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March 1 7, 2012 | Volume 54, Issue 21 | carillonregina.com

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This is not how youre supposed to park, yet people park like this. Is it because people are dicks? You bet. But parking on campus has become a problem to the point that students are left squeezing their cars diagonally onto driveways just to get something resembling a space. And that hurts residents.

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contributors this week devin r. heroux, kyle leitch, andrew cockerill, jhett folk, britton gray, colton hordichuk, jocelynn marsden, sebastian prost, alexandra mortensen

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Welcome back, students! We hope your Reading Week was as good as ours which is to say we hope your textbooks are still wrapped in cellophane since you were out having bourbon-tasting parties in hot tubs or whatever. A fun fact is that there are only ve issues left in this volume of the Carillon, which comes as a bit of a surprise to our staff, who collectively feel that each issue has sort of blended together into an endless hellscape of tear- and blood-stained proof sheets. So stay with us as we ride this out to nals week/straight to hell.

the manifesto

In the late 1950s, the University of Regina planned the construction of several new buildings on the campus grounds. One of these proposed buildings was a bell tower on the academic green. If you look out on the academic green today, the rst thing youll notice is that it has absolutely nothing resembling a bell tower. The University never got a bell tower, but what it did get was the Carillon, a newspaper that serves as a symbolic bell tower on campus, a loud and clear voice belonging to each and every student. Illegitimi non carborundum.

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Pissing off our neighbours
U of Rs parking issues become local residents problems

News Editor: Natasha Tersigni news@carillonregina.com the carillon | March 1 - 7, 2012

Coca-Cola is back on the menu

Coke will continue its 14 year monopoly on campus

Julia Dima

This is what happens when you vote down the U-Pass, you dingbats nt do a good job on telling the students about parking regulations Mr. Brown added. City regulations require that vehicles parked in residential areas park at least two metres away from the driveways and six metres from corners. This is clearly not being adhered to most of the time, according to Marianne Dube, a resident of McNiven Avenue. There is a two-hour limit, but most people stay longer. I have called the alderman, but I did not get [an] answer, Dube said. I would not go to the university, because I feel bad for the students. Louis Browne, the city councillor for Ward 1, which includes the University of Regina and its neighbourhood, surrounding commented on the parking problems for residents: We have moved parking enforcement from the police back over to City Hall ... so we have a little bit of efciency there and we have a little bit more control, and the commissionaires assigned for parking control; thats all theyre assigned for, Browne said. From the students side of things, I think what theyre concerned with is having reasonably priced parking or reasonable ways of getting to school, and its something Im happy to engage with as well. The University of Regina is aware of these issues, too. Barb Pollock, U of R Vice-President of external relations, suggested students look into different methods of getting to school. We're aware of complaints from the surrounding area and we understand the inconveniences experienced by homeowners and those looking for parking spots, she said. We are encouraging our students and employees to think green and consider carpooling, mass transit, and other means. As well as encouraging green behaviour, the university insists parking will be less of an issue as more parking passes are released. Concerns raised by residents are not simply because of blocked driveways and inconsiderate parkers. Dube raised a concern that could affect all residents and students. Students poor parking could prevent emergency services from getting to where they are needed. Its not so bad this year, but if theres a lot of snow, they have to park further into the street, Dube said. It becomes a dangerous situation because emergency vehicles cant get through. I have seen a big fire truck trying to get through, and I know one re man had to climb on top of their truck and look down to see if they had clearance." Dube does have some sympathy for the students. I feel really bad when they get ticketed or towed. At the university, they have lots of land; I dont see why they cant use it for parking, she said. Sometimes when I see the parking ofcers I tell them that its OK. Buying a parking pass is so expensive, said Dale West, a second-year education student. For the amount of times I could get ticketed parking in nearby neighbourhoods, well, just fiscally, it makes more sense for me to just risk that.

sophie long
news writer With the continued parking problems at the University of Regina, students have taken to parking in the streets nearby. There have always been some students who have chosen to park along Kramer Boulevard, but with the amount of difficulty students have been experiencing with Parking and Transportation Services this semester, the streets seem more lled than usual. This seems like an ideal solution students can park on the streets close to the university and avoid the $140 per semester for parking on campus by just walking a few blocks. However, with more students unable to get M permits than in the past few years, there are more students parking in the neighbourhood than ever before. This may resolve the parking problems students are facing, but is it irritating our neighbours? Mr. and Mrs. Brown, who live near the university, have found some difficulty with students parking on their street. A girl parked right across [our] driveway. She got out of her car and started texting and just walked away, Mrs. Brown said. I think students are sometimes in a hurry and they dont realise its a driveway. I think the university does-

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The pictured student is blurry because Coke consumption has dissolved their bones vide the campus with a beverage service that would address the varied needs and concerns of students. This included sustainability, choice both in brand and healthier products, and the ability to work as partners in the best interests of the university and community. People might get the impression that its all about the money, Woytuik said. If we brought a contract in that was all about the money, but the service was no good, obviously we would be shooting ourselves in the foot. Its not all about the money. The revised contract, however, allows the federated colleges and the First Nations of University of Canada (FNUniv) to seek a better beverage deal. Places like the Owl, operated by URSU, will be looking for a better deal over the next couple of months. The university negotiated a deal with Coke and they gave us the option to opt-into it, said Mike Staines, URSU general manager. We have to basically take the terms of that and compare it to Pepsi and decide from there. It could change if Pepsi comes up with a better deal. But Staines is quick to admit he doesnt believe students taste the difference. I dont know that people really care that much differently between Pepsi and Coke, he said. A decision on what will be in the glasses of students drinking at the Owl will be reached in six weeks.

devin r. heroux
contributor Its a debate thats been going on for years, two sides locked in eternal battle, steadfast, resolute. Which beverage tastes better: Coca-Cola or Pepsi? According to a University of Regina committee, Coca-Cola products are what the school wants served on this Campus. Today, the university announced a five-year contract renewal of the refreshment juggernaut beginning at the end of the month. The recent announcement of this exclusive contract means the 14-year reign of Coke products at the U of R will continue. At the end of the day, there definitely was a difference between Coke and Pepsi, said Jim Woytuik, director of supply management at the U of R. This exclusive beverage contract means Coke products must be sold at university-controlled locations exclusively, including the more than 65 vending machines on campus. The process of nding a beverage supplier started Dec. 9, when the university prepared and issued a request for proposal for beverage services open to all beverage providers. Three parties came forward with competitive proposals: Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Superior Vending. Part of the process was to pro-

A girl parked right across [our] driveway. She

got out of her car and started texting and just walked away. I think students are sometimes in a hurry and they dont realise its a driveway.
Mrs. Brown

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the carillon | March 1 - 7, 2012

Say it loud
A history of racial history months in Canada
Black History in Canada
Canadas black people, like their counterparts in the United States, have their own rich, complex, and often difcult history. Here are some notable moments. 1605: First Recorded Black Person in Canada The rst named black person to set foot on Canadian soil was Mathieu Da Costa, a free man who was hired as a translator for Samuel de Champlains 1605 excursion. May 12, 1785: Negro Frolicks Prohibited Ofcials in Nova Scotia ordered 50 Handbills [to] be immediately printed forbidding Negro Dances and Negro Frolicks in [the] town of Shelburne. July 1791: Slave Case Heard at N.S. Court Freedom for Canadian blacks was elusive, regardless of the promises made by the British at the end of the American War of Independence. Enslaved woman Mary Postell took her owner Jesse Gray to court twice for stealing her children. He was found not guilty, even though he had sold her and her daughter. 1807: Upper Canadian Slave Rejects Freedom Black escapees were used to help defend Detroit and served in their own military unit. In 1807, Upper Canadian slaveholder John Askin sent George, a black 15-year-old, to Detroit on an errand. Black soldiers offered George a weapon and freedom. George considered staying, but returned to Upper Canada and his master. Nov. 21, 1892: Black Physician Named Aide-de-Camp Anderson Abbot became Canada's rst black physician in 1861. 1939-1945: Blacks Accepted into Canadian Services in WWII Initially, the Canadian military rejected black volunteers, but as the war continued, many blacks were accepted into the regular army and ofcer corps. By the end of the war, hundreds of black Canadians served alongside whites in Canada and Europe. Sept. 25, 1963: First Black Legislative Member Leonard Braithwaite became the rst African-Canadian in a provincial legislature when he was elected as the Liberal member for Etobicoke, Ont. in 1963. Aug. 4, 2005: First Black Governor General Prime Minister Paul Martin announced the appointment of Haitian-born Michalle Jean as Governor General of Canada.

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Founded in southern Ontario in 1849, the Elgin Settlement, later known as Buxton, provided a stable community and quality schooling to former slaves and their families Black History Month in both Canada and the United States. Black History Month has its origins in 1926, when historian Carter G. Woodson announced a week in remembrance of important black historians who influenced the social conditions and lives of African-Americans. He chose the second week of February because this celebrated the birthdays of both former president Abraham Lincoln and black abolitionist Frederick Douglass. In Canada, the Ontario Black History Society, formed in 1978, was the rst organization to lobby for a Canadian Black History Month. The society petitioned the City of Toronto and lobbied the federal government to have February declared Black History Month by 1979. However, Parliament took until 1995 to ofcially recognize Black History Month. Many people are not aware of Saskatchewans black history. In the early 20th century, for example, a number of emancipated blacks from the United States came to Saskatchewan for free land and were met with civil unrest. In 1910, many families came to Saskatchewan to take advantage of the push to settle Western Canada, in which the federal government offered free land to anybody willing to settle in Saskatchewan. A number of black Baptist families from Oklahoma took advantage of the offer and settled about 30 kilometres north of Maidstone. Their church, the Shiloh Baptist Church, was such a central part of the community that they came to be known as the Shiloh community. The building itself, a one-room log cabin that, today, is a municipal heritage site was honoured with the Architectural Heritage Award of Excellence in 2008. The only thing that remains of Saskatchewans early black history is the church, a cemetery, and a few descendants, some of whom have been trying to work on saving it. Reuben Mayes is one of the most famous Shiloh descendants. He was born in North Battleford and later became an NFL star. Black History Month isnt the only month Canada sets aside to celebrate other cultures histories. Although many Canadians may not know it, the month of June was chosen as Aboriginal History Month. It was to honour the contribution, heritage, and cultures of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. As well, June includes Aboriginalcentric holidays; for example, June 21, the summer solstice, coincides with National Aboriginal Day. Del Anaquod, an Indigenous studies professor at the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv), thinks commemorating Aboriginal history is important. History has been used to justify one version of the world, he said. It minimizes what really happened. Anaquod added that some of the Aboriginal schools have an Aboriginal week which, depending on the school, usually happens during the spring. However, he said that racespecic history months have lost their effectiveness. Margaret Cote, the Salteaux Language and Cultural Advisor at the Aboriginal Students Center, believes Aboriginal History Month is relevant. Yes they should have a First Nations History Month, Cote said. This is their land, they were here rst.

maureen mugerwa
contributor Since its expansion from a week to a whole month in 1976, Black History Month has been controversial. Some people think its good honouring the past is important, especially the past of historically oppressed people. Others, including prominent gures like actor Morgan Freeman, think there should not be one month set a side for a cultures history; rather, black history should be treated as an integral part of a nations history. For now, though, the month of February continues to celebrate

History has been used to justify ones

version of the world; it minimizes what really happened.
Del Anaquod

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news

Putting more women Good hustle URSU keeps it brief this week in Legislature
U of S students breaking down the barriers for women in politics
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john cameron
editor-in-chief Were back with a short column this week, and its short for basically two reasons. At slightly over an hour and 20 minutes including directors reports, the Feb. 28 University of Regina Students Union board meeting was one of the shortest this year. Also, the board mainly voted to confirm things that were already largely public record, such as the dates and the chief returning ofcer for the upcoming URSU election. Which is not to say that these motions passed uncontested! Womens director Kaytlyn Barber voiced significant concern over what she considered a lack of communication in the selection of new CRO Heath Packman, further characterizing the post-hoc appointment of an emergency CRO as a cop-out method. Campion co-director Jesse Leontowicz also said he was very displeased with the leadup to the election so far. According to him, seven board members had asked for an emergency board meeting or e-mail vote over the February break, a request that was refused. (For his part, chair Sean McEachern said that he prefers issues like a CRO appointment are dealt with in person.) But the board found themselves in something of a compromising position; after all, without a CRO, the election cant really happen. Most of the board voted

in favour of appointing Packman, a former URSU executive currently working at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Barber voted against the appointment and asked that her opposition be noted. One other bit of election news: nominations are due Mar. 6 (so get those in!), and voting will now take place from Mar. 19-22, with Mar. 19 as an advance polling day. Considering that polling will be taking place online this year, its not clear how the Monday of voting will be qualitatively different enough to qualify as advance voting, but thats what the URSU board has decided, so.

