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NEWS Room 1020 - 700 Douglas College One Douglas student is making a difference with children in Uganda. Royal Avenue, - Garth Mclennan, Pg. 4 New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2 OPINIONS TELEPHONE: 604.525.3542 Michael Moore: stupid white man EDITOR IN CHIEF Liam Britten - Garth Mclennan, Pg. 7 [email protected]
ASSISTANT EDITOR Chloe Bach FEATURE [email protected] A trip down the Fraser River shows sustainability in action-and a lack thereof. BUSINESS MANAGER & ADVERTISING -Trevor Dore, Pg. 10, 11 Mark Fisher [email protected] ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT NEWS EDITOR Dancing zombies take to the stage. Kristina Mameli (acting) - Angela Espinoza, Pg. 13 [email protected] STAFF REPORTER Garth Mclennan (acting) SPORTS [email protected]
Luongo and the Sedins lead the Cauncks' Olym SPORTS EDITOR pic delegation. Garth McLennan - Garth Mclennan, Pg. 19 [email protected] ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Jay Schreiber [email protected]
OPINIONS EDITOR Shoshana Berman [email protected]
HUMOUR EDITOR Liam Britten [email protected]
GRAPHICS Timothy Arndt [email protected]
LAYOUT Brian Yoo [email protected]
ILLUSTRATOR Ellen Lee [email protected]
PHOTOGRAPHER Rosa Hong WHO A [email protected] The Other Press has been Douglas College's student newspaper since 1976. levy collected through tutition fees every semester at registration, and from Since 1978 we have been an autonomous publication, independent of the local and national advertising revenue. The Other Press is a member of the WEBSITE EDITOR/I.T. student union. Today we are registered society under the Society Act of Canadian University Press (CUP}, a syndicate of student newspapers that Angela Szczur British Columbia, governed by an eight-person board of directors appointed includes papers from all across Canada. [email protected] by and from our staff. Our head office is located in the New Westminster The Other Press reserves the right to choose what we will publish, and we campus. will not publish material that is hateful, obscene, or condones or promotes DISTRIBUTION MANAGER The Other Press is published weekly during the fall and winter semesters, illegal activities. Submissions may be edited for clarity and brevity if Garth McLennan and monthly during the summer. We receive our funding from a student necessary. AU images used are copyright to their resl?ective owners. 2 Praise for the Conservatives? From this guy?
have to admit, I was certainly looking And this situation he's in isn't the doing forward to a fall election this year. Mter of a House of Commons gone wild hell-bent I all, it's becoming a tradition, and not a on seeing his government fall. This situation meaningless fall tradition like pre-season is the doing of the Canadian public, who have hockey; this means something. And as a now twice given him only minority parliaments. newspaperman, it's a godsend to me. Nothing The-public has never trusted Harper fully, and fills our news section quite as well as election so the public has given him what is basically coverage. Between candidate interviews, a "potential" government. Yes, he's the prime speculation and poll results, the damn thing minister, but he can only "potentially" pass his pretty much writes itself. agenda with the support of other elected parties. So when I heard that the NDP and the I doubt that Harper would agree, but Bloc Quebecois had each agreed to support the with an antagonistic Liberal Party sitting as Conservatives on two separate non-confidence the official opposition and Parliament has motions about to be tabled in the next few become far more functional. Now that they've months I was a little disappointed. What shown that they are unwilling to support the happened to Gilles Duceppe's comments about Conservatives blindly, the Conservatives need the chances of a fall election being "more than to work to get legislation passed.lt means they great?" What happened to my boy Jack Layton, will be more inclined to compromise in the who's never voted with the Conservatives on future unless they want to go to an unpopular just about anything? Why have they replaced election which could (could being the key word) the Liberals as the go-to parties for propping up see them lose power. the government? This is the way minority parliaments But I think it's the Conservatives who should work. The government should be have pulled off the most surprising move in this obligated to listen to other parties and not have drama. They did something I didn't think the free rein to throw their weight around. Reaching Conservatives would ever be capable of, not in out and coming to agreements is what makes a million years. minority governments representative, and Mr. They came to a compromise. Harper, you did the right thing by doing just Who'da thunk it? Stephen Harper, the that. disagreeable leader of the Conservatives, made Now please, would one of you say a compromise. He decided the best move was to something inflammatory that the media can run come to an agreement, to back down for once in with? his life and strike up a deal. Despite fighting a months-long war of words with the opposition Your friend in high fidelity, parties over El reform, Harper backed down Liam Britten from his position and made some changes. This Editor in chief was all it took to get the NDP to support his The Other Press government. So while it's disappointing to see that the Conservatives will be in power for at least the short term, Harper's compromise is a promising sign.lt's a sign that he's finally learning his place as prime minister of a minority government. He must realize that he needs to make deals and that he can't force his agenda on an unwilling opposition. He needs the opposition now.
