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Fight for your right to copy. page 9
What a lake was, what a lake will be. Not-so-subtle
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lans to extradite Canada’s
self-proclaimed “Prince of
Pot” to the United States
have been delayed in order to allow
negotiations toward a possible plea
deal to continue. Controversial
marijuana activist Marc Emery,
who is the leader of the B.C. Marijuana Party and founder of Cannabis Culture magazine, is charged
with selling marijuana seeds over
the Internet to customers in the
United States, where he faces a possible sentence of 10 years to life in
prison.
But while Emery
waits to learn his fate,
members of the antiprohibitionist movement
are denouncing the proceedings as an affront to
—Blair Longley, leader of the
justice and an assault on
Marijuana Party of Canada
Canadian sovereignty.
“First of all, the
question, in my mind, has to be
“Perhaps [Justice Minister
‘What is he guilty of?’” said Mat- Rob] Nicholson is reluctant bethew McCally, a former Seattle pro- cause his government is very much
bation officer and member of Law a friend of the Bush administration
Enforcement Against Prohibition.
and he does not want them embarAlthough selling cannabis rassed by a refusal on his part to
seeds is technically illegal in Can- extradite someone who has been
ada, the laws against it are rarely ordered extradited,” said Paradis.
enforced, with the normal penalty
A spokesman for Nicholson
usually a small fine.
said the minister would not comMcCally views the charges ment on an ongoing case.
against Emery as politically motiEmery’s lawyers arranged a
vated and driven by the American tentative deal with his American
“War on Drugs.”
prosecutors that would allow him
Jerry Paradis, a retired Van- to serve five years in a Canadian
couver provincial court judge and prison without the chance for early
fellow member of LEAP, agrees.
release, on the condition that all
“[The Americans are] finding charges against his co-accused Mi-
“For the DEA it will end
up being a victory if Emery
ends up going to jail,”
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“For the DEA (U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration) it will
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ends up going to jail,” he said.
“It’s their draconian laws being
able to go across the border and use
their drug war policies to make everything worse and worse up here as
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Longley said that Emery’s
extradition will simply further entrench both sides of the marijuana
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themselves more on the defensive
about the existing drug war, and it
is an enterprise that involves, employs and serves as a foundation for
a significant number of American
citizens,” he said.
According to Saul Simmonds,
a Manitoba defence lawyer, there
are a number of possible “escape
valves” which might allow Emery
to avoid extradition.
“It could be health reasons, it
could be public policy reasons, it
could be public outcry,” he said.
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federal minister of justice to intervene to prevent the extradition of a
Canadian citizen. This latter option
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H
alf a million dollars an hour.
That’s how much Obama’s
website was receiving in donations
after his blowout win in South Carolina last
weekend. After complaining that he was essentially fighting two candidates in the form
of Hillary and Bill Clinton, Obama seemed
to have capitalized on old Bill’s off-the-cuff remarks that left a Clinton vote an increasingly
polarizing prospect in the southern state.
With a large black population, Obama
was the expected winner in South Carolina
but by much narrower margins. He took the
primary by storm with 55 per cent of the vote
while Clinton hightailed it out of state before
the results came in and finished second with 27
per cent. Edwards, who was born in the South
Carolina and won the state against John Kerry
in the 2000 primary, limped in a dismal third
with 18 per cent, a showing that has all but
ended his campaign.
Obama’s got the momentum running
into next week’s Super Tuesday electoral blood
bath with yet another high caliber endorsement, this time from Ted Kennedy, the last of
the Jack Kennedy-generation brothers. Clinton, however, is still favored in several of the
24 Tuesday primaries, including delegate-rich
California and her home state of New York.
The two candidates were seen giving each other
the cold shoulder earlier this week at President
Bush’s final State of the Union address.
On the Republican side, Florida was the
state to watch this week. Final results were unavailable before deadline but Tuesday morning polls showed Romney and McCain in a
dead heat for first with Huckabee and Guiliani
vying for third place. Pundits everywhere were
still scratching their heads over what Guiliani
was thinking, having not campaigned in any
primary before Florida.
Next week will bring either the solidification of candidates as frontrunners or complete
indecision for both the Democrats and the Republicans. An indecisive conclusion to Super
Tuesday for either party would leave them at
a disadvantage and open up the possibility for
new candidates to throw their
hats in the ring; particularly former presidential candidate and greenman Al
Gore and current billionaire mayor of New
York Mike Bloomberg on an independent
ticket. With no current candidate sporting
enough financial or managerial clout to launch
the nationwide media campaign that is needed
for next week’s coast to coast primary madness, an unprecedented amount of voters will
be basing their votes on news spots and best
hunch opinions.
This is where the election sweats get serious and a candidate’s ability to feign sanity
while not sleeping for weeks on end becomes
paramount.
Crack out the wall charts, pie graphs and
Red Bull. Super Tuesday here we come.
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January 31, 2008
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Health Canada raises red flag
on birth control patch
UWO Gazette (University of Western Ontario)
L
ONDON (CUP) - The Evra birth control patch may be more convenient than
the pill for many Canadian women, but
while new evidence suggests it may also be more
dangerous, doctors are urging calm.
The January issue of Health Canada’s Canadian Adverse Reaction Newsletter documented
16 cases of blood clots and one heart attack in
Evra patch users since the birth control technology arrived on the Canadian market in 2004.
Two of the 17 patients reported to Health
Canada died as a result of the complications.
One of the deaths was a 16-year-old. Most
of the adverse reactions Health Canada received,
totaling 93, were from women in their teens, 20s
or early 30s.
The Evra patch, manufactured by JanssenOrtho Inc., is a prescription-only contraception patch that adheres to the skin, delivering hormones into a woman’s body to prevent
pregnancy.
According to IMS Health Canada, a market research company, between January and Nov.
2007, 274,617 Evra prescriptions were dispensed
from retail pharmacies.
So far, there is no conclusive evidence link-
ing the patch with increased health
risks compared to other contraception
methods.
In a statement, Janssen-Ortho
defended Evra stating that all forms
of birth control pose increased risks of
serious conditions like blood clots.
“The risk of serious adverse events is small
in healthy women, but increases significantly if
associated with the presence of other risk factors
such as obesity or cigarette smoking,” it said.
It added that Evra is safe and effective
when used according to approved prescribing
information.
New labeling requirements were issued by
Health Canada in 2006, warning women of the
product’s higher risk of blood clots when compared with other contraceptive methods such as
the pill.
Dr. Michael Kovacs, an expert on blood
clots at Ontario’s Schulich School of Medicine
and Dentistry, explained that complications can
happen at any age and it was likely related to the
fact that there are simply more young woman on
birth control than older women which skewed
the results.
“Young women have a very high chance of
being on birth control ... [health problems are]
attributed because of that,” Kovacs said.
Dr. Kovacs said for persons of university
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age, the background risk per year of blood clots is
one in 10,000. With oral contraceptives, this risk
may increase to 3 in 10,000 — still a relatively
small number.
“If the Evra patch has an increased risk ...
which no one knows for sure, the absolute risk
would be, at most, 5 in 10,000 per year,” Dr.
Kovacs said.
Some women, though, are concerned by
Health Canada’s red flags about the Evra patch.
“I don’t think I’d feel comfortable taking
that,” Stephanie Shewchuk, a third-year Western
kinesiology student said. “You know [pills] are
more reliable.”
Dr. Barbara Lent, associate professor in the
department of family medicine at Schulich, said
hormonal contraception in its various forms is
a safe and effective option for the majority of
young women.
“We all need to pay attention to these concerning cases, but not overreact until we have
better information,” Dr. Lent said.
Dr. Kovacs agreed, “Women should discuss
with their family doctor or gynecologist about
the best method of birth control.”
Blue box shortage troubles Spence residents
Beat reporter
A
fter the relocation of Canadian Tire from the
neighbourhood left Spence
residents with no venue to purchase
recycling blue boxes, the Spence
Neighborhood Association is taking steps to get more of them for
the community.
“Since the Canadian Tire has
shut down, people that don’t have
vehicles can’t easily get to a location that sells the blue boxes, and
the Canadian Tire is the only place
where the city of Winnipeg subsidizes the blue boxes,” said Kathryn
MacKenzie, image and greening coordinator for the SNA.
The city subsidy allows Canadian Tire to charge only $5.00 for a
blue box, almost $4.00 less than at
Wal-Mart. The boxes are also available for the subsidized price on the
main floor of City Hall.
According to MacKenzie,
many of the community members
do not have vehicles and blue boxes
are bulky and inconvenient to bring
home on the bus.
Also, the boxes are sometimes
stolen as they sit in the back alley
and are not being watched. Some
community members have tried
to prevent this theft by attaching
chains to their blue boxes.
Apartment buildings are given
one free recycling bin from the city
but they have to replace it from
their own funds if it is broken.
MacKenzie said that some area
landlords will not replace the bin
when broken, resulting in diminished access to recycling for many
Jenette Martens
Jenette Martens
people in apartment buildings.
The SNA started the first
inner-city recycling depot at 430
Langside, but its staff understands
it is no replacement for individual
blue boxes.
“Most of the time people do
want to recycle, but it has to be
convenient,” MacKenzie said.
To address the problem, the
SNA image and greening committee will be requesting blue box donations for the neighborhood from
Canadian Tire and Wal-Mart.
“Hopefully, these places will
donate up to 200 blue boxes and
we can distro them throughout the
community,” MacKenzie said.
This is not the first time the
SNA has tried to promote recycling by providing blue boxes. For
the past three years the boxes were
given away at the neighbourhood’s
annual spring cleanup, something
community members have been
enthusiastic about. However, each
year the association only has about
10 blue boxes, not enough to cover
the need in the community.
“People want to recycle. They
know that it’s a better way to get
rid of garbage,” said MacKenzie.
“That’s why we want to try to make
it easier for people to access that
service from the city.”
Steve Koepnick, a resident in
the Spence community, thinks that
the community needs to be taught
to recycle. He stated that environmentally conscious people influence
those who are not as conscious.
“Once a person makes it (recycling) a habit, it will become a
custom,” Koepnick said.
Koepnick thinks more action
is necessary to promote recycling in
the community beyond just making
“Most of the time people do want to
recycle, but it has to be convenient,”
—Kathryn MacKenzie, image and
greening coordinator for the SNA
Kathryn MacKenzie believes the SNA-operated neighbourhood
recycling depot does not cover the area’s recycling needs.
blue boxes readily available. He believes that Manitoba needs to start
rewarding people for recycling by
giving cash back on things like pop
cans or bottles.
The importance of recycling
also needs to be promoted vigorously in the schools. If the youth
were given the blue boxes in their
school classrooms and taught about
recycling and its importance, said
Koepnick, then they could go
home and encourage their parents
to recycle.
“Inform the younger genera-
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tion first and [then] try to educate
the older generation,” he said.
Recycling is not the only initiative Spence neighborhood is advancing to improve the environment.
The image and greening committee has been very busy finding
empty lots for green space, organizing community gardens, and creating a green map of the area (to be
unveiled Feb. 7).
Blue boxes easily available
would be just another step towards
helping the community do its part
to protect the environment.
Indigenous language
disappears from Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Marie Smith
Jones, who was the last native speaker of the
Eyak language, died at the age of 89.
Smith Jones helped establish an Eyak
dictionary for the University of Alaska and was
an advocate for indigenous rights.
According to BBC News, Eyak is the
first language to disappear from the Alaskan
natives. Another 20 languages risk extinction
in the state as well.
The Eyak territory occupies 500 km of
the Gulf of Alaska.
Turkmen allowed back
into the opera
AHSGABAT,
Turkmenistan:
Turkmenistan’s new president, Kurbanguly
Berdymukhamedov, will lift the national ban on
opera, ballet and the circus, reported Reuters.
The country’s former president,
Saparmurat Niyazov, had imposed a ban on
such spectacles, claiming they were alien to
the Turkmen culture.
Niyazov died in 2006 of a heart attack.
He ruled the country for over two decades,
establishing a personality cult prevalent in
Soviet regimes.
Berdymukhamedov has been reversing
many of Turkmenistan’s isolationist policies.
He is attempting to attract more foreign
investment into the oil and natural gas-rich
nation.
Hundreds of parrots
stopped at Belarus border
MINSK, Belarus: Border guards at the
Dubki frontier crossing prevented a smuggler
from bringing 277 parrots into the country on
a bicycle.
The smuggler abandoned his bicycle
and the birds at the border and fled to the
Ukraine.
The birds had been stuffed into six cages,
with approximately 40-50 parrots per cage.
According to Reuters, two birds died and the
others were kept for observation at the border
post. They were handed over to veterinary
inspectors for distribution and future sale in
the country.
Last year Belarusian guards apprehended
a Russian man who was trying to dig his way
to Poland using a coffee mug.
DRC to benefit from
tentative peace agreement
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of
Congo: The government and various armed
factions signed a tentative peace agreement
to end a decade of civil war in the east of the
DRC.
Details on the agreement had not been
released at press time but the arrangement
came after a two week long negotiation between
the two sides.
According to CNN, a recent International
Rescue Committee report found civil conflict
and humanitarian crises have claimed the lives
of 5.4 million people since war broke out in the
DRC in 1998.
Currently, 45,000 people die every
month in the Congo.
The death rate after a decade is the
equivalent of Denmark’s population.
The peace treaty hopes to have the
government of the DRC take control of security
issues in the turbulent east, potentially
improving human security conditions.
January 31, 2008
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Local
Fighting for freedom of speech
Compiled by James Janzen,
Ksenia Prints, Stacy Cardigan Smith
Magazine publisher takes on
Alberta Human Rights Commission
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Winnipeg Democrats to vote
in Super Tuesday primary
Don’t expect to see Obama signs in Winnipeg
snow banks, but Americans living in the city will get
a chance to cast their votes, along with fellow expats
in 33 other countries, in the first-ever Democratic
global primary.
Polling stations will be available in eight
Canadian cities coinciding with the Super Tuesday
primary madness south of the border.
Twenty-two Democratic delegates are at stake
in the global primary and US citizens in Canada are
expected to form a significant portion of the vote.
American citizens in Winnipeg can cast
their vote on February 5th at the First Unitarian
Universalist Church, 603 Wellington Crescent, from
11 a.m. to1 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Voters must be residents of Canada and
members of Democrats Abroad.
More information is available at www.
votefromabroad.org
CUP Western Bureau Chief
V
ICTORIA (CUP) -- Two
years later, and even though
his magazine barely exists
anymore, Ezra Levant is facing the
Alberta Human Rights Commission over the infamous Danish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.
Levant, the former publisher
of the now-defunct Western Standard, a conservative Alberta-based
magazine, was summoned before
the Alberta Human Rights Commission on Jan. 11.
Calgary imam Syed Sohardwardy launched the human rights
complaint in response to the Western Standard’s reprinting of cartoons depicting the profit Mohammed that were originally printed in
the Danish publication JyllandsPosten.
The commission will interrogate Levant to determine if the case
wrong way to think?”
Levant worries that the human
rights tribunal could affect everyone
from student papers to the mainstream media. Like the Western
Standard, the University of Prince
Edward Island’s student newspaper, the Cadre, printed the Danish
cartoons.
“Imagine if your university
president were to summon you to
his office, under pain of expulsion if
you didn’t go, and ask you not just
about what you did print, but what
your thinking was behind that to
see if it met his approval,” Levant
said. “That would be outrageous.”
Levant and his lawyer insisted
on videotaping the hearings, which
have been lighting up YouTube.
Combined, his nine videos have
received more than 350,000 hits
since they were posted.
Still, the Canadian media
hasn’t picked up on the issue, something Levant finds surprising.
“The National Post is the only
[Canadian] newspaper to have writ-
ILLUSTRATION BY DAN PHELPS
Train rails suggestion
brought back from the dead
In another characteristic outburst of opinion,
Winnipeg-Centre NDP MP Pat Martin dusts off the
cobwebs from a three-decade old idea to relocate a
section of Winnipeg’s train yards.
The removal of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg yards, which would be moved to a yet
unknown location, would free up space in the
expanding city for new houses, green space and
commercial areas, Martin was reported as saying
on Jan. 15.
The train yards in question stretch across the
North End’s border with Downtown, seperating the
two areas.
In an interview with the Winnipeg Free Press
Martin said the tracks’ division “ghettoized” the city,
setting a trend for future developments.
Martin estimated the relocation would cost
hundreds of millions.
The proposed idea was abandoned twice in
the 70s and the 90s, and is currently criticized for
drawing attention away from rapid transit plans and
as pre-election talk.
David Karp
will proceed to a tribunal or if it
will be dismissed. If a tribunal sides
with Sohardwardy, Levant could
face fines or be forced to apologize.
For Levant, the issue remains
about freedom of expression.
“It’s not about Islam or the
Danish cartoons,” Levant said. “The
story is about can a government bureaucrat summon a publisher — or
anyone else for that matter — to
a 90-minute interrogation about
their personal political beliefs.”
At one point during the interrogation, Levant was asked to
describe his intent when deciding
to publish the cartoons, something
Levant said infringes on his freedom of thought.
Levant replied that he published the cartoons because it’s his
“bloody right to do so.”