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news writer The Saskatchewan Legislature has 58 seats. Of those 58 seats, only 11 are held by women. Students at the University of Saskatchewan are looking to change that. The Women in the Legislature program, founded by U of S students Shira Fenyes and Heather Franklin, is looking to bring at least half a dozen female students to the legislature to get a taste of politics. Paula Steckler, director of communications and fourth-year political science student at the U of S, explained that the idea came from a political science professor, Loleen Berdhal, who brought them the idea in class. There were about ten of us girls that met together and she kind of pitched the idea to us, Steckler said. McGill has a Women in House program, where they go to parliament. We wanted to start something here, but at the provincial level. Women in the Legislature got started over the summer, but began to take off in September. Its opening event took place Jan. 25 at Louis, the campus bar. The group offered attendees free appetizers and hosted a panel discussion between four women, including Berdhal, current Saskatoon MLA Jennifer Campeau, former Saskatoon MLA Judy Junor, and Saskatoon city councilor Tiffany Paulsen. They all had 15-20 minutes to talk ... and the topic was how has being a woman in politics affected you, how did you get where you are, and stuff like that, Steckler explained. We had a bunch of people come, more people than we thought. It was packed; people were sitting on the oor and we were really excited about that. Although the idea came from McGill Universitys Women in

House program, some changes had to be made. McGills Women in House program has a two-day event, which includes some shadowing. We originally wanted to do that, but there were some red-tape issues about privacy and stuff like that, so we couldnt exactly make that happen, Steckler said. That was really difcult for us because it was something we were really excited about. It was one of those day-in-the-lifes of who we wanted to experience. Were just trying to establish ourselves then hopefully grow into something where we could possibly do shadowing with MLAs. Aside from the elimination of the prospect of shadowing MLAs and other setbacks, the Women in Legislature program has so far been nothing short of successful. It has received support from not only the political studies department and the University of Saskatchewan, but also from government officials across Saskatchewan, including the Honourable Rob Norris, the Minister of Advanced Education, who has funded a portion of the Women in Legislatures main event: the trip to Regina. On March 13, Women in the Legislature will bring its selected applicants to Regina for a visit to the Legislature. The fully subsidized trip will include a tour of the facility, visits with two different panels one with women MLAs and another with women administration as well as an open luncheon and question period. Were hoping to get 10-13 women to come on our trip with us from the University of Saskatchewan, Steckler said. At the very basic [level], we want them to get a look at politics and to see what its like and for them to think about a role in politics. Steckler says the ultimate goal of the group is to raise awareness about the underrepresentation of

women in politics in general, but also particularly in the Saskatchewan Legislature, where the number of elected women MLAs is about 20 per cent. Were trying to encourage young women to get involved in politics, to get interested in politics, and to realize, Hey, this is a career I can choose, she said. Beyond that, the group hopes to address the reasons why women are so underrepresented in politics. Steckler suggests that family is a large part of why women dont get involved with politics. I know that women have the ambition and the will to do it, but why they dont go all the way to the top to be elected, I dont really know, she said. I honestly think family is a big part of it, and maybe a little bit of intimidation. Steckler also explains that the female politicians who have been supportive of the initiative have also been inspirational and helpful with their experience and insight. Judy Junor talked about how she was really intimidated to go in and be elected and go into the legislature, but she said its not intimidating, Steckler explained. Its not as difcult as people think it would be. I think it is traditionally a mans role to be elected into politics, and men have less barriers, less challenges, towards getting into ofce, not necessarily because they are more likely to get elected, but I think they are more likely to run. The women also hope to someday form a partnership with the University of Regina. As we have more events, we want to bring awareness as far as we can, Steckler said. I think it would be great to set up a partnership with Regina; thats what weve always wanted to do, bring awareness to Regina and expand it as far as we can.

More a snippet than anything else the board will be dealing with this again next week but be advised that, according to representative StudentCare Amanda Smytaniuk, health plan premiums are likely to go up next year. With rising enrollment comes rising claims, which will have a small impact on fees for students registered with StudentCare. Smytaniuk says that rough estimates suggest that the cost of a health and dental plan could go up to $199.84 annually, up from $191.50. More on this next week, as the board considers their options in terms of either cutting costs or increasing fees. They may also shop around for different insurance providers; however, no concrete decision has been made at this time.

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the carillon | March 1 - 7, 2012

Understanding between the lines

Reading comprehension proves difficult for some university students
piper whelan
gateway (university of alberta) EDMONTON (CUP) Have you ever read a chapter from your textbook and been unable to remember a single thing? A University of Alberta researcher may be able to tell you why. George Georgiou, director of the U of As Reading Research Lab, has identied cognitive development issues that cause some students to struggle with reading comprehension though their ability to read may be perfectly ne. By studying a sample of roughly 500 U of A students, Georgiou found that a small percentage had an undetected reading difculty known as a specic reading comprehension deficit. This decit occurs when working memory doesnt allow for full comprehension of a text, even if a student can easily read it. These students do not have a problem reading accurately and fluently. The problem is how to understand what they are reading, Georgiou said. Georgiou began the study in 2011 to see if the estimated rate of three to five per cent who deal with this reading comprehension decit could be found in a sample of university students. The other goal of the study was to identify the causes of this reading difculty. Georgiou noted that, when it comes to research on reading difculties, experts tend to focus on the early years of edu-

These students
do not have a problem reading accurately and fluently. The problem is how to understand what they are reading.
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cation. We know much more about reading difficulties in younger children, and not as much about reading difficulties in older students, he said. After receiving a Cornerstone Grant from the Killam Research Fund, which supports innovations that advance scholarship, Georgiou and colleague J.P. Das tested students in large classes on two adult-appropriate reading comprehension tasks. They contacted the students who showed signs of a reading comprehension difculty to come in to the Reading Research Lab for further testing on other areas of

reading ability, before focusing on comprehension. About three to ve per cent of the total sample of students showed signs of this specic reading comprehension decit, matching up with the rate going into the study. The cause of this deficit, Georgiou said, lies in cognitive development. These students lack the working memory to process, store, and understand what they read, particularly if the text is long and contains complex ideas. We administered measures of working memory, simultaneous and successive processing, planning and attention, Georgiou ex-

plained. Out of all these measures, working memory stands out as a very important factor. The reason this deficit often goes undetected is that strategies to identify reading difficulties prior to post-secondary education deal mostly with areas of reading ability rather than comprehension. The study is ongoing, and the next step is to help the students in the study deal with their reading comprehension difculty through a number of simple strategies. There are no easy solutions, but there are some steps we can take to help them improve their comprehension, reading

Georgiou said. You will see that when some of these students were completing these comprehension tasks, they would highlight the whole text, which is a very poor strategy. Georgiou suggests tackling the text paragraph by paragraph, finding the main ideas before moving on to the next, and making connections between paragraphs. Creating a concept map of the texts main themes and making summarizing notes in the margins are also useful strategies for working to understand what youre reading.

Newcomers storm Saskatchewan

As the provinces population exceeds the one-million mark, a booming economy beckons
ishmael n. daro daryl hofmann
sheaf (university of saskatchewan) SASKATOON (CUP) A lot of the people that I graduated with, in the same program or in the same year as me, went to Calgary, said Christine Stadnyk, talking by phone from Vancouver. Stadnyk earned a masters degree in soil science from the University of Saskatchewan in 2010. After scouring the job market at home for several months, she packed up and left for the coast of British Columbia. She said she could have stayed in the province and worked in forestry, but Vancouver had a greater range of jobs in the environmental sector. Now, she works for a groundwater and soil consulting rm. But it was also a feeling that life in Saskatoon was becoming too predictable, Stadnyk said. I wanted to be somewhere that had a little more diversity in a concentrated area than what Saskatoon had. Her story isnt new, but its becoming less common. Reversing a longstanding trend, the last ve years has seen more people move to Saskatchewan than leave, according to new census data that shows the province making a sharp turnaround in growth after years of decline. For the first time since 1986, there are more than one million residents living in the province. The rise in population, Statistics Canada said, is mainly the result of a wave of immigration and a spike in interprovincial migration, both groups likely drawn to the provinces red-hot economy and the high likelihood of landing a job. In releasing the rst batch of census numbers, Statistics Canada pointed to the natural resources and energy sectors [generating] economic growth in various regions of this prairie province, which also had one of Canadas lowest unemployment rates. From 2006 to 2011, Saskatchewan saw a 6.7 per cent jump in its population, compared to back-to-back losses of 1.1 per cent in each of the previous two census periods. The comeback makes Saskatchewan the thirdfastest growing province in the country, trailing only British Columbia and Alberta. In a Feb. 9 interview with the StarPhoenix, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall noted the province is living up to its motto of from many peoples, strength. Theyre coming to this province from 192 countries around the world, he said. From every other province in the country, they are coming to Saskatchewan and nding opportunity and bringing their families here and theyre helping us live out our credo. In addition to attracting people, the province may also be retaining more residents. This is particularly signicant when university graduates decide whether to stay in Saskatchewan or move elsewhere. Given the strength of our provincial economy now, there really are more opportunities for graduates to make their careers here, said Jason Aebig, president of the University of Saskatchewans alumni association, who graduated from the university with a political science degree in 1999. In the late 90s, I think its fair to say that there was an overall exodus of young professionals from the province not necessarily because they didnt want to make a life and a career here, but frankly there just werent the opportunities. The U of S, which keeps updated statistics on graduates, provided the Sheaf with data that seemed to show a long-term trend of people increasingly choosing to stay in the province after getting their degrees. Only about 55 per cent of graduates from the 1980s remain in the province, based on the current addresses the U of S has for them. The percentage of grads who ended up settling elsewhere in Canada hovers around 40 per cent for the same decade. This trend starts to reverse in the 1990s and early 2000s, with more than 60 per cent of grads settling in Saskatchewan, while those leaving for other parts of Canada drops to the low 30s. Finally, the numbers from the last several years show as many as three quarters of U of S grads with Saskatchewan addresses and only about a fth with addresses elsewhere in the country. Using current addresses of former students is an imperfect way to measure where U of S students go with their degrees, and as one goes further back, the number of grads whose current whereabouts the university simply doesnt know increases significantly. However, of the grads the school still has contact with, there is a trend showing more of them sticking around in the last decade, suggesting that the need or desire to move after graduating has greatly diminished, along with the boom in the provincial economy. Well thats most certainly the case, agreed Aebig, who is a big booster of his home province and even has a photo of him and his wife proudly displaying a Saskatchewan Roughriders ag in front of the Great Pyramid in Giza. Both my wife and I are graduates of the U of S. We actually met on campus and graduated at the same time. I think its fair to say we considered ourselves really lucky to have found careertrack jobs in Saskatchewan when we did because the bulk of our family and friends who were at the same stage in life had already made the decision to move on, Aebig added. Whats really remarkable over the last 10 years is that we have seen quite a few of those people return.

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A&C Editor: Jonathan Petrychyn aandc@carillonregina.com the carillon | March 1 - 7, 2012

Students petition URSU for theatre production fee

In the face of decreasing theatre budgets, students hope to keep productions free

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Will students pay to see theatre department productions, or will student actors have to perform to ghosts of audiences past? offer the shows at no cost to students. The request was approved, and the four shows the department performs per year remained free. The department forwarded a similar request this year, but according to Faculty of Fine Arts Students Association (FASA) board director Shelby Lowe, the request hasnt been met. Well, we tried. Kathleen [Irwin, head of the theatre department] sent them an e-mail or a letter and then she was told that only students could submit that sort of request, I believe, Lowe said. So then Tyler [Toppings], president of the TSA [Theatre Students Association], sent in the same one, and we never got a response, and then he sent it in again, and still did not get a response. He sent it to [URSU President] Kent [Peterson]. Peterson said he invited Toppings to make a presentation at the Oct. 4 board meeting last semester, but Toppings was unavailable, and the board meeting ended up getting postponed for other reasons. Following this, Peterson said he certainly did not receive any correspondence relating to making a presentation at another board meeting, since those requests should be made to our board chair not to myself. Peterson also clarified that, theoretically, only one request was actually sent for an URSU sponsorship, wherein the fall semester of this year was covered under the approval of former URSU president Kyle Addison last year. I did receive an email from Tyler Toppings recently and I have forwarded it to our vicepresident of operations and finance, Haanim Nur, who is responsible for all matter relating to sponsorship, Peterson said. The two requests for sponsorship was actually just one request, and it has been forwarded to the appropriate individual. Very few requests for sponsorship are ever denied, and absolutely zero requests would ever be ignored. But Toppings said he never received anything from [Peterson] in terms of being invited to make a presentation at any of the URSU board meetings and insists he didnt receive a response from Peterson. I made the request and didnt get a response from him ... I have no idea when the board meetings are, and Ive got rehearsal and things like that, so I havent been to a board meeting, and that could very well be the issue, Toppings said. In the event of the theatre department not receiving a sponsorship from URSU, FASA has started a petition to implement a per-semester student fee of twenty-five cents for both parttime and full-time students to help cover the cost of theatre productions. Jordan Palmer, URSU Fine Arts director, said the petitions creation was a group effort brought about by FASA. Palmer hopes to receive 650 signatures, which equates to a bit more than ve per cent of the students enrolled at the University of Regina. At the time of press, Palmer said the petition has roughly 140 signatures. If the fee is implemented, it would mean roughly an additional $3,000 for theatre productions per semester. This fee would go strictly to theatre productions and not elsewhere in the department in order to keep students from paying the $10 to $15 ticket price that is charged to the general public. All students, regardless of faculty, would have to pay twenty-five cents, Palmer said. It would be a student admission fee. Basically, that twenty-five cents would go towards the theatre productions; it doesnt go towards the faculty. Those funds would go towards covering the cost of the tickets as well as to help sustain and possibly enhance the quality of the productions ... If theyre a student enrolled at the U of R ... all they have to do is show their student ID card. Should the petition and consequent student fee fail, however, students will have to pay the same ticket prices as the general public currently does. If this petition fails, the ramications are that students would have to pay 10 to 15 dollars per production starting next semester, Palmer said. But according to Palmer, the defeat of this fee would mean more than charging students admission to attend theatre productions. Some ... profs will make [students] go see a theatre production to do a theatre review, Palmer said. I can see, if this fee does not go through, students complaining, I have to pay ... in order to do an assignment. They would complain and say, This is ridiculous. I think it would be ridiculous to pay $15 to see something that you have to do homework on. Moreover, Irwin wrote in an e-mail that Theatre department shows are fully performed and designed by students, which means that theyre an important learning tool for students on both sides of the proscenium arch. Representatives of the faculty of ne arts could not be reached for comment.