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Submit your application to [email protected] Making a difference Douglas College Wrap-Up Former Douglas student has a special connection to Uganda By Kristina Marnell
By Garth Mclennan, Acting Staff Reporter of their own. Two are H1 N1 advisory biologically theirs while A second wave of the now notorious swine Juliana, Benjamin, here are approximately 15 million starving people flu is expected to hit schools during the 2009- Martin, Vanessa, Christie, currently living in East Africa. While it is almost 10 school year. As such, students are being Godance, Marjorie, Timpossible for anyone to significantly lower that advised to take certain precautions and keep number on their own, Carli Travers and her husband Robert Douglas and Sandra have themselves well informed of the situation. are doing their part to help, one child at a time. all been adopted from some If you have any kind of flu , please stay It was just four years ago that Carli was a student here of the most horrendous home until you are completely symptom free at Douglas College, enrolled in the Social Service Worker of circumstances. All of and only go to your doctor if you remain ill Diploma Program. Urged into it by her mother, Carli soon their adopted children have after a few of days of home recovery. decided to take part in a trip to Uganda through the program, been quite literally. rescued Getting a doctor's note may not always and it changed her life forever. from the slums of Uganda be possible but let your teachers know if you and the war ravaged "I always wanted to help people but I didn't quite know are staying home with flu-like symptoms. how. I ran for school board and in provincial and federal regions of the Congo and Douglas will be compiling absentee data to Rwanda. Some have even elections, but I wasn't really sure of what I wanted to do," report to the Fraser Health Authority. said Carli. "My mom told me that I should take the Social been sexually abused, Please note that illness does not excuse Worker Program at Douglas but I wasn't sure about it. I kind abandoned, beaten and half you from class work'. of said 'no, I don't really need to do that' but I ended up in it starved. To view Douglas' plan for dealing with Despite their troubled backgrounds, Carli and Robert's anyways." an H1N1 outbreak, visit: http://www.douglas. children have adapted and are on their way to a future that would Carli applied to the pilot project her program was offering bc.ca/h 1n1-flu-virus.html#protect_myself. certainly have eluded them witli.out the kind of love and help to Uganda, and travelled there with three other students. She you think you may have H1N1, call given to them by their parents. If had no idea of the amazing effects it would have on her life. the HealthUnkBC line at 811. "As soon as we touched down in Uganda for the first time It is that kind of help that Carli, Robert and Abetavu want to give to as many children as possible. They have said that their I knew I was home. I mean, the culture was just amazing, the Week of the Coach at Douglas people were wonderful," Carli recalled. dream is to have 10 acres of land in Uganda where they can help Week of the Coach is a week-long celebration She soon met her future husband, Robert, a Ugandan and house as many kids as possible for their school. To make of community coaches open to Douglas native who was a self-described ' street kid' for seven years that dream a reality however, they are asking for help. students and staff. September 21-25 is before getting help from friends of his father's. After her trip "We want to help children be what they want when they dedicated to the recognition of these people to Uganda was over, Carli returned to Canada for five months, grow up and be happy doing it," Carli said. "The need never who help inspire so many. but yearned to go back to Africa. ends." The week's events will include guest "I wanted to go back almost as soon as I got back to speakers, open sport practises, Q&A sessions Canada. My parents said that I could go as long as I stayed for with student coaches, as well as an Investors Christmas. So I left for Uganda on December 26th," she said Group Community Award. with a laugh. No registration is required. For more Carli and Robert soon started up Abetavu, a school of information and complete event listings, visit sorts dedicated to providing some of the most underprivileged http://www.douglascollege.ca/coachweek. and in need children in the world with basic food and education. Abetavu began with a maximum goal of teaching 20 children. Today they have 93. Carli and Robert are also the proud parents of 11 children DouglaslsHere.com open for submissions A blog for the Doulas community goes online
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By Kristina Mamell, Acting News Editor mainly for students." The way things are now, most of us have story. Kittelberg maintained that this blog our email, Twitter or Facebook, open all ''I'd like to get a really good cross atively new project by Douglas' is a little different from the traditional. the time. So it's a really nice fast way for section of students submitting to it; people Marketing and Communications "It's not just one person posting their own people to get a response and I think that from all faculties. Right now, l'm sort of fice is DouglaslsHere.com, opinion all the time. We like the idea of helps foster a sense of community." trying to focus on what's happening within affectionately known as "Doug." Doug is having a more casual format that really The potential of the blog is limitless, the next week," laughed Kittel berg of plans an interactive blog open to postings from invites people to submit their stories to us in as Kittelberg explained. "It's really open. to expand the blog. "That would be a great Douglas students and staff intended to help their own words, rather than it being a more The one thing I love about having this blog unite the Douglas community online. traditional reporter type style." is it really opens up having more photos and The idea began simply enough. As technology develops and changes, having video as well." "We started working on putting there is a push to adapt and change with The stories featured on Doug are together an online edition of the employee it. "With Facebook and Twitter and mostly human interest and are told in a newsletter," said Lori Kittelberg, a writer whatnot coming into play, we saw a lot very relatable first-person way. They range and media specialist within the department. more potential with blogs; we saw them from a woman being inspired by a Douglas "We sort of batted ideas around about what as working together," said Kittelberg. student to make the move from retail to sort of format it should be in and we started "Students really seem to source information school to encouraging students and staff to talk about the potential there was to on their own, and this gives them a tool to volunteer. Everyone in the Douglas create a blog for the Douglas community, ~ be able to do that in a yery quick way. c:ommunity is eacouraged to $hare their · 4 Local idiot burns up road
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Health Canada apologizes for body bags Health Canada apologized Thursday for sending more than two dozen body bags to the Wasagamack First Nation in Manitoba as part of a care package that also included masks and hand sanitizer to help prepare for a possible HlNl outbreak. The bags caused shock and panic amongst First Nations, according to the CBC. 200 of the bags were sent to isolated northern reserves. Jim Wolfe, director of First Nations and Inuit Health for Manitoba also apologized and took the blame, though some aboriginal leaders are still calling for his resignation.
