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SEPT

29Cupcakes for Charity

WHERE: Richmond Campus

WHEN: 10:00am - 3:00pm

WHAT: Come get your cupcakes! Proceeds will be given to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. (Minimum $1.00 donation).

News & Politics vol. 2 issue 02 | September 29 2009 | page two

Full cell phone ban in cars a good idea: task force

MONTREAL (CUP) – An advi-sory body to the Quebec govern-ment may soon recommend a full ban on cellphone use while driving in the province.

A law prohibiting hand-held use of cell phones while driv-ing went into effect in Quebec in April 2008.

Jean-Marie de Koninck is president of that advisory body, Quebec’s Road Safety Task Force (RTSF). He said that any kind of cell phone usage while driving is dangerous.

“Studies show that any kind of cell phone use while driving, be it hand-held or hands-free, is just as dangerous as one another,” he said. “It’s not the mechanical distraction.”

Critics of cell phone restric-tions frequently argue that talk-ing to someone on a cell phone is similar to talking to a passenger next to you. But de Koninck doesn’t agree.

“Its not the same at all. The passenger who’s in the car talk-

ing to you sees the same thing as you, sees the same dangers and will act accordingly. There’s all kinds of distraction in cars, but cell phone use was identifi ed by researchers as a major source of distraction that we generally underestimate.”

Marc Choma, a spokesper-son for the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, argued that more legislation isn’t the answer.

“Every province already has laws against careless driving. There are literally hundreds of things that take drivers’ minds off of driving. At the end of the day, you can’t legislate common sense, and that’s what this is about.”

de Koninck said he doesn’t see a full ban being passed in the short term, because of police opposing a law that would be dif-fi cult to enforce, and businesses relying on cell phones.

“To pass a law you need some support from the population. We should have done it 20 years ago, when one per cent of the popula-tion was using cell phones. But we didn’t know it would expand

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so fast, and we didn’t know it could be so dangerous.”

Another option, now being considered in British Columbia and several American states, is to only apply the ban to new or younger drivers. When asked if such a law ought to be applied in Quebec, de Koninck was un-equivocal.

“No. If you’re young or old, using a cell phone doesn’t make a difference. It’s the same amount of danger. So it’s irrelevant.”

At Concordia, student reaction was mixed to the possibility of a new law.

“I think it’s a bad idea,” said Concordia student Jeanne Salari. “It’s bad for business people. They need to be able to talk to their clients.”

George Kolethras, a com-puter science student, disagreed. “It’s inconvenient, but it makes sense,” he said. “It’s a lot safer. I have a cell phone, but I don’t use it in the car. People can call me back when I’m out of the car and it’s not a big issue.”

CELL PHONE BAN

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AROUND KWANTLEN

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Fine Arts Faculty Exhibit

WHERE: Surrey Art Gallery

WHEN: 9:00 am - 4:00pm

WHAT: The Kwantlen Fine Arts Department hosts the Faculty Exhibition ARCADE at the Surrey Art Gallery. Visit www.arts.surrey.ca for more details. Bonus: admission is free.

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SEPT

30Music@Midweek

WHERE: Langley Campus - Auditorium

WHEN: 12:15pm - 1:00pm

WHAT: Come out and listen to Van Django and gypsy jazz at its finest!

SEPT

30Langley’s Farmer’s Market in the ‘lot

WHERE: Langley Campus - Parking Lot

WHEN: 3:00am - 7:00pm

WHAT: Pick up your organic produce, breads, cheese and arts and crafts as the Kwantlen’s Farmer’s market wraps up the season.

OCT

03Eagles Soccer Game

WHERE: Newton Athletic Park - (7395 - 128 Street)

WHEN: 12:00pm - 4:00pm

WHAT: Support Kwantlen’s Eagles at the BCCAA level. Women’s game begins at 12:00pm and the Men’s team hit the field at 2:00pm.

to-day.”The fi rst chapter of the docu-

mentary was released online on Sept. 4, and subsequent chapters have been released each week after that. The goal is to have the entire hour and a half documen-tary available for free at the end of September, said Preston.

While the idea of having a public screening is pos-sible, the facilities to house that many viewers in wheelchairs are diffi cult to fi nd. Also in an ironic twist, many would require special transit to get to and from such an event, so it would likely not pan out, said Preston. It made more sense to put it online where people could easily watch it from their homes.

Preston hopes the documenta-ry will inspire those watching to feel they can do something about making transit accessible.

“There’s power in knowing you’re not the only one frustrated by it,” he said. “They can fi x this, they have the power to do it.”

The more individuals his documentary can affect, the more encouraged he hopes they’ll feel going head-to-head with city hall.

“I dare them to say it to our face they can’t fi x it,” he said of members at London’s City Hall.

LONDON, Ont. (CUP) – Two batteries, two vans, two sets of tires, one control box, a tonne of driving, a tonne of energy, two joysticks, 650 kilometres, one man, one wheelchair.

These were all the things Jeff Preston, 26, needed as he trav-elled by wheelchair from London, Ont. to Ottawa last year as part of his Mobilize March. His purpose was to bring awareness to the is-sue of accessible transportation.

“People said, ‘Are you sure you can do this?’” said Preston. “My response? ‘Why wouldn’t I be able to?’”

While on the road, Preston was diligent in taking footage of the journey, which has culminat-ed in his documentary, “Idling: A Transit Story.”

The reason behind putting his work into a documentary was two-fold, said Preston.

“It aims to educate, and it aims to inspire,” he explained. “News stories give justifi cation for ex-cuses like (accessible transit) costs too much. It’s never explained how bad the system is.”

“I talk about the reality, what’s happening on the ground – day-

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The harsh reality of accessible transportation

Preston, a doctoral candidate in media studies at the University of Western Ontario, is currently promoting his efforts online with Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Digg and has garnered some big name attention.

The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation have been “re-tweeting” his posts, something he said he never expected would happen.

Preston’s been working diligently to get his message and documentary out to viewers, but he also just wants to show people what one man is capable of doing.

