquainted
round, skin-tight jeans just low enough to get an inti-
with the insane singing standards of
mate view of the red thong stretching up her behind, and
American Idol—\ wish to escape.
an obviously brand-new shirt cut up to look twenty years
There is something very, very dis-
turbing about the picture of a full
grown adult sitting on the couch
watching a few other full grown
old. Really, you can’t help but stare at these chicks. I’m
guessing she ripped out a Le Chateau ad from 2001 and
created her outfit as a replica, but that’s just me.
Anyways, as I’m scrutinizing her with a vicious side-
adults doing fairly regular, everyday
stuff. If reality TV has done any-
thing for me it has taught me how
mature, intelligent adults should
look and act, and dress and talk—
view (the kind Pm semi-famous for) her mother asks het
a question that I (in my skepticism) miss. The teenager's
response, however, was epic. She pushed ronan pra botrom
lip to blow her bangs from her eyes and snarled,
“Honestly mother, you piss me off just by breathing.” All
teenage girl again.
the other press e Kali Thurber e opinionsubmit@hotmail.com
Coming of
Age in the
Reality TV
Kali Thurber
Opinions Editor
For years now I have been left out of
coffee shop talk, dismissed as an
uncultured hag, and even verbally
harassed for not being up to date on
the new reality TV show of the sec-
ond. The absence of a television
altogether was the obstacle for a cou-
ple of those lonely years, then when
I gave in and bought a cheap TV
from the thrift store I still refused to
purchase cable, and so continued in
my old-fashioned ways with only
three channels. But three weeks ago
all of that changed—I was shocked
to find that my roommate had gone
behind my back and signed us up
for six months of basic cable. Watch
out TV junkies, I am now in the
loop...and desperately seeking the
exit.
Reality TV has taken over the air-
waves, my friends. Of course, you
probably know this already, and
have most likely just labelled me
“Pretentious bush-whacking hippy,”
“Wannabe anarchist,” or just plain
“Stupid.” I know your type—I had
to beat one of your kind off with
sticks a few years back when I asked,
“Who is this Geri?” to a group of
hardcore Survivor fans. Bad idea,
trust you me.
The reality TV fad has reached a
point of no return and the crazy
thing is that nobody even cares.
Reality shows seem to have taken the
reality out of the simple life, er I
mean...reality. You see? I can’t even
construct a regular sentence without
accidentally slipping in some reality
TV reference. You can’t walk down
the hallway without hearing that
Paris Hilton ripped her mini skirt on
a fence, or go to the bank without
encountering some lady intent to
give you a complete recap of the last
episode of Queer Eye for the Straight
Guy. People talk about the “actors”
Aipril 7, 2004
Buzzocracy
Jessica L. Plescia
OP Contributor
Democracy. So, what is this buzz-
word all about anyway? It’s been
around for a few hundred years now,
but nowadays it’s smothered all over
the place. We hear it murmured,
disgruntled in the streets. We taste it
in the chocolate flakes sprinkled on
our coffee shop lattés. We see it
flaming red at the protests—being
whipped around left, right, and cen-
tre (well, mostly to the left), but
really, is the fundamental essence of
democracy truly understood among
the masses? If you have an iota of
wonder dancing about your cerebral
cortex, then keep reading.
Democracy is a system that func-
tions only when activated, like the
on/off button of your television
screen. When democracy is activat-
ed, the show that comes on should
be one that you would most likely
choose to watch. In this way,
democracy sets the foundation for
the rights and regulations that you
will your leaders to implement. If
you partake in the democratic
process, your voice will be heard.
There are very few ways in which
Canadian citizens can actually exer-
cise democracy, and I can assure you
that voting is the most effective (it
sure beat referendums or public
forums—geez, how often do you see
these forms of democracy come
around?).
So what, you thought you were
democratic just because you live in
Canada? Wrong! Democracy is an
action, not a flimsy adjective.
Democracy is participatory, mean-
ing that it is achieved once it is
engaged. Your values, your morals,
your concerns, your opinions,
everything and anything that pro-
pels your self-existence, attitude and
identity can only ever be represent-
ed by the leaders that you vote for.
