Comments for The Cascade l UFV's Student Press Since 1993 http://ufvcascade.ca UFV's Student Press Since 1993 Fri, 18 May 2012 19:24:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Well, it has to be someone’s problem by William Brooke http://ufvcascade.ca/2012/05/11/well-it-has-to-be-someones-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-13525 William Brooke Fri, 18 May 2012 19:24:17 +0000 http://ufvcascade.ca/?p=9893#comment-13525 As a UFV student with a legitimate and unaddressed educational concern I contacted the UFV Arts Advice Centre, Educational Advising Services, the Career Centre, the Department of Research and Graduate Studies, and finally the office of the President. Each of these offices and their respective representatives were unable to offer assistance. I then contacted the Ministry of Advanced Education, whose representatives were also unable to offer any assistance. Our administrators and staff at UFV as well as the public servants at the Ministry of Advanced Education should not be met with our continued and collective silence. When the bulk of us remain silent, the voices of the few people who do speak out remain hearable as ‘moans’, as expressions of aversion or grievance, rather than being heard as potential contributions to a conversation in which a request for further analysis and a desire for genuine change are communicated. It is encouraging for the future of UFV to see a new writer voicing these concerns. I wish you the best in your educational pursuits, Daryl, and hope that you will continue to endeavour to reach your academic goals through thick and thin. As a UFV student with a legitimate and unaddressed educational concern I contacted the UFV Arts Advice Centre, Educational Advising Services, the Career Centre, the Department of Research and Graduate Studies, and finally the office of the President. Each of these offices and their respective representatives were unable to offer assistance. I then contacted the Ministry of Advanced Education, whose representatives were also unable to offer any assistance.

Our administrators and staff at UFV as well as the public servants at the Ministry of Advanced Education should not be met with our continued and collective silence. When the bulk of us remain silent, the voices of the few people who do speak out remain hearable as ‘moans’, as expressions of aversion or grievance, rather than being heard as potential contributions to a conversation in which a request for further analysis and a desire for genuine change are communicated.

It is encouraging for the future of UFV to see a new writer voicing these concerns. I wish you the best in your educational pursuits, Daryl, and hope that you will continue to endeavour to reach your academic goals through thick and thin.

]]> Comment on Well, it has to be someone’s problem by Gabe http://ufvcascade.ca/2012/05/11/well-it-has-to-be-someones-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-13521 Gabe Fri, 18 May 2012 05:06:19 +0000 http://ufvcascade.ca/?p=9893#comment-13521 Has it occurred to you that the problem is not with UFV but with the level of funding that the university receives from the provincial government? I'm sure most departments at UFV would love to offer more classes in the summer semester if they had the funding to allow them to do so. Don't think that the lack of classes is simply because professors don't want to teach in the summer - in fact, many sessional instructors would be more than happy to do so since it would mean a consistent paycheck for the entire year. It's because each department at a university receives a certain number of sections (classes) that it can teach in a given year. This set number of sections means that most departments only offer classes in the Fall and Winter semesters since that is when most students are around and willing to take them. Hence, if the university funds more sections in a year, departments can offer more classes, including in the summer semester. But in order to fund more sections, the university needs more funding from the provincial government (Believe it or not, your tuition fees are not enough to cover the costs associated with running a university). So don't write to or call the UFV administration unnecessarily about a problem that they didn't create, nor can they fix. Instead, write or call your local MLA and other representatives at the Ministry of Advanced Education who have the power to provide the level of funding that would allow UFV to increase its FTEs in order to provide more classes not just in the summer, but in all semesters. By the way, I'm a student, not a representative of the university or something. :P Has it occurred to you that the problem is not with UFV but with the level of funding that the university receives from the provincial government? I’m sure most departments at UFV would love to offer more classes in the summer semester if they had the funding to allow them to do so. Don’t think that the lack of classes is simply because professors don’t want to teach in the summer – in fact, many sessional instructors would be more than happy to do so since it would mean a consistent paycheck for the entire year. It’s because each department at a university receives a certain number of sections (classes) that it can teach in a given year. This set number of sections means that most departments only offer classes in the Fall and Winter semesters since that is when most students are around and willing to take them. Hence, if the university funds more sections in a year, departments can offer more classes, including in the summer semester. But in order to fund more sections, the university needs more funding from the provincial government (Believe it or not, your tuition fees are not enough to cover the costs associated with running a university).

So don’t write to or call the UFV administration unnecessarily about a problem that they didn’t create, nor can they fix. Instead, write or call your local MLA and other representatives at the Ministry of Advanced Education who have the power to provide the level of funding that would allow UFV to increase its FTEs in order to provide more classes not just in the summer, but in all semesters.

By the way, I’m a student, not a representative of the university or something. :P

]]> Comment on SoundBites (Poor Moon, Paul Weller, Of Monsters and Men, Old Mare) by Review from the Cascade UFV student press | Old Mare http://ufvcascade.ca/2012/04/06/soundbites-poor-moon-paul-weller-of-monsters-and-men-old-mare/comment-page-1/#comment-13508 Review from the Cascade UFV student press | Old Mare Wed, 16 May 2012 21:50:24 +0000 http://ufvcascade.ca/?p=9517#comment-13508 [...] http://ufvcascade.ca/2012/04/06/soundbites-poor-moon-paul-weller-of-monsters-and-men-old-mare/ [...] [...] http://ufvcascade.ca/2012/04/06/soundbites-poor-moon-paul-weller-of-monsters-and-men-old-mare/ [...]