PM meets with President to discuss "Buy American" Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in Washington Thursday where he met with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority By Garth Mclennan, Acting Staff Reporter the vehicle. However, the tire tracks are doubled, Leader John Boehner, several U.S. senators and President Barack indicating that the vehicle was a large truck with Obama. They met for only an hour though, to discuss the possible n unidentified motorist has created what doubled rear tires. exemption of Canada from the "Buy American" provision of the has to be one of the longest skid marks Judging from the position of the marks, the U.S. stimulus package. A in New Westminster history, burning driver was extremely lucky not to have hit any "Buy American" gives American-made products like iron up the road for a full two and a half blocks. parked vehicles on Queens Ave. and steel priority in projects funded by American taxpayer's The incident occurred sometime between 4:00 "I was amazed that he didn't hit our truck," money-a move that could hurt Canadian businesses. and 4:30A.M. on Monday, September 14'h, but Schmidt said. "When you look at the skid marks, Thus far, the trip has remained fruitless for Canada, though the skid marks still remain, stretching from the it was pretty close." both countries leaders are addressing the issue which, as of yet, beginning of the 200 block of Queens Avenue The marks continue down through the 300 will not affect trade. right through to a crashing end at 3rd Street and block of Queens in an increasingly weaving Liverpool Drive. fashion. When the truck reached the comer of Retire Your Ride becomes more lucrative for Canadians "I heard this awful screeching noise; it was Queens and 3'd however, it clearly took the turn Trading in your gas-guzzling ride for a new fuel-efficient one so loud that it woke me up. The dogs were going onto 3rd too fast, mounting the curb and creating just got a little more lucrative, thanks to General Motors Canada, crazy over it," said local resident Carol Schmidt. marks on the sidewalk as it went, narrowly who joins the ranks of Chrysler and Hyundai. GM is offering up The skid marks begin with a wild turn missing a street sign. to $3,000 towards a new GM vehicle on top of federal incentives coming up 2"d Street off of Royal Avenue. A As the driver attempted to swerve from 3rd already in place simply for trading in your clunker. large grass divider separates 2"d Street's two Street onto Liverpool Drive, 20 feet further, they Since Ottawa's Retire Your Ride program began in the summer lanes. From the burnt black markings on the drove straight onto a grass boulevard and directly of 2008, it has seen between 30,000 and 40,000 vehicles traded in road, the driver was clearly going up the wrong into a second street sign, which has since been for a mere $300. side of the street. replaced. Vehicles must meet several requirements in order to qualify. In order to make such a clearly defined and The driver apparently wasn't finished, but The vehicle in question must still run, be a 1995 model or older continuous streak, the driver must have been was evidently stuck since the tire holes dug into and have been registered and insured for at least a year in B.C. or moving at a tremendous speed without braking the boulevard on 3rd Street, are at least half a foot six months in the rest of the country. at all. For the vast majority of the way, the marks deep, and still remain. only appear to have been made by one side of
Liberals offer to speed Tory Ellegislation Some speculate the move is simply to remove NDP rationale for Tory support
By Kristina Mameli, Acting News Editor least. The NDP wants time to thoroughly review the bill at committee. hen Canadian politics get ugly, they Though the Liberals don't believe the bill really get ugly. constitutes EI reform, Liberal Leader Michael W In order to remove the NDP's Ignatieff is still pushing for the bill's quick rationale for supporting the Tories, the Liberals, passage, noting that only then can the Liberals who intend to introduce a motion of non get to their motion of non-confidence. confidence in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's The Bloc Quebecois are also behind minority Conservative government, have speeding up the bill's passage, but not as quickly offered to speed up the passage of the Tories' as the Liberals. They have merely suggested that Employment Insurance legislation. preliminary debate be forgone by a Commons The bill would extend EI benefits for committee. 190,000 workers by as much as $1 billion. Harper attends a G20 summit in Pittsburgh But some critics are sceptical that all of the this week, during which time Parliament will not aforementioned workers would receive the same sit, leaving only a week for the bill to pass the benefits. Commons and Senate. The bill is not expected The move comes after NDP Leader to pass before the looming motion of non Jack Layton said his party would support the confidence in Harper's Tories. Conservatives until the EI reform is passed at 5 Entertainn:aent on a budget By Grace Neptuno Sharing is fun: The next time in a fight, Alec Guiness as Obi out the Georgia Straight each you go out as a group, suggest Wan or Ewan McGregor? Take a week. The free events section is a ood times don't have to stop that everyone order one thing vote, pop some com and enjoy the good place to start. Not only is it while you' re a student. Instead off the appetizer menu and share show. May the Force be with you! free but you can try out events you Gof thinking, "I can't go out, I'm around. Everyone gets to have a wouldn't normally experience, broke," try thinking, "What can I do little of everything and you won't Going out like a salmon blessing ceremony. together that doesn't cost a lot of money?" have to pay full price for a meal. Coming soon: If you watch the The college try: Take part in the Besides, what would you rather remember However,just a word of caution: latest blockbusters, sign up for a free or cheap fun to be had at from college, being too broke to go out or sharing soup is never fun . Scene card and get discounts off Douglas College. The DSU hosts all the fun you had with your friends? Fun your next movie and popcorn. If BBQs and pub nights regularly. doesn't mean having money. The key is Staying in you know someone who works at Participate in Intramurals. Join a being creative! Cheers: Costs for going out to the the cinema, they may get a few club; watch a Douglas sporting bar or pub increase exponentially spare passes for free. Ask and event, or exercise for free at the Dining out if you factor in cover charges, maybe you shall receive. gym. The most important meal of the taxis, not to mention the drinks Go play outside: Don't forget day: Ikea serves breakfast for a you buy for others for the chance about where you live. Go for a Next week in the Students and money mere $1 with free refills on your to impress. Why not invite your walk around Stanley Park. Pack a serires: saving money on clothing coffee. Just one more reason to version of the OC crowd over to lunch. Stay for the sunset. All free. applaud Swedish ingenuity. your place? Make it a BYOB and Rep cinemas: If you can spare Good afternoon: Go out for everyone can afford to party. the suspense, discounted cinemas lunch instead of dinner. The menu Where everyone knows your run movies after their initial at most places is discounted from name: Have a family night with box-office release, as well as the dinner version, often serving your crew. Board games and pizza other films off the beaten path. the same food. make for some good cheap fun; Check out Denman Place and the Dinner time: Many local papers, toss in a few bottles of wine and Hollywood Theatre websites for including the Georgia Straight, watch the dirty Pictionary fun fly. show times. carry weekly ad vouchers for Movie marathon: Have you ever Bar fty: Arriving at the bar before restaurants with two for one deals. sat through all six of the Star Wars 11 p.m. may mean no cover If you don't mind paying for one movies? This writer has. Your charge. Wait-why are you out meal, you can have the other for friends will talk through the whole drinking on a Wednesday? free. thing. Discuss who would win Entertainment weekly: Check