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a&c writer Its not just students that are broke these days. Its entire departments, too. Courtesy of $23,173 in budget cuts since 2005, the University of Reginas theatre departments budget has been reduced from $62,044 to its current budget of $38,871 a reduction of almost 40 per cent over seven years. In the face of slashed budgets, the department must make serious changes to avoid exhausting its already-meagre nances. The shows must go on, after all. Its just that students have to foot the bill. Dave Button, U of R VicePresident of administration, said that the problem of decreasing department budgets isnt dealt with at an administrative level, and that, in fact, faculty budgets have been increasing. I cant speak to the specific amount of cuts seen at the departmental level, Button said, But theres denitely been challenges over the past number of years. I wouldnt describe them necessarily as any department being cut ... every faculty has actually had an increase in budget. Technically there havent been cuts. There might be a couple of exceptions, but I cant recall. Denitely not at the faculty level ... I cant speak at the individual department level, but there might have been what Id call small discretionary budget impacts. Last year, the department of theatre forwarded a request for $2,500 to the University of Regina Students Union (URSU) to help subsidize the cost of its shows so the department could continue to

Technically there havent been cuts. There might be a couple of

exceptions, but I cant recall. Definitely not at the faculty level ... I cant speak at the individual department level, but there might have been what Id call small discretionary budget impacts..
Dave Button
U of R Vice-President of Administration

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Uptown girl
Rah Rahs Erin Passmore releases debut solo EP Downtown
jonathan petrychyn
a&c editor The instant I got Rah Rahs Erin Passmore on the phone to talk about her debut EP Downtown, I received an e-mail from her publicist, Julie Booth. Erin has a phoner today (that we were both just reminded about from our US PR team) at 12:00 pm local time, the email read. Just means, there is a bit of a time crunch to get as prompt 11:30 am start as possible with your call. Turns out Reginas indie darling is a hot commodity in the music world. Passmore laughed the doublebooking off with an embarrassed and lighthearted, I forgot I had another call at noon because Im really unorganized. Its hard to believe that someone unorganized would be able to reach the heights Passmore has. Shes managed to record Rah Rahs new album, release her rst solo EP Downtown, perform a release show for it on Feb. 24 at The Distrikt, and shoot a music video for her track Monster with Library Voices. If shes disorganized, shes one of the most productive disorganized musicians in Regina. In case the suggestive title and Passmores Regina roots didnt tip

A lot of the subject matter is having to do with how I always end up comparing the rest of the world to my hometown, and how thats kind of special when youre touring constantly.
Erin Passmore

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you off, Downtown deals with Regina or, at least it deals with Regina in a roundabout sort of way. Downtown [the title track] has some specific Regina-based kind of issues in my head, Passmore said, but a lot of the subject matter is having to do with how I always end up comparing the rest of the world to my hometown, and how thats kind of special when youre touring constantly.

Passmore had been touring with Rah Rah since the release of their rst full-length, Going Steady, in 2008. Around the same time, she took up keyboard and vocal duties for local art-rockers Sylvie. It wasnt until 2011 that Passmore would get a break from touring and have a chance to work on an EP of her own songs. Rah Rah really made it easy last summer because we didnt really tour, Passmore said. It just was just one of those summers

where it didnt really seem appropriate to tour just because we were going into the studio in the fall ... we just had this time off, [and they said] Why dont you go and do this? Passmore recorded Downtown in Montreal after Rah Rah had a pre-production session with producer Gus Van Go. Though she admits the whole experience was nerve-racking, she said it gave her the confidence to make Downtown the way she wanted.

Having that experience, and then going to Montreal, and going through a similar process with Matt [Lederman, producer of Downtown] ... was way easier, having done the scary part with Rah Rah first and not on my own, Passmore said. And so it kind of allowed me to understand and to trust my instincts in terms of what I liked about certain songs and what I wanted to change, and just other aspects of pre-production. Passmore said the experience was probably one of the most creative times of my life, with a sardonic tone, the same tone she used to describe the girly-girl vibe of Downtown. I got to play around with female harmonies and just really play that up a little bit more than with Rah Rah recordings, Passmore said. And even though Passmore enjoyed making Downtown, and enjoys solo shows, she said Rah Rah is still at the top of her priority list. I really liked the experience, Id definitely do it again, Passmore said. Im a little bit different than a lot of artists out there because my main priority is still the band, you know. Were going to be releasing probably the most amazing record at least of ours of all.

You can jam if you want to

The lowdown on Reginas jam nights
paul bogdan
a&c writer Cash and could barely keep its songs together. The singer had her friend bring up the lyrics on her Blackberry and hold them in front of her, and the guitar player would throw random Johnny Cash riffs that he knew into the songs, despite not being from the right song or in the right key. Sometimes they would end mid song because sorry, thats all I know. This is by no means to say that if you go here you wont see some fantastic musicians, but know that for every decent set there is another thats talent is inversely related. McNallys has also seen a decline in the number of performers showing up for their jam night lately. Ive gone to their jam night earlier in the year and had to wait hours to get on stage, but the bar was pretty empty on this night, and you could pretty much sign up and be on after the current act. Jason Gervais, the sound man for the jam night, said, Things have been slow lately due to competition around town, but you never know what youre going to get here ... it could be the time of year. Ive been here when there are twenty bands in one night, and the next week three. [Ed. note: Theres also a jam night at The Sip on Saturdays and Sundays, but the two nights our writers went out there, the nights were cancelled.] Tuesday Bocados Jam night at Bocados is a lot less energetic than some of the other jam nights around town. There are people eating meals and paying less attention to the music. As such, it serves more as background music to your time at Boccados than a main event to focus on. The talent was consistently satisfactory, which also differs from places like McNallys, where one performer or group may be outstanding and the next one complete garbage. Its predominantly acoustic, although towards the end groups started using drums and electric guitars and basses. If youre an electric guitar player, though, you may have an issue playing here jam host JJ Voss has a tendency to frown upon using amps and favours putting electric guitars through an iPad thats hooked up to the PA. The simple and obvious solution would be to bring in a small combo amp which would not be any louder and sound better, but Voss insists that the app for the iPad is for logistics; theres not a lot of room, and that it sounds not bad if you work with it. Being in the tightly-packed lounge side of the restaurant, there is an intimate feeling about

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Or you can leave your friends behind and pretend to be the next Paula Abdul/Justin Bieber/Clay Aiken at a jam night the night, which is also brought about by the tendency to feature acoustic artists who all seem to know each other. One of the jammers, Richard, says he comes out for the fellowship between the musicians performing and the fun. Its fun to play and meet new people. Wednesday - OHanlons OHanlons jam night is a pretty strict blues jam. The sign-up is done individually as opposed to groups, and then a band is constructed of complete strangers. This sounds like a recipe for confusion among the performers; generally speaking, though, the performers are fairly in sync with one another, seeing as how 99 per cent of blues songs are the same progression, often in the same key. A lot of the jams around town are more band showcases, said Tristan Helgason, who helps run the jam night. People show up with a band and play their songs, and this, tonight, is more of a random calling people up which makes for more interesting songs ... you get some magic for sure. Helgason says they try to do blues songs because blues is very universal. Anyone can play the blues, even if youve never played the blues in your life. If youre bummed out and had a shitty day, you can sing the blues. The great thing about this night is the ability to show up and improvise with complete strangers and not sound awful. Most songs feature multiple solos traded by the musicians. Its a lot of fun to show up, play a guitar solo, and get free beer for it. While blues is probably the easiest genre for random musicians to pick up and play together, by the end of the night you may nd yourself sick of both listening to and playing the blues. Once you get to this point of the night, though, you can head on down to McNallys for its jam night, which is also on Wednesdays and tends to run later than OHanlons. The jam night at McNallys is by far the most open of all the jam nights. You can sign up to play individually or with a group, and you can play whatever you want. The only issue with this is that you may have to listen to some absolutely terrible acts. The group on this particular Wednesday only played Johnny Wednesday - McNallys

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Movin on up
Michael Bernard Fitzgerald moves from small town shows to big city tours
jonathan petrychyn
a&c editor Ive mostly grown up a bit since the Love LP came out, Fitzgerald said. That came out in the summer of 2009; I probably started writing songs for that in the summer of 2007. So much time has passed. So just even from that standpoint, its the same person singing. I still play acoustic guitar, theres still warmth in it. Its not like its too far off the beaten path, [but] the songwriting is significantly different. Yes: Side A was produced by The Philosopher Kings Jon Levine and Brian West, who have produced albums for Canadian songstress-turned-Maneater Nelly Furtado. Between Love and Yes, Levine would send Fitzgerald required listening that was supposed to inspire him and his new album. But even with new inuences, Fitzgerald said the music is still all his. Its still the same kind of concept and idea behind it, Fitzgerald said. But at the same time, Ive been playing so many shows over the last few years and writing so many songs, you just cant help but to evolve a bit ... You just cant help but continue to grow as player if you play so many times. Michael Bernard Fitzgerald The Exchange March 2 8 p.m. $15 advance; $20 door

Calgarys Michael Bernard Fitzgerald once did a show with over 120 people on stage. This year, hell be doing a show with over 250 people on stage in Calgary. How many people does Regina get? Six. But that doesnt mean the show wont be as inspired, or as fun, as the Calgary show. The band is two full drum kits, and a bass player, and a key player, and then theres myself and another singer. Its a good size set up, Fitzgerald said. The two drum [kits] make it fun, and gives it lots of energy and makes it danceable. And the shows got some kind quiet, more acousticy moments, and some big, more fun moments. Sure, its not the 250 people Calgary will be getting, but its still a sign that Fitzgerald is growing up and moving well beyond those early days when hed play a show in his guitarists hometown

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of less than 1,000 people, with an audience scarcely over two dozen. Fitzgerald will be stopping in Regina on his tour to play songs from his new EP Yes: Side B, which, as you may have guessed, is leading up to the Apr. 24 release of his new full-length Yes: Side A. Fitzgerald played the Exchange last February with Carl and the College Kids and then followed that up with a performance at the Regina Folk Festival this

I bet if he thinks hes cold now, wait until he sees Regina

summer. Fitzgerald said he always enjoys playing Regina, but this time looks forward to the new fans he may have picked up from the Folk Fest. We really enjoy playing in Regina, and the last time we played at the Exchange it wasnt super busy, but [with the] people that were there, we actually made relationships, great really Fitzgerald said. So Im looking forward to coming back to Regina

and following up the Folk Festival, which was such an amazing opportunity this summer, so to come back and hopefully play to some of the same people is a treat. Yes: Side A is Fitzgeralds rst full-length since 2009s Love LP. And, though he said that the album is significantly different than his first album, its still an upbeat Michael Bernard Fitzgerald album.

Glee: not as queer-friendly as it pretends to be

Popular TV show pushes conservative values
jonathan petrychyn
a&c editor I fucking hate Glee. But Jon, I hear you say, You cant hate Glee. Youre gay. Dont you just think Kurt and Blaine make the cutest couple and are the best role models for young gay kids? No, no I do not, ctional straw person. I think Glee, just like Modern Family, just like Degrassi, makes a spectacle out of their gay characters, sanitizing them into easily digestible, safe, harmless, and often delightful characters that any straight man or woman can love. But Jon, I hear you say again, Isnt that a good thing? Dont you want gays to be accepted? Yes, youre right. I do want gays to be accepted. But you arent doing queer kids any favours by showing them that they only way they can exist is to exist like everyone else. I hate to break it to you, but everyone else (that means you if youre straight, probably you if youre gay and want to get married) has been participating in a system that has, since the Victorian era, been oppressing and marginalizing queer folk. Telling me that Im allowed into this oppressive group doesnt make me feel better, because Im only allowed into the group if I conform to what you, the heterosexual community, deem acceptable as queer. What does this have to do Thats because it is. Glee may be the most conservative show Ive seen in the last six months, and Ive watched the pilot of Work It. Glee isnt nearly as progressive as we want to think it is, because its idea of acceptance is telling Kurt and Blaine and other gay males that youll be accepted if you want the same things your straight counterparts wants. Instead, I think it needs to work something like this: we need to recognize the difference that is queerness. Queer folk are not like heterosexual folk. We need to recognize this. Denying us the ability to dene ourselves, by telling us that were just like you, denies us the opportunity to truly define who we are. Unfortunately, the queer community has bought into this line. We push the were just like everyone else line so often, when, in fact, were not like everyone else at all. We shouldnt want to be part of the system that has singlehandedly oppressed us. How do we do that? How do we get out of that system? The rst step would be to speak out against Glee, and stop deifying it as this bastion of acceptance and progressive values. Lets be queer. Lets take the opportunity to look at these heterosexual institutions and rework them so they work for everyone, and not just those who t the mold. You never know; it just might create the post-sexuality world we want.