“I said, ‘Why is that relevant?’
And she said, ‘That’s one of the
many factors we take into account
to see if you’re guilty here,’ ” Levant
recalled. “Hang on a second — so
there’s a right way to think and a
ten a report about it, and that’s confusing to me,” said Levant. “I can’t
explain it … I’ve probably seen 500
blogs that have talked about this
from the whole political spectrum
— from far left to far right. And I’d
say most of them are supportive.”
South of the border, however,
the story is making news. Levant’s
interrogation was covered by the
Washington Post, Washington
Times and Arizona Republic, and
Levant is appearing on numerous
American radio shows next week.
“Maybe the Canadian media
elite just don’t care that much anymore, and they’ve lost their deep
idealistic belief in the freedom of
the press,” he said.
Levant said he expects to learn
in the next month or two if his case
will proceed to a tribunal. He’s hoping more people will take notice of
his case, and said he will fight for
his freedom of speech all the way to
the Supreme Court of Canada, if he
has to.
“Instead of going quietly, we’re
going to use the forum to demonstrate that human rights commissions are no longer about human
rights,” said Levant. “In fact, they’re
shrinking human rights.”
Help for aboriginal homebuyers
A new program is making it easier for First
Nations people living in Manitoba’s urban centres
to purchase their own homes.
According to a provincial press release,
the Manitoba Tipi Mitawa Program will help low
to moderate income aboriginal people transition
into homeownership “by converting rental
subsidies into mortgage subsidies and providing
Homebuyer Down Payment Assistance to potential
homeowners.”
The province has promised $150,000
for down payment assistance and $250,000 in
mortgage assistance.
The program is part of Een Dah Aung (My
Home), which is a $42-million fund for Aboriginal
people under HOMEWorks!
Locally, the program is supported by the
Manitoba Real Estate Association (MREA) and the
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs.
BY JAMES JANZEN
Classy dining for cheap
Winnipeggers
Looking to experience new Winnipeg cuisine
at a (somewhat) student-friendly price? Dine About
Winnipeg, featuring fixed menu prices, is back for
its fifth year.
From Feb. 4 to 13, over 30 local restaurants
will offer three course meals at a fixed price of $25
or $35 per plate.
Many meals feature locally-grown produce
and Manitoba-raised meats, states a press release
from Ciao! magazine, which organizes the event.
A $25 dinner tab will get you a meal at
Buccacino’s, Cafe Carlo, The Current, Noir Wine
Bar + Eatery, Tryst Eatery and Vesuvio, to name just
a few. For $35, you can dine at Amici, Blaze Bistro,
fusion grill and Tavern in the Park, amongst others.
Last year, over 10,000 people took part in the
event. Diners are encouraged to make reservations.
Log onto www.ciaowinnipeg.com for more info.
Would you be interested in a transit pass included in your tuition
fee? Why or why not, and how much would you be willing to pay?
Leanna Chartrand
1st year
It is a good idea but a lot of
people drive and I have a ride.
It shouldn’t be mandatory;
people should be able to
choose.
Trevor Friesen
2nd year English/Anthropology
I walk everywhere so I wouldn’t
be willing to pay anything.
Camille Vaughan
2nd year Biology
I’d be interested. I do take the
bus every day to school. I think
$200 would be reasonable. I’d
support that.
Sunnie Yu
3rd year Education
Yeah, because it’s really
annoying to buy the pass
every month. It should be
a little bit cheaper than the
monthly rate.
Kome Mofedamijo
3rd year Business Admin
Definitely not. What about the
people who drive themselves?
What about the people who live
on the street? That’s no good.
Kevin Schachter
4th year International
Development Studies
I think it would be a good
idea for the university to set
a precedent with sustainable
transportation. Also, it would
be a good idea to have the
option to opt out.
The Uniter
January 31, 2008
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Greening the map: Prairies host first
sustainable campuses conference
Ksenia Prints
News production editor
O
ver 100 environmentally-concerned
students from across the Prairies gathered at the University of Saskatchewan for the region’s first Sustainable Campuses
Conference, shining light on how students can
influence climate change.
Organized by the Sierra Youth Coalition,
the conference took place Jan. 18-20 and hosted
youth from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Delegates participated in sustainability and
non-oppression trainings, shared experiences of
campus sustainability efforts and listened to keynote speakers talk of the Alberta tar sands and
socially-just climate change.
The conference’s main goal was to create
a network of support and communication between the environmental groups and activists on
the Prairies.
“It is a forum to empower community
members,” said Jeh Custer, Prairies coordinator
for SYC. “The conference is all about facilitating
a discussion to educate folks and students about
the sustainability challenges that we face… help
students and campus community members understand how to be more effective activists.”
The conference raised questions about the
role of students in promoting sustainability and
environmental change.
“[students are] the key stakeholders on
campus,” said Custer.
“The university is a place for that innovation, we have the luxury of being able to follow
our values and principles, do what’s right and
not what’s profitable,” said Kate Dykman, coordinator for the University of Winnipeg’s SUNSET and a conference participant.
SUNSET—Sustainable University Now,
Sustainable Earth Together—was awarded the
region’s Most Successful Success Story in sustainability at the conference.
SUNSET, which used to be a student
group, changed direction this academic year
“Students have been at the vanguard
of most social movements throughout
most of history, now is the time to take
it to the next level,” —Rosa Kouri,
Canadian Youth Climate Coalition
and began offering the Experiential Learning Program. This
multifaceted academic stream
connects interested students
with faculty members and provides the opportunity to engage
in sustainability research and
practice.
“We want to see students
doing practical research that’s going to benefit
our campus,” said Dykman.
According to Custer, students have a
unique position in universities and colleges due
to their influential role in the governing structure and the high availability of resources, brainpower and potential recruits on campus.
“Universities and colleges are optimally
positioned to push the stakes of society,” Custer
said.
“Campuses are a good testing ground for
new ways of running things,” said Mike Hudema,
tar sands campaigner for Greenpeace Canada
and a keynote speaker at the conference.
The idea of student responsibility was
prevalent throughout the conference, reflected
in anti-oppression training and a keynote session about the link between climate change and
social justice.
Rosa Kouri, communications coordinator
for the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition, was
one the speakers at the panel. Kouri had just returned from a stint as an official observer for the
United Nations conference on climate change in
Bali and shared her experiences with the conference participants.
“Fundamentally, we have to look at climate
change as a human rights issue,” Kouri said. “The
communities that will be most affected by it are
the ones that have done the least to cause it…
and have the least resources to deal with it.”
“Students have been at the vanguard of
most social movements throughout most of
history,” said Kouri. “Now is the time to take
it to the next level.”
The largest barriers standing in the way
of campus sustainability and students’ work
on issues around climate change are often
university and college administrations and all
levels of government.
“I think some admins are more out
of touch,” said Custer. “They (universities)
should be people’s institutions, democratic
institutions.”
“It’s really immoral for a government like
Canada and Canadian citizens to continue as
business as usual while other people are losing
their lives,” said Kouri.
Kouri believes motivated youth have a
variety of ways to get involved with sustainability initiatives on campuses, in the cities
and across regional and national networks.
Personal action to reduce one’s own ecological
footprint is always advisable.
“Not everyone can go to an international
conference or march in Ottawa, just getting
involved at the campus level… you’re already
a step ahead of the federal government,” she
said.
Others argue that desperate times call for
desperate measures.
“The Earth needs a voice, and sometimes
we need to put our bodies on the line for that,”
said Hudema.
Sustainable Campuses Conferences have
been taking place throughout Canada for nine
years in both national and regional capacity as
part of SYC’s Sustainable Campuses Project.
Despite their wide popularity, this was the first
year the conference took place in the Prairies.
“The Prairies was a bit of a slower region… because it is so vast,” said Custer.
“Sometimes the Prairies are lagging behind and seem reluctant to adopt certain practices,” said Dykman.
Hudema is critical of this slow
progression.
“The Prairies should be one of the firsts—
Alberta is one of the biggest industrious polluters in the world,” he said.
“Our population may not be so big,
but I think you’ll be seeing one of the biggest activism efforts coming out of here,” said
Hudema.
The Sierra Youth Coalition is a 10year-old grassroots organization that
seeks to encourage youth ages 14-26
to become involved in environmental
sustainability efforts.
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CAMPUS NEWS
Campus
News Briefs
Complied by Stacy Cardigan Smith
Canada, North America need
computer science grads
Want a guaranteed job after graduation?
Get your tape and thick-rimmed glasses ready:
the latest Canadian industry to cry for more
professionals is computer science.
According to the Globe and Mail,
enrolment in the University of Toronto’s
computer science department is down about
50 per cent from its peak in 2002. Similar stats
can be seen all across Canada, as well as in the
United States.
Enrolment in computer science programs
has declined since the end of the high-tech
boom in 2001.
But while enrolment declines, demand
increases. According to a Conference Board
study highlighting the need for more IT
professionals and projects, the industry could
see “as many as 58,000 new jobs” next year.
Aboriginal tax break
suggestion met with
opposition
A suggestion that the feds give aboriginals
a tax break following high school graduation
is receiving flak from groups representing
aboriginals.
The Canadian School Boards’ Association
suggested the federal government consider
limiting or removing taxes for aboriginal people
for a set period of time following high school
graduation, in turn increasing Canada’s overall
education level, the StarPhoenix recently
reported. CSBA made the recommendation
about two months ago.
Such an action would help to counter the
high dropout rate of aboriginal people, which
sits at nearly 50 per cent, and in turn potentially
help with Canada’s labour shortage, the CSBA
suggested.
However, groups representing aboriginal
people said the suggestion only superficially
addresses the problem, which instead stems
from “illiteracy, poverty, lack of role models,
and a revolving door of teachers on Canada’s
reserves,” as quoted in the StarPhoenix.
A similar program in place in
Saskatchewan “offers tax savings of up to
$5,500 for all high-school and post-secondary
graduates as an incentive to keep them in the
province.”
According to treaty rights, aboriginals
don’t pay taxes if they live and work on reserves,
but 700,000 of Canada’s 1.2 million aboriginals
live off-reserve, states Statistics Canada.
SOMA opens
After some delay, the UWSA’s SOMA café
finally opened its doors Wed., Jan. 23.
Although only serving drinks for the first
few days, many who stopped in for a coffee
beverage were treated to free samples of what
they could later expect on the menu: soups,
sandwiches, ethnic foods and sweet treats.
The full menu was available by Monday.
The café was originally scheduled to
open in September, but the date was pushed
back while the Duckworth fitness centre was
completed.
Featuring a few café tables, the cozy café
is 600 sq. ft—twice the size of the originally
proposed space.
SOMA café is located in the newlyexpanded Duckworth Centre. Hours are 8:00
a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 8:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Fridays.
Campus News
News Editor: Ksenia Prints
Phone: 786-9497
Fax: 783-7080
U-Pass returns to UWSA agenda
Focus on green living fits U of W’s green
goals, but will students shell out?
Stacy Cardigan Smith
News assignment editor
T
he U-Pass - a universal bus pass for all
students - is once again on the UWSA
agenda, but acceptance of the program
will largely depend on students’ willingness to
put the planet before their pocketbooks.
The U-Pass program proposes a levy implemented for all students in exchange for complete
bus access during the school months. The program has been voted down before, largely because
students were unwilling to pay the levy - which
at the time was estimated at $250 annually.
The most recent estimate put the cost at
$271 per student annually. This would allow unlimited access during the fall and winter terms.
“Essentially, you’re making a contribution
to the greening of the campus, the greening of
the planet… [It’s] altruistic,” Mark Burch, director of the University of Winnipeg’s Campus
Sustainability Office, told a recent UWSA board
meeting.
Such a program fits nicely with the U of
W’s green mandate and its goal of becoming
Kyoto-compliant by 2012.
Burch, along with University of Winnipeg
representatives, will meet with Winnipeg Transit
Feb. 6.
In the past, Transit’s willingness to offer a
U-Pass program has been dependant on another
Winnipeg post-secondary institution signing on
as well; the estimated $271 levy may only fly if
the University of Manitoba or Red River College
also come on board.
“That amount ($271 annually) was provided to the student unions at that time. The
decision was made not to proceed with the
pass,” said Winnipeg Transit communication officerKen Allen.
Traditionally, U of W has had a higher bus
ridership than Winnipeg’s other post-secondary
institutions - a low ball estimate puts U of W’s
ridership at about 50 per cent, Burch said.
“If we were to go with it here [only at the
University of Winnipeg], they [Winnipeg Transit] might not make as much money,” said Kisti
Thomas, student member of U of W’s Sustainability Council.
The UWSA is working on scheduling a
meeting with the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) this week, Thomas said.
UMSU could not be reached for comment
before publication.
If the other institutions don’t sign on and
Winnipeg Transit won’t lower the price, it’s likely
a “dead issue,” Burch said.
Allen was unaware of the Feb. 6 meeting,
but said the decision to trudge ahead with the
program is up to students.
“The ball’s kind of in student council’s
court,” he said.
An additional $271 levy per year might
seem high, but students who currently purchase
monthly post secondary passes would see large
savings. A monthly post secondary pass currently
costs $57 a month or $456 for the eight months
that comprise two semesters, meaning those that
bus would see a savings of roughly 40 per cent.
Students who drive to school daily and pay
to park would also likely see a big savings from
their current costs if they switched to the U-Pass,
and public transit.
The environmental benefits of higher transit use amongst students, faculty and staff are also
great. The amount of green house gasses U of W
patrons emit driving to and from school in one
year is roughly equal to those made by the entire
university annually, about 4.5 kilotons, Burch
said.
“The transportation choices you make are
under your control… It’s an option; it’s something you can do to express a commitment to
sustainability,” he said.
Many other major universities in the country have similar programs, Burch pointed out.
Most other universities, however, also pay
lower rates. UBC, for example, pays $22 per
month, or $176 annually, while McMaster students pay $107.25 annually.
Administration “would be fully supportive
of students” implementing the U-Pass program,
said vice president of human resources audit and
sustainability Laurel Repski.
Unfortunately, the high cost of implementation - approximately $2.5 million annually for
all U of W students assuming a cost of $271 per
student - means administration can’t financially
support it.
“It’s something we can certainly look at in
the future,” Repski said.
Similar programs at universities across the
country do receive some financial support from
administration, but those campuses are likely in
a better financial situation than the U of W, Repski added.
Before the U-Pass can be implemented, students would have to approve the program in a
referendum.
News Editor: Stacy Cardigan Smith
Phone: 786-9497
Fax: 783-7080
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January 31, 2008
CAMPUS NEWS
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New literacy program brings inner-city families closer
Colin Vandenberg
dent of 15 years and one of the parents
in the program, thinks this is a good
opportunity for his nine-year-old
daughter, Mary.
“It will just help her learning
and thinking about telling a story
properly… [and it’s] something to be
proud for when she gets older,” McKeigan said.
McKeigan heard about the program through Mary’s school, Sister
important to me,” Wasyluk said.
Wasyluk thinks that the program
provides children with a “wonderful
sense of accomplishment.” She loves
the fact that they will able to look
back later in life and see the book they
helped create.
A program similar to this was
run 10 years ago by U of W education
professor Herb Katz.
SNA hopes to get funding to re-
”It’s something to be proud
for when she gets older,”
—David McKeigan,
one of the parents in Three Stars and a Wish
The program connects students like nine year-old Mary McKeigan (facing the camera) with oral traditions,
their family history, and U of W mentors like Education student Angela Wasyluk.
Jenette Martens
Beat reporter
A
new literacy program connects
U of W students with Spence
neighborhood families, encouraging parents to become involved
in their child’s education through storytelling and transcribing.
The program, called Three Stars
and a Wish, is operated by the Spence
Neighbourhood Association and
opened last week. During the duration
of the program, parents share personal
stories that are seen as valuable for the
child. Each child then transcribes the
stories with the help of an education
student from the U of W.
“The connection between children’s education and parents can
sometimes be kind of distant, so it’s
a way to bridge that… and it’s also a
time when parents and kids can spend
time just together,” said Tana Hendren, the program’s coordinator.
The program will run for six
weeks, after which the stories will be
compiled into a book, which will be
printed and given to the people involved in the program.
David McKeigan, a Spence resi-
MacNamara. His story involves his
adventures making maple syrup as a
Grade 8 student in Newfoundland.
The McKeigans are one of
10 families who participate in the
program.
Angela Wasyluk is the education student assigned to mentor the
McKeigans. She is in her fourth year
at the U of W, and hopes to teach
either elementary or middle schoolaged children after her graduation
next year. Three Stars and a Wish will
provide her with volunteer hours for
her practicum.
“I did it mostly because I thought
it was a really beautiful idea... it also
helped my teaching experience as well,
working one on one with the child,
developing a really personal relationship, those are things that are really
peat the program again next year.
“This is an opportunity for them
(the kids) to get excited about writing and maybe that will snowball into
something bigger,” said Hendren.
She also thinks the program is
important because it involves oral traditions, which is something many of
the parents have grown up with.
“In a lot of cases parents grew
up doing that story-telling and learning through story-telling, and if that’s
not happening through the education
system it’s nice to have other projects
that can bring that in just so parents
can feel a little more comfortable,”
Hendren said.