“We as a society are so focused on what we cannot do,” he said. “Once we get past massive men-tal obstacles, we open ourselves up to the ability to accomplish some pretty incredible things.

“And I think that’s really special.”

For more information on Jeff Preston and his documentary, Idling: A Transit Story, follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/getmobilized, check out his website http://www.getmobi-lized.ca/, or contact him directly at [email protected].

An in-depth look into a day in a life of a student

After managing to fi nd a spot earlier in the day, it’s time for you to leave this dreaded parking lot. You get in your car and check your mirrors, then begin reversing out of your stall. As soon as you’re out, you fi nd yourself idling in a line-up to get out of the lot.

YOU CHOOSE YOUR OWN WAY OUT OF THE DREADED SURREY PARKING LOT

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

ESCAPING THE SURREY CAMPUS

Do you:A: Wait until someone

lets you in? (Remain on this page)

B: Stoop to everyone else’s level and pull into the oncoming lane until someone is forced to let you in? (Go to page 3 )

News & Politicsvol. 2 issue 02 | September 29 2009 | page three

REFERENDUM RESULTS CLOVERDALE’S AUTOMOTIVE

JEFF GROAT CONTRIBUTOR

You may remember the rather edgy slogan from this past May’s provincial election campaign, engineered by a B.C. union repre-senting some employees of B.C. Hydro and TransLink.

While the premier of B.C. may not hate you, he is defi nitely not putting students at the front of the line when it comes to the economy.

During the election campaign, the premier was intent to imple-ment a universal, subsidized transit pass for full-time B.C. students.

Students—who are now fac-ing tough times given the slow economy—may well be bearing the brunt of the provincial gov-ernment’s fi nancial shortcomings, and are in disagreement over how to change this.

This last April, Campbell was quoted in his plans to “introduce a common U-Pass program for all post secondary students.”

Now, after news the B.C. liberals were tightening their belts and cutting various social programs, it seems unlikely that a universal U-Pass program will be fully realized by the premier’s goal of September 2010.

The U-Pass program was fi rst implemented at UBC and SFU in September 2003, and has since been seen as an incredible suc-cess, and is now implemented at Langara College and Capilano University.

Students at UBC voted in the U-Pass program with a stunning 92 per cent majority, with transit ridership up 63 per cent since 2003.

Similarly, 37 per cent of UBC students said they have been able

to avoid buying a car because of the U-Pass program.

At SFU, 88 per cent of students use their U-Pass privileges, with roughly one-third of students at SFU having avoided buying cars.

The savings don’t stop there.According to UBC’s U-Pass

website, the program accounts for roughly 16,000 tonnes in carbon dioxide emissions savings per year.

Because of certain policies in place within TransLink, many students and student unions are up in arms over the proposed U-Pass expansion—putting all of these savings on thin ice for Kwantlen.

While there are students who oppose the program within those universities who have brought it into effect, the overwhelm-ing support and savings largely outweigh the costs of the existing

U-Pass programs.Rather, the differing levels

of quality and frequency with transit services to other Metro Vancouver campuses create an inherent inequality with any potential universal transit pass program.

Since schools like Emily Carr and VCC boast some of the high-est quality of service and acces-sibility via public transit, schools like Kwantlen and Douglas are worried of being cheated by the program.

Student movements such as OnePassNow (www.onepassnow.ca) cite polls that 96 per cent of metro Vancouver students sup-port a universal transit pass at a price of $25.

However, it seems unlikely that students at schools such as Kwantlen would receive the same level of service for the same price,

given Translink’s revenue neutral policy with the U-Pass program and with Kwantlen campuses being located in Langley, and Cloverdale.

Because the pass is based on a calculated average cost for students—which may differ from campus to campus—students at Kwantlen and Douglas are worried they may be paying the same amount for the U-Pass as students at VCC, and Emily Carr, but for lower frequency service.

It is thought that in order for TransLink to provide an effec-tive service for students using an expanded U-Pass program (specifi cally Kwantlen students), Metro Vancouver would need a substantial improvement to its existing transit network in the suburbs and the Fraser Valley.

Have a car that needs fi xing but are strapped for cash? The Kwantlen Automotive Services program has a solution for you.

The automotive services program operates out of the Cloverdale campus where trades students learn to service vehicles to gain the appropriate skills needed to enter the workforce as an automotive services techni-cian.

As a result, the program offers free labour services to any stu-dent, staff or faculty who needs to have their vehicle serviced. Students just have to pay for the cost of parts for their vehicle repair.

Dwayne Kaban who is the Instructional Associate of the pro-gram says that they can take ve-hicles that require basic servicing or regular maintenance starting Sept. 28. All models are welcome, but exotic and luxury vehicles are sometimes refused as they cannot obtain the parts (sorry, can’t fi x your Ferrari).

Kwantlen will be taking ap-pointments immediately, all you have to do is give them a call or e-mail.

You can reach Dwayne Kaban at 604.598.6113 or by e-mail at [email protected].

DENNY HOLLICKCOORDINATING EDITOR

CHRIS YEE CONTRIBUTOR

Get your car fi xed on campus for cheapStudents vote to pay more fees

THE ELUSIVE ONE-PASS

Runner contributor Jeff Groat discusses the success of the U-Pass and the failures of Gordo

B.C. Government takes the ‘You’ out of U-Pass

All ten of the Kwantlen Student Associations proposed Year One fees were approved during the 2009 referendum last week.

The fees will support a num-ber of a new KSA initiatives to improve student life on campus.

“Students obviously trust us to undertake these signifi cant changes,” said Desmond Roden-bour, KSA general manager.

On a referendum poster the KSA stated it “commits to phase-in” the fees if a number of them

were adopted. This means the extra $16.83 per three-credit class that students now face, will not be charged in full in the Spring 2010 semester.

