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THEΩMEGA

VOLUME 22ISSUE 1

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

TRU’s Independent Student Newspaper

Campus is hoppin’

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ON THE COVER:Sept. 4 saw the flooding of campus with fresh new faces ready to learn. First-year orientation featured community groups from campus and

the Kamloops community promoting causes, businesses attracting business and lots of free swag for all.

Editorial/Opinions

No one ever rolls over on their deathbed to impart their last wisdom upon their children or grandchildren and says, “I wish I would have worked harder,” or, “I wish I would have been in more of a hurry.”

I don’t know this for a fact — maybe one of those things has indeed been said in just those circumstances — but I just can’t picture it.

I mean really, can you pic-ture a scene in a heartwarming drama, the audience sniff ling, and the old man in the hospital bed leans toward his estranged granddaughter who he’s just been reunited with after years of family turmoil, and he whispers to her, “Eighty hours a week at the off ice wasn’t quite enough,”

before the high-pitched f lat-line sound of the heart monitor kicks in?

No. They say things like, “I should have slowed down and looked around,” or, “I wish I would’ve gone to more of your father’s hockey games,” or “I wish I’d learned to paint a sun-set.”

And why do we picture them saying these things and not those things?

Why do we picture that char-acter saying, “I wish I’d gotten to know you better,” instead of, “Why didn’t I put more away for retirement?”

Because deep down we know we should work less, love more, slow down and appreciate life — but can’t convince ourselves to do so — and we like to see real life ref lected in these types of f ilms.

We know we’ll regret all that time we spent at the off ice try-ing to look busy to our bosses — when we actually f inished our work hours earlier — but we convince ourselves it’s neces-sary sacrif ice to get ahead in the world.

We know we’ll wish we spent more time with our friends and family instead of picking up those extra shifts at that shit job we don’t care about (working for people that we know don’t care about us) — but we need that newer version of the super-phone we already own, right?

As a post-secondary student, you can correspond this senti-ment to your friends (or room-mates or whatever) asking if you want to go watch the latest installment of the Batman fran-chise, and telling them you need to study for an exam you’ve al-ready prepared for, because for some reason you think that the essay question might be differ-ent than the one your professor told you would be on the test, and you’ve just got to ace it.

Or you’re asked if you want to go out into the woods for the night, pitch a tent by a f ire and roast some weenies and marsh-mallows, but you decide to stay home and play on your Facebook between Tweets, interspersed with pages of Heart of Darkness for your literature class.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not telling you to ignore your stud-ies in favour of having fun. That would be irresponsible of me.

I’m asking if you can see your-self looking back at these years spent at school and wistfully remembering all the time you spent at your desk or in the li-brary.

Make time for the things you want to remember later in life, my friends.

Because I can’t picture that character saying “I wish I’d worked harder,” and neither can you.

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Mike Davies Ω Editor-in-Chief

Editor’s Note

Deathbed memories Two sides to a coinWell folks, here we go. It’s time

for another year at Thompson Rivers University.

I know I’m ready to make the most of it.

Let me start off by introducing myself. My name is Taylor Rocca and my job with The Omega is to copy edit the con-tent that goes into your independent student newspaper (see bio on opposite page).

It is yours be-cause you pay into it. Don’t believe me? Check your tuition and fees breakdown at My-TRU.ca.

While you were checking out your tuition breakdown, you probably no-ticed you pay into the campus com-munity radio sta-tion, 92.5 The X, as well as the Stu-dents’ Union.

Wait! It doesn’t stop there. If you keep scrolling down the ex-

hausting list of fees and levies, you will also see you pay into a health and dental plan and something called the University Enhancement Fund (CUEF).

With student debt continuing to rise, it can be frustrating to look at a lengthy receipt of dollars and cents.

Trust me, going into my seventh year of post-secondary education, I know all about student debt. But let me paint a brighter picture for you.

The scene might look gloomy when you eye the bottom line of your term balance but within those bills and student loan payments lies the opportunity to engage in a dy-namic university experience.

Lectures and labs are important but so are social events and extra-curricular activities.

Students learn plenty inside the walls of the university, but there is much to be learned outside the rigid structures of the institution, as well.

The services mentioned are just a few of the means for students to get involved — not only enriching their own university experience, but also that of their peers.

Whether you volunteer at CFBX,

or contribute photos or stories to this publication, you can force your required fees to provide you with new and exciting learning oppor-tunities.

The Students’ Union houses and funds clubs for a wide range of interests — academic to reli-

gious and every-thing in between. Join a club, meet some new people and learn some new things.

Take advantage of your student dollar.

If you’re go-ing to pay it, you might as well do everything you can to ensure you get the best bang for that buck.

CUEF provides great opportunity for students to ob-tain funding for a

variety of activities and learning experiences, but I could probably write an entire piece on that alone. (Editor’s note: This piece will come soon, so keep an eye out for it.)

TRU has a beautiful campus. It is full of beautiful people with amazing aspirations and goals. If there is one thing I noticed last year, it was the absence of a rock-ing campus community culture – but that doesn’t mean you can’t get involved and fill that void.

Make this campus somewhere that everyone wants to hang out af-ter classes end.

Make those extra fees worth paying.

Don’t complain about them while you fail to take advantage of the opportunities they provide you.

Step a little outside of your com-fort zone and not only will you feel you’ve made the most of your dol-lar, you’ll also feel you’ve made the most of your university experi-ence.

These can be the best years of your life, don’t let them slip away unfulfilled.

There are always two sides to a coin, so flip it over and see what’s on the other side before you spend it.

Positions AvailableManagement positions available at The Omega for the 2012/13 academic year

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We want to hear from you!

The Omega is currently hiring a business manager and an ad-vertising and distribution man-ager for the upcoming fall and winter semesters.

Position 1: Business Manager

The ideal candidate for this position will be proficient in all aspects of accounting and book-keeping.

Responsible for the financial transactions of the organization and oversight of the advertising and distribution manager, the suc-cessful candidate will likely only be required for approximately ten (10) hours per week at The Omega offices, but will be required to keep constant watch on the finan-cial aspects of the business.