Bon appetit, just not in the cafeteria Print is Dead Affordability and convenience make netbooks an attractive alternative By Janina Stajlc organic restaurants, catering companies and food galore. There is even a local young By Shoshana Berman, Opinions Editor Why would you name something that's ven though I've barely "cut my couple who managed to live on the 100 already named food? A computer is just a teeth" as a Douglas College student mile diet for one year. Fraser Valley farms n the past week, I began my journey tool. Does anyone name a hammer? EI'd like to fire up some discussion are at our doorstep. We are surrounded by to attempt a paperless school year. I As for my quest for the paperless hope to not only help the environment, school year, when I went to pick up my around campus food. I was pretty excited, the sea's bounty and the fruity delights of I but to also change the way my brain netbook,l was weak. I popped in next when I bought my books in August, to see the Okanagan are a peach stone's throw processes information. There have been door and bought pens (I just had to have the main cafeteria closed for "renovation." away. Our land is stuffed fnll of delicious, some challenges; for example, handouts not those pens, especially the colored ones) "Oooo," I thought, "What gastronomic healthy, easily available food and we get being available online or on reserve in the and some of them purdy-coloured file delights await us-a sushi section? Pasta stuck with the generic chains Tun Horton's library. However, my quest has had some folders for class room handouts. I managed palace? Sandwiches made with home baked and White Spot. success with journal articles being available to resist highlighters, notebooks, and all bread created on the spot by a remarkable I know White Spot is a Canadian through the library's subscription to various other forms of paper. Well, except for some local deli?" business and that's important. Tim online sites. I also finally was able to use my photocopying I had to do. It was a difficult Much to my dismay, when I returned Horton's, however, has had a much more netbook to take notes in class. challenge, made a little more worthwhile, in September, I discovered that the gourmet tenuous relationship to the great white I picked up my new Sarnsung N120 by noticing that six pens and ten file folders last Friday, after having to wait for the Oyer cost me 30 bucks. Holy crap! Print really "Why are we being asked to nourish our bodies with such to expire as mine was the last available, should be dead. It's expensive. Imagine uninspiring food that Is arguably downright unhealthy?" seemingly in all of Canada. This netbook having a computer you can easily take to gets a rating of 99 out of 100 from all the school that costs about the same as buying major computer review magazines. So does notebooks, paper, and various other paper delights I had envisioned were nothing north, its headquarters only returning to Scratchy live up to her hype? Oh yeah! Her associated paraphernalia for an entire school keyboard is very usable. She's fast, has great year. Well, that time is now. Entry-level net more than Tim Horton's douglinuts and Canadian soil in June 2009 after a 15 year wireless reception, and does everything I books cost $200-$250. White Spot burgers. hiatus in Delaware. need, including being able to run the entire A behavioral setback to achieving Now don't get me wrong; I know that Fortunately, before I fell into a total Office 2007 suite. My other laptop, Glitchy, my goal is that I still take notes in a little sometimes a White Spot burger hits the food funk, I took a cursory stroll along the has had to go in for a complete gutting. His notebook. And I still write things on the spot, especially if one is a starving student. streets surrounding Douglas College. What , hard drive, keyboard, screen, and wireless handouts in class. Environmentally, I However, if higher education is supposed to did they reveal? I discovered a plethora of card are all FUBAR. think that's okay because they're already nourish and inspire our minds, why are we interesting places to chow down ... sushi As you may have noticed,l printed out, but as far as improving how I being asked to nourish our bodies with such bars, ethnic restaurants and countless anthropomorphize computers. Even though process information, it's not reorganizing uninspiring food that is arguably downright funky cafes (the coffee at Urth is brewed to I know that computers only do what they the way I think or work, so I'm counting unhealthy? perfection) all with one thing in common are programmed or commanded to do. They that as cheating. Taking notes is such an It's particularly frustrating when menus chock full of delicious bites and not have no agency. But they seem so magical unconscious habit for me-I still really want one considers where Douglas College is a brand name in sight. and wondrous to those of us who didn't to write things down all the time, especially situated. It's not as though we're living in If you really can't leave campus, grow up with them. We couldn't possibly when I'm tired. I did that tonight for almost a frozen wasteland of food opportunities. check out the quieter Campus Deli on the be able to control them and be responsible a whole class, scribbling notes sideways In fact, the Lower Mainland is home to same Door as the bookstore. It does have for their mistakes. I need to get over that in the margins of the page, but that's just mystification, but I do like giving my falling back into old brain patterns that I am ever-growing "buy local" and organic food made-to-order deli sandwiches, although no computers names,like a city kid wanting trying to change. I gue~s I shouldn't expect movements. Here, you can find local and homemade bread. Bon appetit! to give a personal name barnyard animals. otherwise after only a week. 6 Michael Moore, the ultimate hypocrite
By Shoshana Berman, Opinions Editor doubling. The only other factor that slows population growth is war. Sudan's birth rate e have been solving world was 50 in 1990,40.5 in 1997, and is down hunger now for about a century. to 38.5/1000 today. Is the bloodshed and By Garth Mclennan Canada had the model health care structure. W Seems to me every time we ethnic conflict tearing Sudan apart a direct Never mind the fact that this year health do this the result is simply more hungry result of a birth rate of 50/1000 in 1990? ell, here we go again folks. care in B.C. will eat up an astounding 32 per people, not less. The world's population Consider: those baby boys born in 1990 Michael Moore is coming out cent of our budget and is set to increase by has more than doubled since I was born. are 19 now, of the age most likely to create W with another "documentary." I 18 per cent over the next three years. I guess During this same time, the number of violent conflict over scarce resources. I use that term loosely because in the past, Moore just glossed over those details. hungry people has exploded. The world's believe that this population explosion and his films have been little more than blatant And Cuba? Moore is actually trying to population will double again before I reach subsequent bloodshed are a direct result propaganda, chock full of not-so-subtle tell us that Cuba has better health services my life's expectancy. of food aid without other infrastructure manipulation and plenty of ridiculous than the United States? Yes, Cuba does have Gwynne Dyer outlined in the Sept 3 development and population controls. exaggerations. This time, Moore is out with a high number of doctors, but health care is Georgia Straight that Ethiopia's population The way we usually solve world Capitalism: A Love Story, which bears the so hard to obtain there that a large number during the well publicized 1984-1985 hunger is by providing unilateral aid, where message that in essence, capitalism is evil. of people have been forced into the black famine was 40 million. 