“If that’s a comfortable way and a
good way for them to teach their children, then great, let’s embrace it.”
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SECTION
Letters
Aboriginal Scholar Excluded
Once Again from Participating
at the University of Winnipeg
It’s a funny thing walking into the class
I teach “Indigenous Peoples and the Industrial
State” and finding a poster beside my door stating that there will be a symposium on Aboriginal
governance and globalization held at the University of Winnipeg this week and not be invited to
present; especially, since the course I teach deals
exactly with that particular subject matter. I am
coming to find that the exclusion of Aboriginal
scholars who have some expertise in Aboriginal
issues is becoming typical at the University of
Winnipeg during special forums, conferences,
symposiums, and even in the hiring of positions
that require specialized knowledge such as Aboriginal Research Chairs.
The “Aboriginal Governance and Globalization Symposium” does include some Aboriginal scholars from outside the university, but
mostly non-Aboriginal scholars from within the
University of Winnipeg. This in particular rankles even more in that I teach many of the globalization and Aboriginal Peoples courses at the
University of Winnipeg; Indigenous Peoples and
the Industrial State; Conflict and Development
Issues in Aboriginal Communities; and Globalization and Aboriginal Education.
Besides teaching courses such as these
at the University of Winnipeg, this past year
alone, I taught a course on “Aboriginal Peoples
and Globalization” to tribal students who were
refugees from Burma at Chiang Mai University
in Thailand. I also presented in the West Bank in
Palestine at the conference “Forty Years of Education during Occupation” and am now writing
an article with a noted Palestinian educator and
author.
My doctoral studies allowed me to study
under Mayan elders in Mexico and Hawaii,
along with having residencies in Thailand and
Senegal Africa where I defended my dissertation
at a conference of traditional healers. I have also
presented in Ireland at a World Forum on Indig-
Dear Editor:
The debate as to “why the NCAA will be
a threat to the CIS” (The Uniter, Jan.24) may
have a silver lining. This can happen if university
presidents, the sports media and the missing fans
gain an appreciation of CIS athletics as a result of
the spectre of CIS teams heading south.
Managing Editor : Jo Snyder
enous Peoples and traveled in the Amazon basin
with Indigenous community leaders educating
their communities on treaty rights and land
claims in Canada.
My own dissertation is a political history
of the Rotinonshonni based solely on the oral
traditions of my people which resulted in me
walking some 700 miles while following the formation of the governing structures of my people,
the Mohawk, which resulted in me facilitating
journeys back to my homeland with representatives from various Rotinonshonni communities
some who are now in negotiations at Caledonia. It is interesting that they invited a Mohawk
scholar from outside the University to present
and not one from within.
This isn’t the first time this has happened
at the University of Winnipeg. At a recent forum
on Aboriginal education, I can’t remember if I
even received an invite to attend it. I certainly
wasn’t asked to participate at the forum in-spite
of writing all of the Aboriginal histories for the
National Museum of Canada for their children’s
website. I also teach courses on Aboriginal history, culture, Indigenous global education and
an introduction to Aboriginal Education for
our Department of Education. Besides my own
course load I am teaching a course on Aboriginal
Spirituality for the Religious Studies Department along with my course “Indigenous Peoples
and the Industrial State” .This allows students
who aren’t training to become teachers to take
some of my courses.
My conclusion is that I find some scholars and departments at the University of Winnipeg to be very territorial and not wanting what
are perceived to be insiders who are themselves
Aboriginal disrupting their own Aboriginal
agendas. If this keeps up, the University of Winnipeg won’t have any Aboriginal scholars wanting to work here. It might be better to be hired
at another institution in order to be invited to
present at a conference at the University of Winnipeg that pertains to Aboriginal issues.
Dr. Brian Rice
Department of Education
The mythology surrounding the NCAA is
that the athletes are better and full scholarships
are common. The former is questionable depending on the sport and the latter is just wrong.
Our southern neighbours do excel, though,
at selling sizzle. When Canadian schools do a
better job of recruiting and filling the stands
most perceptions that the NCAA is better will
melt away. In the meantime it would be nice if
CIS athletes were not out-of-pocket for the privilege of wearing a Canadian university’s colours.
After all, a suit with a briefcase is not nearly as
visible an ambassador as is a sports team.
Our cavalier attitude toward CIS athletes
must change or the admonition about not
knowing what we lost until it is gone will come
true.
Yours sincerely,
C. Hugh Arklie
Environmental Studies
Canadian Blood Services
Open Letter to Students
Re: The CO2 Craze is Hijacking
the Environmental Movement
Recently, you may have heard about Canadian Blood Services’ policy regarding the deferral of men who have had sex with other men
(MSM) even once since 1977 being debated in
the media and at your university/college. Canadian Blood Services understands that this is a
complex and sensitive issue and we would like
to provide you with some information to better
understand this safety policy.
Why do we have the MSM deferral policy
if we test all donated blood? Because our stateof-the-art test for HIV has a limitation. In the
early stages of infection, known as the ‘window period’, the virus is undetectable. What
this means is that without a screening process,
there is the potential for an infected unit to get
through the system and be transfused into a
patient. And recently released reports from the
Public Health Agency of Canada indicate that
MSM continues to account for the highest rate
of HIV infection.
The MSM policy, as with most of our policies, renders anyone whose blood could pose an
increased risk to patients ineligible to donate —
regardless of their sexual orientation. In fact,
there are many well intended individuals who
are ineligible to donate blood for many different
reasons, such as persons who have lived in the
United Kingdom during a specified time frame,
or those who were born or lived in Africa since
1977, or individuals with a history of malaria –
to name a few. No matter what action we take
or what policy is in place, it is with the safety of
patients as the overriding principle.
Having said this, Canadian Blood Services
continually reviews its policies to ensure they remain in the best interest of patients. As a result
of a recent review of this policy, we have begun
an active research agenda to inform our decision-making on this issue. Is there a better way
to screen for risk of HIV? It is quite possible that
there is, but we won’t know that until we complete the research. As we conduct this research
we will continue to work with groups such as
the Canadian Federation of Students and Egale
Canada, as well as keep the public informed on
our progress. Ultimately, it is not up to us to
make a final decision as that responsibility lies
with our regulator, Health Canada.
In closing, I would like to address the issue
of banning or interfering with campus clinics.
Maintaining an adequate supply is an ongoing challenge for us, because, on average, every
minute of every day someone in Canada needs
blood or blood products. Students and faculty
are among some of our most dedicated donors
and, in fact, campus clinics contribute approximately 40,000 units of blood that help a potential 120,000 patients every year. No matter what
your point of view is regarding the MSM policy,
while we undertake the research to inform our
decision-making on this issue, please remember
that patients rely on your support to save and
improve their lives.
Thank you for taking the time to carefully
consider patient needs in making your decision
to be a blood donor!
Sepher Cadiz’s global warming denial
article “The C02 Craze is Hijacking the Environmental Movement” would have been more
appropriately titled “Global Warming is not
caused by Greenhouse Gases”, because that was
his main point.
Understand that when I refer to Sepher as
engaging in “global warming denial” I mean he
denies that human activity is causing our current global warming.
It’s important to note that Sepher engages
in something very dishonest and disingenuous,
which is typical of the denial community. He
makes Al Gore the target and proceeds to call
him names and question his credibility. Listening to the denial community one gets the impression that Al Gore is alone in his belief that
human activity is causing global warming. They
talk like it’s “Gore’s theory” or “Gore’s premise”
and then they proceed, as Sepher did, to deride,
insult and make jokes about Al Gore.
The truth is that EVERY scientific academy and society in all industrialized nations
are in agreement that human activity is causing
our current rapid global warming. These are not
Al Gore fan clubs, these are organizations that
bring together all of the worlds leading scientists. If readers Google “joint climate change
statement” they will find a joint statement on
climate change signed in 2005 by all of the G8
nations, as well as India, China, and Brazil.
Makes you wonder why people still don’t accept
the truth.
The American Geophysical Union (AGU)--a 45,000 member society of earth, atmospheric and ocean scientists worldwide---has
issued a very strong statement affirming that
global warming is happening and that human
emissions are the cause. They warn that a 2°C
average global temperature increase beyond 19th
century levels will result in reduced global agricultural productivity, widespread loss of biodiversity, and (if the temperature increase persists)
the eventual melting of Greenland causing a sea
level rise of several meters. They state that if this
2°C temperature increase is to be avoided then
the globe must cut net annual C02 emissions
by more than 50 per cent within this century. If
readers go online to www.agu.org they can click
on the AGU’s latest position statement of the
human impact on climate.
Sepher chooses to ignore this unprecedented agreement among the world’s scientists. We don’t require a carbon tax, he argues,
because C02 is not causing global warming. He
has no use for their science and their warnings
for humanity. He thinks they’re all engaged in Al
Gore worship, presumably.
Sepher’s writing has a comedic bent to it,
on purpose. He’s a funny guy, expounding on
his “Hip hip-hooray!” moment of realizing his
personal climate truths after weeks of agoraphobia-induced basement dwelling. Lol. Unfortunately, our climate situation is too critical to be
treated in such a glib and dishonest fashion. I
hope he can look beyond Al Gore insults and
denial and embrace the difficult truth we face.
He can use his comedy for good, not evil.
We all need to paddle in the same direction
now if we hope to avoid the worst. Come on
Sepher, pick up a paddle and help us.
Ian Mumford, Chief Operating Officer
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Editorials
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Managing Editor : Jo Snyder
Fair Copyright for Canada is going to be a fight
What do you
know about
the DMCA?
Jo Snyder
Managing Editor
I
mpending changes to Canadian Copyright
Law seem grossly out of touch with the way
contemporary Canadians make use of digital media. But what’s worse is that the new laws
symbolize a relationship with the United States
that crosses the boundaries of what many Canadians see as a meaningful and necessary level of
sovereignty. The Digital Millennium Copyright
Act (DMCA) is a law promised by Industry Minister Jim Prentice, to change the way Canadians
can use digital media. Some of the main concerns, according to Michael Geist, the Canada
Research Chair of Internet and E-commerce Law
at the University of Ottawa, are that this law will
have a profoundly negative impact on Canadian
innovation, privacy, education, and research.
There is an equally big concern, from those who
oppose this law that very little has been done to
consult the public on what would be a massive
error in judgment by the Canadian government.
Instead it is the result of increasing pressure from
the United States to conform to their existing,
and restrictive laws.
Basically, the law will make file sharing incredibly difficult in a way that is counterproductive to Canadian innovation, and has nothing to
do with musician’s rights or Canadian culture,
and everything to do with law suits and funneling money to major companies in the United
States. A point made by musician Steven Page
highlights that indeed, if such a law was inter-
ested in those who justly earn for what they create, then wouldn’t artists of all kinds be consulted
about what such a law means to them. Let’s speak
about music, because it’s what I care about most,
and it’s something we can all easily understand
the implications of. In an era of digital music,
record companies are absolutely crapping their
diapers at the prospect of lost profits due to file
sharing and Internet downloads. An apt episode
of South Park titled Christian Rock Hard where
the boys are arrested for downloading music
from the Internet reminds us that often monies
reclaimed from American lawsuits for file shar-
ing don’t go to the artists that need them the
most (insert joke about Britney Spears not having a remote control for the DVD player in her
privet jet here). In fact, as Steven Page, a vocal
advocate against DMCA, pointed out for many
emerging artists file sharing can launch successful
careers that may not have been noticed without
a major label record company fifteen years ago.
The law in the simplest sense, he says, punishes
music fans—the very same people who can make
or break a band in the first place. In the United
States there have been over 20 000 successful
lawsuits due to overly strict copyright laws. The
implication of increased law suits in Canada for
file sharing is that money will be funneled out to
the four largest record companies, all of which
are in the US. (It’s worth noting that some labels,
such as Nettwerk, do not support the proposed
DMCA).
Cory Doctorow on Boing Boing called the
Canadian version of DMCA “one of the worst
copyright laws in the developed world.” In simple
terms, you will not be able to develop or use tools
that open locked digital files, even if you own
them. Another crucial point by Doctorow is that
the Canadian tech industry becomes completely
vulnerable to the US industry. We would be unable, he says, “to innovate or start new businesses
that interact with the existing pool of devices and
media without getting a license from the states.”
Think about it like the US penetrating all of our
digital gadgets: cell phones, iPods, cameras, and
computer software. So what does personal property mean? Who benefits? There is an emerging
panic amongst Canadians who favour fair copyright laws. To learn more about who they are and
why they are worried check out: www.michaelgeist.ca and www.musiccreators.ca/
ILLUSTRATION BY MELODY MORRISSETTE
January 31, 2008
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Comments
Comments Editor : Ben Wood
Day of no action
Ben Wickström
Melody Morrissette
T
his year the Day of Action has not been
scheduled. Although I was not party to
the decision, I can guess why this has
happened. Attendance at the day of action has
been in a steady decline for several years. At the
past few it’s been abysmal. The student movement should consider why.
To most observers, and many participants,
the singular focus of the student movement
has been on tuition. Maintenance of the freeze
on tuition and advocacy of a further lowering
of that rate have been the twin calls of student
politicians. The effect, at least at the University
of Winnipeg, has been less and less interest in
the Day of Action. It has become clear that the
cost of tuition is not something that is motivating students to get involved and behind the
student movement. A wider focus is necessary
for students to feel something useful, important
and meaningful is going on in student politics.
It might actually be a more effective and helpful
strategy for students too.
The student movement needs to put
other issues front and centre. Student leaders will
tell you that the Canadian Federation of Students
has a wide array of policy that speaks to the many
concerns of students. I can assure you that this is
absolutely the case. The problem is these other
concerns are never the ones that the student movement gives the most attention to. This comes at
the same time that a worrying number of students
believe that they should be paying more for their
education.
The student movement’s strategy for
the Day of Action also fails to address the roots
of the problem. In recent years these events have
taken the form of rallies on campus and at the
Manitoba Legislature. I think students, my former student self included, miss the connection.
The University and the province have in their
own ways been onside with students. You will
not find any university administrators who will
disagree that we need more money for education.
And you will not find a government, provincial
or federal, anywhere else in Canada that is more
committed to access. This isn’t to say that there
aren’t problems with the policies used by these
institutions. The University, at least in my estimation, has an increasingly large administrative
bureaucracy, which is not entirely necessary. The
province, I think, could be doing more to address
the non-tuition costs of going to school. But both
share the concerns of the student movement.
If political rallies are, however, what the
student movement believes is the most effective
and appropriate use of the Day of Action than
these rallies should be aimed where the problem
lies. The federal cuts to the Health and Social
Transfers during the 1990’s are at the heart of
the funding problem for universities. Our federal representatives are the ones that need to hear
the political message. Particularly those who are
members of the governing party. Members of Parliament have constituency offices located within
the city. When the CFS undertook the Restore
the 4 message a few years back, the protest was
strangely at the UofM campus.
But the question of the efficacy of the often
shrill and histrionic Day of Action rallies should
also be considered. Media attention seems to be
the major product of the rallies. And in recent
years it would be more effective if the media
would just use file footage from 5 years ago instead of new footage when covering the rallies.
Discussion and debate do not occur on the Day
of Action. Very little persuasion happens. As far
as the student movement is concerned action
means shouting and marching. But maybe action
could mean something else. Action could mean
discussion and debate. An event that functioned
as a public hearing or town hall meeting might
be a more effective kind of action. Students could
present to a panel of the student association’s
board of directors their ideas about the postsecondary education system. Presentations could
come not only from students, but from various
groups and individuals who have a stake in the
university. This forum could run for several hours
during the day. Political science professors might
take the day as an opportunity to have students
observe the political process in the way that they
sometimes take their students to the legislature
to observe the political process there. A transcript
of the proceedings might be sent to governments
and to the university. It might be a useful piece
of information for the Canadian Federation of
Students as well. The end result would be a much
more democratic and participatory kind of action. With some effort the UWSA could create
wide interest in this kind of approach.
Action needs take place off campus as well.
Students might be organized to make presentations to high school students and to parentteacher councils, to highlight the issues facing
post secondary education. These are people on
whom post-secondary education policy is about
to have a very serious impact. This kind of public
information campaign seems to me to be more
effective then a three-and-a-half minute spot on
the six o’clock news. If the student movement
wants to be a movement it’s going to need to
convince more than the people on their campuses
that there are serious issues facing students.
The premeditated findings of the Manley Report
Ben Wood
Comments editor
T
he Manley Report, an independent study of Canada’s
involvement in Afghanistan,
is nothing more than a reiteration
of the Conservatives’ intentions for
the military mission in a nation that
ranked 174th out of 178 countries
on the United Nations Development
Programme’s Human Development
Index.
It begins with two crucial assumptions, which prepare the report
to find exactly what Prime Minister
Harper wants—and that is an extension beyond the proposed withdrawal
date of February 2009, so long as
NATO provides a minimum of 1,000
more battle troops and the government increases military spending to
secure better equipment.