Compensation and benefits:

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-Tuition reimbursement for one course (up to three credits) at TRU-$50.00 per semester textbook allowance-Reimbursement of on-campus parking fees to a maximum of $50.00 per month

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The ideal candidate for this position will be a self-starter with a valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle, and a passion for marketing.

Responsible for all aspects of advertising with the publication including sales and invoicing, as well as distribution of the pub-lication, this position will work closely with the business man-ager to ensure that revenue gen-eration is at a level allowing the organization to succeed, as well as planning special events and interacting with readers through social media.

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TRU-$50.00 per semester textbook allowance-Reimbursement of on-campus parking fees to a maximum of $50.00 per month

Interested parties may submit a resume including references and covering letter to:

Mike Davies, Editor-in-Chief

By email (preferred) at:

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Positions will remain open until f illed.

The Omega would like to thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

No phone calls or drop-ins please.

Got some words of wisdom for your fellow students? Comment on these articles at theomega.ca and help us to help each other.

While you’re there, why not tell us about some of the other

articles we’ve been doing. Some of them are pretty good.

Taylor Rocca Ω Copy/Web Editor

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Samantha Garvey RovingSamantha Garvey is a Kamloops

and TRU lifer. After completing a bachelor’s degree in psychology, she came back for round two and is in her final semester of a bachelor of journalism.

Entering her sixth and (hopefully) final year at this university, she has been involved in many different scenes, including arts and music, recreation and sport, clubs and ac-tivism.

Samantha has also been a pro-grammer with 92.5 The X for more than five years. Her role as roving editor is to ensure that nothing im-portant slips through the cracks of our coverage, whether it be news, culture or sports, on campus or in the community.

Stop by The Omega during Sa-mantha’s Wednesday afternoon office hours (12 p.m. to 1 p.m.) to share your feedback or have a chat.

Adam Williams SportsNew to Kamloops after spend-

ing seven years in Edmonton, Alta., Adam is a graduate of the Univer-sity of Alberta and a journalism student at TRU.

A lifelong fan of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, he enjoyed watch-ing L.A. secure its first Stanley Cup victory this summer so feel free to congratulate him the next time you see him.

Adam will make sure you’re nev-er left in the dark when your friends talk about “that local sports team.” Focusing primarily on TRU Wolf-Pack teams, he will also delve into the world of professional sports, of-fering opinion and analysis.

It is Adam’s goal to provide a complete sports picture for The Omega’s readers, ensuring no team is left uncovered.

Follow Adam on Twitter - @AdamWilliams87.

Devan C. Tasa News

Entering the final year of his journalism degree, Devan is hoping this will be the final for-ay of his six-year post-secondary journey.

Calling Prince George home, Devan contributed a number of news stories to The Omega dur-ing the 2011-12 academic year.

As this year’s news editor, his goal is to connect readers with the people and places in which important decisions are made. From university officials to stu-dent politicians, campus clubs to city hall, Devan has you covered.

Student engagement plays an important role in what Devan does, so if your campus organi-zation is working on an event, an important decision has gone undetected or you simply want to write a few stories yourself, give him a shout.

Brendan KerginArts and Entertainment

Originally from Victoria (a fact he’ll probably mention to you), Bren-dan is a big fan of B.C., especially after a summer internship in Fort McMur-ray, Alta.

A big advocate of local beer and in-die music, he can often be found with a pint in some corner of a pub or music venue.

A fan of the truly great sitcoms, he just finished burning through 30 Rock and is working on reviewing Arrested Development before it makes its tri-umphant return. British current-event-panel shows are also a passion, and one day he intends to bring that genre to Canada.

When you first meet him he’ll prob-ably have an energy drink in his hand. Speaking of hands, he’s left-handed.

No, he doesn’t drink hot drinks, especially coffee. Yes, that’s a little weird, but what’s life without being a little curious?

Mike Davies Editor-in-Chief

Back for another year at the helm of The Omega, Mike is looking to continue moving forward with everything in his life, including the stu-dent press. Overseeing this talented bunch of journalists, he’s in charge of layout and design, as well as making sure the paper has the informa-tion the student body wants and needs by assigning stories and managing editorial workloads.

He also works as the national opinions and humour editor for Canadian University Press (CUP) where he scours student publications and shares the best of the best to deliver to other campus papers for consideration.

When not putting together a paper for you fine folks or finding content from CUP papers to share with campuses nationwide, he’s finishing up the last year of his bachelor of arts in English rhetoric and professional writing while laddering into the journalism program to get a degree there, too.

Off campus, he likes to play and read with his two-year-old son, Sven, who is developing into quite the little man before Mike’s eyes, and he tries to find time for as many rounds of golf as he can afford. Every now and then you’ll see him somewhere trying to tune out the world while sinking into a good football game with a beer in his hand.

Don’t hesitate to contact Mike regarding anything editorial or design related in The Omega, whether you have a story to pitch or a comment on anything you read between these pages.

Taylor RoccaCopy/Web

Hailing from Calgary, Alta., and coming to The Omega via The Hockey News in Toronto, Taylor Rocca is a copy-editing force to be reckoned with. He is also very humble.

Entering his seventh year of post-secondary education, Tay-lor has a bachelor’s degree in recreation, sports and tourism from the University of Alber-ta and is working towards his bachelor of journalism degree at TRU.

While you might not see him news-hounding on campus like his other Omega compatriots, Taylor still holds a valuable spot on the ladder that is The Omega news-editing process. He puts the polish on all the content you read within this newsprint.

See a spelling mistake, gram-mar error or misplaced piece of punctuation? Blame this guy.

In his spare time, Taylor slugs away on the microphone at The X 92.5, TRU’s campus commu-nity radio station.

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Despite another academic year starting up, Old Main remains functional but still under construc-tion.

The roof went up over the two new floors of TRU’s main building this summer. This is the first of two phases and was scheduled to be fin-ished Sept. 6.

The shell of the building was completed at the end of August, but additional siding and finish-ing touches are now expected to be done at the end of the month.

Students and staff are asked not to use the entrances on the east wing of the building.

169 staff members were dis-

placed from Old Main during the construction, according to TRU’s website. All staff members returned to their offices the last week of Au-gust.

The second phase will begin next summer and is expected to be com-pleted before Sept. 2013.