No vote = No representation, No
representation = No democracy. So
then what are you waiting for?
Feeling motivated yet? Is the
blood surging through your veins
and is your will aching for atten-
tion? No? Do I sense some discon-
tent here? Are you thinking what
many democratic skeptics are think-
ing? Are you wondering if your vote
really does matter? Is our electoral
system fair and will your concerns
truly be heard?
If youre in this bandwagon,
youre definitely not riding alone.
This wagon would more likely be
seen in the traffic packed multi-lane
highway off the Toronto 401 than
the solemn, dusty, old dirt road usu-
ally associated with it. Okay, so let
me explain how this can all change.
You see the best part about democ-
racy is that you have the choice to
alter it in the manner in which you
see best fit. Democracy is malleable,
it can come in any flavour, it just has
to be the flavour most people are
diggin. And I can comfortably
ascertain that chocolate is not the
flavour of our electoral system as we
have it, that’s for sure.
So if you're tickled pink about the
fact that Canada is one of the three
remaining democracies left in the
world to adopt a more proportional-
ly representative voting system, or if
youre irked by the mere thought of
© coastcap
Helps Students Meet Tuition Costs
SURREY Coast Capital Savings is
helping students meet the cost of
al.
SAVINGS
dents who, due to special circum-
stances, may not normally be eligi-
Kali Thurber
Opinions Editor
knowing that only four Federal gov-
ernments in the past 100 years have
actually been a majority government
as a result of our skewed First Past
the Post Party system—then change
it!
There are a number of initiatives
in progress as we speak. Check out
the websites, get reading those party
platforms—choose — democracy.
Choose to support those that sup-
port you. Vote in your next election,
and feel what democracy is really
all about.
Stolen Words
tuition by providing more than
$130,000 in scholarships through
its Education Awards program.
“We are delighted to be able to
offer 66 Education Awards worth
$2,000 each,” said Lloyd Craig,
President and Chief Executive
Officer, Coast Capital Savings. “We
believe that by helping students
achieve their education goals, we
can foster their growth as future
leaders and in turn, strengthen our
communities.”
The credit union has a long histo-
ry of helping set students on the
path to success and has awarded
more than $500,000 in scholarships
since 2000.
“We want to award students who
have taken a leadership role in our
communities and have made
ble for scholarships,” said Craig,
In order to be eligible for an
Education Award, applicants must
be registered in a post-secondary
program or planning to register
within the year. Selection is based on
community service, school activi-
ties, leadership, and academic per-
formance.
The application deadline is April
15, 2004. Education Awards appli-
cations are available at Coast Capital
Savings branches or at
.
Coast Capital Savings is Canadas | |
second largest credit union with
$6.4 billion in assets, 300,000 mem-
bers and 42 branches across the
Fraser Valley, Lower Mainland, and
Vancouver Island. Coast Capital
Savings re-qualified as one of
apparently, just like the people on notable contributions to improving Canada 50 Best Managed | I could think was thank God | never have to be a snarky
the screen who're looking out at me the lives of others. This includes stu- Companies for 2004. ;
between commercials.
see Page 6 e _http://www.otherpress.ca
on reality shows as if they are
engaged in an intimate relationship Perhaps it’s the pending arrival of summer or my growing
with the people who pretend to act inability to hand in assignments within a week of their
natural on the screen before them.
It’s a sickness I tell you, but it has no
advised due date, but this last week has forced a multi-
tude of flashbacks to being a self-absorbed thirteen-year-
cure.
Now that I am fully accepted as a
citizen of the western world—thor-
oughly informed as to what colour
of nail polish made Jennifer feel new,
old girl. Take this scene for example: it’s a bright Monday
morning when I flop down into the only empty seat on
the pyr next to a middle-aged woman and ibrar teenage
EN b cae
i ite scowlit g teenage! Is felce are! Orel amin) full-on club
fresh, and exciting on Extreme
gear—white, faux-skater shoes so puffy they appear to be
Makeover, and wholly acquainted
round, skin-tight jeans just low enough to get an inti-
with the insane singing standards of
mate view of the red thong stretching up her behind, and
American Idol—\ wish to escape.
an obviously brand-new shirt cut up to look twenty years
There is something very, very dis-
turbing about the picture of a full
grown adult sitting on the couch
watching a few other full grown
old. Really, you can’t help but stare at these chicks. I’m
guessing she ripped out a Le Chateau ad from 2001 and
created her outfit as a replica, but that’s just me.