25 years later, they we send grain from the U.S. or Canada "Capitalism is an evil, and you cannot market to try and get necessary medication are entering another food crisis with 80 to an impoverished area and distribute it. regulate evil," Moore says at the end of the and surgeries. million people to feed. In Northeast Africa, However, all food aid does is destroy the film. Then there is the travesty that famine-causing drought is cyclical and local economy and support farmers in North The fact is Michael Moore is the Rush Fahrenheit 9111. This film is such a farce normal, occurring every 10 to 15 years. America, while exacerbating the problem of Limbaugh of the left side of the political there has actually been a documentary made Even if we solve all the structural problems hunger in underdeveloped regions. It's hard spectrum: a complete hack who acts as solely to expose the lies in Moore's film. that will cause famine this time, 30 years for an African farmer to compete with free nothing more than a political shill with It discovered 59 errors, deceptions and from now, there will be 160 million in foreign food, and local merchants aren't Ethiopia alone on the brink of starvation. supported by food aid distribution either. Only four factors control population: Another great way we solve world food supply, disease, war, and birth control. hunger is to force, as a form of aid, "I only hope that the obsessive lloore backers come to their senses and realize Without birth control, populations increase. genetically altered sterile seeds onto that they are just putting money In the pockets of a liar and a hypocrite." With the elimination of many diseases, governments as structural adjustment populations increase. So how do the factors programs for debt reduction through of food supply and war affect population? the IMF. The use of these seeds as aid When we give undeveloped regions food, means that impoverished farmers in very little solid evidence to back up his outright lies. The most prominent of these all we do is set the stage for war and civil undeveloped regions have to buy seed each arguments. Both are loud, obnoxious and regards the August 6, 2001 presidential strife. Biologically, you can only put so year copyrighted to Monsanto instead of completely unwilling to see both sides of an briefing that supposedly said that Osarna many organisms in a contained area before planting crops that produce their own seeds argument. Both have fanatical followings Bin Laden was about to attack the United they kill one another. Without arable land, for the next sowing. of people who blindly accept everything States using airplanes. This just wasn't true. without job prospects, or education, or So how do I think we should approach they say as truth and who never give their What the report actually said was that ''The other infrastructure, what do exploding development and hunger? The long answer arguments any serious criticism. Most FBI had not been able to corroborate" such populations relatively free of pandemic is to support local farmers with sustainable sensible people just write both of them off. a threat. disease and hunger do? They kill each seed and improved agricultural practices, At this point, it's hard to put any belief Someone who does not tell the truth, other. purchasing their goods through fair trade, in anything Michael Moore has to say. If or presents things as truth when they are A lack of food supply has promote education, particularly for women, you go back through a few of his past films, not, is a liar. Someone who says that free been a natural population control in and provide micro loans for small business there are plenty of exaggerations and half market capitalism is evil while at the same underdeveloped regions throughout their ventures, an investment that employs a truths that Moore presents as fact. time lining his own pockets with money histories. How can I be such a monster? local workforce. For example, in the movie Sicko, the made from that very message is a hypocrite. Two countries with the fastest growing If food is absolutely necessary central theme is the ineffectiveness of the Michael Moore is guilty of doing both. The populations are Sudan and Afghanistan. in crises, it should be dependent on American healthcare system. That's fine fact that Moore is going to laugh all the Afghanistan's birth rate is 45.5/1000, the governments putting in place a population there are undoubtedly a number of flaws way to the bank is sickening. I only hope largest in the world. If we gave a management strategy, and the use of local with U.S. health care. But Moore went on that the obsessive Moore backers come to sufficient food, and an education to food sources only. 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8 How strong is your confidence in our current government? Are you ready for a fall federal election? By Rosa Hong
Hayley Wishlow Therapeutic Recreation
"I need to learn more about this issue before I vote."
. • . <().' ·... ;.·...... ~ .. , ' . .. ..· ...... " . . Jennifer Dudulec . ; Therapeutic Recreation
"I feel there is always room for improvement, but I'm not sure this fall federal election will be very beneficial."
Adriana Kresina and Sam Sobolewski Nursing
"School has taken over my time to think about politics, so I have no idea."
"I am too busy with school work and homework to think about our cu"ent government! I do plan on voting though."
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By Trevor Dore emphasized the importance of the Fraser River to his people's livelihood. He spoke his summer, 10 young individuals to us about their traditional lifestyles, some were given the opportunity to of the complex issues facing aboriginals and T participate in the 2009 Sustainable the obstacles they encounter in their effort to Living Leadership Program, a 25 day, 1400 rebuild their culture. kilometer environmental education odyssey down the Fraser River. The opportunity of a Sustainable living lifetime! The odyssey was now a third of the way The program, designed in the wake done and we were ready to transition into of Fin Donnelly's Fraser River swims, is the sustli.nable living section of the program. run by the Rivershed Society of B.C. and Fraser River Rafting Expeditions met up • f'acilita.ted by four outstanding individuals: with us at the edge of the river. Their rafts Sharolise, a First Nations leader and fisheries had to be strong enough to transport all of • e:xpert; Glenda, an active sustainable rural the gear as well as each individual through community developer; Doug, an the rapids that we would encounter in the • e~nviroJillDent:al activist and formal educator next eight days. For the most part, we drifted through the foreign landscape that is the Fraser individuals were selected from Canyon. Marked by steep, narrow cliff - ·rn•mn the Province of British Columbia. walls, desert sands and sagebrush, it was -•nrt~'"'"t,.llv, I was chosen to be one of them! hard to imagine that such a place exists in was truly looking forward to spending time B.C. The scenery over the course of the eight like-minded individuals, bouncing ideas days was breathtaking and the conversation one another and experiencing the outdoor inspiring. All aspects of