The first assumption is that this
is, primarily, a military mission, and
nothing else. The report dismissed any
peacekeeping efforts, arguing, “there is
no peace to keep,” which acts as further justification for a prolonged military presence. This also assumes that
peace is not slowly built or continuously fostered, but rather, achieved
through military strength.
This stubborn military focus prevents the report from ever properly addressing the high level of poverty, the
spread of disease, or the food shortages
that prevail in Afghanistan. It has the
expectation that a successful military
mission will bring about the stability and security that is needed before
these problems can be addressed.
The report preemptively counters
criticism of this position by arguing
that “the limited capacity of Afghan
institutions to absorb the aid available” is what is preventing fruitful aid
efforts. According to this logic, institutional stability is prior to individual
human rights. This does not sound like
a strategy that is primarily concerned
with individual lives of Afghani people
or with Afghanistan as a nation, but
more with upholding Western reputation and pride.
The second assumption the report begins with is that Canada should
be in Afghanistan and that we should,
as a nation, feel compelled to spread
our values abroad—not necessarily
in an attempt to better the lives of
individual Afghans but more so that
Canada can reassert its validity and legitimacy on the international stage.
This is not to deny the quality
of life that I personally enjoy in this
country and the national values that
may contribute towards that. But, to
assume Canadian values are universal is to ignore the culture and social
context of Afghanistan. I am not arguing for a cultural relativism but I
am suggesting that if Canada is truly
interested in helping Afghanistan establish a stable and just government
then there needs to be less of a blind
implementation of Canadian values
and more of a dialogue between all
parties involved in the reconstruction
effort in Afghanistan.
The report provides a list of the
“diverse” selection of people who the
panel consulted to provide insight, historical perspectives, and recommendations on the future of Afghanistan—or
rather, Canada’s future in Afghanistan.
The list includes Canadian scholars,
activists, government officials, military
officers and UN diplomats and senior
public servants. It gives the impression
that they would speak with anyone before speaking with people who live in
Afghanistan.
So although the report conclusively claims “the aim of the Canadian
government is to leave Afghanistan
to Afghans,” the panel felt they could
get a better impression of what kind
of country is desired by local Afghan
people by speaking with those who
might only know the country in the
form of policy documents or mission
briefings.
This report does not outline a
mission that is primarily meant to
benefit the people of Afghanistan by
improving living conditions or addressing the spread of disease, but
rather it outlines a self-righteous mission that is nothing more than an attempt to prove that Canada will not,
in the words of the man who brought
a Canadian military presence there in
the first place, “cut and run.”
Denis Vrignon-Tessier
The Uniter
January 31, 2008
ARTS & CULTURE
Arts & Culture
Ode to the Albert
Mandy Malazdrewich
Aaron Epp
Volunteer staff
W
hen word spread last year
that the Royal Albert was
changing ownership, local
music fans wondered what would happen to the famed venue. Would it be
turned into a health spa? Or would it
continue to be a haven for punk and
rock bands?
Julia Ryckman, bassist and singer
for local rock trio The Gorgon, is
happy it wasn’t the former. She’s even
written a song titled “Royal Albert,”
which appears on the band’s debut
CD, Corpse Whale. Appropriately, the
band is releasing the new disc this Saturday at the Exchange District bar.
Ryckman said she based the song
on a year in her life following a difficult breakup. While dealing with the
emotional aftermath, she took solace
in going to rock shows at the Albert
on weekends.
Musically, the song is representative of The Gorgon’s sound: primitive, low-fi garage rock that sounds
exactly like something you’d hear at…
well, the Albert. “Rock ‘n’ roll, baby
it saved my soul” is the refrain Ryckman repeats throughout, until, in the
end, it becomes “Rock ‘n’ roll, baby it
stained my soul.” The turn of phrase
shows how rock ‘n’ roll has become
something she no longer just watches
and listens to, but rather, something
she actively participates in.
“It’s
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The Gorgon pay tribute to
a Winnipeg institution
on Corpse Whale
under my skin,” the 26-year-old said
by phone last week. “I’m completely
addicted to this thing that happens in
dirty bars.”
The Gorgon formed two years
ago after Ryckman met guitarist Jennifer Alexander at—you guessed it—the
Albert. The addition of Alana Mercer
on drums rounded out the duo’s vision
for an all-girl band.
Corpse Whale was recorded last
February. Like most things The Gorgon does, it wasn’t calculated; Alexander said the band recorded it “at the
spur of the moment” in Ryckman’s
basement. When recording engineer
Craig Boychuck finished mixing the
CD in the fall, they sent an advance
copy to Art MacIntyre of Winnipeg’s
Transistor 66 record label, home to
Scott Nolan, Hot Live Guys and a
host of others.
“They write great songs and are
very passionate about what they do,”
said MacIntyre, who liked the CD and
signed the band shortly after hearing
it. “[I] believe their sound is certainly
unique, but combining that sound
with their penchant for elaborate stage
theatrics certainly sets them apart.”
In the past, the band has played
shows with themes ranging from
“tropical island” to “sex cowgirls from
outer space,” and they’ve dressed
accordingly.
“We’re loopy,” said Mercer. “We
don’t take anything seriously.”
This extends from their costumes
to why they picked their name. While
searching on the Internet for things
that come in threes, Ryckman and
Mercer came across the Greek myth
of the Gorgon sisters, Stheno, Euryale
and Medusa—vicious female monsters with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes.
Some say the word “gorgon” is
synonymous with “terrible,” “loudroaring” or “anything very ugly or
horrid.” Anyone wanting to find out
if those same words can be used to
describe the band will have to make a
trip to the Exchange District Saturday
night.
“I’m really happy that we’re
doing the CD release at the Albert,”
said Ryckman. “When I’m old and not
playing in bands anymore, I’ll always
have really fond memories of putting
on my dress and shoes and makeup in
the Royal Albert bathroom.”
See The Gorgon at the Royal Albert Arms
on Feb. 2 with Wife, The Untrained Eyes
and The Girl with X-Ray Eyes. Visit
www.myspace.com/thegggorgon.
Tamara Lewis-James
The Gorgon play the Royal Albert Arms Feb. 2.
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ARTS & CULTURE
Artists
explore
Manitoba’s
“vanishing”
lake
For love of water
Vivian Belik
Volunteer Staff
U
sing only faded memories and satellite images
from Google Earth, artists Colleen Ludwig and Jarod
Charzewski recreate the awe and
grandeur of Lake Winnipeg in an
exhibit now showing at AceArt.
Vanishing Point marks the fifth
collaboration between Ludwig
and Charzewski, who met in art
school about five years ago. Similar to their previous installations,
Vanishing Point uses large-scale
imagery to evoke strong emotional
responses in the viewer.
“With my work I try to bring
out a sense of wonder and excitement, which I feel in our culture
is now lacking,” said Ludwig, who
fuses sculpture, moving images
and performance into her art.
Entering the main gallery,
you are visually overwhelmed
by an elongated constellation of
blue shapes angled from the ceiling towards the door, creating a
vivid representation of Lake Winnipeg and Lake Winnipegosis.
At the back of the room stands a
large white map upon which the
southern portion of Manitoba
is lightly stenciled. A motorized
pump streams water down the
front of the map, slowly sloughing
away the penciled boundary lines
and divisions of our province. In
the background, you hear the recorded sounds of wind and rushing water.
Altogether it is a powerful
experience, one that overcomes
Colleen Ludwig and Jarod Charzewski address the health of Lake Winnipeg in Vanishing Point.
the viewer and ultimately highlights the dominance of nature
over man. Even the tag line for
the exhibit ominously states,
“Goodbye world as we know it.
If it wasn’t clear before it is now.
The world climate is changing rapidly, and no one knows
what’s going to happen or how
to plan for it.”
“As much as we try to simulate and manipulate nature,
it inevitably never ends how
we want it,” said Charzewski,
who often visits environmental
themes in his work.
With Charzewski’s familiarity with the Lake Winnipeg
area and Ludwig’s fascination
with landscapes and water, the
two set out in Vanishing Point
to question the state of the environmental health of southern
Manitoba.
“You don’t need to believe in
global warming to know that the
Lake Winnipeg area has become a
sensitive region,” said Charzewski,
who explains that the title, Vanishing Point, comes from a real fear
that not only the health of the lake
is in danger but also all the lives
that are intimately connected to
it.
The artists caution, however,
against interpreting the work in an
overtly political manner.
“I have a strong message in
my work, but it’s more about getting across a particular emotion
than displaying a bunch of information,” said Ludwig. “The idea
is that hopefully the viewer will be
piqued to find out more on their
own.”
Vanishing Point runs until Feb. 23
at AceArt, 2-290 McDermot Ave.
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Music for modern times
The New
Music Festival
features new
Canadian
works, a film
by Guy Maddin,
and more
Conrad Sweatman
Volunteer Staff
T
his year’s New Music Festival opens Feb.
2 at the Centennial Concert Hall with
“R. Murray Shafer’s 75th Birthday,” a
celebration of senior Canadian composer Shafer
that will include a world-premiere of Canadian
composer Glenn Buhr’s Symphony No. 3. The
festival will continue for the following six nights
and conclude with “Canadian Legends” featuring a work by Shafer and Eckhardt-Grammaté
is a little bit of a younger country, but is there
a Canadian sound? Is there a Canadian voice, a
musical voice? From there we started researching,
and listening to everything there was.”
Mickelthwate said he is excited about all
the works being performed at this year’s festival,
mentioning in particular Murray Shafer’s Cortège, “a theatrical piece where all the player’s wear
white masks”; Glenn Buhr’s Symphony No. 3;
and the screening of Winnipeg filmmaker Guy
Maddin’s silent film Brand upon the Brain.
Maddin shares Mickelthwate’s enthusiasm
for the festival and reflects upon what it should
mean to Winnipeggers: “I’m really proud of it. It
really does make Winnipeg world class for that
week. And there are very few things that make
Winnipeg world class.”
While it seems quite probable that the legendary filmmaker’s work will draw in a relatively
high number of attendees, one might question
what significance a film has to a festival of new
music. The answer seems to lie in the fact that
the film is silent. While musical scores often play
a role in films for conveying emotional undertones, this is
especially so
in silent films
where
the
musical score
generally is
played with-
Clockwise from left:
Trevor Grahl, Veda
Hille, Rachel Moody,
Jesse Zubot, and
Talia Pura.
among others.
This year’s festival should be one of a kind,
as it is perhaps the most focused attempt by any
festival in recent years to promote and perform
Canadian new works. One hopes it will spark
Manitobans’ curiosity about our new classical
music scene.
Alexander Mickelthwate, the city’s new
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra conductor,
speaks about how the Canadian theme of this
year’s festival was developed: “I met our composer-in-residence [Vincent Ho] in August for the
first time, and my first question was, What is Canadian music? And we came to the discussion to
try and find out what makes a Canadian sound.
Coming from America, you have an American
sound from Bernstein, Copland, and a lot [of
other] contemporary composers…Well, Canada
out interruption.
“I wanted [the
film] to be prominently
music
driven,”said
Maddin. “I mean,
music of all the art
forms takes the shortest
route to the heart, you
just feel it, you don’t
have to understand it,
you just feel it, and it
feels great. Everyone
thinks they know how
images work, but once
you weld those two
things together and
the images start taking the same shortcut
to the heart that music
does, things start getting
pretty occult and amazing.”
The main tie-in between Brand and the
New Music Festival is that the score, composed
by Jason Staczek (who also composed for Maddin’s My Winnipeg), will be performed live by
the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra upon its
screening. The event features two other live performance elements: three Foley (sound-effect)
artists, who according to Maddin will perform
around 600 sound effect cues during the course
of the movie, and narrative accompaniment delivered by Italian actor, director, and writer Isabella Rossellini.
This is not the first time Rossellini has been
involved with Maddin’s work, having previously
acted in his Saddest Music in the World. Halfway through editing Brand, Maddin decided to
add narration over the film and asked Rossellini
to do the honours, feeling her voice had just the
right touch of musicality.
“The movie is pure melodrama, and it requires someone, perhaps an Italian with an opera-soaked lineage, to
really make the operatic
gestures with her voice
and with her body, her
arms and her hands to
really put this thing over
properly. She is not just
a musical instrument,
but one imported from
La Scala. She’s the right
instrument.”
Brand upon the
Brain will be screened
during the festival on at
the Centennial Concert
Hall and seems likely to
be a hit. But there are
a wide range of other
events at the festival
that should prove to
be as exciting. Michael
Colgrass’s Urban Requiem, to be
performed Feb. 6, is a wild and very
engaging work of new music that
should impress its audiences. Winnipeggers interested in new Canadian
music should also attend “You Call
That Music?!,” Feb. 4 at the Centennial Concert Hall, for a discussion by
music critics and composers on the
Canadian musical style, followed by
a solo performance by percussionist
Ben Reimer and finally an after-party
featuring DJ Hunnicutt.
Single student tickets are $10, and full-week student
passes are $39! For more information on the festival
visit http://www.wso.mb.ca/admin/documents/nmf/
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ARTS BriefS
Compiled by
Kathleen Gallagher
and Jo Snyder
Cell phone novels
are big business
In 2007, five of the top 10 best-selling
novels in Japan were cell phone novels,
the New York Times reported. Cell phone
novels are composed via text messaging, and
then uploaded onto a website. The stories
consist of short sentences (mostly shorthand
characteristics), contain little plot or character
development, and the author is usually known
only by one name. The author turns a profit only
if the story is printed and then sold as a book.
Although the cell phone novel was created by a
website called Maho no i-rando in 2000, it did
not start to boom until two or three years ago.
Phone companies started to offer text messaging
at a flat rate, which made it more affordable to
write these stories.
High school history project
brings attention to a
forgotten heroine
Three young women from a rural town
in Kansas recently brought attention to an
overlooked war heroine. The Christian Science
Monitor reported that Megan Felt, Sabrina
Murphy and Elizabeth Cambers Hutton came
across Irena Sendler in a magazine clipping
in 1999. Sendler, a Polish Catholic, was
responsible for rescuing 2,500 children from
a Warsaw ghetto by taking them from their
families and smuggling them out. She placed
the children with other Catholic families,
convents or orphanages. For every child she
took, Sendler wrote down their name and a
brief description of their family history and then
stuffed the paper into a milk jar, hoping that the
children would be able to piece together their
family tree after the war. The milk jars were buried
in her neighbour’s yard. The three young women
from Kansas, who were high school students at
the time, researched Sendler’s story and wrote a
play about it for their history class. The play is
called Life in a Jar and has now been performed
across the U.S., Canada and Poland. Sendler
was not well-known in her home country until
Felt, Murphy and Hutton brought this attention
to her story. Last year, Sendler was nominated
for a Noble Peace Prize and the three girls from
Kansas were nicknamed the “Rescuers of the
Rescuer.”
Prison’s Entry into a
Dance Festival Rejected
The Cebu Provincial Detention and
Rehabilitation Center in the Philippines, best
known for its famous performance of Michael
Jackson’s “Thriller” on YouTube, tried to enter
a famous dance competition and was rejected.
The International Herald Tribune reported that
Byron Garcia, a security consultant, entered a
troupe of 100 inmates into the Sinulog Festival,
a street dancing festival that is celebrated
in honour of Jesus. The troupe practices for
four hours a day and knows over 200 dances.
Mayor Tomas Osmeña rejected the entry due
to security concerns. Most of the inmates have
been convicted of serious crimes such as rape
and murder.
Plug In to Berlin
After a successful showing at the Plug
In ICA, and an astounding premiere at the
2007 Biennale de Montréal, Noam Gonick and
Luis Jacob’s Wildflowers of Manitoba will be
heading to Berlin, the 58th international Berlin
Film festival to be exact. It is one of the most
prestigious festivals of its kind, and Winnipeg
will be well represented. Guy Maddin’s My
Winnipeg will be featured alongside the exhibit,
among some 400 films from around the globe.
After Berlin, Gonick and Jacob will bring their
work back to Canada, where it will show in
Alberta and B.C.
cd REviews
Damien Rice
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Live At Union Chapel
Music from the Motion Picture Juno
Vector
Fox Music / Rhino
Vagabond Records & Tapes
Live at Union Chapel
is Rice’s eighth album
since he broke into the
Irish folk music scene
with his incredibly successful debut album,
O, in 2003. The tracks
performed at Union Chapel were chosen from his
previous albums, O and 9. Aided by singer Lisa
Hannigan, Rice puts on an incredible show for his
fans. The majority of the tracks performed here are
slow, mellow and somewhat melancholy as well as
beautiful and emotionally stirring. The third track,
“Volcano,” really grabbed my attention. It’s a faster
song and has a great beat underneath lyrics that
flow with seemingly no effort at all. “Baby Sister”
also grabbed my attention, but in a different way.
The song, which is about abuse, is mournful and
haunting. Overall, Live at Union Chapel is a solid
album that’s a little bit out of the ordinary but definitely worth checking out.
Troy Buschman
It’s easy to name great
music moments in film
history—“In Your Eyes”
by Peter Gabriel in Say
Anything is one that
comes to mind—but it’s
difficult to name great
film soundtracks. Usually, there are little more than
one or two really good songs with a bunch of filler
in between. Like Garden State, however, the CD accompanying the critically acclaimed Jason Reitman
film Juno is one of those rare soundtracks one can
listen to front to back without skipping any tracks.