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with Glee? Lets look at Kurt and Blaine. Now, Ill confess I gave up on Glee about three or four episodes into Season 3. The only thing that kept me going was Kurts story arc, which was the most compelling of the entire series. I bawled when Kurts dad married Finns mom. I was emotionally invested in the show, just like everyone else was. And then I realized: I shouldnt be invested in the show just like everyone else. Im not just like everyone else. Im a queer man. I am different. And Kurt, like me, shouldnt want what everyone

I bet if he thinks hes cold now, wait until he sees Regina

else wants. Hes different. And we need to recognize this difference and not cheer him on when he enters into a relationship that is basically just Rachel and Finns, but with two guys. Its everything our mothers wanted from us, and this is exactly the problem. Kurts relationship with Blaine mirrors the relationship of every heterosexual couple in the series. This is perhaps shown no better than in the episode where Kurt loses his virginity at the same time Rachel does. Kurt gets a relationship just like Rachel does, and we all cheer for acceptance.

But is this really acceptance, or are we just oppressing Kurt in a more subtle, more harmful way? What were telling Kurt, and other queer males (dont even get me started on the queer girls; Santana is a complex phenomenon in Glee that would warrant a whole other column) is that if you want acceptance, you have to be just like every other heterosexual couple out there. You have to want a monogamous relationship, with a well-paying job, a couple kids, a dog, and a white picket fence. Sounds awfully conservative, doesnt it?

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The Secret World of Studio Ghibli

The Secret World of Arrietty is another in a long line of excellent Studio Ghibli films
The Secret World of Arrietty Dir. Hiromasa Yonebayashi Starring Bridgit Mendler, Amy Poehler and Will Arnett
As has been my modus operandi, allow me to make a bold statement: Studio Ghibli (pronounced gee-blee) is the best animation studio in operation today, Pixar and Dreamworks be damned. At the helm of the Japanese juggernaut that is Studio Ghibli sits Hayao Miyazaki, an artist with 50 years of animation experience. Miyazakis works have garnered him international renown, including an Oscar for 2001s Spirited Away. The Secret World of Arrietty, which, though he merely wrote it rather than direct, continues this trend of excellence. Arrietty is the follow-up to 2008s Ponyo, and tells the story of the Clock family, a trio of fourinch-tall people who live in the walls of a human house. At night, the Clock family sneaks into the human house, takes minor provisions in order to survive, and lives happily in their tiny home. Does this plot sound vaguely familiar? If so, then youve picked up on that faces them, and they are free to live as they please. If youve never seen a Studio Ghibli feature, you could do worse than to rush out and see Arrietty in the theatre (Spirited Away has an Oscar for a reason). But, on the ipside, you could do a lot better (Im glaring pointedly at The Cat Returns here). The point is that even the weakest Studio Ghibli movie shines brilliantly in comparison to most other animated features. The plots are always emotionally engaging, the characters are often humorous and fully realized, and the painstakingly, hand-drawn set pieces and backgrounds are awash with a life and colour that I guarantee you won't nd in another animation studio. If you've been a fan of Studio Ghibli for a while, then you know what to expect from Arrietty. Go see it while you can I imagine its theatrical release will be a short one. If, however, this is all new to you, go track down copies of Porco Rosso, Kikis Delivery Service, Grave of the Fireies, and Spirited Away. Watch them and marvel at the wonderfully illustrated gems you have found. Then wait for Arrietty to show up on DVD.

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another of Ghiblis continuing themes retelling classic children's fables. In this case, The Borrowers provides much of the source material. While accompanying her father, a forever disengaged Will Arnett, Arrietty (voiced by

Bridget Mendler) is seen by a human being. This is a Borrower nono, for, as it is put in the lm, the beings curiosity will never stop. This will presumably lead to the destruction of the aforementioned tiny home. Arrietty and the human who saw her begin an un-

easy friendship that, thanks to the human antagonist, quickly turns into a protector/protectee relationship. With the power of friendship, and the fact that children in movies are always smarter than the adults, Arrietty and her family overcome the difficulty

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music reviews

Perfume Genius Put Your Back N 2 It Matador

Mike Hadreas sophomore album, Put Your Back N 2 It released under the moniker Perfume Genius excels as a simple and lush progression that

eshes out Hadreas unique voice as a singer-songwriter. Hadreas presents an album of sonic simplicity, including mostly a mix of gentle, piano chord progressions, the soft drone of budget synths, sparse reverberating percussion, and swelling strings. As a result of the music being immediate and unchallenging, Hadreas quavering voice lls a focal point in a very satisfying way. His lyricism compliments the overly earnest meakness of his voice as he explores themes of sexuality, family, loveand, perhaps the most compelling of all, hope. When paired with the simple beauty of the music, his fragile voice is able to bring comfort and familiarity to the often dark, samples from video games, pop and R&B, and lms ranging from David Lynch to The Mothman Prophecies; and he melded disparate sounds into a completely isolating, but unmistakably human, atmosphere. Though its been half a decade since his last monumental achievement, Burial is still turning out work like Kindred, his second EP in as many years. The record is formulaic, but the formulastill resonates. If earlier releases sounded like rising to the surface of the water for that rst gasp of air or listening to the party next door through thin apartment walls, then Kindred is much more like slipping into the back alley of a London club for a quick smoke with the door cracked slightly open. Burial has openly embraced

explicit, and sexual themes of his lyrics. Put Your Back N 2 It is a special album because of Hadreas presentation of a unique perspective that seldom gets explored with such elegance. A few names pop to mind Antony and the Johnsons, Xiu Xiu, Elliott Smith but Perfume Genius differentiates himself in being able to accomplish stark and ethereal in the same breathe in his own way. Hadreas music shines as pure light and warmth in the face of insecurity, self-loathing, abuse, addiction, and other trials and is sure to be an emotive force in the ears of a listener who can relate.

andrew cockerill
contributor the things he formerly and masterfully used to adorn the fringes of his sound. Dance and techno musics synths, repetition, and length as well diverse turns are characteristic of Kindreds three tracks. Still unmistakably Burial, Loner begins with an ominous lm sample and a synth like a sliver of refracted light, but quickly becomes a dark and downtrodden club banger with manipulated vocal samples still whispering longings like set me free and I want you. Overall, Burial continues to relate to culture and mirror back what he experiences and feels flawlessly through the dystopian lens of an isolated Londoner who knows what it is to be human.

Rah Rah has long been at the forefront of music in Regina, having formed around a decade ago and been terric all the while. But theyve understandably grown in that time, from putting out Violent Femmes-inected ditties to something darker and more distinct. Thats got a lot to do with growth within the band. For example, founding member Erin Passmore started off as a snare-happy drummer, but moved on to sing the occasional lead and eventually contribute her own songs. Now, shes released a solo record, the Downtown EP. Its a record that takes you by

Erin Passmore Downtown EP Hidden Pony

surprise. Passmore has always seemed sort of a gentle presence, but Downtown is anything but shy it can be downright ferocious. Into the Woods and Married are both gorgeous, keyboardheavy near-waltzes, but the title track is all blistering guitars and wouldnt feel out of place on a Ladyhawk album. Though this is clearly a studio effort its hard to pull off Mellotron and ugelhorn live the studio never runs away with itself; Passmores writing always shines through. Case in point, Sad Song, with its layers of guitars that seem poised to explode, but stay as resigned and mournful as Passmore herself here. Dont marry me / I wont marry at all, she sighs as waves of Flaming Lips drums crash about her. Downtown allegedly grew from five songs to eight in the process of recording, meaning wed have had a full album on our hands if the sessions dragged out a bit more. Hopefully well end up with one some time soon.

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Burial Kindred EP Hyperdub

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Sports Editor: Autumn McDowell sports@carillonregina.com the carillon | March 1 - 7, 2012

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This might receive some backlash
autumn mcdowell, jhett folk, britton gray, colton hordichuk
contributor him get into media battles with Autumn. Oh, did I mention hes won a Stanley Cup? That credential would definitely help the mens hockey team succeed. Former Captain of the mens hockey team Ryan Bender is a contestant on the second season of local reality game show The Interview. Will he win the competition? cheques. Not literally, but you know what I mean. Ryerson University has a fencing team and an equestrian club. Should the U of R have these? tion to get these clubs at the U of R? Do you think the Ultimate Fighting Championship has gotten boring in recent years? dead-end situation. The one you have all been waiting for: What do you think of lingerie football coming to Regina? The University of Regina mens hockey coach has retired. Who would be your ideal replacement? McDowell: I have this strange feeling that both of those would fail horribly at the U of R; does anyone else feel the same way? Seriously, I dont think in fact, I know that no one has ever come up to me asking about an equestrian club or bragging about their sweet fencing match. We cant even get people to show up for our mainstream sports; the turnout for those would be down right embarrassing. Folk: As long as Im not on the team, why not? My mom says I shouldnt play with sharp/pointy objects. McDowell: Oh God yes. Nearly every card used to be unreal, now they are so goddamn boring. My brother and I were just talking about this the other day. We used to rephrase that, we would make our dad spend hundreds of dollars every year on buying the pay-per-view. My dad has barely had to spend any money this year. Folk: Well, dont hate me, but Ive never really enjoyed UFC. Thats just me though. I know its a big deal worldwide, but Ive just never really gotten interested in it. McDowell: Here we go. When I told my mom that the lingerie league was coming to Regina her immediate response was, Dont tell me youre signing up! Not this time, Mom. I know that most people are waiting for me to bash this league, but honestly I am on the fence. Part of me wants to ream it out for making women sex objects. Another part of me wants to point of that no one is putting a gun to the girls heads and making them participate. Im going to hear about this one. Folk: LOVE IT! Safe to say I will be a season ticket holder. Should be very interesting to see.

Autumn McDowell: Well, someone that the players actually like would probably be ideal. Someone that is known for being more than just good at fundraising would also be optimal. Dont worry everyone; the hiring is in good hands. We have posted a notice about it on Saskjobs, which is basically a shoe-in to get an unreal coach. I would like to think that my sarcasm is blatantly obvious. Jhett Folk: To be completely honest Id have to pick myself. Im a young guy that knows hockey really well, and Ill be in Regina for at least the next ve years. Why not, right?

McDowell: I am going to go ahead and say yes. Hell win for sure. He seems to be one of the only people actually making a decent effort by doing simple stuff such as showing up to meetings. Even though his introductory video included one of the worlds most awkward handshakes. He also lied during the same video, for those of you who dont know, Ryans nickname is not Ryan. Its Big Sexy. Not even kidding.

Britton Gray: Wayne Gretzky would be awesome. We can add some star power to the City of Regina, and I think we can get him. If we can get a lingerie football team, anything can happen. Colton Hordichuk: John Tortorella. Hes gritty, mean, hilarious, and if he comes to the University of Regina I can watch

Folk: Any hockey player on a reality TV show has my vote. Ill always be fer da boyz. Good luck to him! Gray: I dont know what the competition is but it sounds like some sort of job interview. Good luck! Hordichuk: I have heard a lot about The Interview. What exactly is it? Is it a Regina version of The Apprentice? If this is the case, Im going to guess that hes going to break some necks and cash some

Gray: Yes. The high-class residents of Regina would be pleased to have some friendly dueling to go along with our lingerie football team.

Gray: No, I think its gotten better actually. With young guns like Jon Bones Jones coming up the sport will be great for years to come.

Hordichuk: Hell yeah! Id join the fencing team even though I dont know how to fence. How cool would it be to at least try it, though? I also have a lot of friends that love horse riding, so I know theyd be interested in something like that. Overall, its a very cool idea. Where can I sign the peti-

Hordichuk: Considering I used to go out and watch the UFC on Saturday nights and I dont anymore, Im going with its boring. Its still popular, and I know a lot of people have pushed the StPierre vs. Silva showdown, but once they ght and a top ghter is determined, where does Dana White go from there? Its kind of a

Hordichuk: Its stupid. Its the next XFL for those who remember how successful that was. I guess its cool that were trying new things, but why couldnt we try a real sport? Like beer pong.

Gray: I laughed my ass off when I first read this was actually happening. It will be good for a few years but then someone will put a stop to it. Sorry bros, but its not going to last.