sustli.nability :nvi.ronme111t firsthand. voluntary simplicity, bioregionalism, deep The program started in early August ecology, peak: oil, urban densification, the foot of Mount Robson in the Rocky green economy, as well as global and social 1-iountaints. The first couple of days were issues-were the subjects of conversation. getting to know each other and We also had the chance to see firsthand lis,;ussm.g the adventures to be had over the the opportunities and consequences of of the next 25 days. The progran11 was sustli.nable living or lack thereof. The into three sections: leadership skills, closure of the Fraser River sockeye salmon ustrinatble living, and project planning. run made the potential consequences of unsustli.nable living very clear as we passed through Lillooet, a town whose livelihood depends on the fishery. A trip to an organic farm highlighted the opportunities for taking in the pristine wilderness, individuals to create change by making arti•c:ip~mts discussed leadership and team sustli.nable food choices and eating locally, Project planning Lower Mainland. On the final day, we We established that any good in season and lower on the food chain. In Hope, we loaded up all of the gear into paddled out of the Fraser River and into should exhibit certain characteristics: The final day on the raft required us two canoes and made our way towards the Pacific Ocean. Coming around the integrity, truthfulness and open to navigate one of the most famous parts the Pacific Ocean. The last leg of the trip comer, the concrete jungle that is the city lindedness. We felt leaders should of the Fraser River. We were in for a day would take us through a very populated of Vancouver was visible in the distance. supportive, caring, inspirational, of back-to-back rapids, including the and industrialized section of the Fraser. Finally, we landed on Jericho Beach and '"ll<"'u.w.gives recognition, intelligent and notorious Hell's Gate. The day started with Logging and gravel operations became everything came full circle. Mter 25 days SJX>nsii>l By Kristina Mameli any indication, the thrashy quartet more new to the table. Laced with anthernic than likely unleashed an awe-inspiring set vocals, the band effortlessly primed the nother Friday night, another night on the unsuspecting crowd that made much assembled masses for 3 Inches. of metal mayhem in Vancouver! of the younger set immediately run to the By the time 3 Inches hit the stage, A Local heroes 3 Inches of merch table once they'd recovered enough my feet were stuck to the floor. As I Blood released their fourth full-length to first brave the bar. attempted to pry them from the carpet, the album, Here Waits Thy Doom, in the The masters of the riff-heavy build band waltzed onto the stage to torrents true pinnacle of Vancouver success-a up were all hair as they commanded the of applause and accolades and epic headlining show at the famous Commodore introductory music only befitting of their hero status. It's hard to believe it's been "Cam Pipes, orchestrated the crowd with his soaring vocals, 10 years already! The supergroup played a channelling a much more interesting version of Rob Halford." roaring assortment of tracks both old and new as the beer-swilling crowd fought for stage with an understated ferocity that the right to sing along. Ballroom with support from fellow locals, only they have mastered. Born of the ashes Cam Pipes, recent Georgia Straight Bison B.C. and the Golers. of S.T.R.E.E.T.S., Bison B.C. has most cover boy, orchestrated the crowd with his The metalheads were out in droves to definitely come into their own and proved soaring vocals, channelling a much more support this very fitting homecoming show that they' re a force to be reckoned with not interesting version of Rob Halford. Here of sorts; even braving the guest list/will call/ only within Vancouver's metal community Waits Thy Doom is yet another testament purchase line from hell to get their metal on but worldwide. It's not hard to see why to the band's greatness, solidifying their with two local supergroups. Bison B.C. is the new favourite of Metal quickly approaching status as a metal great. Due to the aforementioned insanity Blade Records; especially since the release The band repeatedly thanked the crowd for of the line and a minor ticket debacle, I of Quiet Earth. The thrashy opus is laden corning out, inquiring, "nothing better to do entirely missed the Golers. If previous with catchy riffs that maintain the ideals of on a Friday night, huh?" forays into Golers night at the Cobalt are its heavy predecessors, but bring something Nothing indeed. Artist Spotlight The Vogue Theatre's about to get a fistful of Boomstick! Douglas product Gillian Hobbs is seeing success grow Vancouver finally has the opportunity to give Ash Williams a well-deserved hand By Angela Espinoza for a right hand and a shotgun in his left, is partnered with the Necronornicon, ack in May, Sam Rairni's Drag the book of the dead, bound in flesh and Me To Hell was released into inked in blood. Sound scary? If only, B theatres. Several friends of mine folks. If only. were eager to go, claiming it was bound Evil Dead: The Musical combines to be a masterpiece. Having convinced the first two films into one blood-soaked myself that this was just another dime dark comedy about five college students a-dozen horror movie, I questioned their staying in a lone cabin for spring break. enthusiasm, to which they replied, "Have Mter accidentally unleashing a series of you ever seen the Evil Dead films?" soul possessing Kandarian demons, poor By Jay Schreiber, Arts Editor during her musical career. Gillian has I decided to give Evil Dead a shot, Ash must fend for himself and attempt to since found herself playing at folk already familiar with Rairni's floundering survive the night. illian Hobbs, Douglas College festivals, coffee shops and even getting Spider-Man series (especially Spider-Man With a disgustingly cheerful student and local musician, is not radio play. 3 ... ). Three DVD purchases and several opening number, "Cabin in the Woods;" G your average music student. After Douglas College has offered a lot hours later, I became consumed with the a recruitment piece, "Join Us ," sung in turning down a scholarship opportunity to to Gillian, including business courses Evil Dead trilogy, so when I read that in part by a possessed moose head; and pursue a more academic post-secondary outside of her typical music study to help 2003 Bruce Campbell green-lit a Toronto an outlandish take on the "Time Warp," career, Gillian decided to study her manage herself as a career musician. She based musical adaptation, you can "Do the Necronornicon," this absurdly blooming passion for music. is currently working on her second album. imagine my excitement for Evil Dead: campy show is filled with ridiculously After turning her life around, Gillian Gillian last played at Lugz Coffee The Musical.