According to Christopher Seguin, TRU’s vice president advancement, the first phase cost more than $1 million, which was covered by past surpluses.

“When the university has surplus funds at the end of the year [they go] to projects like this,” Seguin said.

The next phase is estimated at $9.5 million. TRU has applied to the province for $7.4 million and in-tends to fundraise the rest from pri-vate sources, according to Seguin.

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Under Construction

Construction on phase one of the Old Main revitalization is behind schedule, but should cause little disturbance to the fall semester. —PHOTO BY MARVIN BEATTY

The TRU wireless network will ask you to re-log in each time you attempt to connect to the web.

Rather than having to repeat-edly enter your credentials, sync your devices to the Eduroam net-work and every time you come to campus they will connect auto-matically.

Now you can encrypt your USB stick.

After plugging it into a USB port, click the drive icon on your screen. Select ‘Turn On Bitlock-er’ and enter a password.

Each time you plug in your USB it will ask you for that pass-word so no one else can access your files.

You can do this with your lap-top as well, essentially adding another password in order to con-nect.

To do so, make an appointment at the IT Service Desk, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m, BC-COL140 and HL104.

Storage space on the network has increased. Students can save 2GB of data on the H:/Drive com-pared to 500MB last year.

An additional 1GB is available on F:/Drive. Did you know you can access these files from off campus?

Remote access is available by logging in at http://truvpn.tru.ca or http://mytruvpn.tru.ca.

For any tech questions, contact the IT Service Desk at 250-852-6800 or [email protected].

Ω Roving EditorSamantha Garvey

Tech Tips

Ω Roving EditorSamantha Garvey

Prominent local figures, including Kamloops mayor Peter Milobar (far left) and TRU president Alan Shaver (grey suit, middle) cut the ribbon at the opening of the new TRU School of Law on Sept. 6, 2011. —OMEGA FILE PHOTO

After more than 30 years of the same law school options in Canada, TRU changed the landscape, open-ing a new law school in Sept. 2011.

After accepting 75 students into its inaugural class, how has the law school established itself over the first year of its existence?

“Our main theme, we are at-tempting to blend learning the law with learning the professional skills to put that knowledge to use,” said dean Chris Axwor-thy. “[That is] a unique combo and will make our students more marketable in the future.

“What we hear from lawyers across the prov-ince [is that] peo-ple are impressed with what we’ve achieved.”

But that was no easy feat. “Try-ing to establish law school at TRU has been an enormous chal-lenge,” Axworthy said.

E v e r y t h i n g from establishing salaries for new staff to admission for students through the registrar came with difficulty.

“At every turn, we’ve had chal-lenges at this university ... We have had significant success outside the university. All of our challenges have been within the university.”

“Part of the challenge is recog-nizing that law has different needs than an undergraduate program,” said Robert Fischer, president of the TRU Society of Law Students (SLSTRU).

“The growing pains of being new, setting up services and getting jobs and the career office, that was sort of a challenge.”

But the experience of the students may not reflect the obstacles of the first year. Fischer said the student body has established a camaraderie not found at other schools.

“It was a very good communal environment,” he said. “Everyone was pretty tight-knit and very help-ful. I found it very collegial and-talking to other students at other universities, at other law schools, that has been a real positive to TRU.”

Fischer added that the Kamloops law community has been excellent to the school, providing opportuni-ties to network with those already in the field.

TRU’s youth as a law school hasn’t kept the students away. Last year the school anticipated 65 students but sent out 75 ac-ceptance letters to create a buffer for rejections.

However, every student responded with a ‘yes’ in reply and 75 stu-dents joined the Kamloops cam-pus.

Kyle Nagy was one of those stu-dents.

He was accept-ed to TRU as well as the University of Ottawa.

He said the fact TRU is new did factor into his decision, but he chose it because he wants to live and work in B.C., so it would be bet-

ter to go to school and network here too.

“For students who are sure about themselves, it doesn’t matter the pedigree that’s behind them be-cause they’re going to get a quality education, great opportunity to net-work and relationship with lawyers in the community,” Fischer said.

This year, the law school re-ceived 600 applications and is ready to welcome 80 more students under the banner of first-year law.

Eventually the third and fourth floors of Old Main with be the home to law students, but the con-struction on that building is not scheduled to be complete until Sept. 2013.

In the meantime, the Brown Family House of Learning serves as a temporary home.

Ω Roving EditorSamantha Garvey

Law school flourishes despite complications

“Part of the challenge

is recogniz-ing that law has different

needs than an undergradu-

ate program.”

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While many past presidents of TRUSU can claim to be con-nected to the student union for a long time, not many can claim a tie that stretches back as far as current president Dustin Mc-Intyre’s.

When McIntyre was young, his mother was the secretary for the University College of the Cariboo’s student union, which later became TRUSU.

One of his f irst memories as a child involved the student union.

“I remember being a kid, sit-ting behind the front desk, play-ing with toys, while she worked the front desk and dealt with stu-dents,” he said.

Born in Kamloops, McIntyre moved to Vancouver when he was 11 to live with his mother, who eventually moved back to Kamloops when her son was en-tering grade 12.

“I stayed and lived by myself in Vancouver for grade 12 and then stayed there for about f ive years, then I decided it was time to come back home,” McIntyre said.

Before he came back, he at-tended Capilano University and Douglas College.

“I came to TRU in hopes of getting my acting degree,” he said.

“It just wasn’t the right f it for me, so I was bouncing around and then I ended up taking class-es with [anthropology professor] Lisa Cook and she was fantas-tic.”

McIntyre kept taking Cook’s anthropology classes until he decided to become an anthropol-ogy major with a First Nations

certif icate.“It resonated with me,” he said. “You get to study culture, as

well as history and you get to study different people. I really, really enjoyed it. It was chal-lenging.”

In his f irst year at TRU, Mc-Intyre worked at the TRUSU-run Common Grounds coffee shop. It was there he decided to run for the student union.

“I was really passionate about helping students,” he said. “I felt TRU could do a lot of great things and to do those properly I felt I had to be involved in TRU-SU.”

He first became the arts and science representative, then the vice president internal, and f i-nally president.

Heading into the new academ-ic year, two accomplishments stand out to McIntyre from his time as an elected member of TRUSU.