Anyways, as I’m scrutinizing her with a vicious side-
adults doing fairly regular, everyday
stuff. If reality TV has done any-
thing for me it has taught me how
mature, intelligent adults should
look and act, and dress and talk—
view (the kind Pm semi-famous for) her mother asks het
a question that I (in my skepticism) miss. The teenager's
response, however, was epic. She pushed ronan pra botrom
lip to blow her bangs from her eyes and snarled,
“Honestly mother, you piss me off just by breathing.” All
teenage girl again.
Edited Text
© Opinions
the other press e Kali Thurber e opinionsubmit@hotmail.com
Coming of
Age in the
Reality TV
Kali Thurber
Opinions Editor
For years now I have been left out of
coffee shop talk, dismissed as an
uncultured hag, and even verbally
harassed for not being up to date on
the new reality TV show of the sec-
ond. The absence of a television
altogether was the obstacle for a cou-
ple of those lonely years, then when
I gave in and bought a cheap TV
from the thrift store I still refused to
purchase cable, and so continued in
my old-fashioned ways with only
three channels. But three weeks ago
all of that changed—I was shocked
to find that my roommate had gone
behind my back and signed us up
for six months of basic cable. Watch
out TV junkies, I am now in the
loop...and desperately seeking the
exit.
Reality TV has taken over the air-
waves, my friends. Of course, you
probably know this already, and
have most likely just labelled me
“Pretentious bush-whacking hippy,”
“Wannabe anarchist,” or just plain
“Stupid.” I know your type—I had
to beat one of your kind off with
sticks a few years back when I asked,
“Who is this Geri?” to a group of
hardcore Survivor fans. Bad idea,
trust you me.
The reality TV fad has reached a
point of no return and the crazy
thing is that nobody even cares.
Reality shows seem to have taken the
reality out of the simple life, er I
mean...reality. You see? I can’t even
construct a regular sentence without
accidentally slipping in some reality
TV reference. You can’t walk down
the hallway without hearing that
Paris Hilton ripped her mini skirt on
a fence, or go to the bank without
encountering some lady intent to
give you a complete recap of the last
episode of Queer Eye for the Straight
Guy. People talk about the “actors”
Aipril 7, 2004
Buzzocracy
Jessica L. Plescia
OP Contributor
Democracy. So, what is this buzz-
word all about anyway? It’s been
around for a few hundred years now,
but nowadays it’s smothered all over
the place. We hear it murmured,
disgruntled in the streets. We taste it
in the chocolate flakes sprinkled on
our coffee shop lattés. We see it
flaming red at the protests—being
whipped around left, right, and cen-
tre (well, mostly to the left), but
really, is the fundamental essence of
democracy truly understood among
the masses? If you have an iota of
wonder dancing about your cerebral
cortex, then keep reading.
Democracy is a system that func-
tions only when activated, like the
on/off button of your television
screen. When democracy is activat-
ed, the show that comes on should
be one that you would most likely
choose to watch. In this way,
democracy sets the foundation for
the rights and regulations that you
will your leaders to implement. If
you partake in the democratic
process, your voice will be heard.
There are very few ways in which
Canadian citizens can actually exer-
cise democracy, and I can assure you
that voting is the most effective (it
sure beat referendums or public
forums—geez, how often do you see
these forms of democracy come
around?).
So what, you thought you were
democratic just because you live in
Canada? Wrong! Democracy is an
action, not a flimsy adjective.
Democracy is participatory, mean-
ing that it is achieved once it is
engaged. Your values, your morals,
your concerns, your opinions,
everything and anything that pro-
pels your self-existence, attitude and
identity can only ever be represent-
ed by the leaders that you vote for.
