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2007/11/ 01 08 I SSUE VOLUME 62 inside The university of Winnipeg student weekly NOV 01, 2007 VOL. 62 Iss. 08 e-mail » [email protected] on the web » uniter.ca 02 News 06 Comments 09 Arts & Culture 15 Listings 18 Sports 04 Downtown still safe 09 Truly Canadian Theatre 11 The art of drawing 18 Man versus Mammal but recent violence raises questions Stretching Hide offers alternatives for grieving back to basics at the Graffiti Gallery Pro Bull Riding in the Peg ♼ November 1, 2007 0 The Uniter contact: uniter @ uniter.ca NEWS UNITER STAFF Managing Editor Jo Snyder [email protected] » Business Manager James D. 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We also reserve the right to edit for length and/or style. » CONTACT US General Inquiries: 204.786.9790 Advertising: 204.786.9790 Editors: 204.786.9497 Fax: 204.783.7080 Email: [email protected] » LOCATION Room ORM14 University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 Mouseland Press Board of Directors: Mary Agnes Welch, Rob Nay, Nick Tanchuk, Ben Wickström (chair), Dean Dias, Daniel Blaikie, Vivian Belik, Brendan Sommerhalder, Brian Gagnon For inquiries email: [email protected] Cover Image OFF MCPHILLIPS, WINNIPEG,MB. 2006 Off Lagimodiere III, Winnipeg, MB. 2006 Chromira prints, 24” x 40” and 24” x 50” By Maegan Hill-Carroll Appearing in the current exhibition No Fixed Territory at PLATFORM: centre for photographic + digital arts showing now until Dec. 8. 121-100 Arthur St. Winnipeg, Manitoba News Editor: Ksenia Prints E-mail: [email protected] West End residents hesitant about new zoning bylaw NATASHA PETERSON James Janzen Beat reporter Copy & Style Editor Jacquie Nicholson News Editor: Stacy Cardigan Smith E-mail: [email protected] A newly proposed city-wide zoning bylaw is causing a stir among Winnipeg’s communities with its threat of uncontested business openings. It is a process so cumbersome it would send shivers down the spine of even the most jaded civic politics student, and yet so important that many community leaders have been doing their homework and are raising their voices at city hall. “The new bylaw overall has many improvements good for the city… [but] there are, of course, many issues of concern for various sectors and groups,” said the West End BIZ’s executive director, Gloria Cardwell-Hoeppner. Along with the heights of street signs, committing more area to green space and the unwanted presence of parking structures, one of the main issues of concern in this bylaw is the merging of commercial zoning districts in an effort to streamline development. Areas such as Ellice Avenue, which are currently zoned as C1.5, will be zoned as C2 under the new bylaw. Under C1.5, establishments such as private clubs are listed as conditional usages which require a public hearing process before they are allowed to operate. Under C2 they would become permitted usages. This poses a problem for West End residents, says Spence Neighborhood Association’s housing coordinator, Don Miedema. “This would allow a certain amount of adult activity to enter the area,” Miedema said. “It would open up a back door.” Non-licensed private clubs are often used as fronts for booze cans and gang hangouts, states Miedema, emphasizing the West End has enough image and crime problems as is. Although such establishments could possibly be blocked under a secondary plan proposed by community members, the private clubs would have a window of several months to open up shop between the coming in of the new bylaw and the implementation of a secondary plan. Miedema, Cardwell-Hoeppner and other community leaders presented their case regarding the private clubs and other bylaw-inspired concerns at a City Hall meeting on Oct. 16. The city was to announce recommendations to the bylaw stemming from these concerns earlier this week. St. Norbert Councilor Justin Swandel, who chairs the city’s planning and property committee, said he was unable to comment on the recommendations before they were announced, but was able to explain the need for the bylaw upgrade. “It’s a modernization of our zoning bylaws,” Swandel said. “It has an impact on how land in Winnipeg is being used . . . it should bring great improvement. It’s a very exciting time for Winnipeg.” The zoning bylaw “must act as an incentive to promote economic development, attract business and industry and facilitate the building of a world-class city,” the City of Winnipeg’s website reads. “At the same time it must balance the community’s objectives for promoting quality of life and creating a healthy community.” The Winnipeg Zoning Bylaw has not been updated since 1994, when seven former community zoning bylaws were brought into the city’s fold. The new bylaw aims to consolidate itself with Plan Winnipeg, a document which highlights community involvement in everything that the City of Winnipeg does. It also aims to cut back current regulations requiring public hearings for mundane changes to outof-date zoning restrictions, while at the same time make it tougher for loan stores, pawn shops, and strip joints to rear their heads in areas of town where they Businesses like this payday loan store will have a harder time opening shop once the new bylaw is passed. would be unwelcome. So why allow private clubs as permitted usages on Ellice Avenue, a section of the city which Plan Winnipeg labels as a “Major Improvement Neighborhood?” “It is my understanding from zoning and permits that the change was an oversight and they will be restored to conditional use in the revisions,” Cardwell-Hoeppner said. Currently sitting at 152 pages, the proposed zoning bylaw will set the tone for the next several years of development in Winnipeg. It does not include downtown Winnipeg, which is seen as a unique space and has been zoned under its own bylaw since 2004. The new city-wide bylaw has a target implantation date of March 1, 2008, with a review after one year. Annual General Meeting No. 2 November 7, 2007 UofW: UWSA Board Room (0RM06) Agenda 1. Approval of agenda 2. Approval of last AGM minutes 3. Financial statement (James Patterson) 4. Report from Chair of the Board 5. Report from The Uniter Management 6. Proposed amendment to MLP By-Law No. 1 To increase the number of board members from the current 9 to 11, in part to increase the number of Board positions for community members to its originally intended 4 spots. 7. Election of Directors Nominated: Ben Zorn Meg McGimpsey Dean Dias Nick Tanchuk Devin King 8. Other business contact: uniter @ uniter.ca The Uniter November 1, 2007 NEWS 0 Ksenia Prints News Production Editor A recent report found that university students are far removed from traditional politics in both thought and action. (Mis)Understanding Youth Engagement, a synthesis report released Oct. 18 by the Canadian Policy Research Networks, looked at voter turnout and political engagement among generation Y youth. Those born after 1979 are distant from traditional party politics and voting, but highly involved in non-traditional political participation like demonstrations and interest groups, the report stated. One of the main reasons for this separation and low voter turnout was young people’s eroding “trust in public and private institutions” and skepticism towards politicians’ promises. “Not only are our political leaders dishonest in breaking promises, but they also usually lie about breaking the promises,” said Duff Conacher, coordinator for Democracy Watch, a citizen advocacy group working towards democratic reform. False election promises damage the entire democratic process. “When voters are voting, if the platforms aren’t honest, you can’t choose,” Conacher said. “It’s a violation of voters’ rights.” But not all electoral promises are dismissed after a win. “You tend to remember the high profile instances when politicians didn’t keep their promise,” said Lawrence LeDuc, a political science professor at the University of Toronto and an expert on political parties and elections. In Manitoba, a recent instance in which a government maintained its electoral promise made national headlines. The so-called “Justice Mission” left Winnipeg for Ottawa on Sept. 20 in a bid to meet with federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson and press for harsher youth crime and auto-theft legislation. The delegation, led by Premier Gary Doer, included some of Winnipeg’s most influential residents and politicians. “When we make an election commitment, we strive to keep it... as soon as we [can],” said David Leibl, spokesperson for Manitoba Justice Minister Dave Chomiak. “The public has an expectation a government will follow up on its commitments.” But, as the CPRN report shows, youth are not always optimistic. In the field of post-secondary election promises, “often times, we don’t get many commitments, or they’re not followed through,” said Amanda Aziz, national chairperson for the Canadian Federation of Students. “Most youth surveyed [in the CPRN report] didn’t trust politicians. This should be a big concern for all politicians in this country,” Aziz continued. “There is a democratic deficit in organized politics.” One reason for the fickleness of election promises could be the lack of accountability in the electoral process. Conacher alleges that out of the 52 accountability measures promised by the Conservatives during their November 2005 election platform, only 30 were implemented in the Federal Accountability Act of December 2006. Daphne Dacquay Youth turned off of politics by false election promises Some of the allegedly removed measures addressed the appointment of non-elected candidates, private citizens’ ability to file complaints with the federal ethics commissioner, and the “fair, transparent, and democratic” running of campaigns, as cited in the Conservatives’ 2006 election platform. If implemented, these reforms would have made it increasingly harder for politicians to make empty commitments during elections. “In effect, accountability has been decreased by the Accountability Act,” Conacher stated. Peter Van Loan, leader of government in the House of Commons and Minister of Democratic Reform, could not be reached for comment on the relationship between diminished accountability, false promises, and damage to the democratic process. “We are accountable to the public,” Leibl said. He refused to talk about the Accountability Act or any other legislated accountability provisions. “If there are election promises that are not kept, the public will decide.” Circumstantial changes post-election may also cause politicians to dismiss election promises: making commitments on the campaign trail is not the same as instituting policy and dedicating funds, LeDuc said. “Campaigns by their nature have a certain unrealistic nature. You’re not necessarily being dishonest, the context is just completely different in a campaign.” In the end, people simply might have a short-term memory. “Politicians rely on students forgetting what their promises were,” Aziz said. “People have a certain level of cynicism towards government,” LeDuc said. “I’m not sure, in the nature of democratic campaigns, that there’s something one can do about it.” “There is no continuing claim of accountability in Canada,” he added. Most realize that eliminating false election promises would be a challenge, albeit an important one. “Politicians write the rules for themselves… they are rather reluctant to increase their accountability,” Conacher said. “People realize all of us have to say the truth, so why not politicians?” University’s Aboriginal Council skeptical about new inner-city review Beat Reporter M embers of the University of Winnipeg’s Aboriginal Student Council disapprove of a newly commissioned review of the life of First Nations peoples in the inner city, criticizing its topdown approach. Ryan Bruyere, male representative for the ASC, says that programs like this are formed in an attempt to get funding and they do nothing more than meddle in inner-city affairs. The program is being developed by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs in collaboration with the International Institute for Sustainable Development, which usually works with organizations such as the World Bank and United Nations. The initiative intends to create an indicator system for Winnipeg’s urban First Nations community. According to the IISD’s program website, the program intends to help people better understand the First Nations community, to identify problem areas and past JENETTE MARTENS Jenette Martens Ryan Bruyere prefers to see the money given to the study go to community groups. successes and to work on those successes to achieve a positive future. Members on the advisory committee include prominent Winnipeg figures such as Lloyd Axworthy and Emőke Szathmáry, the U of W and U of M presidents. Christa Rust, program coordinator for the IISD, said the program is still in development but it will have a strong focus on community participation. “Some people have identified this as a study,” said Rust, “but really it’s an exercise in building capacity and helping to empower the First Nations community in Winnipeg by giving them a clear picture of the issues they can take.” She is hopeful the program will provide recommendations for policy change. Yet the mention of policy brings up a warning flag for members of the ASC. Shaneen Robinson, ASC’s events coordinator, says the funding assigned for policy creation does not trickle down well, creating a problem for smaller organizations. “By the time it finally gets down to the grassroots the money has been extinguished,” she said. Her solution was for “more grassroots issues as well as more active involvement from aboriginal groups.” “There needs to be a bottom-up approach to urban Indian and Metis community building,” said Bruyere. “When terms like ‘policies’ and ‘empowerment’ are used it basically is an assumption that [we] are incapable of looking after our own affairs.” Rust says the IISD stresses the idea of community involvement. “We want to make sure that we don’t come with too many ideas to the table,” she said. “We want to make sure that we ask the community what are the issues that affect them the most.” She explains that the program will attempt to build a better understanding of the current situation from both a government and community standpoint. However, Bruyere believes that the community workshops are “a consultation to soothe the government and civilian concerns over a problem that is ready to implode.” He urges the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs to “put faith in the community” by giving resources to community non-partisan groups, or by developing elders’ or women’s groups to supervise community-building in place of political groups. The IISD program will be unveiled to the community around the beginning of November. November 1, 2007 0 The Uniter News Editor: Ksenia Prints E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 786-9497 Fax: 783-7080 contact: uniter @ uniter.ca NEWS Local News Briefs Downtown dangers high on public agenda Recent violence in city causes fear in some residents Cameron MacLean Compiled by Laura Kunzelman, Jenette Martens, Kiran Dhillon U of W passes Globe and Mail test with flying colours The University of Winnipeg received an A- in this year’s Globe and Mail University Report Card, positioning it at 11th place out of 21 undergraduate universities, and second place in Western Canada. The university’s grades ranged from an A in faculty members’ knowledge of subjects to a D in food services. U of W also ranks second nationally for scholarships and third in the country for its investments in resources devoted to services for students. Over 43,000 students from 53 Canadian universities participated in this year’s survey, grading schools based on over 100 different aspects, such as class size, campus atmosphere, drinking locations and preparation for their future. For the complete rankings list, go to http:// www.theglobeandmail.com/education. New committee connects aboriginal youth with community The Aboriginal Student Council elections are complete, with a new committee and staff appointed to address aboriginal issues at the U of W. New this year to the ASC is the creation of an elder and peer committee. The committee will be made up of aboriginal students, community members, elders, and also successful alumni such as chiefs or MLAs. Its main purpose is to guide the ASC and to give members insight into the community. The events coordinator of three years, Shaneen Robinson, is hopeful that prominent U of W grads will be enthusiastic about the committee. “These are people that have been at the forefront of the leadership of the Aboriginal community… they know that we’re the future leaders so they’re going to be more than willing to help us,” said Robinson. The committee and ASC will meet approximately once a month. Community Ambassadors seek new members The University of Winnipeg Community Ambassador Services program is actively recruiting first and second year students to maintain its resource levels. The main objective of the program, launched in 2005, is to allow students hands-on experience in non-violent conflict resolution to enhance the security of the university and community through patrols. “The program