The 19-song disc is an eclectic mix, featuring,
among others, Sonic Youth, Mott the Hoople, Belle
and Sebastian, The Kinks, Cat Power, and six songs
by singer-songwriter Kimya Dawson. The soundtrack’s secret weapon, however, is “Anyone Else but
You,” by Dawson’s former band, The Moldy Peaches.
While critics have written the band off in the past as
little more than an indie novelty, the laid back antifolk of “Anyone Else but You” is clumsy, ironic and
full of heart—just like the characters in the film.
Aaron Epp
An early ‘90s hip-hop
sensation,
Arrested
Development hasn’t released an album of new
material in 12 years, a point
of trivia that the title track
here doesn’t fail to drive
home. If the album were an underwhelming rehash
of the past, the self-referencing might have come
across as cause for a good chuckle. Happily, this is
not the case. The group deliver feel-good tracks that
hit home especially because they’re sounds that have
been heard before, comfortable and nostalgia-inducing like Kraft Dinner is tasty. But that’s not to say they
lack variety: “Sunshine,” as the title suggests, is a
sunny, hand-clapping tune that rolls smoothly along
with keyboard chording and a honeysweet chorus.
“Inner City” is dance ‘til you’re out of breath fast and
ornamented with horns and hand drums while showing that the group is still interested in tackling social
issues. After visiting a recent concert of theirs on
YouTube, however, it’s hard to say whether there’s
still the same catchy quality that made hits like “Mr.
Wendal.” In any case they’ve certainly still got the
energy and sheer joy to keep going, and as far as accessible hip-hop goes these days, Since the Last
Time is more positive and enjoyable than most.
Whitney Light
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Following talent to a dark place
Terror’s Advocate
Directed by Barbet Schroeder
Cinematheque Feb. 1 at 9:00
p.m., Feb. 2-7 at 7:00 p.m.
Rob McGregor
Volunteer
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ost dramatizations about
the trials and tribulations
of lawyers portray them
as one of two archetypes. On the one
hand, there’s the crusading everyman
who just wants to see the truth come
out and justice be served. On the
other, there’s the greedy win-at-anycost scoundrel. Jacques Vergès, the
titular Terror’s Advocate, doesn’t fit easily into either category. He is a char-
Jacques Verges speaks about defending some of the 20th
century’s biggest criminals in Terror’s Advocate.
ismatic and mysterious figure who,
in the hands of a competent director,
could be an excellent subject for a fascinating documentary film. Instead,
Barbet Schroeder (director of Single
White Female) has created a painfully
tedious political history.
Vergès is a French trial attorney
famous for his willingness to defend
the indefensible. At various points
in his career he advocated on behalf
of Algerian terrorists (one of whom
he later married), Nazi war criminal
Klaus “Butcher of Lyon” Barbie, and
leftist revolutionary and mercenary
“Carlos the Jackal,” among others.
Vergès is such a skilled lawyer that he
has almost always succeeded in securing reduced sentences for his clients,
even though most were unrepentant
murderers.
While he is interviewed Vergès
reclines behind his oversized desk,
surrounded by opulent knick-knacks,
puffing a large cigar. Although he
speaks a great deal, the viewer is given
no real insight into his persona. It’s
difficult to even figure out whether
he completely sympathizes with his
former clients. Before the film begins,
the following disclaimer is displayed:
“This film represents the director’s personal point of view on Jacques Vergès.”
If we can take the director at his word,
I suppose this means that Schroeder’s
opinion of Vergès is simply neutral.
And though neutrality in documentary filmmaking is often viewed as a
virtue—in that it allows the viewer to
decide for themselves—in this instance
it is a major flaw. Because the film is so
exceedingly even-handed and because
it only examines the events and actors
superficially, the viewer is not given
enough information to deem Vergès
a sinner or a saint. Perhaps Schroeder
wants us to see Vergès as just a man
doing his job, an insignificant cog in
a massive machine of violent political
intrigue. Perhaps the aggregate “ma-
chine” would have been a more compelling subject? 
If you have an in-depth knowledge of terrorism and geopolitics over
the past 30 years, however, then you
might be able to wring an ounce or
two of enjoyment from Terror’s Advocate. Otherwise, the film’s dozen or
so talking heads will seem to ramble
endlessly about names, places, dates
and acronyms without context or coherence. The only interesting parts of
the film, for most viewers, are when
Vergès’ courtroom techniques are discussed. He uses the “rupture defence”
technique, which means he contradicts everything the prosecution says,
or threatens that if his clients are not
exonerated then their supporters will
only increase their violence. If the
film’s bloated two-hour run time had
been edited down to those 10 minutes
it may have been worth watching. It
would have been just as incoherent,
but at least less monotonous.
Unos! Dos! Tres! Catorce!
Matt Preprost
Volunteer Staff
Check.
Participate in global aid efforts
Bono and U2 have yet to do these days
is put in their application for total
world domination. Sarcasm aside, U2
has quite possibly ventured into the
revolution of the live concert video.
Compiled from footage primarily of the South American leg of U2’s
Vertigo Tour in 2006, U2 3D is a solid
90-minute concert comprising 14 hits
C. Taylor Crothers
Best seat in the house. U2 3D at Imax.
C. Taylor Crothers
E
nsure that a minimum of two
members in the band have
cool, mysterious nicknames.
and peace activism. Check.
Produce nine best-selling albums
worldwide. Check.
Win a Grammy Award. Check.
(Twenty-two wins, actually, if we’re
keeping score.)
Secure induction into the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame. Check.
It seems like the only thing that
from the band’s extensive repertoire.
The tracks performed range from old
hits like “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and
“With or Without You,” to their more
recent material, including “Vertigo,”
“Beautiful Day,” and “Sometimes You
Can’t Make It on Your Own.”
As the title suggests, the entire
production was filmed in 3D, making
it the “first ever live-action 3D digital
film.” And it’s quite the accomplishment. There really is nothing else like
it out there as of yet, especially if you’re
a fan of Bono and the boys (er, men).
In fact, you don’t even have to be a U2
fan to enjoy the concert—I’m not one,
although I will admit that I enjoy their
music—because it’s not the music that
sticks out the most when you leave the
theater. It’s the 3D experience.
With glasses that seem to be inspired by Bono’s trademark shades, U2
3D could cause some serious vertigo in
the unsuspecting viewer. It’s a total thrill
ride
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U2 3D gives
you vertigo
and may make you dizzy depending
on your tolerance for bright lights—
and sweeping camera action.
The most remarkable thing about
U2 3D is that it raises the bar for future live concert videos. Coming home
after viewing this electrifying performance, U2 3D makes your straightto-DVD concert videos look stale and
boring. It is both an innovation and a
revolution, provided that other bands
believe in the experience and start to
capitalize on it.
Simply put, U2 3D is the best
concert you’ll never go to. I mean,
realistically, how great are the chances
of U2 actually coming to Winnipeg
anytime soon? If you’re holding your
breath and hopes alive, definitely
check out the IMAX in the interim
and you won’t be disappointed. Besides, at a real U2 concert (or any
other concert for that matter) you will
never get as up close and personal as
you will with this.
January 31, 2008
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ARTS & CULTURE
Business is business
Andrew McMonagle
Volunteer Staff
D
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 individual expression and celebrate that you are
really, really good looking. Want to show off your style? Contact arts@
uniter.ca
CHANTAL DEGAGNE
Dana
“I like to dress up
in my grandma’s
church clothes. Big
sunnies and funny
hats help me do
grandma justice.”
Bruce Monk
avid Mamet may have been describing the foundations of his characters
in Glengarry Glen Ross when he said,
“People may or may not say what they mean…
but they always say something designed to get
what they want.” This jaded view of humanity
could be attributed to the several months Mamet
reputedly spent as a salesman—apparently more
than enough time for someone of his acumen to
form dark opinions about people.
Written and set in the early 1980s, GGR is
an unflinching look at American business as represented by a group of real estate salesmen who
are forced into a competition where the winners
get prizes and the losers are fired. This is a stark
world, where the colours are drab, business is
fierce and everybody but the policeman drinks.
The entire first act of GGR is set in a Chinese restaurant with the characters taking turns
having paired dialogues, always with a strongspeaking character seated with a meeker one.
Downtrodden Shelly Levene (Harry Nelken)
dominates his conversation with office manager
John Williamson (Graham Ashmore); Dave
Moss (Mike Bell) tries to fast-talk George Aaronow (Steven Ratzlaff) into a plan to rob the office that neither of them wants to act out; and
Ricky Roma (Omar Khan) soliloquizes a clever
hard sell to transfixed potential customer James
Lingk (Robert Glen Thompson).
Dave Moss laments, “If the place gets
robbed, they’re going to come look for me.”
“Why?”
“Because I probably did it!”
Sure enough, in between acts the office is
robbed. Act two is set in the ransacked office
with a policeman named Baylen (Carson Nattrass) interviewing everybody about the crime.
Two facts about GGR: it won the Pulitzer
Prize in 1983 for drama and is dedicated to Harold Pinter, the notorious playwright/poet whom
Mamet sent the script to for comments. Were
GGR written today, a Pulitzer would be a pretty
high expectation. Today’s audiences are accustomed to the searing insight into business that
GGR portrays, perhaps partly due to the play’s
past influence. I can only imagine how audiences
reacted to the profanity when the play opened,
but today it is accepted, mostly with a chuckle.
The swearing provides mild shock value, but is
emphasized by the fact that most of the characters are mildly to profoundly racist. Most of
the racist comments fell flat, such as one about
females of a certain ethnicity looking “like they
just got fucked with a dead cat.” Perhaps the audience was too embarrassed to laugh out loud at
this, but more than one wide grin was elicited.
The colourful personalities
of the characters are sharply contrasted with the sets. The Chinese
restaurant is decorated in a tight
range of reds and browns, while the
office barrages viewers with an array
of beige, grey, tan and brown. All
of the men wear suits of a similarly
drab tone with not one primary
colour to be seen.
Save for the manipulated customer James Lingk, these men are
not likable. Even though downtrodden Shelly Levene is trying to
raise money to help his sick daugh-
And only the tough survive in
Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross
In photo (left to right): Harry Nelken and Graham Ashmore.
ter, his brash sales techniques and racial opinions
drop him way down on the list for Humanitarian
of the Year. We might be grateful to have such
dislikable characters for the endless entertainment they provide. It’s easy to feel good about
ourselves, as we’re all reflected in them.
The Uniter
January 31, 2008
ARTS & CULTURE
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The Breakfast Classic — Chapter #12
Vivian Belik
Volunteer Staff
I
Black Sheep
is just a hop,
skip and a jump
from the U of W.
Have breakfast
anytime and
enjoy the made
in Manitoba
ambiance.
’m not going to lie; I’m a breakfast snob. Ever since I had the good
sense to learn how to cook my own breakfast I have snubbed my
nose at runny eggs, spat upon burnt toast, and looked the other
way from greasy meat. Breakfast is a meal to be championed; it’s a
comforting friend after a restless night of sleep, an undemanding date,
and a loving nurse after a long night of partying. And so I have decided,
along with freelance photographer Natasha Peterson, to look off the
eaten track for the best in Winnipeg’s downtown diner scene.
tions to accompany two pieces of toast
and an unlimited supply of dark, organic, fair trade coffee. And if I still remembered my permutations and combinations from high school I could tell
you that that’s a heck of a lot of different breakfast combinations.
The service is relaxed, and that’s not a bad thing so long as
the restaurant isn’t too busy. The servers stop and chat with the
guests while taking their order or they take a moment from serving to put a new record on the record player. That’s right, I said
record player.
On the table are cow-shaped cream holders that pour cream
by way of a tiny hole in the cow’s mouth. I was immediately enamored by the kitschy-ness of the cream holder (although if the milk
Natasha Peterson
Nestled at the corner of Langside and Ellice, The Black Sheep
is downtown’s newest breakfast spot. When I heard word of the
Black Sheep Diner back in November I could hardly wait for the
opening. Apparently I wasn’t the only one, as people managed to
find their way into the diner even before it had officially opened its
doors at the beginning of January. It’s been open hardly a month
and the restaurant is already filled to capacity on most days.
The atmosphere here is simple but quaint and definitely
welcoming. Owned by a warm young woman named Angela, the
diner is a hangout where you will likely find students, activists,
and community members congregating over strong cups of greattasting coffee.
On the wall is local art—or at least I assume that it is local;
the large picture of a buffalo being one major tip-off, though it is
also the focus on locally-grown food that brings me to this conclusion. Here the kitchen serves up ingredients from nearby farms as
often as it can.
The breakfast menu is one of the most liberating I have come
across, mostly because it offers a ‘choose your own breakfast adventure’ option. For those of us who grew up on Choose Your Own
Adventure books, it is like discovering childhood independence all
over again. Sick of hash browns with your eggs? Then get some
garlicky greens with your meal instead. If you’re a vegetarian who
is tired of paying the same price as your carnivorous breakfast mate
without being offered a substitute, you can find solace in The Black
Sheep’s delicious cider-baked beans.
For $6.75 you have a choice from about seven different op-
Natasha Peterson
The Black Sheep Diner — 540 Ellice Ave.
could have somehow poured out of the little cow’s udders I would
have been beside myself with excitement). The pouring action is
perfect, says my breakfast date, for imitating the way you feel after
a night of drinking. Yes, I guess that’s one way of looking at it.
The diner is still a bit of a work in progress and, to be fair,
I probably should have held off for at least a month before I decided to review it so the restaurant could have ironed out those
last details—but I just couldn’t contain myself. When I see a good
breakfast on the horizon, I have to close in.
November31,1,2008
January
2007
SECTION
LISTINGS
»ON CAMPUS
OPPORTUNITIES
EVENTS
2008 UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA POLITICAL STUDIES STUDENT CONFERENCE Arctic Security: Challenges and Options. Jan 30-Feb 1 at the
Great Hall, University College, University of Manitoba. This year’s conference will bring together eighteen speakers on six panels to explore some
of the more salient contemporary challenges facing Canada’s Arctic security and defence. For more information, call 275-0179, email umranas@
cc.umanitoba.ca, or visit www.umpssc.ca.
ABORIGINAL GOVERNANCE & GLOBALIZATION SYMPOSIUM Jan 31Feb 2. Keynote speakers: Mr. Herb George (Satsan), President, National
Centre for First Nations Governance; and Dr. Ronni Alexander, Professor,
Kobe University, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies.
Everyone is welcome to attend at no charge. As space is limited, you are
asked to register (as an individual, group or school) online in advance.
Admission will be determined on a first come, first served basis. https://
www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/conf-aggsymposium-registration
THE LEGACY AND FUTURE OF THE CHURCH IN THE UNIVERSITY Distinguished Lecture Series. Panel Guests: The Very Rev. Dr. Lois Wilson, The
Hon. William Blaikie, Dr. Alan Mills. Moderator: Dr. Nolan Reilly. Jan 31, 7
p.m. Convocation Hall - Second floor Wesley Hall. Everyone Welcome!
SCREENING OF WHEN SILENCE IS GOLDEN Produced and Directed by
Human Rights Journalist Alexandra Sicotte-Levesque. The film follows the
director in her quest to lift the silence on the gold mining activities of a
Canadian mining company near a small town in Western Ghana. Mon, Feb
4, 6:30 p.m. Room 1L12.
SING YOUR HEART OUT! (A KARAOKE FUNDRAISER) All proceeds in
support of the Canadian Red Cross International Disaster Relief Fund.
Wed, Feb 6, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. U of W Centennial Hall, 3rd Floor Escalators. Email the University of Winnipeg Filipino Students’ Association at
[email protected] for more information.
WHITE RIBBON CAMPAIGN “Our future has no violence against women”
Seminar Thurs, Feb 7, 3-4 p.m. Rm 1L08. Guest: Tuval Dinner, Youth
Program Manager for the White Ribbon Campaign. Tuval will introduce
the Education and Action: A resource that combines classroom exercises
and suggestions for school wide activities to raise the level of awareness
of violence against women.
QUEERING NATIONS: NATIONAL SECURITY AS SEXUAL REGULATION A
public lecture by Dr. Gary Kinsman, Department of Sociology Laurentian
University. Thurs, Feb 7, 6:30 p.m. Eckhardt-Grammaté Hall. For more
info contact 786-9364. Hosted by the UW Sociology department and
co-presented by the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies and the
Institute for Women’s and Gender Studies/Global College.
QUEER TALK AND MEMORY: THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF FORGETTING AND THE RESISTANCE OF REMEMBERING A discussion with Gary
Kinsman. Fri, Feb 8, 12:30-1:30 p.m. C-FIR Boardroom, U of W. Venue is
wheelchair accessible. For more info contact 786-9364.
GALLERY 1C03 (Re)Visiting the Collection: Selections of Manitoba Art
from The University of Winnipeg. An exhibition in honour of The U of W’s
40th anniversary. Opening reception: Thurs, Feb 7, 4 - 6 p.m. Public talk
“Recollections - Gallery 1C03 and the Permanent Collection, 1986-2001”
by Dr. Sarah McKinnon: Fri, Feb 8 at 12:30 p.m. Public talk “The Beginnings of the U of W Collection: Artists’ Commitment and Ongoing Support”
by Patricia E. Bovey, FRSA: Mon, Feb 11 at 12:30 p.m. Closing reception
and publication launch: Thurs, Mar 20, 4 - 6 p.m.