Student approval for the SUB Fund, which supports the design, construction and operation of Student Union Buildings on Sur-rey and Langley campuses and “autonomous student centres” on the Richmond and Cloverdale Campuses was high; at 289 total votes in favour over 188 total votes against. Considering the eventual cost to students of the

fee required to support this fund, Nathan Griffi ths says that the result is “a pleasant surprise” and indicates that the student body is “prepared to grow” with the KSA alongside them.

The proposed START program saw a level of support, with 334 in favour over 145 against the motion. START, or Students Taking an Active Role Together, is a program that is intended to create volunteer opportunities for students and offer job related training.

The REBOOT program, a proposed computer technical support and consulting service unique to Kwantlen, was also a hit at the polls at 291 votes in favour over 185 against.

Other Year One programs saw consistent high votes, with Peer Counselling - 299 for over 177 against, Intramurals - 302 votes for over 173 votes against, the Clubs and Events fund - 322 votes for over 158 votes against, and the Student Advocacy Service - 289 votes for over 184 votes against. The Battle IMPARK fund, promoted as “IMPARK’s continuing diabolical campaign of terror against the students of Kwantlen,” and intended to “as-sist and fund students appealing parking tickets and/or towings” also saw mass support, at 293 votes in favour over 193 votes against.

Kwantlen students decisively voted against a CFS fee increase at 366 votes against over 117 votes for, while they were split over the CFS’s “Fair is Fair” pro-motional campaign at 247 votes for over 236 votes against and an increase in the Student Lobby fund at 242 votes for versus 236 votes against.

While still a considerable majority, support for a Kwantlen online student radio station, at 252 votes for over 222 votes against, and a Social Justice Fund, at 260 votes for over 212 against, was slightly lower. When asked about the current status of the proposed radio station, Desmond Rodenbour noted that there was little marketing or exposure for that initiative, meaning that Student Council may imple-ment it only “in part”. He added further that it would take time to “build support” for such an initiative. As for the Social Justice Fund, Nathan Griffi ths admits that these types of issues are controversial both “on campus... and the community,” and added further that it was “important” for that reason.

Rodenbour said “We obvious-ly succeeded in getting the word out, and did a great job of com-municating to our membership the need for the KSA to grow.” About 500 of 17,000 students voted in the referendum.

Christopher Poon/The Runner

The referendum passed last week with higher voter turnout than normal.

You manage to get into the lane, but traffi c is backed up on 72nd Avenue and nobody is getting out of the parking lot.

YOU CHOOSE YOUR OWN WAY OUT OF THE DREADED SURREY PARKING LOT

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

ESCAPING THE SURREY CAMPUSDo you:

A. Leave your lane and try to fi nd another way

out? (Go to page 5)

B. Lay on the horn while you shout obscenities to nobody? (Go to page 6)

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vol. 2 issue 02 | September 29 2009 | page fi ve News & Politics

OUT AND ABOUT AT KWANTLEN STUDENT POLITICS

RANDOM QUOTE

Ask Kwantlen: CommutingHow do you get to school and what are the pros and cons of your mode of transportation?

Danielle Paco – (English/History)

Mode: Get a ride from a friend.

Pros: “I don’t have to take the bus”

Cons: “I usually have to come early because I don’t usually have the same classes as my friends.”

Danielle Crawford – (General Studies)

Mode: Bus

Pros: “I don’t have to spend money on gas.”

Cons: “The amount of time it takes.”

Elizabeth Wallace – (General Studies)

Mode: Drive

Pros: “I don’t have to wait for a bus.”

Cons: “I don’t like paying for gas or waiting for a parking spot.”

Taryn Pearcey (Creative Writing/English)

Mode: Drive

Pros: “I like listening to really loud music while driving.”

Cons: “Trying to fi nd parking, especially when you pay for a parking pass and you have to park across the street.”

Lianna Lugrin (General Studies)

Mode: Get a ride with Taryn

Pros: “We listen to awesome music in the car.”

Cons: “Waiting to fi nd parking around campus, even the gravel lot is full”

During the Kwantlen Student Association’s (KSA) council meet-ing last Tuesday September 22, KSA executive Ashley Fehr was removed as Chairperson.

The motion was made by Richmond Council Director Reena Bali due to the “unprofessional nature” of the cancellation of an event promised to Richmond students.

Students who took part in the Richmond fall orientation on September 1 were promised by KSA offi cials that they would be hosting a casino event in conjunction with student life and development, but the event was never delivered.

Fehr, Director of Academics and former KSA Chairperson stated during the council meeting that the nature of the cancellation was “personal” and apologized to students and council.

Fehr had the responsibility of executing the event at orientation, but cancelled the event the day it was supposed to happen.

KSA External Affairs Director Derek Robertson said to The Runner that the cancellation of the event was strictly a personal decision made by Fehr.

Robertson said that Fehr made a decision to hand out lanyards which were from the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) during fi rst year orientation in welcome packages.

However, Robertson said, “After two years of working unsuccessfully with the CFS,” the KSA stance is that they are pursuing removing themselves as a member with the CFS, “as the CFS is doing nothing for Kwantlen students.”

Because of this, Richmond

“Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.”

H.G. Wells

KSA Campus Council passed a resolution not to distribute the CFS materials during orientation.

During the council meeting Fehr said she was disappointed by the decision by council after she had spent a considerable amount of time preparing the orientation materials.

Richmond Council Director Reena Bali explained during the meeting that as a result of

Richmond Campus Council’s decision, Fehr “threatened and yelled” at council that she would cancel the event if the materials were not distributed.

Robertson said that, “they were pissed off and they just couldn’t have put on a good event because they were not happy.”

Bali further stated that the cancellation and dealing of Fehr the day of the event was very unprofessional and made a motion to remove Fehr as Chairperson of the KSA.

Council voted almost unanimously to replace Fehr as chairperson with KSA Financial Director, Steve Lee.

When asked to comment about the implementation of Lee as the new KSA chairperson, Fehr said in an e-mail, “I’m glad Steve Lee was the person chosen for the new chairperson, I think he’ll do a great job. Furthermore, I am happy to focus on student appeals (we are getting an increasing number of students coming to us) and I am looking forward to working on a new advocacy service.”

