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Fahlo

» A social fan club

Jerrison Oracion
Senior Columnist

A fan club is a way fora
usician to connect with their :

fans, and their fans to show their

appreciation. It gives fans access to :

the latest news, tickets, and other
related material. Before, you had
to pay a fee to join a fan club, but

now there isan app where youcan_ :

join the fan clubs of some of your
favourite musicians for free.

I discovered Fahlo when I
looked through Ariana Grande’s
website to find information about
her concert The Honeymoon Tour,
and when I went to the concert
at Rogers Arena earlier this year.
There was advertising for Fahlo,
which I thought at first was the
name of her fan club.

Fahlo (pronounced follow) is
an app through which you can join

such as Justin Bieber, Carly Rae
Jepsen, Usher, Tori Kelly, and 5
Seconds of Summer. The purpose
of Fahlo is that it allows fans to get
closer to their favourite musicians.
In the app, you have access to
exclusive material that you cannot
find anywhere else, pre-sales of
various concerts, and contests to

 

: win VIP experiences. For example,
: In Ariana Grande’s fan club, you

: can try to win a meet-and-greet

: experience with her before her

: concert by making a 30-second

: video about what you would do if
: you met her.

the fan clubs of various musicians, :

When you use the app, you

: earn coins by liking, commenting
: on, and sharing posts, answering
: questions and polls, and earning

: badges by doing various things.

> You can use the coins to unlock

: exclusive material, and, in some

: fan clubs, you can also get the

: musician’s merchandise.

Fahlo can also be used to

Photo via www.ryanseacrest.com

: activate merchandise that involves
: aconcert tour. For example, you

: can use it to activate the cat ears

: that Ariana Grande usually wears
: when she performs to cause the

: lights in it to be in sync with the

: concert. One Fahlo user said

: that the app is a place where you

: will not see any negativity, so it’s

: perfect if you want to avoid all the
: trolls out there.

So, if you are a Belieber or

: an Arianator, this is the app to

: get. Fahlo is available on the App
: Store, Google Play and on your

: computer at www.fahlo.me,

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Bob D’'Eith rhymes

» A look at local candidates and what they believe is important to youth voters

Jordan Lamothe
Contributor

he 2015 election is fast

approaching, and it is
the first year | am eligible to
participate, but why should I,
and what is it I would be voting
for? Who are these people who
step up in a community seeking
the right to represent our voice,
and what do they stand for? Do
they truly want to work for the
people? Does the youth vote
matter or are we an overlooked
piece of the system? I decided
to get the answers to these
questions straight from the
source. Over the next few weeks
I will be seeking out my local
(Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows)
candidates to get these answers.
The first candidate to share his
time with me was Bob D’Eith
from the New Democratic Party
(NDP).

D’Eith is an entertainment
lawyer, a Juno-nominated
recording artist, a former
member of the Canadian rock
group Rymes with Orange—and
now, a politician. I was able to
get a quick interview with him
over the phone to hear what
defines him as a politician, and
how he would represent the
young voter.

I started by asking

: D’Eith “What issues are most :
: concerning young voters today?” :
: He told me environmental laws:
: are being gutted: “We used

: to have 2.5 million lakes and

: rivers protected in Canada;

: now that number is less than

: 200, and that’s a major issue.”

: He informed me that youth

: unemployment is up in double

: digits, and the Elections Act is

: also making it more difficult

: for young citizens to vote. He is
: referring to the changes made

: to the voter vouching laws, in

: which the voter information

: card no longer acts as proof

: of address. This is particularly

: troublesome for post-secondary
: students away at college or

: university, because their

: addresses tend to change very

: frequently, so their official

: identification cards (licenses,

: BCIDs, Care Cards etc.), which

: are now required to prove voter
: eligibility, may not have the

: same address as provided on the :
: voter information card. D’Eith’s
: main concern is that “many

: young people in Canada seem

: to feel disconnected from the

: federal political process,” and

: that youth voter turnout was less :
; than half the average. “I truly

: hope that will change during

: this election. This could be the

Bob
D'Eith

for Pitt Meadows— Maple Ridge

: most important election ina
: generation.”

If elected, D’Eith plans

: to help build an “NDP

: government,” meaning a

: government committed to

: openness and communication
: with everyday people. “The

Harper government has put

: large corporations and the

: wealthy ahead of young people,
: working Canadians, seniors,

: the environment, and even

: our basic rights and freedoms.”

He pointed to the Truth and

: Reconciliation Commission
: (TRC) as an area where the NDP
: has been very committed to

: ensuring all Canadian are heard
: on equal grounds. The TRC isa
: part of the Indian Residential

: Schools Settlement Agreement.
: Its purpose is to, basically,

: document stories from survivors
: of the residential schools and

: the schools’ attempt at cultural
: genocide, in order to better

: inform Canadians of why the

: settlements are necessary, as

: well as to help cultivate better

: understanding between the

: First Nations and other cultural
: groups.

D’Eith buys in 100 per cent

with the NDP platform and
: believes in Thomas Mulcair’s

 

Image via bobdeith.ndp.ca

: leadership, “Tom Mulcair and

: the NDP have a plan to ensure

: that young Canadians have well-
: paying jobs when they get out of
: school and inherit a Canada that
: we can all be proud of”

Does D’Eith’s platform

: resonate with you? How can we

: build trust between politicians

: and the general public? One

: thing is for sure, Canadian youth
: need to educate themselves

: and take an active role in our

: electoral process, After all,

: one day we will be the voting

: majority. So in the words of Mr.

: D’Eith: “Please vote!”