YOUNG COMMUNIST LEAGUE UW CAMPUS CLUB Meets every 1st
and 4th Wed at 5:30 p.m., U of W Buffeteria (4th floor top of escalators).
Next meetings are Feb 6 and Feb 27. E-mail us at ycl_manitobaycl.ljc.
ca for more info.
STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES An information session will be held
on Wed, Feb 13 from 12:30- 1:20 p.m. in Room 1L08 on the U of W
Exchange Programs and other study abroad opportunities. For more
information contact the International Office at 786-9469, international.
[email protected] or visit us in 1Y04.
CKUW FUNDRIVE 2008 SHOWS
FOR THE WEEKEND
TOP TENS @ TIMES Fri, Feb 8 Featuring: Papa Mambo, Jon Plett (of the
Details), Doug McLean (of the Paperbacks), Matt Klachefsky (of Boats!!), JC
Campbell and Tracy Bone, Nathan. Doors at 9 p.m. @ Times Change(d) High
and Lonesome Club - 243 Main St.
1.
The New Music
Festival starts Feb. 2. at
Centennial concert hall. Feb 5th is
the night to watch with Guy Maddin’s Brand Upon the Brain
with a live ensemble!
2.
Edward Burtynsky: In the Pursuit of
Progress, large scale photographs at the WAG for the
environmentally and socially engaged artist.
3.Metalstorm: the Scandinavian Metal Wars.
This black metal documentary surveys the Scandinavian
scene through the events of the band Mayhem. Not to be
missed by metal fans.
4. Gorgon CD release party at the Albert Feb.
2. Prediction: Costumes.
5. DJ Rob Vilar at the Lo Pub on Feb. 2. Check
out where the movers and shakers are moving and shaking.
CLASH OF THE TITANS IV Sat, Feb 9 Featuring: The Co-op/Fin-S Takeover,
Dougie B & Twentytwenty, JFK Renegade, Soundsystem, Team Housed
(Alphagroove & Oxide). Doors at 9 p.m. @ the Pyramid Cabaret - 176 Fort St.
ALL AGER RAGER Sun, Feb 10 Featuring: Under Pressure, Dead Dogs.
Doors at 7 p.m. @ the Rudolf Rocker Cultural Centre - 3rd floor, 91 Albert St.
MUSIC STORE MADNESS Mon, Feb 11 Featuring: Poor Tree 12 p.m. @
Into the Music - 245 McDermot Ave * Aaron Burnett 1 p.m. @ Candor - 390
Provencher Blvd. * Ian LaRue 6 p.m. @ Music Trader - 97 Osborne St. * W.E. 8
p.m. @ War on Music - 333 Garry St. In-store events are Free.
COMEDY NIGHT Tues, Feb 12 Featuring: Shitz & Gigglez, Flatland Comedy,
Crumbs, Comedy Loser. Doors at 8 p.m. @ the Kings Head Pub - 120 Fort St.
HUMP DAY! Wed, Feb13 Featuring: Indie Rock Karaoke Night Hosted by Bob
Sommers. Doors at 9 p.m. @ LO Pub - 330 Kennedy St.
VALENTINE’S DAY Thurs, Feb14 Featuring: Novillero, Telepathic Butterflies,
Old Folks Home. Doors at 9 p.m. @ LO Pub - 330 Kennedy St.
WRAP PARTY Fri, Feb 15 Featuring: Dance Party w/ DJ Rob Vilar, DJ Ted
Turner at 5 p.m. @ Platform Gallery. * Film Screening: “The Fall” at 9 p.m. @
Cinemateque - Main floor, 100 Arthur St.
Fri, Feb 8 at the Pyramid Cabaret, 176 Fort St. Doors at 8, show at 9.
Featuring performances by Patrick Alexander and the F-Holes, Universe,
Perse, the U of M Engineer’s Jazz Band, and Malcolm’s X. All proceeds
go to the Spence Neighborhood Association Kid’s Community Garden.
Tickets $6 in advance, available at the UWSA Infobooth, Music Trader,
Organic Planet, and Mondragon Bookstore and Coffee House. $8 at the
door. Call 786-9189 for more info.
THE RIPPERZ with The Furr and Codename: The Sharks! Fri, Feb 8 at
The Cavern 112 Osborne. Doors 10 p.m. $3.
LA RIOTS w/ The Nutty Klub DJs. Feb 8 at The Royal Albert Arms Hotel,
48 Albert St. $10 at www.ticketworkshop.com
FILM
Metalstorm: The Scandinavian Metal Wars
Feb 2 & 3 at Cinematheque
MOVIE NIGHT FUNDRAISER FOR THE BIKE DUMP PRESENTS Tues,
Feb 5 at The Rocker - 3rd floor, 91 Albert St. $6, Doors open @ 7 p.m.
Movies start @ 7:45. Featuring bike theme reels, door prize, silent auction, refreshments.
AN EVENING WITH MARTYN JOSEPH Thurs, Jan 31 at the West End
Cultural Centre. Doors 7:15 p.m. Show 8 p.m. Tickets $17 in advance @
the WECC & Ticketmaster
BLUE SKY ADDICTS with the Liptonians, The Furr and Codename: The
Sharks! Fri, Feb 1 at The Church Basement, 230 Provencher Blvd. Doors
7, show 7:30. Tickets $8 at door. All-Ages.
DOWN TOWN COFFEE GROUND COMMUNITY COFFEE HOUSE Feb 4 at
the Red Road Lodge, 631 Main St. (back entrance). Headliner Paegan
Sunflowers with special guests Ryelee. Opening act TBA. Doors 6:45
p.m. Show 7:30. Open mic from 8 to 9. $6 suggested donation. For info
visit www.mysweetspotproductions.com or call 480-8565.
ECOECLECTICA! The U of W EcoMAFIA’s annual fundraising concert.
theatre & dance
MAMETFEST Until Feb 10. Explore the world of American playwright
David Mamet through stage plays, film screenings, readings and the
MametFest lecture series. For a complete list of festival offerings, please
visit www.mametfest.com. To buy a MametPass or to obtain a free program, please call the MTC Box Office at 942-6537.
comedy
I LOVE ME (ON THE INSIDE) Two evenings of mature romantic fundraising comedy. Thurs, Feb 14 & Fri, Feb 15 at 8 p.m. Gas Station Theatre
- 445 River Ave. Featuring Stephen Eric McIntyre’s Improv Experience,
Sketch comedy by the Rep Company, live music with Sunny & Bunny.
Tickets $8 available in advance or at the door. Box office & bar open at 7
p.m. Reservations suggested & accepted at 284-9477.
CONCERTS
Jan 31 at the WECC
KAPATID IN-SCHOOL MENTORSHIP PROGRAM Partnering university
students with Filipino new comer high school students as in-school
mentors. Weekly Mon-Thurs from 4-5 p.m. Learn how to become
eligible for the UWFSA Bursary. To volunteer email the University of
Winnipeg Filipino Students’ Association at [email protected] for more
information.
UNITER’S TOP 5
»AROUND TOWN
Martyn Joseph
MAKE YOURSELF HEARD AT THE PEER SUPPORT COFFEE HOUSE!
Peer Support is teaming up with Soma Café to host a coffee house in
support of the University of Winnipeg food bank. We are looking for
volunteer acts of all kinds, such as band performances, poetry readings,
skits and stand up comedy. This is a great opportunity to make yourself
heard by your fellow students. For more information, drop by our office,
ORM13. You can also contact us at 786-9867 and uofwpeersupport@
gmail.com
For ticket info, visit www.ckuw.ca.
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ACROSS THE BOARD: AN NFB FILM SERIES Feb 6: Aboriginal NFB,
presented by Kathleen Buddle-Crowe at the Carol Shields Auditorium
in the Millennium Library. Feb 13: Francophone NFB, presented by Micheline Marseau at the St Boniface Library, 100-131 boul. Provencher.
Films begin at 7 p.m. Admission is free and no registration is required.
CAMERA-FREE FILM AND VIDEO Presented by Video Pool Media Arts
Centre. Wed, Feb 13 at The Cinematheque Theatre, 100 Arthur St. Admission is free. This one-night only screening begins at 7:30 p.m. and
will be followed by a Q&A session, and reception at Platform Gallery.
CINEMATHEQUE 100 Arthur St. 925-3457 Glengarry Glenross (presented with Mametfest) showing Feb 1 at 7 p.m. & Feb 2 at 2 p.m. *
Feb 2-7: Terror’s Advocate, 7 p.m. (& Feb 1 at 9:30 p.m.) * Feb 2-3:
Metalstorm: The Scandinavian Metal Wars, 9:30 p.m. * Feb 4-7: Metric
Live at Metropolis, 9 p.m.
GLOBE CINEMA Portage Place Now playing: Juno, The Kite Runner,
There Will Be Blood. Call 69-GLOBE for details.
PARK THEATRE 698 Osborne St. 478-7275 Feb 3: Superbowl XLII
FROM RASCALS WITH LOVE An evening of clean improvisational comedy presented by the Crosseyed Rascals. Fri, Feb 15, 7:30 p.m. at PTE’s
Colin Jackson Studio (3rd floor, Portage Place). Tickets are $10, or $8 in
advance Advance tickets are available at: Hull’s Family Bookstore (372
Graham Ave) - 947-1365, or by contacting [email protected].
For more information about the show or the troupe call 226-4446 or
visit www.crosseyed.ca.
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.
literary
PRAIRIE FIRE PRESS Celebrates Canadian writing with a Winter Wordfest. Wed, Feb 6 that includes readings by visiting writers Mark Abley
and Kari Strutt who are joined by local writer Andrea von Wichert. Event
will take place at McNally Robinson Booksellers’ Grant Park location
(travel alcove). Reading starts at 7:00 p.m. and is free to the public.
MCNALLY ROBINSON GRANT PARK Jan 31: Lois C. Walters, launching
Crevasses of the Mind, 7 p.m. and Jeanne Randolph discussion & signing Ethics of Luxury, 7:30 p.m. * Feb 2: Doreen Millichamp, reading &
signing Picking Worms, 10:30 a.m. * Feb 4: Dracc Dreque, launching
Iliarjuk; An Inuit Memoir, 8 p.m. * Feb 5: Launching The 2008 Prairie
Garden Featuring Roses with The Prairie Garden Committee and editor
Richard Denesiuk, 8 p.m. * Feb 6: Prairie Fire Winter Wordfest with
Mark Abley, Andrea von Wichert & Kari Strutt, 7 p.m.
MONDRAGON BOOKSTORE & COFFEEHOUSE 91a Albert St. Gary Kins-
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Listings Coordinator: Kristine Askholm
Phone: 786-9497
Fax: 783-7080
»AROUND TOWN (CON’T)
man speaking on the title Queer Liberation! From Revolution to Assimilation? Or How to get Back to our Radical Roots. Fri, Feb 8 at 7 p.m.
AUTHOR H. NIGEL THOMAS will be touring across Canada for his acclaimed new novel Return to Arcadia, making two stops in Winnipeg.
Mon, Feb 11, 8 p.m. at McNally Robinson Grant Park, 1120 Grant Ave
- Feature reading and discussion. And Tues, Feb 12, 6 p.m. at the Caribbean Council of Manitoba, 1100 Fife St - Meet the author celebration
evening; all welcome.
ENTER THE ANNUAL CV2 2-DAY POEM CONTEST Test your poetic
prowess! Now in its sixth year, Contemporary Verse 2: The Canadian
Journal of Poetry and Critical Writing is proud to offer the international
2-Day Poem Contest. Registration is $10 and takes place online at www.
contemporaryverse2.ca. Deadline is March 28. For more information
contact Clarise Foster 949-1365 or [email protected].
CANDOR SHOP 390-K Provencher Blvd. Feb 5: Speaking Crow - Open
Mic Poetry Series Featuring Rosanna Deerchild. 8 p.m. Free Admission.
* Fri, Feb 8: Flying Fox and the Hunter Gatherers with guest, 8 p.m.
Admission: $5
THE EDGE ARTIST VILLAGE & GALLERY 611 Main St. 947-2992.
Community-driven non-profit organization for the arts.
GRAFFITI GALLERY 109 Higgins 667-9960. Not-for-profit community
youth art centre.
CAVERN 112 Osborne St. Downstairs Jan 31: Route 59 * Every Wednesday: Big Dave Mclean
LO PUB 330 Kennedy St. Feb 2: The Jogging Club feat. ex-Good Form
DJs Rob Vilar and Leigh Alfred
MCNALLY ROBINSON GRANT PARK Feb 1: Keely Xavier & Terry Youmans * Feb 2: Cruithne. Shows at 8 p.m.
REGAL BEAGLE 331 Smith St. Feb 1 & 2: Kathy Kennedy * Every Wed
at 9 p.m.: The Marlborough Men. * Every Thurs at 9 p.m.: Shandra and
Jason
SHANNON’S IRISH PUB 175 Carlton St. Jan 31: Jodie Borle
WEST END CULTURAL CENTRE 586 Ellice Ave Feb 2: Lovechild Monarchy w/ guests * Feb 8: Sonata Arctica w/ Visions of Atlantis
OUTWORKS GALLERY 290 McDermot Ave 949-0274 Aphrodesia: a
night of art-action and belly dance featuring Shifra Soria Tobiasch and
the Shanti Belly Dance Troupe. Feb 8, 7:30 p.m. A 2$ donation per person is requested for the dancers. Art on exhibition remains open to the
public Feb 9 to 23. Hours: Thurs-Sat 12 – 4 p.m.
THE ZOO Osborne Village Inn 160 Osborne St. Jan 31: The Papsmears,
Ash Koley, with guests * Feb 1: Lucid, Chaos Forge, Suiciety, Wear Your
Wounds * Feb 2: “The Best of Band Quest” Featuring Jarhead, Dry Run,
Odin’s Templar, Menopause
URBAN SHAMAN 203-290 McDermot Ave 94-2674 Until March 1:
Christi Belcourt - Off The Map: Perspective of Land, Water and Metis
People * Jason Baerg - The Plain Truth. Hours: Tues-Fri 11-5, Sat 12-5.
WINNIPEG ART GALLERY 300 Memorial Blvd. 789-1760 Edward
Burtynsky: In the Pursuit of Progress. Internationally acclaimed photographer Edward Burtynsky documents the toll our “want it all” society is
taking on the environment. * Until Feb 10: PostSecret by Frank Warren.
* Until Mar 2: 18 Illuminations: Contemporary Art and Light. * Until Mar
9: Inuit Games and Into the Collection: Tony Tascona.
bars, cafes & venues
ACADEMY FOOR DRINKS MUSIC 437 Stradbrook Jan 31: The Ruffigans
and Pure Karma
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THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS To work with
newcomer children and youth in the following programs: 1. Sports Club
- Tuesdays from 6-8 pm @ Sacre-Coeur; 2. After School Education (ESL)
– Wednesdays from 5-7pm @ 511 Ellice Ave; 3. Youth Empowerment
(cooking/art classes) – Fridays from 5-7:30pm @ Int. Centre; 4. Youth
Leadership Training (games, volunteer/job skills) – Saturdays (Jan
19-Feb 23) from 1-5pm @ U of W. For more info, contact Si il: siilp@
international-centre.ca or 943-9158 ext. 285. To apply contact Marsha:
[email protected] or 943-9158 ext. 260. The International
Centre is located at 406 Edmonton St.
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 5-18. 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].
community events
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 cgartside@
frontiercollege.ca 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.
DINE ABOUT WINNIPEG Feb 3-14. Showcasing around 30 restaurants
throughout the city, with each location having a set, three-course
menu at a fixed price of $15, $25, or $35. The head chef will create an
exquisite menu for the evening, which will feature an appetizer, entrée
and dessert. Many restaurants feature Manitoba products. Full list of
participating restaurants and menus, as well as reservations at www.
ciaowinnipeg.com.
CNIB EYE ON THE ARTS BENEFIT AUCTION 2008 Thurs, Mar 20 at the
Winnipeg Convention Centre. Tickets $25, dinner included. Proceeds
support CNIB’s programs and services for Manitobans with vision loss.
For tickets, to preview the art, or for more information about the Auction,
please visit www.cnib.ca/eyeonthearts
Crossword puzzles provided by www.BestCrosswords.com. Used with permission.
14- Mea ___
15- Cart for heavy loads
16- Old
17- Defense covering
18- Dreadful
19- Hindu music
SEE HOW FAR YOU CAN GO WITH TEAM DIABETES CANADA Experience an Irish Adventure with the Dublin City Marathon or Enjoy the 36th
Aloha Marathon (42K and 10K) in Scenic Honolulu! Come and join a free
information session to learn more about Team Diabetes Canada. Sessions will be held on Tues, Feb 19 and Tues, Mar 18 at 6 p.m. at 200-310
Broadway. Please R.S.V.P. by contacting Donna Paterson at 925-3800,
ext. 236 or email [email protected].