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Holy championships, Batman

Multiple teams at the University of Regina compete for championship titles
autumn mcdowell
sports editor In what can only be described as poor planning by Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), the national university-level championships in mens and womens wrestling, as well as in mens and womens swimming, have been scheduled on the same weekend. Two championships would possibly be acceptable, but then they had the bright idea to schedule the Canada West mens and womens track and eld championships for the same goddamn weekend. Its hard to say whether one member of the CIS organizing committee had a love affair with the dates Feb. 24-25, or whether three of them decided that those dates in association with the word championship had a particularly nice ring to it. Whatever the case may be, the University of Regina Cougars made the most of last weekend, and despite it being a headache for a fan of multiple sports, managed to produce record-breaking times and national champions. Mens wrestling Earlier this week, Kirk Ackerman told the Regina Leader-Post that he was sick of nishing in second place: Whats the old saying: Always a bridesmaid, never the bride? I think its my time for the wedding. Unfortunately for Ackerman, someone objected to the union. Ackerman (61 kilograms) nished with silver at the CIS championships once again, after being defeated by Concordias David Tremblay in the final. But, Ackerman would get to witness a couple of his teammates say I do.. Both Connor Malloy and Steve Schneider ended up tying the knot on the big stage. Connor Malloy finished first in the 72 kg division, after taking out Guelphs Jake Jagas in the gold medal round for the second year in a row. Steve Schneider (57 kg) also nished at the top of his weight class after defeating Swimming Jessica Winter was once again the story from inside the pool as she finished off the CIS championships responsible for half of Reginas total points. The CIS championships were actually quite dismal for the Regina swimmers; Winter was the only swimmer that made it to the nal round of competition. Winter managed to nish 13th overall in the 400-metre freestyle with a time just over four minutes and 22 seconds. Winter earned four team points for her nish, but unfortunately the teams eightpoint total would only secure the womens team a bottom basement finish, ending up 20th out of a possible 20. For some comparison, lets take a look at what UBC the winner of the womens CIS national championship nished in terms of points. While Regina had eight points, UBC had slightly more with 811.5 points, a new CIS record. How is it possible for two CIS teams to be separated by over 800 points? Lets blame the fact that they are located by the ocean and we are not, as it is the only logical explanation. Track and eld They may not have been competing at the national stage just yet, but the mens and womens track and eld team was in action at the Canada West championships last weekend in Saskatoon. The mens team had more than a little bit of pressure on its shoulders as it headed into the championships trying to defend two consecutive titles. Numerous members of the mens team were putting in a desperate effort in order to walk away with a third straight CanWest title. Chris Pickering broke his own school record in shot put with a throw of 17.33 metres, while rookie Tevaughn Campbell also brought home the gold in the 60m dash with a time of 6.85 seconds. Tait Nystuen racked the mens gold total up again, with a first place nish in the 300m dash. Regina didnt stop there as the 4x400 relay team consisting of Ethan Gardner, Nystuen, Cale Brown, and Ian McLellan also took home the top prize, all while setting a new U of R record with a time of three minutes and 20.86 seconds. Ahmed Al Kabary captured silver in long jump and was also named the Canada West male rookie of the year. Fellow rookie (and Carillon photographer) Arthur Ward also nished with a silver in triple jump and, more importantly, both rookies booked their tickets to the CIS championships on March 8 in Winnipeg. After nishing second place in the 60m hurdles, Jason Baker also punched his ticket for the CIS championships. In all, Baker joins Campbell, Nystuen, Alkabary, Ward, McLellan, Brown, Gardner, and Pickering at the next level of competition. Despite these fantastic individual finishes, the mens team was unable to bring home its third-straight title, as it finished just one point behind the Calgary Dinos for Canada West gold. On the womens side of things, Shalane Haselhan captured a long jump gold medal, and also tied with rookie Meagan Rumpel in fourth place for high jump. Rumpel also competed in what is the most hellish event at the meet, the pentathlon, finishing with 3329 points, and a third place spot on the podium. Chantelle Labrecque also captured a Canada West bronze, with a shot put of 12.22m. Because of her rst place nish, Haselhan is the only member from the womens side to automatically advance to the CIS championships, but more members from both the mens and womens team are expected to earn spots after the official lists are announced next week. Despite poor scheduling, last weekend the Cougars made the most of it and represented the U of R with great pride. However, lets all be thankful that the CIS track and eld championships are the only championships scheduled for March 8. They did it everyone, they did it.

Arthur Ward

Hey, it turns out we dont suck at making the playoffs (or nals!) after all McMasters Jason Buckle. In the last match of the day, Reginas Gaelan Malloy took on Westerns Ilya Abelev, which turned out to be something out of a movie. Regina trailed Concordia by just two points heading into the Malloy-Ilya match up. The rules were simple: Malloy wins the match and Regina captures a team national championship, as it had the edge in the event of a tie. Lose, however, and the boys would nish with silvers still very much respectable, but not what the boys were looking for. The wrestling gods were not on Reginas side in the nal match as Malloy (68 kg) suffered an untimely ankle injury near the start of his gold medal bout against Abelev. After having his ankle taped around the outside of his shoe, Malloy re-entered the match ala Daniel LaRusso in the first Karate Kid movie. However, with no Mr. Miyagi to speak of, instead of a jumping front kick to end the match, Gaelan Malloys injury was too bad and too painful for him to continue. He was forced to withdraw, nishing with a silver medal around his neck in individual and team competition. Although silver was not the colour that the boys had their eye on, they should still be extremely proud of what they have accomplished on the mat both as individuals and as a team. Although the women may have had a much less dramatic championship than the mens side had, a couple of the members from Reginas squad were also able to reach the podium. While Jasmine Slinn had every intention of winning the title of the 48 kg division, she came up just short against Brocks Jade Parsons in the gold medal bout. Lisa McKibben also finished with a silver medal after losing to Guelphs Allison Leslie in the 67 kg nal. Daniel Anderson (55 kg) nished just off of the podium in fourth place, while Kayla Brodner (72 kg) ended up in fth place for the women. In terms of team totals, the young womens team was ranked ninth going into the weekend, but nished off with 25 points, good enough for fifth place in team standings. Womens wrestling

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Student-athlete problems
Balancing school and athletics is a bit of a daunting task for U of R students
ed kapp
sports writer Its crunch time for students all over campus athletes too. Although dealing with midterms and assignments may cause some people to reach their breaking point, imagine having to deal with a heavy school load while representing your school on one of their athletic teams. This situation is all too familiar for numerous University of Regina student-athletes. According to Tevaughn Campbell a member of both the U of Rs track and eld team and football squad many of his peers are taken aback by his seemingly packed schedule. Thats the first thing that comes to their heads, said Campbell, who is also taking three classes this semester. Like, Oh, you do track and football? How do you manage that? Although Campbell is used to the question at this point, it is nevertheless an interesting query, because if student athletes want to excel both in the classroom and in athletics, they must strike a balance between their studies and athletic endeavours. This balance which many student-athletes have difficultly achieving includes time spent in class, doing assignments, studying, training, practicing, traveling and, of course, playing. Campbell, who trains on more days than he does not. Manage your time and you should be good. Make a schedule, make a list of goals things that you want to accomplish and youll be good. According to Docherty, however, it takes a bit more than timemanagement skills to excel while pursuing an education and participating in collegiate-level athletics. Im not afraid to put the books down and take an hour or two to just sit around and watch TV or go out and shoot hoops, Docherty admitted. Its extremely important to have balance, or youre going to drive yourself crazy ... Ive always had a good balance between school and relaxing and my social life, so Ive never experienced a meltdown or anything. I know people who take school way too seriously and theyre usually pretty irritable they become monsters. They let school consume them.

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Put your hands together for dealing with annoying problems from multiple angles Some Rams players like Catlin Schneider, a wide receiver currently enrolled in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, are all too familiar with this issue of balance. I will devote about ve hours a day or more [to football] once [the] season comes along, so about 25 hours during the week, and, depending on if we have a game [and] where we are playing, up to another 10 hours on the weekend, Schneider explained. Extra time can come along with injuries ... [and] extra lifts and workouts in season. Balancing my life schedule

during the CIS season is tough, as engineering is a lot of work and time. Studying and [being] in class, plus practicing and taking care of the body physically, also takes up lots of time. For Addison Docherty, a guard for the Cougars mens basketball team, having success as a student-athlete is almost wholly dependant on one factor. Scheduling will determine whether you get good grades or fall behind in school, explained Docherty, who sometimes referees intramural basketball when not studying or playing ball. I look at my syllabus at the begin-

ning of the year and figure out which times Ill be very busy and, from there, when I have to begin working on everything. Basically, youve got to manage your time well, added

I know people who take school way too

seriously and theyre usually pretty irritable they become monsters. They let school consume them.
Addison Docherty

Paying the Price

Jason Price is eager to return to the field after multiple knee injuries
ed kapp
sports writer When Jason Price slotback for the University of Regina Rams decided that he wanted to play football at Sheldon-Williams Collegiate, his parents were admittedly not very pleased with their sons decision. My dad was livid he didnt want me to sign up, recounted Price, 23, with a laugh. He said that I would get a knee injury and it would end my sports career. Following a pair of very productive seasons on the field in high school, Price ultimately agreed to take his talents to the U of R to play football. During his third campaign with the Rams, Price realized why his father who has long been passionate about football wasnt too interested in seeing his children play the game. We were playing against Calgary, we were going towards the endzone at Taylor Field, explained Price, who has snagged 21 receptions over the course of his four seasons with the Rams. I was on the punt team, we were running down and my cleat didnt release, so I dislocated my knee and tore my ACL. That was the most pain that Ive ever been in in my life. Im pretty sure everyone in the game could hear exactly to the ground. When Price returned to the sideline, he was informed by a team physician that he had re-torn his knee and would be faced with another surgery and an extended period of rehabilitation. Although Price claimed that there was a time when he believed that he would never play football again, he insisted he is currently sitting at 95 per cent and preparing himself for his fth campaign with the Rams. Naturally, Price and certainly his parents are hoping that he can nish his fth season with the Rams without suffering another injury. The 6-foot-4, 240pound slotback, however, has loftier ambitions as an athlete at the U of R. Personally I know we have a lot of great receivers but I want to be known as that receiver thats hard to cover, Price explained. We have a lot of receivers on our team that are amazing, but I just want to be seen as that guy that can wear you down, that will make a move, but, at the same time, go through you. I want [defensive backs] to be scared to try to tackle me or even cover me and get over 100 yards a game ... I want to contribute to the team and help win a [Vanier Cup] thats the ultimate goal for anyone on the team.

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how much pain I was in [laughs], because I was screaming pretty loud. Despite his injury and perhaps the advice of his parents after spending six months rehabilitating his leg he returned to the eld for the following CIS campaign. As it turned out, however, Prices long-awaited return to action was short-lived. The season was going great until we hit the Alberta game,

Could he possibly have any more knee injuries?

Price recounted. We were doing a run play for Adrian Charles and a would-be tackler dove out; he missed [Charles] but he rolled up into the back of my legs while I was blocking one of their [defensive backs] and my knee came out ... I didnt blow it out there my brace kind of saved it but I dislocated my kneecap, I guess. In a move that he admittedly now regrets, Price with the help of a brace and a few feet of tape returned to the eld within a mat-

ter of weeks against Manitoba. We had already been hurting at receiver ... so someone had to dress, Price explained. I said OK, because I was feeling alright. We were on our own, probably, 35-yard-line. It was a run play, I was going forward and made it about three or four steps across the line of scrimmage and, the next thing you know, I planted straight forward, I felt a pop in my knee ... I face-planted straight

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Where are the lights?

My mom takes in her first Cougars hockey game
what the puck?
autumn mcdowell
sports editor With the University of Regina mens hockey season coming to a close, I thought that I best take my mom to a game before it was too late. Judging from her experience, it may be her last. Now, there are a few things that you have to understand about my mom. Though she is cute and adorable, she knows next to nothing about sports. The process of trying to teach her what icing and offside each meant was an ordeal in itself; in fact, she still gets the two mixed up. The only thing that my mom could remotely compare the Cougars game to was a brief stint in 2009 when she was on the verge of becoming a Regina Pats fan after I had dragged her to multiple games. She may or may not have demanded at the top of her lungs that Colton Teubert kill his opponent after Teubert dropped the gloves, but that is a story for another day. Now, as you may or may not know depending on how many Pats and Cougars hockey games you have been to the fan experience one receives at each game is vastly different. From the moment my mom walked into the arena she was less than impressed. Where are the lights? she asked, slightly distressed. There arent any, I replied. Although my mom was disappointed about the lack of lasers

Jarrett Crowe

and fancy spotlights, she was still looking forward to watching the players y onto the ice to start the game. I decided to warn my mom that the players dont come out of a giant inflatable Cougars head, and that there wouldnt be any fog to speak of, and that they wouldnt even dim the lights when the players came on, but I still couldnt save her from being disappointed. Where is the guy saying Maaaattt Strruuuueebyyy? asked my mom. They dont have one. I was getting more and more sheepish

You wouldnt know by looking at it, but Mark Schneider just scored a goal

with every reply. After my mom and I decided that she would make a much more entertaining announcer than the one that was working the game that night, she turned her attention to the on-ice action. As I mentioned before, my mom has been to some Pats games, so naturally she has seen her fair share of losses. Coincidentally, the Cougars also lost 6-2 that night to the visiting Alberta Golden Bears. However, despite the loss, there were a few bright points in my moms first Cougars experience. First of all, she called icing at

the right time, something shes still bragging about. But her favourite moment was when the little kids came on at half-time to play a ve-minute game. Those three, four, and five year olds are quite possibly the reason for half of the fans are in attendance on any given night. There is always one kid that is not as far along as the others, the one whose jersey looks massive and whose helmet is the wrong colour. That kid deserves the MVP. After the game had come to a close and kids big and small had left the ice, my mom and I walked to our car in the freezing cold and

I began thinking about the experience that I had just put her through. I never really thought about it before, but mom is right; the show that fans are forced to deal with at Cougars hockey games is spartan, especially compared to the show that fans experience at any Pats game. Whether the team wins or loses, fans should get what they pay for. Lets not forget my mom shoveled out $12 to come to the game. For that price, the Cougars could surely afford some lights, or smoke. And is it too much to ask for a tiny blimp?