Fehr also added, “When it comes to multi-campus events and activities the Kwantlen Student Association strives to ensure each campus gets similar event treatment. While we were unable to make this a reality, I feel that Richmond’s First Year Orientation was a great success.”

KASSANDRA LINKLATER AND DENNY HOLLICKNEWS AND CO-ORDINATING EDITOR

KSA council replaces chairperson

“When it comes to multi-campus

events and activities the

Kwantlen Student Association

strives to ensure each campus

gets similar event treatment. “

- Ashley Fehr, KSA Director of

You get out of the line and take a detour around the lot, you’re trailing a mini-van in front of G building when they suddenly brake and put their hazard lights on. It’s a mom waiting for her kid to be done class and she seems oblivious to your honking.

YOU CHOOSE YOUR OWN WAY OUT OF THE DREADED SURREY PARKING LOT

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

ESCAPING THE SURREY CAMPUS

Do you:A. Roll down your

window and throw your steering wheel lock at the van? (Go to page 7)

B. Wait until the woman’s kid comes out and then throw the lock at them?

(Go to page 8)

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Better buy a moped: Parking @ Surrey Campus

It’s not you, it’s me DEAR EDITOR:

DENNY HOLLICK CO-ORDINATING EDITOR

MELISSA FRASER CULTURE EDITOR

Have you ever been in this situ-ation: You leave your residence with plenty of time to get to class, your homework is done and you’re ready for your big exam. You are pulling up to the Surrey

I walked into class this summer semester, dropped off an assign-ment and told my instructor that I was not sticking around for class because my car had broken down a few blocks away and I needed to tend to it— yes, this ac-tually happened. She rolled her eyes, let out a short pfft and said “fi ne.” She seemed genuinely offended. I understand her frustra-tion. She prepares a lesson and wants her students to do well, which means she wants them to show up and pay attention. That’s great, it’s nice to have instructors that care. What I don’t understand about her and other instructors is how they can be offended by students skipping class. It has nothing to do with them or their lesson plans. Students are not only students. We have jobs, hobbies and lives

campus, with your $95 prepaid parking pass in hand, just to fi nd that the line up of vehicles bleeding out on to the streets? Little did you know that you would now fi nd yourself park-ing on a side street, ten minutes away from campus, making you thirty minutes late for your exam and rendering your “convenient” parking pass useless.

But if you are one of the lucky few that does mange to fi nd parking on campus, it may be a likely scenario that you had to cut someone off, side swipe another, and run down a faculty member to get a spot that six other vehicles are competing for. To put things lightly, simply us-

outside the classroom. Sometimes our cars break down, sometimes we have to pick up an extra shift so we can make rent and some-times we just want some extra sleep. None of this has to do with the teacher. There’s a good chance our in-structors have been in some form of school at some point in their lives. There’s a good chance they didn’t attend every class. There’s a good chance this had nothing to do with their instructors, either. They must have forgotten this. I pay good money to go to university. If I have a chance to meet friends for dinner instead of sitting through three hours of Art History, I’ll probably be ordering a quesadilla that night instead of discussing the hidden masculinity of Monet. That’s my choice and I didn’t consider the instructors feelings in making it. I considered my own feelings. There’s no need for an instructor to get worked up about it. A study done at Sussex Uni-versity in 2006 said that illness, tiredness, and personal reasons were the top excuses for skipping class while poor teaching, com-peting academic studies and paid work were low on the reason list, reported the Manchester Guard-ian. So, don’t worry about it in-structors. It’s not you, it’s us.

ing your turn signal to pull in to a spot will not be suffi cient in a war-zone of cars. This is a perfect example of natural selection in human society. Getting out of the parking lot is a whole other story on its own.

I know this is a common prob-lem on campus because I hear complaints all the time. Although I would strongly discourage anyone from driving to help cut down on carbon emissions, the state of public transportation in the surrounding area is atrocious. What would normally be a ten minute commute quickly turns into a thirty minute fi asco when taking the bus.

As enrolment increases at

Kwantlen’s Surrey campus, so will the issues related to the lack of infrastructuresupport-ing students in their commute to campus. When it comes to interfering with studies, it seems silly to think that such a minor detail such as parking availabil-ity could affect the learning of students in such a huge way. Of course, Translink and the City of Surrey also have to a play major role in making sure the needs of the students and the needs of the surrounding community are met. Students will need to have more options available to them either in the way they commute to school, or the infrastructure that is available to them.

This letter is in regards to the “Yay” side of the argument pre-sented for tuition increase in the Runner’s Aug 18 2009 edition.

I am extremely offended that your contributor saw fi t to say that the majority of students will get a cheque from their parents to pay for their tuition fees and so have no right to bitch about the fees increasing.

I wish I had an iPhone and designer jeans, but all of my hard earned money is going to Kwantlen. Do I have to be a “single mother living on her own,” in order to get any respect for the fact that I work full-time to pay for my education while I maintain 4.0 GPA taking a full course load? It is not easy being a student in todays world, and I would venture to say that a great-er number of students are worry-ing about where their next tuition cheque is coming from than this article leads people on to believe.

(Did you guys not print an article about students prostituting them-selves for tuition money right beside this article??)

Another issue I have with this is that the writer accuses a lobbying group of not address-ing the benefi ts of the increase, but I don’t believe the writer did either... This article gives me no reason to support the increase because it doesn’t seem to know why the increase is happening or what benefi ts it is supposed to give students. It is an uninformed rant...

P.S. The end comment saying “would it matter to you if the di-plomas your institution gave you were worthless?” is melodramatic if not completely irrelevant...

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The person in front has had enough. They get out of their car and it ends up being one of your instructors. After berating you for your neanderthal-like behaviour they get back into their car. Shamed, you pull out of the lane and try to fi nd a different way out...