is a vision of how we can make the university and surrounding areas safer,” said David Mauro, director of security and community ambassador services. Specifically, the Community Ambassador Services program gives criminal justice students the opportunity to complete their work experience through internships. This past summer, five such criminal justice students received a 40 hour security guard training with the Enforcement Academy and worked in the university’s security department all summer at full pay. Upon completion, ambassadors can get hired on with the university’s security department. “The program is a great tool for criminal justice students that are trying to get some real life experience,” said Jessica Schofield, the Community Ambassador Services program student coordinator. Students interested in the program can fill out an application at the security office. Beat reporter W hile bar owners and police argue over who is to blame for a recent spree of high-profile shootings at downtown nightclubs, public debate continues over safety and security in Winnipeg’s inner city. Jennifer Neufeld lives in Spence neighbourhood. The Langside Street resident tells of feelings of insecurity among some of her neighbours. “I’ve connected a lot with elderly people on my block, and they feel very unsafe and isolated, like they can’t circulate very much in the neighbourhood because of their fears,” she said. Neufeld herself is cautious when venturing out at night, but claims to feel safe living where she does. With the recent shooting at the Empire Cabaret and the daytime stabbing of a man outside Portage Place earlier this month, downtown safety is high on the public agenda. A number of proposals are attempting to address public safety concerns. Earlier this month, in an interview with the Winnipeg Free Press, Mayor Sam Katz reiterated his promise to bring more police officers to patrol downtown. “You are going to see more feet on the street,” he said. Others support a more preventive approach. Although Lionel Chartrand, president of the Aboriginal Council of Winnipeg, admits more cops and video surveillance may have a minimal impact on crime downtown, he insists they will remain ineffective until the federal and provincial governments gather the political will to tackle the root causes of crime, such as discrimination in the welfare system. Chartrand believes that people in “adverse conditions” of poverty will not be deterred by a moderately increased likelihood of being caught. Winnipeg Police spokesperson Const. Jason Michalyshen could not comment on the mayor’s promise, saying the allocation of police resources was a decision to be made by the city and police executives. “We want to do as much proactive policing as we can instead of always reacting to issues and incidents that might occur,” he said. The Winnipeg Police Service is looking at installing a closed-circuit security camera network to monitor certain identified crime “hot spots” around the downtown area. These networks will allow police to monitor a greater area of the downtown and provide them with evidence when someone commits a crime. Closed-circuit television networks have been shown to be effective at deterring crime in other cities, said Chad Kendel, safety watch supervisor for the Downtown BIZ. The University of Winnipeg is looking at setting up a closed-circuit camera monitoring system of its own. This camera network would enable security personnel to conduct “virtual patrols” of the campus and allow them to dispatch security or police services in case of an incident, said David Mauro, director of security and community ambassador services. Monitors would be set up at all exit doors to allow students see what was going on outside before leaving the university. Additional cameras will monitor the exterior of new buildings as the university expands along Portage Avenue. The U of W also began switching a part of its thirdparty security force to an on-campus security force employed by the university. This, Mauro says, gives the university greater control over the training, mentoring, and development of its security personnel. “I think it’s important to have a significant component of in-house security so that we can develop a security culture that is more in keeping with…the direction we want to have at the university,” he explained As for Neufeld, she says that it is worth the risk to live in her neighbourhood. “I’ve chosen to live downtown…” she said. “I’m enjoying a lot of vibrant relationships with my neighbours and a multi-ethnic community. I’d rather live in my neighbourhood than live in a neighbourhood where I don’t know people.” Take Back the Night gives women a wake-up call Renee Lilley Volunteer staff W hen Winnipeg’s annual Take Back the Night march failed to gather enough women to fill a psychology class, many began questioning the current state of feminism in the city. Beginning in Belgium in 1976, Take Back the Night has become an international commemoration. Approximately 75 people gathered for the 27th annual Take Back the Night march on Sept. 20, marching from the legislative building to Wolseley Family Place to denounce violence against women. This year’s Winnipeg event was seen by some as a flop for the feminist community. It raises serious concerns: why is feminism seen as a dead movement, when the issues it opposes are still predominant in our culture? The U of W Womyn’s Centre feels that more attention to Take Back the Night is needed, as some people are clueless as to what the march is all about. When new coordinator Cynthia Wolfe-Nolin was faced with women asking, ‘What is Take Back the Night?’ she understood that a brighter light needed to be shone on women’s issues. Others believe the problem lies in a lack of direction. Kelly Ross, last year’s women’s centre coordinator, believes today’s feminism is in a less radical state than in years past. Ross stated there is “less of an understanding of feminism’s political aspect and its connection to other forms of oppression” in the centre today. Pauline Greenhill, professor of women and gender studies at the U of W, said it’s important for the event to receive a helping hand rather than being a completely independent movement. “Excluding people isn’t always the answer; women need to work in coalition with others,” she said. When asked about the how feminism has changed since its more radical eras, Greenhill said that it is still about rediscovering the history of women and being active for women’s rights, while reflecting the maturity of feminism. Following Take Back the Night’s outcome, the Womyn’s Centre is seeking to improve the understanding of feminism on campus. According to Wolfe-Nolin, the centre is a great place for women to start embracing feminism and realizing that it is not a dead movement, but one that has been working hard in the shadows. Wolfe-Nolin says this year the centre is aiming to create a mandate and build on last year’s goals, such as unifying the centre and making every woman feel welcome. She feels that straying away from cliques within the centre is crucial for success, as well as getting more people involved. “Knowledge is power when it comes to women’s issues,” she stated. Take Back the Night is just one of the ways the Womyn’s Centre is supporting the rights of women. The centre’s goal is to have a place for women to go for resources, with its abundant library with a focus on feminism and politics, as well as just a place for women to hang out and feel safe. However, many women on campus do not know about the centre. “The average woman doesn’t know we are here… it’s an issue, since we have a budget made from students’ money,” Wolfe-Nolin said. She stresses that if people knew their money was used by the centre, they may gain interest in the centre and take part in its activities. “The centre is not a club, it is there for anyone. The average woman can walk in and be a part of it, no feminist values need to be held,” said Wolfe-Nolin. The U of W Womyn’s Centre is located in the basement of the Bulman centre, and has meetings every Wednesday at 12:30. BY Thomas Kroeker Does the UWSA matter to you? Why? Augusta Stobbe, 1st year Undeclared I think the UWSA would matter if we, as first year students, were made aware of it. The school doesn’t do enough to introduce people to it. Robyne Barbour, 3rd year Education I guess that it matters to me, but it matters in that it needs to be improved, not that it provides anything to me. It doesn’t really provide a sense of real community in the university as a whole. Leon Banton Yeah, totally. It’s our voice, right? They’re here for us. They support the students. They also help facilitate my martial arts class here. Jon Chapman, 1st year Communications I haven’t done much research, but I think it matters. It’s good for school unity, organizations, teams, and voicing our opinions. Philemon Kawomera, 1st year Undeclared I think that it does, because most of the students who come here to learn need someone to guide them, especially international students. Ji-yoon Park, 1st year English Language Studies Yes. I think it is important. It’s a student welfare system. News Editor: Stacy Cardigan Smith E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 786-9497 Fax: 783-7080 contact: uniter @ uniter.ca Beat reporter M ain Street’s rapid revitalization has some local service providers expressing concerns over the disregard of high-need res- idents. “It has the potential to be a real setback for the people who live in the community,” said Brian Bechtel, executive director of the Main Street Project. The Project provides assistance services like a 24-hour crisis shelter, a soup service, and a detoxification unit. CentreVenture is the company responsible for many of downtown’s recent acquisitions. Director of development Loretta Martin says the new developments in the area are positive and essential. “…Main Street can be changed,” she said, adding the area has been a blight for 20 years. One of the company’s latest development projects is the transformation of the Starland Theatre on Main Street into a commercial building. According to Martin, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority board has endorsed the company’s move into the theatre. Martin added that CentreVenture is also work- ing with Red River College with the potential of moving their culinary school into the Union Bank Tower. Bechtel has concerns over what he calls “urban hygiene,” a process he describes as tearing rundown buildings in an effort to remove social problems in the area. “I think revitalization should happen,” said Wayne Smith, director of the emergency shelter Hannah’s Place at Siloam Mission. “But we also need to revitalize people’s lives.” Transferring problems from one locale to another is not a solution for downtown. Smith says that several of the recently closed Bell Hotel’s former residents use the mission’s emergency shelter. “If you take away a bed, you have to replace it,” he said, adding that the number of people using the shelter has been rising since its May opening. Martin says that the Bell Hotel will be renovated by a non-profit group into seniors’ housing with a possible assisted living component. She adds that CentreVenture is assessing the housing needs in the area and is also working with local social services to address these needs. She also says the nearby Sun Wah Market grocery store is planning on expanding to Main Street, and they are considering a residential component to their plans. Colin Fast, communications coordinator of Red River College, confirms that the school is looking into a move to the Union Bank Tower. “We are proud of the impact we have had on the Exchange,” Fast said, noting the college’s success with its Princess Street campus. While he says it is too early in the process for a feasibility study, they are doing a lot of number crunching. Though they may have concerns, the area’s social services are not boycotting the developments. Smith stressed the importance of improving relationships in the project, adding that Siloam Mission is willing to work with the redevelopment of Main Street. “It is people helping people,” he said, adding that without any accommodation in the area, local businesses will not succeed. Bechtel hopes the developed properties are in the interest of the city as a whole, and that there is a reasonable effort to make a place for the people who live in the Main Street area. “It’s a tricky situation, but I am cautiously optimistic,” Bechtel said. Canada lacks science grads, but it’s business as usual at the U of W DAN HUYGHEBAERT Dan Huyghebaert Beat reporter A recently released Education at a Glance report states Canadian universities are falling behind in science graduates compared to the rest of the world, making the country at risk of falling behind in the world economy. The University of Winnipeg’s enrolment statistics, however, seem to buck this nationwide trend. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development report, only 21.1 per cent of Canada’s university graduates come from the sciences, mathematics, or engineering, compared to 68.3 per cent in the social sciences and humanities department. Gabor Kunstatter, the dean of Science at the University of Winnipeg, admits that enrolment in science programs has leveled off in the last couple of years. He is quick to add the number of students admitted into the Faculty of Science had been steadily increasing over the previous five years. CLASSIFIEDS Childcare needed Reliable, female caring sitter for 2 children (6 & 10) in the St. Vital area. After school, every Monday and every second Friday. Duties: Picking up children at school & sitting from 3:10 to 5:00 PM Own vehicle required. Contact: Michelle at 803.6494 OR E-mail personal info, along with references to: [email protected] Earn Christmas Cash!!! Bilingual English/French and English CSR’s Needed Call 786-0121 November 1, 2007 NEWS Locals question downtown development Dan Huyghebaert The Uniter 0 International News Briefs Compiled by Brooke Dmytriw Bush still dislikes Cuba WASHINGTON: President Bush reaffirmed the United States’ 44-year old embargo against Cuba last week. Speaking at the State Department, surrounded by prominent Cuban-Americans and relatives of Cuban dissidents, Bush condemned the existing Cuban regime. CNN reports the president said that as long as Cuba kept its “monopoly over the political and economic life” of its citizens, the United States would maintain the embargo. The White House announced it had further plans for the Caribbean country, when and if Fidel and Raul Castro concede power. Washington announced Bush would lay out a plan for free speech and establishing multi-party elections in Cuba. The United States has blocked all trade with Cuba since the 1963 Cuban Missile Crisis. Germans crazy over Broken Relationships BERLIN, Germany: A traveling cumulative exhibition from the Museum of Broken Relationships is enjoying huge success in the German capital. The exhibition, dedicated to the theme of failed relationships, originates from Croatia. BBC News reports the concept came from two artists, Olinka Vistica and Drazen Grubisic, and their break-up. They channeled their feelings about their decision to part and decided to put together something creative. To partake in the exhibition, patrons are asked to donate an object, a description of the object’s significance, the time of the relationship and their origin. Berliners have already donated more than 30 objects to the collection. The overall collection has amassed more than 300 objects to date. The red-haired pre-historic man From left to right, Gabor Kunstatter and Randy Kobes believe the University of Winnipeg’s science department is anything but receding. Enrolment in some departments like Statistics and Physics is still going up slowly, Kunstatter adds. “Science is doing well relatively to the other areas of the university,” says Randy Kobes, the acting associate-dean of Science. Kobes points out the existence of an enrolment cap in some departments like Biology. “If we had unlimited resources, our enrolment would be larger,” he adds. The Faculty of Science has incorporated some initiatives to draw additional students into the faculty, such as the national Let’s Talk Science program, where undergraduates go to high schools and elementary schools to engage children in science. These schools also visit the university, sometimes participating in labs or a science show, depending on the age of the students. “High school students can see a university student in science and realize that this is an option,” Kobes says. Kobes believes LTS provides important role models for youngsters who might be otherwise deterred from the field. Kids learn at a young age to hate science and math in elementary school, he adds, citing a personal example. “One of our daughters was told in Grade 6 that she was bad at math, and she still thinks she is,” he says. Gordon Robinson, a Botany professor and associate-dean of Science at the University of Manitoba, agrees on the importance of role models. Robinson is also co-director of the regional Centre for Research in Youth, Science Training and Learning (CRYSTAL). CRYSTAL’s research focuses on finding ways to increase science and math literacy. “We want to light