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We're Number 1! UCFV Men's basketball teamdominates provincials New documentarv filmexposes
by Desiree Mayhew
Ladies and Gentlemen, let's give a warm round of applause to the Number One collegiate team in the province ...our very own, UCFV Cascades!
RCMP by Ben Mahony
LETHBRIDGE, Alb. (CUP) - A controversial new documentary that depicts RCMP officers fabricating evidence against native people is causing a sensation in British Columbia, and is likely to gain national attention very soon. Above the Law 2, -an independently produced film, argues that the RCMP and then British Columbia Attorney-General Ujjal Dosanjh who was recently sworn in as BC's premier - lied to the media after police shot at Native protesters at the Gustafsen Lake standoff in 1995.
The movie depicts RCMP and Canadian military officials as being • ' . in a war against a small group of traditional Native Sun Dancers. The standard image of Mounties as beacons of fairness comes under attack in scenes that show RCMP officers in back room discussions falsifying information. "Smear campaigns are our specialty," one officer remarks. Much of the film consists of footage that was taken during the Gustafsen siege by the RCMP's own cameras. During the summer of 1995 a group of native people held a sun dance on Shuswap territory, near 100-Mile House, in the province's interior. After resisting an eviction attempt by an American cattle rancher who claimed ownership of the land, several Shuswap maintained they, like all native nations within BC's provincial borders, never ceded or sold any portion of their territory to Canada. The conflict came to an end when 400 RCMP officers confronted the 18 Native protesters.
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After finishing a spectacular season with a 16-1 record, the UCFV Cascade men didn't seem to have much to worry about when it came to the provincial playoffs. They were unbeaten in all but one game, with most point spreads between 10 and 25 points. Of course, there were a few nail biters, and more than one run-away, but it was a loss to the Langara Falcons late in the season that led to the final showdown on the night of Saturday March 4. The only loss in the season was given to the Cascades by the Falcons in their last game in the lower mainland held at Langara College. It was a rough game from the start, with foul calls on what seemed like every Cascade play. The first half began close, but by halftime, it was obvious the men were struggling to keep up with the Desiree Mayhew /cascade fouls. The second half was no better, and in the end, they lost by 9 points. Not a bad feat considering the total number of times the two teams went to the foul line: UCFV-11, Langara-44. At the end of the night, UCFV was left with a 1-and-1 record Scotia and CIBC were no longer interested against Langara heading into in administering the national student loan their last weekend of regular season play before the playoffs. system.
Ottawa takesoverstudent loans, banks pullout by Alejandro Bustos TORONTO CUP) - The federal government is taking over the Canada Student Loans system from some of the country's major banks, a Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) official announced last week. But in the wake of the announcement, made during a press conference in Hull, Que., a crucial question remains unanswered: will Ottawa spend more money running the program than the banks? Thomas Townsend, director-general for learning and literacy at HRDC, said in Hull that the Royal Bank, Bank of Nova
Conflicting media reports last week said UCFV and Langara, ranked number 1 and 2 in the province the loan system costs anywhere from $1-billion to $1.8-billion a year to adminis- respectively, were given first round byes in the playoffs. ter. When asked how much the loan system really costs per year, a feder- Round 2 had Langara up against al government official said he wasn't sure. the University College of the Cariboo, a team that put up a great fight, but eventually suc"We can't calculate the cost last year because we were not administering the cumbed to Langara's veteran system," said Gino Trifiro, a spokesperson style of playing, losing 79-74. for HRDC. "What we can say is that start- UCFV was up against Malaspina ing August 1 we will have to raise the cap- Community College, in what ital to run the program, and that is $1.8-bil- proved to be a trial. Down by 6 Cascades continued on lion." Ottawa continued on page 3. page 2.
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