The f irst is being part of the successful lobbying effort ask-ing the city to accept more tran-sit hours to make the bus system more eff icient. Those changes will take effect this fall.

The other is getting the uni-versity to release exam dates earlier.

“It really makes an impact on every student,” he said.

“Students need to know if they can work, if they can go home, if they can travel back to their country. They need to know when their exams are.”

Over the summer, he and the TRUSU executive were also suc-cessful in getting state-of-the-art security phones installed where the new bike shed will be and the common area in front of the Campus Activity Centre.

Over the next year, McIntyre has two main goals, both of which are connected to tuition and the provincial election.

“My goal for my presidency this year is to get the board of governors to actually listen to us this year and take into consider-ation the needs of students and not increase tuition by two per cent,” he said.

But it’s not a failure of his pres-idency if TRUSU isn’t successful in doing that, in his opinion.

In fact, it’s rare to see a tuition hike increase at the rate of inf la-tion come to an end.

The College of New Caledo-nia’s Students’ Union was suc-cessful in stopping it for the 2011-12 school year. McIntyre said he was talking with them to discuss their strategy.

McIntyre also aims to increase student voter turnout in next year’s provincial election.

Over the next year, TRUSU will be hosting tables to get stu-dents registered to vote and to in-form them about post-secondary issues.

He hopes students will exam-ine each party and their respec-tive positions.

McIntyre said he faces two ma-jor challenges in his work. The first is student apathy and making them aware of the student union.

“Those are things we deal with every day, is making sure that people understand and feel that the student union is valuable to them,” he said.

The other challenge is effecting change in the university struc-ture.

“Once you’ve got something so big, it becomes an immovable ob-ject,” he said. “We have to help TRU change for the better to help students.”

From toddler to the topΩ News EditorDevan C. Tasa

A long road back to the Thompson Rivers University Students Union for McIntyre

All grown up, Dustin McIntyre returns to lead the student union his mother worked for all those years ago. —PHOTO BY MIKE DAVIES

SASKATOON (CUP) — For 14 days in late July and early August, two University of Saskatchewan students travelled the 1772-kilometre route of Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gate-way pipeline. During this time they took photos, captured video and docu-mented the personal stories of residents of the communities along the pipeline’s projected path.

Tomas Borsa, a political studies and psychology student, and Tristan Becker, a recent political studies grad-uate, made the trip from Bruderheim, Alberta to Kitimat, British Columbia. Teaming up with Skyler Flavelle from Whistler B.C., the group set out to cre-ate a multimedia project titled Line In The Sand.

Borsa blogged their travels at linein-thesand.ca while Becker and Flavelle took care of the photography and vid-eography, respectively.

According to their website, the proj-ect will culminate with a published book “comprised of images, essays and commentary from those affected by the pipeline.”

The Northern Gateway pipeline is a project by Enbridge Inc. — a Calgary-based energy company — that would carry an estimated 525,000 barrels of

heavy crude oil a day from Alberta’s oilsands to Canada’s West Coast. The project is intended to open up access to emerging Asian markets, where de-mand for oil is at an all-time high.

Many communities nestled around the Northern Gateway’s planned path-way feel that the pipeline’s construc-tion is beyond their control as efforts to protect their land have so far been futile, Borsa said.

He said the passing of Bill C-38, a 425-page omnibus budget bill that, along with several other new laws, al-lows the government to exempt federal projects from environmental assess-ment, greatly limited those who could speak at public hearings regarding the pipeline.

In addition, Enbridge has provided strict mediation that has reduced the topics open for discussion and limited a speaker’s time to 10 minutes.

Borsa said creating Line In The Sand was necessary to help share the opinions of those who are most con-cerned with the proposed pipeline.

What he found surprising was the clear-cut difference in public opinion between B.C. and Alberta. In B.C., where a vast amount of the pipeline will cut through First Nations territory, some communities oppose the pipe-line so strongly that they have rallied together for a ban on oil pipelines and

tanker projects within their territories. The majority of these communities de-pend heavily on already fragile ecosys-tems for their livelihoods and cannot afford the risk of an oil spill endanger-ing the environment.

The militance shown in communi-ties facing serious risks was shocking to Borsa, who said that people will go as far as lying down in front of bulldoz-ers to protect their land. The greater the risk to a community, the more open and willing the community members were to share their stories, he said.

Enbridge has offered communities along the projected path a 10 per cent equity stake in the project in an attempt to increase support for the pipeline. The company recommends that this money be used to fund cultural centres and build schools in their communities.

Borsa said that many communities have refused the offer and remain op-posed to the pipeline.

He said that there is no middle ground to be found for communities that support the pipeline but still har-bour concerns for the environment.

The few people that the Line In The Sand group found who are in favour of the Northern Gateway project in B.C. were Shari Green, mayor of Prince George, and Joanne Monaghan, mayor of Kitimat. Both were unavailable for comment when Line In The Sand re-

quested an interview.Borsa found that Albertan commu-

nities were generally accepting of the pipeline, due to what he believes is simply more familiarity with the min-ing and oil industries. Economically speaking, Alberta has more to gain than B.C., with more job creation and much more money going directly to the province — Alberta will receive $30 billion over a period of 30 years while B.C. will receive $6 billion.

Borsa said that Albertans were more concerned with whether or not Canada should wait for the price of oil to rise before opening up to inter-national markets or if the Asian mar-kets are the best place for Canadian resources to be exported to.

He added that if the project does move on to the construction phase, Line In The Sand must return.

“It ramps up the urgency of us go-ing back.”

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ABOVE AND BOTTOM LEFT: Some of the European inspired architecture that welcomes, if also confuses, visitors to the village of Sun PeaksBELOW: Sun Peaks plays host to many great events, such as the free acoustic show headlined by Matthew Good on Sept. 1. —PHOTOS BY KERGIN/DAVIES

A mere 45 minute drive northeast (give or take) from Thompson Riv-ers University, perched on the side of Tod Mountain, or rather nestled in the valley below, is the village of Sun Peaks.

Most know the name. It is, af-ter all, the second largest ski resort in Western Canada (behind only-Whistler Blackcomb) and if you’re in Kamloops, you see their signs and promotional material seemingly ev-erywhere.