up young eyes about the discovery that science represents,” Robinson says. Robinson also hopes the group’s research will transform teaching and assessing in the field. They are also looking at ways to modify curriculum. “Science has always followed a consistent pathway of reductionism,” he says, adding it is important to teach context as well as content. Robinson also notes the important roles community and family play in post-secondary education. EnviroTech is another science-focused program. It takes inner city high school kids out of the core area and gets them involved in environmental and science issues as part of the University of Winnipeg’s Innovative Learning Centre. Because of the nature of the inner city population, EnviroTech has an aboriginal focus. MURCIA, Spain: Researchers studying the remains of Neanderthals have discovered the extinct species of human were red-haired. According to Science journal, Dr. Carles Lalueza-Fox from the University of Barcelona found a variant of a gene that causes red hair in the remains. The gene is no longer present in human genetics; however, the presence in the Neanderthals’ seems to have been the source for the flamehaired mutation. Neanderthals appeared approximately 400,000 years ago, dispersing across northern Europe and Asia. Once considered to be Homo sapiens’ ancestors, scientists concluded the Neanderthal was an evolutionary dead end. One of the last known locations of the Neanderthal was determined at Gibraltar between 28,000 to 24,000 years ago. Uganda faces review for employing ghost workers KAMPALA, Uganda: The national government is trying to clean house of all ‘ghost workers’ it employs in the civil and social services, for a saving of $1 million per month. According to Reuters, ministries, universities, schools and hospitals are being examined for using money to pay non-existent staff. The report, compiled by the auditor general, confirmed allegations made by legislators that corrupt officials in these fields were pocketing government money. The country and president Yoweri Museveni have faced severe corruption criticisms. November 1, 2007 0 The Uniter contact: uniter @ uniter.ca EDITORIALS Editorials Managing Editor: Jo Snyder E-mail: [email protected] The citizen versus the consumer An all out battle rages on for our communities, and our planet JO SNYDER MANAGING EDITOR H ave you ever thought about the difference between being a citizen and being a consumer? This concept isn’t new; economists and political theorists have been mulling around the phrase for decades. In fact, it’s even been used to debate the reformation of print media; how do we restore the newspaper to its former glory, make it citizen inspired rather than consumer driven. It’s a two-faced dog, or a Jekyll and Hyde—we are all a bit of both—but the conflict is worth revisiting. Three things come to mind when addressing this question. The first, and what I’ll focus on, is James Howard Kunstler’s tragedy of suburbia: how we waste our urban space. The second is environmental degradation in that our desires as consumers always win the battle for the environmentally incorrect choice. And last, Marx’s idea that capitalism makes us more competitive than we may already naturally be inclined, though a good scientist could quickly convince me otherwise. In a lecture called “The Tragedy of Suburbia” Kunstler challenged the audience on our responsibility to make places worth caring about. His primary concern is design, architecture, and the alienating spaces of the suburbs and city centres in North America. They degrade not only our landscapes but erode our sense of community and ability to be civically engaged. This is the classic Jane Jacobs argument of bettering society through landscapes that have mixed-uses, storefronts and apartment blocks blended with a variety of affordability. Simply meaning that economics shouldn’t dictate who lives in which area of any given city. Kunstler said if we want to “continue the project of civilization, we have to do better.” The environments we have created for ourselves have deprived us of living in a “hopeful present.” They’re gloomy, bleak, depressing, and not worth spending time in. Cities with suburbs that surround decaying downtowns, that make awkwardly grand gestures at revitalization result in unhealthy lives for individuals. Winnipeg is unfortunately a perfect example of what Kunstler is talking about. Our suburbs chew up farmland while the new Manitoba Hydro building promises to bring 2000 people downtown, but only Monday to Friday, and only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. What about the rest of the day and our nightlife? And what about two gigantic buildings downtown with two uses instead of smaller buildings with many uses, like housing for example. Meanwhile, we have schools in this city that look like prisons. There are storefronts with so many boards on them you can’t even tell what they used to sell. Naturally, this consumer mentality also interferes with our ability to be responsible stewards of the earth. It’s great that there are more options for buying re-designed and re-sewn clothes and bags, but it’s not enough. No doubt, ditching Kyoto was a cost-saving measure for the Canadian government, and naturally, we can’t let our economies crumble. Kunstler aptly observes in his blog “The Clusterfuck Nation Chronical” that we can’t expect saving society to be a comfortable task: “One of the stupidest assumptions made by the educated salient of adults these days is that we are guaranteed a smooth transition between the cancerous hypertrophy of our current economic environment and the harsher conditions that we are barreling toward,” he writes. Our customeris-always-right attitude is making dinosaurs of us all. Marxist theory frames the argument by putting our competitive markets at the steering wheel. Capitalism creates such an environment of competition between people that we forget our civic duties. This is to debunk the myth that being a citizen is what Michael O’Connell called epiphenomenal, meaning that a healthy and engaged community can only exist or be sustained by economic well-being. O’Connell argues this is simply not true. So one solution is to stop thinking of ourselves as consumers. Kunstler says that while consumers don’t have any obligations to anyone, citizens must be good neighbours. Without re-labelling ourselves we are sleepwalking into the future, our eyes shut and hands stretched out before us groping in the dark. contact: uniter @ uniter.ca The Uniter November 1, 2007 COMMENTS Comments 0 Comments Editor : Ben Wood E-mail: [email protected] A sign of support David EisBrenner “Would you put a yellow ribbon on your car,” a friend recently asked me, which caused me to pause and reflect on the meaning of the ubiquitous yellow decal. The yellow ribbon has shown up on cars and in windows all over the country yet all I know is that it stands for, “Support our Troops.” I could say it’s a noble cause, but I don’t even know what that means. Sure, I can guess what a lot of people who slap the sticker on their cars mean by it, but that’s part of the problem—I’m only guessing. There is no real definition of “Support Our Troops” out there, and for me that’s a big problem. The power of a symbol is in the universality of its meaning, such as the red octagon of a stop sign or the stick figure on a bathroom door. If these meanings are disregarded and the symbol is used for some other purpose, confusion will ensue. The yellow ribbon is an interesting case of mixed meanings, as the image of the ribbon successfully brings to mind the phrase “Support Our Troops,” but then the problem comes in that the phrase itself is yet another symbol, the meaning of which is undefined. I’ve asked myself and others what the phrase actually means to them, and the answers are as varied as the people I talked to. Language is a beautiful example of symbols in everyday use, and at the same time language exemplifies the problems with undefined symbols, for what is a word without a clear definition? What exactly does “support” mean to Canadians? The use of ambiguous words like “support” can be likened to a triangular stop sign—a symbol that states one thing with its text, yet whose shape suggests another meaning. This unclear use of symbols is a cause of confusion with its ambiguity—there are varied meanings portrayed, and your average Canadian will interpret both the triangular stop sign and the word “support” to mean something that is different from the next person’s interpretation. There’s the belief of Ottawa city councillor Glenn Brooks, for whom the ribbons are not about Afghanistan, but are “about our troops any place, any time”. Last month he proposed that his city council should put the decals on Ottawa’s municipal vehicles “to send a very clear message that we do support and appreciate our troops, our emergency people.” Backtrack to August, when Alberta’s provincial employees were given the choice to sport the yellow ribbon on city vehicles. Ed Stelmach, the premier of Alberta, said that the option was being given to civic employees as a way of showing support for Canada’s troops in Afghanistan without showing support for the war itself. Clearly, these are two similar situations, yet two opposing interpretations of “Support Our Troops.” And that’s only scratching the surface. I recently asked a friend about whether she would get a ribbon, garnering, “If my cousin is dispatched to Afghanistan, I’ll get one,” as a response. For some, it essentially boils down to “I support my friends/family coming home safely,” but leaves out any thoughts on the general military or their specific missions. The prime minister’s idea of supporting the troops is to get the people of Canada to send messages to them via an online message board, but only if the message fits with the goals of the website and if the comments are not considered inappropriate. The message board is hosted on the Canadian Forces website, so what are they going to deem inappropriate? I’m sure Jack Layton’s assertion that supporting our troops means withdrawing from Afghanistan is not welcome on that board. After searching through the posts, there seems to be a limited definition of “support” being upheld. When you say “Support Our Troops,” are you saying, “Let’s stand behind the soldiers who are fighting, even though we don’t stand behind their current mission?” Or do you mean, “These people are fighting for our country’s beliefs, so we must stand behind their actions in whatever they do and not question the missions they are sent on?” Or do you take the tack of some groups, like the federal New Democratic Party and the Council of Canadians, who equate “supporting our troops” with bringing them home? What about those who mean, “I have relatives in the military, so I’ll sport a yellow ribbon on my car because I don’t want them to die?” In the end, I couldn’t answer my friend’s question without first prefacing it with many questions of my own. The symbol of “Support Our Troops” is convoluted in its meaning, making it weak and confusing. Whether you show the ribbon or not, the meaning behind your action is not going to be clear to those around you unless you explain it to them— the myriad interpretations of the symbol exemplify this. Before deciding whether or not you’ll be wearing the ribbon or putting the decal in your window, realize that what you are saying is not necessarily what others will be hearing. Young activists need to be taught, not shot down Sandy Klowak negatively to the spew of sensational guilt-inducing “facts” McMahon’s group released. “All teenagers do is hang out at the mall and talk on the phone.” However, how can we expect young activists to succeed unless they have proper guidance from This is a common stereotype that young adults? I believe that though they may be misguided people endure. While it may seem that students are in their strategies, McMahon and her friends are largely apathetic, perhaps they aren’t receiving the well-meaning, passionate young people. necessary resources to be active. Instead of discour- Community resources are an essential part aging young people with passion for a cause, we of a young activist’s training, and they do exist. need to cultivate a supportive community that is Manitoba Eco-Network recently organized a youth conducive to learning from mistakes and provides activist meeting called Green Space: Connecting aspiring activists with education and responsible Environmental Youth. The event brought together role models. young environmentalists from Winnipeg high As reported by Nick Martin of the Winnipeg schools such as Sisler, Kelvin, Churchill, Shaftesbury Free Press, animal rights activists Sydney McMahon and Vincent Massey, as well as the University of and three friends from Churchill High School re- Winnipeg, University of Manitoba, and Red River cently gave an anti-meat presentation to their peers, College. Green Space developed out of a growing with disastrous results. Along with their presenta- concern that not enough youth participate in local tion, which was allowed by teachers, the Grade 9 environmental action. At the event, youth were able students handed out pamphlets with questionable, to talk and network with each other and participated un-cited info about the evils of meat. Their presen- in workshops on environmental issues and skill- tation deteriorated into a shouting match, with hos- building for effective activism. tility lingering long after. The situation escalated, Schools play an important role in support- with angry parents calling to complain that their ing young activists. Instead of letting McMahon’s kids were refusing to eat meat. Martin’s article de- presentation get completely out of hand, the teacher scribes a series of cryptic meetings between the girls, present could have turned the situation into a valu- their families and school administration, result- able lesson on how to find and cite responsible ing in vague threats about exclusion from a school sources (unlike PETA’s sensational propaganda) trip, and a “mark” on their record (school represen- and respectfully debate opposing viewpoints. In tatives, however, were not allowed to comment). As addition, school administration should not have a result, McMahon has left Churchill High School reacted in a way that made at least one of these to be home-schooled. young women feel they needed to withdraw Readers of the Free Press also blasted from school. McMahon for her efforts. One criticized her lack Whether young people are passionate about of citations, another her naïve misjudgment of au- the environment, animals, social justice or any other dience approach, calling her attempts overzealous topic in any political realm, they need support from and uninformed. One reader was glad she and her their community to learn how to make their voices friends would no longer “be polluting the minds of heard effectively and respectfully. To draw on a our children.” cliché, these motivated youth will be the leaders of Certainly, McMahon and friends should be tomorrow. Instead of discouraging them, let’s give citing their sources. It is also true that these young them the resources they need to make positive con- activists were seriously misguided in their outreach tributions to our local and national community. strategies—it is no surprise their peers reacted so November 1, 2007 0 The Uniter contact: uniter @ uniter.ca COMMENTS Sweeping downtown safety aside Ben Wood Comments Editor O nce again, the downtown has been witness to a public outcry for safety. And once again, this declaration is selfish, de- manding increased security and reactive measures in specific areas as a way portraying our downtown as safe. The measures push the problems aside and do nothing to address their root causes. Instead they allow us to continue to patronize certain downtown business—the real way to downtown revitalization. Recently, there have been a couple of instances that led to this demand: the security threat at the University of Winnipeg in September and now the shooting at the Empire on Main, where stray bullets injured four people. Although this shooting is being portrayed as an isolated event, measures are still being taken to decrease the likelihood of a similar occurrence. These include security cameras (that are turned on, of course) and metal detectors placed inside the club. At first glance, all these responses seem appropriate. And if increased security inside the building is desired, then measures that prevent entry are appropriate. What does this say, then, to the rest of the Exchange District or the downtown community at large? Certainly, it does not say what Councillor Russ Wyatt (who called on fellow city councillors to join put forward by the Winnipeg Police Service in 2005, what could be done to prevent further violent inci- him for a drink at the Empire as a way to prove the was an attempt to “clean up” the West End by dealing dents. Many people suggested metal detectors, more safety of the Exchange) believes when he says that the with violence, gang-related issues, drugs and prostitu- security guards with better training, or even off-duty Exchange District and city centre are safe. tion. While it was successful at cleaning up some areas police officers to