No vote = No representation, No
representation = No democracy. So
then what are you waiting for?
Feeling motivated yet? Is the
blood surging through your veins
and is your will aching for atten-
tion? No? Do I sense some discon-
tent here? Are you thinking what
many democratic skeptics are think-
ing? Are you wondering if your vote
really does matter? Is our electoral
system fair and will your concerns
truly be heard?
If youre in this bandwagon,
youre definitely not riding alone.
This wagon would more likely be
seen in the traffic packed multi-lane
highway off the Toronto 401 than
the solemn, dusty, old dirt road usu-
ally associated with it. Okay, so let
me explain how this can all change.
You see the best part about democ-
racy is that you have the choice to
alter it in the manner in which you
see best fit. Democracy is malleable,
it can come in any flavour, it just has
to be the flavour most people are
diggin. And I can comfortably
ascertain that chocolate is not the
flavour of our electoral system as we
have it, that’s for sure.
So if you're tickled pink about the
fact that Canada is one of the three
remaining democracies left in the
world to adopt a more proportional-
ly representative voting system, or if
youre irked by the mere thought of
© coastcap
Helps Students Meet Tuition Costs
SURREY Coast Capital Savings is
helping students meet the cost of
al.
SAVINGS
dents who, due to special circum-
stances, may not normally be eligi-
Kali Thurber
Opinions Editor
knowing that only four Federal gov-
ernments in the past 100 years have
actually been a majority government
as a result of our skewed First Past
the Post Party system—then change
it!
There are a number of initiatives
in progress as we speak. Check out
the websites, get reading those party
platforms—choose — democracy.
Choose to support those that sup-
port you. Vote in your next election,
and feel what democracy is really
all about.
Stolen Words
tuition by providing more than
$130,000 in scholarships through
its Education Awards program.
“We are delighted to be able to
offer 66 Education Awards worth
$2,000 each,” said Lloyd Craig,
President and Chief Executive
Officer, Coast Capital Savings. “We
believe that by helping students
achieve their education goals, we
can foster their growth as future
leaders and in turn, strengthen our
communities.”
The credit union has a long histo-
ry of helping set students on the
path to success and has awarded
more than $500,000 in scholarships
since 2000.
“We want to award students who
have taken a leadership role in our
communities and have made
ble for scholarships,” said Craig,
In order to be eligible for an
Education Award, applicants must
be registered in a post-secondary
program or planning to register
within the year. Selection is based on
community service, school activi-
ties, leadership, and academic per-
formance.
The application deadline is April
15, 2004. Education Awards appli-
cations are available at Coast Capital
Savings branches or at
.
Coast Capital Savings is Canadas | |
second largest credit union with
$6.4 billion in assets, 300,000 mem-
bers and 42 branches across the
Fraser Valley, Lower Mainland, and
Vancouver Island. Coast Capital
Savings re-qualified as one of
apparently, just like the people on notable contributions to improving Canada 50 Best Managed | I could think was thank God | never have to be a snarky
the screen who're looking out at me the lives of others. This includes stu- Companies for 2004. ;
between commercials.
see Page 6 e _http://www.otherpress.ca
on reality shows as if they are
engaged in an intimate relationship Perhaps it’s the pending arrival of summer or my growing
with the people who pretend to act inability to hand in assignments within a week of their
natural on the screen before them.
It’s a sickness I tell you, but it has no
advised due date, but this last week has forced a multi-
tude of flashbacks to being a self-absorbed thirteen-year-
cure.