]]> Comment on Haute Stuff: Sunglasses for him and her by Ali http://ufvcascade.ca/2012/05/15/haute-stuff-sunglasses-for-him-and-her/comment-page-1/#comment-13505 Ali Wed, 16 May 2012 17:47:16 +0000 http://ufvcascade.ca/?p=9929#comment-13505 Leanna.... help my eyes. They need sunglasses. Leanna…. help my eyes. They need sunglasses.

]]> Comment on Piracy: labels hate it, artists love it by Nick http://ufvcascade.ca/2012/05/15/piracy-labels-hate-it-artists-love-it/comment-page-1/#comment-13493 Nick Tue, 15 May 2012 21:19:28 +0000 http://ufvcascade.ca/?p=9901#comment-13493 Great article. It really is the record labels that have the most to lose through loss of album sales. These days, bands make most of their money through concert tickets and merch sales. I read a Dutch study which indicated that those who download free music and movies do not decrease their entertainment budgets, meaning that many people are simply consuming more culture. Ultimately, these people will dish out for the works they really like, making them more savvy entertainment consumers. Either that or they will pay back the artists in other ways like attending concerts. Major labels are particularly anxious because emergent business models are slowly edging them out. The dinosaurs of the music industry are dying a slow, painful, and public death. As that one guy once sang, "He that gets hurt will be he who has stalled." The whole system is a little more problematic for films, where there are few other ways for those involved to recouperate costs. Great article. It really is the record labels that have the most to lose through loss of album sales. These days, bands make most of their money through concert tickets and merch sales. I read a Dutch study which indicated that those who download free music and movies do not decrease their entertainment budgets, meaning that many people are simply consuming more culture. Ultimately, these people will dish out for the works they really like, making them more savvy entertainment consumers. Either that or they will pay back the artists in other ways like attending concerts. Major labels are particularly anxious because emergent business models are slowly edging them out. The dinosaurs of the music industry are dying a slow, painful, and public death. As that one guy once sang, “He that gets hurt will be he who has stalled.”

The whole system is a little more problematic for films, where there are few other ways for those involved to recouperate costs.

]]> Comment on Ocean Wise: sustainable seafood? by danvan http://ufvcascade.ca/2012/05/14/ocean-wise-sustainable-seafood/comment-page-1/#comment-13489 danvan Tue, 15 May 2012 18:31:32 +0000 http://ufvcascade.ca/?p=9883#comment-13489 Interesting and well-researched article! I came here to find info on the SUS and ended up getting caught-up in this fascinating piece of journalism! Interesting and well-researched article! I came here to find info on the SUS and ended up getting caught-up in this fascinating piece of journalism!

]]> Comment on Album Review: The Music of Smash by TC http://ufvcascade.ca/2012/05/11/album-review-the-music-of-smash/comment-page-1/#comment-13480 TC Sun, 13 May 2012 21:34:45 +0000 http://ufvcascade.ca/?p=9927#comment-13480 A musical within a music describes the music TV show Smash pretty well. I couldn't quite get into it. A musical within a music describes the music TV show Smash pretty well. I couldn’t quite get into it.

]]> Comment on The fight for copyright by Mature Student http://ufvcascade.ca/2012/05/11/the-fight-for-copyright/comment-page-1/#comment-13467 Mature Student Sat, 12 May 2012 00:40:50 +0000 http://ufvcascade.ca/?p=9886#comment-13467 The institutions that have had the nerve and or resources to stand up for not only students but taxpayers as well by clearing the copyright needed in house by other means are still required to pay retroactive fees if they sign this supposed deal. The agreement that expired was not a tariff but an agreement satisfiable to both parties. If Access copyright could provide some value for that price I should expect the universities would be all over it. Maybe after the favorable K-12 decision, Access Copyright thinks it can ask for the sky. The institutions that have had the nerve and or resources to stand up for not only students but taxpayers as well by clearing the copyright needed in house by other means are still required to pay retroactive fees if they sign this supposed deal.
The agreement that expired was not a tariff but an agreement satisfiable to both parties. If Access copyright could provide some value for that price I should expect the universities would be all over it.
Maybe after the favorable K-12 decision, Access Copyright thinks it can ask for the sky.

]]> Comment on UFV students venture abroad to study by Grace http://ufvcascade.ca/2012/04/13/ufv-students-venture-abroad-to-study/comment-page-1/#comment-13453 Grace Thu, 10 May 2012 20:14:46 +0000 http://ufvcascade.ca/?p=9687#comment-13453 Definitely the perfect photo to accompany the article. This student definitely exhibits great enthusiasm while studying abroad. A picture says a thousand words. Definitely the perfect photo to accompany the article. This student definitely exhibits great enthusiasm while studying abroad. A picture says a thousand words.

]]> Comment on BC Liberals visit with UFV trades students by Will http://ufvcascade.ca/2012/02/13/bc-liberals-visit-with-ufv-trades-students/comment-page-1/#comment-13322 Will Tue, 01 May 2012 15:37:46 +0000 http://ufvcascade.ca/?p=8294#comment-13322 Well, Naomi, there's a first time for everything. I don't think that I should be paying any tuition at all. Taxpayers should pay for my entire education. I shouldn't be responsible for that. Well, Naomi, there’s a first time for everything. I don’t think that I should be paying any tuition at all. Taxpayers should pay for my entire education. I shouldn’t be responsible for that.

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