ensure extra safety in the club. This measure is explicitly saying that there are in the West End, such as the Spence neighbourhood, In contrast, coverage about shootings or stab- dangers, or threats to our safety, present in the down- and making them attractive for investment, it simply bings in less attractive areas of the city shows these town, and that is where they should remain; on the swept the problems into other neighbourhoods. events as commonplace and something that must be streets, in the dark alleys in between buildings, behind Perhaps the name should have been taken as accepted. All that needs to be shown are a suspect garbage dumpsters, in these places that are most fit- a hint. “Clean Sweep” does not suggest addressing being found and charges being laid (See for example, ting. These threats should not be allowed to cross the the root causes of these problems but, taken literally, a recent CBC.ca story on a carjacking in the West class divide that we see between the derelict streets means pushing the problems aside. End) in order to satisfy the public. Another reason why these types of measures are The issue of safety in the downtown needs to But do these safety measures do anything for seen as effective and rational is because of the way separate itself from the logic of downtown revitaliza- the actual safety of downtown? While they attempt they are portrayed in the media. When news media tion in market terms and be presented as an issue that to keep certain businesses safe, so the city can “build” covered the shooting at the Empire, the story was affects the city at large, especially those residents who a better downtown, they just push the real problems framed in a solution-oriented manner. The Winnipeg live in the city’s core but are currently not seen as an aside, out of sight and mind. Free Press, for example, reported the incident, and integral part of our city. and the affluent buildings. What this means is that safety is no longer an then with several follow-up stories and polls discussed issue of public concern or a matter of social justice and human rights. It is for those who are willing to pay for it. This is not to blame these business owners, because it should not be their responsibility to address the larger issue of safety in the city. It obviously falls on the shoulders of city council and the mayor. The logic they operate under, however, seems to find no problem with pushing the problems aside, so long as businesses are still able to function, attract people, and bring money into the downtown. Take for example, Operation Clean Sweep. This initiative, Crossword puzzles provided by www.BestCrosswords.com. Used with permission. 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The instincts when it drives are long and boring and the road comes to songwrit- is rife with hazards: flat tires, engine ing; they bring a problems and the risk of hitting wildlife along variety of instru- some desolate, darkened stretch of Highway 1. ments and sounds Now imagine dealing with these things during to their sonic pal- a Canadian winter. Is it sheer madness, or a rite ette, of passage for the truly strong and brave bands of the North? both country music band will be in Winnipeg on Nov. 8 at the West End Petti laughs about the band’s decision. “We’ll be true Canadians once we accomplish this,” he said. “Next is a January tour!” Cuff the Duke’s sound is hard to pin down. The group blends elements of country, indie rock and pop effortlessly, often within the same song. Their multi-faceted sound owes to a broad spectrum of influences, including everything from Sonic and indie rock are likely to turn a few Courtesy of Universal Music Canada the mercury drops, guitarist and lead singer Wayne heads. “We probably piss a lot of people off in that regard,” Petti alizing that you didn’t have to be amazing to do it. You needed to just be spirited and have a good time, and know three chords.” It was only after discovering country acts such with Yet the opposite might also be true. Cuff the Duke’s hybrid Cuff the Duke play the WECC on Thursday, Nov. 8. sound may expose fans to genres of stripped down aesthetic as an early inspiration to “I think it was getting into punk rock and re- said chuckle. Youth to Johnny Cash. Petti credits punk rock’s pick up the guitar. synthesiz- from the norms of of country, pop, and indie rock to the masses. The Unshaken by the potential risks of touring as and ers. Such deviations the Canadian elements to bring their unique blend Sidelines of the City. steel Moog This winter, Ontario’s Cuff the Duke will brave Cultural Centre in support of their newest release, including pedal as Johnny Horton and Hank Williams that Petti no- Taking these influences, Sidelines of the City ticed some of the striking similarities between coun- boils down to a solid, cohesive, and honest record. try and punk. “Failure to Some,” a country ballad at its core, “I realized that it was the same thing,” he expresses a pop sensibility and features a long, said. “It was punk rock, but it was punk rock in reverb-soaked, squalling guitar solo—hardly stan- the ‘40s.” dard fare for a country song. music they may have otherwise never considered listenable. Petti is humbled by this prospect: “If we, in fact, are helping expose, say, more rootsy or country-esque sounds, that blend of music, that’s awesome. That’s a nice feeling. That’s rewarding.” A path into the past Theatre Projects Manitoba opens season with comedic drama Stretching Hide Conrad Sweatman Leif Norman Volunteer Staff T heatre Projects Manitoba opens its 18th season with the comedic drama Stretching Hide, to be performed at the Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers’ Studio Nov. 1-11. The play follows a young lawyer who returns to his Métis community in The Willows, Sask., seeking a reunion with his father. After the son is falsely accused by the local authorities of poaching a deer for its antlers, his relationships and law practice are compromised. A new Canadian work, Stretching Hide is directed by local actor/director and former Shakespeare in the Ruins artistic director Arne MacPherson. The play is the second in a series about aboriginal culture and Canadian history by playwrights Dale Lakevold and Darrell Racine, both professors at Brandon University. The play has been included in four courses at the University of Manitoba and is an official inclusion in the Manito Ahbee Festival of All Nations. “In Stretching Hide, we’re attempting to show other paths by which communities and individuals can come to terms with traumatic events in their past,” Lakevold and Racine wrote in an artist state- Rehearsing Stretching Hide. Marten (Eric Blais) gives Clara (Daria Puttaert) a freshly killed rabbit. ment. “It is only when they (the characters) recover traditional modes of redress and conciliation, and recognize the community as a source of healing, that they are able to overcome their adversity.” With seven actors and a musician (fiddler Jesse Hull will perform traditional Métis music), Stretching Hide is “a huge project for a small company to take on and such a great opportunity for the playwrights to see their play professionally produced,” said veteran local actress Jan Skene. Skene plays the role of Sandy, a white woman living resentfully in the Metis community and struggling to provide for her 28-year-old son with a disability. Founded under artistic director Harry Rintoul in 1990, Theatre Projects was the first local company to showcase works by local emerging playwrights. Nearly 20 years later, the company is still introducing Manitoba plays into the Canadian theatre community. “It’s kind of like having the Fringe available to you all year long,” Skene said. “I have watched the evolution, destruction, and now, the resurgence of Theatre Projects over the past 15 years, so I know how vital this company is to the overall health of our theatrical community.” Skene graduated from the University of Winnipeg theatre department in the early ‘80s, before Theatre Projects existed. She says that at the time there very few opportunities for young actors to find work in Winnipeg. “Smaller theatre companies are great farm teams for the larger theatres,” Skene said. “If I was a U of W student, I would say ‘Great! Keep doing shows Theatre Projects!’” Stretching Hide runs Nov. 1-11 at WCD Studio in the Crocus Building, 211 Bannatyne, and is presented in association with Root Sky Theatre. Student tickets are $15. November 1, 2007 10 The Uniter contact: uniter @ uniter.ca ARTS & CULTURE Drawn together Graffiti Gallery show features the art of drawing Ashley Buleziuk Volunteer Staff W innipeg artists want, literally, to draw your attention to Graffiti Gallery. The studio, located at 109 Higgins Ave., is currently showing an exhibit titled Drawing Attention. The works in this group show all emphasize a specific form of artistic expression—drawing. Local artist and artistic director and curator of the gallery, Pat Lazo, says the show aims to illustrate the importance of drawing ability in particular artistic fields. “Many of the artists have never exhibited in a gallery setting before, yet rely on their drawing ability every day for their chosen professions,” Lazo said. He selected artists with different styles to illustrate the significance of the skill. The featured artists come from a mosaic of backgrounds, ranging from graphic design and printmaking to graffiti and tattoo art. One artist, who contributes several works, is the owner of a security company. Not everyone showing here is necessarily a professional practicing artist. Many do it simply for the love of art. The show also presents a range of experience. Some artists are early on in their art careers, while others are more established names in the Winnipeg art scene. Alex Adams’ contributions, including “Valentina,” “Woman With Cup” and “Ophelia” stand out immediately. His use of graphite, charcoal, and ink on paper reveal people in an intriguing way. One offers a close-up image of a woman’s face behind a veil. ”His Face Was Drawn But the Gun Is Real” is another attention grabber. Canvas program coordinator Mike Valcourt uses gouache here in a profile of a man with a gun. Interpretation is left to the viewer. The more beginner artists’ work isn’t necessarily as striking, but that’s not the point of the show, and that certainly comes across. While it does illustrate Winnipeg’s up-and-coming talent, the show’s main message is that “drawing is the fundamental of most art,” as art student contributor James Vandal said. “It all begins with a sketch, whether it’s a graphic design project, a painting, a print or a tattoo. It all has to start somewhere,” Vandal added. The show illustrates just that: all the artists rely on their ability to pick up any instrument, whether it is a pencil, ink pen, piece of charcoal, or pencil crayon, and put it to work. Interestingly, the show even includes some great works by artists who don’t normally use drawing at all. “I don’t think that every artist needs to be able to draw,” Lazo said. Maybe not. But evidently, it helps. Clockwise from Top: Sylvia Matas, Far from Here, water colour on paper. Freddy Boshkaykin, Traditional Dancer, Pencil on illustration board. Cyrus Smith, Untitled, Mixed media. All Images courtesy of Graffiti Gallery. Drawing Attention will be showing at the Graffiti Gallery until Dec. 6. Awkward pauses IN BETWEEN DAYS Directed by So Yong Kim (2006) Don Moman Volunteer Staff A rtistically impressive, In Between Days reveals first-time director So Yong Kim to have great potential. Unfortunately, though, the film itself falls flat. The story follows Aimie, played by first-time actress Jiseon Kim, as she awkwardly pursues a tentative romance with her only friend, Tran (Taegu or her mother, despite that Aimie periodically narrates an ongoing letter to him. The film succeeds on one level: it’s honest in a way that many are not. Except when Aimie is dealing with the English-speaking world, all dialogue is in subtitled Korean, which highlights her discomfort when she’s forced to interact in English. The film is cut into short segments, between about two and five minutes long, in which a single event occurs, or maybe as little as two lines of dialogue are exchanged. The technique invites the viewer to share in Aimie’s disjointed feelings. In a similar way, the film’s lack of a soundtrack means that frequent awkward pauses in conversations affect viewers the same way they affect the characters. Courtesy of Cinematheque Cinematheque, Nov. 2-8, 7:00 p.m. 2 out of 5 mice Honest romance drama draws out nothing Jiseon Kim in So Yong Kim’s In Between Days. Andy Kang). Aimie is adapting to life in Toronto since her recent immigration from South Korea and lives with her mother, with whom she doesn’t communicate well. Her father, we presume, still resides in South Korea. He has little interest in Aimie Extreme close-ups, especially on Aimie, allow the characters to communicate with their eyes what they are not scripted to speak. Unfortunately, these techniques also make the film nearly unwatchable. The pace is slow. The characters seem to engage in exchanges of awkward silences rather than conversations. The film cuts just as something, anything, seems about to happen. In Between Days winds up being too honest for its own good. Adolescent romances are awkward affairs and many people have difficulty communicating their emotions even to those who are closest to them. While the film portrays this reality admirably, it has nothing to say about it. So Yong Kim dem-onstrates great talent as a director, and has created a beautiful vessel for a story. But the vessel is empty. By the end of 82 min-utes, the characters have not changed, developed or done anything noteworthy. The viewer is unmoved by Aimie’s experiences. Arts & Culture Editor: Whitney Light E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 786-9497 Fax: 783-7080 contact: uniter @ uniter.ca MTC’s 50th season opener fits the occasion daughter about what really happens on a wedding night. The play was originally produced in 1938, and as a result there are quite clearly elements that are dated (such as predictable jokes about gender roles), but the play as a whole remains relevant. It handles all of life’s Odyssey Photography Volunteer T he Manitoba Theatre Centre is Canada’s oldest English-speaking regional theatre. In its half century of existence, it has seen 11 prime ministers come and go, the Cold War, and 250 performances every year. Thus it seems fitting that MTC chose Our Town as its 50th season opener, a play about life’s ups and downs and learning the hard way. Performances continue to Nov. 10. Written by Thornton Wilder and directed by Robb Paterson, Our Town is a sometimes funny, sometimes overwhelmingly sad story about small town U.S.A. in the early 20th century. It examines the complexities that underlie the “simple” facts of life: growing up, falling in love, marrying the boy/girl next door, and dying. Monologues and interruptions by the “stage manager,” played by Winnipeg’s hometown hero Lou Cariou, offer insights into characters that love stories usually leave unrevealed. Wilder named truths that are often left unsaid, both on stage and in life: a mother’s regret, for instance, that she never properly educated her November 1, 2007 ARTS & CULTURE All their yesterdays Erin McIntyre The Uniter Peter Mooney and Mairi Babb perform Our Town at MTC. 11 big concepts with compassion and sensitivity. And the cast does its best to personalize characters that are written to represent every woman, or man, or child. There is little set to speak of and no props. Mainly the actors mime, which is somewhat distracting. The storytelling form of Our Town depends on its omniscient narrator, who speaks directly to the audience, invites characters to leave or enter the stage, and steps into various roles. This form takes viewer adjustment, but is also very successful, allowing deeper truths about the human condition to be revealed. Our Town, however, may not speak to university students in the same way it would to the 55+ crowd. But it’s a landmark play and it features Cariou, a Tony Award winner from St. Boniface. The production is also extremely self-aware of what its purpose is; it speaks of the existence of truth but never pretends to know what that truth is. In that respect, it is an extremely refreshing and honest look at life. It does not pretend to have all the answers, but it helps us ask the right questions. The Uniter Fashion Streeter is an ongoing documentation of creative fashion in Winnipeg inspired by the Helsinki fashion blog www.hel-looks.com. Each week will feature a new look from our city’s streets and bars in an attempt to encourage indioff your style? Contact [email protected] Lacey Butler Be one of the first two people to email [email protected] with the correct response to the following question and you could win a pair of tickets to see The Most Serene Republic with Mother Mother and Dragonette on Nov. 9 at Pyramid Cabaret. Question: What is the title of The Most Serene Republic’s newest album? PRESS PHOTO Also, check out the interview with Mother Mother in next week’s edition of the Uniter. “I like trendy deals. I try to stay away from generic stores and malls. I like to shop in Osborne. My