Now that I am fully accepted as a
citizen of the western world—thor-
oughly informed as to what colour
of nail polish made Jennifer feel new,
old girl. Take this scene for example: it’s a bright Monday
morning when I flop down into the only empty seat on
the pyr next to a middle-aged woman and ibrar teenage
EN b cae
i ite scowlit g teenage! Is felce are! Orel amin) full-on club
fresh, and exciting on Extreme
gear—white, faux-skater shoes so puffy they appear to be
Makeover, and wholly acquainted
round, skin-tight jeans just low enough to get an inti-
with the insane singing standards of
mate view of the red thong stretching up her behind, and
American Idol—\ wish to escape.
an obviously brand-new shirt cut up to look twenty years
There is something very, very dis-
turbing about the picture of a full
grown adult sitting on the couch
watching a few other full grown
old. Really, you can’t help but stare at these chicks. I’m
guessing she ripped out a Le Chateau ad from 2001 and
created her outfit as a replica, but that’s just me.
Anyways, as I’m scrutinizing her with a vicious side-
adults doing fairly regular, everyday
stuff. If reality TV has done any-
thing for me it has taught me how
mature, intelligent adults should
look and act, and dress and talk—
view (the kind Pm semi-famous for) her mother asks het
a question that I (in my skepticism) miss. The teenager's
response, however, was epic. She pushed ronan pra botrom
lip to blow her bangs from her eyes and snarled,
“Honestly mother, you piss me off just by breathing.” All
teenage girl again.
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Coming of
Age in the
Reality TV
Kali Thurber
Opinions Editor
For years now I have been left out of
coffee shop talk, dismissed as an
uncultured hag, and even verbally
harassed for not being up to date on
the new reality TV show of the sec-
ond. The absence of a television
altogether was the obstacle for a cou-
ple of those lonely years, then when
I gave in and bought a cheap TV
from the thrift store I still refused to
purchase cable, and so continued in
my old-fashioned ways with only
three channels. But three weeks ago
all of that changed—I was shocked
to find that my roommate had gone
behind my back and signed us up
for six months of basic cable. Watch
out TV junkies, I am now in the
loop...and desperately seeking the
exit.
Reality TV has taken over the air-
waves, my friends. Of course, you
probably know this already, and
have most likely just labelled me
“Pretentious bush-whacking hippy,”
“Wannabe anarchist,” or just plain
“Stupid.” I know your type—I had
to beat one of your kind off with
sticks a few years back when I asked,
“Who is this Geri?” to a group of
hardcore Survivor fans. Bad idea,
trust you me.
The reality TV fad has reached a
point of no return and the crazy
thing is that nobody even cares.
Reality shows seem to have taken the
reality out of the simple life, er I
mean...reality. You see? I can’t even
construct a regular sentence without
accidentally slipping in some reality
TV reference. You can’t walk down
the hallway without hearing that
Paris Hilton ripped her mini skirt on
a fence, or go to the bank without
encountering some lady intent to
give you a complete recap of the last
episode of Queer Eye for the Straight
Guy. People talk about the “actors”
Aipril 7, 2004
Buzzocracy
Jessica L. Plescia
OP Contributor
Democracy. So, what is this buzz-
word all about anyway? It’s been
around for a few hundred years now,
but nowadays it’s smothered all over
the place. We hear it murmured,
disgruntled in the streets. We taste it
in the chocolate flakes sprinkled on
our coffee shop lattés. We see it
flaming red at the protests—being
whipped around left, right, and cen-
tre (well, mostly to the left), but
really, is the fundamental essence of
democracy truly understood among
the masses? If you have an iota of
wonder dancing about your cerebral
cortex, then keep reading.
Democracy is a system that func-
tions only when activated, like the
on/off button of your television
screen. When democracy is activat-
ed, the show that comes on should
be one that you would most likely
choose to watch. In this way,
democracy sets the foundation for
the rights and regulations that you
will your leaders to implement. If
you partake in the democratic
process, your voice will be heard.
There are very few ways in which
Canadian citizens can actually exer-
cise democracy, and I can assure you
that voting is the most effective (it
sure beat referendums or public
forums—geez, how often do you see
these forms of democracy come
around?).
So what, you thought you were
democratic just because you live in
Canada? Wrong! Democracy is an
action, not a flimsy adjective.
Democracy is participatory, mean-
ing that it is achieved once it is
engaged. Your values, your morals,
your concerns, your opinions,
everything and anything that pro-
pels your self-existence, attitude and
identity can only ever be represent-
ed by the leaders that you vote for.