Make it rain
The womens basketball team remains unbeaten on the road to nationals
autumn mcdowell
sports editor Every year there is one team that is at the absolute top. A team clearly better than everyone else. A team that should undoubtedly win a national championship. This year, its the University of Regina womens basketball team. Of course, there is always a danger of being the top dog. Most people are going to root against you and pull for the underdog to come along and de-thrown and more importantly embarrass the upper class team. Last week, the visiting Winnipeg Wesmen were hoping to be that underdog during the Canada West quarterfinals, but they didnt have a chance. Regina went on to sweep the Wesmen in consecutive games, rst posting a 93-52 victory on Friday night and then following up that performance by an 84-70 victory on Saturday. In many ways, the Cougars have been in this position before; they may not have had the perfect record, but getting past the quarternals and making a run for a national championship is something that is old news for many of the players. For Jennilea Coppola, a second-year post with the Cougars, having been here before makes it much easier the second time around. Its denitely better to know what to expect, she said. Knowing how everything works and just being adjusted to the level of play makes a big difference. Although they may be used to the game, the Cougars have sometimes been accused of getting off to a slow start in some of their previous games this season, something that Coppola was slightly concerned about after the weekend was over. I think we got off to a bit of a slow start, she said But, we had our moments, we picked it up, and did what we needed to do. Lindsay Ledingham and Joanna Zalesiak put up big numbers in front of their hometown crowd, nishing the weekend off with 34 and 27 points, respectively. Having the hometown crowd behind them proved to be crucial in the victory, and that is one advantage that the Cougars will gladly take. Its extremely important, Coppola said. Just knowing your gym and having your fans there cheering you on really means a lot and helps a lot. With the series win, the Cougars are now one step closer to their goal of being undefeated national champions. But the pressure that often mounts during an undefeated season doesnt seem to be fazing the players. I wouldnt say that there is extra pressure, Coppola said. I think that there is just more focus on what we have to do. More focus, and realizing that the games that you have already played are no longer valid. The Centre of Kinesiology, Health and Sport will play host to the Canada West Final Four on March 2-3, This will be the last time that fans will have the chance to see this national calibre team at home. Regina will take the court for the rst time on Friday at 7:00 p.m. against Fraser Valley.

Jarrett Crowe

I wonder if plans are already drawn up for undefeated national champ shirts?

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Man, you used to be cool

Has the UFC slowly started sucking?
inside the octagon
autumn mcdowell
sports editor I remember the days when every card the Ultimate Fighting Championship put on was unreal. Nearly every weight class was stacked, there was a classic good guy vs. villain potential matchup around every corner, and I was more than willing to make my dad shovel out $50 so my brother and I could get the Pay-per-view. Im afraid those days are long gone. What do we have now? Well, instead of having a classic Matt Hughes day job farmer, night job wrestler vs. BJ to the death Penn, we have Frankie Edgar. Enough said. Seriously though, I am well aware that Edgar twice proved he was The Answer to all of Penns pudgy problems, but having him as the lightweight champ really sickened me inside. Thankfully, Edgar lost his belt last Saturday at UFC 144 to Benson Henderson. Who, you ask? Exactly. Back in the day, every fight was a blockbuster, every fan whether they were part-time fans that thought owning an Afiction shirt made them hardcore, or fully committed fans that sat on Sherdog day in and day out knew the history behind every ghter. My how those times have changed. Now its more like, Who the hell is that?

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Before, when random drunk people or stone cold sober people for that matter would argue they could easily beat up one of the fighters inside the octagon, I would roll my eyes and pretend to laugh while my blood was boiling on the inside. Now, Im forced to admit that they probably could. Seriously, where is the league nding these people? Another fight on the card at UFC 144 featured Ryan Badar vs. Quinton Rampage Jackson.

This ght for sure went to a decision

Now, this was actually supposed to be a half-decent ght. I would hope that most people know who Rampage is, and if you pay attention to the Ultimate Fighter reality show than you know who Badar is, so everyone was happy. However, I was once again disappointed. Its probably pretty obvious that I, like most people,was cheering for Rampage. Its not that I hate Badar or anything, but Rampage is just so much cooler and does

one of the best dog impressions that I have ever heard in my entire life. It just figures that Rampage ended up losing. To top it off, all Rampage basically had to say after the fight was that even he thought he would lose the ght. Sweet Rampage, sweet. Seriously, maybe he should have let people know that he thought he would lose his own fight and people wouldnt have bet on him to win, consequently

losing money they dont have because he did what he knew he would do but no one else knew: lose. The only good thing that has come out of the UFC putting on such terrible cards and being increasingly boring is that we McDowells are saving ourselves the time and money of even bothering paying for the show. There just isnt even a point anymore.

Thoughts from a legend

Former NHL-er Ken Dryden weighs in on todays hockey
david kauffman
link (concordia university) MONTREAL (CUP) A crowd filled the Indigo bookstore in Place Montreal Trust Feb. 2 to hear former Montreal Canadiens goaltender and politician Ken Dryden talk about his book, The Game, and weigh in on the concussion crisis currently rocking the hockey world. The event was put on as part of Canada Reads, a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation-run endeavour to choose and promote Canadas best books. The Game, released in 1983, recounts Drydens memories of the pressures of being a goaltender in the National Hockey League. It also takes an in-depth look at the Montreal squad that took home the Stanley Cup in 1979. Dryden went from speaking of his earliest moments playing the sport to discussing the speed and intensity of how it is played today. The 64-year-old multi-Vezina Trophy-award winner spoke about the drastic change in the speed of the game now compared to when he donned the Habs jersey 33 years ago. reer, publishing several books, working as an executive for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and serving as a MP for the Liberal Party from 2004 to 2011. Drydens not the only one whos worried about the state of the game, however. Gordon Bloom, associate professor of sport psychology at McGill University, joined Dryden at the talk and noted that all this hitting in the NHL is having an impact on children as well. If professionals are showing a lack of respect by not playing the game the way it used to be played, it carries down, Bloom said. Ive seen it in minor hockey. In fact, Lisa-Marie Breton, who plays for the Montreal Stars of the Canadian Womens Hockey League, has kept away from watching mens hockey because of this intensity. I dont watch the NHL because I find theres not enough passes or nice plays. The guys are just smashing into the boards, said Breton, who also works as a fitness trainer for Concordia University. In womens hockey we dont have body checks; we have contact which is only along the boards, in the same direction.

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If you look at a full game from the 1950s, one from the 70s, and one from today, youd think, Oh my God, that game is unbelievably slow, he said. Dryden recalled there was no phrase like nishing your checks back then, because the other player would be too far away. If you did [nish your check and hit somebody], you would have had to go 10 or 15 more feet, he said. [It] was so obviously interference that it didnt

Hes only won six Stanley Cups

happen. Dryden points out improved conditioning and increased size among players as factors that have changed the game significantly. The force of collisions is that much greater, Dryden said. In light of this, he believes that people half a century from now will look back in amazement at how irresponsible the athletes of today are. Do you know what happens

with a brain inside of a skull, with collisions? Dryden asked. Its similar to throwing a Super Ball on a squash court. Dryden tended goal for the Canadiens between 1970 and 1979, winning six Stanley Cups and ve Vezina Trophies. During that period, he became known as the leagues best netminder before retiring from hockey at the age of 31. Dryden pursued a number of different elds after his NHL ca-

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C-10
Unambig.org

things to know about this legislation

jocelynn marsden
contributor It is imperative that we knowledgeably examine all legislation in this country, especially those proposed by majority governments. Given that Bill C-10, the governments omnibus crime bill, contains some of the more significant and controversial reforms to our nations laws proposed to date by the Harper Government, reviewing it is even more crucial than usual. Although Bill C-10 is now somewhat overshadowed by Bill C-30, a hotly debated Internet privacy act that aims to give police unprecedented Internet surveillance capabilities. It would be dangerous for the public to ignore C-10 or put it in the corner of their minds. After being rushed through the House of Commons with no review, partisan or otherwise, the bill is now sitting in the senate awaiting approval. Its tendentious title, The Safe Streets and Communities Act, is, in truth, a bit of a misnomer. There is a complete disregard for any sociological, psychological, or judiciary evidence in this bill, and indeed, statistics from Stats Canada suggest that these amendments may have a detrimental effect on our statistically safest streets and communities in 30 years time. Several sociologists, including Michel Foucault and Thomas Mathiesen, have expressed concern that if we make jailing citizens a priority of our laws, evidence seems to support the increased likelihood of those citizens, now convicted criminals, re-offending. In an ironic twist, we would also have criminals that are better trained and more connected with each other, as a result of being initiated into a criminal culture. In addition, the communities that tend to see the most crime those with high unemployment, for example are already in shambles, which increases the likelihood those communities will facilitate more deviant behavior. The bill includes major amendments to the Criminal Code of Canada, significant amendments to the Youth Justice Act, vague amendments and proposals regarding immigration, and the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act, which permits victims to sue foreign states that enacted violence upon them in regards to terrorism or torture. The most publicized and positive aspect of Bill C-10 is longer minimum sentences for pedophiles, who currently receive the same sentence as an individual in possession of six marijuana plants. Unfortunately, this single act is being used as the packhorse for the entire bill. If youre opposed to the bill, the governments argument goes, youre opposed to regulations to keep our children safe. Minister of public safety Vic Toews recently quasi-apologized publicly for making a similar argument in support of the equally contentious Bill C-30: Stand with us, or stand with the child pornographers. Bill C-10, however, seems to suggest the problem isnt with Toews; instead, its endemic to the Tories attitude towards their legislation. Safe Streets and Communities, recall who could possibly be opposed to safer neighbourhoods, as a general rule? The problem is that our communities are already safer. Statistics Canada indicates the lowest national crime rates since the 1980s, and they are only dropping. But, just like its not his business to know the most contentious parts of legislation like Bill C-30 earlier this month, Toews admitted to being unfamiliar with exceptional circumstances provisions allowing police to demand information from Internet service providers Toews has made clear that paying attention to statistics simply isnt part of his portfolio. I dont know if the statistics demonstrate that crime is down, he said to a Senate committee on Feb. 1, Im focused on danger. To reduce the danger presented by a declining crime rate, the Conservatives have opted to build new prisons and hand out longer criminal sentences. In response to all the recent scrutiny surrounding the costs of imprisoning more people, for lesser crimes, for longer periods of time. Justice Minister Rob Nicholson stated to the same Senate committee, The cost of crime on society far exceeds the cost of ghting crime. Most provincial governments, who will bear the brunt of the scal demands of Bill-C10, tend to disagree with Nicholson. Newfoundlands Justice Minister Felix Collins, for example, spoke out rmly against the bill.. Most groups, most experts, and most witnesses who have given presentations on this bill would advocate that the federal government is proceeding in the wrong direction, and that this

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Stand with us, or stand with child

pornographers.
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texas rejects harpers crime bill

While providing assistance to trafcked and other vulnerable people is laudable, these proposals would introduce a scheme that is vague, confused and potentially harmful to the very people it seeks to protect. - The Canadian Bar Association Until the government re-examines how it pays to keep jails running The Safe Streets and Communities Act will be nothing more than an unfair burden on Canadian taxpayers. - Brian Vossen, Hanna Herald

additional criticism of bill c-10

Stephen Harpers Crime Bill is not only facing opposition in Canada, republicans in Texas renowned as the United States toughest crime ghting state are also against Bill-C-10. Here is what some of them have to say about the Safe Streets and Communities Act: You will spend billions and billions and billions on locking people up, and there will come a point in time where the public says, 'Enough!' And you'll wind up letting them out - John Creuzot, Dallas County Court judge

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I'm concerned that when we pass a bill that people will believe their streets and com-munities will be safer and I'm not convinced that's the case." - Senator James Cowan

It's a very expensive thing to build new prisons and, if you build 'em, I guarantee you they will come. But, if you don't build 'em, they will come up with very creative things to do that keep the community safe - Jerry Madden, Texas House Committee on Corrections

It's very strange to pass a law when the police tell you they probably wouldn't enforce it. - Senator Joan Fraser It would cost the Federal Government about eight million dollars, and the provinces about 107 million each year. When you do the math and add that up over a ve year period you are looking at a taxpayer cost of close to a quarter billion. - David Muguy, CBC