purses are something I like to keep completely unique. This one I got from a woman who makes and sells purses at the Farmers’ Market.” NATASHA PETERSON Win tickets to see The Most Serene Republic! vidual expression and celebrate that you are really, really good looking. Want to show November 1, 2007 12 The Uniter contact: uniter @ uniter.ca ARTS & CULTURE ARTS BriefS Compiled by AARON EPP For art’s sake WAG appoints new head of development Sasha Amaya Volunteer Staff Potter first edition sells for nearly $41K A copy of the first Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, sold at auction earlier this month for $40,326, the Associated Press reports. The copy of the hardback first edition, published in 1997 and signed “Joanne Rowling” on the back of the title page, was sold to an anonymous private bidder at Christie’s auction house. The book was published with an initial print run of about 500 copies. Since many copies were purchased by libraries, copies in good condition are extremely rare. Beach Boy ballet “There are lots of works out there that need to be done for the sake of being done. They don’t have broad appeal,” said Norman Bradshaw, recently appointed head of development at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. It’s a refreshing statement from the financial side of an arts organization, where there is often a strong, if understandable, push to show what brings in the cash. Hailing from the Shaw Festival, North America’s second largest repertory theatre company, Bradshaw worked his way through one of Canada’s biggest arts organizations to the position of director of donor development. “I started off at the beginning answering telephone calls and taking ticket orders and a job came free and I applied for it and got the job, and slowly rose up through the ranks over a period of twelve years, so I got to know the organization very, very well.” Determination and experience honed Bradshaw’s skills in building relationships and knowledge of individual donations and major gifts. Now, in his new position, he’ll also work with corporations, foundations and government grants—a task he called “all encompassing.” Taking stock of this long-established institution, Bradshaw plans to draw on colleagues and community members for ideas and support. “My approach is team-based,” he said. “My experience has been that people sponsor [organizations] for two main reasons: one is further exposure for the art, putting it out there in the community, allowing it to be seen and experienced, and the other one is investment. Finding those individuals, those bright lights who can make that jump and view it as an investment in art and see and understand the value in doing it, whether it’s pushing the envelope or just sparking ideas and discussion, [is important].” In a sector that’s “in need of support in so many different areas,” donors can find a niche that suits their interest, he said. Youth and education programmes, for example, are often appealing areas of support because people understand the link between today’s youth and tomorrow’s artists and donors. “A 30, 40, 50-year-old,” Bradshaw said, “who has never stepped foot in the gallery, to bring that person in and engage them—I’m not saying it can’t be done, but it is [more difficult].” Then there’s the pea-sized acquisition budget of the WAG to consider. It’s another important area that Bradshaw believes can appeal to donors. “My career has really been built around jobs that are [about] building relationships with people,” said Bradshaw. “I enjoy meeting people; I enjoy understanding their interests, and what their motivations are to be involved in an organization.” And however ambitious Bradshaw may be about the finances, he shows equal interest in the art itself. “There’s a show which I’m really excited about called PostSecret. It’s a postcard based art project, that’s become quite famous and received a lot of media attention. I’m very excited because here’s a different kind of art project that, again, speaks to possibly a different audience. The programming coming up is really exciting, and that’s huge opportunity for anyone in development: to look at what we have coming up and see how it will connect to our audience and build new ones.” Wayne Eagling, artistic director of the English National Ballet, has choreographed a ballet for two of his principal dancers set to the Beach Boys classic “God Only Knows.” It will be performed on Nov. 11 as part of the English National Ballet’s winter fundraising gala. Brian Wilson will perform a brief greatest hits set earlier in the evening. Confounded by this mix of high and low art, a writer for the Guardian Unlimited recently quipped, “God only knows why this is happening.” To clone or not to clone Man charged in theft of Goya painting Kelly Nickie How stupid can someone be? The Associated Press reports that a self-employed truck driver was recently arrested and charged with the theft of “Children with a Cart,” a 1778 painting by famed Spanish artist Francisco de Goya insured at $1 million. Steven Lee Olsen, 49, allegedly stole the painting as it was being transported from Manhattan to Toledo and contacted federal authorities days later—looking for a reward, no doubt—claiming he found the painting in his basement. Authorities investigated and determined that Olson had lifted the piece himself. He is charged with theft of an object of cultural heritage from a museum, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. “It was a crime of opportunity that didn’t pay,” said FBI agent Sandra Carroll. Minister announces improved arts programs New enhanced arts programming that focuses on dance, drama, music and visual arts has been launched online for teachers, parents and arts community partners in Manitoba. The arts education curriculum, which replaces a system that was last upgraded over 20 years ago, is for students in kindergarten through Grade 4 in dance, drama and visual arts, and for kindergarten through Grade 6 in music. Arts curriculum will eventually be updated to Grade 12. The curriculum is online now to allow teachers time to learn, ask questions and plan before it is implemented in approximately two years. Funding for arts education has increased $1 million during the past four years. You can browse through Flash and print versions of the frameworks at www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/arts. University Night at The Academy every Wednesday in November Local pop-rockers Quinzy will headline University Night at the Academy in Osborne Village every Wednesday in November. Presented by the venue formerly known as the Freehouse and along with KICK FM and the Fort Garry Brewing Company, University Night will include prizes, sing-alongs, and food and drink specials. Quinzy spent time in Toronto this past summer recording a new full-length with producer Michael Phillip Wojewoda, known for his work with Barenaked Ladies and The Rheostatics. The disc will be out sometime next year. PTE’s Chimera explores an ethical question of our time Volunteer Staff “There is not enough conversation going on about something that has the potential to change the nature of life itself,” said Robert Metcalfe, director of Prairie Theater Exchange’s production of Chimera. Through the play, acclaimed playwright Wendy Lill shows her fascination with cloning; Lill was a parliamentarian involved with the passing of a law in 2004 that gives way to human reproductive technologies. Though she incorporates her perspective, several scientists and professors of biotechnology helped write the play, lending a great deal of authority to the facts presented. And it is successful: Chimera brings the audience this real, new information and a discussion of ethics, but also a moving look at what it means to be human. The word “chimera” refers to an animal that carries two different cells in its system acquired through gene splices during cloning. The concept has specific relevance to the play’s plot: a scientist (Doreen Brownstone) who, in secret, is trying to find a cure for autism using spliced monkey chromosomes, reveals herself to a journalist (Christopher Sigurdson) whose hope for good in the world is on the wane. With renewed passion, the journalist dives into investigation, gradually exposing the scientist’s once secret research and targeting the parliamentary minister of justice (fiercely played by Marina Stephenson Kerr), the key figure in a debate that erupts onstage about the ethical questions around cloning. The more the journalist reveals his source’s research and revelations, the more the minister of justice must respond to questions about whether cloning should be made illegal. The minister of justice is also targeted by an Alberta MP (Brian Richardson), who challenges the ethics of cloning on a religious front. Although the ethics of cloning are the focus, the play also deals with the simple facts of being human: complicated friendships, remorse over the sudden death of a loved one, the ethics of journalism and the balance between work and personal identity. The minister of justice, for instance, has to admit that she doesn’t know why the cloning law permitted human to animal cloning but not vice versa. Stripped of her know-it-all status, the righteous judge is leveled out to be…human. Set on a small stage, visual props such as the backdrop and House of Commons scene props are changed smoothly and smartly. A brick divider between desks in the House of Commons scenes gives way to an office, and the next minute becomes the perfect counter for a bar. Sound designer Greg Lowe provides smooth guitar sounds between transitions, setting especially well a dramatic beginning and end, when the journalist speaks about losing his brother to Down’s Syndrome and the theories of Darwin. Chimera examines the limits of science and biotechnology with compelling sincerity. Although very analytical, it carries the emotional weight of its topic too, and offers deep insight into human interaction. Chimera will continue until Nov. 4 at Prairie Theater Exchange. Tickets are available at the box office or by calling 942-5483. 95.9 FM CKUW Campus/Community Radio Top 10 CD – Albums OCTOBER 24-30, 2007 ! = Local content * = Canadian Content RE=Re Entry NE = New Entry LWTWArtistRecording Label 1 1 !Weakerthans Reunion Tour Anti/Epitaph 4 2 !Details 5 3 Gaudi + Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Dub Qawwali 6 4 *Stars 14 5 !Various Artists 8 6 Caribou 3 7 !Paperbacks An Illusion Against Death 9 8 *Sadies 2 9 !Scott Nolan Reciever/Reflector 7 10 *Emily Haines/Soft Skeleton Draw a Distance Parliament of Trees Six Degrees In Our Bedroom Arts & Crafts Manitoba Music Independent Andorra Merge Parliament of Trees New Seasons Yep Roc Transistor 66 What is Free… Last Gang Arts & Culture Editor: Whitney Light E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 786-9497 Fax: 783-7080 contact: uniter @ uniter.ca 13 BOOK REview BEIRUT BLUE RODEO STARS Ba Da Bing! Records Warner Arts & Crafts Beirut’s new fulllength is simply wonderful. The band makes music you could imagine coming out of an old dusty gramophone, or from a Parisian café in the 1920s. Woozy horn sections, gorgeous string arrangements, accordion, piano and ukulele provide most of the instrumentation over Beirut’s European waltzes—hardly commonplace sounds to most North American listeners. Part of Beirut’s appeal, in fact, is that they sound so different from anything else in popular music right now. Central to Beirut’s songs are the vocals of Zach Condon. Condon’s golden croon on songs like “A Sunday Smile” and “Guyamas Sonora” is enough to make anyone swoon, from your grandma to the most pretentious hipster. Throw on this record, drink some wine, and you’ll swear you’re back in the old country. I love Jim Cuddy. There. I said it. There is just something about him that I find so...attractive. Not necessarily in a physical sense (though you have to admit he is a handsome guy), but in the same way you are drawn to your older cousin or your favourite uncle when you’re young; they just exude coolness. Plus, he writes terrific songs and his vocals sound completely effortless. All gushing aside, Blue Rodeo’s newest is a great album. The group’s blend of country and pop is practically a Canadian institution now, and Small Miracles doesn’t disappoint. It’s filled with pop hooks, catchy choruses, and the fresh-from-the oven guitar tones the band is known for. “This Town” features Cuddy on piano (is there anything he can’t do?), and is one of the strongest songs on the record. The Hip are boring in comparison. Blue Rodeo is the quintessential Canadian rock band. After a band sets the bar high, as Stars did with 2004’s tight indie-pop album Set Yourself On Fire, listeners expect great things. Apparently, so did Stars, and it may have been their downfall. In Our Bedroom after the War is mostly a bland attempt at grandiosity that falters on one out of every two tracks and borders on self-indulgent triumphalism. Despite two or three electronic ballad bright spots (“Window Bird” and “Today Will Be Better, I Swear!”), the disc has no guts. Track titles like “The Night Starts Here,” “Take Me to the Riot,” and “Barricade” suggest some sort of revolution, but the only uprising here may be when you leave the room and forget you just popped in a new disc from one of those cool-ass Montreal indie bands everybody keeps talking about. The only reason I gave it more than one listen was because it was Stars. Their past material is stellar and their last show at the Pyramid will not soon be forgotten. It’s not that In Our Bedroom is all that terrible. It’s just not that good. Curran Faris 5 out of 5 November 1, 2007 ARTS & CULTURE cd REviews The Flying Club Cup The Uniter Small Miracles Curran Faris 4 out of 5 In Our Bedroom after the War James Janzen 2.5 out of 5 Spanish Fly Will Ferguson Viking Canada 320 pages Reviewed by Kathleen Gallagher Volunteer Staff Something is to be admired about the con artist, a heroic figure who swindles money by means of his or her wit. We are attracted to charming and charismatic people who make their own rules. Will Ferguson’s new novel Spanish Fly plays on our love affair with the snazzy 1930s con artist. Set in the American South in 1939, the novel is narrated by 19-year-old Jack McGreary, who first appeared as an old man in Ferguson’s debut novel, Happiness. The young Jack leaves his small town of Paradise Flats to work with two con artists, Rosalind Scheible (a.k.a. Miss Rose) and Virgil Ray. Jack goes with Virgil and Miss Rose from state to state as they pull different cons on various people. Ferguson’s descriptions of the dusty plains and small crumbling towns work as a good metaphor for the victims, or as the cons call them, “marks.” The dust bowl towns also nicely contrast the exciting life of the cons. After Virgil, Miss Rose and Jack pull a few jobs, they enter the night life of Silver City, with its jazz clubs and opera houses. Virgil and Miss Rose buy the finest clothes, eat the finest steaks, and give the impression that they live idly all the days of the year. Jack is just along for the ride, happy to be rid of his old life and intoxicated by the thrill of the new. The con jobs make fun and exciting reading. With names like “pigeon drop” and “fiddle game,” it’s difficult not to get into the spirit of swindling. The swindlers themselves appeal to our own greed and hopes. Everybody desires something and sometimes we’ll believe anything to attain it. Spanish Fly is about broken dreams and our need to believe in something even when we know it’s not so. The broken dream motif ties in well with Ferguson’s commentary on the American dream, which is also threaded through the novel. The Depression provides him with the perfect backdrop to tell about lost hope. Ferguson describes at length boarded up storefronts, abandoned farms, and people who have lost much yet need to believe that their fortune is just a step away. Ferguson develops complicated characters, most of who cling to falsities. Virgil spends most of his time tricking people, while he creates his own false notion of who he is. Virgil steals, but he needs to believe that he is not a thief. Jack sees through the smoke and mirrors that the other characters put up, but he has his shortcomings as well. Jack’s clever eye sees all the ironies and the metaphors of this tale, yet his youth makes this book a coming-of-age story too. He debates whether or not he should continue his life as a swindler or go up to Canada and join the British troops, just as they are about to enter World War II. It should also be mentioned that Spanish Fly is a novel with its own soundtrack. Ferguson collaborated with musician Tom Phillips to create the country album that accompanies the book. It’s too bad the soundtrack doesn’t offer any jazz; jazz was the soundtrack to Virgil, Miss Rose and Silver City and everything Jack was attracted to. Nonetheless, it’s an interesting idea, and the album adds a novel element to this already entertaining book. November 1, 2007 14 The Uniter contact: uniter @ uniter.ca ARTS & CULTURE Listings Coordinator: Kristine Askholm E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 786-9497 Fax: 783-7080 Want to submit your listing to Uniter Listings? Email your listings to [email protected] Deadline