YOU CHOOSE YOUR OWN WAY OUT OF THE DREADED SURREY PARKING LOT

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

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vol. 2 issue 02 | September 29 2009 | page seven Feature

plane

automobile

train

Mode of Transportation

Unlike North America, most other places have some sort of train system set up for use by

locals and tourists. Europe is famous for its cross-border trains, and if you’re backpacking cross-continent and don’t want to miss anything, this is the way to go. There are great package deals that can be tailored to your specifi c travel plans and if you use them the right way, they’ll save you money and let you experience your dream trip exactly the way you had in mind. Plus, with frequent stops at small towns and off-the-map locales, you’re free to hop

off and explore whenever you like and hop back on when the next train comes rolling in. And you don’t have to worry about driving, so you can head up to the dining car and enjoy a few brews or grab a sleeper car and rest up on an overnight train. Many travellers book overnight cabins to save money on a hostel and get the added perk of wak-ing up in a completely different location than they fell asleep in. There’s hardly anything more exhilarating.

If you’re trying to cross a large dis-tance and could care less about what’s in between, training will seem long and

boring. If you don’t have a set itiner-ary but you’re on a budget, depend-ing where you are, you may be able to fi nd chartered fl ights at a lower price than a train trip will cost you. Europe’s chartered fl ights (like Ryan Air or Sky Europe) are top-notch when it comes to price and speed. In South Africa, how-ever, you can get a fi rst-class sleeper cabin on a train from Johannesburg to Cape Town for under $30. Depending on what you’re looking for, check out both options because you just never know what kind of deals are out there.

If you’re heading overseas, fl ying is probably your best option. While there is a growing movement called

‘slow travel,’ which encourages people to take a slow ride and take it easy on the environment (by reducing CO2 emissions), boating from Vancouver to Tokyo could take a lot more time than would be considered slow, not to men-tion sea-sickness and scurvy— okay, probably not scurvy, unless you’re a scallywag.

Planes are hands-down the fastest and most effi cient way to travel. You get fed, you get to kick back and watch free new-release movies, and to top it

off you’ll get an unbeatable view of the clouds below and the dark sky above, which- unless you’re an astronaut- is likely the closest you’ll ever get to outer-space. And unless you’re sail-ing your own ship or taking a seat in steerage, fl ying is actually the cheapest way to get from point A to point B on long journeys. The downside to all this is that you miss all the stellar sights that you could be enjoying closer to solid ground, not to mention the grueling security screening process at most inter-national airports.

So when shouldn’t you fl y? Well, if you have explosives strapped to you,

razor blades in your shoe or an ounce of pot shoved somewhere, I’d say you should probably be extra careful. Also, if you’re fl ying a long distance, but not crossing an ocean, the idea of slow travel could suit you pretty well. Say, for example, you want to get from St. Petersburg to Beijing, when else will you get to hop on the infamous Trans-Siberian Express? Ditch the wings and hop on board. If you’ve got the extra time, there’s no better way to go.

ANASTASIA KIRK CONTRIBUTOR

To some, nothing could be more liberating than grabbing a rental car and hitting the unknown

road. If you decide to drive, you’ll have the freedom to go exactly where you want to go on your schedule, without answering to anyone —except maybe your buddy in the passenger seat and the staff at the rental company. But aside from them, you are the master of your own journey.

With a car, you can tailor your trip to include every stop you want to hit and avoid those you don’t. If you spot something cool on the way you can park it and just wander around dis-covering a place you might never have

had the chance to see if you had been at the hands of another driver. And when you’re ready to go, there are no wait times, line-ups or strict schedules. You can linger in a place for as long as you want and get the hell outta Dodge when you’ve had enough. This is the ultimate way to get around if you’re an intrepid, independent traveller.

Which brings us to the downside: If you’re a fi rst-timer, you might want to leave driving and navigation to the pros. Sometimes it’s intimidating to get on the open road in an unfamiliar place, especially if you get lost easily and/or don’t know the road rules in another country. (Try to stay off the Autobahn

if you’re not built for speed). And what about those backwards countries where they drive on the “wrong” side of the car and the road? Some people pick this stuff up easily. Others just don’t. Really evaluate your driving and confi dence skills before you become the master of your own destiny, or your destiny (and other drivers’) could be a trip to the hospital. And if you’re under 23 years old, many western countries won’t rent you a vehicle. So check out the rules and know before you go, or you could fi nd yourself with your thumb out on the side of the road, which is not to be ignored as another rad, however some-times dangerous, way to get around.

Travelling is all about the commute, which is why it’s called travelling. You’re always moving from one place to an-other, and many a seasoned road junky will tell you “it’s not about the destina-tion, it’s about the journey.” But depend-ing on where you are on the map, where

you want to be and how fast you want to get there, the way you travel could make or break your experience. Now, I’ve learned that on the road the commuting options stretch far beyond planes, trains and automobiles, but the modes of trans-portation are so vast and diverse that

to list them all could take up this entire issue! So we’ll stick to some conven-tional means for the moment, but if you ever fi nd yourself stuck in the centre of Mongolia with only sky and reindeer in sight, saddle-up cowboy, because aside from the journey, travelling is all about

experiencing the unexpected. Never turn down a ride because you may not get to enjoy it fi rst class. And don’t fret if you don’t know where you’re going. Just keep moving and you’ll be fi ne.

After denting her rear fender, the waiting mom fi nally acknowledges your existence. She gets out of her van and inspects the damage, then picks up the lock and throws it back at your car. A guard wearing yellow, the ones that supposedly patrol the lot (ex-cept when your car is being broken into), shows up and tells the mom to move her van.

YOU CHOOSE YOUR OWN WAY OUT OF THE DREADED SURREY PARKING LOT

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

ESCAPING THE SURREY CAMPUSDo you:

A. Forget about the whole thing and continue to

fi nd a way out of the lot? (Go back to page 2)

B. Follow the mom around the lot yelling at

her (Go to page 8)

vol. 2 issue 02 | September 29 2009 | page eight Culture

Video Games

The latest installment in the Harmonix Rock Band franchise came out on 9/9/09 and has been deemed a success by critics and gamers alike.