· up-beat songs, and over the top pop Hobbs found that Douglas College would Lounge on Main Street on Saturday For those new to this wonderfully culture references. Nonstop laughs are be a good place to get started. Taking September 19, along with supporting twisted film franchise, here's a brief guaranteed, and it holds up to the The classes that helped educate her in theory act Sarah Cole. If you're interested in introduction. The trilogy consists of The Globe and Mail's review, calling it and history, as well as improve aural and learning more about Gillian, you can log Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead II (1987), "bloody fantastic". ensemble skills, she made the New West on to GijlianHobbs.com or download her and Army of Darkness (1993). With no The show will be running from campus her home for the last two years. album off of iTunes. consistent plot, style or characterization, October 20 to October 31 at the Vogue In November of 2008, Gillian the only things stringing all three films Theatre. With ticket prices from $65 to as released her debut album Something Are you a local artist? Got Story? Email together are Campbell's characters. low as $25, it's well worth the money, so to Write Home About and featured a us at [email protected] Ashley J. Williams, who has a chainsaw what's stopping you? collection of songs that she had composed 12 • Thlll"Sday, September 24 It's a party on Granville Street this Thursday with Gaslight Aotbem playing the Commodore and Holy Fuck playing the Venue. Two equally good concerts and split only by the vehicle lane make this area of town a good place to be. My first recommendation would be Anthem, but go for the cursed ones if your college budget is an issue. • Friday, September 25 An Amaring night of live music in Vancouver when GM place hosts '90s rockers Peart Jam on their "We're still k.ick.in'" tour. If grunge ain't your thing, you're more than welcome to step back a generation and experience a night of punk rock at the Commodore Ballroom hosted by D.O.A. and SNFU. Both events are noteworthy, but for my money, it's the Qmadiao punk that wins me over this time. Saturday, September 26 The Cobalt hotel hosts Chris Walter's book release party featuring Tbe Subhumans. Loud punk rock, cheap beer, and good company are to be expected along with book signings and selections read from his most recent novel. Remember, the Cobalt is under heavy threat of being shut down, get there and pay your respects before this place no longer exists. Sunday, September 27 Local jazzer and Cap College instructor Brad Turner brings his quartet to The Cellar jazz club on Broadway for a two-night gig on Saturday and Sunday. When it comes to good local jazz, it doesn't get much better than this. Call ahead to make a reservation; cover is $10 or free for students. Organic Juice Fruit Smoothies Sandwiches Salades + Snacks Frozen Treats www.Julcyjulcebar.com VIS&, Debit, Mastercard Juicy is located at: 428 Columbia st. Certified Organic Produce across from Columbia SkyTrain station Cholesterol free, dairy free (In .. laiiiJJ oiMcrwn 'lbglt) Kanye West doesn't care about white people By Jay Schreiber, Arts Editor catchy riff? You're trying too hard to make yourself known to everyone that you aren't paying any h, Kanye, when will you learn'! Your attention to your "craft," a phrase I use loosely. foolish antics are frowned upon by the Every chance you get there's conflict in your words Ogeneral public and despite your record and belligerence in your actions, and that really sales, you're a piece of garbage! grinds my gears. Your most recent antic would have been 10 Beyonce, for once, is the non-offender. She times worse if it were your first offense, but nay, was put on the spot and tried hard to play along in another stupid move by Mr. West to grab attention this tough situation. I've entertained the theory that and act a fool. The last time you made a moron of this was set up by the two pop culture icons, but it yourself was by stating that Bush doesn't care about was definitely played off as a spur-of-the-moment black people in response to the government's lack action. Publicity stunts get old and-are forgotten of involvement with the Katrina disaster. Poor Mike about within six months of their happening much Meyers was so baffled that he hasn't starred in a like the bulk of Kanye's career. good movie since! Mr. West, you fail as a pop star. Michael At the MTV music awards, Kanye was upset Jackson never had to do anything stupid, it was at Taylor Swift's victory over his friend Beyonce, the media that picked apart his faults. The Beades so much so that he stood up from his seat, walked never went out of their way to do something on stage, grabbed the microphone and let everyone moronic in a grab for attention, they used their in the auditorium and television audience know words and music and, unlike Kanye's songs, they about it: "Beyonce had one of the best videos actually had content and purpose. of all time!" he shrieked while Swift looked on, Mter getting kicked out of the MTV award obviously confused. show, Kanye wandered around Hollywood looking Kanye, is this compensation for your boring for people to brag to. and dull music that wouldn't survive without a 13 One Night in the Hangar By Nancy Walker the crew chief had left the doors open wide, mging the owl to go home, to leave us. But he stayed there for days. perched up high above-forgetting, it seemed, his owls' purpose, his old life hunting rats near the Fraser. Maybe he was dnDit on some vile aircraft venom, but that night, widl a whoosh of his buttery cape, he lit on the wing of the Airbus 320. A husla fell over the crew. We gazed back, draw:a iD by the bam owl's strange ovoid stare. Tlaea ODe py, back on the job, let loose a volley of rivets: an aural attack ow.,_ caller, who died a bit later. 14 ... :~ ~4~ ~8 POR·•·S• Free agent player tryouts more than long shots En+e.v-+o IAJin $25oo.l I WE'RE LOOKING FOR GREAT IDEAS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY. THE GIANT HAMSTER TO POWER YOUR HOME ISN'T ONE. The issues of sustainability, climate change and energy conservation affect us all. And at BC Hydro, we believe the agents of change for tomorrow are the youth of today. So, if you're between 13 and 24 and have ideas about energy sustainability, we want to hear them in an essay or video. You could win one of four $2,500 prizes! Tell your friends about it and they can vote for you online! By Garth Mclennan, Sports Editor freefall mode for the last few years. He's VISIT INVENTTHEFUTURE.CA played just 109 NHL games over the past very year it seems that there are a number three years and is a long way from 2002-03, Eof player reclamation projects in the NHL. when he scored 27 goals and posted 45 points Several teams usually dole out free agent for the New York Islanders. Last year he BOhydrom tryouts to past-their-prime players looking for was a free agent try-out in the Alll.. and was powersmart a chance to stay in the league or in some cases, released by both the Hartford Wolf Pack and get back to the NHL. the Milwaukee Admirals after a combined 11 Training camp this season is no different. games. After getting benched in the Stanley Cup finals Perhaps the biggest name on the list this last season, Petr Sykora wasn't retained by the year is Theoren Fleury, who hasn't played in Pittsburgh Penguins, despite finishing the year the NHL since 2003 and was last seen playing fourth in team scoring with 25 goals and 46 in the British league for the Belfast Giants. points. But at 32 and with his benching, he was At 41 he's a long shot to make the Calgary immediately labelled as unreliable. So far, he's Flames this year as a walk-on tryout, but he been the league's most notable tryout success, was always a dynamic player, and Calgary is signing a $25. Million, one-year contract. where he played his glory years, winning a Kyle Calder was once a mainstay with Stanley Cup and posting a pair of 100-point the Chicago Blackhawks who scored 26 goals plus seasons. in 2005-06. Several unsuccessful stints with While the odds of any of the above Philadelphia, Detroit and Los Angeles later actually making their respective teams and combined with a dramatic dip in his goal totals, playing regularly in the NHL this year are long he found himself on the unemployment line (aside from Sykora), they aren't impossible this off-season. Now he's battling it out in by any means. Kyle Wellwood was in the Anaheim's training camp. After not playing same boat last year with Vancouver after hockey last year and looking at retirement, Dan being waived by the Toronto Maple Leafs due Cloutier was invited to Detroit this year for a to fitness issues and laziness. After an initial try-out with the Red Wings. demotion