for submissions is Wednesday, eight days before the issue you’d like your listing to first appear in. The Uniter publishes on Thursdays, 25 times a year. ON CAMPUS EVENTS GALLERY 1C03 PRESENTS A PUBLICATION LAUNCH FOR 2 EXHIBITIONS Casualty & Show + Tell: Notions of Home and Place by Alumni, with a performance by Glen Johnson. Thurs, Nov 1, 4-6 p.m. Performance at 5 p.m. in Room 3C01 AWARD-WINNIPEG AUTHOR ROZENA MAART will be at the U of W Nov 5 to discuss her new novel, The Writing Circle. She will be speaking in room 3M69 at 12:30 p.m. Dr Maart will also be reading from and discussing her works at McNally Robinson at 8 p.m. For more information please visit www. tsarbooks.com accelerate the growth of their business. Nominations and self nominations are being accepted through the ACE website, www.acecanada.ca, and will close on Dec 7. The competition is open to full-time students at Canadian universities or colleges who are running their own businesses. contact: uniter @ uniter.ca The Uniter November 1, 2007 LISTINGS @ uniter.ca 15 In Between Days BEST STUDENT WRITER AWARD The National Magazine Awards Foundation (NMAF) is now accepting applications for the 3rd annual Best Student Writer award. Full-time, post-secondary students who have published a non-fiction piece in a Canadian consumer or university magazine in 2007 are eligible. The winner will receive $1000 and tickets to the National Magazine Awards gala next June. Visit www.magazineawards.com for more information. Deadline is Jan 11, 2008. AROUND TOWN FILM CINEMATHEQUE CINEMATHEQUE 100 Arthur St. Nov 2-8: In Between Days, 7 p.m.; Acts of Imagination, 8:30 p.m. (perogie-eating contest at Nov 2 & 3 screenings) Nov 3: Cinemental Short Film Competition, 1 p.m. GLOBE CINEMA Portage Place Now playing: Into the Wild, Michael Clayton, The Darjeeling Limited. Call 69-GLOBE for details. UWFSA SPEAKER SERIES Health in the Philippine Barangay: What about Gender? UWFSA, in cooperation with ANAK, welcomes Dr. Tuula Heinonen, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Work, U of M 6 p.m. Thurs, Nov 8, free admission. U of W, Manitoba Hall, Room 3M65. Email the University of Winnipeg Filipino Students’ Association at [email protected] for more information. THE UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG NDP CAMPUS CLUB Annual General Meeting Wed, Nov 14 in room 3M50 at 12:30. If you are interested, or want more information, email us at [email protected] PARK THEATRE 698 Osborne St. 478-7275 Nov 1: “2 Stroke, Cold Smoke # 10” Movie Premiere. Nov 2: Argyle Alternative HS Movie Fest w/ The Visionary & Z for Zombies (7:30). THEATRE & DANCE OPPORTUNITIES COUNSELLING & CAREER SERVICES EVENTS Fri, Nov 2, 3-4 p.m., Teach Australia, Room 1L12. Wed, Nov 7, 12:30-1:20 p.m., CMA – Certified Management Accountants, Room 2C14. Thurs, Nov 8, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. (hourly sessions), International Student Volunteer Opportunities, Room 0GM09 - Career Resource Centre. Fri, Nov 9, 12:30-1:20 p.m., Physical Therapy (School of Medical Rehabilitation at the University of Manitoba), Room 2D11 - Duckworth Centre. Thurs, Nov 15, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. CGA Manitoba Certified General Accountants, Room 0GM09 - Career Resource Centre COUNSELLING & CAREER SERVICES FREE WORKSHOPS Tues, Nov 13, 1:15-2:15 p.m. Strong Interest Interpretation. Wed, Nov 14, 12:30-1:20 p.m. Successful Interviewing. Tues, Nov 20, 1:15-2:15 p.m. Resume and Cover Letter Writing. Wed, Nov 21, 12:30-1:20 p.m. Managing Exam Anxiety. Wed, Nov 28, 12:30-1:20 p.m. Job Search Strategies. All students, alumni and staff are welcome to attend and must pre-register by calling 786-9231. UPCOMING INFORMATION BOOTHS INFORMATION BOOTHS Mon, Nov 5: Kaplan, Riddell Atrium. Wed, Nov 14: Winnipeg Police Service, Riddell Atrium LIFE WRITING WITH SHERRY BAILEY Sat, Nov 17 10 a.m.-4 p.m., room 3M50 U of W. This workshop will focus on the various forms of life writing Journal/Diary, Memoir/Autobiography, Essay and Letter - along with practical ideas on how to begin. For this workshop, participants are asked to submit samples of their life writing not later than two weeks before the workshop– maximum five double-spaced pages. $30 WC members, $50 non-members. To register email [email protected] or call 786-9468. LOOKING FOR A GREAT IDEA FOR YOUR TERM PAPER? The Experiential Learning Program offers research topics to students based on the needs of our University and local community. We partner with offices on campus and non-profit organizations working towards social justice and environmental sustainability. These projects range from helping refugees settle in Winnipeg, to protecting our waterways from environmental degradation. Current proposals are listed on our website for your consideration, at www.uwinnipeg. ca/index/sus-student-initiatives. Interested? Contact the SUNSET (Sustainable University Now, Sustainable Earth Together) student group office at 789-1435 or email [email protected]. FROM OUTRAGE TO ACTION HUMAN RIGHTS WORKSHOP SERIES Sessions include An Introduction to International Law, Beyond Letter Writing, Corporate Social Responsibility, Refugee Claimants in Winnipeg, Racial Profiling in Canada, Activism 101. Dates from Oct 30-Dec 6. Free admission. Space is limited – priority will be given to those who register for all six sessions. To register contact Louise at [email protected] or call 475-4565. 2008 STUDENT ENTREPRENEUR COMPETITION celebrates the commitment, determination and achievements of student entrepreneurs. Through this annual program, ACE and CIBC create a platform for young business leaders to network with like-minded students, showcase their business on a regional and national stage to top executives and leading entrepreneurs, receive relevant training and leverage valuable mentorship opportunities to Slidin’ Clyde Roulette Band Nov 1, 2, 3 at the Windsor Hotel as part of the Manito Ahbee Festival GITANJALI KOLANAD IN “A FLOWERING TREE” Presented by India School of Dance, Music & Theatre. Enter a magical realm of contemporary dance and theatre with a traditional East Indian edge as Gitanjali tells an ancient folk-tale about a woman who turns herself into a tree which blossoms with intoxicatingly fragrant flowers. Fri Nov 9, 7:30 p.m. at the Centre Culturel FrancoManitobain, 340 Provencher Blvd. Tickets: Adults $15, Student/Senior $10. To reserve call Pamela 256-7812 or Julie 336-0484. www.indiaschool.ca SLIDIN’ CLYDE ROULETTE BAND Part of the Manito Ahbee Festival Thurs, Nov 1 and Sat, Nov 3, along with other Blues bands nominated at the Aboriginal People’s Choice Music Awards at The Windsor Hotel 187 Garry St. One complete night of Slidin’ Clyde Roulette Sat Nov 2. PATANA (II) with special guest choreographer Patrick Parson (Ballet Creole, Toronto) Nov 1, 2 & 3, 8 p.m. Matinée Nov 4, 2 p.m. The Gas Station Theatre 445 River Ave Tickets: Adult $20, Student/Senior $15, Children under 12 $10 at Ticketmaster 780-3333 or Cash at the door. TINSLEY ELLIS Nov 2 Silverado’s. Tickets $14.15 + GST by calling 694-SHOW(7469) STRETCHING HIDE A young Métis lawyer introduces his fiancé to the chaotic life of his community one July long weekend. That weekend his law practice and his personal life are threatened when he’s accused by the provincial game wardens of poaching a deer for its antlers. Nov 1-11 WCD Studio 211 Bannatyne Ave. Tickets: adults $20, seniors $17, students $15 at 989-2400. CONCERTS JULLY BLACK Nov 7, WECC. Doors 7:15 p.m. Show 8 p.m. Tickets $14 in advance Available at WECC and Ticketmaster WINTERSLEEP w/ WOODEN STARS Thurs, Nov 8 at the Pyramid. Tickets at Into the Music, Kustom Kulture and Kitsch on Broadway CUFF THE DUKE w/ LAND OF TALK Thurs, Nov 8 WECC. Doors 7:15 p.m. Show 8 p.m. Tickets $12 in advance on sale now at WECC, Ticketmaster, Into the Music, and Music Trader THE MOST SERENE REPUBLIC w/ DRAGONETTE and MOTHER MOTHER Fri, Nov 9 at the Pyramid. Tickets $12 advance / $15 door, available at Into the Music, Kustom Kulture and Kitsch on Broadway A GALA ROCKIN’ FUNDRAISER FOR BRENT “GUITAR” PARKIN Feat: Swing Sonic Jazz, Prairie Swing & Good-time Blues w/ Greg Leskiw, The Swag Surf, Twang & Rock, Sensations w/ Chris Carmichael, Ken McMahon, Bernie Thiessen, The Six Stringers Blues, Jazz & Rock Extravaganza fear. Terry Barnett, J.P. Lepage, Greg Lowe, Larry Roy Slidin’ Clyde Roulette, Clayton Sample. Sun, Nov 11, Pyramid Cabaret 176 Fort St. Doors 7:30 Showtime: 8. Silent Auction, 50/50, Door Prizes. Advance Tickets $15 at Windsor Hotel, Into The Music, Times Change(d) High and Lonesome Club, Royal George Hotel GWAR w/ special guests HORSE Mon, Nov 12 at the Pyramid. Tickets $35 plus tax at Ticketmaster and Soul Survivors Body Art in Osborne Village THE DUHKS Nov 15 and 16, West End Cultural Centre. Doors 7:15 Show 8 Tickets $17 in advance at WECC and Ticketmaster. THE FACULTY FOLLIES’ CD RELEASE with Johnny Riverboat. Nov 16, 10 p.m. at Wise Guys on Campus, $5 MANITOBA THEATRE CENTRE 174 Market Ave 942-6537. Until Nov 10: Our Town PRAIRIE THEATRE EXCHANGE Portage Place 942-5483. Until Nov 4: Chimera. LITERARY 2007 PRAIRIE FIRE PRESS – MCNALLY ROBINSON WRITING CONTESTS Bliss Carman Poetry Award - Judge: Barry Dempster, Short Fiction - Judge: Bill Gaston, Creative Non-Fiction - Judge: Mark Anthony Jarman. $6,000 in prizes. First prize in each category $1,250, 2nd prize $500, 3rd prize $250. Deadline: Nov 30. For information contact 943-9066, [email protected], or check out our web site for guidelines at www.prairiefire.ca. FERNWOOD PUBLISHING BOOK LAUNCH Doing Community Economic Development, edited by Jim Silver (professor in the new Dept. of Urban and Inner City Studies at the U of W), John Loxley ( professor of economics and co-ordinator of research for the Global Political Economy Program at the University of Manitoba), and Kathy Sexsmith (a student at the University of Oxford). Nov 1, 7 p.m, at Mondragon Café and Bookstore, 91 Albert St. WINNIPEG WRITER DOUG SMITH RELEASES NEWEST BOOK Big Death: Funeral Planning in the Age of Corporate Deathcare. Nov 13 at McNally Robinson (Grant Park), at 8 p.m. MCNALLY ROBINSON GRANT PARK Nov 1, 7 p.m: Gary Geddes reading from Falsework; Kathleen Arnason (in the Prairie Ink restaurant) reading from Remember Me. Nov 5: Sharing Craft (7-9 p.m.); Rozena Maart reading & signing The Writing Circle(8 p.m.). Nov 6: Reese Halter signing Wild Weather: The Truth Behind Global Warming; Giller Light Bash, a fundraiser for Frontier College celebrating the Scotiabank Giller, one of Canada’s most prestigious literary awards (6 p.m.). Nov 7: The 50 Year History of MTC (7 p.m.); Joel Walker and Monique Cooper launch of The Spirit of the Ride (8 p.m.) November 1, 2007 16 The Uniter contact: uniter @ uniter.ca LISTINGS @ uniter.ca MCNALLY ROBINSON PORTAGE PLACE Nov 8: Lorraine Mayer reading & signing Cries From A Métis Heart (7 p.m.). Want to submit your listing to Uniter Listings? Email your listings to [email protected] Deadline for submissions is Wednesday, eight days before the issue you’d like your listing to first appear in. The Uniter publishes on Thursdays, 25 times a year. Jodi King SKYWALK CONCERTS & LECTURES A co-presentation of Wpg Public Library, the U of W and Virtuosi Concerts Inc. All events take place from 12:10 to 12:50 p.m. in the Carol Shields Auditorium, second floor of the Millennium Library, 251 Donald St. Admission is free. Nov 1: Music of The Americas, performed by La Clave del Sol (The Key of the Sun) Nov 7: Prof. Catherine Hunter, U of W English, on Mystery Writing in Winnipeg Nov 8: Love Songs from Italy by Ritmo Misto – Vito & Maria DeStefano ATTENTION ARTISTS OF ALL DISCIPLINES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS The Winnipeg Arts Council Public Art Program invites applications for WITH ART, a program for collaborative art projects between community groups and artists in Winnipeg. Artists working in all art forms such as visual, performing and literary arts, and community groups from diverse sectors who have a history working together are welcome to apply. Please see our website for full eligibility criteria and application requirements and for any further information. Deadline is Dec 3. Call Tricia Wasney at 943-7668 or visit www.winnipegarts.ca. for full details. COMEDY SOAP SCUM PRODUCTIONS presents Space Quest, an improvised space comedy on Mondays at the Park Theater 698 Osborne St. at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 and available at the door. GALLERIES ART TOMORROW: FORUM ON THE FUTURE OF CONTEMPORARY ART INSTITUTIONS Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art presents a forum exploring the future and role of contemporary visual arts institutions in Canada. All welcome to attend discussions with local and international guest speakers at the Fort Garry Hotel on Nov 2 and 3. An opening reception will be held on Nov 1 at Plug In and a Cabaret on Nov 2 at the Fort Garry Hotel. For more information and registration, contact Plug In at 943-1043 and visit our website www.plugin.org. A LABEL FOR ARTISTS is currently accepting submissions for our next exhibition Homage to Picasso. We are looking to salute Pablo Picasso by showing works by you that have his influence. This can be collages, paintings, drawings, sculpture or photos. If you wish to participate please email [email protected] or phone 772-5165 to make drop off arrangements. We ask that all works be labeled with name, title, and contact info. Paper works should be framed. ACEARTINC 2nd floor, 290 McDermot Ave 944-9763 GRAFFITI GALLERY 109 Higgins 667-9960. Not-for-profit community youth art centre. Until Dec 6: Drawing Attention. KEEPSAKES GALLERY 264 McDermot Ave 257-0374 Non-profit art gallery. Handmade art, pottery, candles, cards, paintings, photography. GALLERY LACOSSE 169 Lilac St. 284-0726 Studies in Contrast feat. the work of Michael Cox, Jim Corbett, and Terry Lacosse. PLATFORM CENTRE FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC AND DIGITAL ARTS 121100 Arthur St (Artspace) 942-8183 OUTWORKS GALLERY 290 McDermot Ave 949-0274. Totem: a member and friends’ exhibition featuring artists’ varied responses to the concept of totem. Opening Reception Fri, Nov 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Outworks Gallery, 3rd Floor 290 McDermot Ave. Runs Nov 2-24, open Wed to Sat 12-4 p.m. or by appointment. Contact 949-0274 or email info@ outworksgallery.com. PLUG IN INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART 286 McDermot Ave Scratching the Surface: The Post-Prairie Landscape feat. 19 Winnipeg artists. Until Nov 17. SEMAI GALLERY Basement Corridor 264 McDermot Ave 275-5471 Until Nov 30: Grimhaven by Gordon Arthur. Hours: Tues-Sat 12-6 URBAN SHAMAN 203-290 McDermot Ave 942-2674. Until Nov 10: Rockstars & Wannabes, video and installation feat.Warren Arcand, Kevin Ei-Ichi deForest, Skawennati Fragnito, and Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay. URBAN SHAMAN GALLERY & MANITO AHBEE FESTIVAL PRESENT CONVERGENCE featuring 12 artists from across Manitoba. Exhibition Locations: MTS Centre Nov 3-4; 73 Princess St (Urban Shaman’s Satellite Gallery) until Nov 23. Hours: Tues-Fri 11-5, Sat 12-5. VAULT GALLERY 2181 Portage Ave Kundalini Rising, a group exhibition that explores the inner workings of Yoga practice and Zen philosophy, until Nov 3. Gallery hours 11-5 Tues-Sat WAH-SA GALLERY 130-25 Forks Market Rd BARS, CAFES & VENUES Nov 2 at McNally Robinson Portage Place ACADEMY BAR & EATERY 414 Academy Rd Nov 1: Kim Reimer and Inna Riddim Nov 2: The Playing Cards with Richard Brilliant Nov 10: Bill Dowling, Brenda Neiles and Marcel Desilets ACADEMY FOOD DRINKS MUSIC 437 Stradbrook Nov 1: Greg Lowe Trio then 90s Dance party Nov 3: Broken Halo Nov 4: Funk night with The Afterparty and The Solutions Nov 5: Open Mic with Little Black Dress Nov 6: Karaoke with J Williamez Nov 7: Quinzy Nov 8: Greg Lowe trio then 90’s Dance party Nov 9: BUMP Nov 10: Hillbilly Burlesque ELLICE CAFÉ & THEATRE 585 Ellice Ave Nov 10: Thx-Grooves. KING’S HEAD PUB 100 King St. Every Sunday: All the Kings Men MCNALLY ROBINSON GRANT PARK MUSIC Nov 2: The Burtons (jazz). Nov 9: Marco Castillo (Bossa Nova, samba). Nov 10: Taste of New Orleans (jazz). Shows at 8. MCNALLY ROBINSON PORTAGE PLACE MUSIC Nov 2: Jodi King (acoustic pop). Nov 9: Adley (contemporary & folk) Shows at 6:30. OZZY’S 160 Osborne Downstairs Oct 26: Helloween Massacre (Day One) feat. Igor & The Skindiggers, Nailbrick, Amongst The Filth, Of Human Bondage, Krull. Oct 27: Helloween Massacre (Day Two) feat. The Heatskores (Toronto), Ramirez, Krotch Rawket, The Grim Meathook Experience. Nov 3: Big Trouble In Little China, The Downfall, Jakartah (B.C.), with guests. PYRAMID CABARET 176 Fort St. Nov 1 & 3: Manito-Ahbee: A Festival for all Nations with Strongront Records Showcase on Nov 2. Nov 5: Go Ghetto Tiger. Nov 9: The Most Serene Republic w/ Dragonette and Mother Mother, tickets $12 advance / $15 door, available at Into the Music, Kustom Kulture and Kitsch on Broadway. Nov 11: Brent Parkin Benefit. Nov 12: Gwar w/ special guests Horse, tickets $35 plus tax at Ticketmaster and Soul Survivors Body Art in Osborne Village. Nov 16: DJ Tittsworth w/ DJ Dave Nada, Nutty Klub DJs and Twenty Twenty, advance Tix at Cocopod (875 Corydon), Music Trader and online at ticketworkshop.com REGAL BEAGLE 331 Smith St. Nov 