If passed, C-10 will take Canadian justice policies 180 degrees in the wrong direction, and Canadian citizens will bear the cost - Tracy Velzquez, Justice Policy Institute

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procedure has been tried in other areas before and has proven to be a failure he said to parliament on Dec. 6. Incarcerating more people is not the answer. Collins went on to state the actual costs of the bill would be astronomical. The costs and logistics of moving to a punitive system is and approach that has failed in a number of American states, to the point where even die-hard Republicans are criticizing the Eric E. Sterling, who bill. worked to create similar punitive laws in the US during the 1980s, commented to Nicholson in a press conference in Regina. When you start going down this road of building more prisons and sending people away for long periods of time, and you convince yourself that this is going to deter people, youve made a colossal mistake, he said. We have learned the hard way that long sentences are not deterring people from selling drugs when the profits are so great. Sterling now works in Maryland for the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation, and is no small voice on this matter. Nicholson did not find his case convincing.

amendments, which make it easier for the government to deny work permits, and seems to punish vulnerable foreigners instead punishing people who would unjustly take advantage of the benets. There are also new rights for victims of torture and terrorism, allowing Canadian citizens to take legal action against states, and supporters, who sponsor terrorists. According to an official statement by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), not

sition of unjust, grossly disproportionate sentences. The drug provisions include low-level drug offenses producing as little as six marijuana plants and extremely broad aggravating factors which would [seem to] target all those who rent or live in a house they do not own. Sterling said. Another problem with overpopulating prisons is the affect this will have on already struggling communities particularly Aboriginal communities, those living in poverty, and those with

We have learned the hard way that long

sentences are not deterring people from selling drugs .
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only is this expensive, but also exclusive legislation. [All victims would need] to have their cases pre-approved by the government, which has the ability to decide which governments can and cannot be sued. They wrote. Canada should not play politics with victims of torture and terrorism. The mandatory minimum, as Sterling mentioned, introduces sentences for vague underlying offenses. The CCLA believes this is a move in the wrong direction. This may result in the impomental health needs. These populations are already greatly overrepresented in correctional institutions and existing social programs and services are already struggling to meet demands. In Saskatchewan, as of 2008, prisonjustice.ca states that 79 per cent of our prison population is aboriginal. The removal of conditional sentencing for a large range of offences also eliminates the flexible sentencing that allows judges to consider factors such as single parenthood, socio-eco-

Bill C-10, as stated briey above, includes many signicant amendments to pre-existing criminal legislation, as well as adding new legislation. The bill includes vague immigration and refugee protection

nomic factors, mental needs for conditions like Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and rehabilitative needs. The Federal Government already has a rocky history handling Canadian citizens who are imprisoned abroad, and with facilitating their return to Canada. The amendments to the International Transfer of Offenders Act allows Minister Nicholson increased discretion over the return of citizens. The advantages of bringing more prisoners home to Canada is that they will receive culturally appropriate care, reintegration programs, and will be closer to their families. The CCLA highlights these benets in their ofcial statement. When offenders serve a portion of their sentence in Canada, it also allows the government to create records of their crimes and monitor their rehabilitation, he said. Absent such transfers, offenders would simply return to Canada at the end of their sentence without any records or legal restrictions on their activities. Another major critic of Bill C10 is the non-partisan Canadian Bar Association, a group that represents some 37,000 people working in the judiciary eld such as lawyers, students, judges, notaries, and teachers. It also released an ofcial statement, and an analysis highlighting the discussing the major points of this bill. In its view, the initiatives in Bill C-10 go in a contrary direction.

They [the Conservative government] adopt a punitive behavior approach to criminal behavior, rather than one concentrated on how to prevent that behavior in the first place, or rehabilitate those who do offend, the CBA wrote. As most offenders will one day return to their communities, we know that prevention and rehabilitation are most likely to contribute to public safety. The proposed initiatives also move Canada along a road that has clearly failed in other countries. Rather than replicate that failure, at enormous public expense, we might instead learn from those countries experience. The opposition from the CBA, CCLA, and numerous foreign and local political gures seems to be that the Harper government is being shortsighted. Although there are certainly positives like reviewing current sentencing for pedophiles they do not outweigh the aws. If we looked at all the pieces of this crime bill puzzle, we realize the final picture is one that will have a negative balance in our federal, provincial, and personal pocketbooks and, ironically, will a negative effect on our safe streets and neighborhoods. Wisdom to pull from this is the antithesis of Toews argument. Stand democratically with us, or democratically dissent. But dont be afraid to get informed.

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Sexualized violence
Its official: Regina is getting a Lingerie Football League Canada team. What is lingerie football, you may ask? Well, its football, for starters. The players are, for the most part, semi-pro or college athletes and they are good at the sport. But lingerie football consists of women wearing bras, panties, and garters as uniforms. The full athletic equipment that would generally be worn when playing a violent contact sport like tackle football is absent, except for shoulder pads and mouth gards. Even though lingerie league players often come from highly competitive athletic backgrounds, this iteration of the sport isnt really about the talent of the players; its about sexuality. Women in skimpy outts are what youre here for after all, lingerie is the first word in the leagues name. There are plenty of womens football leagues that exist in full gear if youre actually interested in the quality of the game. Instead of having their talent celebrated, the players of the Lingerie Football League are essentially reduced to representing mans perfect fantasy: he can watch football, a violent game that he loves, while simultaneously getting turned on. The concern here is that this is a perverted extension of a social obsession for combining sexuality and violence. Lingerie football tries to be a professional sport, but by sexualizing something that doesnt need to be sexualized, the sport is akin to the likes of mud wrestling and foxy boxing. It plays into the old fetish of catfighting, where the women involved in the violent conflict or opposition are eventually expected to kiss and make up or make out after a tumultuous struggle. The problem is that this fetish implies that violence is inseparable from sexuality, and that sex itself is a violent act. Its a rape culture that perpetuates these values. The combination of tackling, hitting, and pushing with the hyper-sexuality of lacy lingerie sends the message that violence itself has a sexual component and vice-versa, that this isnt only normal but expected. It gives people the idea that watching sexuality in a violent arena and finding it entertaining is socially acceptable. If we are OK turning violent sexuality

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into entertainment, we are maintaining the view of rape culture that sexual violence is exciting. This view is the reason that a 16year-old boy in Pitt Meadows, B.C. posted images of a girl being gang-raped onto the Internet, an act for which hes facing charges. Its the reason rape jokes are a laughing matter and the reason submissive porn, in which a woman is clearly in a degraded or servile position, is among some of the most popularly searched. Many people say that the Lingerie Football League is just entertainment and view it in a lighthearted manner, which is

to be expected; there is something rather silly about the combination of booty shorts and shoulder pads. Many of the people who attend these matches probably wont rape anybody. They probably think rape is abhorrent, that women should have equal status and rights as men. But by involving themselves in an activity that intentionally degrades the status of women and perpetuates the idea that it is OK to put the sexual aspects of the sport rst to turn an athletic contest into a violent masturbatory fantasy people are complicit in rape culture.

So, when thinking about attending and supporting a lingerie football game because its all in good fun, think about the other values you are supporting. If violence, in combination with sex, is socially accepted as entertainment, it is not a far cry to imply that serious forms of violent sexuality like rape and sexual assault or harassment can also just be part of the game.

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At the University of Regina Students Unions annual general meeting a few weeks ago, students voted unanimously to boycott Israel for its handling of the occupations of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank as well as for Israels refusal to make any concessions concerning a two-state solution with the Palestinians. The students union entering into a boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign was bound to upset not only some university students, but also the wider public, as issues surrounding Israel are always fraught with strong opinions and hardline viewpoints. In light of URSU taking a strong stance on a world issue, there have been a range of calls from students who believe URSU did something unforgiveable in taking a position on an issue. These people like to claim that URSU, as the students union, needs to reflect the entire student body, and thus should remain neutral on all remotely political issues. The problem with this argument is that it is not only completely ludicrous, but impossible to implement. A students union, like any other union, is an advocacy group for change that the majority of members want to see implemented. Part of the reason the students union has an AGM every year is to take direct guidance on their advocacy from students. In this particular case, rather than leaving in a huff after the rst inexplicably divisive motion was passed, everyone that cared enough about URSU to stick around for the entire meeting voted to support the motion. And its not like there was no opportunity to review the motions beforehand and make the time to come and speak against one of them if you were truly opposed to it. The students union posted its motions online in advance of the AGM. Saying that, by following a democratic mandate to pursue sanctions against Israel, URSU isnt representing the will of students ignores the fact that some students declined to exercise their right to vote against the mandate. AGMs are used to determine what the will of the majority of students is and to follow that course. If the will of students is at odds with what you want, fair enough, but its unfair to ask URSU to ignore the results of their own AGM. Caving in to these kinds of pressures on a regular basis would make URSU a totally impotent force. It should be said that there was shockingly little debate around the motion, which came up toward the end of the meeting and passed very quickly. Everyone was most likely exhausted from the contentious debate over the motion to add more directors to the URSU board; by the time the motion to boycott Israel came up, a lot of people had left and the remaining crowd members were anxious to join them. This kind of atmosphere isnt really conducive to excellent debate or high levels of scrutiny, especially around a subject so complex. Rather than complaining, then, that URSU is an embarrassment and its new position on the Middle East a gross misrepresentation of the will of students, people that complain should look into ways to reverse the motion. There are methods in the URSU constitution that allow for things to be reversed, and if there is really enough willpower and support for the motion to be re-examined, there are ways to make it happen. But simply saying that you are personally opposed to the boycott and demanding that URSU reverse a directive on your behalf isnt going to cut it. A students union is rst and foremost an expression of a campus collective will. If you dont like what was done, rather than complaining on Facebook and Twitter about how awful URSU is, try getting involved in student governance. Find a way to bring the issue you are concerned about to the fore. It really is your students union, and you can shape it how you want by getting involved beyond derisive tweets and Timeline posts.

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possible in Europe and Oceania. A mobile provider has cheap, basic phones, and service plans that provide everything I need for a fraction of what I dish out at home. So why is that not possible here? For one, the market is poorly regulated and service providers are having a field day. Overseas, mobile providers such as O2, Vodafone, Virgin, and others have to work hard to get your business. These companies have to be responsive and provide a broad palette of products and service plans. And if one provider doesnt have the phone I want, I know I will be able to nd it at another one. I have choice, and that is what is truly important. Here in Saskatchewan in North America, really the telecommunications industry is homogenous and holds consumers in nothing short of contempt. SaskTel or Telus can afford to be dinosaurs, because where else are people going to go? This doesnt mean we should privatize SaskTel, by the way. We simply need more competition and more regulation in the mobile phone market. If it is possible to get a brand new phone and a decent service plan for 80 euros or for $40AUD, why is it that I have to pay hundreds of dollars in Saskatchewan to do the same? Sure, the newest toy with a massive plan is going to cost me money anywhere, but my basic entry should not. We no longer have a basic phone segment in Saskatchewan, or even Canada. We as consumers are being forced by companies to choose costly phones and costly service plans. I think it is time to change how we do business in Saskatchewan and in Canada as a whole. Lets increase competition and regulate the market to ensure that consumers get the most bang for their buck.

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If only these books could be reduced into podcast form Androids, BlackBerries, and iPhones, oh my. Everywhere you look, the mobile phone industry is producing a variety of products that are innovative and attractive, from simple and elegant designs to the overloaded. Anything, so long as consumers are able to achieve the hyper-connectedness that they crave. Here in Saskatchewan, however, the cost of getting connected is high, and the ways to get connected are so limited that theyre offensive. Living in Saskatchewan, many of us get both our mobile phones and our service contracts through SaskTel. The occasional person receives service from Telus, and there are those who are dedicated Rogers

customers, as well. Thats really it, isnt it? If we are talking major players in the province, those three are really the only three. That is really the problem as well. We essentially have access to only three service providers. And Rogers is out of the running too, because if you dont live in a major Saskatchewan centre, their service is terrible. So were left with two big guys, and as anyone who has ever played any sport can tell you, a league with two teams sucks. Since the big boys have a virtual monopoly, costs are incredible. Cell phones and smartphones are obscenely expensive if you do not opt for a three-year contract,

where you might be lucky to get your phone for $0, so long as youre ne with making calls from a brick. What I am saying is that we, the consumers, are getting screwed. Our choices have narrowed to the point where we dont even a choice, really, and our wallets are being emptied by service contracts that pretend to offer great value with one hand by squeezing our money out when really they are not. If I travel outside of North America, my phone bill balloons. So I am told I am better off getting a cheap phone at my destination. And guess what? I actually can! What would be impossible with a company like SaskTel is

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A distorted reality is necessary to be free

Have societal constructions of beauty exceeded the point of physical possibility? In a world where we are constantly told we have to strive be better, thinner, and to achieve a certain degree of perfection, a question arises: Is perfection even attainable? We are bombarded with countless altered images every day. With this amount of perfection thrown at us, how can we know what is realistically expected? When ad agencies use Photoshop to alter our expectations of the human body, how can we possibly measure up? Altering photos has become increasingly common in the fashion and entertainment industries to the point where almost all photos are altered in at least some respect. This fixing of reality ultimately creates an unrealistic ideal of beauty. Young girls are particularly susceptible to the pressures this impossible standard creates. Surrounded by images of ideal gures, they develop feelings of inadequacy that have led to the rising pandemic of eating disorders and depression. The Photoshop question doesnt end with whether we should allow Photoshopped pictures in ads. It has become a much deeper issue. Where did we get the idea that were supposed to look like the people in magazines? What makes us think that advertising companies and the fashion industry get to dene beautiful for us? Beauty should not be something that a corporation denes in order to sell a product. Beauty should mean being healthy, being comfortable with who you are, and being yourself. No one should have to compare themselves to someone else, or worse, to a ctitious portrayal of perfection. Every individual should have his or her own inherent self-worth, and it shouldnt stem from how closely they resemble the pictures in magazines. Most importantly, I think its important to ask why beauty is esteemed so highly. What about intelligence? What about talent? What about kindness and compassion? Are these not qualities that matter? Why has Kate Upton received countless hours of television spotlight for appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated, while we rarely hear as much about the people who are making the world a better place through altruistic actions and kind gestures? We shouldnt look to the media to determine how were supposed to look. Its not just that its unreasonable to model oneself after a falsied image. Its that weve reached a point where we have to convince ourselves to stop.