ROYAL ALBERT 48 Albert St. Feb 1: Nutty Klub * Feb 2: The Gorgon
CD Release
GALLERY LACOSSE 169 Lilac St. 284-0726. New work by gallery artists.
Hours: Tues-Fri 11-6, Sat 10-5.
1- Sudden convulsion
6- Assistant, particularly to heads of
state
10- Ruin
WANTED: EDITORS FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH JOURNAL IN
THE ARTS To help launch new and upcoming undergraduate research
journal. Responsibilities: drafting the journal’s mandate, establishing the
duties of editorial and advisory boards, and applying for funding. Positions are unpaid, but successful applicants will gain experience in establishing and running a professional, peer-reviewed academic journal,
as well as developing writing skills and presenting funding proposals.
Students considering applying to graduate or professional schools are
encouraged to apply. Requirements: at least 60 credit hours towards a
degree in Arts; interpersonal skills, self-motivation, ability to meet strict
deadlines considered assets. Submit CVs to John Kennett at jkennett@
iam.uwinnipeg.ca by Feb 21.
MCNALLY ROBINSON PORTAGE PLACE Feb 1: Those 2 Guys, 6:30
p.m.
KEEPSAKES GALLERY 264 McDermot Ave 257-0374 Non-profit art gallery. Handmade art, pottery, candles, cards, paintings, photography.
20- Rouse to action
22- Nonmetallic element
24- Spread out for drying
26- Alarms
27- Confession of sin
31- Negative vote
Sudoku #17
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volunteer opportunities
KING’S HEAD PUB 100 King St. Every Sunday: All the Kings Men
TIMES CHANGED HIGH AND LONESOME CLUB 234 Main St. Jan 31:
Michael Peters, Vanessa Kuzina, Alison Degroot, Kerri Woelke * Feb 1 &
2: The Wind-ups, English Mocassins * Jam hosted by Big Dave Mclean
every Sunday night.
January 31, 2008
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.
PYRAMID CABARET 176 Fort St. Feb 4: Jaegermeister Unplugged with
Silverstein, Protest the Hero and Ill Scarlett
ACEARTINC 2nd floor, 290 McDermot Ave 944-9763. Vanishing Point,
Jarod Charzewski & Colleen Ludwig. Until Feb 23. Gallery hours: TuesSat 12-5.
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OZZY’S 160 Osborne Downstairs Feb 2: Tinnitus, Double Trouble, Devoid, Domenica * Feb 7: Winter Dance Party! Presented by ReadyMix,
featuring DJ Co-op & DJ Hunnicutt
galleries
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32- Perfect, something to aspire to
33- Quotes
36- Understand
39- Canvas shelter used on camping
trips
40- Spanish Mister
41- The closest one to us is the sun
42- Hill insect
43- Hindu social class
44- Lion sounds
45- Norse goddess
46- Trickle
48- Grownups
51- Yelp
52- Grifter
54- Flower parts
59- Dutch name of The Hague
60- Mid-month times
62- Pertaining to birth
63- Sea-going eagle
64- Walking stick
65- Engage in histrionics
66- Letter opener
67- Gnarl
68- Like some stadiums;
DOWN
1- Strike breaker
2- Free from contamination
3- Donations to the poor
4- Small blemish
5- Pertaining to marriage
6- Make another point
7- Coloured part of the eye
8- Ventures
9- Cosmetic applied to the eyelids
10- Fred Flintstone’s best friend
11- Once more
12- Old Ethiopian emperor
13- Dutch cheese, wrapped in red
wax
21- Gun, as an engine
23- Historical chapters
25- Gambler
27- Middle Eastern bread
28- Biblical garden
29- Small change
30- Jazzman
34- Tavern
35- Sycophant
36- Thrust with a knife
37- British nobleman
38- Scottish Gaelic
40- Block of salt
41- Weep
43- South African grassland
44- Matured
45- Desire for food
47- Dr. Dre’s genre
48- Alert
49- Roman goddess of the moon
50- Four-door
52- Storage shelter
53- “All The Way To ___”, song by
REM
55- ___ -shanter (Scottish cap)
56- Molecular component
57- Overdue
58- Dog-powered snow vehicle
61- Become firm;
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AWARDS & FINANCIAL AID
UNIVERSITY
OF WINNIPEG
INTERNAL AWARDS:
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.
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.
UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG GRADUATE &
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES APPLICATION
EXPENSES BURSARY
This bursary assists students with respect
to the high costs associated with applying
to Graduate and Professional Schools.
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
Have a minimum GPA of 3.55 in the previous
academic year.
• Be registered in the final year of an honours
or four-year degree program in Arts or
Science, or in the final year of the Integrated
B.Ed program.
• Have documented financial need: a Canada
Student Loan/Provincial Loan or a Student
line of credit at a banking institution.
• Full-time and part-time students may apply.
Applications are available in the Awards
office located in Student Services and will
be accepted beginning November 15, 2007.
Students may apply any time during the Fall/
Winter academic year, providing that funding
is available for this bursary. Applications
will be evaluated on a first come, first serve
basis.
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. Deadlines: various.
THE DATATEL SCHOLARS FOUNDATION
SCHOLARSHIPS
The University of Winnipeg is a new Datatel
client institution and as such, Datatel is
offering unique scholarships ranging in value
from $1,000 to $2,500 to students from our
institution.
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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.
Datatel Scholars Foundation Scholarships for outstanding students currently attending
eligible Datatel client institutions.
Returning Student scholarships - for
outstanding students currently attending
eligible Datatel client institutions, who have
returned to higher education after an absence
of five years or more.
Nancy Goodhue Lynch scholarships - for
outstanding undergraduate students
majoring in Information Technology related
curriculum programs at eligible Datatel client
institutions.
Apply online at www.datatel.com.
Deadline: January 31, 2008.
TOM LONGBOAT AWARDS
Tom Longboat was one of the most
celebrated and accomplished athletes in
Canadian history. A member of the Onondaga
Nation who resided in Six nations of the
Grand River, Tom Longboat was one of the
most gifted long distance runners of his time.
The Aboriginal Sports Circle annually recognizes the achievements of gifted Aboriginal
athletes. Every year, the top male and female
Aboriginal athletes from each province/
territory are selected for the Tom Longboat
Regional Awards. The regional recipients
automatically advance as nominees for the
prestigious National Award that is presented
to the most outstanding male and female
Aboriginal Athlete in Canada.
Nominations are invited from all levels of
sport. To be eligible athletes must meet the
following criteria:
• Must be of Aboriginal descent
• Must have amateur status in the sport
which they are nominated
• Must be for athletic achievements within the
calendar year
• Must submit a completed nomination form
online or by mail before the annual deadline
(to the appropriate Provincial/Territorial
Aboriginal Sport Body or Aboriginal Sport
Circle).
For more information go online at: http://
www.aboriginalsportcircle.ca/main/tomlongboatawards.html
Deadline: January 31, 2008
CANADIAN HARD OF HEARING ASSOCIATION
The purpose of these awards are to offer
financial assistance and recognition to hard
of hearing and deafened students registered
in a full time program at a recognized
Canadian college or university, in any area of
study, with the ultimate goal of obtaining a diploma or degree. Applicants are requested to
read the criteria for eligibility and to provide
all the information required to complete
the application. Applications are available
either in the U of W Awards Office located in
Graham Hall, or on-line at http://www.chha.
ca/chha/scholarships-index.php
CANADIAN NORTHERN STUDIES TRUST
AWARDS
Awards are available to undergraduate
students who are interested in
pursuing studies in the northern
regions of Canada including NWT,
Nunavut, Yukon and the Provincial
North. Awards are also available for
those students pursuing masters
or doctoral degrees in northern
studies.
Application information can be
found on-line at http://www.acuns.
ca/
The Killam Fellowship Program
The Killam Fellowship Program is
a scholarship program that allows
undergraduate students from
accredited degree granting colleges
and universities to participate in
a bi-national residential exchange
program between Canada and
the United States of America.
Scholarship recipients spend either
one semester or a full academic
year as an exchange student in the
other country. The benefits of this
award include: US $10,000 for the
full academic year, or US $5,000
for one semester, $500 in the host
country’s denomination for Health
Insurance Allowance, and $1,000
in host country’s denomination for
in-country travel allowance.
To be eligible you must be a
full-time undergraduate student
in good standing, in any field of
study, have citizenship in the home
country, have superior academic
achievement, be proficient in English, and
have permission from your home university.
For more information or to apply online go to
http://www.killamfellowships.com/
Deadline: Extended to February 29, 2008 (for
awards to be taken up during the 2008-2009
academic year).
MARITIME DAIRY INDUSTRY SCHOLARSHIP
Students who have completed at least two
years of post-secondary education and are
currently enrolled in a program that has
application to the dairy industry are eligible
to make application for this scholarship. Two
scholarships of $2,000 will be awarded. For
more information email [email protected]
Applications are available on-line at http://
www.dairygoodness.ca/
RBC ABORIGINAL STUDENT AWARDS
PROGRAM
Each year, eight students will receive $4,000
annually for their education expenses, to a
maximum of four years at university or two
years at college, in disciplines related (but not
restricted) to the financial services industry.
If you are a Status Indian, Non-status Indian,
Inuit or Metis, you may apply for this award
provided you meet the following qualifications: you are a permanent residence/
citizen of Canada, can provide proof of
acceptance to an accredited post-secondary
institution, in a discipline relevant to the
banking industry (e.g. business, economics,
computer science) or other industry not
relevant to banking, a full-time student, and
are in need of financial assistance.
Applications are available either in the U of
W Awards Office located in Graham Hall, or
on-line at
http://www.rbc.com/uniquecareers/campus/
aboriginal-student-awards.html
SOROPTIMIST FOUNDATION OF CANADA
Are offering its Grants for Women Awards
for women enrolled in a graduate program
of studies at Canadian universities. The
aim is to assist women in financial-need to
complete their studies for careers in a field
that will improve the quality of women’s lives.
Application forms for 2008 are available
on-line at
http://www.soroptimistfoundation.ca/
KIN CANADA BURSARIES
Awards are available to Canadian citizens
or landed immigrants who plan to register
as a full-time student in September of the
upcoming school year at a recognized
university, community college, technical
institute or other post-secondary institution
for advanced learning. $1,000 scholarships
will be awarded to students who demonstrate
high ideals and qualities of citizenship. Applications should be submitted to a Kinsmen,
Kinette or Kin Club nearest your permanent
residence by February 1st. Applications are
available either in the U of W Awards Office
located in Graham Hall, or on-line at http://
www.bursary.ca/
Deadline: February 1, 2008.
MACKENZIE KING SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM
prizes, and forty prizes of $500. For more
information go to http://www.operationdialogue.com/e/tac/s.html
The next Talk About Canada! Scholarship
Quiz will be online 10:00 EST January 14,
2008 to 10:00 EST February 25, 2008.
EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA (EDC)
EDC is a Crown corporation with a mandate
to develop Canada’s capacity to engage in
international trade. Through our Education
and Youth Employment Strategy, EDC helps
build the capacity of the next generation of
business leaders by awarding scholarships
to students with a demonstrated interest in
international business.
The award includes: a $3,000 scholarship
awarded in the spring 2008, as well as the
possibility of a four-month work term with
mentoring from leading experts at EDC,
worth approximately $10,000. Work terms
will be available for summer 2008.
To be eligible you must be:
• A Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident
of Canada
• Currently enrolled in full-time studies at a
Canadian university
• In second or third year of an undergraduate
program
• Enrolled in studies in international business,
economics, or combined business with
sustainable management or environmental
studies
• Returning to full-time undergraduate
studies in the 2008-2009 academic year; and
have an excellent academic record.
Apply on-line at http://www.edc.ca/english/
student_scholarships.htm?cid=red1528
Deadline: February 4th, 2008.
THE MANITOBA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Established in 1985 by the Manitoba Legislative Assembly, the internship program is
intended to serve three broad purposes. The
program provides graduates of Manitoba’s
universities or graduates of other universities
who are permanent residents of Manitoba
with an opportunity to experience firsthand
the legislative process within the Manitoba
Legislature. In addition to being directly
involved with the legislative process, the
Interns participate in a series of seminars
dealing with all aspects of the governmental
process.
The program includes a 10-month internship
from September through June, a bi-weekly
salary of $1,050.43, study tours to Ottawa
and Minnesota to meet political leaders,
as well as opportunities to participate in
seminars with Manitoba political, business
and cultural leaders. You will also have an
opportunity to produce a public academic
paper and a graduate level course credit is
possible.
Applicants should:
• Have a university degree with academic
excellence in any discipline by the time of the
start of the internship year,
• Have facility in written and oral communication in English; knowledge of written and
spoken French will be considered a strong
asset,
• Show ability to conduct independent
research and write reports. Applicants invited
for interview will be asked to do a short
written assignment following the interview,
• Demonstrate evidence of involvement in
extracurricular activities.
The Open Scholarship is available to graduates of Canadian universities who pursue
graduate study in any discipline, in Canada or
elsewhere. One Open Scholarship is awarded
each year. The value has recently been about
$10,000 but it is subject to change.
on-line at http://www.manitoba.ca/legislature/
info/internship
The Traveling Scholarship is available to
graduates of Canadian universities who
pursue graduate study in the United States
or the United Kingdom in the areas of
international relations or industrial relations.
Recently four scholarships of $11,000 each
have been awarded annually, but the number
and the amount are subject to change.
UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA GRADUATE
FELLOWSHIPS
on-line at www.mkingscholarships.ca
THE TALK ABOUT CANADA SCHOLARSHIP
QUIZ
The Talk About Canada! Scholarship Quiz
is a national contest for students who are
citizens or permanent residents of Canada
who wish to earn scholarship money for
tuition. The quiz has fifty-one multiple-choice
questions on Canadian subjects. Any student
who answers fifty questions correctly will
be included in the draw for scholarships.
There will be one $5,000 prize, twenty $1,000
The faculty of Graduate Studies offers $2.2M
in new and continuing University of Manitoba
Graduate Fellowships (UMFG) each year
to meritorious students for full-time and/
or research (which includes works that are
considered creative endeavors) leading to a
graduate degree. The value for a 12-month
period will be $16,000 for a Ph.D. and
$12,000 toward a Masters.
Awards are made on the basis of academic
excellence (a minimum GPA of 3.75 in the
last two years of full-time study at a recognized university); and are open to students
who will be registered as full-time graduate
students (Masters or Ph.D.) at the University
of Manitoba regardless of nationality or
discipline during tenure of the award.
Canadian citizens and permanent residents
are encouraged to apply to CIHR, NSERC and
SSHRC scholarships, if they are eligible for
funding from these research councils.
W Awards Office located in Graham Hall,
or on-line at http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/
graduate_studies/funding/112.htm
Deadline: February 22, 2008
MANITOBA CITIZEN’S BURSARY FUND FOR
NATIVE PEOPLES
Provided by the Kiwanis Club of Winnipeg
Foundation Inc., the bursary is open to
students currently enrolled at the Universities
of Winnipeg, Brandon, or Manitoba. The
bursary fund was designed to help offset the
costs of financial problems that may arise
after entering University and offer awards
ranging from $175 and $450. Preference
is given to Native students (Indian, Metis
and Inuit) who demonstrate financial need
and maintain satisfactory grades to retain
their eligibility. Points will also be given to
students participating in extra-curricular
activities.
Applications are available at the U of W
Awards Office located in Graham Hall
Deadline: February 29, 2008
LEO J. KRYSA FAMILY UNDERGRADUATE
SCHOLARSHIP
The Krysa Undergraduate scholarship (up
to $3,500), non-renewable, is awarded
annually to a student in the faculty of Arts
or Education about to enter the final year of
study in pursuit of an undergraduate degree.
The applicant’s programs must emphasize
Ukrainian and/or Ukrainian-Canadian studies,
through a combination of Ukrainian and
East European or Canadian courses in one
of the above areas. The scholarship is for an
eight-month period of study at any Canadian
university. Candidates must be Canadian
citizens or permanent residents of Canada
at the time of application. Applications are
available either in the U of W Awards Office
located in Graham Hall, or on-line at http://
www.cius.ca/
Deadline: March 1, 2008
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, and
update your address information and much
more on line? Go to www.manitobastudentaid.ca My SAO 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. Please come to Student
Services in Graham hall, where front counter
staff can help you with this form.
Missing Information. If any documentation
requested by the MSAP, such as summer
income verification, has not yet been
submitted, electronic confirmation of your
loan document will not occur and your loan
funds will not be in place at the beginning of
the Winter Term.
Revision to your needs assessment. You
should be aware that new information, such
as verification of your summer income,
may increase or decrease your MSAP needs
assessment and the resulting loan amounts
you are eligible to receive. Similarly, if your
current course load is different from that on
your Notice of Assistance letter, the amount
of loan you are eligible to receive may
change.
DID YOU KNOW... Manitoba Student Aid staff
is on campus on Fridays from 1 - 4p.m. To
set up an appointment time, phone 786-9458
or 786-9984
The Awards and Financial Aid staff at the
University of Winnipeg will continue to keep
you informed of available awards, scholarships and bursary opportunities.