The game boasts 45 Beatles tracks, and has a story mode that highlights bits and pieces of the band’s history. Gamers are able to perform as their favourite mem-ber or members of The Beatles ranging from their early days of playing in Liverpool’s Cavern Club, to their fi nal performance on the rooftop of Apple Corps offi ces.

The in-game visuals feel

authentic; each band member’s motions mimic that of their real life Beatle counterpart, and at one point sees the band dressed in their mascott-esque attire from the cover of their 1967 album, Magical Mystery Tour.

A signifi cant highlight of The Beatles Rock Band not seen in other incarnations of the Rock Band franchise, is the ability to perform three-part harmonies. One player acts as the lead vocal, and up to two other players can harmonize with their friend. Any player can pick any part of the vocal track as the idea is to accommodate all parts as they appear on screen. If the vocal-

ists are on key and in synch with each other, they gain a “Double Fab” or a “Triple Fab” respec-tively, which garners more points. Points, as is standard in Rockband games, unlock new elements. Unlockables include photos, movies, instrument icon plates, and bonus gamer pics.

No-fail-mode is back in this edition of Rock Band, so you do not have to keep up with Ringo’s beats to continue the story and build up your unlocked songs. Moreover, Quickplay enables players to pick up an instrument or a mic and enjoy the experience without partaking in the story mode.

And while the game is good, it does have its fl aws. Many notable songs, including, but not limited to, ‘Blackbird’, ‘Eleanor Rigby’, ‘Strawberry Fields’ and ‘Across the Universe’ are missing.

There is hope for die-hard Beatles fans who wish to expand the library with DLC (download-able content) in the works. While it is not feasible with nearly 300 songs in The Beatles catalogue that everyone’s favourite track will be playable, DLC means that this game’s longevity is intermi-nable.

The game is bundled with Beatles-esque instruments, but is also being bundled with original

Rock Band/Rock Band 2 in-struments. While prices differ, the cost of The Beatles edition instruments and game is around $100 more. It is up to the buyer if they want to play on Paul’s guitar or the standard, Rock Band guitar (or even their Guitar Hero guitar).

This game continues to propel the legacy of The Beatles and has their fan base building exponen-tially in younger generations.

Score:Four and a half broken thumbs out fi ve!

Come together for The Beatles Rock BandA definite buy for Beatles fans, Rock band fans, and music lovers of all gaming abilities

ADAM VINCENT CONTRIBUTOR

Courtesy Bungie

In Firefi ght mode, four players are pitted against wave after wave of enemies. Diffi culty increases after each round, and players must work together to overcome the odds, or die trying.

CHRISTOPHER POONMEDIA EDITOR

It’s been two years since the re-lease of best-selling video game, Halo 3. Developed by Bungie Studios, the game took in $300 million in its fi rst week, cement-ing its place as one of the biggest game launches to date. Pretty good for a game that’s exclusive to one console, the Xbox 360.

Not willing to let a good thing go, Bungie is back with another release for the Halo franchise - Halo 3: ODST.

For those unfamiliar with the Halo games, here’s a quick rundown:

Set about 500 years in the fu-ture, humans have set up various colonies throughout space. One day they encounter a religious alien civilization called the Cov-enant, who believe that eradicat-ing humans is the only way to reach the ‘promise land’. Sud-denly Earth and all of its colonies fi nd themselves in a struggle for survival, and that’s where you, the player comes in.

The previous Halo games put players in the shoes of the Master Chief, a seven-foot tall super soldier who’s been genetically enhanced to kick all kinds of ass. As the Chief, players basically ran around for three games doing badass things like riding an alien bomb through space, blowing up galactic super weapons and punching tanks to death.

And therein lies perhaps the biggest change with Halo 3: ODST, players no longer take on the role of the Master Chief, but instead various ODST soldiers, or ‘Orbital Drop Shock Troopers’.

These guys aren’t super-

enhanced to any degree, but are trained soldiers nonetheless.

Long-time fans of the fran-chise will notice that the change in gameplay differs from Halo 3 in that you no longer have a rechargeable ‘shield’ and health (meaning that stealth is key), you’re not able to dual-wield weapons, and you’re unable to use deployable equipment (strangely, you’re still able to rip gun turrets from their mounts and carry them around termina-tor-style).

The plot follows a squad of ODST as they drop into the African city of New Mombassa during a Covenant invasion, but during their descent into the city, one of the alien ships open a portal which releases a massive shock wave, scattering the troopers all around the city. Players are fi rst put in the role of The Rookie, who was knocked out cold for six hours following the crash landing. As you explore the battle-damaged city, its up to you to reunite with your squad. Along the way, The Rookie comes across several clues regarding what happened to his teammates. It’s during these sequences that a fl ashback occurs, and the player takes on the role of that squad member during the events lead-ing up to that clue.

Love it or hate it, the game’s story mode only took around six hours to complete on heroic (also known as hard mode, but heroic sounds more...heroic), which is less than any of the other Halo games.

The game also introduces a new multiplayer game, called Firefi ght mode. This pits up to four players against wave

after wave of enemies, with the diffi culty increasing after the successful completion of each round. Enemy tactics often change depending on what the players do, which forces players to work together much like a real squad. The only downside is that players are unable to search for players via matchmaking, and only by choosing friends from your Xbox Live friends list can you play with others. Regardless, Firefi ght is highly addicting, so be prepared to spend long nights staying up to play round after round with friends. Hands down, this is the best part of the game.

But is this enough to justify its $70 price tag?

Bungie must have anticipated that gamers may feel a little underwhelmed with the content on the ODST disc, and so they’ve also thrown in a Halo 3 multiplay-er disc to sweeten the deal.

The second disc is made up entirely of the Halo 3 multiplayer maps, which were previously available for download for Halo 3, plus three new ones. For those who decided against shelling out cash for the maps in the past, they may fi nd themselves vindicated by this, but for those who had already purchased the

maps (yours truly) it’s basically re-purchasing something you already had, which sucks.