What most don’t realize, however, is that it’s much more than a ski hill. It’s a community of about 500 per-manent residents, complete with a mayor, a grocery store and even a fire hall — and it’s growing.

For the outdoorsy folk, head up to the village before the snow flies for a round of golf at the highest elevation you can swing a club at in B.C. or hit the trails on your mountain bike.

Or you can join in on the North Face Dirty Feet Mountain Run, being held this weekend.

On Sept. 8 runners can take on the valley floor for a five-kilometre run, or be more ambitious and take on the mountain itself for a 16-kilometre trek up the face of the mountain and back.

For a more social event, there’s the upcoming authentic Bavarian Okto-berfest.

“There’s a bunch of ex-patriot Ger-mans putting it on, so it’ll be truly an authentic experience, complete with the costumes, hats and dancing,” said Brandi Schier, coordinator of media and marketing for Sun Peaks Resort.

And of course, come November, there’s the reason that most people know of Sun Peaks — the world-

class ski resort opens and floods with visitors from all over the world.

The Austrian Nordic Ski Team uses it for their training, so that is saying something.

“It doesn’t have to be hard on a stu-dent budget, as some people think,” said Schier, pointing out there’s a misconception about the expense of winter sports.

September and October is a great time to look for cheap gear, accord-ing to Schier. “People are looking to upgrade,” she said, “and they’d like some money to put towards that new gear, so they’re willing to get rid of some pretty gently used gear at a good price.”

She also suggested carpooling and buying a season’s pass as ways to make it less costly to head up for some winter fun.

“You only have to make it up about seven or eight times to get the value out of the pass,” she said.

For those who aren’t downhill-seekers, there are plenty of ways to experience a Canadian winter that don’t involve lift-tickets. Snowshoe-ing, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and tubing are all available at the village.

The outdoor activities aren’t the only reason to make the trip up, ac-cording to Schier.

“It’s a great place to meet people,” she said. “There’s a pretty healthy student body that comes up here reg-ularly. I’ve always found it to be an extension of the TRU social scene.”

For more information on the vil-lage of Sun Peaks, the resort or any of the various amenities available go to sunpeaksresort.com or grab a few friends and make the quick trip up Highway 5 to Heffley Creek and take a right up into the hills.

You’ll be there in no time and can see it for yourself.

Editor-in-ChiefMike Davies

Not just a ski resort, but oh what a ski resort

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With download sales increas-ing each month and physical copies of songs being sold less and less, the web is becoming the home of new music, away from MTV and broadcast ra-dio. Even one of the most tradi-tional of broadcasters has made a move into web-based music platforms.

CBC, the old, stuffy, boring father of Canadian broadcast media, has created a unique, us-er-friendly popular music cen-tric website.

CBC Music is similar to what Myspace has become, with pag-es for bands to put their music in an effort to share it with fans.

Rather than the unfocused mess that can occur on Myspace, CBC Music is a more curated place with a goal.

It calls itself the new home of Canadian indie music and it’s understandable why it would make that claim.

It provides space for musi-cians to post songs, bios and so-cial media links, allowing fans access to bands, whether they are up-and-coming or long-time veterans.

Fans can also sign up, listen to music and put together playlists of their favourite songs and par-ticipate in discussions on a vari-ety of topics hosted on the site.

It’s not just a place for art-ists to show off their wares and

consumers to pick through what they like.

Online radio stations play mu-sic constantly and there are some hosted programs with semi-well known hosts and programs that are turned into podcasts.

The most well known of these is probably the R3-30.

R3 is a reference to the fact CBC Music used to be known as Radio 3, and 30 is the number of songs counted down each week; the classic look back at the pop-ular songs of the week.

With a multi-faceted platform like this, CBC Music did get it-self into some legal hot water with music and broadcast cor-porations who were upset that CBC was, in some ways, cir-cumnavigating the established corporate industry, but the na-tional broadcaster was victori-ous in court.

What makes this all so slick is the fact it’s very much directed at younger generations whose enter tainment and lifestyle is based online.

Young people aren’t turning on the TV or tuning the radio.

When they do go out, activi-ties often have a web-related aspect, be it people Tweeting, posting photos online, or orga-nizing through Facebook.

For media companies, f inding a way to gain consumers online is the big battle for our genera-tion and CBC Music is making a strong move.

Oh, and it’s free.

Ω Arts and Entertainment EditorBrendan Kergin

CBC gets into web-based music

WINDSOR (CUP) — The stu-dent diet is famously known for the staples of Kraft Dinner, ra-men noodles and bags of frozen perogies that only cost a few bucks.

But imagine your mac and cheese spiced up with some fresh hot pepper or a nice kale salad to complement your ramen. Heck, how about just some nice herbs to liven up your frozen food? It’s entirely easy and possible to grow these fresh foods no matter how little space you have.

Artist and gardener Saman-tha Lefort was living in a tiny Vancouver apartment when she decided she wanted fresh food 24/7, 365 days a year. “I didn’t have access to a balcony or a community garden … I wanted something that was fresh and as close to the soil as I could get it.”

The importance of truly fresh herbs, vegetables and fruit can’t be understated. “As soon as you pick any fruit or vegetable from the stalk, it starts to lose a good portion of its nutrients.”

Produce from the grocery store has to travel hundreds of miles before it can be purchased — by the time it is, a lot of nu-trients are gone. “Eating food that as close to the ground as possible as soon as it is picked is healthier for you.”

When getting started, Lefort recommends only starting with the food you actually want to eat.

“Use stuff that’s simple — herbs are the best thing to start with because you can use them a lot and you get used to inter-acting with them in your kitchen space or dorm space.”

Herbs such as mint grow like weeds so they don’t need a lot of support to get going (they also allow you to make delicious and fresh mojitos). You can also purchase starter herbs that allow you to get a head start on grow-ing instead growing right from the seed.

The Internet is a treasure trove of gardening information — treehugger.com, letspatch.tumblr.com and victorygardens-vancouver.tumblr.com all have great information on container gardening.

Lefort was kind enough to give The Lance a primer on how to grow our own herbs and veg-gies quickly and easily in sim-ple containers that can be made from found objects.

Container gardening: A how to:

This guide will help you build a self-watering water bottle con-tainer to grow herbs in.