Financial Aid Websites
Canlearn Site www.canlearn.ca
Manitoba Student Aid Program www.
manitobastudentaid.ca
Surfing for dollars? Try these two websites
for more award opportunities.
www.studentawards.com
www.scholarshipscanada.com
The Uniter
January 31,
November
1, 2008
2007
SPORTS
SECTION
Sports
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Sports Editor: Kalen Qually
Weekend matches indicative of future?
Michael Collins
Volunteer staff
O
n Friday night at the Duckworth centre, Wesmen fans
got a preview of what the
men’s basketball season could potentially look like next year.
Winnipeg did manage to avenge
their Friday night loss to the Regina
Cougars, 79–67, with a commanding
79-54 win of their own on Saturday
night. However, with Erfan Nasajpour
leading the way (as per usual) with a
31-point effort in the win, some may
start to wonder what the future holds
for the Wesmen without him?
After a strong start in Friday’s
match-up, it looked like the Wesmen
would give the Cougars a real game,
if not win themselves. The first quarter ended with Winnipeg down by
four, matching Regina on both the
offensive and defensive fronts. How-
ever, two clutch three-point shots by
Regina guards left a demoralised Winnipeg team down by 10 at the half.
After a tumultuous third quarter that
included some calls by the referees
that could generously be labelled as
“questionable,” Regina had expanded
their lead to 56-42.
The fourth quarter was the end
of the possibility of a Winnipeg victory, as you could almost see the wind
flying out of the sails of players and
coaches alike on the Winnipeg bench.
Younger players looked to the experienced main scorers on the team—
players like Erfan Nasajpour, Matt
Opalko, and Dan Shynkaryk—to step
up, score some points and cause some
turnovers. Unfortunately that reassurance never came. The game finished
with the Cougars up by 12.
This match showed what next
year’s season could be like for the
Erfan lays up for two of his 31 points in the
Wesmen’s 79-67 win over the Regina Cougars.
TREVOR HAGAN
Wesmen answer
back after Friday
night mauling in
men’s basketball
men’s basketball team once Opalko,
Shynkaryk, and Nasajpour have left
the squad. Who will step up and be
a team leader next year? How will
the Wesmen remain competitive? Assistant coach Steve Tackie had some
theories.
“There will be many more highlights to come next year, with the development of some young individuals, such as Ben Kingdon and Peter
Lomoro,” he said. “These players are
starting to blossom with experience,
and other guys like Mike Paisley,
Cam Hornby, Mike James, and James
Horasko are really stepping up for the
team.”
In fact, when these players show
up to play alongside the experience of
the squad, we see a truly formidable
Wesmen team. Against the powerful
Victoria Vikes on Nov. 17, most of
the team worked together to defeat a
fearsome opponent. While it was true
that Nasajpour dropped 41 points
that game, it was still a seasonal highlight for the Wesmen because of the
contribution of the rest of the team,
and reminded all the fans that even
without Nasajpour, the Wesmen are
a squad filled with talented players.
Even with the experience leaving the
organization next year, next season
should fulfill all our expectations as
much as this season has.
November31,1,2008
January
2007
22
The Uniter
SECTION
SPORTS
Building towards the future
Josh Boulding
Volunteer staff
A
fter losing one of the best players they
had seen in the last decade to eligibility,
the Wesmen women’s basketball team is
dealing with the struggles of rebuilding. A pair
of losses to the visiting Regina Cougars on Jan.
25 and 26 has left the team barely holding on to
their second place position in their division of
the Canada West Conference.
“Tonight definitely was not a disappointment,” said head coach Tanya McKay. “We’re
gritting [the games] out and we’re learning.”
Friday night’s game against the Cougars,
the 17th of their regular season, showed promise early on. The Wesmen held on until the half,
where they led by two hard-won points.
Despite winning the defensive battle in the
first half, the Wesmen could not keep up on offence in the end of the second half. The divisionleading Cougars took over possession of the
game with 17 unanswered points in the third,
bringing their lead to 47-31 near the end of that
quarter.
Regina held on despite the Wesmen’s best
efforts, maintaining and extending their lead over
the last quarter of play. The Wesmen dropped to
8-9 with the 50-72 loss.
Saturday night was all right for the battle,
at least in the first half of play. Again, a defensive decision on the court worked for both teams
until the Wesmen broke into a run, scoring
enough to get to 30 points over the Cougars’ 23
at the half.
Unfortunately, the Wesmen peaked right
after the second half with two three-point shots,
leaving the Cougars to run a rampant 19 points
on the board. The Wesmen were only able to
muster six points in response.
A final 12 minutes left the Wesmen down
55-65 as the clock ticked to zero, ending the
weekend for the women’s team and slipping
them to 8-10 this season, and 0-4 against Regina’s veteran team.
“We’re almost there,” said McKay. “[This
season] has been a learning curve.”
The team has come a long way since they
started the season in September. The loss of
veteran point guard Catie Gooch has left the
Wesmen in a difficult position. Rookie Mackenzie Prasek stepped up, starting Saturday night’s
game and making two rebounds.
Randie Gibson led the Wesmen with 17
points on Saturday night while Alex MacIver
led on Friday with 11 points. Jessica Stromberg
pulled in 11 rebounds on Friday and nine on
Saturday.
Amy Ogidan, starting guard for the Wesmen, has improved well over the course of the
season. Ogidan is in contention for Rookie of
the Year awards in both Canada West and the
CIS. She contributed 21 points over the weekend and grabbed five rebounds.
“We’re in the toughest conference,” said
McKay. “[The team] has had to grow up very
fast.”
But despite having a very young team,
McKay is hopeful and expectant of the future.
“This is a talented young group…we expect excellence,” said McKay. “We are overachieving right now and we want to continue to
overachieve.”
The Wesmen have four remaining games in
their regular season. Their next home game will
be against the Brandon University Bobcats on
Feb. 9, 2008.
TREVOR HAGAN
Women’s basketball
team progressing
ahead of schedule
Dawna Wright attempts a jump shot early
in the first quarter against the Cougars on Saturday night.
»
Super Bowl preview»
Why the Patriots will win: can’t argue
with an undefeated season
Kalen Qually
I
can think of 100 reasons why the Patriots
will win the Super Bowl, but there are a few
that really stick out in my mind:
Tom Brady is one of the greatest quarterbacks of our era and possibly the greatest quarterback of all time. Brady is 30-years old and
has won three Super Bowls, two Super Bowl
MVP awards, one season MVP, and holds the
record for touchdown passes in a season. Brady
has crushed Peyton Manning on more than one
occasion, and when he dismantles the Giants,
he will officially become the Manning family’s
mortal enemy.
Bill Belichick is an evil genius. Not an
evil genius like the Riddler, Dr. Evil, or Hitler.
No, Belichick is the evil genius that can’t seem
to lose. The kind you can only find in sports.
Belichick will make sure his team is as prepared
for this game as if it were any of the other 18
Patriots’ wins this season.
Have you ever heard the phrase, “Act like
you’ve been there?” Well the Patriots have been.
Belicheck and Brady have guided the Patriots to
four Super Bowls in the past seven years, which
is unprecedented in a sport dominated by “parity” and not “dynasties.” The Patriots are every
bit the undefeated powerhouse they have been
all season. They beat the Giants in week 17 in
a game that was not as close as the 38-35 score
would indicate (the Giants scored a 4th quarter
touchdown in garbage time).
Why the Giants will win: they’ve beaten
the good, the better, and now the best
Jo Villaverde
I
t would be far too easy to jump on the
New England band wagon now if you already haven’t. How can the team making its
fourth appearance at the Super Bowl in seven
years possibly lose? You can just forget about the
Giants’ chances in this one, right? Not so fast.
Through every game in the play-offs the Giants
have been heavy underdogs. No one gave them
any chance to beat the Cowboys, nor
the Packers, but they did it. They
were able to rise way above anyone’s expectations to make it to
Gridiron Gurus Super Bowl picks
the sport’s biggest match-up.
Tom Asselin picks: Patriots by 14
I don’t care what anyone
Dan Verville picks: Giants by 3
says, if you’re in the Super Bowl,
Steve Kotelniski picks: Patriots by 11
you are just as deserving as the
Jo Villaverde picks: Patriots by 14
other team is to be there. EveryKalen Qually picks: Patriots by 10
one knows the Patriots belong
there, but a lot of people do not think the Giants belong. They have a head coach that no one
likes, a quarterback famed for inconsistency, and
wait… Are we talking about the same Giants
anymore? Everyone loves Tom Coughlin now as
he’s finally led his team to the promised land and
Eli Manning has been nothing less than spectacular as of late. Coughlin has out-coached two
of the best this year in Wade Phillips and Mike
McCarthy while Eli Manning has out-dueled
two of the best in his category this year in Tony
Romo and Brett Favre.
Now they just have to do it against Bill
Belichick and Tom Brady. No easy task. However, if that pass rush of Osi Umenyiora and
Michael Strahan can apply that necessary pressure, maybe lightning will strike twice and they
can force another three interceptions out of the
Patriots offence. If this defence gives Eli Manning the chance, he will finally climb out of the
shadow of some guy, Peyton, I’ve heard a little
bit about.
The Uniter
January 31, 2008
SPORTS
23
Ultra Mega Take of the Week
Kalen and Jo discuss the New York Giants’ chances against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII:
Graphic by Donavan Purdy
Kalen Qually and Jo Villaverde
host The Ultra Mega Sports
Show every Monday at 1:30pm
on CKUW 95.9 FM. You can
download the show at CKUW.
ca or join the Facebook group,
The Ultra Mega Sports Show.
Kalen: I don’t think the Gaints have that much of a chance. I’ll give this to them though; they have two things going for them. They
have a lot of things going against but they have two things going for them. They’ve played the underdog better than anyone NFL
this year. They’ve won ten road games this year. That’s a record. The Patriots haven’t won ten road games this year. And also, I think
they’re tougher than the Patriots.
Jo: Oh yeah. They had to go from the blazing hot sun in Texas. Then they go to the frozen tundra of Green Bay. These guys have
fought through everything they could possibly fight through.
Brock Lesnar: Hit or hype?
Former WWE champ,
failed NFL player to
make UFC debut
Kevin Chaves
Volunteer staff
T
he newest member of the
Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight division is Brock Lesnar. Many people
know Lesnar from his years on the
World Wrestling Entertainment
circuit, giving men power slams
and even back-flipping off the top
rope--- the kind of stuff that is usually reserved for the ring and not
the octagon.
Lesnar’s first fight is Feb. 2
at UFC 81: “Breaking Point” in
Las Vegas, and it’s against former
heavyweight champion, Frank Mir.
The 31-year old Lesnar is a man
known for his enormous frame,
walking around at 6’3” and 285290 pounds. With the maximum
weight in the UFC heavyweight
division 265 pounds, Lesnar has to
cut 30 pounds, which makes him a
monster in that weight class.
A lot of people think Lesnar is
biting off more than he can chew.
What these critics fail to see is that
he has a respectable resume and his
strength may be second to none in
the UFC. Lesnar proved his incredible mobility when he was an employee of the WWE. In his senior
year of high school, he finished
with an unbelievable 33-0 wrestling
record. He is a four-time All American wrestling champion with the
University of Minnesota Fighting
Gophers, has come second in the
1999 NCAA National Championship and won it in 2000. After a
failed attempt to become a professional football player, trying out for
the Minnesota Vikings in 2005, he
has decided to use his size for something else: ultimate fighting.
Though he is a natural wrestler, Lesnar lacks experience in
mixed martial arts (MMA), especially compared to his first UFC
opponent, Frank Mir. Many UFC
fighters are experts in numerous
variations of fighting styles such as
boxing, kickboxing, judo, tae kwon
do, and wrestling, and it is hard to
find a fighter who does not have a
black belt in some sort of jiu-jitsu.
Lesnar has had one professional
MMA fight, in which he made Min
Soo Kim tap out in 69 seconds via
strikes to the face. Though Min Soo
Kim is not a credential fighter, it was
a fight that Lesnar needed for confidence purposes, and of course, to
build hype. His incredible strength,
wrestling skills, and ever-improving
jiu-jitsu should make his opponents
take him seriously.
Frank Mir, on the other
hand, is a jiu-jitsu black belt with
12 MMA fights (9-3), and at one
time he held the UFC heavyweight
championship belt. Mir is a great
submission artist and is not afraid
to stand up and fight anyone.
No one could doubt that Lesnar has the potential to dominate in
the UFC with his size, mobility and
strength. There are currently two
absolutely dominant heavyweight
fighters in the MMA world, Randy
Couture and Fedor Emelianenko.
If trained properly, Lesnar has the
potential to make it three. Fighters like Tim Sylvia, Cheick Congo,
Antonio Rodrigo Nougeira, and
Andrei Arlovski are four of many
fighters that are good, but are just
not in the ranks of dominating the
MMA world the way Couture and
Emelianenko have.
Many fighters with similar
expectations to Lesnar’s have failed
to impress when they came to the
UFC. Mirko Cro Cop and Heath
Herring are two fighters who have
had expectations to dominate this
division but failed miserably. The
advantage is that if UFC president
Dana White likes a fighter, he will
likely give that fighter another
chance in a big fight to prove themselves. What this means is that even
if Lesnar gets knocked out in the
first minute, White will give Lesnar
another big fight, probably in a big
Pay Per View event. Fighters do get
at least two chances to prove White
wrong, and then you end up like
Cro Cop and Herring, lost in the
rankings.
UFC fans have not seen such
a highly anticipated heavyweight
fight for awhile. This could be the
most-watched heavyweight fight
this year, with the exception of the
Couture and Emelianenko fight
that might happen this April. Lesnar brings the charismatic arrogance that a fighter needs to attract
attention, but his “talk” needs to be
backed up. Predicting the winner of
this fight is as good as a coin flip.
Come Feb. 2 at UFC 81: “Breaking
Point” in Las Vegas, the world will
know if Brock Lensar is a hit, or if
he is just hype.
COMPILED BY Kalen Qually
Nuns offering Super
Bowl lodging
According to the sports website lioninoil.
blogspot.com, fans attending the Super Bowl
in Glendale, Arizona this coming weekend
won’t need to spend $1,000 on a hotel or
rental home during their stay. The Our Lady of
Guadalupe Monastery in Phoenix is offering
lodging for $250 a night during Super Bowl
weekend. The monastery has even updated
its facilities to include satellite TV and highspeed Internet. Possible pitch lines for the
monastery: “Face it, Giants fans; you’ll need
our help on Sunday,” or “God supports this
gambling spectacle!” (lioninoil.blogspot.com)
Let the Pasternaks play
As reported in a recent news release from
the Manitoba Human Rights Commission, the
Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench upheld a
decision by human rights adjudicator Lynne
Harrison, who found that the Manitoba High
School Athletic Association’s rule barring
girls from trying out for their high school
boys’ hockey teams was unreasonable sex
discrimination that violated The Human
Rights Code. This decision stems from an
appeal made by identical twins Jesse and
Amy Pasternak after their school ruled them
ineligible to try out for the West Kildonan
Collegiate boys’ hockey team. At every level
prior to high school hockey, the Pasternak
twins have played hockey on boys’ hockey
teams outside school. (Manitoba Human
Rights Commission)
NHL trade winds blowing
In an age where NHL trades have become
as rare as hockey moustaches (George Parros,
keepin’ the dream alive), there seems to be
at least a few blockbusters on the horizon.
With the firing of their general manager, John
Ferguson Jr., a Toronto Maple Leafs fire sale
seems not only likely but inevitable. The most
prominent name being mentioned is Mats
Sundin, who will be a free agent at the end of
the season, opening the possibility of being a
“rental player” at the Feb. 26 deadline. With
the Tampa Bay Lightning so far out of a playoff
spot (last in the East at the All-Star break), they
are expected to be sellers. Big name players
likely to move before the deadline are the
Lightning’s Martin St. Louis, who has been
heavily scouted by the Dallas Stars, and both
Dan Boyle and Vaclav Prospal, who are in their
contract year. More notables to watch at the
deadline are Calgary’s Alex Tanguay, Buffalo’s
Brian Campbell, and Atlanta’s Marian Hossa.
(thefourthperiod.com, TSN.ca)
Dissension between BertuzziCrawford parties
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The saga drags on in what has largely
been known as “The Bertuzzi Incident.” The
incident originated on March 8, 2004, when
then-Vancouver Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi
sucker-punched the Colorado Avalanche’s
Steve Moore, breaking his neck, rendering
him unconscious, and ending his professional
hockey career. Since then a battle has raged on
in court rooms and in the media. Most recently
according to CBC.ca, former Canucks coach
Marc Crawford will testify that he had ordered
Bertuzzi off of the ice just before Bertuzzi
struck Steve Moore. This comes on the heels
of a claim made by Bertuzzi during discovery
testimony that Crawford pointed to Moore’s
name on a blackboard between periods in the
dressing room, and stated, “He must pay the
price.” Crawford’s lawyer responded shortly
after those comments, claiming that Bertuzzi’s
statement was “scandalous.” (cbc.ca)

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