No vote = No representation, No
representation = No democracy. So
then what are you waiting for?
Feeling motivated yet? Is the
blood surging through your veins
and is your will aching for atten-
tion? No? Do I sense some discon-
tent here? Are you thinking what
many democratic skeptics are think-
ing? Are you wondering if your vote
really does matter? Is our electoral
system fair and will your concerns
truly be heard?
If youre in this bandwagon,
youre definitely not riding alone.
This wagon would more likely be
seen in the traffic packed multi-lane
highway off the Toronto 401 than
the solemn, dusty, old dirt road usu-
ally associated with it. Okay, so let
me explain how this can all change.
You see the best part about democ-
racy is that you have the choice to
alter it in the manner in which you
see best fit. Democracy is malleable,
it can come in any flavour, it just has
to be the flavour most people are
diggin. And I can comfortably
ascertain that chocolate is not the
flavour of our electoral system as we
have it, that’s for sure.
So if you're tickled pink about the
fact that Canada is one of the three
remaining democracies left in the
world to adopt a more proportional-
ly representative voting system, or if
youre irked by the mere thought of
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Kali Thurber
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knowing that only four Federal gov-
ernments in the past 100 years have
actually been a majority government
as a result of our skewed First Past
the Post Party system—then change
it!
There are a number of initiatives
in progress as we speak. Check out
the websites, get reading those party
platforms—choose — democracy.
Choose to support those that sup-
port you. Vote in your next election,
and feel what democracy is really
all about.
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on reality shows as if they are
engaged in an intimate relationship Perhaps it’s the pending arrival of summer or my growing
with the people who pretend to act inability to hand in assignments within a week of their
natural on the screen before them.
It’s a sickness I tell you, but it has no
advised due date, but this last week has forced a multi-
tude of flashbacks to being a self-absorbed thirteen-year-
cure.
Now that I am fully accepted as a
citizen of the western world—thor-
oughly informed as to what colour
of nail polish made Jennifer feel new,
old girl. Take this scene for example: it’s a bright Monday
morning when I flop down into the only empty seat on
the pyr next to a middle-aged woman and ibrar teenage
EN b cae
i ite scowlit g teenage! Is felce are! Orel amin) full-on club
fresh, and exciting on Extreme
gear—white, faux-skater shoes so puffy they appear to be
Makeover, and wholly acquainted
round, skin-tight jeans just low enough to get an inti-
with the insane singing standards of
mate view of the red thong stretching up her behind, and
American Idol—\ wish to escape.
an obviously brand-new shirt cut up to look twenty years
There is something very, very dis-
turbing about the picture of a full
grown adult sitting on the couch
watching a few other full grown
old. Really, you can’t help but stare at these chicks. I’m
guessing she ripped out a Le Chateau ad from 2001 and
created her outfit as a replica, but that’s just me.
Anyways, as I’m scrutinizing her with a vicious side-
adults doing fairly regular, everyday
stuff. If reality TV has done any-
thing for me it has taught me how
mature, intelligent adults should
look and act, and dress and talk—
view (the kind Pm semi-famous for) her mother asks het
a question that I (in my skepticism) miss. The teenager's
response, however, was epic. She pushed ronan pra botrom
lip to blow her bangs from her eyes and snarled,
“Honestly mother, you piss me off just by breathing.” All
teenage girl again.
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Who Its this
Kim Meier
David Lam Contributor
Every time I enter the glorious atri-
um of David Lam campus, I glance
at the photo of the brilliant man
who garnered enough respect from
our administration to earn the pres-
tigious honour of becoming the one
we have named our Coquitlam cam-
pus after. But I have no idea who he
is.
So, who is he? Turns out that
David See-Chai Lam was the first
Chinese-Canadian lieutenant-gover-
nor in Canada. He was appointed
lieutenant-governor — of __ British
a Page 20
Columbia in 1988. I did a little
research and found out that there
are a lot of neat things to know
about this guy. For example, in
1944, he was attacked by pirates.