Mountain of texts
I was always told, in the years before I rst walked through the doors of the University of Regina, to brace myself for nonstop textbook readings. Last year, the majority of my classes were English and History, so textbook readings were almost mandatory. Going into this year, I decided that, regardless of the subjects Id be taking, Id fully commit myself to doing textbook readings. That lasted for all of, oh, four days. I realized that in the classes where textbook readings werent mandatory, I still did extremely well in the class, which made me ask the question: Whats the point? Textbooks, for the most part, are a waste of money. There have been countless times when Ive bought a textbook and watched it gather dust on a shelf in my bedroom. Then, when I want to sell it back, the editions have changed, and Im stuck with a textbook about speaking Spanish just because a few of the pictures and chapters have been slightly modied. I was talking with one of my friends, a second-year student at the University of Regina, about spending money on textbooks last week, and even he admitted that hes wasted, so far, roughly $500 on textbooks that hes never opened once. And thats just the beginning. Simply put, I just dont have the time to do the weekly lecture readings. Between work, extracurricular activities, homework, studying, and living, theres no room to sit down for countless hours of reading what was already said in lecture. And my friend agreed with me, claiming that trying to gain extra understanding of the material isnt manageable with all the other things going on in his life. Ive also had professors tell the class that a particular midterm is based solely on readings. Scared to death, I would go out and buy the textbook so I could study the hell out of all the material that was raised in the textbook, and not in class. But once the exam was placed on the desk in front of me, I looked at the questions all of which had absolutely nothing to do with the textbook readings and realized I could have studied the lecture notes and have done just as well, if not better, had I completely ignored the textbook. At times, it is appropriate to buy a textbook and do the readings. My economics professor assigns questions out of the textbook for homework all the time, but I wouldnt really call the questions lecture readings. Even though we have questions to do out of the textbook, I still wont do the readings that are applicable with them, and Ill split the cost of the textbook with a friend to eliminate the damage to my savings account. When push comes to shove, between money, time, and studying, I refuse and will continue to refuse to buy a textbook and do the lecture readings unless I absolutely have to. More times than not, the textbook and lecture readings are a recap or review of what was already said in lecture, so because of that Ill stick to taking notes and paying attention in class.

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Government hooker
BURNABY, B.C. (CUP) In recent years, the conversation surrounding sex work has changed. Many people have realized that Canadian laws surrounding the procurement of sex have not been successful in its prevention. Currently, the sale of sexual services for money is legal, but many of the attendant activities (advertising it, setting up brothels, etc.) are not. Sex work has cemented its reputation as societys oldest profession and, for those pursuing its legalization, thats a justication for ending its prohibition. They believe the sex trade will exist regardless of its lawfulness and should therefore be made legal, as regulation will bring it within government control, helping to minimize the negative effects of sex work like exploitation, drug addiction, and physical abuse. In most circumstances, this logic is sound. If the illegality of something does not curb behaviour, the effective harm reduction strategy may be to integrate that behaviour into the legal system. However, with regards to sex work, this could produce more harm than good. Alexandra Mackenzie, a Vancouver advocate for the abolition of prostitution and co-founder of the organization Our Lives To Fight For, produced a powerful documentary outlining the pitfalls of legalized prostitution. In order to get a more complete understanding of the issue, Mackenzie interviewed academics, concerned community members, and former prostitutes. In doing so, she discovered that no country has successfully legalized prostitution without substantial growth of human trafcking, organized crime, and underage prostitution. She wrote on Simon Fraser Universitys Journalists for Human Rights blog that, In 2007, the mayor of Amsterdam called the legalization of prostitution an abysmal failure, due to a significant increases in organized crime, human trafficking, and drug trafficking. She added that, a year later, the National Dutch Police estimated that between 5090 per cent of women in the legal brothels in Holland were working involuntarily. The sex trade is a very lucrative industry that perpetuates gender inequalities that will not be solved if prostitution is legalized. The sex trade will not become safer or easier to regulate. Legalization will only validate women (primarily) as commodities, which dehumanizes sexual interactions. Furthermore, legalization could perpetuate socioeconomic inequalities. For example, people applying for welfare are usually expected to complete an in-depth job search before they will be awarded government aid. In 2002, the German government legalized prostitution as a legitimate profession; in 2005, The Telegraph reported that women applying for welfare in Germany who were having difculty nding work in traditional industries were being advised to apply to brothels. If they refused, benets could be denied. In this circumstance, legalized prostitution could actually result in an influx of impoverished women participating in the sex trade. Of course, this would be contrary to the legalization objective, which is to minimize womens non-consensual participation in the industry. Sadly, the probability that financially disadvantaged women will be forced to sell sex as a means for providing for themselves and their families will likely increase. So what is the solution? If prostitution isnt legalized and regulated, then sex trade workers will be more susceptible to violence, disease, and drug addiction. If it is, the government is responsible for propagating inequity, with little evidence the policy will be socially benecial. Fortunately, there is a third option: the Nordic model. The Nordic model decriminalizes the sale of sex, but criminalizes the act of buying sex. Across Scandinavia, countries including Sweden, Norway, and Iceland have implemented this policy and seen positive results. By making the demand for paid sex illegal without punishing sex workers, the law recognizes prostitution as a form of exploitation and places the participation risk of hefty nes, incarceration, and public shame on the buyer, not the seller, of sex. This legislation, in tandem with subsidized housing, job training programs, and drug rehabilitation, has helped many women exit the industry. Mackenzie wrote, Since the law was implemented in 1999, street prostitution [in Sweden] has decreased by 50 per cent with no increase in indoor prostitution. She added that there has been a considerable decline of human trafcking into Sweden. Perhaps, then, this is the best way forward.

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Feline fanaticism
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. (CUP) My transformation into a cat person was as unexpected as it was gradual. We've all been exposed to the caricature of the senile cat lady who has more felines than she has ngers, but I always assumed I was safe from sharing a similar fate. After all, I dont have a vagina and, for the most part, have managed to maintain my mental health. Both of these characteristics are uncommon in crazy cat ladies, yet it would appear that feline fanaticism no longer discriminates against a persons sex or mental stability. Ive lived with cats before, but it wasnt until about a year ago that I was able to add the title of Cat Owner to my make-believe business card. A fateful Craigslist posting led me to a grungy basement suite in North Vancouver, and I was introduced to a kitten smaller than my st. Two weeks later, I transported said animal across the city in a Build-A-Bear box to her new home. I settled on the name Inspector Ciabatta Lebowski and, with that, my descent into domesticated animal dementia began. Everyone who met Ciabatta cooed over her cuteness and how feisty the feline was, so I assumed my fascination with her was normal at first. I acquired her during midterms, so that instead of applying myself to my studies, I was able to ignore the textbooks on my desk and spend hours throwing toy mice around the apartment while she chased after them. My roommate and I began to express our feelings out loud about how much we enjoyed the cat. Showering her with affection and attention when we were alone was one thing, but once we realized how strongly we both felt, the oodgates to our emotions opened. Not long after that, when leaving my house with a friend, he asked me if I always did that. When I asked what he was referring to, he pointed out that I had said goodbye to the cat. Up until this point, it hadnt even registered that this was something I did often. I became self-aware. I mentioned to my roommate how ridiculous it was for me to bid farewell to the cat, and we laughed over how weird some cat owners were especially the ones who referred to their cats as their children. This naturally led to us calling Ciabatta our daughter, but we quickly realized that our satire was slinking towards reality and immediately ceased such behaviour. The climax occurred earlier this month when I realized that Ciabattas birthday was coming up. I commented on how hilarious it would be if we had a kegger to celebrate her having survived living with us for a year. But this joking led to me making a Facebook event and creating a guest list. Friends came over with presents. Someone made a cat food cake with catnip icing. We all got trashed. The cat was freaked out by the number of guests since she wasnt even aware that many humans existed. I think I had more fun at her birthday party than Ive had at some of my own. Is it weird that when Im on the bus ride home, I get excited because it means I'll soon be reunited with my cat? I prefer Ciabattas company over that of most humans, and if thats not a red ag, I dont know what is. So let my story be a warning to the rest of you:when picking out your next pet, get something less adorable and with a shorter lifespan. Like sea monkeys. No one has ever heard of a crazy sea monkey lady.

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VICTORIA (CUP) Lately, Ive been thinking that the only way I will be able to nish my degree is online. Ironically, there, Id be free from endless smartphone- and Internet-related classroom distractions. It boggles my mind that students can be so cavalier about their access to their teachers. Many people would gladly take a seat in the classroom if they had even half the chances many students seem to take for granted. Ignoring teachers and staying focused on phones is not a smart use of anyones time. But why do so many instructors do nothing to stop this distracting behaviour? Many teachers Ive watched are intimidated and unable to enforce their expectations of students paying attention. Its uncomfortable when a teacher resorts to the old-fashioned guilt trip by publicly shaming an individual over Internet or phone use. Students say they need to stay connected to whats going on. They say smartphone use is a habit. They say theres an element of risk involved in texting during class. Some justify it to themselves by saying the class is boring. Well, I say youre in the wrong class. In

my book, boredom is the result of a resistance to learning. The desire to stay connected can be overwhelming, but we shouldnt confuse a need with a want. If students truly need to check on a friend or be available for an email about a job, they have no business being in class. Im not just talking about etiquette here. The brain can only take so much stress before it leaks illness out into the physical body. Turning off the Internet for a twohour class may be more than good manners; it might just save you from a heart attack or ulcer down the road. The problem is getting worse. One of my recent classes was so noisy the instructor was barely able to convey complex ideas over the din of crosstalk. Add into that the strobe lights of ickering Facebook images and the dance of nodding heads over cell phones and, well, focusing in class becomes about as easy as hearing someone give a lecture in a night club. Now, that would be boring.

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nexus (camosun college)

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PSA FOR MALES 1ST: Simply because a woman is over 30 does not mean she wants to FUCK YOU. She talks to you as she is HUMAN. Shocking, I know. Get over yourselves. Stop projecting YOUR Cougar ideas. Once again, no one wants to FUCK YOU. Thx 4 reading + have a nice day! :) The logistics of who can get drunk are non-trivial.

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Artful Dodger Open House Artful Dodger March 1 2 p.m. Free Admission Benet Concert for North Central Kids Music w/ Jack Semple The Exchange March 1 7:30 p.m. $12 We Were Lovers w/ The Delta Throats OHanlons March 2 11 p.m. No cover By the Square Inch: A Visual Art Work in Progress by Rosie Armistead Creative City Centre March 2 30 Reception: March 2 6 p.m. Free admission Critical Faculties First Nations University Art Gallery March 2 April 13 Reception: March 2 5:30 p.m. Free admission Renaissance Songs of Love Westminster United Church March 4 3 p.m. $10 NFB Club: Black Gold, Hot House Seven, and The Chocolate Farm RPL Film Theatre March 5 7 p.m. Free admission Talkies! Creative City Centre March 5 8 p.m. $5 Combat Improv The Exchange March 7 8 p.m. $5

I cant wait until Regina has a mens lingerie football league. Can you imagine a cooperative, student-owned microbrewery on campus? THAT WOULD RULE! Id name the beer study fuel

If you're going to wear sweats in public, at least make an effort to hide your obvious boner. Its about time Regina got a lingerie football league. #epicwin

Did anyone else notice that the smell in the lab building changed Monday?

LINGERE FOOTBALL! Seriously can not wait, its like the two things that matter in the world put together. Sports and laides

Did anyone else leave all their homework for the break until Sunday? I know I did. Fuck.

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Friend can not live by text alone. The only thing better than a lingerie football league would be a lingerie + beer + bacon-football league. #epicwin

hello, this is an automated call from the liberal party. Your polling station has changed to a small rangers station in the rockies. Please note this and book your flight accordingly if you want to vote this election. Thank you Am I the only one excited for lingerie football?