You need:• a bottle with a spout• soil• some rocks• a piece of cotton or wa-

ter absorbent fabric (it needs to plug the hole of the spout)

• seeds, or an herb starter

Step 1) Cut the water bottle about ¼ from the bottom so that the planting area is larger than the water reservoir

Step 2) Place your fabric through the spout and tie a knot in the side that will make up the planting area. This is so soil doesn’t breach through.

Step 3) Put some drainage rocks in the bottle all around the fabric — this provides drainage and stops the soil for mixing with the water.

Frosh 2012: DIY container gardening for your dorm roomThe Lance (University of Windsor)H.G. Watson

—IMAGE COURTESY THE LANCE

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Jon and Roy have been around Victoria for awhile and don’t really own a huge name in the mainstream.

Despite this, odds are you’ve heard a song or two of theirs. The catchy little folk duo keeps it basic with an acoustic guitar and drums.

Basic, yes — simple, not al-ways.

Some of Jon and Roy’s perfect little audio gems have popped up on commercials and TV shows across North America, including Scotiabank and Volkswagen ad-vertisements.

The key to their success seems to be the fact they thrive on making enjoyable music.

It’s not edgy or dangerous or groundbreaking.

You can play it for your grand-mother or four-year-old nephew. While normally that would hint at something bland with beige lyrics, that’s just not the case.

Jon and Roy have found some-thing pop groups in the 1950s and ‘60s had in some ways, and reinvented it to create a relaxed West Coast sound. To my ears, it’s catchy, relaxing and relat-able, which is gold.

With four albums out (and some solo work by Jon) there’s plenty to choose from, but the happiest little song ever is “Lit-tle Bit of Love.” You can’t not like it. Your ears won’t allow it.

Ever wonder what might occur if the musical musings of Iron Maiden, Daft Punk and Justice were to make sweet love and conceive an even more dynamic, powerful and fun group of performers?

Wonder no more.Tupper Ware Remix Party (TWRP)

was originally formed in Halifax, N.S., though now operate out of To-ronto.

With high-energy keys and gui-tars, TWRP wows audiences with bombastic, over-the-top theatrics and costumes tied together with an outer-space storyline.

The story goes that TWRP was formed by a group of extra-terrestrials who crash-landed on Earth, eventual-ly taking human forms in an effort to defeat boredom not only for their own good, but for the good of humankind.

Electronic party rock is the best way to describe the tunes of this out-landish group of enthusiastic and cre-ative musicians.

Their act has earned them enough notoriety to land opening gigs with bands such as Shout Out Out Out Out, Mother Mother, and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes.

Apart from preparing for the re-lease of a brand-new five-song EP, en-titled The Device in mid-September, the band claims to have assisted with the landing of NASA’s Curiousity rover on Mars while also “incubating a legion of Neil Armstrong clones to expedite the human race’s exploration of outer space.”

Check out the tracks “LazerHorse “and “Over 9000!!!” and you will be abducted by the electro-rock outra-geousness that is TWRP.

Ye Olde Canadian Music Corner

Ω Copy/WebEditorTaylor Rocca

Ω Arts and Entertainment EditorBrendan Kergin

Kergin and Rocca think they’re qualified to critique Canadian music because they have a radio show. Think you can do better? Contact Mike at [email protected] with a couple-hundred words on a lesser-known

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Canadian rock icon Matthew Good headlined a stripped down, acoustic day at Sun Peaks Resort with Victoria’s Vince Vaccaro, Qualicum Beach’s Wil and Van-couver’s Stef Lang.

Headliner Matthew Good is one of the essentials in Canadian rock over the last 20 years.

No longer the skinny lead singer of an angry quartet, the man has matured.

While there is evidence in the albums, it’s more evident on stage.

Totally comfortable in front of 3,000 people at the peak, he opened with the classic “Strange Days” and proceeded bouncing between his band’s material, his solo work and an at-ease back-and-forth with the audience.

With a stiff drink, Good shared a meandering series of thoughts between songs, at one point stop-ping for a smoke obtained from the crowd which resulted in him nearly being hit by a lighter thrown by an overly excited fan from 50 feet away.

It was an interesting chance to see an artist sometimes known

as arrogant and pretentious be-ing himself on stage, with an attitude that suggested he was playing a few songs for friends instead of an incredibly varied demographic sitting on the side of a ski hill.

Vince Vaccaro started the day off completely alone, just him-self and a six string guitar open-ing the festivities.

In bright red plaid with a wilt-ing mohawk he looked like a punk rocker on his day off.

Vaccaro’s performance was more akin to a busker, playing with energy and force despite the lack of accompaniment.

A spotty attendance early in the day didn’t slow Vaccaro, who stayed upbeat playing a selec-tion of indie acoustic songs.

His performance was aided by the fact many of his songs origi-nate with an acoustic guitar.

Wil took up the cause as a duo, with Wil Mimnaugh bringing drummer Kevin Haughton along.

An experienced pair, Wil’s genre lands more in the folksy rock area, with a heavy, stomp-ing, up-tempo rhythm and a gui-tar with occasional twang in its driving chords.

With crazy strings hanging off the end of his guitar, and a great

beard, the performance injected energy into the growing crowd. Mimnaugh looked like a man en-thusiastically passionate about playing the music and apprecia-tive of the crowd’s attention.

By the time Stef Lang, wear-ing extraordinary pants, had set up on stage with a laptop on a stool, there was an interesting mix of people before her, with day trippers, vacationing fami-lies, permanent residents and the financially well-off travellers expected at a resort.

With a Nelly Furtado-esque style and songs themes rang-ing from bad break-ups to cri-tiques on society’s ideal attrac-tive woman, Lang seemed a pop rock pleaser, playing to a broad crowd.

She relied on the laptop for rhythm and to f ill out her sound.

An outdoor stage at the base of the ski hill offered audience members the option of a free gen-eral admission area or a ticketed VIP section directly in front.

With such a large free area for people to set up blankets and chairs right next to the centre of Sun Peaks, the day took on a fes-tival feel with the f irst musician on stage at 1 p.m. and Good leav-ing around 7:45 p.m.