When Lam was young and living
in Hong Kong, his parents paid for
him to attend school, as was the cus-
tom. This instilled in him a strong
work ethic. Apparently, Lam was
always a sort of businessman. When
he was only five years old, he col-
lected over $500 in donations for
the Hong Kong YMCA. In his
teens, he ran his own business,
growing flowers in his backyard and
selling them.
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Lam certainly, wasn’t all work and
no play, however. He had an avid
taste for North American music,
and in the late 1930s, started a band
with his two brothers. They toured
the local boys’ and girls’ schools.
Not only business savvy, not only
fun loving—Lam has a big heart,
too. Around 1942, he visited an
orphanage in Fort Bayard and saw
the poor conditions the children had
to live in. He used his business to
raise money and donated as much as
he could to the orphanage.
Lam did his graduate studies in
the United States, but returned to
Hong Kong after getting his master’s
degree. He married in 1954, and
built a house in the countryside for
his family.
On May 29, 1967, Lam moved to
Canada, bringing with him his wife
and three young daughters. Always
the entrepreneur, he started his own
company, Canadian International
Properties. He managed to build the
company himself, and became quite
successful.
He has always held that it is
important to give back to the com-
munity, and he certainly demon-
strated this when he donated a mil-
lion dollars to the University of
British Columbia for the improve-
ment of the Asian Gardens. In 1990,
these gardens were renamed after
him.
There. Although brief, you now
know a little bit about the man after
whom our campus was named—
and so do I. Although I still wish my
name and photo were up there
instead, at least now I approve of
David Lam’s presence. And yes, I
feel a little bit proud to know that
he’s the man I’m being associated
with when I tell people that I attend
the David Lam campus.
Edited Text
© the other press e¢ Features
April 7, 2004
Who Its this
Kim Meier
David Lam Contributor
Every time I enter the glorious atri-
um of David Lam campus, I glance
at the photo of the brilliant man
who garnered enough respect from
our administration to earn the pres-
tigious honour of becoming the one
we have named our Coquitlam cam-
pus after. But I have no idea who he
is.
So, who is he? Turns out that
David See-Chai Lam was the first
Chinese-Canadian lieutenant-gover-
nor in Canada. He was appointed
lieutenant-governor — of __ British
a Page 20
Columbia in 1988. I did a little
research and found out that there
are a lot of neat things to know
about this guy. For example, in
1944, he was attacked by pirates.
When Lam was young and living
in Hong Kong, his parents paid for
him to attend school, as was the cus-
tom. This instilled in him a strong
work ethic. Apparently, Lam was
always a sort of businessman. When
he was only five years old, he col-
lected over $500 in donations for
the Hong Kong YMCA. In his
teens, he ran his own business,
growing flowers in his backyard and
selling them.
http://www.otherpress.ca
Lam certainly, wasn’t all work and
no play, however. He had an avid
taste for North American music,
and in the late 1930s, started a band
with his two brothers. They toured
the local boys’ and girls’ schools.
Not only business savvy, not only
fun loving—Lam has a big heart,
too. Around 1942, he visited an
orphanage in Fort Bayard and saw
the poor conditions the children had
to live in. He used his business to
raise money and donated as much as
he could to the orphanage.
Lam did his graduate studies in
the United States, but returned to
Hong Kong after getting his master’s
degree. He married in 1954, and
built a house in the countryside for
his family.
On May 29, 1967, Lam moved to
Canada, bringing with him his wife
and three young daughters. Always
the entrepreneur, he started his own
company, Canadian International
Properties. He managed to build the
company himself, and became quite
successful.
He has always held that it is
important to give back to the com-
munity, and he certainly demon-
strated this when he donated a mil-
lion dollars to the University of
British Columbia for the improve-
ment of the Asian Gardens. In 1990,
these gardens were renamed after
him.
There. Although brief, you now
know a little bit about the man after
whom our campus was named—
and so do I. Although I still wish my
name and photo were up there
instead, at least now I approve of
David Lam’s presence. And yes, I
feel a little bit proud to know that
he’s the man I’m being associated
with when I tell people that I attend
the David Lam campus.