2: The Braggarts. Nov 9 & 10: Crosstown. Every Wed at 9 p.m. The Marlborough Men. Thurs at 9 p.m. Shandra and Jason. ROYAL ALBERT ARMS 48 Albert St. Nov 2: Electro Quarterstaff, Velodrom, L’viv. Nov 3: White Cowbell Oklahoma, The Wildbirds. Nov 5: Caribou, Born Ruffians. THE ZOO Osborne Village Inn 160 Osborne St. Nov 2: Indy Nosebone, Broken Halo, with guests - Advance tickets $10 Nov 3: Civil Disobedients, with guests. Nov 6: Social Code, Tupelo Honey, Indy Nosebone, Hunter Valentine, Rides Again (advance tickets $7). TIMES CHANGED HIGH AND LONESOME CLUB 234 Main St. Nov 1: Washboard Hank Nov 2: Kent McAllister and the Iron Choir Nov 3: Big Dave Mclean and Doc Maclean Nov 4: Jam w/ Big Dave Mclean WEST END CULTURAL CENTRE 586 Ellice Ave Nov 1: Suss CD release Nov 2: The Kicker, The Paperbacks, Broken Orchestra of Winnipeg Nov 3: Keith & Renee “Revolution” CD release Nov 7: Jully Black WAYNE ARTHUR GALLERY 186 Provencher Blvd. WINNIPEG ART GALLERY 300 Memorial Blvd. 789-1760. Warhol: Larger than Life, until Jan 6. John Hartman: Cities. Into the Collection: Will Gorlitz, until Nov 8. Around Here: Scenes of Manitoba from the Historical Collection, until Nov 10. Inuit Games, ongoing. Into the Collection: Highlights of Historical Painting From 15th century panel paintings to Post-Impressionism, ongoing. LAST CALL AT THE COPA UKRAINIAN ZABAVA Presented by Melos Folk Ensemble. Sat Nov 17 at The Copa Banquet Centre 2685 Main St. 8 p.m. Tickets: $10. Featuring The D-Drifters and The Ukrainian All-Star Band. COMMUNITY EVENTS THE MANITOBA NATURALISTS SOCIETY INDOOR PROGRAM PRESENTATION “Global Warming, Climate Change, Weird Weather: the Issues, Impacts & Opportunities” will be held on Nov 5 at 7:30 p.m. at le Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain, 340 Provencher Blvd. Admission: $2 for MNS members & $6 for non-members. For further information, please call the office at 943-9029. GORDON BELL HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI CHOIR Practices are Monday evenings at 6:45 in the Gordon Bell Music Room. Contact Don Askholm at 489-5584 for more information. FREE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CLASS An opportunity to meet with other students and Canadian friends while learning English and the Bible. Elim Chapel 546 Portage Ave at Spence St. (enter from rear parking lot) Sundays noon-1:30 p.m. For information call Val & Veda Chacko 257-1670. TRANS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE Tues, Nov 20, 7 p.m. The Red Road Lodge, (formerly the New Occidental) 631 Main St (the corner of Logan and Main). A day to remember and commemorate those who have been killed because of their gender expression. Following the Candlelit Vigil, there will be refreshments and a celebratory Gender F*#! Dance Party! This is a free all ages event. All are welcome! VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES CAN YOU SPARE 2 HOURS TO HELP THE ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF MANITOBA? Volunteers are needed to tag (request donations from Safeway Shoppers and provide them with a sticker and a brochure), for a 2 hour shift on Sat, Nov 17. We are currently in need of approximately 100 more volunteers and would like to call on you to assist us by tagging at your local Safeway Store. Please help us to remember the 18,000 Manitobans living with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias by volunteering your time, or by making a donation at your local Safeway. Visit us online at alzheimer.mb.ca or call Lori at 943-6622 ext 211 to sign up as a volunteer. NEEDS CENTRE FOR WAR AFFECTED FAMILIES is looking for volunteers to work with immigrant and refugee children and youth. The Needs Centre provides accessible services and programs to children/youth from the ages 518. Programming includes arts, crafts, music, computer skills, employment, educational and EAL activities. For more information, contact Jodi Alderson, Volunteer Coordinator at 940-1265 or email [email protected]. TEEN TOUCH Manitoba’s youth focused helpline Teen Touch is accepting applications for online/telephone helpline volunteers. We provide training that equips you with skills to answer confidential calls on our 24 hour helpline. This opportunity provides a flexible schedule and allows you to work from your home. For further information or to apply contact Christine at 945-0088, [email protected] or visit our website www.teentouch.org. Our next training will be held on: Nov 24, 25 and Dec 1, 2 at our offices, 800 Portage Ave from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Due to confidentiality concerns you must be 18 to apply. LOOKING TO WORK WITH CHILDREN/YOUTH? The International Centre (406 Edmonton St) needs volunteers to work with recent newcomer children and youth from the inner-city in the following programs: 1. Sports Club - Tuesdays from 5-7 pm @ Victoria Albert School/Central Park 2. After School Education (ESL) – Wednesdays from 5-7pm @ 511 Ellice Ave. 3. Youth Empowerment (cooking/art classes) – Fridays from 5-7:30pm @ International Centre 4. Youth Leadership Training (team games, volunteer/job skills) – Saturdays from 1-5pm @ UofW For more info, contact Si il: siilp@international-centre. ca or 943-9158 ext. 285 To apply contact Marsha: marshap@internal-centre. ca or 943-9158 ext. 260 BE A VOLUNTEER LITERACY TUTOR WITH FRONTIER COLLEGE! Work with children, youth and adults in schools and community centres around the University of Winnipeg. The commitment is one hour per week through the school year. Call 253-7993 or email [email protected] for more information. Literacy is an essential skill in today’s world. At Frontier College, we believe it’s a fundamental right. 42% of adult Canadians have trouble with everyday tasks that involve reading. Through a network of thousands of volunteers, Frontier College is helping people to realize their potential and seize the opportunities that come their way. See www.frontiercollege.ca. Listings Coordinator: Kristine Askholm E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 786-9497 Fax: 783-7080 Want to submit your listing to Uniter Listings? Email your listings to [email protected] Deadline for submissions is Wednesday, eight days before the issue you’d like your listing to first appear in. The Uniter publishes on Thursdays, 25 times a year. AWARDS & FINANCIAL AID UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG INTERNAL AWARDS: THE UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG TUITION BURSARY PROGRAM 2007-08 This bursary program has been developed for the 2007-08 academic year to assist students, primarily those in their first year of university study, who are experiencing financial difficulties because of tuition costs and books and supplies expenses. Financial need caused by living expenses may also be considered in exceptional circumstances. The maximum award will be equivalent of tuition and books/supplies costs for the current academic year. To be eligible the student must meet the following criteria: must be registered in an undergraduate degree program or pre-professional program in Arts, Science, or Education at the University of Winnipeg during the 2007-08 academic year. Registration may be on either a full-time or part-time basis. Student should have financial need. Student should be making satisfactory academic progress. Applications are available in the Awards office located in Graham Hall and at Student Central in Centennial Hall. Deadline date: December 3, 2007. UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG GENERAL BURSARY APPLICATIONS General Bursary Application Forms are now in the Awards office located in Graham Hall or at Student Central in Centennial Hall. contact: uniter @ uniter.ca November 1, 2007 LISTINGS @ uniter.ca 17 The Awards and Financial Aid staff of the University of Winnipeg provides our student body with current information on award opportunities. This information is updated weekly. Bursaries are small, supplementary financial assistance awards, normally $300 - $750 in value. In order to be considered, you must prove financial need and you must be making satisfactory academic progress (i.e. maintaining a “C” average). Because funds are limited, not everyone who qualifies will receive a bursary. These University of Winnipeg bursaries are available to our students in any year of their program. Deadline date: January 31, 2008. EXTERNAL AWARDS: AUCC AWARDS: The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada provides 150 scholarship programs on behalf of the Federal Government, domestic and foreign agencies, and private sector companies. Check out website www.aucc.ca Look under the heading Scholarships open to the public. Applications are available in the Awards Office in Graham Hall. Deadline: November 15, 2007 JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP FOR NATIVE CANADIANS: The Gil Purcell Memorial Journalism Scholarship for Native Canadians is now being offered by the Canadian Press. Valued at $4000, the purpose is to encourage aboriginal Canadians to enter the field of journalism through study at a Canadian post-secondary institution. In addition to the monetary award, there is a possibility of summer employment. Eligibility requirements are as follows: - Native Canadian (status or non-status Indian, Métis, or Inuit) - Registered at a Canadian university or community college - Enrolled in a journalism program or actively involved in a volunteer capacity with a student newspaper or broadcast station. Deadlines: various MARIN MOSER SOCIETY FOR THEOLOGICAL STUDIES This new bursary is available to lay men and women who are studying theology in preparation for ministry within the Canadian Church. To be eligible the student must meet the following criteria: - Open to both French and English speaking native Canadian. Applications are available from schools of journalism, native organizations or from Deborah McCartney, HR, The Canadian Press, 36 King Street East, Toronto Ontarion, M5C 2L9. Her email address is [email protected] - be a lay man or woman of any Christian denomination who is enrolled in a recognized Canadian theological school Deadline date: November 15, 2007. - pursuing a graduate or undergraduate degree in theology or theological studies in preparation for ministry in the Canadian Church Applications are now being accepted for the following awards offered by the Ukrainian Resource and Development Centre (URDC). Note: This bursary is not intended for those preparing for ordained ministry. UKRAINIAN RESOURCE AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE SCHOLARSHIPS: The International Initiatives in Deaf Studies Award ($500) to enable a postsecondary student (full or part-time) to pursue his/her interest in deaf studies and/or hearing impairment as it relates to an international context. The Roger Charest Sr. Award for Broadcast & Media Arts (two awards of $500 or one award of $1000) to create create a special program or series which may later be suitable for broadcast and may further the cause of multiculturalism in Canada. The Roman Soltykewych Music Scholarship ($500) is available to applicants (individual or group) determined to pursue further studies in the field of Ukrainian choral or vocal music. The Anna Pidruchney Award for New Writers ($1000) is available annually to a novice writer for a work on a Ukrainian Canadian theme. Submissions for this year’s award must be in English. Wm. & Mary Kostash Award for Film and Video Arts ($1000) is offered to a novice writer for a work promoting Ukrainian Canadian identity through the medium of film, video or multimedia (i.e. d.v.d) Applications are available from URDC. Phone (780) 497-4374 or email [email protected] Deadline: November 30, 2007. NEADS: EQUITY THROUGH EDUCATION AWARDS: The BMO Capital Markets, and the National Educational Association of Disabled Students is proud to introduce the NEADS Equity Through Education Awards Program. These awards are being offered to encourage full access to post-secondary education for persons with disabilities. Awards will be granted to outstanding applicants who meet the criteria of the program. Visit www.neads.ca for full details. Deadline: December 1, 2007. Volunteer for The Uniter Tired of having other people write the news? Like sports but don’t totally feel like playing them? You know who the hottest non-mainstream band in Canada is? Email [email protected] to sign up. The Uniter SOROPTIMIST WOMEN’S OPPORTUNITY AWARDS: Do you find yourself going back to school later in life? Do you need financial assistant to complete your education? Women’s Opportunity Awards are cash awards that assist women in obtaining the skills and education they need to improve their employment status. Recipients may use the awards for any expenses related to their educational pursuits. To be eligible you must meet the following criteria: - be a female head of household (single or married, with the primary responsibility of supporting yourself and your dependents) - attend an undergraduate degree program or a vocational/skills training program. - have financial need. If you have further questions, contact Heather Menzies, 1204 - One Evergreen Place, Winnipeg MB, R3L 0E9 or phone 475-2526. Applications are available in the Awards office located in Graham Hall. Deadline: December 15, 2007 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AWARDS: Countries- Chile, Colombia, Korea, Russia and Philippines Awards are available to Canadian citizens for graduate studies or research abroad at the master’s, doctoral or post-doctoral level. For most countries, applicants must have completed a first degree or, for post-doctoral fellowships, a Ph.D., by the beginning of the tenure of the award. Applications must be submitted on-line via the website, www. scholarships.gc.ca Please note that the governments of Italy, Japan, The Netherlands and Spain also offer awards to Canadian graduate students. The embassies of these countries in Canada are responsible for the administration of their respective scholarships. Deadline: January 28, 2008 for awards beginning academic year 2008-2009 MANITOBA STUDENT AID PROGRAM (MSAP) DID YOU KNOW..... You can still apply for a 2007/2008 government student loan online at website www.manitobastudentaid.ca DID YOU KNOW..... you can check the status of your student aid application, find out what documentation is still outstanding, update your address information and much more on line? Go to www.manitobastudentaid.ca MySAO to log into your existing account. DID YOU KNOW…. If you are a student who has had past Government Student Loans and you are currently a full-time student, please fill out a Schedule 2 document to remain in non-payment status. 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Try these two websites. www.studentawards.com www.scholarshipscanada.com November 1, 2007 18 The Uniter contact: uniter @ uniter.ca SPORTS Sports Sports Editor: Kalen Qually E-mail: [email protected] Rent-A-Goalie The Uniter talks to stars of Gemini nominated show Kyle Gmiterek Volunteer Staff W hile the Rent-A-Goalie crew was in Winnipeg to promote their series, Kyle Gmiterek was able to catch up with Carlos Diaz (Looch) and creator Christopher Bolton (Cake), who both star in the Showcase comedy. The series, which is based out of a coffee house in Toronto, is now in its second season and was nominated for a Gemini. It turns out there is much more to this comedy than the problems of rental goalies filling the space between the pipes from week to week. Uniter: Tell me a little bit about your show. What is Rent-A-Goalie about? Bolton: It’s a comedy. It’s firmly rooted in this Italian-centric world. It’s a way to tell the story of living life by rules. The Italian world, much like the mob, is governed by rules. Hockey is another very codified world. So you have to follow and live by the rules, you have to fall in or you’re going to end up pissing the guys off. Then you’ll end up with a bucket of pucks hanging from your dink. Have you heard about that hazing ritual? They tie a bucket to your dink and then they start lobbing pucks into the bucket. Then you have a bucket dink. So yeah, it’s a hockey comedy about living by rules. Uniter: I know you guys have a lot of big hockey celebrities on the show. What’s it like working with them? What do you think they bring to the show? Diaz: Well, this season we have Phil Esposito coming back on and he’s bringing Tony with him. Darryl Sittler, Tie Domi, Mike Palmateer and Michael Landsberg will also be on the show this season. But for us, we have been hockey fans growing up and we’re hockey fans now. We like these guys more than movie stars. I guess I have one experience: coming out of my dressing room I saw Mike Palmateer looking around for his dressing room and I just about lost it. I was like, “Puker, Puker, it’s Palmateer! It’s Palmateer!” So we grabbed him and helped him find his dressing room. We call our changing room dressing rooms. So yeah, anyways, these guys bring who they are but they’re incorporated into the stories, too. It’s not just, “Hey it’s Mike Palmateer!” When there is a guest appearance, people watch the show to see them. But they’re actually there for a reason. They add to the story. Uniter: I remember from Tie Domi’s days on TSN doing analysis, it never seemed like he was comfortable