Ω Arts and Entertainment EditorBrendan Kergin

Canadian icon at Sun PeaksMatthew Good and guests play a free show at the mountain

ABOVE: Matthew Good headlines the acoustic show at Sun Peaks Sept. 1.BELOW: Wil rocks out and gets the crowd going before Stef Lang (bottom) takes over.

—PHOTOS BY BRENDAN KERGIN

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Start the new school year in style be-cause summer isn’t completely over and bright colours are still in. Play them up. Kamloops has a great local selection of fashion, there’s no need to drive to Van-couver to find chic, trendy outfits.

For the first week of school try a little vintage inspiration with a pair of flatter-ing, bright-coloured, high-waisted shorts, combined with a white front-tie top. You can make your legs look miles long in amazing black wedge ankle boots, both trendy and comfortable. Take advantage of the last summer days with a Cleopatra inspired golden necklace, zirconia studs and black and snake skin cuffs. This look works for school because it’s a classy, laid-back and playful look. Pair the out-fit with a messy undone hairstyle and minimal makeup. Everything pictured is student priced too, just under $70 at the Stitches in nearby Aberdeen Mall.

Fashion looks locally:

Ideas for chic looks on a budget

Ω Contributor

Dora Rodriguez

After the success of Midnight in Paris, it seems Woody Allen liked the idea of using a famous and historic European city as the setting for a film. In To Rome With Love the one central plot point for all the stories is the city.

The film is four stories, at some points five, as one story splits in two for a while.

There’s a clerk who becomes inexplicably famous, a newly-wed couple who become sepa-rated on their honeymoon, a shower-singer who becomes an operatic-sensation and an archi-tect with a romantic dilemma and what appears to be an semi-visi-ble friend.

While romance, cheating, sex and fame are themes touched on often by each story, there isn’t much that ties them together.

The characters never interact with people from the other plots, they don’t all visit the same site and it’s not even clear how long each story is.

One appears to take place over an afternoon or day, while others could be days or weeks, and an-other has to be months.

While Allen has never found the constraints of logic particu-larly binding, it does leave the audience wondering at times.

Of course, there are plenty of scenes, dialogue and cinematog-raphy to charm us, winning us over with quick wit, clever shots and twisty plots.

It lacks the grandeur of a film, and the jumping back and forth between stories seems unneces-sary since they aren’t linked in anyway.

There isn’t a culminating scene where they all tie together, so why not put them one after an-other and not leave the audience waiting for that moment?

Aside from that, it’s a Woody Allen film, full of great lines and

put-downs, absurd moments and plot twists that leave reality be-hind.

There’s also a great deal of ref-erential humour for those well-educated in literature, art and the more high-class cultural in-terests, but while it’s fun to hear an Ezra Pound line slipped in, it seems the references are less homage to the originator and more often used as the set up to an insult.

The characters come off pretty self-absorbed most of the time. The Italian actors introduced to North American audiences are

great and international star Ro-berto Benigni has the strongest single performance as the bewil-dered clerk.

In general, the Italian language plots seem more relatable than the egotistical Americans, but that’s Allen’s style lately.

In short, To Rome With Love is not Allen’s finest work. If you’ve seen Midnight in Paris and en-joyed the European scenery as a background/almost a character, To Rome With Love is a passable follow-up. If you haven’t seen Midnight in Paris, watch that first.

Ω Arts and Entertainment EditorBrendan Kergin

Woody Allen at it again Belle Starr intrigues with selection of covers

Three women take to the fiddles and vocals in the newly-formed Belle Starr. The trio takes its name from an Oklahoman outlaw, a rare female bandit in the Old West, however, the band is a Ca-nadian creation.

Each woman has taken her own respective path to the band; Ken-del Carson grew up in Alberta and Victoria playing in sympho-nies and Celtic bands, Ottawa native Stephanie Cadman is not just a fiddler, but an experienced step dancer, while Miranda Mul-holland of Guelph, Ont. also has Celtic music experience in ad-dition to her time with the well-known indie band Great Lake Swimmers.

The EP is the women’s first re-lease as Belle Starr and a step in a new direction.

While all have some Celtic background, The Burning of At-lanta is firmly in the western genres.

Covering songs by Dolly Parton and Fred Eaglesmith will do that. In fact, all the songs are covers.

While the fiddles are prominent at points, the music is filled out with a number of other musicians. All the women provide vocals though, harmonizing well.

The EP star ts off in a slightly strange place with a version of the Talking Heads “This Must Be The Place,” but it works, as much a testament to David Byrnes’ song-writing as Belle Starr’s re-interpretation, re-placing electronic sounds with f iddle and giving the post-punk song a fuller sound.

From there the pieces are much closer to the originals, as they cover songs originally down as folk/country/roots.

While “Summerlea” is a great sad cowboy song and “Jolene” is yet again done well, there isn’t much to differentiate Belle Starr from a variety of similar acts.

While press releases and ad-vertising media tout them as great f iddle players, the EP lacks this to a certain extent. With the songs’ standard struc-tures, there isn’t much solo jam-ming, which would seem to be something they would want to play up.

The vocal harmonies are great, but when nearly every photo features the band members hold-ing a f iddles, you might expect a bit more.

I wouldn’t spend money on a studio album, but it would be in-teresting to see Belle Starr play live where those f iddle skills might be on display.

Ω Arts and Entertainment EditorBrendan Kergin

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WolfPack golf preview: 2012

The TRU WolfPack golf team has undergone drastic roster changes heading into the 2012 season includ-ing the addition of Natasha MacK-enzie, the first female golfer in the program’s history.

A native of Kamloops, MacKenzie will blaze the trail for the ladies pro-gram four years after the addition of the golf team to TRU’s athletic port-folio.

“[Being on the team] is awesome, it’s nice to get it started,” said MacK-enzie, whose aspirations of playing for TRU started back in 2011.

“At the beginning there was a little bit more pressure. Having a girl on the team I kind of had to prove my-self, but now it’s cool and we all get along.”

MacKenzie has been golfing for three years and was turned on to the sport at the urging of her husband. She already boasts a career best round of even par, but is still mod-est and open about areas where she needs to improve.

“Long irons,” said MacKenzie, laughing, “and my mental game. It’s tough, when you’re down a couple strokes, it’s hard to have the mindset to get it back.”