to Manitoba of the Alll.., Well wood Vancouver got into the mix as well by was packing for Russia when injury struck offering try-out deals to Mark Parrish and Dave the Canuck roster and he was recalled. He Scatchard. Parrish, who is still just 32, has six stuck with Vancouver the rest of the year and 20 goal seasons under his belt and is looking to eventually settled into a shutdown role as the rejuvenate his career after a disastrous last two team's third line center and also chipped in for seasons split between his hometown Minnesota a career high 18 goals last year. Wild and the Dallas Stars, where he scored just One of the best things about sports is that eight goals in 44 outings last season. it isn't over until it's over. Don't write any of Scatchard is just trying to get back to these guys off just yet. Any number of things the NHL. The former Canuck, who played can happen and a roster spot can open up at any in Vancouver from 1997-2000, has been in time. The riddle of Pavol Demitra Canuclls Comer Cauncks players to make Olympic rosters Team Sweden to feature at least a few Canucks ith the 2010 Winter Olympics just a few months away, it nations that have seen their international W seems a good time to discuss hockey fortunes tumble in recent which Vancouver Canucks will, or years, Pavol Demitra and Sarni Salo should be, suiting up for the respective will undoubtedly be key members of countries. So which Vancouver players both squads, respectively. That is, god will be playing in Vancouver? willing, they're both still healthy at that Starting at the top, the only point. Given both of their extensive Canuck who will be playing for Team injury histories though, and the fact Canada will be Roberto Luongo. He'll that Demitra is already going to miss battle Martin Brodeur for the starting significant time at the beginning of the goal tending job but after him, it's highly NHL regular season this year, that's a By Garth Mclennan, Sports Editor for the next six games. uulikely that another Canuck will crack real long shot. It was no secret that Demitra wasn't the Canadian roster. There was brief talk Christian Ehrhoff will be a leading ne of the most perplexing aspects the grittiest player either. The comers may a few months ago that Alex Burrows man on defence for a terrible German of the Canucks' last season was the as well have been a foreign country and would be in the discussion, but that has team that has little chance of competing Oplay offorward Pavol Demitra. Mike despite this, he was remarkably injury prone. all but disappeared now. for a medal. He's suited up for Germany Gillis signed the now-34-year-old Demitra to Whereas guys like Kesler and Rick Rypien For Team Sweden however, there many times in the past and is arguably a two-year, $8 million contract last summer busted up and down the ice every shift for should be many more Canucks suiting their best player. and so far, the result has been open to debate. much less money, Demitra could often be up for the Nordic country. Henrik Ryan Kesler should play a With the recent news that Demitra has had seen gliding along, rarely going to the net or and Daniel Sedin are locks, and in all prominent role for Team USA. He's to undergo shoulder surgery after an injury driving with the puck. But then again, this likelihood they'll competing for front emerged as one of Vancouver's best sustained in the playoffs last year, and will could be expected from the guy who won line duty. Mikael Samuelsson should forwards and a team leader, and for therefore miss the first few weeks of the the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 2000 for also be in the line-up, assuming that he a youthful American side, he'll be regular season, this debate has been thrust to gentlemanly play. doesn't completely tank in his first few expected to play in almost every the forefront once more. Ironically enough, it was in an attempt months with Vancouver. Mats Sundin, situation. That shouldn't be a problem Last year, Demitra had a wide variety of to break from this image that Demitra hurt assuming that he does return to the for the extremely versatile Kesler descriptions for his play and his ability. Was himself. Against Chicago in the second round, Canucks, is more of an open debate. though. He was nominated for the Selke he a skilled playmaker or an aging floater? Demitra bolted towards opposing defenseman After all, he has a long and decorated Trophy last season as the NHL's top A sniper who picks his spots or a soft player Brian Campbell and threw everything he had history with the Swedish national team, defensive forward while still posting with no compete level? into him. Unfortunately, he popped out his he captained them to Olympic gold in 32 points in his final32 games. Cory On the one hand, Demitra clearly has shoulder in the process. 2006, and he is undoubtedly one of Schneider is uulikely to make the team high-end talent. Yes, he's getting older and is For $4 million this upcoming season, the best players that country has ever though. The U.S. is strong in the crease without a doubt past his prime, but supporters Demitra needs to improve. He's had success in produced. The problem is, Sundin with Ryan Miller and Vezina winner point to his 53 points in 69 games last year, the past during a productive eight-year tenure has more than lost a step. While he Tim Thomas. or 0.77 points per game, which is a pretty with the St. Louis Blues, and it is extremely displayed flashes of his old self last A long shot for the Russian team good clip. He surged late in the season, and important for both him and the Canucks to year, he only managed just nine goals in is Sergei Shirokov, who lit up the KHL once he was matched up with Ryan Kesler rediscover the game he had then. With his 41 games. The odds are that he'll make last year and signed with Vancouver and Mats Sundin, his numbers spiked, and team pressed against the salary cap this year, the team as a sentimental favourite, but in the off-season. The problem is that he pumped out 28 points in the campaign's Gillis can't afford to have a $4 million, 50- it's up in the air. Russia is deeper than any other country final 32 games. He was also largely credited point player. On the Swedish defensive front, up front. They're absolutely loaded with with Kesler's increase in production and This isn't a good start to a very important Alex Edler is a pretty safe bet. There offensive firepower and it'll be a job for was undoubtedly a key reason for the late season for Demitra. He'll need to make a aren't a lot of standout Swedes on the Shirokov to break in. However, at just emergence of Vancouver's second line. quick comeback and put points on the board blueline, and Edler has displayed an 23 years of age, he'll be in the Russian But then there is the negative side of immediately if he wants to earn a new deal increasingly well-rounded game over line-up before long. Demitra. While he does indeed have skill to in anywhere near the same neighbourhood the past few years. Nicklas Lidstrom, So no matter how Team Canada spare, it was maddening for Canucks' fans as his current one. This is a contract year for Niclas Havelid, Nicklas Kronwall and does at the Olympics, Canucks fans last season watching Demitra. He was wildly Demitra and he'll be 35 by the season's end. Mattias Ohlund are all pretty much should be excited at the prospect of inconsistent; he would go through stretches He has something to prove, and there isn't any guaranteed roster spots so while Edler seeing a lot of home talent playing for a where he would dominate and make jaw better time to get started than now. will likely make the team, he'll have to variety of countries. dropping plays. Then, he would be invisible fight it out for ice time. - ._ 16 Continued on Pg21 ..... 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