So in the end, Halo 3: ODST does bring an enjoyable gaming experience to the table, and is sure to please fans of the fran-chise. The only thing that may make gamers hesitant is the price tag, especially when you consider that you’re still paying full-price for a shorter campaign, a limited new multiplayer game, and Halo 3 maps that have already been released, and possibly purchased.Score:Three and half broken thumbs out of fi ve!

Halo 3: ODST - Fun, but not $70 fun

BE THE BEATLES

After a couple of minutes of unbridled rage, you feel light-headed. As you take a cor-ner, a car reverses out towards you. You honk your horn in vain as the car continues towards you. CRUNCH! The car is now merged with your fender. The driver gets out of the car and you notice them pulling earbuds out from their ears.

YOU CHOOSE YOUR OWN WAY OUT OF THE DREADED SURREY PARKING LOT

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

ESCAPING THE SURREY CAMPUSDo You:

A. Murder the student right there on the spot? (Go

directly to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200)

B. Break down into an un-controllable sobbing mess and curl up into the fetal position? (Go to page 8)

vol. 2 issue 02 | September 29 2009 | page nine Sports & Fitness

SPORTS SOUTH OF THE FRASER

THE KWANTLEN EAGLES FITNESS

The last-place Eagles

Courtesy of Matthew StuartThe Surrey Ultimate League began its fall season earlier this month. Everyone is welcome to come out and play.

Surrey ultimate frisbee - fall league: awesomeNew ultimate league begins its inaugural fall season

Looking for something to do next Sunday? Why not get off the couch, come out and try Surrey’s newest sports league? The Sur-rey Ultimate League just started their fall season and landed on a strong foot with many people signing up to be a part. “For the fi rst time Ultimate play-ers of all ages in Surrey will have a league to call their own” says Matthew Stuart, organizer of the Surrey Ultimate League. “The [league] is open to players of all age and ability, we invite anyone interested in the sport to come out and hone their skills with us.”

So what is ul-timate anyway? Although it’s not an Olympic sport (yet...), ultimate frisbee is a team sport similar to that of football, with less padding and pushing. Instead of using a football, one throws a frisbee. The Surrey Ultimate League website describes the game as such: “Ulti-mate is a great team sport played with a fl ying disc (typically just called a disc, maybe best known as a frisbee). The object of the game is to score points by com-pleting a pass into the opponents end-zone. Players have a limited time to attempt to complete a pass (typically 10 stalls – or sec-onds). Players are not allowed to

DENNY HOLLICKCO-ORDINATING EDITOR

run with the disc.”Ultimate is a fast paced game, in which most teams play for a good time. As such, games are self-offi ciated and are usually quite a blast. There is no contact between players, so no protective gear is required. Most leagues are co-ed, and aimed towards being very inclusive, allowing begin-ners to play on the same teams as veterans. Even if you have never thrown a frisbee in your

life, leagues encourage everyone to come out and learn the sport.

“The Fall ‘09 Pick Up program takes place Tues-days from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. until Oct. 27th at Sullivan Elementary School (6016 152nd St). The

pick up program is a perfect way to grow skills in a friendly atmo-sphere” says Stuart.

Fall ‘09 League Play takes place on Sunday afternoons at Semiahmoo Trail Elementary (3040 145A St.) from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. until November 22nd. The co-ed 7 on 7 league is perfect for players of all levels, and is a great way to learn more about the sport.

For more information visit http://surreyultimate.ca/. Mat-thew Stuart is the co-ordinator of the league and can be reached at [email protected].

Midseason soccer review

MICHELA FIORIDO

It’s been a less than auspicious start for both the Eagles men’s and women’s soccer teams this season. With seven games remaining, the women fi nd themselves tied for the last spot in Pool A, while the men fi nd themselves solely in last place. After what was a promising 3-0 win opening game against UNBC, the women’s team has been losing some tight contests late in the game and obtaining no

points for their efforts. Third year defender Courtney McCulloch claims that they’re working well as a team, but just can’t seem to fi nish. The same can’t be said for rookie forward, Shanay Sangha who has impressed early on and is currently in the top ten league scorers. However, the Eagles need contributions from everyone in order pull out wins from close games. This weekend the Eagles face the Douglas Royals in what is set to be a very important, high stakes game as both teams

are tied and fi ghting to make it to playoff contention. The men’s side has had a tumultuous start with their starting goalie being injured in the fi rst weekend and the men’s coach stepping down close to the start of the season. Hopefully in their remaining games they can begin to crawl out of the winless hole they have dug themselves.

Games: Teams play Saturday, Oct. 3 and 4 @ Newton Athletic Park @ 12 p.m.

Ask the Coach

Coach Elmo is here to answer any and all your wellness questions.

QA friend of mine sometimes drinks a Red

Bull before he goes for a run. Is this a good idea?

AThat’s fi ne, if he/she thinks it helps... as long as he/

she doesn’t get “too high” by over-indulging..hehe..everything in moderation is a good rule... “balance” is a good word to live by.

Send your questions to [email protected]

“For the fi rst time, Ulti-mate players of all ages in Surrey will have a league to call their own...we in-vite anyone interested in the sport to come out and hone their skills with us.”

-Matthew Stuart, Organizer of Surrey Ultimate

League

The student who hit you looks on at you in pity. You remain an incoherent mess. They try to ask you various questions but you hear nothing. Finally they spot your cell phone in the ground and pick it up to dial a friend. The friend agrees to come get you.

YOU CHOOSE YOUR OWN WAY OUT OF THE DREADED SURREY PARKING LOT

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

ESCAPING THE SURREY CAMPUS

Do you: A. Continue to lay on

the ground, soaked in a pool of vomit and tears?