MacKenzie is the only athlete to commit to the ladies side of the pro-gram, though it is an area that has plenty of room for growth.

In the team golf setup, the Wolf-Pack could have up to three ladies competing, with only two scores counting to the overall team score. Should the demand be there, the pro-gram has space to carry up to five athletes.

The development of the ladies pro-gram is something that has come on suddenly, but it’s a development that

head coach Bill Bilton Jr. is pleased to see.

“My commitment to the univer-sity was that if, or when, a [ladies] team would come up I would take it on as well. It makes sense that the kids practice here at The Dunes, I’m coaching them, might as well do that at the same time,” said Bilton, who is also the vice-president of operations at The Dunes at Kamloops.

“The girls team kind of just evolved at the last minute. Natasha came to me just a month ago. So we look to build on that going forward.”

While the introduction of the ladies program is a huge step for the univer-sity and its athletics program, it will come with its fair share of challenges. The golf team receives support from the university, but little to no funding, which means players are required to fundraise for their seasons. It’s cer-tainly the largest challenge facing both the men’s and women’s team this season.

“They have to bring the community

together in order to make the program work, to the tune of $20,000-$30,000 per year. So it’s a big financial obliga-tion,” Bilton said. “But as far as the cohesiveness of the team it’s all good. There’s a good chemistry there.”

The golf team has undergone dras-tic changes this season, with only two players returning to the roster. Chase Broadfoot and Tim Birk are the team’s sole veterans and will be counted on to lead a squad full of youngsters.

That said, age doesn’t necessarily mean much in the world of competi-tive sports and coach Bilton has liked what he’s seen from some of the new recruits. Bilton singled out Nic Cor-no, shooting consistently in the low seventies, as the newcomer who has impressed most in the young season.

“I like to hear it. It just shows that the practice we’ve been putting in has really helped my game,” Corno said. “I just want to do well as an individ-ual and try and help our team finish in the top three so we can make na-tionals.”

The Canadian Collegiate Ath-letic Association (CCAA) National Championship will take place in Os-hawa this season and it’s clear that the WolfPack is intent on being one of the teams to make it there. It would be a return to form for the team, who won the championship in 2009.

“Obviously the focus, you can’t lose your focus, is on winning a pro-vincial championship,” Bilton said. “Then from there, hopefully we can earn a spot [at nationals] and head that way.”

Regardless of how the team finish-es this season, it’s clear that the pro-gram is heading in the right direction.

The WolfPack has enjoyed a fair amount of success in its early exis-tence. The addition of the women’s program and its ability to attract

standout first year athletes like Nic Corno demonstrates the strength of its recruitment efforts. Access to a facility like The Dunes at Kamloops and a solid coaching staff should bring the team success for years to come.

For Natasha, just being a part of the team is a victory of sorts. It’s clear that the last few weeks have been a

whirlwind, but it hasn’t dampened her enthusiasm.

“I’m just excited to get started,” MacKenzie said. “I’ve never played against any other universities, this is all new to me, but it’s going to be a really good experience.”

The WolfPack will host the sea-son’s opening tournament Sept. 8-9 at The Dunes at Kamloops.

Ω Sports EditorAdam Williams

New recruits and a ladies program have team looking to make big strides

She may have only been golfing for three years, but Natasha MacKenzie has already shot even-par and joins WolfPack golf as its first female member.—PHOTO COURTESY TRU ATHLETICS

WolfPack golfer Natasha MacKenzie (Photo courtesy of TRU Athletics)

BURNABY (CUP) — The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has condi-tionally approved Simon Fraser University (SFU) for member-ship. This will make SFU the f irst Canadian school to be ac-cepted in the century-old orga-nization.

While SFU has been a mem-ber for the past three years, the decision was made recently to grant an exception to SFU’s lack of U.S. accreditation in order to compete in the post-season. This gives SFU the chance to win an NCAA national — now interna-tional — championship.

“It’s the culmination of a to-tal campus commitment from President Petter to Tim Rahilly to everyone you can think of, to become the f irst international school to join the NCAA,” SFU’s athletic director, Milt Richards, told The Peak. “It’s a tribute to Simon Fraser; if we weren’t such a great university academically, this wouldn’t happen.

“To make a long story short, the president’s council [the poli-cy makers for Division Two] had a meeting,” Richards explained.

“They discussed it and basically said, ‘Here’s what we’re going to do for Simon Fraser: as long as you’re a candidate for accredita-tion,’ which we are, ‘as long as you’re accredited by your coun-try’s accreditation, we’ll waive the bylaw that says you have to be accredited by a U.S. accredi-tation.’ ”

While Canada has no accredi-tation agencies similar to those in the U.S., SFU’s membership in the Association of Colleg-es and Universities of Canada (AUCC) has served as an accept-able replacement. The AUCC is a lobby group that represents over 90 universities nationally.

Meanwhile, SFU is current-ly still in the process of gain-ing U.S. accreditation with the Northwest Commission on Col-leges and Universities (NW-CCU). It is projected that SFU will not earn full accreditation until 2017.

Richards made it clear that de-spite being in the NCAA, SFU teams will still compete against their Canadian rivals.

“We would not have enough games and contests and matches if we only played U.S. schools, and we are a Canadian institu-tion, and we’re proud of being in Canada,” said Richards.

Richards explained that the process for joining NCAA’s Division Two — the only divi-sion that has voted to allow in-ternational institutions to join — takes three years. In the f irst two years, the candidate institu-tion is ineligible for champion-ships.

He stated that last year’s men’s soccer, women’s basketball, track and f ield athletes, swim-ming, and wrestling all would have had good chances to be in the NCAA nationals, but were ineligible. “Softball would have made it the way they f inished the season,” said Richards.

“When you have a really com-petitive program and you tell a student athlete that they can’t compete in championships? You hate to talk about negative re-cruiting, but you know other people talked about that; well that’s now been removed. That’s a big deal.”

“I’m ecstatic for the whole department, we definitely have some very strong teams,” said volleyball head coach Lisa Su-latycki.

“You look at the men’s soccer team last year, who didn’t get their chance, and now they’re going to have their chance to do that.”

SFU conditionally approved for NCAA as first non-American schoolThe Peak (SFU)David Dyck

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