in front of the camera. What was it like working with Tie? Bolton: No, I remember the early days of him on TSN. I think it was hard on him but as soon as he felt comfortable he just totally let go. He was great. Diaz: He was so good in front of the camera; he was like a natural actor. I mean you have to use a wide angle lens for his head. Sorry, Tie. But seriously, he’s a great guy. He’s just unassuming; he’s not going to come up to you and pull your shirt over your head. Uniter: What do you like about doing this show compared to other projects you’ve worked on in the past? Bolton: Well, there’s a lot. And at the top of the list, it’s a cliché in our industry that you should make movies with your friends, but that’s exactly what I get to do on this show. I get to make shows with my friends. It’s fun, even as the show gains popularity and we’re answerable to more people and all of that. Even as that happens it’s still a real grassroots approach that we take to the show. We said it early on, we are going to sweep up the bar and put on a play and that’s what we do. And that makes it more fun and more enjoyable than anything. Uniter: How did you come up with the idea to make a television show about rental goalies? Bolton: One of my favourite television shows growing up was Taxi. It was about a bunch of cab- bies that had difficulties with relationships. They were cabbies, but that didn’t define them. Well anyways, I was working on two different show concepts at the time. One was about goalies, because they’re not right in the head. The other was about family and was based out of an Italian coffee shop. So I just put them together: I put the goalies in the coffee shop, which is where they hang out. So our goalies are our cabbies and Café Primo is our garage. We just commingled the two of them. Uniter: So what do you guys have in-store for us in the upcoming season? Bolton: Yes! But we can’t tell you! Well, you’ll have to watch the show. But we can give you some teasers. We have violence, kidnapping, a strike, an outbreak of rabies, a trip to the city, a trip to the country, and Cake gets a shake at the NHL head office. But of course there is more trouble and competition with Cake’s arch-nemesis. New episodes from the second season of Rent-AGoalie air every Sunday at 11:30 p.m. on Showcase. Or you can check out the website at www.showcase.ca/ goalie for streamed episodes from the show. Kalen Qually Cowboy up! Pro Bull Riding visits the MTS Centre Kalen Qually Sports Editor T he following people I respect unequivocally, just because they’re so damn crazy: bull riders, freestyle motocross riders, and people who fight bears. While the third of these is most likely attributed to actual insanity, bull riders receive my undying respect because they’re just that fearless. The MTS Centre was the site of the Professional Bull Riding Tour on Oct. 20-21 and all those in attendance witnessed performances by some of the most fearless athletes on the planet. Included in the show was Manitoba’s own Zane Lambert. Lambert is now 21-years old but has been involved in bull riding for a long time. He started the process at the age of 10 when he attended his first bull riding school in Kennedy, Saskatchewan. My mind is still cloudy on the logistics. When I was 10 years old I was struggling with the intricacies of skating backwards. How does one get into bull riding at that age? “I picked it up just like any other sport, I guess,” Lambert said. “I saw it once when I was really young and I liked everything about it.” The fact that he grew up on a ranch plays a huge factor, of course. As Lambert admitted, “We always had horses. I’d always be crawling on the steers and stuff when I was young. My dad said, ‘We better take you to a school and teach you how to do this properly and safely.’” The term safely is used quite loosely, although Lambert maintained that “If you know how to work around a bull it’s safer than it looks. You learn how to get off and get out of it.” Of course, getting out of “it” means avoiding the danger of death by trampling. Lambert is one of only two Manitobans on the Canadian circuit. The other is Lambert’s travelling partner, Justin Hogue of Eryksdale. “Every weekend we go out there and tear it up and try to make Manitoba proud,” Lambert said of himself and Hogue. One of the most surprising aspects of this sport people will discover is the age of the bull riders. At 21 years of age, Lambert is hardly a baby of the sport. It is safe to say there is no Chris Chelios of bull riding. The current money leader on the Canadian tour, Tyler Pankewitz, is 22 years old, and the top scoring rider at the event in Winnipeg was 19-year old Devon Mezei. Mezei scored the two highest rides of the weekend at the MTS Centre, including 89 points on his final ride on Sunday. For scoring the highest three-ride total over the weekend, Mezei earned just over $8,400. Not bad for a 19-year old logging a total of 24-seconds on the clock. I don’t care what that hourly wage is, though. I’m still not getting on a bull. Then again maybe the typical age of a bull rider shouldn’t be all that surprising. It would take someone with the exuberance (and stupidity) of a 19-year old to get on an aggravated bull, especially when you consider the inevitable injuries. In one of the more amazing comeback stories I’ve heard, less than a year ago Vince Northrop was bucked off and stomped on, suffering broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and a ruptured spleen. Northrop came back from injury this season and is currently ranked second among the money leaders on the Canadian tour. Bull riding isn’t just about coming back, but also about riding through the pain. Just ask Brock Matejka, who rode hurt in Winnipeg because he needed more money to qualify for the upcoming PBR Canada finals. As Matejka informed me, “Right now they’re worried I might have a broken vertebra that I’ve been riding with for the past two weeks.” You’ve got to be kidding me. Cowboy hats, broken bones, and bull fight- Vince Northrop back on the saddle after broken ribs, collapsed lung, and a ruptured spleen. ers aside, the coolest thing about bull riding could be the bulls’ names. Let’s get serious; a pissed off 2,200-pound mammal with horns and a penchant for knocking out cowboys is named “Spoonful of Sugar?” Sounds like a real Sweet Heart (also the name of a bull). I prefer when bull names cut to the chase so I know just how mad the riders are to even think about getting on them. Who would feel good about their chances on The Butcher, Head Hunter, or Boogie Man (who Devon Mezei scored his amazing 89 points on)? Although known as a rural sport comprising ranch-raised athletes like Lambert, bull riding is also in touch with its urban side. You might see bulls named Pimpin or Mr. Bling, and at any given show a rider could go the full 8-seconds on Snoop Dogg. Saddle up, gangsta. No matter the name of the bull, though, they’re still big, ornery opponents. You really wonder about the riders sometimes. Are these guys scared of anything? As mentioned in Sports Briefs a few weeks ago, Yahoo! Sports has reported increasing suspicion of bull owners injecting anabolic steroids into their animals. Are the riders scared now? Nope. As Brock “Spinal Fracture” Matejka says, “If it’s making the bulls better I’m game for it because it’s just making it more challenging for us.” But according to Manitoban Zane Lambert, juiced bulls are irrelevant. As Lambert pointed out, “You can’t make a bull buck (with steroids). If he bucks, that’s all I care. All I want is a good score.” And that, in a nutshell, is what bull riding is all about. All they want is that score. Who cares about how mean the bull is? The meaner the better. As Matejka recalls about one of his more memorable rides on a bull named Yosemite Sam, “When I was getting on, the announcer was talking this bull up, about how good he was. When I nodded my head it was all business. I rode him well and I scored 85 points on him. That was probably the highlight of my career so far.” The risk doesn’t exist and the healing wounds are just details, because for eight seconds it’s all about staying on. And the end result, whether successful or not, is guaranteed to be entertaining as hell. contact: uniter @ uniter.ca The Uniter November 1, 2007 SPORTS NFL PICKS 2007 Gridiron Gurus Tom Asselin is the co-host of the Ultra Mega Sports Show and is also the defending NFL Picks champion. Kalen Qually is the Sports Editor at the Uniter, appears regularly on the Ultra Mega Sports Show, and is a former NFL Picks champ. Steven Kotelniski is a regular contributor to Uniter Sports, a rookie to NFL Picks, and a former Fantasy League Champion. Jonathan Villaverde is a long time football player, first year NFL Picks member, and regular contributor to Uniter Sports. Dan Verville is a contributor to Uniter Sports and is making his first appearance in NFL Picks this season. Scott Christiansen is a rookie to NFL Picks and is also a contributing member of Uniter Sports. Game #1: Cincinnati Bengals @ Buffalo Bills “Call this one the battle of the underachievers. Or the battle of the terrible teams. Either or. I don’t know what it is, but the Bengals just can’t get it going this year. At 2-5, they sit at the bottom at the AFC North. The Browns have a better record than they do—that essentially sums it up. But hey, just because the Bills won this week doesn’t mean they’re any better. I’m going to go out on a limb and say this game is actually going to be entertaining with the Bengals beating the Bills in a close one.” –Dan Verville Tom picks: Bengals Kalen picks: Bengals Steven picks: Bengals Jo picks: Bengals Dan picks: Bengals Scott picks: Bengals Scott C Jo V Kalen Q Tom A Dan V Steven K 24-11 23-12 21-14 20-15 20-15 19-16 .686 .657 .600 .571 .571 .543 Game #2: San Diego Chargers @ Minnesota Vikings “You know your team isn’t struggling when: your QB completes seven passes all game and you rack up 35 points. The fact it was Houston and defensive touchdowns aside, home boy throws seven passes for three touchdowns? Philip Rivers isn’t hurting this team at the moment. The Vikings are a solid team (I guess), but the Chargers are now rolling having won their last three games, including a 41-3 romp over Denver. With Ladanian Tomlinson in the zone, I can’t see the Vikings putting up a fight.” –Kalen Qually Tom picks: Chargers Kalen picks: Chargers Steven picks: Chargers Jo picks: Chargers Dan picks: Chargers Scott picks: Chargers Game #3: Carolina Panthers @ Tennessee Titans “Tennessee keeps on rolling, but it can’t last much longer. They have had serious trouble scoring points, putting up only 13 against Oakland last week. Vince Young is back, but seemed to struggle, throwing for only 42 yards in his return. Carolina lost badly to Indy, but every team does, so I don’t see it as a big concern. The Panthers are on top of their division, and definitely hungry to stretch their lead. All signs point to Carolina, but I can’t bet against these Titans. They always seem to pull it out of the bag, and I think they’ll do it again. Tennessee in a tight one.” –Scott Christiansen Tom picks: Titans Kalen picks: Titans Steven picks: Titans Jo picks: Panthers Dan picks: Titans Scott picks: Titans COMPILED BY Kalen Qually Game #4: New England Patriots @ Indianapolis Colts “I’m shivering. There’s a cold sweat. This is the moment I’ve been waiting for my entire life… Well, at least for a few weeks. This is the most anticipated regular season game for me at least and I think a lot of people will agree. The Colts are fantastic but the Patriots are ridiculous. But who prepares better for games than Mr. Manning? But who torches defences better than Mr. Brady? Like I said, I’m shivering. Patriots win in a shootout 41-38.” –Jo Villaverde Tom picks: Patriots Kalen picks: Colts Steven picks: Colts Jo picks: Patriots Dan picks: Patriots Scott picks: Patriots Game #5: Dallas Cowboys @ Philadelphia Eagles “The Eagles are a long way away from the team that once regularly hosted or played in the NFC championship game. The Cowboys are making their way back to the upper echelon of NFL teams, rebounding quite nicely from a hard loss at home to the Patriots with a win over the Vikings. The Eagles are coming off a win over the Vikings. Philadelphia is a tough place to play and the elements always play a factor, but I believe the Cowboys have that certain something that makes them that much better than the rest of the pack... in the NFC at least.” –Tom Asselin Tom picks: Cowboys Kalen picks: Cowboys Steven picks: Cowboys Jo picks: Cowboys Dan picks: Cowboys Scott picks: Cowboys Wesmen Volleyball opens up regular season Mixed results at UBC Kalen Qually Sports Editor B oth the men’s and women’s volleyball teams kicked off the regular season by visiting the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds this past weekend. The men held championship form against one of the top teams in the CIS and split two matches while the women struggled against a strong UBC team. The men’s team defeated UBC 3-2 on Friday, with scores of 17-25, 27-25, 25-19, 14-25, and 19-17. The stars of the first match were captain Ben Schellenberg, who led the Wesmen with 12 kills, as well as Andrew Town and Justin Duff who had nine kills apiece. UBC returned the favour on Saturday as they squeaked out a 3-2 win over the Wesmen. This match would also come down to the final set with scores of 19-25, 19-25, 25-23, 25-22, and 17-15. UBC rallied back against the Wesmen, as they were down by two sets at one point. The Wesmen leaders in this match again were Schellenberg, with 15 kills and 14 defensive digs, and Town, who contributed a team high 17 kills in the second match. The women’s team did not fare well against UBC, 19 dropping both matches 3-0 to the Thunderbirds. Nicola Dirks led the Wesmen with 9 kills and 12 digs on Friday and 12 kills on Saturday. The team, however, was encouraged by the return of Marlee Bragg, who suffered a serious knee injury last year. Bragg is likely to help the team a great deal moving forward. Both Wesmen volleyball teams will be in action on Friday, Nov. 2 against the University of Manitoba Bisons for the Duckworth Challenge. A-Rod’s future still up in the air Letting manager Joe Torre go without much of a fight could prove to be devastating to the Yankees. It is believed that Alex Rodriguez’s upcoming decision as to whether he will exercise his final option years in New York or look elsewhere will largely depend on the managerial status of the team. As reported by FanNation.com, Rodriguez wants to hear from the Steinbrenner family about the direction of the franchise. It was also reported on FanNation.com that a potential destination for A-Rod, other than the Chicago Cubs, Anaheim Angels, or San Francisco Giants, is the Boston Red Sox. This is likely because of agent Scott Boras’ relationship and past dealings with the Red Sox, to whom he delivered Daisuke Matsuzaka and J.D. Drew. (FanNation.com) Brazil likely host of 2014 FIFA World Cup According to ESPN Soccernet, after the recommendation of FIFA inspectors, Brazil has become the clear favourite to host 2014 FIFA World Cup. After Europe in 2006 and South Africa in 2010, the rotation of the World Cup will lead to South America in 2014. Originally, both Colombia and Brazil had entered bids to host the 2014 World Cup but Colombia has since withdrawn, making Brazil the lone bidder for the tournament. Brazil has won the FIFA World Cup five times, most recently in 2002. They also claim some of the top young players in the world making them a likely favourite to win in 2014. Expect to see “Seal Dribbler” Kerlon Moura Souza of YouTube fame. (soccernet.espn.go.com) World Series ticket chaos According to SI.com, the Colorado Rockies were forced to re-launch online World Series ticket sales on Oct. 22 after 8.5 million hits to their website in the span of two hours caused it to crash. It was later revealed that the site likely crashed because of a viral attack, and not because of the overwhelming ticket requests. There were 500 tickets sold before the site crashed. Also reported on SI.com, Rockies fan and longtime subscriber Bobby Padilla has offered 25 years of Playboy issues in exchange for two World Series tickets. Reported by Boston.com, four men from the New York state area were charged in separate incidents stemming from sales of counterfeit World Series ticket sales. Two men were charged after being caught outside of Fenway Park with counterfeit tickets in their possession, while two other men were charged when they were caught trying to sell counterfeit tickets to an undercover officer. (SI.com, Boston.com) Chicago favourable destination of 2016 Olympic Games As reported by SI.com, two members of the International Olympic Committee have recently said Chicago is in third or fourth place in a seven-city race to host the 2016 Olympic Summer games. “It’s still early in the race,” said Gerhard Heiberg of Norway, an IOC executive board member. “I don’t see anything where Chicago is lagging the others.” Heiberg’s statement certainly holds weight, as he was the chairman, president, and CEO of the group that brought the 1994 games to Lillehammer and chairman of the evaluation committee for the 2010 games in Vancouver. 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