(Go to page 9)

B. Regain your senses, get in your car and at-

tempt to leave once and for all? (Go to page 2)

Culture vol. 2 issue 02 | September 29 2009 | page ten

CHECK IT OUT

RENT A MOVIE

DEGREES OF SEPARATION:Abigail Breslin to Jennifer Garner

KYLE SLAVIN CONTRIBUTOR

JEFF GROAT CONTRIBUTOR

Master of Minimalism

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Zombieland – In Theatres Oct. 2

What’s with the fascination with pirates, ninjas and zombies? Who cares, just as long as the movies Hollywood makes to prolong these fads are worth watching. Pirate movies suck, as of late. Ninja movies need a reinvention, and zombie mov-ies, well, they’re always awesome. Making a funny zombie movie looks like it could pay off in this case—not like they’re copying Shaun of the Dead or anything. Zombieland stars Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Abigail Breslin and Emma Stone as some of the last survivors of a zombie invasion.

SuperbadIf you haven’t seen Superbad, you probably have no interest in ever watching it. If you did you see it, you likely thought it was hilarious. Despite being written by a high-school aged Seth Rogen, it’s more than just teenage-centric humour. It was the breakout fi lm role for Jonah Hill and Michael Cera (as well as Emma Stone), and really solidifi ed that core group of Judd Apatow regulars as being serious contenders in the fi lm industry.

JunoI enjoyed Juno, but I said I enjoyed it more than I actually did because it was the ‘it’ movie back in 2007. It was cute and quirky, but holy shit, no 16-year-old is that witty, or smartass-y. And no married man is going to break up with his Jennifer Gar-ner wife to be with a pregnant, smartass high school student. Other than that, solid movie. It’s a good thing Juno didn’t do to teenage pregnancy what Twilight has done to making vampires sex symbols to young women.

The Invention of Lying – In Theatres Oct. 2

If I were a praying man, which I am not, I would thank the Lord every single day for Ricky Gervais. The man is bril-liant. Even his subpar work like Ghost Town ends up being good because he’s so good at making people laugh. For The Invention of Lying, Gervais wrote and directed the story of a man who discovers lying in an alternate, present-set world where lies haven’t been invented yet. Early reviews are saying this is a wonderful movie, and I’m not surprised. Everything Gervais does is fantastic, and I expect no less from this movie.

About two years ago I reached a state of complete boredom with my music collection, almost resulting in a very large fi re with my CD’s as fuel. In a state of near-coma, I came upon an American composer named Steve Reich.

Reich, called a minimalist by critics, had something about him that was the cure for my catatonic ear. In particular, a piece of his called Music for 18 Musicians piqued my interest. Music for 18 Musicians—which is by no means new, having debuted in 1976—moves through a series of cycles, each of which explore one of eleven chords and is a sprawl-ing melodic piece full of layers and sections that play off of each other as they develop. Reich uses a variety of instruments includ-ing a violin, a cello, a piano, marimbas, clarinets, vocals, and a metallophone—simply an unplugged vibraphone—all of which lend their own tone to the piece’s building block melody.

I’m taking the risk of sounding like a hack, but I would say that fans of jazz may well appreciate Reich’s back-to-basics approach in constructing a beautiful melody.

At fi rst listen, Music for 18 Musicians may come across

as simple and grossly repeti-tive (especially if you listen to top 40 bullshit), but if you have reached a point of mind-numbing boredom with your “sittin’ on the bus” playlist, consider adding this to your collection.

If none of this sounds like it could translate into good music, know that Reich has been named “…America’s greatest living com-poser,” by critic Kyle Gann, of the Village Voice (credit Wikipedia). But, why take my word for it? Go to YouTube to preview this before you buy it —you should buy it. Search for “Music for 18 Musi-cians beginning” and you should fi nd a recording of a live perfor-mance with the fi rst two parts, entitled “Pulses” and “Section I.”

It seems wrong to use so many words to describe a work of minimalism.

Wes Anderson may not be for ev-eryone, but if you can sit through two hours of dialogue driven dry humour, I swear you’ll leave the movie thoroughly satisfi ed, whether you know why or not.

The Royal Tenenbaums is about a sensitive tennis player, a depressed playwright, an obsessive compulsive business-

man and divorced parents who makeup a dysfunctional family of geniuses. The family has to deal with their estranged father’s ter-minal illness, then with the fact that their estranged father lied about his terminal illness.

Thoughtful writing + a stellar cast = hilarity.

A good movie in the comfort of your own home

Rent it : Royal Tenenbaums

Your friend arrives and the earbud fi end explains what happened. Your friend ushers you into his car and promises to take you home. They ask you which way is best to get out of the lot.

YOU CHOOSE YOUR OWN WAY OUT OF THE DREADED SURREY PARKING LOT

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

ESCAPING THE SURREY CAMPUS Return to page 2

Procrastinatevol. 2 issue 02 | September 29 2009 | page eleven

TELLING THE TRUTH - MELISSA FRASER

HOROSCOPE

Your job for the next couple weeks will be helping loved ones get out of corn mazes.

Gold pan in the Fraser river this week. You won’t fi nd gold but you’ll meet a new friend.

Put down the metal detector and stop accusing your friends of stealing your jewellery.

Your voice is much to deep for this time of year. Brighten it up a bit or don’t talk at all.

If you have a hot neighbour, ask him or her out. No hot neigh-bour? Eat some pie instead.

Just because you forgot how to tie your shoelaces doesn’t mean you have be mean.

If someone or something tells you to do something crazy you’ll want to do something crazy.

Have you ever thought of planning your own intervention? It might not be a bad thing.

You have been thinking a lot of about lollipops and Twix bars lately. Have a lollipop.

Now is a good time to break out the Trivial Pursuit, your knowl-edge of history is at its peak. GEMINI

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INTERESTING FACT

The full chemical name for caffeine is 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine and its chemical formula is C8H10N4O2. When coffee is roast-ed, and when the coffee beans begin to cool, they release about 700 chemical substances that make up the vaporizing aroma.

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Your best friend will marry a billy goat soon. Not a real one, though. Be happy for them.

Build yourself a box. Put dish detergent in it. Close it up and toss it down a steep hill.

Candy Bars via vending machines

It’s a scientifi c fact: students love candy. Another scientifi c fact? They hate being gouged. The vending machines sell candy bars for $1.50 - about three times as much as your local dollar store. Next time you’re out, stock up at your local EFADS for

your next school day.

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